C1692 The Old Devil Entered the Abyss
No one could have anticipated that a single Demon Thought from the Great Demon God Beilstein was concealed within the Raymon Beast's brain.
Thunder and lightning have always spelled doom for the Outland Devaputra, and most Ninth Level Demon Gods would be obliterated if their complete Devil Souls were to enter the mind of the Raymon Beast.
Even formidable spirits like Youyu and the Origin Realm God would find themselves at a disadvantage against the might of lightning.
Beilstein might just be the sole exception in the world!
He harbored no fear of the thunder's might and even planted a Demon Thought within the Raymon Beast's thunderous mind.
Once this Demon Thought was awakened and bolstered, it would create an exact coordinate.
His boundless Demonic Power would then converge upon this Demon Thought from every nook and cranny of the world, manifesting his towering demonic form.
The Great Demon God Beilstein had long harbored a desire to delve into the Abyss, much like the ancient Titan spinosaurus.
Yet, the presence of the Abyss Gate and the barrier forged by the combined forces of the Abyss Goanna and the Spiritual Being had always thwarted his passage.
His lack of insight into the essence of spatial power meant that the Abyss Gate's limitations barred his Devil Soul from entry.
For years, his quest for the Abyss Goanna was driven by the belief that the old lizard, imbued with the Abyss's power, might assist him in crossing the Abyss Gate with its residual force.
He later realized, however, that although the old lizard had captured a fragment of the Chaos Abyss's power, it lacked the knowledge to wield it.
The old lizard managed to remain undetected at the Starry Border because he had abandoned the pursuit, not deeming the lizard significant enough to aid his exploration of the Abyss.
Otherwise, with his dominion over this world, could the old lizard hiding at the Starry Border have ever eluded him?
His long vigil and covert observation were fueled by the hope that the increasingly haughty Origin Realm God would inadvertently expose a vulnerability.
He had witnessed the Origin Realm God's frenzied accumulation of power and the expansion of his influence across the cosmos.
His delayed intervention was a strategic choice, aimed at avoiding any premature disturbance that might cause the Origin Realm God to retreat into hiding once more.
At last, the moment he had been waiting for had arrived.
The chance to delve into the abyss!
"Be, Beilstein!"
The Origin Realm God's voice erupted in alarm, his soul shadow trembling violently like a flame in a tempest.
He had assumed that the Heaven Opening Flare Star was within the Gray Domain, beyond the reach of the old Titan spinosaurus's demonic influence, and so he had let his guard down.
Beilstein's prolonged absence had led him to believe that perhaps Beilstein was preoccupied with other pressing matters.
He thought Beilstein had moved on from him...
Thus, he began to make bold moves in the Gray Domain, leveraging the Heaven Opening Flare Star and the fully-developed Chaos Abyss to siphon energy from the Gray Domain and other realms into the abyss.
He had created a gate that could only be traversed by the soul and the powers of the cosmos.
Yet, the sight of the ascending purple Devil Soul made him realize his grave mistake.
Beilstein had been monitoring his every action all along!
The Raymon Beast served as Beilstein's eyes, allowing the Great Demon God to observe him from the shadows.
Suddenly, he was struck by a wave of agony!
The soul-deep pain originated from his body within the abyss. The demonic power Beilstein had sent into the abyss had become like the sharpest weapon in existence, slicing through his very flesh!
He wasn't the only one suffering; there were also those in the abyss who had loyally and quietly supported his vision, enduring the same torment.
Their anguished cries echoed from the dark caverns, interwoven with bizarre murmurs that were unintelligible to outsiders.
These soul-wrenching murmurs seemed to be accusations from other abyssal beings, blaming the Origin Realm God for drawing the wrath of the Great Demon God, Beilstein.
On the luminescent earth, the figure that had amassed the most soul power from the Origin Realm God began to fade rapidly.
And it wasn't just him.
His soul shadows that had flitted across the various Domain Boundaries were also retreating back to the abyss.
"I will permit your return to the abyss. I will allow your soul and body to reunite," declared the Great Demon God Beilstein's robust and rugged voice, echoing across different worlds.
"If I chose to prevent your return, you wouldn't be able to make it back home, no matter how much you wished it. Hehe."
In the Gray Domain, a massive shadow loomed, its eyes ablaze with purple flames, larger even than the vast ocean, radiating a mocking glow.
"You always claim that if your soul and body were one, we wouldn't have dealt you such a heavy blow. You're always making excuses, telling your followers that because your true form couldn't arrive, you were without the power of the abyss."
"Hehe, well then, I shall journey to the abyss, to the world you know so well. I'll even grant you the unity of soul and body!"
"I will confront you in the realm of abyssal beings, and meet all the mightiest in your world!"
With a forceful exhalation, Beilstein asserted his presence.
The fading Soul Shadow of the Origin Realm God suddenly plunged into a deep cavern and vanished in the blink of an eye.
Simultaneously, the numerous Origin Realm Gates linked to the Heaven Opening Flare Star quietly sealed shut, their mystery dissipated.
Hiss! Hiss!
In an instant, the abyssal power within the Heaven Opening Flare Star was completely erased.
The gargantuan purple Devil Soul, larger than both the Old Lizard and the Chaos Roc, erupted into a wild and domineering laughter before coalescing into thousands of purple streams.
Like a multitude of titanic serpents, they poured into different caverns, infiltrating the abyss through the hidden Chaos Abyss.
"Abyss, here comes Beilstein!"
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The void, saturated with his demonic energy and thoughts, swiftly spiraled towards the Chaos Abyss.
Puff! Puff! Puff!
Within the Heaven Opening Flare Star's Chaos Abyss, as if secret doors were being forced open, they burst one after another.
It seemed as though various spectral entities and malevolent spirits were also crushed by his hand before his descent into the Abyss.
