Thinking back to those days, not even that long ago—just five years—Su Ming had fought with them on the tournament stage.
Yes, it had only been five years.
Su Ming now was just over eighteen years old.
Yuan'en Yehui suppressed the turmoil in her heart, took a deep breath, and asked, "Hall Master, why did you keep me back this time and not let me go to the Abyssal battlefield?"
Su Ming said, "It's not that I won't let you go there. It's that before you go, I need your help with some matters."
Hearing Su Ming's words, Yuan'en Yehui's expression darkened.
She guessed what Su Ming wanted to say.
"Take me to your family."
Yuan'en Yehui gave a bitter smile.
"The Yuan'en Family does have a Limit Douluo, but my Martial Soul..."
"Don't worry. I will deal with the Demon Plane's invasion. With all of Douluo Continent's Limit Douluos gathered at the Abyssal battlefield, do you think our entire Douluo Planet can't handle a small Demon Plane?"
Upon hearing this, Yuan'en Yehui first felt surprise and joy, then relief, as if a long-troubling problem had been resolved. Immediately after, she felt shock, which turned into horror.
"You want to introduce the Demon Plane invasion into the Abyssal battlefield as well?"
Su Ming raised an eyebrow.
"What do you mean 'Demon Plane invasion'? Is our Douluo Planet only capable of being invaded?"
Did they look down on their own plane that much?
Douluo Planet had over thirty Limit Douluos on paper.
With so many Limit Douluos, couldn't they counter-invade?
"But, the Demon Plane and the Abyss Plane..."
Su Ming sneered, "Two planes that rely on invasion to strengthen themselves, when they meet, will definitely not ally."
The Abyss viewed Douluo Planet as a thorn in its side. Adding a Demon Plane would only become meat in its eyes.
The Demon Plane's best strategy would be to sever the planar channel.
But Su Ming wouldn't allow that. He would immediately spread Douluo's laws over.
He believed the Abyssal Sage King would also act with perfect tacit understanding.
With the two planes forcibly bound together, the Demon Plane simply couldn't escape.
Thus, their best strategy would be to ally with Douluo Planet to fight the Abyss together.
As for whether the Abyssal Sage King would think the Demon Plane's joining would affect his plan to devour Douluo Planet, there was also no need to worry.
Strictly speaking, the Demon Plane was merely well-connected, not inherently powerful.
The strongest demons within the plane were only at the limit level.
In contrast, the Abyssal Sage King was genuinely powerful.
Strength was his greatest confidence.
Of course, Su Ming didn't explain these details to Yuan'en Yehui.
He only asked Yuan'en Yehui to take him to the Yuan'en Family.
If he remembered correctly, the Yuan'en Family had a Limit Douluo.
The Yuan'en Family.
This was a very remote village, not appearing very luxurious overall. It seemed the residents here weren't particularly wealthy.
The Yuan'en Family was located in this small mountain village. They had connections with the outside world, but not many.
As Yuan'en Yehui arrived outside the village with Su Ming, he felt a powerful aura erupted from within.
Soon after, a tall figure rapidly approached, finally stopping twenty meters in front of Su Ming.
It was a tall elderly man, yet he showed no signs of frailty. Instead, his entire body exuded a sense of power.
He looked at Yuan'en Yehui, surprise flashing in his eyes.
"Yehui..."
Seeing her grandfather, Yuan'en Yehui instinctively hid behind Su Ming's back.
Yuan'en Zhentian gave a bitter smile.
His gaze focused on Su Ming.
Su Ming—he recognized him!
Although the Yuan'en Family lived in seclusion, they still needed to cultivate and learn forging. They were certainly familiar with Su Ming.
He had also heard that Su Ming was searching everywhere for Limit Douluos to participate in the war against the Abyss.
He hadn't expected Su Ming to find even the Yuan'en Family.
"Su Ming."
"Yuan'en Zhentian."
After exchanging names, Su Ming didn't beat around the bush and directly stated his purpose.
"I am here for two reasons. First, to invite Clan Leader Yuan'en to the Abyssal battlefield to fight against the Abyss together. Second, regarding Yuan'en Yehui—the problem with her should be resolved."
Yuan'en Zhentian wore an expression that said he had guessed as much.
"Yehui's demon bloodline will bring disaster. If President Su Ming can step in to help, my Yuan'en Family would be immensely grateful."
Su Ming waved his hand.
"Clan Leader Yuan'en, after you go to the Abyssal battlefield, your task might not be to fight the Abyss, but to fight demons."
Yuan'en Zhentian was stunned.
What?
Su Ming said seriously, "You heard correctly. Fight demons. I plan to open the Demon Gate at the Abyssal battlefield. I will unite with many of the Federation's Limit Douluos to suppress and solidify the Demon Gate. Afterwards, the task of guarding the Demon Gate will be entrusted to you."
Su Ming's words left Yuan'en Zhentian unable to recover for a long time.
"My Yuan'en Family may not be capable..."
Yuan'en Zhentian hesitated, not daring to accept.
Because he knew his family's strength was insufficient; they couldn't possibly suppress the Demon Plane.
"Just cooperation is needed."
Su Ming looked at the village behind Yuan'en Zhentian, his tone meaningful. "The strength of the Yuan'en Family is not weak."
Yuan'en Zhentian fell silent.
He remained silent for a long time before saying, "I still don't understand the purpose of opening the Demon Gate there. Why not completely solve this flaw and destroy the Demon Gate?"
"You'll understand when the time comes. The pressure of guarding the Demon Gate will be significant, and other Limit Douluos will also intervene. After all, during the fight against the Abyss, one also needs some... relaxation."
Although they could now absorb Abyssal energy, most of the energy from killed Abyssal creatures would still flow back to the Abyss.
Back when Su Ming first established the grand formation, its initial absorption speed was extremely fast. But now the formation had reached operational saturation. The amount of Abyssal energy absorbed now depends entirely on the absorption efficiency of the Spirit Masters below.
After careful consideration, Yuan'en Zhentian agreed to Su Ming's proposal.
He glanced at Yuan'en Yehui and took her back into the family alone.
Since there was a possibility of resolving the problem, many conflicts should also be tried to be talked out.
Su Ming didn't eavesdrop.
By the next day, the entire Yuan'en Family had mobilized and headed for the Abyssal battlefield.
Su Ming did not help Yuan'en Zhentian forge Four-Word Battle Armor to directly break through to Quasi-God.
He didn't even take action to help Yuan'en Tiandang recover.
Although he could easily gain one Quasi-God and one Demigod, Su Ming hadn't forgotten the Yuan'en Family's connection with Er Ming.
Abyssal Battlefield.
Su Ming finally returned.
He found the Blood God Legion under great pressure. The Sage King on the Abyssal side seemed to know Su Ming had left. During this month, he had continuously launched Abyssal tides and personally attacked twice.
If not for Chen Xinjie and Cao Dezhi each erupting once, barely holding the line, the Blood God Legion's defenses would have certainly been breached.
Blood God Camp.
Su Ming summoned all the Blood Gods.
He had gathered many Limit Douluos, but not every Limit Douluo was a Blood God.
The rule for becoming a Blood God was to kill an Abyssal Emperor.
During this period, although there had been multiple Abyssal tides since the Limit Douluos arrived at the front lines, not everyone had the opportunity to face an Emperor and kill one.
There were Emperors at the ordinary Titled Douluo level. But during large-scale battles, if a Limit Douluo were to face them, it would be a waste of their combat power.
It might be acceptable under normal circumstances, but not when the situation was tense.
"Everyone, I have an idea I'd like to discuss with you all here."
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