Douluo: Peerless Black Tortoise Moon God

Chapter 435 Collision with the Abyss Army, the Abyss Saint's Scheme, Metamorphosis

When the Sun and Moon Army returned and gathered dozens of miles away from Lingdou City, they were momentarily confused and unsure of what to do.

In the airspace, Xiao Hongchen, wearing detection goggles and scouting enemy positions, scratched his head, muttered "What the hell?", and said to Jing Hongchen beside him:

"Grandpa, neither side looks like a good guy. Who should we help? We have skeletons and bone dragons on our side. People who don't know any better might think the Holy Spirit Cult has been resurrected. No, even if they were resurrected, there wouldn't be that many."

Jing Hongchen stroked his chin and muttered, "You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask? Those things over there are probably the Abyss Invaders that Tianxi was talking about. I've never seen so many strange and unusual things before. Their primal aura is different from our Douluo plane."

"Besides, the two sides are fighting fiercely, and we can't intervene even if we want to. If we open fire, we'll blow everything up."

Ye Yulin, with an expert's air, said, "Based on my experience as a star controller, if the army enters the battlefield now, it will turn the whole situation into chaos and will not be able to cause any effective damage, unless we bombard our friendly forces as well."

"But in that case, friendly forces would become enemy forces."

"Then what should we do?" Xiao Hongchen asked, raising his head high.

"With just a few of us experts taking action, we can behead their leader without risking friendly fire." Ye Yulin took out his signature soul tool, the Sun and Moon Divine Needle, and answered with his actions.

With a single strike from the air, the divine light of the sun and moon pierced through a powerful abyss creature whose aura was no less than that of a titled Douluo, clearing out a small space with a radius of several tens of meters.

This time, there was no collapse of the layers in the Abyss Plane, and Ye Yulin killed a powerful Abyss creature from the top ten layers of the Abyss.

Seeing this, Jing Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen also took out their powerful soul tools, searched for targets, and aimed to attack.

"Boom boom——"

Amidst the roar of gunfire, the grandfather and grandson of Hongchen each searched for a target and opened fire. Jing Hongchen's target was a mantis-shaped Abyss Demon Scythe, just like Ye Yulin's, while Xiao Hongchen's target was a six-clawed bat.

As the artillery fire fell, the two abyssal creatures that had been ambushed were killed instantly, and the energy surged back to the abyss entrance.

This result made all three of them frown. If killing an enemy turns them into energy and they can return to their original state, how can they fight like this?
“Even if the soul tool is destroyed, it can’t be turned into raw materials and recycled. This abyss plane is just too difficult to deal with.” Xiao Hongchen’s eyes widened.

"So, what your sir told us was to first contain the Abyss army, not to eliminate them."

Space distorted, and Di Tian appeared, arms crossed, sharing his combat experience:

"According to the information your friend obtained from the God Realm and my previous battles, these guys come from different abyssal layers. Each layer has a different race. Killing the chief of a race can cause that layer to collapse temporarily, all the race members will dissipate, and the energy will return to the abyss."

"I put in some effort to kill a few Abyss Clan Chiefs. Now they've learned their lesson. They sent three Limit Douluo-level experts to fight me for a while and then stopped bothering me."

"Three Limit Douluo-level experts? Di Tian, ​​are you kidding me?" Ye Yulin was dumbfounded, thinking that Di Tian had gone mad.

"That person must have told you that the strength of the lords in the first thirty-six levels of the abyss is comparable to that of a Limit Douluo."

Di Tian glanced at the three of them and understood: "Could it be that you didn't believe me before?"

Xiao Hongchen's lips twitched as he said, "Of course we believe him, but we don't really want to. After all, the sheer number of Limit Douluos sounds terrifying..."

"I didn't really want to believe it at first, but now I have no choice but to," Di Tian said, his expression becoming more serious.

“The three guys I fought weren’t that strong. I could easily take on all three of them. But according to him, the lords of the first few levels of the abyss have started to get involved in some god-level things. I can handle them, but you’d better be very careful.”

