boyutpedia Chapter 308 Evil in the World
Chapter 308 Evil in the World
Chapter 1: The Demon Lantern Dragon and the Guardian Azure Dragon
"Behold my head-turning sword technique!!"
"Mmm, send a Q message—!!"
As a greatsword slashed down, a black dragon that was starting its chariot howled and fell backward.
At the same time, the words "Successful conquest" appeared on the right side of the monitor.
Upon seeing this, the boy sitting in front of the computer immediately cheered in victory.
"I've succeeded! I've finally succeeded! I've finally mastered the First Sword Technique!"
"Hahahaha!"
"Cool!!!"
Amidst laughter, the boy skillfully began clicking on the victory results, repeatedly pressing the "F" key.
However, after the settlement screen ended, the game character controlled by the boy did not return to the base. Instead, a brand new pop-up window appeared in the center of the black screen.
[Congratulations on achieving the hidden achievement: finishing off each large monster by striking its head with a True Charged Slash.]
You have obtained the conditions to unlock the hidden storyline. Would you like to unlock it?
"Huh? I've been playing this game for so long, and there's still a hidden storyline?!"
"Kawhi Leonard was hiding his true colors so well?!"
"Unlock! It must be unlocked!!"
The boy excitedly pressed the "F" key, which is the "confirm" key in the game.
"There are definitely many people who are better than me at this game, but... I'm probably the only one who aims to finish off every large monster with a true charged slash!"
"So, this means that this is very likely a hidden storyline that's unique to me?!"
"Haha, I can't wait!!"
Amidst the boy's joyful and expectant smile, a spatial vortex appeared out of thin air above his head.
Then, he was uncontrollably pulled upwards.
"What the fuck?!"
"What's going on?!"
The boy was completely bewildered, but he had no control over his body.
In the instant before his body was completely swallowed by the vortex, the boy had one last thought.
"Luckily I'm an orphan...and I still have my hard drive, can someone help me destroy it?"
………………
Falling, falling, falling, an endless feeling of falling.
It wasn't until a loud bang, as if he had hit something, that the boy's dazed consciousness finally came back to him.
"Where...where am I?!"
A dark red expanse stretched before my eyes, with scalding lava flowing across the land and a giant blue sun hanging in the sky.
Before the boy could observe his surroundings any further, a vast amount of memories were flooded into his mind.
The boy let out a muffled groan and instinctively fell into a deep sleep.
No one knows how much time had passed, but when the boy awoke again, he had already figured out everything.
"I've traveled through time..."
"It was the universe that summoned me, and made me reincarnate as the Chosen Netherworld Dragon in my favorite game."
"It also gave me the ability to create Devil Fruits, which is from my favorite anime."
"And the mission I was summoned to fulfill is to maintain the ecological balance of the entire universe."
As for the location where the Demon Lamp is currently, it is on a planet that has only recently been born.
Similarly, the blue sun hanging in the sky is also a newly born star.
This is a newly formed solar system, and the Nether Lamp is the only life form in this newly formed solar system.
Yes, it's a life form that's still in the egg stage.
Within the giant egg constructed of blue and white light, the dragon-shaped Nether Lamp couldn't help but fall silent.
Because in addition to telling him the above information, the universe also told him the name of this universe at the same time.
Ultraman Universe!!
"Monster Hunter... One Piece... Ultraman... how did these three get stitched together?! Could they be stitched any weirder?!"
The demon lantern was speechless with frustration, but since it was already here, complaining wouldn't make much difference.
In addition, Mingdeng had read quite a few time-travel novels, so he accepted his fate quite quickly.
"The first thing I need to do is find a guardian for myself..."
After all, the current Netherworld Lantern is just an egg, powerless against any threat, unless it is willing to sacrifice its potential and choose to be born prematurely.
But if that happens, he might end up like the chosen Xeno'jiiva in the game—hunted as a monster by an extremely ruthless hunter…
Fortunately, the universe summoned him here not so that he would die before he could even begin his mission.
Giving him the ability to create Devil Fruits is the most basic means of self-preservation.
As the Nether Lamp attempted to activate this innate ability, seven-colored blue crystal-like tree roots began to grow on the surface of the blue-white light egg.
These tree roots penetrated into the magma, beginning to draw upon the seemingly endless energy of the planet.
