Wang Dong'er wore a worried expression.
She realized Huo Yuhao's trial was likely related to the Abyssal Monarchs, and it wasn't simply about killing one Monarch. Otherwise, Huo Yuhao wouldn't have such great pressure.
Huo Yuhao took several deep breaths, adjusting his mood.
Two years, he still had two years.
In two years, it wasn't impossible for him to kill a Monarch from the middle thirty-six layers.
Calculating this way, his potential targets could be seventy-two.
With seventy-two targets, he should still have a chance to take the lives of ten of them, right?
Wang Dong'er tentatively asked, "Yuhao, how many Abyssal Monarchs do you have to kill?"
Huo Yuhao remained silent.
"Dong'er asked, "Three?"
Huo Yuhao showed no reaction.
He couldn't reveal the true content of his Divine Trial, but Wang Dong'er could guess.
This was the bottom line of the Emotion God they had probed out.
"Five?"
Wang Dong'er's voice grew a bit louder.
Yet, Huo Yuhao still showed no reaction.
Wang Dong'er's breathing immediately became rapid. She swallowed hard and asked, "It's not... ten, is it?"
Only then did Huo Yuhao look at Wang Dong'er with surprise, wearing an expression of 'how did you guess?'
Wang Dong'er smiled bitterly.
Now she understood why Huo Yuhao looked so heavy.
Because Su Ming borrowed the Seed of Life, the power of the Abyss could be developed with its strength.
Therefore, in the information Tang San gave Wang Dong'er, he simply didn't mention that the energy of dead Abyssal creatures could return to the Abyss, allowing them to resurrect.
God Realm.
Rong Nianbing also noticed Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er's actions and was so angry he couldn't help but laugh.
This Tang San, truly lawless.
"It's only because of Xiao Qi's sake..."
Rong Nianbing's gaze dimmed slightly.
Thinking of the lively girl in the God Realm back then, his eyes held a hint of heartache.
Because of the intimate relationship between Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er, Rong Nianbing had somewhat detected the issue with Wang Dong'er's soul.
Mingdou Mountain Range.
Su Ming sat cross-legged on the chosen battlefield plain.
Of the six surrounding mountain peaks, the one where the Body Sect was located was now empty; all disciples had gathered at one corner of the plain.
On another peak, one dominated by three main buildings, many people were moving about, sometimes entering work areas, sometimes coming out to gaze anxiously towards the center of the plain.
They were worried orried that the Spirit Master world might not even withstand the first wave of attack from the other side.
If they hadn't picked a soft target but grabbed a hard one, that would be terrible.
On yet another peak, not just the summit but the entire mountain was filled with densely packed Spirit Beasts growling lowly.
In the corner of the plain corresponding to this direction, Di Tian, Bear Lord, Ten Thousand Demons King, and other Fierce Beasts from the Star Dou Great Forest lineage all stood as if facing a great enemy.
As for the remaining three peaks, no forces were stationed there. According to Su Ming, ownership of these peaks would depend on future performance on the battlefield.
This was also indirectly hinting that this planar war would be a protracted one.
The Sun Moon Spirit Master army assembled and camped in one area of the plain. They corresponded to one of the empty peaks, clearly determined to claim it.
Shrek Academy also stood in a position corresponding to a peak, but their numbers were pitiful compared to the Sun Moon army. Scattered sect squads also gathered around, making Shrek's team not very conspicuous.
Other Spirit Master squads were still converging, clearly having rushed over in haste.
These were Spirit Masters with poor information or those who didn't pass the Sun Moon Empire's official selection. Reluctant to give up, they inquired everywhere and finally got the news publicly revealed by the ubiquitous Blacksmith Association yesterday, rushing over frantically.
The entire plain was now filled with Spirit Masters. Each one rubbed their hands, eagerly anticipating the upcoming great battle.
After all, this war was initiated by Su Ming.
Everyone was familiar with Su Ming and had an inexplicable trust in him. The Spirit Master world had been elevated to a new level by the systems he pioneered!
Su Ming opened his eyes, scanned the surroundings, looked at the roughly three thousand Spirit Masters gathered on the plain, and nodded slightly.
This number was certainly insufficient.
