World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 2212 - 1086: Lanling’s Nirvanic Extinction
When leaving the moon, Lankou suddenly suggested that she wanted to return to the Dragon Demon Planet to see Lanling’s children.
The Lanling staying on the moon didn’t wait for Bulo’s opinion and agreed directly.
So, Lankou left with Lanling, returning to the Dragon Demon Planet!
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On the surface of the moon, the three remaining behind, Lanling, Bulo, and Qingxuan, came out to bid farewell.
Bulo said, "Your Majesty, I’ll leave first."
Lanling was surprised, "You’re leaving too?"
The former supreme ruler Bulo said, "Everything here is settled; I should also go, heading to our hopeful star system, hoping to bring back good news."
Qingxuan said, "Lord Bulo, won’t you stay a bit longer to guide us in achieving the breakthrough of The Ninth Energy Civilization?"
Bulo said, "With Your Majesty here, I’m no longer needed. With the help of Your Majesty, the time for breakthrough in The Ninth Energy Civilization can be shortened by several times. You must assist His Majesty well and obey his every command."
"Yes!" said Qingxuan.
The former supreme ruler Bulo knelt before the Lanling staying on the moon and said, "Your Majesty, I entrust you with everything here and the future of our entire civilization."
The Lanling staying on the moon nodded, "Alright!"
Bulo again knelt before Lanling and said, "Your Majesty, none can surpass Your Majesty’s wisdom, none your greatness; I thank thee on behalf of billions of beings, our entire civilization, for Your Majesty’s divine benevolence!"
Lanling extended his hand, "Rise."
Bulo said, "In that case, I will take my leave. Please wait for me to bring back good news."
Lanling said, "Travel well, Lord Bulo."
The former supreme ruler Bulo turned into a beam of light, disappearing into the dark horizon in an instant.
Lanling turned to the Lanling remaining on the moon and said, "The future is now yours; remember to bring every person from the Dragon Demon Planet, every single one!"
The Lanling staying behind said, "Don’t worry, they are my people too; I won’t leave anyone behind."
"Goodbye!"
Then, Lanling and Lankou vanished into the sky.
After Lanling and Lankou disappeared, Qingxuan turned to the Lanling remaining and asked, "Why did Sister Lankou leave too?"
The Lanling staying behind said, "I don’t know, she said she wanted to see the children. But she will come back."
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Lanling, taking Lankou, departed the moon, transiting through the Fallen Land, and returned to the Dragon Demon Planet.
After leaving the lunar domain, he lost all soul connections with the Lanling remaining on the moon; no longer were their hearts connected.
Upon returning home, it was naturally a time of joy and closeness.
After staying at home for a few days, Lanling went to the peak of the Demon Mountain Range, meditating there as he gazed at the stars, gazing at the moon in contemplation.
After several days and nights of meditation!
Another person appeared beside Lanling; it was Tang Ren.
"Your Majesty, can you recount your experiences with the lunar civilization to me?" Tang Ren asked.
"Alright," Lanling said.
He then recounted in great detail his entire lunar experience, speaking for over half an hour.
Finally, Lanling asked, "What do you think?"
Tang Ren said, "Is it true that there are identical souls in this world? That feeling is truly bizarre and wondrous." 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮
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In the lunar civilization!
Qingxuan said, "Your Majesty, Lanling hasn’t gone to the Void Abyss yet, hasn’t quelled those Void Creatures."
Lanling, who stayed on the moon, looked over, "What do you mean? Do you think he would shy away from danger? Doubting him is doubting me."
Qingxuan said, "I dare not, but time is extremely pressing. Every day the Void Creatures keep spreading; I’m worried that delays might exacerbate the problem. I’m concerned that after returning to the Dragon Demon Planet, Lanling might be reluctant to leave his loved ones, unwilling to forsake his Dragon Demon Planet’s domains."
The Lanling remaining on the moon said, "You’re overthinking."
Qingxuan said, "I hope so, but he must hurry to the Void Abyss."
The Lanling staying on the moon said, "Why don’t you just say it directly — he should hurry to his death?"
Qingxuan immediately knelt, "I do not dare."
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On the summit of the Demon Mountain Range, Dragon Demon Planet.
Lanling said, "Tang Ren, I’ve encountered a dilemma I cannot resolve."
Tang Ren said, "If Your Majesty can’t resolve it, there’s even less chance I can. But there’s also the possibility that Your Majesty thinks it can’t be resolved, yet it actually can. However, if there’s anyone in this world who can resolve any crisis, it’s certainly Your Majesty."
Lanling said, "Why? Why are you so confident in me, more than I am in myself?"
Tang Ren said, "Because Your Majesty is the Master of Yao Xing, the leader of all races, the spokesperson of the Creator God."
Lanling said, "So what? In the lunar civilization, I’m still like a lifeless dog."
Tang Ren said, "That means your destiny is assured; no plot, no ghost or demon can truly harm you."
Lanling said, "Yet the situation before me still looks like a deadlock."
Tang Ren said, "You’ve faced many deadlocks, but they all turned into opportunities. Life and death transformations are inherently unpredictable."
Lanling laughed, "Yes, I’m always seeking life amidst death!"
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Lanling left the moon for ten days, fifteen days, twenty days, twenty-five days, thirty days...
