"A wise choice." Lei Chen's light projection rippled with approval. "Then, let our statuses serve as proof, and the laws as witness, to establish this covenant!"
As his voice fell, Lei Chen's light projection suddenly brightened. Golden runes, imbued with the fundamental laws of the Douluo Plane, emerged from the void, intertwining like chains.
At the same time, Electrolux's remnant soul also voluntarily separated a trace of its most core origin mark. Though faint, this mark contained the lingering essence of the unique laws of death and annihilation from his Demiplane.
The golden law runes and the gray origin mark converged and intertwined in the air, finally transforming into an ancient, profound contract mark, imbued with the will and promises of both parties. It then split into two, integrating respectively into Lei Chen's light projection and Electrolux's remnant soul.
An invisible binding force quietly formed, yet it carried a peculiar sense of harmony, symbolizing the official conclusion of this cross-plane transaction.
Lei Chen's thoughts stirred, and the pure life origin energy flowing in the surrounding plane interlayers surged forth even more intensely, as if summoned, immersing the halo of light enveloping the gray remnant soul, making it even more brilliant and warm.
"Since the covenant is established, I shall first help you stabilize your divine soul foundation," Lei Chen's voice echoed in this space.
The vast life energy, like the most meticulous artisan, began to carefully nourish and repair Electrolux's cracked soul essence, making his faint halo of light visibly solidify a few points.
Feeling the long-lost comfort and stability emanating from his divine soul, Electrolux's remnant soul conveyed a wave of gratitude. Immediately, Lei Chen cut to the chase: "Esteemed Electrolux, the contract is now set, there's no time to lose."
"I wonder if you can now open a stable passage to your Demiplane? I need to confirm its coordinates and status to plan the fusion."
"I will do my best," Electrolux responded without delay. Although his divine soul was fragmented, with the undying connection to the essence of his Demiplane, opening a passage there was not difficult.
In the core of the gray halo, a deep, faint light suddenly ignited, spreading rapidly like ink dripping into water.
Gray lines, imbued with unique rhythms of death and annihilation laws, materialized out of thin air, intertwining and flowing, eventually forming a complex, slowly rotating gray hexagram pattern stably within the life origin light cluster.
At the center of the pattern, space slightly collapsed, forming a dark, silent entrance. An aura distinctly different from the vibrant Douluo Plane, carrying a sense of desolation, coldness, and eternal slumber, faintly emanated from the other end of the passage.
"The passage is open," Electrolux's intention carried a hint of fatigue, but was exceptionally clear. "This is the path to my Demiplane. However, my current state is not good, and I cannot maintain it for too long."
"No matter, this is enough." Lei Chen's light projection gazed at the gray hexagram, the Lord of the Plane's perception already extending along the passage.
The moment his perception traversed the passage, an aura of laws completely different from the Douluo Plane rushed forth.
This was a dimly lit world. In the sky, a bizarre sun hung, entirely black, emitting mysterious purple light. It was this not-so-intense purple light that provided the only, faint illumination for this world.
On the ground was soil as black as spilled ink, with undulating terrain, completely barren of any vegetation. Only a chillingly desolate aura continuously surged from all directions.
In Lei Chen's perception, this Demiplane was indeed far from complete, just as Electrolux had said.
It possessed solid ground but no true sky. The world's boundary was a terrifying darkness and void; any matter touching the boundary would be devoured by it. The passage left by Electrolux, however, acted like a stable spatial coordinate, anchored here.
Lei Chen's perception quickly swept across this land. There were no rivers, lakes, or seas, no lush vegetation, only scattered, strange plants emitting faint ghost fire, and some slowly flowing, dark rivers containing corrosive energy.
On the ground, various undead creatures roamed—slow-moving but incredibly strong zombies, flickering specters emitting mental fluctuations, and skeletons with hard bones and flickering soul fires in their eye sockets...
From the lowest-tier walking corpses with only instinct, to powerful beings that even Lei Chen paid slight attention to, everything was present.
"As I expected..." Lei Chen mused, his perception focusing on several particularly powerful areas.
There, some massive, terrifying undead creatures, wreathed in solidified death energy, were entrenched. Their energy level, by the standards of the Douluo Plane, had astonishingly reached the ninth rank—equivalent to the Titled Douluo level!
This discovery made Lei Chen once again marvel at Electrolux's astonishing talent.
"Remarkable... Electrolux, this world you created is truly astonishing."
"Although this is only a Demiplane, its laws are still incomplete, lacking the ultimate potential for self-circulation and evolution. However, in terms of its stability and the upper limit of power it can bear, it has already far exceeded the scope of a 'Demiplane'. It is probably only a few crucial steps away from becoming a true, self-propagating and developing complete Plane."
What does a Demiplane capable of stably supporting ninth-rank undead creatures mean?
It should be noted that the Douluo Plane, which Lei Chen controls, as a mature and complete Plane, has a world rule that allows for an individual power limit of only the peak of the ninth rank.
Yet this Undead Demi-plane, as a "semi-finished product," its volume and rule strength can actually support the existence and activities of ninth-rank creatures, which shows its strength.
In fact, under Lei Chen's plane perception assessment, the overall energy and completeness of the rules of this Undead Demi-plane were roughly equivalent to 30% of the entire Douluo Plane!
"Thirty percent..." This number echoed in Lei Chen's heart, bringing indescribable joy.
As the current Lord of the Douluo Plane, his strength is directly linked to the plane's intensity. He is currently at the peak of the Second-level God realm. If he can successfully completely devour and fuse this Undead Demi-plane, which is equivalent to 30% of the Douluo Plane's volume, then the Douluo Plane's origin will undoubtedly experience a massive leap in growth!
At that time, for him, as the Lord of the Plane, breaking through the shackles of a Second-level God and stepping into the realm of a First-level God will be a certainty!
In the Divine Realm's system, there is a qualitative difference between a Second-level God and a First-level God. A Second-level God might be called a strong individual, but in front of a First-level God, they can only be considered a "small fry."
However, a First-level God is different; even within the Divine Realm, a First-level God can be called a main god.