From the Abyss Invasion to the Blasting Star.

Azik sets off on a mission to explore the worlds once documented by the Astral Merchant.

He has two missions on this voyage.

The first is to find the main world of Moragoron, and the second is to find a world suitable for planting Hope One.

The experiments with the golden tree and the fluorescent vine have shown promise for success.

If the experimental results continue to hold true, the astral merchant has hope of ending his nomadic life.

The Astral Merchants' original world has been corrupted by the Abyss, so they cannot return to their original world and must find a world suitable for the growth of the Golden Tree and the Fluorescent Vine.

Since the fluorescent vine is semi-parasitic on the golden tree, the golden tree provides a suitable growing environment for the fluorescent vine, so the main task is to find a world suitable for the growth of the golden tree.

A world suitable for the growth of golden trees has very obvious characteristics; a world similar to an elf world would certainly be suitable for the growth of golden trees.

The Astral Merchant Civilization has explored many worlds, and these explorations are recorded in its database.

Before setting off, the botanist among the astral merchants had already identified some suitable worlds in the database.

However, the information about these worlds has not been updated for hundreds, or even thousands of years.

Azik's mission is to determine whether the environments of these worlds have undergone drastic changes. If not, one of these worlds can be selected as the new home for the astral merchants.

After the sailing route was planned, Azik officially set off.

……

Lu Heng then went to the Black Iron Dwarf Kingdom to have Master Gulu and the blacksmithing masters there study the demon god weapon, the Space Giant Blade.

These treasures are all of the demon god level, obtained after defeating the horned demon god Moragoron.

Moragoron possesses two Demon God-level artifacts; the other is the Sky Barrier.

When distributing the spoils, Dark Scales let Lu Heng choose first. Lu Heng chose the [Space Giant Blade], so the [High Heaven Barrier] went to Dark Scales.

The two parties are partners, sharing the spoils equally, and there will be opportunities for further cooperation in the future.

In the cruel world of true gods, having a true god-level being as an ally is a tremendous advantage.

The Space Giant Blade is a weapon of the Demon God, far more powerful than weapons of the Demigods.

Although the Dark Iron Dwarves possess demigod forges, they are not yet capable of forging weapons of true gods.

However, having Master Gollum study weapons of true god level would certainly be of great benefit to his forging skills.

Lu Heng also hoped to find a way to control the [Space Giant Blade] through Master Gulu's research.

Starting with demigod-level weapons and treasures, each treasure retains the original owner's will, making it difficult to control them.

The Winged Demon God Salion had possessed the totem pillar for hundreds of years, yet he was unable to unleash its divine power.

The reason is quite simple: the divine power and obsession of the totem pillars is to hunt down demons.

Salion could not submit to the totem pillar's obsession with hunting demons, so he was never able to tame the totem pillar.

Lu Heng was different. He discovered the divine power and obsession of the totem pillar, promised to use it to slay demons, and thus received the divine power of the totem pillar to help him.

Now, I've acquired another [Space Giant Blade], but I still can't activate the divine power within it.

Lu Heng wanted to see if the Black Iron Dwarves' legacy contained any records of how to wield demonic weapons.

……

While Master Gulu and the blacksmiths of the Copper Furnace Kingdom were researching the [Space Giant Blade]...

A notification appeared on Lu Heng's task interface.

[Abyss Battlefield: 7 Days Until Recruitment...]

This surprised Lu Heng a bit, because he had already advanced to godhood.

According to known rules, true god-level beings do not easily descend upon the abyss battlefield.

Therefore, after Lu Heng enters the divine realm, this kind of summons will no longer occur.

Upon seeing the recruitment notice, Lu Heng bid farewell to Master Gulu and returned to Blue Star to contact the other members of the team.

It seems that the recruitment rules have not changed, and Su Muyu, Lin Zeyu, and Xie Shien have all been recruited.

The four team members met at their usual spot, all looking somewhat surprised.

"We've been drafted."

In fact, the team has not been recruited since Lu Heng was promoted to demigod.

After all, demigods are the strongest beings in the Abyss Battlefield, and the frequency of Abyss Battlefields that require the use of this level of combat power is not very high.

Now that Lu Heng has advanced to the True God level, a summons has been issued.

According to the recruitment rules, the higher the recruitment strength level, the more dangerous the Abyss Battlefield is.

