The moment the Blackwater Dragon Pearl rose.
The seawater across Abyss's outskirts changed color.
The Blackwater, originally pressed into silent stillness by the Black Tortoise Sea-Calming Formation, suddenly seemed to awaken beneath some ancient power.
Strands of pitch-black dragon aura rose from the seafloor.
The Blackwater Dragon King's enormous True Dragon body coiled outside the formation. Thunder faintly coursed through the gaps between his scales as they opened and closed.
That Dragon Pearl floated before his draconic head.
Within it seemed to lie an endless black sea.
"Black Tortoise."
The Blackwater Dragon King's voice was low and imposing.
"I admit your formation has some merit."
"But trying to stop me with a single Dharma Body is far too arrogant."
As his words fell.
The Blackwater Dragon Pearl suddenly shook.
Boom!
An incomparably thick pillar of Blackwater light blasted out from the Dragon Pearl.
Wherever the pillar passed, the Abyss Heavy Water was forcibly torn apart.
The first light curtain of the Black Tortoise Sea-Calming Formation instantly shuddered violently under the impact.
Countless Abyss cultivators atop Dragon-Suppressing Pass turned pale.
This was the true might of a Great Luo Golden Immortal making a move.
The Golden Immortals and Supreme Unity Golden Immortals who had entered the formation earlier had been fierce, but they could still be suppressed bit by bit with the formation, the Book of Cause and Effect, and the Realm Guard.
Once the Blackwater Dragon King acted, all of Dragon-Suppressing Pass seemed to be facing the fury of the true Northern Sea.
Han Jue clenched his spear, veins bulging on the back of his hand.
He desperately wanted to charge out.
But his instincts told him that if he dared step beyond Dragon-Suppressing Pass, he probably would not even be able to withstand a single aftershock from the Blackwater Dragon Pearl.
Ao Lie coiled outside the outer gate, his dragon body taut to the limit.
He knew his father's strength all too well.
The Blackwater Dragon King was not among the absolute strongest Great Luo Golden Immortals, but he was still the true pillar of the Blackwater Dragon Palace.
Even across the Northern Sea, he was powerful enough to dominate an entire region.
If Abyss could not withstand this blow, Dragon-Suppressing Pass would be utterly shattered today.
Lan Shuang stood atop the pass wall, the Book of Cause and Effect in her hands flipping wildly.
Layers of black-and-white radiance descended, attempting to suppress the murderous karmic burden upon the Blackwater Dragon King.
Yet the Blackwater Dragon King was, after all, a Great Luo Golden Immortal.
The murderous karma upon him was immense, but it was also suppressed by the Fortune of his Dragon Clan.
The Book of Cause and Effect was still only in its infancy and could not directly restrain such a Great Luo powerhouse.
A trace of blood spilled from the corner of Lan Shuang's lips.
Lady Mingzhu hurried forward to support her.
"Lan Shuang!"
Lan Shuang raised a hand, signaling that she was fine.
"Hold on."
"The Emperor's Dharma Body is still here."
At this moment.
The Abyss Dharma Body hung above Dragon-Suppressing Pass.
The colossal phantom of the Black Tortoise still appeared calm.
But Lu Chen was not nearly as composed as he looked.
Deep within Abyss.
Lu Chen stared at the Blackwater Dragon King's Dragon Pearl and could not help cursing inwardly.
"This old dragon really has some skill."
"No wonder he can call himself king in the Northern Sea."
The Blackwater Dragon King's strike had already caused fine cracks to appear in the first layer of the Black Tortoise Sea-Calming Formation.
If Dragon-Suppressing Pass had not just been completed, and if it had not been reinforced by the Xuanshui Water Vein and the Abyssal Womb Membrane, that strike alone would have been enough to collapse the outer gate.
The gap between a Great Luo Golden Immortal and an ordinary Golden Immortal truly was absurdly vast.
Lu Chen was fortunate that he had not gone out in his true body.
Although his Black Tortoise True Body was formidable, once it manifested, it would be completely exposed to the Dragon Clan.
That would only bring greater trouble.
So he had to resolve this with his Dharma Body.
Seeing that one strike had failed to shatter Dragon-Suppressing Pass, the Blackwater Dragon King's dragon eyes flashed coldly.
"Again."
The Blackwater Dragon Pearl spun once more.
This time, nine black dragon phantoms emerged from within it.
Nine dragons charged forth together.
