Chapter 185: Destroy the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, the Evil God's Nascent Pearl! (2-in-1)
Hu Bai's body passed through the black vortex and landed in a gray, misty space. Under his feet was hard, gray ground, with no visible boundaries around him—only slowly flowing mist.
As soon as he stabilized his footing, heavy footsteps sounded behind him. The figure of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger emerged from the mist, its chest wound still bleeding, but the ferocity in its eyes undiminished.
"Life and Death Arena, the victor lives, the loser dies!" a strange voice echoed in this space.
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger opened its mouth, and the divine power of the Evil God within its body continuously poured into the space.
Hu Bai knew that the Law of Time in this space would revert him to six years old—at that point, he wouldn't even be able to fully control his Martial Soul.
He looked up, observing the fluctuations in the space. He could clearly feel the Law of Time flowing in the air, attempting to influence him.
"Xiao Bai, this space is too bizarre. The rule power here is very strong!" Tianmeng Iceworm's solemn voice came from his Spiritual Sea.
And this rule power—even the Snow Empress and Ice Empress found themselves unable to resist!
Hu Bai's lips curled into a slight arc, showing no panic.
His voice was calm: "I anticipated this situation, and I naturally have a way to deal with it. Have you forgotten that my Destiny Divine Artifact also possesses the power of time?"
The Ice Empress's voice rang out in Hu Bai's Spiritual Sea, with clear surprise: "I had forgotten. You have many Divine Artifacts, little brat. Although your cultivation can't unleash their full power, protecting you from the Law of Time here should still be possible."
The Snow Empress said, "The three of us will fully assist you!"
Tianmeng Iceworm's voice was excited: "Hehe, this beast surely didn't expect Hu Bai to have a treasure that can counter the Law of Time. Looking at its expression, it's probably going to be dumbfounded."
Indeed, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was stunned. It could feel the Law of Time continuously hitting a barrier against Hu Bai's body, unable to take effect.
It let out a low growl, face full of disbelief. Its Life and Death Arena had never failed before—what was happening?
Hu Bai raised his hand, and a soft golden light illuminated his palm. A silver long staff gradually materialized. The staff was carved with spiral patterns, and at its tip was embedded a blue crystal, within which seemed to be shifting quicksand.
"Destiny Divine Artifact, Time Weaving Staff!"
As soon as the Divine Artifact appeared, a pure white light enveloped Hu Bai's entire body. The surrounding Law of Time fluctuations became clearly chaotic, unable to affect him, just like the Evil God Protection of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.
"This Divine Artifact can control time. Your Law of Time is ineffective against me!"
The pupils of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger contracted, and its body slightly retreated, showing a hint of apprehension for the first time.
The entire Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was bewildered. How many Divine Artifacts do you even have?
"Now, it's my turn!"
Hu Bai took a step forward, and the Sky Fox Domain unfolded again, with faint golden patterns appearing in the gray space.
On his sides, the Divine Artifact of Light—Holy Radiance Sun Sword—and the Divine Artifact of Darkness—Netherworld Shadow Scythe—simultaneously floated up. Both Divine Artifacts emitted dazzling white light and deep black light, respectively.
"Extreme Light, Extreme Darkness!"
Hu Bai formed hand seals, and his soul power and mental power exploded simultaneously. Two opposing elemental forces converged in his hands!
Hu Bai thought to himself: Rong Nianbing, I'll borrow your Fusion magic!
"Elemental Fusion, Light and Darkness from the Same Origin!"
The white light from the Holy Radiance Sun Sword and the black light from the Netherworld Shadow Scythe converged like flowing water, forming a black-and-white vortex in front of Hu Bai.
Energy surged within the vortex, and two giant dragons gradually took shape. One was composed of pure light energy, shimmering with golden scales.
The other was condensed from extreme dark energy, with black mist swirling around its body.
"This is... the fusion of two opposing elemental attributes?"
Ice Empress's voice was filled with shock: "Light and darkness are opposing attributes, yet they can fuse perfectly. This level of control—even a Titled Douluo would find it difficult to achieve!"
