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When the Sun and Moon Army turned back and gathered dozens of miles away from Lingdou City, they were confused for a moment and didn't know what to do.
In the airspace, Xiao Hongchen, who was wearing detection glasses and scouting the enemy, scratched his head, muttered something like "I saw a ghost," and said to Jing Hongchen beside him:
"Grandpa, neither side looks like a good guy. Who should we help? We have skeletons and bone dragons on our side. If you don't know, you might think the Holy Spirit Church has been resurrected. No, they haven't resurrected that many."
Jing Hongchen touched his chin and muttered, "Who should I ask if you ask me? Those things over there are probably the Abyss Invaders that Tianxi mentioned. I've never seen so many strange and bizarre things. Their origin aura is different from our Douluo plane."
"Besides, the two sides are fighting fiercely. We can't intervene. If we open fire, everything will explode."
Ye Yulin acted like an expert and said, "Based on my experience as a space master, if a large army were to enter the battlefield now, it would turn the entire battlefield into chaos and would be impossible to inflict any effective damage unless we also attack our friendly forces."
"But then friendly forces become enemy forces."
"What should we do then?" Xiao Hongchen asked with his head raised.
"Just a few of us masters will take action and behead the enemy's leader, so that we won't easily cause any accidental injuries." Ye Yulin took out his signature soul guide, the Sun and Moon Divine Needle, and responded with practical actions.
With a strike in the air, the Sun and Moon Divine Light penetrated a powerful abyss creature whose aura was no less than that of a Titled Douluo, clearing out a small space of several dozen meters in radius.
This time, there was no layer collapse in the abyss plane, and Ye Yulin killed a powerful abyss creature from the first ten layers of the abyss.
Seeing this, Jing Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen also took out their highly destructive soul guides, searched for targets, and aimed to attack.
"Boom boom—"
There were flying gunfire and roaring sounds. Grandpa Hongchen and his grandson each searched for a target and opened fire. Jing Hongchen's target was a mantis-shaped Abyss Demon Scythe like Ye Yulin's, and Xiao Hongchen's target was a six-clawed bat.
The artillery fire fell, and the two abyss creatures that were ambushed were killed on the spot, and energy flowed back to the entrance of the abyss.
This result made the three of them frown. If they were killed and turned into energy and could go back, how could they fight?
"Even if the soul guide is destroyed, it can't be turned into raw materials and re-forged. This abyss plane is too difficult to deal with." Xiao Hongchen widened his eyes.
"So, what your person told us is to contain the Abyss Army first, rather than destroy them."
The space twisted, and Di Tian appeared, arms folded across his chest, sharing his battle experience:
"According to the intelligence your friend from the divine realm obtained and my previous battles, these guys come from different levels of the abyss. Each level has a different tribe. Killing the leader of a tribe can cause that level to temporarily collapse, all the tribe members dissipating, and the energy returning to the abyss."
"I spent some effort to kill a few Abyssal Clan leaders. Now they have learned their lesson and sent three Extreme Douluo-level masters to fight me for a while before leaving me alone."
"Three Extreme Douluo-level masters? Di Tian, are you kidding me?" Ye Yulin was dumbfounded, thinking that Di Tian was crazy.
"That person should have told you that the strength of the lords in the first thirty-six layers of the abyss is comparable to that of the Ultimate Douluo."
Di Tian glanced at the three of them and understood: "Could it be that you didn't believe it before?"
Xiao Hongchen's mouth twitched as he said, "Of course we believe what he says, but we don't really want to believe it. After all, so many Extreme Douluos sound very scary..."
"I didn't really want to believe it, but now I have to believe it." Di Tian's face became more serious and he said:
"The three guys I fought weren't very strong. I could easily defeat three of them alone, but according to him, the lords of the first few layers of the abyss are starting to get involved in some god-level things. I can handle it, but you guys have to be very careful."
Xiao Hongchen nodded vigorously, his shoulders vibrated, his soul light surged, and he was wearing the three-word battle armor.
