Arc 9The Abyssal Tide

Yin Hongye renovated the War God Temple’s trials, maneuvered against political rivals, and led the Blood God Legion through a devastating Abyssal invasion. The Abyss withdrew after Yin Hongye repeatedly survived its rulers’ attacks, while he and Qian Renxue returned to a meeting with Dong Zi'an.

  • Yin Hongye renovated the Eighteen Layers of Hell, displayed his forging skill, and challenged the Federation’s leaders over their plans for Dou Ling.
  • Jing Hongchen deposed Xu Tianran after learning how the emperor would have ruined his family, while Yin Hongye sealed away the disappointing Ice God's Heart and planned a disguised prison route.
  • Yin Hongye brought Di Qiuer, Na'er, Yuanen Yehui, and Qian Renxue to the Blood God Legion, where he and the others entered the Abyss Passage and faced the opening of an abyss tide.
  • Yin Hongye used his Blood Sea to devastate the Abyssal assault, killed the Scythe Emperor, and helped force the Abyssal army to retreat after the fifth layer collapsed.
  • The Abyssal Sage King dragged Yin Hongye into the Abyss and killed him with the Heavenly Saint Rift-Abyss Halberd, but Yin Hongye reassembled and returned to fight.
  • Yin Hongye detonated his Soul Rings and body in the Abyss, then returned to stop nine Evil Soul Masters from destroying the Blood God Formation before charging back into the passage.
  • Yin Hongye fought the Abyssal Sage King as the Abyssal war spread across the world, while Di Tian killed the Charm Emperor and Di Qiuer and Na'er consumed its escaping abyss seed.
  • The Abyssal forces withdrew, and Zhang Huanyun ordered the legion to count casualties and reinforce the seal as Yin Hongye and Qian Renxue returned to a meeting with Dong Zi'an.
Chapters 202–226 Vol. 3 Read

Ch. 202Why did the War God Temple's Eighteen Layers of Hell make him angrier the more he thought about them?

Yin Hongye condemned the War God Temple’s Eighteen Layers of Hell and decided to renovate them, while Xu Tianran resolved to secure control of advanced Battle Armor and soul guidance technology. A month later, Yin Hongye arrived in Heaven Dou City and discovered that visitors from a neighboring continent’s Blacksmith Association had come, though their ambitions remained unchanged.

  • Qian Renxue asked about the War God Temple, and Yin Hongye explained its close ties to Shrek Academy and criticized its Eighteen Layers of Hell.
  • Yin Hongye declared that he would renovate the Eighteen Layers of Hell after describing their unbalanced challenges and the few layers he considered worthwhile.
  • Watching the Heavenly Screen, Xu Tianran concluded that the Federation lacked a strong ruler and ordered his ministers to develop Battle Armor while keeping advanced technology under imperial control.
  • A month later, Yin Hongye and his group arrived in Heaven Dou City, where Zhen Hua greeted them at the Blacksmith Association.
  • Yin Hongye noticed visitors from a neighboring continent’s Blacksmith Association and went to meet them, soon learning they still pursued their wicked ambitions.

Ch. 203Golden Water Harmony

Yin Hongye demonstrated his Soul Forging skill to Chang Gong Yan and Lin Yuhan, then received the rare metal Golden Water Harmony from Zhen Hua. Meanwhile, Qian Gu Dongfeng coordinated with Ghost Emperor over a plot involving Yun Ming and ordered agents to monitor Inhibitor research in the Dou Ling Empire.

  • Yin Hongye questioned Chang Gong Yan about the Star Luo delegation and learned that Long Yue and Dai Yun'er had gone to Shrek Academy.
  • Yin Hongye completed Soul Forging with a single hammer strike, stunning Chang Gong Yan, Lin Yuhan, and the Blacksmith Association members.
  • Yin Hongye and Zhen Hua joined the others for Mu Ye's meal, where Zhen Hua gave Yin Hongye the rare metal Golden Water Harmony.
  • Qian Gu Dongfeng told Ghost Emperor he was still searching for the second item, and Ghost Emperor insisted that Yun Ming must die.
  • Ghost Emperor ordered Zhuang Yu to send Dark Phoenix and Dark Bell to the Dou Ling Empire to monitor Inhibitor research.

