Abyss Counterattack and the Blood God Array, Finally Encountering the Devil Emperor

Myriad Dragons Shatter Space and Myriad Laws of Nature—two pinnacle Three-character Battle Armor Domains—crashed against each other like two Fixed Soul Cannonballs exploding within a confined space!

The Silver Dragon Shadows howled wildly, tearing at the battlefield's void as Spatial Cracks spread relentlessly toward the Tai Chi Diagram. The black-and-white currents, however, seemed eternal, rotating slowly and steadily as the natural might that dissolved all laws smoothed over space and drew the spatial turbulence into its everlasting cycle.

Silver Dragon Xuan's Myriad Dragons Shatter Space Domain was undeniably powerful. The vast majority of Three-character Battle Armor could not withstand the force of shattered space, but it had now encountered a monster beyond all reason.

The original purpose behind the creation of Myriad Laws of Nature was to use the origin of Yin and Yang Qi to wear away all externalized Battle Armor Domains, achieving absolute suppression where the enemy weakened while one grew stronger.

Under the Tai Chi Diagram's suppression, the deafening dragon roars gradually became low and muffled. Countless silver dragon heads seemed to have sunk into a swamp, their silver radiance steadily dimming.

Glancing at the overloaded Star Dou Battle Net space, Zhao Xuanzhen knew he could not drag this out. If he exchanged a few more moves with Na'er, the entire venue would probably collapse completely.

Both were precious to him. He had to let Na'er fight to her heart's content and fulfill her wish of sparring beneath the eyes of countless spectators, but he also had to consider the aftermath. If the two of them punched through the Virtual Space, Gu Yue would inevitably have to expend considerable effort repairing it.

The Huanglong Spear dragged a blazing purple-gold trail behind it. The black-and-white streak suddenly accelerated, like a meteor tearing across the sky, plunging headlong into the exhausted Myriad Dragons Shatter Space Domain.

The instant the Silver Dragon Phantoms touched the Destruction Dragon Flame, they immediately scattered like melting ice and snow. Zhao Xuanzhen charged straight ahead and appeared before Na'er within two breaths.

The Huanglong Spear emitted an annihilating aura capable of destroying all things, yet its path was not a direct thrust. Instead, it pressed and guided with exquisite precision. The spear shaft trembled, ignoring the Silver Dragon Spear's attempt to block it, and steadily forced down the silver-white Spear Tip that sought to tear apart space.

Her spear momentum stalled, and her Battle Armor Domain was countered. Na'er Gathered all her strength to mobilize the Space Element, but Zhao Xuanzhen had already closed in. His free left-hand Knuckles curled slightly, then struck the Battle Armor helmet covering her exquisite mask with a clang.

"Ow!"

Na'er winced in pain. Looking at Zhao Xuanzhen so close before her, her beautiful silver eyes held not the slightest hint of dejection. Instead, she looked like a child whose prank had succeeded, her face blooming with a carefree smile.

She voluntarily dismissed her Three-character Battle Armor, stuck out her tongue at Zhao Xuanzhen with a charming little pout, and said with curved brows, "You only know how to bully me. You bully me everywhere!"

Zhao Xuanzhen put away the Huanglong Spear and the Myriad Laws of Nature Domain, shaking his head helplessly. He reached out to smooth her somewhat disheveled silver hair from the fierce battle, then the two turned toward the Audience seats and acknowledged them hand in hand.

The Next Second, the Audience seats, which had long been stunned speechless, erupted into frenzied cheers like a Mountain roar and sea tsunami.

In their eyes, Xuanna's "domestic violence" had been an exceptionally high-quality Titled Douluo-level battle. Titled Douluo always considered themselves powerful figures high and mighty—how could they be as devoted to their fans as Zhao Xuanzhen and Na'er?

The tickets had been worth it!

"Supreme Great Emperor Xuanzhen! Invincible King Na'er!"

Everyone screamed themselves hoarse, shouting Xuanna's bizarre nicknames. The two names intertwined, and if the waves of sound could have broken through the Virtual Space's restrictions, this battle would surely go down in the history of the Star Dou Battle Net Federation-wide Challenge Tournament!

The night was thick. The snowy peaks of the Heaven's End Mountain Range reflected cold starlight, while the Abyss Channel appeared ever deeper and more unfathomable in the dead of night.

"Sigh, why did it have to be our Iron Blood Regiment's turn to stand watch today?"