Snow Empress's voice also carried solemnity: "The energy fluctuation is too strong. The power of this attack—if it hits the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger—its Evil God Protection might not withstand it!"
Tianmeng Iceworm added: "Look at the forms of those two dragons. Their energy density is extremely high. They will cause an explosion upon contact with an object. If this beast is hit, it will be severely injured—even if it doesn't die."
While opposing, it's true that in this world, the Law of Elements dictates that extreme light will give rise to darkness, and extreme darkness will give rise to light.
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger felt the terrifying energy within the two colossal dragons. All the fur on its body stood on end, and the evil force within it frantically converged on its surface. Its Evil God Protection reached twice its previous thickness.
Dark Demon Evil God Tiger: "Roar!" (Even if you can resist the Law of Time, don't think you can hurt me!)
"Go!"
Hu Bai waved his hand, and the two colossal dragons let out deafening roars, simultaneously charging toward the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.
Wherever the Light Dragon passed, the mist was dispelled, leaving a golden trail. Where the Dark Dragon passed, the ground was corroded with black marks.
The two dragons crashed into the Evil God Protection, unleashing a shockwave of white and black light that spread outward, causing the gray ground to crack into countless fissures.
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger let out a muffled groan, sliding backward under the impact, its feet plowing deep furrows.
"Crack—"
Cracks appeared on the surface of its Evil God Protection. The energy of Extreme Light and Extreme Darkness surged like a tide, eroding the structure of the protection.
The tiger tried to mobilize more evil God power to repair it, but the opposing energies kept colliding and exploding within the protection, rendering repairs impossible.
"Break!"
Hu Bai roared, pushing his hands forward.
The two colossal dragons exploded fiercely. The Evil God Protection shattered, and the tiger's body was covered in wounds of varying depths—light energy burned at the wounds, while dark energy continued to corrode flesh and blood.
What terrified it even more was that, having lost its protection, the Law of Time within the space began to act upon it.
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger shrank rapidly, its eight-meter-long body shortening, its black fur thinning, and the 'King' character on its forehead blurring.
In moments, it transformed from an adult giant tiger into a cub only half a meter long, the ferocity in its eyes replaced by fear.
"How could this be!" the cub-shaped Dark Demon Evil God Tiger let out a childish roar, its voice devoid of previous deterrence.
Hu Bai was panting heavily, his face pale.
Using the Light and Darkness from the Same Origin had drained almost all his soul power. The Holy Radiance Sun Sword and Netherworld Shadow Scythe dissipated due to a lack of energy.
But his eyes remained sharp, fixed on the cub not far away.
"My soul power is gone, but I still have mental power!"
Hu Bai's voice was firm: "Tianmeng, the final blow!"
Tianmeng Iceworm's voice rang out: "Alright! Let me lend you a hand!"
A white-golden light illuminated Hu Bai's forehead. A rhomboid Soul Bone appeared, emanating gentle mental power fluctuations.
At the same time, a vertical slit opened between his eyebrows, and a golden vertical pupil—the Three-Eyed Demon Fox's Soul Bone—slowly revealed itself.
"Mental Shock!"
The two Soul Bones combined, and a mental wave shot out from the vertical pupil, forming an invisible shockwave heading directly toward the cub-shaped Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.
The tiger wanted to dodge, but its juvenile body was too slow. It could only watch helplessly as the shockwave struck.
"Ow—"
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger whimpered, body trembling violently, then fell to the ground, eyes lifeless.
As it died, the space began to vibrate violently. Cracks spread across the gray ground, and the pervasive mist rapidly dissipated.
Hu Bai felt a powerful suction from the cracks, and his body was involuntarily pulled into them.
"This space is collapsing! Let's get out of here quickly!"
The Ice Empress's voice was anxious.
Hu Bai exited the mysterious space and saw the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's corpse nearby, restored to its adult form but completely lifeless.
Above the corpse, a black soul ring slowly rotated, emitting rich energy fluctuations.
"Xiao Bai!"
"Brother Bai!"
Several voices called out anxiously as they saw Hu Bai and the tiger's corpse appear.
