"Roar! Roar! Roar!"
Under Alba's seductive declaration, the demonic legion, numbering over thirty thousand in total, let out skyward roars. The intense dark aura blotted out the sun and moon, and under the shadow of this terrifying and massive demonic legion, the entire earth was dyed a purplish-black.
However, just as their morale was reaching its peak—
"Alba! Shut up!"
A sharp voice suddenly rang out, abruptly interrupting everything and plunging the entire mountain range into silence.
The members of the demonic legion looked at each other in dismay:
[Who is it!? Such audacity!?]
[Exactly, how dare they tell Lord Alba to shut up?!]
For a moment, Alba, having lost face, surged with anger.
When he looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was merely a human who wasn't even their guide, he wanted to strike out. But suddenly, he noticed the demonic aura exuding from this "human."
Upon realizing whose soul truly resided within this human's body, Alba let out an extremely disdainful sneer.
"Heh, who did I think it was? So it's you."
Meanwhile, a similar scene was playing out in the other four directions of the Dou Ling Empire, though it all remained completely unknown to the public.
At the same time, in an unknown nine-colored space.
A burly figure was drifting within it, his entire body bound by nine-colored chains. Brilliant light flowed along the chains, as if an endless stream of energy laws was being injected into the burly man's body. As for the source of this energy and laws...
A massive nine-colored orb of light suddenly trembled, resembling fetal movement, which directly awakened the slumbering man.
"Still not giving up? You don't have a chance anymore."
The man's tone was filled with absolute certainty. As he spoke, the nine-colored chains wrapped around both parties radiated brilliant light, rapidly spreading toward the large nine-colored orb to suppress it.
But right at this moment, the large nine-colored orb—or rather, the Plane Lord—actually trembled once more against the suppressing force. This instinctive reaction from the Plane Lord, much like a twitching right eyelid in a human, finally caught the attention of the man, who was essentially already half a Plane Lord.
"Hmm?"
With a soft exclamation, the man immediately investigated the source of the Plane Lord's instinctive twitch. A simple check didn't reveal anything specific, but he did discover that the entire world had fallen into complete chaos.
Some unknown entities—definitely not powers from the Douluo Plane—were ravaging the continent. They had completely bypassed the plane's defenses, much like a foreign virus appearing inside a body.
"What the hell is going on?"
As the Plane Lord continued to tremble faintly, the burly man knew very well that if these foreign invaders were allowed to continue their rampage and plunder the life energy that originally belonged to the Douluo Plane, it would continuously weaken the Plane Lord's power.
Although this weakening could accelerate his progress in replacing the Plane Lord, similarly, this reduction would also make him increasingly fragile. After all, ever since he connected with the Plane Lord, and before he completely replaced it, he was in a one-sided sharing state with it.
However, what worried the man even more was something else.
"Oh no, Ah Yin!"
At this moment, the burly man's identity was self-evident.
As Tang Hao's wife, the Blue Silver Emperor "Ah Yin" had been placed by Tang San within the Golden Ancient Tree to seize the Life Core.
But the loss of the plane's life energy would first and foremost harm the Life Core and Ah Yin. The Plane Lord, and Tang Hao who was in a one-sided sharing state, would only be affected secondarily.
Realizing this, Tang Hao was naturally extremely anxious!
"No, I have to notify Xiao San immediately."
The moment this thought of seeking help arose, the Sea God's Trident mark on Tang Hao's forehead immediately lit up with a golden light, instantly eclipsing all other light in this nine-colored space!
Just like that, a divine sense transmission was sent to the God Realm.
This also caused Tang San, who was in the Sea God's Hall in the God Realm, still pondering over Da Ming's words and feeling troubled, to feel a sudden jolt in his mind!
"Dad! What's wrong!?"
As a filial son, Tang San didn't dare to be negligent in the slightest!
In an instant, he temporarily cast aside his thoughts on how to deal with Wang Dong'er and hurriedly contacted Tang Hao with his divine sense.
But as soon as he connected, he received Tang Hao's plea for help.
"Xiao San! Don't let Ah Yin get hurt!"
"Dad! Don't worry! With me here, Mom won't be in trouble."
