Ark Chess Player.

Lin Lu stared at the immortal black snake and said calmly, "I've come to find you."

The white card fell into the card slot of the Ark Driver. Lin Lu clapped it with one hand, and the mechanical sound of the driver running was clear and loud.

"Prog Rise"

Lin Lu turned to look at Chen Huijie and smiled, "Wait for me."

Immediately afterwards, Lin Lu's cobalt blue eyes gradually became dull and lifeless, and his dark eyes lost their color.

Chen Huijie stood there, stunned, watching as Lin Lu and Talulah fell asleep in each other's arms.

What's happening here?

Sacrifice for love?

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When Lin Lu opened his eyes again, he found himself in the Northern Ice Plains, where a burning village stood before him.

The barren frozen soil was scorched black, and the flames seemed to burn along with the sky, leaving the ground stained with the color of blood.

Lin Lu looked back and saw an endless ice field. He saw the white-haired Drak trudging through the boundless snow, each step so heavy. Unconsciously, she set fire to the ground she trod, leaving a trail of fire. Everything except the person she was carrying vanished in the flames.

The Elafia girl trembled against her back, occasionally gasping for breath.

The girl was seriously injured; her hand was gone, leaving only a bloody, severed piece, from which blood dripped incessantly.

The white-haired Drak wanted to scream, to cry, to squeeze all her feelings out of her lungs, as if that could erase the disaster that had already happened from her body. But she couldn't make a sound; she just carried the girl of Erafia across the ice field, and three years passed in the blink of an eye.

For three years, she has been unable to leave this place.

This is Talulah's spiritual world.

It was also her prison.

Chapter 450 The Most Benevolent and Kind Demon King

The blood-red sky suddenly darkened, and with a series of thunderous roars, a giant black python coiled its massive body around Lin Lü. The burning village was completely annihilated simply because it blocked its path, and the eerie chill made the icy plains seem surprisingly warm.

A massive, jet-black serpent, its body arched, descended before Lin Lu. It was estimated to be nearly fifty meters long, its thick body covered in black scales the size of a human face. On its triangular head, blood-red vertical pupils radiated a chilling aura, fixed intently on Lin Lu.

Lin Lu nodded and exclaimed, "I must say, this is exactly how a final boss should look now."

"How dare you come here? Who gave you the courage? Talulah's body is no match for my soul! Only here can I unleash my true power! I will make you watch as everyone who enters the core city dies, and I will make you regret your foolishness! Compared to Talulah, I want your body more!"

"...No matter how chaotic and evil I am, I can't afford to use DIO on your true form."

Lin Lu suddenly shivered. He wasn't Xu Xian, the mighty and valiant man.

"Why don't you try turning into a beautiful girl?"

Just as Lin Lu was sincerely asking his question, the black snake shot out like an arrow and instantly bit at Lin Lu.

"I'm really impatient."

Lin Lu shook his head helplessly, put the class card he had prepared into the Ark Driver, and pushed the side handle with both hands.

"Caster"

The mirrored light screen rose up, and the black snake's huge head crashed into it, producing a deafening roar.

"Crack."

A crack appeared on the mirrored light screen.

This was the first time Lin Lu had seen the framework of the mirror spell nearly collapse since he used the invincible transformation rule.

It seems the Black Serpent was not exaggerating; in the spiritual world, He is no less powerful than the Great Old Ones.

"So what?"

Lin Lu started running and rushed into the light screen.

"Aurhorize (Authorization Successful)"

The immortal black serpent's enormous head was knocked off, and its massive body slid backward along the ground, emitting painful howls.

As the dust settled, the figure standing on the ice field appeared incredibly small, its oversized, ill-fitting coat swaying in the wind.

“Ark Ride Amiya”

—The leader of Rhodes Island.

Lin Lu stood on the ground, looking at his hands, his delicate, fair hands adorned with ten cyan rings. He slowly raised his head, feeling the pain throughout his body, as if iron needles were moving through his veins.

These are symptoms of a severe form of Oripathy, the pain of which is almost maddening.

However, the little girl became accustomed to this pain. Dragging her sick body, which should have been lying in a hospital bed and wearing a ventilator, she walked fearlessly across the Terra, never missing a single battle for Rhodes Island.

"Amiya..."

Lin Lu clenched his fists and looked up at the huge black snake.

"How come there's a Caterpillar here?"

The black snake stared at Lin Lu, its laughter deafening, as if the heavens and earth were trembling.

"What can a mere little rabbit change?"

"She has the ability to change the world."

Lin Lu replied, his gaze unwavering.

"Amiya can change this rotten world, she can change the fate of all the infected, she is my queen."

Black Snake laughed wildly, "What a joke! He's just Carter, and he actually thinks he's something?"

"It's okay, you'll see."

Lin Lu chuckled and raised his right hand, as if touching something, feeling the power of his soul.

At that very moment, the black serpent stirred again, its momentum immense, carrying the force of a landslide and a tsunami.

He couldn't just stand by and watch, letting Lin Lu find a way to defeat him.

"You're scared."

Lin Lu performed a backflip with agility, his movements as light and graceful as a moon rabbit.

The black snake missed its bite, then swiftly turned its head and lunged towards Lin Lu. Its sharp fangs were as thick as stone pillars; if someone were bitten, they would likely be reduced to minced meat without even having time to chew.

"You're scared."

Lin Lu repeated.

This time, the black serpent abruptly stopped, feeling an overwhelming sense of fear.

It was as if his mental world would collapse and he would die in the next second.

how come?

I am an immortal.

A thousand years of will, even natural disasters cannot erase my soul.

