Several months later.
Starting from the Abyss.
The flames of war had swept through hundreds of worlds, great and small.
Vast numbers of demons rampaged through them, invading and slaughtering at will!
Throughout the process.
The Abyss Lords had also begun demonstrating their extraordinary strength, one after another.
Even the weakest among them had reached heights all but unattainable for mortals.
In other words, the strength commonly known as High Legendary Rank.
With their strength alone, they could destroy an entire kingdom!
With their armies supporting them, engulfing an entire continent in war was by no means impossible!
And the stronger Abyss Lords often possessed power at Demigod Rank or even God Rank!
Moving mountains and overturning seas, or destroying continents, was no great challenge!
It was just that they could only unleash their full strength within the Abyss.
Outside it, they faced restrictions.
Moreover.
Their true bodies could not easily enter the Material World.
Otherwise.
Destroying ordinary worlds would have been practically effortless for them.
They could simply steamroll everything in their path!
But even so.
The situation mortals faced was still one of dire suffering.
Bloodshed and tragedy.
Without a doubt, these had become the defining themes of this period!
And in worlds that had gods.
Seeing their own backyards ablaze, the gods did not hesitate.
They immediately began issuing decrees with drug-fueled frenzy, gathering the scattered mortal armies together to resist the Abyss's invasion!
They also bestowed a series of blessings to bolster their believers' strength!
But as time passed.
Through some inexplicable turn of events.
Certain gods unexpectedly discovered a pleasant little surprise!
When faced with the horrific prospect of being devoured alive by demons that consumed flesh and souls.
Vast numbers of mortals, perhaps driven by desperation and fear.
Actually began throwing caution to the