Chapter 219 Bai Xuanzi: Go back, this is the final ultimatum.
The desolate wasteland on the outskirts of Mingdu City, which was originally shrouded in a green poisonous fog, was now completely purified by the golden light of Bai Xuanzi's arrival.
The pungent, corrosive smell in the air had disappeared, replaced by a heavy, imposing sense of order.
[In the scene depicting the sky.]
[Poison Undying stared intently at Bai Xuanzi in the void, his wrinkled face bulging with veins, his emerald green eyes revealing extreme resentment and astonishment. Behind him, the members of the Title Douluo Group from the Star Luo Empire were also pale-faced, yet still unable to suppress their inner confusion.]
"Xuanzi! What are you doing?" Poisonous Undying roared hoarsely, pointing at the steel-built Mingdu City beneath his feet, his voice filled with rage. "You are the leader of Shrek Academy, the backbone of the three kingdoms of Douluo Continent! The Sun Moon Empire has been pressing forward relentlessly for years; their soul tools will eventually engulf us all. We risked our lives to carry out this decapitation operation for the future of the entire continent, to eliminate the threat! Why are you siding with the Sun Moon Empire? Why are you protecting these outcasts?"
A member of the Star Luo Empire's Title Douluo Group stepped forward and spoke in a heavy tone: "Elder Xuan, please reconsider. The ambitions of the Sun Moon Empire are known to all. If you obstruct us today, you are abandoning the safety of the Three Kingdoms. Do you intend to betray the land left by your ancestors?"
Faced with these questions brimming with so-called righteous indignation, Bai Xuanzi merely let out a soft sigh. His golden eyes remained unmoved, displaying only a cold indifference reserved for the stubborn.
"I have no need to explain my actions to you," Bai Xuanzi said calmly. His voice wasn't loud, but it resonated deeply within Du Busi's mind. "Du Busi, you just addressed me by my given name, and your words were filled with murderous intent. This is disrespect for order."
Before he could finish speaking, Bai Xuanzi flicked his right index finger lightly.
A tiny golden beam of light shot out instantly. Before Poison Undying could even make any defensive move, the beam had already struck him precisely in the chest.
[Bang--!]
There was no dazzling explosion, but Poison Undying's resilient body instantly shrank under that single finger strike. An immense force slammed him from mid-air into the ground, creating a massive crater in the wasteland outside Mingdu with a muffled roar. Poison Undying was firmly pinned to the bottom of the pit, his bones cracking, unable to move no matter how much he channeled his soul power.
"This strike is punishment for your disrespect," Bai Xuanzi said calmly, hovering high in the sky and looking down at the Poison Undying in the deep pit.
When the Soul Masters of the Underworld saw this scene, they erupted in a deafening roar of cheers.
"Well done! Those guys who can't die from poison deserve to be severely punished!" A rogue cultivator from the underworld excitedly pumped his fist. "They keep talking about the future of the continent, but all they do is massacre cities. Bai Xuanzi's finger strike truly gave those civilians who almost died from the poisonous fog a much-needed boost!"
"That old guy, Poison Failure, was incredibly arrogant in the underworld. Now he's finally met his match." Another Soul Master sneered. "In the face of the White Order, any private armed group that launches a sneak attack under the guise of righteousness is trampling on the rules."
Meanwhile, inside the Shrek Academy in the underworld, Hei Xuanzi broke down once again. Looking at the suppressed Poison Undying, he gripped his wine gourd tightly as if sharing the same pain, his tone filled with hostility towards Bai Xuanzi.
"Absurd! Utterly absurd!" Hei Xuanzi roared at his subordinates. "Does Bai Xuanzi even understand the principle of 'if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold'? The Sun Moon Empire is a foreign race! Du Busi and the Star Luo Empire's Title Douluo Group are doing their part for the country. As a member of the Douluo Continent, it's one thing for him not to help, but he actually suppressed his own forces? This is completely siding with his own people instead of those in the right, it's aiding the enemy!"
Hei Xuanzi had now completely sided with Du Busi, because he needed these people's actions to prove that "war is inevitable." Only in this way could his blood-stained dark history be covered up.
[In the scene depicting the sky.]
Bai Xuanzi turned around, his gaze sweeping over the trembling members of the Star Luo Empire's Title Douluo Group.
"You think I'm helping the Sun Moon Empire?" Bai Xuanzi walked slowly, each step landing on a node in the void. "You're wrong. From beginning to end, I haven't taken the side of any royal family. I'm standing here today to help the unarmed civilians in this city."
Bai Xuanzi's voice echoed throughout the heavens and earth through the laws of order.
"Ultimately, this war you launched was all for the benefit of your respective royal families, for the distribution of territory and resources. But when you formulated your plans, did you ever consider the lives of the millions of civilians in Mingdu City? Under that poisonous fog that could engulf the entire city, the only ones who would ultimately suffer were the ordinary people who were unable to cultivate. What you see as losses are the lives of countless families."
"Within the framework of the White Order, the right to life is paramount above all political maneuvering. Any attempt to achieve political goals through the mass slaughter of civilians is, in my eyes, an evil path."
After hearing these words, many of the commoners and low-level Soul Masters in the underworld had tears welling up in their eyes.
"That's so true… In the end, it's always us civilians who suffer." A survivor from the underworld Mingdu broke down in tears. "The underworld's Shrek Academy blew us up to distract the defenders, and Tianhun and Xingluo also blew us up to maintain balance. No one ever asked us if we wanted to be consumed. Only Bai Xuanzi, only he treated us like real people."
"Long live Bai Xuanzi!" Countless commoners shouted their most sincere cries to the sky. This respect for the lives of the lowest classes completely shattered the lies woven by the ruling class of the underworld for thousands of years.
Upon hearing these words, Hei Xuanzi showed no shame, but instead revealed an extremely twisted and cold smile.
"Hypocritical... utterly hypocritical!" Hei Xuanzi's voice trembled with rage. "What right to life, what interests of ordinary people? In this world where the strong rule, without power, ordinary people are nothing but weeds. Bai Xuanzi's words are nothing but an attempt to win people over. His feigned compassion is utterly repulsive!"
[In the scene depicting the sky.]
Bai Xuanzi raised his head, and an aura of murderous intent instantly erupted, locking onto all the invaders present.
"I hereby issue my final ultimatum." Bai Xuanzi's robes billowed, and though no soul power leaked from him, the entire sky seemed to darken. "Immediately lead your people out of the Sun Moon Empire's borders and cease all acts of aggression. Return to where you came from."
"If anyone still harbors the ambition to destroy cities, they will take a single step on this land..."
Bai Xuanzi paused, his previously gentle voice suddenly turning icy, "Then don't blame me for being impolite. At that time, I will personally wipe out your proud sects and empires and reshape the order of this land."
(End of chapter)