Soul Land IV (Douluo Dalu) : Ultimate Fighting

Chapter 1682: Chapter 1862: Wulin’s Proposal

Gu Yuena’s eyes were filled with tears as she gazed at Tang Wulin, murmuring softly, "If there is a next life, I will definitely be your wife. Tang Wulin, I love you too. But, can’t you really guess? We can never be together. From the moment I awoke from my slumber, we were destined to be enemies."

Tang Wulin stared at her blankly, "Gu Yue, those things aren’t important! Of course I can guess, you might not be human. I also know the harm humans have done to soul beasts. But now you’re already the master of the Spirit Pagoda, the one who controls soul spirits on the Continent, and the Ten Thousand Beast Platform you built is cultivating soul beasts, isn’t it? You’ve achieved impressive results; soon enough, soul beasts will thrive again. What the humans did in the past cannot be undone, but in the future, I am willing to work with you to maintain the relationship between soul beasts and humans."

Shock flickered in Gu Yuena’s eyes, "You already knew all along?"

Tang Wulin smiled bitterly, "I’m not a fool. If after everything that’s happened I still couldn’t see the signs, how could that be possible? In fact, when you first told me the story about the Dragon God, I started to have suspicions. And the moment I truly began to vaguely guess the truth was when I connected with my father, and he told me the origins of the Golden Dragon King’s bloodline within me."

"How could you, an ordinary person, possibly know the secrets of the Dragon God? Whether it’s Shrek Academy or the Tang Sect, I’ve checked all the records and found no such mention; the Spirit Pagoda was established later than us, so how could it have this information? But at that time, I was merely suspicious."

"But later we began to have the Dragon God Transformation, which was clearly the fusion of the two parts of the Dragon God. At that time, I could already conclude very much. And I also guessed that your entry into the Spirit Pagoda had a more complex purpose. But all of that doesn’t matter, you didn’t actually harm humans, and I’ve always been keeping an eye on you. Now, after everything has passed, we have fought together against the abyssal plane and defeated it, making you a hero among humans. We are now in an extremely influential position on the Soul Land. As long as you are willing, I will definitely work with you to give soul beasts a place to survive, jointly maintaining this balance of ecology."

Hearing Tang Wulin’s words, Gu Yuena’s eyes were somewhat dazed, but gradually, the tears disappeared.

"You really knew all along." There was a hint of bitterness at the corner of her mouth.

Tang Wulin felt a sense of urgency as he sensed in Gu Yuena’s expression a trace of unease.

"Gu Yue, you..."

Gu Yuena waved her hand at Tang Wulin, "Listen to me."

"If the hatred of genocide could really be resolved as you said, then I wouldn’t be suffering because of it. Indeed, I am the Silver Dragon King formed from the Dragon God after being split by Asura God’s sword, also the one who fled from the Divine Realm back then."

"At that time, I was gravely injured, and to escape the Divine Realm’s pursuit, I could only flee to the Soul Land. Back then, the Xingdou Forest was merely an unremarkable small forest, even you humans had just emerged in this world."

"During my countless years of slumber, affected by the plane, I had no choice but to disperse my divine power, naturally integrating into the Xingdou Forest, thereby fostering the growth and reproduction of its creatures. Thus emerged the largest soul beast forest on the Continent, and so many soul beasts came into being. In a sense, all the soul beasts in Xingdou Forest are my subjects."

"However, when I awoke from my slumber, I found that my subjects were nearly slaughtered clean by you humans. Hundreds of thousands of soul beasts! They all have life, and they are an essential part of maintaining the world’s ecological balance. But you humans, for selfish gains, in the name of becoming powerful soul masters, hunt them, even slaughter them. The Xingdou Forest itself has nearly been wiped from existence by your encroachment."

"The soul beasts that survive are rare as feathers of the phoenix, and many soul beasts haven’t even left a trace of spiritual seeds. Later, I tried to revive their species on the Ten Thousand Beast Platform but couldn’t achieve it. How many soul beast species have you humans destroyed? Is this hatred really something that can be easily resolved by offering them space to exist in the future as you say?"

"From the human perspective, soul beasts have long been your resources, with soul tools flourishing and even self-created Soul Spirits. But having self-created Soul Spirits, why did you still hunt down and kill all the soul beasts? Even the few surviving soul beasts are just being reared by the Spirit Pagoda."

