Devouring the Stars: The Lord of the Sky

Chapter 140 Abyss Demons, Abyss Gifts

Most of the day later.

In a primeval, hidden realm, a long, shuttle-shaped spaceship suddenly appears in the void.

"Your Highness Lu Jin, we have returned to the original universe."

After the slight tremors subsided, in the spaceship's control room, a burly man with a purple horn on his head and long purple hair spoke to Lu Jin.

The purple-haired, one-horned man turned to the AI ​​and commanded, "Activate the outdoor simulation!"

'Shuh! '

Suddenly, the scenery in the spaceship's control room changed, revealing the void outside.

Looking out, Lu Jin saw only a thin mist surrounding the outside world, and various dust fragments, illuminated by the light of numerous stars in the distance, appeared incredibly dreamlike.

In the far distance, in the void, floats a majestic palace radiating black flames.

Further ahead of this majestic palace, there was a huge shadow shrouded in thick black fog.

The purple-haired, one-horned man introduced, "Your Highness, this palace is called the Palace of Evil Flames. One of the super experts from my Virtual Universe Company is cultivating here, and is also responsible for monitoring the Abyss of Purgatory."

'The Hall of Evil Flames?'

Lu Jin raised an eyebrow.

In the universe, many powerful beings have a habit of naming palace-type treasures after their own titles.

The purple-haired, one-horned man said, "Your Highness Lu Jin, I'll take you this far. It's not far from the Abyss of Purgatory. From now on, Your Highness will have to rely on your own spaceship."

"Well, I'm done."

Lu Jin nodded slightly and bowed in thanks.

‘Wow! ’

The hatch opened, and Lu Jinyu, dressed in cloud-patterned blue and gold armor, flew out of the long shuttle-shaped spaceship and took out the Shenzhou spaceship from his world ring.

Upon entering the Shenzhou spacecraft control room and activating the exterior simulation, Lu Jin ordered, "Switch to the evil style and proceed towards the infernal abyss ahead."

"Yes, Master."

The silver-clad metallic lifeforms that merged into the spaceship responded.

The next second, the Shenzhou spacecraft changed its appearance, transforming from a silver dragon into an evil dragon wreathed in blackish-purple flames, and then flew at sub-light speed toward the infernal abyss in the far distance ahead.

Two hours later, the Shenzhou spaceship, transformed into an evil dragon, arrived at the layer of black mist that permeated the outer perimeter of the Purgatory Abyss world.

Lu Jin put away the Shenzhou spaceship, stepped onto the Water Cloud Shuttle, and flew towards the 'surface' Purgatory Abyss below the black mist layer.

Yes, it's the 'surface'.

From the outside, the Abyss of Purgatory appears as a supercontinent suspended in the void, with a diameter of approximately 0.6 light-years.

But in reality, the world of Purgatory Abyss is not as simple as it seems on the surface.

According to information provided by Virtual Universe Company, Lu Jin learned that the Purgatory Abyss has as many as nineteen levels.

On the outermost layer of the Purgatory Abyss Continent, there are countless abyssal passages, ranging in diameter from hundreds of thousands of kilometers to tens of millions of kilometers, constantly emitting black mist.

Through these abyssal passages of varying sizes, one can travel from the surface of the Purgatory Abyss Continent to the first layer of the Purgatory Abyss.

Then, on the first layer of the Purgatory Abyss continent, there are countless abyss passages leading to the second layer of the Purgatory Abyss, continuing all the way to the deepest eighteenth layer of the Purgatory Abyss.

However, one thing is certain: the nineteen levels of the Purgatory Abyss are not in the same space.

If you don't take the abyss passage, even if you dig down from the surface of the surface of the Abyss, you can't reach the first level of the Abyss.

"Whoohoo-"

With a constant whooshing sound, Lu Jin piloted the Water Cloud Shuttle, plummeting towards the surface of the Abyss Continent like a meteorite falling from the sky.

About fifteen minutes later, Lu Jin finally flew over the thick layer of black mist that permeated the sky above the surface of the Purgatory Abyss.

Perhaps due to good luck, after flying over the layer of black mist, in the dimly lit high sky, Lu Jin could see a huge crater on the abyss land in the distance in front of him.

Thick black fog was constantly billowing out of the huge crater, looking just like a super-sized chimney belching black smoke.

This enormous crater, constantly emitting black mist, is none other than one of the countless abyssal passages leading from the surface of the Purgatory Abyss Continent to the first layer of the Purgatory Abyss.

"Black smoke billows out day and night; no wonder the entire Abyss of Purgatory is shrouded in black mist."

Looking at the abyss passage in the far distance, Lu Jin thought to himself.