Ch. 204Jing Hongchen: "What's wrong with the Hongchen Family?! What did you say about the Hongchen Family?!"

Yin Hongye and Mu Hongchen went to the War God Temple's Eighteen Layers of Hell intending to redesign its challenges, bringing Qian Renxue, Di Qiuer, and Na'er along. As they prepared to begin, Su Mengjun singled out Mu Hongchen and brought up the pressure his family had placed on him to revive the Hongchen Family.

  • Yin Hongye delayed finishing his Four-Word Battle Armor because he wanted its chest core array to look cooler, then agreed with Mu Hongchen to visit the War God Temple.
  • Yin Hongye, Mu Hongchen, Qian Renxue, Di Qiuer, and Na'er entered the Central Legion's base and reached the War God Temple's Hell Gate.
  • Yin Hongye kicked the Hell Gate off its hinges, and Mu Hongchen criticized the outdated Soul Guidance Arrays inside.
  • Guan Yue, Long Tianwu, and Su Mengjun met the group, and Yin Hongye announced he intended to make the Eighteen Layers of Hell harder.
  • Su Mengjun recognized Qian Renxue, teased Yin Hongye about bringing her along, and then told Mu Hongchen that his family had burdened him with reviving the Hongchen Family.
  • Jing Hongchen stood up outside the Heavenly Screen and angrily demanded to know what was wrong with the Hongchen Family.

Ch. 205Mirror Hongchen: Elder Kong, I think a hundred is the perfect age to strive for greatness!

Yin Hongye explained how the Hongchen Family fell from power, prompting Jing Hongchen to decide to depose Xu Tianran. Mu Hongchen defeated Su Mengjun in the arena, and Qian Renxue began fighting Long Tianwu.

  • Yin Hongye described how the Mingdu explosion destroyed Jing Hongchen’s Hall of Bright Virtue, Xu Tianran stripped him of authority, and Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen lost their prospects.
  • Yin Hongye recounted how Mu Hongchen, overwhelmed by pressure, crashed the Federation’s network and later teamed up with him to tour the Federation and build a plasma beam cannon.
  • Jing Hongchen resolved to depose Xu Tianran after hearing what would have happened to his family, while Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen silently reflected on their predicted fate.
  • Mu Hongchen used his Three-Legged Golden Toad Martial Soul to overwhelm Su Mengjun with a shifting tide of metal, and she conceded the fight.
  • Long Tianwu entered the arena to face Qian Renxue, whose Spiritual Domain stirred feelings of remorse as their battle began.

Ch. 206You Call That Flag the Son? This One's the Father

Qian Renxue defeated Long Tianwu, and Yin Hongye led the group through the lower layers of hell using a powerful water-controlling flag. In the Seventeenth Layer, they encountered magma-dwelling outsiders who claimed they had permission to live in the world, leaving their intentions and origins in question.

  • Qian Renxue overcame Long Tianwu’s sword techniques and defeated her with her angelic powers, prompting Long Tianwu to admit defeat.
  • Yin Hongye challenged Guan Yue, demonstrated his speed, and ordered the group to rework the hell’s layers as they continued onward.
  • Yin Hongye revealed a large black flag that controlled water, and the group used it to pass through the currents and whirlpools of the Sixteenth Layer.
  • Yin Hongye, Qian Renxue, Mu Hongchen, Di Qiuer, and Na'er entered the magma-filled Seventeenth Layer, where Yin Hongye sensed living beings beneath the surface.
  • Magma Fire People emerged, and their leader told Yin Hongye that they were outsiders who had made an agreement with the world’s government to live there.

