Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Giant of Light

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"No, I'm not reconciled!"

The Flame Demon's deepest hope for the future was constantly being stirred; the power of his bloodline, the origin of his soul, and everything he possessed roared forth.

"Not bad!"

Looking at the struggling Flame Demon, Lu Yunhe nodded in satisfaction. After his training, this bit of soul power was finally somewhat useful.

Lu Yunhe was very familiar with demons, and even more so with souls.

The power of hypnotic dreams also created an inner world for the Balrog, guiding the soul through the mind.

Outside, the White Bone Sword, which had been constantly moving around, had long since stopped attacking and was now circling around the motionless Flame Demon.

As for the Flame Demon, he was completely trapped in the illusion.

A mere mid-level demon, completely unable to distinguish between the illusion constructed by Lu Yunhe and reality.

"He even prepared a coffin for himself."

With a flick of his wrist, Lu Yunhe brought Yama down to the altar in the center of the valley.

The altar, forged from countless white bones, is inlaid with skulls and engraved with various runes from the abyss. It was also created by the Balrog through memories passed down through his bloodline.

Yes, even for beings in the abyss, demons are indeed excellent materials for transcendence.

The altar, meticulously crafted by the Balrog, had been worshipped by tens of thousands of demons for a long time. The entire altar also subtly resonated with the abyssal rift above, constantly drawing in the abyssal energy.

If left unchecked, the abyss rift will likely continue to widen.

At that time, even stronger demons will be able to reach the outside world through the rift.

"Yeah, I'm lucky!"

Lu Yunhe stepped forward and began moving the skulls on the altar, changing it to his desired shape.

Instead of communicating with the hellish lava world within the abyss, why not just communicate with the abyss itself? After all, the abyssal rift is right next door, so the speed of receiving information should be quite fast.

"Add a little bit of summoning ability, and a mere tens of thousands of demons are still too few."

With its back to the abyss, it's like having a huge treasure trove behind it, just like having its back to the ocean.

As long as you can withstand the pressure and avoid a crash, you will have access to countless extraordinary materials.

"Go up!"

Lu Yunhe glanced at the Flame Demon beside him, his consciousness almost fading, but his body was radiating an aura of incomparably pure hellfire.

His aura far surpassed the power expected of a mid-level demon.

If the Balrog were still conscious, he would probably be happy about his transformation.

Then, under Lu Yunhe's control, the Flame Demon slowly walked onto the altar, chanting the words of the abyss.

In an instant, the entire Demon Valley underwent a dramatic transformation, and power was faintly accumulating in the distant abyss rifts, with the concentration of abyssal aura in the surrounding area beginning to rise continuously.

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

"Demon Summoning!"

A door that looked remarkably similar to the abyss rift in the distance instantly appeared above the altar, and little lesser demons emerged from it.

Throughout Demon Valley, the thousands of demons that had been lost due to the battle between the four individuals, A, B, C, and D, were instantly replenished.

"Only a thousand were killed?"

"come over!"

Lu Yunhe called over his four underlings, and then they circled around the altar from four directions, killing the approaching demons.

Each demon that is killed is instantly swallowed up by the altar after it dies, taking up no space at all.

At the same time, the White Bone Sword became excited, mingling among the crowd and slaughtering indiscriminately, constantly devouring the demon's essence.

Lu Yunhe used the Flame Demon as a sacrifice to summon demons directly from the abyss, using their lives to cultivate the altar and his own White Bone Sword.

Ten thousand... twenty thousand... one hundred thousand...

Time passed slowly, and Boss Jia and the others waved their weapons numbly, not caring at all about how many demons they had killed.

Every time they were about to reach their limit in battle, Lu Yunhe would extract some of the demon's essence to restore their physical strength and spirit. Under the influence of hypnotic power, they did not go crazy due to excessive killing and simply treated it as playing a game.

The demon that died at the hands of the four men would probably have had to wipe out the entire upper and lower city if it had been a player of equal skill.

However, with the generous donations from the Abyss big shots, these quantities are not a problem at all.

The demons in the valley had long been wiped out. Most of the demons were newly summoned, and some were attracted by the abyss's aura and came from other parts of the Black Land.

Despite being baptized by so many demons, the altar was not stained with blood; instead, it became even more dazzling, with each demon head and the inscriptions on it radiating an unusual glow.

Meanwhile, the white bone sword in Lu Yunhe's hand split into three heads, which devoured the constantly emerging demons like a three-headed serpent.

As for the Balrog lying on the altar, its eyes revealed a sense of exhaustion, yet its primal aura was incredibly pure, far surpassing that of a mid-level demon, and even surpassing that of a typical high-level demon.

The once raging flames now flickered like tiny flames within the source, emanating an incomparably noble aura of hell.

