Chapter 66: Planes Collide, War Begins!
Feeling the Nine Heavens Thunderstrike Sword in his palm, its thunder origin nearly doubled and humming incessantly after devouring Xue Di's nine hundred thousand year tribulation, a trace of unconcealable satisfaction flowed through Lei Chen's eyes.
Purple-gold lightning flowed and danced along the sword's body like living things. The naturally formed lightning patterns grew clearer and more profound, faintly exuding a sharp sword intent that seemed eager to tear through the heavens and judge all creation.
The level of destructive energy it contained had already steadily surpassed that of an ordinary divine artifact, steadily advancing towards the higher tier he anticipated.
'At this rate, with just one or two more instances like this, the Nine Heavens Thunderstrike Sword's promotion to the 'great divine artifact' level should be a natural progression,' Lei Chen thought to himself, his fingertips brushing over the cool blade, sensing the surging power within.
He even had a premonition that it might not take as long as 'a few times'.
When Xue Di, having accumulated enough with the Ten Thousand Years of Mysterious Ice Marrow, breaks through the million-year bottleneck in one go and officially steps into the divine realm, the heavenly tribulation that descends to carry out its 'extermination' mission will undoubtedly be even more powerful. In all likelihood, it will reach the level of a Second-Rank Deity's full strength.
If he could completely devour that terrifying tribulation, whose total energy is equivalent to a Second-Tier God, and use the pure destructive thunder origin within for a final tempering, then the Nine Heavens Thunderstrike Sword would have an excellent chance to achieve a qualitative leap, crossing the threshold into 'great divine artifact' in one fell swoop!
A great divine artifact is already the level of a primary combat weapon for a First-level Deity.
If he, Lei Chen, possessing the Super Divine Artifact 'Life Guardian Divine Armor', were to add a great divine artifact-level Nine Heavens Thunderstrike Sword, he would achieve a perfect balance of offense and defense, his combat system reaching completion.
At that time, facing the Tian Shen wielding the heavenly saint abyss splitting halberd, he would no longer be locked in a stalemate but could instead gain a suppressing advantage, firmly seizing the initiative in the impending planar war, and even find an opportunity to severely wound him!
Thinking of this, even with Lei Chen's Spiritual fortitude, a sliver of anticipation couldn't help but arise.
Every bit of improvement in strength concerned the survival of the plane and his future plans.
However, just as his thoughts raced, deducing various future possibilities, an extremely intense spatial fluctuation, like a massive stone thrown into a calm lake, violently transmitted from outside the plane, instantly interrupting his train of thought.
Lei Chen's gaze sharpened. He abruptly looked up, his vision seemingly piercing through the Douluo Plane's resilient yet intangible barrier, shooting straight into the boundless, cold depths of the cosmos.
He saw that originally dark-purple'star' radiating chaos and destruction—the Abyss Plane—which had been continuously approaching but always maintaining a certain distance, had now swollen several times in size and was almost 'face-to-face' with the Douluo Plane!
What made Lei Chen narrow his eyes even more was that the Abyss Plane's originally dark, eggshell-like outer barrier was now receding like a tide, actively dissipating for the most part, revealing the bizarre, layered, and terrifying scene within.
It was charging towards the Douluo Plane with such unreserved, desperate madness!
'Going all-in from the start?' Lei Chen sneered coldly in his heart, instantly discerning the Tian Shen's intention.
In a planar war, the conventional method of invasion, like a cautious thief, usually involved first expending energy to construct a relatively stable spatial passage—like inserting a'straw' into the other plane—then dispatching vanguard forces to invade, gradually eroding the plane's origin, steady and sure.
Although this method progressed slowly, its advantage lay in its prudence. Even if met with setbacks, losses could be minimized by sealing the passage.
Yet the Abyss Plane's current action was extreme!
It had abandoned all probing and groundwork, directly choosing the most savage, most violent method—planar adhesion!
This meant completely letting down its own defenses, making the most direct contact and collision with the Douluo Plane's barrier. It was like two giants discarding all weapons and techniques to engage in the most primitive close-quarters brawl!
Once the planar barriers of both sides made large-scale contact, countless temporary yet extremely stable cross-boundary passages would naturally form. The war would instantly erupt comprehensively at every point of contact between the two planes, leaving no buffer zone whatsoever.
This was clearly a gambler's tactic: either you die or I perish, leaving no room for retreat!
Faced with such a situation, Lei Chen actually had two choices before him:
The first was resistance. Mobilize the Douluo Plane's origin power to forcibly stabilize and reinforce its own planar barrier, pushing back against the Abyss Plane's pressing momentum, or at least maintaining a safe distance.
Doing so could avoid the immediate, full-scale outbreak of war, buying more time for internal adjustments and tactical deployment. However, the cost would be the continuous consumption of a massive amount of planar origin energy, and it would appear as passive defense, putting him at a disadvantage.
The second was... to go all-in as well! If you, Abyss, dare to lower your barrier and press close, then I, the Douluo Plane, will also lower my barrier and meet you! So it's a clash of brute force? In that case, the two planes would become completely 'fused' together, and the war would instantly turn white-hot.
But the benefit was equally obvious. As long as they could crush the Abyss on the frontal battlefield, then when it came to counter-devouring the other plane's origin energy, it would become exceptionally smooth and efficient due to the barriers being fully open. It could be described as deciding the outcome in a single battle!
Therefore, with almost no hesitation, a sharp glint flashed in Lei Chen's eyes as he made his decision.
'Since you seek a swift death, then I shall oblige!'
Retreat and hesitation were never Lei Chen's style.
Ever since the Abyss Plane, guided by Tang San, cast its greedy gaze upon the Douluo Plane, this life-or-death planar war was already destined.
The relationship between the two sides was, from the very beginning, an absolute zero-sum game with no room for compromise. So when it was time to act, Lei Chen would never hesitate!
With his mind made up, Lei Chen no longer had the slightest hesitation. He instantly returned to the core of the Plane Origin Sea, slowly spread his arms, and a radiant seven-colored divine light erupted from his entire being. Like an awakened emperor, he issued the most supreme war decree to his realm!
Hum—!
The entire Douluo Plane—whether the vast oceans, the boundless continents, the skies, or the depths of the earth—all living beings clearly felt a faint tremor originating from the world's very core in the ground beneath their feet and their surroundings at this moment!
Immediately after, under the astonished gazes of countless powerful beings, the Douluo Plane's intangible, formless barrier—which had always protected the life and laws within the plane—began to actively fade and dissipate like melting snow, rapidly receding in the direction of contact with the Abyss Plane!
An unconcealed planar aura, brimming with vibrant vitality and solemn fighting spirit, like an unsheathed sharp sword, actively met the oncoming Abyssal aura filled with destruction and greed!
The two great planes collided together, with no barrier between them!
An ultimate gamble that would sweep across two worlds and decide the fate of countless lives—officially began at this very instant!
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