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The Silver Dragon Spear's devouring ability can absorb all forms of energy, converting them into life force that the wielder can assimilate.
Not only can it replenish the user's energy during battle, but it also has the potential to gradually enhance the user's power in real time, allowing for growth even in the midst of combat.
Such a divine weapon appearing in Douluo Continent naturally shocked the Abyssal Sacred Lord.
After all, even though the entire Abyss possesses a single successfully-formed super divine weapon, it was actually the result of an extraordinary stroke of luck. It took the combined energy of the entire Abyss to give birth to that one and only weapon.
The Abyss had no divine weapons before—just jumped straight to a super divine weapon.
It could be considered one of a kind in the universe.
Of course, that's not surprising. After all, the structure of the Abyss is such that all its power is concentrated in the emperors of each level. And all the energy of the 108 levels of the Abyss ultimately converges in the Sacred Lord. The Sacred Lord of the Abyss is the master of the entire plane, the controller of all its power.
In such an environment, nurturing a weapon using the power of the entire plane makes it plausible for the weapon to become unimaginably powerful.
Especially a plane like the Abyss, which has devoured who knows how many material planes throughout the universe and absorbed massive amounts of spiritual energy—how much of that energy went into creating this weapon remains a mystery.
And the Silver Dragon Spear is just one part of it.
The appearance of the undead demi-plane was also something the Abyssal Sacred Lord hadn't anticipated.
A demi-plane created by a powerful soul master and fully under their control—even if it's attached to the Douluo Continent, it possesses near-complete independence.
It could be said that, in terms of location, it's dependent on the Douluo Continent, but in terms of control, it's entirely in Electrolux's hands.
Very different from the Dragon Valley.
Of course, before the Dragon Clan was annihilated, the Dragon Valley likely wasn't in its current state either.
The Silver Dragon Spear and the undead demi-plane are one thing—but Su Yu, a mere soul master, actually possesses a devouring-type ability of his own.
He can use his own power to absorb and consume the energy of the Abyss, completely refining and erasing the Abyssal imprints embedded in the energy. That's no small feat.
Still, overall, Su Yu poses the least threat.
If Gu Yuena dies, the Silver Dragon Spear can still be passed to a new wielder, and the Abyss would still be affected.
If Electrolux dies, the undead demi-plane can still be inherited by another soul master from Douluo Continent, continuing to pose a threat to the Abyss.
But if Su Yu dies, his soul skills and innate abilities vanish entirely.
The Abyssal Sacred Lord let out a cold snort.
"Let's deal with one of them first!"
Su Yu poses the smallest threat and cannot pass on his power—so he's the easiest target.
"You brat, you actually have the nerve to block the portal!"
Across from him, deep within the Abyss, the Sacred Lord no longer attempted to gather energy for an attack.
Although the space tunnel had been reinforced several times, it could only withstand so much force.
God-level power trying to pass through the portal would inevitably strain the spatial channel. Whether it was quasi-divine energy entering Douluo Continent or the earlier intimidation and attacks launched by the Abyssal Sacred Lord, all of it placed significant pressure on the portal itself.
Continuing to attack without restraint would likely cause the spatial passage to collapse at any moment.
After all, this is a tunnel connecting two separate planes. Its durability doesn't solely depend on how much energy was invested to reinforce it—it ultimately hinges on the nature of the two planes themselves.
The upper limit for cultivators that Douluo Continent can withstand is Rank 99. Forcibly creating a connection to Douluo Continent and transmitting a god-level entity through it is already pushing the absolute limit.
Su Yu was currently mobilizing the ambient spiritual energy of heaven and earth, attempting to seal the vortex portal at its exit.
"It doesn't need to be a complete seal—just enough to limit the intensity of the Abyssal invasion will suffice."
Earlier, over ten thousand troops had poured through the vortex into Douluo Continent in less than a minute. That level of invasion was simply too much for the plane to bear.
If things kept going like that—if the Abyss continued to send in waves of soldiers—Douluo Continent would soon fall.
The only option was to restrict the Abyss and slightly prolong the front lines.
Su Yu channeled the world's spiritual energy and began sketching out a runic formation in midair, attempting to block the portal.
"Hm?"
From deep within the passage, a shadow suddenly shot forth, charging straight at Su Yu.
Boom!
It wasn't an emperor from the top ten levels of the Abyss, nor a king from any particular level—it was just an ordinary Abyssal creature. Of course, this "ordinary" creature radiated an energy fluctuation on par with a human Super Douluo.
No—more accurately, its current energy levels had merely risen to that level.
This was an Abyssal Bomb Bee, also known as a Destruction Bee. It wouldn't be quite right to call them a species—they were more like a part of the Bee Emperor itself, the ruler of the Abyss's eighth level. Each Bomb Bee was a fragment of the Bee Emperor's body—its eyes and spies.
