The surging evil demons from outside the domain spread towards Luo Xue. Their filthy power was almost infecting Luo Xue and Xuan Gu Zhou, turning her into one of them.
But... to no avail.
The surging evil power faded away, and Luo Xue still stood in the same place as before, the snow-white Xuan Gu Boat quietly suspended in the air, without any signs of coming alive, like a pure lotus that emerges from the mud without being stained.
"What's going on?"
Emperor Dugu was stunned. This was the second time he encountered an object that could not be infected by the evil power from outside the domain. The first time was the last time he faced "doomsday".
"You want to turn Xuan Gu Zhou and I into extraterritorial evil demons?" Luo Xue raised her hand slightly and looked down. "It's a pity... In essence, I already am one."
The evil demons from outside the domain are not something that originally existed in this universe, but rather they came from another world and were a disaster left behind by another god.
Ordinary creatures could not withstand the power of this god, and thus began to become evil and distorted in consciousness and body, eventually turning into ugly monsters.
As a person who bears the traces of gods, Luo Xue essentially possesses the same power as the evil demons from outside the domain, but the difference is... she can withstand it.
"No, impossible!" Dugudi screamed. His mind had been gradually collapsing since just now, and he began to speak incoherently, "Your power... No, in order to defeat 'Doomsday'... Kill you... Take away... Devour..."
This time, Emperor Dugu did not choose to use the power of the evil demons from outside the domain to infect Luo Xue. Instead, he directly ordered five living fairy boats to tear Luo Xue apart physically and spiritually. As long as Luo Xue could die completely, he could also get this power.
—This power finally has the hope of killing Doomsday.
This is the moment that the people of Xianzhou have been longing for since they returned. For this, they paid the price of their entire clan and endured a long period of suffering until today.
Although Luo Xue is far superior to Dugu Emperor in terms of power, she and her current Xuan Gu Boat are unable to compete with the five giant living immortal boats.
But... before the appointment, Luo Xue had already taken away the three immortal boat wreckages given to her by Feng Zun.
Unlike the five immortal boats that were destroyed by divine disasters in Guixu, these three were also preserved semi-intact. However, due to the demise of the ancient weapon refining sect, the ability to repair them was completely lost, so no work has been started.
Luo Xue, as the Xuan Gu fairy, reawakened them and controlled them with the help of the power of another god.
When five giant immortal boats and countless disaster monsters attacked Luo Xue following Emperor Dugu's madness, three giant immortal boats emitting soft white light appeared in Guixu and crashed directly into the five giant living immortal boats.
But they did not collide. The Baimang Immortal Boat passed through the living immortal boats like a ghost, and then Emperor Dugu sensed that all the living immortal boats were out of his control.
The ugly flesh and blood gradually withered and fell off, and clumps of black blood peeled off from the living immortal boat, revealing the dilapidated boat body.
One of them even began to transform into a spirit, completely falling into Luo Xue's control and becoming her helper.
The strong stimulation restored Emperor Dugu's consciousness a little. He looked at the scene in horror and at the same time looked at Luo Xue.
Although Luo Xue at this moment was no different from before, in the eyes of Emperor Dugu, she seemed to have changed.
"God..."
Another god.
She doesn't possess the traces of another god at all. This is not something that a mere trace of a god can do.
She... is the living remnant of another god, a shell of what once was.
A god who is full of "malice" but gentle.
...Emperor Dugu was defeated.
Although he has not been completely defeated at this moment, in addition to the five living immortal boats, Emperor Dugu still possesses almost all the fragments of the universe, all of which have been transformed into the territories of extraterritorial evil demons. There are even several world fragments that have almost turned into living things. This is his real reliance in the war with "Doomsday".
But Emperor Dugu also knew very well that it was only a matter of time for Luo Xue to take these away. Under the crushing pressure of the powerful, he had no ability to fight back.
Thinking of this, Emperor Dugu suddenly calmed down. The responsibility he shouldered was to kill the gods, but no matter who killed them... he didn't care, and the Xianzhou people didn't care either.
If it weren't for this... I wouldn't be paying the price I'm paying now.
It has to be said that compared to the Xianzhou people’s previous crazy plan, leaving the opportunity to face the gods directly to Luo Xue in front of him is more likely.
"Master Luo... you win."
Emperor Dugu said calmly, and although his voice was still hoarse and harsh, his tone had regained its former majesty.
"Not going on?" Luo Xue asked, "You just lost one immortal boat."
"... I'm tired." Dugudi shook his head and said softly, "I have carried this responsibility for too long... Now, I am finally freed.
