Chapter 1686 Battle 1!

The first layer of the abyss is vast and boundless, with complex terrain.

Ye Chuyun maintained high-speed, stealthy movement, avoiding several areas where fighting was taking place.

Time passed quietly.

Based on the intermittent information transmitted back by his clones, he knew that several spawn points had already seen treasure chests appear, causing small-scale conflicts. His clones took advantage of the chaos and successfully snatched a black iron treasure chest and several medium-sized energy crystals, which were considered extra gains.

But the lord's figure remained nowhere to be found.

"Lords are indeed not so easy to find." Ye Chuyun was not impatient; patience is a basic quality of a hunter.

He continued moving in a direction where the energy was abnormally chaotic.

After passing through a barrier made up of countless black plants, the scene before me suddenly changed.

This is a sunken basin, with wisps of dark red blood mist floating above it.

In the center of the basin is a lava lake that constantly emits viscous bubbles.

In the middle of the lake stands a simple nest haphazardly piled up from black rocks.

Dozens of ferocious-looking monsters roamed around the lair.

They are roughly humanoid, but have horns on their heads, wield giant axes, and their skin is like charred tree bark covered with cracks, beneath which flows dark red lava.

However, judging from the aura they exude, they are only at the level of just entering the Heavenly Realm.

Meanwhile, at the entrance to the lair, lay a colossal beast far exceeding the size of its kind.

It is over ten meters long, with a row of sharp bone spurs growing on its back, and its thick arms end in giant lava claws capable of splitting mountains and cracking rocks.

Its breath carried sparks, and its immense pressure emanated without restraint, clearly reaching the peak of the Heavenly level, and carrying a chaotic aura of a lord.

"Found it, the Abyss Lord!" Ye Chuyun's spirits lifted, and he quietly lurked behind a black crystal, observing it carefully.

This is clearly a typical Abyss Lord's lair.

These humanoid lava monsters must be the lord's servants.

Although the lord himself may not seem very intelligent and tends to rely on instinct and brute force, his peak Heaven-level strength, which is close to that of a half-spirit, coupled with the advantage of his home field and the protection of numerous servants, makes him no easy opponent.

No wonder this area is relatively deserted; it seems the other trial participants either find the kill too difficult or are waiting for an opportunity.

"It's you!" Ye Chuyun's eyes flashed with fighting spirit.

However, he did not rush out rashly.

The lord, along with dozens of elite servants, would face off against the enemy on their home turf. Even if they won, the cost would be enormous, and it might attract other covetous eyes.

"Clear the small monsters first, then kill the leader." Ye Chuyun's brain was working at lightning speed.

He summoned three clones again. The clones did not participate in the battle, but instead stood guard on the perimeter to guard against any other trial participants who might appear.

Then Ye Chuyun took a deep breath and began to mobilize her power.

The [Elemental Domination] talent quietly activated, attempting to communicate with the abundant fire and earth elements in this area.

He wants to create a more favorable environment for himself.

The divine power of the [Dark World] was slowly brewing, but it was not immediately unleashed.

With everything prepared, a cold glint flashed in Ye Chuyun's eyes as she launched the first attack!

He did not reveal himself, but instead pushed the nine sword spirits to their limits and suddenly shot them from an extremely tricky angle at the humanoid lava monsters wandering around the lair.

puff!puff!puff!

The three humanoid lava monsters, with their backs to this side, were pierced through by the sword spirit almost simultaneously, and they fell to the ground without even uttering a sound.

The energy released from their deaths slightly disturbed the surrounding blood mist.

This sudden attack immediately caused a commotion among the entire group.

The remaining humanoid lava monsters roared angrily, flames spewing from the cracks in their bodies as they brandished their weapons and charged toward the general direction from which the sword spirit had attacked, but for a moment they could not find their exact target.

At the entrance to the lair, the abyss lord was also alarmed. It raised its massive head, its eyes scanning the surroundings warily, and then let out a roar. A powerful pressure spread like a storm as it tried to find the hidden enemy.

Just then, Ye Chuyun finally took action.

He no longer hid, his figure bursting out from behind the crystal, his target the lava lake.

After two short teleports, dodging several incoming lava fireballs and attacks from humanoid lava monsters, Ye Chuyun appeared at the edge of the lava lake.

He slammed his hands down onto the churning lava lake.

"Ice Prison Seal!"

This time, he wasn't fully activating fire and lightning, but rather the power of the "ice" element within the [Elemental Domination] law.

Ice-blue energy surged from his palm like a bursting dam, rushing wildly into the scorching magma.

laugh! ! !

A terrifying plume of white smoke shot into the sky, and the extreme collision of ice and fire triggered a violent explosion and turbulence.

Centered on the spot where Ye Chuyun pressed her hands, the magma on the lake surface darkened, solidified, and hardened at a visible speed, forming a patch of black basalt emitting a chilling aura.

This isn't about causing much harm, but about changing the environment.

The humanoid lava monster and its lord rely heavily on this lava lake for their power and home-field advantage.

Forcibly freezing part of the lake surface, although not sustainable, can greatly disrupt their energy absorption and movement in the short term, weakening their strength.

"Roar!!!"

The abyss lord roared in extreme rage, finally locking onto the intruder who dared to desecrate its lair.

Its massive body suddenly stood up, its four legs stomping on the ground, causing cracks to appear on the not-yet-fully-solidified lake surface. With boundless rage and dozens of equally furious humanoid lava monsters, it crushed towards Ye Chuyun.

The scorching heatwave dispersed much of the blood mist.

"Well done! The World of Darkness opens!"

Seeing that the lord and most of the humanoid lava monsters had been successfully lured over, Ye Chuyun did not hesitate to activate her control skill.

Centered on him, absolute darkness descended instantly, engulfing the Abyss Lord who was charging at the forefront and the dozen or so of the strongest humanoid lava monsters around him.

Darkness isolates them from external light and most energy, distorts space, and greatly suppresses their perception and attributes.

The lord roared in confusion and rage from the darkness, his attacks becoming blind, throwing the humanoid lava monsters into disarray.

Ye Chuyun merged into the darkness the instant darkness descended.

In the darkness, the Spear of Eternal Silence, imbued with an aura of purification and darkness, appeared silently behind the Abyss Lord.

At the same time, nine sword spirits appeared on the outer edge of the darkness, and together with the Eternal Silence Spear that Ye Chuyun had quietly released earlier, they began to reap the rewards.

The lord is trapped in darkness, his attributes are suppressed, and he is subjected to a long-planned and deadly attack.

It can be said that the balance of the battle had already shifted from the moment Ye Chuyun appeared.

Death is only a matter of time.