Magic Industrial Age.

Chapter 607, Section 605: Obstacles to Becoming a Monarch
An hour later, this god-slaying battle, which was destined to be recorded in the annals of history, finally came to an end.

Lolth, the Spider Queen, a notorious evil god in the multiverse, was actually crushed by Loy's fists and dismembered with a rapier.

When all eight spider legs were severed and the spider god's body was smashed to pieces, the Spider Queen Rose automatically dispelled the 'Elemental Nullification Barrier'.

Even with his divine power erupting repeatedly after losing the initiative, he couldn't withstand Roy's continuous output.

Finally, he reverted to his drow form, floating in the void in a half-crouching, half-kneeling posture.
A light veil draped her graceful body; her head was slightly raised, her eyes sparkling with tears, a look that seemed both angry and sorrowful, making her all the more endearing.

Even Luo Yi felt completely captivated and almost wanted to hold Him in her arms to comfort Him.

The frantic warnings pounding in his mind tormented him, giving him a splitting headache. The courage of the [Lion King] filled his heart, and Deep Blue was controlling his body, frantically secreting hormones to calm his mind.

Only with multiple enhancements was Luo Yi able to break free from the forbidden magic of the eleventh level—the bondage and enslavement.

Then, with a swift movement, the divine slender sword beheaded this beautiful body.

Even if your head falls off, it doesn't mean you're dead immediately.

The Spider Queen Rose just stared at Loy with an utterly calm expression, showing no sign of madness or even resentment.

He simply looked at Loy and said, "Mortal, I have never seen a mortal as powerful as you."

You're great, very great. I look forward to seeing you again.

"However, becoming the Abyss King and completely occupying these 138 floors is not an easy task."

"This is just the beginning!"

Before Luo Yi could speak, the soul within that divine body rapidly dimmed and completely detached itself in a way that Luo Yi could not comprehend.

Luo Yi carefully sensed for a long time and confirmed that the Spider Queen Rose was dead.
To be precise, I only relaxed after leaving.

He sat down in the void, panting heavily as if he were exhausted, letting the chaotic currents wash over him, making him float and sink.

At this moment, his injuries became apparent: seventeen or eighteen lacerations, the most severe of which had severed his spine and punctured his kidneys.

Furthermore, there was the corrosive power of Rose's divine power, which was extremely difficult to dispel even when Loy used the Flame of Fire to burn it away.

Fortunately, the life force of the Azure Divine Tree surged in, nourishing the body, and the divine battle qi was the most effective counter to the dark divine power. Although there was a difference in quality, the injuries were still suppressed.

However, at this moment, Luo Yi still let out a hearty laugh, a laugh that was unrestrained, triumphant, and wild.

When he turned his head to look at Virgil, the red dragon beside him, he couldn't help but say, "Look, even a true god is nothing special!"

Red Dragon Virgil, slumped beside Loy, couldn't help but roll his eyes and said, "This is just a clone, you know what a clone is?"
As far as I know, even those with moderate divine power can condense several clones to help handle various matters.

In truth, it's at most a weak divine power, the lowest level among true gods.

"As for his true form, unless you can conquer the divine kingdom, you can forget about seeing it!"

"Are they really that afraid of death?"

"Afraid of death? No, no, no! For gods, victory or defeat is only temporary."

As long as their true form does not perish, their divine kingdom is not lost, and they still have believers, they can reopen the gates. Their margin for error is far greater than yours or mine.

So why did they fight over a moment's pride?

It should be said that those who reach the level of gods, immortal beings, are no longer on the same dimension as mortals.

Their views on life, values, and worldview are incomparable, and their lifespans differ greatly, so their ways of handling things and their pursuits are naturally different.

Luo Yi understood, but he just laughed and said, "I don't care, I don't care about any of that!"
All I know is that I defeated a true god, even if it was only by a fraction of his divine power. Tell me, isn't he a true god?

"This? It really is!"

Even Virgil the Red Dragon couldn't deny this fact.

And then, on a sudden impulse, he thought of something and let out a cacophony of laughter: "You are my knight, we are one, what you kill, isn't it the same as what I kill?"

"From now on, when people talk about it, we'll be legends, legends known throughout the multiverse. That's really something else."

"Now, there's just one question: what did Rose mean by her last words?"
What do you mean by saying that becoming the Abyss King is not easy?
What does it mean that everything is just beginning?

"You ask me? Who am I supposed to ask? I may have lived a long time, but that depends on who I'm compared to."
As for the secrets between the true gods, I have some hearsay knowledge, which is already quite remarkable. As for the rest, you should ask a true god!
The prerequisite is that you must capture a true god alive!

