Douluo Continent: Awakening the Original Martial Soul at the Start

Chapter 139 The Art of Cloning

Qian Renxue showed no surprise at the sudden appearance of Li Fei, but instead gave a serious explanation.

"A spatial passage?!" Li Fei asked, somewhat puzzled, "Where's the nearest one?! I'll go check!"

"In a mountain hollow near the Haotian Sect's main gate—the largest one—all the Haotian Sect disciples have returned and are there fighting off those creatures!"

Upon hearing this, Li Fei's divine sense shot out and instantly located the Haotian Sect. He saw many of the Haotian Sect's elders leading the sect's disciples in resisting various strange creatures coming from the passage.

"This is?!"

Li Fei looked puzzled, grabbed Qian Renxue's shoulder, and the two instantly arrived in the mountain hollow where the abyss passage was located. With a wave of his hand, a bee-like creature appeared in his hand, while the rest all spontaneously combusted and turned to ashes in the blink of an eye.

"Greetings, Your Majesty! Greetings, Lord Li Fei!"

The Grand Elder, upon seeing Li Fei and Qian Renxue, dared not be negligent and immediately stepped forward to pay his respects.

Qian Renxue asked, "How is the situation here?!"

"Alas!" The Grand Elder sighed, a look of sorrow on his face. "Since this passage appeared, more than thirty sect disciples have died, and over a hundred have been injured. If it weren't for the soul-guided weapons sent by His Majesty, we wouldn't have been able to hold on at all!"

Qian Renxue looked around but didn't see the two of them. She asked in confusion, "Where are Tang Hao and Tang Xiao?!"

"The two brothers, the sect leaders, saw that they couldn't kill all the creatures in the passage, so they rushed into the passage to try and solve the problem from inside. Fortunately, thanks to them, the number of creatures coming out of the passage was reduced by more than half!" the elder said worriedly.

"No wonder there are far fewer strange creatures here than I've seen before!" Qian Renxue exclaimed in realization.

"So it was the Abyss Dimension, but how did it appear now?!"

Li Fei crushed the fifty-centimeter-long bee in his hand, revealing a hint of realization. He searched through all his memories of Douluo Continent and finally found an introduction to a creature like this. But he was more puzzled. Now that the gods of the God Realm were still around, shouldn't the Abyss Plane be keeping a low profile?! How dare they open a passage directly on Douluo Star?

Even the Crimson Realm alone wouldn't dare to challenge the Douluo God Realm, let alone the Abyss Plane, which is only a small part of the Crimson Realm. The strength of the Douluo God Realm is extremely strong in the universe, with five God Kings and five super artifacts. Most star systems are lucky to have even one God King, and super artifacts are extremely rare.

In Li Fei's memory, the Abyss Plane's current target should still be those scattered planes in the universe, rather than these planets with life. The Abyss Plane only really set its sights on Douluo Star after the Douluo God Realm was swept into the spacetime turbulence and disappeared!

Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue asked, "Li Fei, do you recognize these creatures?"

"It's not certain yet. We'll have to go in and check it out to be sure!" Li Fei looked at the abyss passage with a complicated expression. "Xue'er, wait here for me!"

"Then be careful!" Qian Renxue nodded.

Li Fei turned and walked into the passage, arriving at a desolate world. The sky was dark red, and everything here was composed of energy, even the ground beneath his feet. A large number of abyssal creatures gathered around him, rushing towards the passage. Leading them were the abyssal mammoths, known as the vanguard.

With a thought, the Zhou Tian Domain appeared, enveloping all these creatures. With a slight lift of his hand, all the abyssal creatures were engulfed in crimson-gold flames, instantly burning them to ashes.

boom!

Tens of thousands of meters away, a scarlet mushroom cloud rose, followed by a series of shockwaves that spread outwards, tearing away several layers of the earth that was formed from energy wherever they passed.

"This is the Asura Divine Light; it must belong to the Tang brothers!"

Sensing the familiar power fluctuation contained in the impact, Li Fei instantly arrived at the place where the two brothers were fighting. He saw that Tang Hao and Tang Xiao were being besieged by a Title Douluo-level abyss creature and hundreds of Soul Douluo-level creatures. These creatures formed an array, connecting their powers together, which clearly put Tang Hao and Tang Xiao at a disadvantage.

