Peerless: The Evil Soul Master's Guide to Saving the World

Douluo Star.

outside the atmosphere.

The originally dark and deep starry sky suddenly twisted into a vortex.

The space was like a piece of silk being twisted by an invisible giant hand, with purplish-black cracks radiating out from the center of the vortex, and the air was filled with the smell of decaying sulfur.

"So fast?"

Xiao Hongchen was idly fiddling with his fingers when his gaze drifted to the outside of the warship, where a dense aura of devouring energy faintly emanated from the black vortex.

Without a doubt, it is the Abyss Plane that Acheng mentioned earlier!
"All ships on alert!" Xiao Hongchen's voice resounded throughout the fleet through the level-nine amplified soul guide. He stood on the command platform of the main ship, with nine soul rings—one purple, five black, and three red—slowly rising from beneath his feet, the three 100,000-year soul rings emitting an eerie red light.

The spatial vortex suddenly expanded tenfold, and the first abyssal creature extended its claws. It was a centipede-like monster over ten meters long, its carapace covered with barbs, and each segment of its body adorned with bizarre patterns resembling human faces.

It emitted a shrill cry like a baby's wail, and the sound waves caused the surrounding area to crack slightly.

Then came the second and third, and thousands upon thousands of abyssal creatures poured out like a flood bursting its banks.

A school of piranhas with bat wings, a spider woman with a gaping maw, and a giant elephant made of bones...

What's most chilling is the aura they exude—the weakest of them is equivalent to a human Soul King, while the three leading snake-haired banshees with bone wings on their backs are exuding the pressure of a Title Douluo.

They were the vanguard of the Abyss Plane and the first force to be deployed against humanity.

"Anomalies detected in spatial coordinates!" The adjutant's voice trembled. "The energy fluctuations of these creatures are completely different from the characteristics of life forms on the Douluo Continent!"

"Don't panic..."

Xiao Hongchen narrowed his eyes.

"Have their strength reached the level of gods?" he asked softly.

The adjutant's expression softened somewhat: "No, no, the strongest one is just the strongest of the three snake-men, roughly at the Super Douluo level. According to AI calculations, they most likely possess characteristics of fused soul skills..."

“It’s normal to fear the unknown, but when the firepower is sufficient, it’s enough to tear everything apart, including gods.” Xiao Hongchen smiled.

"They're just a bunch of grunts; they're not worth the trouble for the Sun Moon Empire."

"...You're right, my mind was in turmoil."

The adjutant looked ashamed.

He was indeed somewhat flustered when faced with an unknown creature from outer space.

"..."

Xiao Hongchen waved his hand dismissively, his expression unchanged.

Acheng went to the underworld, while the designated captain, Xu Lexuan, was still undergoing training on the ground. Grandpa also temporarily returned to the ground to prepare for the handover of the dean's duties. Kong Lao was also on the ground preparing for the upgrade and modification of the interstellar warship with Cheng Lao...

Currently, he is the only one staying in the starry sky, along with the newly formed fleet, totaling more than three thousand Soul Masters.

Perhaps this is the first time the Sun and Moon Empire has faced a war against the stars.

Thinking of this.

Xiao Hongchen turned on the communicator.

There was some chaos in the fleet's main channel. The four escort ships were fighting independently, and without a commander-in-chief, although they were successively killing the abyssal creatures that were approaching the warships, they appeared to be a disorganized mess...

After all, no matter how much theoretical knowledge one has learned, when faced with the first real-world space combat, one will still appear flustered and overwhelmed.

"I am Xiao Hongchen..."

He coughed twice.

The main channel went silent for a moment.

"Next, I will serve as the temporary supreme commander of the four escort ships. My first order is to activate the soul power barrier! The escort ships will form a diamond formation!"

"Yes, sir! 001 frigate received!"

"002 frigate received!"

"..."

Soon, the main communication channel became orderly.

Under Xiao Hongchen's command, an effective counterattack was launched, and the situation quickly returned to order.

A magic array with a diameter of 100 meters unfolded at the bottom of the main ship, and twelve silver metal pillars rose from the deck, intertwining to form a hemispherical light shield. The four escort ships simultaneously activated their soul-guided propulsion systems, and the level-nine energy-concentrating cannons at the bow began charging.

The abyssal creatures had clearly noticed the fleet's anomaly. Three Gorgons let out piercing screechs, and all the monsters suddenly turned and surged towards the flagship like a black tide.

Their movement is extremely strange; Xiao Hongchen can even detect abyssal creatures directly making short-distance spatial jumps.

"Holy crap?" Xiao Hongchen's lips twitched.

Ah Cheng didn't mention that!
"These things not only have the power to [devour], but they also control [spatial jump]?!"

Even if it's just a short distance, no, short distances are the best for research!
Xiao Hongchen's eyes lit up.

