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Chapter 608, Section 606: The Dark Girl Elise

King Yenogu, the ruler of the 422nd level of the Abyss, is also a notorious evil god in the multiverse.

Although it was only a weak divine power, it conquered the ghoul king Dorisen and was a mortal enemy of the minotaur king Buffyment and the succubus queen Mechansh.

They waged an endless, eternal war, and though so much time had passed, no demon remembered the cause of the war.

Even they themselves forgot, but that did not stop the war from continuing.

This character is remarkably similar to Rose the Spider Queen, with a passion for invasion, war, expansion, and slaughter.

The difference is that while Lolth, the Spider Queen, prefers to act as a weaver of schemes, He leads His gnolls and ghouls into battle, charging into the fray and leading from the front.

If we're talking about who's most enthusiastic about waging interdimensional wars in the Abyss, this one is second to none.

Embarrassingly, He has yet to breach any of the prime material planes.

Clearly, he was a warmonger, but lacked strategy.

Loy's deepest impression of Him was actually His weapon, a divine artifact crafted primarily from high-purity abyssal amalgam—the three-headed flail.

Each of these three flails is imbued with divine power and comes with special effects. If struck, in addition to massive physical destruction, the victim will be plunged into a state of confusion, paralysis, and madness.

Most importantly, this effect can be stacked; if attacked by two or more heads, the power will keep doubling.

This is real damage that even a true god cannot escape; even Luo Yi would not want to suffer a single blow from it.

This one is also not skilled in divine magic; the only one he uses is 'Higher Divine Dispel,' which can dispel magic and rule changes constructed by elemental power.

Then, He imbued Himself with the power of a raging bull, and charged forward wielding a three-headed flail, smashing everything in sight!
In the past, He used this trick to lure his enemies into his area of ​​expertise, causing them to flee in terror. It never failed.

But this time, Luo Yi showed Him that in terms of speed, He was inferior; in terms of combat skills, He couldn't beat Him; and in terms of damage, the Holy Flame perfectly countered Him!
As a result, the battle turned out to be surprisingly easy.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that the King of the Abyss Gnolls did not intend to fight to the death.

It should be noted that the condensation of a divine avatar also requires a great deal of divine power and a portion of divine essence.

Unwilling to suffer such a loss, He chose to retreat after assessing Loy's strength.

He even threw out the dragon lord as a gift to ease tensions.

The enormous and ferocious abyssal dragon was curled up in the void, looking weak and helpless!
Most importantly, this is actually a female dragon, and in the dragon race's aesthetic standards, she is a stunningly beautiful and sexy woman!

Then, the ancient red dragon Virgil gained a dragon companion, while Roy gained a second true dragon subordinate.

Of course, this wasn't simply because Virgil the Red Dragon was driven by lust; rather, Loy genuinely needed a demon lord as a servant.

Unfortunately, ever since the Dark Elf Lord Ophelia betrayed him, Loy has lost control of the demons.

He desperately needs a demon lord to carry out his will, to maintain and drive demons to do dangerous work.

For example, mining various metal ores, collecting rare magical materials, and so on.

Demons are inherently adaptable; they can move freely even in harsh environments.

Even if Flower Collar develops a variety of engineering machinery, it is still far inferior to it.

It was in this battle that the third-generation Holy Dragon Mech demonstrated its immense power.

The formidable physical attributes of a third-tier extraordinary powerhouse can withstand the stress of various strenuous activities.

With the help of a mid-level mage's mana supply, prolonged combat can be undertaken.
One needs to undergo complete combat training and have a little bit of talent to become an excellent mech pilot.

The four women selected from the Royal Guard by the Flower Clan were so carefully chosen that it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they were one in a thousand.

But when they actually went to the battlefield, only one person showed exceptional talent.

These requirements and conditions were undeniably high, but in the aftermath of the war, the mechanical mages displayed astonishing enthusiasm.

Even the King of the Demon Eyes was alarmed, and when he stroked the steel machinery, he showed a look of infatuation.

All of this is because the mechs have demonstrated extremely strong combat power, truly capable of fighting alongside a lesser demon lord without being at a disadvantage.

