Chapter 440: The First Move of the Dark Origin Will
"Why are you so cowardly?"
Seeing the woman before him looking so afraid of death, Kong's face darkened, and he spoke with utter speechlessness.
"What do you mean cowardly?"
Gu Yuena's expression turned furious at his words, and she retorted, "If it were you, would you use your own life as an experiment?"
"Then what should we do?"
Hearing her rebuttal, Kong froze for a moment. After thinking it over, he realized she had a point, but still said, "If we do not do this, then our journey may as well end here."
"Do not forget."
Seeing the woman still hesitant, Kong continued urging her, "The Dragon God has already fallen, the Golden Dragon King has also been devoured, and among the soul beast race only you remain as a deity. If the Dark Origin Will acts against your soul beasts, do you think you have the strength to resist?"
At this, Kong shrugged, speaking with indifference. "In any case, the strength of us humans is here. Even if this mission fails, with me included, our human race still has six God Kings, and I also have my wife to help. So whether you do it or not, that is your decision. I will not force you."
"Are you threatening me?" Gu Yuena clenched her silver teeth and fists tightly as she spoke.
"Food can be eaten carelessly, but words cannot be spoken carelessly. I am only telling the truth." Kong grinned, his thoughts written openly on his face.
The truth was that the soul beasts' strength was as it was. If Gu Yuena did not want her race to be devoured by the Dark Origin Will, then she could only obediently serve as their test subject. After all, if the Dark Origin Will sought to return fully to its peak, the soul beasts of the entire Douluo Continent would not escape the fate of extinction.
And between soul beasts and humans was an innate enmity. If such a situation truly occurred, not only would human experts ignore it, but even the deities of the God Realm would not intervene. In their eyes, the survival of the soul beast race had nothing to do with them. What mattered to them were only the Dragon God of the past and the present Silver Dragon King.
Hearing this, Gu Yuena exhaled deeply, forcefully suppressing her anger until her heart calmed. Her noble violet eyes shone with firm resolve as she said, "I can agree, but you must promise me one condition."
"Speak."
Kong frowned slightly, neither agreeing nor refusing, deciding first to hear what her condition was.
"It is simple. If because of your idea, I fall here, then when you return to Douluo Continent, you must ensure that the soul beast race will not be completely devoured by the Dark Origin Will and end in extinction." Gu Yuena's eyes were steady and serious.
As the master of all soul beasts, she had to make plans for the future of her race.
"Agreed, I promise you!"
Hearing her condition, Kong did not hesitate. He readily gave his word.
Protecting the soul beasts from annihilation was a trivial matter for him. More importantly, if all soul beasts died, it would deal a devastating blow to Douluo Continent's entire ecosystem. Even if Gu Yuena had not mentioned it, he would never stand by and watch the soul beasts vanish from this world.
"Very well, then. What do you need me to do?" Gu Yuena asked.
At her words, Kong glanced at the woman beside him and spoke softly, "Begin."
"Alright."
Ei nodded, then stepped forward and grasped Gu Yuena's right hand. "Relax, do not resist my power."
As she finished, Ei's eyes shone with radiant light. A vast and overwhelming aura of power spread from her body.
Immediately after, this power was compressed and endlessly poured into Gu Yuena's body.
As a Demon God, Ei's power was incomparably violent, all the more so as it was lightning—an element of ultimate destruction. Not to mention Gu Yuena, even the Golden Dragon King, who had inherited the Dragon God's body and strength, would have struggled to endure it.
Fortunately, Gu Yuena's physique was also extremely strong. Otherwise, Kong would never have thought of using this method.
Under Kong's gaze, Gu Yuena's complexion turned deathly pale. Before long, faint traces of blood trickled from the corner of her lips.
This alone revealed how violent Ei's power truly was. Even the Silver Dragon King, a pinnacle existence within the Douluo universe, could not withstand its erosion.
"How much longer will it take?"
Seeing this scene, Kong frowned and could not help but ask a question.
Do not really fall here, he thought. Otherwise, all these days of suffering would be wasted.
"Half an incense stick's time."
Ei spoke calmly. "But during this time, I cannot guarantee whether her will can endure. Besides my power, within her body there also exists the rules of this world and the power of the universe's origin will. When my power enters her body and begins contending with those two forces, there is a high chance that her soul and will may collapse first."
"I can do it. Just let it come!" Gu Yuena opened her eyes, her beautiful gaze filled only with determination and resolve.
"Very well, I will be as fast as possible!"
Ei nodded slightly, then increased the flow of power.
At the same time, in some unknown place within this world, a mass of incomparably dense black airflow stirred as though alive, gradually beginning to move.
"Hmm, a powerful one has arrived!"
The Dark Origin Will released a terrifying aura that enveloped the entire Tianxuan Continent. From its mouth came cold words: "Such strength, such concealment… could it be from another universe?"
Unable to detect the intruder's exact location, the Dark Origin Will fell silent. A moment later, the surrounding power of darkness condensed into a massive longsword.
Immediately afterward, under its control, the longsword shot forward at extreme speed toward the distance.
Though it could not sense the opponent's precise position, it was certain the enemy was still within the city. So why not unleash a wide strike? This way, it could test the strength of that figure and infer their origin.
"Hmm?"
As the power transmission reached a critical moment, Ei seemed to sense something. She glanced toward the sky, her beautiful eyes calm and unconcerned, and said, "The Dark Origin Will has made its move!"
"What? Who made a move?"
At her words, Kong was completely caught off guard, not yet reacting at all.
(End of this chapter)