Douluo: Martial Soul White Tiger, I am the White Emperor of Heaven

The surrounding temperature rose higher and higher, and the rocks began to melt, turning into scalding magma. However, the holy light surrounding Qian Renxue shielded her from all the high temperature and pressure, and her eyes were fixed on the dark purple light deep underground.

That is the origin of the void ruler.

A century ago, Zhao Feng and Lin Mo sacrificed their lives, working with Qian Renxue to seal the projection of the Void Lord's will. The Void Lord's own essence was also severely damaged by the power of belief and sealed deep underground. A century has passed, and the sealing power has gradually weakened, allowing the Void Lord's essence to awaken. At this moment, the dark purple light is slowly pulsating, like the beating of a heart. With each beat, it releases a large amount of Void power, eroding the surrounding seal.

Qian Renxue's eyes narrowed, and the Angelic Holy Sword suddenly thrust out, a golden sword light blasting straight towards the origin of the Void Ruler.

"boom--!"

The golden sword light collided with the dark purple orb, producing a muffled roar that shook the entire underground, causing countless rocks to crumble and lava to gush forth. The dark purple orb suddenly contracted, then expanded violently, unleashing a consciousness filled with rage and madness.

"Who! Who dares to disturb my slumber!"

The voice was old and hoarse, carrying an aura of decay and destruction—the remnant consciousness of the Void Sovereign. A hundred years ago, its true form was devoured by the Source of Nothingness, but a wisp of its primordial consciousness escaped and was sealed deep underground. After a century of slumber, it not only did not dissipate but was slowly recovering its power.

"Qian Renxue, God of Angels," Qian Renxue said coldly, holding the Angelic Holy Sword in front of her, with nine golden soul rings rotating around her, and golden divine power burning like flames. "I failed to completely purify you a hundred years ago, but today, you will not escape again."

"Angel God?" The consciousness of the Void Sovereign let out a disdainful sneer. "You're nothing but a remnant soul, yet you dare to be so insolent before me? Even in your prime a hundred years ago, you couldn't do anything to me. Now that you only have a trace of your soul essence left, what makes you think you can fight me?"

Qian Renxue remained silent. Her body lunged forward, and the Angelic Holy Sword transformed into a golden lightning bolt, piercing straight towards the Void Sovereign's origin. The Void Sovereign's origin erupted violently, countless dark purple beams of light shooting out from the orb, meeting Qian Renxue's golden sword light head-on.

Gold and dark purple clashed wildly deep underground, each collision triggering a violent energy explosion. The underground space began to distort, and rocks and magma were swept up by energy storms, forming terrifying vortexes. Qian Renxue moved with incredible speed, the Angelic Holy Sword in her hand transforming into countless golden sword shadows, each sword imbued with divine power capable of purifying all evil.

But the origin of the Void Lord was not to be outdone. The dark purple light constantly changed shape, sometimes turning into a giant hand, trying to grab Qian Renxue; sometimes turning into countless sharp tentacles, stabbing at Qian Renxue from all directions; and sometimes turning into a giant shield, blocking Qian Renxue's sword light.

"Your power is waning," the Void Sovereign's voice held a hint of smugness. "Your soul essence is rapidly depleting; in half an hour at most, you will completely dissipate. At that time, all living beings on this continent will become my nourishment!"

Qian Renxue's heart sank. She knew the Void Sovereign was telling the truth. Forcibly forming a physical form was consuming her precious soul essence every second. If she couldn't purify the Void Sovereign's essence quickly, not only would her sacrifice be in vain, but the Void Sovereign would also fully awaken, plunging the entire Douluo Continent into utter ruin.

Just as Qian Renxue was becoming anxious, two golden beams of light suddenly shot down from above and entered her body. Qian Renxue's body trembled; she felt her power recovering and the rate at which her soul essence was being depleted significantly slowed down.

"Lady Qian Renxue, although we are sealing off the outer perimeter, our power of faith can be transmitted to you!" Zhao Feng's voice came from above, weak yet clear, "You are not fighting alone!"

“The power of belief…” Qian Renxue murmured softly, a smile appearing on her lips. Yes, she had never fought alone. Not a hundred years ago, and not now.

She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and the golden light surrounding her instantly surged. The holy flames on the Angelic Sword rose abruptly, transforming into a gigantic golden fire dragon that roared as it charged towards the Void Sovereign's origin. The Void Sovereign's origin hastily condensed a dark purple barrier, attempting to withstand the impact of the golden fire dragon.

