With the ultra divine weapon in his grasp, the Abyssal Sage King immediately prepared to completely erase the Demon Emperor's divine sense.
He had assumed that when he first descended into this body, the Demon Emperor and Ghost Emperor would be severely weakened from their previous battle for control, and that he could finish them off in one blow.
The Ghost Emperor's divine sense was indeed destroyed by him, but unexpectedly, the Demon Emperor possessed a rare spiritual-type divine artifact, allowing him to withstand the spiritual shock.
So, right after reclaiming the ultra divine weapon, the Abyssal Sage King aimed to eliminate the hidden threat of the Demon Emperor's divine sense.
His black pupils narrowed. Raising his hands to either side, he made a grasping motion toward the air.
"No need to struggle any longer. Not just your body—this entire plane will belong to me."
"And that rare spiritual divine artifact? Mine as well."
But the moment he struck, the Abyssal Sage King suddenly froze—alarming sirens blared within his body.
Two auras, no weaker than his own, suddenly rose up.
The massive Blood River God-Slaying Formation that had enveloped the Abyssal Sage King suddenly shattered.
The cause of the formation's collapse wasn't from the outside—it came from within.
The ground trembled violently. A fissure appeared abruptly.
Milky white brilliance radiated from the fissure in the earth, turning the nearby area as bright as day.
The source of this explosive power came from Eternal Heaven, which had been personally placed by the Demon Emperor beneath this Blood River God-Slaying Formation.
Besides the Demon Emperor and Di Tian, no one else even knew of Eternal Heaven's existence.
The evil soul masters of the Holy Spirit Cult, including the Ghost Emperor, thought the Demon Emperor had constructed a second Blood River God-Slaying Formation merely as a contingency.
In the original timeline, Eternal Heaven, the most powerful rank-12 stationary soul-guided cannon shell, had been split into two by the scientist Ling Zichen:
One half blew apart the Blood River God-Slaying Formation; The other blasted back the Abyssal Sage King, even while he wielded the ultra divine weapon.
Today, Eternal Heaven was not divided—it was activated in full.
It drained the entire Blood River God-Slaying Formation of its energy, leading to its collapse and fragmentation.
With the formation shattered, its function of obscuring fate was lost, exposing the Abyssal Sage King's true form beneath Douluo Continent and revealing to him another presence as powerful as himself—
The plane lord of the Douluo Plane was alive!
And the figure revealed beneath the Abyssal Sage King's nose was none other than Tang San's father—Tang Hao.
After receiving a message from Tang San, Tang Hao immediately emerged from his hiding place in a small pocket dimension and descended upon the coordinates Tang San provided—near Mingdu City.
His descent harnessed the power of heaven and earth. His true body appeared like a giant standing on the edge of the sky, wielding the Haotian Hammer, which had long since become a divine weapon.
Having stored up energy for a long time—and borrowing the power of the entire Douluo Plane—this strike he had prepared for the Abyssal Sage King was on par with a first-rank god's attack.
But plans couldn't keep up with changes. His son Tang San sent word that Di Tian, who was staying in Mingdu, should be the new primary target.
As soon as he arrived at Mingdu City, the Blood River God-Slaying Formation conveniently collapsed, lifting the veil of fate.
Instantly, Tang Hao switched his originally broad target—Mingdu City itself—to the now-exposed and fragmented Blood River God-Slaying Formation, which contained both the Abyssal Sage King and Eternal Heaven.
Tang Hao had no time to investigate the specifics of the situation below. It had already become a critical emergency.
"Di Tian, die!"
With a thunderous shout, Tang Hao struck.
The sky brightened. Massive, radiant rainbow halos appeared out of nowhere and condensed.
Finally, they formed into a massive, seven-colored hammer that descended from the heavens.
In the end, that hammer still landed squarely on the Abyssal Sage King's head.
In that instant, as the hammer descended, the Abyssal Sage King's expression rapidly changed—from shock to horror.
But it was too late. This strike had been meticulously prepared, containing immense planar energy from Douluo and locking onto the Abyssal Sage King.
At this moment, the Abyssal Sage King had only descended using the Demon Emperor's body. His battle power was no more than a second-rank god, and he could only rely on the ultra divine weapon, Heavenly Holy Abyssal Trident, to defend.
His thoughts flashed like sparks. Above, the rainbow hammer thundered down with terrifying lightning, smashing directly into him.
"Boom—" Deep blue light exploded.
The Abyssal Sage King coughed, and waves of pure abyssal energy leaked from his body.
Fortunately, the advantage of an ultra divine weapon over a regular one was undeniable.
And since the Abyssal Sage King had just descended, he hadn't suffered much consumption.
Though his body suffered considerable damage, he still managed to withstand Tang Hao's devastating blow.
Covered in dust and blood, the Abyssal Sage King felt no anger—in fact, he didn't even have the luxury to feel it.
His heart had already been filled with fear.
By normal standards, a physical plane like Douluo, subordinate to the God Realm, should not have an independently sentient planar lord. That would undermine the God Realm's authority.
If a physical plane possessed its own planar consciousness, it had to be granted—at the very least by a God Realm Enforcer or one of the God Kings.
But the Douluo Plane's lord was alive, and had tolerated the Abyss Plane's intrusion for six thousand years without making a sound.
Thoughts of conspiracies, traps, and the hunter becoming the hunted exploded in the Abyssal Sage King's mind—he instantly realized he had been set up.
A glance at the sky—the divine throne behind the planar lord, and his six divine rings—shared the exact same essence as those of the God Realm.
The mere thought of the five God Kings of the God Realm sent a chill from the base of the Abyssal Sage King's spine straight to his skull. His whole body turned cold.
Any of the God Kings from the God Realm could easily crush him.
Run!Run now!
As soon as the thought arose, he moved.
He unleashed the Abyss Plane's source power from the Demon Emperor's body and fled toward the passage connecting the Abyss and Douluo Planes.
On his way, he grabbed the Wisdom Emperor, who had rendered "great service" for him.
It wasn't out of mercy or gratitude—but simply to use the Wisdom Emperor as a disposable, self-detonating decoy to block any pursuit.
However, this little plan didn't pan out.
Because—Tang Hao didn't follow up with another strike.
Not because the Abyssal Sage King was no longer a target, but because Tang Hao himself was in danger.
The moment the Haotian Hammer clashed with the Heavenly Holy Abyssal Trident, Eternal Heaven fired.
Its majestic brilliance soared from the earth into the sky.
Tang Hao, locked in a clash with the Abyssal Sage King and his ultra divine weapon, was struck head-on—
without the slightest chance to dodge.
(End of Chapter)