Douluo: The Throne of Ice

Chapter 245 Tang Hao's Demise, the Origin of the Plane and the Strange Embryo

The extreme collision of the three divine powers caused a terrifying shockwave, as if a natural disaster had struck, to be felt within a radius of thousands of miles.

The rocks crumbled, and many mountain peaks trembled. Countless plants were covered with frost and countless evil energies. High above, the space overlapped layer by layer, and then shattered into countless transparent fragments like a broken mirror.

Tang Hao looked extremely disheveled. His original black robe was torn, and drops of blood were flowing from the hand holding the Clear Sky Hammer. The next moment, Tang Hao leaned forward violently, vomited a mouthful of black blood, and swayed as a result.

Although the Great Sumeru Hammer was powerful, it was too much of a strain for him to use it in his current state. After this strike, his condition plummeted, and his aura dropped to the quasi-god level in a short while. However, as a blue aura bloomed within his body, his aura barely recovered and he managed to stay at the level of a newly ascended god.

Bibi Dong and Xue Ling, who had blocked the Great Sumeru Hammer head-on, also had traces of blood seeping from the corners of their mouths, but compared to Tang Hao, their condition could be said to be as good as it gets.

Xue Ling's hand holding the Ice God Sword trembled slightly. Her pretty face, which bore a striking resemblance to the Snow Emperor, was now somewhat pale. Looking at Tang Hao, who was now at the end of his strength, in the sky, she chuckled softly and then said:

"It's a pity that the attack didn't kill you directly. I've sensed the divine power within you before, but it's already depleted. Before long, you won't be able to maintain your True God level cultivation anymore. At that time, even without our intervention, the injuries caused by your forced activation of the divine technique, along with your already severe internal injuries, will kill you directly."

Tang Hao stared coldly at the two of them, then looked up at the empty sky with a bitter smile on his lips.

"Yes, the Great Sumeru Hammer I unleashed with all my divine power had reached the level of a second-level god, yet it still couldn't kill you. Such is fate. We... have ultimately lost..."

As a powerful aura rose behind the two women, the corpses of the two divine beasts turned into dust and disappeared at a visible speed. Shu Yan's arms flashed with two completely different lights. He slowly opened his eyes and stared directly at Tang Hao in the sky. His eyes flashed with a cold light. In just an instant, he appeared in front of Tang Hao and grabbed the other's throat.

"Tang Hao, I've been waiting for you for a long time."

Shu Yan's voice was slightly hoarse. Tang Hao stared intently at Shu Yan, but after a moment, he suddenly relaxed and said intermittently:

"Please... spare... Xiao Qi..."

Shu Yan sneered and increased the force in his hand, instantly crushing Tang Hao into a cloud of blood mist.

The evil god's scepter drew a strange rune in the void, completely absorbing all the energy in Tang Hao's body, and then slowly flowing into Shu Yan's body.

Turning back, Shu Yan looked at Bibi Dong and Xue Ling, the coldness in his eyes slowly dissipating, and then a smile appeared on his face.

"Thank you so much for your help this time, seniors."

Xue Ling waved her hand, looked at Shu Yan with gentle eyes, and then said:

"This is my duty as the guardian of the Ice God's legacy."

Bibi Dong sneered and said:

"You know that much, yet you're so bold. What if the two of us fail to stop Tang Hao? Let's see how you clean up that mess."

Shu Yan simply smiled and didn't say anything to refute Bibi Dong.

That's just her personality; she might be a bit sharp-tongued, but she means well. Now is not the time to argue with her, so Shu Yan let her be.

Turning around, the three of them stood in the void, looking down at the Haotian Sect's base that had been completely destroyed.

After sensing it for a moment, Bibi Dong said with a hint of amusement:

"Before I even made a move, the commotion caused by those two beasts and Tang Hao alone has killed nearly 70% of the disciples in the Clear Sky Sect's territory. Tang Hao aside for now, but a soul beast is still a soul beast after all; it won't truly care about the lives of these people..."

Xue Ling, standing to the side, raised an eyebrow and glanced at Bibi Dong with a slight tilt of her head.

Shu Yan's gaze swept over the ruins, and in the distance, a group of surviving Haotian Sect disciples and experts were gathered. The old man leading them, whose soul power level had reached level ninety-eight, should be the current Haotian Douluo.

