The fall of the Fiery Emperor

Enraged, Fiery Emperor was about to take action.

Just then, a shocking change occurred.

The mirror behind Zhang Huanyun trembled violently, and a dazzling sphere of light shot out from it, accompanied by an extremely arrogant laugh.

"Hahaha! Insignificant humans, do you think you can kill the great Six-Clawed Demon Empress like this? No matter how strong an individual is, how can they possibly contend against an entire plane? That is power infinitely close to that of a god, the very foundation of the Abyss Plane! The Seed of the Plane will take me back to the Abyss, but soon—I will definitely return!"

Indeed, the one who escaped from Zhang Huanyun's mirror was none other than the Abyss King, the Six-Clawed Demon Empress.

Even the Six-Clawed Demon Empress himself did not expect that he would survive encountering "Abyss Executioner" Tang Wulin.

When it was captured and brought into the mirror space, it was already in despair when it saw Tang Wulin enter with the Golden Dragon Spear, thinking that it was going to follow in the footsteps of those Abyss Creatures.

But unexpectedly, the Seed of the Plane saved its life.

The Seed of the Plane is something that every Abyss King possesses. In other words, only those beings recognized by the Seed of the Plane can become Abyss King of a certain level of the Abyss, gaining a certain level of power and dominating the Abyss Creatures of that level.

The reason why many Abyss King fear death is because they worry that during the time they are resurrected after death, Abyss Creatures will steal the Seed of the Plane and take their place Abyss King.

The reason why the Seed of the Plane possesses such power is that it is formed from the primordial energy of the Abyss Plane, and can be said to be the essence of existence of each layer of the Abyss, a small-scale Plane Core.

Such an existence is something that Tang Wulin cannot devour with the Golden Dragon Spear. The Six-Clawed Demon Empress escaped the mirror space and his fate of being devoured by Tang Wulin by using the Seed of the Plane to contain his consciousness.

Because Zhang Huanyun was high in the sky not far from Huo Yuhao, even though there was a chaotic battlefield below, everyone still noticed this conspicuous bag.

Fiery Emperor Lie paused in his murderous intent, frowning as he looked at the Seed of the Plane.

Huo Yuhao, being in a favorable position, quickly arrived beside the Seed of the Plane.

So, just as the Six-Clawed Demon Empress, having survived the ordeal, was about to flee towards the Abyss Passage, he suddenly discovered that the Seed of the Plane he was residing in had somehow ended up in the palm of a hand.

The Six-Clawed Demon Empress's maniacal laughter abruptly ceased, leaving only bewildered fear.

Who is this person, and how did they manage to capture the Seed of the Plane?!

Abyss energy possesses extremely strong penetrability, ignoring various obstacles, somewhat similar to proton rays. This is one of the reasons why Abyss energy can return to the Abyss Plane.

As a primordial level Abyss energy, the Seed of the Plane's properties would only be stronger; otherwise, it wouldn't have left Zhang Huanyun's mirror space directly.

But the person before him had actually grasped the Seed of the Plane with his bare hands, which was clearly beyond the Six-Clawed Demon Empress's expectations.

Having just escaped from that Abyss Executioner, he's already run into another powerful being who seems to have a way of controlling Abyss Creatures. What's going on here?

Having escaped one tiger's den, only to fall into another?

The Six-Clawed Demon Empress felt utterly unlucky, completely lacking the good fortune that comes with Undying, only experiencing a despair born of extreme joy, his heart filled with unease.

Huo Yuhao looked at the purple crystal in his hand, his eyes flashing.

"I overlooked this matter; without the Seed of Life, Wulin is currently unable to deal with you."

In the original novel, Tang Wulin, at the Soul Emperor stage, was unable to deal with these Seed of the Plane using the Golden Dragon Spear. Initially, when facing them, he relied on the Seed of Life left behind by Ah Yin.

As the core of each layer of the Abyss Plane, it still has some intricacies.

But in his hands now—that's all there is to it.

A powerful devouring force suddenly surged from Huo Yuhao's palm!

"What? Who are you? How could you possibly devour the power of the Seed of the Plane? No, this is impossible! Ahhh--!"

The screams were deafening; the Six-Clawed Demon Empress's unease had become a reality.

Huo Yuhao's ability to devour the power of the Seed of the Plane was completely beyond its comprehension. This meant that it would perish along with the Seed of the Plane —not in the ordinary sense of death, but rather the complete absorption of the Abyss energy that constituted the origin of its soul.