Under the Bee Emperor's control, they could ignite their wings in an instant, transforming the energy into propulsion, closing in on their targets in a flash, and then detonating themselves.
This is where the name "Bomb Bee" comes from.
The Bee Emperor acts much like a queen of the hive, birthing countless Bomb Bees to serve as her scouts and launch massive aerial bombardments.
Though the individual strength of this species isn't particularly high, their numbers are overwhelming, making them deadly in large-scale battles.
However, the figure now rushing at Su Yu was emitting power on the level of a Titled Douluo.
To create such a powerful Bomb Bee, the Bee Emperor must have paid a heavy price.
At Titled Douluo-level, if the bee self-destructed with its full energy unleashed, the resulting explosion could rival that of a Super Douluo.
When it comes to self-destruction, not even Du Busi can match the Bee Emperor—who has detonated more Bomb Bees than anyone can count. The Bee Emperor has long since perfected the most efficient use of explosive energy.
Su Yu's hands didn't stop. He continued channeling spiritual energy and shaping the runic formation.
At the same time, a runic projection emerged around his body.
"Shield!"
The shield rune projection appeared between heaven and earth, but it didn't draw upon the world's ambient energy. Instead, it pulled from the thunder and sword intent within the two domains Su Yu had already released.
Guided by the shield rune, the thunder and sword energy rapidly restructured themselves, coalescing into what seemed like a massive barrier formed from lightning and blades.
Boom!
The Bomb Bee's explosion failed to damage the shield in the slightest.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
It wasn't just one Bomb Bee—after the Titled Douluo-level one came hundreds, then thousands more. They swarmed out of the portal and detonated one after another against Su Yu's barrier.
"Thunder!"
"Sword!"
Two more rune projections lit up between heaven and earth.
But this time, the thunder and sword runes weren't the main act. The shield rune remained the central figure. The two powerful supporting runes empowered the shield rune, channeling even greater amounts of thunder and sword energy to reinforce the barrier.
"Devour!"
Su Yu's Devour rune had now been etched to near completion—so much so that it could even manifest into the world around him.
This time, it wasn't just a projection. The actual Devour rune itself had materialized between heaven and earth.
The shield formed from thunder and sword intent completely neutralized the explosive force of the Bomb Bees. Even the energy unleashed from their detonations was sealed within the barrier, aiding the Devour rune in its consumption.
"The Abyssal Plane… truly a blessing in disguise for me."
Su Yu's eyes gleamed with excitement.
He had only wanted to test the waters, but to his surprise—it worked.
The rune could directly absorb energy from the Abyss to grow stronger!
No, to be more precise, the Abyssal energy, once devoured, was converted into energy rich with spiritual properties—ideal for empowering runes.
Unlike the spiritual energy of Douluo Continent, Abyssal energy seemed to more easily transform into various specialized types of power.
To confirm this further, Su Yu summoned his Spirit rune once again.
With the help of the Devour rune, the Spirit rune absorbed the Abyssal energy, and within it, new spiritual essence began to form.
"Hahaha! The Abyss—it's a gift to all soul masters of Douluo Continent!"
Su Yu let out a few hearty laughs before summoning endless sword energy to slaughter the remaining Bomb Bees still within the portal, before they could reach the exit. A storm of sword intent ripped through the spatial channel, sweeping up the residual energy and feeding it directly into the Devour rune.
Abyssal Plane.
The Bee Emperor's expression turned dark.
All those elite Bomb Bees—or rather, elite Destruction Bees—that he had just rapidly cultivated using massive amounts of energy… were so effortlessly repelled by this human soul master. Worse, the energy from their self-detonation wasn't even able to return to the Abyss. It was absorbed.
The Abyssal Sacred Lord also locked his gaze onto Su Yu on the other side of the portal.
"So, in addition to spatial manipulation, he also commands an absurd range of powers…"
Su Yu had mastered far more than expected.
The Abyssal Sacred Lord had initially thought Su Yu was merely a functional or support-type specialist with some unusual abilities. But now, he realized Su Yu was actually a front-line combatant.
Su Yu's combat power was far beyond what he had anticipated.
"Hmph… In a plane like Douluo Continent, where soul power is capped, they must be seeking breakthroughs in all kinds of other directions."
A cold sneer tugged at the Sacred Lord's lips.
"The so-called gods of the Douluo Divine Realm… still nothing but a bunch of hypocrites."
But Su Yu had no time to care what the Abyssal elite were thinking.
Right now, his mission was clear: to quickly suppress the Abyssal creatures' invasion of Douluo Continent.
"Seal!"
In just three short minutes, Su Yu had already merged his two domains, stabilizing and solidifying them around the vortex portal. At the same time, he channeled massive amounts of spiritual energy into physical form, carving them into complex runic formations.
The dense ice-attributed spiritual energy in the surroundings transformed into pure driving force, rapidly circulating within the array. From within the domain, a powerful pressure began to surge.