When Shu Yan looked over, the old man's soul trembled. Then, his martial soul was automatically released, and a giant hammer wrapped in lightning appeared beside him. Nine soul rings, one yellow, two purple, and six black, rose up. The ninth soul ring was black with some red visible in it, indicating that its age was very close to 100,000 years.

"To reach level 98 without a 100,000-year spirit ring?"

Bibi Dong was slightly surprised. With a wave of her hand, the martial souls of the remaining people automatically possessed them. The yellow, purple and black lights were very dazzling, but there was not a single 100,000-year soul ring among them.

Shu Yan chuckled, not really caring, and casually said:

"After those two beasts took control of the Haotian Sect, they became the Grand Master and Second Master of the Haotian Sect, respectively. However, each generation of Haotian Douluo could not become the Sect Master; at most, they could only become the Grand Elder of the sect."

"Moreover, those two beasts do not allow the Haotian Sect experts who have broken through to the Title Douluo level to hunt 100,000-year-old soul beasts. The old man is even older than Xuanzi, but he has only just entered the 98th level, which shows how much his potential is affected."

Shu Yan learned all of this from the memories of the two divine beasts. After devouring all the energy and souls of the two divine beasts, he could use the power of the head soul bone to obtain any information he wanted from them, including their memories in the God Realm.

Having said that, Shu Yan opened a spatial passage, and Xue Ling followed him as he turned and left. Before leaving, Shu Yan paused, then turned back slightly and said:

"As for the remnants of the Haotian Sect, you can decide what to do with them, senior. Whether to release them or kill them is up to you."

With that, Shu Yan and Xue Ling disappeared into the spatial passage.

Bibi Dong's gaze swept over the trembling remnants of the Haotian Sect, a playful smile curving her lips...

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After returning to Xingluo City, Shu Yan had a brief conversation with the women before immediately entering seclusion.

The souls and all the energy of the two divine beasts, the divine origin of Tang Hao, the core of life light obtained from the Golden Tree, and the vast energy that Shu Yan had previously stored were all swirling around Shu Yan, each emitting a different aura.

Shu Yan entered a strange state. His consciousness entered a blank world, and his soul seemed to be sublimating. Even the various spirits within Shu Yan's body sensed it, sitting quietly in Shu Yan's spiritual sea, calmly feeling the changes within themselves.

Countless energies transformed into beams of light that surged into Shu Yan's body, and the rudimentary form of the third soul core had already taken shape. As the massive energy poured in, the originally incomplete rudimentary form gradually grew stronger and more complete.

The terrifying energy fluctuations slightly distorted the surrounding space, and his divinity became increasingly intense. He was not only condensing his third soul core, but also completing the final step before becoming a god.

The two divine positions within his body resonated with each other. As the first divine power originating from his own essence was born, everything around Shu Yan suddenly became nothingness, and his figure mysteriously vanished from the spot, as if he had never existed at all...

……

In the blank world, Shu Yan slowly opened his eyes.

The space around him was blank, pure white and clean, with countless golden points of light floating around him. An indescribable energy protected this blank but sacred space.

Not far in front of Shu Yan, a soft white light cluster hovered quietly in mid-air. The familiar aura made Shu Yan's heart skip a beat, and he subconsciously murmured:

"The origin of dimensions?"

Shu Yan was surrounded by a group of golden light spots as he gradually approached the white light orb. Suddenly, a thought emanated from the light orb and then clearly appeared in Shu Yan's consciousness.

The light on the white orb changed slightly. The originally soft white orb twisted slightly, and a shape resembling an embryo was vaguely revealed.

The embryo slowly detached from the white light cluster and gradually approached Shu Yan. Only then did Shu Yan see the true appearance of the embryo.

The embryo was as white as jade, exuding the most primal life force. It had a strange aura that made people unconsciously feel pity and affection for it. But for some reason, Shu Yan felt that the embryo resonated very strongly with something within him.

As Shu Yan's forehead touched the embryo, the embryo instantly transformed into a stream of white energy and entered Shu Yan's body.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

Shu Yan felt an unprecedented clarity and understanding in his mind. In an instant, his consciousness seemed to appear in every corner of the continent at the same time. In that instant, nothing, whether it was the birth or death of life or the most subtle changes in the world, could escape Shu Yan's eyes and perception.

As his consciousness gradually sank, Shu Yan's body was enveloped by countless golden light spots. In this blank world, only this golden halo shone brightly and shone brilliantly.