He never went to the Void Abyss, never went to suppress the Void Creatures, never went to sacrifice himself.
Qingxuan was getting increasingly anxious.
"Your Majesty, should we take some action?" Qingxuan asked.
Lanling, stationed on the moon, replied, "What action? Lead thousands of troops to force him into the Void Abyss? Force him to die? Don’t forget, he is me, and I am him. Are you trying to make me die?"
Qingxuan knelt down again and said, "I wouldn’t dare; you are the leader of the Moon Civilization, you are the future of the entire civilization. But forgive my great disrespect; since you and he appeared together, you are no longer him. Let him go to the Void Abyss, let him sacrifice his life for the civilization; it’s in your best interest!"
Lanling on the moon glanced at Qingxuan with a contemptuous light and said, "Rest assured, she will go."
Qingxuan said, "I hope so, but my Majesty, if half a month passes and he still hasn’t gone, I believe it is very necessary for you, my supreme Majesty, to take some measures. Otherwise, the entire civilization will perish, including you."
Lanling on the moon waved his hand and said, "Rest assured, he will go, he certainly will!"
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After staying at the top of the Demon Mountain Range for thirty-three days, Lanling finally left.
He decided to go to the Void Abyss!
This time, he almost wouldn’t come back.
This time, he only said goodbye to one person, his beloved Lancome.
He even directly brought Lancome to the Heart of the Earth Space, with a large Void Abyss vortex not far ahead, filled with endless Void Creatures.
And on the other side, there was an energy platform leading directly to the Sky Holy Palace.
"Soon, after I enter the Void vortex, sister will go to the Sky Holy Palace," Lanling said.
"Don’t go," sister Lancome said, "It will be death, even worse than death a thousand times, ten thousand times. Emperor E Tian and other Yao Xing leaders cannot endure the eternal torment of the Void Creatures, and neither will you."
Lanling said, "This is a dead end, I have no choice."
Sister Lancome said, "There is a choice, stay and die together when the world is destroyed. Dying together as a family is a kind of happiness."
Lanling said, "These days, this idea has also been in my mind, waiting for the world to end, all dying together. But ultimately, I still feel unwilling, I still want to find a way out of the dead end."
Lancome cried, "Don’t go, really, don’t go."
Lanling said, "Why should I do this? There is another me on the moon. Even having two identical me in this world feels eerie and strange. After I enter the Void Abyss, there will only be one me left up there, isn’t that good? The family can be together happily again."
Lancome wiped away her tears and asked, "Do you really think this way?"
Lanling asked, "How do you think?"
Sister Lancome said, "I think that person isn’t you. Although he is identical to you, I feel he isn’t you."
Lanling asked, "What’s the evidence?"
Sister Lancome said, "No evidence, just pure intuition. You are the person I love most in this world, so it’s just a feeling."
Lanling said, "At least provide some evidence."
Sister Lancome thought for a moment and said, "You two are identical in behavior, temperament, memory, appearance, right?"
Lanling nodded, "Right."
Sister Lancome said, "Then I shouldn’t be able to distinguish you two immediately, yet in fact, I recognized you instantly and found you."
Lanling said, "I couldn’t even find myself."
Sister Lancome said, "Because you don’t love yourself like I do. That’s why I found you instantly and ignored the other. So, he isn’t you! Maybe you two are 99.99% identical, but there’s still a ten-thousandth, hundred-thousandth, millionth that’s different."
Lanling didn’t speak, just smiled.
Sister Lancome said, "So don’t go, don’t sacrifice yourself to fulfill others."
Lanling thought for a moment and said, "I know this is a dead end, but I want to find a path to survival from it. And often, in this world, survival is hidden within the dead end."
With that, Lanling gently kissed sister Lancome’s lips and said, "Hope for the best, wait for my return."
With that, Lanling made a decisive leap into the large Void vortex before him.
This time he truly entered, entered the Void Abyss.
"Ah... no..." Lancome let out a heart-rending cry.
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Meanwhile, at the Lunar Holy Palace!
Lanling stationed at the Lunar Holy Palace suddenly shuddered and then said, "Lanling, he went in, entered the Void Abyss."
Qingxuan clapped and cheered, "Great, great, he finally agreed to die."
Lanling stationed on the moon turned his face and said, "You needn’t be so jubilant..."
His words weren’t finished when his eyes suddenly became vacant, and his facial expressions turned lifeless.
As if he transformed from a normal living person into a robot, and still one with low battery.
Finally, his gaze and expression completely became vacant!
A moment later...
His gaze regained its dynamism, but his facial appearance also changed.
He gradually transformed from the extraordinarily handsome Lanling into the androgynous, amiable, majestic Lord Bulo, former Yao Xing leader, former Void Master Bulo!"
Qingxuan covered her mouth in disbelief.
All this in front of her? How could it be?
Qingxuan trembled and said, "Why... why?"
Bulo’s face revealed a slight smile and said, "Without creating a puppet Lanling, how will he believe he can still rule the world, and how will he be willing to die? Without a selfless example, how will he be willing to die? Of course, most importantly, Yao Xing betrayed me, left my body, and I have to find a way to reclaim it. Only the Yao Xing leader is the true master of the dimension."
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