Douluo: Dragon King's Divine Elegy

Chapter 129 Courage is the hymn to humanity!

"The spatial passage is closed?" In the command center, Long Tianwu suddenly stood up, her face filled with disbelief. "How is this possible?"

A panicked voice came from the other end of the communicator: "Your Majesty, we have tested the spatial detection instruments. The special frequency spatial fluctuations that originally existed in the underground cavity have completely disappeared, leaving not a trace. It's as if it was suddenly cut off without any warning."

Long Tianwu's breathing quickened: "You all stay and wait in the underground cavern. I'll handle this."

Without waiting for a reply, he immediately hung up the call and then quickly called Guan Yue and Yu Guanzhi, who were stationed in Mingdu.

The two connected quickly. One second they were all smiles, the next they heard a shocking message, and their expressions changed drastically.

The two deputy hall masters almost immediately hung up the phone and rushed to the War God Training Camp. Not only that, but nearly ten War Gods from the War God Hall also came with them.

What is the War God Training Camp?
That's the lifeblood of the Temple of War.

Most of the War Gods of each generation come from here. Now that almost all the students are trapped in the Dark Abyss, it is tantamount to severing the future of the next few decades for the War God Temple.

Holding the communicator, Long Tianwu hesitated for a long time before finally making a call to Qian Gu Qingfeng and Leng Yaozhu.

Qian Gu Qing Feng remained remarkably calm, simply saying "I'll be right there" before hanging up.

Leng Yaozhu was extremely shocked and furious. With a loud bang, the communication was cut off.

Knowing Leng Yaozhu's temperament well, Long Tianwu's expression darkened even more: "The spatial passage has been tested countless times over the past thousand years and has remained stable. How could it suddenly disappear?"

...

"Prepare to defend against the enemy!"

Just as everyone calmed down, they saw a ferocious face emerge from the thick insect fog in the distance, and Station Master No. 4 shouted.

In an instant, thousands of people in the station turned their gazes to the distance, their faces solemn.

In no time, the ferocious face expanded to a diameter of several hundred meters, and its eyes had eerie vortexes that seemed capable of devouring people's hearts.

"Hand him over, and I may spare your lives."

The ferocious-looking face suddenly spoke.

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then they saw a phantom human face materialize.

Upon closer inspection, everyone's pupils contracted, and they all turned sharply to look at the expressionless Nan Liujing.

Because that illusory face was none other than Nan Liujing.

"As expected, they came for me." Nan Liujing narrowed his eyes, calculating how to deal with the situation next.

"Nan Liujing, what exactly happened? How did the Abyss experts know about you?" Station Master No. 4 asked in confusion.

Before Nan Liujing could speak, the ferocious face sneered: "You are in this predicament today thanks to him. If he didn't have the means to devour the energy of the abyss, why would I have gone to such lengths to plan this?"

Devouring the energy of the abyss?

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed drastically.

The abyss has existed for thousands of years, and humanity has been troubled for thousands of years because when abyssal creatures die, they turn into abyssal energy and return to the abyssal plane, essentially making them immortal.

Countless scientists have spent their entire lives researching soul tools to counteract the energy of the abyss, yet none have succeeded.

The Plague Emperor's indifferent voice echoed back, "If you hand him over, I promise to release half of you now, and the other half once I have him. I advise you, all six spatial passages connecting the Douluo plane have been sealed by me, none of you can escape. Rather than being buried here, you should seize this chance to live."

The air freezes.

The outpost fell silent, and pairs of bewildered eyes fell on the communications soldier.

Station Master No. 4's eyes darkened, and he clenched his fists tightly. He had specifically sent a telepathic message to the communications officer, instructing him to say that the spatial passages of the other five stations were still intact, hoping to inspire everyone. Now, everything was ruined.

“I made the communications soldier lie,” Station Chief No. 4 said resolutely. He stood on the high wall, his eyes burning as he looked at everyone. “Right now, we are fighting a desperate battle. Tell me, are you going to betray your comrades for that damn chance to live?”

Nan Liujing remained silent throughout, observing everything quietly.

Yuan Enhui took the initiative to step forward and hold his hand. She kept her word and would stay with Nan Liujing even if it meant death.

As a follower, she was absolutely loyal, though she also had some ulterior motives.

Everyone looked at each other.

Just then, a furious roar rang out:
"Fuck the Abyss! How dare they touch my brothers? I'll fight them to the death!"