The abyss battlefield, which requires the summoning of true gods, is inevitably a calamity caused by a demon god-level being.

If it wasn't a demon god-level being, then it must have been caused by multiple demigods that brought about this apocalyptic disaster.

The first time the Abyss summoned the Winged Demon God Salion was triggered by the joint destruction of the Blackscale Demon Tribe by the three demigods, Lu Heng, Orianna, and Sona.

In other words, to summon a true god and trigger a calamity, the being that causes it must be either a demon god or at least three demigods working together.

However, considering other information, Lu Heng has ruled out the possibility of a demigod opponent.

"Our opponent this time will definitely be a demon god, and there may even be more than one."

Lin Zeyu was thinking very seriously: "Is it possible that they are demigods? If three demigods join forces, it may attract a summons from a true god. We have encountered this situation before."

Su Muyu shook her head and reminded her, "What do you mean? Are you underestimating me?"

Lin Zeyu was stunned for a moment, then laughed it off and said, "How could that be? Needless to say, the opponent is definitely a demon god, and one of them wouldn't even be enough to fill a tooth gap."

Because of the existence of team contracts, the recruitment rules will be rated according to the team's combat strength. In other words, when recruiting Lu Heng, four people need to recruit him together.

Su Muyu has already advanced to demigod status and mastered various natural magics. Although her strength is more inclined towards perception and support, a demigod is a demigod and not someone a demon can mess with.

In other words, this time they are not only recruiting Lu Heng, but also another demigod.

Therefore, the being that caused this calamity could not simply be a demigod; it could only be a demon god.

Xie Shi'en continued, "If we want to find rule-based items, should we first look at the information of the target world?"

Lu Heng raised his hand and said, "No need, I can see the rules."

The three of them were stunned for a moment after hearing this.

Lu Heng explained, "I can already see information at the level of laws. The summoning rules belong to the level of laws, so I can see them."

After a pause, Lu Heng continued, "The target world is the 'Naru Ascension Civilization,' a civilization we've never heard of before." "Naru Ascension Civilization?" The other three members of the team had also never heard of this civilization.

Su Muyu frowned, pondering various things, and asked, "We've been conscripted, so does that mean we'll be teleported there when the time comes? And if you're teleported there, will you be subject to the world's laws?"

Lu Heng shook his head and smiled, "I can already prevent the spatial teleportation rules from working on me, so theoretically I can refuse to be drafted."

In fact, all beings capable of wielding the power of divine laws have the ability to refuse the summons.

Of course, since recruitment has occurred, completing recruitment tasks will yield rewards.

Therefore, even a true god-level being would not mind simply lifting a finger to fulfill the conscription request if they could easily resolve the issues in the Abyss Battlefield.

Of course, for most true god-level beings, it would be better to risk descending to the abyss battlefield and being tortured by demigods while their divine power is suppressed.

In other words, even the true God can be summoned, but can refuse the teleportation.

Whether or not to carry out the conscription mission depends on the circumstances.

Even low-ranking recruits are not required to complete recruitment missions.

After understanding the rules of this recruitment, Lu Heng said, "I've never heard of this Naru Ascension Civilization before. We need to obtain more information. Everyone should look for channels to see if any tribe has heard of this civilization."

After discussing it, the four of them split up and went their separate ways.

Lu Heng first went to the first ecosphere of the Astral Merchants to find the Astral Merchant leader, Lismavi, and asked them if they had heard of the "Naru Ascension Civilization".

The result was no useful information, and the astral merchants had no record of the Naaru ascended civilization.

Su Muyu went to the Elf World and inquired at the Ancient Tree of Knowledge, but the result was the same: there was no information about the Naru's Ascension Civilization.

Neither the Siren nor the Dark Iron Dwarves have any information about the Naaru's ascension civilization.

In the end, Lu Heng could only go and ask the Dark Scales.

Lu Heng floated in the outer space of the Dark Scale World and said directly, "I have been conscripted."

The red-headed creature of the Dark Scales pierced through the spatial barrier, poked its head out, and replied, "You have already stepped into the divine realm. If you do not wish to be summoned, you already have the ability to refuse."

Lu Heng then asked, "What about my teammates?"

Dark Scales gave an indifferent look: "I've never had teammates before."

