From the Abyss Invasion to the Blasting Star.

Lu Heng reached out and pressed his hand on the box, wanting to open it and see what was inside.

Just then, Azik's eyes suddenly turned into vertical pupils, and he roared, "Get out of the way!"

With that roar, an incomparably powerful pressure swept over.

The shockwave forced Lu Heng to exert all his strength to resist.

After Azik roared, he picked up the box and soared into the sky, returning to the Starship under the beam of the tractor beam.

Then, the astral warship turned and broke through the spatial barrier to leave the Winged Demon world.

The whole process was too fast, and Lu Heng couldn't possibly actually swing his sword at Azik. By the time he wanted to stop him, it was too late.

Orianna followed her out and asked, "What happened?"

Looking at the spot where the Starship had left, Lu Heng said in a deep voice, "Azik took something with him. Judging from his reaction, it must be something very dangerous."

After a moment's thought, Lu Heng turned around and handed her the key to the law, saying, "I'm leaving things here to you. I'm going to chase after Azik."

Aureanna accepted the key to the law and agreed, "Okay, I'll handle things here."

The threats within the Winged Demon Ancestral Court have all been eliminated; all that remains is to move the Demon God's treasures.

Next comes the distribution of the spoils.

Xavier's Matrix helps with the calculations for distributing the harvest.

Ultimately, the spoils will be distributed fairly at the data level.

……

Azik's departure must have been with the box, heading to the dark world of the three-headed serpent demon.

However, Lu Heng was still unsure which snake was controlling Azik.

Because the three-headed serpent god holds secrets and may fall into the abyss, Azik's actions may bring about disaster.

Lu Heng opened the stargate and went to the first ecosphere of the Star Realm Merchant Civilization to meet their leader, Lismavi.

Lismawi was also worried when he heard about Azik's situation.

Lu Heng had never entered the dark world of the three-headed serpent demon god, so he did not have the spatial beacon of that world and could not teleport there.

The only way to get there is by piloting an astral ship.

Lismavi also wanted to catch up with Azik and find out what had happened, so after a brief discussion, the two boarded an astral ship together and flew towards the world of the three-headed hydra demon.

During the voyage, Lismavi tried to contact Azik, but received no response.

……

The Astral Warship piloted by Azik represents the pinnacle of technology in the Astral Merchant civilization, making it the fastest in terms of speed.

The starship piloted by Lismavie is very difficult to catch.

However, Lismavie can receive signals from the Starship and know Azik's location.

Judging from the trajectory of its movement, it is indeed heading towards the underworld.

A few days later, Azik's Starship entered the probe's monitoring range.

These probes were originally intended to spy on the three-headed hydra demon, but now they have spotted Azik's starship.

In the probe's observations, after Azik's Starship approached the Underworld, the Underworld began to tremble.

After several violent tremors, the black crystal snake head burst out of the dark world and turned around to spew abyssal energy.

The other two heads emerged, spewing forth flames that shattered the abyssal energy.

The three heads started fighting again.

When the black crystal snake head first appeared, it was already clear that there were many wounds on its body, including some penetrating wounds, with chains constructed from laws hanging from the penetrating parts.

Clearly, the black crystal snake head had been trapped in the dark world, even bound by chains of law.

Only then did they break free, and the three heads fought again.

As Lu Heng watched what was happening on the detector's screen, he became increasingly surprised.

Despite being a demon god, it has three heads, three brains, and is prone to internal strife.

Moreover, because they share a single body, the red and blue heads, after suppressing the black crystal snake head, cannot kill it; they can only use the chains of law to suppress it.

However, the laws used by the red and blue heads also belong to the black crystal heads, so the binding effect of the law chains is not very good.

While the three heads of the three-headed hydra were fighting, Azik's astral warship continued to sail forward, approaching the area where the hydra were fighting.

This is actually a very dangerous move. The aftershocks of the battle between the demons and gods can turn ordinary life into ashes.

Seeing this, Lismavi quickly sped up to catch up.

By the time they caught up and came into view, Azik's ship had already entered the battlefield.

The black crystal snake head shook off the other two heads and roared angrily at the astral warship with its huge mouth open.

Immediately afterwards, a box was fired from the cannon of the Starship.

The red and blue hairs emitted ripples of law, attempting to intercept the box.

The black crystal snake's head lunged forward, breaking through the ripples of law, and swallowed the box whole.

……

This is what Lu Heng and Lismavi saw when they arrived.

