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Chapter 213: When the World Falls
2023-04-04 Author: Fu Hejun
Long before unleashing the Undead Scourge, Tang San had used a special magic to sense that on Douluo Star, only Sun Zhongjing, Neptune, and the Silver Dragon King—three God King-level existences—remained. As for the Lord of White Cloud City, who was said to be the most powerful among the Four God Kings, he was not currently on this planet.
This was absolutely fantastic news for him!
Although he didn't know where Ye Cheng had gone or when he would return, he knew this was a priceless opportunity. He harbored a deep-seated fear for the Lord of White Cloud City, the man who had pioneered the Condensation Method and the Contract Soul Master system, single-handedly shaping the current splendor of the Douluo Continent.
So, taking advantage of Ye Cheng's absence from Douluo Star, Tang San finally found the courage to appear openly. Moving with extreme speed, he brought forth a Skeleton Legion. His objective was to catch humanity off guard, developing his forces rapidly while they paid little attention.
After all, abyssal invasions from the sky had become a common occurrence over the years. The people here had grown accustomed to them and had already developed countermeasures. Therefore, they certainly wouldn't pay too much attention to the sudden appearance of the Skeleton Legion, assuming they had merely emerged from another abyssal passage.
Had they realized earlier that this undead army could be easily created from human remains, they would have definitely recognized the threat. The moment the undead army appeared, it would likely have been swept away by a full-scale mobilization of human experts.
But unfortunately for them, they didn't know this, which gave Tang San time to grow his forces.
In the time since he unleashed the Undead Scourge, he had collected the souls of all the humans and beasts he had transformed into skeletons and then destroyed. Using these souls as payment, he summoned three helpers of the same level from the Abyss. It wasn't that he didn't want to summon more; inviting just three had already exhausted all the souls he had collected, leaving him unable to summon any others.
However, with their four archdemons against Sun Zhongjing's three God Kings, the advantage was now clearly on their side.
“Today, we declare the arrival of the Abyss to this world!” After summoning his three helpers, Tang San didn't hesitate. He immediately joined forces with the three archdemons and unleashed large-scale magic!
Its purpose was singular: to combine the power of the four archdemons to summon a massive number of demons from the Abyss to descend upon this world!
A bloody and bizarre magic array emerged.
This magic array had clearly been prepared long in advance. Sun Zhongjing and the other two God Kings hadn't even had time to stop it before they realized the spell had been successfully activated.
In an instant, the spatial rift in the sky, resembling a gaping maw, seemed to be stimulated. Great streams of crimson light erupted from it, and streaks of red, like meteors, descended, spreading endlessly across the entire planet.
At this moment, abyssal demons, in numbers far exceeding imagination, descended upon the Douluo Continent!
These summoned abyssal demons could appear anywhere on the planet at will. Wherever there were living beings, that was where they could descend.
In an extremely short time.
City after city, amid the shrieks of the undead and the mad laughter of demons, turned into ruins. Countless vibrant lives were torn apart by demons, their flesh and blood devoured, their souls snatched away… The undead rampaged! The demons ran wild!
And with the descent of a large number of demons, the abyssal aura heavily encroached, and the concentration of abyssal power throughout the world began to rise sharply!
Many places on the planet quickly began to show signs of abyssal corruption. Lush green plants gradually withered, and fertile land became dead and desolate. Weaker soul beasts died one after another, while stronger, more resistant soul beasts became irritable and bloodthirsty, growing scales or suffering from festering skin, showing signs of abyssal corruption…
Some weaker humans, affected by the abyssal aura, began to riot, their eyes turning red as they slaughtered each other. The recently deceased rose from the ground as zombies, pouncing on and biting the living. Skeletal remains that had decayed for years also transformed into skeletons, wandering about aimlessly.
Such scenes appeared in every corner of the entire world!
The entire world seemed to be irredeemably falling into the Abyss!
The speed was astonishingly fast.
"It's over!"
"Why is the world changing so quickly?!"
"Is the Abyss truly so terrifying?!"
"In just this short while, the world has changed so much I barely recognize it…"
"Is it really going to end?!"
The audience in the live broadcast room, watching the unprecedentedly tragic scenes in the video, couldn't help but feel despair. At the same time, they developed a profound dread for the mysterious Abyss.
In the video, the three God King-level experts led by Sun Zhongjing were already battling the four archdemons led by Tang San.
