"He's Devoured it!"
It took Tong Yu a full three hours to completely absorb the Abyssal energy.
Now, these Abyssal energies bore the unique Martial Soul brand of Tong Yu.
However, there was still much emptiness within these energies.
Tong Yu was deep in thought.
"The quality of this Abyssal energy is indeed high. My Martial Soul actually can't fill them completely."
He looked down as clusters of light lit up on his body, revealing his Three-Word Battle Armor.
He passed the Abyssal energy through his Battle Armor.
"Still far from enough."
He frowned, considering what else he could use to occupy space.
From Su Ming's experience, it wasn't hard to see that the more space one occupied, the lower the dependency on the great array's effects, and thus, the less 'tax' one needed to pay.
Paying less tax wasn't the goal.
Reducing dependency was the key.
According to the understanding of Limit Douluos, as long as one's own proportion within the Abyssal energy was sufficient, deeply rooted enough, and control was strong enough, one might not even need the great array's suppression.
Of course, this was very difficult.
Because the Abyssal Sage King's brand was too powerful.
What level was the Sage King?
Tong Yu was at a loss.
He didn't know.
However, within this Abyssal energy now, the Sage King's brand accounted for less than one percent, while he himself had already filled forty percent.
Yet even so, his brand was far inferior to the Sage King's. Without the great array's suppression, the Abyssal energy within him might even be forcibly extracted!
Nevertheless, such a large gap had a solution.
One could not only compete with brands but also rely on isolation methods.
After all, this energy was within Tong Yu's body, not the Sage King's.
The Sage King was like a wireless network, Tong Yu was a wired one.
As long as he could isolate the Sage King's 'network,' he could weaken the Sage King's means of controlling the Abyssal energy.
But how to isolate?
Recalling the methods Su Ming used in the battle he learned about from the Blood God Legion, Tong Yu looked towards his own innate domain.
Five Elements Domain, activate!
Isolate!
It weakened the Sage King's control by ten percent.
"As expected, it's feasible."
Battle Armor Domain!
It only weakened by half that amount.
What other means were there?
"I only recently broke through to the Spirit Domain Realm and don't have a Spiritual Domain. What a pity."
"No, not a pity. This is perfect. This Abyssal energy is exactly what I need to condense my domain!"
Tong Yu had already sat down on the spot, beginning to comprehend.
This scene, falling into the eyes of the Abyssal Sage King on the other side, was nothing short of a blatant provocation.
The other Limit Douluos looked on with envy.
Qian Gu Dieding wished he could kick Tong Yu back to the military camp, telling him not to continue angering the Sage King here. Otherwise, with the Abyssal Sage King staring fixedly at their side, they couldn't find any Abyssal energy to absorb at all.
"Everyone, the Abyss is retreating. It's time for us to advance."
"Right now, the Abyss could still escape at any moment. On the contrary, only by pushing the battlefield into the Abyss itself, rooting the laws of Douluo Planet within the Abyss, can we truly lock both sides in a fight to the death."
Su Ming spoke quietly.
Yun Ming, Chen Xinjie, Cao Dezhi, and Qian Gu Dieding all had flickering gazes.
Yun Ming took the lead, stepping directly into the spatial passage.
Chen Xinjie followed closely behind.
Then came Cao Dezhi.
Qian Gu Dieding gritted his teeth and also stepped into it.
As the four entered the passage, they were greeted by the Abyssal Sage King's wrath.
Boom!
Space trembled violently. Even just the aftershocks caused cracks to appear in the seal at the passage's entrance.
Su Ming looked at the cracks and directly struck out, shattering them.
This seal had protected Douluo Planet for six thousand years. Now, its mission was over.
How could the real battlefield allow only one side to invade?
Douluo Planet could launch a counter-invasion too!