In other words, this is truly a high-end combat force comparable to a legend.

They are somewhat outmatched when facing legendary mages, but they can achieve overwhelming victories against legendary knights and warriors charging head-on.

Moreover, as long as there is a corresponding design plan, it is possible to conduct all-round battles in the astral plane, the sky, the earth, and even the seabed.

The selection and training of mech pilots is difficult, and the cost of manufacturing mechs is very high, but even the combined cost of these two is less than one percent of what a legendary powerhouse consumes.

Most importantly, pilots and mechs can be mass-produced, provided there is a sound training system and a developed industry.

Legendary powerhouses require not only talent and resources, but also luck; the element of gambling is much greater.

Can you imagine how terrifying it would be if legendary mechs appeared in large numbers on the battlefield?
At this moment, almost all the mechanical mages agreed that in the future battlefield, mechs would become the most important war weapon.

In comparison, the Annihilation Coating Tactical Missile did not show much effect.

The reason is simple: even with the coating added, it poses no threat to the true god.

Even without the coating, it can still blow up weaker demons.

As for Luo Yi, she immediately went into seclusion after the war to digest what she had learned.

He faced the terrifying pressure of the true god, forcing himself to unleash his potential under external pressure, and finally completed the initial fusion of the three sacred techniques, constructing an internal cycle.

At this point, fighting spirit, physical strength, and mental state achieve a high degree of unity, and to a certain extent, they influence and connect with each other, becoming one.

The feeling was wonderful. After taking that step, Luo Yi felt that she had undergone a qualitative change.

He is no longer himself!

To be precise, he completed a transformation in his life, crossed an invisible hurdle, and was no longer an ordinary person.

He felt that his lifespan had greatly increased. While he wouldn't say he was immortal like a god, living for several thousand years should be quite normal.

More importantly, the high degree of unity of power within his body has further enhanced his combat capabilities.

Thanks to Roy's progress, even the red dragon Vergil took a step forward.
Virgil is now a true ancient red dragon.

To verify the improvement in strength, one must find a true god to fight.

Therefore, Luo Yi did not hesitate to push for preparations for war again and organized another great expedition.

This time, his target is a six-armed serpent demon lord, one of the top demon lords in the 138th layer of the abyss.

Of course, Luo Yi no longer cared about the demon lord; what he really wanted to know was which evil god had come this time.
However, all his meticulous preparations were ultimately useless.

Because this time, the benevolent deity who arrived was the dark maiden Iristris.
He did not come to fight with Loy, but to make friends.

When you are strong enough and have proven your strength, people will naturally express goodwill towards you.

The dark maiden Elestris, though her divine kingdom is built in the abyss, is not an evil deity, but rather belongs to a neutral and benevolent faction.

She is the daughter of Lolth, the Spider Queen. Because of her identity, she was involved in Lolth's rebellion and was later exiled to the abyss, but her nature remained unchanged.

His divine duties include singing, dancing, moonlight, and hunting; his followers are spread across multiple material planes, primarily humans, elves, and half-elves.

There are also a very small number of kind-hearted drow elves.

Every race has its outcasts. Among the drow elves living in the underground world, some yearn to return to the surface and experience the breath of the forest.

They offered their faith and loyalty to the shadowy maiden through song and dance.
Some even say that the Dark Maiden built her kingdom in the abyss because she wanted to protect these drow elves.

This one, though possessing only weak divine power, has an excellent relationship with many deities in the benevolent camp.

His mortal enemies were his brother Velen, the elven god of plunder, and his mother, Lolth, the Spider Queen.

The reason He sought out Lloyd was because Lloyd had thwarted the Spider Queen Lolth's plot and destroyed one of His divine avatars.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend, and Loy demonstrates the strength and value that makes him worthy of winning over Loy.

He created a dreamlike and realistic dream world for Loy, and after Loy lowered his guard, He took him to visit His divine kingdom, Nidavel.

With warm sunshine and a pleasant temperature, the grassland remains evergreen, and stepping on it feels soft, like a massage for your feet.

