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Surprisingly, the Abyssal Sage King merely summoned the Emperors from the Abyss and did not continue to act himself. He maintained his energy form, still confronting Yun Ming.
Yun Ming was content with this, taking the opportunity to digest his current situation.
His divine soul power continued to transform, breaking through layers of restrictions within him. If each restriction represented a level, then his soul power had already broken through at least fifteen levels.
And it wasn't over yet.
His divine soul power continued to grow stronger.
The power of heaven and earth flowed into his body, transforming into divine soul power that filled his limbs and bones, remolding his body to become more attuned to the laws of the universe.
The power of the small world fused into his body, helping him rapidly elevate his divine soul power to its rightful peak.
However, he knew this was all built on shaky ground. The quality of his divine soul power was rapidly evolving under the infusion of heavenly forces, but in terms of quantity, it still fell short—though the power of heaven and earth could compensate for this deficiency.
For now, there was no time to dwell on such concerns. He needed to first raise his soul power level, and later, slowly absorb stellar energy through the small world to make up for his insufficient divine soul power.
One by one, soul rings rose around him. His first three black soul rings instantly turned blood-red and began sprouting scattered golden patterns.
Even his original blood-red soul rings started generating golden patterns, seemingly intertwining to form complete golden circles. The blood-red hue itself was also transforming, shifting toward an orange-gold color.
The ninth ring, originally orange-gold, gained an additional complete circle of golden patterns.
"Indeed, after Level 100, it's no longer necessary to fuse new soul rings." At this moment, Yun Ming's soul power was at least Level 118, yet he still only had nine soul rings.
His soul power continued to rise.
"The martial soul serves as a medium to connect with the laws of heaven and earth, but it relies on soul rings. After breaking through to godhood through my path, soul masters should be able to control their ability to increase the duration of their soul rings themselves—though the efficiency would normally be lower."
The martial soul is an extension of the soul master's perception, while soul rings are the nodes connecting the martial soul to the laws.
Yun Ming infused his essence, energy, and spirit into his soul rings, using his will to control them and delve deeper into the laws.
The Abyssal Sage King watched Yun Ming explore this new realm without making a move.
This gave Yun Ming a sense of foreboding.
He recalled the Abyssal Sage King's earlier words: "This position isn't for just anyone."
It was a tone that suggested even good advice couldn't persuade a doomed soul. It seemed the Abyssal Sage King's decision to hold back was for Yun Ming's own good.
Below, the chaotic battle had reached its peak.
Of the Abyss's 108 Emperors, over fifty participated in this battle. Twenty of the top thirty-six Emperors appeared, along with more than twenty Super Douluo-level Emperors.
The Abyss army, composed of countless ordinary Abyss creatures, surged toward Douluo Planet's side.
The Blood God Legion operated without panic; the prepared soul-guided cannon shells were already in position.
After Yun Ming carved out a true small world, his domain perfectly extended Douluo's laws into this space, nullifying the Abyss's suppression of any force system in the soul master world.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Over a hundred Level 8 fixed-installation soul-guided cannons and ten Level 9 fixed-installation soul-guided cannons were launched.
From hundreds of kilometers away, the Blood God Legion had already inflicted damage on the Abyss army.
"This must be the conversion mechanism set up by Xiao Yuan," Yun Ming thought, operating the small world to convert the energy of dead Abyss creatures into stellar energy.
It worked.
Even without the assistance of new-type soul-guided weapons, this step was completed.
This meant that whenever Abyss creatures died in this small world, they would be converted into corresponding stellar energy.
Yun Ming didn't hesitate to absorb this stellar energy and convert it into divine soul power.
The soldiers of the Blood God Legion poured out in full force, rushing toward the center of the small world.
Compared to the soldiers, the Limit Douluos remained at the forefront, clearing vast areas that were quickly taken over by the Blood God Legion.
Xu Yuan and others used the five grand arrays to swiftly harvest the energy of Abyss creatures.
The leaders of each array were naturally Limit Douluos. In addition to them, there was one Blood God Legion member, at least three Soul Douluos, and ten Soul Saints.