Jiang Wuyue gazed toward the Blood God Army's base, his face carrying a faint sorrow. "I really want to watch the Star Dou Battle Net finals. The Dragon Spear Goddess versus the Jade King—the champion gets the chance to have a glorious fight with Director Zhao. Win or lose, they'll become famous..."

Ever since Zhao Xuanzhen had slain the Charm Empress that day, the Blood God Army had won a crushing victory against the Abyssal Tide. Abyss creatures within the passage had decreased by ninety percent, making the daily guard duties of the major combat regiments exceptionally boring.

Compared to standing like a wooden post at the Abyss Channel, Jiang Wuyue felt he would rather watch the Star Dou Battle Net finals or attend the War God Panda's free martial arts training class to temper his strength.

"What are you complaining about? Focus on monitoring."

A pair of fan-sized hands suddenly reached out from the shadows and squeezed Jiang Wuyue's shoulders tightly. The intense pain made Jiang Wuyue grimace and bare his teeth.

"A soldier's duty is to obey orders. You Kid actually dared question the regiment's decision? This regiment commander will help you reflect on yourself!"

Ma Shan "grinned viciously" as he kneaded this unruly Tyrant Dragon.

There was no need to mention the Great Strength Divine Ape's grip strength. Jiang Wuyue hurriedly begged for mercy. "Commander, I was wrong! Lighter, lighter!"

Only after tormenting Jiang Wuyue for a full two and a half minutes did Ma Shan release his iron-pincer hands. He then sternly lectured his most valued subordinate. "We are currently in the brief calm before the storm. The more silent and restrained the Abyss is, the more cautious we must be. The Abyss's next counterattack will undoubtedly be world-destroying.

"Stay sharp. Don't make any mistakes."

"Yes, Commander!"

The Iron Blood Regiment dutifully and silently guarded the Abyss Channel. However, this peace did not last long. Deep within the passage connecting the two planes, a round black vortex suddenly emerged without warning.

At first, the vortex was only fist-sized, but it expanded to over dozens of meters in the blink of an eye. Dim light flickered within it, and its faint, dragging sounds sent chills down one's spine.

"Roar—"

A roar unveiled the beginning of the war. Abyss creatures of all shapes and forms rushed from the vortex, their dense Abyss Aura erupting like a volcano as they charged directly at the Iron Blood Regiment's defensive line guarding the passage exit, carrying wills of destruction and bloodlust!

The leading Abyss creature stood a hundred meters tall, its body covered in a tough black Horny Layer. Six ferocious claws tore through the air, followed by innumerable Four-Clawed Bats and Six-Clawed Bats. It was unmistakably one of the Abyss Kings—the Six-Clawed Demon Empress!

"Enemy attack! Abyss riot!"

Ma Shan's pupils contracted sharply, and his furious roar Resounded throughout the Iron Blood Regiment. As the Iron Blood Regiment Commander, he did not hesitate in the slightest. The muscles across his body expanded, his skin taking on a metallic sheen. As his seventh soul skill, Martial Soul Avatar, emerged, the Great Strength Divine Ape lunged directly at the Six-Clawed Demon Empress, using its Flesh and Blood Body to block her advance.

"Wuyue, highest alert!"

In the brief gap amid his fierce close-quarters battle with the Six-Clawed Demon Empress, Ma Shan roared out the order.

Jiang Wuyue reacted extremely quickly. A specially made blood-red signal flare shot into the Night Sky with a shrill whistle!

"Beep Beep Beep!!!"

The alarm shattered the night's silence, echoing through every corner of the Heaven's End Mountain Range at an unprecedented frequency and awakening the Blood God Army!

The Blood God Army had guarded the Abyss Channel for six thousand years. Their combat experience was incomparably rich, and they had long prepared for the Abyss Plane to launch war once more. Figure after figure shot out from their dormitories and sentry posts like arrows leaving the bowstring.

The soldiers of the Blood Masters and Spirit Masters displayed exceptional military discipline. Though the incident had occurred suddenly, they still formed battle formations at the fastest possible speed, a torrent of steel charging toward the Abyss Channel.

Seeing that the Iron Blood Regiment had formed the first line of defense and bought sufficient time for the Blood God Army, Ma Shan used the Great Strength Divine Ape's Bronze Skin and Iron Bones to withstand a strike from the Six-Clawed Demon Empress, then took the opportunity to retreat and lead the Iron Blood Regiment out of the Abyss Channel.

The Abyss creatures pursued without regard for anything else, while the defensive Soul Tools deployed in advance at the passage exit began spewing deadly flames of light.

