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Xu Yuan had figured out the Abyssal Sage King's existence.
Though the Abyssal Sage King appeared to have no physical body and his essence was entrusted to the abyssal plane, he could still manifest a physical form by controlling sufficient power at any given location.
However, his essence was not infinite.
If his physical body was trapped, he wouldn't be able to manifest a new one elsewhere. His essence would essentially be imprisoned, and if this physical body were killed, he would perish as well.
This was the crux of how Tang San had outwitted the Abyssal Sage King in the original storyline.
When the body dies, the abyss collapses.
The importance of his physical body was self-evident.
At the moment, Xu Yuan couldn't kill the Abyssal Sage King, but his realm's bindings could firmly trap the Abyssal Sage King's physical form within this area.
Even inside the abyssal plane, Xu Yuan could still seal him off.
His realm stemmed from himself.
The realm was him, and he was the realm.
There was no such thing as perfection—only strength mattered.
With the power of the realm augmenting him, Xu Yuan became even more resilient.
He continuously clashed with the Abyssal Sage King, blocking his attempts to counter Yun Ming's actions.
Wave after wave of cosmic will crashed down, putting immense pressure on the abyss. Each impact felt like knives slicing into his flesh.
Within the abyssal plane, natural disasters raged ceaselessly.
It seemed as though the cosmic will had sensed the presence of the thunder calamity and detected the "Calamity" rune, triggering a synergy that amplified the rune.
In an instant, the initially limited-range "Calamity" rune expanded dramatically.
It spread across the entire abyssal plane.
The calamities were no longer limited to thunderstorms but included various forms of natural disasters.
Xu Yuan suppressed his astonishment.
Was the cosmic will really this formidable?
It could even borrow techniques from cultivators and evolve them into something even more terrifying.
No wonder even the Supreme God King feared it.
Seeing the abyssal plane being ravaged, Xu Yuan was naturally pleased.
But considering this exchange of blows would also harm Yun Ming, Xu Yuan worried about his teacher.
"I don't know how severe the impact of the cosmic will is on Teacher's side or the Underworld."
After all, the Underworld was the foundation.
If the Underworld also suffered such catastrophic disasters, the Federation's losses would be unimaginable.
Under this terrible thunder calamity, even a Titled Douluo might not withstand it.
A Super Douluo might endure a single strike.
And the coverage of this thunder calamity...
Could extend over the entire abyssal plane.
It would inevitably cover the entire Underworld, possibly with even greater density.
Xu Yuan wasn't aware of the situation in the Underworld.
In fact, he was overthinking.
Yun Ming was the aggressor; he wouldn't attack in a self-destructive manner.
The current situation wasn't hopeless.
In fact, his strategy this time was enough to turn a stalemate into a suppression.
In such a situation, why would he need to fight desperately?
Yun Ming's gaze remained fixed on Yan Long.
Seeing the colossal hammer shadow, he truly sighed in relief.
The old man finally exerted himself.
As for Tang Hao, Yun Ming held no respect whatsoever.
Throughout his life, he had little reverence for the legends of twenty thousand years ago.
The more he understood the truth of the world, the less he respected the Sea God who ascended two millennia ago or Tang Hao, who covertly became the Douluo plane lord yet did nothing. Not only did Tang Hao obstruct his path, but he also allowed the abyss to invade.
This was an unforgivable grudge of obstruction.
You secretly becoming the plane lord is cutting off my path?
Even if you had revealed it openly, I wouldn't have had to blindly pursue this path.
Moreover, even if you secretly became the plane lord, you did nothing during the abyss invasion.
Becoming the plane lord should bring immense power, like the Abyssal Sage King using the abyssal plane to grow stronger and manipulate the abyss to devour material planes everywhere.
That's what a true plane lord should be.
On the other hand, Tang Hao only slept.
This indicated he was unfit for the position.
Then, it was a grudge of obstruction.
Add to that Tang San, who helped Tang Hao on this path—he was an obstacle, hindering Yun Ming's progress.
The hammer shadow wasn't enough to completely block Yan Long's attack.
Tang Hao was forced to awaken and retaliate. This hammer merely intercepted Yan Long's greatest impact, with much residual force landing on Douluo Planet.
Fortunately, the residual impact caused minimal damage to the entire planet.
Directly facing the power of the Heavenly Sacred Splitting Abyss Halberd, Xu Yuan grew increasingly confident.
He couldn't maintain his current state for long.
Even though his spear technique had reached god level, allowing him to transform spear techniques into fist techniques, he ultimately lacked a weapon.