To Nan Liujing's surprise, Jiang Wuyue was the first to speak. He exuded a fierce aura, his pupils gleaming with intense killing intent, and the shadow of a Tyrannosaurus Rex loomed behind him.

"People of the Blood God Legion, tell me, what should we do when facing the Abyss?" Long Yuxue flashed to the side of Station Master No. 4, her pretty face solemn.

"Fight to the death!"

The crowd immediately responded, and every soldier from the Blood God Legion blushed, their eyes filled with a desperate determination. In the Blood God Legion, there were too many predecessors who chose to self-destruct and die for their country when faced with dire circumstances, and they were unwilling to dishonor the glory of their predecessors.

"I say, if the Blood God Legion is this fierce, are all the people in our War God Training Camp cowards?"

Another figure landed on the high wall; it was Xu Junlan. She had a faint smile on her face, as if the predicament didn't bother her at all.

"My one-word battle armor was forged by the Southern Team. Anyone who tries to touch it, even if I'm devoured by abyssal creatures, I'll kill them first!"

The word "coward" was extremely provocative, and an angry roar immediately rang out. A War God Camp student whose name even Nan Liujing himself couldn't recall stepped forward.

His soul power surged, and in the blink of an eye, a set of solid-looking battle armor appeared on his body—a complete version of the One-Word Battle Armor.

Upon seeing the battle armor, the others exchanged bewildered glances without saying a word, but collectively summoned their own battle armor. In an instant, the outpost was enveloped in a soft glow, and the air, due to the intensified fluctuations in soul power, almost acquired a viscous texture.

Aside from the ordinary soldiers, the remaining few hundred people were guaranteed to be at least one-word battle armor masters, and some captain-level students had even summoned their own two-word battle armor. Yes, the metal of their battle armor was also forged by Nan Liujing.

Upon seeing this, Xu Junlan immediately shouted, "Tell me, are you cowards?"

"No!" At this moment, both men and women, including ordinary soldiers, roared.

They truly didn't want to die, and they genuinely wanted the chance to survive that the Plague Emperor had suggested. But from the very first day they entered the War God Training Camp, unity, mutual assistance, and collective honor had been etched into everyone's soul.

The people in the War God Training Camp are true comrades who have gone through life-and-death moments together!
Even setting aside what Nan Liujing did for them, just the fact that they were forced to abandon their comrades' lives and choose to live a life of ignominy was an unparalleled disgrace, and they would never be able to face their ancestors again.

The instructors watched from the sidelines, exchanging glances without saying a word, but subconsciously took off their military caps.

Some people had long since reached the age limit to leave the training camp, but they stayed because a comrade had once chosen to sacrifice himself to protect him.

Young people have the same drive, and these old guys have it too, perhaps even more so.

"There are no cowards in the War God Training Camp!"

Long Tianwu and Xiao Pojun arrived at Xu Junlan's side in a flash. In front of everyone, the two brothers raised their middle fingers at the ferocious face in the sky and roared, "Go to hell, abyss!"

It was quite cringeworthy, even a bit awkward for young people, but it still drew cheers from thousands of people.

We live together, we die together; courage is the hymn of humanity.

The Plague Emperor didn't know what giving the middle finger meant in the human world, but he could guess that it was definitely not a good gesture. His eerie eyes gradually filled with a murderous intent as deep as an abyss.

Maintaining the closure of the spatial node requires a constant and enormous consumption of energy. Once a battle breaks out, the death of a large number of abyssal creatures will exacerbate the energy consumption, which will also affect his control over the spatial node. Otherwise, why would he expose his own purpose?
"Your choices have disappointed me greatly," the Plague Emperor said coldly. "Kill!"

From within the thick fog of insects, a massive army of abysses surged forth with the force of a thousand horses, causing the earth to tremble slightly.

"The Dark Abyss is vast, with many places to hide. If we can't hold them off at the crucial moment, you should leave first," Station Master No. 4 said to Nan Liujing in a deep voice. He believed that once the higher-ups discovered the problem, they would definitely find a way to restore the spatial passage. Being able to stall them was much better than sacrificing themselves here in vain.

If what the abyss expert said is true, and Nan Liujing can devour abyss energy, then he represents the future of humanity and must not be harmed.

