Wizard Immortal

Chapter 853 Trial

"By stepping into it and gaining the recognition of this place, you will become the original demon and gain power equal to ours."

A faint voice echoed from the spot, spreading outwards and gradually reaching the entire Abyss World.

Before the original demon Horadric, a black gate slowly opened, within which a faint light flickered, and endless darkness permeated the air.

It was as if in the beginning of time, when heaven and earth were in chaos, all things withered, and nothing could be seen.

It was as if all things had come to an end, everything had come to an end, and even the endless radiance had disappeared completely.

It was a scene of devastation, yet also a feeling of rebirth.

Countless changes were brewing within it, and a terrifying aura erupted from it, carrying a primal energy similar to that of the abyss.

A pair of eyes lit up instantly as they gazed at the black gate in the distance, a sense of unease rising within them.

Then, they shifted their attention, gradually turning it towards the Demon King.

Faced with the challenge of the first demon, what choice will the King of the Earth Demons make?

Under the watchful eyes of countless people, the King of Earth Demons remained silent at first, but then suddenly burst into laughter.

"So, what's the price?"

He raised his head. Although his aura was not as strong as the original demon before him, his imposing presence was undiminished, displaying the grandeur of a demon king. He said calmly, "There is no such thing as a free lunch in this world."

"Since what's behind this door possesses such powerful abilities, it couldn't have appeared out of thin air."

"So, what's the price?"

His expression was calm as he faced the First Demon before him and spoke softly.

"Your life."

At first, the demon's expression was calm, and the image of the Earth Demon King was reflected in his eyes, which were like small worlds. He spoke calmly from there: "Once you enter this gate, you will have no room for maneuver."

"If we don't succeed, we'll just die inside."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone around him understood.

There is no power in this world that can be obtained easily, and the price to obtain such immense power is indeed enormous.

"how?"

At first, the demon Horadric remained calm, showing no emotional reaction whatsoever: "If you choose to enter, you will have no way out."

"What if I don't go in?"

The Demon King's expression remained unchanged, a faint smile always on his face: "And what will you do then?"

"What will I do?"

At first, the demon Horauddi gazed deeply at the Demon King, then spoke frankly: "To change the Abyss, to break free from its old course, is also my wish."

"I acted on this before, and I won't stop you now."

"If you are unwilling to enter it, I will not intervene. I will allow you to calmly unify the entire abyss and transform the abyss world into something else entirely."

"If that's all, there are some things you're destined never to obtain."

He gazed ahead at the Earth Demon King before him: "Without entering this gate, you will not gain the recognition of the Abyss's origin. No matter what you do in the future, you will never obtain that bit of authority from the very root of the Abyss."

"Without this, you cannot become the true master of the abyss; you will always lack the most crucial element."

A faint sound echoed throughout the place, slowly spreading in all directions.

The King of the Earth Demons gradually fell silent.

This is indeed a difficult decision to make.

If you choose to enter that door and fail, everything will be for naught, and all that you have will be lost.

If you don't choose that door, you might win now, but you'll lose in the future.

Without the recognition of the Abyss's origin, even if he becomes the ruler of the Abyss in the future, he will always lack that bit of authority and will never be complete.

This is indeed a difficult choice.

Of course, all of this is based on the premise that what the demon said at the beginning is true.

If what the demon said at the beginning was false, then his purpose in letting the Earth Demon King enter that door might not have been a test, but simply to find an opportunity to harm him.

As the first demon born from the Abyss, his understanding of the Abyss's mechanics must be incredibly profound, and he undoubtedly possesses the absolute ability to do so.

But that possibility is not very high.

Power determines everything.

At this level, an eighth-tier king, combined with the still-existing abyssal consciousness, would have his power expand to an extreme. Even Adir, though he might be alright in the short term, would absolutely be unable to contend with this primordial demon in the long run.

After all, although he had reached the limit of the seventh rank and his strength was enough to contend with an eighth-rank being, he had not actually advanced to the eighth rank.

A short-term confrontation is fine, but if it becomes a stalemate, he will undoubtedly be the one to lose in the end.

Therefore, if the demons had been determined to obstruct the king from the beginning, no matter how many plans the demon king had, they would have been thwarted in the first place.

The balance of power determines everything.

At least for now, the Demon King does not possess the power to contend with the original demon.

In this situation, the demon initially had no need to do anything unnecessary.

If he really wanted to do something, he wouldn't need to beat around the bush; he could do it all by himself.

Therefore, the King of the Earth Demons is more inclined to believe the truth of what the original demon said.

So, is it participation?

Various thoughts flashed through his mind. He began to calculate with the computing power of a seventh-order being, deducing the possible outcomes of each choice.

A few seconds later, the Earth Demon King raised his head and looked into the distance.

In the distance, the figure of the original demon Horadric stood there, like a mountain, like the world, like a vast ocean, majestic and imposing, impossible to look directly at.

Gazing at the majestic and sacred figure in the distance, the Demon King finally smiled and gave his answer.

"Why not trust you just this once?"

The soft voice fell to the ground, gradually echoing in all directions.

Looking at the Demon King standing in the distance, the first demon, Heraud, was somewhat surprised.

He originally thought that the Demon King would refuse, and that giving him this choice was just a formality.

But to my surprise, the other party actually agreed.

This is not to underestimate the courage and wisdom of the Earth Demon King; it is merely the result of deduction.

In fact, any strong person who can advance to the seventh rank cannot be lacking in the spiritual realm.

Without sufficient courage, wisdom, and unique potential, it would be impossible to overcome all obstacles and advance to the seventh rank or higher.

However, in addition to courage, such existence is also rational.

