Douluo: The Peerless Sun and Moon Mechanical God

"Buzz—"

The gates to the underworld slowly dissipated, the dimensional artifacts altered the rules, and the cycle of reincarnation, where souls are reborn, welcomed its first living being.

The Underworld Emperor Sword was overjoyed to return to its homeland. Its blade was covered in a misty gray light, which made Lin Qing's tall and slender figure look like the reincarnation emperor slowly emerging from the River of Oblivion.

Knowing there are tigers in the mountains, yet still venturing into the mountains they know to be in!

So what if the invaders are legendary Soul Masters who were once renowned throughout the world ten thousand years ago!

A truly fearless super hero is like Hakimi, who, in order to find the soul of his unjustly deceased loved ones, will activate his Spinosaurus form and bravely exhale even when facing enemies ten, a hundred, or a thousand times stronger than himself!

"A beautiful world..."

Electrolux hovered in mid-air, gazing at the endless gray earth, a deep sense of emotion welling up in his eyes.

Throughout his long reign on the Holy Demon Continent, the Necromancer God once attempted to create a new plane.

The ideal plan was exactly the same as the operation of the underworld, with decay and rebirth intertwined, and the two laws cycling endlessly. Unfortunately, only the first half was completed in the end, with an excess of death energy from the dead, leaving the plane devoid of life.

"No, the underworld is different from before..." Lin Qing frowned slightly.

During his midnight meditation, Lin Qing's consciousness would be pulled to the underworld every few days to be imprisoned. He was very familiar with the underworld and keenly sensed the dramatic changes that had occurred in the plane within just a few days.

Climbing a desolate mountain, Lin Qing gazed at the rows of reincarnated souls in the distance. Countless ghostly lights rose like candle flames, converging into a long river of souls, drawn by some unseen force, flying towards the depths of the underworld.

"Spiritual deprivation, what a cruel method," Electrox said in a low voice.

"Old Master Yi, what is that?"

"The fall of the underworld must be due to the invaders setting up a grand array that alters the underlying rules. After that, all reincarnated souls will lose a trace of their original spirituality and be used to nourish something."

The realm of reincarnation and the Yin-Yang duality of Douluo Continent mean that the upper limit of reincarnated individuals is greatly reduced due to the deprivation of spirituality.

Assuming that the strongest beings that can be born in your Douluo Continent right now are gods, unless the Douluo plane is upgraded and its level rises to a higher level, the newborns born on this continent will never become gods. They will be forever confined to the realm of being just one step away from godhood.

This method cannot be completed in a short time; it only aims to cover every corner of the underworld in the coming days. Those souls who previously managed to escape punishment, such as you chosen by the underworld, will be eliminated, and in the future, none will escape its grasp…”

"Ruthless enough!"

Lin Qing gasped. With the path to godhood severed from the very beginning, the Douluo Continent would no longer possess peerless geniuses like the Sea God and the Angel God who had reached godhood at level 100.

Despite repeated failures on the path to godhood, the Douluo beings stubbornly blamed themselves for not trying hard enough, unaware that everything was preordained from birth, and the curse would last for ten thousand years until the grand plan was completed.

Seeing the Netherworld in such dire straits that it was on the verge of collapse, Lin Qing's expression turned solemn. Saving the Netherworld was even more urgent than saving the Douluo Continent, at least the latter was outwardly safe.

The atmosphere instantly became solemn and tense. Lin Qing sped along the direction the army of the dead was moving. Before saving the world, he had to save one person first. He had to find Lin Lan's dead soul.

At the end of the line was a large gray door, through which Lin Qing learned of the name and function of the Netherworld Emperor Sword, a legacy passed down through generations.

The Gate of Reincarnation.

The departed souls enter the gate of reincarnation and then undergo a soul baptism under the rules of the underworld. Their spiritual cultivation and treasured memories from their previous lives are slowly washed away, transforming them into brand new souls as tender as peeled eggs, with uniform strength, regardless of race, and thus reborn.

The time required to return to factory settings depends on the strength of the soul in life; the stronger the life, the longer the baptism is required.

Lin Lan perished in the Star Dou Great Forest half a year ago, her cultivation level being a level 60 Quasi-Soul Emperor. Considering that 90% of the humans on the Douluo Continent possess useless martial souls and have zero innate soul power, her soul memories wouldn't be so easily forgotten.

However, the gate to reincarnation was not like the door to the pancake shop next door; instead of a charming woman leaving a crack, it was blocked by a pack of vicious guard dogs.

The gray wasteland was filled with shadows. Wild dogs were strong and powerful, with muscles bulging on their backs like cast iron. Their faces were ferocious and terrifying, with their mouths split open to reveal two rows of white fangs and two ghostly green flames flickering in their eye sockets.

Hellhounds are native species of the underworld.

The ferocious aura emanating from each hellhound was no less than that of the three-thousand-year-old Vajra Bear that Lin Qing encountered in the Star Dou Great Forest. Their savage and violent killing intent, mixed with the death energy unique to the underworld, was enough to make any living being tremble with fear.