Ch. 207Evil God King: The Divine Realm's Future Still Depended on Him

Yin Hongye learned how Huo Tian and the Fire Host Clan had been swept from Falan World into the Douluo Continent, then accepted their offerings without promising to find their homeland. At the eighteenth layer, he revealed his plan to keep anyone who reached it there, while a mention of the Ice God's Heart stopped the Ice and Snow Emperors in their tracks.

  • Huo Tian told Yin Hongye that a Spacetime Turbulence had carried the Fire Host Clan from Falan World into the Douluo Continent after their attempt to stop a disaster failed.
  • Huo Tian gave Yin Hongye a fiery-red gemstone and a wisp of the Seven-Colored Lotus Flower, asking him to seek the clan's homeland when he became a god.
  • Yin Hongye followed the faint direction he sensed, then let Huo Tian lead the Fire Host Clan back into the magma before heading for the final layer.
  • The Evil God King stayed amid the Spacetime Turbulence after learning that beings from Falan World had arrived and that their strongest might rival a god.
  • At the eighteenth layer, Yin Hongye said there was no challenge and that he intended to keep anyone who reached it there; he also discussed the Ice God's Heart with Mu Hongchen and Qian Renxue.
  • The Ice and Snow Emperors stopped when they heard the Ice God's Heart mentioned.

Ch. 208Vast Sea Douluo Should Be at Parliament Right Now

The Evil Emperor attacked Shrek Academy to demand Huo Yuhao, but Mu En drove him away with the Sea God's Light and revealed that Huo Yuhao was absent. After completing the Eighteen Layers of Hell renovations, Yin Hongye’s group sought Vast Sea Douluo for the Ice God's Heart and learned he was at parliament.

  • The Ice Empress and Snow Empress decided to find the Earth Dragon Gate first and left the Far North.
  • The Evil Emperor attacked Shrek Academy and defeated Xuan Zi, Yan Shaozhe, and Cai Mei'er with his spiritual power.
  • Mu En protected the reconstruction site with the Sea God's Light and told the Evil Emperor that Huo Yuhao had gone out to gain experience.
  • The Evil Emperor withdrew after warning Mu En that his remaining life was short.
  • Yin Hongye and his group completed the Eighteen Layers of Hell renovations and returned to the Central Legion's base.
  • When Yin Hongye asked where Vast Sea Douluo was, Guan Yue revealed that he was at parliament.

Ch. 209What, You're Attacking Dou Ling Without Me?

Yin Hongye and Mu Hongchen went to Parliament after learning the Federation was considering an attack on the Dou Ling Continent. Yin Hongye rejected an immediate invasion but urged the Federation to weaken Dou Ling first, then challenged Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect’s authority to oppose him.

  • Yin Hongye and Mu Hongchen decided to go to Parliament and force the members to settle their debate over Dou Ling.
  • The guards outside Parliament pretended to knock themselves out as Yin Hongye and Mu Hongchen entered the building.
  • Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect opposed sending troops to Dou Ling, while other members argued for war.
  • Yin Hongye kicked open the chamber doors, joined the meeting, and said the Federation should not invade Dou Ling yet.
  • Yin Hongye proposed disrupting Dou Ling’s trade, granaries, and internal stability before attacking, then challenged Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect’s right to speak for the Federation.

Ch. 210Xu Tianran: Imperial Preceptor! Save Me!

Yin Hongye secured the Ice God's Heart and planned to use it while preparing to stir up trouble in Dou Ling and destroy the Hua family. In Mingdu, Jing Hongchen launched a coup against Xu Tianran, who called for the Imperial Preceptor just as the Heavenly Screen revealed Xu Tianran had once ambushed Ye Xishui.

