Douluo: Martial Soul Research Diary

Chapter 579 The crisis is coming
"Human, you're so lucky!"

"I never expected that you would still be able to master the power of time-space inscription in the final moments, but you realized it too late, and it's all irreversible."

The ancient netherworld sneered as it spoke.

The eternal body, locked by pure energy, is surrounded by eight spirit rings that intertwine in time and space, resembling the magnificent Milky Way; and as the arm extends to the tip of the finger, the spirit rings open to their maximum size, like a giant maw swallowing the abyss.

--cut
An invisible and colorless sharpness pierced through the circle formed by the spirit rings, severing the world and the sky.

"Ah!"

The ghost waved its hand.

The Han Tao of the past, a dilapidated thatched hut, vanished in an instant, and nothing tangible could harm it.

"Etherealization?"

"It's still a pointless move. Human, tell me, how can the etherealization of the next second block the spacetime slash of the previous second?"

The ancient netherworld shook its head slightly.

What throbbed within its chest was not blood and pulse, but unparalleled confidence. It watched the slash spread forward, and awaited the fall of the humans ahead.

"is it?"

Within the "Ghost" Martial Soul, Han Tao's consciousness projection smiled gently.

"A sword imbued with the power of time and space can only be countered by an equal amount of time and space power."

"You come from the netherworld of ancient times, and you cannot comprehend my manipulation of the order of time and space, given your past."

With his left hand, he easily brushed it aside.

Surrounded by the duality of "Netherworld" and "Golden Radiance," the suddenly formed "Dualistic Stillness Domain" freezes sunlight, space, birds, light and shadow, and even time and space.

The right hand is gradually turned over.

The "Two Elements Stillness Domain" is shattering, while the reverse fusion of martial souls is creating the devastating "Space-Time Annihilation".

The slashing blade shattered and vanished.

"what--"

"How can this be?"

The ancient Netherworld narrowed its eyes, examining Han Tao's technique with utmost seriousness. It secretly pondered, "Han Tao's martial soul is also of the Netherworld sequence. The techniques he can master, I can naturally understand and master as well."

"And I can do it better than him."

The battle gradually reached a stalemate.

Just then, questions arose.

"Who's making a scene!"

"You have disturbed my peace. If you don't give me an explanation, I will make you pay the price!"

The sky sometimes shatters, sometimes blurs, and sometimes freezes in place.
The appearance of the Yin-Yang Stillness Domain gave Tang Hao a long-lost sense of familiarity, and he regained some confidence. The aura and pressure of a Title Douluo were evident in every corner of Holy Soul Village.

——Boom!
The energy waves of soul power spread out like clouds.

Tang Hao stood atop the cloud peak, holding the illusory Haotian Hammer, looking down at the two ghosts.

"Ok?"

The ancient netherworld took a liking to this.

Both of their energy bodies were at the near-maximum level of 9999, while Tang Hao, a titled Douluo, had a physique of only around 600.

"Where did this insignificant ant come from, daring to interfere in the battle of the strong?"

Yin and Yang reverse, and time and space are obliterated.

When this irresistible force was transmitted to Tang Hao's body, he realized he was wrong, and he also realized that the two beings in front of him possessed terrifying strength that he could not fathom.

The titled Douluo's body couldn't maintain its proud stance in the sky for even half a second, and it fell to the ground like a crow that had fallen.

——Bang!

Severely injured, on the verge of death.

"They are not Chrysanthemum Demon Douluo."

"The Spirit Hall couldn't possibly possess such power. I haven't been hunted down by the Spirit Hall, cough cough."

Lying on the ground, Tang Hao spoke with great difficulty.

Nine spirit rings still shimmered on the Clear Sky Hammer, but Tang Hao understood that even if all nine rings exploded, he would not be able to touch the edges of the two powerful figures in the sky.