"Di Tian, are we going to stay here and guard it forever? There are so many masters in the Abyss Plane, it may not be easy for us to deal with them." Ye Yulin was worried and not very optimistic about the defensive battle.
"He dared to set up a trap, so he must have made every possible preparation. The God Realm will also notice this. The Douluo Realm will also resist the invasion of the Abyssal Plane. It will be difficult for the Abyssal Plane to come out in full force, and their strength will likely be suppressed."
After saying this, Di Tian's eyes drifted down, focusing on the almost endless army of undead behind the Undead Gate, and said:
"And relying on these undead alone... is enough to disgust those guys from the Abyss. In this battle, they are the main force."
Xu Tianxi had told him that the war army of the Sun-Moon Empire and the powerful soul beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest might have to go into battle when necessary, but before that, the army of the undead who were not afraid of death would be the main force.
If it is possible to reduce the losses, then naturally we should reduce them as much as possible. There is no need for ordinary soldiers to take action. They can just go up and deliver supplies to the enemy and fire from a distance.
The three of them thought it made sense and nodded in agreement.
"As for the blood-colored formation in front of the abyss, it's the Blood River God-Slaying Formation, created by the Holy Spirit Cult after slaughtering millions. It can accumulate energy by killing lives, allowing the master to become a god. It was precisely with this in mind that he sent out the undead army to fight."
"In this way, the speed at which this formation takes effect will be greatly reduced. As long as we don't give their lives in vain, the speed at which this thing becomes a god will be much slower." Di Tian stared solemnly into the distance with a heavy expression.
At this time, Xu Xiaoyun also rushed over. He frowned when he heard Di Tian's words and asked, "Is there no way to stop this thing from appearing? If an evil god really appeared, who among us can stop it except Tian Xi?"
"The only way is to forcibly destroy that formation. I've tried, but I can't do it." Di Tian said with a serious face:
"The current master of the formation is a Sea Soul Beast King whose cultivation is close to mine. She has the support of powerful abyssal beings, so I can't defeat her. What's more troublesome is that the defense level of the formation itself is at the god level."
"Even though I attacked with all my might using the Black Dragon Sword, I couldn't break the defense of that formation."
"If you want to do it, you can try it."
"Then give it a try." Kong Deming flashed over and waved his hand, and four level nine fixed-type soul guide cannons rose into the air.
There was a loud and vibrating sound, and four level nine fixed-type soul-guided shells streaked across the sky, leaving behind brilliant parabolas like falling stars, and exploded with a loud bang.
"Boom boom boom…"
Outside Lingdou City, a large area was reduced to scorched earth, and the abyss creatures that were surging like a torrent on the battlefield were almost reduced by one-fifth.
However, the blood-colored formation remained strong, as if it had not been shaken at all.
"It's so solid, it's really just a turtle shell!" Xu Xiaoyun cursed.
A moment later, a new army emerged from the abyss plane, quickly filling the gap. Various abyss creatures were like mutated soul beasts that had never appeared before. They were fearless and endless.
Fortunately, the number of undead creatures in the undead demiplane is increasing, endless. If the opponent of the undead army is a living person, they can kill the living person and transform them into undead creatures. The more they fight, the more undead creatures there are, and they will sweep across the world.
However, facing the abyss creatures that are not normal creatures and are controlled by the Abyss Saint Lord, the undead creatures obviously cannot do this.
In a sense, the two armies are each other's nemesis, and many masters who are comparable to the top powerhouses in the abyss have emerged among the undead creatures.
The two armies fought fiercely, leaving all the spectators and dragons speechless, because such a fight yielded no results at all, as neither side was afraid of death and there was no gain from killing the enemy.
"It's so difficult, it seems we can only hold on for now. I hope everything goes well for Tianxi."
After watching for another half an hour, Kong Deming's bright eyes revealed helplessness. He took back the soul guide cannon and sent out more soul guide legions to prepare for fire suppression.
