Abyss Tide

Huo Yuhao didn't know if this guess was correct, but it was undoubtedly possible that Tang Wulin had been placed in the Blood God Legion not long before the Holy Spirit Cult arrived.

With this in mind, Huo Yuhao took out his Soul Tool Communicator and contacted the Blood God Legion, hoping to verify his conjecture by learning about their current situation.

The communication was quickly established, and Zhang Huanyun's calm and powerful voice came from the other end. "Your Excellency Huo Yuhao, what are your instructions?"

"You're too kind, Commander." Huo Yuhao cut to the chase, "How's Wulin doing over there? Has there been anything unusual about the Abyss Passage lately?"

Zhang Huanyun paused for two seconds before saying somewhat awkwardly, "Tang Wulin is doing very well here, but he has to go to the Abyss Passage for training every day and deal with many Abyss Creatures —of course, the Legion provides him with excellent treatment and protection."

He told Huo Yuhao about their arrangements for Tang Wulin, which caused Huo Yuhao to fall silent for a moment.

He's been turned into a tool.

Well, he had considered this possibility before.

After all, the Blood God Legion's reaction after learning that Tang Wulin had the ability to deal with the Abyss was rather strange in the original novel.

When a normal faction discovers that someone can solve such a major threat as the Abyss Plane, they should at least protect them, help them grow rapidly, and allow them to exert their full strength to help the legion eradicate the Abyss Creatures, if not worship them as ancestors.

However, in the original work, the Blood God Legion's attitude towards Tang Wulin was, to put it nicely, to give him experience, but to put it bluntly, to let him run wild, as if they were completely unaware of the strategic value of the Golden Dragon Spear.

It wasn't until the final battle against the Abyss Plane that someone suggested having several Limit guards constantly by Tang Wulin's side to protect his safety and allow him to kill the Abyss Creatures to the best of his ability—at that time Tang Wulin's Tang Wulin strength was already at its Limit.

But before that? It seems like Tang Wulin wasn't properly protected at all.

Aren't you worried about a situation where, without him, there's no one left to use the Golden Dragon Spear, and no one can control the Abyss?

What kind of operation is this?

Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but shake his head. In comparison, although the Blood God Legion in this world treated Tang Wulin as a "tool," at least they provided him with protection and resources—in his view, this was a more normal development.

Wulin must be enjoying it too. After all, being able to consume Abyss energy to his heart's content every day is extremely beneficial for improving his cultivation level.

Having answered the first question, Zhang Huanyun continued, "As for the Abyss —things have been acting strangely lately."

"Abnormal?" Huo Yuhao raised an eyebrow.

"There are far fewer Abyss Creatures appearing in the Abyss Passage; it seems they're consolidating their forces," Zhang Huanyun said in a low voice. "The Abyss seems to want to avoid a direct confrontation. Of course, it's also possible that the Abyss is getting impatient and plans to gather its forces to make a move. I've already arranged for the Blood God Legion to strengthen their defenses."

It seems the Devil Emperor did indeed come for the Abyss Passage.

Huo Yuhao narrowed his eyes. "I've also received news that the Holy Spirit Cult is making unusual moves and has sent people to the Douluo Continent. Please be on high alert, Legion Commander."

Zhang Huanyun's mind raced, and he instantly grasped the key point. His tone became solemn, "I understand, thank you for the reminder, Your Majesty."

After finishing their business, Huo Yuhao hung up the call.

The Devil Emperor's target is most likely the Abyss Passage, so we should make some preparations for him.

Of course, Huo Yuhao wouldn't ignore any other possibilities he considered.

Anyway, they have plenty of fighting power on their side, so we just need to be on guard.

There are plenty of strong players available; that's just how capricious we are.

Thinking it over, Huo Yuhao began to arrange manpower, and finally set his sights on the War God Temple.

Speaking of the Devil Emperor, we should also talk to Yue Tian Douluo, the disciple of the Heaven Blessed Douluo.

