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Chapter 216: The Secret of the Abyss
"BOOM!!!!!"
The small sun, formed to simulate a real one, exploded with a rumble.
In an instant, looking from outer space toward Douluo Star, one could see a sun slowly rising!
The scene was incredibly spectacular!
It lasted for a long time before the radiant sun gradually dimmed, finally vanishing completely.
The scene shifted from the universe back to the Douluo Continent.
Ye Cheng, Sun Zhongjing, and Neptune floated in the air. Below them was a giant pit tens of thousands of miles in circumference! It was bottomless.
Even from outer space, one could clearly see a circular crater had appeared on Douluo Star.
"Is it resolved?" Neptune asked.
Ye Cheng shook his head. "I can feel his soul has vanished. It wasn't destroyed; rather, it was taken away by another, imperceptible power."
"After a demon dies, its soul returns to the Abyss. Letting him escape like this will be a lingering problem." Sun Zhongjing looked up at the sky. The spatial passage, which had previously looked like a large mouth about to swallow the entire Douluo Continent, had already vanished.
The dark clouds that had enveloped the entire Douluo Continent for hundreds of years now dispersed like smoke with the disappearance of the abyssal passage.
"I have a feeling he won't give up so easily." Ye Cheng's expression was solemn. He inexplicably felt that the matter was not over.
Soon, he discovered his premonition had come true.
"Rumble!!!"
Thunder erupted in the void.
Where the spatial rift had vanished, dense, blood-colored lightning suddenly reappeared!
Immediately after, the spatial rift that had disappeared reappeared, slowly opening and expanding. Like a world-destroying demon, it opened its fanged maw toward this world!
This scene felt familiar, but unlike before, behind the rift was no longer bottomless darkness. Instead, there was a vast expanse of land.
The land on the other side of the rift was desolate and dead silent, permeated by a cold, sinister aura, and covered with endless tombstones!
It was utterly lifeless, as if it were a world where all living beings had perished.
"How is this possible! They came so quickly!"
Ye Cheng had considered that the Abyss might return, but he never expected it to be so soon after he had just defeated the mastermind. He had thought they would have time to catch their breath and allow the Douluo Continent a period of respite.
Yet, in the very next moment, the Abyss descended once more.
[It's over! Judging by this, could it be the Abyss Master descending?]
[What a terrifying feeling!]
[Can City Lord Ye win?]
[Why do I feel so panicked?]
[He absolutely must not lose!]
The audience in the Live Broadcast Room couldn't help but clench their fists, silently cheering for Ye Cheng in their hearts. After watching the video for so long, they had become emotionally invested in the future.
In the video:
Sun Zhongjing looked at the far more exaggerated scene in the sky above and couldn't help but frown. "Could it be that this time, the so-called Abyss Master has descended?!"
"No, the Abyss Master will not descend personally."
Ye Cheng shook his head and said, "I once tried to read the memory of an archdemon. Although I ultimately failed, I did obtain some information about the Abyss."
"The Abyss does not refer to a single world; rather, it is composed of countless corrupted and fallen worlds. If our world were to be successfully sacrificed, it would become one layer among the Abyss's countless layers."
"Each layer of the Abyss has a lord. A Demon Lord is also called a Demon King. They possess strength surpassing that of a God King and control their entire layer of the Abyss."
"Above the Demon Kings is the Abyss Master!"
"It is the true master of countless abyssal layers and the collective will of the entire Abyss World! It can mobilize all the power of the Abyss." As Ye Cheng spoke, his expression became incredibly solemn.
"To be honest, my current strength is only equivalent to that of a Demon Lord. As for how powerful the Abyss Master who stands above countless lords truly is, it's simply unimaginable. To put it bluntly, with the Douluo Continent's power, we aren't even qualified for it to act personally."
"This time, it should only be the lord of one of the Abyss's countless layers descending," he guessed.
[Is the Abyss that terrifying?!]
[With City Lord Ye's power that surpasses a God King, he's only equivalent to a low-level commander?!]
[No, calling him a low-level commander is an exaggeration.]
[If the Abyss is viewed as an empire, then it possesses countless kingdoms under its command, and a Demon Lord is equivalent to a kingdom's king. They are certainly not weak.]
[That's true. After all, a Demon Lord is also called a Demon King and is the master of an entire layer of a world. They are certainly not some low-level commander.]
[Thankfully, it's not the Abyss Master descending personally. Otherwise, judging by City Lord Ye's expression, he clearly wouldn't have any chance of winning! I wonder how many levels apart they are?]
