At the same time that Wu exclaimed, the final collision between Tang San and Bibi Dong had already begun

Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo did not die in vain, although their attacks failed to bring any damage to Bibi Dong, but without asking, the all-out attacks of the two Titled Douluo still made Bibi Dong distracted, and controlling the nine demon scythes also required considerable divine thoughts and divine power as a backing to completely kill these two powerhouses.

Bibi Dong didn't expect that Tang San would still have the strength to launch an attack after being pierced by his own Rakshasa Demon Scythe, so she used her own exclusive magic skill to come to Tang San, just because she attached more importance to Tang San, and she had to completely destroy Tang San with her own hands to rest assured. But her mind was partly in control of the scythe.

That's right, when Tang San broke the Sun Angel, he was going all out, and the consumption of his own divine power and the damage he received in the shock wave were extremely serious. However, there is one thing Bibi Dong has forgotten. Before Tang San became a god, the strongest thing was not his soul technique, but his spiritual power. When we had just reached the Title Douluo level, Tang San's spiritual power was even able to surpass her who was already level ninety-nine at that time.

Although the ability possessed by the soul master after inheriting the god is extremely closely related to the god inherited, it is also related to his own basic strength, otherwise how could Tang San be able to suppress Qianxue without any way? Therefore, after becoming the god of the sea, Tang San's strongest thing is still his divine soul power, not his sea god divine power.

The previous collision with Qianrenxue and the heavy damage from the Rakshasa Demon Scythe consumed divine power, and the injured body was the body, but Tang San's divine soul power consumption was limited, only the part that controlled the divine power was consumed. He also received no attack on the head.

Brilliant golden light shot out from Tang San's eyes, and the condensed Tang San's unreserved power of all his divine souls, the huge divine thoughts reached an unprecedented level, coupled with the fact that Tang San saw Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo facing Bibi Dong's attack, the anxiety and anger in his heart made his divine soul power sublimated. Under this sudden collision, although Bibi Dong was in his heyday, he also suffered a big loss.

There was no sound in the collision of the divine souls, but Tang San and Bibi Dong's reactions could tell how tragic this collision was, even stronger than the previous blow of Tang San's Seagod Tide Force Breaking the Sun Angel.

I saw that after Bibi Dong was hit by the golden light sprayed in his three-eyed eyes, it was as if he had received a heavy blow to his head, and his whole body leaned back, his body trembled violently, and even the Rakshasa god costume on his body fell off at this moment, turning into purple light and disappearing. On her head, a circle of purple qi suddenly erupted, and a ghost-crying wolf-like howl filled the air. The whole person seemed to lose consciousness and flew backwards. Among the vicious seven orifices, purple blood spurted wildly.

Tang's situation was even worse, although he took advantage of Bibi Dong's distraction under the full force of the two sides' divine thoughts, but after all, he had already been hit hard and his spirit was insufficient.

This suddenly collided. Two streams of golden blood arrows erupted from his chest and behind him. The angelic god costume disintegrated. Turned into bits of golden light and vanished. Even the Poseidon Trident turned into a streamer and burrowed into the trident mark on his forehead.

Intense gold erupted from the brand. It was like a big river bursting its banks, and all the light on Tang San's body converged. He could no longer control half of his strength, so he fell in the direction of Jialing Pass.

The purple air flow finally drilled back into Bibi Dong's head. Barely open his eyes, Bibi Dong forcibly controlled his body. With a loud roar, the claws shot out in the direction of Tang Sandi. Suddenly. A purple earth claw shadow caught up with Tang Sandi's body in midair. Passed through his left breast.

A golden earth heart appeared in mid-air. Merely. It was caught in the clutches of the purple earth.

"No—yes—" several mournful calls rang out at the same time. There are Xiao Wu Land, Ning Rongrong Land, Oscar Land, Master Land, and Tang Hao Land. There is even Hu Liena, who is holding the body of Qianrenxue.

Hu Liena was already in tears at this time. The whole person was paralyzed to the ground. Qianyue also woke up from this violent shock. Just in time to see Tang Sandi's heart being held in the air by the claws of the rakshasas.

However, none of them could decide the actions of the Rakshasa God.

Poof――

The dazzling golden light suddenly burst out in the air, Tang San's body spasmed violently, and his heart had already turned into light in mid-air.

