#562 - The Closed Door of the Abyss and Advice (72k)

Chapter 560: The Closed Gate of the Abyss and Advice (7.2k)

Squeak——

Snap...

Crackling...

The rain curtain fell and water drops hit the ground.

Looking around, the sky was gloomy and a heavy atmosphere filled the air.

On the dark purple ground, the huge city made of obsidian slowly opened its door with a rough friction sound. Countless raindrops fell on it and then slid down along the lines on the stone door.

Covered in a coat woven from monster leather, Zeus exudes an aura that keeps strangers away.

Following the surging "demon stream" into this majestic city, the God King looked around.

Thanks to the existence of the Lord's Mark, the demon guarding the gate did not make things difficult for him. So Zeus entered this city built deep in the abyss without any setbacks.

Tall pillars, rugged architectural style, blood spreading out under the rain, this city may not be as exquisite as any other city in the world, but it is more majestic and solemn.

This is already [862-11-Thunder Pool], which is very different from the other interfaces along the way. The origin strength of this interface is close to that of [Wanyuan Plain], which gives Zeus a very strange feeling.

For example, the relative order here, and the primitive city here.

All the demons Zeus encountered on his way from the abyss were almost all violent and impulsive. Even if he could occasionally see some buildings similar to those in the human world, they were often just private property of the demon lords.

Only this place is different. When he truly stepped into this abyss interface called [Thunder Pool], the God King suddenly discovered that the laws here are very different from other places in the abyss.

The blood and evil spirits in the air have diminished a lot, and even the native demons born in this world seem to be more rational than their compatriots.

Although they are still difficult to manage, these crazy demons have at least learned to value their own lives more than their desire to do whatever they want.

So much so that there are more than one cities in this world that are almost never seen in other realms. Under the suppression of the powerful aura faintly coming from the city, the nearby demons seem to have learned courtesy, at least they know not to fight at will in the city.

Zeus didn't know how this was done, but he didn't care too much about it.

After all, demons who follow the rules are still demons. They are just a little more sober than their own kind, not that they have escaped from their crazy nature.

In comparison, if we really have to talk about interest, the God King is more interested in the unique environment of [862-11-Thunder Pool].

It’s not because of the clouds and rain here, but because of the origin of the name [Lei Chi].

You know, although thanks to the integration of Muspelheim, the proportion of "fire" in the abyss is larger, but with the integration of Hemenu, the mixed and indigestible "water phase" also flows into the abyss.

For example, in one of the interfaces along the way, Zeus entered a world made entirely of pure water. But 'thunder'... he had never heard of any other creature with this kind of power.

Whether in the world or the abyss, as if giving him the unique status of the destined king of gods, Zeus had never seen a second god in charge of thunder, but this time on the trip to the abyss he coincidentally met two of them in a row.

One is naturally the alien god of thunder Thor, and the other is the [Thunder Pool] in the center of this interface.

"The world at that time was empty. It had just been catalyzed by the excessive source power of Tartarus. However, after that day, this weak prototype of the interface changed."

"Even the ancestor of the abyss demons, the heretic among the creatures in this world, the demon mother with supreme beauty, came from outer space for this. She came here with the great will of the abyss, and her condescension also brought favor and vitality to this new interface."

"Although no demon has ever truly claimed to have seen the true face of this great being, and no one can describe her beauty, her appearance and power have never been questioned by any demon."

"Thus, 'lightning' with a power far different from that of the abyss appeared on the land of this world. In the center of [862-11], a huge pool of thunder rose up, rolling endlessly."

"Even in the 600th year after the birth of the Thunder Pond, a natural demon god emerged from it. It was so evil and powerful, and it possessed schemes and tricks that other demon gods did not possess. In just a few thousand years, it unified this layer of the abyss that had been noticed by more than one demon god, and even reversely captured the territories of several opponents, or tore apart the opponent's level to strengthen the origin of [862-11]."

"Gradually, the original name of this interface was no longer known, and instead another name was engraved into its roots."