  • Yin Hongye persuaded Chen Xinjie to hand over the Ice God's Pearl and told Xu Tiankuo he planned to conquer Dou Ling and wipe out the Hua family.
  • Xu Tiankuo agreed to help keep Parliament and the Spirit Pagoda in check when Yin Hongye made his move.
  • A few days later, Yin Hongye received the Ice God's Heart and discussed testing it with Mu Hongchen.
  • Jing Hongchen prepared a coup by securing support from officials and replacing Xu Tianran's guards.
  • Jing Hongchen confronted Xu Tianran in court, and Xu Tianran cried out for the Imperial Preceptor as the Heavenly Screen revealed he had ambushed Ye Xishui.

Ch. 211One Look, and I Can Tell You Know Nothing About This

Yin Hongye explained how Xu Tianran had lured Ye Xishui into a lethal Imperial Palace trap, while Huo Yuhao and Tang Wutong rescued her and Long Xiaoyao. After Zhongli Wu learned Xu Tianran had planned to eliminate the Holy Spirit Cult, Jing Hongchen helped depose him, and the ministers began discussing who should rule next.

  • Yin Hongye explained that Xu Tianran had turned against Ye Xishui because he saw the Holy Spirit Cult as a future threat, and described the trap that left Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao gravely wounded before Huo Yuhao and Tang Wutong rescued them.
  • Mu Hongchen said the Ice God's Heart's energy remained frozen, and Yin Hongye tested the Ice God's Pearl with Karmic Fire.
  • Zhongli Wu confronted Xu Tianran over his plan to kill Ye Xishui and accused him of intending to eliminate the Holy Spirit Cult as well.
  • Jing Hongchen persuaded Zhongli Wu that Xu Tianran had betrayed his allies, while Xu Tianran's ministers stayed silent.
  • Jing Hongchen crippled Xu Tianran's dantian and had him dragged from the throne, then asked the ministers to choose the next ruler.

Ch. 212This Ice God's Heart Was Actually a Losing Deal

Yin Hongye and Mu Hongchen abandoned their attempt to extract useful energy from the Ice God's Heart and planned a looping prison disguised as a train tunnel to Qiankun Asking Love Valley. Nearly half a year later, Di Qiuer had become a Soul Emperor and completed her Battle Armor, and Yin Hongye prepared to take her, Na'er, and Yuanen Yehui to the Abyss.

  • Yin Hongye and Mu Hongchen found that the Ice God's Heart yielded too little energy, sealed it away, and treated it as a collectible.
  • Yin Hongye mapped a tunnel from Mingdu to Qiankun Asking Love Valley, planning to disguise the prison as a Soul-Guided Train route filled with looping spaces and use a Shrek Academy graduate to draw attention away from the scheme.
  • Nearly half a year later, Di Qiuer broke through to Soul Emperor and showed Yin Hongye and Na'er the Battle Armor she had completed.
  • Yin Hongye decided to take Di Qiuer and Na'er to the Abyss and added Yuanen Yehui to the group because she had also reached Soul King.
  • At the academy, Yin Hongye and the others arrived during a student battle and watched Yuanen Yehui overpower Yue Zhengyu before planning to take her to see the Abyss.

Ch. 213The Blood God Legion

Yin Hongye brought Yuanen Yehui, Di Qiuer, Qian Renxue, and Na'er to the Blood God Legion, where they began learning about its Simulation Pods and the Abyss Passage it guarded. The chapter ended as Yin Hongye sensed two powerful Abyssal Creatures approaching in the simulation.

  • Yuanen Yehui defeated Yue Zhengyu at the academy, and Yin Hongye invited her to leave with him.
  • Yuanen Yehui, Di Qiuer, Qian Renxue, and Na'er climbed through the snowy mountains without using martial souls, battle armor, or flight to reach the Blood God Legion.
  • Yin Hongye and Mu Hongchen introduced the group to the Simulation Pods, and Zhang Huanyun welcomed them to the legion.
  • Yin Hongye, Mu Hongchen, and Qian Renxue entered a simulated Abyss Passage with Zhang Huanyun, while Di Qiuer, Na'er, and Yuanen Yehui went to take their assessment.
  • Zhang Huanyun explained the Abyss's history and the Blood God Legion's role in guarding its passage.
  • Yin Hongye sensed two powerful Abyssal Creatures approaching.