"Watch out! Keep all those abyssal creatures that have undergone spatial jumps! They're excellent research material!"

The space jump formation of the interstellar warship is too advanced.

It's unclear where Acheng got it from, but this makes the Sun Moon Empire's research on it extremely difficult. This natural, "initial" stage spatial leap will definitely enhance the Sun Moon Empire's understanding of space!

"The rest are free to fire!"

As Xiao Hongchen gave the order.

The four escort ships simultaneously unleashed five-meter-diameter beams of soul energy, carving out four vacuum zones within the horde of monsters.

The abyssal creature that was hit instantly vaporized, but the monsters behind immediately filled the gap. Thirty-six launch ports opened on the side of the main ship, and hundreds of level-seven homing soul-guided cannon shells roared out, trailing flames and drawing brilliant arcs of death in space.

The roar of the explosion shook the atmosphere, causing it to appear as if the clouds were slightly shattered.

But the real threat had only just begun to emerge. Three Gorgons appeared above the main ship at some unknown time; their long hair was actually countless tiny venomous snakes, which were now frantically gnawing at the protective shield. The eldest of the Gorgons suddenly opened her mouth and spat out a jet-black beam of light.

"Dark attribute attack!" The adjutant's eyes narrowed sharply.

The protective shield vibrated violently, and a crack appeared in one of the metal pillars.

"As expected of the advance team... they're quite something."

Xiao Hongchen sneered, stopping the adjutant's idea of ​​mobilizing the level eleven soul-guided cannon. He pressed the button on the command console, thinking, "Why use a sledgehammer to crack a nut?"

Suddenly, the deck behind the command post cracked open, and the 50-meter-tall silver mech "Red Dust Shadow" rose into the steam.

The mecha's chest was inlaid with a level 10 soul guidance core, and its arms were transformable energy cannons and high-frequency particle blades. This idea came from A-Cheng, and he adopted it without hesitation.

It does look pretty cool when you use it.

"Here to you."

Xiao Hongchen leaped into the mecha's cockpit. As the nerve connection was completed, the mecha's eyes lit up with a scarlet light, and the six pairs of metal wings on its back bloomed like flower petals.

The terrifying soul power of a level 95 Super Douluo was injected into the mecha through a soul guide amplifier, causing patterns to appear on its surface that were completely identical to Xiao Hongchen's soul ring—a true original soul guide device.

The mech soared into the sky, smashing through the protective shield and charging towards the enemy. The three Gorgons were about to dodge when they found themselves bound by some force—Xiao Hongchen's mech possessed the skill "Hongchen Imprisonment," which covered a designated target within a 100-kilometer radius.

The high-frequency particle blade on the mecha's right arm traced a graceful arc, and three ferocious heads flew up simultaneously.

But the creatures of the abyss were far more bizarre than imagined; fleshy tendrils extended from the neck of the headless banshee, reattaching her head. They scattered, two of them clinging to the mech, while the other charged straight at the main ship's command tower.

"Activate the 'Sky Net'."

Xiao Hongchen calmly gave the order from inside the cockpit.

Thirty-six chains shot out from the bottom of the main ship, each chain ending with a level-nine binding soul tool. The chains wrapped around the attacking banshee as if they were alive, and the terrifying soul power instantly charred her.

On the mecha side, Xiao Hongchen manipulated the mecha to suddenly transform, the chest armor sliding open to the sides to reveal the muzzle of the level nine energy-concentrating cannon, which only takes 0.3 seconds to charge—this is the "instantaneous" technology newly developed by Mingdetang.

After a blinding white light, a banshee was blasted away, leaving only half of her body. But even more astonishingly, the remaining part began to frantically devour its own kind to evolve!
"Damn, she's quite troublesome..." Xiao Hongchen shook his head helplessly.

A level 95 Super Douluo, killed and reborn, reborn and killed again, endlessly, and his devouring characteristic, no wonder A-Cheng has always been thinking about him, it is indeed quite disgusting.

"Attention all units! Abyssal creatures possess the ability to devour and evolve!" Xiao Hongchen's voice echoed throughout the fleet. "Execute Plan B immediately!"

The four escort ships suddenly changed formation, projecting silver metal pillars in four directions across the battlefield. These pillars unfolded immediately upon landing, forming a cube-shaped barrier with sides measuring one kilometer in length.

This is a barrier developed by my grandfather, which comes with a series of negative buffs.

Inside the barrier, the abyssal creatures moved noticeably slower.

Xiao Hongchen seized the opportunity and manipulated the mecha to unleash its ninth soul skill, "Red Dust Annihilation." This was a soul skill condensed from the mecha, which was infused with life, and paired with the "God-given Soul Ring."

The mecha clasped its hands together, and all nine soul rings lit up simultaneously, condensing into a crimson sphere of light in front of its chest.