……

Since Shu Yan came out of seclusion, time has passed little by little.

In this tense atmosphere, time tends to pass much faster than usual.

In the Starry Sky Forest, the spatial passage that Shu Yan had sealed away showed signs of expanding once again.

The aura of a powerful being from another dimension clearly entered the Douluo plane. Centered on the point where the spatial passage descended, all the soul beasts within a radius of a hundred miles were driven away and relocated. Di Tian and many ferocious beasts resided here, keeping a close eye on the spatial passage that exuded an aura of destruction.

As the spatial passage expanded to a certain extent, some vanguard forces from the Abyss Plane also arrived in the Douluo Plane through the spatial passage. However, the strongest of these Abyss forces were only at the level of human Soul Emperor and Soul Saint. They were easily strangled by the roots and vines of the Ten Thousand Demon King, which had already spread across the surrounding land, and then turned into Abyss energy and returned to the spatial passage.

Gradually, both humans and soul beasts figured out the characteristics of these abyssal planes, and subsequently, an even greater panic arose among both the human and soul beast races.

Deep within the Star Dou Great Forest, the Silver Dragon King's purple dragon eyes pierced through space, staring intently at the spatial passage. Then, she sighed softly, turning her gaze to the southwest, the direction where Star Luo City was located. The Silver Dragon King found it difficult to describe her feelings. Although she was reluctant to admit it, Shu Yan was indeed the only chance for the Douluo Plane at present. Only if he successfully became a god could they completely turn the tide and give the Douluo Plane a new future, instead of becoming nourishment for the growth of the Abyss Plane.

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In Xingluo City.

Several people sat in the pavilion, their faces showing a hint of worry.

Dugu Yan silently put down the drinks and pastries, then gave a slight bow and left.

After looking at the several intelligence reports scattered on the table for a long time, he sighed softly and then said:

"It's hard to imagine that the Douluo Continent would encounter such a disaster at this time. According to Elder Qian, increasingly powerful abyssal creatures are emerging from the spatial passages that appeared along the southern coast. The strongest one is equivalent to a human Soul Douluo in strength. Moreover, the abyssal creatures are strange and unpredictable, and we simply cannot kill them completely with our current methods..."

"This is fundamentally a war with a vastly unequal strength. If the Abyss Plane were to launch a full-scale invasion, humanity's defenses would likely collapse completely within a few days, and then it would be a true catastrophe..."

Su Tong leaned on Ruan Qinyu's shoulder, her face slightly tired. These days, because members of the Su family were migrating to the Star Luo Empire one after another, Su Tong had been busy settling them in.

Spatial channels have also appeared on Douling's side, but their development speed is relatively slow. The energy required to develop spatial channels is enormous, and the Abyss Plane also has to pay a considerable price.

The reason why the Abyss Plane was willing to spend so much to open up so many spatial channels was probably because it saw that the Douluo Plane was completely powerless to resist at this time, and wanted to take the opportunity to take over the entire Douluo Plane in one fell swoop.

Shu Yan has been in seclusion for some time, but he has not shown any signs of aura. Even the space within a hundred meters of where he is in seclusion has become distorted, making it impossible for anyone to get close. Qian Gu Chaosheng has also come several times during this period, but the conclusions he has reached are all the same.

With his strength, neither his soul power nor his mental power could penetrate that distorted space, but he still had a faint feeling that Shu Yan was not in any danger.

After sitting for a while, everyone got up to leave.

"Recently, the panic and fear among the people in the country has become increasingly severe, and even Xingluo City has not been spared. I must represent the royal family to appease the people. Everyone, please continue to rest. I must go and attend to my duties..."

After saying this, he got up and left the pavilion. Under the protection of Nebula Douluo, he left the princess's residence.

Looking at the worry on everyone's faces, Ruan Qinyu really didn't know how to comfort them.

Some of these spatial portals appear near large human cities, making it impossible to hide them from the public. Human leaders and powerful figures have held numerous meetings and discussions about this issue, and even the most powerful and independent Sun Moon Empire has not been able to remain unaffected...

The reason is simple: the spatial portal that appeared in the Sun Moon Empire was located right in the center of Mingdu City. This was like stabbing a poisonous thorn directly into the heart of the Sun Moon Empire. They couldn't ignore it or stay out of it...

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(End of this chapter)