Ch. 214Evil God King: Asura! Look at This Fine Successor You Chose!

Yin Hongye and Qian Renxue fought Abyssal Creatures in a passage, while the Evil God King confronted the Asura God over Tang San’s failure to report the Abyss Plane’s invasion. After leaving the simulation, Qian Renxue learned that soul tools let people use their martial souls safely in the Abyss.

  • Yin Hongye killed a Demon Succubus with one spear thrust, then Qian Renxue defeated a Black Empress after its vortex swallowed her first attacks.
  • The Evil God King showed the Asura God the Abyss Passage and accused Tang San of failing to report a rift that had threatened the Douluo Continent for six thousand years.
  • The Asura God admitted that he had misjudged Tang San as his successor.
  • Qian Renxue and the others emerged from the Simulation Pod, and she noticed that fighting without her martial soul had become easier.
  • Zhang Huanyun explained that an Abyss Isolation Shield, Space Rectifier, and Invisibility Vest could protect people and their abilities in the Abyss, while Yin Hongye teased Qian Renxue.

Ch. 215The Abyss Tide Erupts

Yin Hongye and Mu Hongchen researched ways to turn Abyssal Creatures into explosives as Cao Dezhi warned them to prepare for a major abyss tide. In an Abyss Passage, Di Qiuer, Na'er, and Yuanen Yehui fought alongside Long Yuxue until a tide began and Long Yuxue ordered them to run.

  • Yin Hongye and Mu Hongchen told Cao Dezhi they were studying how to make Abyssal Creatures and their energy explode, while Cao Dezhi warned that a major abyss tide might come.
  • Yin Hongye and Mu Hongchen explained to Qian Renxue how the Blood God Battalion and the seal kept the Abyss Plane at bay.
  • Long Yuxue led Di Qiuer, Na'er, and Yuanen Yehui through a narrow Abyss Passage, where Di Qiuer and Na'er killed Abyssal Bats and Devouring Lizards with their dragon spears.
  • Di Qiuer held back a charging Ba An while Na'er wounded its eye, allowing Di Qiuer to kill it with her Golden Dragon Spear.
  • Long Yuxue heard a howl from deeper in the passage, recognized the start of an abyss tide, and ordered everyone to run.

Ch. 216A Palm Descending from the Sky

A level-three Abyss Tide struck the Blood God Legion, and Yin Hongye used his Blood Sea to destroy the attacking Abyssal Creatures. When a vast hand wielding divine power descended from the Abyss, Yin Hongye recognized that one of its powerful beings had targeted him.

  • Cao Dezhi explained that level-three Abyss Tides signaled an all-out Abyssal assault, while Yin Hongye and Mu Hongchen monitored the defenses from the command center.
  • Yin Hongye restored the soldiers’ strength with his eighth Soul Skill, then spread his Blood Sea through the main passage and devoured the Abyssal Creatures and their released energy.
  • Asura and Rakshasa Woman rose from the Blood Sea and repeatedly fought the incoming creatures, while Mu Hongchen fired Soul Guidance Ray cannons and Qian Renxue guarded against flank attacks.
  • Qian Renxue killed an adult Demon Succubus, and a being deep in the Abyss sensed that too little energy from the fallen creatures had returned.
  • A gigantic hand carrying divine power advanced from the Abyss, crushing Asura and Rakshasa Woman as Yin Hongye watched and recognized that an Abyssal powerhouse had attacked him.

Ch. 217Scythe Emperor

Yin Hongye destroyed the Abyss's phantom attack and drew the attention of its rulers, who sent the Scythe Emperor to kill him. The Scythe Emperor's ambush failed, and Zhang Huanyun identified him as a powerful new Abyssal Creature attacking in his true body.