"You are more qualified than me to face God and 'Doomsday' directly."
Luo Xue did not expect that Emperor Dugu would choose to give up so easily, but in the bloody memories of the Xianzhou people, she saw the sorrow and end that Emperor Dugu carried.
In fact, if Emperor Dugu was allowed to continue, he would still not be able to kill the god "Doomsday" in the end. This was the wishful revenge of the Xianzhou people and an ending that was doomed to fail.
Emperor Dugu vaguely guessed the truth, so when Luo Xue displayed the power of a god, the long-standing obsession of the Xianzhou people finally dissipated, because he found a reason to convince himself to get along with the Xianzhou people.
—Leave everything to Luo Xue.
"I never thought... that this would be the outcome."
The twisted body of Emperor Dugu began to dissipate, and a decadent middle-aged figure vaguely appeared.
His eyes were full of fatigue and relief as he looked at Luo Xue, and he seemed to be holding an unsent letter in his hand.
"Master Luo, I'm sorry, I have to trouble you with one more thing." Dugudi gently threw the letter and it slowly landed in Luo Xue's hand. "Give this letter to Xue'er... Please don't tell her the truth about the Xianzhou people. This past... ends with me."
Luo Xue took the letter silently. She didn't promise anything. She just held the envelope and looked at Dugu Di with complicated eyes.
"What does she mean to you?" Luo Xue asked softly.
"She is my daughter." Emperor Dugu replied without hesitation.
"... That's enough." Luo Xue put away the letter and smiled slightly, "I will deliver it to her personally."
"Thank you very much... Master Luo."
As Dugudi uttered these last words in his mind, his ugly body finally began to collapse uncontrollably.
The surrounding extraterritorial evil demons began to wreak havoc because they lost control, but because of Luo Xue's existence, they were suppressed by instinctive fear, and all the fragments of the universe became restless.
Luo Xue closed her eyes, and what flashed through her eyes was her past as a Xuan Gu Immortal.
The nine vast immortal boats set sail, the falling sky fire crashed into the earth, the horrible divine disaster raged, fear and uneasiness filled all the immortal boats, and everything originated from a glance from the gods.
Just a casual glance and a vague look can be the beginning of the end of the world.
When she opened her eyes again, Luo Xue's gaze had become clear and penetrating. Her aura was constantly rising. Walking on the Avenue of the End, she ran towards the finish line.
A body with a withering will, an immortal soul with an immortal will, the consciousness of a former black bone fairy, and the remains of a living being left by another god...
Most importantly, it's her.
It’s her as “Luo Xue”.
After countless epochs, the Avenue of the End finally came to an end. Luo Xue looked into the distance and saw a looming figure waiting for her at the end.
"Hello... God, 'Doomsday'."
Final Chapter: “The End”
"Do you still remember? Sister Xue'er."
Ling Ling leaned against the window, looking at Guixu beyond the fragments of the world. The false starry sky was dotted with a little brilliance, and vaguely visible was a thick atmosphere of death and extinction, as if everything was heading towards a predetermined end.
There was a faint smile on her lips, but deep in her eyes there was loss and regret.
“When we were in the camp, you were the smartest sister, and I was just a dumb kid who didn’t know anything. I could only rely on you to take care of me. If you hadn’t always been protecting me... I’m afraid the other friends would have kicked me out of the gathering place long ago.
"At that time, in my eyes, you were very powerful and knew everything. Even the tallest guy... didn't dare to talk back to you. So, until we were the only two left in the camp, I was actually very happy because there was no one to share you with me anymore.
"But you are always like this, coming and going in a hurry...
“The first time I saw your burned house, I was very sad. I thought you were dead, Sister Xue’er. But you suddenly walked out while I was crying. Haha… I was so embarrassed, but… you really disappeared the next day.
"I searched and searched but couldn't find you... until two years later, when I was feeling hopeless, I ran into you by chance.
"Looking back now... these two years are still long, just like these three thousand years, but fortunately, I waited for the result instead of regrets."
"Whether it's two years or three thousand years, I don't want to wait any longer." Ling Ling raised her head, her eyes as bright as stars, "So this time... Sister Xue'er, please don't make me wait too long, okay?"
... ...
Su Yiyao leaned in slightly, her small body curled up in the corner as she did in the past.
She raised her head, and her beautiful big eyes were filled with countless stories.
"Achou... I know this is not your real name, but I just don't want to change it, because... this is a memory that belongs to us alone. Anyone can call you Luo Xue, but Achou - will always be mine."
"You are a liar who deceives me again and again, and I am a fool who believes you again and again.
