The battle in the Far North had not yet ended, while inside that cavern...
The Ghost Emperor watched the transmitted images, watching the Abyss Demons attack like a black flood. He felt no relief, though his face still wore its usual expression.
Ever since that conversation, the Ghost Emperor had felt a persistent turmoil in his heart.
Even though the Demon Empress had soon opened the Abyss Passage afterward, even though the passage was more spacious than expected, allowing more Abyss Demons to reach Douluo Star faster and launch their attack.
Yet faced with all this, the Ghost Emperor no longer felt victory was firmly in his grasp. His mind kept dwelling on that possibility, on that person actually appearing here.
Even after seeing the Abyss Demons' offensive now, he felt it was not enough. They needed an even fiercer assault, one that would punch straight through the entire Sun Moon Federation, as though only then could the unease in his heart truly disappear.
That unease kept the Ghost Emperor staring at the images being transmitted back.
Meanwhile, the Demon Empress remained within the Blood River God-Slaying Array, stabilizing the energy within her body. Although opening the Abyss Passage had been easier than expected, her internal power needed some stabilizing afterward.
At that moment, the Bee Emperor, who ruled the eighth layer of the Abyss Plane, glanced at the transmitted images, then at the Ghost Emperor before him. A trace of disdain flashed through his eyes.
Still, the Bee Emperor understood the mission they had come from the Abyss Plane to carry out. Before their arrival, the Abyssal Sage King had discovered certain abnormalities on Douluo Star: the barrier Douluo Star had always maintained against the Abyss Plane was weakening, and it was even deliberately helping the Holy Spirit Cult