These officers' tasks were to activate new-type soul-guided weapons and operate the conversion capabilities within the arrays, converting the energy of Abyss creatures into stellar energy to replenish the array leaders' consumption.
This was a protracted war.
The small world, initially the size of the Western Desert, had already grown to rival a small continent over time.
The entire continent spanned over a thousand kilometers from end to end.
Chen Xinjie, the Sea God Douluo, initially crossed over a hundred kilometers to reach the center of the small world, but now he was over three hundred kilometers away from the Blood God Camp's original location.
At such distances, even a Limit Douluo traveling at full speed would require considerable time.
Fortunately, numerous Abyss creatures were distributed along the way. By converting their stellar energy, the Limit Douluos could quickly replenish themselves.
Behind them, the Blood God Legion was also rushing at full speed, though they were still far behind Xu Yuan and the others.
When the main army clashed with the Abyss creatures, the Limit Douluos had already engaged in battle.
Xu Yuan faced a direct assault from five Emperors: Spirit Emperor, Demon Emperor, Scythe Emperor, Wisdom Emperor, and Transformation Emperor.
These five Emperors were among the top-ranked in the Abyss, second only to the Abyssal Sage King and Ardent Emperor. Now, they joined forces to attack Xu Yuan.
The other twenty-plus Emperors were respectively engaging the remaining Limit Douluos.
Douluo's side was well-prepared. With the support of the grand arrays, at least half of the battlefield was under their absolute advantage.
Only Xu Yuan's side, facing the five strongest Emperors, failed to gain the upper hand.
Though Tong Yu had broken through the Limit, he hadn't yet reached quasi-god status. With ample Five Elements power to supplement him, his soul skills were unleashed recklessly. The Five Elements power in his hands displayed a rather violent aspect, but he could only barely hold off the Demon Emperor—and even then, he was at a disadvantage.
"You place so much importance on me, but don't you realize I have the qualification to completely devour you all?"
Xu Yuan sneered, wielding the Heavenly Origin Five Elements Spear as he soared into the sky, confronting the four remaining Emperors head-on.
His Blood Essence Domain expanded, filling the area with boundless blood essence.
All his domains overlapped, making him the master of this domain.
Xu Yuan didn't transform himself into the domain; instead, he overlapped multiple domains and thrust his spear forward.
On one hand, he wanted to test his strength; on the other, he aimed to avoid overly provoking the Abyss.
The Abyssal Sage King hadn't used the Heavenly Sacred Splitting Abyss Halberd, which was key to Yun Ming being able to hold him off.
In fact, this was Xu Yuan's greatest concern.
Fortunately, the Abyssal Sage King showed restraint and didn't use his ultimate trump card, unwilling to expose his super divine artifact at this moment.
Super divine artifacts weren't something even a God King might possess, yet this lowly Abyssal Sage King did. Once exposed, it could very likely attract covetous eyes.
Of course, Xu Yuan didn't know that the Abyssal Sage King's caution stemmed from seeing Douluo Planet's hammer, realizing that Douluo Planet had a Plane Lord. This revelation made him wary.
After all, Douluo Plane had a Plane Lord who had been biding their time until now, clearly with some plan in mind.
Moreover, the Abyssal Sage King understood the implications of the hammer itself.
Tang Wulin held the Golden Dragon Spear, thrusting it fiercely into the chest of a Ba An.
Ba An, having lost the Ba Empress, had become part of the vanguard.
The Abyss still had this race, but without the Ba Empress or someone to back them up, their status in the Abyss plummeted. Without an Emperor to oversee them, they were relegated to the front lines of the war due to their race's characteristics.
Abyss energy flowed through the Golden Dragon Spear, transforming into concentrated life essence that merged into Tang Wulin's body.
Boom!
Soul power breakthrough.
Tang Wulin took a deep breath but felt no excitement.
He looked up at the sky, watching Xu Yuan battling the four Emperors, feeling the terrifying energy fluctuations. All he wanted was to continue fighting, devouring more Abyss creatures, and catching up to Xu Yuan as quickly as possible.