Moreover, in this abyss, their soul power was being continuously absorbed, and now they had very little soul power left to use. That Great Sumeru Hammer strike just now was probably Tang Hao's last strike.

"Brother, it seems we're going to die here this time!"

Tang Hao, panting heavily and feeling his soul power still draining away, leaned on his Clear Sky Hammer and spoke to Tang Xiao beside him, his eyes filled with disappointment. He wasn't afraid of death, but he still wanted to see Ah Yin one more time!

"Second brother, you go first, I'll hold them off!" Tang Xiao had been using the Haotian Nine Absolutes, so his consumption was less than Tang Hao's, and he still had some soul power left, which should be enough to hold them off for a while.

"Alright, you two brothers, stop arguing. Let's go out together after I deal with these Abyss Lords!"

Just as Tang Hao was about to suggest leaving together, he heard Li Fei's voice beside them. His face lit up with joy, and then he felt streams of pure energy flowing into his body, replenishing his energy reserves.

"Another guy coming to his death, great, I'm going to tear the rest to pieces!!" A humanoid creature with scythe-like limbs said expressionlessly, seeing that Li Fei showed no energy fluctuations.

"Hmph! A bunch of trash!"

He gathered power in his hand and swung it forcefully, causing the crimson-gold light to spread out like ripples.

"Watch me break through your attack!"

The scythe demon's clansman slashed down at the crimson-gold ripples with his scythe. The attack was incredibly fast, arriving in the blink of an eye. The scythe blade contained the power of space, aiming to cleave Li Fei's attack in one blow.

However, things didn't go as planned. His all-out attack, imbued with spatial power, had no effect whatsoever. The moment it touched the crimson-gold ripples, his prized scythe shattered into pieces, followed by his body. Finally, all thirty-six Abyss Lords enveloped in the crimson-gold light were shattered into pieces, their souls dissipating into this plane.

With the death of these lords, the whole world began to tremble. Countless cracks filled the sky and the earth. Mountains and oceans formed of energy began to collapse, turning into pure energy that was absorbed by other layers.

"Let's go! I need to go back and make some serious plans!"

Li Fei glanced at the two brothers and then walked towards the passage.

Tang Hao and Tang Xiao exchanged a glance, and then immediately followed.

"How's Li Fei?! Is it confirmed?!" Qian Renxue asked anxiously as soon as she came out.

"Yes! It's the Abyss Plane!" Li Fei nodded, and seeing the puzzled looks on Qian Renxue and the others' faces, he explained, "The so-called Abyss Plane is a special world that has no matter and is entirely composed of energy. Therefore, the Abyss Plane can evolve by continuously devouring and absorbing the energy of the universe."

"Then why did the whole world seem to have been destroyed after you killed those Title Douluo-level monsters?!" Tang Hao asked, recalling the changes in the world earlier.

Li Fei continued to explain: "The Abyss Plane has 108 layers of abyss, each connected by a spatial passage. Each layer is inhabited by an emperor, and the core of each layer is its emperor. Once the emperor truly falls, the entire layer will collapse, and the abyss creatures there will be completely annihilated. The primordial energy of heaven and earth can be absorbed and transformed by them through devouring, thus strengthening the entire plane."

Everyone looked on with realization, and Qian Renxue immediately suggested, "Then let's quickly kill the emperors in the other passages as well. Wouldn't that easily resolve the crisis brought about by the Abyss Plane?!"

"If only it were that easy. The most terrifying part of the Abyss is the top ten levels. The emperors of each level possess the strength of quasi-gods. On this continent now, apart from me and Bibi Dong, no one else is a match for us. Even you, Xue'er, are no match for us!" Li Fei sighed softly.

"Quasi-god, what kind of power is this?!" Tang Xiao asked in confusion.

"I'm sure everyone is very clear about the division of Soul Master levels on the continent!" Li Fei asked in return. Seeing everyone nod, he continued, "After a Soul Master cultivates to the level of Limit Douluo at level ninety-nine, the next step is to become a god. If there is no godhood to inherit, and both physical and mental strength have reached level one hundred, but there is no tenth Soul Ring, then one is a Quasi-God."

"What?! Lord Li Fei, so you mean we're going to face ten beings who have surpassed the Limit Douluo level!" Tang Xiao and the others looked at Li Fei in shock.

"Hmm!" Li Fei nodded and continued, "But you don't need to worry, they can't all appear together unless the passages to the first ten floors open to one place."

