"I've been discovered."
The Demon Empress opened her eyes with an ugly expression.
After sensing the array being triggered, even if there was only a slight anomaly, she severed the connection without the slightest hesitation.
Over all these years, she had grown accustomed to being cautious, especially fearing that she might fall short at this final critical moment. There was no helping it; the remaining advancement materials in Lingdou City could only be abandoned.
"How is it?"
Just then, "Zhongli Wu," who was outside and noticed the sudden silence in the room, pushed the door open and entered. But seeing the Demon Empress's ugly expression, he knew the progress wasn't smooth.
"Failed?"
"I cut it off myself."
The Demon Empress concisely recounted the situation. Instantly, she successfully made "Zhongli Wu's" expression turn ugly as well.
[In just a few short years? How did this plane produce another powerful existence like Di Tian?]
It wasn't surprising to make this judgment based on the fact that this person could instantly kill "Ye Xishui" and detect their methods so quickly.
"Zhongli Wu's" brain raced, and along with it, his entire expression constantly changed, like he was changing faces. This made the Demon Empress pause, and only after his expression gradually stabilized did she ask, "What should we do next? That is a human. Based on my inference, this kind of guy who is only half a step away from becoming a god will very likely gain the favor of a deity from the Divine Realm, and is extremely likely to become a god. By that time, he will definitely eradicate us completely. We are out of time."
[Who do you think is to blame for this!?]
"Zhongli Wu" felt resentful in his heart!
He had always believed this matter shouldn't be rushed. But after you chatted with the Holy Emperor, the Holy Emperor listened to your "slander" and "instigation," and directly became eager for quick success and instant benefits.
Otherwise, they could have completely schemed slowly.
Noticing the change in "Zhongli Wu's" eyes, the familiar feeling instantly made the Demon Empress clear about what he was thinking. It was nothing more than thoughts similar to those when the war was about to end back then.
So…
The Demon Empress blocked his emotions with a single sentence.
"This is the meaning of your Holy Emperor."
[Damn it! This again!]
Suppressing the killing intent in his heart, "Zhongli Wu" forcibly calmed himself down. Since things had come to this, they could only find a way to remedy it.
He looked at the Demon Empress. "How long until you can break through?"
The Demon Empress pondered for a moment. "One more war."
"Alright!"
Hearing this, "Zhongli Wu's" eyes turned ruthless!
Right now, the arrow was already on the string and couldn't be pulled back; they could only bite the bullet and keep going. "I will have five Evil Soul Masters who have broken through to Titled Douluo directly use the seeds within their bodies to bypass the Douluo Continent plane's restrictions, thereby allowing our Demon Plane's army to arrive and slaughter the Dou Ling Empire massively. You take this opportunity to successfully break through, and then let the Holy Emperor's power successfully descend."
"Remember, you only have one chance! Once those deities from the Divine Realm turn their gaze over, our plane will directly sever all connections, completely abandon the Douluo Plane, and flee far into the starry sky."
At this moment, he was like a desperate gambler going all in.
He possessed a kind of "all-in" wisdom.
"Good!"
To this, the Demon Empress naturally agreed without hesitation.
After all, she had no other choice.
As for whether they could succeed...
It was said that this was a gamble between life and death.
But in order to avenge her husband, she felt it was worth it!
Taking a deep look at the Demon Empress, "Zhongli Wu" only left behind the sentence "Action begins in three days," and then directly left.
And after "Zhongli Wu" left the Demon Empress's room, the first thing he did was contact the Holy Emperor, informing him of the current situation in the Douluo Plane and his own plans, awaiting the holy decision.
It wasn't until half a day later that the Holy Emperor's reply arrived.
"Then let it be so. The timid starve, the bold feast. Having done so much, we can't possibly get no return. At that time, I will also have the Demon Monarchs come over to assist you."
"Although our Demon Plane covets the life energy of the Douluo Plane and desires the advancement of our own world, compared to destruction, it's still better to be alive. So if it really comes to that step, we must still abandon it if we have to. As long as we are fast enough, far away, the Douluo Divine Realm won't be able to find us."
Saying this, the Holy Emperor's will sank into silence once again.
"Yes, Holy Emperor." After "Zhongli Wu" respectfully replied, he personally went to the residences of those soul masters.
Ever since their identities were exposed, those soul masters they had cultivated were all manipulated, thoroughly becoming Evil Soul Masters.