Xiao Hongchen nodded vigorously, his shoulders trembled, his soul light surged, and the three-word battle armor was donned.

"Di Tian, ​​are we just going to stay here and hold out? The Abyss Plane is full of experts; we might not be able to handle it easily." Ye Yulin was worried and not very optimistic about the defensive battle.

"He dared to set up a trap, so he must have made thorough preparations. The God Realm will also take notice. The Douluo Realm will also resist the invasion of the Abyss Plane. It will be difficult for the Abyss Plane to send out its entire force, and its strength will likely be suppressed."

Having said that, Di Tian's gaze drifted down, focusing on the seemingly endless army of undead behind the Gate of the Dead, and he said:
"And these undead alone... are enough to disgust those guys from the Abyss Plane. In this battle, they are the main force."

Xu Tianxi had told him that the Sun Moon Empire's army and the powerful soul beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest might have to fight if necessary, but before that, the undead army, fearless of death, would be the main force.

If losses can be minimized, they should be minimized as much as possible. There is no need for ordinary soldiers to take action; they are just supplying the enemy with supplies. They can simply fire from a distance.

The three of them thought it made sense and nodded in agreement.

"As for the blood-red array in front of the Abyss, it is the Blood River God-Slaying Array created by the Holy Spirit Cult through the slaughter of millions. It can accumulate energy by killing living beings, allowing the master of the array to become a god. He took this into consideration, which is why he sent out the army of the undead to fight."

"In this way, the speed at which this great formation can take effect will be greatly reduced. As long as we don't waste our lives on them, the speed at which this thing becomes a god will be much slower." Di Tian solemnly gazed into the distance, his expression very heavy.

At this moment, Xu Xiaoyun also arrived. He frowned deeply upon hearing Di Tian's words and asked, "Isn't there any way to stop this thing from appearing? If a true evil god has emerged, besides Tian Xi, who among us can stop it?"

"The only way is to forcibly destroy that formation, but I've already tried, and it's impossible," Di Tian said solemnly.
“The current master of the formation is a Sea Soul Beast King whose cultivation is close to mine. She has the help of an Abyss expert, so I can’t defeat her. What’s more troublesome is that the formation itself is at the God level in terms of defense.”

"Even with my full power, I couldn't shake the defense of that great formation."

"If you want to try it, you can."

"Then let's give it a try." Kong Deming flashed over, waved his hand, and four level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannons rose into the air.

A deafening roar resounded as four level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells pierced the sky, leaving dazzling parabolic arcs like falling meteors before exploding with a thunderous roar.

"Boom boom boom..." Outside Lingdou City, large swathes of territory were reduced to scorched earth, and nearly one-fifth of the abyssal creatures that once filled the battlefield were gone.

However, the crimson array remained steadfast, as if it had not been shaken at all.

"So sturdy, it really is a tortoise shell!" Xu Xiaoyun cursed.

Moments later, a new army surged forth from the abyss plane, quickly filling the void. All sorts of abyssal creatures, like mutated soul beasts never before seen, were fearless and endless.

Fortunately, the undead creatures in the undead demiplane are also increasing in number and endless. If the undead army's opponent is a living person, they can kill the living person and turn them into undead creatures as well, so the more they fight, the more they grow, sweeping across the world.

However, the undead creatures are clearly unable to do this when facing abyssal beings that are not normal living beings and are controlled by the Abyssal Saint King.

In a sense, the two armies are each other's nemesis, and many experts comparable to the top powerhouses of the abyss have emerged from among the undead creatures.

The two armies fought fiercely, leaving everyone watching, including Longdu, speechless, because the battle had yielded no results. Neither side was afraid of death, and there was no gain in killing the enemy.

"This is so difficult. It seems we can only remain at this stalemate for now. Let's hope everything goes smoothly for Tianxi."

After observing for another half hour, Kong Deming's bright eyes revealed a look of helplessness. He withdrew the soul-guided cannon and dispatched more soul-guided legions to prepare for firepower suppression.

