harleyscars Chapter 472 The gods fear me in my entirety! No, you are merely food for my lord!
Chapter 472 The gods fear me in my entirety! No, you are merely food for my lord!
Chapter 472 The gods fear me in my entirety! No, you are merely food for my lord!
The Abyss 999th Floor, also known as the Hell Volcano Plane.
Tianlang Mountain.
A massive volcano and countless smaller volcanoes stand within, lava churning, hellfire raging, billowing black smoke billowing, and countless ejecta and dust accumulating, resembling a mushroom cloud, within which lightning flashes.
The earth cracked open, and countless hot gases surged and billowed from the fissures, creating an extremely harsh environment.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Accompanied by steady, heavy footsteps, huge black shadows tore through the air currents and emerged from the vast expanse of white mist.
A large number of demons have appeared here.
The Lava Mountain Demon race, with an aged and twisted face growing from its abdomen and lava constantly dripping from its body.
The Abyssal Flame Demon, resembling a colossal fire elemental with demonic horns and surrounded by rings of flame, propels itself through the air by flames.
Or perhaps it's a hellfire demon, hopping and leaping, with a gaunt and eerie body, emitting a sharp laugh, leaving a trail of dark green phosphorescent flames wherever it goes.
Even the deathly pale-skinned, flame-wielding, one-eyed fire-eating giant, and so on.
They gathered from different corners of the plane, their killing intent boiling. Walking in this scorching environment, they were unaffected because they had given birth to corresponding extraordinary organs.
"Roar roar roar!"
Then, they attacked the volcano, and a fierce war broke out, with countless fiery meteors falling to the earth.
The roar of engines, the sounds of killing, were deafening.
Blood and severed limbs fell to the ground and evaporated instantly, staining the vast steam with a bloody hue.
"High-level Fire Skill - Hellfire Whip!"
Fire-type Legion Skill - Hellfire Rain!
"Advanced Fire-type skill - Earthfire Aura, enhances the power of all fire-attribute skills."
Fire-type Super-Tier Skill - Wildfire!
"..."
Their opponents were thousands of humanoid beings formed from crimson gas at the top of Mount Tianrong. They were clad in fiery robes or long skirts, and performed rituals, unleashing a barrage of fire spells that constantly hindered the demons' attack.
"The Hellfire Demon Clan truly lives up to their reputation as magical turrets in the abyss; they are indeed a tough nut to crack."
The one who spoke was a one-armed demon of the Molten Mountain Demon Clan, a mid-level Radiant Moon Demon. His body was covered with old wounds that had healed, and the one-eyed evil god face on his abdomen looked somewhat broken, with a fierce look in his eyes.
"Click, click!"
He reached out and casually pinched the hellfire arrows that were sweeping towards him, then threw them to the giant maw in his abdomen to be crushed.
The hellfire that eroded his flesh and blood quickly died out, unable to shake his magma body at all.
Many weaker demons, seeing this, were filled with fear and, in order to avoid getting close to its area, even went in a long detour before launching their attack.
The one-armed lava demon gazed at the gradually cooling Celestial Lava Mountain, his heart filled with a mixture of shock and astonishment: "The influence of the Crimson Hell Laws is actually waning..."
Although the 999th floor is an independent plane, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Crimson Hell Demon Kingdom on the 944th floor, making it a peripheral location.
The Crimson Hell Demon Kingdom, ruled by the Crimson Hell Demon King, is a crimson hell shrouded in Crimson Hell Laws and endlessly burning, its vast power radiating to dozens of nearby planes.
The land in these worlds is constantly scorching, with vegetation withered, rivers dried up, or there are scalding seas of boiling water, blazing thunder, and so on, making survival extremely difficult.
All life will be eroded and transformed by the crimson heat, either giving birth to extraordinary organs capable of withstanding the heat and adapting to the environment, or being burned to ashes.
That's absolutely domineering!
However, correspondingly, fire-attribute resources and ores will also increase significantly.
This is the authority of the true king.
Thunder and rain, all are blessings from Heaven!
Even the greatest beings cannot ignore the value of a true king. Within the divine kingdom, a true king is an agent of the archangel level, capable of handling many matters, spreading the ecosystem, and anchoring himself.