It is not afraid of death in its simple sense, since it can be resurrected in the Abyss Plane sooner or later as long as the Abyss energy returns. But if the Abyss energy that constitutes its soul is also devoured, then it will truly die.

As for the Abyssal Sage King using the mark it left in the Abyss Plane to revive it—let's set aside whether the Sage King would waste Abyss energy on such a "weakling," and even if the Sage King did intervene, would the being reconstituted using the mark truly be itself?

At least in the eyes of the Six-Clawed Demon Empress, that was definitely not him, but just an imposter.

Thinking this, the Six-Clawed Demon Empress's consciousness began to struggle frantically, overwhelmed by a tidal wave of fear. In its panic, it suddenly caught sight of the Fiery Emperor, who had appeared not far away using Power of Space. As if grasping at a straw, it cried out hoarsely, "Lord Fiery Emperor, save me!"

Crack—the crystal began to shatter.

In that instant, the Fiery Emperor's figure shot over like lightning, his right fist carrying divine Divine Power of shattering mountains and splitting seas, aimed straight at Huo Yuhao's face, and he roared like thunder, "How dare you! Hand over the Seed of the Plane!"

The moment he saw Huo Yuhao grab the Seed of the Plane, he sensed something was wrong and immediately activated his Power of Space to rush over with all his might, but it seemed he was still a step too late.

Huo Yuhao remained indifferent, seemingly oblivious to the powerful punch that could shatter mountains and cleave rivers. He raised his right hand, spread his fingers, and precisely blocked the full force of the Fiery Emperor's attack—fist and palm collided, creating a visible shockwave.

At the same time, he clenched his left hand and crushed the already cracked crystal completely.

The devouring power surged forth from his palm without ceasing, swallowing up the remaining consciousness of the Six-Clawed Demon Empress along with the primordial energy of the Seed of the Plane, like a whale sucking in water.

The screams abruptly ceased. The Six-Clawed Demon Empress, along with the Seed of the Plane, was utterly annihilated, body and soul!

At that moment, the four-clawed and Six-Clawed Bat on the battlefield froze in unison, instantly vanishing and transforming into Abyss energy that surged toward the seal of the Abyss's main passage.

Upon seeing this, Fiery Emperor's expression changed drastically, while the Abyss King in the distance went completely blank.

The Seed of the Plane of the ninety-seventh layer—was destroyed?

Doesn't that mean the 97th level of the Abyss Plane will cease to exist?!

"Boom-boom-!"

The earth collapsed, and lava flowed. The ninety-seventh layer of the Abyss Plane completely collapsed, and countless Abyss Creatures turned to dust in the process of the plane's disintegration. Even the entire Abyss Plane trembled.

The disappearance of the Seed of the Plane meant that this layer of the Abyss had lost the source of all existence. Abyss energy began to dissipate wildly, surging towards other layers. The Abyss Creatures, such as the Four-Clawed Bat and Six-Clawed Bat, that originally relied on the ninety-seventh layer for survival, rapidly disintegrated in the torrent of the collapsing layer, turning into the most primordial Abyss energy.

"What happened? Why did the ninety-seventh floor suddenly collapse? Who destroyed the Seed of the Plane?!"

An angry roar echoed through the Abyss, resounding in every level of space.

Enormous and terrifying figures appeared near the ninety-sixth level of the Abyss Plane, each pair of eyes burning with shock and rage.

The collapse of the ninety-seventh floor affected the neighboring Abyss King the most, and their Abyss Creatures were also impacted, suffering heavy casualties.

However, these Abyss Creatures could be resurrected after death, so they weren't heartbroken or concerned. What they cared about more was something else:

Who on earth was capable of destroying the Seed of the Plane of the first level and completely erasing the entire ninety-seventh level from the Abyss sequence?

This is something that has never happened since the existence of the 108th layer of the Abyss!

"Three-Headed Devil Snake, Bone Mountain Devil Lord, stop playing dead and come out to answer! What did you encounter in the Douluo Plane? Why did you return, but the Six-Clawed Demon and the Seed of the Plane of the Ninety-Seventh Floor did not?"

A terrifying figure rushed from the second level of the Abyss to the vicinity of the ninety-sixth level. Looking at the collapsed ninety-seventh level, a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

It was none other than the Spirit Emperor, the second-highest ruler of the Abyss Plane Abyss, second only to the Spirit Emperor!

The other Abyss King nearby fell silent upon seeing him appear.

