Chapter 169: Defeating the Demon Plane Master!
Lei Chen's figure stepped out from the expanding spatial gate, his feet landing firmly on the solid—or rather, scorching and rugged—ground.
In an instant, an indescribable and massive pressure, as if the entire firmament had turned into a physical block of lead, crashed down upon his shoulders. The surrounding space seemed to transform into solidified amber, viscous and heavy, frantically squeezing his divine body in an attempt to repel or even crush him.
The sulfurous stench and chaotic laws permeating the air were like billions of invisible fine needles, carrying a strong sense of erosion and pollution. They pricked at the seven-colored plane light and purple-gold lightning divine power circulating around him, producing a sharp "hissing" sound.
This was the natural rejection and suppression an alien plane exerted on an outside deity. This was especially true for Lei Chen, who was no ordinary god-level being; he was a Plane Master, and his very existence represented a complete and powerful set of world rules.
At this moment, descending in person into this Demon Plane, where the rules were starkly different and which had not yet been conquered, was like dropping a bead of fresh water into a boiling vat of oil, instantly triggering the most violent instinctive reaction from the entire plane.
"Hmph!" Lei Chen snorted coldly. The divine light around him circulated automatically, fending off the terrifying rejection force that would have instantly crushed an ordinary Third-Rank Deity. He then narrowed his eyes slightly, feeling this unprecedented sense of restraint.
Speaking of which, this was the first time he had truly descended "in person" into a completely foreign and uncontrolled alien plane.
When he entered the Abyss Plane before, the situation was special. At that time, the Abyss Plane had already partially merged with the Douluo Plane through a collision, making the boundaries blurred. Furthermore, when he entered, the Abyss Plane's Plane Master, the Holy Sovereign, had already been executed. The Abyss was leaderless and its rules were in chaos, so there was naturally no effective rejection to speak of.
But now, he was forcibly stepping into an independent plane with complete rules in the capacity of an "invader."
He looked up, and what met his eyes was a bizarre, apocalyptic scene.
The dark red sky looked like congealed blood. There was no sun, moon, or stars; only distorted clouds that writhed like blood vessels, emitting unsettling whispers. The ground was charred black and riddled with crisscrossing rifts. Deep within these rifts, dark red magma flowed like the earth's blood, radiating scorching heat and a pungent sulfurous odor.
Grotesquely shaped, twisted plants struggled to grow from the scorched earth. They had no leaves, only sharp thorns and eerie flowers that constantly opened and closed, dripping with slime. In the distance, one could vaguely see distorted buildings constructed from obsidian and bone, as well as flying magical beasts circling in the air, letting out ear-piercing shrieks.
The entire plane was filled with an aura of extreme chaos, corruption, and destruction, forming a stark contrast to the vibrant and orderly Douluo Plane.
Just as Lei Chen was sensing his surroundings and using his powerful divine sense to sweep across the entire plane—confirming that Mu En, Ye Xishui, and the others were engaged in fierce combat with the demon legion in various locations—a sudden change occurred!
Rumble—!
The entire Demon Plane seemed to come alive. The earth trembled violently, and the blood-colored clouds in the sky gathered frantically, forming a massive vortex that covered the entire horizon. At the center of the vortex, an indescribable power—a collection of all the negative and chaotic laws of the plane—slowly condensed!
This power was chaotic and ignorant, lacking a clear self-awareness. It was more like a collective manifestation of the plane's instincts, the core of the "immune system" spawned by the Demon Plane for self-preservation.
At this moment, it clearly perceived the massive threat posed by Lei Chen's "virus-like" existence and judged him to be a target that must be eliminated with priority!
"Roar—!"
A roar that did not travel through the air but instead resounded directly at the soul level exploded from the center of the vortex. Immediately following that, from the blood-colored vortex that had gathered the power of the entire plane, a giant claw composed entirely of dark purple energy lunged out!
This giant claw blotted out the sun. Its nails were as sharp as mountain peaks, and it was flowing with foul runes and destructive light. As soon as it appeared, it locked onto Lei Chen on the ground and struck downward with a terrifying power capable of crushing stars and destroying all laws!
