"Before the Demon Empress fell, she sacrificed herself to the Abyssal Plane, paying the price with her divine body."
Chen Xing's hand froze.
"She didn't just die."
"She used her death to open a permanent passage between the Abyssal Plane and the Douluo Continent."
Chen Xing's pupils sharply contracted.
"She traded her life for a full-scale abyssal invasion..."
Before he finished speaking, the Communicator vibrated wildly.
An earth-shaking roar came from the Far North.
Zhang Huanyun's voice came through the Communicator, so hoarse it was almost unintelligible.
"Kid, the Abyss Passage has opened completely!"
"The Demon Empress didn't die! She sacrificed herself!"
Chen Xing gritted his teeth.
"I know. I'll be right there."
Na'er's transmission followed immediately.
"Brother, the abyssal aura... it's far stronger than the Demon Empress's."
"I saw it."
Chen Xing stood up.
He raised his head and looked toward the Far North.
Blackish-purple light pierced the heavens.
In that instant, the sky over the entire Douluo Continent darkened.
The three northern cities fell.
Eternal Frost City, Frosthold, and Blizzard Pass.
Overnight, all three cities were overwhelmed by abyssal creatures.
The corpses were devoured down to the last scrap.
Seventeen northern towns were reduced to scorched earth.
The abyssal creatures advanced south, devouring every living thing and all energy along their path.
The Federation's northern army was annihilated.
The Federation's Third Army, roughly twenty thousand troops stationed in the north, was crushed by three abyssal lords acting together.
A tide of civilians fled.
Vast numbers of refugees fled south from the north.
Chen Xing did not hesitate.
The Starblazer's complete form soared into the sky.
His voice rang out to the entire army through the Communicator.
"The abyss has launched a full-scale invasion. Everyone, follow me into battle."
Na'er's Soul Beast army surged out from the direction of