Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Giant of Light

Page 899

Sure enough, a demon army had already hidden deep within the Black Earth, waiting to gather its strength before launching an attack on the entire Blackwater City.

Lu Yunhe came here not only to study the power of the abyss through the abyss rift, but also to see if there were any dangerous situations.

If the lower city is only halfway developed and then faces a massive invasion from the Abyss, that would be a real problem.

He has indeed discovered it; the power of the abyss here is extremely dense, and ordinary people cannot sense it at all.

When it can no longer be covered up, it will be too late.

"Owner!"

Boss Jia and the others looked over with worried expressions. This situation was beyond their ability to resolve; it would probably require intervention from the Upper District.

Aside from that, we can probably only rely on our master.

"Actually, there's no rush!"

Lu Yunhe rubbed his chin. Since nothing much had happened for so long, there shouldn't be any major problems in the short term.

This fire demon, possessing the strength of a mid-level demon, is likely quite intelligent and will likely devise countermeasures against external threats.

Low-level demons have low intelligence. This "low-level" refers not only to their low strength but also to their low bloodline. Rare demons like fire demons and ancient demons are born with high intelligence and are natural rulers.

Moreover, judging from its aura, it is only one step away from becoming a high-ranking demon.

They're probably planning to break through first, and then launch a major invasion of the outside world.

Alternatively, one could accumulate one's aura to an extreme point, while continuously summoning subordinate demons, expanding one's power and strength to a critical point before launching a large-scale invasion of the outside world, catching people off guard, and then taking the opportunity to complete the advancement ceremony.

It all depends on the Flame Demon's talent. If it has good talent and strong aptitude, it can naturally wait until it breaks through before invading.

However, if one lacks talent, one needs to take advantage of the opportunity to invade the world, sacrifice oneself to the will of the abyss, and receive the reward of the abyss's power.

Slaughtering half of the entire lower city would be enough for this fire demon to break through to the rank of high-level demon.

Without Lu Yunhe, this Flame Demon could have succeeded no matter which path it took.

The Balrog is also a high-ranking demon in the abyss, with considerable bloodline power, making it far stronger than other demons of the same level.

This ritual makes it clear that ordinary mid-level demons simply don't have this kind of foundation.

Once they arrive in the main world, all they do is kill, kill, kill; they don't make any plans whatsoever.

"Master, what should we do now?" Boss Jia and the others were extremely nervous.

Especially the three of them, Yi, Bing, and Ding, were trembling slightly due to the influence of the aura emanating from the Flame Demon.

"Let me take a look first!"

Lu Yunhe carefully observed the demons in the valley, spied on the ritual personally performed by the Flame Demon, and at the same time, he was constantly learning the demons' language.

Because of the influence of the Abyss Rift, the War King also has a lot of information about demons, including many low-level demon rituals and the words of the Abyss.

Since it's a danger right on our doorstep, we naturally need to know more about it.

However, for others, these things are just knowledge, but in Lu Yunhe's hands, given the right environment, he can completely transform this knowledge into power.

The advancement of Yi, Bing, and Ding was accomplished by him through a demonic ritual, and the effect was even quite good.

Although Jia Lao and his four companions were extremely worried, Lu Yunhe considered these Abyss Demons to be no big deal. He had already reached the Bronze level and had the advantage of fighting against thousands of enemies.

For extraordinary individuals, the difference in level is greater than the difference in numbers. Only a formation of the same level that can gather the power of the masses can bridge the gap in realm.

Despite the large number of demons, only the Flame Demon is comparable to a mid-level demon of the Silver rank.

This is also why the Flame Demon has not yet launched a rebellion; its strength is still far from sufficient.

If we rashly launch an attack on the outside world, we will only be slapped to death by someone falling from the sky.

"It's also an excellent offering!" Lu Yunhe stared at the Flame Demon's body, feeling somewhat tempted.

……

Chapter 807 Devil's Valley

“The Abyss is actually very generous. As long as its requirements are met, it doesn’t care about anything else,” Lu Yunhe murmured, looking at the group of demons in front of him.

In the abyss, do abyssal demons really receive preferential treatment? Actually, no, it's just that the demons happen to meet the abyss's requirements.

Even for demons, the abyss is no better.

One day, the abyss will engulf the entire world and annihilate all life, including the abyss itself and the demons.

In other words, for demons, following the path of the abyss to the bitter end will inevitably lead to death, but they simply have no other choice.

Even without the help of the demons, the abyss will eventually devour the world.

Why not use this to gain power? Anyway, the day when the abyss devours the world is still a long way off, so let's enjoy it first.

Every living being is destined to have a rebellious streak.

Of course, there are some who want to become the lords of the abyss and choose to follow the abyss down a dark path. They are also among the most active demons in invading other regions.

They not only invaded the world outside the abyss, but also did not spare the demons of the abyss.

The top-ranked killer of abyssal demons is not a lofty god or a demon hunter, but the demons themselves.

