The God of Destruction and the other deities exchanged glances.
They really wanted to spit in Tang San's face.
So what if he's playing with fire?
Could they do anything about Su Ming now anyway?
Right now, in the war between Douluo Star and the Abyss, Su Ming was the key. After all, without the deterrence of him, the Lord of the Plane, Douluo Star would have seen the Abyss not retract its battle line back into the spatial channel. The Abyssal creatures would have long since spread out across the plain below, rapidly expanding in all directions.
"Once the Abyss condenses a Seed of Life and obtains its own Tree of Life, there's no guarantee the Abyssal Sage King won't achieve a breakthrough because of it."
He was already the Lord of the Plane. If he also mastered a Life Core, his strength would inevitably leap forward.
Given the Abyss's volume of energy, could it produce a God King?
It was vaguely enough, actually. But the Abyssal Sage King being the Lord of the Plane didn't mean he had completely digested all the energy of the entire Abyss. It didn't mean he could wield all that power as easily as moving his own arm, concentrating the entire Abyss's power into a single, instantaneous burst.
The Crimson Domain had an even greater volume, but the Crimson Mother's realm just didn't reach the God King level.
However, if she truly self-destructed the entire Crimson Domain, the threat would be more terrifying than a God King's self-destruction.
That's why the Douluo God Realm had to treat her threat with some seriousness.
The Douluo God Realm's territory wasn't far from the Crimson Domain. The reason the Douluo God Realm could tolerate such a malignant tumor nearby was precisely because of this apprehension.
If all the power of the Abyss were compressed into a single Spirit Master's body's body just the Spirit Master borrowing the Abyss's power by channeling the power of heaven and earth'then that Spirit Master would have hope of becoming a God King.
Therefore, control over energy was crucial for a Lord of the Plane.
"If the Abyss condenses a Life Core and the Abyssal Sage King masters it, he could very well break the balance," Tang San stated.
The God of Destruction was speechless.
Was this Tang San exaggerating?
"Destruction, don't underestimate the Abyssal Sage King!"
Seeing that the God of Destruction wasn't taking his words seriously, Tang San immediately flew into a rage.
"The Abyss's structure is more profound than the Crimson Domain's by more than one level!"
"Who knows if he could integrate the branches of the Tree of Life into the Abyss's origin, directly nurturing a new Abyssal Monarch?"
Hmm?
All the deities suddenly grew serious.
"What do you mean by that?"
Tang San snorted coldly. "When Su Ming opened the Abyssal channel, I was the first to sense it. I could feel the death of the Monarch of the Abyss's seventeenth layer."
"Did that seventeenth layer collapse?"
"No."
Tang San's face was taut, as if stating a matter of monumental importance.
He indeed portrayed this point as extremely grave.
"Everyone, the Abyss has one hundred and eight layers. When a Monarch dies, the corresponding Abyssal layer should collapse. But the seventeenth layer did not collapse. Su Ming's actions have left a calamitous flaw. And now he's sending branches of the Tree of Life into the spatial channel. Once the Abyssal Sage King obtains them..."
Tang San revealed a deeply meaningful expression.
The God of Destruction said solemnly, "What you say does indeed have merit."
Tang San actually made sense!
Rong Nianbing wore a thoughtful expression.
"I actually don't think it's a big deal. If I remember correctly, Su Ming is only at level seventy, right?"
Rong Nianbing spoke, and all the deities looked at him.
The God of Destruction also looked over curiously.
If he could support Su Ming, he definitely would. The key was that what Tang San just said did have logic; he had momentarily agreed. Now that Rong Nianbing had a different take, he wanted to hear it.
"Su Ming is only level seventy. Most importantly, he only has two Spirit Cores and is now about to condense his third."
"I think his strength will undergo a qualitative transformation after he condenses his third Spirit Core."
Tang San sneered, interrupting Rong Nianbing.
"Are you saying the improvement from two Spirit Cores to three can compare to the boost a Life Core gives a Lord of the Plane?" he said disdainfully. "It's not that I look down on him, but most of his current strength comes from him seizing the position of Lord of the Plane through some unknown underhanded means. His personal strength improvement won't have that big an impact on the whole."