Oscar roared violently, quickly swallowed a replica mirror intestine made of Ma Hongjun's blood, and rose into the air, catching Tang San's corpse that had lost its heart.

Bibi Dong shook violently in the air, and on her cyan hideous face, the Seven Orifices were still bleeding, which showed how terrifying Tang San's all-out Divine Soul Piercing had hurt her.

The icy voice came from all over the world, "The people of the Heaven Dou Empire have heard clearly, I will give you three more days to prepare, and after three days, the Heaven Dou Empire must announce its complete surrender, otherwise, I will bloody the Heaven Dou Empire." Xiaogang, these three days are the face I gave you. Persuade Emperor Heaven Dou well, don't be obsessed. The power of God is irresistible. ”

After saying this, Bibi Dong pointed casually, purple light surrounded, the Rakshasa god costume went on again, the huge purple light covered the entire sky like a cloud, Bibi Dong let out a series of screaming laughter in his mouth, and the purple light flickered, and he had returned to the army of the Wuhun Empire and disappeared. Qianxue and Hu Liena also disappeared together.

Whether it is the soldiers of the Wuhun Empire or the Heaven Dou Empire, the two sides have not fully woken up at this time.

The whole battle lasted only a short time, but the result was full of horror on both sides.

Once upon a time, the Heaven Dou Empire still had an overwhelming advantage, but in this short period of time, the situation was completely reversed, even though the Heaven Dou Empire's side, including Tang San, only three people died. But, as Bibi Dong said, who can resist the power of God?

Oscar hugged Tang San and fell from the sky, Ning Rongrong pounced for the first time, and Tang Hao had already returned to the city. Everyone surrounded Tang San in the center.

"Brother-" Xiao Wu almost hissed, and pounced on Tang San's body, Tang San's wound was so terrifying, the left chest was a penetrating wound that was even more deadly, but it was a huge hole in the right chest with a diameter of half a foot. The golden muscles, meridians, and bones were exposed, and the blood seemed to be drained, congealing around the wound. On his face, there was no more blood, and there was no breath at all. Although it was only a short period of time, his body was already completely cold, without a trace of temperature.

The gloomy clouds and mist instantly filled the city of Jialing Pass and collapsed, and with a pop, he knelt down beside Tang San. Tang Hao and the master were also stunned, just before a stick of incense, their common son was still a dignified sea god, but now he has become one

of corpses.

No one could accept this fact, the Seven Treasure Colored Glass Sect Sect Sect Leader Ning Fengzhi was more like he was ten years old in an instant, and walked out of Jialing Pass with staggering steps, although he knew that it was impossible to collect them all, he still went to collect the corpses of Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo with his own hands.

"How can brother, how can you just leave me like this? brother can't die, you can't die!" Xiao Wu cried hoarsely. But now Tang San can no longer give her any response.

"Brother promised, you promised to marry me, and you also said that you would give me the grandest wedding. You haven't fulfilled your promise. How can you die? Please, wake up, wake up, wake up, no matter what price it costs me, as long as you are willing to wake up, I am willing. ”

Even a man like Oscar was already in tears at this time, "Yes, junior, how can you die, didn't we say okay, after the war is over, we Shrek Seven Monsters will travel the entire continent, and there are still many places we haven't been to." Didn't you tell me that you wanted to go to the far north where I had been? I'll take you, wake up quickly, I'll take you!"

With a pop, the master fell to the ground pale, muttering to himself, "Could it be that I am really a lone star? Why do my relatives meet with accidents? Even gods are no exception." It's all my fault, it's all my fault, I shouldn't let the junior recognize me as my father, I shouldn't! I should die, why didn't I die. Little San, you shouldn't have saved me! I'd rather die myself than send a white-haired person to a black-haired person. ”

Liu Erlong pounced on him and hugged the master tightly, "Xiao Gang, no, it's not like this." Don't scare me. ”

Tang Hao pushed away the crowd and came to Tang San, he didn't cry, he could be said to be the only one present who didn't shed tears, but his eyes had completely turned blood-red, looking at Tang San who was held in Xiao Wu's arms, there was no longer half of the look that belonged to Haotian Douluo in his eyes.