After spending a year with the Blood God Legion, he had devoured countless Abyss creatures and cultivated using stellar energy, finally raising his soul power by ten levels.
Ten levels in a year—astonishing, yet somehow expected.
During this year, he had triggered small Abyss tides no less than ten times, enduring each one, persisting in prolonged combat, and voraciously devouring Abyss creatures.
Level 86—that was his soul power before the great battle.
Now, he was at Level 87.
"In this war, I'll break through to Level 89. After the battle, I'll condense my second soul core. If my calculations are correct, with dual Yin-Yang complementary soul cores, I'll have a chance to attempt unlocking the next seal."
Roar!
Ahead, a massive monster let out a roar and charged at Tang Wulin.
This monster had a huge body, a bull's head, a horse's body, tiger-like limbs, and was surrounded by black energy, exuding an ominous aura.
Tang Wulin frowned, having no memory of this Abyss creature.
There were no such Abyss creatures in the Blood God Legion.
He dodged the monster's charge, sidestepped, and thrust his spear. The Golden Dragon Spear pierced into the monster's body, and its devouring power erupted.
The next moment, Tang Wulin's expression changed slightly.
"How is this possible?"
For the first time, the devouring ability of his Golden Dragon Spear was suppressed.
What kind of monster was this?
The monster turned its head, its crazed intent filling its bull-like eyes.
A mental shockwave struck Tang Wulin, causing turbulence in his spiritual sea.
"This monster's physical body is so terrifying, and it has mental attacks too?"
Tang Wulin withdrew his spear and retreated quickly, distancing himself from the monster.
His expression continued to shift.
What puzzled him most was why the Golden Dragon Spear's ability to devour the creature's life energy failed to activate.
"Roar!"
The monster let out another roar, charging mindlessly at Tang Wulin like a berserker.
Xu Yuan glanced casually and noticed this scene on the battlefield, frowning slightly.
He had never seen this type of Abyss creature before.
Glancing across other battlefields, he realized these monsters weren't unique to Tang Wulin—others had encountered them too, though their traits weren't as obvious to everyone else.
"Monsters that can't be devoured?"
Xu Yuan didn't know if his abilities could devour this type of Abyss creature.
He let his five soul spirits temporarily bear the pressure, resisting the four Emperors, while he controlled the Blood Essence Domain to spread and envelop one of these monsters on the ground. Using Five Elements power to split its energy, he then employed the Devouring Heaven and Earth technique to supply himself.
"I can still absorb."
Xu Yuan sighed in relief.
At the same time, he was puzzled.
Why couldn't the Golden Dragon Spear devour this monster?
"Hmm!"
Continuing to search for this type of monster, Xu Yuan dissected it using his domain mastery and quickly found the reason.
"Hmph, daring to get distracted during battle?" The Wisdom Emperor noticed Xu Yuan studying the new species and immediately unleashed his power. Space began to change in his hands, as if sliced into different modules.
Xu Yuan and his five soul spirits were separated into six modules.
As the Wisdom Emperor acted, the other three Emperors coordinated seamlessly, swiftly entering three of the modules and unleashing their strongest attacks, aiming to kill Xu Yuan's soul spirits and severely wound him.
Xu Yuan's gaze sharpened as he looked at the Wisdom Emperor.
This guy had been preparing for this from the start.
"Such a sophisticated spatial technique, but it's of little use against me."
His Blood Essence Domain spread, still enveloping the surroundings, including all six modules.
The Wisdom Emperor's control divine skill was indeed extraordinary—Xu Yuan couldn't break free and remained trapped in his module.
"This is a life-sacrificing innate skill. You can't possibly break it," the Wisdom Emperor said coldly.
If this battle could severely wound Xu Yuan, any cost would be worth it.
After all, most of his essence was in the Abyss—he could revive even if he died.
Previously, when Xu Yuan devoured the Ba Empress, the Abyssal Sage King redistributed the powers of the other Emperors, leaving most of their essence in the Abyss and preventing them from taking it all with them. This ensured that even if they were devoured by Xu Yuan, the entire layer wouldn't collapse, and they wouldn't die permanently.
