Chapter 86: Energy Infusion, Lei Chen's Perception
After bestowing upon the Spirit Emperor, the Fierce Emperor, and the Demon Emperor a fused status sufficient to bear god-level power, the Tian Shen hesitated no longer.
He lifted the dark-red energy sphere that had gathered all the Abyss's surplus energy and emitted a heart-palpitating aura, slowly and deliberately guiding it with his hands.
The sphere trembled faintly as if possessing life, then, under the Saint Lord's precise control, split evenly into three, transforming into three slightly smaller but no less concentrated dark-red energy entities.
They hovered before the Spirit Emperor, the Fierce Emperor, and the Demon Emperor like three miniature suns, radiating an allure both enticing and perilous.
"Cast aside distractions and absorb with all your might! Your chance to break through lies in this single moment!" The Saint Lord's voice was icy and stern, echoing through the desolate territory.
A blazingly fervent light erupted simultaneously in the eyes of the Spirit Emperor, the Fierce Emperor, and the Demon Emperor—a desperate yearning and resolve for power surpassing their limits.
Without further hesitation, each extended their hands, carefully guiding their respective energy spheres to slowly merge into their cores.
Bzzz—!
The instant the energy entered their bodies, intense energy fluctuations erupted from the three Abyssal Kings.
The Spirit Emperor was enveloped in a vast, oceanic radiance of divine consciousness; the Fierce Emperor's dark-red divine power boiled and roared around him like magma; the Demon Emperor's massive demonic body groaned under the strain, countless fine dark-red patterns surfacing on the bronze surface of his divine form.
They immediately immersed themselves in the frantic absorption and refinement of this immense energy. Their auras began to climb at a perceptible rate, launching an assault on the long-coveted divine barrier.
The very origin of the entire Abyss Plane seemed to tremble faintly, resonating with the transformation of these three newly-minted "Super Abyss" rulers.
Watching his three subordinates absorbing energy with all their might, their auras growing stronger, the Saint Lord's brow did not relax. Instead, it furrowed more deeply.
His pair of dark-gold vertical pupils held no trace of joy, only an impenetrable gloom and a hint of barely perceptible apprehension.
To be honest, had he not been driven to a dead end by Lei Chen, seeing no hope of turning the tables, he would never have chosen this forced, 'pulling up seedlings' method to boost his subordinates' strength, let alone directly create three Second-Tier Gods.
As the sole ruler of the Abyss Plane, he was accustomed to controlling everything, to his subordinate Kings forever being unable to reach his heights.
Suddenly having three Second-Tier Gods whose power had surged dramatically, each commanding a "Super Abyss" fused from twelve layers, would inevitably breed some uncontrollable variables, even with the absolute constraints of the Abyssal Contract, and would dilute his authority and the Plane's origin's focus.
But now, circumstances were stronger than his will.
The bloody lesson of the crushing defeat in the first battle lay before him. Having lost Tang Hao and Ah Yin, the two unexpectedly gained Second-Tier God combatants, if he did not enhance his own side's high-tier power, once Lei Chen and Electrolux finished recuperating and launched another attack, he alone could not hold the line. The Abyss Plane would face only destruction.
Allowing the Spirit Emperor and the other two to ascend to Second-Tier Gods, while risky, was currently the only hope to possibly reverse the war situation, even turn defeat into victory. Only if these three succeeded would he have the confidence to continue this Plane War.
However, ascending to godhood was no easy feat, especially this kind of promotion reliant on external energy infusion. It required time to complete the energy conversion, the harmonization with laws, and the transformation of the divine soul.
The Spirit Emperor and the other two were now in the most critical phase of absorption and digestion, vulnerable to the slightest disturbance. What the Saint Lord feared most was that Lei Chen and Electrolux would seize this perfect opportunity to brazenly invade the Abyss Plane.
If those two truly charged in recklessly... a flash of ruthless, decisive cold light passed through the Saint Lord's eyes.
