Chapter 292: Mourning All Beings
In the video, the once lush and vibrant green planet had now turned into a barren wasteland of dull yellow. The land was drying up, fine cracks spread across its surface, as if something had drained away all its essence. At that moment, the video suddenly switched back to a familiar scene the Douluo Star System.
Centuries had passed here as well, and during this time, the Abyss had launched another invasion. The planet's energy concentration had increased, and Divine Ring Masters had risen in prominence. In just a few hundred years, Douluo Star had undergone rapid development. Thanks to Ye Cheng's early introduction of the Ring Condensation Method and advancements in Soul Masters, the progress of Douluo Star far surpassed what it had originally been. The number of powerful individuals had significantly increased, and defenses against the Abyss were now more advanced.
However, despite these improvements, Douluo still found itself on the losing side against the Abyssal demons. This time, the invading demons were even greater in number and strength. Fortunately, at the last moment, Ye Cheng once again absorbed solar energy, comprehended the laws of the universe, and surpassed the Supreme God level achieving the legendary realm of the Creator God! In one decisive strike, he annihilated the invading demons!
[That's it… we won?]
[Didn't the previous video say that in the end, we still lost?]
[What changed this time? Does this mean City Lord Ye doesn't have to sacrifice himself?]
[You're celebrating too soon.]
[There must be more to this…]
[Sigh…]
As a flood of comments filled the livestream, some viewers were delighted while others sighed in anticipation.
And sure enough
"Rumble!!!"
A familiar void thunder echoed through the sky.
Outside Douluo Star, countless crimson lightning bolts flashed ominously. Then, a spatial rift that had vanished before reappeared, slowly expanding wider and wider. It was as if a monstrous, world devouring beast had opened its gaping maw, ready to consume all.
Beyond the rift, the same barren, deathly silent land appeared once again a place filled with an eerie, bone chilling aura, where endless tombstones stretched to the horizon.
"Screech!!!"
A strange and horrifying roar echoed.
The next moment, a gigantic, horned, grotesque head emerged from the rift. Its enormous, terrifying eyes fixated on the planet below on Ye Cheng.
This demon's head alone was nearly half the size of Douluo Star, and that was just its head. It was unimaginable how massive it would be if its entire body emerged.
Seeing this Abyssal Lord appear once more, Ye Cheng sighed. "So, in the end, it still came."
The people who had been celebrating fell silent, their faces filled with horror as they stared at the monstrous entity in the sky.
[Not this thing again!]
[Last time, this was the one that forced the City Lord to perish with it!]
[Is history doomed to repeat itself?]
[But wait, this time the City Lord already knows the future thanks to the Q&A video. He must have a plan, right?]
[Stop fooling yourself. Didn't you see the look on his face? It's obvious he's prepared to go down with it again!]
Viewers clenched their fists, a deep sense of helplessness washing over them. A suffocating despair loomed over them like fate itself. The Abyss was a colossal weight pressing upon all living beings a dire threat even to the gods.
In the video, Ye Cheng gazed up at the massive spatial rift and the lifeless world beyond it. He sighed again, then turned to Neptune, Sun Zhongjing, the Silver Dragon King, and the others. They were all injured to varying degrees, but fortunately, none were fatally wounded.
Shaking his head, Ye Cheng took a step forward.
Endless golden light enveloped Douluo Star, turning it into a miniature sun. The moment the colossal demon head was touched by this sunlight, wisps of green smoke began to rise from its skin, and it instinctively shrank back.
The golden light that covered Douluo Star suddenly began to contract, forming a massive ring. It looked as though the planet had gained a new planetary ring.
This was the realm of the Two Ring God his divine rings were so vast that they could enshroud an entire planet. From the universe, Douluo Star now appeared to have a celestial ring around it.
As this immense divine planetary ring slowly rotated, a mysterious and indescribable energy spread out. The planet, which had been tainted by the Abyssal power and turned an ashen red color, began to regain its natural blue hue. The desolate, ruined world was rapidly restored to life.
The remaining Abyssal demons, skeletal beings, and other dark creatures disintegrated into nothingness. Even the souls of fallen humans and soul beasts began to reform under the golden radiance, their bodies reconstructed from the lingering traces of their spirits.
And when that magnificent planetary ring finally faded away
Douluo Star, once a dead and gray wasteland, had returned to its vibrant blue, teeming with life once more.
"I must go now."
Having restored the planet, revived the fallen, and even undone the Divine Realm's alterations to Douluo Star's rules, Ye Cheng turned to his gathered friends. He extended his hand, summoning a tower and a sword, then handed them over.
He said, "Douluo Star has been permanently marked by the Abyss. Sooner or later, the Abyss will return to invade again. When that time comes, it will be up to all of you."
"This time, I leave behind the Feihong Sword and the Ten Directions Celestial Tower. Use them well. From now on, this world is in your hands." His tone carried the weight of finality.
The Silver Dragon King, Sun Zhongjing, Neptune, and the others looked sorrowful, but none could find the words to stop him. If Ye Cheng did not leave, then they would all perish. Douluo Star would be lost.
This was his choice, and they had to respect such a selfless sacrifice.
[...]
The livestream fell into rare silence no comments, no messages.
Everyone simply watched as their great savior, Ye Cheng, ascended alone into the Abyssal rift.
A furious demon's roar echoed. Blinding golden light erupted.
And then
With a final, distorted twist of space, the rift disappeared completely.
It was over.
A heavy emptiness filled everyone's hearts. Even the gods of the Divine Realm had to admit Ye Cheng's willingness to sacrifice himself for the sake of all beings, his noble spirit, was something they could never compare to.
He had reached the level of a Creator God. He could have survived on his own, escaped from the Abyss.
But he did not. He chose to stay and protect his world.
Such compassion, such selflessness… was rare beyond measure.
[City Lord Ye, rest in peace!]
Just as everyone was mourning Ye Cheng's sacrifice, the video suddenly shifted back to that unfamiliar star system where the meteor had fallen.
Now, the planet was completely dried out, covered in deep, terrifying fissures. It looked as though it could collapse into pieces at any moment.
Suddenly, the entire planet trembled.
And then
"BOOM!!!"
The lifeless planet exploded into a massive firework of debris.
From within the shattered remains of the planet, a colossal entity emerged…
(End of Chapter)
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