Chapter 577: Final Chapter

The low and majestic voice of the King of Nightmare Evil echoed in everyone's ears, as if the entire space were trembling under its will.

Its countless tentacles danced above the sea, each movement accompanied by a thunderous roar, and the seawater was wantonly churned up, forming giant waves up to a hundred meters high, as if even the forces of nature were bowing at its feet.

Facing this sudden, terrifying existence, everyone except Luoning felt fear from the depths of their souls.

It is hard to imagine what kind of mindset the predecessors of a thousand years ago held to seal away such an existence.

It is no wonder that after that battle, all the Great Sages and Sages perished.

Luoning was exceptionally calm.

He knew well the capabilities of both sides; if a fierce battle were to break out, not to mention the shattered Fangzhu Zhi Di, even the Xinyue Continent and the Star Continent would be caught in the aftermath and destroyed.

Therefore, he had to take the battlefield away from this space.

"Ruidar."

"Your Majesty!" Ruidar gathered his courage and stepped forward to listen to the instructions.

Luoning did not say much, directly using the Energy Essence to raise the other's strength.

Over four hundred thousand Energy Essence were poured in, not only raising Ruidar's strength to the peak of Sage, but also elevating his aptitude to Great Sage.

In the space of a breath, Ruidar's strength progress stopped at Great Sage (128982/150000).

The baptism of heaven and earth descended upon Ruidar, which left Puruis, Ryan, and the others in shock.

"A Great Sage's baptism!"

"Ruidar has advanced?"

"What did Luoning do to him?"

Confusion, along with shock—the gazes of everyone looking at Luoning had changed.

Elevating a Sage to a Great Sage in an instant; what kind of existence is this Luoning?

They could not help but recall how the King of Nightmare Evil had just raised the strength of Salonas and the others, and their eyes suddenly widened.

Could it be that Luoning is already on par with the Demon God?

If that is the case, could he also raise their strength?

Thinking of this, everyone's gaze became eager.

On this point, they were overthinking it.

The King of Nightmare Evil could raise the strength of Salonas and the others because of the special nature of the Nightmare Evil Power and the special relationship between them.

Luoning had no way to directly raise the strength of Ryan and the others.

"I will leave the battlefield here to you; I will deal with this big guy!"

Ruidar patted his chest heavily, "I wish you a triumphant return!"

Luoning nodded slightly, the Liuyan Sword held in his hand.

With a flash, he arrived above the massive body of the King of Nightmare Evil, and then slashed down with his sword.

In an instant, space was torn apart, revealing a terrifying void storm, and a massive suction force pulled at the King of Nightmare Evil, attempting to suck it in.

"Ignorant!"

Countless tentacles coiled upward, wanting to bind Luoning, but Luoning crossed through space and arrived beneath the body of the King of Nightmare Evil.

"Go in!"

With a flying kick, the surrounding space squeezed upward, and the massive body of the King of Nightmare Evil was kicked directly by Luoning into the endless void carved out by the Liuyan Sword.

The spatial rift in the sky gradually closed, and the figures of Luoning and the King of Nightmare Evil disappeared.

"His Majesty has already gone to his battlefield, and we belong here."

Ruidar's sharp eyes looked at Salonas, "Fight, let us welcome His Majesty's triumphant return with our victory!"

Whoosh!

Ruidar crossed space, heading straight for the Shadow Lord.

A thousand years ago, he perished together with the previous generation's Shadow Lord; a thousand years later, he would personally kill the new generation's Shadow Lord.

"Kill!"

"Victory belongs to the human race!"

Everyone became excited.

Without Phoenix, even though Salonas and the others had been strengthened, the scales of victory still tilted toward them.

In the endless void, storms swept continuously over Luoning and the King of Nightmare Evil. However, the strength of their two bodies was already enough to ignore these void storms.

The fierce battle between the two had begun.

The King of Nightmare Evil thrashed in the endless void, its roars making the void rifts even more hideous, and every swing of its massive body seemed to want to tear this space apart.

"Tentacles coming from all directions, seemingly carrying the power of spatial stagnation?"

Luoning was exceptionally calm; his eyes flashed with the light of determination and wisdom as he carefully sensed and responded to the opponent's attacks.

Clearly, the opponent also mastered the power of profound meaning, though not to a very high degree.

Through the Plane Heart, Luoning knew the strength of the King of Nightmare Evil from a thousand years ago, and compared to now, there was clearly not much change.

It is estimated that during these thousand years, it was basically in a state of slumber or repairing its injuries.

Since it could be sealed by a group of Great Sages and Sages back then, the opponent's strength would not be outrageously strong.

"In these thousand-plus years, you have remained stagnant; it is truly disappointing!"

Luoning's voice echoed in the void, carrying unquestionable majesty. The Liuyan Sword in his hand lit up again, and where the tip of the sword pointed, the void seemed to be ignited, forming a scorching sea of fire.

The King of Nightmare Evil was not to be outdone; its dense mass of tentacles danced crazily, each one like black lightning, attempting to wrap Luoning within them.

But Luoning's figure was ghostly, and he could skillfully dodge every time, while simultaneously using the sharpness and heat of the Liuyan Sword to precisely cut the tentacles of the King of Nightmare Evil.

One, two, three...

Although the tentacles were cut off, the vitality of the King of Nightmare Evil was extremely tenacious, and new tentacles kept growing out.

During this period, the erosive power it shot out and the attacks brought about by the spatial blockade also caused Luoning to suffer injuries.

Likewise, after the transformation by the Core of the Plane, his Dominator Body also possessed incredible strength, allowing him to recover from such damage.

