Hermes and Belial traveled through the void, soon arriving in a starfield devoid of any trace of life.
"Begin the ascension ritual. I'll leave first. Once you've ascended, I'll come back here to pick you up." Holding the Caduceus of Mercury, Hermes took a step and departed from this starfield.
Belial grabbed Long Kongkong and, after several flashes, arrived on an asteroid several light-years away.
There were no traces of life on this asteroid, and it moved slowly.
With a thought, several more Belials appeared around him, each carrying something different.
One Belial held the Rakshasa God's soul, one held the Progenitor of Sub-Dragons' remnant soul, one carried a portable space containing the Chaos Angel, one held the Apocalypse Divine Dragon blood left behind by Lin Bo, and one Belial carried immense amounts of energy—Underworld energy, energy converted from negative emotions, and all manner of strange energies, including vast destructive energy.
These were everything he needed to ascend to the God King Realm.
The power of spiritual sense, a material body, an energy supply, the Guardian God's bloodline, and the Progenitor of Sub-Dragons' remnant soul, which would bear the excessively powerful bloodline.
With a thought, the immense energy spread outward and transformed into a Blood Sea.
Every Demon Sea was formed from blood, sin, and inner demons. It was closely tied to the Sea of Collective Unconsciousness and also connected to the Ancient Demon Abyss.
Legend had it that the Ancient Demon Abyss was even older than the Primal Demon Realm. It had existed since the early Primordial Era and had fought against dozens, perhaps hundreds, of God Stars. Yet those God Stars had long since vanished without a trace, some leaving behind not even the slightest remnant, while the Ancient Demon Abyss endured forever. Even within the Chaos Star