An uninvited guest appeared in their field of vision: a group of hellhounds from the underworld stood in formation, their black peaks rising abruptly from the ground, their eerie green eyes instantly turning bloodthirsty crimson. Their nostrils flared violently, greedily capturing that faint trace of life that seemed so out of place in this deathly silent world.

For hellhounds, life is an irresistible, forbidden temptation.

The battle was about to begin. A hundred hellhounds leaped high into the air, causing the earth to tremble and shake. Their thick, sharp claws crushed the ground, and the flying debris formed a gray sandstorm.

Hellhounds are social animals, and their tacit cooperation is an ingrained hunting instinct. They communicate with each other by barking, restrain each other from the front, surround each other from the wings, and some agile greyhounds even hide secretly, looking for a good opportunity to strike and kill.

The earth shook as the hundred hounds charged, but Lin Qing remained unmoved, gently exhaling a breath of white air. The hellhounds had arrived just in time; he wanted to test the power of the underworld's ultimate artifact!

The crystal in the center of the cross-shaped hilt of the Underworld Emperor Sword shone, reflecting a cold, dark light. The domain aura spread outwards in all directions from Lin Qing as the center!

The deathly silent underworld began to churn like boiling water, with gray mist surging and rising wildly. The cyclical energy floating in the air erupted with extreme excitement, welcoming the return of the Emperor of the Underworld!

The earth shattered, and huge gray phantoms burst forth from the ground. Their figures were enormous and blurry, as if shrouded in a thick fog, and only their shapes could be vaguely discerned. Dragons writhed, eagles spread their wings, and lions shook their manes. Their roars were even more furious than those of hellhounds!

In the realm of the primordial beings, the Underworld Emperor is reborn!

A powerful underworld creature that fell in ancient times, a remnant soul of which, by chance, merged with a dimensional artifact, transforming into the power of the Underworld Emperor's Rebirth Domain. This group of loyal and brave undead underworld souls will grow stronger as Lin Qing grows!

The Emperor of the Underworld and the Hellhounds collided head-on, two torrents without flinching or avoiding each other!

Both sides adhered to the primal principle of fighting to the death. The dragon-shaped ghost bit the neck of a hellhound, its dragon teeth piercing deep into flesh, and beast blood gushed out.

The giant python opened its mouth, filled with spiraling, sharp teeth, and completely swallowed the upper half of the hellhound. The dog never expected that the hellhound would be even more ferocious than its infamous self. It kicked and struggled incessantly with its hind legs, digging a furrow like an electric fan, but it could not stop its body from being swallowed up bit by bit by the giant python.

Electrolux was overjoyed to see this. He recalled how, back in the day, the Scourge fought an entire nation single-handedly, his undead forces growing ever larger with each battle. Lin Qing was quite similar to him, destined to be the ruler of the Underworld. A ruler doesn't need to band together; as long as he wields the Underworld Emperor's Sword, the Underworld Emperor's Rebirth Domain will be his strongest support!

The battlefield was a scene of carnage, with hellhounds falling to the ground and dying every minute. Lin Qing turned his head and locked his gaze in one direction.

The hellhound was much larger than its kind, its fur glowing with a deep, dark red luster like magma. Its aura was in no way inferior to that of a ten-thousand-year-old bronze hellfire dragon. Unlike its companions, it did not charge blindly, but instead crossed the main battlefield and headed straight for Lin Qing, understanding the principle of capturing the leader first.

The giant hellhound took the lead, leaping and pouncing with its over three-meter-tall body, demonstrating its terrifying explosive power. Its ten front claws resembled vicious scythes, their cold, menacing gleam flashing!

As the Underworld Emperor's Sword fell, its sword energy was as desolate and lonely as a gray morning star. In the bloodthirsty eyes of the hellhound, the gray sword light magnified rapidly, and its hair stood on end. Its soul instincts quickly issued an alarm, which was the death judgment of the Underworld's origin!

The hellhound opened its massive jaws, spewing a thick pillar of black and red fire from the depths of its throat. The hellfire, carrying the dual destructive power of scorching heat and corrosiveness, transformed into a demonic dragon resurrected from the depths of hell, roaring as it devoured Lin Qing!

"laugh--"

The sword energy slashed straight at the hellfire, the sound of the slicing crisp and clean. It cut through the center of the black and red fire pillar, splitting the stream of destructive flames. The fire pillar split and dispersed to both sides, and the scorching air waves blew through Lin Qing's silver-gray hair, but could not harm him in the slightest.

The sword energy continued its forward charge, landing steadily on the hellhound.

Before the seemingly effortless strike of the Underworld Emperor's Sword, the Hellhound's thick fur was rendered useless, and a chilling cold spread through its very bones.

Skin, muscles, bones—everything was frozen into gray crystal, just like the Hades Sword itself. The Cerberus's pose was frozen in a moment of utter terror. Gray light shone through the crystal, and an eternal flower of death bloomed on the land of the underworld.

At the same time, a stream of pure energy flowed into the sword, nourishing the hungry Underworld Emperor Sword.

Divine Artifact Talent, Death Sentence.