The Three-Headed Devil Snake and the Bone Mountain Devil Lord, who had previously escaped back to the Abyss by relying on the Seed of the Plane to contain their consciousness after the sacrifice, were also watching this area. Upon receiving the summons from the Spirit Emperor, they dared not continue to hide in their own layer and hurriedly came to the Spirit Emperor to report.

"Spirit Emperor Majesty, a being of Emperor-level power has intervened on the human side. We were no match for them and had no choice but to sacrifice ourselves to allow Fiery Emperor Majesty to pass through the Abyss Passage first. As for the Six-Clawed Demon Empress, he was captured beforehand. His Seed of the Plane was probably destroyed by that young man wielding the Divine Tool!"

Tang Wulin: Me? Me? That's not right! I won't take the blame for this!

"You mean, that Divine Tool can destroy the Seed of the Plane?" The Spirit Emperor's eyes narrowed slightly, sensing something was amiss.

Even the most powerful Divine Tool is insufficient to directly destroy the Seed of the Plane, given the weakness of its user.

However, Spirit Emperor soon stopped thinking about these things.

"Very well, there's no point in discussing who did it now. Let's wait for news from Fiery Emperor Lie."

Spirit Emperor Ling shook his head. "The most important thing now is that humanity has developed beings capable of Destruction us. Our plans must change. Let's seize this opportunity to launch an attack, and Fiery Emperor and I will join forces—"

Before the Spirit Emperor could finish speaking, a deep, cold voice suddenly rang out, causing the souls of all the Abyss King present to tremble.

"No need."

Deep within the Abyss, a gigantic vertical pupil suddenly opened.

Its pupils were blood red, composed of countless tiny eyes, enough to send chills down one's spine at a glance. As this eye opened, the entire Abyss Plane calmed down—the collapse of the ninety-seventh level was already a foregone conclusion, but the shockwaves did not spread to the surrounding areas.

"Sage King!" Spirit Emperor was the first to lower his head and kneel on one knee.

The other Abyss King all knelt down, trembling with fear.

"According to the Abyss Creatures who returned after their deaths, it was not that human boy who destroyed the Seed of the Plane, but someone else entirely. Leave the battlefield outside to Fiery Emperor; let him test the condition of that god first. You should all refrain from entering the Douluo Plane for the time being."

Spirit Emperor and the many Abyss King were startled upon hearing this.

A god reincarnated? A god has appeared in the Douluo Plane?

Moreover, judging from the Sage King's words, the one who killed the Six-Clawed Demon Empress was that deity, and that deity was currently fighting against the Fiery Emperor?

"Sage King, if he truly is a deity, then what about Fiery Emperor and the Seed of the Plane within him—"

Spirit Emperor looked worried.

"No need to worry, the opponent is merely a reincarnation of a god, and his power has not yet recovered. Moreover—I will intervene when necessary."

Deep within the Abyss Plane, the Abyssal Sage King's eyes were profound.

He already knew about the appearance of a god in the Douluo Federation.

Although it would be difficult for the Holy Spirit Cult to contact the Abyss, the Possession Demon was still alive when Shrek was destroyed, and the Devil Emperor would naturally report such important information to him.

Therefore, he already knew about Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena's affair.

If those two First Rank God were at their peak, the Abyssal Sage King would say he would turn around and take the Abyss Plane as far away as possible. But since they are reincarnations of gods—that's a different story.

As long as his strength hasn't recovered to the level of Second Rank God, even so-called gods from the Divine Realm wouldn't be qualified to make him retreat.

This time, breaking the seal on the main passage of the Abyss and having the Fiery Emperor lead the attack was a test by him.

"If it were Di Tian and Snow Empress who came, that would be fine. But since it's you, let me see how much strength you gods still have left."

The Abyssal Sage King's gaze seemed to pierce through layers of planes, seeing a battlefield on another continent. "Let me see who will rule this Douluo Continent in the future!"

Above the battlefield, after Huo Yuhao devoured the Six-Clawed Demon Empress and the Seed of the Plane the Ninety-Seventh Layer of the Abyss, he felt completely refreshed, and his cultivation had improved.

The Seed of the Plane can be considered a weakened version of the Plane Core. The origin contained within it is incredibly close to the level of God Rank, which would be beneficial to him.

In the original story, the Seed of the Plane was devoured by the Seed of Life, and Wulin didn't benefit much. Otherwise, Wulin would have progressed much faster, perhaps even increasing his performance by more than ten levels at once.

