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The existence of the Abyssal Plane was naturally known to the God of Destruction.
Within the universe, there are countless planes. Material planes, such as the Douluo Continent, exist in the form of planets. In addition to material planes, there are also other types of planes, and the Abyss is one of them.
The Abyss is a plane composed purely of energy. The lifeforms within it are more akin to energy beings, yet the creatures it nurtures possess a peculiar sense of materialized energy—entities that seem both tangible and intangible.
Nevertheless, there is no doubt that the essence of these lifeforms is fundamentally energy.
Among energy planes, the Abyss is an anomaly. It roams the cosmos, devouring other planes to grow stronger. At present, the Abyss has already consumed a vast number of planes.
Although these planes do not fall under the jurisdiction of the Divine Realm, the Abyss lies dangerously close to the Douluo Divine Realm, posing a considerable threat to the planes under its domain.
However, the Abyssal Sovereign is extremely cunning, having concealed his presence well. While the Divine Realm hasn't been entirely unable to locate him, the cost of doing so has proven unjustifiable.
The Abyss moves with great speed. Even if its position is detected, by the time the Divine Realm's powerhouses arrive, it may have vanished once more, wandering into parts unknown.
As such, the Douluo Divine Realm has remained vigilant of the Abyss, but refrains from provoking it—treating it like an annoying but manageable pest.
After all, as long as their own plane remains undisturbed, the Abyss would not dare rise to the surface.
However, with just a single statement from Su Yu, the God of Destruction realized that the Abyss had somehow become entangled in fate with the Douluo Plane.
His first thought was of the Sea God, the one who governs the core of the Divine Realm.
It must have been the Sea God who used the Divine Realm's core to discover the Abyss—not to repel it, but to allow it to draw near, subtly guiding it toward the Douluo Plane.
As for what plans followed, once the truth was uncovered, the intent became easy to guess.
"He wants to connect the Abyss to the Douluo Plane and, when the bond between them becomes too strong to sever easily, devour the Abyss in one fell swoop!"
But if this came to pass, it would spell disaster for the people of the Douluo Plane.
Moreover, for the Abyss to reach a point where it's unwilling to give up on the plane, this process would undoubtedly take several thousand years.
"If I'm not mistaken," the God of Destruction said, "the energy plane you're talking about is the Abyss. In the universe, the Abyss is notorious—a plane infamous for devouring others. If you possess the strength to devour the Abyss in turn, then that may be your opportunity."
However, the power of the Abyss is not something easily confronted.
Based on the last energy reading sensed through the Divine Realm's core, the Abyssal Plane's energy has already reached the threshold where a first-rank god could be born.
By consolidating the entire plane's power within himself, the Abyssal Sovereign should now possess the strength of a first-rank god.
Difficult!
Still, if Su Yu truly intended to act against the Abyss, the God of Destruction thought it might not be impossible.
Although the Douluo Plane had never produced a being below godhood capable of rivaling a first-rank god, the God of Destruction was not a rigid thinker.
Given Su Yu's current combat strength—at merely level seventy-nine—if he continued cultivating to the peak of level ninety-nine, he would definitely be capable of challenging a god.
"Hm."
The God of Destruction quickly dismissed that possibility.
After all, the connection between the Abyss and the Douluo Plane couldn't have happened so recklessly.
As always, unless something happened to the Divine Realm, the Abyss would not dare to make a move.
The God of Destruction didn't know what the Sea God Tang San was planning, but Su Yu's objective might prove unattainable.
"The Abyss likely won't come into contact with the Douluo Plane anytime soon. Your scheme won't be so easily realized."
"That's why I need your help, senior God of Destruction," Su Yu replied.
"Oh? What's your plan?" The God of Destruction looked at Su Yu, noticing he seemed to have something in mind, and asked with interest.
"The Divine Realm is stronger than the Abyss, so the Abyss won't attempt to invade the Douluo Continent. Therefore, all that needs to happen is for something to occur within the Divine Realm."
As the God of Destruction listened to Su Yu, his brow quickly furrowed.
"Of course, I'm not suggesting we harm the Divine Realm in any way. I only ask that, when you confront the Sea God, you temporarily sever the connection between the Divine Realm and the Douluo Continent."
"You're afraid the Sea God will make a move against you?" the God of Destruction asked with a frown.