Tang San hurriedly comforted Tang Hao, while also learning from him everything that was currently happening on the Douluo Plane.
A touch of piercing killing intent suddenly burst forth from his eyes!
Demonic Plane, you have forged your own death!
But soon, Tang San seemed to think of something. He quickly withdrew the killing intent that had just burst from his eyes, hiding it deep within. Replacing it was a look of contemplation.
He did not project his divine sense down, so as to avoid alerting the enemy.
Because, judging from the feedback given by his father, this Demonic Plane was fundamentally not strong. Not to mention the God Realm, it was probably not even a match for the Douluo Plane.
After all, there were differences between planes.
Since other planes wanted to invade the Douluo Plane, it meant that those trying to invade either lacked physical bodies or were inherently weak. They wanted to seize some benefits but didn't have the strength to truly devour the plane whole.
If that was the case, taking action personally to destroy them might be too wasteful. If he planned well, he could completely kill multiple birds with one stone!
For example, waiting until the connection between the Demonic Plane and the Douluo Plane was deeper, then seizing the right opportunity to follow the vine to the melon—killing the Demonic Plane's Plane Lord to strengthen the Douluo Plane. This way, his father and mother could also become stronger in the future.
Or, using the Demonic Plane's assassination attempt to let Xiao Qi successfully die once, which would be entirely better than his previous plan.
Or, stepping in at a critical moment to play the role of a savior. This way, those who didn't believe in him would start to believe in him, allowing him to seize the faith of the entire plane.
Or perhaps diverting the attention of the God of Destruction and the others...
Anyway, the more he thought about it, the more Tang San felt it was appropriate.
Who said this Demonic Plane was a bad thing?
This Demonic Plane came at a perfect time!
Unfortunately, the gazes of many gods were currently fixed on the Douluo Plane. Perhaps... he needed to find an opportunity to talk with them.
He had to think of a way to make them not interfere.
If so, what should he do?
As his thoughts raced, his fingers continuously tapped the desk. The slightly dull sound echoed in the hall until it suddenly stopped abruptly, accompanied by Tang San standing up.
At this moment, his eyes appeared exceptionally bright.
[I've got it!]
The next second, his figure disappeared.
He had to discuss it with the God of Destruction and the others as soon as possible. Otherwise, if the God of Destruction noticed first and chose to act, things would be bad. As for the other gods... as long as they weren't God Realm Enforcers, and without the permission of the five God Kings, they had no right to interfere in mortal affairs, unless the God Realm's rules were violated.
So there was no need to worry about the other gods.
...
"What the hell is going on!?"
Shortly after Shrek Academy and the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect issued their statements, Du Busi rushed to Shrek City without delay.
The moment he opened his mouth, he questioned the matter.
Sensing Du Busi's arrival, the experts of Shrek Academy, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Sea Dragon Douluo all gathered together at the organization's headquarters.
"Old Poison! What are you raving about!?"
Hearing Du Busi yelling so loudly, Xuan Zi immediately roared right back at him upon meeting, wanting to shut him up directly. But as an old rival, Du Busi completely ignored this tactic.
He shifted his gaze towards Chen Junting.
"Kid Chen, I know you're most likely the one behind this. Tell me, what exactly is this plane invasion about?"
Being called out and questioned like this, Chen Junting wasn't annoyed.
At least Du Busi rushing over immediately meant he took this matter to heart and didn't harbor too many petty ulterior motives.
"Just the literal meaning."
"Literal meaning!?"
Hearing this, Du Busi's eyes widened!
What the hell kind of situation was this?
What exactly did this bullshit Demonic Plane have their eyes on?
Were they trying to seize territory?
Or plunder resources?
Seeing Du Busi's expression—the same confused expression the people of Shrek Academy and the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had—Chen Junting immediately realized what was going through his mind.
"I presume Sect Master Du is thinking about what resources our plane has that would make them go through so much hardship to invade. Right?"
"Exactly."
Du Busi nodded.
Judging from the statements issued by the two major forces, this Demonic Plane seemed to have paid a heavy price to invade. But...
"If the ultimate benefits aren't proportionate, wouldn't they suffer a loss?"