Bibi Dong and the others hurried over. Yue Guan stepped forward to check Hu Bai: "Are you okay, kid? Your soul power consumption is huge, but there's no danger to your life."
Hu Bai shook his head, but his gaze was fixed on the tiger's corpse.
"Something's not right. A very strong evil aura still emanates from this tiger!" As soon as he finished, a black spatial rift suddenly appeared next to the corpse.
The evil god orb, no longer pretending, floated out of the rift.
A black orb the size of a fist, covered in strange patterns, emitted energy from the same source as the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.
"It's its life orb!"
Tianmeng Iceworm's voice rang out: "This orb contains its core evil God power. If it escapes, it might be reborn in the future! I didn't expect this Dark Demon Evil God Tiger to be an anomaly; it doesn't belong to this world at all!"
Soul beasts in this world all possess soul rings, and there are no such things as life orbs. This orb can also be called the inner core of an exotic beast!
However, even the inner core of the Ten-Headed Fierce Yang Serpent in Slaughter City couldn't escape autonomously. Yet, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's life orb could open a spatial rift and escape on its own!
Truly terrifying!
"Stop it!" Hu Bai roared, his remaining mental power surging as he tried to bind the black orb with his will.
In the Spiritual Sea, Tianmeng, Ice Empress, Snow Empress, and others also took action, aiming to suppress it!
Bibi Dong's eyes narrowed. With a wave of her right hand, purple-black soul power formed a large net, blocking the orb.
"Act together!"
Gui Mei, the Ghost Douluo, formed hand seals, and shadows rose from the ground, binding toward the orb.
Yue Guan released his Martial Soul— Chrysanthemum—forming a barrier with golden petals to seal the orb's escape route.
Meanwhile, Qingluan and Guang Ling moved swiftly, attacking the spatial rift to shatter it!
The orb struggled fiercely under their combined attack. Its surface patterns lit up as it tried to break free.
But Hu Bai, Ice Empress, Snow Empress, Tianmeng Iceworm, and Bibi Dong's soul power encircled it tightly. No matter how it charged, it couldn't escape.
"Increase the power!"
Hu Bai shouted, pouring his mental energy into the effort, coordinating with everyone to compress the encirclement. The orb's struggles weakened, and its surface patterns dimmed.
Finally, under the combined force of Bibi Dong's purple-black soul power, the orb was fully bound and suspended in mid-air.
Hu Bai sighed in relief, collapsing onto the ground, completely exhausted.
He stared at the bound black orb with a solemn expression: "I didn't expect just an orb to have such incredible resistance."
Bibi Dong nodded, gazing at the orb: "What should we do with this?"
Suddenly, within her body, the Rakshasa God's remnant soul spoke with some surprise: "This should be called an evil god orb. It is the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's life orb, containing all its abilities."
"Legend says the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was placed here by an Evil God. This might be true."
"Evil God? Lord Rakshasa God, then is this orb useful to us?"
The Rakshasa God chuckled: "It's somewhat useful. Although I've never seen that so-called Evil God in the God Realm, perhaps it's a game played by some evil deity."
"However, this orb contains the six elemental attributes of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. Although it's not a soul ring, it has effects similar to a soul ring."
"If one can resist the evil aura within this orb and devour it, they might obtain a new soul ring—one with unimaginable Soul Skills!"
Bibi Dong explained the Rakshasa God's conjecture and handed the evil god orb to Hu Bai.
"Xiao Bai, this orb is for you. Dispose of it as you see fit."
Hu Bai considered for a moment, then looked at Xie Yue: "Big Brother, you're level forty-nine. Do you dare to absorb this evil god orb as your fifth soul ring?"
Xie Yue was slightly stunned, surprised: "Xiao Bai, are you sure? The teacher also said that this orb contains six elemental attributes, which might suit you better."
Hu Bai shook his head: "I already have the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's soul ring, and the effect is similar. Plus, my elemental control is already very strong. The power in this orb is just icing on the cake—I think it's more suitable for you."
"This Dark Demon Evil God Tiger is rumored to have some connection with an Evil God. Through this orb, you might have a chance to obtain a God Legacy in the future!"
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