After a moment's thought, Lu Jin adjusted his flight direction and flew straight towards the abyss passage.

In the world of Purgatory Abyss, countless demons also exist on the surface continent of the abyss.

However, the distribution of cosmic energy in the Purgatory Abyss World is somewhat strange; the concentration of cosmic energy in the nineteen layers of the Abyss Continent is not uniform.

The higher the level, the thinner the cosmic energy of the Abyss Continent, and vice versa.

For example, the surface purgatory abyss continent where he is currently located has a cosmic energy concentration that is not much stronger than that of the Nine Facing Secret Realm of the Guanghan Star Region.

The varying concentrations of cosmic energy result in the greater the overall strength of the abyssal demons in the lower levels of the purgatory.

Of course, the upper abyss is not without powerful abyssal demons.

The density of cosmic energy only affects the lower and middle levels of abyssal demons.

Even if the surrounding environment has scarce cosmic energy, it will not affect the power enhancement of the abyssal demons at the high level and top level.

"call--"

After flying at full speed for several minutes, Lu Jin stepped onto the Water Cloud Shuttle and whistled through the air, flying directly into the abyss passage filled with swirling black mist.

Thick black mist filled his vision, and even with his mental energy probing, he could only barely sense an area of ​​a few kilometers in radius. Lu Jin frowned and immediately became more vigilant.

For life forms at the cosmic level or above, a mere few kilometers is practically the same as being right next to them.

However, perhaps due to good luck, Lu Jin did not encounter any other life forms until the light appeared ahead.

"Whoosh!"

With a flash, Lu Jin left the area of ​​black mist, and his mental perception range returned to normal.

Although it still cannot compare to the normal universe outside, it is no longer just a few kilometers in radius.

Turning his head to look back at the abyss passage, Lu Jin saw that the place where he had come out was a huge pit with thick black mist filling the opening, the boundary of which could not be seen at a glance.

In the world of Purgatory Abyss, the abyss passages have distinct entrances and exits.

Anyone who enters the abyss passage where black mist churns and rises can proceed to the next level of the Purgatory Abyss.

Those who enter the abyss passage, where only the pit opening is filled with black mist and no part of it emerges, can travel to the next level of the Purgatory Abyss Continent.

Simply put, entering the passage emitting black smoke leads to the next level of the abyss.

Entering the smokeless passage leads to the next level of the abyss.

However, each abyss passage can only connect the upper and lower levels of the Purgatory Abyss Continent.

To reach the next or next level of the Purgatory Abyss Continent, you need to use other abyss passages.

Suddenly, Lu Jin's expression hardened, and he turned to look at the distant sky.

"Puff puff puff—"

Soon, a sound like the flapping of birds' wings came, and a string of black dots appeared in the distance. Lu Jin, with his sharp eyes, noticed that hundreds of humanoid creatures were flying in from the distance.

These creatures are all about three meters tall, with jet-black skin covered in purple markings, pointed noses, chins and ears, two curved black horns on their heads, a pair of blackish-purple bat wings on their backs, and a pointed, cone-shaped tail.

'Black Horned Demon?'

Lu Jin raised an eyebrow.

In the Abyss of Purgatory, all Abyss Demons can be divided into four ranks based on the strength of their bloodlines.

A lower-level demon derived from ordinary life genes, reaching planetary level upon adulthood.

A mid-level demon in the genes of ordinary life forms, reaching the stellar level upon adulthood.

A superior demon with three times the life genes, reaching cosmic level upon adulthood.

A high-level demon with six times the life gene, reaching the level of a domain lord upon adulthood.

Blackhorn Demons are a common type of demon found in the Abyss of Purgatory.

Of course, there are many kinds of demons in the Abyss of Purgatory, with lower-level and mid-level demons of ordinary life genes making up the vast majority.

Let alone high-ranking demons who are already domain lords upon adulthood, even high-ranking demons who are already cosmic-level upon adulthood are extremely rare.

Among billions, or even hundreds of billions, of abyssal demons, there is not necessarily one that will become a high-ranking demon.

Immediately, Lu Jin's figure flashed, transforming into a stream of light and appearing in front of the group of black-horned demons.

'Buzz~'

The illusory bell within the sea of ​​consciousness trembled, and terrifying mental power enveloped the Crimson Horn Demon squad.

“Bang bang bang bang—”

In an instant, all one hundred planetary-level ninth-tier black horned demons in this black horned demon squad had their heads explode and died instantly.

Only one Black Horned Demon Captain, whose level reached the third rank of the Stellar Realm, remained.

Lu Jin asked in the language of the Abyss Demons, "Which demon god's kingdom is this place?"