Under the suppression of the hellfire, the summoned demons had no power to resist and all obediently became the dead souls of Boss Jia and his men.

Before they even realized it, the three half-demons, Yi, Bing, and Ding, had crossed the boundary between the Iron and Bronze levels.

Having been baptized by a massive number of demons, the mere bottleneck of the Bronze level is no problem at all.

The only one holding them back is Boss Jia. Due to his profession, killing more demons is meaningless, as he still only has the strength of the Black Iron level.

However, having withstood such a brutal test, it is estimated that no Bronze-level player in the lower city is a match for Boss Jia. His murderous aura alone would probably terrify ordinary professionals.

"Human, you are looking for death!"

Just then, a roar came from the summoning gate on the altar.

A chilling aura emanated from the summoning gate, causing the four numb individuals to tremble instantly, though they were not truly oblivious.

"It seems the summoning gate is connected to the territory of some demon."

Lu Yunhe wasn't surprised; he had killed nearly 100,000 demons in total.

This quantity, placed within the entire abyss, is not even a ripple.

However, if it's the territory of a demon, then it's a different story.

Losing a full 100,000 demons, especially in this way, is something no one could bear.

For these demon lords, their demons are a treasure trove.

Whether you train subordinates, mine for resources, trade them for money, or even consume them yourself, demons are indeed a significant form of wealth.

The abyss lords are not actually averse to rituals like demon summoning; it's as if someone is actively inviting them to invade the world, which suits their wishes.

Just distinguish whether you're summoning them for help or if they are the target.

If it's an invasion of the world, the demon lord will also receive a reward when its demons kill outside life, since it is the master.

However, when the demon lord discovered that he had lost so many subordinates but had not received any reward from the abyss, he instantly realized that the summoner had only coveted the demon itself.

It even sensed the aura of the Balrog and, thinking it was the Balrog of Hell invading the world, actively dispatched many elite soldiers.

To his surprise, it turned out that outsiders were fishing, causing him to lose a considerable amount of money.

"go to hell!"

The enraged demon lord chose to take action and teach the mastermind behind it all a lesson.

boom!

A demonic finger emerged from the summoning gate, emanating an incredibly terrifying aura.

Under this aura, the surrounding world was subtly suppressed, transforming into the domain of demons.

Even across a vast world, the power revealed by the demon lord is not something an ordinary person can resist.

The four people, A, B, C, and D, who were standing nearby, were also directly pressed to the ground by this force, with B, C, and D burying their heads.

As for the Balrog, this power was like the last straw that broke the camel's back, rendering all the emotions deep within its heart unable to fluctuate anymore.

"legend!"

Lu Yunhe stood before the altar, unmoved by the attack that came from across the world.

Demon Lord is the most widespread class in the Abyss, and also the class with the greatest potential. It is also one of the few classes that is open to all demons.

Those who wish to take up a position have generally gained the recognition of the Abyss's will, governing a territory, with the strongest naturally governing an entire Abyss world.

Even the weakest among them possess a level comparable to legend.

Legendary is a huge sub-region of the professional system, and also a realm of qualitative change, where all the major professional systems are considered to have fully taken shape.

Only by possessing the strength of the legendary realm can one truly have the ability to protect oneself and avoid being affected by natural disasters or man-made calamities.

Whether traveling across the continent, traversing the star realm, or even venturing into the abyss, the strength of a legendary being will give one a great deal of confidence.

For a faction, reaching the Legendary Realm is considered entering the mainstream, because it can create planes, an independent world space that belongs entirely to itself.

In terms of destructive power, if a legendary realm is fully prepared, it can even destroy a small world, making it a strategic force.

There isn't a single legend in the entire Blackwater City so far, otherwise there wouldn't be an upper and lower city division.

This encounter with a legend was unexpected for Lu Yunhe. However, due to the presence of a summoning gate, even a legend could not pass through with much power.

"How dare you insult me."

The demon lord pointed a finger, and under the constraints of the summoning gate, separated by a vast world, even a legendary realm expert could not reveal much power.

However, although the power is not much, it all comes from the legendary realm and cannot be simply converted into bronze or silver level power.

With a flick of his finger, the power of the legendary realm permeated out, and the Summoning Gate was also corrupted by another power, causing the outside world to begin to turn upside down.

However, the demon lord's target was not Lu Yunhe, but the sacrifice lying on the altar at this moment—the Flame Demon.

Separated by a vast world, even a legendary being could not possibly know the details of what was happening on the other side of the Summoning Gate.

Anyone who dares to toy with demons like this must be quite powerful.

They're too far apart; exchanging a few blows wouldn't make much difference.

Therefore, it's better to destroy the ritual; destruction is much simpler than creation.

The aura of the Balrog in the altar, in particular, made the demon lord somewhat envious, even though they were separated by a world.