Each black dragon was formed from Blackwater Law, baring fangs and claws as they lunged at Dragon-Suppressing Pass.
The three thousand Blackwater Dragon Army soldiers were greatly invigorated.
"The Dragon King is mighty!"
"Flatten Dragon-Suppressing Pass!"
"Save the Third Prince!"
The Dragon Army's roars echoed throughout Abyss's outskirts.
The Abyss races wore grave expressions.
Han Jue watched the nine black dragon phantoms and gritted his teeth. "Realm Guard, hold the pass wall!"
All eight hundred Realm Guard cultivators formed a formation at once.
Though they knew they could not interfere in a battle of Great Luo Golden Immortals, they still poured their power into the formation patterns of Dragon-Suppressing Pass.
The Mystic Clam Tribe cultivators also took out spiritual pearls one after another and embedded them into the formation nodes on the pass walls.
The Cold Whale Tribe, Cold Sand Clan, Merfolk Tribe, Water Ape Tribe—every Abyss being capable of contributing poured their own power into Dragon-Suppressing Pass at that moment.
They knew the key to victory lay with the Emperor's Dharma Body.
But they were equally unwilling to stand there and wait for the Emperor's protection.
Abyss was their Abyss.
Dragon-Suppressing Pass was their Dragon-Suppressing Pass.
They would contribute to this battle as well.
Seeing this, an indescribable emotion surged within Lan Shuang.
Abyss truly had changed.
Once, these races would only flee.
Now, they dared stand before the Dragon Clan and defend the pass.
In the sky.
The nine black dragon phantoms had already crashed toward the formation.
At that moment, the Abyss Dharma Body finally moved.
The Black Tortoise phantom slowly raised one foot.
The movement was very slow.
Slow enough for everyone to see clearly.
Yet the instant that foot descended, the entire Abyss Sea Eye shook with it.
Boom!
The Abyss Heavy Water surged upward in reverse, transforming into nine black water chains that coiled around the nine black dragon phantoms.
The black dragon phantoms struggled frantically.
Blackwater Law exploded without end.
But those chains came from the depths of the Abyss Sea Eye, carrying the crushing weight of something that could devour all things.
One breath.
Two breaths.
Three breaths.
All nine black dragon phantoms were dragged into the Abyss Heavy Water, shattering into black mist that filled the sky.
The Abyss races atop Dragon-Suppressing Pass erupted in thunderous cheers.
The Blackwater Dragon King's expression, however, grew even gloomier.
"Borrowing the power of the Abyss Sea Eye?"
"Your Dharma Body is more troublesome than I expected."
He stopped testing him.
His enormous dragon body suddenly swung.
The Blackwater Dragon Pearl hovered above his head as the waters spanning ten thousand miles pressed down upon Dragon-Suppressing Pass with his movement.
This was a Great Luo Golden Immortal using his own laws to forcibly crush the formation.
He intended to pulverize Dragon-Suppressing Pass and the Black Tortoise Sea-Calming Formation together by the most direct means possible.
Lu Chen felt that pressure, and his heart sank.
"If he slams into it a few more times, Dragon-Suppressing Pass really won't hold."
He had originally intended to slowly wear down the Blackwater Dragon King with his Dharma Body.
Now, it seemed dragging things out would only make problems more likely.
He had to hurt this old dragon badly in one strike.
Deep within Abyss, Lu Chen's Primordial Spirit stirred.
The Abyssal Womb Membrane quietly expanded.
The sea region where Dragon-Suppressing Pass stood suddenly seemed to vanish from its original location for an instant.
The Blackwater Dragon King's crushing force of law struck nothing but empty space.
His dragon eyes suddenly contracted.
"Spatial transference?"
The next moment.
The Abyss Dharma Body had already appeared above his head.
The colossal Black Tortoise phantom raised its forefoot.
There was no flashy divine ability.
Nor was there any heaven-shaking sword aura.
There was only one word.
Heavy.
Weight beyond all limits.
It was as if the entire Abyss Sea Eye had been pressed into that one foot.
Boom!
The Blackwater Dragon King's enormous True Dragon body was stomped down ten thousand zhang by that foot.
Dragon scales burst apart.
Dragon blood scattered.
The light of the Blackwater Dragon Pearl trembled violently.
"Roar!"
The Blackwater Dragon King roared in fury.
He forcibly raised his head as thunder exploded from his dragon horns, trying to shove the Abyss Dharma Body away.
Yet the Abyss Dharma Body sank down once more.
The second foot descended.