"It is your cruelty that leads the soul beasts to extinction. It’s your greed that causes the world to lose balance. Even the Divine Realm only cares for you humans, when has it ever shown compassion for us soul beasts? I must say, your father was truly a great power, truly deserving of being the top God King. To be capable of planning an overwhelming scheme from ten thousand years ago, resolved the Soul Land crisis by devouring another plane. I’m really impressed and shocked. However, all his plans were to assist humanity, has he ever considered us soul beasts? The disappearance of soul beasts will inevitably cause this world to lose its balance, and the Soul Land is bound to decline."

"After I awakened and learned all of this, I planned. Our strength was far from adequate, wanting to defeat humans with what had no longer become god powers was fundamentally impossible. Therefore, to destroy and avenge, one must first blend into your world to understand you. Hence, Na’er’s existence, Na’er was the first step in understanding humans."

Here Gu Yuena paused, her eyes full of hatred. Yet amidst the hatred, there overflowed endless pain.

"But, what I never expected was not losing to you humans, but losing to the emotions that only humans possess. Couldn’t fathom that upon transforming into a human, the first to ensnare me was emotions. Making Na’er fall for you. And consequently, I also found myself trapped in the wager with no way out. Until now, the merge between Na’er and I is still incomplete, leaving part of her presence there. Being a god of soul beasts, I should have led soul beasts to avenge but instead fell for a human like you."

At this point, tears flowed uncontrollably from her beautiful eyes, "But Tang Wulin, you should already understand. There is absolutely no possibility between us. From the moment I revived, I have completely stood against humans. And you, you are the hero of humans. We each represent our own kind, standing at the peak. Thus, we are doomed never to be a couple, only foes!"

Saying this, Gu Yuena raised her right hand, sweeping a magnificent silver light in her Silver Dragon Spear in front of her, transforming into a dazzling silver beam. The massive beam spanned ten thousand meters, cutting through all the flowers and even the ground where the roses bloomed leaving a deep trench.

"From this moment, you and I break off all ties. We are only enemies!"

...

Lan Xuanyu only felt like he couldn’t breathe anymore, truly couldn’t breathe. He couldn’t imagine how his parents felt at the time. Under the watchful eyes of the world, they stood against each other, representing humans and soul beasts, becoming each other’s ultimate opponents.

When his mother uttered the words ’sever all ties,’ her heart must have been bleeding. And at that moment, wasn’t his father also in unbearable pain?

It was only now that he deeply realized how difficult it was for his parents to reunite and embrace each other tightly on the Sea God’s Lake.

The scene changed again, the ultimate duel.

...

Closer, they were getting closer and closer.

It seemed like that nine-colored Silver Dragon Spear was about to collide with the Heavenly Circle.

Yet, at this very moment, the once flawless arc suddenly paused, and the halo that should have been like a full moon had a sudden gap.

People experience happiness and sorrow, partings and reunions; the moon waxes and wanes. The Heavenly Circle was interrupted.

The Dragon Emperor lightly raised its angle, and at this moment, all the intensity and strength in Tang Wulin’s eyes had disappeared, replaced by tenderness. A gentle gaze.

He remembered the words he had spoken. If one day they really had to face each other as enemies, then he would rather let her kill him. He trusted her, believed that after his death, she wouldn’t truly destroy humanity. Otherwise, there wouldn’t have been those two earlier battles that allowed him to reduce the conditions. She knew better than anyone that he had the strength to win those two battles. It already showed she didn’t truly want to destroy humanity. After all, she was once human, and not just Gu Yue, but also Na’er.

If the irreconcilable conflict between the two races couldn’t be resolved, then one side must truly hold a dominant position.

Could he really kill her? He couldn’t.

At that moment, he even abandoned his ideals of protecting humanity and placed everything, only as a gamble on her.

What Di Tian could think of, he, of course, could think of too. Over the years, the one who suffered the most was not him, but her.

How much bitterness did she endure in her heart to finally reach today?

If being with him brought him moments of happiness, then she probably never truly felt happiness. Even when with him, there was always that concern lingering in her heart.

Yes, she was not happy. And this unhappiness was all because of their mutual love.

How could he harden his heart to hurt her?

Long before this duel arrived, Tang Wulin had already cast aside everything in his heart. For this world, for Soul Land, he had already borne too much.