"[862-11-Thunder Pond] is named after the place where its master was born. The goal of the demon god who walked out of here is becoming more and more ambitious. It calls itself the 'Demon Prince' and sees itself as the future lord of the abyss."

"However, it has recently encountered a problem..."

Walking on the avenue full of exotic styles, pieces of information related to this world flashed through Zeus' mind.

Demons born from thunder...are very rare. Even when Zeus heard about the other party's origin, he felt a little bit familiar.

As if he had ever done anything remotely remotely close to this, but how could that be possible?

What relationship could there be between the demons of the abyss and the gods of the present world... Zeus couldn't find a clue in a short period of time, so he simply thought he was overthinking it.

He had to go back anyway, so he decided to consider it after he had used the city's abyss portal and returned to Olympus.

"The Abyss Portal... is another thing that is different from other places."

"He used his authority to half-block the connection between this interface and other levels, leaving only a few gaps, and then charged a toll for the city... Heh, the lord of this abyss really doesn't look like a demon, but more like a human lord in the world. He can even think of a way to collect tolls."

Shaking his head slightly, feeling somewhat emotional about the 'magic wind' here, Zeus actually quickened his pace a little.

Finally, after half a day of searching, he found a huge space-time door on the north side of the city that exuded the aura of the lord of this world.

The two towering columns were over a hundred feet high, with purple-black ripples like flowing water constantly fluctuating between them.

Every moment, powerful demons shuttled in and out of this portal, and as expected, they all had a hint of the aura of the lord of this world on them.

Obviously, in order to prevent people from sneaking in, this space-time portal locked by the lord's power only allows people who "pay" to pass through. This forced Zeus, who came here last time, to run outside the city and plunder a lot of wealth with his dignity as the King of Gods.

For this reason, he wasted a lot of time on this aspect, and was only now finally fully prepared.

Striding to a place not far from the gate of the abyss, Zeus stretched out his hand and threw the demon heart cores he had collected to the tall horned demon who was responsible for collecting the 'toll'.

"Go to the [Wanyuan Plain]."

Hard and obscure language came out of his mouth. This was another place where Zeus wasted time.

As an incarnation of mere power, the God King spent a lot of effort to learn the language used by these demons to communicate.

Crash...

The Horned Demon General holding a chain sword scooped up the packages thrown by Zeus and counted the number.

The God King obviously did not care too much about such things. He gave much more than what was needed.

Nodding with satisfaction, the Horned Demon Commander threw the extra portion into his mouth. With the extra money in hand, he was ready to let it go.

An illusory mark emitting the breath of the devil appeared on its hand. Zeus knew that as long as he could let it leave a little breath on his body, he would be able to pass through the portal of the abyss smoothly.

However, at this moment, the God King suddenly found that this illusory mark suddenly flashed a few times, and the tall demon in front of him also froze for a moment.

"…Is there any problem?"

"The price I offer should be far more than what you need."

Seeing no response after waiting for a while, Zeus frowned under his leather hood and couldn't help but speak again in that difficult tone.

"...Shut up, you have no right to speak here!"

The loud and resonant voice lingered in the square near the gate of the abyss. Zeus couldn't help but be scolded by a demon who could be crushed to death by raising his hand, and there was a hint of anger in his eyes.

But before coming here, he had not thought that this abyss would have such restrictions on entry and exit... Suppressing the anger in his heart, Zeus had to continue waiting.

After a while, the mark in front of the Horned Demon Commander returned to its original appearance, and the opponent's body also returned to normal.

Seeing that the incident was over, Zeus, who was eager to leave the abyss, couldn't help but ask again:

"Can I leave now?"

"You can, after all, you've already paid... But since you're in such a hurry to leave, you should just stay here."

With a cold smile and a bloody mouth that was big enough to swallow a live cow, the Horned Demon Warlord suddenly released his demigod power.

The invisible pressure instantly attracted the attention of the people in the square, and even made many people with insufficient strength feel difficult to breathe. Although Zeus was not affected, he had to pay attention to the other party's words.

