Douluo: Legend of the Dragon King - The Voice of the Purple Emperor

When that eye opened, the entire Abyss Plane calmed down. The collapsed ninety-seventh floor disappeared, but it could no longer affect the surrounding planes.

"Humanity, an existence capable of destroying us has appeared. We must strike first. At all costs, tear open the passage and utterly annihilate humanity. Those willing to sacrifice themselves to contribute to the passage, I guarantee, will be resurrected without hindrance, and their plane level will be raised three ranks. To fully open the passage, the sacrifice of ten emperors is required."

The chilling voice echoed in the deepest part of the abyss, silencing the many abyss kings.

Yes, the seal in the Abyss Plane is not insurmountable; however, the price to pay for breaking it is far too high. If one perishes, the throne could very well be seized by another race. This is a situation no Abyss King would want to see.

The Holy Ruler had been slumbering for countless years. Its reappearance immediately commanded the submission of the other emperors among the 108 Emperors of the Abyss. Moreover, they all knew that with the Holy Ruler's promise, they would surely be resurrected. This Holy Ruler had never gone back on its word.

"I am willing to sacrifice myself for the abyss." A burly monster with five arms slowly walked out and stood respectfully before the Holy King.

Immediately afterwards, one Abyss Emperor after another emerged to sacrifice for the Abyss. They would certainly have to slumber for a considerable period of time, but if this slumber could guarantee resurrection and even elevate their level within the Abyss, then it would naturally be worthwhile.

"Very well. Destroy humanity, devour the entire world. The Abyss, it's time for it to expand." The Holy King's cold voice echoed throughout the entire Abyss, and in every corner, it seemed as if a solid, blood-red eye was fixed.

The creatures of the abyss have rioted.

……

The sudden, intense palpitation horrified the Ant King. Was the Six-Clawed Demon Emperor really dead? And why hadn't its Plane Seed escaped? Impossible! Humans, could they have already acquired the power to destroy Plane Seeds? How could this be?

Just then, the Ant King suddenly saw that the swarms of four-clawed and six-clawed bats that had been filling the abyss passage above suddenly began to collapse. Without any human attack, these four-clawed and six-clawed bats exploded, turning into clusters of abyssal energy that frantically poured into the abyssal vortex.

The volume of the entire abyss vortex was indeed increasing, but what did this mean? The Ant King was horrified. Could it be that the plane where the Six-Clawed Demon Emperor resided had collapsed? Had its plane seed really been destroyed by humans?

Just then, a tremendous sense of crisis descended. Almost without hesitation, the Ant King flashed forward and pounced into the abyssal vortex. He couldn't afford to attack the humans anymore; his first priority was to return to his plane.

Although it is confident that it is much stronger than the Six-Clawed Demon Emperor, if humans can kill the Six-Clawed Demon Emperor, why can't they kill it?

The moment the thought crossed its mind, it turned tail and ran without hesitation.

But at that moment, it suddenly found that its emotions seemed to have frozen, as if it could no longer think.

A beautiful sword light appeared silently beneath it, sweeping towards it.

As expected of an Abyss King ranked in the sixties, the Ant King reacted immediately, curling up and its skin instantly covered in thick, heavy scales. At the same time, a strange black liquid emanated from every corner of its body.

This is formic acid, which can corrode everything. Any living organism that comes into contact with it will turn into blood in a short time.

The ant queen's cultivation method involves using formic acid to destroy enemies and even its own kind, and then consuming the blood corroded by the formic acid to strengthen itself. This is its innate ability.

However, a chilling intent suddenly emanated from that longsword. Despite the many clansmen surrounding him, at this moment, the Ant King felt as if he were the only one. Everything else seemed so distant.

This is?

Domain, spiritual domain.

Oh no, it was the strongest being among humankind. No wonder the Six-Clawed Demon Emperor perished.

Compared to the Six-Clawed Demon Emperor, the Ant Emperor was more decisive, especially since the Six-Clawed Demon Emperor was completely dead. The Ant Emperor's body instantly reacted; it immediately activated its Plane Seed, intending to self-destruct and rush back into the abyss.

Om-!

The white longsword struck its body, shattering large pieces of the ant queen's scales, but the self-destruction within its body had already begun.

But at that moment, a sliver of emerald light suddenly flashed past from behind the sword shadow and silently adhered to the ant king's chest.

The Ant King felt that the Plane Seed within him, which was mobilizing abyssal energy in preparation for an explosion, suddenly stopped, as if it had encountered some natural enemy. The plane, with its enormous energy, began to tremble violently.

Just then, a beam of colorful light pierced through the air, striking the spot where its scales had been torn open. The ant queen felt its life force drain away violently.

In the sky, a beam of light as bright as the moon descended and struck the ant queen while she was momentarily stunned.

The ruthless sword struck seven times in a row, all hitting the ant king's hardest skull.

The Ant King's thoughts were completely unable to coalesce under the bombardment of the sword light.

If Cao Dezhi wanted to kill it at this moment, those seven swords would have been enough. But his purpose was not to kill the Ant King, but to buy Gu You, or rather, the Tree of Life, enough time.

Although both are seeds of a plane, the Ant King's power is far greater than that of the Six-Clawed Demon King.

When the branch of the Ancient Tree of Life burrowed into the Ant King's body, it encountered fierce resistance from the Seed of the Abyss Dimension. It desperately struggled left and right, trying to break through the Tree of Life's obstruction, but was blocked by the Tree of Life time and time again.

Meanwhile, Gu You was doing his best to devour the life force within the Ant King's body. The weaker the Ant King's life energy was, the less power the Seed of the Plane could borrow from it.

Level 87...

On the center of Gu You's forehead, a bright green rune seemed to be about to emerge, radiating dazzling light. Intense energy fluctuations surrounded Gu You's body, and the Golden Dragon Spear trembled slightly.

The absorbed energy was so immense that Gu You's dragon core contracted at an extremely rapid pace, causing his own heartbeat to quicken. Both energy cores were approaching their limits in terms of energy capacity.

Level 88!

This time, the ant queen was promoted two levels in one go, which shows how much energy she has.

Ultimately, the Tree of Life...

(End of this chapter)