Before the giant claw even arrived, the plane's suppression force, condensed to the extreme, descended first. The space around Lei Chen was instantly frozen solid; even the dust floating in the air was solidified in place.
The charred earth below could not withstand this pressure. With Lei Chen as the center, the ground for miles around collapsed with a boom, forming a massive palm-print crater!
This was the full-force strike of the Demon Plane, gathering the power of the entire plane's origin. Although its status was only equivalent to a Second-Rank Deity, within this world that belonged to it, the power of this strike had already surpassed a normal Second-Tier God and was infinitely close to the threshold of a First-level God!
Facing this world-destroying claw, a sharp light flashed through Lei Chen's eyes.
"A mere attack condensed from the instincts of a masterless plane dares to show off its power before me?"
Facing the crushing giant claw, Lei Chen did not dodge. Instead, he slowly raised his right hand, palm upward, fingers slightly spread. The seven-colored plane light and purple-gold lightning swirling at his fingertips suddenly became incomparably brilliant.
"Even among planes, there are higher and lower tiers! Today, I shall show you what true... World Power is!"
As his voice fell, Lei Chen's aura erupted. He did not go head-to-head against the ubiquitous suppression force of the entire Demon Plane. Instead, he highly condensed his own power, transforming it into an indestructible blade!
Buzz—!
In the palm of his raised right hand, the seven-colored light and lightning intertwined, quickly condensing into a brilliant orb only the size of a fist, yet it seemed to contain the essence of the entire Douluo Plane. Inside the orb, earth, water, fire, and wind circulated; life and destruction alternated; order and creation coexisted. It was strikingly a miniature phantom of the Douluo world!
This was the true manifestation of Lei Chen's authority as the Lord of the Douluo Plane—not simple energy accumulation, but the control and application of a complete set of world rules!
"Break!"
Lei Chen exhaled and shouted. With his right hand holding the miniature world phantom, he gently thrust upward against the descending dark purple giant claw!
There was no earth-shattering explosion, nor was there a magnificent burst of energy from the clash.
At the moment of contact, time seemed to freeze for an instant. Then, that dark purple giant claw containing the vast power of the Demon Plane, as if it had met its nemesis, began to crack and disintegrate inch by inch, starting from the fingertips in contact with the light orb!
It wasn't destroyed by brute force, but rather, the 'rules' of its existence were directly negated and erased by higher-order 'rules'!
The dark purple energy flow, like a sand tower that had lost its support, rapidly dissipated and reverted to the most primal fragments of chaotic laws. Then, they were swiftly purified and absorbed by the light of order emitted from the miniature world phantom in Lei Chen's palm.
The speed of the disintegration was extremely fast. In the blink of an eye, that sky-blotting giant claw had completely vanished into thin air, as if it had never existed.
The blood-colored vortex in the sky seemed to have suffered a heavy blow, twisting and vibrating violently, emitting a silent wail. The suppression force of the entire Demon Plane noticeably weakened by several degrees at this moment.
"Plane instinct? In the end, it's just instinct." Lei Chen looked indifferently at the distorted blood-colored vortex and slowly clenched his right hand.
The miniature world phantom in his palm shone brilliantly, transforming into a seven-colored flowing chain that instantly crossed space and pierced directly into the core of the blood-colored vortex!
In the next moment, the entire vortex began to collapse and condense inward sharply.
Finally, all the blood-red color, all the chaotic will, and all the plane's source power were forcibly compressed and refined by the seven-colored chain. In Lei Chen's palm, it turned into a writhing mark emitting a deep, dark light...
A dark purple God Position mark.
The shape of the mark was bizarre, like a simplified demon totem filled with a decadent beauty. It contained the core laws of 'Chaos', 'Destruction', and 'Temptation' of the Demon Plane, as well as... the supreme authority to control this plane.
Lei Chen lowered his head, looking at this newly born God Position mark floating above his palm, his gaze deep, lost in thought about something.
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