No matter how strong the defense of the Guardian Beetles was, it still had a limit. Once that limit was reached, they too would die from the explosions.
What's more, not all abyssal creatures were even qualified to be protected by the Guardian Beetles.
At that moment, without anyone noticing, a silver light suddenly surged from the ground. A powerful suction force followed, frantically drawing in the abyssal energy from the skies.
Inside the Abyssal Passage, a sharp and shrill howl suddenly erupted, and a thick pillar of purple-black light soared into the sky.
In the next instant, that purple-black light column expanded into the air and exploded—transforming into an enormous purple-black barrier.
The suction force was cut off immediately...
How massive was this barrier? Massive enough to envelop the entire abyssal army.
All the artillery fire could no longer strike the abyssal horde. Everything was blocked by this purple-black light shield, detonating instead into waves of radiant explosions.
"Buzz!!!"
The ten rank-nine fixed-installation soul-guided cannon shells finally arrived and slammed hard into the purple-black barrier.
The barrier shook violently, as though the sky itself was collapsing, quaking from the intense impact. The powerful energy storm inside was enough to send shudders through the entire barrier. Some weaker abyssal creatures were directly obliterated, reduced to nothing more than swirling abyssal energy.
Gu Yuena's eyes narrowed sharply. A tear opened in the air beside her, a massive rift connecting straight into the purple-black barrier.
The Silver Dragon Spear continued its voracious absorption.
Suddenly, a sinister aura locked onto her.
Gu Yuena frowned, just as she was about to tear open space to flee—
"You want to run? I'm afraid it's already too late." A cold voice echoed in the air, and in the next moment, all surrounding space was sealed shut.
It was Harlosa—the Nether King Douluo!
Harlosa flicked his Nether King Sword. Instantly, countless undead poured from the ground. Led by death knights, they sealed off every escape route.
In the sky, gigantic ghostly green skulls began to appear—Ghost Emperor had arrived!
One after another, the Holy Spirit Sect powerhouses appeared: Dark Bell, Dark Phoenix, and many others.
But there were no abyssal creatures in sight...
Suddenly, two intense beams of white light descended. An overwhelming divine aura swept through the air—it was the two Limit Douluo assigned to protect Gu Yuena.
"Hmph! The Federation certainly spares no effort. To think this world actually holds a divine weapon capable of devouring abyssal energy... and that it has grown so powerful."
"Unfortunately, even with two demigods guarding you, today—you must die!"
"I've never heard of anyone saying they could kill me before." Gu Yuena chuckled, shaking her head softly.
A multicolored halo radiated from her body. Silver scales began to coat her completely, and the nine elemental energies in the air suddenly surged and condensed around her.
"Explode."
Her voice was soft and cold. In the stunned gazes of everyone present, the space around them abruptly shattered—exploded!
Yes, the very space exploded! Infused with the nine ultimate elements, this strike had already surpassed into the realm of a true god!
"God level!" Ghost Emperor blurted out in disbelief.
Everything around them collapsed into destruction, leaving behind only fragmented shadows of what once was.
"No! Impossible! Ah—"
Aside from the four Dark Heavenly Kings, every other Holy Spirit Sect powerhouse was utterly annihilated!
The strike was too sudden. Even the two Limit Douluo guarding Gu Yuena were left in complete shock.
A single blow. Just one strike, and she had instantly slain multiple Title Douluo and even several Super Douluo.
She had grievously wounded two demigods.
This Miss Gu Yuena from the Spirit Pagoda was far stronger than anyone had imagined.
"Withdraw."
Gu Yuena simply shook her head and tore space open, vanishing with the two Limit Douluo by her side.
The massive purple-black barrier still enveloped the entire abyssal army. Though the ten rank-nine soul-guided cannon blasts had already expended their energy, the barrier showed no signs of damage.
Countless abyssal creatures poured out from the Abyssal Passage like an eruption, dense and never-ending.
The artillery had ceased.
Upon realizing that even the combined impact of ten rank-nine fixed cannon shells had no effect, the command center ordered the bombardment to stop.
If even ten rank-nine shells were useless, then ordinary cannon fire would be nothing more than a waste of ammunition.
The full-scale offensive had to be suspended.
"This is—this is madness! These lunatics! They slaughtered millions of people... just for this!" Yu Guanzhi roared in fury.
He had once read about some of the most twisted dark techniques in a fragmentary ancient text passed down from the evil soul masters. At the very end of that ruined record, there had been a reference to this—the Blood River God-Slaying Formation.
Though the account had been incomplete, it had described one thing very clearly.
The prerequisites to activate this formation required:
Ten million souls for sacrifice!!
That's right—ten million souls, along with their blood and negative emotions, were necessary to complete this formation.
For a thousand years, the Holy Spirit Sect had existed in secret, killing relentlessly—just to prepare for this moment!
And those were just the prerequisites. To activate the formation required incredibly powerful evil soul masters as anchors. The core formation would then awaken the resentment of the sacrificed souls, converting that hatred into energy that powered the array. Blood served as the medium to bind their souls into service.
In simpler terms: they tormented the souls of the dead, giving them no peace even after death.
...
Back at the Federal Command Center, a grim silence had overtaken the room. In this place where generals gathered, not a single face looked at ease.
The battle that had just begun was now abruptly halted due to the enemy's overwhelming defense. The Blood River God-Slaying Formation's power was beyond terrifying—even ten rank-nine soul cannons couldn't break it.
And soul-guided cannon blasts couldn't stack in power. They could only strike from different angles simultaneously, not compound damage in a single point like stacking swords.
Even using higher-tier cannons, like rank-ten or rank-eleven, wouldn't help much. A rank-eleven soul cannon shell was, in essence, just the equivalent of ten rank-nine shells.
"The situation is extremely dire. If my guess is right... that is a very sinister array known as the Blood River God-Slaying Formation," said Hanhai Douluo Chen Xinjie with a grim face.
He then began explaining the entire nature of the Blood River God-Slaying Formation in detail.
"This array will only grow stronger as it devours more life. The power is fed back into its center. If the core of this formation is the Demon Sovereign herself, then with the aid of the Blood River God-Slaying Formation…"
(End of Chapter)
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