Lu Heng was a little curious: "You three independent consciousnesses, were you never recruited separately?"

Dark Scale: "We are one."

Lu Heng: "What about the leader who escaped? How do we account for that?"

Dark Scale: "It has become independent, using the hearts of other demon gods, and has no connection with me anymore."

Lu Heng didn't continue rambling on this topic and began to get to the point: "Have you heard of the Naru Ascension Civilization?"

"No, I've never heard of that before," Dark Scale replied definitively.

"Never even heard of this civilization's name?" Lu Heng was even more puzzled.

“I haven’t heard of it before, so don’t be surprised. If the Abyss hadn’t appeared, we probably would never have crossed paths.” Dark Scale thought this was quite normal.

that's the truth.

The reason why humanity has come into contact with so many civilizations lies in the conscription of the Abyss Battlefield.

In other words, if the Abyss had not appeared, there would have been no conscription, and the civilizations of the Elves and the Dark Iron Dwarves would have been scattered in different worlds, with no interaction whatsoever.

It was the abyss that connected these civilizations.

Dark Scale continued, "If you think about it for a moment, you'll understand. If a civilization hasn't been corrupted by the abyss and hasn't been summoned, it naturally won't appear in our sight."

"The astral plane is vast and boundless. How many worlds and civilizations exist there? Nobody knows."

"Since this Naaru ascended civilization has never existed before, there is only one possibility: their world was not corrupted by the abyss before this."

"Judging from the name, this civilization is not of a low level. If you are afraid, you can refuse to be teleported."

Whether the world that has been summoned is destroyed or not is essentially none of your business.

Lu Heng then asked, "Is it possible to pinpoint the location of the target world in advance?"

Dark Scale: "Yes, for a god-level being, tracking the Law of Summoning can lead to the target world. Your idea is correct. First, find the target world, observe the situation, and if there is profit to be made, you can descend and take advantage of it."

His crimson dragon-snake head revealed a human-like smile as he added, "That's what Salion and Moragoron thought, but after taking a look in outer space, they were gone."

That doesn't sound quite right.

Lu Heng asked curiously, "Are demon gods really that easy to die? They can't even leave after just one look in outer space?"

Dark Scale chuckled, “Of course not. In fact, when demon gods meet, they will choose to avoid each other upon discovering the information of the laws left behind by the other. Many times, they will not even see each other, but will only know that such an existence has passed by the edge of their territory.”

He paused, then continued, "You're an exception. You were too weak before, which made those abyss demons take you for granted. By the time they realized what was happening, they couldn't escape."

Things turned out exactly as Darkscale had said.

The reason Salion and Moragoron were eliminated was essentially because they underestimated their opponents.

At that time, Salion dared to descend upon Earth because he saw that the strongest being in human civilization was only a demigod.

To a demon god, a mere demigod is someone he can easily crush.

That's why Salion dared to come and coerce, preparing to destroy the entire human world.

As a result, he died.

Moragoron was even more unlucky; he was summoned by the Abyss to take a look at the Dragon's Rest World and saw that the bloodline of Valendar had been completely slaughtered by Lu Heng.

He also realized that Lu Heng was a formidable figure at the demigod level, so he decisively chose not to descend upon the Dragon's Rest World, but only to come and check on the situation before preparing to leave.

As a result, instead of descending upon the Dragon's Rest World, Lu Heng took the initiative to go to the outer space to provoke him.

A mighty demon god, provoked by a demigod?
Can this be tolerated?
So Moragoron decided not to leave and started making his move, but he was also killed.

Now, it's Lu Heng's turn to be conscripted to go to the Naru Ascended Civilization to see what kind of being caused the Abyss Battlefield calamity.

After a moment's thought, Lu Heng asked, "If I need your help, can I open the door and invite you to join the battle?"

Dark Scale decisively refused: "Don't look for me in the Abyss Battlefield. Even if you do, I won't go there. Our cooperation is limited to hunting demon gods together in the Chaos Space."

Lu Heng understood what he meant and wasn't surprised by the answer.

Being able to cooperate in hunting demon gods in the chaotic space is already a very good cooperative model.

After their conversation, Lu Heng left the Dark World to track down the Law of Summoning and find the location of the Naru Ascended Civilization. (End of Chapter)