Cao Dezhi swayed and rose into mid-air, flying towards the main platform at the mouth of the Abyss Passage. Simultaneously, he shouted loudly, "Blood God Battalion members, return to your positions! Activate the Blood God Grand Array!"
The heavily injured Blood Two through Blood Nine, hearing this command, did not hesitate for a moment. Gritting their teeth and dragging their broken bodies, they each flew onto their corresponding platforms and sat cross-legged.
Even Blood Seven, Blood Eight, and Blood Nine, who were the most severely injured, used their last bit of strength to steady themselves.
Zhang Huanyun took a deep breath, a flash of determination in his eyes. He waved his hands, and nine golden lights flew towards the cave walls surrounding the passage exit.
Those were nine Seal Tokens, representing the nine great masters who had laid the Seal six thousand years ago.
The nine tokens sank into the mountain wall. Instantly, the entire Abyss Passage vibrated violently. Starting from the nine tokens, massive golden patterns swarmed out, spreading deep into the Abyss Passage.
The originally broken Seal actually began to operate again, though somewhat reluctantly.
Nine circular platforms emerged from the mountain wall.
Cao Dezhi was the first to land on the main platform at the twelve o'clock position, sitting cross-legged. The other eight Blood God also landed on their respective platforms.
"Is this as far as it goes..."
Below, Arthur casually cut down the approaching Abyssal Creatures, looking up at the Blood God and the Emperors led by the Black Emperor on the opposite side.
After waiting so long, the strongest to appear was only the Black Emperor, a half-god.
Arthur had been wondering if the Spirit Emperor would come out.
At the very least, a few more half-gods should have come. He had already secretly negotiated with the plane consciousness to ambush them.
Why did only one Black Emperor come... "Using my blood as the guide!"
A cloud of blood mist suddenly exploded from Cao Dezhi's body. As the mist diffused, Cao Dezhi's face instantly turned even paler.
"Using my blood as the guide!"
The other eight Blood God chanted the incantation simultaneously. Large plumes of blood mist were released from them, without a single waste, merging directly into the platforms beneath them.
Instantly, the golden runes within the entire cavern lit up, illuminating everything in the deepest part of the Abyss Passage with perfect clarity.
"Spirit of the Innate, hear my guidance; Soul of Douluo, forge the Foundation." Cao Dezhi's impassioned voice echoed above the Abyss Passage. The disc beneath him shone like a sun, and golden halos rose into the air, surrounding his body.
"Spirit of Water, hear my guidance; Soul of Douluo, forge the Foundation."
"Spirit of Fire, hear my guidance; Soul of Douluo, forge the Foundation."
"Spirit of Earth, hear my guidance; Soul of Douluo, forge the Foundation."
"Spirit of Wind, hear my guidance; Soul of Douluo, forge the Foundation."
"Spirit of Light, hear my guidance; Soul of Douluo, forge the Foundation."
"Spirit of Darkness, hear my guidance; Soul of Douluo, forge the Foundation."
"Spirit of Time, hear my guidance; Soul of Douluo, forge the Foundation."
"Spirit of Space, hear my guidance; Soul of Douluo, forge the Foundation."
As the nine incantations concluded, the nine discs shone with different colors. The nine types of Innate Origin Spiritual Qi of the Douluo Continent, driven by the nine Blood God using their life essence blood as a guide, blossomed completely.
Covered by a nine-colored halo, a massive light shield floated above the Abyss Passage. The nine-colored light was injected into the nine Blood God respectively, then channeled through their bodies into the Formation.
The golden patterns on the Formation blazed with light, and the broken Seal cracks below began to mend at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In the depths of the Abyss Passage, the originally surging abyssal energy was firmly suppressed by the golden runes, constantly retreating.
"Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Light, Darkness, Time, Space..." Arthur took it all in, thinking to himself: "And... Innate?"
"How lively, a long-lost aura." The Holy Dragon King Guang couldn't help but emerge, immediately seeing the Blood God Grand Array: "This Formation looks somewhat familiar."
"Familiar?" Arthur turned to look at Guang and quickly asked: "Where have you seen it? How much do you know about this Formation?"
He felt that this Blood God Grand Array might have an unexpected use for him.
"I don't remember, but this Formation should be quite different from the one I know; it might be a simplified version, so I can't recall it for now." Guang's dragon face twisted; this hazy feeling was very uncomfortable. "Why do I feel like this Formation once held me... Huh! What's happening?"
An Abyssal Creature brushed past Guang and was eliminated by Arthur's raised hand.
Guang finally noticed the intense battlefield all around.
"These creatures... are not from the Douluo Continent." As an old resident of the Douluo Continent, Guang recognized it at a glance: "A plane invasion?"
...Under the Blood God Grand Array, those low-level Abyssal Creatures charging at the front were instantly dissolved when swept by the nine-colored halo. Even the Abyssal Kings were suppressed by the plane's power, their auras instantly withering as they retreated repeatedly.
The surrounding Abyssal Creatures were forced back by the array, allowing the soldiers to catch their breath for a moment.
Long Yuxue ran to Arthur's side, panting, her face stained with blood of unknown Origin.
She looked Arthur up and down, her eyes carrying a hint of worry.
The battlefield just now had been too chaotic, with countless powerful Abyssal Creatures, and even the Blood God were being heavily injured one after another.
Arthur was also one of those resisting the abyssal charge at the front.
"Are you alright?"
Arthur withdrew his gaze from the array, looked at her, and shook his head: "I'm fine."
"This is?" Long Yuxue looked at Guang.
"My other Spirit Soul."
"A dragon-type Spirit Soul? That's quite rare. But why were you just dazing off?" Long Yuxue followed his gaze to the Blood God Grand Array, then looked at the retreating Abyssal Creatures. "This scene is indeed shocking, but don't get so absorbed. Do you know you were almost ambushed just now?"
"It's fine," Arthur said confidently. "Everything is under control."
"Still in the mood to brag, it seems you really are fine." Long Yuxue waved her hand and squatted beside him, pulling a compressed biscuit from her pocket, breaking it in half, and handing him one piece.
"Eat something to replenish your strength. I don't know how much longer we'll have to fight."
Arthur took the biscuit and took a bite.
Dry and tasteless.
Long Yuxue chewed on the biscuit, her eyes fixed on the Blood God Grand Array. The nine-colored light reflected on her face, flickering.
"Do you think we can hold on?" she suddenly asked.
Cao Dezhi sat in the main position, his face pale, but his back was ramrod straight. From Blood Two to Blood Nine, every one of them was as battered as if they had just crawled out of a pile of corpses, but not a single one fell.
"We can."
Long Yuxue glanced at him: "You're so sure?"
Arthur nodded.
"Damn it! The Blood God Grand Array!" an Emperor gnashed its teeth. Six thousand years ago, it was this very array that had blocked their progress in conquering the Douluo Continent.
The Black Emperor's expression also turned grim. She could clearly feel the Plane Power of the Douluo Continent constantly gathering, making the suppression on her stronger and stronger.
However, before long, the gathering Plane Power stagnated and then began to recede.
"What's going on?"
The moment the Plane Power stagnated, everyone felt it.
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