But in the initial stage of the war, it wasn't wise to go all out.
He would also try to control the channel opening this time.
Slowly rising, Su Ming amplified his voice with spirit power, delivering a series of admonitions. He explained the cause and effect of opening this battlefield, of course, embellishing it, not directly stating it was for himself.
His voice rolled like thunder, audible to every Spirit Master present.
God Realm.
As Su Ming rose, the God of Destruction, Tang San, and Rong Nianbing all held their breath, concentrating intently.
Their divine power had already seen from the God Realm towards Douluo Star through their respective means.
Even the stubborn God of Destruction had now broken the rules, forced to help Su Ming.
He could only pray silently that Su Ming wouldn't put him in a difficult position.
After the admonitions, Su Ming's expression turned solemn as he looked up at the sky.
As he raised his head, three streams of divine power pierced through space in the sky, circling and each manifesting a phantom. The boundless divine majesty made many Spirit Masters who followed Su Ming's gaze involuntarily lower their heads.
Deities!
They were deities!
The opening of a planar battlefield had actually attracted the attention of three deities!
Among the Shrek ranks, Huo Yuhao's gaze swept over Tang San and the God of Destruction, finally settled firmly on the last phantom.
Although the details were unclear, the feeling couldn't be wrong.
It was actually the Emotion God!
Exclamations of amazement rose and fell among the crowd.
"So even the deities were communicated with in advance. This is Su Ming, Sect Master Su!"
"Indeed. In my opinion, Sect Master Su definitely has connections with these deities. His ascension to godhood is a certainty."
"Hah, you're only realizing this now? In my view, it could be judged during the first Spirit Master Tournament's ect Master Su has the makings of a god!"
Su Ming's gaze swept over the three deities, identifying them.
Pausing for a moment longer on Tang San, he lowered his head again and let out a loud shout.
His spirit power began to surge, connecting with the surrounding heaven and earth.
It was as if the heaven and earth possessed a will, which also descended at this moment, settling upon Su Ming. Su Ming also projected a phantom into the air.
His phantom directly pushed aside the three deities, standing alone in the very center, towering between heaven and earth. The other three deities could only stand on the periphery.
None of the three deities minded this.
Even Tang San was concentrating intently, wanting to see exactly how Su Ming would open this spatial channel.
He prided himself on paying enough attention to Su Ming, yet he had no idea where Su Ming obtained the Abyss coordinates or what basis he had for piercing through the vast space to open this channel.
Both the God of Destruction and Rong Nianbing also wore curious expressions.
Su Ming's phantom raised its hand, and an unprecedented aura erupted from within him.
As this aura appeared, every Spirit Master on the plain shuddered, their wills instantly become much more focused, their gazes unprecedentedly firm.
The phantom raised its hand, and a long spear slowly condensed, shimmering with flowing colors. Its spear tip was indistinct, swirling with an inexplicable mystery.
Although the spear tip was unclear, the meaning it conveyed was very distinct.
Sharpness.
Upon careful sensing, one would feel an endless sharpness. The divine essence of this spear was concentrated entirely on its tip, as if capable of piercing through all difficulties and obstacles.
This was Pioneering!
The three deities were greatly shocked.
In the God Realm, Tang San's true form exclaimed in surprise.
"This Su Ming actually hid such a powerful authority!"
Not only was he shocked, but even the God of Destruction, who had invested the most in Su Ming, was stunned.
"Could it be that the godhood he intends to condense isn't Forging, but this one?"
Sensing the intent of breaking through thorns and brambles, blazing a trail, the God of Destruction fell silent.
Pioneering a path!
Reflecting on Su Ming's life's souls, Forging, the Battle Armor system't seemed he was always pioneering unprecedented paths.
Even his dedication to developing the Spirit Master world was about expanding its upper limits.
Now, opening the Abyss channel was also pioneering!
The God of Destruction's mind was greatly shaken, realizing he had misjudged.
Douluo Star.
Mingdou Mountain Range.
A loud shout filled with boundless, soaring momentum resounded across the plain.
"Open!"
Su Ming's phantom, holding the Pioneering God Spear, thrust towards an empty spot ahead.
Perhaps intentionally, this empty spot was precisely where Tang San's phantom was positioned.
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