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Zhang Huanyun looked at Yun Ming with an expression that said, "Don't joke with me."
It sounded simple, but introducing the laws of one plane into another world was extremely difficult.
Especially when the Abyss had already established a foothold, and Douluo Planet's natural resistance had already reached a balance with the Abyss' encroachment.
Who among the soul masters could individually introduce Douluo Planet's more substantial laws into the Stellar Phenomenon?
Zhang Huanyun internally sighed but didn't voice his doubts.
Since Yun Ming had made this statement, he must have a method.
"Master Yun, the principle makes sense, but we still need a concrete plan, don't we?"
"The plan isn't complicated. Three days from now, I will enter the Stellar Phenomenon. The Blood God Legion will gather all its strongest fighters to launch an assault on the Abyss, expanding the territory within the Stellar Phenomenon that Douluo Planet occupies."
Zhang Huanyun grew even more perplexed.
With Douluo Planet's current strength, they were indeed capable of resisting the first or second layer of the Abyss. However, the Abyss had the Abyssal Sage King, who could annihilate everyone in an instant!
If all the strongest fighters entered the Stellar Phenomenon and the Abyssal Sage King disregarded his previous agreement with Xu Yuan and acted within the phenomenon, the Limit Douluos of Douluo Planet would face immense danger.
Moreover, with so many Limit Douluos involved, even Xu Yuan would have to carefully consider whether to compromise with the Abyssal Sage King.
This would essentially hand the Abyssal Sage King a weapon to use against them.
This was precisely why the Blood God Legion, despite having nearly twenty Limit Douluos, hadn't sent all of them into the Stellar Phenomenon to seize more territory.
Currently, only five Limit Douluos remained stationed in the Stellar Phenomenon long-term, and they rotated every half month.
Essentially, each Limit Douluo rested for at least a month outside before re-entering the Stellar Phenomenon.
This arrangement also motivated the Limit Douluos to kill Abyss creatures more efficiently while inside.
After all, spending only half a month inside every one and a half months meant that over three years, they'd only be inside for one year. A single year to hunt Abyss creatures and accumulate stellar energy was far too short.
For Limit Douluos, stellar energy itself was useless, but it could be used to nurture the younger generation.
This was a prolonged war, and replenishing the next generation was crucial. Moreover, which of the many factions gathered in the Endless Mountains wasn't here for the benefits of stellar energy?
Only by acquiring more stellar energy could they cultivate more powerful individuals within their own factions.
Even factions with only one Limit Douluo hoped to nurture a second.
Among those hunting Abyss creatures, the efficiency of Limit Douluos was unmatched because they faced virtually no risk to their lives—except perhaps encountering an Abyss Emperor of equivalent strength.
And if they encountered an Abyss Emperor from beyond the top thirty-six layers, the rewards would be significant.
Of course, there were downsides as well.
The upside was maximizing the efficiency of Limit Douluos in hunting Abyss creatures, but this also halted the Blood God Legion's external expansion.
They couldn't push forward anymore.
The number of Limit Douluos had already reached saturation, and the territory controlled by the Blood God Legion was at its limit. Expanding further would make it impossible to hold the territory.
It wasn't just about defending the territory—the bigger issue was that Limit Douluos cared more about hunting Abyss creatures than guarding the land.
After nearly a year, the range of this territory had finally stabilized.
"Yun Ming, are you sure you can withstand the Abyssal Sage King?" Cao Dezhi asked gravely.
He had once glimpsed the Abyssal Sage King through the lens of laws and understood the Abyssal Sage King's overwhelming power. That essence far surpassed the second-layer territory or even Lie Emperor of the third layer.
That level of strength, combined with Xu Yuan's earlier explanation of the Abyssal Sage King's possible rank, convinced him that even a Level 99 Limit Douluo could not stop the Abyssal Sage King.
This was far beyond the realm of fighting across ranks.
"Yun Ming, I must remind you—if all the Limit Douluos follow you into the Stellar Phenomenon, there's a high probability the Abyssal Sage King will act. And if Xu Yuan enters as well, the Abyssal Sage King will undoubtedly act!"
Cao Dezhi glanced at Xu Yuan as he spoke.
"Xiao Yuan will enter with me," Yun Ming replied.
Cao Dezhi and Zhang Huanyun grew even more worried.
"Yun Ming, according to Xu Yuan's classification, the Abyssal Sage King is at least at the 1st Class God level—something we cannot oppose," Cao Dezhi said, though not outright dissuading Yun Ming, his meaning was clear: think carefully.
"Even if Zang Xin and I use our martial soul fusion technique, we might only be able to stall the Abyssal Sage King for a moment."
Within the Stellar Phenomenon, the Abyssal Sage King faced almost no obstacles.
After all, the spatial barrier he needed to penetrate was merely the Abyss Plane's own barrier, which barely weakened him.
In the original story, even when separated by two planes and relying on possessing the Demon Emperor's body, the Abyssal Sage King was terrifyingly strong—unmatched by anyone on Douluo Planet. Even with Cao Dezhi breaking through to godhood at his limit and using a martial soul fusion technique with Zang Xin, they only managed to seal the Abyssal Sage King for three days.
If the negative buffs on the Abyssal Sage King were removed and Cao Dezhi's desperate buffs were canceled, it was questionable whether the seal would even hold.
This wasn't simple addition or subtraction.
"Senior, Commander, rest assured. Teacher has a plan. This time, we're also aiming to lure him into action."
A single confrontation meant nothing. A single "fishing expedition" could awaken the other side.
Yun Ming hoped to use the clarity of his impending godhood to complete this fishing operation.
1st Class God level?
Yun Ming pondered and reaffirmed that he should be able to withstand the Abyssal Sage King.
He was already a Limit Douluo, his spiritual power had reached the Divine Origin Realm, and his demi-god position was condensed to its peak. As long as he entrusted himself to the Stellar Phenomenon and became an alternative Plane Lord, his demi-god position would transform into the god core he desired, causing his dimension to undergo direct evolution.
Dimensional evolution was unmistakable—it was akin to fully inheriting a divine position.
This would break numerous limits.
Above Level 100 was godhood, followed by True God level. The existence of the True God title indicated that godhood hadn't yet completed its true transformation—dimensional evolution.
However, Yun Ming's dimensional ascension through his god core would be a one-step process.
At the moment of success, he would reach the True God level.
Further breakthroughs in soul power, coupled with the authority of a Plane Lord to mobilize the entire Stellar Phenomenon's forces, would allow him to rapidly strengthen himself and achieve at least a True God-level transformation.
It could even reach the Super God level.
At the very least, he would achieve True God level. With his god core and his own soul power, he would be qualified to fight at the Super God level.
Add to that the blessings of the Plane Lord within the Stellar Phenomenon and the suppression of the Abyssal Sage King—perhaps he could stand a chance against the Abyssal Sage King, a 1st Class God?
As for whether the Abyssal Sage King had hidden tricks up his sleeve?
Yun Ming didn't believe that the quasi-god position he had spent most of his life cultivating would transform into a god core equivalent to only a 3rd Class god.
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