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In the southern part of the Tudor Empire, there stood a city entirely constructed from solidified basaltic lava.
This city was not shown on any map, nor was it known to the people of the Douluo Continent. In this desolate and sparsely populated southern wilderness, it appeared abrupt and out of place.
The city was relatively new, having been built in the last two years. Unlike most cities on the continent, this city had no walls.
Although it lacked thick city walls and sturdy fortresses, anyone who came here would likely describe it as "magnificent."
Gothic-style houses with pointed roofs were arranged in a well-organized manner. Their height far exceeded the Heaven Dou City's imperial palace, and many surpassed the Papal Palace of Spirit Hall City.
A massive arched gateway stood at the northernmost end of the city. This archway was considered the city's north gate, as well as the main entrance to this magnificent city.
The uppermost part of the archway was carved with three large characters, marking the name of this city—
Utopia.
Hundreds of thousands of residents lived here, living peacefully in this serene land, far from the ravages of war and smoke, a veritable paradise on earth.
The residents of Utopia seemed to be exceptionally well-mannered. The wide streets were free of any trash, a sight even Spirit Hall City could not boast.
The streets were bustling with people.
Mischievous children chased each other in groups of three or five, vendors hawked their wares, well-dressed gentlemen strolled leisurely, and elegantly dressed ladies used their silk-gloved right hands to lift the curtains of carriages, revealing bright and beautiful faces...
In the very center of the city stood a huge clock tower, with a massive clock on its northern side.
At this moment, a young man dressed in a black classical robe, wearing a matching pointed soft hat, and a crystal monocle on his right eye, was lying in an undignified manner at the base of the clock.
His head rested on his left hand, and his right hand was naturally placed on his chest.
As if sensing something, he slowly opened his eyes, sat up, and calmly gazed into the distance.
"Heh, finally digested it, huh? Then let's begin," Amon muttered.
He reached out his right hand, adjusted his monocle, stood up, and looked down at the entire city.
Dong...
Dong...
An ethereal and melodious bell rang out, echoing throughout the city.
The bell rang twelve times in succession, and everyone stopped what they were doing, turning their heads to look at the conspicuous clock tower in the center of the city.
Subsequently, the residents of Utopia, as if by prior agreement, plucked a monocle from the void and placed it on their right eye, the corners of their mouths slowly curving upwards into a smile.
It was Amon!
All those living in Utopia were Amon's avatars!
Amon had "eaten" the Star Dou Great Forest, stolen the souls of the soul beasts, and used them as raw materials to create these avatars, all of whom had gathered here.
The sky suddenly turned gloomy, dark clouds obscuring the sun. A strong wind surged, swirling around the entire city in a vortex.
A huge vortex appeared in the clouds, black lightning dancing within it. A terrifying aura of evil erupted, gushing out from the vortex.
A giant tiger with wings on its back, a jet-black body, scarlet eyes, and a tail composed of countless bone segments ending in barbs, flapped its wings and slowly flew out of the soul power vortex.
"Roar!"
It let out a deafening roar that shook the heavens and the earth. The sound waves containing soul power spread out, and the buildings of the entire city seemed to tremble for a moment under this roar.
The Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger had shed its mountain of flesh-like fat and returned to its previous form: a body full of muscles, well-proportioned, and filled with the beauty of power... It had completely digested the fierce beasts it had eaten.
Its cultivation age had also greatly increased, reaching a level comparable to the Deep Sea Demon Whale King. It was only a hair's breadth away from breaking through a million years and entering another realm.
One by one, Amons gathered in the center of the city, looking at the black giant tiger with either casual or solemn gazes.
With the increase in its cultivation and the strengthening of its soul, there were signs that the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger's consciousness was resurfacing, breaking free from Amon's parasitic control.
This was a very dangerous signal. Amon suspected that if it really broke through to a million years, he might not be able to continue controlling it.
Therefore, at this final moment when the fruits were about to be harvested, he chose Utopia, the place where Amon's power was strongest, as the location for the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger's breakthrough.
Surging soul power surged in the air, and those scarlet eyes stared at Amon standing at the base of the big clock, with a chilling killing intent flashing in them from time to time.
Through the connection between himself and it, the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger clearly felt that the Amon in front of him was the main body!
Watching the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger sometimes filled with murderous intent, sometimes calm and composed, Amon knew that this was the will of the "Worm of Time" clashing with the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger's own will.
"Let's begin," Amon said with a soft laugh, his eyes deep and profound, like the boundless night sky.
One Amon transformed into a stream of light and plunged into the mouth of the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger. He used himself as sustenance, making up for the last bit of power that the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger lacked.
Then, as if reaching a certain critical point, the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger's aura rose steadily, reaching an extremely terrifying level.
