Douluo Unrivaled: The Beginning Materializes the Black Abyss and White Flowers

Chapter 345 Star of Destruction
The destructive wave, like a black ocean, seemed poised to devour all living things.

Inside Shrek Academy, the teachers who remained behind, in a state of extreme fear, subconsciously activated the large-scale joint defense soul guidance array buried underground within the academy.

A huge, thick, seven-colored energy shield struggled to rise, making a final stand.

However, this protective shield, which embodies the highest achievement of Shrek Academy's soul tools, is as fragile as a soap bubble in the face of the destructive halo containing the will of the Great Lord of Annihilation.

The moment the two made contact, the shield didn't even ripple, before letting out a mournful cry of being overwhelmed, instantly shattering into countless tiny specks of light and disappearing without a trace.

Shrek Academy... is finished!

Wang Yan, a teacher who dedicated his life to the study of martial spirit theory, was assigned to stay behind because he was not good at direct combat.

He pushed up his signature black-rimmed glasses with a bitter expression, staring at the oncoming wave of destruction. Although there was a hint of instinctive fear in his eyes, there was more of a deep resentment and immense regret at being unable to continue exploring the mysteries of martial spirits.

He was captivated by the vast ocean of knowledge, and there were still so many unsolved mysteries waiting to be discovered. He was truly unwilling to let it end here.

"No!!! Hold on!!!"

Beside her, Zhou Yi, with her fiery and volatile personality, let out a hysterical scream, frantically pouring all her soul power into the soul tool base beside her like a madwoman.

Not only him, but all the teachers who remained here were like fish trapped on a drying-up shallow beach, making a final, desperate and futile struggle.

Their intense will to survive contorted their faces, a mixture of extreme fear and utter despair.

However, the process of destruction is never altered by the struggles of ants.

The purplish-black aura of destruction swept across smoothly and unstoppably.

Whether it was Wang Yan trying to remain rational, Zhou Yi struggling frantically, or everyone else, their actions, expressions, and even signs of life were completely frozen in that instant.

The next moment, their bodies, along with the building they were in and the ground beneath their feet, disintegrated silently like sand sculptures scattered by the wind, turning into a void of black particles and completely dissipating into the air.

The destructive wave mercilessly engulfed the core area of ​​Shrek Academy.

But this is far from the end.

After devouring and annihilating Seagod Island and Shrek Academy, the purplish-black halo of destruction showed no signs of stopping. It continued to expand outward steadily from the Golden Tree as its center, as if it wanted to completely wipe the entire Shrek City, this ancient and majestic city, from the map of the earth.

Whether it was the sturdy city walls, the rows of houses, the bustling streets, or the civilians and soul masters who failed to evacuate in time due to their blind faith in Shrek Academy, their fates were all the same in the face of this radiance that represented absolute end.

Their existence, along with their fears and hopes, vanished the moment they touched the halo.

In just a few breaths, more than two-thirds of Shrek City had been swallowed up and leveled by the absolutely silent, purplish-black wave, leaving only a void, an absolutely blank area emitting wisps of black smoke, as if the continent's number one academy had never existed here.

"No, this isn't real...!"

Yan Shaozhe, Cai Meier, Elder Lin, Shi Xing... all the remaining Shrek Academy leaders and powerful figures stared blankly at the former academy grounds, which had been transformed into a desolate, purplish-black sea of ​​destruction, as if their souls had been ripped out.

What was reflected in their eyes was only the utter despair of their home being completely wiped out and the heart-wrenching pain.

That sacred land they dedicated their lives to protecting is now nothing but endless emptiness, and the towering golden tree, now completely stained with ominous black and exuding overwhelming evil.

Immediately afterwards, the pitch-black giant tree suddenly erupted with a terrifying black light that swallowed up all light.

In a terrifying surge of powerful energy, its enormous form began to twist, shrink, and deform violently.

The thick tree trunk and branches wriggled and reorganized as if they were alive, and finally, amidst the dissipating aura of destruction, they coalesced into a tall, eerie female figure exuding a cold and deathly aura.

She slowly opened her eyes, which flickered with cold, merciless purplish-black flames, as if they could freeze all life in the world.

"This body is still acceptable."

Huanlong's voice rang out, no longer a pure mental fluctuation, but a true vessel of the material world, carrying an eerie quality that made one's soul tremble.

"Well then, this boring farce should come to an end."

A lazy yet cruel smile appeared on her eerie face as she looked down at the ruins of the city below, a place that had become a living hell, yet still echoed with scattered desperate resistance and wails, as if admiring a painting that had not yet been stained with blood.

"The stubborn resistance of ants can sometimes be quite annoying."

She murmured to herself, her voice echoing clearly in the deathly still air.