Spear techniques could be perfectly utilized, but without a weapon, they were just techniques.
Xu Yuan extended his hand.
"Jue!"
The Underworld trembled.
The core law was extracted.
Not fully nurtured, Jue carried the core law, traversed space, and flew toward Xu Yuan.
Seeing this, Yun Ming immediately substituted his Atlas Divine Spear.
He was the plane lord, and his martial soul was himself.
Even while wielding the Atlas Divine Spear, he kept his martial soul connected to the nurturing laws of the cosmos.
Jue didn't have the fortune to complete this nurturing process, so the subsequent effects would be enjoyed by his Atlas Divine Spear.
Without the core law, it reverted to the most primitive evolution.
Although inefficient, it was still evolution driven by the cosmic will.
Perhaps due to the cosmic will descending upon the Underworld and the abyss, this nurturing force was also enhanced.
However, there was a downside.
If discovered by the cosmic will, Yun Ming's actions would provoke its wrath.
Fortunately, Yun Ming's cautious actions went undetected.
This made Yun Ming sigh in relief.
On the other hand, Xu Yuan felt somewhat awkward.
Though his Jue possessed spatial attributes and could traverse space, it seemed to lack certain characteristics compared to the Heavenly Sacred Splitting Abyss Halberd.
The Heavenly Sacred Splitting Abyss Halberd ignored distance, instantly appearing in the Abyssal Sage King's hand.
But when Xu Yuan beckoned, he realized Jue would take some time to arrive.
He changed his right hand from a grabbing gesture to a fist.
He threw a fierce punch.
Boom!
Turning around, another punch.
In the moment the Abyssal Sage King was distracted by the changes in the Underworld, Xu Yuan delivered two consecutive punches, not falling behind despite his earlier misstep.
Sensing Jue's arrival, Xu Yuan extended his hand again, gripping Jue's shaft from the spatial layer.
Holding the long spear, Xu Yuan's aura transformed.
The Abyssal Sage King's face turned ashen.
He glared at the spear in Xu Yuan's hand.
The entire abyssal plane quaked. This wasn't from the impact of the cosmic will but from the rage of its master.
"Damn it!"
So that spear belonged to you!
He had originally thought this celestial phenomenon would nurture another super-divine artifact—a spear.
Never did he expect Xu Yuan to place his own spear inside, successfully substituting it.
Didn't this mean the opportunity was lost?
After sacrificing so much and wasting so much time, it all came to nothing?
No, Xu Yuan even squandered this opportunity, forcibly interrupting the nurturing process and retrieving it midway.
This way, he didn't obtain a second super-divine artifact, and Xu Yuan didn't get a super-divine spear either.
Though he should feel schadenfreude now, an indescribable anger welled up within him.
This Xu Yuan never intended to fairly compete for this opportunity from the start.
They'd rather destroy this opportunity than let him succeed!
Thinking back to when he first descended upon Douluo Planet, Xu Yuan had threatened him with this opportunity, disrupting the entire celestial phenomenon and intimidating him, the Abyssal Sage King, when he was weak. This made him even angrier.
To seize this opportunity, he had shown utmost restraint.
Yet the result was all his efforts going to waste?
His powers ensured the support of the abyssal plane's natural energy, including the collapse of three successive abyssal layers.
Those were the three layers suffering the most under natural disasters, directly sacrificed to gain powerful forces, instantly breaking Xu Yuan's bindings.
Holding the Heavenly Sacred Splitting Abyss Halberd, he thrust fiercely.
The previously restrained halberd radiated boundless might, endless abyssal energy erupting from this super-divine artifact, each halberd shadow piercing through space.
Xu Yuan took a deep breath, wielding the Heavenly Origin Five Elements Spear, carving through the air, forming a barrier of five elements to intercept these countless spear shadows.
The Heavenly Origin Five Elements Spear struck again.
Five elements, life, blood qi, lightning, stars, and even spirit.
Numerous forces merged, the spear breaking through space.
At the tip of the Heavenly Origin Five Elements Spear, illusory and real forces fused.
The Scroll World and Dream Space were all integrated within.
Even the Heavenly Sacred Splitting Abyss Halberd, which ignored defenses, couldn't directly attack the essence of the Heavenly Origin Five Elements Spear through the illusory and real.
Though not fully nurtured, Jue already contained the core law, possessing the crucial law of energy conversion.
It was already a semi-super-divine artifact.
Integrating all its fused attribute powers meant it thoroughly became the core, merging with Xu Yuan's other two martial souls.