"Stay here? What do you mean?"

"Could it be that the rules that the 'Demon Prince' himself said are actually false, and do you want to violate the order it established?"

"The Lord's order? Of course I won't disobey it, but unfortunately, as an outsider from another dimension, when the Lord has only one order, it is supreme, but when there are two, I have the right to decide which one to execute first."

"And now, I hereby announce the latest order from the great 'Demon Prince'. From now on, until his order is changed, no one is allowed to leave the [Thunder Pool]."

"And you, of course, are among them..."

“Hahahahahahahahaha…”

Laughing loudly, although the Horned Demon Warlord, who had been baptized by the huge thunder pool in the center of the interface, was far more rational and wiser than his kind, the devil's nature was not erased after all.

The wanton and shrill laughter rang in Zeus' ears, and his expression under the hood couldn't help but become even uglier.

He already understood what had just happened. Apparently, the Abyss Lord who called himself the 'Demon Prince' had just used his power to send a message to all the demons guarding the gates, asking them to execute the latest instructions and block the entry and exit of this world.

It’s just that I paid the toll before the order was passed on, so theoretically it should not be restricted by this rule...but this damn demon actually chose to abuse its power!

A powerful force surged under the hood, a demon who abused his power, what a niche and normal word. Few people would let a demon take power, but if there was one, no one would be surprised by the reckless behavior of such a madman.

At this moment, Zeus had changed his mind.

Since you are looking for death, don't blame me. I didn't want to make too much noise before leaving, just because I didn't want to cause too much trouble for the next infiltration.

Now that things have come to this, you don’t really think you can stop me, wait until I unleash my true power…

“Buzz…”

Taking a step forward, Zeus was ready to take action. But at this moment, the gate of the abyss that was originally flashing with light suddenly collapsed with a buzzing sound.

The next moment, a vast and profound aura burst out from the distant horizon, instantly stabilizing the space and time of the entire interface by more than one level.

If before, medium-level divine power could forcibly break through this so-called space blockade, it is now completely impossible to do so.

Zeus froze in his tracks, he never expected this to happen. However, at the same time, the Horned Demon Warlord in front of him noticed his movements.

"Um?"

"Why, you foreign bastard demon, do you want to take action?"

His mouth was wide open, and he looked eager to try.

The Horned Demon Warlord has always been aware of the crazy nature of these external demons who have not been baptized by the power of the Thunder Pool.

Even though they are suppressed by the power of the great lord, there are still some guys among them who are willing to die together with others if they disagree with them.

If the guy in front of him wants to fight, he will be happy to accompany him.

"you--"

His breathing stagnated upon hearing this, and a strong anger burned in Zeus' heart.

Damn it, a mere ant-like thing actually dared to insult the honorable God King... Although Zeus knew that "bastard" was a neutral word in the abyss, it simply referred to the new blood demon whose type could not be identified, but this did not reduce the anger in his heart.

A dragon swimming in shallow water is bullied by shrimps, and a tiger in plain water is bullied by dogs. Chaos does not have such a saying, but similar meanings are not uncommon. However, although Zeus was furious at this moment, he still had to endure it.

He was a person who put profit first, and he killed a demon demigod in a rage just to vent his anger, but the price was that everything except his own consciousness had to remain in the abyss, which he absolutely could not accept.

So under the regretful and mocking gaze of the Horned Demon General, Zeus chose to turn around and leave.

There was no need to think about the tolls he had paid before, as they would definitely not be returned. Besides, he did not care about this, he just wanted to understand why the lord of this world suddenly made such a choice.

“Oh, you cowardly bastard, is this the demon from the outside world? It’s a pity that I can’t harvest another demigod’s heart core…”

With a sneer, the Horned Demon Warlord felt a little regretful. Although the other party had the aura of the lord's mark, it was not an ordinary demon.

As a gatekeeper who also held the false mark of the Demon Prince, it recognized at a glance that it was a mark bestowed by the lord on someone else.

