From the Abyss Invasion to the Blasting Star.

The mental messages emitted by the three-headed serpent contained not only the details of the matter but also other information.

Lu Heng finally learned the other party's real name—Dark Scale.

Moreover, Lu Heng discovered an important piece of information from this matter.

The Darkscale can expel the abyssal pollution from its body by sacrificing one of its heads.

That's right, the Dark Scale's black crystal head was originally white. It actively absorbed the source of the abyss's pollution, which changed its nature and eventually caused it to separate from its original body.

In other words, a demon-level being can gather abyssal pollution in a certain part of its body, and then expel the source of abyssal pollution by discarding that part.

However, not every demon god has this ability.

Lu Heng then asked, "Is it possible for a demon god-level being to gather the source of abyssal pollution in a certain part of their body and then expel it from their body?"

The red-headed creature in the Dark Scales stared at Lu Heng for a while and said:
"Your mind works very fast. Although not every demon god can have this ability, mastering this ability is not particularly difficult."

"Even a demon god-level being has ways to acquire this ability."

Lu Heng pressed further, "If that's the case, then as long as one advances to godhood, one can essentially avoid the corruption of the abyss."

The red-headed creature of the Dark Scale shook its head slightly and replied, "I'm afraid it's not as easy as you think. Giving up a part of your body means giving up a portion of your divine power."

"Moreover, the part of the body and divine power that has been given up cannot be taken back, which means that the divine power has weakened."

Do you think any demon or god would be willing to give up their divine power?

"If you had to choose between becoming an abyss demon god and relinquishing divine power, which would you choose?"

If it were Lu Heng, he would decisively choose to abandon his divine power.

However, this may not be the case for most demons.

After all, becoming an Abyss Demon God doesn't seem like much of a loss on the surface.

The Abyss Demon God will be affected by the Abyss to some extent, but the influence is limited.

For example, Salion could have chosen not to descend upon the Abyss Battlefield when it appeared.

The reason he initially chose to descend upon the Tidal Sea was that he believed he could easily crush several demigods after his arrival, which is why he descended so recklessly.

Later, on the metal planet, Salion never descended, proving that the Abyss's control over him was not absolutely forceful.

After Salion became the Abyss God, he also possessed a winged demon race and completely dominated a world.

From this perspective, for a demon god to accept the power of the abyss is not death, but rather the acquisition of power bestowed by the abyss.

In other words.

When the abyss is corrupted, even true god-level beings face two choices.

Become an Abyss Demon God and gain even greater power.

By relinquishing a portion of divine power and purifying the body, the divine power is reduced.

The world of demons is inherently filled with fierce competition. In this context, choosing to acquire greater power is not necessarily a bad thing from a short-term perspective.

In the long run, becoming an Abyss Demon God will result in a certain degree of loss of freedom.

Both options have their advantages and disadvantages; it's just a matter of choosing which one to choose.

And this question is now being asked by the Dark Scale.

Lu Heng did not hesitate for long before replying, "I will make the same choice as you."

The choice that Darkscale had made was laid out before him: he had sacrificed a head and nearly a third of his divine power to avoid falling into the clutches of the abyss.

Is this choice worthwhile?

No one can provide the answer.

If Lu Heng were in his position, he would make the same decision.

The red-headed creature of the Dark Scale stared into Lu Heng's eyes for a long time before reminding him, "I made this choice this time, and perhaps I will regret it later."

"The pollution of the abyss will never end. When the pollution of the abyss becomes so severe that it is out of control, we may have to give up the second head, and perhaps the next one will be me."

"This process may never end, until all divine power is lost, and one falls to the level of a demigod, or even a weaker reptile."

From the Dark Scales, Lu Heng also confirmed one thing.

Even beings at the level of true gods cannot purify the abyss; they can only expel the abyss's pollution from their bodies through this special method.

Even the gods cannot purify the abyss, so what kind of powerful existence is the abyss?
Lu Heng didn't give up and pressed on, "Is there no other way to purify the abyss besides sacrificing part of your body?"

The Dark Scale replied, "Abyssal energy cannot be changed; it can only be transferred from one place to another. The essence of the Abyssal invasion is the spread of Abyssal energy."

Lu Heng pressed on, "What about the laws? Even the laws can't do that?"

After pondering for a long time, Dark Scale replied, "Abyssal energy and laws are two unrelated things. Abyssal energy is like air, while laws can be seen as a glass wall. A glass wall can block air to a certain extent, but it cannot completely isolate it."

This description is very vivid, but the essence of the law is certainly not that simple.