The black serpent stared at Lin Lu with wary vertical pupils, analyzing its own thoughts. When it saw the black spindle thread being woven in Lin Lu's hands, the black serpent's huge body stiffened, as if it had been frozen in place.

"Black magic, drawing upon memories rather than consciousness, not a one-way dissemination but a two-way sowing and harvesting—how is this possible?!" The black serpent screamed in horror, its pupils widening, and it roared, "Have the Sarkaz of Kazdel all gone mad? The demon race actually has a king of a different race!"

Lin Lu smiled, raised his hand, and black arcs of electricity flowed between his fingers.

"There's something I want to return to you verbatim."

"what?!"

"Only here...can I unleash my true power."

Lin Lu clenched his fists, slowly lowered his eyes, and felt the power of his soul flowing through his mind.

"Lend me your power."

Lin Lu murmured to himself.

The sky of the spiritual world is in disarray, the clouds are tangled together, creating a scene reminiscent of the end of the world.

Cracks appeared in the fake cage, and Talulah, who was carrying Alina on her back and walking across the ice field in the distance, paused and turned around in a daze.

No, this is not a request.

Lin Lu slowly opened his eyes, cobalt blue and deep red colors swirling in them, but ultimately his will took over.

"This is an order."

In an instant, the heavens and earth trembled, and a will imbued with overwhelming fighting spirit and killing intent emanated from her petite frame. Carter's long ears stood erect, her slender figure towering above the sky. The rings on her ten fingers glowed red. The ring on her index finger cracked first, followed by her middle finger, ring finger, little finger, and thumb—finally, all ten rings shattered!

Under the black snake's terrified gaze, a series of black phantoms floated around him in mid-air, each one different.

Some were as majestic as mountains, some were only two meters tall, each wielding a three-foot-long sword; some looked graceful and elegant, and some... Despite their varied forms, these phantoms all belonged to the Sarkaz kings.

These are legends of their respective eras, and also symbols of the end of those eras.

Without hesitation, the black serpent tore open the back door hidden in Talulah's spiritual world, creating a crack in the sky as it prepared to escape.

Even if it would make him incredibly weak, even if it meant facing annihilation, He dared not stay here for another second!

Lin Lu merely raised a finger, pointing at the black snake's panicked retreating figure, and his lips moved slightly.

"kill!"

Chapter 451 The hand you should be holding is no longer mine.

"kill!"

With a deafening explosion, the figures of the Demon Kings of all generations flashed and appeared directly in front of the Black Serpent.

The mountain-like demon king unleashed a powerful punch, his right arm exploding with a sonic boom. The black snake's head was dented by the blow, and it fell to the ground in agony.

"You can't kill me! You can't kill me!!"

The black snake twisted its body, feeling pain and danger, both shocked and angry, and tried to escape from the crack.

However, the enormous demon king ignored His howl and his fist, which contained the power to destroy all laws, fell from the height with overwhelming force, like a meteorite falling.

The explosive shockwave shook the earth, creating a dust-free land. The black serpent's enormous body spewed out crystal-clear flames, and cracks could be vaguely seen appearing on its body. Its shrill screams echoed throughout the heavens and earth.

Another Sarkaz king appeared on the black serpent's belly, wielding a longsword that emitted a ghostly glow, its blade flowing with an inextinguishable blue flame. He first glanced at Lin Lu, then stood with his sword in both hands on the black serpent's Great Wall-like body, and he moved.

Azure flames erupted and coalesced into the shape of a greatsword, its blade piercing the black serpent's body. The Sarkaz king, wielding the greatsword with both hands, charged forward, vanishing in an instant like an arrow released from a bow. Several seconds later, the horrific wound appeared, a nearly three-meter-high surge of shimmering crimson flames rising into the sky. A startling gash appeared on the black serpent's body, as if a god had slashed it.

“————!!!”

An indistinguishable roar erupted from the black serpent's mouth, the excruciating pain devouring its soul, its consciousness nearly melted away by the agony.

A phantom of a female Sarkaz Demon Lord attacked the Black Serpent from above, unleashing a calamity-level spell that gave the Black Serpent no chance to breathe.

Black serpent blood and flames splattered everywhere, and in Talulah's mental world, the sky was torn apart and shattered into countless broken cracks.

A white phantom of a demon king is walking towards the black serpent, preparing to end it...

Lin Lu reached out his hand, reached towards her, and grasped her hand.

The white demon king paused for a moment, then slowly turned his head.

"...Theresia."

Lin Lu's voice trembled.

The beautiful demon queen hovered in the air, her long, soft, pinkish-white hair flowing in the wind, without a trace of malice. She smiled, her gentle gaze reflecting Lin Lu's figure, as tender as the moon, silently sharing the warmth she received with others.

She also reached out her hand, placing her palm on the back of Lin Lu's hand, and the warmth of that touch brought tears to Lin Lu's eyes.

Perhaps because Amiya was also a crybaby, Lin Lu was already in tears.

Perhaps it's because this world is just too cruel, even Lin Lu sometimes forgets that Amiya is only fourteen years old. She's just a child, yet she carries so much on her shoulders, walks so heavily, and could fall at any moment.

At this very moment, the one who had guided Amiya, chosen her as his successor, and deeply loved Amiya, stood before Lin Lu.

Lin Lu held Theresa's hand, frantically trying to search for memories of her, but only pain welled up in his chest.

Theresa gazed into Lin Lu's eyes and gently patted his hand. She seemed to want to speak, but no sound came out.

Lin Lu's lips trembled. He had many questions he wanted to ask, but in the end, he remained silent.

The two stared at each other for a very long time, until their heartbeats became synchronized.