"To deal with these Abyss creatures—if anything unexpected happens, retreat immediately."
From a preliminary estimate, the human world must have set up defenses. Otherwise, so many Abyss creatures couldn't have avoided leaking out.
Thinking of this, Ning Rongrong took a deep breath:
"The advantage is on my side—no need to fear, no need to fear."
Originally, she had planned to wait for the Spirit Emperor's life force to drain away, to avoid him lashing out in desperation.
But with the several Abyss creatures that had emerged, plus the Spirit Emperor's resolute expression, no matter what she did, they would likely stick to her—or else rush straight into the human world and self-destruct. That would be big trouble.
Both sides were in a standoff. Neither launched an attack; both were waiting for the other to make the first move.
Suddenly, the black-red aura on the Spirit Emperor surged rapidly. His life force had already fallen to its lowest.
What came next might be the finale.
Blood-red filled the Spirit Emperor's eyes. His golden robe whipped wildly under the erupting energy.
"Everyone—for the Sacred Lord, for the Crimson Mother—we fear nothing! Kill!"
The single word "kill" resounded.
"Invincible Fog"
Gray mist enveloped the battlefield. The five quasi-god-level Abyss Sovereigns—all attributes reaching quasi-god level.
Overwhelming pressure assaulted her. Ning Rongrong's brows furrowed slightly: "Stacking buffs, huh! No wonder they're so arrogant."
The Spirit Emperor merged completely with the domain. His entire aura climbed to an extreme.
"You all hold her back—I'll deliver the final blow."
Nearly half of the Abyss creatures in the far north transformed into energy, merging into the black area in the sky.
Ning Rongrong dodged back and forth. With her pinnacle technique, these quasi-god Abyss creatures couldn't touch her at all.
"You are the great enemy of the Abyss!"
The Spirit Emperor's body fully merged into the domain and vanished.
The domain's aura grew even more powerful, reaching the energy level possessed by gods.
Ning Rongrong watched the opponent. She opened a void in the domain and let the five Abyss Sovereigns escape.
"All right—I've prepared for you this long. Whatever move you have, use it!"
"Good, good, very good!" The Spirit Emperor laughed in extreme rage. "The Abyss cannot be looked upon directly. The depths of the Abyss—while you gaze into the Abyss, the Abyss reaches out its tentacles to you as well."
"Human, you will pay for your actions."
"Space Explosion"
A violent distortion swept through the domain. Even wails of souls rose one after another.
"Boom—"
A heaven-shaking roar.
The sky and earth were illuminated to extreme brightness.
The Abyss Sovereigns who had just escaped the explosion range wore expressions of lingering fear.
"This is god-level might—worthy of the Spirit Emperor."
Far away in Tian Shui City in the far north, numerous Title Douluo stood up at once. They all looked toward the far north, shock and solemnity on their faces.
Then several streaks of light flew toward the far north.
...
Above the far north.
"Impossible!"
The domain, already on its last legs, showed shock in its blood-colored pupils.
The Spirit Emperor struggled to raise his head.
A massive pagoda appeared in the sky, radiating powerful pressure.
"A su... super-divine weapon!"
No wonder it blocked his space explosion.
However, before the Spirit Emperor could finish,
an indifferent voice rang out.
"Devour"
A terrifying rule pulled the Spirit Emperor inside.
Moments later, the pagoda returned to Ning Rongrong's hand. Gazing at the floating Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, Ning Rongrong murmured:
"A god-essence-realm soul and energy—should help speed up Kurumi's cultivation."
Ning Rongrong shifted her gaze toward the depths of the far north.
Those few projections had all fled to the Wind and Snow Valley.
Five quasi-god levels—though their true strength differed greatly from true-body arrival, they still surpassed demigod power. Should she finish them off?
To be honest, Ning Rongrong wasn't confident she could eliminate projections, let alone kill the true bodies of Abyss Sovereigns from afar—she didn't know their projection principles.
But both the Scythe Emperor and Spirit Emperor had come in true bodies.
That's why they could be killed.
Ning Rongrong hesitated about going to Wind and Snow Valley. The far north—connected to the Abyss plane—emitted a terrifying aura far surpassing Title Douluo from its depths.
"You dare kill people of the Abyss—bold human!"
The voice resounded across the entire far north.
Flames of rage accompanied the released pressure, scorching the sky red.
Suddenly, a blue-red long-handled weapon coalesced in the far north sky.
From illusion to reality.
Mountain-crushing, sea-overturning pressure swept outward, spreading from the core of the far north to the exterior.
"That's..."
The quasi-god Abyss Sovereigns who had retreated to the core saw the long spear in the sky through their projections, filled with madness.
"Wonderful—it's His Excellency the Sacred Lord's weapon."
"His Excellency the Sacred Lord has descended."
They didn't know how the Sacred Lord had projected the weapon over, but this pressure was definitely not something ordinary Title Douluo—or even average gods—could match.
Seeing the hundreds-of-meters-long spear projection, Ning Rongrong's face showed caution.
"Heavenly Saint Splitting Abyss Halberd"
The weapon of the Abyss Sacred Lord—a super-divine weapon nurtured by the Abyss plane. It could ignore any defense with its penetration, unusable for ranged attacks—only melee.
"It's just a super-divine weapon projection!" Ning Rongrong held the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda in her right hand. "As expected—a first-level god still can't descend to the Douluo plane for now."
"Otherwise, what would come wouldn't be a weapon projection, but a body projection."
"It seems Xue Di was injured by this weapon."
Unlike two and a half years ago—when the opponent had used resonance with the ancient black phoenix to forcibly dimensional-jump to the Douluo Continent,
but ultimately, due to rule repulsion, plus her own and Bo Saixi's power,
he was pushed back into the Abyss.
"In that case, let me show you what a true Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda soul master can do."
One golden soul ring after another rose from beneath her feet.
Ning Rongrong's aura grew stronger and stronger.
"If it were the true super-divine weapon body, I'd actually worry a bit that the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda might shatter with a crack."
"Unfortunately, it's only a projection."
Ning Rongrong formed a seal with her left hand. The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda emitted a low tremor.
"Martial Soul Fusion Skill—Divine Demon Dual Slash: Sword Dao Dust Heart!"
White light poured out. A massive phantom in the sky released terrifying sword qi.
"Bang"
The Heavenly Saint Splitting Abyss Halberd, which had still been charging, seemed to sense danger and launched its attack directly.
The two energies collided.
"Boom!" A huge sound shook people's eardrums painfully.
Ning Rongrong raised a barrier around herself to block the raging aftermath of soul power. Through the still-exploding dust, she saw the center of the clash.
"Second-level god power." The soul rings on Ning Rongrong's Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda vanished, and the pagoda dispersed with them. She spoke softly: "Not bad—Ning Fengzhi hasn't wasted these years for nothing."
A gratified expression appeared on Ning Rongrong's face. Then she looked up through the explosion.
"Such a powerful explosion, and no reaction from the Divine Realm?" This had blatantly exceeded the energy signature of a third-level god. Logically, the Divine Realm couldn't possibly ignore it.
"Hoo—" Ning Rongrong exhaled a breath of turbid air. "Whatever—cross that bridge when we come to it."
"First, ask Father what exactly happened in these two years. And Xue Di—seems she's not with them either."
Given the situation in the far north, it was impossible for Xue Di not to care. But not only Xue Di—even Bing Di wasn't with Ning Fengzhi.
However, Qian Daoliu had come, together with Ning Fengzhi.
It seemed that while she was in seclusion, many things had happened!
(End of chapter)