Perhaps what he couldn’t bear to leave behind was only his yet-unseen parents and sister. But he had no choice left.

He couldn’t wait for them to return. Under such cruel fate, only the choice before him could truly free him.

He really couldn’t take it anymore; many times, living was more painful than dying.

He was going to fulfill his promise, transforming all his passion and love into this moment of tranquility.

He just looked at her, gazed at her, he loved her so deeply.

The Golden Dragon Moon Song named after her quietly withdrew at this moment, leaving only his body before the Silver Dragon Spear.

Closer, even closer. At such a close distance, he had no possibility of regret, moreover, he would never regret.

Gu Yuena’s gaze changed as she looked at him, but at this moment, her eyes suddenly became filled with murderous intent.

Just when Tang Wulin thought he was about to be pierced, the murderous intent suddenly swept past him, falling straight downwards.

What did she want to do?

Gu Yuena’s Silver Dragon Spear ultimately did not pierce Tang Wulin, but the murderous intent exploded in an instant, as if freezing the heavens and earth.

The Silver Dragon Spear carried her body, merging as one and falling instantly. Under the shroud of murderous intent, the Sea God Douluo Chen Xinjie, Light and Darkness Douluo Long Yeyue, Sentimental Douluo Zang Xin, and Heartless Douluo Cao Dezhi, four Ultimate powerhouses, instantly felt like they had fallen into an icy coldness. Their blood seemed to freeze, with no ability to move.

The target of the Silver Dragon Spear was Sentimental Douluo Zang Xin. The sharp spear glow came instantaneously, like teleporting.

The disparity in cultivation, the locking of divine consciousness, left Sentimental Douluo without even a chance to release his Sentimental Sword.

And at this moment, a figure instantly blocked in front of him, it was precisely Heartless Douluo Cao Dezhi.

"No——" Tang Wulin reacted with a frenzied roar in the air, rushing towards the ground as fast as he could. But in the end, he was still a beat too late! No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t completely catch up with Gu Yuena’s poised stance.

His heart suddenly turned cold, she wanted to kill Sentimental Douluo and Heartless Douluo, undeniably, she feared their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, moving heaven with emotion!

"Puff—" How could such a sharp Silver Dragon Spear be resisted by a body? The piercing spear glow instantly penetrated Heartless Douluo’s chest, and then pierced through Sentimental Douluo’s body, completely pinning them to the ground.

It was clear to see, the life force of the two Ultimate Douluos was instantly swallowed by the Silver Dragon Spear, and their bodies withered away.

All of this happened in an instant, beyond everyone’s imagination and prediction. No one could have thought such a situation would occur. Gu Yuena would coldly and ruthlessly kill Sentimental Douluo and Heartless Douluo.

Even the ferocious beasts who had entirely feared these two Ultimate Douluos were left dumbfounded seeing this scene for real.

Gu Yuena’s eyes shone coldly, the Silver Dragon Spear swiftly retracting. The spear glow swept sideways, aiming straight at Light and Darkness Douluo Long Yeyue.

Locked by her murderous intent, Dragon roars erupted from Long Yeyue, the martial soul released. Sea God Douluo Chen Xinjie pulled her body, dragging her behind himself.

Yet at this moment, Gu Yuena suddenly turned around, her Silver Dragon Spear stabbing into the air, aimed at the approaching Tang Wulin.

Tang Wulin’s mind, which had already resigned to death, underwent an upheaval, and his emotions nearly collapsed.

At that instant, countless chaotic thoughts surged through his mind. What did her intent to kill Heartless Douluo and Sentimental Douluo mean? It meant she wouldn’t spare humans, wanting to kill all the human powerhouses here! It also implied the soul beasts ultimately wished to conquer the world and eliminate mankind.

Tang Wulin’s heart was in complete turmoil, watching Gu Yuena still aiming to kill Long Yeyue, how could he let her succeed? The Golden Dragon Spear thrust out with all its might, eager to entangle Gu Yuena!

Gu Yuena’s cold gaze held no emotional color, at this moment, she seemed entirely immersed in the hatred and anger dragons held towards humans. She seemed determined to destroy everything before her eyes.

The tip of the Silver Dragon Spear precisely touched the tip of the Golden Dragon Spear. Golden Dragon Moon Song clashed with Silver Dragon Wulin once more.

The two dragon spears collided. No one knew how many times they had clashed. But at that moment, suddenly, an unexpected situation arose.

