The moment the Heavenly Sacred Splitting Abyss Halberd appeared, many of the Crimson Mother's doubts were resolved.
She now understood why Xu Yuan had attacked her.
This was a powerful individual provoked by Tian Shen (the Abyssal Sage King).
Moreover, it was very likely someone from Douluo Star, which the Abyss had been devouring recently!
Previously, she heard that this generation of Douluo Star had produced an unparalleled genius who transformed in just ten years, leaving even the main body of Tian Shen helpless. The Crimson Mother thought it was exaggerated, but seeing how urgent the situation was, she sent her top general Yan Long over as well.
Never would she have expected that after years of neglect, Tian Shen's Heavenly Sacred Splitting Abyss Halberd would appear before her.
She naturally knew what this meant.
The Abyss was gone.
Similarly, her two sons were also gone.
The Abyss had been counter-devoured by Douluo Star, and even the super divine artifact, the Heavenly Sacred Splitting Abyss Halberd, had been seized.
"Are you a soul master from Douluo Star?"
The Crimson Mother revealed a cold smile.
Xu Yuan didn't respond. He thrust his large halberd into the Crimson Mother's body.
His eyes widened in shock.
The Crimson Mother's body was pierced by the Heavenly Sacred Splitting Abyss Halberd in his hand, yet she sustained no injury.
After the initial surprise, Xu Yuan quickly regained composure and withdrew the Heavenly Sacred Splitting Abyss Halberd.
Holding the Heavenly Sacred Splitting Abyss Halberd in his left hand and the Hunyuan Spear in his right, he swiftly retreated.
At this moment, Yuan Kong and the others also prepared their attacks.
Because the Crimson Mother had attacked Xu Yuan, she was now positioned between the other three, who had already launched their attacks from behind her.
After retreating, Xu Yuan had enough time to sense the changes in the Heavenly Sacred Splitting Abyss Halberd.
His gaze shifted slightly.
"Weakened. Although the abyssal characteristic remains, it seems like part of it has been devoured."
Xu Yuan's expression darkened.
The characteristics of a super divine artifact could actually be devoured.
This was something he hadn't considered before.
In his impression, super divine artifacts were indestructible.
Now it seemed that wasn't the case.
Or perhaps the Heavenly Sacred Splitting Abyss Halberd had some unique properties.
Xu Yuan shifted his gaze from the Heavenly Sacred Splitting Abyss Halberd to the Crimson Mother.
At this moment, the super divine artifact in the Crimson Mother's hand swept backward. Within the destructive force, a new power emerged.
That was—abyssal power.
The destructive force blocked the attacks from Yuan Kong and the others, while the abyssal power penetrated all forces, directly reaching the bodies of Yuan Kong and the others.
Yuan Kong's expression changed slightly.
Empress Life also didn't expect the Crimson Mother to put up such a troublesome fight.
Her gaze fell on the super divine artifact in the Crimson Mother's hand.
"To hide one super divine artifact?"
Empress Life harbored some suspicion.
It wasn't necessary to go to such lengths just to hide one super divine artifact.
The Crimson Mother was already one of the top powers in this universe. In the current era where God Kings had collectively vanished, possessing this super divine artifact would undoubtedly place her at the pinnacle of the cosmos.
Without a God King, who could possibly snatch a super divine artifact from her?
If it wasn't out of fear, then the only explanation was that the Crimson Mother wanted more.
Empress Life narrowed her eyes slightly.
Her gaze fixed on the crimson halberd in the Crimson Mother's hand, recalling the two powers the Crimson Mother displayed earlier and the scene when the ten divine artifacts fused.
"This Crimson Mother is trying to assemble two super divine artifacts!"
Two super divine artifacts with identical characteristics yet independently functioning.
With only one line of reasoning, she wanted to create twins!
Using the same characteristic to craft two super divine artifacts!
Empress Life then recalled the shapes of the ten divine artifacts. Splitting them apart and grouping them into two sets, they could form two distinct forms different from the current Crimson Halberd.
Crimson Scepter, Crimson Moon Blade.
Perhaps, the Crimson Mother initially intended to create these two super divine artifacts, but lacked something, so she had been lying low.
Empress Life's conjecture was close to the truth.
However, the truth held little significance at this moment.
Because the Crimson Mother had been forced to assemble the artifacts and only managed to obtain one super divine artifact.
Her gaze brimmed with killing intent, directed not only at Yuan Kong's group but also at Xu Yuan.
No matter what, these four had disrupted the Crimson Mother's rhythm.
"Well, killing you will make up for the loss of one super divine artifact!"
As the Crimson Mother spoke, she disappeared without a sound.
Her teleportation was silent.
Already a half-step God King, her mastery of space was extremely high. Combined with her abilities as the plane master, her teleportation was nearly as effective as Yuan Kong's stealth teleportation using the subsidiary door of the Space-Time Door.
When she reappeared, she was behind Xu Yuan.
The Crimson Halberd struck out, its target not Xu Yuan but the Heavenly Sacred Splitting Abyss Halberd in Xu Yuan's hand.
Xu Yuan frowned, sensing the movement behind him but remained calm. Instead of blocking with the Heavenly Sacred Splitting Abyss Halberd, he directly stored it back into the Hunyuan World.
He had already sensed that the abyssal characteristic of the Heavenly Sacred Splitting Abyss Halberd had been devoured; naturally, he wouldn't give the Crimson Mother another chance.
On the contrary, he conceived an idea.
If he reversed the devouring process, could he use the abyssal power within the Crimson Mother to enhance the power of the Heavenly Sacred Splitting Abyss Halberd?
Alternatively...
Holding the Hunyuan Spear in his right hand, Xu Yuan turned and held it across his front. A vortex emerged, swallowing the tip of the Crimson Halberd.
Devour!
The devouring power activated, and Xu Yuan's expression changed slightly.
Indeed, it wasn't easy to devour.
Although the ability of the Hunyuan Spear restrained the abyssal power to some extent, it only countered the true damage characteristic and didn't completely negate the damage.
Moreover, while the vortex resisted the defense-ignoring characteristic of the abyssal power, the effect of devouring was also nullified.
"This is quite troublesome."
The Hunyuan World spread out, and Xu Yuan instantly vanished, reappearing alongside Yuan Kong and the others.
"The strength of the Crimson Mother far exceeds our predictions. If we really push her to desperation, we might have to reduce our expectations." Xu Yuan said.
The Crimson Mother with a super divine artifact was entirely different from the Crimson Mother without one.
"It's indeed our miscalculation. We thought the Crimson Mother avoided us three because she feared us. Now it seems she didn't want to expose her trump cards by clashing head-on with us."
Yuan Kong was quick-witted, thinking about the level where the Crimson Mother aimed to assemble two super divine artifacts.
His gaze grew heavy.
Two super divine artifacts were absolutely not simple matters.
Especially since Yuan Kong knew that the Heavenly Sacred Splitting Abyss Halberd in Xu Yuan's hand originally belonged to the Abyssal Sage King.
Thus, it was equivalent to the Crimson Mother nurturing three super divine artifacts.
One could be a coincidence, but two or three definitely weren't.
If the Crimson Mother continued to grow, she absolutely had the potential to achieve God King status!
And this possibility was significant.
Because even God Kings might not possess super divine artifacts.
This meant that even God Kings found it extraordinarily difficult to nurture their own super divine artifacts. Yet, the Crimson Mother alone could either directly or indirectly accomplish two super divine artifacts and nearly three!
"Three of you, make your decision."
Xu Yuan's voice was somewhat indifferent.
Should they continue with the encirclement plan or end it here?
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