"Little San, do you remember the days we had in the Holy Soul Village. At that time, I drank ^ every day, and you took care of my daily life every day. You're a good son, but I'm not a good father. Everything today is actually because of me. I've never fulfilled my responsibilities as a father. Originally, I wanted to wait until the war was over and then compensate you with your mother. But now it seems that I can't do it. Your mother saw the war not far away and went back to Heaven Dou City. I don't have the face to see her again. On the road to hell, you go slower and wait for Daddy. Daddy will be with you soon. ”

As soon as he left, Tang Hao turned around violently and was about to walk out.

Seeing the opportunity, Oscar hurriedly pounced and hugged Tang Hao's waist, "Uncle, you can't go." ”

Tang Hao was stopped by him, at this time, the effectiveness of copying the mirror intestine on Oscar's body had not disappeared, and the power of Title Douluo was quite powerful after all.

"Let go of me.

If any of you are able to return to Heaven Dou City, help me tell Ah Yin that I don't have the face to see her again. Let her go back to the Star Dou Great Forest. I have never done anything for my son in my life, and now that my son has been beaten to death, can I, the old man, still be a turtle with a shrunken head? No one can stop me. It is better to die on the battlefield than to sit back and wait to be killed. ”

Tang Hao's body exuded a special momentum, and everyone did not dare to look at him head-on at this time. Oscar couldn't help but slowly let go of his hand.

Tang Hao was just about to take a step away, when suddenly, the master's stiff voice sounded, "Wait a minute." Xiaosan not only has you a father, but also me. To avenge my son, how can I be missing? Even if you can't get revenge, you have to follow my son. Could it be that after three days, they will let us go? Die on the battlefield, Tang Hao, then let us die on the battlefield together. ”

Tang Hao's blood-red eyes did not turn red when he looked at the master's eyes, but at this time they became extremely calm, but the dead silence in that calm was even more terrifying than the blood-red in Tang Hao's eyes.

Liu Erlong didn't stop the master, but just took his hand, "On the road to hell, take me." ”

"I'll go with you. With a pop, Avalanche pulled out his long sword violently, and turned his head to look at Marshal Ge Long, "Marshal, the Lingguan will be handed over to you after I leave." Three days later, you will lead our soldiers to the Wuhun Empire. At the same time, we must restrain our soldiers and refrain from resisting. ”

"Your Majesty. What are you doing here?" Marshal Goron was startled and hurriedly grabbed Avalanche's arm.

Avalanche shouted angrily: "This is the will of the command, do you want to disrespect the will?"

Marshal Ge Long froze for a moment, but his hand did not let go, "The minister does not dare, but as long as the minister still has a breath, he cannot watch His Majesty go to death." ”

Avalanche said indifferently: "The teacher has died for the empire, whether as an emperor or as a disciple of the teacher, I can't steal my life." I am the emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire, and I have not been on the throne for a long time. But as an emperor, I have responsibilities that I have to bear. The unleashing of this war was my order. In the face of two gods, it is no longer possible for us to win. In this case, more protests will only increase casualties. I can't watch my soldiers and my people die in vain. So, I'll let you lead everyone to surrender. to preserve the spark of my Heaven Dou Empire's life. However, anyone can surrender, but I cannot. I can't be ashamed of my ancestors and ancestors, and I can't be ashamed of the first emperor. Marshal, you don't have to stop me. When I walk out of Jialing Pass later, please lead all the generals of our army to watch carefully, I just hope that my death can leave a seed of hope in everyone's hearts, and I believe that one day, my Heaven Dou Empire will create glory again. ”

"Your Majesty—" A large number of generals fell to their knees at the head of the city, their eyes already red. There is no doubt that, as an emperor, Avalanche has completely conquered their hearts.

"I am willing to live and die with Your Majesty. The Heaven Dou Empire, there are no flinching soldiers. ”

Marshal Ge Long fell to his knees with a pop, "Your Majesty, if you have to go, please leave the task of surrendering to someone else, and let the old minister go with you." ”

The tragic aura spread, and although Tang San was dead, at this moment, the imperial soldiers at the head of Jialing Pass were filled with unprecedented cohesion. As the saying goes, the mourning soldiers will win. Each of them was filled with incomparable battle intent in their eyes.

"Your Majesty, give the order. We have a million masters, and even if that person is a god, we can drown her just as well. I'd rather die than surrender. ”

"Rather die-no-descend." The roar exploded, even outside the city, and even the troops stationed on the side of the Wuhun Empire could hear it.

