In the video.
After briefly showcasing how Huo Yuhao gained his three martial souls and his ability to use a martial soul fusion skill with Wang Dong…
An unexpected twist occurred!
(Since Elder Ye was written as Huo Yuhao's greatest cheat in the fabricated video, it's time for him to make his exit. Otherwise, there's no way to continue the storyline logically.)
As for the Elder Ye that Huo Yuhao often mentioned, the video hadn't revealed much about him. So the viewers had no idea of his true identity or what he had actually brought to Huo Yuhao. Even his teaching of the [Innate Mediation Technique] wasn't shown. Otherwise, just knowing about such a cultivation method would drive anyone crazy with desire.
Because of this, Elder Ye's presence in the video was minimal.
Many viewers had assumed he would end up like Electrolux, becoming Huo Yuhao's fourth martial soul. After all, both seemed like the souls of powerful beings from other worlds who could only exist by attaching themselves to Huo Yuhao. What else could they become if not martial souls? But as the video continued, viewers would soon realize how wrong they were.
Not all soul remnants are created equal.
In the video.
The sky over the Douluo Continent was now shrouded in a malevolent storm of dark gray and crimson clouds!
The entire world was cloaked in gloom, and scarlet lightning streaked through the cloud layers one after another. Amid the countless red bolts, what drew the most attention was a massive spatial rift.
This rift had suddenly appeared at the center of the clouds! It slowly opened, growing wider and wider, like a world-ending demon baring its fangs toward the heavens!
A chaotic, evil, and corrupt aura began to leak from the rift in the sky, quickly spreading and invading the world below.
It was visible to the naked eye.
The space trembled, the earth boiled, and a sinister and overwhelming power silently and rapidly infected everything—it was the descent of the Abyss!
The livestream audience was struck dumb, just like the viewers of the original Douluo I.
[What… is that?!]
[How did Douluo Continent end up like this?]
[What is that rift?]
[It looks terrifying!]
[Hiss!]
[Why does it feel like the world's about to be destroyed?!]
Even those who doubted the video's authenticity couldn't help but focus fully, fearing that this could very well be a glimpse of a disaster yet to come.
From the giant rift in the sky came waves of red light. These dark crimson rays dyed the entire world blood red!
And as each ray of light landed on the ground, it revealed its true form.
Most of them were humanoid in shape, but with grotesque, terrifying features—horns, snake tails, bat wings, skin in shades of purple or red, covered in scales or bony plates, and mouths full of sharp fangs. Their appearances were monstrous and evil… bizarre and diverse, yet clearly non-human.
[What are those things?!]
[They feel so evil!]
[What kind of monsters are they?!]
[Why are they eating everything? Even soul beasts?!]
One bullet comment after another flooded the screen as countless viewers felt their minds rocked by the unfolding horror.
In the video, these clearly non-human creatures descended from the sky and immediately began a rampage of destruction!
They seemed born to kill. Anything that appeared in front of them—whether human or soul beast—was attacked and killed. The corpses were then devoured by these monsters!
Caught off guard, the humans quickly organized resistance.
Large numbers of soul masters began to hunt these outerworld creatures.
But they were simply too many!
It was like fighting an endless tide.
The human side was forced to retreat again and again. Even with soul tools, they couldn't resist. After all, current soul tool technology could only be used by soul masters, and the stronger the tool, the more powerful the user needed to be. In the end, they had no choice but to erect city walls to keep the monsters out, barely buying themselves a moment of respite.
As for the humans outside the walls—they naturally became monster food.
The video then cut to Huo Yuhao.
"E-Elder Ye, these monsters… Are they demons?!" Huo Yuhao stared at the massive rift in the sky and the descending demonic creatures. He had seen information about them before in memories Elder Ye had shared, so he wasn't unfamiliar.
"That's right. They are demons."
"It seems your world, like mine, has been marked by the Abyss," Elder Ye sighed. "As I expected of twin-born worlds—similar in so many ways. Despite some differences, the larger fate remains the same. The Abyss always comes. Your world is simply ten thousand years later than mine…"
"Then… our world is going to be ruined by demons like yours?" Huo Yuhao asked in disbelief, overwhelmed with fear.
"Calm yourself. Things haven't reached that point yet."
Elder Ye replied, "Your world was likely detected by the Abyss by accident. Unlike ours, where a madman tried to sacrifice the entire world to it. So as long as you destroy that spatial rift in the sky, you can still keep this world safe—for now."
"Destroy the spatial rift?"
Huo Yuhao looked up at the absurdly large rift in the sky, despair creeping across his face. "That's probably only something the gods can do, right?"
Then he paused and exclaimed with hope, "Wait! The Divine Realm! Won't they intervene?"
"Don't get your hopes up."
To his surprise, Elder Ye shook his head. "In my world, the gods feared the Abyss so much they cut off all connection to the Douluo Continent and abandoned it. Those gods only care about themselves and won't risk their lives for the lower realm. Besides, once someone is tainted by the Abyss, they can never escape it. Sooner or later, the invasion will happen again!"
"So don't expect the Divine Realm to risk itself for a mortal world."
[The Abyss… What even is that?!]
[Why does Elder Ye seem so familiar with it? It's like he came from another Douluo Continent… another Divine Realm?]
[So weird…]
[And from the sound of it, this Abyss is even scarier than the gods?]
[So the simple version is—even the gods can't handle it? Seriously?]
The viewers in the livestream could only grasp parts of the conversation. Concepts like parallel worlds and twin-born universes were simply too advanced for them to fully understand.
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