The battle gradually entered a white-hot stage, and as time passed, it turned from a white-hot stage into a war of attrition.

Located in the endless void, Luoning could no longer perceive the passage of time, but the constantly increasing Attribute Points clearly recorded the time that had passed.

One day, two days, one month, two months...

In the long battle, Luoning constantly consumed Attribute Points to improve his strength, while simultaneously verifying the Profound Meanings of Space, Fire, and Wind he had mastered from various aspects during the combat.

This made his attack moves increasingly powerful, and in the war of attrition, he gradually shifted from being evenly matched to gaining the upper hand.

Looking at the King of Nightmare Evil, although it was still lively, it began to have patches of tentacles severed by Luoning at once, and even its body was being wounded.

"Human, with the Sea of Nightmare Evil as my backing, no matter how you shatter me, I can be reborn!"

The King of Nightmare Evil growled unwillingly, "Continuing to fight is meaningless."

"Whether the battle is meaningful is not for you to decide."

Luoning's figure also became ethereal, and with a flicker, rows of figures were revealed.

This was the Profound Meaning of Wind refined from the Clone Shadow Technique.

Countless Luonings swung their swords in unison, the enhanced Vacuum Strangling Technique engulfing the clawing and gnashing tentacles in front, shredding the opponent's lower body to pieces.

The wounds of the King of Nightmare Evil were like a source of pollution, emitting a pitch-black, corrosive aura to the outside world.

If this were on the Xinyue Continent, it would absolutely be able to create a new Storm Sea or many forbidden areas where no living creature could set foot.

Luoning had been very farsighted to bring it to the endless void.

Along time passed again; in the endless void, Luoning sat cross-legged.

The King of Nightmare Evil in front of him was constantly being severely wounded and disintegrated by the sword intent he emitted.

Over these years, it had been slain by Luoning more times than he could count, but it relied on the so-called Sea of Nightmare Evil to constantly reorganize its body and be reborn.

To thoroughly resolve the trouble, Luoning kept searching for a way to truly obliterate the opponent, constantly experimenting.

Finally, he discovered that although the King of Nightmare Evil kept being reborn, its power was declining, and the so-called Nightmare Evil Power was the same.

Luoning guessed that as the embodiment of the special energy known as the Sea of Nightmare Evil, the death of the King of Nightmare Evil would lead to the drying up of the Sea of Nightmare Evil.

As long as he continued to strangle it without pause, the opponent would definitely be worn down in the end.

Now, the time it took for the King of Nightmare Evil to reorganize its body had become longer and longer, and it could no longer form a complete shape.

If not for the worry that it might escape and be hard to find, Luoning could have left and returned after a period of time.

Fortunately, no matter how difficult it was to deal with, he could finally see the end.

The battle in the void never ceased, but the war between the human race and the demon race in the outside world had long since ended.

Places like the Flame Canyon, Beifeng Plain, and HuangwuZhidi on the Xinyue Continent that had been occupied and ruled by the demon race were also retaken by the human race in the subsequent two or three years and were being managed anew.

Under the constant purification by Aierlong, the Storm Sea also had a wide shipping route opened up, and the two continents were able to communicate and interact again after a thousand years.

On the Star Continent, Luolan, with the assistance of Blanche and Lulansi, was unswervingly implementing the blueprint planned by Luoning.

Especially after the news of victory on the Xinyue Continent arrived, almost all the nobles chose Luoning's new model.

Nobles were no longer the masters of their territories; their power was gradually restricted, and the core of the empire, such as the Six Ministries headed by the King, were the ones who formulated everything.

The centralization of power made many things easier to push forward and also accomplished many major tasks.

For example, railways and steam locomotives had already been popularized, and even internal combustion engines and electricity had begun to appear...

Wubei City, as the earliest mega-city of the Star Empire, was now synonymous with technology and advancement.

Although the Wangong in the imperial capital, Mist City, was more solemn and magnificent, Blanche still liked living in Wubei City.

Occasionally facing the sea and blowing in the sea breeze, she seemed to be able to hear the longing transmitted to her by her husband, Luoning.

"Mother, you've come to the seaside to catch the breeze again."

Twenty-year-old Luosha was already graceful and poised; she had well inherited Blanche's beauty and temperament, and her aptitude was also good—she was about to become a Great Mage.

Blanche's face had not changed at all, though her temperament was even more noble and elegant.

She sighed, "Your father has been gone for more than six years. Now Luolan is about to be married, and you are also getting engaged. I don't know when he will be able to return."

Luosha held Blanche's arm, her eyes also revealing a look of longing, "Yes, we all hope Father can come back soon."

If not for the fact that Ruidar, Maiken, and Aierlong had a soul connection with Luoning, they would have all been unable to help but think of the worst.

Blanche took a deep breath of the sea breeze, and the longing on her face turned into a smile, "Let's go, Luosha. I believe your father will be able to return in triumph very soon!"

As if to respond to their longing, ripples stirred in the void ahead, and Elemental Power condensed into the figure of Luoning.

"Blanche, Luosha, long time no see."

The mother and daughter's eyes widened, revealing looks of surprise and joy.

"Luoning, when did you return?"

She asked hurriedly, tears streaming down her face: "The children and I have missed you so much!"

Luosha also wept softly on the side, "Father, please come back quickly!"

Luoning smiled. When he left, Luosha was only fourteen; she had really changed a lot now.

He raised his hand, and the breeze turned into his palm, gently stroking the cheeks of his wife and daughter.

"Don't worry, at most it will only take one more year, and I will be able to return!"

Blanche's eyes revealed a look of joyful surprise; finally, their family could be reunited again.

"We will be waiting for you, Luoning!" (End of chapter)