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The Wisdom Emperor's body seemed to burn, his aura gradually weakening.
However, since he hadn't fully unleashed his innate skill—only creating six modules and stopping midway—he didn't die outright.
Still, at this moment, he was close to death. His life flame was dim, and after this battle, he would inevitably perish, then fall into dormancy.
The other three Emperors split into three directions, surrounding Xu Yuan silently without making a move.
The Wisdom Emperor had paid the price of his life first, yet failed to pose any threat to Xu Yuan.
Though he could be resurrected after death, it would still be a long period of dormancy. Even with the Abyssal Sage King's assistance, it would take at least several years.
"How did you do it?" The Wisdom Emperor's voice was hoarse, his eyes fixed intently on Xu Yuan.
This was his ultimate trump card, his strongest control divine skill, one that required sacrificing his life to use. Yet, Xu Yuan had swiftly broken through it.
How was this possible?
Just moments ago, space had been clearly cut and even locked down.
It wasn't just their current three-dimensional space—it was the connection between this space and other dimensions that had been blocked by his modules.
Yet, Xu Yuan still managed to traverse between the modules.
"Complete isolation doesn't exist. If your power can still influence the conversion between different spaces, there must be a medium connecting those spaces," Xu Yuan said indifferently.
He didn't reveal the answer to the Wisdom Emperor.
Want to know the flaw?
Not telling you.
The Wisdom Emperor didn't feel disappointed that Xu Yuan hadn't given him the answer he wanted. He knew Xu Yuan wasn't foolish enough to divulge such information to an enemy.
He sighed deeply.
"I am already a dead man. Since that's the case, I'll make sure you pay a heavy price no matter what."
His body began to burn, and his power seemed to ascend to another level.
Quasi-gods on Douluo Planet had the ability to temporarily burst forth with godly power after surpassing their limits before perishing. Similarly, the Emperors of the Abyss's top ten layers possessed such means.
However, such a burst required absolute resolve to die. Anyone harboring hope for survival wouldn't choose this path.
In the original story, the Abyss side didn't have the Abyssal Sage King's promise. When Emperors were devoured by the Golden Dragon Spear, they were simply gone. Everything was proceeding according to the Abyssal Sage King's plans, and he hadn't known about Tang Hao's existence, believing Douluo Planet truly posed no threat.
Under such circumstances, losing a few Emperors and channeling their energy into Douluo Planet for his descent and absorption—what was there to lament?
But now, things were different.
The Emperors had the chance to resurrect, so they could adopt the same mindset as the Wisdom Emperor and unleash themselves in a blaze of glory.
The Wisdom Emperor's power seemed to ignite, instantly reaching the realm of godly strength.
In the sky, the Abyssal Sage King let out a faint sigh.
This time, the cost was immense.
He didn't even need to continue watching the battle. The outcome was already decided.
Xu Yuan's Blood Essence Domain was nearly unbeatable. Combined with the fact that he shared Yun Ming's cultivation path, though Xu Yuan utilized the characteristics of the Dream Space to extend his control outward to cosmic space instead of competing with Yun Ming for control of the small world, Yun Ming could still provide him with power at any moment.
This meant Xu Yuan couldn't be killed.
The Abyssal Sage King believed that the Wisdom Emperor, as the Abyss's strategist, understood this.
Yet, the Wisdom Emperor still resorted to using his innate skill at the cost of his life, even burning himself to unleash power beyond his previous limits in a desperate gamble to injure Xu Yuan.
The Abyssal Sage King expressed that he'd rather resurrect three fallen Wisdom Emperors than one who died from burning everything away, especially since the Wisdom Emperor had coincidentally elevated his power to the realm of godly strength during this self-immolation.
Reviving such a Wisdom Emperor would be difficult, and the cost of resurrection would be greater—comparable to reviving three ordinary Wisdom Emperors.
"Xu Yuan, prepare to die!"
The Wisdom Emperor roared.
Godly power surged, and around Xu Yuan, fragmented spaces appeared.
This was the Wisdom Emperor's innate skill from earlier, but this time it wasn't targeting anything. Instead, it was slicing space, forming cubic modules.
As he burned himself, he found the opportunity to significantly unleash his innate skill, causing his power to evolve into godly strength.