This time, however, the golden fire dragon's power far surpassed that of before. It contained not only Qian Renxue's divine power, but also the power of Zhao Feng and Lin Mo's convictions, and even the will of countless heroes from the past century. The golden fire dragon crashed into the dark purple barrier, instantly creating countless cracks before shattering completely with a deafening boom.

"No—!" The Void Sovereign roared angrily as its primordial light cluster was struck by the golden fire dragon. Its dark purple light fluctuated violently, and its aura weakened rapidly.

Qian Renxue seized the opportunity, her body transforming into a golden streak of light, rushing straight into the primordial light cluster of the Void Ruler. The Angelic Holy Sword frantically slashed within the light cluster, each cut purifying a large amount of void power. The primordial light cluster of the Void Ruler struggled violently, countless dark purple tentacles extending from within, attempting to force Qian Renxue out.

Qian Renxue gritted her teeth, ignoring the attacks of the tentacles, and continued to frantically cut inside the ball of light. Her angelic dress was torn, her enormous wings on her back were broken, and golden blood kept gushing from her wounds, but her eyes remained firm, without the slightest hesitation.

"Are you insane!" The voice of the Void Sovereign was tinged with terror. "If you continue like this, your soul's essence will be eroded by the power of nothingness within the ball of light, leaving you with no chance of reincarnation!"

"Reincarnation?" Qian Renxue sneered, and the Angelic Holy Sword pierced into the core of the light. "Why should I, Qian Renxue, need to reincarnate! As long as I can protect this land, as long as future generations can live a peaceful life, I will die without regret!"

The moment the Angelic Holy Sword pierced the core of the light cluster, a terrifying power erupted from within—the purest and deepest void power from the Void Sovereign's very origin. Qian Renxue was struck by that power; a fist-sized hole appeared in her chest, golden blood gushing out, and her face instantly turned deathly pale.

But she didn't let go; instead, she gripped the Angelic Sword even tighter, channeling all her power into its blade. The sacred flames on the Angelic Sword surged forth, igniting the very core of the Void Lord's essence. Golden flames burned wildly within the orb of light, purifying every wisp of Void power.

"No—! Impossible! How could I be defeated by an ant like you..." The voice of the Void Sovereign became shrill and weak. Its primordial light cluster shrank continuously under the scorching of the golden flames, and the dark purple light became dimmer and dimmer.

Just as the Void Sovereign's origin was about to be completely purified, an extremely terrifying aura suddenly erupted from the depths of the light cluster. That aura was countless times more powerful than the Void Sovereign's origin, carrying an absolute nothingness and destruction, as if it wanted to devour the entire world.

Qian Renxue's face turned deathly pale instantly. Her body trembled violently under the suppression of that aura, and the holy flame on the Angelic Holy Sword almost went out. "This is... the aura of the Void Source!" Qian Renxue's voice was filled with disbelief. "Deep within the Void Sovereign's origin, there is actually a trace of the Void Source's primal power! A hundred years ago, it wasn't repelled at all. It hid its primal power deep within the Void Sovereign's origin, waiting for its chance to awaken!"

The consciousness of the Void Sovereign let out a triumphant laugh: "Hahaha! My master is so powerful, how could you ants possibly contend with him? Qian Renxue, you've been tricked! By venturing deep into the light, you gave my master the perfect opportunity to devour you! The soul essence of the Angel God is a great tonic!"

The primal power of the void suddenly erupted, transforming into countless black chains that tightly bound Qian Renxue. Strange black runes flowed across the chains, radiating a terrifying devouring power; Qian Renxue's divine power and soul essence were being rapidly consumed by the chains.

"Lady Qianrenxue!" Zhao Feng and Lin Mo's exclamations came from above. They sensed the terrifying aura deep underground, and their faces turned deathly pale instantly.

"Don't come down!" Qian Renxue shouted sharply, her voice filled with anxiety and determination. "If you come down, you will only be devoured by the primal power of the Void Source! Retreat immediately and notify Su Chen and the others to reorganize the seal!"

“But you…” Lin Mo’s voice choked with emotion.

"This is an order!" Qian Renxue's voice became extremely sharp. "Zhao Feng, Lin Mo, you are the inheritors of the martyrs' will. Your mission is to protect future generations, not to die with me! Retreat immediately!"

Zhao Feng and Lin Mo were silent for a moment, then spoke at the same time, their voices firm and resolute.

"Do not."

"What?" Qian Renxue was stunned.

"Lady Qian Renxue, you are right. Our mission is to protect future generations." Zhao Feng's voice came from above, calm and firm. "But we are also inheritors of the heroes. The words 'abandoning comrades' have never existed in the will of the heroes. A hundred years ago, you gave your life to protect this land; a hundred years later, we will never let you fight alone."

