Douluo Continent, Shrek City.
This city, which had been glorious for ten thousand years and even possessed a hint of divine splendor due to the Golden Ancient Tree, was today bathed in death qi, because a Limit Douluo powerhouse had come knocking!
He was known as the Gray Terror, became a Titled Douluo at 19, broke through to Super Douluo at 25, and was the Nether King Douluo Halosa, favored by the Douluo Plane and an embodiment of all negative energies in the World.
He was the only one on the Continent to attack Shrek City alone.
"Bei Songhe! Today, I have come to avenge the severe injury you inflicted upon me back then."
Halosa held a slender cross-shaped Nether King Sword in his hand, and the Netherworld Rebirth Domain was activated. Countless netherworld Spirits wantonly destroyed Shrek City, while clusters of gray-white flames spread outwards from around him.
The original text mentioned that when Nether King Douluo Halosa became a Super Douluo at the age of twenty-five, it was accompanied by the deaths of over a hundred thousand people. The contemporary Sea God Pavilion Master, Heaven's Chosen Douluo, found Halosa in a remote coastal city and, with his Limit Douluo strength, severely injured Halosa, who was then a Super Douluo, damaging his origin.
And this Bei Songhe was, of course, that Heaven's Chosen Douluo, who was also Tang Wulin's godfather and the teacher of 擎天斗罗 Yun Ming, known for "supporting the Heaven and exploring the Netherworld."
"Hmph! You were lucky to survive back then. Why do you come to commit evil again today?!" Bei Songhe flew into the air, confronting Halosa. His Heaven's Chosen Domain activated, eroding the invasion of the Netherworld Rebirth Domain, doing his best to protect Shrek City below.
Today was not the same as back then. Back then, he could suppress Halosa, who was still a Super Douluo, with his Limit strength. But now, Halosa also possessed Limit strength, and his aura was no different from his own.
But… he was the Gray Terror Halosa!
The previous exchanges had already made Bei Songhe feel pressure. He gripped his Heaven's Chosen Spear Spirit tightly and looked down at Shrek City, thinking to himself, "It seems many people will die today."
Seeing Bei Songhe still distracted, Halosa swung his rapier, and a gray-white flame sword qi, carrying terrifying spirit power pressure and mental force, attacked Bei Songhe.
This momentary distraction had no effect whatsoever. Bei Songhe thrust his long spear forward, and an equivalent amount of spirit power and mental force began to resist.
At their level of power, they no longer relied on Spirit Abilities. The Great Dao was simplified, and they relied more on their comprehension of rules. Whoever had a deeper understanding was stronger.
But don't forget, Nether King Halosa was favored by the Douluo Plane! His Nether King Sword Spirit communicated with the netherworld. He was the communicator between Douluo and the netherworld, naturally possessing a higher comprehension of the rules of death.
The rhomboid gray crystal on Halosa's forehead suddenly lit up.
The entire Netherworld Rebirth Domain suddenly vibrated. Centered on Nether King Douluo Halosa, twelve gray light gates suddenly appeared beyond a radius of one hundred meters.
From these twelve gates emerged twelve figures clad in dark gray armor, exuding a gray terrifying aura. They held a shield in their left hand and a greatsword in their right.
On the shields was a bas-relief of a death Spirit creature, and each person's shield was different.
These figures, like Undead Knights, had a halo at their feet, which was precisely the Battle Armor Domain that only Three-Word Battle Armor Masters possessed!
They had no life aura whatsoever, and their bodies were heavy with undead aura. Their eyes were a pair of gray-blue flames, and a gaze from them made one's soul tremble.
When these twelve undead creatures appeared, the balance between Nether King Douluo Halosa and Heaven's Chosen Douluo Bei Songhe instantly broke. He, who was already trying to protect Shrek City, was at a disadvantage and was now directly suppressed.
Defeat was like a landslide. In just a moment, Bei Songhe's mouth overflowed with blood, and his momentum weakened.
"You… you've grown so quickly!"
"But I'm not to be trifled with either!"
If he couldn't win, he would naturally connect with the Golden Ancient Tree. This was an old habit of the Sea God Pavilion Master.
