âDoes anyone else want to go?â
Aschnaz of the Black Bog Abyss stared coldly at the rest of the Great Lords of the Abyss while standing at the open entrance.
âHeh, Iâm not going in one way or the other,â Dawson said with a grin.
âObviously, Rathain isnât as strong as Taurus at his peak, but he isnât too far behind either,â said a Great Lord of the Abyss. He then hesitated for moment before continuing, âWe all know that the Abyss wouldnât keep the entrance to a new purgatory open unless the difference in power between the challenger and the current holder is too big. Taurus mustâve expended some bloodline power when he killed Qin Lie, so he couldnât possibly be at peak strength right now. Rathain went in knowing that this would be the case.â
A bitter look suddenly overcame the speakerâs expression. âIf Rathain knew that the entrance was still open after he stepped into Flaming Sun Purgatory⊠I wonder if he wouldâve changed his mind.â
The dozen or so Great Lords of the Abyss all fell silent.
Everyone obviously understood what he meant.
âIs there anyone else whoâd like to go in?â Aschnaz asked coldly.
He didnât tell any Great Lord of the Abyss what he saw earlier. He wanted another Great Lord of the Abyss to head in and confirm his suspicions.
âMy advice to you all is to stay here if you donât want to die,â Dawson said with a smile that didnât reach the eye.
âLetâs wait a bit longer,â a Great Lord of the Abyss said calmly.
âIt doesnât matter who the victor is, the difference in power is too big. If no one goes in to help Rathain, heâs dead for sure,â Aschnaz said.
âWhy donât you go in then?â Dawson stared at him with eyes full of ridicule. âLord Aschnaz, I know youâre as strong as Taurus at his peak, so Iâm very curious as to what you saw that made you change your mind suddenly.â\nâYes, Aschnaz, why didnât you go in after Taurus?â
âYouâre stronger than Rathain. I thought you would rush in as soon as you can?â
âWhat the hell happened just now?â
Dawsonâs words snapped a lot of Great Lords of the Abyss out of their dreams of glory.
Everyone realized that something was amiss now.
However, Aschnaz didnât respond to their doubts at all. He simply watched them coldly from the open entrance.
The puzzled Great Lords of the Abyss were even more reluctant to act carelessly after that.
At Flaming Sun Purgatory.
The second person to enter the new purgatory, Rathain, shouted loudly while flapping his giant  wings, âTaurus! I, Rathain have come!â
He thought that Taurus mustâve beaten Qin Lie already.
He thought that Taurus would be his opponent.
However, all he got in reply was an angry and panicked shout from Taurus.
Surprised, Rathain finally stared the battlefield in front of him seriously.
He immediately noticed that Taurus, the Great Lord of the Abyss who was brimming with arrogance and confidence when he charged into Flaming Sun Purgatory wasnât far away from the entrance at all. Moreover, he had become twice as small as he was originally, and his body was covered in bloody wounds.
Even now, a torrent of spatial power was carving up Taurus like he was nothing more but a piece of meat.
Taurusâs roar was mixed with heartending pain. He was clearly on his last legs already.
Standing on the opposite side of Taurus was a huge Abyss Devil about seven thousand meters tall. He was wrapped in natural black armor, and his elbow, knee and shoulder areas were covered in sinister-looking spikes.
The Abyss Devil figure grew clearer over time. Thick abyss devil energy ran all over his body like purple clouds.\nThe Abyss Devil was standing above a violent sea of fire. The red and purple tinge dancing inside the flames were brimming with an aura of destruction that shook even him.
A bolt of lightning as thick as a living dragon flashed from time to time inside the sea of fire. The destructive energy it gave off was earthshaking to say the least.
âI told you, you cannot escape.â
Purple and red danced behind the eyes of the strange Abyss Devil. He was staring coldly at Taurus.
The bull-snakeâs current size was a joke compared to this strange Abyss Devil!
The difference in physical size was normally a reflection of an Abyss Devilâs bloodline power. It was how Raithain realized that Taurusâs bloodline power was far, far inferior to his opponentâs.
They werenât even in the same weight class!
âIs that him? Is that Qin Lie?â Rathain finally realized who the strange Abyss Devil was.
The giant Abyss Devil standing above a sea of fire pulled his arm backward before striking out at Taurus. A gigantic Flesh Filling Tombstone dropped down from above and smashed into Taurusâs back like it was the sky itself.
Taurusâs body exploded like firecrackers under the attack.
âSwhoosh swhoosh swhoosh!â
Chains of godly light slithered out of the Flesh Filling Tombstone and plowed themselves into Taurusâs body like tentacles.
Rathain was in the perfect position to watch Taurusâs blood being drained into the Flesh Filling Tombstone. His body started shrinking rapidly like a deflated balloon.
In that moment, Rathain knew that Taurus was dead.
He wasnât unfamiliar with the God Raceâs Flesh Filling Tombstone. The God Race always used the Flesh Filling Tombstones to refine Abyss Devils into refined flesh and blood energy every time they invaded.
Not even a Great Lord of the Abyss was an exception to the rule!\nTaurusâs death was certain the moment the godly chains pierced into his flesh.
Rathain sucked in a deep breath and checked the giant Abyss Devilâs current bloodline energy. Suddenly, a chill coursed through his entire body.
He coughed unnaturally before turning his back toward Qin Lie and Taurus. Then, he rushed back toward the abyss passageway without another word.
âF*ck! That guy is way too scary! Not only did he take down Taurus in a short time, his power is growing at a ridiculous rate!â
Rathainâs scalp was turning numb with fear.
âDamn that Aschnaz! He mustâve known how powerful this guy is. Thatâs why he allowed Taurus to enter Flaming Sun Purgatory first!â
âHe was putting on a show to bait me into entering Flaming Sun Purgatory!â
âI was tricked by Aschnaz!â
Rathain swore loudly in his head as he tried to escape through the abyss passageway.
From the moment he turned tail and ran, he had given up on trying to become the Devil Monarch. All he wanted to do know was to return to his own Abyss level.
Suddenly, he slammed head first into a glittering spatial wall.
The impact was so powerful that he saw stars.
Behind the spatial wall, he could see Aschnaz watching him with a strange look in his eyes.
He saw puzzlement, shock and⊠fear in his eyes.
âThatâs Rathain, isnât it?â
Hearing a strange noise coming from the entrance of Flaming Sun Purgatory, Dawson shot Aschnaz and asked casually.
Sensing that something else had happened, the Great Lords of the Abyss rushed to Aschnazâs side to see with their own eyes what was happening inside Flaming Sun Purgatory.
It was then they noticed that someone was hitting a spatial wall loudly behind the open entrance.\nâThump thump! Thump thump!â
The person hitting the spatial wall was none other than Rathain.
All they could see in his eyes was despair and fear.
Everyoneâs heart suddenly skipped a beat.\n
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