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"A year and a half ago, a silver-haired woman entered the Abyssal Plane. And you're telling me you knew nothing of it?" Ye Lan interrogated.
"Silver-haired woman!?" The Abyssal Sage King's expression twisted in agony as he frantically searched his memories. "My Lord! My Lord! I remember now!! A year ago, a silver-haired woman did indeed come, but I only saw her once. After that... I died."
Ye Lan studied him. The Sage King's terror didn't seem faked. After a moment of silence, Ye Lan said coldly, "You can die now."
In the next heartbeat, the Abyssal Sage King exploded. Flesh and bone separated instantly, turning into a fine crimson mist. Watching the mist slowly reform into abyssal fog, Ye Lan sneered, "What a ridiculous mechanism."
He stroked his chin, pondering why the Sage King had died upon meeting Gu Yuena. If she had defeated him, why was she the one who ended up dead? Was it possible that her killer wasn't the Abyssal Sage King, but someone else entirely?
Previously, Ye Lan assumed the Sage King had set a trap. But now that he understood the chasm between a God-King and a First-Class God, he knew it was impossible. Gu Yuena, with her God-King level mental realm, could not have been killed by these abyssal underlings.
Ye Lan activated his Golden Dragon Pupils and Void Thought, scanning the entirety of the First Level. He detected a trace of Gu Yuena's aura near the Abyssal Palace and descended instantly.
As he immersed himself in the lingering traces, he sensed not only her aura but also a second, incredibly violent energy—and a third, even higher-tier presence. Ye Lan recognized it immediately: it was the aura of a Pseudo God-King.
In the original records, aside from the fusion of Life and Destruction or the Dragon God, no one reached that level. Was the invasion actually planned by the Golden Dragon King?
"Golden Dragon King... or the Dragon God..." Ye Lan murmured. As for why the presence had vanished, it was likely Gu Yuena's doing. Had she not acted a year and a half ago, before the ten-thousand-year Blue Silver Grass on Douluo Star was ready, the planet would have been enslaved or destroyed.
As Ye Lan sank into his grief, a roar tore through the air.
"DIE!!!!"
The resurrected Abyssal Sage King lunged, swinging the Heaven-Sucking Abyssal Halberd at Ye Lan's back. The halberd tore through space, striking Ye Lan with full force.
CLANG!!!
The deafening impact left the Sage King's ears ringing. The recoil shattered his palms, sending blood spraying. Looking at the blue-haired human who hadn't budged an inch, the Sage King's hands began to tremble.
"What... what kind of monster are you?! Even a God-King couldn't take that hit directly!"
"Have you not eaten? Put some strength into it," Ye Lan said, turning his head to look back calmly.
The Sage King's face flushed with humiliated rage. He gripped the halberd and unleashed a frenzy of slashes, thrusts, and strikes.
Clink! Clink! Clink! Clink!
No matter how he swung, he couldn't breach Ye Lan's defense. Ye Lan, finding a flicker of interest, turned around and used his fingernails to deflect the incoming strikes. Sparks flew as the halberd collided with his nails. In a single second, the Sage King had attacked a thousand times.
The horror for the Sage King was that every single strike was perfectly parried. Defense, attack, agility, mental power—he was inferior in every fundamental metric.
"Too weak. You aren't even qualified to be my nail clipper," Ye Lan remarked.
In the next instant, the Sage King's ten-meter-tall frame was compressed down to a single meter. His face and body were crushed under atmospheric pressure, turning him into a pulp of meat. A blink later, that pulp turned back into abyssal mist to await resurrection.
Ye Lan was merely testing his limits. The undying, half-step God-King Sage King served as a decent training dummy.
Polarized Spirit of Xuanwu and Xuanwu Divine Body provided nine times God-King level defense and 94% damage reduction. Combined with the 100% defense bonus from the Million-Year Great Kun Torso Bone, his defense approached the Pseudo God-King level. This was why the Sage King couldn't even scratch him.
As the mist began to take human shape again, the Sage King trembled. "Wait!! Listen—"
"If you have something to say," Ye Lan roared, "say it to my Haymaker!!!"
An eight-thousand-meter-tall Xuanwu phantom slammed into the Sage King. The terrifying power pulverized the Abyssal Palace and the ten-thousand-meter spiral mountain into dust. The raw damage of Spirit of Xuanwu was now 300% of Ye Lan's maximum HP—and that was without counting other bonuses. If he used all his skills and Divine Tools, this one punch would have annihilated the entire Abyssal Plane.