However, the Abyss Lord rarely takes control of these planes personally, and most of the time focuses on managing his own kingdom.
It's not that they aren't greedy, but rather...
No need!
Moreover, the Abyss will not allow them to devour planes and merge together. It is very likely that after a long period of hard work and cultivation, all the demons will enter a frenzied state and fall into a state of war when the day of the hunt arrives.
Ultimately, it becomes nourishment for the abyss to give birth to new demons.
However, as the true king who has encroached on a portion of the spiritual path, most fire-attribute demons come here to pay homage to this fire king in order to receive his favor or even to reshape their own plane.
The true king is also happy to use this method to spread ecological influence and continuously plunder.
This resulted in a loose yet powerful form of rule, with the kingdom sustaining itself by drawing resources from hundreds of planes.
These demons who control their own territories are also known as Abyss Lords, while the ecological masters who can occupy an entire plane are called Abyss Grand Lords.
The relationship is similar to that between a Western king and his knightly lord.
The difference is that the true king cannot be sidelined. He doesn't need to take action personally. With just a thought, he can use the law to turn the entire plane into a crimson hell and burn everything.
As long as the plane exists, new demons will soon fill it, and the will of the abyss will not care.
If you don't become a demon, there will be plenty of new demons.
The Hellfire Demons are the dominant force in the 999th plane. They can unleash combat power far exceeding their own level by relying on volcanic eruptions, transforming themselves into magical turrets.
A noble mage among demons.
Among them, the pseudo-giant level clan leader, relying on the terrain advantage of the super volcano Tianrong Mountain, possesses combat power comparable to the mid-giant level.
However, now, Tianrong Mountain is beginning to weaken, and the Hellfire Demons are also becoming weaker.
It should be noted that Tianrong Mountain is a special volcano created by the ancestors of the Hellfire Demons from the Crimson Prison Demon King, a product of the law.
Although it is not the true law, as long as the Crimson Demon King lives, the law will never perish and will remain forever boiling.
But the volcano's power is indeed weakening, which means...
Either the Crimson Demon King is weakening.
Or...
This former great lord, after disappearing for a long time and returning, has surprisingly gained the ability to resist the products of the law.
They've either gotten an opportunity or have gained the backing of other important figures.
He might actually have a chance to become the new Lord of the Abyss.
Thinking of this, the one-armed lava mountain demon's eyes gleamed with excitement.
Although they are a race that escaped from the Phoenix Nest and have powerful ancestors, they actually died shortly after they came out. In addition, their bloodline weakened generation after generation, resulting in a shortage of young talents for their race, and they could only rely on the strong to survive.
In the previous war of invasion of the border, they thought they could plunder resources, so two-thirds of their race were mobilized, but the entire army was wiped out, and even the previous chieftain was buried on the border.
If it weren't for his fortuitous advancement to the Radiant Moon realm and his assumption of the position of clan leader, the race would be on the verge of extinction by now.
Among demons, intrigue and backstabbing are commonplace.
Now that the Tree Master has returned, many demons are eyeing their former position as loyal dogs.
In particular, some demons began to contact the Darkmoon Merchant Guild, which traded with the human world, and purchased a considerable amount of mechanical armor and weapons, even though they were products of several eras behind...
But can you imagine a demon that is already physically powerful charging into battle equipped with psionic cannons and machine guns?
Now, a large number of fire-eating giants, armed with heat weapons, began bombarding the area. Several small volcanoes were instantly blasted to pieces, and Tianrong Mountain was also shaken violently by the bombardment.
Several weaker hellfire demons were caught off guard and, despite having a magma defense line, were caught off guard by the demon legion and blown to death, leaving a hole in the magic turrets.
The demons seized the opportunity to swarm forward, putting even more pressure on the Hellfire Demon Clan, who could only defend with all their might.
"Roar roar roar!"
The fire-corroding giants roared with excitement.
In reality, it's not that the human race doesn't want to block technology; it's that if you don't sell, the other races also have mechanical systems. These are traitors who left the Mechanical King Domain. Although they are far inferior to those in the Mechanical King Domain, it doesn't stop them from making money.
