Su Ming's righteous and heroic posture moved Zhang Huanyun to the brink of tears.
This recruit had his approval!
Originally, he had been wondering if promoting a newcomer who had just joined the legion directly to the rank of Blood God would prevent his mindset from properly integrating with the Blood God Legion.
Now he felt he had overthought it.
Su Ming's level of commitment was extremely high.
However—
Since you're a soldier under my, Zhang Huanyun's, command, how could I, Zhang Huanyun, just stand by and watch you sacrifice yourself?
Seeing Zhang Huanyun's expression, Su Ming inwardly thought, "Not good."
This fool of a commander didn't seem to realize he was acting.
"Blood One, you talk to him."
Su Ming simply stopped trying to reason with Zhang Huanyun, erupting with full power as he charged towards the Ba Emperor and the Charm Emperor.
Cao Dezhi had already charged forward and was engaged with the Black Emperor. Seeing Zhang Huanyun trying to help Su Ming share the pressure, he angrily cursed, "Idiot!"
"You were told to go handle the lower-tier battles, so go! You, Zhang Huanyun, will be solely responsible for the losses from this Abyssal Tide!"
Seeing that Cao Dezhi also insisted Su Ming handle the two alone, Zhang Huanyun's expression shifted. He finally stopped persisting.
He was beginning to see the problem now.
Maybe Su Ming truly did have the ability to fight one against two?
Where did this tacit understanding between Cao Dezhi and Su Ming come from?
Su Ming had only been here for a few days.
Puzzled, Zhang Huanyun fused with his Four-Word Battle Armor and, unleashing limit-tier combat power, plunged into the battles below. Cutting down all in his path, his Martial Spirit was inherently suited for wide-area destruction, and now he was like a force of nature. The pressure on the legion soldiers below immediately lessened.
"Trinity!"
Su Ming borrowed power.
With just his main body, his strength was already at the limit-tier. Under the Trinity state, his power approached the quasi-god level.
Engaging the two emperors alone, he actually gained the upper hand.
Watching this from afar, Zhang Huanyun was astonished.
Was this a Spirit Emperor?
Cao Dezhi was also observing secretly, his heart filled with shock and amazement at Su Ming's ability to fight above his level.
Zhang Huanyun, at ninety-eighth rank, relying on Four-Word Battle Armor, only had strength approaching the semi-god level. Yet Su Ming, a Spirit Emperor without Four-Word Battle Armor, could elevate his combat power to the limit-tier and approach quasi-god level?
Then what would happen if he cultivated to the ninety-ninth rank?
Even knowing Su Ming's spiritual power was at the Spirit Domain Realm, Cao Dezhi still found this somewhat unbelievable.
Su Ming paid no attention to the two of them, focusing entirely on his battle with the Ba Emperor and the Charm Emperor.
These two Emperors, one skilled in physical combat, the other in spiritual charm, both aligned with Su Ming. He had already marked them as his prey.
He glanced towards the Abyssal passage.
If he devoured these two Emperors, would the Abyssal Sage King intervene?
He definitely would.
Would he descend recklessly, at all costs?
"He wouldn't dare."
A cold smile appeared on Su Ming's lips.
Cowardice was the Abyssal Sage King's greatest flaw.
An endless killing intent erupted from his eyes.
Simultaneously, a deep, vast power emanated from him. The massive amount of faith power was so concentrated it had become tangible enough for others to sense its presence.
Cao Dezhi was stunned, turning to look at Su Ming.
What was going on?
Why, looking at this kid now, did he feel a sense of familiarity?
In the next moment, he understood the reason.
This guy Su Ming actually had the Sea God's faith!
He could absorb and even utilize the Sea God's faith!
Under Cao Dezhi's astonished gaze, Su Ming invoked the deity.
A Sea God phantom materialized, even more lifelike than the statue on Shrek Academy's square.
The moment the Sea God phantom took form, the Abyssal Sage King, sensing the situation across the spatial passage, was greatly shaken.
"So it's true. The Sea God left a contingency plan. I just don't know the limits of the means he left behind."
He prepared to probe a little further.
After invoking the deity, Su Ming couldn't make the Tang San phantom use Unfixed Wind and Waves. In fact, this phantom was one he had shaped himself.