The Silver Dragon Spear, which was clearly still shining with nine-colored light, the spear glow appearing so aggressive, suddenly transformed into illusion like bubbles.

Golden light pierced through, penetrating the layers of bubbles, and with Tang Wulin’s gaze filled with disbelief, "puff," it stabbed into Gu Yuena’s chest, piercing through her heart.

Until this moment, the coldness on her face completely vanished; she seemed unfazed by any pain, all she wore was a faint smile.

And at this moment, everything seemed to become eternal. Not only Tang Wulin, but everyone’s eyes had completely frozen.

In the distance, ferocious beasts made motions to pounce furiously. By Gu Yuena’s side, Sea God Douluo and Light and Darkness Douluo stared aghast. The just-withered bodies of Heartless Douluo and Sentimental Douluo twisted and the light changed, transforming into large swathes of bubbles and disappearing, revealing the stunned yet unharmed duo.

Mo Lan opened her mouth to cry out. Thousands of troops shook endlessly.

The people before screens gazed wide-eyed in alarm.

However, all of this, in the instant the Golden Dragon Spear pierced Gu Yuena’s heart, suddenly froze. Time stood still. Everyone maintained their original movements, unable to move at all. Just like when Plane Master Tang Hao appeared, locking the entire space.

Even Tang Wulin’s heart seemed to freeze at this instant.

At this moment, his mind was blank, how could he not realize he ultimately fell into Gu Yuena’s trap?

His body, suspended in mid-air; at this moment, only he and she could still move, slowly descending to the ground.

The next moment, he shivered, wanting to pull out his Golden Dragon Spear.

But Gu Yuena suddenly raised her hand, grasping the shaft of the Golden Dragon Spear, her face graced with a faint smile, gently shook her head at him.

On her slender fingers, like spring onions, nine-colored light flowed, yet it seemed cast from bronze and iron, no matter how Tang Wulin tried to pull out, he couldn’t.

"This is the ending I had long planned, also the best ending." Her red lips slightly parted as she softly spoke.

Her voice, heard by everyone on the battlefield, every soul beast understood, yet they remained unable to move at all. As if the entire world had been confined by her.

"You..." Tang Wulin was instantly overflowing with tears, yet he couldn’t speak.

At this moment, his heart ached as though torn, his whole body trembling violently.

Gu Yuena sighed gently, "Listen to me, alright?" As she spoke, a nine-colored beam suddenly burst over Tang Wulin’s body, enveloping him. With Tang Wulin’s cultivation, he instantly became immobile. It was the Dragon God’s Core that shot out, fixing him in place.

Tang Wulin stared blankly at her; only now did he understand, if she truly intended harm, using the Dragon God Core, she could’ve ended him long ago! How would she wait until now? Everything she did earlier was but to entice him into making that thrust.

Gu Yuena seemed so serene, as if it wasn’t her whose heart was pierced.

Between the two, separated only by the distance of a Golden Dragon Spear, they gazed at each other.

Her perpetual smile, her eyes devoid of any pain, filled only with utmost love.

"Wulin, do you know? Only at this moment can I truly, wholeheartedly love you. You’ve asked me many times, do I love you? I’ve answered you as well. But only now, can I truly, loudly, in front of everyone, announce to them, I love you."

Her eyes were filled with love, as she slowly raised her left hand, on which she wore a ring that shimmered with a faint blue light.

"That day, when you proposed to me, I was so moved, so touched. The moment you put the ring on my finger, in reality, I was already your wife. I, Gu Yuena, will be Tang Wulin’s and only Tang Wulin’s wife."

"Na’er won. At the moment of her victory, I actually knew, I was already deeply involved, unable to extricate myself. I once tried to struggle, tried more than once to kill you. Yet, I couldn’t do it. It only made me sink deeper and deeper. Ultimately, I couldn’t escape."

"Even I don’t know when exactly I fell in love with you. Perhaps, it was the moment you completed the thousand-day burial of the dragons, burying the bones for the Dragon Clan for me. Or perhaps it was when I called you ’dad’ that time. Or maybe it was at the Sea God’s Fate Blind Date Conference when you acknowledged my feelings with words I couldn’t refuse at that moment."

Saying this, her gaze became dreamy, "Perhaps, none of this is correct. Because, our fates were decided from the first time we met, whether it was your first meeting with Na’er or your first meeting with Gu Yue, it was destined that there would be this fate between us."