"On Fengyin Mountain, I thought you meant what you said about us all surviving, but in the end, I was the only one who was successfully rescued; in the Sea of Withering Blood, you told me that I would only sleep for a short while, but this short sleep lasted for 1,500 years. You are a liar, a big liar!"
She sobbed with tears in her eyes, wiped them with the back of her hand, calmed down a little, and continued,
"But I am always willing to be deceived by you. I am also a big fool, Ah Chou... This time, don't lie to me again, okay?"
"You're going to... survive, right?"
Su Yiyao raised her hand, and her little finger trembled slightly.
"Hook, ten thousand years..."
"Never change."
"—Don't change!"
... ...
"If Ling Ling and Su Yiyao fell into Guixu at the same time, and you could only save one, who would you choose to save?"
A familiar but unrememberable voice with a teasing tone sounded in Luo Xue's mind, but she couldn't remember who it was for a moment.
"Who will...save?"
"who... "
“It’s so hard to choose.”
Luo Xue sighed.
After reaching the end of the Avenue of the End, all her treasured memories were gradually stripped away, and even how she responded to Ling Ling and Su Yiyao's words at the time of parting became unclear.
At the same time, Luo Xue's perspective was infinitely raised, as if she was looking down at the world bubble where the entire universe existed.
Countless fragments of the world are unevenly scattered within the world bubble, and the terrifying Guixu seems to be dissolving everything.
What is even more terrifying is that countless filthy things filled with death and despair have almost polluted more than half of the world bubbles. Extreme "malice" is everywhere, and the desolate world bubbles make people feel desolate and sad from the bottom of their hearts.
Somewhere in the dark, Luo Xue could sense these filthy forces, sense the hope and resentment they carried, and feel the boundless blood feud and paranoid rage of the people of the Immortal Boat. These thoughts constantly urged Luo Xue to kill the gods and their enemies at all costs.
This is the will of the Xianzhou people that Emperor Dugu has been enduring for countless years. It is hard to imagine how he managed to persist... Although until the end, Emperor Dugu's mind completely collapsed.
The hatred of the entire ethnic group was amplified in a distorted way by "malice", until it finally led to such a tragic ending. They all became slaves of "malice", and even all the fragments of the entire universe could not escape the disaster. It has to be said that this was an unsatisfactory ending.
Now Luo Xue was also facing this unbearable will, but she just waved her hand lightly, and all the distorted will and obsession disappeared.
Because Luo Xue is not a slave of "malice", but the master who controls "malice".
Neither the power of the evil demons from outside the domain nor the giant beasts from deep space can contaminate her, let alone affect her.
Although Luo Xue is also unable to use twisted obsessions like Dugu Di to drive these foreign demons to take revenge on the gods, she has her own methods.
Stepping to the end of the road, Luo Xue looked away. The doomsday shadow of the god was looming, as if looking at Luo Xue teasingly, waiting for her collapse.
Yes, all the great ways of the past collapsed before this shadow of doomsday, and almost all the emperors fell under this gaze, with only a few lucky ones escaping the punishment.
Now that Luo Xue has entered the realm of the Great Emperor, she is facing the same problem.
—The inescapable shadow of doomsday.
The only complete Avenue of the End seems to be repeating the eternal catastrophe that happened countless tens of thousands of years ago, becoming another collapsed avenue under the watchful eyes of the Shadow of Doomsday.
Luo Xue closed her eyes, and a mysterious ballad chanting in an unknown language sounded around her.
At this moment, she turned into malice.
With long silver hair fluttering in the wind, the petite figure fell silently in Guixu, endless malice surged out, and a wrong will stood among the world.
All the evil demons from outside the universe sensed the existence of this will and rushed over.
There was fear and greed in their eyes, and their uncontrollable instincts completely suppressed their fear, but in the face of "malice", they did not belong to them.
The gaze of the Shadow of Doom was interrupted, and these foreign demons eroded its sight. Although in his sight, all the foreign demons were as fragile as paper and could not resist even a breath, but under the rampant expansion of Emperor Dugu for two thousand years, the number of foreign demons had reached a terrifying level.
The power belonging to another god cannot be directly eliminated by the Shadow of Doom by relying on the rank of the god's power. It can only consume its own power until it burns out.
When the figures at the end of the avenue dimmed, the Avenue of the End was finally fully formed, without any signs of collapse.
Luo Xue slowly opened her eyes, and the surroundings seemed to be filled with gray-white transparent shadows. These were the souls and wills that were trapped in the bodies of the evil demons from outside the domain and unable to escape. After looking at Luo Xue with gratitude, they completely dissipated and turned into part of the boundless Guixu.