Lin Mo's voice also came: "Lady Qian Renxue, a hundred years ago you said that this continent would be protected by us, so you could rest assured. Now, I want to tell you that this continent will be protected by future generations, so we can rest assured. But we must face the primal power of the Void Source together with you. This is our responsibility as inheritors of heroes, and also our promise as comrades-in-arms."

Before the words were finished, two golden beams of light shot straight down into the depths of the earth, and the phantom forms of Zhao Feng and Lin Mo appeared beside Qian Renxue. Their bodies trembled violently under the erosion of the power of nothingness, and their soul essence was being consumed at an extremely rapid rate, but their eyes remained firm, without the slightest hesitation.

“You…” Qian Renxue’s eyes reddened, her voice choked with emotion, “You two idiots…”

"So what if I'm an idiot?" Zhao Feng chuckled, and the phantom of the Sacred Belief Battle Axe appeared in his hand, golden light of belief soaring into the sky. "Lady Qian Renxue, let's work together to completely purify this wisp of the Void Source's primal power!"

Lin Mo's Holy Angel Spirit Abyss Dragon Emperor Martial Soul phantom suddenly erupted, the blue-gold light transforming into a massive light shield that enveloped the three of them, resisting the erosion of the void power. "My Martial Soul has purifying power, which can temporarily resist the devouring of the void source, but I can't hold on for long, at most a quarter of an hour!"

“A quarter of an hour is enough.” Qian Renxue took a deep breath, her eyes becoming extremely sharp, and the golden light around her surged once again. Ignoring the devouring black chains, she forcibly pulled the Angelic Holy Sword from the core of the Void Ruler's origin, the tip of the sword pointing at the wisp of black light hidden deep within the ball of light—that was the true enemy, the primordial power of the Void Source.

"Zhao Feng, use your power of faith to attack its core! Lin Mo, use your power of purification to block its retreat! I'll attack head-on!" Qian Renxue quickly issued the orders.

Zhao Feng and Lin Mo nodded simultaneously, and the three figures transformed into three golden streaks of light deep underground, colliding wildly with the black light.

Zhao Feng's Divine Faith Battle Axe unleashed countless golden axe beams, each imbued with the power of heroic conviction, possessing an extremely strong restraining effect on the power of nothingness. The axe beams struck the black light, causing the black light to fluctuate violently and emit a sharp screech. Countless black tentacles extended from the light, attempting to entangle Zhao Feng.

Lin Mo unleashed the full power of his Holy Angel Spirit Abyss Dragon Emperor Martial Soul, transforming blue-gold purifying light into countless chains that completely blocked the black light's retreat. The black tentacles, upon touching the blue-gold chains, immediately emitted black smoke and hissed corrosive sounds, but the chains themselves continuously broke under the onslaught of the black tentacles.

Qian Renxue seized the opportunity, and the Angelic Holy Sword transformed into a massive golden sword beam, piercing straight towards the core of the black light. Wherever the sword beam passed, space was torn apart, revealing black cracks. The black light suddenly contracted, then violently expanded, transforming into a gigantic black vortex, attempting to devour Qian Renxue's sword beam.

"Devour my sword light? Try it!" Qian Renxue shouted fiercely, and the golden sword light suddenly burst forth with dazzling light. Holy flames burned wildly on the sword light, actually tearing a gash in the black vortex. The sword light pierced through the gash and went straight into the core of the black light.

"boom--!"

With a deafening roar, the core of the black light was struck by the golden sword light, unleashing a terrifying energy storm. Qian Renxue, Zhao Feng, and Lin Mo were blasted away by the energy storm, crashing heavily into the rock wall beneath the ground. The rock wall instantly collapsed, burying the three of them in the rubble.

But the three of them quickly emerged from the rubble, their figures somewhat unsteady. Qian Renxue's body became even more transparent, and the phantoms of Zhao Feng and Lin Mo flickered violently. Clearly, the three of them had exhausted their soul essence to a great extent.

The black light was severely damaged by Qian Renxue's sword light, and its brightness dimmed considerably. However, it did not dissipate; instead, it rapidly absorbed the surrounding void power to recover. The primordial light cluster of the Void Ruler had completely dissipated, and its consciousness had been thoroughly purified by Qian Renxue's sword light, but that wisp of primordial power from the source of void remained stubbornly persistent.

"Its recovery speed is too fast!" Lin Mo said anxiously. "Deep underground, there are remnants of void energy everywhere, which it can absorb and replenish at any time! If we continue fighting like this, we will only be worn down by it!" (End of this chapter)