She slowly raised her arm, enormous by human standards and composed of the pure life energy of the Golden Tree, and pointed it towards the distant starry sky. An indescribable, terrifying gravitational force originating from the very law of destruction erupted violently from the center of her palm.

This is not a physical attraction, but a forced pull on existence itself.

Snap—Buzz—!
Tens of thousands of meters above the clouds, space emitted a sickening, shattering sound, as if it were about to break under the weight of the storm.

A huge meteorite fragment, nearly a kilometer in diameter, that was originally floating quietly in the shadowy area on the edge of Douluo Star.

The debris of a shattered asteroid was forcibly torn out from the cracks in space by this tyrannical and destructive force.

This piece of stellar debris was dark and iron-like, with its surface covered with impact craters and traces of solidified lava.

From within Huanlong's palm, a torrent of purplish-black destructive energy surged forth, instantly traversing spatial distances and entangling the massive star remnant.

Energy does not simply envelop; rather, it penetrates, erodes, and assimilates relentlessly.

The surface of the stellar debris turned pitch black at a visible speed. Under the influence of the laws of destruction, the material structure was forcibly compressed and reshaped, becoming incredibly hard and dense. Hot, dark red patterns of destruction began to flow across the surface, as if a furnace of destruction had been ignited inside.

At the same time, countless smaller fragments of space, cosmic dust, and even other meteorite fragments captured by gravity were attracted to this core stellar remnant like rivers flowing into the sea, causing its volume to expand wildly, eventually transforming into a destructive star with a diameter of over a thousand meters, an irregular shape, and burning with dark red and black flames.

Wherever it passes, space automatically distorts and collapses, forming a blurry, ethereal trail trailing behind, continuously emitting a low, yet soul-shattering roar.

This doomsday star, carrying the purest malice and the will to end, plummeted from tens of thousands of meters in the sky towards the already half-destroyed Shrek City with an unstoppable momentum.

Its enormous size completely blocked out the last rays of sunlight, casting an ever-expanding, suffocating, and despairing shadow of death over the entire city ruins.

"Then...what is that?!"

The surviving city defense soldiers looked up at the sky, their soul-guided devices hanging limply in their hands, their faces drained of color, leaving only pure, overwhelming fear in the face of natural disaster.

"Heavens... divine punishment?!"

Some people suffered a complete mental breakdown, collapsed to the ground, and lost control of their bladder without realizing it.

All the survivors, whether human or soul beast who failed to escape, clearly felt the destructive will that locked down the entire area, freezing their souls, and the overwhelming, scorching, and foul-smelling aura of destruction.

"Why is this happening? What did Shrek Academy do wrong...?"

Looking at the doomsday star that fell from the sky, accompanied by a rain of meteorites and fire, Yan Shaozhe gave a bitter laugh, his eyes filled with utter despair.

Faced with the beast tide, they still had the courage to fight to the death, but faced with Huanlong, a world-destroying demon who was completely beyond comprehension and like the embodiment of a natural disaster, it seemed that all they could do was close their eyes and wait for death.

When destruction came, whether it was the titled Douluo like Yan Shaozhe, the city defense soldiers who held out until the end, or the young disciples of the inner and outer academies who were forced to step onto the battlefield, they could only stare blankly and desperately at the ever-enlarging apocalyptic scene above their heads.

"Trendy—!!!"

But in this absolute silence and despair, all the fear and confusion in Yan Shaozhe's eyes suddenly vanished, replaced by a resolute determination to burn his bridges.

He suddenly turned his head and, facing Shi Xing, the Time Douluo who was also in a daze and despair beside him, let out a heart-wrenching roar that contained his last hope and entrustment.

The next moment, under the incredulous gazes of everyone, Yan Shaozhe unleashed his last burst of holy light, resolutely transforming into a dazzling phoenix of light. He flapped his wings recklessly, defying the destructive shockwave, like a moth drawn to a flame, rushing headlong towards the sky-covering, sun-obscuring star of destruction.

"Shao Zhe!! No!!!"

Cai Meier let out a piercing scream, tears instantly blurring her vision.

Elder Lin, Elder Zhuang, Gong Changlong, and the others were also suddenly awakened, watching helplessly as the golden stream of light rushed headlong towards the world-destroying calamity, their eyes filled with endless grief and helplessness.

"Ok?"

Yan Shaozhe's unexpected action not only awakened his companions who were in despair, but also attracted the attention of Huanlong, who was high in the void.

She watched with great interest as the tiny golden light rushed toward her creation, a playful smile curving her lips.

She had seen far too many people like this; among the countless civilizations she destroyed, there was no shortage of so-called heroes who possessed courage and a spirit of self-sacrifice.

They always tried to reverse the outcome with faith and courage, but in the face of the Extinction Lord and the power of the antimatter legion, all struggles were in vain, and only destruction was their eternal destiny.

(End of this chapter)