"Just you wait, that day will come sooner or later."

……

Capturing the true god alive is a long way off.
However, it wasn't long before Loy learned the meaning behind Rose's words.

The demon lords' feast ended in failure. Seeing that things were not going well, the demon lords all ran away as fast as startled rabbits.

However, they must be paying attention to this battle, they must know about Loy's god-killing act, and they must be filled with fear and trepidation.

Luo Yi originally thought that, given everything that had happened, the subsequent advance of the large army and the subjugation of the demon lords should be quite simple.

In fact, just when he was feeling triumphant, he suffered the biggest failure of his abyss strategy.

He lost over two thousand elite soldiers, two hundred and thirty tanks, and forty-two fighter jets.

In addition, four powerful figures from the Calamity Realm were injured, three of whom were seriously wounded, including Iron Knight Phil, a veteran Calamity Realm expert from the Flower Territory, and Flame Sword Saint Otto.
Another legend, Albus Rivers, the Sword Saint of the Underworld, also perished on the spot.

Although he had a resurrection spell to protect him from complete death, it is a fact that his strength was greatly diminished.

Even the Demon Eye King, Fero, whom Loy sent to keep order, returned severely injured and in a sorry state.

His 'summoning time clones' were destroyed, and the ones that appeared couldn't be brought back.

Even if all the demon lords on the 138th floor of the abyss gathered together, they couldn't possibly cause such a huge loss to Luo Yi.

Moreover, the near-orbital demonic eye in the sky is not just for show; if a large number of demons gathered, it would have been discovered long ago.

However, all of this was no match for the Abyss King's participation in the war!
This time, it was Buffyment, the Lord of the Minotaur Abyss, who descended from beyond the plane at a critical moment in the war and cleaved through the weak dimensional barrier with a single strike.

Then, a massive army of demons poured in, including many demon lords and lesser demon lords.

Their intrusion threw the expeditionary force into disarray, and even though they held their ground and fought hard, they almost suffered total annihilation.

In this battle, Luo Yi was careless.

There were some trivial matters to attend to in the Flower Territory, and he himself was still recovering from his injuries, which is why he let the King of the Demon Eye lead the team.

The result was that they were ambushed!

Even though Roy received the news and rushed over, he only managed to block the Minotaur King Buffyment, thus opening a path for the expeditionary force.

This battle was like a slap in the face to Luo Yi. Although he couldn't understand it at all, that's how it happened.

However, if you suffer a loss, you must retaliate.

Especially in the current situation, he has no way to retreat.

So, just three days later, Luo Yi organized an even larger expeditionary force and set off again.

This time, it was a head-on clash on scorched earth. Shells and magic flew together, tanks crushed flesh and blood, fighter jets swept across the sky, bullets crisscrossed and swept across, like death wielding its scythe.

Every now and then, missiles provide support, trailing plumes of fire as they bombard the enemy at ten times the speed of sound.

They seem powerless against true gods, but they must be careful when facing the speed and explosion of missiles below the level of true gods.

Even demon lords are no exception.

A well-prepared torrent of steel is like a god on the battlefield, capable of sweeping away everything in its path.

Meanwhile, Loy also faced off against the clone of Buffalo Men, the Minotaur King...

This person doesn't know many divine arts, uses even fewer, and doesn't even use the power of rules much.

But this person has reached the pinnacle in the art of strength.

That greatsword was forged in the fires of the abyss; though a divine weapon, it was remarkably simple and unadorned.

In the hands of this Tauren King, it seemed capable of cleaving through the astral chaos with a single stroke, and severing the abyss with another.

Logically, the Holy Dragon Mech should be the best counter to such an enemy, as its steel is strong enough to tear flesh apart. However, the time was too short, and the mech was left with only a pile of fragments.

Loy had no choice but to bite the bullet and face the ancient red dragon Virgil.

In terms of absolute strength, this one is not as good as the Spider Queen Rose, but Loy had a very tough fight against her.

Finally, it was Loy who ignited the primordial dragon breath of the red dragon Virgil, imbuing it with the power of blazing fire, which in turn ignited the divine power of the minotaur king Buffyment, transforming it into a burning torch.

Even so, Luo Yi was still chased for thousands of miles, and almost lost her way in the chaotic void.

Buffett's alter ego was burned alive.

However, this guy is a chatterbox, and he always likes to use words to exert pressure during fights, which allowed Luo Yi to get a lot of information.

For example, the demon lord that Loy attacked this time, a Balor Balrog lord, was actually closer to the already dead Abyss Minotaur.
Although they have no formal alliance, they share a tacit understanding to jointly resist the invasion of other demon lords.

