High up in the air, that huge vertical pupil that blotted out the sky, along with the dense cluster of small blood-red eyes surrounding it, suddenly vanished before everyone's eyes.
The entire sky returned to that Chaos and gloomy purple-black, as if that suffocating gaze had never existed just now.
The breaths of the surrounding Abyss powerhouses grew somewhat hurried, their expressions varied, yet the exact same thought surged within their hearts.
What does this mean?
The Abyss Monarch fled without a fight?
Yet just as they were filled with doubt and uncertainty, a figure silently appeared before everyone.
The newcomer had a head of translucent, crystal-white long hair hanging down to his waist, his skin was as pale as frost, and his handsome face carried an uncomfortably eerie aura.
His eyes were completely pitch-black, with no whites visible at all, resembling two deep wells of endless darkness—profound and cold, as if they could suck a person's Soul right into them.
A large, loose black robe fluttered without any wind, and a rich, nearly substantive Abyss aura lingered around his body.
Seeing this, the surrounding Abyss powerhouses once again wore excited expressions on their faces; their Abyss Monarch had not abandoned them!
The figure that stepped forward at this moment was naturally the strongest being of the Abyss Plane, as well as the Incarnation of the entire Abyss Plane's will—the Abyss Monarch.
In his hand, he held a slender, nearly transparent halberd, and a blue-purple ghost flame seemed to rise along the halberd's shaft.
That was the only Super Divine Artifact of the Abyss Plane, the Heaven-Holy Abyss-Splitting Halberd.
The Abyss Monarch looked at Huo Yuhao with a solemn expression, his pitch-black eyes showing no retreat, only a settled determination.
He knew that regardless of the strength of this human before him, he had to face him.
Because he was the Abyss itself, and the Abyss was him; he had nowhere to run.
The Abyss Monarch walked forward slowly, his pitch-black eyes staring straight at Huo Yuhao as he said in a low voice, "When did the Douluo Continent give birth to a powerhouse like Your Excellency?"
Feeling the rich and condensed aura around the Abyss Monarch, a trace of surprise flashed through Huo Yuhao's eyes.
Although he had known beforehand that the Abyss Plane definitely had powerhouses holding down the fort, he had not expected that this Abyss Monarch's strength had actually reached the level of a Level One Divinity.
Taking a devour-type plane on the verge of collapse as his Foundation, being able to cultivate to such a height could truly be called peerlessly talented.
But this also further confirmed one thing: the other planes and living beings devoured by the Abyss Plane over the years were definitely not few.
Huo Yuhao did not answer the other party's question, speaking in a calm tone: "You should be clear about my purpose in coming here."
The Abyss Monarch was still walking forward slowly, his black robe swaying gently in the demonic mist, and the Heaven-Holy Abyss-Splitting Halberd in his hand hung by his side, its blue-purple flames leaping erratically, illuminating his pale face in an unpredictable flicker of light and shadow.
He was silent for a moment before finally speaking: "If I lead the Abyss to retreat now and never set foot in the Douluo Plane by even half a step, can Your Excellency leave at once?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of those surrounding Abyss powerhouse figures changed drastically; some wore unwilling looks, others were filled with indignation, but not a single person dared to voice any opposition.
The Monarch's decision was the decision of the entire Abyss.
Huo Yuhao only gently shook his head, his gaze firm and his tone leaving no room for discussion: "Want to leave? It's too late."
He paused for a moment, his voice sinking: "For thousands of years, countless Spirit Masters have sacrificed their lives due to the Abyss invasion. This blood debt must be repaid by you all."
Feeling the undisguised killing intent on Huo Yuhao, the Abyss Monarch knew that there was no longer any room for negotiation.
Between the two of them, their fate was destined to be settled by life and death.
However, that conversation just now was both a genuine probing by the Abyss Monarch and him intentionally stalling for time.
Walking forward step by step, he was bit by bit shortening the distance between himself and Huo Yuhao.
At this moment, he had reached a distance of no more than a hundred meters in front of Huo Yuhao.
For a powerhouse of his level, this distance was no different from being face-to-face.
The Abyss Monarch's gaze suddenly condensed, and he shouted explosively: "In that case, there is only a battle!"
Before his voice even fell, his figure flickered, as if tearing through space, and the hundred-meter distance was traversed in a single instant.
The Heaven-Holy Abyss-Splitting Halberd thrust straight at Huo Yuhao's chest with the momentum of a thunderbolt.
Wherever the tip of the halberd passed, even space was slashed open with charred cracks.
A ferocious and vicious expression surfaced on the Abyss Monarch's face, yet he sneered in his heart.
The characteristic of the Heaven-Holy Abyss-Splitting Halberd was that it ignored defense; no matter what protective measures were taken, they were as good as non-existent before this single halberd strike.
Even if Huo Yuhao's strength was above his, as long as this halberd strike hit, there was absolutely no reason for him to be spared.
He secretly felt smug about Huo Yuhao's arrogance, actually allowing him to get close to such a distance, which gave him an excellent opportunity to strike.
Even if there was a gap in strength between the two sides, with a prepared mind catching an unprepared one, the Abyss Monarch reckoned that even if this strike could not kill the opponent on the spot, it could at least severely injure them and turn the battle around!
Regarding this sudden full-strength strike from the Abyss Monarch, Huo Yuhao did not feel surprised.
From the moment the other party intentionally shortened the distance bit by bit, he had already sensed the murderous intent hidden beneath the calmness.
However, when truly feeling the might of that halberd thrusting straight at him, Huo Yuhao's expression still changed slightly.
Where the tip of that Heaven-Holy Abyss-Splitting Halberd passed, even space was torn into tiny, fragmented cracks.
That destructive sharpness made one's scalp tighten before it even touched the body.
Although he did not understand the overbearing characteristic of the Heaven-Holy Abyss-Splitting Halberd ignoring defense, the instinct of a God King level clearly issued a warning at this moment.
This strike could not be taken head-on; he must absolutely not let it touch him.
But surprise aside, Huo Yuhao was not flustered.
Only to see the center of his brows suddenly split open, and a vertical pupil abruptly opened.
Deep within the pupil, silver-white light as brilliant as a galaxy flowed.
Immediately afterward, a condensed radiance shot out silently from the third eye.
It was silent, yet it seemed to carry a will transcending all Law, instantly spreading outward.
Everything around quieted down in this very instant.
The demonic mist no longer churned, the wind no longer flowed, and the Abyss Monarch remained frozen in mid-air maintaining the posture of thrusting the halberd forward, his ferocious and vicious face frozen at the instant his pupils constricted.
The more distant Abyss powerhouses, the churning rift fire underfoot, and even the dust floating in the air...
All of these things had their pause buttons pressed, as if frozen in amber, and even the flow of time came to an abrupt halt.
Within the entire Abyss Plane, the only one who could still move at this moment was Huo Yuhao alone.
This was the spacetime freezing power exerted by Huo Yuhao manipulating the Kunlun Mirror.
Although the consumption of Divine Power was extremely massive, using it in the current situation was definitely worth it.
He only needed to casually dodge to the side to avoid that Heaven-Holy Abyss-Splitting Halberd carrying boundless killing intent.
At the same time, this moment also gave Huo Yuhao a more intuitive experience of the power of the Kunlun Mirror.
The various mighty powers displayed when he himself obtained this bronze mirror as a child seemed to have far exceeded the scope that a Super Divine Artifact should possess.
Perhaps its origin and grade were far more unfathomable than he himself had thought.
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