This kind of mark is usually only given to powerful demigod demons, who walk in other dimensions for their lords. Generally, no one dares to provoke them, but this is [862-11-Thunder Pool].

As the most powerful demon active in Tartarus today, and the most active lord among the powerful demons, no lord would come to him in person for the death of a subordinate.

"But then again, why did the Lord suddenly make such a decision? Could it be..."

As a smart demon who had been trained in the Thunder Pool, seeing that there was no chance to earn extra money to increase his strength, the Horned Demon Commander could not help but rethink this sudden order.

In recent years, his lord had encountered a not-so-small trouble, and even Zeus, an outsider, could find out about it, so naturally he could too.

Now the other party suddenly takes such action, it is very likely related to this.

"…The Lord was born in the Thunder Pond at the center of the interface, and the core of the Thunder Pond contains a terrifying aura that even the most powerful demon gods would be in awe of."

"But there was a rumor that the power there is only superficial but not fundamental. If you use it, it will be gone. Sooner or later, it will be exhausted."

"Besides that, some people also say that even though the great 'Demon Prince' wants to unify the Abyss, it is not so easy to do."

"Even the Abyss Demon Gods cannot occupy the Abyss indefinitely. Once they reach a certain limit, they need to make 'merits' for the Abyss in order to continue to grow stronger."

"That's why there are so many unoccupied levels in the abyss. It's not that other lords don't want them, but they simply can't occupy them."

"Most lords can only occupy one level of the abyss, unless it is compatible with their own attributes and bloodline, then they can control the second and third levels with it."

"After gaining the greatest degree of power, most of them choose to attack Purgatory, thereby making contributions to the great will of the Abyss."

Various thoughts kept rising and falling in his mind. Perhaps there were other ways to obtain the favor of the will of the abyss, but that was something the Horned Demon Commander did not know.

So when faced with the lord's sudden order, he could only guess that it might be related to hell, or had some connection with the Thunder Pool.

"Abyss Demons... a bunch of fools. If they can do it, when can I also achieve that level..."

Greed and desire flashed in his eyes. As a rational demon who had been baptized by the thunder pool, although the strength of the Horned Demon Warlord was far inferior to those demon lords from the outside world, this did not affect his contempt for them for being brainless in his heart.

If I could reach their level of strength, I would definitely be able to do better, and maybe even become the second 'Demon Prince'.

That is to say, there are few succubi in the abyss nowadays, otherwise the Horned Demon Warlord would definitely celebrate here on the spot.

“Hehehehe…”

The evil laughter echoed in the square, causing the demons around who heard it to shudder.

No one knew what this Horned Demon Overlord, who was proud of his wisdom, was doing. Thinking of the Lord's power that just swept across the interface, this might be another evil plan that the cunning "Demon Prince" was preparing.

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hiss……

Crawling across the cold ground, the avatar of the avatar of an avatar of a person who wishes to remain anonymous was spitting out its snake tongue as it crawled through this gigantic palace that seemed to have been built for giants.

On both sides of the corridor are tall stone statues, some in human form, some in animal form, and some in other forms.

Each of them looks lifelike. If it weren't for the lack of life, everyone would think they were real creatures.

Going all the way inside and passing through a tall archway, the space behind it suddenly opens up.

The deep purple light shone all around, with various colors of light flickering. Even the air around was no longer the same as other places, but instead emitted a tingling smell like static electricity.

"...As you can see, in a sense, they were once real creatures, but they are dead now."

"Every stone statue here was once my enemy. Regardless of their strength, they all left some impression on me."

"Every enemy is worth remembering, as they are my achievements and experiences. So after defeating them, I absorbed their most essential strength, and left the remaining body residues here to show my generosity and martial arts to those who come after me."

"If you want, you can also absorb their remaining power. After all, if your suggestion is effective, then this is a small reward I will pay you in advance."

hiss……

The snake flicked its tongue, but there was no response and the winding black shadow continued to climb.

Ever since it came to this interface, the breath it had been pursuing all the way stayed here for a short time.

