Chapter 424: Ill-Fated Luck
An unknown world, an unknown era.
Kong and Gu Yuena stared at the scene before them, both feeling their heads ache.
The only information they had was that the Light Origin Will existed somewhere in this world. Beyond that, they knew nothing.
"God King of Thunder, can you still use your divine power?"
Sensing the injuries within her body, Gu Yuena's expression darkened as she asked in a solemn tone.
"No."
Kong shook his head, offering no concealment as he replied, "I don't know if this is the work of the Universe Origin Will, or because we don't belong to this era and world."
"Then what should we do next?" Gu Yuena nodded thoughtfully, then asked a crucial question.
"Let's take it one step at a time."
Kong fell silent for a moment before speaking seriously. "Right now, the most important thing isn't finding the Light Origin Will, nor killing the Dark Origin Will. It's figuring out exactly what this place is and what kind of rules it holds."
"You're right."
Hearing his reasoning, Gu Yuena readily agreed.
"Let's go."
Kong dusted himself off, picked what seemed like the best direction, and led Gu Yuena that way.
Elsewhere, the disappearance of the God King of Thunder and the Beast Clan's ruler shocked both the human race and the soul beasts. Massive resources were mobilized to search for the two, even though the chances of success were slim. Still, they had to try—what if they got lucky?
Meanwhile, within the spatial rift, the Dark Origin Will, suppressed by the Universe Origin Will, opened its eyes and let out an enraged roar, its gaze filled with endless killing intent.
"Tang San, I will now use all my strength to send you out of the spatial rift."
Calming itself, the Dark Origin Will spoke coldly. "Once outside, use the Desolate Devouring Art to rapidly raise your cultivation to rank ninety-nine, or even to the realms of Half-God or False God. Only then can I return to my peak, and only then can you take your revenge."
"But, senior, even without Kong, with Qian Renxue and those other deities around, I can't face them alone," Tang San said helplessly.
Kong's faction included not only a God King but a whole host of deities. Any major movement on his part would inevitably draw their attention, leaving him with no escape.
"I will mask your aura—then they won't be able to find you!"
As soon as the words fell, the Dark Origin Will unleashed its full cultivation, forcibly suppressing its own injuries. Using its dark origin power, it tore open the space, sending Tang San through before warning, "Remember—you have family on a place called the Sun Moon Continent. Do whatever it takes to devour him!"
With that, the space closed again.
"Damn it, run!"
Back in Douluo Continent, chaos erupted at that very moment. In the unknown world, Kong and Gu Yuena had barely begun their journey when danger struck.
Behind them, a massive brown bear, drooling and roaring, charged toward them. Its eyes glowed blood-red, like a demon bear from hell.
"What in the world is that?" Gu Yuena glanced back and felt her heart sink.
How could their luck be this bad? They'd barely arrived and had already run into something like this.
"Gu Yuena, can you tell if that thing's a soul beast?"
Kong also looked back, seeing the creature closing the distance rapidly. He asked an important question.
"No."
Gu Yuena shook her head, her flawless features now filled with gravity. "I don't think this bear is related to soul beasts at all. What's stranger is that even when I release the Silver Dragon King's aura to suppress it, it doesn't seem to care. All I see in its eyes is killing intent."
In the Douluo Universe, all soul beasts could trace their lineage back to the Dragon God. After the Dragon God, the Golden Dragon King, and the Nine Dragon Kings had fallen, her bloodline as the Silver Dragon King was unrivaled in its dominance.
Logically speaking, in such a situation, once Gu Yuena released the aura of the Silver Dragon King, the other party should have obediently come over and behaved submissively.
So why was the reality so far from what they expected?
"Only killing intent in its eyes?"
Hearing this, Kong frowned. After a brief moment of thought, he grabbed the hand of the woman beside him and pulled her in the opposite direction at a run.
"Wife Ei, can you come out?" he asked while running.
"I can."
The moment Kong spoke, Ei's cool, melodious voice rang out. "However, because the Universe Origin Will has suppressed the power within your body, I can only emerge three times at most. If I exceed that limit, your entire purpose for coming here will be ruined."
"Only three times?"
Kong murmured the words, then decided to use one chance on this brown bear. After all, they knew far too little about this world and had to quickly understand everything about it.
"Wife Ei, I'll trouble you."
As soon as he finished speaking, the space behind him was torn open. A graceful figure in a long violet dress stepped out from within.
"She… isn't she—?"
Seeing the sudden appearance of the woman, Gu Yuena's eyes widened in disbelief. "How did she come here? And why can she use divine power?"
"Maybe it's because she's beautiful," Kong replied with a light chuckle, clearly unwilling to reveal Wife Ei's origins or abilities.
"Hmph!"
Gu Yuena snorted, rolling her eyes with a look of exasperation.
Did this man really think she was stupid and knew nothing?
Under their gaze, Ei faced the onrushing brown bear with eyes completely devoid of emotion.
Her right hand closed lightly, and the Raiden Blade appeared in her grasp.
With a single swing, a sword light infused with overwhelming power slashed forward.
In just one strike, the seemingly fierce and violent brown bear was cleaved cleanly in two.
Seeing this, Kong and Gu Yuena wasted no time, rushing to the carcass to check whether it was a soul beast.
If it was, that would mean they were still in the Douluo Continent—only at an unknown point in time. But if it wasn't, things would become much more troublesome.
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