"Perhaps, this is a cursed fate. Yet, even so, I have accepted it."

"I have to say, your father is the most insightful person I have ever met, truly worthy of being the foremost among God Kings. He planned everything perfectly, achieving victory thousands of years ago. Ultimately, he allowed Soul Land to be revitalized, enabling this world to enjoy at least another millennium of peace. Such immense wisdom and courage."

"Compared to him, we are all too insignificant. I am not as wise as he is, so I have never been able to think of a way to resolve the problem between us, to dispel the racial hatred spanning tens of thousands of years between us."

"After all, I am the Silver Dragon King, a part of the Dragon God’s body, the king of all beasts. I am the progenitor of all soul beasts. It’s said that they evolved because of my aura, eventually creating the clans they are today. Yet humans have always slaughtered them; this hatred is not something the feelings between you and me can resolve. Even though we stand at the peak of both our tribes, we still can’t do it."

"For this, I have pondered for a long, long time. I’ve always been searching for a solution. I hoped that a glimmer of light would appear before us, allowing us to truly be together."

"I once thought of just being with you no matter what, abandoning everything around me, giving up my clan. As long as you loved me, I would stay with you without revealing my identity, regardless of everything, just loving you."

"But, can I really do that? I can’t. Soul beasts are already near extinction, and without me, they truly would cease to exist. The Azure Oxpython and Titan Ape, your father’s dear friends, even soul beasts who once broke the rules to become gods stand by me because they share my concerns. If the soul beasts are not saved, they will forever perish. I can’t just stand by and watch my kind fade away like this!"

"I once even attempted to escape. That memory loss was actually me deliberately shaking my brain, causing myself to lose memory. At that time, I thought you would definitely protect me always, and with me having lost my memory, I wouldn’t do anything for the tribe, maybe allowing us to be together. Yet, you found the mystic heaven chrysanthemum for me, healing the brain injury I purposely didn’t treat."

Gu Yuena’s smile was slightly bitter, "Despite this, I kept trying to pretend I was still in a state of amnesia, even hoping to deceive myself. However, facing the Abyss Sage King’s attack, you were already in mortal danger, how could I just sit back? I had no choice but to use the Dragon God Transformation with you, saving you."

"Afterward, there were countless ways I thought of, always hovering between struggle and pain. However, I still had no solution, unable to achieve it. In the end, I was in despair."

Saying this, she shut her eyes in pain.

"In despair, I remained silent for a long time. I even attempted to forget you. At the Martial Arts Tournament, I actually thought about marrying Qiangu Zhangting, marrying a man I didn’t like, so I could truly forget you, or hurt you, making you stay away from me. But you came. And how could I ever forget you? Aside from you, I wouldn’t let even a finger touch me, how could I really marry someone else? Only your ring can I wear on my hand."

"After the Martial Arts Tournament, I finally gave up. I know now, I ultimately cannot defeat fate. Since that’s the case, I can only follow the path destiny set. From that time, the plan for today began."

Saying this, her eyes brightened once more.

"I don’t have the wisdom of your father, able to plan for millennia and reverse the tides. But I have also come up with a plan that minimizes harm to you, even preventing further hatred with humans, and also gives my clan a chance to survive and procreate."

"The past is gone. No matter how much we retaliate against humans, even if we kill all the humans of today, we can’t bring back our dead clansmen. Initially, when I transformed into a human, it was to integrate with you, understand you, and thus overthrow you."

"Without me, how could the Spirit Pagoda have so easily researched ten-thousand-year souls? Within the ten-thousand-year souls, from the start, my spiritual seeds were added, which is why it took so long to regain my strength. Then, using the Dragon God’s Core, I discovered the existence of the small world, the Ten Thousand Beast Platform. The Titan Ape and Azure Oxpython are rescuing soul beasts in another way. They gather soul beast seeds to allow them to live and reproduce in that small world. However, the Ten Thousand Beast Platform is ultimately too small, and their power can’t truly sustain it. For this, I negotiated with them to use the Dragon God’s Core as the core of the Ten Thousand Beast Platform, but they needed to support me in retaliating against humans. This led to the emergence of the Ten Thousand Beast Platform."

