Abyssal Chronicles

The Abyssal Lord's power wasn't just from her twisted constitution or the violent Shadow power surging through her. The endless hordes of abyssal demons that followed her everywhere—that was another crucial part of what made her so terrifying.

Sure, as Lena had said, anyone who could obliterate Xuan Sheng and Xuan Wu in seconds was definitely strong.

But how strong could one person really be?

Ever heard of being outnumbered? Did this stupid woman even understand that basic concept?

"No movement... heh, dead as dead gets, right? Just as I thought... the Judgment Saint... even after reincarnation, still as brainless as ever..."

Staring down at the motionless blast zone below, Yaohuaba felt an indescribable surge of euphoria. It wasn't just him—Heinotim and the other Lv9s, along with everyone in the coalition forces, all breathed a collective sigh of relief.

After all, in their minds, such a devastating barrage could easily wipe out any peak Lv9 warrior.

Eight Lv9 attacking together, plus thousands of warship main cannons, combined with tens of thousands of magic-enhanced artillery rounds—nobody could withstand that kind of assault. Not to mention all the barrier formations specifically designed to weaken demon power and defenses.

But while everyone else felt relief wash over them, only one person on the battlefield looked troubled: Vinova, the high-tier Lv9 who'd been beheaded by Yumo earlier.

Staring at the constantly compressing and fracturing energy ahead, she bit her lip.

No.

Something's wrong. Why didn't she fight back? Why did she just stand there and take the hit?

Remembering the moment when her own head had been severed, Vinova felt more and more uneasy.

To everyone else, the reason she'd been instantly killed by the Abyssal Lord was because of a sneak attack.

But she knew perfectly well that she had been the one launching the sneak attack.

Getting too eager to eliminate the Abyssal Lord immediately, while the others were still arguing about who should strike, she had secretly activated her staff, trying to use spatial barrier magic to directly sever the demon girl's head. But instead... she was the one who ended up decapitated.

This gave Vinova an unsettling theory.

"That girl's ability... could it be—?!"

Her pupils contracted sharply as a wave of intense dread washed over her.

No. This was bad!

Realizing something was terribly wrong, Vinova quickly raised her hand to create a barrier for defense. But it seemed too late. Just as her defensive barrier began forming, a strange, invisible force suddenly erupted from the energy convergence point, spreading rapidly in all directions.

The next moment, under Vinova's stunned gaze, her newly erected barrier shattered completely, dissolving into countless blue particles that vanished without a trace. At the same time, the powerful shockwave slammed into her, crushing through her protective aura and defensive magic, instantly making her cough up blood.

"Pff! Cough, cough, cough!"

Besides Vinova, Yaohuaba up in the sky was also caught off guard. Before he could react, all his defensive barriers and energy shields were mysteriously destroyed, crumbling instantly! His body was suddenly sliced into five or six pieces!

Even as his body fell apart, that smug expression was still plastered on his face.

When he finally processed what had happened, Yaohuaba's features twisted into something ugly and distorted.

"Hah?!"

With only half his head remaining, Yaohuaba stared in disbelief at his shattered body, and his eyes filled with shock and confusion.

"No, that's impossible!"

As this strange force rapidly spread from the blast center, the aura of death and destruction suddenly permeated the air.

One top-tier warrior after another had their bodies explode without warning.

Watching those elite fighters get severely injured, the coalition army members on the periphery immediately sensed something ominous, but it was already too late.

This mysterious force had already covered the entire battlefield at an incomprehensible speed, directly invading their bodies!

In less than a second—

"BOOM! RUMBLE!!!"

"AAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!"

Accompanied by earth-shaking explosions and hysterical, blood-curdling screams, countless coalition soldiers either had their bodies torn apart, melted completely, or bled from every orifice... In moments, what had been an orderly formation radiating military might completely collapsed...

Countless soldiers collapsed in agony, their lives rapidly fading.

The magical constructs and mechanical legions closest to the blast point mysteriously disintegrated into ash.

Even the expensive coalition flagship warships, with their supposedly terrifying defensive capabilities, were torn apart under this force's impact, crashing to the ground in flames with massive explosions. As for the magic formations that had been surrounding and suppressing Yumo? Under this strange energy's influence, they all scattered and crumbled...

In just a few seconds, the solid defensive system built by Lv9 powerhouses and coalition forces completely fell apart.

The entire battlefield descended into chaos, with agonized screams rising and falling, the stench of death everywhere... These battle-hardened coalition troops discovered in horror that they couldn't resist this unknown force. Their formerly confident smiles vanished, replaced only by deep fear of the unknown.

CRASH!

With several loud impacts and clouds of dust, Yaohuaba's body parts fell to the ground in batches.

Though the mysterious shockwave had shattered his body into six or seven pieces, as a high-tier Lv9, he wasn't going to die that easily. As sea-blue spiritual power surged, his broken body parts all turned into flowing water, rapidly converging toward his head. Before long, his body had returned to normal.

However, the moment he recovered, the intense pain made him collapse to his knees, clutching his chest and continuously coughing up blood.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

Though he'd used protective magic and damage-transfer artifacts to shield his core essence, he had still taken considerable damage. Gone was his earlier high-spirited confidence—now he looked completely disheveled.

Still, compared to one of the Lv9 who had been completely pulverized by the energy blast, Yaohuaba's condition was remarkably good.

Glancing at the pile of dust that was all that remained of his fallen comrade, he bit his lip with a complex, grim expression.

"Damn it, what the hell just happened?"

He turned his gaze toward the front—the blast center.

That woman was the one who got attacked!

So why did all of us take damage?!

Is this that woman's ability?!

Damn it, why didn't Lena tell us anything?! She couldn't possibly not know about this!

Wait...

I get it. That bitch wanted us to destroy each other so she could swoop in and clean up!

Bastard!

But what is this woman's ability exactly?! How did she neutralize our attack? Does it have something to do with reflection?!

Unfortunately, Yaohuaba didn't have time to think this through.

Sensing something, his pupils suddenly contracted.

The next moment, under the tense gazes of numerous powerhouses, the area where the black-haired girl had been standing—the region that had been filled with destructive energy—underwent a bizarre distortion. The terrifying explosive energy suddenly dissipated without warning in a way that defied all logic.

And as that force faded, what appeared before everyone wasn't the Abyssal Lord from before...

"What... what is this?"

Slowly raising his head, Yaohuaba's eyebrows twitched frantically.

What now filled their vision was a magnificent and imposing temple.

The temple stood upon the scorched earth, its walls iron-gray and vast, radiating a bone-chilling aura like the lair of some abyssal demon.

The temple was massive and menacing, its architecture ancient and sinister, with walls covered in spine-tingling runes and magical totems. A heavy scent of blood permeated the area around the temple, along with terrifying, violent Shadow power. The surging Shadow power sounded like the low growl of some enormous beast, making everyone's skin crawl. With this temple's appearance, even the surrounding air became heavy and oppressive.

"This... this is... what the hell is this thing now?!"