Blood God Legion.

Tang Wulin suppressed his cultivation with some helplessness, leaving Xie Xie speechless.

"Why not just break through to the Soul Saint directly? Why suppress your cultivation level?"

Recently, Tang Wulin's cultivation level has been like a rocket, rising directly from the initial stage of Soul Emperor to a level close to Soul Saint, so fast that Tang Wulin couldn't even catch up, making Tang Wulin's words come true.

But Tang Wulin's subsequent actions baffled him.

He was already capable of breaking through to the Soul Saint, yet he began to suppress his cultivation.

"My recent progress has been too rapid. It would be better to consolidate my cultivation. Besides, I think the best time is for me to absorb the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Spirit at the Seven Rings." Tang Wulin gave his reasons upon hearing this.

The Soul Ring for the Bluesilver Grass Martial Soul True Form were provided by the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Spirit, which Tang Wulin considered the best choice, as it should bring him many benefits.

Anyway, things aren't going well with the Abyss Passage lately. If the Abyss is planning to make a move, it's probably not far off.

If Ultimate level Abyss Emperor were to make a move, then the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Spirit would be secure, and there would be no need to rush the breakthrough.

Upon hearing this, Xie Xie understood his thoughts and affirmed the idea of Seven Rings contracted Blue Silver Emperor Soul Spirit. However, he couldn't help but complain about Versailles' statement that "his cultivation is improving too quickly and he needs to consolidate it": "You absorb energy to increase your cultivation and you think it's too fast. I cultivate painstakingly and I think it's too slow. How about we switch places? I definitely won't think it's too fast."

Tang Wulin: "----"

I'm not that disgusted by it.

He smiled helplessly, "Xie Xie, you don't need to be so envious. Devouring is not the true path. This kind of improvement may seem rapid, but it actually has many hidden dangers. No matter how pure the energy devoured by the Golden Dragon Spear is, it is ultimately not something I cultivated step by step on my own."

"You seem to be the least qualified to say that," Xie Xie rolled his eyes. "Besides, how is devouring not the Great Dao? The Soul Ring we obtain and the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures we consume are, strictly speaking, also the devouring of the power of other living beings. Where does the hidden danger come from—"

He stopped talking and frowned.

"The Soul Master system in the Douluo Continent seems to be inherently based on the path of devouring—no, even other cultivation systems are probably not immune to it."

Tang Wulin was also taken aback upon hearing this, and the smile on his face slowly faded as he began to ponder seriously.

Hunting Soul Beast, acquiring Soul Ring, absorbing Soul Bone, and consuming Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures— aren't all these ways of seizing the power of other living beings and using it for one's own benefit?

The process of Soul Master cultivation is indeed essentially a process of absorption. However, over thousands of years, this system has become deeply ingrained in people's minds, becoming an unquestionable rule, and no one questions its essence anymore.

Oh no! Could it be that devouring is truly the Great Dao? Xie Xie discovered the truth of the world?

"I feel like I've finally understood."

Xie Xie murmured, "Devouring is truly the Great Dao."

Tang Wulin:...

What you said makes so much sense; I'm speechless now.

After a moment, Xie Xie looked at Tang Wulin with shining eyes.

"Wulin, lend me the Golden Dragon Spear for two days!"

"You can't use it."

"----That hurts."

Xie Xie's expression froze, and he sighed.

"The great path is right before my eyes; I have glimpsed its entrance, yet I am hampered by the conditions that prevent me from even entering. How tragic!"

Tang Wulin: "----6."

"What are you talking about?" Xu Xiaoyan poked her head in from the doorway, her gaze sweeping back and forth between the two people.

She thought she heard something strange.

"It's nothing, Xie Xie just feels like he's discovered a truth about the world."

Tang Wulin said something without thinking, then looked at Xu Xiaoyan who walked in, only to see her take out several military Soul Tool Weapons from her Storage Soul Tool.