The river flows with milk and wine, the trees are laden with fruit that can be picked and eaten, and when you're tired you can just lie down on the ground and have a nice nap.

There is no disease, no hard labor, no fighting here, and all believers can live the most comfortable life.

Here, Loy saw a wide variety of Invoker forms.

Asmo, Angel of Light, Asura, Sith Cat, Heroic Warrior, Ela Tenshi, Mercury Dragon, Elf Cat, Frost Elf, Holy Flying Elephant, Elf Shapeshifter, Mist Dragon, Moon Dog, Moon Horse, Pixie...

There were too many, and some that Luo Yi couldn't even recognize, making him dizzy.

These supplicants can transform into different forms through the Reincarnation Pool, experiencing the lives of different races. It was also here that the dark maiden Elestridge, with utmost gentleness, displayed the grace of a goddess and led Loy to experience ultimate pleasure.

When everything was over, Loy returned to where she was, back to the void beyond that plane, as if she had just woken from a dream.

He couldn't even tell whether what he saw and experienced was a real day trip to the Kingdom of God or just an illusion.

However, to say that this trip yielded no results?
That's obviously fake!

It could even be said that his gains were enormous, almost to an exaggerated degree.

First, he was adorned with a divine blessing—the Kiss of the Dark Maiden.

This buff covers a very wide range, improving everything from the body and soul to comprehension. If you look at the attribute panel, it's at least a huge benefit of +2 to all attributes.

But what Luo Yi cares about most is mental relaxation.

He seemed to have shed his shackles, relieved from the long-term high pressure, to the point that his overall condition was off the charts.

Secondly, they communicated for a period of time, not with words, but in a way similar to telepathy, transmitting a lot of information.

The shadowy maiden Elestridge revealed to Loy much knowledge and secrets about the gods.
This includes the origin and function of deities; the purification and birth of divine power; the relationship between divinity, divine office, and divine personality; the techniques for constructing divine personality; the classification of deities, etc.

It was through this knowledge that Luo Yi's various doubts, both minor and major, were resolved.

For example, in the Habsburg Empire, although the Church of the Seven Gods was the state religion, it always gave people the impression that they didn't care much about believing or proselytizing.

This is because the faith of believers is the source of the power of the gods, but conversely, the resentment of believers can also become a burden for the gods.

One or two is fine, but if there are many of them and certain conditions are met, it is even possible to bring them down from their pedestals.

If the world of Herka were to be overthrown, causing widespread death among humans, and if there were too many believers, exceeding a certain threshold, the resulting resentment would be a deadly poison of faith.

Therefore, the Seven Gods are consciously controlling the number of believers.

For example, there are many gods in the multiverse. As long as life exists in each prime material plane, gods will be born.

They are a supplement to the rules of the plane, actively or passively driving the development of the world and the evolution of civilization...

But they only deserve the title of 'native gods'!

That's because their followers are limited to a single material plane.

If the church and believers in this plane have problems, leading to a distortion of faith, or if too many believers die, they will be unable to maintain their divine status.

They may not die completely, but their divine kingdom will sink into the astral plane, and the gods will fall into eternal slumber.

This is an ending more terrifying than death, and one that no deity would want to face.

When the Silver Top of Nesseril arrived, the native gods of Herka never considered accepting or getting along with it, and this is why.

They had no way out; having their faith overturned would be more terrifying than death.

Of course, this is a fatal flaw, and as a near-eternal and immortal deity, they would certainly try to find a way to address it.

Therefore, some deities chose to go out and establish churches in multiple material planes to spread their faith and cultivate believers.

This is the origin of the 'Otherworldly God'!

This is not easy. The native gods of the prime material plane will instinctively reject them, and divine wars often break out because of this, with cases of seizing divine positions being commonplace.

But the benefits are also obvious!

Even if the beliefs of a certain plane are flawed, it still cannot cause a fatal blow.

In terms of strength, the two are not far apart, but the margin for error is obviously much higher.

Like the Seven Gods of Netheril, they did not mind cooperating with a group of unbelievers archmages in order to spread their faith.