Unexpectedly, despite it being a four-on-three situation, both sides were evenly matched, trading blows. The most impressive among them was Sun Zhongjing, who showed no signs of being at a disadvantage while fighting two opponents at once.
"That old man… he's strong!"
"He truly is old but vigorous!"
"I thought it was all over…"
"Thank goodness the old man is there to hold the line."
The audience in the live broadcast room breathed a collective sigh of relief. They had thought that, being at a four-on-three disadvantage, the experts from the Douluo Continent would be easily defeated.
“Rumble!!!!”
The combat between the seven God Kings was truly a battle of gods. A single stray blast of energy could destroy mountains and shatter the land.
The planet trembled! Space distorted and crumbled!
At their realm of power, the contest was no longer one of flashy soul skills, but of raw strength and the degree of control over that power.
The audience in the live broadcast room couldn't understand the intricacies; they only felt a profound sense of shock. But those who could, such as the five God Kings in the God Realm, understood that the power displayed by the seven God Kings in the video was absolutely real, with nothing faked or watered down.
“The magic of these abyssal demons is truly bizarre!” the Destruction God murmured, his eyes narrowing as he watched the various strange spells released by the archdemons in the video. In his mind, he began to compare himself to them, simulating a fight.
“The magic is indeed bizarre, but for experts of this level, its impact isn't that significant. What truly determines victory or defeat is one's own strength,” the Asura God stated.
“Who do you think will win in the end?” the God of Evil suddenly asked.
“If there are no surprises, the demons will be victorious,” the God of Good said.
“From the video, you can see that the abyssal aura is already eroding the Douluo Continent on a large scale, transforming it into an environment of the Abyss. The demons' power will be at its peak in such a suitable environment. In contrast, the Silver Dragon King and the others will be negatively affected, even suppressed. With one side weakening and the other strengthening…” At this point, the Life Goddess shook her head, her expression clearly not optimistic.
What happened next unfolded just as the five God Kings of the God Realm had predicted.
In the video, the entire Douluo Continent was gradually shrouded in a grayish-red hue, a color unique to the Abyss. As the concentration of surrounding abyssal energy rose, the four archdemons became increasingly adept at wielding their magic. In contrast, Sun Zhongjing and his two allies gradually began to run out of steam.
(end of chapter)
2023-04-04 Author: Fu Hejun
Long before unleashing the Undead Scourge, Tang San had used a special magic to sense that on Douluo Star, only Sun Zhongjing, Neptune, and the Silver Dragon King—three God King-level existences—remained. As for the Lord of White Cloud City, who was said to be the most powerful among the Four God Kings, he was not currently on this planet.
This was absolutely fantastic news for him!
Although he didn't know where Ye Cheng had gone or when he would return, he knew this was a priceless opportunity. He harbored a deep-seated fear for the Lord of White Cloud City, the man who had pioneered the Condensation Method and the Contract Soul Master system, single-handedly shaping the current splendor of the Douluo Continent.
So, taking advantage of Ye Cheng's absence from Douluo Star, Tang San finally found the courage to appear openly. Moving with extreme speed, he brought forth a Skeleton Legion. His objective was to catch humanity off guard, developing his forces rapidly while they paid little attention.
After all, abyssal invasions from the sky had become a common occurrence over the years. The people here had grown accustomed to them and had already developed countermeasures. Therefore, they certainly wouldn't pay too much attention to the sudden appearance of the Skeleton Legion, assuming they had merely emerged from another abyssal passage.
Had they realized earlier that this undead army could be easily created from human remains, they would have definitely recognized the threat. The moment the undead army appeared, it would likely have been swept away by a full-scale mobilization of human experts.
But unfortunately for them, they didn't know this, which gave Tang San time to grow his forces.
In the time since he unleashed the Undead Scourge, he had collected the souls of all the humans and beasts he had transformed into skeletons and then destroyed. Using these souls as payment, he summoned three helpers of the same level from the Abyss. It wasn't that he didn't want to summon more; inviting just three had already exhausted all the souls he had collected, leaving him unable to summon any others.
However, with their four archdemons against Sun Zhongjing's three God Kings, the advantage was now clearly on their side.
“Today, we declare the arrival of the Abyss to this world!” After summoning his three helpers, Tang San didn't hesitate. He immediately joined forces with the three archdemons and unleashed large-scale magic!
Its purpose was singular: to combine the power of the four archdemons to summon a massive number of demons from the Abyss to descend upon this world!