If it weren't for the Flame Demon suppressing them in this valley, these tens of thousands of demons would have already slaughtered each other, devouring the source power of other demons, and thus evolving into higher-level demons.

In the abyss, the survival of each demon is said to be built upon the corpse of another demon.

It can be said that the demons made outstanding contributions to preventing the invasion of all worlds.

At this moment, what the Balrog is doing is sacrificing his lesser demons to extract his essence and, incidentally, pollute the earth.

"This ceremony!"

As Lu Yunhe watched the Flame Demon's movements, he deduced the events in his mind.

At this moment, a small imp stepped onto the altar, and immediately countless demons began to cheer, and countless abyssal energies began to envelop the small imp's body.

As the ritual proceeded, a large number of lesser demons began to die instantly, their essence merging into the altar.

At the same time, the Balrog who was presiding over the ceremony also pried a fiery red stone off his body and threw it into the altar.

Instantly, a fierce flame began to burn, continuously evaporating the abyss's aura and merging it into the little demon's body.

Accompanied by a painful howl, the little demon on the altar continued to writhe, its black skin developing patches of solid color, and its eyes turning bloodshot.

Tear!

As the ritual progressed, a pair of black wings sprouted directly from the back of the lesser demon, and its aura suddenly surged, elevating it to the rank of a lower-level demon.

"A low-ranking demon!"

Lu Yunhe was somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected that this Flame Demon had some tricks up its sleeve, managing to elevate a Lesser Demon to a Lower-Rank Demon. It was likely that it had acquired the corresponding knowledge from its bloodline.

Unlike lesser demons, which are consumables, lower-ranking demons, as the name suggests, have gained a little bit of status.

After becoming a lower-level demon, it was no longer completely deranged; it regained some rationality, albeit little, but at least enough to understand what was being said.

Aside from rationality, the biggest improvement is naturally in strength. Lower-level demons are comparable to bronze-level beings. Combined with the demon's talent and the influence of abyssal power, they are much stronger than ordinary bronze-level professionals.

Furthermore, after the blood of the Flame Demon is incorporated into the ritual, one will also be controlled by the Flame Demon.

The Balrog, having occupied this place to accumulate power, naturally couldn't just be accumulating the quantity of lesser demons; the quality also had to be considered.

A single low-ranking demon is worth more than hundreds of lesser demons.

Lu Yunhe glanced around the valley. Besides the Flame Demon, a mid-level demon, there were ten lower-level demons, each guarding the valley like a general.

If this quantity and quality were to break into the outside world, it would probably require the entire War King City to unite in order to suppress it.

If one were to accidentally advance to the Gold rank of a high-level demon, it would be enough to unleash a demonic calamity in this remote place.

Will this abyssal rift remain unchanged by then?

The invasions of the Abyss always seem to snowball.

"It must be nipped in the bud."

Lu Yunhe glanced at the three half-demons, Yi, Bing, and Ding, who were following behind him, as well as the trembling leader, Jia. His eyes darted around, and he immediately made a plan.

"Let me help you improve your strength first. Follow me."

Lu Yunhe suppressed his urge to go on a killing spree, memorized the location of the valley, and took the four people with him first.

After the group left, the Flame Demon, having completed the ceremony, glanced in the direction where Lu Yunhe and the others had gone. He was vaguely moved, but after leaping down, he found nothing.

"Could it have been discovered by outsiders?" The Flame Demon was very puzzled, but its burning bloodline prevented it from dwelling on its doubts for long, so it returned to continue its ritual.

A few days later!

The Flame Demon, who was cultivating with the help of the abyss's aura, suddenly looked at the undisguised aura in the distance.

Bang!

With a loud "bang," figures flew down from the edge of the valley and crashed directly into the center of the little demons who were fighting.

Besides using rituals to communicate with the will of the abyss, the simplest way to enhance the demons' power is naturally through mutual slaughter.

The Balrog gathers tens of thousands of demons. After each ritual, he sets aside an area where hundreds or thousands of lesser demons fight each other to determine the final victor.

Such a brutal battle can be considered, to some extent, one of the rituals for a demon's advancement, giving lesser demons the opportunity to rise to the next level.

Even if they fail to advance, the last surviving lesser demon will have a chance to break through again through the ritual performed by the Balrog.

Of course, since it's about raising Gu, there will often be times when it fails, which means that none of the lesser demons can survive.

Only the demons of the abyss could do something like this, because the will of the abyss is generous enough.

Although the entire lower city could gather over a thousand professionals, it was absolutely impossible to make them fight to the last man.

"Woo!"

"Woo!"

A huge commotion instantly attracted all the demons in the entire valley.

The fire demon sensed the intruders approaching the valley the moment they arrived, but upon discovering their target, it made no attempt to stop them.

Faced with so many demons, the fire demon actually chose to charge straight into the center and willingly fall into their encirclement. Naturally, the fire demon would not refuse this action.

"Humans!"