Next, "Zhongli Wu" arranged for five Titled Douluo-level Evil Soul Masters to go to five relatively remote areas within the Dou Ling Empire to activate the demon seeds within their bodies and open the planar gates. The other Evil Soul Masters went to densely populated cities to cause chaos.
As for why they chose the Dou Ling Empire...
Firstly, the Dou Ling Empire had fished in troubled waters several times, showing a tendency to isolate itself from the Douluo Continent; secondly, at that time, the soul masters demonified within Lingdou City were only in the majority, and a small portion outside Lingdou City hadn't been demonified, so adding them, the Dou Ling Empire could still experience considerable chaos, thereby drawing away attention.
Thus, an undercurrent began to surge beneath the Dou Ling Empire.
In just over a day, chaos erupted everywhere within the Dou Ling Empire. Many cities sent messages to Lingdou City, saying that soul masters had suddenly turned into Evil Soul Masters, slaughtering people wantonly in the cities. Moreover, among these mutated soul masters were powerful existences; even the army was affected, urgently needing aid from the capital.
Memorial after memorial instantly made Xue Feng overwhelmed.
Why didn't they cause chaos in other empires, like Tianhun or Xingluo? Why did they have to target their Dou Ling Empire!
These damn bastards!
And the news from the Dou Ling Empire also reached the ears of the Tianhun Empire and the Xingluo Empire. Although bound by prior treaties to combat the Evil Soul Masters within the Dou Ling Empire, this didn't stop them from dawdling and mocking mercilessly.
For example, a certain unnamed short sect master:
"Hahaha, they deserve it! Serve them right for the chaos!"
But very soon, a joint statement issued by Shrek Academy and the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect made everyone take it completely seriously.
It turned out that after the demonification in Lingdou City was completely resolved, Chen Junting quickly returned to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while Yan Shaozhe and Bei Bei also returned to Shrek Academy, informing their respective backing forces of Chen Junting's conjecture at the first opportunity.
In less than half a day, the two major powers reached an agreement and consulted on the matter. And this time, only Shrek Academy and the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the two major powers, held a closed-door small meeting.
Because after many elders of the Body Sect fell in succession, and the Mingde Hall was defeated and looted by various forces, both powers had dropped out of the first tier. Currently, across the entire continent, only Shrek Academy and the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect remained in a league of their own.
After hearing the accounts of Chen Junting and Yan Shaozhe, especially Chen Junting's certain answer regarding the invasion of another plane, no one dared to treat it as a trivial matter.
Who would have thought that before they could even make a sound, the Dou Ling Empire would fall into chaos. And the reason for the chaos was precisely "demonification."
So the two major powers dared not delay and promptly made a statement.
...
Within the Dou Ling Empire, deep in a mountain range, "Zhongli Wu" was leading an Evil Soul Master who had reached the Titled Douluo level, standing here.
After his spiritual power swept over the entire mountain range and received a satisfactory answer, he spoke to that Evil Soul Master.
"Begin."
As soon as the words fell, a strong sense of power began to spread throughout the Evil Soul Master's body, causing his entire body to tremble slightly. A thick dark power, like a tangible substance, drilled into his body, transforming his entire being.
Cold and crazy wills began to rapidly drill into his Spiritual Sea, and intense bloodiness, slaughter, fear, madness... all sorts of negative emotions also surged in along with that coldness.
Suddenly, his dark purple eyes lit up. As an aura full of death emanated, his soul rings were all dyed purple-black, and two bulging lumps emerged from his shoulders.
The next second, "Bang", "Bang"
It sounded like flesh exploding, and two heads that looked neither wolf nor dog drilled out from them! Accompanied by continuous wolf howls and dog barks, a pair of curved long horns also drilled out from the Evil Soul Master's original head, filled with a rich dark element.
"Roar—"
A low roar sounded in his throat, accompanied by flashes of purple-black light that slightly distorted the space.
Facing this scene, "Zhongli Wu" just watched quietly.
This was the power of their Demon Plane continuously injecting into his body, making his strength rise at rocket speed, so that the activated demon seed could fully mature.
When the moment was ripe,
"Darkness shall descend, only through fall can there be freedom."
Low voices chanted from his mouth, and as strange sounds appeared, so did purple magic patterns.
His ninth soul ring suddenly lit up, and a massive purple-black array instantly rose up. And amidst the chanting of the incantation, a giant purple-black light gate slowly appeared.
Ninth Soul Skill, Demon Channel!
Where this light gate led was exactly the Demon Plane!
Under the operation of the Evil Soul Master's ninth soul skill, the light gate gradually
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