The mist reformed once more. The Sage King spoke at lightning speed: "My Lord!! If we cooperate, we can create a New Divine Realm!! You can be the God-King—the Master of the Realm!! I know the locations of many other planes!! If you spare me, I'll tell you everything!!!"
"I don't need it," Ye Lan said flatly.
He continued his testing. As the Sage King was killed over and over, Ye Lan gradually adapted to his Polarized skills. To prevent the collapse of space, he had disabled Heart of Life, Lungs of Destruction, and I Want to Grow Up. By his calculations, even if the Dragon God were resurrected, he could defeat it. His only fear was that if he couldn't control this power, he might kill Gu Yuena along with the Dragon God.
Eventually, after an uncounted number of deaths, the Sage King began to beg for mercy. The "infinite resurrection" granted by the Abyss had become a curse of eternal torture.
"My Lord!! Kill me for good!!! The Heaven-Sucking Abyssal Halberd is the primary authority of this plane!! Please, take it!! It's a Divine Tool—even if you don't want it, give it to a friend!!"
Looking at the death-seeking despair of the Sage King, the sadness in Ye Lan's heart began to ebb. He took the halberd and looked at the shivering King.
"Abyssal Sage King, planar wars are always like this. The moment you decided to devour Douluo Star, your fate was sealed. Countless people died during your invasion. To appease those spirits... please die."
The Sage King let out a breath of relief, casting one last lingering look at his ruined home. The halberd pierced through his chest. He was absorbed entirely by the weapon, which then flashed with a blood-red light.
The primary authority of the Abyss merged with the additions Ye Lan had gained from killing the other Lords and the hundred billion monsters. This totalled about 50% of the Abyssal authority. Combined with his existing status as the Master of Douluo, Ye Lan now held 60% of the authority over the future "Divine Realm."
Two blurred instincts flickered in his mind, both wanting to devour the other. Being a child of Douluo, Ye Lan didn't hesitate; he converted all Abyssal energy into the authority of the Master of Douluo.
Immediately, Ye Lan's body and the entire Abyssal Plane surged toward the Douluo Star.
On the Douluo Star, people and Spirit Beasts outside the "Abyss Level 9" instance looked up in awe. The sky was shifting from blood-red to a vibrant tapestry of five colors. The theme remained azure, but within it flowed brilliant chromatic energy. The massive black vortex that had spanned the sky dissolved into a pillar of energy, pouring into the planet.
Douluo Star felt as if it had hit a "fast-forward" button. Life began to explode in growth. Barren soil sprouted lush green grass and wildflowers. Dry riverbeds filled with clear streams teeming with fish and shrimp. Miles of rice paddies turned into a golden ocean of grain. Small hills swelled into mountain ranges covered in dense forests.
The planet grew larger, the oceans more blue and vast. Its area was expanding by the second as it absorbed the converted Abyssal energy.
"Xiao Lan must have succeeded!!" Bibi Dong exclaimed, sensing the enriched Spirit Power in the air.
"Hahaha!! I knew he could do it! As expected of my Qian family's son-in-law!!" Qian Daoliu laughed heartily.
"Well said, Grand Priest! He's the pride of the Dugu family!" Dugu Bo added, not to be outdone.
Di Tian watched the sky in a daze. "Ye Lan, you actually did it... You defeated the entire Abyss alone."
Even Su Yuntao, holding Sisi, looked up with tears in his eyes. "Xiao Lan, you've done it. You're only one step from godhood now, aren't you? Big brother Tianyang... it won't be long before we meet again!!"
Sea God Island
Yu Xiaogang gripped his hands so hard his knuckles turned white. For a month, the Douluo Empire had been building hype for Ye Lan's conquest of the Abyss. Even at Shrek on Sea God Island, the news had been confirmed by Bo Saixi.
The disappearance of the vortex and the miraculous transformation of the world was a reality Yu Xiaogang didn't want to accept. He wished he could gouge his eyes out. If only he had taken Ye Lan as a disciple back in Notting Academy, he would be the "Master of a God" right now!
"So what if he defeated the Sage King!?" he hissed. "Xiao San will surely achieve the position of Dual Gods!!!"
Liu Erlong gripped his arm, her expression complex. "Regardless, Ye Lan saving the world is a good thing. We don't have to worry about our safety anymore."
Flend, Ma Hongjun, and others felt the same. Meanwhile, Tang San adjusted his hood and continued his march toward the City of Slaughter. No matter what, he had to inherit the Dual God seats. He had to avenge his grandmother and repay her kindness, even if it meant killing his own grandfather!
(End of Chapter)