A flurry of comments scrolled by. Even the five God Kings of the God Realm couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat after seeing the information about the Abyss introduced in the video. They finally understood why the God Realm in the video had hidden itself away like a tortoise retreating into its shell.
Good heavens, according to the Abyss's hierarchy, their five God Kings were merely at the archdemon level, and the Creator God's level was what was referred to as a Demon Lord. Above that, there was also the master who controlled countless worlds... Facing an opponent that wasn't even in the same dimension as them, how could they possibly fight?
Once targeted, the entire God Realm would be finished.
Therefore, hiding was the most perfect plan to preserve themselves.
In the video:
Looking at the massive spatial rift in the sky and the seemingly dead world inside it, Ye Cheng did not hesitate. He raised his hand, and vast power gathered, condensing once more into a fiercely burning small sun!
However, unlike the fist-sized one used to deal with Tang San earlier, this small sun had a diameter of a full meter. The power it contained was incomparable to before. If it were to hit Douluo Star, more than half of the planet would likely be destroyed!
At his realm, he had to be extremely careful when using his power, to avoid accidentally destroying the planet he resided on.
However, when facing the Abyss, there was no need to hold back.
The ultimate pure yang power of the sun was the absolute counter to the Abyss!
With the enemy already at their doorstep, Ye Cheng naturally chose to strike first.
"Go!"
The small sun in his hand shot toward the sky.
It transformed into a meteor, directly entering the desolate and dead silent world through the rift!
The next moment, the world inside the rift was enveloped in a dazzling golden light, making it impossible to see what was happening on the other side.
One could only see that even the rift itself became extremely unstable.
Recalling the destruction caused by Ye Cheng's previous fist-sized small sun, and then looking at this one-meter-diameter one... the audience could almost imagine how devastated the Abyss on the other side must be now.
"Screech!!!"
A strange roar suddenly echoed.
Immediately after, two hideous, large hands suddenly appeared on both sides of the rift, tearing it open fiercely!
A terrifying head, covered in sharp horns, drilled its way out. Its horrifyingly large eyes stared straight down at the planet below, locking onto Ye Cheng.
Evidently, this colossal creature was the lord of this layer of the Abyss.
P.S. The video arc will conclude within the next two chapters. The reason so much effort has been spent describing this video is that many of the settings within it will be utilized in the upcoming plot.
(end of chapter)
"BOOM!!!!!"
The small sun, formed to simulate a real one, exploded with a rumble.
In an instant, looking from outer space toward Douluo Star, one could see a sun slowly rising!
The scene was incredibly spectacular!
It lasted for a long time before the radiant sun gradually dimmed, finally vanishing completely.
The scene shifted from the universe back to the Douluo Continent.
Ye Cheng, Sun Zhongjing, and Neptune floated in the air. Below them was a giant pit tens of thousands of miles in circumference! It was bottomless.
Even from outer space, one could clearly see a circular crater had appeared on Douluo Star.
"Is it resolved?" Neptune asked.
Ye Cheng shook his head. "I can feel his soul has vanished. It wasn't destroyed; rather, it was taken away by another, imperceptible power."
"After a demon dies, its soul returns to the Abyss. Letting him escape like this will be a lingering problem." Sun Zhongjing looked up at the sky. The spatial passage, which had previously looked like a large mouth about to swallow the entire Douluo Continent, had already vanished.
The dark clouds that had enveloped the entire Douluo Continent for hundreds of years now dispersed like smoke with the disappearance of the abyssal passage.
"I have a feeling he won't give up so easily." Ye Cheng's expression was solemn. He inexplicably felt that the matter was not over.
Soon, he discovered his premonition had come true.
"Rumble!!!"
Thunder erupted in the void.
Where the spatial rift had vanished, dense, blood-colored lightning suddenly reappeared!
Immediately after, the spatial rift that had disappeared reappeared, slowly opening and expanding. Like a world-destroying demon, it opened its fanged maw toward this world!
This scene felt familiar, but unlike before, behind the rift was no longer bottomless darkness. Instead, there was a vast expanse of land.
The land on the other side of the rift was desolate and dead silent, permeated by a cold, sinister aura, and covered with endless tombstones!
It was utterly lifeless, as if it were a world where all living beings had perished.
"How is this possible! They came so quickly!"
Ye Cheng had considered that the Abyss might return, but he never expected it to be so soon after he had just defeated the mastermind. He had thought they would have time to catch their breath and allow the Douluo Continent a period of respite.
Yet, in the very next moment, the Abyss descended once more.
[It's over! Judging by this, could it be the Abyss Master descending?]
[What a terrifying feeling!]
