Within the Northern Border Holy Hall of the Douluo Continent Plane, Hu Liena, the Pope of Spirit Hall, convened an emergency meeting with the high-ranking officials from all sides.
"Everyone, we have a problem."
Hu Liena looked at the intelligence she had just received, a hint of chill surfacing on her beautiful face. After setting it down, she had no mood for further pleasantries. She said coldly, "We have just received word that a large number of Abyss creatures have appeared outside Sunset Forest near Heaven Dou City."
"What is going on? Wasn't the Abyss entrance temporarily sealed?"
Marshal Ge Long of the imperial military, Prince Xue Xing of the royal family, and other senior imperial ministers could not help rising to their feet. They had been sent by Empress Xue Ke to assist in mobilizing the army, and they had also hoped to use this opportunity to strengthen the empire. But now that they had heard Heaven Dou City might be in trouble, none of them could remain seated.
Having remained at the empire's northern border to battle the Abyss monsters these past days, they had gained a thorough understanding of these dangerous creatures. The sudden news that Heaven Dou City, the imperial capital, might be in danger sent a chill rising from the soles of their feet to the tops of their heads.
What were Abyss creatures? They were terrifying beings that knew only slaughter and destruction, devouring all life energy. They were practically immortal.
After any Abyss creature was killed, it would turn into Abyss energy, return to the Abyss, and be reborn. On the Douluo Continent side, aside from a few limited methods such as Soul Guidance Arrays and the Tree of Life that could restrain this, there were no better solutions.
Yet most of those