Lu Heng didn't see anything in the box from beginning to end.

I wonder what the three-headed serpent demon wants this box for, and what changes will occur after the black crystal serpent head swallows it?
Everything is unknown.

One thing is certain: judging from the actions of the red and blue heads, their initial intention was to prevent the black crystal snake head from getting the box.

In other words, the contents of the box were what the Black Crystal Serpent Head wanted, not the other two heads.

Currently, this incident is still within the scope of the three-headed serpent demon's internal strife, and the other two heads have not yet been completely corrupted by the abyss.

Since the Black Crystal Serpent Head went to the trouble of controlling Azik across worlds to deliver the box to it, the contents of the box must be extremely important to it.

After the black crystal snake head swallowed the box, the other two heads attacked it even more fiercely.

This time, the black crystal snake head did not retaliate, but instead emitted an extremely dense aura of the abyss.

This abyssal aura had even risen to the level of laws, which made the red and blue heads dare not approach easily.

After the black crystal snake head unleashed a dense abyssal energy, it did not attack the red and blue heads. Instead, it suddenly turned and shot towards the dark world, opening its blood-red maw to bite into it.

The red and blue heads immediately pounced to intercept, blocking the way in the same spot as if protecting something.

Lu Heng had seen this scene once before.

The first time the three-headed serpent demons were seen fighting amongst themselves in the detector's footage, the black crystal serpent head was constantly attacking something in the dark world, while the other two heads were protecting that thing.

However, this time the situation is a little different.

The black crystal snake head did not shoot towards the position protected by the red and blue heads, but instead rushed in another direction, opening its mouth to bite.

It bit off the snake's body at the base, severing the part that was attached to it.

In this way, it was completely freed from the dark world, but its body was not complete; it only had half a snake's body.

The Black Crystal Serpent Head's actions clearly surprised the other two heads.

The red and blue heads looked at the black crystal snake head with surprised and pained eyes, revealing a sense of death in their gazes.

Even if the three heads were fighting amongst themselves, they wouldn't stand alone, which already indicates that the three heads shared one body and one life. The black crystal snake head bit off half of its own body, which normally would mean death.

However, Lu Heng had a feeling that things wouldn't be that simple.

As expected, after the black crystal snake head detached from its main body, it burrowed into the chaotic sea and began to churn there.

The substance it ingested began to take effect, emitting a scarlet glow.

Looking through his demigod vision, Lu Heng was shocked to discover a red organ wriggling on the abdomen of the black crystal snake's head—the very thing that had been stored in the box.

The red organ wriggled rapidly, attaching itself to the body of the black crystal snake head, and began to provide a continuous supply of energy.

Seeing this, Lu Heng understood what was going on.

The three heads of the three-headed serpent demon have independent brains and therefore independent wills, but they share a single body, and most importantly, a single heart.

Any head that detaches from the body and loses its energy supply from the heart will die.

The box that Azik brought contained a heart, the heart of a demon god.

The black crystal snake head swallowed the demon god's heart and merged it into its body, replacing the heart that was originally shared with it.

In this way, the black crystal snake head separated from its original body and became an independent black snake demon god.

What Lu Heng can understand, the two heads, red and blue, can naturally understand as well.

The red and blue heads tried to give chase, but the Black Serpent Demon God turned and let out a roar that tore through space.

The red and blue heads immediately stopped moving.

The two sides stood in a stalemate, but neither side made a move.

The reasons why they haven't taken action are both complex and simple.

The relationship between the two parties is complicated, but the reason it is simple is that they were originally one.

This situation is like three brothers sharing one body.

One of them separated from the body and went independent. Should the other two brothers hunt it down? After all, they were of the same origin. Perhaps letting it go was the best option.

After a long standoff, the red and blue heads slowly retreated to the edge of the dark world.

After the Black Crystal Serpent Head completed its heart fusion, it finally became an independent entity, and a demon god-level one at that.

After forcing back the two heads of its main body, the Black Crystal Serpent turned to look at the two astral ships.

Lu Heng's heart skipped a beat when he saw its vertical pupils.

As expected, the black crystal serpent suddenly sprang up and charged toward the starship where Lu Heng was, its gaping maw ready to swallow the entire ship whole.

Although the Black Crystal Serpent's divine power is certainly not as strong as before after it separates from its original form, a demon god is still a demon god, and ordinary beings cannot contend with it.

at this time.