At this time, in the camp of the Wuhun Empire, Bibi Dong grabbed Qianrenxue with one hand and Hu Liena with the other, and returned to the temporary tent.

Hearing the sound coming from the direction of Jialing Pass, Bibi Dong's hideous face couldn't help but show a trace of disdain, "

Then, three days later, I will first wash the Jialing Pass in blood. ”

As she spoke, she put Qian Renxue and Hu Liena on the ground.

"Teacher. Hu Liena's voice was trembling, and tears couldn't help but fall, "You, did you really kill him?"

In the face of anyone, even his daughter, Bibi Dong has a cold face, but when facing Hu Liena, her expression will reveal a little tenderness, "Nana, I know you like him." However, you should also understand that it is impossible for you and him. That's right, Tang San is an unborn genius, and even I am ashamed of myself. However, he is now dead. You have to accept reality. The teacher must kill him, otherwise, it will destroy our Martial Spirit Empire. When I do this, I will also stop your thoughts. Tang San's divine soul collided with me, and he had already been defeated by me, plus his heart was broken, even if he was a god, he would definitely die. Now I see who can stop me from unifying the continent again. ”

"If you don't kill me now, perhaps, that person will be me. Qianyue's cold voice sounded in Bibi Dong's ears.

Bibi Dong frowned slightly, turned his head to look at this daughter who had never been close, Qian Lingxue's expression showed stubbornness, her lips were pursed tightly, looking at Bibi Dong, there was only hatred in her eyes.

"You, you, you're going to stop me, I didn't expect to have such big ambitions. Bibi Dong said coldly.

Qianxue sneered, "Ambition? Yes, I have ambition. But, for me now, it doesn't matter. The important thing is that I must stop you if I want to do it. Moreover, there is one thing you may not know, Tang San is also the only man I have ever liked in my life. ”

Bibi Dong was stunned: "You like it too?"

A layer of mist was covered in Qian Xue's eyes, and at the moment when Tang San's heart was pinched by Bibi Dong just now, she suddenly felt that her chest was empty, as if it was not Tang San's heart that was broken, but her heart. In her heart, all the hatred for Tang San disappeared with the shattering of Tang San's heart, and there was only endless emptiness and pain. Only then did she realize that she loved that man so much, even if the two sides were always hostile, she still loved him so much. Although she wanted to completely destroy Tang San more than once, when he really died, his heart hurt and couldn't breathe.

"He could only die at his hands, but you killed him. Bibi Dong, you can kill me too. Otherwise, I will surely be your enemy in the future. Qian Lingxue gritted her teeth and said, her tears finally flowed down the corners of her eyes.

Bibi Dong's face even changed and even her right hand had been raised, but she still didn't shoot it after all.

"If you want to fight me, you have to recover your arm first. Can you fight against me with your current strength? The Rakshasa God is one of the two great killing gods, and the other gods all have a certain restraint effect. Even Tang San in his heyday may not be my opponent, let alone you. ”

After saying this, Bibi Dong glanced at his daughter coldly, and walked out of the tent without looking back.

Jialing closed.

Just when the crowd was excited and was about to rush out of Jialing Pass, Poison Douluo, who had been silently watching Tang San's corpse, spoke.

"Your Majesty is right. Don't make unnecessary sacrifices. Even if there are twice as many of your people, it is impossible to pose any threat to Bibi Dong. ”

His words immediately focused all eyes on himself. Dugu Bo's face was very calm, but those who were familiar with him knew that whenever he had this kind of expression, it was the most uncalm moment in his heart. Dugu Bo said: "Long before he became a god, Bibi Dong's ability to use poison was above me. Now that she's become a god, she's only going to be more capable of doing this, and she's not in a situation where I can't control toxins like I did. She said that the bloodied Heaven Dou Empire was not a lie. If you don't want your soldiers to die in vain, you have to give up the idea of fighting with all your might. You don't have a chance to charge in front of the soldiers of the Wuhun Empire at all. ”

Dugu Bo's words were very convincing, and his Emerald Snake Emperor poison left an extremely deep impression on everyone.

