Chapter 891: Linking the Ruin Realm and the Abyss

The Abyssal Demon stood like a razor-sharp spear in the frigid wilderness, exuding murderous intent that filled his surroundings.

Mirror-like worlds came into being around him, each corresponding to an individual he had absorbed and refined, with Yuan Hui among them.

"A fragment can usurp the master!" shouted the Abyssal Demon, causing the mirror worlds to merge.

The various fragments he absorbed appeared in the merged world alongside a duplicate of himself. The nine fragments that had split off from the Primordial Demon could be seen gathering as if in eager conversation.

It was as though the eight fragments the Abyssal Demon had killed and absorbed were resurrected in the merged mirror world, becoming extensions of his consciousness and his demonic soul.

Pang Jian's face, formed from demonic energy, held a trace of surprise at the sight. "Are you confident?"

"I'm not, but neither is the Primordial Demon," the Abyssal Demon replied, casually tossing the black-gold sword into the center of the nine figures in the merged mirror world. Then, with an embarrassed look, he added, "Pang Jian, I need more malicious thoughts and abundant demonic energy.

"That Ruin Realm you're in, that sea of demonic energy you stand within, is the kind I crave. I think—"

Before he could finish, Pang Jian's face in the sky, formed from demonic energy, opened his mouth and breathed demonic energy into the merged mirror world.

A torrent of demonic energy and malicious thoughts surged into the mirror world. This even included many profound insights into Sovereign Demonheaven's Dao of Demon.

Demonic flames ignited in the mirror world, and the fragments of the Primordial Demon fiercely devoured them.

This mirror world was the Abyssal Demon's divine domain—a Demon Realm of his own making. As it absorbed that pure demonic energy, all sorts of wonders started to spawn.

Mountains, plains, valleys, stars, seas, and even breeding grounds that could give rise to demons took shape under the influence of the demonic energy.

"This..." The Abyssal Demon trembled.

Pang Jian had not only infused his divine domain with demonic energy but also helped to refine its details and transform its landscapes. This proved that Pang Jian had far surpassed even the Abyssal Demon in terms of creating a world and shaping a divine domain.

What on earth did Pang Jian experience to gain the ability to reshape even my divine domain realm with external power?

"I'll bring him to you when you're ready," Pang Jian said, still pouring demonic energy into the merged mirror world. "The Hall of Gods is stripping the power from all the Demon Gods from the starry skies as punishment for helping me against those two Sovereigns.

"Only Fa Ji was spared. He believes the Demon Races need a Sovereign of their own. That'll either be you or the Primordial Demon.

"The Demon Races have helped me a lot, so I'm willing to assist in this matter. I hope that the one who ultimately becomes a Sovereign is you and not the Primordial Demon."

With that, Pang Jian's face gradually blurred and vanished.

The Abyssal Demon, standing tall like a spear in the desolate snowy wilderness, could still feel the endless tide of malicious thoughts pouring into this divine domain.

"I can't figure you out anymore. I don't even know what cultivation realm you're in anymore," the Abyssal Demon murmured to himself.

***

In the bizarre mist, an unremarkable Spirit Race man dressed in pale green robes drifted toward a spot where many divine beings of the bizarre mist had gathered.

It was a brown, barren mountain drifting in the gray mist. The ten-thousand-zhang-high mountain was covered in deep cracks and looked as if it could crumble at any moment.

This mountain was known as Fragmented Divinity Mountain and was a notable landmark within the bizarre mist.

"Ah, life is getting harder and harder." A God of Death sighed bitterly from where they sat at the summit. "I heard the God of Wisdom took over the cluster of fragmented lands that was the Rock Devourer. The Rock Devourer himself has also been imprisoned."

"Sovereigns keep appearing in the starry skies above, even pushing into the bizarre mist itself. What exactly are they trying to do?" asked a mid-ranking God of the Radiant Race.

"What else could they be doing?" A God of the Celestial Race scoffed. "They're taking advantage of this grand event and the weakened barriers of the abysses to loot our rare treasures."

"I just hope that the Hall of Gods doesn't come down into the bizarre mist," a Fey God muttered.

The gathered divine beings were all born within the bizarre mist. When they attempted to venture into the starry skies, the Orthodox Gods had not received them well and, faring poorly there, they had returned to the bizarre mist.

Some of these Gods had been labeled as Heretical Gods in the starry skies, making them targets. Helpless, they retreated into the bizarre mist, hoping to scour some of its unexplored regions for treasures that could help them break through.

