Chapter 441: Ei's Glorious Moment
As Ei poured her own power into Gu Yuena's body to verify Kong's speculation, the Dark Origin Will made its move for the first time.
"Dark Origin Will?"
Hearing his wife's reminder, Kong narrowed his eyes and asked, "Is it coming for us?"
"It should be."
Ei nodded lightly and said softly, "Because we came from the future, it cannot sense our exact location. That is why it wants to destroy the entire city, hoping to deduce our strength and origins from the outcome."
Hearing this, Kong's expression also grew grim.
From the moment of its birth, the Dark Origin Will should not have known such things, for these origin laws only possessed the most primitive instincts.
But the Dark Origin was different. It was the master and source of all darkness and negative forces. After absorbing enough of this power, even its consciousness and thought became formidable.
And the one who enabled the Dark Origin Will to grow so swiftly—aside from humanity, Kong could think of no other.
No wonder, in the future, it would declare that the first true evil between heaven and earth was not itself, but the human heart.
At that thought, a spark flashed in Kong's mind. He seemed to understand why the Dark Origin Will sought to imprison all humans together.
"Wife Ei, can you handle it?"
Once he grasped the situation, Kong exhaled deeply, feeling powerless about what might come next.
If they could not find the Light Origin Will to restrain the Dark Origin Will, then they could only take one step at a time. At worst, they would abandon this universe and move to another—after all, when the sky falls, there will always be someone taller to bear it.
"I can."
Ei nodded without saying more. She simply raised her head, gazing silently at the massive black sword in the sky.
At that moment, outside, all the humans grew frantic. Faces filled with terror, they looked at the enormous sword that had suddenly appeared above.
"What is that? How can such a power exist?"
"I feel this sword could destroy the entire city!"
"Why are we being treated this way? Did we do something to anger the heavens?!"
…
Voices of fear and despair echoed throughout the city. Facing such a situation, they had no means of resistance and could only await the arrival of death.
The Dark Origin Will, as one of the strongest origin laws aside from Causality, Time, Space, and the Origin Will of the Universe, even in its weakened state, wielded attacks that none could resist—let alone now, when it struck in its peak state.
Just as all had despaired and resigned themselves to thoughts of the next life, endless thunder filled the sky, directly intercepting the black sword above.
Boom!
With a thunderous crash, the two forces collided, their shockwaves spreading outward and completely shattering the city's seal.
"Beings that do not belong to this world, do not belong to this universe, nor to this time!"
Sensing the power resisting it, the Dark Origin Will gradually grew solemn.
What did such beings intend, coming to this world, to this time?
"Who are you?"
With that thought, the Dark Origin Will spoke, asking in a cold tone, "Spending such enormous effort and means to come to a world and time not your own—what is your goal? Do you truly wish to go to war with the Douluo Universe?"
Its voice was cold, devoid of the slightest emotion, echoing across the skies above the entire city.
The humans within the city, upon hearing this inexplicable declaration, all revealed confused expressions.
What did it mean to say they did not belong to this world, nor to this time? And who was it that wished to annihilate them, and who sought to save them?
"Hmph!"
Ei gave a cold snort, about to speak, but Kong pulled her hand to stop her, signaling not to reply.
For what the Dark Origin Will said was not wrong. By coming to this time, to this world, they were already equivalent to waging war against the fundamental origin powers of the Douluo Universe.
Silence was still tolerable, but the moment they admitted and responded, they would no longer face only the Dark Origin Will, but the combined assault of all three thousand origin laws. After all, no being would tolerate outsiders intruding upon their own domain.
Humans were like this, soul beasts were like this, the Tiandao was like this, and so too were the powers of the laws.
"Since you refuse to respond, then let us battle!"
As the words fell, an even greater oppressive force rose from the heavens. Containing the boundless aura of the Dark Origin, it pressed down upon the humans of the entire city, leaving them unable to raise their heads. They could only collapse weakly to the ground, powerless to resist.
In this ancient era, when humanity had yet to rise to prominence, such a situation was not unreasonable. It was much like how, in the future, once humanity rose, they too began to pen and control soul beasts.
"So this is the peak strength of the Dark Origin Will?"
Sensing the immense pressure, Kong's eyes narrowed, his expression growing solemn as he said, "As expected, it is far stronger than the ones we encountered before."
"No wonder it once claimed that, if not for the intervention of the Origin Will of the Universe, it would have long since devoured the Dragon God and the nine Dragon Kings beneath it."
Gu Yuena opened her eyes, raised her head, and spoke helplessly.
"How is it? Not ready yet?" Kong snapped back to himself, no longer dwelling on the thought.
"Almost!"
Ei responded softly, then reminded him, "Hold on a little longer, I need to speed things up!"
As she spoke, the aura on Ei's body grew ever stronger. While channeling her power into Gu Yuena, the Engulfing Lightning also began to gather in the skies above.
Boom!
Another earth-shaking roar erupted as the two forces collided once again. But this clash was different from before.
For the one striking now was not only the Dark Origin Will—other origin laws had also joined in. Clearly, that previous strike had awakened many of them.
"So what if you all come at once!"
Ei let out a cold laugh, forcefully breaking apart all the origin law attacks, then quickly led the two at her side away from the place.
Since they had been discovered, they could no longer remain here. After all, being forced into passive defense without being able to strike with full power was truly intolerable.
The moment the three of them departed, apart from the Origin Will of the Universe and the Light Origin Will, all other origin laws unleashed their attacks, instantly flattening the city before them. (End of Chapter)