Chapter 320
320 Resistance 4
Chapter 320 320 Resistance IV
Click.
Tiny cracks spread across the surface of the dark red sphere.
"It's done!! Hahahaha!!" Prince Jing burst into joyful laughter.
The hollow core represents a vast, decaying environment in the surrounding area. Once destroyed, the entire surrounding area, spanning tens of thousands of miles, will lose its corrosive properties, a situation that can persist for years before slowly regenerating.
Many years ago, the Mist Emperor proposed a conjecture in his ancient texts: what if all the deep cores and empty cores of the world were destroyed in a very short time?
Then, by using the remaining power of pollution to fill the gaps, perhaps the decay can be completely driven out.
And now, the Federation's largest air core is about to be destroyed for the first time in his hands!
Prince Jing used all his strength to lift it upwards.
Clang!
The gun barrel swung up, sending up a cloud of dark red mist.
With a soft whooshing sound, the dark red sphere at the core of the empty core shattered completely and vanished without a trace.
Just as everyone was immersed in the joy of having truly accomplished this great feat.
puff! !
At the center of the dissipating black mist, a black chain covered in sharp spikes shot out with a roar.
The slender, menacing chain pierced through Prince Jing's heart with lightning speed, then shot backward, entangling the evil spear in a series of loops.
With a crisp, crackling sound, Prince Jing's figure quickly appeared. He lowered his head, and the chain, following his movement, pierced through his heart.
"I"
He opened his mouth, trying to speak, but black blood kept flowing into his throat, dripping from his mouth.
"Kill them!!!" He raised his hand and reached for the chains.
But they missed their target.
The chains had pierced his heart, yet he still couldn't touch them with his hands.
Following the extension of the chains, he looked toward the source.
At the center of the black mist, a black humanoid figure made of black chains floated vaguely.
Prince Jing opened his eyes wide, as if he recognized the man.
He struggled to communicate telepathically, to shout out his name, but it was too late.
His body began to weather away, turning into fine black particles that merged into the black mist.
Not only him, but also many other mist people who activated the formation together behind him were struggling, but they could not break free and turned into black sand.
All the black sand flew into the center of the chains, quickly transforming into new chains that wrapped around the mysterious humanoid figure.
With a soft whoosh, a soft sound was heard.
The human form disappeared.
All that remained were broken fragments of the empty core and countless, slowly closing cracks in the frigid sky.
Boom!!!
The next instant.
The empty core suddenly exploded, blasting out a giant ball of black light that instantly engulfed everything around it.
A massive amount of black mist exploded and surged outwards like seawater, completely engulfing, eroding, and pulverizing the Prince Jing's flagship, which was parked in the distance.
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The far north.
Suddenly, the leader of the Mingxin Society felt something and turned to look towards the inner court.
He failed.
He said softly.
"The extreme cold is unwilling to give its full support, so his defeat is an inevitable outcome."
The leader of the six pillar gods, who had just transformed into the Lord of the Abyss, appeared beside him and said in a deep voice.
"So, you still don't understand?" The Master of the Mingxin Society glanced at him slightly. "He finally saw that there was no hope left, and decided to use all his strength to pave the way for us."
"Going or not going, we will all die. We have long been prepared to perish. As long as the Supreme God remains, all order will remain in this world," Huang Hun said calmly.
The Master of the Mingxin Society did not speak, but simply looked up at the second enormous hollow core in front of him.
"We are not afraid of death, but we are afraid of dying without any meaning," the voice of dusk echoed once more. "That is also why we are willing to follow you."
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Dark clouds.
Whoosh!
A beam of red light shot rapidly from the sea and landed steadily on the abandoned harbor.
The red light faded, revealing a tall, strong, and incredibly robust red-haired man.
The burly man had long hair tied in a ponytail, a full beard, and bright red eyes.
He was shirtless, revealing powerful muscles covered in scars, and wore rough, dark red metal armor on his lower body, with spiked gauntlets made of red crystal on his hands.
"Father!" From the shadows of the harbor, a red figure also quietly emerged, kneeling on one knee before the burly man.
It was a stunningly beautiful, fair-skinned, red-haired woman who looked up.
"You've finally arrived! I really can't stand this place for even a day longer!" The woman was none other than Lanxi, the Princess of Purgatory, who had been arranged to infiltrate the area long ago.
"Oh? What do you mean?" The big man was none other than the Duke of Purgatory, who had been holding back in Tu Yue. He was now looking with great interest at the huge crack in the inner city of the black clouds, and at the edge of the crack, at the much smaller blue tornado that stretched from the sky to the ground.
"That Qingfeng Daoist Master you asked me to observe is not only completely out of touch with others, but he also creates a huge scene every few days," Lanxi complained helplessly. "I've investigated, and in the entire Black Cloud City, no one knows how that Lin Hui manages to cause all these commotions!"
"Hahaha! Isn't this a perfect test for you?" the Duke laughed. "The key is that you don't allow the Holy Power to be corrupted. Without corrupting your daughter, you can't develop your subordinates, let alone devour them to strengthen yourself. Right now, your power recovery isn't even one percent of your original Purgatory form," Lanxi said helplessly.
