A vibrant green barrier appeared out of thin air, gently protecting the Ice Phoenix Soul, constantly repairing its wounds, and stubbornly resisting the erosion of the Black Demon Sun.
Xiao Han, Lin Qingxia, Su Linglong.
At this moment, the souls of the three formed a silent yet sacred alliance!
"A mere trick!" The Succubus Queen's will revealed disdain, and the light of the black demonic sun grew even more intense.
However, during the confrontation, Xiao Han keenly discovered a fatal flaw. Although the newly born queen was strong, she was extremely arrogant. Her use of the pure and pristine power of the Extreme Ice Phoenix within Su Linglong was far less refined and skillful than Su Linglong herself!
Chance!
Under Xiao Han's eternal protection and Lin Qingxia's life-guarding, the ice phoenix, on the verge of shattering, rekindled a spark of indomitable light at the core of its soul.
Su Linglong made the most resolute and decisive choice.
Instead of attacking the black sun, she mobilized her last bit of power and detonated the most primal wisp of her essence— the Extreme Ice Phoenix Soul!
Her goal was not to kill the enemy, but to transform her entire sea of consciousness, along with the invading Succubus Queen, into an eternal, absolute zero "Soul Ice Prison"!
"You're insane! You're a madman!"
The Succubus Queen finally felt terror. Once sealed in this wasteland of souls, she would never be able to escape!
Faced with the threat of being permanently sealed, she made a decisive decision to abandon Su Linglong's perfect body, which she had coveted for countless ages. The black demonic sun suddenly shrank, transforming into a pure stream of soul light, and was about to escape this sea of consciousness that was about to be destroyed!
However, this was precisely the final trap that Xiao Han had laid, using his life as bait!
I've been waiting for you for so long!
The instant the Succubus Queen's soul left her body, in her most naked and defenseless moment, the eternal night that shrouded heaven and earth suddenly transformed into a gigantic maw that devoured the world!
[The Primordial Eternal Night Overlord] opened its blood-red maw.
In one gulp, he swallowed the horrified queen's soul, along with all her arrogance and malice!
The Queen was defeated.
But the price was so terrible that Xiao Han's heart was bleeding.
With her self-destruction, Su Linglong's sea of consciousness completely collapsed, her soul turning into countless ice crystal fragments, plunging into eternal silence. In the real world, her body fell straight backward, her last vestige of life extinguished.
Xiao Han's soul was also severely damaged, and he staggered back to his body.
The world of Pseudo-God, having lost all its core elements, finally returned to a desolate void.
Xiao Han staggered as he caught Su Linglong's cold body, then pulled the still unconscious Lin Qingxia into his arms. Floating in this absolute darkness and deathly silence, an unprecedented sense of desolation and powerlessness almost swallowed his mind.
He won, but it felt like he had lost everything.
Just then, in his sea of consciousness, the [Soul-Devouring Pearl] that had devoured the Queen's soul suddenly began to vibrate violently without warning, and countless strange and bewitching cracks appeared on its surface, as if some indescribable transformation was taking place.
Immediately afterwards, a brand new female voice, filled with endless allure and absolute submission, resounded directly in the deepest part of his soul without any warning.
The voice bore a striking resemblance to the Succubus Queen who had just been devoured, yet it also possessed a certain... humility befitting a servant.
"Truly... unparalleled deliciousness."
"Thank you for your hospitality, my... new master."
"So, can our real game begin now?"
Dead silence.
Absolute silence and nothingness are the sole themes of this final resting place of the universe.
Xiao Han held the two gradually cooling bodies in his arms, his knuckles turning white from the force, as if he wanted to knead them into his very bones. The power of the Chaos God-Demon Body lay dormant within him, yet it could not warm the bodies in his arms in the slightest. He had won, but looking around, the entire world had lost completely.
Just then, a flirtatious and seductive voice rang out from the deepest part of his soul without warning, carrying a languid sense of satisfaction.
"Truly... unparalleled deliciousness."
"Thank you for your hospitality, my... new master."
Xiao Han's body stiffened as the killing intent, like a tangible ice spike, pierced through his sea of consciousness in an instant!
"Get out here!"
"Oh dear, don't be so fierce." The voice chuckled, like silver bells ringing on bones, both eerie and melodious. "I am now a part of you. My name is 'Mei'er,' formed from the purest essence of that queen, fused with you, this interesting bead. From now on, we share the same fate, for better or for worse."
Xiao Han's divine sense transformed into a jet-black blade, pressed firmly against the demonic soul form created by the [Soul-Devouring Pearl]. His voice was icy and chilling. "I don't care what you are. Believe me, I'll detonate my divine soul right now and perish together with you!"
"I believe you, of course I believe you." Mei'er's tone was not afraid at all, but rather full of interest. "However, before I completely dissipate, the soul of this beautiful lady in your arms will first turn into cosmic dust. Look, they've already begun to drift away."
Xiao Han suddenly looked down, and with his [Void-Piercing Divine Eyes] activated to the extreme, he saw that on Su Linglong's body, countless particles dimmer than starlight were gradually dissipating and merging into the boundless darkness.
His heart felt as if it were being gripped tightly by an invisible hand, the pain making it hard to breathe.
"You... have a way?" His voice was so hoarse it was almost incoherent.
"There is a way, of course," Mei'er's voice was full of temptation. "Although her soul is shattered, its original quality is extremely high and it has not been completely Obliteration. I can teach you a secret technique of our Succubus Clan to forcibly gather these fragments together and weave them into a 'Soul-Weaving Cocoon,' temporarily preserving her last glimmer of life and buying you time."
"Time?" A glimmer of desperate hope ignited in Xiao Han's eyes.
"Yes, time. Go find the cosmic wonder that can truly reshape the soul—the 'Primordial Soul Spring'." Mei'er chuckled. "Fortunately, I can vaguely sense its approximate location. How about it, my new master, do you want to make this deal with me?"
Xiao Han was torn between his conscience and reason. Reason told him that associating with this mysterious demon was tantamount to drinking poison to quench his thirst.
However, the cold, impersonal system notification shattered all his remaining hope.
[God-Level Choice activated!]
[Option A: Dance with the Demon. Accept Mei'er's contract, sacrificing 30% of your own soul essence to construct the 'Soul-Weaving Cocoon' and obtain clues to the 'Primordial Soul Spring'. From then on, you will be deeply bound to Mei'er, your souls intertwined, sharing both glory and disgrace, with a huge risk of being devoured by her in the future.]
[Option B: Human will can conquer nature. Reject Mei'er and rely on your own strength and opportunities to find a way to resurrect yourself in the vast universe. Warning: Su Linglong's soul fragments will completely dissipate within seventy-two hours, never to be reborn.]
Looking at Su Linglong's pale yet still stunningly beautiful face in his arms, Xiao Han felt as if his heart had been ripped out.