With the endless planetary energy absorbed, Mingdeng felt warm and comfortable all over his body.
At the same time, the newly grown roots began to grow upwards after taking root, wrapping the blue-white light egg with a diameter of nearly 500 meters layer by layer, forming a structure similar to a tree trunk.
Then the trunk continues to grow upwards until it reaches a height of 2000 meters, after which it begins to spread out horizontally in all directions, branch after branch.
Finally, a giant, seven-colored blue crystal tree appeared, with a total height of 3000 meters, a trunk diameter of 800 meters, and a crown diameter of about 2000 meters.
As this giant tree grew, the planet's gravity suddenly began to increase.
Countless meteorites that were originally drifting in planetary orbits began to be pulled by the planet's gravity and collide with it.
The planet's size gradually increases during this process.
Similarly, the giant seven-colored blue crystal tree that wrapped the ghost lamp also grew larger and larger during this process.
Until the planet's diameter expanded to 10 times its original size, and there were no more meteorites between the two planets adjacent to the Lamp in its orbit, the planet where the Lamp was located stopped growing further.
Correspondingly, the seven-colored blue crystal tree has also grown to 10 times its original size.
However, most of it is buried underground, with only about 30000 meters above the surface.
Beneath the planet, within a blue-white light egg heavily protected at the tree roots, the Nether Lamp can directly observe everything on the surface through the seven-colored blue crystal giant tree.
At this very moment, the entire surface of the planet is shrouded in thick, dark clouds. The rain has been falling for countless years, and the primordial ocean has begun to take shape.
Having protected himself to this extent, Mjolnir felt he could begin the next step of his plan, which was to summon a guardian!
This is a blessing bestowed upon him by the universe.
The life form he summons the first time he initiates a summoning will inevitably be a kind, friendly being who is willing to protect him.
Without further hesitation, Nether Lantern activated its summoning ability.
An invisible wave, centered on the seven-colored blue crystal tree, spread outwards throughout the universe.
Countless lives were swept by this wave, but none of them noticed. Only one meteorite, which was drifting aimlessly in the universe, changed its original flight path and flew towards the location of the planet Netherworld.
boom!!
Meteorites fell from the sky, and pairs of eyes slowly opened in the smoke and dust.
"Roar--!"
A roar resembling a dragon's cry resounded, and a colossal beast with a dragon's head and eight tails that also had dragon's heads, and a total length of over 100 meters, crawled out of the crater created by the meteorite.
Her nine pairs of eyes gazed at the distant horizon, where a giant, seven-colored blue crystal tree grew.
She could feel that the giant tree seemed to be calling to her.
So she began to walk, heading towards the giant tree.
I don't know how much time has passed.
When the sleeping lamp faintly heard roars and calls, he saw them only through the giant tree's perspective.
A colossal beast with a dragon's head as its main body and eight dragon's head tails arrived at the foot of the giant tree.
However, this giant beast, which is over 100 meters long, looks so small and cute when compared to the tree trunk, which is thousands of meters in diameter.
"Renlong? Are you my guardian?"
The consciousness of the Netherworld Lamp was transmitted to Renlong's mind through the giant tree.
Renlong stopped roaring and communicated with the Netherworld Lamp through his mind.
"Is it you, the great one, who is calling me?"
"Yes, I need a guardian. I released pheromones throughout the universe, but it seems that only you have answered the call."
"It is my honor to be summoned by you, the great one."
"Alright, enough with the small talk. As payment for protecting me, I will grant you power."
Looking at the obediently waiting Renlong below the tree trunk, Mingdeng began to consider which Devil Fruit to bestow upon her.
Over the countless years he absorbed meteorites to expand his planet, the seven-colored blue crystal tree he created had already accumulated enormous energy.
This energy is enough for him to create up to two Devil Fruits, and he doesn't need to be limited by the range of his abilities; he can create whichever one he wants.
"Renlong is a symbol of the earth's dragon veins, and its image is a combination of the Azure Dragon and the Eight-Headed Serpent..."
"In that case, let's choose the Azure Dragon!"
"And because she is my guardian, she merged the energy that created two Devil Fruits into one!!"
Under the control of the Nether Lamp, a huge fruit quickly grew on a branch of the Seven-Colored Blue Crystal Tree.