Similarly, after evolving to godly strength, his use of the innate skill became more proficient, and the cost was no longer the burning of his life.
Unfortunately, it was too late.
On the bright side, he still had the chance to resurrect. After resurrection, he would advance to godly strength, allowing him to use his innate skill without burning his life.
Placing oneself in a deadly situation to achieve rebirth.
The Wisdom Emperor also realized the reason for his previous inability to break through.
Abyss creatures grew strong through their innate talents. None of the 108 Emperors ascended through sheer effort—they were naturally gifted in becoming Emperors.
For further advancement, how could it be achieved without talent?
The reason the Wisdom Emperor hadn't reached godly strength wasn't because his talent was insufficient—it was because he hadn't fully tapped into it.
After all, this final life-burning innate skill had never been used before.
Around Xu Yuan, in all directions—front, back, left, right, up, and down—there were 26 modules enclosing him, resembling a Rubik's Cube, with Xu Yuan positioned at its core.
Within the 26 modules, spatial forces swirled, attracting each other.
The modules combined to form a massive hollow cube.
Spatial forces erupted violently.
The entire space seemed to collapse.
After the modules collided and fused, the space within seemed on the verge of exploding.
But Xu Yuan remained calm.
The existence of the Dream Space gave him ample time to think. His consciousness existed within the illusory Dream Space, stretching a single second of real-time perception to ten seconds or even ten minutes.
Moreover, with his Brain-type martial soul, his mental processing speed was at its peak.
Even with the Wisdom Emperor's 26 modules surrounding and rapidly fusing to explode, Xu Yuan wasn't panicked.
The Blood Essence Domain contracted, shrinking until it completely filled the central space.
"I am the domain, and the domain is me!"
Xu Yuan transformed into the domain, solidifying the space encompassed by the Blood Essence Domain.
Boom!
An unprecedented explosion thundered.
Space collapsed, forming a massive void. Energy within the small world seemed to flow outward into the void, toward unknown spatial layers.
However, strangely, at the core of this enormous void, there was a piece of space completely detached from the surrounding area, remaining firmly in place.
The Dream Space connected to fragments of the Primordial Dream Space, stabilizing the position of the space where Xu Yuan stood, preventing this rootless fragment from being swallowed by the void.
The small world's space restored itself. The massive void contracted inward, aligning and re-fusing with the space where Xu Yuan stood.
"Not bad. Any unsuspecting opponent could be banished into spatial turbulence by your sudden technique," Xu Yuan said to the Wisdom Emperor, praising him.
Though it might not kill them, being exiled into spatial turbulence meant drifting to an unknown location if they survived.
If they ended up in a desolate corner of the universe, they'd spend the rest of their lives in solitude—and that was assuming they could survive in cosmic space alone.
"Alas, it's a pity," the Wisdom Emperor sighed.
His body was dissipating, and the burning energy had reached its end.
"You think you can escape like this?" Xu Yuan snorted coldly. The Blood Essence Domain began to expand, aiming to envelop the area where the Wisdom Emperor stood and devour the energy left behind after his burning.
"You won't succeed. My power has evolved into godly strength," the Wisdom Emperor laughed.
He didn't believe Xu Yuan could devour godly strength.
This was power imbued with his intense personal will—even the Abyssal Sage King would lose control over this portion of his strength.
However, Xu Yuan's next move astonished him.
He felt everything growing surreal.
What was happening?
His energy seemed unable to return.
No devouring force came, nor did he sense anything else—it was as though he had been transferred to another space.
Unfortunately, his consciousness had already dispersed, leaving no time for thought.
"Can't devour it? My soul power quality is extremely high, approaching the mass of primordial stellar energy. It can absolutely wear down your godly strength—it just takes too long."
Xu Yuan didn't devour it at that moment.
He didn't need energy now; what he needed was insight, growth for his martial soul.
He simply used the isolating capability of the Dream Space to quarantine the energy left behind after the Wisdom Emperor's death within the Dream Space.
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Xu Yuan turned his gaze to the Spirit Emperor, Demon Emperor, and Scythe Emperor.
The Spirit Emperor frowned, feeling wary.
Xu Yuan hadn't devoured the Wisdom Emperor's power earlier, but he had transferred it, making it undetectable to them.