He secretly resolved that the moment he sensed the aura of Lei Chen and Electrolux crossing the boundary to invade, he would not hesitate to forcibly interrupt the absorption process of the Spirit Emperor and the other two, even directly trigger the unrefined, violent energy within them, causing them to self-destruct!
The simultaneous self-destruction of three powerhouses containing Second-Tier God tier energy would generate destructive power sufficient, within the Abyss's home territory, to severely injure or even kill that fellow Second-Tier God, Electrolux.
Even if it couldn't kill Lei Chen, it would absolutely make him pay a heavy price, buying the Abyss Plane a breathing space.
Thinking with fierce determination, the baleful aura permeating the Saint Lord's body thickened.
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Meanwhile, at the boundary mountains of the Douluo Plane.
After showering the light rain containing Life Origin, allowing all participating soldiers to share in the fruits of victory, Lei Chen further gathered the most outstanding performers of the battle—powerhouses at the Super Douluo and Limit Douluo levels—before him.
These pinnacle existences among humans and Soul Beasts, numbering around twenty to thirty, included Xuan Zi, Yan Shaozhe, Xian Lin'er, and other Shrek Academy powerhouses, royal court offerings from the Star Luo, Tianhun, and Douling nations, as well as several reclusive cultivators and powerful Soul Beasts.
Though they did not receive the massive, god-origin-comparable energy grants like the demigods, Lei Chen still bestowed additional rewards based on their individual merits. While not enough for a direct breakthrough to godhood, it refined their cultivation, loosened their bottlenecks, and greatly benefited their future paths.
During this, Lei Chen did not forget the Holy Spirit Cult. With a flick of his sleeve, the thirty ninth-tier undead creatures, their core imprints erased by Electrolux and exuding a sinister aura of death, appeared before Ye Xishui and Zhongli Wu.
"These thirty ninth-tier undead shall serve as an additional reward for the Holy Spirit Cult's contributions in this battle. You may devise your own methods to refine and control them to enhance your strength." Lei Chen's voice was flat, revealing neither joy nor anger.
Suppressing the excitement and a touch of complex emotion in their hearts, Ye Xishui and Zhongli Wu hastily bowed in gratitude.
These powerful undead creatures, for them as Evil Soul Masters, held value even exceeding life energy rewards of the same level, enough to elevate the Holy Spirit Cult's overall strength by a significant degree.
Just as he finished distributing these additional rewards to the top-tier powerhouses, with everyone immersed in the joy of their gains and gratitude towards the Plane Master, Lei Chen, who had remained calm, suddenly seemed to sense something. He sharply turned his head, his gaze piercing like lightning, fixed intently beyond the Plane's boundary towards the direction of the Abyss Plane's dark-red territory.
A flicker of distinct surprise flashed in his eyes.
"This fluctuation... the Abyss Plane's aura has recovered in such a short time? It even seems... slightly stronger than before the battle?"
His mind stirred slightly. His powerful divine sense pierced through the Plane's barrier, carefully perceiving the subtle changes emanating from the other side.
Because the two Planes had collided in the most direct, most thorough "adhesion" manner, the barriers between them had largely dissipated, placing them in a peculiar state of semi-fusion.
Therefore, for major changes in the overall energy level of the opposing Plane, Lei Chen, as the Plane Master, was able to sense them.
He clearly perceived that the Abyss Plane's faint sense of weakness, revealed after losing five percent of its origin, had now completely vanished. Instead, it was replaced by a sense of fullness, even slight inflation.
"This is not a speed achievable through natural recovery... unless..." Lei Chen's thoughts raced. An extremely bold conjecture instantly crossed his mind, "Could it be the Saint Lord eliminated Tang Hao and Ah Yin? Using the origin of those two Second-Tier Gods to compensate for this battle's losses?"
Once this thought emerged, even Lei Chen himself found it somewhat unexpected. Was that Tian Shen truly so decisive and ruthless? Immediately after a major defeat, he couldn't wait to strike against his "allies"?
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