The entire battlefield fell silent for a moment, and then the deep voice of the Abyss Holy Monarch came again: "I'll let you off this time, but I will be back."
As those words fell, another seven-fingered white jade giant hand recondensed at optics of the abyss passage.
This time, that palm did not attack Na'er again; instead, its seven fingers slightly parted, and a powerful suction force gushed from the palm, precisely enveloping several abyss emperors and kings, such as Emperor Sickle.
Facing that suction force, those abyss powerhouses were as powerless as fallen leaves swept into a whirlpool. They were firmly grasped by the white jade giant hand and then abruptly retracted into the abyss passage.
After some deliberation, the Abyss Holy Monarch still chose to temporarily withdraw.
Before figuring out why a Divine Rank existence had suddenly appeared in the Douluo Plane, he did not intend to continue taking risks.
Anyway, they had already reached cooperation with the Holy Spirit Cult, and soon they would be able to learn the identity and background of this goddess through those Evil Soul Masters.
Once everything was figured out, it would not be too late to decide the next step of the attack strategy.
As the abyss army retreated deep into the passage like a receding tide, the seven Blood Gods disregarded their injuries and hurriedly began to repair the damaged Blood God Great Array.
Streaks of Spirit Power were injected into the array bases, and runes were re-lit one by one. The crack that had nearly been forced open was slowly closing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
After a brief trance, the others suddenly burst into a deafening cheer.
Those exhausted soldiers raised their weapons high, those blood-stained yet still standing Spirit Masters patted each other on the shoulders, and the powerhouses who had rushed over to support looked at the gradually stabilizing sky ahead, finally revealing looks of relief on their faces.
This defensive battle against the abyss had been won after all.
Zhang Huanyun, the commander of the Blood God Legion, rushed in front of Na'er almost immediately.
This Mingjing Douluo, who had always been known for his composure, was actually so excited that his words became somewhat incoherent at this moment.
His voice carried a trembling and eagerness akin to having survived a catastrophe: "Na'er! You are the hero of the legion, the hero of the federation, and the hero of the entire Douluo Continent!"
No one expected that the Abyss Holy Monarch would personally make a move. If Na'er hadn't displayed Divine Rank strength at a critical moment to turn the tide, this time the Douluo Continent might truly have faced the peril of destruction.
Zhang Huanyun took a deep breath, calmed his emotions, and continued: "I will request merits for you from the federation, and this time I will at least secure a lieutenant general rank for you!"
Leng Yaozhu then also flew forward, her gaze falling upon the silver-haired figure with silver eyes holding a nine-colored dragon spear before her, her heart filled with shock and excitement at this moment.
What surprised her was that she had previously completely no idea that Gu Yue and Na'er actually possessed such a powerful Martial Soul Fusion Skill, erupting with Divine Rank combat power.
What excited her was that her disciple had repelled the Abyss Holy Monarch in that battle just now and protected the entire continent.
The worry and tension originally on her face had dissipated, replaced by an expression of undisguised gratification: "Gu Yue, Teacher is proud of you."
Qiangu Dongfeng also crowded over at this time, wearing a just-right smile on his face: "Well done, Gu Yue! You didn't disgrace the Spirit Pagoda!"
Others who had intersections with Gu Yue or Na'er also flew over one after another, surrounding them and chattering words of congratulations and emotion.
Over that post-catastrophe battlefield, a rare relaxed atmosphere floated up.
But soon, someone noticed something was wrong.
Because from beginning to end, Na'er... or rather Gu Yue, had not responded with a single word.
She hovered in mid-air, the nine-colored dragon spear still held in her hand, and the layer of flowing nine-colored light around her body had slowly faded away.
According to common sense, the Spirit Fusion state should not be able to be maintained for a long time, but at this moment the two of them had been fused for so long without the slightest sign of separating.
In fact, it wasn't that Gu Yue and Na'er didn't want to lift this so-called "Martial Soul Fusion Skill" at this moment, but rather that they found they simply couldn't lift it now.
Perhaps because Na'er integrated the Golden Dragon King's Bloodline Power within her body, a certain unexpected change occurred during the Fusion process of the two.
That resonance originating from the Dragon God's Bloodline firmly adsorbed them together, like the two poles of a magnet, unable to be pulled apart no matter what.
On the surface, she hovered in mid-air, with flying silver hair and cold silver eyes, without responding to anyone's words, appearing exceptionally composed.
But deep within that Spiritual Sea, the two of them were actually already arguing.
Gu Yue looked at Na'er expressionlessly, her tone carrying a serious flavor: "What on earth is going on? Why can't we separate?"
Na'er wore an indifferent look, arms crossed in front of her chest, even carrying a hint of gloating leisure: "I don't know what's going on either."
Gu Yue frowned tightly, a trace of urgency entering her tone: "Think of a way as soon as possible, I still have many things to do when I return to the Spirit Pagoda."
Na'er snorted, her silver eyes carrying a trace of teasing: "What could there be? I think you're just anxious to go see Huo Yuhao, right?"
Gu Yue's face blushed slightly at having her thoughts exposed, but she immediately straightened her face, trying to use a serious expression to cover up that awkwardness: "Now is not the time for you and me to undergo Body Integration."
Hearing this, Na'er stopped continuing to "tease" her, her expression becoming a bit more serious: "Of course I know now is not the time for Body Integration, but you also know what the current situation is, we simply can't separate."
Gu Yue naturally knew what the current situation was, and there was some helplessness in her expression.
Yet at this moment they were not truly merged, because they were still two independent Souls sharing the same body, rather than that original complete Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena.
This semi-finished Body Integration state left them unable to separate nor truly unify.
After a moment of silence, Gu Yue gently sighed, her tone carrying a hint of compromise forced back by reality: "It seems there is no way in the short term, so we can only do this for now and cope with the current situation."
Na'er nodded, indicating agreement.
The two of them quieted down in the Spiritual Sea for a moment, finally reaching a temporary consensus.
Na'er looked at the crowd surrounding her and slowly spoke: "Being able to repel the abyss this time is not just my sole credit; it is the result of everyone's joint efforts."
Amorous Douluo Zang Xin was standing at a slightly closer position at this moment, his gaze pausing on her for a moment as he slightly frowned and asked: "Na'er, are you okay?"
Na'er smiled at him, replying in a relaxed tone: "Some problem occurred with the Spirit Fusion, and it can't be lifted right now, but there shouldn't be any major problems."
Hearing this, everyone's hearts were slightly startled. Unable to lift it after Spirit Fusion? They had almost never heard of such a situation.
But thinking about it again, the power displayed by that spear just now far exceeded the scope of common sense, and it didn't seem incomprehensible for such a powerful force to leave behind a "sequela".
Leng Yaozhu wore a worried expression instead, her gaze eagerly falling upon Na'er as she hurriedly asked: "How is Gu Yue?"
The one who had just spoken was obviously Na'er, so what about Gu Yue?
"Teacher, rest assured, I'm fine."
Until Gu Yue's familiar voice came out, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
She thought for another moment and asked: "Then you... what plans do you all have next?"
After a moment of silence, Gu Yue's voice sounded again: "After a while, we will return to the Spirit Pagoda."
Leng Yaozhu nodded: "Good, then I'll wait for you to come back at the Spirit Pagoda."
However, just as these words had barely fallen, Na'er's voice in the Spiritual Sea rang out as if it exploded: "Ouch! How can you make a decision on your own? I never said I was going to the Spirit Pagoda!"
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A/N:
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