Chapter 87: Decision for Immediate Decisive Battle, Electrolux's Preparation
Lei Chen stood suspended atop the mountain range at the plane's boundary, his deep gaze seemingly piercing through the spatial barriers to land upon that abyssal domain where dark red and an aura of destruction intertwined.
He clearly sensed that the sense of weakness exposed by the opposite side due to their crushing defeat in the first battle had actually vanished in an extremely short time, replaced by an unusually full, even slightly stronger fluctuation than before the war.
"Oh?" A flash of genuine surprise flickered in Lei Chen's eyes, but it immediately turned into understanding and a trace of cold appreciation. "This Tian Shen is truly decisive and ruthless enough."
Without needing much speculation, Lei Chen had already guessed the truth.
To be able to make up for a five percent loss of the plane's origin in such a short time, and even have some to spare, the only possibility was that the Saint Lord had 'disposed' of Tang Hao and Ah Yin, who had defected to him.
Two 'predecessors' who had lost their God Positions and possessed only the foundation of Second-Tier Gods were indeed two 'high-quality energy packs' that could be called great supplements for the Abyss Plane.
The Saint Lord's move undoubtedly ensured that his own strength would not decline due to the loss of the plane's mass, allowing him to still maintain a balanced confrontation at the First-level God level with Lei Chen, avoiding the risk of being suppressed due to damaged origin.
"But..." Lei Chen's mind raced, instantly seizing the most critical issue. "You killed Tang Hao and Ah Yin to stabilize yourself, but next, who will stop Electrolux?"
In the first battle, Electrolux had held back the Tang Hao couple single-handedly. The powerful strength and solid defense he displayed were the cornerstone for the Douluo Plane to stabilize the high-level battlefield and subsequently win the victory across all lines.
Now, with the Tang Hao couple fallen, the Abyss Plane ostensibly had no other god-level existences besides the Saint Lord himself.
In that case, as long as he, Lei Chen, could continue to pin down the Saint Lord, wouldn't Electrolux be able to gallop through the Abyssal camp as if entering an uninhabited land?
Those demigods of the Abyss Plane, such as the Spirit Emperor, Fierce Emperor, Demon Emperor, and their ilk, might have unique aspects in their respective fields, but before a true Second-Tier God wielding a divine artifact, they simply weren't enough.
Electrolux's eternal pagoda integrated offense and defense, and his Laws of Silent Annihilation countered the vast majority of energy forms, sufficient to sweep away those demigod kings.
Thinking of this, a sharp light suddenly erupted from Lei Chen's eyes.
The opportunity of war is fleeting; he must seize this window of time left after the Saint Lord severed his own arms!
Had the Saint Lord not laid hands on the Tang Hao couple, even if he won the first battle, Lei Chen's strategy would have been relatively steady.
He would have relied on the advantage brought by the great victory of the first battle and the enhancement of the plane's origin to nibble away at the Abyss Plane's territory along the long boundary line formed by the collision of the two planes, digesting the spoils of war and steadily expanding the advantage. Although that process would be slower, it was undoubtedly more secure and lower risk.
However, the situation was different now.
The Saint Lord's ruthless decisiveness had instead given Lei Chen a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity—a god-given chance to settle the situation in one fell swoop!
"Strike while the iron is hot! If I don't strike with full force now, when will I?" Lei Chen instantly made a decision.
He wanted to pursue the victory immediately and launch a decisive battle aimed at completely crushing the Abyss Plane, never giving the Saint Lord any chance to breathe or adjust his deployment.
With his mind set, Lei Chen no longer hesitated. His powerful divine sense, like invisible ripples, instantly crossed space and contacted Electrolux, who had just left and was about to return to the Undead Space to digest that massive energy.
"Electrolux," Lei Chen's voice rang directly in Electrolux's mind.
"Plane Master?" Electrolux's figure paused slightly in the void as he responded.
He was somewhat surprised as to why the Plane Master was contacting him again so soon.
Lei Chen did not dawdle and directly conveyed his perception and judgment: "The Tian Shen has destroyed his own Great Wall; the Tang Hao couple has fallen, and their energy was used by the Saint Lord to compensate for the plane's losses."
"Now the Abyssal high-level combat power consists only of the Saint Lord alone. It is the perfect time for our side to crush them in one go. This seat has decided to immediately take the initiative to invade the Abyss Plane and strive to complete the task in one effort! I need you to go with me."
Electrolux fell silent for a moment, clearly digesting this sudden information and the huge significance contained within. A moment later, his steady voice sounded: "The Saint Lord's move has indeed trapped himself in a dead end. The Plane Master's decision is wise. Electrolux will naturally follow and is willing to serve you with everything I have."
However, Electrolux paused and made a request: "Only, Plane Master, before setting out, may I make some preparations? I need to process the mass of energy you just bestowed upon me as quickly as possible. That way, our side's chances of winning will be even greater after entering the Abyss."
Upon hearing this, Lei Chen immediately understood Electrolux's intention.
The mass of energy he gave Electrolux was equivalent to two percent of the entire Abyss Plane's mass, which was incredibly massive. Electrolux clearly wanted to convert this resource into immediate combat power as much as possible before the battle.
These were the words of a prudent man; sharpening the axe does not delay the woodcutting.
"Granted. How much time do you need?" Lei Chen asked.
"At most, less than half a day will suffice; it won't delay the battle opportunity," Electrolux replied.
"Good, process it as quickly as possible," Lei Chen agreed.
He also wanted to see how Electrolux would handle this energy.
Directly absorb it? That wasn't the best choice. After all, the upper limit of Electrolux's strength was linked to the mass of the Undead Space. If the mass of the Undead Space didn't change, he wouldn't improve by absorbing this energy.
Sure enough, Electrolux did not directly absorb the energy orb. His hands hovered beneath the milky-white orb that emitted a majestic life aura, and his mouth began to chant ancient and obscure incantations.
Amidst Electrolux's chanting, his staff of bone and soul crystal emitted a hazy glow, creating a strange resonance with the energy orb in front of him.
The next moment, Electrolux lightly tapped the staff toward the energy orb.
An astonishing scene occurred—that pure Life Origin energy did not reject Electrolux's divine power, which carried the meaning of silent annihilation. Instead, like docile flowing water, it began to converge toward the tip of the staff and was finally continuously injected into the eternal pagoda floating by Electrolux's side.
He indeed couldn't rely on absorbing this energy to directly raise his cultivation realm, but his natal divine artifact—the eternal pagoda—could take this opportunity to be strengthened and upgraded!
As a divine artifact refined by Electrolux using his own laws and top-tier materials, the potential of the eternal pagoda was far from its end. Such a massive amount of pure energy, purified by the plane's origin, was the perfect nourishment for tempering and raising the grade of the divine artifact.
Once the eternal pagoda could take this opportunity to go a step further, the enhancement to Electrolux's combat power would be immense, far more practical than simply increasing some divine power reserves.
Lei Chen watched this scene quietly, a look of approval showing in his eyes.
Electrolux's choice was undoubtedly the wisest. Using resources where they were most needed and maximizing immediate combat power was exactly what was needed in the upcoming decisive battle.
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