This is also the biggest difference between the actions of native gods and otherworldly gods.

The former would love to disappear from the multiverse; as long as no one can find the coordinates of the prime material plane, it would save them countless troubles.

The latter will try their best to publicize their fame and power in order to attract more believers.

This battle didn't happen, but Loy gained the most valuable and most secret knowledge of the multiverse.

If he so desired, he could even use this knowledge to gradually ascend to godhood.

Believe it or not, he was actually tempted for a moment.

That's the Investiture of the Gods!

Everyone should be tempted!
The more he learned, the clearer his understanding of the gods' weaknesses became.

Putting everything else aside, this one point alone gives Luo Yi a unique advantage.

When countless threads of faith intertwine, even a god as powerful as himself is not free.

Each time they descend, they are actually dragging countless threads of faith, trying to squeeze into the plane, which is extremely difficult.

From Caesar, the vampire prince whom Loy encountered, to Rose, the Spider Queen, it was all the same.

But Luo Yi, with all power residing within herself, truly comes and goes as she pleases.

If he were to remain within his current plane, he would have no fear even if a powerful deity were to arrive.

Of course, Loy had to pay a price for all of these gains—he made an alliance with the dark girl Elestry.

Most importantly, if the Spider Queen Lolth attacks the Dark Maiden's divine realm, Loy must intervene!

There's not much to say about this, because even without the alliance, if Roy had the time, he would still have to cause trouble for the Spider Queen, Lolth.

After this battle, Luo Yi rested for another month.

This month, his personal strength did not increase much, but after digesting the hidden knowledge given to him by the dark girl Elestridge, he felt that the true face of the multiverse was slowly unfolding before him.

Only at that moment did he realize how special he was.

Then he launched the fifth expeditionary campaign, attacking a deep-dwelling pigman lord.

Abyssal pigmen are a variant of orcs who fled to the abyss. Their strength is so-so, but they reproduce quickly enough to gain a place in the abyss by sheer numbers.

In this battle, Loy faces the king of the 23rd level of the Abyss, the ruler of the Frozen Wasteland, and the master of the Frost Giant Warriors and Frost Giant Mages, Koschitch.

There's not much to say about the process of this battle.

Although the giants were very strong, their flesh and blood were weak, and they still could not withstand the impact of the torrent of steel forged through countless trials.

Furthermore, due to their unfamiliarity with magical weapons, they performed poorly and were repeatedly killed and forced to retreat.

While the Abyss King Koschrich was very strong, almost unbelievably so.

The freezing magic had reached the point of freezing space and time, but seeing his followers die in large numbers, he chose to give it up.

This was the first time Loy had encountered a king who had chosen to cease hostilities and make peace because of his people and believers since entering the abyss.

Loy only learned after Deep Blue searched the database that the 23rd layer of the Frozen Wasteland was the home of the Koschitchets when it was still the Prime Material Plane.

That is the kingdom of the frost giants, and He is the prince of the frost giants.

However, because of His gullibility and choices, the plane was overturned, fell into ruin, and eventually sank into the abyss.

In this process, Koschitcher gained immense benefits, achieving the position of King of the Abyss and completing his ascension to godhood through the faith of the frost giants.

However, faced with his ruined homeland, he showed regret and helplessness, and even after becoming an evil god, he remained extremely low-key.

He basically did not participate in external expansion, nor did he spread his faith much. His doctrines were not clear, and he rarely communicated with the outside world.

Of course, if anyone dares to offend Him, He will retaliate decisively.

Over time, no god was willing to provoke Him anymore.

How could such an insignificant Abyss King participate in this siege?
This is very strange.

Loy agreed to His request to cease hostilities in order to know the reason, and this person brought Loy a surprising piece of news.

He intervened because he accepted the deal for the Silver Top of Netheril; he had connections with a certain archmage in the Arcane Council.

In other words, the Silver Top finally made its move against Luo Yi.

This incident also drew Roy's attention back to the Herka plane.
He was shocked to discover that the Arcane Council of the Silver Top had organized a massive counter-offensive.

(End of this chapter)