"Of course he can!"
"The Abyssal Sage-King intends to evolve the entire Abyssal Plane into a divine realm. To achieve that, he will stop at nothing to devour every energy-rich plane!"
"But the Douluo Plane is a primary plane. We have a complete Heavenly Dao and a planar barrier! Without a god voluntarily offering their own body as a vessel, the Abyssal Sage-King cannot descend!"
Jiang Shengyu spoke solemnly as he explained the nature of the Abyssal Plane to everyone.
Hearing that the Abyssal Sage-King was unable to descend, the crowd finally let out a breath of relief. If he did not arrive, their opponents would merely be a group of powerful Ultimate Douluo!
Jiang Qingtong turned to Huo Yuhao and said, "Yuhao, the power of the ninth-level stationary soul-guided cannon shell isn't enough. I want you to think of a way to create a weapon even stronger!"
What? The ninth-level stationary cannon shell still wasn't enough? That attack power was already on the level of a Ultimate Douluo!
Hearing Jiang Qingtong's words, Jing Hongchen and the others were clearly shaken, their expressions filled with shock. But Huo Yuhao nodded seriously and said, "Yes, Cousin. Leave it to me!"
Even though developing a weapon beyond the ninth-level stationary shell was extraordinarily difficult, since Jiang Qingtong had spoken, he would not shirk the responsibility.
The Sun Moon Empire's war machine quickly roared into motion. Soldiers from all over the empire were transported through its vast transportation network toward the region near the Devil Forest. High-ranking soul engineers abandoned their usual elegance, operating all manner of soul tools as they built up their defenses.
As the first to reach the area, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Legion had already constructed a preliminary defensive line. All types of soul tool weapons were calibrated and ready, permeating the entire fortress line with a chilling atmosphere.
Jiang Shengyu even recalled the Imperial Dragon Soul Engineer Legion from the front lines to bolster the defenses here.
He sent messengers through the Extreme North into the Dou Ling Empire to deliver orders to Juzi, instructing her to double her assaults on the rear territory of the Three Kingdoms of the original Douluo Continent, forcing them to be too occupied to intervene.
Standing at the center of the Royal Legion's position, Jiang Shengyu looked up at the sky and sighed. "What benevolent gods humanity has! Just to strike at the Sun Moon Empire, they would even dare unleash the Abyssal Plane!"
If they failed to hold back the Abyssal Plane's assault, hordes of abyssal creatures would run rampant across the continent—and it would be the people of the Sun Moon Empire who would suffer first.
In the eyes of Sea God Tang San and the others, perhaps the people of the Sun Moon Empire were not even considered humans of the Douluo Plane. They were gods of Shrek Academy and the Three Kingdoms, not gods of this plane itself.
Jiang Qingtong snorted. "Such narrowness. What kind of gods are they supposed to be?"
"If we don't become gods, we will never stand tall! Tang San, I swear I'll trample your head beneath my feet—and that day won't be far off!" Jiang Shengyu clenched his fist and exhaled deeply.
The crack in the sky trembled, widening rapidly. Below, the defensive lines immediately entered full battle readiness. The Sun Moon Royal Legion, the Imperial Dragon Legion, and the newly formed Azure Jade Soul Engineer Legion led by Jing Hongchen formed a three-point defensive formation as alarms blared.
The sky shattered.
It was like a mirror breaking—fragments falling, pieces of the heavens crashing downward. A massive, abyss-dark hollow opened as viscous, eerie purple-black mist spilled out.
One grotesque abyssal creature after another surged out from the hollow. Wherever they landed, the trees below withered instantly, decaying at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Winged abyssal creatures also burst forth from the rift. A barrage of soul-guided beams and stationary cannon fire rained down, wiping out these vanguard troops.
But as the energy mist returned to the abyss, even more abyssal creatures surged out. Vast swarms of abyssal bees descended like a sky-blotting black tide! And among them emerged two terrifying figures.
A man and a woman.
The woman looked almost no different from a human, cold and stunningly beautiful; the man, however, had eerie compound eyes atop his head.
They were the rulers of the ninth and eighth layers of the Abyssal Plane: the Black Emperor and the Bee Emperor. In most invasions launched by the Abyssal Plane, it was these two who spearheaded the assault.
The sheer numbers of the abyssal swarm combined with the Black Emperor's ability to devour energy were enough to annihilate most planes in the very first wave of assault, after which the plane's energy would be absorbed by the Abyss.
After sensing the terrifying auras of the Black and Bee Emperors, even Du Busi and the others looked grim. Ultimate Douluo—these were truly powerful Ultimate Douluo!
Even Ye Xishui, Long Xiaoyao, and Mu En did not emit this level of oppressive might.
Du Busi had never felt so thoroughly suppressed—not even when facing Mu En. There was no room for resistance at all!
Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong prepared to perform their martial soul fusion, but Snow Empress stopped them. "You two are our trump card. Unless we reach a desperate moment, you cannot act."
The Evil Emperor's expression turned cold as he looked at the two abyssal rulers. "Leave those two to us."
With that, the two mighty beings soared into the sky, silver-white snow-light and violet radiance intertwining.
"Hm? This world actually has people whose cultivation rivals ours?" The Bee Emperor was surprised to see the incoming Snow Empress and Evil Emperor.
The Black Emperor shot him a sidelong glance. "The Sage-King said the god realm of this world seems to still exist, though for some reason it's ignoring our invasion. Any plane with an active god realm won't have weak inhabitants. Be cautious—don't get careless."
"Relax."
Leaving behind only that word, the Bee Emperor charged at the Snow Emperor. Behind him surged countless abyssal bees. Snow Emprese released her Ice-Snow Domain, a blizzard roaring forth—every snowflake containing immense destructive power.
Black Emperor clashed with the Evil Emperor. Even though she could devour energy, the Evil Emperor wielded time-space attributes. After several exchanges, the Black Emperor found no advantage!
Du Busi led the Body Sect's Title Douluo across the battlefield, supporting various fronts. From within the abyssal channel, more abyssal layer-lords of Title Douluo strength poured out—these creatures were the ones the human fighters had to face.
The disciples of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, led by Ning Haoyu and Ning Tian, released their martial souls, bathing the soul engineers in multicolored radiance to replenish their stamina and soul power.
The Tang Sect disciples, under Tang Ya's command, operated soul-tool-infused hidden weapons, using dense suppressive fire to halt the spread of abyssal creatures.
The battle erupted at maximum intensity from the very start. The firepower unleashed by the Sun Moon Empire's army was enough to annihilate any one of the original Three Kingdoms—and even the combined forces of all three would be unable to withstand such overwhelming bombardment.
As Snow Empress and Evil Emperor held back the Black and Bee Emperors, preventing them from gaining the upper hand, a streak of black light suddenly burst out of the abyssal channel.
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