They all knew that the first attempt by the abyss creatures to break through would inevitably be a tentative attack, and that there would likely be even more difficult forces to deal with later, and that would be the time for a tough battle.
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In the abyss plane, the Saint Lord of the Abyss frowned and discussed the battle situation with the Golden Dragon King.
"The Undead Army's attack is definitely a exploratory defense by the Douluo level. It's impossible for them to use their full strength. What do you think we should do next, Dragon King?"
The Golden Dragon King was calm and composed, thinking to himself, "If you ask me, who should I ask? I did sense that the gate of the undead was in the same place as my sister's. It was obviously her work, and what I want is for both of you to suffer losses."
As expected of my twin sister, she inherited the wisdom of the Dragon God and actually found another way to create an army of the undead. This kind of thing can easily break through an ordinary plane, and it is not difficult for it to sweep across the world.
"Since these are all exploratory offense and defense, you might as well put more pressure on those collaborators and force them to do something."
After thinking about it, the Golden Dragon King did not come up with any bad ideas and advised the Saint Lord of the Abyss to force others to be scapegoats first.
"Dragon King, this is a brilliant idea. I'm going to go and force them. We agreed that there would be few threats here, but now we've encountered such an obstacle. I must demand an explanation from them."
The Saint Lord of the Abyss agreed with this and separated out a wisp of his spiritual consciousness, which plunged into the Blood River God-killing Formation and interrogated Ah Yin.
"Sir, this unexpected incident has forced me to doubt your sincerity in cooperating..."
"Please rest assured, Saint Lord. This is only a temporary inconvenience. Once the Blood River God-Slaying Formation is complete, the power of a single evil god will be enough to reverse everything..."
"Humph, this alone is not enough! That's not what you said when you persuaded me to descend. Even now, my Abyssal Plane hasn't swallowed up even a single life form!
Do you really think we won't lose energy by coming here? The little bit of heaven and earth energy we've swallowed is not enough to consume it!"
The Saint Lord of the Abyss is very powerful, and seems to be eager to devour the Douluo plane.
Ah Yin was silent for a moment, then replied, "Please rest assured, Saint Lord. Let us discuss this a little. We will soon show you something you desire..."
"Don't keep me waiting too long, my patience is limited!"
The Abyss Saint Lord's consciousness left a harsh remark and floated away. Before disappearing, he glanced carefully at the Blood River God-killing Formation and the several people in the formation.
You think you can cooperate with me? Once I swallow up this area, even you will become part of my abyss!
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In a demiplane filled with the elemental energy of heaven and earth, the crimson blood cocoon's soul waves became steady and gradually became motionless, as if it had become a dead cocoon.
Within the blood cocoon, Xu Tianxi sat in meditation, his spiritual sea trembling. The star-shaped image derived from his second soul core burst into a myriad of rays of light, rising from the bottom up. He broke through the spiritual sea.
The divine consciousness exploded, and except for a quiet area in the spiritual sea where the soul of merit was located, all the divine consciousness was engaged in the battle, evolving into miracles.
The Shura blood sea is endless, and the destructive lightning forms a Senluo purgatory. The vast blue waves are rippling, and the bright moon is in the sky, pressing down together, trapping the virtual image of the stars.
In an instant, the ten elements of the second soul core completely rioted, madly devouring the elemental power of heaven and earth, absorbing external energy, and resisting the mental riot.
His consciousness wandered in the world, Xu Tianxi's eyes were calm as he looked inward at his messy body that was gradually losing its vitality, as well as the huge amount of heaven and earth energy he had obtained from the bloody killing of the sea soul beast in the outside world, and he sighed softly.
"Birth, aging, sickness, and death are the norm in this world. The power of the Dragon God in creating things is beyond my reach. I don't have time to slowly wait and observe, so I have to use the most radical means to change everything..."
"Xiao Ye is doing well and has already reached the seventh test of the God of Fire. Now it's time for Abyss to die..."
"Hmph, don't think that I don't have time to deal with you guys because I'm in seclusion. If I leave one disciple behind, you'll have a hard time."