Soul rays formed a dense net of firepower, while Soul Cannonballs streaked across the sky and rained down upon the swarming horde of Abyss creatures. Explosions and shattered corpses mixed together, illuminating the passage entrance as brightly as day.

A majestic figure appeared above the battlefield. Mirror Douluo Zhang Huanyun wore military uniform, the general stars on his epaulets Shining Brightly. Facing the rampaging Six-Clawed Demon Empress, Zhang Huanyun remained calm, his eyes bright as mirrors.

"Mirror Still Water."

A strange fluctuation of Soul Power spread outward. The space around the Six-Clawed Demon Empress was imprisoned by an invisible, intangible force, as though she had fallen into an unseen mirror. Her violent movements came to an eerie halt, and panic appeared in her bloodthirsty beast eyes.

"One Abyss King captured. We'll take her back later and let Xuanzhen slaughter her."

Zhang Huanyun gave the Six-Clawed Demon Empress a chilling smile. The offensive and defensive positions had shifted. The Douluo Continent possessed the ability to erase Abyss Kings. As long as the Abyss Kings fell one by one, the connection between the Abyss and the Douluo Continent Plane would gradually sever until they were completely separated!

The Blood God Army had accurately grasped the Abyss's urgent desire to kill Zhao Xuanzhen. They were simply waiting for the Abyss Kings to deliver themselves to their doorstep!

The Six-Clawed Demon Empress was merely the vanguard of the Abyssal Tide. The deep black vortex continuously sent forth Abyss creatures, while powerful and brutal auras surged out one after another. Massive black shadows whose pressure surpassed even that of the Six-Clawed Demon Empress descended one after another!

The plane war, one that would end only in death, had begun!

The thunderous blasts rose and fell as the density of artillery fire increased. Under the Abyss Plane's ferocious assault, the Blood God Army remained utterly composed, coordinating according to their military drills. Mecha Masters piloted their mechas at the front line, Battle Armor Masters targeted Abyss creatures with outstanding individual strength, while the Blood Gods and other Titled Douluo devoted themselves to handling the Abyss Kings.

Ruthless Douluo Cao Dezhi was Suspended In the air beside Zhang Huanyun. He was the only Blood God who had not joined the war, his brows tightly furrowed as he said:

"Eighteen Abyss Kings have descended upon the Douluo Continent Plane together. All of them are Titled Douluo or Super Douluo, and the kings from the last thirty-six layers with Limit Douluo cultivation have not even acted yet. Tonight's battle will not be easy..."

"To crush the Abyss's ambition of invading Douluo Star, we must fight no matter what!" Zhang Huanyun answered decisively, the resolve of a generation's Legion Commander fully apparent.

"I know. It's just that these Abyss Kings seem rather strange. They seem to carry the aura of our Douluo Continent, and the plane consciousness does not appear to be suppressing them." Cao Dezhi voiced his doubts.

"...You're right. Where did Abyss creatures get Douluo Energy?" Zhang Huanyun was greatly startled.

"We can discuss that after the battle. The big fish has arrived." Cao Dezhi's gaze was sharp, his Ruthless Sword locked onto the Abyss Channel.

Abyss Energy erupted, lifting a figure into view. She looked no different from a human woman, with exotic features, dressed in tight black leather. Her long hair spread behind her head like a disk, and her eyes were filled with piercing coldness.

The ninth layer of the Abyss, the Black Empress!

"Blood God Camp, activate the array!"

Ruthless Douluo made the decision immediately. His voice pierced through the deafening explosions and entered the Blood Gods' ears clearly.

Eight Blood Gods flickered through the battlefield, driving back the Abyss Kings before them and gathering around their leader. Cao Dezhi took the central position, while the others stood at the eight directions.

"Let my blood be the guide!"

Cao Dezhi was the first to shout in a low voice. A cloud of thick blood mist burst from his pores, instantly draining his face of color. The blood mist merged into the cliff wall beside the Abyss Channel.

"Let my blood be the guide!"

The eight Blood Gods answered in unison. Eight clouds of blood mist exploded simultaneously and merged into the Blood God Array.

"Buzz—"

Nine command tablets Embedded in the Abyss Channel burst forth with dazzling golden light. Golden Patterns spread across the passage walls as a massive nine-colored Formation Diagram formed overhead. Earth, water, wind, fire, light, darkness, space, time, and the origin laws of the Douluo Continent surged and circulated, converging into the ultimate measure left to the Blood God Army by nine great predecessors—the Blood God Array!