"Xu Xiaoyan, what's this?"

"This equipment was given to us by our superiors. They said the Abyss is reducing its forces, which seems to indicate a change in policy. After this, we no longer need to go into the Abyss Passage to kill Abyss Creatures; we should stay put and prepare to defend against the Abyss Tide."

Upon hearing this, Xie Xie stopped joking around, exchanged a glance with Tang Wulin, and both guessed what was going on.

"It seems your actions these past few days have really had an effect; even the Legion is starting to think the Abyss might be on the verge of collapse."

Tang Wulin took a deep breath, his expression solemn.

"Don't be careless. What we'll be facing next is likely Abyss Tide exceeding level three in strength. The number of Abyss Creatures might be in the hundreds of thousands or even millions. Given their characteristics, it will be a disaster far more terrifying than the beast tides of the past."

Although they had been moving through the Abyss Passage these past few days, they had never truly encountered such an overwhelming, tidal wave of legions. Even though the Abyss Creatures harbored murderous intent towards him, they were unable to organize a large army to encircle and annihilate him because they did not know his location.

After all, hundreds of Abyss abyssal passages and thirty-six large passages are a complex network of paths for Abyss Creatures.

But Tang Wulin never forgot that this was a battlefield, not a one-on-one arena battle.

The most terrifying thing about the Abyss Tide isn't necessarily the powerful beings of the Abyss; those Undying Abyss Creatures shouldn't be underestimated either.

It takes a long time for a powerful Abyss warrior to die and revive, but it doesn't take much longer for an ordinary Abyss Creatures.

The sheer number of hundreds of thousands of fearless assassins is terrifying enough.

The thought of hundreds of thousands of Abyss Creatures that were unafraid of death and could constantly resurrect was chilling to Tang Wulin.

Not everyone has the Golden Dragon Spear. Even if they were on the battlefield, no one would have the spare capacity to capture the Abyss Creatures and hand them over to him. The Abyss Creatures killed by other Soul Masters and Soul Tool might be able to crawl out of the Abyss Passage again to join the attack before long.

When the Blood God Legion was first established, the main passage to the Abyss was already sealed, making it impossible for even Super Douluo- level Abyss Creatures to pass through. Why then did the Blood God Legion still lose 70% of its forces?

It is precisely because of the Undying of the Abyss Creatures that every battle becomes a one-way war of attrition.

Humans get tired, their Soul Power is exhausted, and their weapons and ammunition are depleted, but Abyss Creatures do not. When tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions of Abyss Creatures rush out of the Abyss Passage in an endless stream thanks to their resurrection ability, even Titled Douluo might be overwhelmed and unable to make a ripple.

This is a disaster far more terrifying than the beast tides unleashed by Soul Beast in the history of the Douluo Continent.

Tang Wulin dared not underestimate such an enemy.

Xu Xiaoyan understood the gravity of the situation and nodded solemnly.

Xie Xie clicked his tongue in amazement and said, "This Abyss is similar to the Fourth Calamity in the storybooks. It's only because we have Wulin and the others that we have it. Otherwise, I really don't know how we would win against the Abyss."

The enemy is a real-life version of the Fourth Calamity, but thankfully they have some means of countering it, otherwise, just thinking about it would be despairing.

They weren't the only ones to receive the order to stand by and defend; as the order was relayed through the ranks, the atmosphere throughout the Blood God Legion changed.

However, nothing happened for several days in the following days, which aroused doubts in many people's minds.

"Is the Abyss afraid?"

"No way, how many Abyss Creatures have we killed, and they're already scared?"

"Maybe. After all, we didn't have the ability to truly deal with them before. Now that they see we have that ability, and know they might die, they might feel fear."

"Should we send someone to check out the Abyss Passage? Maybe the Abyss Creatures have returned to their previous state?"

Just as someone suggested sending someone to explore the Abyss Passage, a change occurred.

Deep within the Abyss Passage, a black vortex is silently appearing in a remote corner undetectable by the sealing array.