Poison Douluo slowly walked to Avalanche's side, and then looked at the master and Tang Hao, whose gaze did not change in the slightest, "Let's go." I also want to do something for the little monsters. Now that we've decided, let's go together. ”

Oscar stepped forward and said lightly: "The third is my brother, Boss Dai is not here, I am the eldest of the Shrek Seven Monsters." Let's go together. ”

"Xiao O. Ning Rongrong caught up, and before she could speak, Oscar rushed to say: "Rongrong, be obedient, you must stay." You are the one who has the opportunity to become a god. In the future, the task of avenging us will depend on you. ”

Ning Rongrong refused to let go of Oscar's hand, "Isn't it possible for you to become a god?" ”

Oscar smiled self-deprecatingly, "What else can I do? There are two gods on the other side, we are just human beings, what else can we do? Rongrong, I am a man, just like when I went to the Far North for you, now, for the sake of my brother, I can't back down, otherwise, even if everyone goes to hell in the future, what face do you let me have to face Xiao San? Face Dai Boss and them. ”

Ning Rongrong's eyes turned red, and he took a deep breath, "In that case, what reason do I have to stay? Taking care of the third brother's corpse, having Xiao Wu is enough." If you're not afraid of death, am I afraid of death? ”

As she spoke, Ning Rongrong's grip on Oscar's hand became tighter, and her expression told Oscar that there was no room for turning.

Tang Hao and the master took the lead and walked towards the city, followed by Avalanche, Marshal Ge Long, Poison Douluo and others.

Just as Oscar and Ning Rongrong were about to follow, suddenly their bodies trembled at the same time, and the eyes of the two of them looked at their hands together.

I saw that Oscar's hand quietly turned a pale white, while Ning Rongrong's hand was surrounded by nine colors. The white light and the nine-colored light intertwined, slowly rotating around the palms of the two people.

The eyes of the two became dull at the same time, and they all stopped in unison, and they both looked at each other with incredible eyes.

Suddenly, Oscar yelled, "Wait a minute. ”

Tang Hao, Master and the others acted as if they hadn't heard his voice, and the soldiers at the head of the city even showed sneering eyes, in their opinion, Oscar and Ning Rongrong were cringe. However, Ning Rongrong's words shouted immediately made everyone's expressions change suddenly.

"The third brother is saved. ”

The simple five words seem to freeze the time on the head of Jialing Pass, and the expressions of ordinary people have changed. Xiao Wu, who was full of blood and tears, raised his head violently, Tang Hao, who was walking in the front, turned around in an instant, the eyes of the soldiers became stunned, and in an instant, Scar and Ning Rongrong became the focus of everyone's attention.

The next moment, Tang Hao

At the same time, he had already jumped in front of the two of them, and grabbed Oss hard, "What did you say?

Oscar's eyes were filled with extreme excitement, and his voice became a little sharper because of excitement, "Uncle, look. As he spoke, he raised the hands that he and Ning Rongrong were clasping, "Xiao San is saved, we have a way to help him resurrect." ”

The master and the others had already rushed back, and Scar and Ning Rongrong's words were like giving the master a quick-acting heart-saving pill, and immediately made him wake up and asked, "How to save it?"

Oscar said excitedly: "Master, we just returned from Poseidon Island and went straight into the war, and we haven't had time to show you the last soul skill we have obtained, do you remember?" ”

The master nodded, "Your last soul ring is at the 100,000-year level. I remember. What does this have to do with reviving the mistress?"

Oscar said: "One hundred thousand rings, according to normal speaking, should have two soul skills. My ninth soul skill is more than half of the diamond intestines, and Rong Rong's ninth soul skill is the Nine Treasures Invincible Divine Light. Our 100,000-year-old soul technique has only appeared one. However, just now, when Rong Rong and I clasped our hands, our second 100,000-year soul technique was triggered, and it was a soul skill that had to be used by us together. ”

The master had studied the martial soul all his life, and when he was still a little confused, he had already reacted at the first time, "You mean, you two have a 100,000-year-old martial soul fusion technique?"

"That's right. Oscar Ning Rongrong said in unison.

The martial soul fusion technique, only if the martial souls of the two divisions have an extremely high degree of compatibility, it can appear. Like Zhu Xiuqing and Dai Mubai, their martial souls have a high degree of compatibility, and they can naturally fuse together. However, like Oscar and Ning Rongrong, the appearance of the martial soul fusion technique of soul skill fusion is a very special situation.