The thought flashed through Huo Yuhao's mind, but he didn't dwell on it. He turned his gaze to the Fiery Emperor, whom he had firmly suppressed, and said calmly, "Next, it's your turn!"

As soon as Huo Yuhao finished speaking, the shocked and Fiery Emperor suddenly felt an Formless spiritual pressure crashing down like the sky collapsing.

This is----

"Divine Consciousness power? You, like the Spirit Emperor, have reached the God Rank level in Divine Power?!"

Fiery Emperor's pupils contracted sharply, and he hurriedly activated his Divine Power to resist.

Divine Power and Divine Consciousness clashed fiercely in the void, and the Formless fluctuations they emitted caused the surrounding air to distort violently. Within a radius of a thousand meters centered on the two, neither Limit Douluo nor Abyss King dared to take even half a step in.

This level of confrontation is not something that ordinary entities can intervene in; rushing into the battlefield recklessly will only lead to certain death.

Fiery Emperor Lie retreated repeatedly, each step leaving spiderweb-like cracks in the void, while Huo Yuhao approached him leisurely.

Such a disparity made Fiery Emperor realize that Huo Yuhao was definitely a powerhouse above the Spirit Emperor —perhaps even a true god. Considering the other party's methods of Destruction the Seed of the Plane, Emperor Lie felt a sense of retreat for the first time.

But how could Huo Yuhao let him leave?

"Eternal Light of Time and Space!"

Before he finished speaking, Huo Yuhao's eyes transformed into golden vortexes, and the Eye of Eternity appeared on his forehead, like a third divine eye.

He greatly amplified his Divine Power with the Eye of Eternity, and suddenly shot out a beam of light interwoven with white and blue—the fusion of the Eternal Light and the Light of Time and Space!

The power of the Eternal Light to assimilate everything can be added to all of Huo Yuhao's abilities!

Upon seeing this attack, Fiery Emperor's expression changed drastically. The Abyss energy around him surged like a volcanic eruption, and a terrifying purple giant blade condensed above his head, its blade exuding an aura of devouring the heavens and the earth, and slashed fiercely at the Light of Time and Space.

Abyss - Sky-Splitting Slash!

However, the moment Fiery Emperor's attack touched the Light of Time and Space, it was as if its Divine Power was drained away, freezing in mid-air before shattering into nothingness.

Fiery Emperor wanted to unleash his Divine Power again, but it was too late.

In an instant, space and time within a radius of a thousand meters seemed to be grasped by an Formless hand. The wind stopped, the light became still, and even the movements of the Fiery Emperor were almost frozen.

Even more terrifying, Fiery Emperor was horrified to discover that his life force was rapidly ebbing away—his soul and Spiritual Origin were constantly weakening, and even the Divine Power within his body was being assimilated bit by bit by that light, turning into nourishment for the other party.

Break it for me!

Fiery Emperor's pupils dilated violently. He desperately tried to unleash the Divine Power within his body, attempting to tear open this solidified cage. However, his once invincible Divine Power was now completely ineffective, as if it had been utterly bound by the rules themselves.

Despair overwhelmed him like a tidal wave.

Huo Yuhao arrived through the air, his right hand outstretched, and a blue and gold fire lotus slowly bloomed in his palm. It seemed serene, yet it exuded a power capable of incinerating everything.

"It's over," Huo Yuhao said softly, flicking his finger.

The fiery lotus fell silently, landing on Fiery Emperor's chest.

boom-

Blue-gold flames exploded instantly, engulfing the entire Fiery Emperor Lie.

In just a few breaths, Fiery Emperor's physical body completely collapsed, leaving only a jet-black dimensional Seed of the Plane floating in mid-air, containing Fiery Emperor's remaining consciousness.

"I never imagined that my two attacks on the Douluo Plane would both end in failure. I never expected that I would be defeated by someone else before even facing Di Tian again, and in such a utterly hopeless defeat—"

From within that Seed of the Plane came the Fiery Emperor Lie, tinged with three parts self-mockery and seven parts resentment.

I still prefer your previous rebellious self.

Huo Yuhao seized the Seed of the Plane, ignoring Fiery Emperor's last words, and directly erased Fiery Emperor's consciousness.

The Abyss Emperor, the Fiery Emperor, has fallen!

On the battlefield, the Abyss King who were watching the battle unfold were momentarily dazed. Disbelief, horror, and fear intertwined on their faces, lingering for Jiujiu.

Fiery Emperor Lie was killed in just three moves?

How could there possibly be such a powerful being among humans?!