Queen of the Earth's Core Burns Her Soul to Build a Pyramid and Seal the Calamity; the Great Compassionate Tree King Offers Her Memories to Save the World; Ning Rongrong Trembles

"I was wrong..."

A hoarse whisper escaped from the Scarlet King's lips, each word seemingly uttered with all his might.

He staggered toward that only remaining Pure Land amidst the calamity, toward the goddess in flawless white robes, her eyes filled with compassion.

The Great Compassionate Tree King.

She stood there quietly, her emerald eyes reflecting the Scarlet King's remorseful figure, and also the kingdom behind him, corrupted by Forbidden Knowledge and heading towards madness and death.

"Save them... save my people..."

The Scarlet King knelt on the ground. This king, who had once stood shoulder to shoulder with the Gods, was now as humble as dust. He reached out his hand, but it fell limply to his sides. He knew it was all too late.

The "truth" he pursued turned into the most vicious Curse, turning against him and all his people.

Douluo God Realm.

Tang San's brows furrowed tightly. He could feel the despair in the scene, a scene of apocalypse that even the Mingdu powerless to reverse.

"What exactly... did he release?" Ning Rongrong's voice trembled slightly.

Such a powerful being, a king who could build a glorious civilization, had fallen to such a state.

Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Eye flickered as he tried to analyze the polluted sky and earth, only to feel a pang of fear. That power, filled with madness and chaos, far surpassed any evil he could comprehend.

"This is no longer just power," Rong Nianbing said in a deep voice. As the God of Emotion, he could clearly sense the despair that had seeped into the very marrow of the body. "This is a... pollution of 'knowledge.' A plague that is enough to make the world itself 'vulnerable'."

In the scene, the Great Compassionate Tree King gently shakes her head, her voice filled with endless regret.

"It's too late, Arhama. 'Knowledge' has already connected with your people through you. Unless... the source is completely severed."

The Scarlet King gave a bitter laugh, a laugh filled with self-mockery and relief.

"I see."

He slowly rose to his feet, taking one last look at his kingdom. The golden city he had built with his own hands was now a breeding ground for the bizarre, where wails and madness had replaced the hymns of yesteryear.

"Greater Lord Rukkhadevata, my dearest friend."

The Scarlet King's voice regained a touch of calm, a composure born from making the final decision.

"Please allow me, with this broken body, to put a period to the Sin I have committed."

He opened his arms and looked up at the sky.

"I will offer my life, my Authority, and my last soul as a sacrifice!"

"Here, let us build a wall to separate us from the world!"

The moment the words left his mouth, the Scarlet King's body erupted with an unprecedented light!

That was not the light of Authority, but the raging Lie Yan of life and soul! Golden light shot into the sky, as if to burn the entire polluted sky to ashes!

"No!"

"What is he doing?!"

Zhou Weiqing gasped in shock. He had witnessed all sorts of powerful forces, but he had never seen such a resolute act of self-destruction!

This is not death; this is the complete erasure of one's existence from this world!

"He is sacrificing! Sacrificing everything he has!"

In the God Realm Central, the God of Destruction's pupils constricted sharply as he sensed the essence of that power. It was an end more complete than mere death.

Chang Gongwei, Lei Xiang, A'Dai, and others—these powerful figures who once stood at the pinnacle of their respective worlds—were all deeply moved at this moment.

They may die fighting to protect, but for someone like the Scarlet King to transform his very existence into a prison, using Eternity annihilation to seal away the mistakes he has made—this resolute act is chilling.

Within the golden light, the Scarlet King's flesh, bones, and even soul were rapidly Decomposition and reconstructing.

The earth trembled violently as an unimaginably magnificent building rose from the ground, centered on the Scarlet King!

It has sharp edges and points straight to the Sky Vault, and its entire body is made of golden crystals.

A giant pyramid!

"He... he turned himself into a building?" He Caitou stared in disbelief, his mouth agape enough to fit a Soul Guidance Cannon.

"This is... suppression."

Tang Wulin murmured to himself, his eyes filled with complex emotions. He recalled how he had willingly endured being pierced by thousands of Long Spear to seal away the resentment of the Dragon Clan. But compared to the scene before him, his sacrifice seemed different.

The Scarlet King used his own "existence" to seal the "core" of that Forbidden Knowledge.

Boom--!!!

When the top of the pyramid completely closed, the last trace of the Scarlet King's aura vanished without a trace. That magnificent mausoleum became his Eternity tombstone and a massive seal to ward off calamities.

The whole world seemed to fall silent for a moment because of this heroic sacrifice.

However, the disaster did not stop.

The Forbidden Knowledge, having lost its source, continues to spread like a plague throughout the Scarlet King's kingdom. The land is turning to sand, the sky is shrouded in a gray-black aura, and countless people are still dying painfully in madness and mutation.

Sealing the core only cuts off the source, but it cannot purify the already spread pollution.

Everyone's hearts sank.

Was the king's sacrifice ultimately in vain?

Just then, the Great Compassionate Tree King moved.

She slowly raised her hand, palm up, and an illusory image of a giant tree, seemingly connected to the very fabric of the world, appeared behind her.

"The World Tree..."

Tang San's gaze sharpened; he sensed from that tree a vast aura that shared the same origin as the entire world.

"At the cost of my Divine Power."

The Great Compassionate Tree King's voice was gentle, yet carried an undeniable firmness.

"At the cost of my Remembrance."

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao was suddenly shocked!

Remembrance?

Sacrificing Remembrance? What does that mean? If a god loses her Remembrance, is she still herself?

"At the cost of my life."

As she spoke, the illusory World Tree behind her shone brightly, and countless emerald green light spots peeled off her body and merged into the World Tree.

Her figure became ethereal and dim at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The eyes, which were originally as green as emeralds, gradually lost their color and became somewhat vacant.

It was as if something important was being permanently removed from her life.

"She is burning herself to purify the entire earth!" The Lie Yan voice resonated deeply; she was once the Queen of the Earth's Core and understood this power that connected her to the world.

Ji Dong clenched his fists instinctively. This scene reminded him of the moment when Lie Yan sacrificed Lie Yan for him. The same unwavering devotion, the same heartbreaking tragedy.

It started raining.

This wasn't ordinary rain.

Each raindrop radiates a soft, Life Green Light, falling on the polluted earth with a hissing sound.

The crazed, mutated people gradually ceased their roars as the rain washed over them. The grotesque distortions on their bodies slowly faded, and the madness in their eyes transformed into a final peace.