When the sphere of light expanded to a diameter of thirty meters, the mech pushed it toward the center of the barrier.

There was no explosion, no shock wave.

Wherever the sphere of light passed, abyssal creatures crumbled and vanished like sand sculptures. This was an attack that directly targeted the very essence of life, leaving no time for them to devour or evolve. The last Gorgon let out a defiant shriek, its body suddenly swelling—

"Damn, there's more?"

"Everyone take protective measures!" Xiao Hongchen waved his hand.

He didn't care, but he didn't want the escort ships to get damaged. These days, each one was the culmination of the Sun Moon Empire's hard work, and he would be heartbroken even if they were damaged.

The shockwave from the banshee's self-destruction caused cracks in the barrier, but thankfully it did not break.

When the smoke cleared, only a few weak abyssal creatures remained on the interstellar battlefield, struggling in their death throes.

"This can be considered a reminder to the sun and moon."

Xiao Hongchen surveyed the battlefield.

He pursed his lips and said.

The threat from the Abyss Dimension... probably won't last more than a year.

……

Abyssal plane.

Above the blood pool floated shattered crystal cores, which contained the last images transmitted by the vanguard before their annihilation—the colossal silver ship that stretched across the sky was spewing out beams of annihilation light, and the diamond-shaped battle formation of four escort ships was cutting the abyssal creatures to pieces.

"Your Majesty," the twelve pairs of compound eyes on the Heavenly Bull Emperor's carapace contracted simultaneously, and its sickle-shaped forelimbs rubbed nervously, "the broken crystal cores coming from ahead indicate that this plane contains energy forms we've never seen before..."

"As we predicted, they advanced too quickly to easily defeat the advance force."

The figure on the throne slowly raised his hand, and the dark red sky of the tenth layer of the Abyss Plane distorted accordingly.

The Abyss Saint's long hair moved without wind, the ends flowing with black mist that devoured light. With a light tap of his fingertip, the blood pool immediately boiled and surged, reassembling the shattered scene into a three-dimensional projection... The fluctuations that flashed as the Sun Moon Empire's flagship's level eleven soul-guided cannon charged made his eyes flash with a strange light.

He didn't care about anything else.

But this strange thing... posed a subtle, almost imperceptible threat to him.

By using some kind of tool, energy is compressed into it, and then it bursts forth with astonishing power, almost comparable to a demigod in the universe.

“Interesting.” The Holy King’s voice was indifferent, and fear flickered in the eyes of the Abyss Lords kneeling below the throne.

He suddenly stood up, and the Abyss Heart embedded in his chest burst forth with a purplish-black light, causing the rock layers of the entire plane to tremble.

"Their progress is rapid, but fortunately, we will arrive in just one year. By then, the Abyss Plane will have devoured the entire planet and completed a certain degree of advancement..."

"As long as I can advance the Abyss Plane to the God Realm, I will be the God King!"

The projection screen switched to the "Red Dust Shadow" mech controlled by Xiao Hongchen. When the Holy Lord saw the energy fluctuations emanating from the mech's chest, his pupils suddenly contracted into two vertical lines.

He reached out and grabbed the projection. The moment the mecha was torn apart by an invisible force, the image strangely froze on Xiao Hongchen's cold smile—this human had somehow perfectly fused the machine with a living being.

These so-called "tools" seem to be what these ants rely on...

However, all of these rely on external forces.

He was not afraid of these things.

"Your Majesty!" The Soul-Devouring Queen, who controlled the seventh level, suddenly screamed. Blood flowed from hundreds of eyes on her spider abdomen at the same time, making her look quite miserable. "My children are wailing! Those metal constructs are decomposing abyssal energy! They are trying to use abyssal energy for their own purposes. They have their eyes on... the power of space!"

The space behind the Holy Monarch shattered with a deafening roar, revealing the coordinates of the plane where Douluo Star was located. He stared at the spatial vortex above Douluo Star that had not yet dissipated, and suddenly burst into laughter.

The laughter shook the tenth layer of the sulfurous sea, causing a thousand-meter-high wave to rise, and countless lurking abyssal creatures exploded and died in the sound.

The crowd was puzzled, yet looked at the high and mighty king with fear.

"What are you afraid of?"

The sage king stepped off the throne, each step leaving a burning footprint on the rock. "We are nothing more than a group of ants raising a glowing pebble, trying to survive in this vast universe. But what are we?"

"We will be the plunderers who extinguish their hopes!"

"Pass down the order: all personnel on the first to ninth floors are on high alert. We will speed up our advance and, incidentally, tell those abyssal dragons hiding in the shadows that it's time to repay the debt we incurred to raise them."

"When the Abyss devours that planet, that will be our true golden age. Becoming gods will be just around the corner!" (End of Chapter)