Rong Nianbing frowned. He looked at Tang San. "Don't forget, he is at level seventy now!"
He emphasized the words 'level seventy'.
"I wasn't born from Douluo Star's Spirit Master system, but even I know the boost Martial Soul True Body gives a Spirit Master. Don't tell me you, born from Douluo Star, don't know."
Tang San also frowned.
"So what?"
"Su Ming's Martial Soul is Spirit Power. Couldn't his Martial Soul True Body help him better control the power of the plane?"
Hearing Rong Nianbing say this, Tang San's face instantly turned ugly.
He stared at Rong Nianbing.
Was this Emotion God, whom he had originally planned to win over through Huo Yuhao, now directly opposing him?
What kind of bewitching potion had Su Ming fed him?
Even old Destruction had been fooled by him, yet Rong Nianbing stubbornly helped Su Ming justify things.
"Alright, let's watch and see how things develop."
The God of Destruction raised his hand, making a summary, and had no intention of interfering in the war.
The previous agreement still had to be respected. The words spoken by the God Realm Committee couldn't be treated like flatulence, forgotten as soon as uttered.
Tang San was grinding his teeth in frustration.
Su Ming was unaware of the God Realm's debate.
He was still observing the Abyssal Sage King.
Stimulated by the Abyss Bracelets, the passion for hunting Abyssal creatures on Douluo Star's side was ignited. They even pushed the normal battlefront from the twenty percent mark to the forty percent mark. Bold powerhouses like Lei Zhen even ventured deep into the sixty percent region to slaughter.
The Douluo Legion set up camp in the area at their end of the channel, and Su Ming also entered here.
As soon as the Abyssal Sage King made a move, or dispatched a Monarch, Su Ming would decisively close the net.
The Abyssal Sage King was very patient.
He made his move when the tenth Titled Douluo on Douluo Star's side successfully triggered the secondary growth of the Tree of Life branch within his Abyss Bracelet.
A giant hand reached out, directly grabbing for this Titled Douluo.
The corner of Su Ming's mouth curved upwards.
Finally, he'd taken the bait.
Well-prepared, Su Ming flashed, actually teleporting to that Titled Douluo's side.
The secondarily grown Tree of Life branch was sufficient to act as a locator for his teleportation.
The Tree of Life inherently possessed teleportation capabilities. The main body could split off a subsidiary body. Spirit Masters fused with the subsidiary body could teleport directly between the main and subsidiary bodies.
Of course, only one subsidiary body could be condensed.
Su Ming had only taken some branches from the main body.
After secondary growth, these branches were sufficient for Su Ming to use as locators.
He used the Tree of Life's teleportation ability for positioning. The actual teleportation part was supplemented by his own control over spatial power.
Teleporting over, facing the Abyssal Sage King's giant hand, Su Ming neither dodged nor avoided it. He simply clenched his right fist.
Boom!
On the other side, within the Abyss, the seventeenth layer erupted with a deafening roar.
"How is this possible?"
The Abyssal Sage King exclaimed in shock and doubt, turning to see his own seventeenth Abyssal layer collapsing. He immediately began remedial measures.
Over the past month or so, while monitoring the battlefield, he had also been inspecting the seventeenth layer.
Frankly, while hiding in the vast cosmos, suddenly having a powerful Pioneer's Will erupt in his own backyard had scared him.
He had checked multiple times. The Monarch of the seventeenth layer was dead, unable to revive, utterly erased. But the seventeenth layer itself remained, only the Monarch's position was now vacant.
Now, an accident occurred in the seventeenth layer, starting to collapse. He immediately sensed it and found the collapse wasn't complete; it could still be salvaged.
Preparing to turn back to stabilize the seventeenth layer, the Abyssal Sage King's outstretched giant hand paused for an instant, as if making a choice. Then, the hand continued grabbing for the Titled Douluo, its speed increasing.
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