Secrets of the Abyss Plane
After defeating Yibai'er, Andres returned to Mist City.
Pash was naturally very happy to learn that Andres had won.
"My lord, shall we now reclaim the Teleportation Array in the Green Spirit Great Marsh?" Pash asked.
Andres thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No need. One Teleportation Array is enough for us. Having more would be a waste of manpower. Our focus should still be on Iron Saber Castle. After this, we should start expanding and establish Iron Saber Castle in the Heaven Realm, the Life God Realm, and the Netherworld as well."
Iron Saber Castle is already well-established in Hell, but Andres's intelligence network has not yet been established in the other three Supreme Plane.
The key is to keep track of the movements of the powerful beings in each plane and prepare for the struggle for the Sovereign Spark.
"Yes," Pash replied.
Andres did not linger in Mist City; he took Pash back to Iron Saber Gorge aboard Metal Life.
Blood Peak Continent, Somuo City.
After defeating Yibai'er, Andres's Fire God Clone also began to act, leading Lulutia and others to reclaim Iron Saber Gorge.
Among the God-level expert that Yibai'er had assigned to Iron Saber Gorge, the strongest was only Six-star Demon, no match for Andres at all, and the battle ended quickly.
After regaining control of Iron Saber Gorge, Andres instructed everyone to restore the previous order, while he himself returned to his residence to focus on cultivation. He had only fused seven of the nine Profound Mystery of the Wind Elemental Law, and there was still a long way to go before reaching the Paragon.
After losing to Andres, Yibai'er returned to the Sea of Chaos via the Teleportation Array in the Green Spirit Great Marsh. He then ordered his men to begin shrinking their territory, withdrawing from the various Teleportation Array they had occupied, and returning to the Sea of Chaos. He kept only the Sea of Chaos Teleportation Array and remained secluded, keeping a low profile.
As time passed, news of Andres's defeat of Yibai'er spread throughout Hell. Thanks to Iron Saber Castle's vigorous promotion, the news spread quickly, and within decades, all the cities of Hell knew about it.
Xing Yi, Zijing, and others also visited Iron Saber Gorge to express their gratitude to Andres.
Initially, Yibai'er seized the Teleportation Array they each occupied, and they only managed to reclaim them after Andres defeated Yibai'er.
Skyrite Mountains.
Bowen and Nimo have returned to the Four Divine Beasts Family, and they have also learned of Andres's defeat of Yibai'er.
"It seems we need to re-evaluate our relationship with Iron Saber Gorge. Given Andres' current strength, we should try our best to maintain good relations," Riding remarked.
Before the powerful beings from the Abyss Plane arrived in Hell, the Four Divine Beasts Family had a smooth development, with strongholds on both the Blood Peak Continent and the Bifu Continent. The Four Divine Beasts Family had always maintained an equal stance towards Andres' Iron Saber Gorge.
However, after Andres defeated Yibai'er, they realized they could no longer do things the way they used to.
Bowen said, "This time, my second sister and I were saved by him. Although we don't know what his purpose is, he should not be hostile to us. I don't think we need to make enemies."
Riding looked at Nimo and Lius. Lius, as usual, had no objections, which didn't surprise Riding. Nimo, however, seemed somewhat silent this time.
Riding laughed and said, "Second sister, you usually have a lot of opinions about Andres, what do you think this time?"
Nimo said calmly, "He saved me this time, so I have nothing to say. I have no objection to getting along well with him."
"Then it's decided. I'll go to Iron Saber Gorge sometime. It's been a long time since I've been there," Riding said with a smile.
"Brother, I have an idea about fighting against the powerful beings from the Abyss Plane this time," Bowen suddenly said.
"Fourth Brother, feel free to speak your mind!" Riding said.
"Big brother, this time my second sister and I fought against two Highgod from the Abyss Plane. They are also divine beasts, and their Innate Divine Ability can be used in combination. Their original strength was slightly weaker than my second sister and me, but their Combined Innate Divine Ability abilities were extremely powerful. If it weren't for my second sister's Innate Divine Ability, we wouldn't have been able to stop them at all."
"Combined Innate Divine Ability?" Riding frowned in thought. "I've never heard of Innate Divine Ability being able to be combined."
"I never thought it could be like this before, but after this, I can't help but wonder, since their Innate Divine Ability can be combined, can the Innate Divine Ability of the four of us also be combined?" Bowen said.