They all knew that the abyssal creatures' first attempt to break through would inevitably be a probing attack, and that would likely be followed by even more formidable forces, which would then be the time for a truly arduous battle.

……

In the Abyss Plane, the Abyss Saint King frowned as he discussed the battle situation with the Golden Dragon King.

"The undead army's attack was definitely a probing defense by Douluo-level cultivators; they couldn't have gone all out. What do you think we should do next, Dragon King?"

The Golden Dragon King remained calm and collected, thinking to himself, "You ask me, but who am I supposed to ask? I did sense that the gate to the dead is in the same place as my sister's. It's clearly her doing, and what I want is for you both to suffer heavy losses."

As expected of my twin sister, she inherited the wisdom of the Dragon God and actually came up with a unique way to create an army of the undead. Such a thing can easily break through an ordinary plane and sweep across the world.

"Since these are all tentative attacks and defenses, you might as well put more pressure on those collaborators and force them to do something."

After thinking it over, the Golden Dragon King didn't offer any bad ideas, but advised the Abyss Saint King to force others to become scapegoats first.

"Dragon King's words are excellent. I will go and put them in a tight spot. We agreed that there would be few threats here, but now we have encountered such a roadblock. I must demand an explanation from them."

The Abyss Saint King agreed wholeheartedly, and separated a wisp of his divine consciousness, which entered the Blood River God-Slaying Array to interrogate Ah Yin.

"Your Excellency, this unexpected turn of events has made me question the sincerity of your cooperation..."

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, this is only a temporary problem. Once the Blood River God-Slaying Array is completed, the power of a single evil god will be enough to turn everything around..."

"Hmph, this alone is not enough! You didn't say that when you persuaded me to descend. After all this fighting, my Abyss Plane hasn't even devoured a single life form!"

Do you really think our arrival here won't consume energy? The little bit of spiritual energy we've absorbed isn't even enough to cover our needs!

The Abyss Saint King is very powerful, and seems eager to devour the Douluo Continent.

Ah Yin was silent for a moment before replying, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, allow us some time to discuss this. We will soon show Your Majesty what you desire..."

"Don't keep me waiting too long, my patience is limited!"

The Abyss Saint King uttered a harsh word with his divine sense and drifted away; before dissipating, he carefully surveyed the Blood River God-Slaying Array and the several people within it.

You think you can cooperate with me? Once I conquer this world, you will all become part of my abyss!

……

In a demiplane filled with the primordial energy of heaven and earth, the crimson cocoon soul wave calmed down and gradually became still, as if it had become a dead cocoon.

Within the blood cocoon, Xu Tianxi sat cross-legged in tranquility. His spiritual sea underwent a dramatic upheaval, and the illusory starscape derived from his second soul core radiated countless rays of light, rising from below and breaking through his spiritual sea.

With the eruption of divine consciousness, apart from a peaceful place where the spirit resided, all the divine consciousness was engaged in a fierce battle, giving rise to miracles.

The Asura Blood Sea surged endlessly, and the destructive lightning formed a purgatory of hell. The vast blue waves rippled, and the bright moon in the sky pressed down, trapping the illusory stars.

In an instant, the ten elements of the second soul core completely erupted, frantically devouring the primordial energy of heaven and earth, absorbing external energy, and resisting the mental energy upheaval.

His consciousness wandered through the world, Xu Tianxi's eyes were calm and still as he looked inward at his messy body, which was gradually losing its vitality, and at the vast amount of spiritual energy he had gained from killing the sea spirit beast. He sighed softly.

"Birth, aging, sickness, and death are the natural order of things. The Dragon God's ability to create things back then was beyond my reach. I didn't have time to wait and observe slowly, so I had no choice but to use the most radical methods to change all of this..."

"Xiao Ye's side is progressing smoothly; they've already reached the seventh trial of the Vulcan. It's time for them to die in the Abyss..."

"Hmph, don't think that just because I'm in seclusion I won't have time to deal with you. Leaving one disciple behind will make things easier for you."

(End of this chapter)