While Su Ming and the Abyssal Sage King were locked in struggle, it was the Wisdom Monarch and the many Spirit Masters of Douluo Star whose hearts were in their throats.
A spear or a great halberd could tear through space and descend at any moment, without any warning whatsoever. There was no place to hide, no way to avoid it.
Moreover, their attacks ignored defenses. Coupled with their terrifying strength, if one of those attacks landed, death was certain.
Of course, the two were evenly matched, and neither had actually caused any deaths among their own subordinates.
There were injuries, but those were merely caused by the aftershocks of their clashes.
After dozens of probing exchanges, Su Ming directly shifted his target.
The Pioneer Spear no longer targeted the Wisdom Monarch. It bypassed him and thrust toward the Demon Emperor deep within the Abyss.
Demon Emperor: ???
After a moment of confusion, came sheer terror.
His greatest strength was defense. Yet, before Su Ming's Pioneer Spear, defense meant nothing.
When Fate's Sorrow was used skillfully, it could replicate the effect of the Super Divine Artifact, the Heaven Saint Abyss-Cleaving Halberd, which ignored defenses!
The Abyssal Sage King had also long been on guard against Su Ming suddenly targeting other Monarchs.
As he moved to intercept, he was also puzzled, unsure how the Demon Emperor had drawn Su Ming's attention.
Even the Heaven Saint Abyss-Cleaving Halberd, which ignored defenses, needed to lock onto its target first.
Only after locking on could it exert its defense-ignoring properties and shatter space to destroy the target.
He didn't understand the principle of Su Ming's methods, but he suspected they also required locking on.
However, the Demon Emperor had never been on the battlefield and was currently hiding deep within the Abyss. Yet Su Ming could still thrust a spear at him.
Although he had successfully intercepted it, the Abyssal Sage King couldn't bring himself to be happy about it. He felt a chill run down his spine.
Had his Abyss been penetrated this deeply without his knowledge?
He admitted he had harbored ill intentions by appearing not far from the Douluo God Realm's territory, but he hadn't even started any action yet!
Before he could act, unaware, Su Ming of the Douluo plane had already penetrated his Abyss this deeply!
The Abyssal Sage King gave the Demon Emperor a meaningful look.
If his guess was correct, the Demon Emperor was no longer safe either. He had likely become a coordinate for the other side to establish another channel.
Even if he cut the channel and escaped, he would be locked onto again.
His previous thoughts had been too naive.
Sever the channel?
Even if he escaped the God Realm's pursuit, he would only diminish his own strength. Ultimately, Su Ming would still locate him and cross space to establish a new channel.
A wave of grief and indignation surged in the Abyssal Sage King's heart.
In other words, he had been harboring reverent caution, not recklessly devouring his target, and yet his escape route had been blocked?
In the past, when the Abyss targeted someone, it would definitely consume them completely, growing stronger itself.
Never had it been like this, with the Sage King fearing the target's backing from the God Realm and losing before even fighting. The enemy was practically in his face, and he was still contemplating how to sever the channel and escape the God Realm's pursuit.
"The seventeenth layer, the Demon Emperor's fourth layer... I wonder how many other Monarchs Su Ming has locked onto."
The Abyssal Sage King murmured.
"No, there must be more."
Since Su Ming had revealed his lock on the Demon Emperor, there must be other Monarchs hidden.
He couldn't possibly kill all his subordinate Monarchs, so he had no choice but to fight to the death.
With this thought becoming clear, the Abyssal Sage King's gaze turned cold and sharp.
He stared at Su Ming on the battlefield and took a step forward.
He was safe.
Taking another step, he had already entered the small planar channel.
The Abyssal Sage King had now crossed over in his main body, entering this small plane.
His aura pounded the world on all sides with impunity, causing the plane's laws to constantly shatter.
This was only a newborn plane; naturally, it couldn't withstand the descent of a Chief God-level powerhouse like himself.
As the small plane's laws collapsed, the power of the Abyss rapidly spread, eroding the entire small plane.
He was transforming this small planar channel.
Since he had already prepared to fight to the death and settle things with the Douluo plane, he might as well go all the way.
In the past, the Abyss had always enjoyed turning battlefields into its own territory.
Wherever Abyssal laws reached, the laws of all other planes were suppressed.
Su Ming raised an eyebrow.
The Abyssal Sage King had come out!
He wasn't being timid anymore?
Su Ming didn't know what was going through the Abyssal Sage King's mind, and he was also surprised by the change.
However, this wasn't a bad thing.
Douluo Star's overall strength was inferior to the Abyss.
But as long as he was here, he didn't need to worry about not being able to hold back the Abyss.
And Su Ming was confident in himself. He didn't believe he would fail to take down the Abyss in the future.
Therefore, the Abyssal Sage King coming out was an absolute good thing.
This was how it should be!
Su Ming revealed an excited expression.
His Spirit Power also began to spread.
His own realm wasn't enough, so he made up for it with technique.
The Pioneer's Will fused into his Spirit Power, then, using the External World, fused into the blank domain provided by his Three-Word Battle Armor. In an instant, it covered half of the small plane.
Within the small plane, the very world in the area occupied by the Abyssal army trembled. Space shattered. Cracks filled the heaven and earth.
The sky grew dim, then in the blink of an eye, turned pitch black.
Abyssal energy completely enveloped this part of the world, turning it into inky blackness, obscuring what lay within.
Even Su Ming's vision was blocked; he couldn't see the Abyssal Sage King at the deepest point.
On his side, everything was normal. Space was stable, and the laws operated as usual.
One black, one white. The two sides were constantly clashing. The black side, representing the Abyssal army, seemed to receive some kind of empowerment, rapidly advancing the front line. Du Busi and the others were forced to retreat as well, because Monarchs had taken the field.
A full dozen Monarchs attacked simultaneously, including three at the peak level. The remaining Monarchs were all at the Super Douluo level.
This time, the Abyss was getting serious.
Su Ming's gaze was grave.
Yan Shaozhe madly coughed up blood. The crimson flames on his body burned, fused into his body to repair his wounds.
He looked in horror at the opposite side. A humanoid creature stood with its fist withdrawn.
One punch. He had been heavily injured by a single punch from the enemy!
What level of enemy was this?
The answer almost instantly surfaced in Yan Shaozhe's mind.
A peak Monarch!
What had he done to deserve being targeted by a peak Monarch?
He quickly scanned the surrounding battlefield and saw two other peak Monarchs in action. One was fighting Du Busi, the other was engaged with Kong Deming.
Of the three in total, one had chosen him?
Seeing Yan Shaozhe's predicament, Lin Huiqun and the others immediately moved to support.
Elder Zhuang's Tree of Life bloomed with light, drawing the light rain falling from the surrounding space and directly infusing it into Yan Shaozhe's body, helping him rapidly recover.
The elders of Shrek went all out against this peak Monarch.
Seeing this, the surrounding Spirit Masters silently helped by sharing the other enemies they had been dealing with.
Du Busi, with his level 99 Body Martial Soul and Four-Word Battle Armor, was also retreating while fighting. His enemies weren't just one peak Monarch, but all of his previous opponents as well.
On Kong Deming's left and right, the formations of Level Nine Spirit Engineers from the Hall of Worship and Mingde Hall respectively helped share part of his pressure.
Despite such tacit cooperation, with no deserters on the battlefield, they were still at a significant disadvantage.
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