Reincarnation is the cycle of life and death. The attack of the Underworld Emperor's Sword is imbued with the will to kill, amplifying the path of death, depriving life force, shortening lifespan, never healing, and only stopping when one dies.

The life of beings who are granted death by the Underworld Emperor Sword will be transformed into reincarnation energy, which will nourish the Underworld Emperor Sword and accelerate its growth into a super artifact at its peak.

It is worth mentioning that the Underworld Emperor Sword is significantly different from the Underworld King Sword that Lin Qing remembered from ten thousand years later.

Hades Douluo Halosa represents death and destruction, and the underworld vents its fury. The Underworld Emperor Sword embodies the orthodox rules of the underworld's origin evolution. The cycle of life and death is an essential law of the world's operation, sacred and inviolable, untouched by the filth and depravity of evil soul masters.

The difference between the two is that one is a tool and the other is the eldest son. A tool only needs to be quickly trained and used effectively. The eldest son, on the other hand, is of impeccable lineage and governs the stable rules of reincarnation in the underworld. The Emperor of the Underworld and the King of the Underworld are clearly distinct from each other, both from top to bottom and from the inside out.

Lin Qing swung his sword towards the sky, and an extremely beautiful arc swept across the heavens. The sword energy of death roared up into the clouds and pierced into the gray void.

"Bang!!!"

The sword energy shattered in the clouds, exploding into countless tiny gray sword beams. A torrential downpour began, as the killing sword energy poured down, dense and layered, forming a gray curtain that covered the entire underworld battlefield.

The immortal souls within the Underworld Emperor's Rebirth Domain roared excitedly, enjoying the supreme blessings of the Underworld Emperor's Sword. The hellhounds, on the contrary, were terrified and howled, joining forces to spew hellfire and erect a barrier of flames in an attempt to withstand the onslaught of death.

"Click...click...click!"

The dimensional artifact is the favored child of the plane. The Underworld Emperor Sword naturally restrains all creatures of the underworld. The flame barrier groaned under the strain, and the Death-Giving Sword Qi broke through the hellfire in just a few blinks of an eye. The wails rose and fell, and stopped abruptly a few seconds later.

As the rain of swords dissipated, the pack of hellhounds transformed into a gray crystal jungle. The Underworld Emperor Sword, its mouth brimming with oil, let out a triumphant sword cry.

The Underworld Sword was supposed to continue its gestation in the Underworld, but it was prematurely born due to its fusion with Electrox. It is currently still an embryo, far from transforming into a true divine artifact. Killing these Underworld creatures is tantamount to helping it condense its essence and reach its peak sooner.

In the future, Lin Qing will bestow a soul ring upon the Underworld Emperor Sword, which will actually help sharpen the sword and shorten the long night of growth and consumption for the super artifact.

"boom--"

Behind Lin Qing, a sharp claw suddenly tore through the gray-black ground, sending rubble and dust flying, and a black shadow shot out!

It was a patient hellhound. At the start of the battle, it ran to a corner and hid underground, concealing all its presence, like a venomous snake lurking in the shadows, patiently waiting for the best opportunity.

When its ground companions were wiped out, the Hellhound believed that Lin Qing would lower his guard. It approached silently from behind and launched a sneak attack!

This is the astonishing wisdom of the hellhound!

The sharp claws aimed straight for his back!

Lin Qing didn't turn around, or even bother to turn around. Using his left foot as a pivot, he drew an arc with his right foot, and as his body rotated, the Underworld Emperor Sword slashed diagonally from bottom to top. Then he silently sheathed his sword and stood still.

The sword light was as clear and cold as the moon. The hellhound remained pouncing, its ghostly face frozen in the ecstatic joy of a successful sneak attack, its fangs bared, and its pupils radiating a madness that devoured the lives of the living.

"Click."

A thin, almost invisible line of blood appeared, extending from the jawline all the way to the abdomen.

The Death Sentence effect of the Underworld Emperor's Sword was activated. Gray crystal enveloped the entire body at a visible speed, sealing the majestic posture of the Hellhound's attack within the eternal crystal. The crystal sculpture fell to the earth following the force of gravity, kicking up a cloud of dust.

"How much cunning can beasts possess? They only bring laughter." Lin Qing shook his head.

That stupid dog tried to trick me, what a joke!

After clearing out the pack of hellhounds, Lin Qing looked toward the Gate of Reincarnation. Just a second before he took a step, Electrolux suddenly appeared beside him, placed his hand on his shoulder, and quickly pulled him away from the gate.

"roar--"

A hoarse roar shook the heavens and the earth, causing ripples to spread across the Gate of Reincarnation. Three ferocious dog heads burst through the gate, their sharp teeth grinding together, producing a teeth-grinding crunching sound. Thick, foul-smelling saliva dripped from their mouths, corroding pits filled with white smoke.

The three heads locked onto Lin Qing and Electrolux simultaneously. Then, the vicious dog slowly stepped out of the Gate of Reincarnation, its three heads connected to a towering, black fortress-like beast body!

The guardian beast of the underworld, Cerberus!