  • Yin Hongye cut apart the giant hand attacking the Blood Sea, and Asura and the Rakshasa Woman dragged its remains beneath the waves.
  • The Abyss's rulers decided Yin Hongye had to be killed and sent the Scythe Emperor, ruler of the fifth layer, to ambush him.
  • Yin Hongye sensed the Scythe Emperor's killing intent, while waves of Black Empress Clan members and Demon Succubi overwhelmed the battlefield's defenders.
  • The Scythe Emperor sliced Yin Hongye in half, but Karmic Fire burned him and the pain of his own imagined injury forced him to retreat.
  • Yin Hongye regenerated and mocked the failed attack, and Zhang Huanyun announced that the attacker was an emperor-level Abyssal Creature in his true body.

Ch. 218Three Emperors from the Abyss's Top Ten

Yin Hongye and the Blood God Legion faced three powerful Abyssal Emperors as Abyssal forces flooded the battlefield. Cao Dezhi and Qian Renxue engaged two emperors while Yin Hongye prepared to kill the Scythe Emperor.

  • The Scythe Emperor failed to overcome Yin Hongye's regeneration, while Zhang Huanyun and Cao Dezhi assessed the threat and Cao Dezhi entered the Abyss Passage to reinforce the battle.
  • The Black Empress and Bee Emperor emerged with hordes of Abyssal Creatures, joining the Scythe Emperor as the Blood Sea surged toward the defensive line.
  • Cao Dezhi promised to hold back the enemies while Yin Hongye targeted the strongest, and Yin Hongye formed his blood-colored Battle Armor.
  • Qian Renxue attacked the Black Empress, who used black holes against her, while Cao Dezhi confronted the Bee Emperor and her explosive Bomb Bees.
  • Yin Hongye trapped the Scythe Emperor in his killing intent and declared that the emperor could not escape the karmic fire.

Ch. 219This Boy Must Not Be Allowed to Live

Yin Hongye killed the Scythe Emperor and imprisoned the Abyss plane seed, causing the fifth layer to collapse and forcing the Abyssal army to retreat. Back at the Blood God Battalion, Zhang Huanyun and the Blood Attendants discussed strengthening their defenses against the stronger Abyss.

  • Yin Hongye swallowed the Scythe Emperor in the Blood Sea and imprisoned the fleeing Abyss plane seed.
  • The fifth layer of the Abyss collapsed, and the Spirit Emperor, Blaze Emperor, and Abyssal Sage King ordered a retreat and considered how to kill Yin Hongye.
  • The Black Empress and Bee Emperor broke off their fights with Qian Renxue and Cao Dezhi, and the Abyssal army withdrew from the battlefield.
  • Yin Hongye, Cao Dezhi, and the others returned to the Blood God Battalion, where Zhang Huanyun warned that the Abyss was stronger than humanity and proposed reinforcing the passages.
  • Cao Dezhi advised caution, stronger reconnaissance, and asking the Western Legion to stand ready to support the Blood God Legion.

Ch. 220Trouble Within and Without, Collusion Inside and Out

Zhang Huanyun learned that Yin Hongye's Spiritual Domain had stopped an Abyssal emperor, while Di Qiuer and Na'er discovered their dragon spears could not be used by anyone else. The Abyssal Sage King plotted an attack on Yin Hongye and enlisted the Ghost Emperor to delay reinforcements, as Yin Hongye and Mu Hongchen developed unstable explosive shells before an alarm sounded at the Blood God Legion.