But this time it wasn't the Balrog Lord; it was the minotaur Buffet that he summoned.
Instead, Buffett took the initiative to approach the demon lord, forcing him to reveal his true name, and then, at a crucial moment in the battle, activated the summoning.

For example, Buffett intervened in the war not to avenge his followers, nor because of his identity as a member of the Loy race.

He was simply fulfilling a certain obligation or completing a certain mission.

At this moment, Luo Yi realized that becoming an Abyss King was not just about unifying a certain level, but also about gaining the approval of enough Abyss Kings.

This was an unwritten rule among monarchs, but it didn't impose any significant constraints.

However, if the new Abyss King is not strong enough, then all the kings will lose face, and they will certainly not be happy about it.

As for Luo Yi, he wasn't even a demigod, but a mortal, which made him even more questionable.

So, Rose the Spider Queen was the beginning, and Buffalo the Minotaur King took over, but that doesn't mean it's over.

Further down the line, perhaps every time Loy conquers a demon lord's castle, an abyss king will intervene.

Luo Yi has to fight his way through and achieve brilliant victories before he can gain the recognition of the other Abyss Kings.

This news completely resolved Luo Yi's confusion, but it also dashed his hopes of quickly conquering the 138th floor of the Abyss and becoming the Abyss King.

He had to adjust his strategy and slow down the pace of unification.

However, after careful consideration, Luo Yi realized that this wasn't all bad.

After all, with a formidable enemy in front of him, he can accelerate the research and development process as much as possible, optimize and iterate existing weapons, and try new attack methods.

Even his own repeated life-or-death battles, facing the true god, allowed his strength to improve even faster.

Even his nascent system of sacred techniques still needs constant adjustment and refinement in actual combat.

Luo Yi prepared for this third battle for two whole months.

Soldiers' training, tactics updates, and optimizations of conventional magic weapons are all progressing steadily.

There is no doubt that war is always the best driving force for technological progress.

Although it may not seem impressive at first glance, it has been proven in real-world testing and through gradual optimization.
Even the most common magic gun has higher shooting accuracy, longer range, and is more durable.

It can be said that the weapons produced by Flower Territory are the top-tier weapons in the Herka plane, and are undoubtedly the kings.

This advantage is the result of accumulated technology, and it cannot be erased simply by time.

Of course, that's nothing special; there are two main points that are truly commendable.

Firstly, the humanoid Holy Dragon Mech has reached its third generation, but this time it's not an iteration, but an optimization, addressing all the minor flaws one by one.

Meanwhile, the R&D department assembled top-notch mechanical mages to create four third-generation mechs and selected four extraordinary pilots from the Royal Guard.

This is a weapon of war prepared by Roy, designed to counter lesser demon lords, legendary beings.

In the next battle, they will step onto the battlefield and put their skills to the test in real combat!
Secondly, efforts should be made to develop tactical missiles.

The time was too short, so there was no qualitative progress, but a project team under Marius Gray still came up with a new technology.

They created a very unique annihilation coating, which is based on adamantite powder and mixed with several materials that are not sensitive to elemental reactions.

When in use, it is sprayed onto the surface of the missile like paint, thus forming a unique element annihilation membrane layer.

Its only effect is to nullify elemental damage when encountering magical or divine attacks.

In layman's terms, it means increasing magic resistance.

This is also specifically designed to counter magic like 'Great Disintegration', which can greatly enhance the missile's magic resistance.

Finally, there was Luo Yi himself. He finally made up his mind to adopt the Deep Blue route, using a three-pronged approach of advancing 'battle spirit,' 'physical body,' and 'mind' to build a new system of sacred skills.

Battle Qi is naturally primarily based on [Divine Sigh], supplemented by [Sacred Fire] for enhancement.

The body is primarily composed of the Lion King, with blood vessels connecting all the organs.

For the mind, the chosen method is 【Dragon's Might Bloom】, supplemented by the meditation techniques of 'Mental Annihilation Wave' and 'Mental Shock Explosion', to perfect a new cultivation method.

What Luo Yi did first was to connect these three elements to form an internal cycle, achieving a perfect balance and complementarity of 'vital energy'.

Once it is truly formed, it will expand outwards and incorporate all other sacred techniques into the system.

Although it's a startup, Luo Yi has taken a crucial first step.

It's incredible that he can still make rapid progress even at his current level.

Two months later, when Loy embarked on another expedition to attack the demon territory of an abyssal dragon, the Abyssal King unsurprisingly intervened.

This time, the king of the 422nd floor of the Abyss has arrived, the king of the Abyss Gnolls, who rules over chaos, evil, and rage, Yenogu.

(End of this chapter)