"There's nothing I can do about it; it was an agreement between him and me!" the Duke said with a smile, stroking his chin.
"So you've come in person now, is it because of something urgent?" Lanxi asked again.
"That's none of your business. You can go back now." The Duke waved his hand dismissively, then looked up at the sky not far behind Lanxi.
"Long time no see, Daoist Lin. It seems you're not doing very well."
Lanxi turned around abruptly, only to be horrified to find that there was a person standing silently just one meter behind her.
The man was dressed in white, carrying a sword. His face was indifferent, and his long black hair was casually draped behind him. His features were so perfectly harmonious that it was impossible to find a single flaw.
It was Lin Hui.
"Did the Duke come to fulfill his promise?" Lin Hui's pupils had now turned blue-black, and when he looked at the Duke, they were like two deep springs.
"Sort of, but not just." The Duke ignored his daughter Lanxi, who had already fled in a disheveled state.
"Shall we talk somewhere else?"
"can."
Lin Hui also happened to need to talk to the other party.
The two exchanged a glance.
laugh.
They disappeared from the same spot at the same time.
Lanxi, her whole body tingling with fear, was left struggling to suppress the goosebumps that had risen on her skin from the shock.
"Why do I have this feeling that Lin Hui is even more dangerous than my dad?"
She suppressed her doubts, looked around, and quickly flew towards Yu Hai. She didn't want to stay in this godforsaken place for another second. She had to leave!
Elsewhere, thousands of miles away, on the remains of a broken island.
Two figures, one in white and one in red, appeared simultaneously. They stood apart.
"Where's the medicine you promised?" Lin Hui asked the Duke. The core of their original agreement was that the Duke would collect precious medicines from Purgatory to enhance his energy.
As for the pollution restrictions, those were merely additional conditions that the Duke agreed to as a gesture of goodwill.
“Here.” The Duke of Purgatory stretched out his hand, and a ball of flame flashed in his palm, revealing a bluish-green bull horn.
The ox horn is more than half a meter long, with a rough surface and wave-like arc texture.
“This is the sharp horn from the back of one of my old adversaries. Although he is not as strong as me, he is only slightly inferior. One of his horns contains at least one-fiftieth of his life essence, which is enough for you,” the Duke laughed. “What do you intend to trade for it?”
"Is there anything that can slow down decay?" Lin Hui didn't answer this time, but asked again.
"How could that be?" The Duke chuckled. "The level of decay is extremely high. It's no use coming to me if you don't look for the power behind you."
"What kind of deal do you want?" Lin Hui asked after a moment of silence.
"A single hair of yours," the Duke chuckled. "And by the way, I'm leaving now."
"?" Lin Hui gently removed a long hair, then paused, taken aback by what he heard. "Why?"
Purgatory went to great lengths to open the portal and descend, but it's only been a short while and they're already planning to leave? What does this mean?
If it's so easy to leave, why bother opening the door in the first place?
“The extreme cold has been destroyed, and the deeper, more corrupt forces are about to rise to the surface. I don’t want to stay and invite trouble. I’ve already learned my lesson from dying thousands of times in the past.” The Duke smiled bitterly.
"How strong is the deeper power?" Lin Hui asked in a deep voice.
"I don't know," the Duke shook his head.
"Didn't you go through the same thing back then? Why is that?"
"Because I died too quickly," the Duke sighed. "I had just recovered my full strength and was about to have some fun when I was instantly whipped to pieces by a chain. I didn't even see who did it."
He glanced at the blue light in Lin Hui's eyes.
"Unlike you, I don't have the support of a source force. The origin of the power behind you is also not simple. Anyway, you'd better be careful. If you need anything, you can contact me through this mark. Trading supplies is no problem."
He waved his hand and threw out a ball of dark red flame, which flew and disappeared into Lin Hui's raised palm.
"Here's the stuff too." The Duke threw out another sharp taunt. "Alright, that's it for this mission. I just wanted to see how far you've progressed. It seems you can still hold on."
Lin Hui understood his subtext and silently caught the bull horn.
“If,” he took a deep breath, “I mean, if I sent someone who was beginning to decay to your side, could I stop the decay from progressing?”
“It’s no use. Decay is the opposite of vitality, and all of you born here, you yourselves are part of decay.” The Duke shook his head. “You can’t escape this fate no matter where you go.”
He paused for a moment, then continued.
"Of course. If it's you, there might be hope in the future to find the root of the decay and end everything. But that's extremely difficult. It can't be done by force alone."
He looked at the sky.
"Alright, I'm going back now. Don't worry too much. Birth, aging, sickness, and death are the natural laws governing all things. Even you and I can't avoid them. It's just that they manifest in different forms. Come visit Purgatory when you have time."
"Thank you. You'd be welcome to come visit me sometime," Lin Hui said politely, nodding.
"No, this place is too unlucky. I'm afraid I won't be able to leave next time I come," the Duke said, waving his hand.
A flash of red light, and the other person had vanished from the spot.
Lin Hui was left standing alone on the island, clutching the sharp horn, speechless for a moment.
(End of this chapter)