  • Yin Hongye explained that he had used his Spiritual Domain to suppress an Abyssal emperor's energy, and Blood Three failed to wield Di Qiuer and Na'er's life-draining dragon spears.
  • The Abyssal Sage King ordered the Abyssal kings to launch a major assault and planned to personally drag Yin Hongye into the Abyss for the Spirit Emperor and Blaze Emperor to kill.
  • The Abyssal Sage King contacted the Ghost Emperor and ordered him to create chaos and delay the Blood God Legion's reinforcements, though the Ghost Emperor secretly intended to betray him.
  • Yin Hongye and Mu Hongchen experimented with Abyssal remains and passage rocks to make unstable, powerful Fixed Soul Cannon shells, alarming Heartless Douluo.
  • A shrill alarm rang through the Blood God Legion's base.

Ch. 221An ambush in the depths of the Abyss

Yin Hongye and the Blood God Legion repelled the Abyssal assault at the passage, but the Abyssal Sage King’s trap dragged Yin Hongye into the depths. As the Black Empress and Bee Emperor launched a renewed attack, Zhang Huanyun ordered the legion to hold them without their missing commander.

  • The Six-Clawed Demon Emperor led Abyssal Creatures through the main passage, and Yin Hongye killed him with twin sword strikes before containing the survivors with his sea of blood.
  • Mu Hongchen used newly built Fixed-Installation Soul Cannons to devastate the Abyssal Creatures, while the Blood God Legion intensified its defense.
  • Zhang Huanyun and Yin Hongye sensed that the Abyssal assault concealed a larger threat as the Abyssal Sage King ordered the Spirit Emperor, Devil Emperor, and Blaze Emperor to capture Yin Hongye.
  • Yin Hongye tried to evade the force pulling him into the Abyss, but the Abyssal Sage King helped the three emperors drag him into its depths.
  • The Black Empress and Bee Emperor appeared inside the passage, and Zhang Huanyun ordered the legion to hold them while Yin Hongye was missing.

Ch. 222Abyssal Sage King, I Hope We Can Talk More the Next Time We Meet

Yin Hongye fought the Spirit Emperor, Devil Emperor, and Blaze Emperor in the Abyss, but the Abyssal Sage King impaled him and destroyed his body. Yin Hongye resurrected within the Blood Sea Space, leaving the Abyssal Sage King’s victory uncertain as the Evil God King recognized the halberd as a Super Divine Artifact and called for the Abyss to be cleared out.

  • The Spirit Emperor, Devil Emperor, and Blaze Emperor surrounded Yin Hongye, but his swords wounded the Devil Emperor and his strength increased as he was injured.
  • The Abyssal Sage King appeared and impaled Yin Hongye with his halberd, then poured abyssal power into him to prevent him from healing.
  • Yin Hongye praised the Abyssal Sage King before a massive explosion erased his body and the Blood Sea.
  • Yin Hongye reassembled in the Blood Sea Space and told Zhang Huanyun that he had died once and that the Abyss was more terrifying than he thought.
  • The Evil God King recognized the Abyssal Sage King's halberd as a Super Divine Artifact and said the Abyss had to be cleared out ahead of time.

Ch. 223The Truth Behind the Abyss's Arrival

The God Kings set out to find the Abyss Plane while Yin Hongye returned to the Abyss Main Passage and killed the Abyss Ant Emperor. Captured again by the Abyssal Sage King, Yin Hongye learned why the Abyss had targeted Douluo and detonated all nine Soul Rings, leaving the Sage King wondering whether he would resurrect yet again.

  • The Asura God deduced that the Heavenly Saint Rift-Abyss Halberd could pierce God King defenses, and the Evil God King, Destruction God King, and Asura God went to search for the Abyss Plane.
  • Yin Hongye told Zhang Huanyun that three beings near godhood and a god had killed him, then charged into the Abyss Main Passage as the Black Empress and Bee Emperor fought Heartless Douluo and Qian Renxue.
  • The Black Empress and Bee Emperor sacrificed the Abyss Ant Emperor to block Yin Hongye, but he shattered its scales, consumed its Abyss Seed, and killed it.
  • The Abyssal Sage King dragged Yin Hongye back into the deepest part of the Abyss, where Yin Hongye dodged the Heavenly Saint Rift-Abyss Halberd and demanded to know why the Abyss had attacked Douluo.
  • The Abyssal Sage King revealed that he had discovered Douluo through a dying Divine Realm and waited until Douluo's Divine Realm had vanished before attacking.
  • Yin Hongye detonated all nine Soul Rings and his body, unleashing an attack beyond God Official level as his blood began to reassemble for further explosions.