They were certain that the energy hadn't been devoured because they hadn't sensed any tremors from the Abyss layer controlled by the Wisdom Emperor.
Most of their essence remained in the Abyss. Even if devoured, the loss of energy wouldn't be severe enough to cause the entire layer to collapse—but it would still trigger a significant reaction.
Since there was no reaction from the Wisdom Emperor's layer, it meant his power hadn't been devoured.
Still, the ability to transfer and isolate such power was highly intimidating.
The Spirit Emperor wondered if his Divine Origin-level spiritual power could also be isolated.
The Wisdom Emperor was dead, so his consciousness would return and revive along with his recovery.
But the Spirit Emperor was still alive. If he were isolated while alive, would he be permanently imprisoned?
Xu Yuan's battle was only a small part of the larger battlefield among Limit Douluos, yet it drew the joint attention of Yun Ming and the Abyssal Sage King.
At this moment, Yun Ming's divine soul power broke through again, reaching Level 119.
However, he hadn't reached his limit yet.
It seemed he had the potential to directly ascend past Level 120.
Sensing Yun Ming's divine soul power fluctuations, the Abyssal Sage King withdrew his gaze from Xu Yuan.
"Peak True God level."
He looked at Yun Ming, inwardly impressed.
Douluo Planet actually had someone with such a profound understanding.
Though he had leveraged the Plane Lord's advantages, this guy had directly broken through past Level 100 and rapidly grown to his current state—insight was indispensable.
That unusual "god position" (if it could even still be called that) was powerful, but wasn't it something he had condensed himself?
"Such a pity. Even if I had discovered earlier that this place could accommodate a Plane Lord, I wouldn't dare reach out now," the Abyssal Sage King thought to himself.
Douluo Planet definitely had more hidden cards up its sleeve.
That hidden Plane Lord represented none other than the Sea God, Tang San.
"The last ten thousand years before the God Realm disappeared, the reputation of the Sea God Tang San wasn't good."
In the Abyssal Sage King's stellar domain, the image of the Sea God was extremely selfish and controlling.
Now, the two planes' states would inevitably merge into a new world. This world's Plane Lord could be three, or it could be one.
Which would the Sea God prefer?
The Abyssal Sage King studied Yun Ming, finding no trace of the Sea God in him.
Aside from Yun Ming being the Pavilion Master of Shrek Academy's Sea God Pavilion, there was no connection.
Moreover, the Abyssal Sage King was well aware that Yun Ming's cultivation path had seemingly been blocked by Douluo Planet's hidden Plane Lord.
The Abyssal Sage King scrutinized Yun Ming, while Yun Ming was immersed in experiencing his own transformation.
"There's still room to grow. My god core hasn't fully coalesced yet. Continue evolving, and Level 120 is within sight!"
As the god core gradually took shape, Yun Ming, personally experiencing this process, gained many insights.
The god position was the authority of the God Realm.
The god core was the authority of heaven and earth.
The God Realm and heaven and earth were different.
First, heaven and earth—or planes—varied in strength, some strong and some weak, and were generally incomparable to the God Realm.
Second, the god core didn't have the characteristic of being easily bestowed like a god position. The god core was the substantial manifestation of a god's comprehension of the laws of heaven and earth, akin to their lifebound divine artifact, assisting the god in controlling the laws of the universe.
Yun Ming's god core was attached to the small world he had created.
Similarly, it was also attached to the Stellar Phenomenon, giving it the opportunity to connect to the universe itself.
"Level 88." Tang Wulin absorbed another Ba An, finally advancing once more.
His absorption efficiency was much lower than Xu Yuan's.
Even with the Golden Dragon Spear converting the Abyss creatures' energy into pure life energy and the terrifying digestion capabilities of the Golden Dragon King, he still lagged far behind in digestion.
If during the first opening of the Demon's Gate, Xu Yuan's higher absorption efficiency was due to the assistance of the Ancient Golden Tree, now Xu Yuan's inherent absorption ability surpassed Tang Wulin's, despite the latter having the Golden Dragon Spear.
The ability to transform into a domain ensured he wouldn't risk bursting from devouring others.
This was an alternative form of storage and digestion that Tang Wulin couldn't replicate.