The last remaining Black Horned Demon Captain trembled, then his face, which had been filled with terror, was replaced by fawning. He said in a flattering tone, "Respected strongman, this is the Everett Demon Kingdom, the Aurelio Demon Realm, within the territory of the Wols Demon City."

"I am a member of the city guard of Wols Demon Realm City, and I am currently leading a squad to patrol the abyss passage."

The Abyss Demon's nature is to be subservient to the strong and ruthless towards the weak. When questioned by a strong person, the Black Horn Demon Captain naturally answered without reservation.

loyalty?

No, the demons of the abyss have no loyalty, only a bloody intimidation and a fear of death.

"Where is the City of Aurelio, and where is the City of Wols?"

Lu Jin asked again.

Pointing to the northwest, Captain Blackhorn Demon said, "My lord, the City of Wols Demon Realm is more than five million kilometers away in this direction."

As for Aurelio's Demon Realm City, it's located northeast of Wols' Demon Realm City, but the distance is unknown.

"Don't know? Useless! What use are you?"

Lu Jin gave a light shout, his mental energy transformed into a cone, piercing through the head of the black-horned demon. Then, he stepped onto the Water Cloud Shuttle and flew towards the northwest.

The ranks of Abyss Demons, from lowest to highest, are Lesser Demon, Greater Demon, Demon Viscount, Demon Earl, Demon Duke, and Abyss God.

These correspond to the planetary, stellar, cosmic, domain lord, world lord, and immortal levels in the universe, respectively.

In addition, there is the Venerable-level Abyss Demon Lord who usually keeps his whereabouts hidden.

In the nineteenth level of the abyss, the abyssal demons can be roughly divided into two categories.

One type is humanoid abyssal demons who establish kingdoms.

The Abyss Demon God established the Demon Kingdom, and the Demon Dukes, who were the rulers of the various Demon Kingdoms, established the Demon Realm City. The Demon Realm City's territory had a diameter of at least hundreds of millions of kilometers.

Under the rule of the Demon Duke's Demon City, there are also numerous Demon Realm Cities established by Domain Lord-level Demon Earls.

As for demons below the rank of Demon Count, they are not qualified to establish demon cities due to their weak strength.

The other type is the beast-shaped demon that dwells in the wild.

However, since most of the powerful abyssal demons are humanoid, the number of strong humanoid demons far exceeds that of strong beast-type demons, resulting in a weak position for beast-type demons in the abyssal world.

In other words, the beast-like demons reproduce quickly; otherwise, the beast-like demons in each level of the abyss would have been wiped out by the humanoid demons long ago.

The abyssal demons are brutal and bloodthirsty, and there's a reason for that.

Perhaps this is the nature of the demons of the abyss, but it is not the only factor.

According to information provided by Virtual Universe Company, killing abyssal demons in the Purgatory Abyss can accumulate a special killing aura.

When the killing intent accumulates to a certain level, it can automatically form the 'Abyssal Gift' mark in the soul.

The Abyss's Blessing Mark can enhance a cultivator's comprehension to a certain extent. The initial level is Iron, and it can be upgraded to Bronze, Silver, and Gold levels by continuously accumulating killing intent.

Killing demons is equivalent to improving one's comprehension; improving one's comprehension is equivalent to becoming a powerful being.

In this way, in the abyss world where strength reigns supreme, killing becomes a daily routine for demons who are confident in their own power.

In such an environment, it would be a miracle if the demons of the abyss weren't brutal and bloodthirsty.

However, to accumulate killing intent, one can only use their own power to kill; relying on external forces such as laser guns or plant life does not count.

In addition, this special killing aura can only be obtained by killing demons whose life level is no weaker than one's own.

Furthermore, the killing aura obtained by a ninth-tier cosmic being killing a ninth-tier demon viscount and a ninth-tier realm lord killing a ninth-tier demon duke is the same.

Accumulating this special killing aura doesn't depend on the quality of the abyssal demons killed, only on the quantity.

There is only one situation in which the killing aura obtained after a kill will be inconsistent.

That is, killing abyssal demons beyond one's level. The more levels one crosses, the more killing intent one gains after killing one, which is very advantageous for geniuses.

As for the specific strength of the Gold-level Abyss Blessing Mark, the information doesn't specify.

However, the effect of the Abyss's Blessing Mark is to enhance one's comprehension on top of its own inherent qualities.

The effect may not be very obvious for super geniuses, but it is definitely effective.

However, the Abyss Gift Mark also has serious flaws.

If too much time passes without this killing intent to replenish it, the Abyss Gift Mark will continue to degrade until it disappears completely.

Moreover, this killing aura can only be accumulated by killing abyssal demons in the Purgatory Abyss World; killing outside will not accumulate this special killing aura.

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