As soon as he finished speaking, Riding and the others' eyes lit up.
"Great idea! Hell is now teeming with powerful individuals: Yibai'er, Uthered, Xing Yi, Zijing, Andres ... In one-on-one combat, their strength surpasses ours. I've been worried about how to quickly improve our strength. If this Combined Innate Divine Ability succeeds, this problem will be solved," Riding said.
Nimo also got excited. "Their combined Innate Divine Ability increase more than tenfold. If the four of us could combine our Innate Divine Ability, how many times would we increase?"
"There's no time to lose, I think we should try it now." Bowen was getting impatient.
Riding laughed, "It seems that although we didn't get the Teleportation Array for the Green Spirit Great Marsh this time, it wasn't a complete loss."
The Four Divine Beasts immediately began to try.
The Skyrite Mountains is vast, enough for them to maneuver.
From that day on, enormous phantom images of the Four Divine Beasts frequently appeared in the Skyrite Mountains.
The Combined Innate Divine Ability was not so easy to execute successfully. Riding and the others began to try again and again. Although they did not succeed, they were making improvements little by little.
While the Four Divine Beasts were busy researching their Combined Innate Divine Ability, Andres and Pash finally returned to Iron Saber Gorge from Mist City.
Although Mist City is the city on the Bifu Continent closest to the Blood Peak Continent, it still took decades to reach it.
The Metal Life stopped above Iron Saber Gorge. Andres left the Metal Life and flew directly to the castle next to the Teleportation Array. At the same time, he released his Divine Sense and transmitted his voice to Lulutia and the others.
In the castle's main hall, Andres sat in the main seat, Lulutia arrived the earliest.
"Andres, is there something you need that you suddenly summoned us here for?" Lulutia couldn't help but ask as soon as she entered the hall.
"Lulutia, don't rush, let's wait until everyone is here," Andres said with a smile.
Cilia, Yasen, Leighton, Claude, Pash, and others entered the main hall one after another.
Once everyone had arrived, Andres said, "Everyone, I'm going to the Abyss Plane."
"Go to the Abyss Plane?" Everyone's expression changed.
"Andres, the Abyss Plane is Yibai'er's stronghold, isn't it? Even though you defeated him, isn't it too dangerous to go directly to his territory?" Yasen said with a serious expression.
"Yes, Yasen is right, it's too dangerous, you'd better not go," Lulutia said.
Everyone tried to dissuade him.
Only Cilia remained silent. She thought for a moment, then looked at Andres: "Andres, what are you planning to do in the Abyss Plane?"
Andres smiled and said, "To clear up my doubts."
"Answer my questions?"
"Yes, I'm very curious. It's just a Material Plane, so why is it so special that so many powerful beings have emerged from it?" Andres said.
Previously, he had forced the Three-eyed Highgod to reveal the basic situation of the Abyss Plane.
In the Abyss Plane, the clarity with which he comprehended the Destruction Rule was in no way inferior to that of Hell, which was extremely abnormal, Andres was eager to know the reason.
"Just to get answers? That's too risky, not worth it at all," Yasen frowned.
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing." Andres was very confident. Although he had entered Yibai'er's lair, with "Tiger Roar" around, he could kill Yibai'er at any time if things went wrong. It wasn't as dangerous as everyone imagined.
The reason he waited until his true self returned to Iron Saber Gorge before preparing to go to the Abyss Plane was precisely because of this consideration.
If it were Fire God Clone that went there, without any Innate Divine Ability, its strength would be comparable to Yibai'er's, which would indeed be dangerous.
"Andres, shall I go with you?" Lulutia said.
"Yes, bringing more people will increase our chances of success," Cilia said.
"No need. If you come along, I might have to take care of you all. Don't worry, my Fire God Clone will stay in Iron Saber Gorge. I'll let you know if anything happens. That's all for now, uh—"
At this point, Andres was about to leave, but then he suddenly remembered something and said, "I almost forgot, I should take someone with me, Pash, you come with me."
The clarity of the Destruction Rule in the Abyss Plane is different from that in other Material Plane, but Andres does not have the talent for the Destruction Rule, so even if he goes to the Abyss Plane, he cannot sense anything. He needs to bring someone who cultivates the Destruction Rule with him.