"With the ten-thousand-year souls combined with the Ten Thousand Beast Platform, we controlled the vast majority of high-level Soul Masters. From your human perspective, from that time, our conspiracy had already commenced in full, all for today’s counterstrike."

"What we didn’t expect was that the Holy Spirit Cult would cooperate with the abyssal plane, and that Abyss Sage King would go to any lengths to merge in order to devour the Soul Land plane. But during that time, I felt no oppression in my heart. Because we could fight side by side again. Even if the final outcome is that we lose, at least I can rightfully live and die with you. Being devoured by the abyssal plane would be devastating for both humans and us soul beasts. That was the first time we fought together with a common enemy. What you didn’t notice was that all of our soul beasts capable of transforming into human forms joined that battle, playing their roles on the battlefield."

"When the Abyss Sage King descended, I did feel that we were powerless to resist. After all, he relied on the strength of a plane. At that time, the only possibility was for me to devour you, for us to transform into the Dragon God and transcend the Soul Land plane, only then might we be able to defeat him. But I was unwilling to do so; that was not what I wanted. I would rather die fighting with you than harm you or betray you."

"Today, in front of all you human powerhouses and in front of my subordinates, I can say one thing: since my rebirth, I have never killed a human that didn’t deserve to die. So, Wulin, your wife is pure, never tainted in the slightest."

As she spoke, she smiled charmingly, but her eyes were already sparkling with tears.

"The arrival of the Sea God changed what I initially thought was the inevitable outcome. A plan I once thought unnecessary regained its chance. With the Sea God’s departure, the sleep of the plane master, and the evolution of the Eternal Tree, all these events created an opportunity for my original plan. I couldn’t refuse my subordinates’ urging, and my original plan had reached the point where it had to be implemented."

"When you came to propose, did you know, my heart felt as if it was being cut with a knife. I so hoped to accept your ring, even wanting to shout ’I do’ before you proposed. But I couldn’t. Watching all you did for me, I could only shed tears in my heart. Despite this, I couldn’t help accepting your ring, for only so could I truly see myself as your wife."

"I launched this war not to destroy humanity. Because that wouldn’t benefit us, just as your destruction of us would lead to ecological imbalance, our destruction of you would yield no different result. Moreover, I don’t really think we could destroy you. The sleeping plane master might awaken, and even if I could defeat him, it would be at the cost of destroying the entire plane, so mutual destruction is not an option."

"However, I still had to make you feel this disaster, still had to launch it. Because I wanted you to know, making mistakes has consequences. And let you know that we soul beasts have the capability to resist."

Her voice gradually rose, a pair of beautiful eyes full of authority revealed, "Even if I die, the spiritual seeds I leave behind will still exist. I will leave the Dragon God’s Core in the Ten Thousand Beast Platform as its core, which can also control these spiritual seeds again. And these seeds, planted through the Dragon God’s Core, will continue to pass down even if you human Soul Masters have offspring, unless you kill all controlled Soul Masters. Otherwise, these seeds will always exist. As long as you attempt to destroy us soul beasts, attempt to harm us, then through the Dragon God’s Core, I can control you again, bring another war capable of annihilating you. This control will take at least ten thousand years to disappear."

After saying this, her gaze returned to Tang Wulin’s face, becoming gentle once more, "This is my plan. Everything I have done is for the peaceful coexistence of our soul beasts with you humans. But in doing so, it also means I haven’t truly completed all that a king of the soul beasts should do, ultimately standing opposed to you. And as a human hero, a king of humans, how could you marry someone like me? Even if you ultimately compromise, we will walk far apart. And as someone capable of controlling great trends, I will inevitably become the most feared existence. Perhaps you can give up everything to come to me, but there will always be so many ties in your heart, you will never be truly happy. And indeed, you could not be with me with such an identity, we can only be adversaries."

"Our soul beasts possessing such strong strength is not something I wished for either; imbalance means the emergence of ambition. So, I have also left restrictions on the Dragon God’s Core. Unless it is a moment of life and death for the Soul Beast Clan, this spiritual control will not appear."

"This is my plan. Only with my death can the ambitions of the Soul Beast Clan be released, and only with this war can humans be awakened. Wulin, I just hope that after my death, you can restrain humanity and leave our Soul Beast Clan a space to survive. Fulfill our promises and commitments; at least leave us a Xingdou Forest. With Da Ming and Er Ming here, I believe they will also restrain the soul beasts and not harm humans any further. And you humans have researched ten-thousand-year Soul Spirits, no longer needing to hunt soul beasts. So let our two races coexist peacefully. Okay?"