Having heard the news about the boundary walls of the abysses loosening, they planned to explore some of them for treasures. Among them, the Thunder Abyss, Nether Abyss, Demon Abyss, and especially the Abyss were the most tempting.

These divine beings had long heard that the Sixth and Seventh Worlds of the Abyss concealed great secrets. In the past, they could not enter due to the tight laws, but with the grand event allowing entry, they naturally wanted to try their luck.

The Spirit Race man appeared at the summit of Fragmented Divinity Mountain, light flickering in his eyes as his gaze locked onto the aged, decrepit overseer.

"Can Ye, open the portal for me," he ordered with a calm smile. "Send me to the section of the starry skies closest to the Darkcloud Realm."

The character "Yun" could be seen in the flickering light in his eyes [1].

Can Ye, the overseer of Fragmented Divinity Mountain, had been glaring coldly at this Spirit Race man, ready to teach him a lesson, when he caught sight of the "Yun" character.

The high-ranking God named Can Ye froze, then hastily leapt to his feet. Nodding and bowing repeatedly, he led the man toward Fragmented Divinity Mountain's massive teleportation array.

"Who is that guy? He ordered Can Ye around like it was nothing!"

"Can Ye is one of the oldest Gods in the bizarre mist. Even the Yuan Yi of the Fey Race and that Rock Devourer haven't lived as long as Can Ye!"

"He's also a member of the Spirit Race like Can Ye. Could he be one of Fu Ya's subordinates?"

"No way! Not even Fu Ya can order Lord Can Ye around like that!"

The other Gods watched in bewilderment as Can Ye and the unfamiliar Spirit Race man vanished into the depths of Fragmented Divinity Mountain.

Before long, intense spatial ripples could be felt from within the mountain.

***

A spatial rift connected the Ruin Realm and the Abyss.

Bai Zi, Xing Huan, Fa Ji, and the Duke of Thunder stared longingly at the boundless darkness through the rift, all clearly wanting to explore the Abyss for themselves.

For millennia, no other World Gods, aside from those born of the Abyss, could enter and see this anomalous world that produced the human race for themselves.

"If you want to have a look, go ahead." Pang Jian nodded toward the spatial rift.

The three World Gods and the Duke of Thunder did not stand on ceremony, unhesitatingly stepping through the rift and into the darkness on the other side.

In the Seventh World of the Abyss, Pang Jian's Immortal Divine Soul said to the Primordial Demon, "The Abyssal Demon is making his preparations. Once he's ready, I'll bring you over to fight him."

The Primordial Demon fell briefly silent, then asked, "Will this battle be fair?"

Pang Jian had become harder and harder to read, even for the Primordial Demon. He increasingly felt that Pang Jian's cultivation realm was either on par with the Great Demon Gods or even surpassed them by a margin.

The Primordial Demon worried that Pang Jian would try to trick him, using Sovereign Demonheaven's cloak and his control over the Divine Court of Thunder to give the Abyssal Demon an overwhelming advantage in their battle.

"Whether it's fair or not depends on how you look at it. There's no such thing as absolute fairness in this world," Pang Jian said coolly.

Before long, the Duke of Thunder, Bai Zi, Fa Ji, and Xing Huan all appeared before the Primordial Demon. The arrival of these four Outer Gods meant that the laws of the Abyss had weakened to the point of allowing high-ranking Gods through.

This meant that other high-ranking Gods would now be able to flood into the Abyss.

***

In the Ruin Realm, a golden crystal appeared on Pang Jian's forehead, radiating blazing light like a burning sun.

The suns scattered throughout the realm suddenly flew toward Pang Jian, gathering before him.

The number of suns had since increased and now totaled six.

With the departure of Bai Zi, Fa Ji, and the others, Pang Jian could finally unleash his power freely, gathering all the wonders he had gained from the Ruin Realm.

Yan Hao's Nine Suns Strike the Heavens relied on nine actual suns. But what I've collected in the Ruin Realm aren't real suns. They're the crystallized cores of those suns he once refined. Even so, these Solar Cores still contain terrifying solar energy.

Pang Jian looked thoughtfully upward, as though studying the desolate starry region above the Ruin Realm's boundary wall.

Stirring his Primordial Chaos Spiritual Sea, he tried to use the starry sky within it to command the real starry skies and quickly realized that his divine sense could extend beyond the Ruin Realm itself.

Reaching out with his divine sense, he found that he could detect the movements of any divine being near the stars.

Pang Jian sighed.

Han Yi always worries about me. It's a pity we're on different sides.

1. The character Yun is the "鋆" in Ling Yun's name. ☜