Only after a simple manifestation did he truly fuse this invoked divine power into himself.
With the vast Sea God faith empowering him, his Spirit Power instantly transformed into divine power. In the blink of an eye, his aura broke through the constraints of the quasi-god level. With one punch, he shattered one of the Ba Emperor's arms, then with a glare, sent a spiritual shock that threw the Charm Emperor's consciousness into momentary chaos.
"Domain of Chaos!"
"Dual Phenomena Symbiosis Domain!"
He first altered the environment. With the empowerment of these two Domains, and having secured the confidence to intercept and retain the power of the two Emperors after killing them, he finally revealed his trump card.
"Hun Dun!"
Hun Dun shot out from within him. Its aura instantly broke through the constraints of the hundred-thousand-year level, advancing another thousand years.
The hundred-thousand-year Heavenly Tribulation and Thunder Tribulation descended together.
"The Heavenly Tribulation is mine to command!"
Whether in Douluo 1 or Douluo 2, Su Ming had always found handling Heavenly Tribulations somewhat strenuous. That was because there was no synergy between the different nodes; he purely relied on the power of the corresponding node's self.
Now, Douluo 3's Su Ming could directly borrow power from three eras, unleashing his true peak combat strength.
Both of his Domains were assisting him in controlling external forces.
The Heavenly Tribulation and Thunder Tribulation were fused into one, combined with the Five Elements, transforming into Five Elements Divine Thunder. Streaks of five-colored lightning serpents writhed and coiled across the sky, looking down upon everything below!
"Fate's Sorrow!"
"Soul Severance!"
Two rays of fate power landed on the Ba Emperor and the Charm Emperor respectively. The two instantly sensed danger.
The next moment, the Five Elements Divine Thunder descended, striking the Ba Emperor fiercely.
Stripped of any defensive means, the Ba Emperor's powerful physique became fragile and vulnerable. The heavenly tribulation energy rampaged through his body, destroying all vitality.
Simultaneously, Su Ming concentrated his Spirit Domain Realm spiritual power, unleashing Soul Shock and Spiritual Impact simultaneously.
The Ba Emperor's body shattered; the Charm Emperor's consciousness was annihilated.
The two great Emperors were instantly slain by Su Ming.
However, they didn't think much of it.
Death was just death. The Abyss would reclaim their power, and after a period of time, they would return.
Revival after death!
This was the Abyss's greatest confidence in fighting Douluo.
Yet, after their deaths, the core power representing the two deepest layers of the Abyss did not return. It was firmly bound by Su Ming within his Domain.
The Dual Phenomena Symbiosis Domain overlapped with Chaos.
The rules governing external forces had been suppressed by him to the minimum, while his own control was elevated to the maximum. He forcibly restrained and retained this portion of power.
Cao Dezhi looked over, filled with doubt and uncertainty.
He instantly killed two great Emperors?
Even if he erupted to the quasi-god level, killing a Limit Douluo should be very troublesome.
He noticed Su Ming's actions.
"What are you doing?"
He couldn't help but question.
Why restrain the power of these two Emperors?
Do you actually intend to devour these two Emperors as well?
You're insane!
Once the core power of these two Emperors was devoured, two of the latter thirty-six layers of the Abyss would inevitably collapse. The Abyss would be thrown into turmoil, and the Abyssal Sage King would absolutely intervene at all costs.
Ignoring Cao Dezhi's questioning, Su Ming began devouring directly.
"Five Elements Divine Thunder, refine it for me!"
He activated the power of laws. Summoning the Heavenly Tribulation wasn't to hinder his own Hun Dun's cultivation progress.
Work obediently for me, transform.
An even more massive amount of faith power spilled out from Su Ming's Sea of Consciousness—all of it was Sea God faith.
The Sea God faith exerted its power, firmly protecting Su Ming at its center. Simultaneously, its inherent divine rank heavily suppressed the portion of the abyssal energy belonging to the Abyssal Sage King.
"Bastard!"
The Abyssal Sage King was furious.
Devouring his power right in front of him.
Aaaaaaaaaah!
"My power has been defiled!"
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