Ch. 224Hooked Ten Thousand Years Ago-Wasn't That Right Now?

Yin Hongye returned from death and stopped Evil Soul Masters from destroying the Blood God Formation, then entered the Abyss Passage and confronted the Abyssal Sage King. Outside the Heavenly Screen, the Destruction God King tortured Tang San over his knowledge of the Abyss Plane.

  • The Destruction God King questioned Tang San about the Abyss Plane and struck him with divine lightning when Tang San stayed silent.
  • Yin Hongye resurrected in the mountains, extended his buff, and spotted nine Evil Soul Masters rushing toward the Blood God Formation.
  • Blood One and the other eight Blood God Battalion experts activated the formation to halt the Abyss Passage’s expansion.
  • The nine Evil Soul Masters ignited Ninth-Level Fixed Soul Guidance Cannon Shells, but Yin Hongye arrived and shielded the platforms from the explosions.
  • Yin Hongye trapped and killed the nine Evil Soul Masters in a sea of blood, then charged into the Abyss Passage.
  • The Abyssal Sage King and the other Abyss leaders saw Yin Hongye alive again, while Yin Hongye resolved to grow strong enough to kill the Abyssal Sage King.

Ch. 225Sure enough, sunk costs should never factor into major decisions

Yin Hongye’s strength kept growing as he battled the Abyssal Sage King, while events on the Heavenly Screen alarmed people across different eras. The Abyssal Sage King considered retreating but could not bear to abandon the resources he had already spent, leaving their fight unresolved.

  • Yin Hongye used the Vajra Bracelet to briefly wrest the Heavenly Saint Rift-Abyss Halberd from the Abyssal Sage King, then attacked him with an array of weapons as the battle intensified.
  • Twenty thousand years earlier, Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi watched the fight on the Heavenly Screen, while Bibi Dong emerged from her ice prison and vowed to claim the Ice Empress and Snow Empress as her Soul Rings.
  • Ten thousand years later, the four empires panicked over the Abyss’s threat, while Di Tian remained confident and resumed searching for Huo Yuhao.
  • Deep in the Abyss, the wounded Yin Hongye continued growing stronger, and the Abyssal Sage King considered fleeing but hesitated because the Abyss had already lost too much.

Ch. 226Savage Wolf Douluo Dong Zi'an

Yin Hongye was forced out of the Abyss after the Abyssal Sage King used the plane’s power, while the Abyss army retreated across the passages after Di Tian killed the Charm Emperor with a Dragon God's Claw. The defenders began recovery and regrouped for a meeting, where Qian Renxue saw Dong Zi'an again.

  • The Abyssal Sage King used the Abyss Plane to force Yin Hongye out of the depths, and Yin Hongye reported that he could not fight his way back in.
  • Dong Zi'an arrived at the Western Legion’s defensive line after arranging the Federation’s weapons, and the Abyss army soon withdrew into the passage.
  • Di Qiuer and Na'er fought the Charm Emperor until Di Tian answered Di Qiuer’s reverse scale with a Dragon God's Claw that killed the Abyssal enemy.
  • Di Qiuer and Na'er used their dragon spears to consume the Charm Emperor’s escaping abyss seed, while the remaining Abyssal Creatures retreated from the passages.
  • Zhang Huanyun announced the Abyss withdrawal and ordered casualty counts, seal reinforcements, and rest; Qian Renxue and Yin Hongye then returned to a meeting, where she saw Dong Zi'an again.
Arc 9 of 12
Arc 9 of 12