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Chapter 402 I'm laying my cards on the table! I'm not pretending anymore, I am the Sea God! (Please subscribe!!!)

As he repeatedly combed through the energy of the abyss, Su Ming's own cultivation became increasingly stable.

He did not incorporate the power of the Trinity into it, but instead focused purely on the abilities of his future self, gradually engraving his understanding of elemental control, his knowledge of blood cultivation, and his experience in soul power cultivation into the abyss energy.

The only regrettable point is that this part of the abyss energy still belongs to the abyss, because Su Ming was unable to forcibly erase the abyss's imprint from it.

"However, I can already integrate this energy. Once I integrate it, this power will completely belong to me. The only drawback is that the Abyss Saint King has the opportunity to influence me with it."

Su Ming seemed to be lost in thought.

"Is this how the Demon Emperor operated in the original story?"

She absorbed the energy of the abyss, using it to rapidly restore her cultivation and break through to the god level. However, as a price, her corpse would become the most suitable vessel for the Abyss Saint King to descend upon Douluo Continent after her death.

Even before she died, she had to devote her energy to suppressing the influence of the Abyss Saint King on her.

If it can be seized by force, then the Abyss Saint King obviously doesn't need to wait until the Demon Emperor dies.

Therefore, it can still be suppressed.

Once a certain level is reached, it will be able to suppress the Abyss Saint King's control over the Abyss Energy. This level is likely to be god-level.

"This situation is somewhat similar to the struggle for the position of the ruler of a plane."

Su Ming thought of the Will Space.

So, is the complete absorption of abyssal energy simply a contest of shares?
Whoever controls more power can crush the other.

Or rather, whoever has a stronger mark can erode the other's mark, gradually encroaching on the other's territory, strengthening themselves, weakening the other, until they completely devour the other.

Energy is just a blank sheet of paper; whoever can make the imprint more solid will have stronger control over it.

"But there are always risks."

After much deliberation, Su Ming decided not to rashly devour all the abyssal energy.

He needs to study it further and confirm that he can completely resist the erosion of the abyss before he can absorb it.

"This brings us back to the original question: there are several ways to devour abyssal energy. I thought I could follow Tang Wulin's path, isolating the energy before devouring it. Now it seems I overestimated myself. The Golden Dragon Spear and the Silver Dragon Spear are purely imprinted with the mark of the Dragon God."

So, Su Ming has now changed his path.

I'm so bad at this.

I'm not leaving.

I need to change routes.

"I want a backstage presence too!"

Does Su Ming have powerful backers?

Of course there are.

In Douluo Star, his biggest backer is the Lord of the Plane.

"But just as Tang San worried, once the Abyss Saint King learns about the information of the Plane Lord on Douluo Star, the plan to completely devour the Abyss will also fail. Therefore, we cannot openly use the status of the Plane Lord to compete for this part of the Abyss energy."

What should we use?
Su Ming raised his field of vision and arrived at the space of will, looking out at the vast sea that represented both himself and Tang Hao.

"Disguised as the Sea God?"

Not at all.

Knowing of the Sea God's existence will make the Abyss Saint King even more afraid.

"But it's not entirely impossible, because the sea god and the lord of the plane represent different things."

The ruler of a plane represents the entire power of that plane, and is protected by a safety net; even the Abyss Saint King wouldn't dare to invade it casually.

But what if Poseidon isn't at his peak?

"The reason why the Abyss has not launched a full-scale attack is simply because it is worried that the God Realm has disappeared in a fake way and that Tang San is setting a trap to capture him. Therefore, the power of the Sea God has not been revealed for a long time, and he will continue to be suspicious. If the Sea God appears in the world, but only in a damaged state, then the Abyss Saint King will actually breathe a sigh of relief."

Su Ming put himself in the perspective of the Abyss Saint King and felt that this logic made sense.

"Six thousand years, this Abyss Saint King is quite vigilant."

Why did they launch a massive attack on Douluo Star at this juncture?

Su Ming narrowed his eyes. Was it because he had reached the kill threshold?
No.

Because of Tang Wulin.

There has always been a balance between the Abyss and Douluo, which the Abyss Saint King deliberately maintained.

As Tang Wulin demonstrated his ability to devour the energy of the abyss, the Abyss Saint King seized the opportunity to strike. What seemed like a passive move was actually the culmination of a long period of preparation, finally seizing the moment.

He saw in Tang Wulin the possibility of Tang San having a backup plan, so he no longer hesitated.

"So what I have to do is to reveal the contingency plan left by the Sea God or the divine realm in advance, use the Sea God as a disguise, and also put on a brave but cowardly act."

"No, I don't need to pretend. I don't have the power of a god-king. I don't need to pretend. On the contrary, I should flaunt it when I'm pretending."

In Su Ming's mind, a plan gradually took shape.

Besides being flamboyant, he also needed to prepare for the contingency plan left by the Sea God—the true power of the Sea God—and to achieve this—

"I have to be angry with Tang San during the second Douji era."

Lure Tang San into making a move, then transfer Tang San's power to Dou San!

While considering the feasibility of the plan, Su Ming also began to gather the Sea God faith he had previously collected.

To be honest, he had secretly collected quite a bit of sea god faith before, and even used it to lure Ah Yin back in the Sea God Pavilion. Even Ah Yin couldn't sense anything unusual, so the Abyss Saint King would be even less able to see through him.

"Seance!"

Su Ming didn't hesitate either. He directly activated his faith in the Sea God, performed a divine invocation, and began to devour the energy of the abyss, using the Sea God's status to suppress the abyssal energy.

It appears to be the Sea God's position that is suppressing it, but in reality it is the position of the plane's lord that is suppressing it.

As Su Ming absorbed the energy of the abyss, the Abyss Saint King also became active again within the abyss.

He looked towards Douluo Star, gazing at the spatial passage leading to Douluo Star in the abyss, his eyes flashing with anger and confusion.

"Who? Who is devouring my abyssal energy?"

Douluo Star!
He sensed it; the energy that had just been stolen had all reached Douluo Star and was being absorbed and refined!
He forcibly invaded the past.

Using the energy of the abyss, he intends to descend into that person's body.

However, the next second, he showed a surprised expression.

"I... can't get through?"

Is his share of that abyssal energy now completely suppressed?

"how is this possible?"

He continued his attempt to descend, and this time, he felt an immense and boundless aura.

"Is this the sea god?"

His expression changed drastically. He severed his connection with the energy of the abyss and almost destroyed the spatial passage before fleeing far away.

But he wasn't easily intimidated; after a moment of panic, he quickly regained his composure.

"That's not the true form of the Sea God. It doesn't even have his divine consciousness or divine power. It's just the pure Sea God status at work, which is why I can't penetrate it."

The Abyss Saint King took a deep breath to calm himself down, and then began to think seriously.

"The disappearance of the divine realm is most likely true, but I'm afraid of the possibility that it might happen, so I've been cautious for so many years. Now that the power of the sea god has finally appeared, it's very likely that they can't hold back any longer."

Only he himself knew how serious his blood-sucking of Douluo Star had been over the past six thousand years.

It's fair to say that Douluo Star is practically an empty shell.

They can't hold on any longer.

"No rush, we can't rush it yet, I still need a definite answer."

The Abyss Saint King wanted to verify this.

How can we prove that a lower plane has escaped the control of the divine realm?

(End of this chapter)