It is even rarer than the innate martial soul fusion technique. And the martial soul fusion techniques that appear in this case often have a very high degree of fit.

Tang Hao was anxious: "Are you saying that this martial soul fusion technique of yours can help Xiao San come back to life? So what are you waiting for? Let's start now." ”

"No, wait a minute. Shi suddenly stopped, "You can't be here, go back to the meeting hall of the Marshal's Mansion first." ”

Tang Hao slapped his forehead violently, "Look at me, I'm confused." That's right, let's go back to the Marshal's Mansion first. "It's too obvious at the head of this Jialing Pass, although now they don't understand why Oscar and Ning Rongrong have the possibility of resurrecting God. But, of course, they all hope in their hearts that this is true. And the resurrection of a god, there will inevitably be a vision, in case it is discovered by the opposite Wuhun Empire in the process of resurrection, then there is no last chance.

Xiao Wu directly picked up Tang San's corpse, and rushed to Ning Rongrong and Oscar in a few steps, "Let's go." Hope was rekindled, she also became stronger, Xiao Wu was already tall, and holding Tang San didn't seem too incongruous. Fly towards Jialing Pass first.

Tang Hao, Master, Liu Erlong, Flender, Oscar, Avalanche and others hurriedly followed. But Ning Rongrong was a step slower, and turned his head to look at his father outside the city who was still collecting the bones of Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo, and his tears were unconsciously full of delicate faces. I said secretly in my heart: I'm sorry, Grandpa Jian, Grandpa Gu, Rongrong can't collect the corpse for you. If Rong Rong is still there after we resurrect the third brother, Rong Rong will keep filial piety for you again.

Turning his head violently, Ning Rongrong endured the extreme sadness in his heart and quickly chased after everyone.

It was impossible for the news to be completely blocked, and Avalanche did not order the news to be blocked, and soon, the Heaven Dou Empire army in Jialing Pass already knew everything about what had happened in Jialing Pass before. The performance of the avalanche on the Jialing Pass played a crucial role. With the supreme position of the emperor but willing to sacrifice for the empire, he conquered all the generals present, under the constraints of the generals, the panic that should have appeared in the army did not appear, and the entire Jialing Pass was filled with the atmosphere of hatred and hatred.

Marshal Ge Long immediately issued a declaration of death after everyone went to resurrect Tang San: surrender means being enslaved. For the sake of the descendants of the Heaven Dou Empire, for the sake of the family in the rear, as a man of the Heaven Dou Empire, he must not retreat. Only by uniting can we fight against foreign enemies together. Lord Poseidon is not dead, but only badly wounded, for the sake of our hero, I ask that every warrior of the Heaven Dou Empire pray for Lord Poseidon and pray that he will lead us again against a strong enemy.

Marshal Ge Long's words reached the ears of every Heaven Dou Empire warrior, and the imperial army did not show a trace of mutiny, but at this time, it was even more cohesive.

However, even Marshal Ge Long himself knew that this was only a temporary sign, and it could only temporarily stabilize the morale of the army, if it was like the poison released by Dugu Bo that day and also befell the head of the Heaven Dou Empire's army, everything was still unknown. When the time comes, even if he has to surrender, he will have to die for his country and go with His Majesty.

Council Hall. All the furniture in the hall had been completely emptied, Xiao Wu was in the center of the hall with Tang San's body in her arms, Ning Rongrong and Oscar were standing on both sides, and the others were standing on the periphery, trying to give them as much space as possible, at this moment, everyone had an anxious and solemn look on their faces. If Tang San can be resurrected, then everything still has a chance, if Tang San dies like this, not only will the Heaven Dou Empire perish, but the Star Luo Empire will also not be able to escape the clutches of the devil, and at that time, the continent will really become Bibi Dong's world. Whether it was from the perspective of family, friendship, or the entire continent, everyone was silently praying for Tang San in their hearts.

Not only here, but in the entire Jialing Pass, the million-strong army, at this moment, under the leadership of Marshal Ge Long and all the generals, had already knelt on the ground, praying in the direction of the council hall for their Lord Seagod and King Lan Hao. In their hearts, King Lan Hao is the eternal god of war, and the god of war is immortal.