From Su Yu's words, he began to suspect that this wasn't entirely about the Abyss. Rather, it seemed more like Su Yu was trying to prevent the Sea God from interfering with the Douluo Continent.
After all, if the connection between the Divine Realm and Douluo Continent were severed, the Abyss wouldn't be able to approach so quickly. Anyone with a functioning brain would realize that.
And with Su Yu's intelligence,
he would certainly have thought of it.
So, he wouldn't make such a foolish mistake, would he?
Therefore, could it be that Su Yu was merely using this as a pretext—indirectly and tactfully asking him to block the Sea God from meddling with his cultivation in the future?
The God of Destruction nodded. The possibility seemed quite high.
"Alright, I will keep an eye on the Sea God. He won't be able to do anything to the Douluo Continent," the God of Destruction said firmly.
Su Yu was unaware of the God of Destruction's internal assumptions, but hearing his promise still allowed Su Yu to relax.
As long as the Abyss dared to draw near, he could take the initiative and strike.
If the Abyss didn't come, he would go find it himself.
Of course, that would have to wait until he reached the pinnacle of strength on the Douluo Continent.
Ten years?
Or five?
Or twenty?
Su Yu wasn't sure. He could only hope that, in the meantime, the Abyss would make several probing moves—grow bolder, draw a little closer to the Douluo Continent.
Su Yu's final request was merely a minor interlude. The God of Destruction returned Su Yu to the Douluo Continent, then headed straight for the Sea God's palace.
At that moment, the Sea God was toying with the people inside the Valley of Love and Heart alongside his six companions.
"Tang San!"
The God of Destruction was truly furious.
He had caught him red-handed!
This Sea God, taking advantage of his authority over the Divine Realm's core, was treating the Douluo Continent like his own private backyard, wantonly exerting influence over it!
When Su Yu returned to the Douluo Continent, as his soul and body gradually readjusted, he opened his eyes to see his teacher before him.
"Teacher."
"You've been meditating here for an entire month."
After the Samsara Grass endured its tribulation, Su Yu had sat cross-legged on the ground. The harmony between heaven, earth, and his presence made Kong Deming believe that Su Yu had entered a deep state of enlightenment.
But that enlightenment had lasted an entire month.
"Enlightenment?" Su Yu hadn't expected the God of Destruction to create such a convincing illusion.
"Teacher, let's head back."
On the way, Su Yu recounted his experience in the Divine Realm.
After all, although this trip to the Divine Realm didn't yield particularly useful information for Kong Deming, the fact that Su Yu had been summoned by the gods themselves and now had a high chance of becoming a god—this alone was an earth-shattering revelation for Kong Deming.
"You truly sensed the existence of that so-called Abyss?"
After his initial excitement, Kong Deming quickly caught on to something.
Unlike the God of Destruction, Kong Deming genuinely believed that Su Yu had developed an interest in the Abyss.
"Yes, and this time, I'll be needing your help, Teacher."
"Go ahead, if there's anything I can do, I'll do my best."
"The Abyss won't make contact with the Douluo Continent anytime soon—at most, it will come a little closer. If I want to devour the Abyss, I'll have to take the initiative. But first, we need to locate the Abyss. I need to craft a soul tool that's highly sensitive to spatial energy—likely at the ninth level—and it must have a wide detection range. I need your help with that."
Su Yu could create it on his own, but that would take significantly more time.
It was better to have Kong Deming—who already had experience researching spatial-type soul tools—join in. Not only would this save time, it would also help Kong Deming refine his skills, aiding him in constructing the core array of the Sun-Moon Divine Radiance Barrier. After all, that barrier also required precise control over spatial forces.
Kong Deming nodded, indicating he had no problem with the task.
After parting ways with his teacher, Su Yu returned to Sun-Moon Hall and found Xue Di, who was in the midst of cultivation. He shared some of his requests with her.
"Xue Di, based on my senses, the point where the Abyss and the Douluo Continent are closest in space is in the Extreme North."
Although the two planes had not yet fully connected, there was already a collision of force fields between them, causing abnormal fluctuations in spatial energy.
Su Yu hoped to monitor these fluctuations to determine the spatial proximity between the Abyss and the Douluo Continent—and possibly even pinpoint the Abyss's precise location.
"You're planning to invade the Abyss in reverse?"