Furthermore, the God of the Mechanical Realm would spread the mechanical system extensively in order to promote the ecosystem. It would be better to plunder resources through dumping to ensure that the human race's technology always maintains a leading position.
In any case, these weapons all have a backup plan, so they won't be used against our own people.
However, for the Lava Mountain Demon Clan, the pressure is immense.
After all, he had already emptied his pockets for his promotion and was so poor that he couldn't afford anything from the Dark Moon Merchant Guild, so he was even more eager to demonstrate his value in uniting the people.
With this in mind, the Lava Mountain Demons launched an attack. Relying on their influence over the volcano, they were able to interfere with the Lava Mountain after it was affected.
"Kill them!"
"I want to taste the hellfire demon!"
"For the Tree Master, charge!"
"..."
Taking advantage of the opportunity, the demon legion launched a charge, sweeping away like locusts, leaving the Hellfire Demons in despair.
boom!
Suddenly, the earth shook violently!
A pillar of magma rose up, revealing the hunched figure of an aged hellfire demon. But as it walked out, it grew younger and its form straightened.
He transformed into a young fire demon, his left eye swirling with magma and gleaming with legendary brilliance, as he indifferently gazed at the demon army on the ground.
boom!
A terrifying pressure swept across, causing all the demons to tremble with fear.
This is……
The overwhelming pressure of an ancient giant!
The one-armed Lava Mountain Demon's pupils shrank to pinpoints. He never expected that the pseudo-giant of the Hellfire Demon Clan would actually advance to an Eternal Giant!
"Oh no, this is fishing!"
All the demons retreated decisively, showing no intention of fighting to the death.
"Too late!" The Hellfire Demon Giant sneered. "Although I don't know how the Abyss Ghost Tree affected Sky Melt Mountain, it doesn't matter. I'll catch it and ask it myself later."
Upon seeing this, the Hellfire Demon Giant stretched out its hand, and the surging magma transformed into a tsunami.
Legendary Trait – Eye of the Celestial Melt!
A legendary quality that was unexpectedly born in the ecosystem after thousands of years of interweaving and merging of the Celestial Melt Mountain and the Hellfire Plane.
It helped him transcend the limits of a pseudo-giant and become a true giant!
The Hellfire Demon Clan is the one destined by Heaven!
Chi Chi Chi!
The lava instantly engulfed hundreds of Morning Star Demons, melting them in their terror.
"not good!"
Just as he was about to sweep them all away, he suddenly sensed danger. He instinctively looked up and saw endless black tree roots coiling around the sky, their thick roots resembling tree dragons. They were menacing, surrounded by boiling ghosts and abyssal energy, piercing through him.
Legendary Trait - Eye of the Sky!
The vast magma condensed and formed into giant magma eyes, creating a scorching wall.
Click click click!
I thought it could hold them off for a while, but it shattered the moment it made contact, turning into countless pieces of magma that fell to the earth like a meteor shower.
"How is that possible!?"
Upon seeing this, the Hellfire Demon Clan Chief was shocked. However, he quickly mobilized the power of the declining Heavenly Melt Mountain and enhanced it to the mid-level of a giant. He thought he could contend with it, but even his roots were instantly knocked away and smashed into the ground, causing a violent earthquake.
The hellfire demons were dumbfounded; their chieftain, whom they had regarded as their hope, had actually been...
Sold out in seconds!
"Finally... I found you."
Above the sky, terrifying soul fluctuations exploded like rolling thunder, causing all the demons present to tremble in fear.
"The Tree Master is invincible!"
All the demons stopped in their tracks and began to shout. Although they knew that the other party was using them as bait, the weak should submit to the strong. However, they turned their greedy eyes to the many hellfire demons, already craving to kill and feed on them.
"Cough cough—" The Hellfire Demon Giant coughed up blood, looking at the terrifying giant tree in the sky, and said in a hoarse voice, "The Hellfire Demons have paid tribute to the Crimson Hell Demon King for generations. Do you intend to defy the King?"
"Having lived this long, yet still clinging to naive thoughts—should I call it naivety, or just plain useless?"
The voice of the Abyss Ghost Tree resounded:
"Don't you understand? The world is a high mountain, and the Demon King stands on the top. He doesn't care who climbs to the middle of the mountain, as long as the tribute is delivered. Therefore, he encourages the demons in the smaller planes to fight and wage war."