The halo receded as the Dragon God’s Core that previously immobilized Tang Wulin soared upwards, flying into the Ten Thousand Beast Platform in the sky. Tang Wulin regained his ability to move.

"Why? Why do you have to do this? Why didn’t you tell me all this earlier? There must be another way, there must be another way!" Tang Wulin released the Golden Dragon Spear, flashing to Gu Yuena’s side, holding her in his arms.

At this moment, Gu Yuena’s life force was slowly diminishing, her pretty face gradually turning pale, yet her hands still clutched the Golden Dragon Spear tightly, refusing to let Tang Wulin pull it out, allowing the Golden Dragon Spear to devour her life force.

As the Silver Dragon King, her life energy was so strong that even the Golden Dragon Spear couldn’t take her life in an instant.

Gu Yuena gazed at him softly, "This is the best outcome, the best release. I’m so tired, let me go. You have to live well, you still have to wait for your father and mother to come back for you. Okay?"

"No, no..." Tang Wulin was already in tears, holding Gu Yuena’s hand tightly, wanting to pull her hand away, but how could Gu Yuena’s last strength be so easy to oppose, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t take her hand away.

"Gu Yue, you know, I can’t lose you. How can you be so cruel? How can you bear to leave me alone?"

Gu Yuena gently shook her head, "Between us, we represent humans and soul beasts. Only one can survive. I saw long ago that you’ve already made up your mind to be the one to leave. But how could I bear it? You’re still not as smart as me; you’re ultimately just my fool."

Life was about to end, but at this moment, she smiled so sweetly, as if there was no pain or regret.

"Say you love me," she said softly.

"I love you," Tang Wulin roared with all the strength he could muster.

"Husband, I love you too." Gu Yuena finally released the hands that held the Golden Dragon Spear, for at this moment, her entire being had dimmed, irreversibly.

Her pale, bloodless slender hand gently caressed his face, her eyes filled with reluctance and longing, even as her once bright silver eyes grew dim.

Suddenly, her eyes widened sharply.

"Pfft—"

The other end of the Golden Dragon Spear pierced through his chest, and almost in an instant, he had already pulled her tightly into his embrace, no longer separated, no longer hindered by the spear from such an intimate contact.

"No..." Her voice was already extremely weak, but at this moment, she could no longer stop anything he was doing.

The pain on Tang Wulin’s face disappeared, and he smiled at her, "So this is how it feels to have your heart pierced, just a bit of coldness, not really painful. How could you leave me behind? You are my wife, I said before, wherever you are, I will be there, if you wish to leave, how could I possibly stay behind alone?"

Her hands were bracing against his chest, trying to push him away from the Golden Dragon Spear, but at that moment, where did she have the strength?

Tang Wulin held her tightly, and she had no way to break free.

"Wulin, you still have your father, mother, you promised them, you have to wait for their return!"

Tang Wulin shook his head gently, "Father and Mother still have sister by their side. But you only have me."

"Wulin..." Gu Yuena’s tears finally burst out, she no longer cared about anything, using her last bit of strength, held him tightly. And her breath, at this moment, began to pour out.

Tang Wulin exerted strength with his legs, and the two of them, under the piercing of the Golden Dragon Spear, rose into the air, ascending into the sky. He held Gu Yuena with one hand, and waved to the sky with the other.

Suddenly, the previously frozen space-time shattered, and everyone became able to move.

"Wulin—" Countless cries of sadness rang out from below. Everyone looked up at the sky at this pair of lovers who loved each other so deeply, yet ultimately walked towards tragedy.

Tang Wulin’s gaze was very calm, "In fact, all of today, perhaps it was already over before this last battle arrived. Initially, I intended to use my own life as the price to awaken her, to leave humanity a glimmer of hope. And I would ultimately not endure this pain. Yet I didn’t expect her to plan as she did. You all heard what she just said. Humans, soul beasts, only peaceful coexistence can allow our Soul Land’s world to continue. I hope, with our departure, it can awaken you, make you abandon the obsessions in your hearts."