The collision of the spear and the great halberd unleashed energy ripples that created waves in space.
These waves spread, causing secondary damage to the abyss.
Xu Yuan now understood why divine battles couldn't occur on Douluo Planet.
Regardless of actual destructive power, the fluctuations at the law level were insurmountable, shaking the entire space, and continuous vibrations would make the plane increasingly fragile.
A fragile plane would suffer fundamental damage.
At this moment, the Abyssal Sage King was inwardly furious.
Xu Yuan had moved the battlefield to the interior of the abyss. Most importantly, although he could unleash his strongest power within the plane, it didn't stop Xu Yuan from unleashing his full power as well.
He blocked the suppression of the abyss and could still unleash his full strength.
How could this not frustrate him?
Even though his power was stronger than outside.
But the abyssal plane was being destroyed!
This was the Abyssal Sage King's method of dealing with other planes in the past.
During the final stages of devouring material planes, regardless of the battle outcome, the damage would always be to the other side, while the abyss remained unscathed.
Now, being targeted in reverse, he had no solutions.
Should he stop fighting now, admit defeat, and beg Xu Yuan for mercy?
Hmm?
Breaking through Xu Yuan's realm restrictions, his perception once again extended beyond the plane, and the Abyssal Sage King finally learned what had happened outside.
That was—
"Indeed, the plane lord of Douluo Planet has awakened."
His heart sank again.
Why awaken precisely now?
Or had this guy been awake all along?
The Abyssal Sage King remembered the hammer shadow he had coincidentally seen before, recognizing the silhouette of the Hao Tian Hammer.
At that time, he suspected that Douluo Planet had a plane lord, and he acted more cautiously. All his restraint was to seize the opportunity of the celestial phenomenon.
Who knew the situation would evolve to this point?
All changes stemmed from two unexpected individuals.
One was Yun Ming, ascending to godhood overnight, leaping from a Limit Douluo who rarely clashed with the abyss to becoming the master of the Underworld, capable of contending with him.
The other was Xu Yuan, using the disruption of the celestial phenomenon as leverage to forcefully threaten him, the Abyssal Sage King, buying Douluo Planet precious time.
And this time, Xu Yuan hadn't gained it in vain.
He not only awaited Yun Ming's breakthrough but also smoothly grew himself.
Even after a major battle, the Abyssal Sage King was still shocked by Xu Yuan reaching the Super God level in three years.
Yun Ming had accumulated.
What about Xu Yuan?
The Abyssal Sage King could even say that he watched Xu Yuan grow up.
Where did he have time to accumulate?
"This battle may no longer be necessary." Xu Yuan voluntarily retracted his spear.
He was uncertain of Tang Hao's stance.
By now, Tang San still hadn't acted. Continuing this battle would only lead to mutual destruction.
Yun Ming had already pushed Tang Hao to act, and Xu Yuan realized Tang San wouldn't intervene today, nor expose himself.
Continuing the battle would drain Xu Yuan and Yun Ming the most, while Tang San would reap the benefits.
The Abyssal Sage King was angry, yet helpless.
He set aside the Heavenly Sacred Splitting Abyss Halberd and slashed a huge crack in the right-hand space.
"Get out!"
Xu Yuan smirked, extending his realm beyond the abyss, teleporting away without using the space crack he had opened.
Yan Long withdrew from outside Douluo Planet, returning to the periphery of the abyss.
Yun Ming stood between the two planes. Beside him, Xu Yuan emerged from space.
"The current state of the two planes—you yourself should be clear. The true opportunity hasn't arrived yet." Xu Yuan looked towards the abyss, speaking, "One yin, one yang, one material, one energy. The combination of the two planes might represent an alternative path to a god realm. I hope you don't sever this road."
Yan Long's eyes flickered.
This was the first time he had heard this information.
He looked at the Abyssal Sage King, finding that the Abyssal Sage King didn't deny it.
Clearly, Xu Yuan spoke the truth.
The current abyss and Douluo Planet were bound together. They couldn't sever ties unilaterally just because the celestial phenomenon's opportunity was lost.
After Xu Yuan finished speaking, he glanced back at Douluo Planet and returned to the Underworld with Yun Ming.
"Your Jue could have directly become a super-divine artifact. Why interrupt the nurturing process?"
Yun Ming was somewhat dissatisfied.
Although half a step had been taken, the remaining half was an insurmountable chasm.
Interrupting the cosmic will's nurturing meant he would have to make up for this step himself in the future?
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