[Can City Lord Ye win?]
[Why do I feel so panicked?]
[He absolutely must not lose!]
The audience in the Live Broadcast Room couldn't help but clench their fists, silently cheering for Ye Cheng in their hearts. After watching the video for so long, they had become emotionally invested in the future.
In the video:
Sun Zhongjing looked at the far more exaggerated scene in the sky above and couldn't help but frown. "Could it be that this time, the so-called Abyss Master has descended?!"
"No, the Abyss Master will not descend personally."
Ye Cheng shook his head and said, "I once tried to read the memory of an archdemon. Although I ultimately failed, I did obtain some information about the Abyss."
"The Abyss does not refer to a single world; rather, it is composed of countless corrupted and fallen worlds. If our world were to be successfully sacrificed, it would become one layer among the Abyss's countless layers."
"Each layer of the Abyss has a lord. A Demon Lord is also called a Demon King. They possess strength surpassing that of a God King and control their entire layer of the Abyss."
"Above the Demon Kings is the Abyss Master!"
"It is the true master of countless abyssal layers and the collective will of the entire Abyss World! It can mobilize all the power of the Abyss." As Ye Cheng spoke, his expression became incredibly solemn.
"To be honest, my current strength is only equivalent to that of a Demon Lord. As for how powerful the Abyss Master who stands above countless lords truly is, it's simply unimaginable. To put it bluntly, with the Douluo Continent's power, we aren't even qualified for it to act personally."
"This time, it should only be the lord of one of the Abyss's countless layers descending," he guessed.
[Is the Abyss that terrifying?!]
[With City Lord Ye's power that surpasses a God King, he's only equivalent to a low-level commander?!]
[No, calling him a low-level commander is an exaggeration.]
[If the Abyss is viewed as an empire, then it possesses countless kingdoms under its command, and a Demon Lord is equivalent to a kingdom's king. They are certainly not weak.]
[That's true. After all, a Demon Lord is also called a Demon King and is the master of an entire layer of a world. They are certainly not some low-level commander.]
[Thankfully, it's not the Abyss Master descending personally. Otherwise, judging by City Lord Ye's expression, he clearly wouldn't have any chance of winning! I wonder how many levels apart they are?]
A flurry of comments scrolled by. Even the five God Kings of the God Realm couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat after seeing the information about the Abyss introduced in the video. They finally understood why the God Realm in the video had hidden itself away like a tortoise retreating into its shell.
Good heavens, according to the Abyss's hierarchy, their five God Kings were merely at the archdemon level, and the Creator God's level was what was referred to as a Demon Lord. Above that, there was also the master who controlled countless worlds... Facing an opponent that wasn't even in the same dimension as them, how could they possibly fight?
Once targeted, the entire God Realm would be finished.
Therefore, hiding was the most perfect plan to preserve themselves.
In the video:
Looking at the massive spatial rift in the sky and the seemingly dead world inside it, Ye Cheng did not hesitate. He raised his hand, and vast power gathered, condensing once more into a fiercely burning small sun!
However, unlike the fist-sized one used to deal with Tang San earlier, this small sun had a diameter of a full meter. The power it contained was incomparable to before. If it were to hit Douluo Star, more than half of the planet would likely be destroyed!
At his realm, he had to be extremely careful when using his power, to avoid accidentally destroying the planet he resided on.
However, when facing the Abyss, there was no need to hold back.
The ultimate pure yang power of the sun was the absolute counter to the Abyss!
With the enemy already at their doorstep, Ye Cheng naturally chose to strike first.
"Go!"
The small sun in his hand shot toward the sky.
It transformed into a meteor, directly entering the desolate and dead silent world through the rift!
The next moment, the world inside the rift was enveloped in a dazzling golden light, making it impossible to see what was happening on the other side.
One could only see that even the rift itself became extremely unstable.
Recalling the destruction caused by Ye Cheng's previous fist-sized small sun, and then looking at this one-meter-diameter one... the audience could almost imagine how devastated the Abyss on the other side must be now.
"Screech!!!"
A strange roar suddenly echoed.
Immediately after, two hideous, large hands suddenly appeared on both sides of the rift, tearing it open fiercely!
A terrifying head, covered in sharp horns, drilled its way out. Its horrifyingly large eyes stared straight down at the planet below, locking onto Ye Cheng.
Evidently, this colossal creature was the lord of this layer of the Abyss.
P.S. The video arc will conclude within the next two chapters. The reason so much effort has been spent describing this video is that many of the settings within it will be utilized in the upcoming plot.
(end of chapter)
