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Su Yu erupted with power, shaking the entire battlefield to its core.
He had slain an Abyssal Emperor.
He had completely devoured the opponent!
At this moment—
The Abyss.
The fourth level.
Rumble!
In the Abyss, the lower the number of the level, the more terrifying and significant it is. The front-most layers hold tremendous importance for the Abyss itself.
And now, the fourth layer of the Abyss had begun to collapse.
A world-shaking event.
Forget the collapse of the fourth layer—even the collapse of one of the more ordinary, distant layers hadn't occurred for tens of thousands of years.
The Abyssal Sovereign flew into a rage.
The Demon Emperor of the fourth layer had fallen just like that—completely devoured and refined by Su Yu, his power absorbed to fuel Su Yu's breakthrough.
Who is the real Abyss here—me or you?
At that moment, the Abyssal Sovereign felt an urge to simply give up.
But when he thought about Su Yu's two major runes and the possibility of Su Yu forming a new divine prototype with his breakthrough, he couldn't bear to retreat.
"If the fourth layer is already collapsing, then let's make use of it—channel all of its energy into Douluo Continent!"
The fourth layer was part of the Abyss's core. The energy released by its collapse was massive—enough to support a quasi-god, power many titled Douluo-level warriors, and sustain an entire layer of countless abyssal creatures. It was not something to be taken lightly.
The Abyssal Sovereign absorbed the dissipating energy of the fourth layer to prevent it from leaking outside the Abyss, while simultaneously refining it and sending it through the spatial channel into Douluo Continent.
Boom!
Another layer.
The ninth layer, where the Black Emperor resided, also underwent a massive upheaval.
But unlike the fourth, it didn't collapse outright—instead, it experienced earth-shattering changes.
The very core of this abyssal layer seemed to have been torn out, forcibly altered and refined by Su Yu.
Seeing this, the Abyssal Sovereign gritted his teeth and forcefully triggered the self-collapse of the ninth layer.
He couldn't allow Su Yu to refine the core and then make decisions at his own pace.
If Su Yu had managed to gain access to the core's authority and absorbed all its energy, the loss would've been even more devastating.
By initiating a controlled collapse now, the Abyssal Sovereign could still reabsorb and internalize the remaining power.
Most importantly, Su Yu refining the layer's core was akin to embedding himself within the Abyss—a destabilizing element the Abyssal Sovereign would not tolerate.
He made a swift and resolute decision.
With the collapse of two core layers, the Abyssal Sovereign refined the released energy with maximum efficiency, reabsorbed it into the first layer's power, and then injected it into Douluo Continent.
"Su Yu, you're fishing, I can feel it. But who's the real hunter and who's the prey? That's still undecided!"
The Divine Realm?
The Divine Realm poses the greatest threat to me. But if you used the severing of ties between it and Douluo Continent as bait to lure me in—then you better be ready for any and all consequences.
The severance can be reversed and reconnected easily.
But what if no one has the strength to reconnect it?
Hmph.
When the time comes, everything you swallowed—
You'll cough it all back up!
Douluo Continent, Extreme North
Su Yu forcefully refined the Black Emperor, extracting its life core and sealing it, then began altering its very essence.
"Since you possess the ability to devour energy, you'll now serve as the intermediary through which Douluo Continent consumes the Abyss's power."
Su Yu sealed the Black Emperor completely. Most of its core energy had already been refined, along with much of the core of the ninth abyssal layer.
Unfortunately, the Abyssal Sovereign had acted decisively and collapsed the ninth layer before Su Yu could use its core authority to mobilize abyssal energy. However, the Abyssal Sovereign still funneled the collapsed energy into Douluo Continent.
So in the end, nothing was truly lost.
"The Abyssal Sovereign may have realized the problem."
Su Yu didn't take his enemy for a fool.
His sudden eruption today had clearly shown he had the power to continue killing Abyssal Emperors.
With help from Kong Deming and the others to hold off a few Emperors, Su Yu's full-strength assault might well be enough to completely wipe out the Abyss's forces.
But Su Yu didn't do that.
"Xiaoyu, are you really not going to finish them off and sever the connection with the Abyss afterward?"
Kong Deming felt uneasy. He had the sense that the Abyssal Sovereign wouldn't just sit back—he would surely have a countermeasure.
Compared to the Abyss, Douluo Continent was still at a disadvantage. If the Abyssal Sovereign's true body descended—
They wouldn't be able to stop him.