"There are no cowards in the War God Training Camp or the Blood God Legion." Nan Liujing's body was once again covered in lightning, and with his battle armor enveloping him, he spoke with conviction, "There are no cowards in our Spirit Pagoda either! Since we can't escape, then let's fight to the death."

Upon hearing this, the blood of the core disciples of the Spirit Pagoda instantly boiled.

At this moment, countless eyes were fixed intently on Nan Liujing. No one spoke, but the fighting spirit seemed to soar to the heavens.

The instructors were stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

The next instant, their battle armor also fully materialized on them.

Human technology has elevated them to the level of high-level Soul Douluo and even Title Douluo. Their terrifying aura converges, like a blade, sweeping fiercely across the wilderness battlefield.

"Everyone prepare for battle. When the target is within 500 meters, launch the attack."

Station Master No. 4 shouted solemnly.

On the high walls, all the soul-guided weapons entered the charging phase, and the entire outpost was completely transformed into a war fortress.

The moment the first abyssal creature crossed the attack line, a thousand dragons roared, and countless attacks poured out like raindrops, much like a meteor shower.

The abyssal creatures running at the front were torn to pieces on the spot. Even those that didn't die were trampled to death by the monsters that followed after they fell. Wisps of abyssal air rose up, about to fly away.

Nan Liujing said in a deep voice, "Instructors, when that giant claw attacked me before, its power was definitely at the level of a Title Douluo or above. The characteristics of the Dark Nether Land mean that it could not have attacked me in its true form. Please help me to take away the Abyss Energy. It would be best if we could force the Abyss Powerhouse to make a move. I don't believe that it will make a move without a price."

"Old Chen, Old Li." Station Chief No. 4 listened. "Come with me to protect Nan Liujing."

"Okay," the two replied.

Command of the outpost was temporarily handed over to another instructor, and immediately, four streaks of light shot into the sky.

"What, have you come to your senses?" Seeing that Nan Liujing was accompanied by three powerful human beings, the Plague Emperor subconsciously assumed that they were planning to compromise.

To everyone's surprise, Nan Liujing completely ignored him. He deliberately released the Thunderous Hell Vine, making it seem as if the reason he could steal the energy of the abyss was because of the soul.

Soon, the abyssal energy that was trying to escape was completely taken away right before the Plague Emperor's eyes.

"What are you doing?" The Plague Emperor was stunned for a moment, then flew into a rage.

The feeling of committing crimes against one's own flesh was quite exciting. But Nan Liujing didn't stop; for every abyssal creature the outpost's soul-guided weapons destroyed, he forcibly absorbed it.

"Damn it!" The Plague Emperor was furious. From the thick insect fog, hundreds of giant insects with dark green wings flew out quickly. Upon closer inspection, the insects' faces were actually human faces, each one exceptionally ferocious.

"Humph."

The three Soul Douluo guards were no pushovers; they acted with lightning speed, tearing apart a large number of giant insects in an instant, and the abyssal energy they released was also taken away by Nan Liujing.

Seeing that his core followers were almost wiped out, the Plague Emperor was utterly enraged: "You all must die!"

There were no roars, only the insect mist growing thicker and even stickier, with streaks of eerie light flying out, revealing countless tiny insects attaching themselves to the bodies of the abyssal creatures.

Things have changed.

The abyssal creatures that could be torn apart by soul-guided weapons a second ago now have greatly increased defenses. Although they are still dying in batches, the mortality rate is visibly reduced.

More importantly, some of the most powerful soul tools require temporary cooling, which reduces the coverage of firepower. Recently, a group of abyssal creatures have already reached within 300 meters of the outpost.

"Fire cover, take turns engaging in close combat, follow me!" the two instructors shouted, and immediately rushed out of the outpost and charged towards the outside of the base.

Immediately, more than twenty mechs followed, along with nearly two hundred One-Word Battle Armor Masters.

Compared to the vast, densely packed army of the abyss, they were utterly insignificant.

However, once the battle began at close range, the tide turned completely. The human warriors were like tigers among sheep, decimating the Abyss army.

With the help of the battle armor, even the weakest person's combat power is comparable to that of a Soul Saint. Nearly two hundred Soul Saints, led by several high-level Soul Douluos or Title Douluo-level experts, achieved an exceptionally impressive record.

The new experience that the battle armor brought to people made the War God Camp students even more grateful to Nan Liujing.

There are differences in battle armor, and without exception, all the battle armor they possess is of the highest quality!