"That's because what the Demonic Plane wants is the life energy intrinsically linked to the entire plane. The strength of a plane's life energy determines its rise and fall. To put it simply, the more life energy in a plane, the stronger the plane's essence. And the stronger the plane's essence, the higher the ceiling for the beings born within it."
So that was it!
Du Busi suddenly understood.
But immediately after, his attention was drawn to Chen Junting's last sentence. As if realizing something, a trace of anticipation and fervor revealed itself in his eyes.
Among Limit Douluo, there wasn't a single fool.
Uh, perhaps there were exceptions.
But at least Du Busi wasn't an exception!
"What do you mean by 'the ceiling for beings can be higher'!?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the experts present looked at each other and all revealed knowing smiles. Clearly, they had known all along and had also guessed Du Busi's subsequent choice.
Sure enough, the moment Chen Junting said, "The higher the breakthrough ceiling for living beings, the more it means the beings of this plane have the possibility to break through again. Just like our Douluo Planet, which originally could only reach Level 99 at most, but if the ceiling is broken, then Limit Douluo will no longer be the apex, but Level 100," Du Busi became completely thrilled!
"Good!"
After a loud shout, he blurted out:
"Is that Demonic Plane strong enough or not!?"
"According to the information I've received, this Demonic Plane is a mid-level plane. It possesses a planet about one-tenth the size of the Douluo Continent, but it is extremely barren. Their characteristic is plunder; they maintain their survival by plundering the life energy of different planes. In essence, the Demonic Plane is far inferior to ours. Moreover, excluding the Demonic Plane's own intrinsic power, their strongest entity is below the God Rank, equivalent to my current cultivation."
"But because our plane hasn't erupted with all its potential, while the Demonic Plane has fully erupted its potential, even though we surpass them in essence, our overall strength is still at a disadvantage. At least on the surface... well, it is like this."
Seeing Chen Junting finish speaking, Du Busi hurriedly asked:
"And in the dark?"
"In the dark?"
Chen Junting's tone was extremely certain. "They can't do anything to us. Precisely because of this, they can only engage in petty theft."
"However, even petty theft is disgusting enough. So, if we want to sever the connection between the Demonic Plane and our plane, they won't be able to continue attacking our plane."
However, before these words could completely fall—
"That won't do!"
Du Busi strongly retorted, his roguishness actually carrying a trace of righteous indignation. "If we let them leave, then what was this invasion for? We must make them pay the price!"
At this moment, the vast majority of the people were already barely suppressing the corners of their mouths, as if they had just been waiting for Du Busi to say this.
And Chen Junting, also with a smile, asked:
"Then what does Sect Master Du think we should do?"
As soon as these words came out, Du Busi also reacted.
Looking at everyone's expressions, he instantly understood.
"Good! You bunch of guys have the exact same idea as me! You even agreed on it beforehand, just wanted to see me make a fool of myself!"
He said this with absolute certainty, as if it were irrefutable.
"Then tell us, what is our idea?"
Someone said this, and Du Busi immediately gave an answer. "Needless to say! Of course it's to plunder the life energy of that Demonic Plane, increase our own plane's life energy, and thereby raise our ceiling! Who said only they are allowed to plunder!? Why can't we rob them!"
As he spoke, Du Busi pointed at several people in succession.
"You, you, you... you all want to try breaking through to Level 100, right!"
"Old Poison, sure enough."
Xuan Zi had already given a thumbs up and laughed heartily.
"I didn't misjudge you!"
"Bullshit! It's me who knows you guys!"
"Hahaha—" xN
Amidst the loud laughter of the crowd, it was as if they already viewed the Demonic Plane as something in their pockets. As for the Demonic Plane, and the larger number of entities around the Limit Douluo level that would emerge through the Demon Gate...
For these old fogeys who had lived so long and were gradually losing their ambition only to see the possibility of another breakthrough, perhaps it wasn't such an important thing anymore.
Amidst the laughter, Chen Junting gradually restrained his smile.
And his stopping also gave everyone a signal.
"Since everyone thinks this way, then what we need to do is not merely repel them, but counterattack and counter-plunder!"
"Where the enemy can go, so can we!"
At the same time, a thought flashed through his mind.
[Senior Destruction, agree to the Sea God's proposal.]
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