Lei Chen's consciousness, like a frigid star, clearly reflected the two streams of power from Tang Hao and Ah Yin, brimming with unmistakable malice. Like greedy vipers, they were respectively lunging towards the Plane's Origin and the Life Core.
"Finally, you've come... I've been waiting for you for a long time." Lei Chen sneered inwardly, not the least bit surprised.
All of this was a meticulously orchestrated trap, a play to lure the enemy in. Tang San's intervention was entirely within expectations; in fact, it was an indispensable part of advancing his plan.
Just as Tang Hao's divine sense was about to touch the Plane's Origin, and Ah Yin's life force was on the verge of entwining the Life Core—
The Douluo Plane's Origin, which under Lei Chen's control had appeared to be fiercely colliding and slowly merging with the Undead Demi-plane's laws, suddenly underwent a cataclysmic change!
The sluggish sense of "resistance" and "grinding" vanished in an instant, replaced by a perfect, seamless integration, as harmonious as milk blending with water!
The desolate, deathly laws of the Undead Demi-plane showed not the slightest rejection. Instead, like a wanderer returning home, they actively and smoothly merged into the Douluo Plane's system of laws.
The phantom of a black sun flickered across the plane's barrier. The thick aura of death was rapidly absorbed and transformed by the vibrant Douluo Plane, becoming nourishment to strengthen the World's Origin.
The entire process, shifting from "arduous devouring" to "perfect fusion," was completed almost in the blink of an eye!
"What?! Impossible!!" The wisp of Tang San's Divine Sense attached to Tang Hao emitted waves of disbelief.
With his God King-level knowledge, Tang San naturally understood that when one plane devours another Demiplane, even with a size advantage, it would inevitably face the other world's instinctive, fierce resistance. The conflict and fusion of laws required a long time to settle. It should be absolutely impossible to complete in an instant, as was happening before his eyes!
"How can this be?! Given the Douluo Plane's scale, forcibly devouring a Demiplane, even if successful, could never be this fast! Why didn't the opposing Demiplane resist?!" Tang San's Divine Sense fluctuated violently, filled with confusion and a hint of foreboding.
At that moment, a calm yet mocking voice, like a celestial decree, resounded within Tang Hao and Ah Yin's consciousness seas and clearly reached Tang San's Divine Sense:
"Nothing is impossible. And who told you I was 'forcibly devouring' that Demiplane?"
"I had already formed a contract with that Demiplane's master long ago. Therefore, far from resisting, the opposing Demiplane was quite cooperative. Naturally, I could fuse it quickly."
The instant his words fell, before the drastically changed expressions of Tang Hao and Ah Yin, space twisted. A humanoid silhouette radiating with seven-colored light suddenly coalesced!
This luminous figure initially emanated an aura similar to Tang Hao's, at the peak of the Second-level God realm. But immediately after, as the power of the Undead Demi-plane completely merged into the Douluo Plane, the Douluo Plane's Origin emitted a joyful hum. The entire plane's rank suddenly leaped up a level!
And as the Lord of the Plane, Lei Chen's aura surged accordingly. It was as if he had shattered some invisible shackle, breaking through the barrier from the limit of peak Second-level God and stepping firmly into the vast, boundless realm of the First-level God!
A majestic pressure, like a tangible tsunami, instantly enveloped the space for ten thousand miles around, pinning Tang Hao and Ah Yin firmly in place, making it incredibly difficult for them to even move a finger.
The gap between a Second-level God and a First-level God was one of qualitative difference!
The seven-colored luminous figure gradually solidified. Although its features were blurred, its eyes, seemingly constructed from laws, swept over the heavily guarded Tang Hao and Ah Yin with a mix of amusement and icy killing intent, finally fixing on the wisp of Tang San's God King Divine Sense attached to Tang Hao.
"Alright, it's time for some housecleaning," the luminous figure formed by Lei Chen spoke calmly. His voice was not loud, but it carried an indisputable tone of judgment. "Next, it's time to exterminate you parasites infesting this plane."
As Lei Chen's words fell, Tang San's wisp of Divine Sense also swelled with shock, fury, and anxiety. He never imagined that this newly ascended Lord of the Plane was not only prepared but had secretly allied with the master of another plane, using this opportunity to break through to the First-level God realm in one fell swoop!
A First-level God as the Lord of the Plane, on his home ground of Douluo Star, possessed strength enough to crush any peer, let alone ordinary Second-level Gods like Tang Hao and Ah Yin. The possession plan had utterly failed. Now, the greatest fortune would be preserving his parents' lives!
"Father! Mother! Get out of there, now!!" Tang San's Divine Sense acted decisively, issuing a sharp warning.
Simultaneously, his wisp of God King-level Divine Sense began to burn frantically, erupting with power far exceeding the Second-level God realm. It actually managed to tear open a rather unstable spatial channel under the blockade of Lei Chen's First-level God pressure!
"Thinking of leaving? It won't be that easy!" Lei Chen sneered. The luminous figure raised a hand and pointed. "Is my plane a place you can come and go as you please?"
A stream of seven-colored light, containing the Douluo Plane's current vast, surging origin power, shot towards that spatial channel like an arrow released from its bowstring, intending to shatter it completely!
At this critical moment—
"ROAR!!"
Two roars sounded from nearby. The massive figures of the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape abruptly appeared. Their eyes were vacant, as if they were puppets on strings, charging towards the scene.
Within the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape's consciousness seas, there were also traces of Divine Sense left by Tang San. Clearly, they were now under the forcible control of Tang San's Divine Sense.
Without the slightest hesitation, under the control of Tang San's Divine Sense, the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape, along with the two wisps of God King Divine Sense within their consciousness seas, detonated themselves in a massive explosion!
The destructive energy generated by the self-destruction of two Deity Official-level Spirit Beasts, combined with the two wisps of God King Divine Sense, instantly swept outwards. Although insufficient to injure Lei Chen at the First-level God realm, it successfully blocked that seven-colored stream of light for an instant and disrupted the stability of the surrounding space.
It was this fleeting moment of delay. Under the escort of the burning Divine Sense, Tang Hao and Ah Yin had already rushed into that tottering spatial channel and vanished.
The luminous figure formed by Lei Chen waved a hand, dispersing the aftermath of the explosion. He watched the slowly closing spatial channel before him but did not pursue further. His eyes swirled with seven colors, profound and unfathomable.
"Heh, to cover his parents' escape, he didn't hesitate to force his two Spirit Beast brothers to self-destruct? Quite decisive."
"But you may have saved the old ones, not the young. Your precious daughter will stay with me!"
In the next moment, the seven-colored luminous figure Lei Chen had condensed vanished from the spot, descending beside an eleven-year-old girl within the Haotian Sect.
Before the girl, a wisp of Tang San's Divine Sense was similarly burning, attempting to open a spatial channel. Unfortunately, this time, there were no other god-level existences to self-destruct and buy him time.