"Never before has such a powerful figure appeared on the Douluo Continent." Tang Hao did not perish because the casual attack could not kill him, but because Han Tao deliberately held back.

"He was destined to die."

"Based on the past, he is destined to die in the future, and all I need to do is ignore it."

The Netherworld form can reach different times and spaces, but it also needs to follow a principle: "maintaining a sense of order in time and space."

"Hmph, you ants!"

Ancient Netherworld glanced at it.

The sharp edge of the spacetime sword once again converged between its fingers. It didn't even glance at Tang Hao, its gaze fixed on "Youming," which was of the same evolutionary sequence as itself.

Suddenly, its form vanished and disappeared.
"What about people?"

Tang Hao asked, quite surprised.

"From the ancient netherworld, it's useless!"

Han Tao's consciousness projection looked down at its receding figure, "I know you can hear me. I have come to understand the engraving of time and space. My Netherworld can also reach the past of any timeline. I will no longer be constrained by the Arena of Life and Death!"

"No matter where you travel, you will still have to face the Netherworld of equal strength!"

A deep blue figure is traversing different times and spaces, chasing after Han Tao's past.

Golden light and shadow alternated, transforming into a flawless "ghost," flashing instantly in every space and time where the azure figure appeared, awaiting the end of its slash.

As day and night alternated, at dawn, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School...

"--cut!"

The sword of time and space arrived as expected.

As Han Tao pointed and blocked, its power was frozen in time and space, and shattered in the obliteration of time and space.

The Ancient Netherworld paused.

After a long while, its form disappeared once again.

Human? Martial Soul?

—Youming is a human's martial spirit, but not his physical form. The human body is incredibly weak, and his past is utterly vulnerable. "I only need to find a weakness at any moment to completely erase everything about him!"

"But humanity cannot reach my moment!"

The ancient Netherworld, its form fixed before Han Tao's birth, a point in time that the "Netherworld" martial soul could not reach, is like a hunter poised to pounce, waiting for Han Tao to fall into its net at a certain moment.

"I will stay here, waiting for your spirit to burn out, waiting for the time when you fall into a deep sleep."

"how's it going?"

Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing asked urgently.

Han Tao shook his head. "The situation isn't good!"

"Although my martial soul can rival the ancient Netherworld, it is stuck before I was born, and I cannot interfere with the past before my martial soul awakened."

Zhu Zhuqing asked urgently, "Before we can interfere with the awakening of a martial soul, wouldn't this mean..."

"Yes, there's no way to save Davis."

"Then can you save Dai Mubai?"

Thinking of Dai Mubai, her expression showed a hint of disgust.

Dai Mubai left a very bad impression on her, but the Star Luo Empire needed to be passed down, so even if she hated him, she had to find a way to revive him.

“Dai Mubai?” Han Tao shook his head again. “Dai Mubai’s death is known, the outcome is already decided and cannot be changed.”

As he was speaking, Han Tao suddenly stopped talking.

He scrutinized Zhu Zhuqing repeatedly, looking her up and down, sensing her inner longing through the fragmented illusion. "What?"

"You're still thinking of praying to the ancient underworld, begging it to save Davis? You want to betray me again, hoping for that one in a million chance?"

Zhu Zhuqing remained silent.

Oscar gave her a hard shove. "Zhu Zhuqing, what are you thinking about!"

"That's the ancient Netherworld, a terrifying enemy from 50 years ago. It's not on the same side as humanity at all. Are you really willing to sacrifice the interests of all humanity for the sake of your Star Luo Empire's legacy?"

"Don't blame me for looking down on you. Even if Davis comes back to life, he will be hunted down by all of humanity! He will be despised by the Heaven Dou Empire, the Spirit Hall, and even the many people of the former Star Luo Empire, and nailed to the pillar of shame forever."

Oscar then glanced at Xiao Wu, "Don't think about your mother. The Ancient Netherworld and the Soul Beasts are not on the same side!"

(End of this chapter)