Silky black currents converged from all directions, slowly condensing in the darkness far from the seal's monitoring. The vortex grew larger and larger, with faint purple lightning flashing and dancing within.

Suddenly, a massive, jet-black hand slowly emerged from the vortex, followed by a burst of intense Abyss energy—

"Beep beep, beep beep, beep beep--"

The piercing alarm instantly resounded throughout every corner of the Blood God Legion.

"Abyss Passage anomaly! All units to battle positions!"

The voice coming from the loudspeaker was urgent and powerful, carrying a well-trained calmness, yet it couldn't conceal the sense of impending urgency.

Zhang Huanyun, who was in the legion's command post, suddenly stood up from his seat when he heard the sharp alarm from the personnel on duty monitoring the Abyss Passage.

He pressed his hand against the edge of the command console, his gaze fixed on the center of the holographic projection screen. The three-dimensional model of the Abyss Passage was shaking violently, and a dark energy vortex was expanding wildly in the depths of the passage, but there were no other energy reactions nearby.

Zhang Huanyun frowned and looked at his adjutant beside him, "Are there any energy reactions of Titled Douluo or higher near the legion's base and the Abyss Passage?"

The adjutant shook his head. "No."

Zhang Huanyun's brows furrowed even more deeply.

"Not nearby? What's going on? Doesn't the Holy Spirit Cult need to operate inside Abyss Passage to open it? Or do they have a way to infiltrate the Abyss Passage silently?"

Thinking about these possibilities, he broke out in a cold sweat.

If that's the case, it means that the Abyss has long had the ability to break the seal on the Abyss Passage without anyone noticing, but it just hasn't done so yet.

Fortunately, this fishing operation was conducted under their guidance. Otherwise, if it had happened while the Blood God Legion soldiers were still patrolling and guarding the Abyss Passage, it could have caught them off guard and caused many casualties to the Blood God Legion.

After the initial relief, Zhang Huanyun breath. Years of military service allowed him to instantly suppress all his emotions, and he ordered in a deep voice, "All units immediately move to their designated positions. All patrols withdraw—"

He issued orders methodically, concluding, "Immediately contact His Majesty Huo Yuhao and inform him of the situation. Simultaneously, dispatch all reconnaissance teams to search every inch of land within a hundred miles of the legion's headquarters. Report any suspicious energy activity immediately; no unauthorized action is permitted!"

The adjutant took notes and relayed the information quickly.

At the same time, a violent roar resounded inside the Abyss Passage, and a colossal figure that Shrouding the Heavens descended upon it.

It was a colossal beast, hundreds of meters tall, with six sharp claws gleaming coldly. Its entire body was covered in hard, black keratin, and dark red, scalding liquid flowed like magma across its surface, emanating a scorching and decaying aura.

The Abyss King of the 97th Floor - The Six-Clawed Demon Empress!

Two more giant beasts appeared after it.

The one on the left has a serpentine body with three heads, each head's eyes burning with eerie green flames;

The one on the right resembles a moving hill, covered in jagged bone spikes, causing the ground to tremble violently with every step it takes.

The Abyss King of Abyss 107th Floor – The Three-Headed Devil Snake!

The 105th floor of the Abyss: Abyss King - Bone Mountain Devil Lord!

As the three Abyss King descended, various Abyss Creatures, including Four-Clawed Bat, Six-Clawed Bat, and Anba, swarmed out.

The main Abyss passage is incomparable to other passages. The seal had only a slight flaw, and these Abyss Creatures surged outwards like a geyser, forming Abyss Tide far exceeding the strength of level three.

But this was still not enough to allow a powerhouse of Fiery Emperor's caliber to pass.

The Six-Clawed Demon Empress watched indifferently as his people surged out of the passage, then respectfully looked at the projection beside him.

"Fiery Emperor Majesty, please wait a moment. We will soon widen the passage for you so that it can accommodate your passage!"