As the Abyss's strategist, the Wisdom Emperor was well aware of Xu Yuan's significance.
This guy's talent was too strong to be left unchecked.
Now, with someone on Douluo Planet breaking through to godhood and shattering the limits of the soul master system, if Xu Yuan continued to grow and became a second god within a few years, the Abyss's chances of conquering Douluo Planet would only diminish.
The death of a soul spirit would inevitably cause fundamental damage to the soul master.
"Hmph hmph~ (Lord Yao Yao fears nothing!)"
Yao Yao was the most at ease. Dreamlike and ethereal, it evaded all of the Scythe Emperor's attacks, then pulled the Scythe Emperor into the Dream Space.
Huan Xing unleashed the Five Elements Divine Light Shield with full force, resembling a turtle shell that barely withstood the Transformation Emperor's attacks.
Xing Jun also unleashed everything, transforming the Blood Essence Domain around him into a stellar sky and channeling all its power into mental shocks.
However, his opponent was the Spirit Emperor, whose spiritual power had reached the Divine Origin Realm.
Observing the situation, Xu Yuan took a deep breath.
The Wisdom Emperor wasn't foolish; he hadn't paired Yao Yao with the Spirit Emperor.
In this way, Yao Yao had the advantage, but the Spirit Emperor had an even greater one.
Shan He and Jue, without assigned opponents, were also trapped in modules like Xu Yuan.
Once the Spirit Emperor dealt with Xing Jun, he would roam the modules and target Shan He.
"Even I can be trapped, but my Blood Essence Domain cannot."
Because the Blood Essence Domain incorporated too many elements—material-level blood essence, illusory-level spiritual power, and the fusion bridge represented by battle armor and mech domains.
It was a familiar structure.
Like a soul master, where the martial soul resides at the center, harmonizing the soul and body of a soul master.
The Blood Essence Domain integrated the three domains representing the body, soul, and martial soul.
"Not slicing apart my Blood Essence Domain proves that my Blood Essence Domain transcends your innate skill."
Xu Yuan remained calm, searching for the key to linking the domains.
"Found it."
The answer was simple: dimension.
"My Blood Essence Domain is no longer a three-dimensional domain."
Xu Yuan mobilized his domain power, initiating a spatial shift. He disappeared from his current module and reappeared in front of Xing Jun.
The Spirit Emperor had transformed into a colossal spirit dragon, its thick tail already whipping toward Xu Yuan.
Xu Yuan roared, manifesting his battle armor mech. blood essence condensed on his right fist.
His punch shot out like a spear.
The Wisdom Emperor's expression changed.
His aura had begun to weaken. Seeing Xu Yuan move freely between the modules divided by his innate skill, he immediately canceled his ability.
Xu Yuan waved his hand, and the five soul spirits transformed into five beams of light, merging into his body.
Elsewhere, the other six members of Shrek Seven Monsters formed a team to swiftly hunt Abyss creatures.
They had also spent nearly a year in the Blood God Legion, using stellar energy to rapidly advance their soul power. All of them broke through to Level 70, becoming Soul Saints.
Even Xu Lizhi, who had the weakest soul power, broke through because of his higher efficiency in absorbing stellar energy.
The hunting efficiency of six Soul Saints working together was no joke.
Every corner of the battlefield was embroiled in slaughter.
When Abyss creatures died, their energy returned to the Abyss, allowing them to be reborn.
But when the Blood God Legion's soul masters died, all that remained were corpses.
This battle was extraordinarily brutal.
Yet, this was a fight for survival—there could be no retreat.
If nothing unforeseen happened in the future, today's battle would determine the future relationship between the two planes.
The moment Yun Ming ascended to godhood and preliminarily blocked the Abyssal Sage King, the outcome within the Stellar Phenomenon was already decided. The territory occupied by the Blood God Legion—or Douluo's side—was destined to expand.
The Abyss army collided with the Blood God Legion, and the Emperors fought fiercely with the many Limit Douluos.
This battle lasted for three days and three nights.
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