Just as Nan Liujing had guessed, the Abyss powerhouses had to pay a price for taking the initiative. Seeing Nan Liujing recklessly stealing the energy and humanity easily holding off the Abyss army, the Plague Emperor's eyes, which had strange vortexes, rippled slightly.

His voice echoed throughout the Abyss Plane: "The Dark Netherworld has too many limitations. Humans have increased their strength too much with those armors, and can even withstand the offensive of a large army. We cannot drag this out. Once the seals imprinted on the spatial nodes become invalid, everything we have done will be in vain."

"So what do you want to do?" Soon, other Abyss Emperors from different levels spoke up.

The Plague Emperor's eyes flashed with overwhelming killing intent: "Let's take a gamble. You inject another batch of dimensional primordial energy into me, and I will personally take action. Do you dare?"

"We've come this far, what else can we do but help you?"

The sky cracked open, and countless primordial energies surged in once more.

The Plague Emperor absorbed it all at once. He did not use it to strengthen himself, but instead condensed a layer of armor-like protection. Then he plunged into the spatial passage. The terrifying spatial repulsion force crushed him frantically. The armor constructed from the primordial energy was visibly cracking. However, he managed to squeeze into the Dark Abyss with this protection. But every moment, he had to withstand astonishing pressure. If he made a mistake, he would die on the spot.

All the Abyss Emperors were stunned by his ruthlessness. Once an Abyss Emperor falls, even if he has the means to protect himself, there is a very high probability that he will be overthrown by his subordinates and lose his throne.

The Plague Emperor has actually gone this far; he's so eager to improve.

At that time, everything outside the outpost was under control. The human alliance was even fighting harder and harder, driving the Abyss army back to the front line 500 meters away from the outpost.

The reason for achieving such a feat is quite simple: they could see Nan Liujing deliberately absorbing abyssal energy in the air.

If the enemy cannot revive, it means that this battle is no longer a waste of effort, and every claw mark on their battle armor is no longer ineffective.

The supplies at the outposts are enough to sustain them for a long time, and it is very likely that the rear will reopen the space passage, in which case they can still win.

After thousands of years, they have finally seen the real hope of destroying the Abyss Plane!
"go to hell!"

Suddenly, just as everything was settling down, a chilling sound came from within the insect fog.

A murky beam of light pierced through the thick fog and shot towards Nan Liujing.

"Be careful."

With the enhancement of their battle armor, the three instructors, who had already reached the level of Title Douluo, quickly made their move. As expected, the Abyss powerhouse hidden behind the scenes could not hold back any longer.

However, when the murky light struck the three of them, their expressions immediately changed.

The once lustrous battle armor now appeared as if cursed, turning dull and dilapidated, even tainted with a dense aura of death.

The powerful attack even sent them flying hundreds of meters away on the spot.

The sudden scene stunned everyone.

Immediately afterward, another murky stream of light flew in. This time, Nan Liujing had no one by his side to help him defend himself.

"Liu Jing!" On the battlefield, Yuan En Ye Hui, who had just killed a Soul Emperor-level Abyss Monster with a single punch, exclaimed in surprise.

In the most critical moment, the fifth soul ring on Nan Liujing's body quietly lit up. As silver ripples spread, it was as if the sound of time ticking was flowing. Within a radius of dozens of meters around him, space overlapped, like a dream.

The murky light seemed to be trapped in a maze, darting around aimlessly in the overlapping spaces like a headless fly, but it never managed to attack Nan Liujing.

However, this move seemed to consume a great deal of energy. After avoiding being hit by the attack, Nan Liujing immediately dispelled the release of his soul skill and, relying on his battle armor wings, quickly moved away from his current location.

"Space-Time Domain?" The Plague Emperor's slightly surprised voice came from within the insect fog, but then he sneered, "I'd like to see how long you can hold out."

boom!
The insect mist burst open, revealing a huge gap. Under the horrified gaze of thousands of eyes, a tall, slender figure, several meters high and dressed in a dark robe, floated out. Dark green mist flowed around him, and the surrounding space, corrupted by some unknown force, became stagnant, leaving behind many moss-like, slippery halos.

"Is it a projection or the true form of the Abyss Emperor?"

Everyone's expression froze.

"Plague Kingdom!"

Having descended upon the Dark Lands using a special method, the Plague Emperor dared not delay. With a casual grab of his withered hand, he obtained a scepter, the tip of which glowed with a dark green light. He then pointed it at the ground, and instantly, the earth cracked open, spewing out poisonous mist, and puppets materialized.