The crimson snake head roared, unleashing a demonic aura that warned the black crystal snake: "If I let you go, you'd better hurry up and leave. If you're this arrogant, you won't be able to escape."

Upon hearing the warning, the Black Crystal Serpent abandoned its attack, turned, and disappeared into the chaotic ocean.

……

Things happened too fast, and every turn in the whole affair was beyond our expectations.

Lu Heng took a few deep breaths to process what he had seen today.

Based on what we just saw, the three-headed serpent demon does indeed have independent consciousness in each head.

The black crystal snake head, having been corrupted by the abyss, ultimately chose to swallow the demon god's heart, detaching itself from its original form and becoming an independent entity.

After the black crystal snake head leaves, the remaining two heads will no longer be corrupted by the abyss.

In other words, the remaining two heads should belong to the anti-magic faction, which can increase their trust level to a certain extent.

At least when the Black Crystal Serpent attacked the Astral Ship, the other two heads stopped it, which suggests they were on the friendly side.

After the Black Crystal Serpent left, Lismavi hurriedly drove the Astral Ship over and boarded Azik's ship.

Lu Heng followed and found that Azik was unconscious on the bridge.

After checking on the others, Lismavi said, "For now, there's no immediate danger to his life."

The two demonic serpent heads, suspended in the outer space of the dark world, began to sink, preparing to return to their world.

Lu Heng quickly intervened, asking, "If I'm not mistaken, the Black Crystal Serpent will continue to use the Eye of the Demon Serpent to control my friend, right?"

The crimson snake head pondered for a moment before replying, "Yes, I can help him break free from the control of the Demon Serpent's Eye."

As it spoke, a beam of light shot out from its crimson vertical pupils, illuminating Azik's chest.

Having resolved the problem, the two heads prepared to return to the Underworld.

Lu Hengfei flew to the edge of the dark world and spoke again: "Can we talk?"

Redhead was silent for a moment, then asked in return, "You want to ask why we let it go, right?"

Lu Heng did indeed want to ask this question: "The Black Crystal Serpent took away your divine power. From the perspective of divine power, you shouldn't have let it go."

Both the red and blue heads fell silent for a long time before the red head finally spoke: "You know nothing."

Lu Heng turned his head slightly and looked at the spot they had just been protecting.

The two heads, one red and one blue, were protecting something, but they were too far away to see what it was before.

Now that they were close enough, Lu Heng, with his demigod vision, finally saw what the red and blue heads were protecting.

In the spot where they were blocking the view, a new head suddenly appeared.

A translucent white crystal snake head, crystal clear and quite wondrous.

This is... the fourth head?
However, this white crystal snake head was relatively small, only one-tenth the size of the other heads, and looked like it had just grown out.

Lu Heng was stunned when he saw the newborn white crystal snake head.

The white crystal snake head, seemingly frightened by what had happened earlier, quietly hid behind the other two heads, its chin resting on the back of the blue head.

Could it be that the "thing" that the black crystal snake head has been attacking is this newly born white crystal snake head?
Lu Heng immediately guessed one possibility: "Your internal strife started because of the freshmen?"

The crimson snake head grew impatient, exhaling a burst of fiery breath from its nostrils, and coldly snorted, "You don't need to know that."

Bluehead chimed in, "Tell him the truth. Suspicion will only lead to bigger trouble in the end."

Redhead then emitted a mental fluctuation, explaining the truth of the whole matter.

After receiving this spiritual message, Lu Heng finally understood why they had released the Black Crystal Serpent.

The Black Crystal Serpent was not originally black, but rather white crystal-colored.

That's right, the original color of the black crystal snake is the same as the newly formed white crystal snake head.

It turned black because it absorbed energy from the abyss.

The world inhabited by the three-headed serpent demons is not large; the entire world is their body.

Therefore, their bodies were corroded by the abyss.

To prevent its entire body from being corrupted by the abyss, the black crystal snake head actively absorbed the abyss energy, concentrating all the abyss's corrupting power into one head, thus maintaining the purity of the other parts.

In other words, the Black Crystal Serpent Head was sacrificed to protect the other two heads.

However, due to its independent consciousness, the Black Crystal Serpent Head's thoughts and temperament began to change after being corrupted by the abyss, inevitably leading to disagreements.

The disagreement reached an irreconcilable point when a new white crystal snake head grew from the original body, intending to replace it, ultimately leading to the events just described. (End of Chapter)