Soon, all the demonic energy and shadows connected to him vanished from the Heaven Opening Flare Star, accompanying him to the Abyss World.
The Gray Domain's energies surged like a tide, filling the starry sky and engulfing the Heaven Opening Flare Star.
All returned to its original state as if nothing had happened.
The Great Demon God Beilstein, the Origin Realm God, and the Chaos Abyss all disappeared. The Old Lizard and Jessica remained standing on the luminous white earth.
The Silver Scale Clan's elder, in the form of an Abyss Goanna, remained silent after Beilstein's appearance.
His figure, statue-like, stood resolute and still, without so much as a twist of his neck.
Until this moment, Beilstein could no longer sense even a trace of his Devil Soul or devilish power. He remained motionless.
He was genuinely terrified.
...
In the vast expanse of the Ascension Mountain Range, Zhong Chichen, having returned from the Nether Abyss, appeared in a flash at the location of Taishi and Zu Ann.
Gazing into the deep valley, Zhong Chichen smiled and reassured them, "Don't worry, we're still in time."
He gestured for Taishi and Zu Ann to stay outside and gracefully entered the valley. A Yang God, resplendent like a rainbow-colored crystal, emerged from his body.
This radiant, glass-like figure stood at the entrance of the Origin Realm Gate, embodying the essence of spatial laws.
In a blink, the spatial laws emanating from his Yang God and the Space Light Blades within the Origin Realm Gate wove together like countless shimmering chains.
From outside the valley, Zu Ann narrowed his eyes and observed the space within the valley suddenly fracture.
It was as though a vast mirror had instantly sprouted a web of dense cracks, which linked to certain rules of the cosmos. Should they completely shatter, the very foundation and power structure of the cosmos would be jeopardized.
Zu Ann, aligned with the Ascension Peak, began to bleed from the corners of his mouth.
Deep within his soul, where the Primordial Spirit merged with his essence, stood a towering mountain.
Ascension Peak!
His divine position took the form of Ascension Peak, and now, this peak, usually invisible to the naked eye within his sea of consciousness, showed signs of cracking.
Thus, blood first trickled from the corners of his mouth, then from his nostrils and ears, filling him with dread.
"Zhong Chichen!"
Zu Ann called out sternly into the valley.
"Don't worry, it won't actually shatter."
Zhong Chichen's true form turned back, giving Zu Ann a playful wink and a smile. "I'm intimately familiar with the spatial laws here. I can repair them after they've fractured a bit. Without breaking them, we can't eliminate the Origin Realm Gate. Just leave it to me."
"It's alright. He should be able to handle it," Taishi said with serene confidence.
Half an hour later.
The Origin Realm Gate's draining of spiritual energy from the Ascension Mountain Range abruptly ceased. Zu Ann exhaled in relief and exclaimed, "You truly have a knack for this."
"I didn't do it."
Zhong Chichen's Yang God shimmered with a seven-colored glass-like sheen, the purple hue intensifying. He absorbed the sensation in silence before speaking softly, "This has saved me quite a bit of effort, but..." He shook his head, his expression tinged with complexity.
"I can feel it too," Taishi said, taken aback.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Han Miaoyuan and Lin Daoke arrived in quick succession, appearing at Taishi's side.
Lin Daoke, travel-worn and dusty, had hair so disheveled it obscured his eyes and half of his face, strands poking into his eyes without him minding the itch or the obstruction to his sight.
He looked on with curiosity at Zhong Chichen's colorful glass figure in the deep valley, noting the intensifying purple.
"Beilstein."
With the answer clear in his mind, he uttered the name with a detached air.
Han Miaoyuan paused, then his face broke into a smile, and he laughed softly, "It looks like the Old Demon has been keeping a close watch on the Origin Realm God, waiting for this moment."
"I'm beginning to worry about the beings of the Abyss," Taishi said with a laugh, clapping his hands.
"Old Demon..."
Zhong Chichen mulled over their choice of words and nodded slowly, finding the moniker quite apt.
After a moment of contemplation, he added, "What I wonder is how many souls the Old Demon has taken to the Abyss. If he's taken the majority of his Devil Soul with him to wage war on the Abyss, then he won't be able to manage many affairs in our world. Take, for instance, the battle in the Dim Starfield."
"Dim Starfield!"
The mention of it cast a shadow over the faces of Taishi, Zu Ann, and Han Miaoyuan.
The Great Demon God Beilstein had been biding his time for this chance to invade the Abyss, an opportunity he certainly wouldn't let slip by.
The Abyss concealed countless mysteries, and the Origin Realm God might just be the beginning.
Even he, with only his Devil Soul, would need to concentrate his power if he ventured alone into the Abyss. Consequently, the devilish energy he had dispersed across this world would converge in the Abyss.
This meant that until he returned from the Abyss, his influence in our world would be at its weakest.
The Demon Phoenix, the source of the Yang Meridian, the source of the Yin Meridian, and many other creatures that had been suppressed in the shadows, would they not now emerge to wreak havoc?
Han Miaoyuan, Taishi, and Lin Daoke were all aware that within the vast expanse of the Star River, there existed beings that rivaled the Yang and Yin Meridians in strength.
Their reluctance to emerge was due to the repeated defeats they had suffered at the hands of Beilstein, which forced them to seek refuge in a place akin to the Gray Domain known as the Starry Forbidden Ground.
What actions might these ancient entities, contemporaries of the Titan Spinosaurus, take upon realizing that Beilstein could no longer dominate this realm?
Would they consider intervening in the conflict raging within the Dim Starfield?
"I'll go have a word with that fellow," Han Miaoyuan decided, exhaling deeply. With a flourish of his flag, he set off to engage with the source of the Yin Vein.