Pash cultivates the Destruction Rule and possesses the strength of Six-star Demon, making him the most suitable candidate among the God-level expert under his command.
Pash paused for a moment upon hearing this, not understanding Andres's intention, but he didn't ask any further questions and bowed, saying, "Yes, sir."
"Okay, let's go."
After saying that, Andres didn't linger. He got up and left the hall, heading towards the Teleportation Array.
Seeing this, everyone could only accept it helplessly.
Andres and Pash stepped into the Teleportation Array and signaled to the soldiers beside them to activate Teleportation Array.
In a hazy glow, Andres and his companion disappeared into the Teleportation Array.
The Abyss Plane.
A Material Plane filled with killing and battle.
The blood-red sun hung high in the sky, illuminating the earth and sea below in a crimson light, making it impossible to distinguish between sunlight and blood.
The land area of Abyss Plane is over 200 million miles long, occupying most of the plane's area, while the rest is ocean.
These landmasses are extremely scattered, dotted throughout the sea like stars in the sky.
Many years ago, there was only one continent in the Abyss Plane, called the Abyss Continent. Later, due to endless battles, the Abyss Continent was broken into countless pieces of varying sizes, scattered throughout the plane.
Because of the special nature of the Abyss Plane, many Highgod have appeared. The continental land of the Material Plane simply cannot withstand battles between such powerful beings.
In the southern Abyss Plane, there is a mountain range that stretches for thousands of miles. The highest peak of the mountain range is tens of thousands of meters high, and the top of the mountain is covered with thick snow that never melts.
The Teleportation Array for the Abyss Plane is located on this mountaintop.
Beside the four giant Teleportation Array, a castle was built, and many God-level expert wearing uniform armor came and went in the castle.
Suddenly, one of the Teleportation Array lit up with a dreamlike light.
The soldiers outside the castle were immediately drawn to the Teleportation Array and walked towards it.
"It's Teleportation Array to Hell. Could it be that some great lord has returned?" the soldiers murmured.
Two figures appeared in the light, and as the light faded, the figures became clearly visible to the soldiers.
It was a Tall Man wearing a blue robe and a man with blood-red hair.
"Um?"
Upon seeing the appearance of these two people, the soldiers around the Teleportation Array all changed their expressions, because they did not recognize them.
God-level expert possess powerful souls and memories far exceeding those of ordinary people. Generally speaking, once they've met someone, it's very difficult for them to forget them.
These soldiers guarding the Teleportation Array remember every powerful being from the Abyss Plane who traveled to Hell.
They immediately concluded that the two were not powerful beings from the Abyss Plane.
For a moment, everyone was on high alert.
"Who are you?" a soldier shouted.
The two people in the Teleportation Array were naturally Andres and Pash.
Andres's gaze swept over the group of soldiers, while he simultaneously unleashed his Divine Sense.
In Hell, even Highgod's Divine Sense can only cover an area of a few thousand meters, but in the Material Plane, it can easily exceed one hundred thousand meters.
Andres discovered that these soldiers were only Middle God, while there were several Highgod in the nearby castle.
The Highgod sensed Andres's Divine Sense probing and their expressions changed. They each released their Divine Sense, scanning Andres and Pash, and transmitting their thoughts through Divine Sense.
Who are you?
Andres heard the questioning from these Highgod.
He ignored it.
"Pash, follow me."
Andres took off and flew north.
From the Three-eyed Highgod, Andres had already learned some basic information about the Abyss Plane.
For example, in the center of this Abyss Plane is Yibai'er's Royal Palace.
Andres felt that if there was anything special about the Abyss Plane, Yibai'er should know it best, and going directly to his Royal Palace might yield some results.
"Boom"
The two flew so fast that they created a huge sonic boom, and the clouds were neatly parted by the airflow as they flew through the air.
As Andres flew, he observed the situation below.
Whether on the sea or on land, countless lives exist and fight. The weakest of these lives are at the Saint Domain level, and the most numerous are also at the Saint Domain.
The Saint Domain cannot yet take human form, so their original racial appearance can be seen.
Along the way, Andres saw at least a hundred different races, each with a unique appearance, but regardless of race, their physical structures all had elements geared towards combat.
"Hmm? The Abyss Blade Demon!"
On an island, Andres saw a group of beings whose bodies seemed to be made of swords; these were the Abyss Blade Demon that had appeared in the original work.