The fruit is entirely bluish-green, with a peel that resembles layers of dragon scales, and the roots connected to the trunk are very similar to dragon horns.
After the fruit was fully ripened, the branches of the giant tree hung down from above, delivering the fruit to Renlong.
"Eat it, it is my power. If you eat it, you can better protect me."
Upon hearing this, Renlong did not hesitate at all. He opened his mouth wide and bit into the huge fruit in front of him, which had a diameter of 5 meters.
puff!
Fruit juice splattered everywhere, and the unpleasant taste instantly filled Renlong's mouth, causing him to widen his eyes wide, almost popping them out of their sockets.
but……
With the giant tree right in front of her, she dared not show her dissatisfaction. She could only suppress her nausea and quickly swallow the fruit whole, one bite at a time.
"Hu~~"
Renlong let out a long breath after eating the unpalatable fruit.
Just as she was wondering if the giant tree was playing a prank on her, things changed.
Her original dragon head began to grow rapidly, and her neck and body gradually lengthened.
The four legs that were originally like animal feet began to transform into more flexible five-fingered dragon claws.
At the same time, the eight tails with eight dragon heads on each tail merged into one, and the ends of the tails were no longer dragon heads, but proper dragon tails.
"hold head high--!!"
A resounding dragon roar echoed, and the giant beast, which was originally only a little over 100 meters long, transformed into a thousand-meter-long divine dragon and soared into the sky.
Renlong has officially evolved into Qinglong!
Wind, fire, thunder, clouds, ice, water.
The Azure Dragon controlled the power of the six elements, and it continuously let out joyful roars.
"Thank you, great master!"
"No need to thank me, it's just a mutually beneficial arrangement. Besides, I have a name, you can call me Ghost Lamp."
"Yes! Great Master of the Netherworld Lamp!"
The Netherworld Lamp, located in the light egg within the tree root, remained silent, but he was too lazy to correct it.
"Next, you can build nests and live in trees. Life evolution on this planet will take many more years. Let's wait patiently together."
"Yes, my master!"
The Azure Dragon circled and flew into the tree canopy, searching for a suitable place to build its nest.
Meanwhile, the Netherworld Lamp was also silently sensing the Azure Dragon's reaction after it ate the fruit.
He seems to be able to kill the Azure Dragon remotely.
At the same time, he can also use this connection to watch the Azure Dragon's current actions from a god-like perspective.
Of course, the range is limited, and one can only see the environment within a few kilometers around the Azure Dragon's body.
In addition, he seems to have gained the ability to communicate directly with the Azure Dragon's mind, regardless of distance and time.
This discovery delighted Xeno'jiiva, as it meant that he could communicate with the target who would eat the Devil Fruit in the future, no matter how far away they were.
So much so that now, after the Azure Dragon had built its nest at the top of the canopy, the Nether Lantern couldn't help but use this ability to communicate with the Azure Dragon.
I've been in this world for who knows how many years, and I've always been a dragon's lamp, but I really want someone to talk to.
And so, after this exchange between the two dragons, who knows how much time had passed.
Through the Azure Dragon's words, the Netherworld Lamp learned of her origins.
She was originally the incarnation of a planet's dragon vein, but due to the unrestrained destruction of the planet's environment by the intelligent civilization on that planet, she was ultimately brought to ruin.
Civilizations perished, planets exploded, and she ended up residing on a fragment of a planet, drifting through the universe until the lamp of the underworld called out to her, and she responded to the call as if by instinct.
"What was the name of your former planet?" asked the Demon Lamp with a sigh.
Azure Dragon replied, "Earth."
"Earth..."
Although he already had a guess in his heart, he couldn't help but sigh.
"In that case, let's just name this planet we're on now Earth."
"And this tree of mine, I would call it the Devil Fruit Tree!"
"Earth? The Devil Fruit Tree?"
The Azure Dragon murmured to itself, then sincerely exclaimed in its heart, "Thank you, great master of the Netherworld Lamp!"
Time, in this way, flows by silently year after year.
Until one moment, the universe sent him a mission.
It's a feeling that comes from the unseen world, a need for the Nether Lamp to release its pheromones.
The Demon Lamp did not resist this mission, because he himself was summoned by the universe.
An invisible wave began to spread rapidly from the new Earth outwards into the surrounding universe.