"A day has passed, and I don't know how long this war will continue."
Tang Wulin sighed inwardly and continued charging forward, seeking new opponents.
However, his strength had already exceeded the norm on the conventional battlefield. One of the Abyss Emperors had taken notice of him.
Whoosh!
A sound of air splitting echoed, leaving only a blood-red afterimage in the sky.
Tang Wulin's heart began pounding violently. His instincts screamed warnings, and the sense of imminent danger caused him to maximize the activation of his Golden Dragon King bloodline power and unleash his second Blood Essence soul skill.
Golden Dragon Invincible Body!
Golden scales covered his entire body, emitting dazzling light.
The blood-red light struck the golden glow.
The terrifying force made Tang Wulin's expression change.
He circulated his Blood Essence, and the scales on his body vibrated rhythmically, as if dispersing the force.
Golden Dragon Nine Forms, Sixth Form: Golden Dragon Nullificatin!
A furious dragon roar resounded, filled with frenzied intent, causing the attacking Emperor's face to change drastically.
Tang Wulin reversed his Blood Essence flow. A surge of draconic energy erupted from within him, encircling his right Golden Dragon Claw. He extended his hand, and the Golden Dragon Claw emitted an aura of desolation.
Golden Dragon Nine Forms, Fourth Form: Golden Dragon Annihilation Claws!
The Emperor attacking Tang Wulin had already transformed into bloodlight again, retreating into the distance.
Tang Wulin's bloodshot vertical pupils locked onto the opponent. He stomped fiercely on the ground and shot forward like a cannonball.
Behind him, a pair of enormous golden dragon wings spread, radiating brilliant light. With the Golden Dragon flapping its wings, his speed in midair not only didn't decrease but rapidly increased.
Golden Dragon Nine Forms, Third Form: Golden Dragon Soars!
Consecutively using three forms of the Golden Dragon Nine Forms, Tang Wulin had maximized the synergy of his techniques.
With the explosive power unleashed after enduring the damage with Golden Dragon Invincible Body, the destructive power of this claw strike had reached its peak.
The blood-red light was quickly overtaken by the golden glow.
Boom!
The Golden Dragon Claw, combined with Golden Dragon Annihilation Claws and extreme speed, tore through space, as if ripping open several fissures in the small world, revealing the cosmic space beyond.
The desolate claw glow released by the Golden Dragon Claw tore through space, splitting the blood-red light apart.
However, Tang Wulin didn't let up.
The blood-red light, torn apart by his claw, immediately weakened significantly, but it still fluctuated up and down.
The spatial fluctuations calmed.
A grotesque creature appeared in Tang Wulin's vision.
Its entire body was blood-red, as if made of blood. Around it, there were several smaller blood-like structures resembling body parts.
These blood structures began to wriggle, gathering onto its main body and quickly merging, causing its aura to rise slightly.
However, even after restoring its body, its aura was weaker than before.
"Emperor of the 88th Layer of the Abyss, Blood Emperor!"
Tang Wulin's gaze sharpened, filled with caution as he stared at the Blood Emperor.
The Blood Emperor's power didn't reach Super Douluo level, but it was certainly close.
Moreover, he commanded an entire layer of the Abyss, so he couldn't be treated as a conventional opponent.
However, Tang Wulin quickly developed a strong desire to devour him.
The power wielded by Abyss Emperors was undoubtedly stronger.
Xu Yuan's earlier warning echoed in his mind, but he quickly dismissed it.
Normally, he refrained from devouring Emperors to avoid drawing attention. But now, in the midst of this great battle, the Abyssal Sage King was occupied, and the powerful Abyss Emperors were engaged with the Limit Douluos. If not now, when should he devour this Blood Emperor?
Reversing his Blood Essence flow, his Golden Dragon Claw disappeared, and his bare hands reappeared. A flash of golden light, and the Golden Dragon Spear returned to his hand. His body continuously emitted draconic energy, which condensed in his arms and wrapped around the spear shaft.
Dragon might permeated the surroundings. Abyss creatures on the ground retreated, clearing a space for him.
A resounding dragon roar pierced the sky as a golden dragon ascended.
Tang Wulin transformed into a golden dragon, lunging toward the Blood Emperor to tear him apart.
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