Lu Heng pressed on, "What exactly is the Abyss? Where does it come from? Where is its origin?"

Dark Scale: "I'd like to know too."

Lu Heng pressed further, "Does nobody know?"

Dark Scale: "At least within my understanding, there is no answer. If one day you discover the essence of the summoned will, all questions will be answered." Lu Heng asked one last question: "If the Black Crystal Serpent reappears, do I need to contact you?"

Dark Scale: "We've lost contact. I won't interfere with your choice; it's up to you."

……

After finishing his conversation with the Darkscale, Azik also woke up.

He was very upset when he learned what had happened, but he didn't know why he had done it.

After all, he was controlled by a demon god, and even if he wanted to resist, it wouldn't be so easy.

With the matter temporarily resolved, Lu Heng returned to Blue Star.

After returning home, Lu Heng reviewed the incident again.

Most of the questions that I couldn't understand before have been answered.

At the beginning, Darkscale said that he was summoned to help humanity and kill Salion.

At the time, Lu Heng had some doubts.

Because the power of the Dark Scales is clearly stronger than that of Salion.

Of course, before Salion encountered the Dark Scales, Lu Heng had cut off both of his arms, and then his head was cleaved open with a sword, so it's certain that his divine power had plummeted.

But in the end, Salion was almost torn apart and swallowed by the three heads of the Darkscale, and was killed in an instant.

In terms of sheer strength, Darkscale is indeed much stronger than Salion.

Judging from the draft rules, drafting Darkscale to fight against Salion seems to be an unequal situation.

However, a crucial piece of information has been overlooked.

When calculating combat power according to the recruitment rules, only the two heads of the Dark Scale should be considered, while the Black Crystal Head belongs to the Abyss faction.

In other words, the combat strength rating of Dark Scales can only be considered as one-third.

However, when they were tearing apart Salion, all three heads attacked together.

After all, the minions of the abyss do not restrict each other from devouring one another.

In order to seize divine power, the Black Crystal Serpent Head would naturally not let go of such an opportunity.

Moreover, it was the Black Crystal Serpent Head that ultimately swallowed Salion's head. It was probably through this method that it obtained some of Salion's memories and learned what the key to the laws of the Winged Demon Ancestral Court was.

……

The resources obtained from the Winged Demon Ancestral Court have been allocated according to the distribution plan calculated by Xavier Matrix.

Humanity has obtained the most divine resources, enough to create another demigod.

Of course, in addition to demigod materials, an ascension ceremony is also required to advance to demigod status.

Since Earth lacks the resources to build an Ascension Altar, this step needs to be performed in the Elf World.

The elves have obtained enough divine resources to create another demigod. They were already planning to begin an ascension ceremony, so they can share one ascension ceremony.

There is no dispute about who the Elven Elder Serion should be promoted to demigod.

Serian was the Elf Queen's teacher and the most senior elder among the elves.

He should have been second in line to be promoted to demigod, but he gave it to Tyrese for the sake of the elves' strength.

After all, the natural power that Serene wielded, when facing the abyss demons, certainly did not match the combat prowess of Tyrese, the elven swordsman.

Therefore, this ascension ceremony for the Elven race was conducted in the Ancient Tree Space, to elevate Serion to demigod status.

After discussion, Lu Heng's team decided to give the opportunity to become the second human demigod to Su Muyu.

Because Su Muyu possesses natural magic, she can also advance her cultivation within the ancient tree space.

During the ceremony, one can also receive the blessings of the Ancient Tree of Knowledge.

This not only solves the problem of launching a separate promotion ceremony, but also ensures a high success rate for promotions.

half a month later.

Lu Heng and his group accompanied Su Muyu to the Elf World and entered the Ancient Tree Space together to witness the ceremony.

With the blessing of the Tree of Knowledge, Su Muyu and Serene underwent an ascension ceremony together and became demigods.

Thus, the Elven race possessed three demigods, while human civilization possessed two.

The Swordholder Alliance, on the other hand, possesses six demigods, elevating its strength to a new level.

Moreover, a demigod is about to be born in the Dark Iron Dwarf Kingdom.

Demigods, in a sense, represent the highest level in the Abyss Battlefield.

When a demigod is born into a race, it means that the race has the power to protect itself when facing the demons of the abyss.

At least they won't be easily wiped out.

In addition to demigod materials, they also obtained a demon god weapon from the Winged Demon Ancestral Court.

Orianna didn't want this demonic weapon, so it's currently in Lu Heng's hands. (End of Chapter)