"Since the dawn of life on the continent, both humans and soul beasts have lost too many lives because of each other. I hope with our deaths, all this can be concluded. This is my final request. Sister Mo Lan, all you in Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect. Assuredly, you must promote this. Da Ming, Er Ming, two uncles. If my parents return, please tell them for Wulin, forgive my unfilial behavior. I couldn’t wait for their return, I really miss them. Tell them for me, ’Father, Mother, Sister, I’m sorry.’

"Wulin!"

Da Ming and Er Ming already had reddened eyes, wanting to fly up. But, in the sky there seemed to be an invisible force binding everything, no one was able to fly up.

Tang Wulin shook his head at them, "No one can stop us from being together anymore. No more. All responsibilities, burdens, from this moment, no longer have anything to do with us. We belong only to each other. All of me belongs only to my wife, Gu Yuena."

As he was saying this, Tang Wulin raised his hand to probe before his chest, a crystal-clear bead had already fallen into his palm, meanwhile, a divine light flashed in his eyes. The Silver Dragon Spear which had fallen to the ground earlier suddenly transformed into a brilliance, shooting before Light and Darkness Douluo Long Yeyue.

"The Dragon God’s core controlling the spiritual seeds of the soul beast line, this Silver Dragon Spear will remain for Shrek to guard. Tang Wulin, Gu Yuena, bid farewell."

As he was saying this, he applied force with his fingers, the Ice God Pearl instantly shattered, transforming into a large mist of ice spreading out. Enveloping him and Gu Yuena’s bodies within. A layer of frost visibly began to condense on them, Gu Yuena’s originally withering delicate body suddenly stagnated.

Tang Wulin let out a long roar to the heavens, "Golden Dragon Moon Song Tang Wulin, Silver Dragon Wulin Gu Yuena! Farewell, Douluo!"

The next instant, they had already turned into a mass of ice fog shooting out, disappearing in the air in an instant. Shooting towards the north.

All present dumbly watched this scene in the sky, be it soul beasts or humans, it felt as if a mountain were oppressing their hearts.

Silver Dragon Princess Gu Yuena, perished!

Dragon Emperor Douluo Tang Wulin, committed suicide out of love!

...

Countless specks of light ascended into the air, scattered, ultimately transforming into waves of light scattering in all directions. Only that golden figure still soared in the air.

Lan Xuanyu and Bai Xiuxiu’s faces were already streaked with tears, Bai Xiuxiu was even more so lying in Lan Xuanyu’s arms crying uncontrollably.

This is the love that once belonged to Golden Dragon Moon Song and Silver Dragon Wulin. This is the epic event of ten millennia ago, this is the world that once belonged to them.

Ling Zichen likewise followed behind, also having seen all sorts of images, even though she had once been a participant, at this very moment, who wouldn’t tear up?

Yet among all these scenes, only one segment was missing, his proposal to her was missing.

The towering Spirit Pagoda finally came into view, Tang Wulin’s figure also gradually slowed down.

And at this very moment, beneath the Spirit Pagoda, a large number of powerful experts of the Spirit Pagoda had already flooded out, silently watching that flying figure.

Tang Wulin’s face bore a faint smile, all the past had been put down in this moment, it was only the past.

And now, in this world, there was no one who could stop him anymore.

What he gave her was a truly perfect version of himself. Even though he wasn’t a perfectionist. But at this moment, he more hoped that he could genuinely be together with her, without separation, truly enjoying the happiness of this world.

Dear, I’ve come. Are you ready?

Tang Wulin flew until he stopped in the void just about a kilometer from the Spirit Pagoda headquarters.

He didn’t continue further, only gave a slight smile in a certain direction.

The next instant, he slowly raised his hands to his sides, instantly, the golden halo on his body grew intense.

Even though this moment might attract the attention of thousands, perhaps many could see all this through satellites, yet for Tang Wulin, this moment belonged only to them, everything he did was solely for the person before him.

A deep dragon roar sounded, stirring the change in bloodline, causing the bloodline of the Silver Dragon King to softly sing as well.

They could all clearly feel the heartbeat maintained at the same frequency.

Tang Wulin could feel her lingering for him, could feel her stirring emotions at this moment.

Hands tracing a circle in the void, instantly, a giant golden heart-shaped halo emerged floatingly in the void, spreading outward centered on Tang Wulin’s body, painting the whole sky with brilliant gold.

Subsequently, layers upon layers of heart-shaped halos spread and expanded outward, layer upon layer. Turning the entire sky into gold.

Just like in the past!