The only force on Douluo Continent capable of threatening the Abyssal Sovereign and deterring his descent was, ultimately, the Divine Realm.
It was not the power of Douluo Continent itself.
"No matter."
Su Yu was completely unbothered.
So far, Douluo's side hadn't revealed too much.
The Abyssal Sovereign?
A First-Level God?
Strictly speaking, Douluo Continent also possessed god-level powers and could unleash strength equivalent to that of a First-Level God.
As long as the Abyssal Sovereign dared step into Douluo Continent's domain, the plane's master would definitely be capable of dealing with him.
And while Douluo Continent's plane master had not yet been born, one could emerge at any moment.
If Tang Hao's soul-seizing plan succeeded, he would instantly become the plane's master. Even if he needed recovery time, he could still forcibly awaken and erupt with First-Level God-level power. The consequences of that were not something Su Yu needed to worry about.
If the soul-seizing failed, Su Yu could ascend to godhood on the spot. Even if he didn't reach full godhood, he could still assist the will of the plane in forming a true spirit body, take control of the Douluo plane, and become its master.
In short, no matter what, Douluo Continent had the means to instantly create a being capable of unleashing First-Level God power within its boundaries.
Even if someone told Su Yu right now that the Abyssal Sovereign intended to entangle the Divine Realm and prevent it from reconnecting with Douluo, Su Yu would only be pleased.
Even better—without the Divine Realm, he could build a new one himself, rooted in Douluo Continent.
"This Black Emperor's energy core is incredibly useful," Jing Hongchen exclaimed in admiration.
He had just tested it, and the abyssal energy within the Black Emperor's core was being stably released, perfectly fueling his cultivation of the Origin Technique—it felt extraordinarily comfortable.
"The cultivation efficiency in this training chamber is at least three times higher than outside."
The room was saturated with rich abyssal energy. Under this immense energy pressure, not only was absorption easier, but there was also no need to stabilize one's foundation after refining it. Constantly summoning soul power to resist the energy pressure naturally strengthened the soul power as well.
"In the future, I can't imagine how many soul masters will be fighting over access to this chamber."
"Mm, I'll continue modifying it, customizing different effects, and try to build as many chambers as possible."
With these cultivation chambers, the soul masters here would progress much faster.
In fact, the greatest benefit wasn't even the tripled everyday cultivation speed—it was their assistance in breaking through bottlenecks.
If we divide each stage of soul power training into accumulation and breakthrough phases, then it works like this:
From level 33 to 34, one needs to accumulate soul power. Once it reaches the limit, a bottleneck must be broken through to move up to level 34, then accumulation resumes.
Typically, both phases take roughly equal time.
In other words, the bottleneck-breaking phase might take up half the total time needed to level up.
If this bottleneck period could somehow be eliminated, soul masters could potentially double their training speed.
Of course, that's impossible.
However, the cultivation chamber can at least cut the bottleneck-breaking time in half, or even more.
If one is bold enough to endure, applying constant pressure—so long as the body can withstand it and the meridians don't burst from the energy force—it's possible to break through rapidly.
Reconstructing these training chambers was no small task.
Su Yu had spent more than half a month expanding the prototype into a vast cultivation hall that now occupied half the entire military camp.
"It's about time to expand the camp itself," he noted.
With soul power cultivation facilities—the training chambers—now complete, other auxiliary training sites would also be developed one by one.
Perhaps in a few years, this military camp would become a sacred land for cultivation.
After all, just the environment in the core region of the Extreme North was already an excellent training ground.
"The Abyssal Sovereign is probably really determined to push this to the limit," Su Yu thought, feeling slightly more at ease.
Half a month had passed, and the abyssal energy concentration in the core region of the Extreme North had grown increasingly terrifying. The abyssal energy was even starting to spill out uncontrollably.
However, thanks to Su Yu's repeated interventions, the Abyss side had managed to contain the energy, keeping it confined to its original domain.
Curious, Su Yu personally entered the area for an inspection and discovered that the Abyssal Sovereign was essentially transforming that region into a base.
The abyssal energy in the domain had been condensed, seemingly forming an Abyss layer within the Douluo plane.
It was as if a new abyss was being created—though much smaller in scale.
This only confirmed Su Yu's suspicion: the Abyssal Sovereign had been thoroughly captivated by the methods Su Yu had showcased.
"I'm really quite the catch."
At the same time, a sense of pressure also grew within him.
The Abyssal Sovereign might be wary of the Divine Realm, but if the Sovereign truly went mad and descended directly into Douluo Continent to take action against him, it would be a problem.