"Kill them." The Plague King raised his scepter and pointed it at the outpost.

Instantly, hundreds of plague puppets sprang into action, moving at a speed comparable to a Soul Emperor-level agility-based Soul Master.

One of the unconvinced warriors, wielding a one-word battle armor, threw a punch, and a bizarre scene unfolded: the plague puppet, seemingly with zero defense, immediately exploded.

To everyone's surprise, the exploding puppet released a terrifying mist containing corpse poison. The mist was so fast that the one-word battle armor master couldn't dodge it and was contaminated with a significant amount of it.

His battle armor instantly emitted a corrosive sizzling sound, and the armor quickly rotted, becoming pitted and uneven. If it weren't for its excellent material, it would likely have affected the soul master inside.

"Return."

A sharp-eyed instructor quickly noticed something was wrong and immediately recalled everyone.

"Range attack, unleash!"

Immediately afterwards, the instructor who took over command from the fourth station chief issued another order without delay.

With a thunderous roar, countless torrents of energy surged forth. However, unexpectedly, the plague puppets, which had just been dispersed, quickly coalesced again, appearing only slightly thinner.

"What kind of damn ability is this?" the instructor couldn't help but curse.

"Maintain the attack with the soul tool. Fire and light attribute soul masters take turns attacking."

After being knocked away, the three instructors returned to the outpost, and Station Chief No. 4 said in a deep voice.

"Are you okay?"

Station Master No. 4 then looked at Nan Liujing with a solemn expression.

"It's alright." Nan Liujing shook his head. Thanks to the fifth soul skill, the Time-Space Domain, given to him by the Time-Space Behemoth, he wouldn't have been able to dodge the attack so easily.

A number of War God Camp students gathered around, including Xu Junlan and Jiang Wuyue. They breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Nan Liujing was alright.

Nodding to Yuan Enhui, who looked worried, Nan Liujing hadn't even spoken when he and the others felt the earth tremble.

The battle is not over yet.

People once again prepared to defend themselves against the enemy with solemn expressions.

The Plague King coldly gazed at the outpost. His robes were torn at the back, and countless tentacles emerged from his spine, covered in thick, viscous pus. The tentacles pierced the earth, instantly turning the once flat land into a swamp, which continued to spread towards the outpost.

The Abyss army exploded one after another, and Abyss energy was continuously injected into the Plague Swamp, greatly increasing its strength.

While the Plague Emperor's individual combat strength isn't particularly formidable in the Abyss, his ability to attack multiple targets is enough to rank him among the top six Abyss Emperors.

Woo~
Suddenly, a shrill alarm sounded.

The trainees and ordinary soldiers hadn't noticed anything yet, only staring warily at the suspended Plague Emperor. However, the instructors and the soldiers of the Blood God Legion all had their expressions change drastically.

The wailing alarm is the highest warning from the detection equipment regarding attacks by abyssal creatures. Once this sound is heard, it basically means that the destructive power is absolutely comparable to that of a Super Douluo.

However, in the dark and desolate lands, going back thousands of years, there has never been a warning of this level.

"So this is the true form of the Abyss Emperor?"

People instinctively thought of a possibility, and their expressions turned grim.

How exactly did he manage to descend upon the Dark Lands?
"Activate the outpost's protective shield," Station Master Four shouted quickly, amidst the astonished gazes of the unsuspecting crowd.

The soldiers reacted swiftly, quickly activating the protective shield of the outpost.

Powered by energy battery packs, layers of dark-colored protective shields rose from the ground, quickly enveloping the outpost.

boom!
The plague swamp quickly crashed into the shield, causing violent ripples on its surface, as if it were being torn apart by an invisible giant hand. The energy shield hummed under the strain, and its once stable light began to flicker erratically. Even through several layers of shields, those trapped inside could feel a deadly aura.

Only then did people realize that the situation was far more dangerous than they had imagined.

A demon emperor descending in his true form would be an existence capable of causing annihilation.

The people at the outpost were somewhat confused, even the instructors. The battle armor had indeed helped them reach the level of Title Douluo, but it only helped them. The young people were still far behind. If they were attacked and touched, they might all perish here.

However, if this continues, the soul guide battery pack will eventually run out of energy.

What should I do?
(End of this chapter)