Li Fei didn't take the emperors of the Abyss Plane seriously at all. The reason he said this was to put pressure on Tang Hao and the others, so that they would improve their strength as soon as possible and raise the level of the entire continent.

What truly worried Li Fei was the Abyss Saint King, wielding the supreme artifact Heavenly Saint Rift Halberd. Even Gu Yuena and Tang Wulin, who also possessed the supreme artifact Dragon God Heart, were no match for him when they joined forces. Keep in mind that Gu Yuena was at the half-step God King level at the time. Even though her strength was limited by the planetary will, the Abyss Saint King was still suppressed and suffered greatly! This shows just how powerful the Abyss Saint King was!

He didn't know he couldn't win, but since the gods still existed and the Abyss Saint King didn't dare to show himself easily, Li Fei had time to grow. With enough time, Li Fei was confident that he could unleash strength far exceeding that of the Abyss Saint King on Douluo Star.

In the original story, the Abyss Plane eventually became nourishment for Douluo Star, allowing it to evolve into a planet where gods could live. Li Fei wanted to do the same; why wouldn't he take advantage of such a tempting offer?

"I'll seal these passages later; that should hold for a few years!"

"Then I'll leave it to Lord Li Fei!" Tang Xiao immediately said respectfully.

Li Fei walked to the side of the passage, took out several soul tool pillars from his storage bracelet, and threw them around the abyss passage. As soon as the crimson-gold pillars were inserted into the ground, they began to absorb the energy in the abyss passage, forming a crimson-gold magic array that sealed the entire passage.

"Li Fei, I also used sealing formations to seal these passages before, but someone quickly destroyed them!" Qian Renxue said with a furrowed brow, without revealing Bibi Dong's identity.

"Don't worry, these soul tools contain my divine sense. If anyone tries to destroy them, I'll know immediately!" Li Fei smiled, then looked at Tang Hao and Tang Xiao and said, "I've sealed the passage here. You just need to arrange for someone to keep an eye on it from behind."

"Yes, Lord Li Fei!" Tang Xiao nodded.

After clearing the passage to Haotian Sect, Li Fei sent Qian Renxue back and then went to the other eight abyss passages. He quickly sealed seven of them and arrived at the Jin Tie Mountains.

This time, Li Fei did not choose to seal it. After killing all the abyssal creatures that kept emerging, he went into the passage.

The sky remained a dark red, gloomy twilight. With the Demonic War Halberd appearing in his hand, Li Fei planted it directly in front of the abyss passage. The Dark Demonic War Halberd began to absorb the energy of the abyss plane, evolving itself.

After finishing everything, Li Fei began to wander around this floor, searching for a passage to the next floor.

After Li Fei left, many abyssal creatures tried to enter the Great Luo Continent through the passage. However, as soon as they got close, the Demonic Halberd emitted a golden light. The abyssal creatures had no time to react and were directly melted by the golden light. The energy was absorbed by the Dark Demonic Halberd, which evolved itself.

After reaching the state of "sitting in oblivion," Li Fei's mind could connect with the planet's magnetic field orbit. Although the Abyss Plane was not a planet, it also had a magnetic field. Li Fei turned around and found the upward passage.

He went up layer by layer, and with each layer he went up, the creatures inside became stronger. Li Fei wasn't in a hurry. Every time he reached a layer, he would capture some abyssal creatures to start studying.

Abyssal creatures have no physical form; they are composed entirely of energy and soul. They possess incredibly strong vitality and are extremely difficult to kill. The creature in Li Fei's hand is a very small Abyssal Blade Demon. It shows no fear in Li Fei's hands, constantly wielding its blade and slashing at him.

"This kind of creature composed entirely of energy is truly peculiar! I didn't know until I studied it, and this research has really given me a lot of inspiration!"

He reached out and forcefully pulled the Abyss Blade Demon from its back, then crushed it into pieces. A flash of crimson-gold light appeared beside him, and pure Yang energy condensed, transforming into another Li Fei, but with extremely cold eyes, devoid of any emotion.

The life forms of the abyssal creatures greatly inspired Li Fei. Combined with his state of meditation and meticulous control, he successfully condensed this clone using the power within his body. It was entirely controlled by a portion of Li Fei's divine sense, which had been stripped of emotion by Li Fei's mental power, making it as cold and unresponsive as a machine.

(End of this chapter)