"If we fight amongst ourselves, we'll only waste resources and get stuck in this snowstorm halfway through, unable to make it to the top. This makes it difficult for anyone to challenge their position, which is in accordance with the rules."
Such profound philosophy is beyond the comprehension of the demons of the abyss.
But the Hellfire Demon Giant couldn't understand: "Then why...?"
"Because I am not worthless, I don't need to care about these things, not even the kings..." the Abyss Ghost Tree said calmly, "They would all fear the complete me!"
His tone was calm and composed, as if he were stating a given fact.
It has already collected many descendants of the royal tree, but it is still missing one thing.
An item bestowed upon the Hellfire Demon Clan by the Crimson Prison Demon King was not important to them, but it was the key to their transformation.
"Madman! You madman!" the Hellfire Demon Giant roared incessantly, having never seen such an arrogant fellow who even deceived himself.
"If we wait for the day of the hunt to arrive and kill you, it should be enough to elevate many demons to the ranks of the top three digits, or even the top two digits."
As soon as the words were spoken, greed appeared in the eyes of all the demons, who were eager to try.
Although the plane number does not represent an absolute difference in strength.
However, in single-digit and two-digit planes, which belong to the ancient ecological divine kingdoms of gods and the realm of gods, the demons that emerge from them are mere fodder to great figures, but they are at least at the Radiant Moon rank and have the potential to become giants. In three-digit planes, they would be powerful beings.
In a four-digit plane, they would be considered the strongest.
As for five figures... that's a place frequented by low-level demons; high-level demons rarely venture into such a sparsely populated and resource-scarce region.
After all, some powerful demons could easily overwhelm the abyss simply by their arrival, which would only incur the displeasure and punishment of the abyss's will.
Similar to the division of the celestial realm, the spirit realm, and the mortal realm, although the channels for ascension are not as tightly locked.
The demons also used this to categorize their potential: four-digit numbers indicate a chance to become a Morning Star, three-digit numbers indicate a Radiant Moon, two-digit numbers indicate a Giant, and one-digit numbers indicate a chance to become an Ecosystem Master or even a True King.
They even incorporated the serial number or the name of the plane into their clan name, making it part of their true name and a symbol of status, which could be improved through killing.
Even the abyss acknowledges the addition of unseen fortune and potential.
The giant bait immediately excited the demons.
However, the Abyssal Ghost Tree is not free; it needs these demons to travel to more four- and five-digit planes to collect enough souls for it.
The demons readily agreed and were eager to begin this gluttonous feast.
"hateful!"
The Hellfire Demon Giant's eyes were filled with despair, and he felt endless humiliation. He knew that he could not defeat his opponent and that the extinction of his race was his inevitable fate.
"I'm not reconciled..."
With a hoarse roar, countless lines of blood appeared on its body, spreading in all directions and weaving into an ancient sacrificial array, roaring:
"O will of the abyss, offer me as a sacrifice to awaken the ancient demons slumbering within!"
As soon as he finished speaking, only the Eye of Heavenly Melt remained in place, slowly rotating. The rest of the blood, flesh, and soul were transformed into offerings, forming a portal.
The Gate to Demon Ascension in the Abyss!
They prepare to summon the will of the abyss as a sacrifice to awaken the ancient demon who, since its birth in the abyss, suffered severe damage but did not die, instead falling into a long slumber.
These ancient demons are the original creations of the abyss, extremely twisted, chaotic monsters that are obsessed with killing and destruction.
Even if it means death, I will still cause trouble for the Abyss Ghost Tree.
Unexpectedly, the portal slowly rotated, but instead of attracting the arrival of a vast will, it became even quieter.
Failed?
"It's over!"
The Hellfire Demons were utterly desperate, collapsed to the ground, and gave up all resistance.
"What a piece of trash." A detached face appeared on the trunk of the Abyss Ghost Tree, a hint of dissatisfaction flashing in its eyes.
They thought they could summon some ancient demon with special abilities to make it into a tree puppet servant, but they didn't even manage to attract the will of the abyss, wasting a giant-level corpse in vain.