With the God Realm gone, Seagod's Light certainly couldn't be used, but the energy accumulated over ten thousand years provided no small boost.
"All the venerable ancestors of the Sea God Pavilion, assist me!" Bei Songhe roared, his aura suddenly soaring. At the same time, the Golden Ancient Tree's extreme light attribute and rich vitality also appeared.
These two attributes were most effective against Halosa.
A great battle was about to erupt.
The power of the Golden Ancient Tree, like a warm torrent, instantly poured into Bei Songhe's dry Spirit core.
A faint golden glow appeared on his tired face. His Heaven's Chosen Domain, which had been eroded by death qi and appeared somewhat dim, suddenly brightened. Extremely rich life energy and pure light power erupted, like a tangible barrier, stubbornly resisting the erosion of the Netherworld Rebirth Domain, and even began to purify the spreading gray-white flames in reverse.
The gray flames in Halosa's eyes flickered, showing a hint of solemnity, but even more so, cold battle intent. "Golden Ancient Tree? Shrek's ten-thousand-year foundation, truly well-deserved. What a pity, it can protect the city, but can it protect you?"
He said no more, pointing his Nether King Sword at Bei Songhe. This time, there were no earth-shattering Spirit Ability light and shadow, only the purest energy convergence.
At the tip of the sword, space slightly distorted, and a deep, black vortex, seemingly capable of devouring all light, instantly formed, emitting an intent of death and annihilation that made one's soul freeze. That was the condensation of the law of death.
Bei Songhe took a deep breath, also abandoning complex moves. He held the Heaven's Chosen Spear level, and a point of pure, ultimate platinum light shone at the spear tip, warm and vast, containing infinite vitality and the law of light that dispelled all evil.
The phantom of the Golden Ancient Tree flickered behind him, providing him with nearly endless support.
"Boom—!"
There was no sound, yet it seemed to explode deep within everyone's souls.
Black and white, death and life, two fundamental and yet diametrically opposed laws of the World, fiercely collided above Shrek City!
Space violently trembled like fragile glass, and visible black cracks instantly spread, then struggled to close under the pull of the two forces.
Shrek City below shook violently, and countless buildings groaned under the strain. If not for the power of the Golden Ancient Tree and Shrek's own defense system barely holding on, the aftershocks of this clash of laws alone would have been enough to flatten large areas of the city.
Bei Songhe grunted, his face instantly turning a few shades paler, and the veins on the arm holding the Heaven's Chosen Spear bulged. He clearly felt that Halosa's comprehension of the law of death was indeed deeper. The dark vortex carried an erosive power that decayed all things, constantly wearing down his light and life energy. Although the Golden Ancient Tree's power was strong, it still required a conversion process to be transmitted to him.
Halosa was also not feeling well. The extreme light and life contained in the platinum light made the gray-white flames surrounding him dim considerably.
The existence of the Golden Ancient Tree gave Bei Songhe sustained combat capability far beyond his own limits.
"Hmph, external power will eventually run out!" Halosa's eyes sharpened, and the gray rhomboid crystal on his forehead burst forth with dazzling light, "Return!"
At his command, the twelve Undead Knights, who had been rampaging and suppressing the other elders of Shrek Sea God Pavilion throughout the Domain, suddenly stopped. They transformed into twelve streams of gray-black light, instantly swirling back and directly merging into Halosa's body!
"Buzz—!"
Halosa's aura surged wildly like a volcanic eruption! The gray-white flames on his body instantly transformed into deep dark purple, and his entire being seemed to become a channel connecting to the netherworld.
The Nether King Sword let out a piercing hum, and the death aura on its blade became so dense that it almost turned into a tangible black liquid, flowing down.
The space behind him completely twisted and shattered, faintly revealing a desolate, dead, bone-strewn phantom of the netherworld! The entire Netherworld Rebirth Domain rapidly contracted, eventually covering only a hundred-meter radius around him, but its intensity increased by several times.
This was Nether King Douluo Halosa's ultimate form—using himself as a vessel to contain the power of the twelve Undead Knights, temporarily connecting with the netherworld's origin!
The evolved version of the Netherworld Rebirth Domain, Netherworld Descent, activated!