Su Yu had never faced a First-Level God directly, but the feeling of pressure when the Abyssal Sovereign struck through the space channel was still fresh in his memory. The power behind that attack had already made him feel the Sovereign's overwhelming force.
What was even more worrisome was the Abyssal Sovereign's weapon: the Heaven-Splitting Abyssal Trident.
It could bypass defenses.
This extreme, combat-focused weapon was a super artifact, and its power was unimaginable. Su Yu wasn't foolish enough to think that his flashy abilities would be enough to withstand it.
No matter how comprehensive his abilities were, they meant nothing against raw strength.
The Abyssal Sovereign, wielding the Heaven-Splitting Abyssal Trident, certainly had the power to crush him.
It had already been four months since the Abyss descended.
It had also been three months since Su Yu asked Xuan Ziwen to develop spaceship technology.
In just three months, the development of spaceship technology had proceeded smoother than expected.
Xuan Ziwen had already met Su Yu's requirements. However, Xuan Ziwen himself felt that it was still not enough, considering the current prototype was still in the early stages of spaceship technology.
Xuan Ziwen knew that Su Yu would credit him for the success, as he was the one who led the research. Su Yu didn't participate directly, while Jing Hongchen and Kong Deming were only responsible for resolving certain issues without being involved in the core work.
Su Yu's role had only been to provide the framework for the technology.
Clearly, the creator of spaceship technology would not be Su Yu, but Xuan Ziwen.
Xuan Ziwen also had a faint understanding of what this meant.
Faith.
In the coming interstellar era, the title of "Father of Spaceships" would carry immense value, and the faith it could generate would be enormous. It might even help him form a divine position and achieve godhood.
Even if he didn't reach godhood, the enormous faith power would assist him in breaking through to the god level.
Without a divine position, he could still enjoy a long life, continue accumulating faith, and perhaps achieve godhood in the future.
As for matters regarding godhood, divine positions, and deities, Su Yu had been transparent with Jing Hongchen and Kong Deming, wanting to broaden their horizons and prevent them from missing future opportunities or making wrong choices.
"Hahaha, I can feel it! I'm about to break through!" an excited voice rang out from the cultivation chamber.
Xiao Hongchen, once a prodigy, could now truly be called a peerless genius.
Unfortunately, he had encountered Su Yu, an existence that defied all reason, and Huo Yuhao, the child of fate. Otherwise, he would have been the most dazzling talent in the Sun Moon Empire.
Now, after several years of training following the Dou Soul Competition, he was finally about to break through to level 80!
Once he succeeded, he would become a Soul Douluo!
Even in the history of Shrek Academy, that was an absolutely top-tier level!
In addition to Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen also felt she was on the verge of a breakthrough.
Eager, she went to inform her grandfather about her impending seclusion before returning to the highest-level cultivation chamber alongside Xiao Hongchen.
Jing Hongchen smiled wryly.
"Silly... both Xiao and Meng, you must push yourselves. In just a few years, you must break through to Title Douluo, or even push through the bottleneck as much as possible. That way, in the final great battle, you'll have the greatest chance of success."
"Once the interstellar era arrives, you'll undoubtedly be at the forefront, leading the federation's expansion and gaining even more breakthroughs."
In his heart, Jing Hongchen silently cheered on his grandchildren.
"And Huo Yuhao."
Looking toward the adjacent highest-level cultivation chamber, Jing Hongchen couldn't help but feel moved.
"Huo Yuhao may truly have the chance to catch up and reach the peak of the Extreme Douluo before truly confronting the Abyss. He could even ascend to the pinnacle of Douluo's plane."
At that point, he might even step into godhood.
"I must work hard as well." Jing Hongchen stopped his musings and entered the cultivation chamber, preparing to make his own push toward the Extreme Douluo realm.
He was still not an Extreme Douluo himself.
If he could break through, he might just be able to catch that final wave.
Poison Douluo, who had been pestering Su Yu, was now starting to act shamelessly, clinging to Su Yu and demanding the secret to his blood and soul ring cultivation methods.
"Poison Douluo, I've told you countless times! I'm just going through the regular process of blood and soul ring accumulation. I've already formed my seventh blood soul ring and gained the ability to manifest a blood-based true body." Su Yu sighed in frustration.
He had been steadily adding blood-based soul rings—there was nothing secret about it.
"How could it be?" Poison Douluo couldn't believe it. "How could a seventh blood soul ring have such power?"
"I don't believe it!"
(End of chapter)