"Forget it, let's find out where that thing is." The Abyss Ghost Tree thought to itself, and just as it was about to destroy the Heavenly Melt Mountain, it saw the portal floating in the air begin to tremble violently.
In an instant, endless crimson light swept across the sky, transforming it into a deep red world.
It looked as if it had been stained with blood!
In this crimson glow, blood-red eyes emerged, covering the world, constantly turning and watching over everything on the ground, eerie and terrifying.
The sudden change caused all the demons to stop in their tracks, their eyes wide with shock.
Could it be that some ancient demon has been awakened?
A mysterious murmur arose, like an ancient hymn, welcoming the arrival of an ancient and mysterious being.
"Playing tricks." The Abyss Ghost Tree sneered, its endless ghostly power sweeping out, ready to tear apart the crimson sky.
But when the blow landed, it was like mud sinking into the ocean, without causing the slightest ripple.
"How is this possible!?" Its eyes widened in shock.
However, at this moment, the portal was constantly expanding, making a "clack-clack-clack" sound, indicating that it was overwhelmed.
It felt like an invisible hand was tearing it open from the inside.
As the crimson light shone to its fullest extent, crimson spider legs emerged from it, each a hundred meters long. With a gentle touch, they shattered the void, revealing terrifying void turbulence.
Ka Ka Ka
As numerous spider legs crawled out, a stunningly beautiful woman, half-human and half-spider, emerged from them. Her face was mature, and her long, blood-red hair cascaded into the void, transforming into countless spider silks that spread out to form a terrifying web, filled with endless greed and malice, making all the demons feel a chill run down their spines.
Numerous scarlet spider shadows leaped out from the spider silk, their eight eyes fixed on the demon on the ground. They opened their blood-red maws and let out sharp hisses, eager to hunt.
This spider shadow simply stretched out its hand, continuously weaving spider silk, enveloping the world, as if arranging the fate of all living beings.
"An ancient spider demon?" The face on the trunk of the Abyss Ghost Tree frowned. If there was only one... it would be relatively easy to deal with.
Just as it was about to repel the opponent, it discovered that the portal was still trembling.
The next second, countless crimson tentacles spread out from it, intertwining with a giant humanoid demonic shadow with three heads and eight arms. The vast blood energy transformed into a surging sea of blood.
Ancient War Demon!
The third one to emerge was a massive dragon head enveloped in the glow of dusk. It had no body, or rather, this sphere was everything to it. Countless ferocious and terrifying dusk insects lost their radiance, their hungry eyes fixed on all life on the ground.
Ancient Dragon-Headed Demon!
Even the Abyss Ghost Tree felt a fear of being devoured.
The fourth to emerge was a bluebird, shrouded in the vengeful spirits of countless people who died in the disaster, exuding a profound aura of misfortune, its shadow shrouding the sky.
Ancient Demon Bird!
The fifth figure to emerge was a black knight clad in a hideous armor formed from the condensation of ultimate darkness. His face was obscured, and he wielded a massive dark sword as he slowly stepped out.
After it appeared, it instantly devoured all the light, plunging the world into darkness.
However, even at this point, the portal did not close; instead, it trembled even more violently, as if it could not bear the weight and something large was about to emerge.
How could an ancient giant summon so many ancient demons?
"Let's end this!"
The Abyss Ghost Tree could no longer sit still. Its tendrils surged forth, ready to destroy the ancient demon along with the portal.
However, at the very moment it made its move, it saw the black knight appear before the many tree dragons, calmly extending his hand.
The Abyss Ghost Tree's gaze was icy cold as it went all out, piercing through him in an instant.
However, the next second, the dark sky unfolded, establishing an invisible connection.
Click click click!
The Abyss Ghost Tree was instantly riddled with holes, suffering severe damage.
"What!?"
Before it could react, it saw the black knight's pierced body disintegrate and instantly expand, transforming into a gigantic dark demon god with crimson light shining in its eyes.
Then, wielding the dark sword in his hand, he pierced through the trunk of the Abyss Ghost Tree, and then reached out and forcibly tore it off from the sky, scattering large amounts of tree trunks, causing it immense pain.
At the same time, a hoarse, deep voice sounded:
"Your reverence for mere food makes you forget that before my king, you are nothing but..."
"food!"
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