Only by preserving ourselves can we see the light of the future.

This principle is perfectly clear to all beings.

Therefore, if ten seventh-tier individuals were brought to this place and asked to make the same choice again, probably nine of them would refuse.

Therefore, the demons did not initially have high hopes for the choice of the Dark Demon; it was merely a routine matter.

What he didn't expect was that the King of the Earth Demons chose to be the tenth person, choosing a path of courage and determination.

This surprised him so much that he couldn't help but take a deep look at the King of the Earth Demons.

"Now that you've made your choice, go in."

Gazing at the Demon King standing in the distance, the First Demon slowly spoke, his voice reverberating throughout the entire world.

"The world behind the door flows differently than here."

"No matter how much time passes in that world, you won't stay here for more than a day."

"If you do not appear within one day, your existence will be devoured by the Root and thus disappear completely."

"I see."

With a faint smile on his face, the King of Earth Demons slowly stepped inside.

He had no worries at all from beginning to end.

Some choices are indeed difficult for some people to make.

But for others, it's a completely different story.

The choice that the demon Horadric initially presented was the same one for the Lord of the Earth Demons.

The conditions he offered were undeniably harsh.

Upon entering the Gate of Trials, one's consciousness is plunged into the abyss's source. If one fails, one's entire existence will be devoured by the source, and that person will cease to exist.

This is an erasure at the very root. Even with the power of a seventh-order being, it cannot return. It will completely disappear into the entire spacetime and will not be like the gods of the world of gods, who can return after countless millennia.

If other seventh-tier beings were given the choice, most would refuse, with very few exceptions, and would not make a decision easily.

But the same choice is not the same for the King of the Earth Demons.

The existence of the Earth Demon King is itself an avatar created by Adir using his special abilities. Even if the original Adir disappears, as long as the original Adir still exists, it can continue to regenerate from Adir's body.

This is equivalent to having a safety net; no matter what, at least one's own existence will not disappear, ensuring that everything originally existed will not be easily shaken.

With this premise in mind, making a choice becomes much simpler.

Whether what the demon Horadric said at the beginning was true or false, it had no effect whatsoever.

Of course, if this so-called abyssal source is powerful enough, it might be able to gradually spread to Adir's true form through the Earth Demon King.

However, this possibility is extremely small, almost non-existent.

Adir was not alone.

As the master of jade, his origin is closely connected with the jade world, and to some extent, he has reached an extreme level.

The distance between "I am the world," "the jade world is me," and "I am the jade world" is only a hair's breadth away.

Under such circumstances, if the Abyss wants to completely devour Adir, it must also swallow the Emerald World.

To traverse the entire world of gods, cross the endless sea of ​​realms, and devour another powerful and extraordinary world?

Anyone who thinks about it knows that this is impossible.

Not to mention the Wizarding World.

Besides being the ruler of the Emerald World, Adir is also the World Star born from the Wizarding World era. Being within the Wizarding World is equivalent to being the World's Child.

To completely devour Adir's existence under the protection of the wizarding world, a single abyss is probably not enough.

Knowing this, the Demon King did not hesitate and threw himself into it.

With a flash of light, under the gaze of the First Demon, the Earth Demon King soared into the sky, transforming into a ray of light and entering the black gate.

boom!

A soft, gentle sound erupted.

As the Demon King entered, the black gate slowly closed, and at this moment, it began to close on its own.

Under the watchful eyes of countless people, the black door finally closed and then disappeared into the air, vanishing without a trace.

Watching this scene unfold in silence, countless people around reacted in various ways.

The Demon King of the Demon World, and even the new demons, all wore worried expressions as they watched the black gate in the distance slowly close, their feelings complicated.

To some extent, the Demon King's decision affected more than just himself.

Erasing the existence of one and assimilating the meaning of all that exists within it is not as simple as it sounds.

As the ruler of the Earth Demon World and the progenitor of the Earth Demon race, once the Earth Demon King falls into it, the meaning of his own existence is completely devoured, and the people affected will be far more than just one or two.

All traces left by the Demon King in the past will be devoured by the omnipresent power of the laws.

The world of the demons will perish, returning to its previous state and becoming part of the abyss world.

The new demons created by the Earth Demon King will also disappear, and will be swallowed up by the Abyss Source along with the Earth Demon King.

As for those powerful Earth Demon Kings, each at the sixth level, they might be able to break free from the connection with the Earth Demon World in time, thus escaping being devoured by the Abyss Source.

But without a doubt, by then, their fate will be utterly tragic.

Having lost their authority over the Abyss World and the protection of the Demon World, they will become sinners with nowhere to live.

At that point, they might have no choice but to leave, break through the crystal barrier, and head directly to the Boundary Sea.

Without a doubt, this is not what they want.

Especially after they have put in so much effort and finally obtained everything they have.

Therefore, at this moment, even these demon kings, who could be described as the most evil of the evil, couldn't help but sincerely pray that the demon king would achieve final victory.

Otherwise, everything will be ruined.

Standing quietly to the side, watching the black gate slowly disappear, the God of Destruction and Adir appeared quite calm.

Adir remained unperturbed.

As the true form of the Earth Demon King, even if the Earth Demon King disappears, as long as he himself does not perish, he can still pull him back out.

However, doing so would inevitably come at a high price.

As for the God of Destruction, he was equally uninvolved.

On one hand, this matter has nothing to do with him.

As the Demon King's partner, he was indeed deeply involved with the Demon King to some extent.

But no matter what, he was still a seventh-tier being. Even if the Earth Demon King failed, the Abyss Source could not possibly devour him as well.

(End of this chapter)