Su Ming's eyes blazed as he manipulated the Sea God Godhood, the Forging God Godhood, and deployed domain after domain. Under the power of the Trinity, using Spirit Power as an extension of Heaven and Earth Vital Energy, he led the laws of Douluo Planet to invade the spatial passage inch by inch.
They squeezed in!
Space trembled.
At this moment, the passage originally filled only with Abyssal laws was pierced by the laws of Douluo.
"It might feel uncomfortable at first. Pain is inevitable."
While 'comforting,' Su Ming was also manipulating the elemental great array outside.
Stabilize!
Spatial stabilization.
Within the spatial passage, four domains expanded—the domains of four Quasi-Gods.
Spiritual Domains, innate Martial Soul domains, Battle Armor domains—many domains were fused together by them, resisting the erosion of Abyssal laws.
Yun Ming held the Sky-Piercing Spear and simply thrust forward once.
This spear seemed ordinary, yet it contained the tremendous power to overturn heaven and earth. For a split second, his spear even twisted the laws of the two realms.
The laws of Douluo, which had just invaded, actually instantly suppressed the Abyssal laws.
Chen Xinjie deployed his Vast Sea Domain, riding the momentum of Douluo's laws, adding waves to the surge. It was like the boundless, endless, turbulent waves of the sea.
The mighty wave stirred up by Yun Ming was prolonged.
After Su Ming destroyed the seal, he also stepped inside, standing atop the ocean, expanding the territory for Douluo's laws.
A peculiar phenomenon rose above his head.
Pioneering!
This scene drew the attention of the Abyssal Sage King, Yun Ming, and the others.
What in the world?
This...
Is this faith? Or a Godhood?
How did it suddenly appear?
Su Ming laughed heartily, very satisfied.
Pioneering. This faith he had schemed for so long had finally been obtained.
Back in the Douluo 1 era, he had opened sea routes, discovered new continents. In the Sun Moon Continent, he again opened routes, heading towards the Phoenix Continent.
Yet despite all his efforts, even though the people of both the Douluo and Sun Moon continents knew of his merits and he actively promoted public opinion, he had never obtained this strand of faith.
Now, he had it.
This wasn't part of his calculations either. It was because Yun Ming stirred up a great wave, and Chen Xinji added rolling waves. This feeling of advancing through the vast sea evoked his comprehension from the Douluo 1 era. He stood at the crest of the wave, aligning with this phenomenon.
Cao Dezhi took a deep breath, focusing solely on unleashing his sword, withstanding the energy impacts stirred up by the Abyssal Sage King.
Qian Gu Dieding's fighting spirit soared, treating the Abyssal energy as an imaginary enemy. His Coiling Dragon Staff cooperated with Cao Dezhi's Ruthless Sword, continuously expanding the territory belonging to Douluo's laws along the pioneering momentum.
The passage was no longer pitch black but now held shimmering light.
Su Ming stared fixedly at the other end of the passage, guarding against the Abyssal Sage King making a real move.
Strictly speaking, there was no seal here anymore. The Sage King's true body could exert influence.
As long as he dared to strike, Su Ming would expose his identity as the Lord of the Plane without any hesitation, forcibly push the laws into the Abyss, first binding both sides, then engaging in a war of attrition.
Douluo Planet had a Lord of the Plane, and a conscious one at that. This alone was enough to qualify Douluo Planet to resist the Abyss.
But that would be the worst outcome.
Su Ming still wanted to lure the Abyssal Sage King to descend into Douluo Planet.
That way, the Abyssal Sage King would lower himself by one level. With the element of surprise, killing him would mean directly devouring the entire Abyss.
On the other hand, a war of attrition was the most painful. Su Ming couldn't easily enter, and the Abyssal Sage King didn't dare to come over.
***
Dive deeper into the story with 50+ advance chapters, available now on Patreon!patreon.com/CNBLUE
If you're enjoying the novel, please consider leaving a review. Your support is crucial and helps the story grow immensely. Thank you!
(End of Chapter)