Its owner seemed to have no intention of moving forward and he had the idea of ​​turning back.

But the tracker disagreed and would not let Zeus go back so easily.

However, a breath used as bait cannot accurately locate the existence of the other party, not to mention that the power of thunder and lightning that spread throughout the [Thunder Pool] further interferes with the induction between the two.

It could only confirm that Zeus was still here, but it didn't know where he was.

Every day that passed, the chance of Zeus going back increased. The pursuer didn't know how many days he had been here, nor how long he would stay. Although he couldn't find him, he had a better way.

If you can't locate the other party's whereabouts as an outsider, just let others locate them.

"hiss……"

"You have locked onto the space-time of this layer of the abyss. It seems that you have believed what I said."

"And my guess was right. There is more than one way to gain the favor of the Abyss Will. In addition to reclaiming His 'homeland' for Him, you can also expand new borders or perfect His cycle."

"Just like the reason why you are the 'Demon Prince' and can occupy far more Abyssal levels than other lords, and even almost on par with the original six demon gods, is precisely because of your so-called 'king' bloodline."

"It's not just your boasting, but it truly contains certain concepts needed by the Abyss, so you can master the double-digit Abyss levels by yourself. But you can only do this much now, because your 'bloodline' is actually as shallow as the 'thunder pool' here. The imagery it contains is not enough, it only has the appearance but no corresponding root."

"But it doesn't matter. Nothing stays the same."

"Now, your chance to make up for it has come... Not only is it your chance to make up for yourself, but it is also your chance to gain the support and help of the Demon Mother."

"After all, she who is favored by the will of the abyss is the biggest stumbling block for you to unify the abyss. Even though you are half mother and son, there is no family affection between demons..."

hiss……

Along a copper pillar in the hall, the cold snake body climbed to the highest position. It looked down from the top, and its cold vertical pupils looked at the figure on the throne in the center of the hall.

The aura of the limit of powerful divine power fluctuated on the other party's body as it spoke. It was the 'Demon Prince', the lord of this abyss level.

And for it now, becoming an alternative great being like the Mother of Demons who can draw the will of the abyss is its only direction.

"Go...find him."

"With him, you can completely start your own path to rule the abyss."

"Twelve is the perfection of Chaos, and six is ​​a symbol of the evil of the abyss and hell."

"Once you have mastered the complete thirty-six layers of the abyss, you will become a true 'Demon Prince'. It will no longer be a self-proclaimed title, but a crown imposed on you by Tartarus himself."

"At that time, supreme power will be open to you, and as the first true 'Demon Prince', the position of the King of the Abyss will no longer be a delusion."

"Opportunities like this only come once in a million years, so what are you still hesitating about?"

“…”

"……Oh……"

"Maybe... As you said, I will find where he is."

"But I sincerely hope that you are not lying to me... otherwise you will definitely pay the price for this."

After a moment's silence, his eyes gradually became firm.

The voice was deep and heavy. At this moment, the figure sitting on the throne seemed to have finally made a decision, or perhaps it had never intended to refuse.

After all, it was just looking for one person, which was at most a waste of time. Compared with what you might get, this price was not worth mentioning at all.

Raising his head slightly, he made up his mind and looked at the snake demon clone that was obviously not the original body. The demon prince showed a seemingly friendly smile.

It knew that the other party's identity was suspicious, and that the snake demon might even be using it to avenge its opponent. But no matter what, as long as it could get what it wanted in the end, it would not care whether it became a tool in the hands of others.

What's more, no one has ever used a demon as a tool. Although the Demon Prince does have the rationality of a god, he is ultimately still a demon from the abyss.

Any being that desires to use the devil as a weapon to attack others will inevitably suffer harm itself in the end.

"...Demon Prince...Lord of the Abyss..."

"If what it says is true... then I will definitely cast the most exquisite statue for it in the future and put it in front of all the statues to commemorate its contribution to me."

"As for the reward..."

Oh.

Where is the reward?

If you must say there is, then I am not here to kill you right now, so just consider this as my reward.