A domain, by nature, possessed the power to suppress.
At the same time, torrents of thunder and sword energy erupted outward, tearing through the space at the vortex's exit. Any Abyssal creature that attempted to emerge was instantly shredded by the combined might of thunder and blade.
The energy dissipated by slain Abyssal creatures—
Su Yu continued with the setup, swiftly drawing and weaving runic formations by condensing vast spiritual energy. Beyond the two domains, he sketched another layer of spatial defense.
Like an immense energy-gathering formation, this construct combined a terrifying suction force with the power of Su Yu's Devour rune. The vortex's surrounding Abyssal energy was funneled directly into the rune, feeding it endlessly.
Su Yu's movements were lightning-fast, though he was repeatedly obstructed by forces within the Abyss.
Yet, even as the Abyssal Sacred Lord sent wave after wave of creatures to intercept him, Su Yu slaughtered them effortlessly.
Beneath the divine level, he was unstoppable.
Even against Limit Douluo, Su Yu held absolute superiority.
As for the true elites among the Limit Douluo—those on the verge of godhood—they were, for now, unable to pass through the portal at all.
That was precisely why Su Yu dared to make his stand at the very exit of the spatial passage.
Those within the Abyss couldn't organize a counter against him, while those who had already crossed into the Douluo Continent were incapable of turning back to stop him.
The battlefield, now filled with clashing armies, was already deep into its charge. The front lines had engaged. If those forces were to suddenly reverse or retreat, it would trigger an uncontrollable collapse.
Thus, the ordinary Abyssal creatures had no means of withdrawing to intercept Su Yu.
As for the Overlord Ba and the Four Great Emperors, they could only watch helplessly.
Their opponents were equally powerful, locking them in evenly matched battles. In this state, any attempt to disengage and interfere with Su Yu would only expose fatal openings—openings their enemies would surely seize, pushing them even further into disadvantage.
In this battle, Su Yu had no intention of revealing his Silver Dragon Spear.
The early stages of the Abyss's invasion had played out differently from his expectations—so his strategy had to change.
"Human! You court death!"
The Abyssal Sacred Lord was furious.
With Su Yu sealing the vortex's exit, no Abyssal creature could set foot onto Douluo Continent anymore.
Even more outrageous—this human had sealed the vortex outright.
Now, with Su Yu personally activating the array, the seal's power reached its peak. It could annihilate virtually all incoming Abyssal entities. Even those of the Titled Douluo level, if lucky enough to break through, would find themselves face-to-face with Su Yu's merciless, personal slaughter.
However, once Su Yu left, the array would continue to operate autonomously—which meant that a significant portion of the Abyssal creatures would still be lost to its defenses.
"The first battle... must be won!"
Only with victory in this initial war could the Abyss truly establish a foothold on the Douluo Continent. The Four Great Emperors were to serve as the vanguard, claiming total control over the area surrounding the vortex and dismantling Su Yu's seal.
At this moment, the Four Emperors were locked in chaotic battle, unable to stop Su Yu from erecting the seal. But once the fighting ended, that formation would have to be destroyed.
Not once did the Abyssal Sacred Lord consider the possibility that his Four Great Emperors could be completely annihilated.
Boom!
As though following the Sacred Lord's command, the Four Emperors suddenly erupted with terrifying power.
"Hmm?"
The ones fighting them instantly grew more cautious.
"They can still power up? Are they burning their essence?"
They had entered a state similar to the one Poison Undying once used—igniting their lifeblood to unleash a frenzied surge of strength. It was a method just shy of total self-destruction.
Yet, Abyssal creatures were beings of pure energy. And these Emperors' cores were directly tied to the depths of the Abyss itself—the very layers they ruled. Even if they burned themselves, they could rapidly regenerate by drawing strength from their domain. It wasn't an irreversible suicidal technique...
…but it could replicate one's ferocity and effect.
Gu Yuena's brows furrowed. She thrust forward her Silver Dragon Spear.
The weapon pierced space itself, stabbing directly into the Black Empress's arm, devouring her energy in an instant.
The Black Empress roared, detonating her own energy in retaliation. Her arm exploded, blasting the Silver Dragon Spear away. At the same time, the black mist vortex behind her surged, devouring the surrounding spiritual energy. Her severed arm began regenerating almost immediately.
"Still not enough."
Su Yu and Gu Yuena both came to the same grim conclusion.
The Abyss's invasion was simply too overwhelming. The connection had been made. As things stood, they didn't have the power to completely devour the Abyssal incursion.
But if they appeared too strong, the Abyss might abandon its invasion altogether. And that… would ruin everything they had planned.
"Just a little longer," Su Yu thought silently.
I've sealed the exit of the passage. If the Abyssal army on this side starts falling behind... you'll panic, won't you?
(End of Chapter)