A bloody and bizarre magic array emerged.
This magic array had clearly been prepared long in advance. Sun Zhongjing and the other two God Kings hadn't even had time to stop it before they realized the spell had been successfully activated.
In an instant, the spatial rift in the sky, resembling a gaping maw, seemed to be stimulated. Great streams of crimson light erupted from it, and streaks of red, like meteors, descended, spreading endlessly across the entire planet.
At this moment, abyssal demons, in numbers far exceeding imagination, descended upon the Douluo Continent!
These summoned abyssal demons could appear anywhere on the planet at will. Wherever there were living beings, that was where they could descend.
In an extremely short time.
City after city, amid the shrieks of the undead and the mad laughter of demons, turned into ruins. Countless vibrant lives were torn apart by demons, their flesh and blood devoured, their souls snatched away… The undead rampaged! The demons ran wild!
And with the descent of a large number of demons, the abyssal aura heavily encroached, and the concentration of abyssal power throughout the world began to rise sharply!
Many places on the planet quickly began to show signs of abyssal corruption. Lush green plants gradually withered, and fertile land became dead and desolate. Weaker soul beasts died one after another, while stronger, more resistant soul beasts became irritable and bloodthirsty, growing scales or suffering from festering skin, showing signs of abyssal corruption…
Some weaker humans, affected by the abyssal aura, began to riot, their eyes turning red as they slaughtered each other. The recently deceased rose from the ground as zombies, pouncing on and biting the living. Skeletal remains that had decayed for years also transformed into skeletons, wandering about aimlessly.
Such scenes appeared in every corner of the entire world!
The entire world seemed to be irredeemably falling into the Abyss!
The speed was astonishingly fast.
"It's over!"
"Why is the world changing so quickly?!"
"Is the Abyss truly so terrifying?!"
"In just this short while, the world has changed so much I barely recognize it…"
"Is it really going to end?!"
The audience in the live broadcast room, watching the unprecedentedly tragic scenes in the video, couldn't help but feel despair. At the same time, they developed a profound dread for the mysterious Abyss.
In the video, the three God King-level experts led by Sun Zhongjing were already battling the four archdemons led by Tang San.
Unexpectedly, despite it being a four-on-three situation, both sides were evenly matched, trading blows. The most impressive among them was Sun Zhongjing, who showed no signs of being at a disadvantage while fighting two opponents at once.
"That old man… he's strong!"
"He truly is old but vigorous!"
"I thought it was all over…"
"Thank goodness the old man is there to hold the line."
The audience in the live broadcast room breathed a collective sigh of relief. They had thought that, being at a four-on-three disadvantage, the experts from the Douluo Continent would be easily defeated.
“Rumble!!!!”
The combat between the seven God Kings was truly a battle of gods. A single stray blast of energy could destroy mountains and shatter the land.
The planet trembled! Space distorted and crumbled!
At their realm of power, the contest was no longer one of flashy soul skills, but of raw strength and the degree of control over that power.
The audience in the live broadcast room couldn't understand the intricacies; they only felt a profound sense of shock. But those who could, such as the five God Kings in the God Realm, understood that the power displayed by the seven God Kings in the video was absolutely real, with nothing faked or watered down.
“The magic of these abyssal demons is truly bizarre!” the Destruction God murmured, his eyes narrowing as he watched the various strange spells released by the archdemons in the video. In his mind, he began to compare himself to them, simulating a fight.
“The magic is indeed bizarre, but for experts of this level, its impact isn't that significant. What truly determines victory or defeat is one's own strength,” the Asura God stated.
“Who do you think will win in the end?” the God of Evil suddenly asked.
“If there are no surprises, the demons will be victorious,” the God of Good said.
“From the video, you can see that the abyssal aura is already eroding the Douluo Continent on a large scale, transforming it into an environment of the Abyss. The demons' power will be at its peak in such a suitable environment. In contrast, the Silver Dragon King and the others will be negatively affected, even suppressed. With one side weakening and the other strengthening…” At this point, the Life Goddess shook her head, her expression clearly not optimistic.
What happened next unfolded just as the five God Kings of the God Realm had predicted.
In the video, the entire Douluo Continent was gradually shrouded in a grayish-red hue, a color unique to the Abyss. As the concentration of surrounding abyssal energy rose, the four archdemons became increasingly adept at wielding their magic. In contrast, Sun Zhongjing and his two allies gradually began to run out of steam.
(end of chapter)