Amon's expression also became solemn, without a trace of emotion on his face.
The nature of the dark clouds in the sky changed. The dark clouds formed by the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger's evil aura turned into clouds filled with vast heavenly might, with lightning dancing within, carrying the power to destroy everything: tribulation clouds.
The rumbling thunder was muffled and powerful, hammering at people's hearts like drumbeats.
That terrifying power seemed capable of destroying everything.
All the Amons gazed at the sky, with a hint of suppression in their hearts.
The Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger's eyes were full of horror. It never expected that the final tribulation would be so terrifying, not on the same level as before at all, leaving no possibility of survival.
"Hand over control of your body to me, don't interfere, cooperate obediently, and I can use the 'Auspicious Beast's' power of fate to avoid this great heavenly tribulation," Amon's voice echoed in the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger's mind.
The latter hesitated for a moment, and finally chose to cooperate.
It knew that this was its last gamble with Amon. If it won, it would immediately counterattack the moment it became a god, seize back control of its body, and then it would break free from its shackles and become a true divine beast.
If it lost, then its body and soul would become the other party's soul ring and soul bone, becoming sacrifices on the other party's path forward.
The Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger's will receded, and Amon's main body revealed his martial soul true form, transforming into a worm vortex, with countless "Worms of Time" with twelve rings and starlight-like colors shuttling and swimming in this vortex.
This swarm of worms transformed into streams of light like raindrops, merging into the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger's body.
Countless entangled and intertwined lines of fate appeared in Amon's eyes. He plucked at those lines emitting gray-black mist, weaving them into a spherical body, enveloping the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger.
The characteristic of not triggering heavenly tribulation possessed by the "Auspicious Beast" spread from the martial soul external soul bone to the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger, protecting it.
Losing its original target, the heavenly tribulation hesitated for a while, and then slowly dissipated.
In the process of deceiving the heavenly tribulation, Amon stole part of the "oppression" brought by the heavenly tribulation, and "returned" it to the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger after the heavenly tribulation ended, making it mistakenly believe that the heavenly tribulation was still continuing and had not yet ended.
However, this only delayed it for three seconds.
The Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger judged from its own soul state that the heavenly tribulation had dissipated... Even if it hadn't, it felt that it could withstand the remaining power, so it resolutely launched a counterattack.
At this moment, its soul had already transformed into a divine soul, and a terrifying and violent aura overflowed, stirring up bursts of storms in its soul space. It shook its body, shaking out strips of dead "Worms of Time."
One by one, Amons transformed into streams of light emitting brilliant starlight, merging into the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger's body. The swarm of worms formed by thousands upon thousands of "Worms of Time" temporarily restricted the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger's soul.
"No!" The Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger let out a horrified and unwilling roar.
In the three seconds that it was deceived by the heavenly tribulation aura "returned" by Amon, Amon controlled it to launch "sacrifice". Moreover, it was the most decisive sacrifice of body and soul "sacrifice."
Although the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger's consciousness regained control of its soul and stopped the soul's sacrifice, it was unable to stop the body's sacrifice due to being blocked by the successive actions of the "Worms of Time."
A dark black light spread out, and the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger's body disintegrated inch by inch, turning into black gas, forming a mysterious and complex pattern in the air.
The outermost edge of this pattern was a gray ring. The ring suddenly contracted and flew towards Amon, who was standing in the very center of the pattern on the ground.
The surging energy poured in like a river bursting its banks. This time, the energy was even larger and more violent than that carried by Skydream Ice Silkworm.
Even Amon's body, which had been strengthened by absorbing countless soul bones, had cracks appearing on its surface. Intense pain spread throughout his body, and Amon's face twitched a few times.
But despite the pain, he still maintained a calm and unhurried demeanor. He reached out his hand, grabbed at the void, stole a portion of the energy, and then returned it in stages.
The Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger's soul transformed into a jet-black bead, and the space distorted for a while, forming a dark black passage.
The bead paused for a moment, did not enter the passage, but instead rushed towards Amon, who was absorbing the soul ring energy, and plunged into his body.
The Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger did not directly attack, but instead helped Amon absorb the soul ring's energy, making the originally violent energy become peaceful and flowing smoothly along the meridians.
Amon's expression was a little strange. This was... delivery to the door?
Heh... Thinking that its soul has transformed into a divine soul, so it thinks it can counterattack and reverse occupy my body?
Amon curled the corners of his mouth, outlining a smile.
The dark clouds in the sky dissipated, and sunlight shone down, illuminating the entire Utopia.
All the anomalies disappeared, leaving only the faint black light on Amon's body and the uncontrolled escaping soul power.
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