The Abyss Kings who had entered the Douluo Continent were pushing the Blood God Army toward the limits of what it could bear. Cao Dezhi activated the Blood God Array to temporarily seal the Abyss Channel, preventing more Abyss Kings from descending and trapping all twenty Abyss Kings who had crossed planes under the Black Empress's leadership!

"Destroy this array!" The Black Empress waved her delicate hand, her voice ice-cold and piercing.

At her command, several Abyss Kings endured the bombardment of Soul Cannonballs and charged forward, ramming their heads into the Blood God Array. The Black Empress eerily crossed space and flashed directly before the central position. A long whip condensed from Abyss Energy ripped through the sky and lashed viciously at Cao Dezhi!

The Ruthless Sword soared skyward, its sword qi meeting the whip. The two Limit powerhouses clashed, sword qi crisscrossing as Black Light raged. The scattered impacts of Soul Power made the Blood God Array tremble slightly.

Blood One was distracted by the Abyss Black Empress, while the other eight Blood Gods faced mounting pressure as well. They had to resist the Abyss Kings' savage attacks while exerting all their strength to keep the array operating and withstand the Abyss Plane's energy assault.

The nine-colored barrier flickered erratically. The nine Blood Gods fell into a bitter struggle, every face flushed as they overdraw their cultivation to hold on.

Zhang Huanyun directed the regiment's firepower, assisting the Blood God Array in sharing the burden. Yet the Abyss Kings had tough hides and thick flesh, greatly reducing the effectiveness of conventional Soul Tools. Zhang Huanyun himself was also entangled by three Abyss Kings and could not break free.

"Roar—"

A clear, impassioned dragon roar seemed to descend from beyond the heavens, instantly overwhelming every sound of the battlefield!

The dragon roar was filled with a desire for destruction and devouring. A black-and-white streak dove down from above the Heaven's End Mountain Range. The Star Dou Battle Net finals had ended, and the Abyss's strictest father had descended upon the battlefield!

Before the man arrived, the Super Divine Artifact that made the Abyss Plane tremble already shone brilliantly. The Huanglong Spear's Divine Artifact Spirit gave an excited tremor, eager to feed!

Within the streak of light, Zhao Xuanzhen's upright figure became clear. His expression was cold and stern, black hair whipping in the wind, molten-gold flames burning In the Eyes. A Purple-gold Dragon Phantom spiraled forth, its will of destruction shrouding the heavens.

An Abyss King resembling a turtle had just Broken Free from Long Tianwu's extreme cold freeze when it suddenly felt a lethal danger that made its soul tremble descend from overhead. The Turtle Emperor looked up in terror, seeing only a purple-gold Spear Tip endlessly enlarging within its pupils!

"Pssh—"

The Huanglong Spear pierced precisely into the Turtle Emperor's vulnerable head, devouring its Life force in an instant. An Abyss King's Origin Energy was the most delectable nourishment imaginable. The Huanglong Spear transformed into a glutton on the spot, feasting upon this Abyss banquet!

With a satisfied dragon roar from the Huanglong Spear, the Turtle Emperor's massive body split apart. It Failed to even release a scream before the last strand of pure Abyss Energy was absorbed by the Huanglong Spear.

The entire Heaven's End Mountain Range battlefield fell into a momentary dead silence because of that earthshaking strike. The Abyss Black Empress, who was fiercely battling Cao Dezhi, unconsciously revealed a shocked gaze brimming with Killing Intent.

Zhao Xuanzhen had instantly slain the Turtle Emperor with a single strike. The Abyss Channel seemed like an enraged beast, releasing an even more terrifying roar.

At the same time, a flaw appeared in Blood Nine, the weakest link in the Blood God Array. An Abyss King seized the opportunity amid the battle and slapped him into the ground, creating a fissure in the Blood God Array's seal!

The Abyss vortex spun with all its power, and an aura far more gloomy and sinister than the Six-Clawed Demon Empress—even more so than the Black Empress—swept forth. Its might caused even Ruthless Douluo Cao Dezhi and Mirror Douluo Zhang Huanyun, two great human powerhouses, to stiffen in expression.

Dark-red demonic patterns twisted space. With steps that made heaven and earth tremble, a ferocious figure stepped out from the vortex's center. This Abyss King's head was exceptionally enormous, accounting for one-third of its body. A pair of sinister skeletal wings Suddenly unfolded, while sharp claw blades at the ends of its arms gleamed with vicious light.

The fourth layer of the Abyss, master of the Abyss Puppets—the Devil Emperor!