Deep within the Abyss Plane, a somber aura permeated the gray-white world. An oppressive atmosphere made every Abyss creature feel unable to breathe.
This state had lasted for three full Abyss days. Countless creatures on every layer of the Abyss Plane trembled, for their Abyssal Lord was enraged over what had happened before.
The Abyss Plane had paid so much for the previous attack. One-third of the Abyssal Lords had detonated their energy to open a passage, yet the final result was failure. Despite paying such a tremendous price, the Abyss's invasion of humanity had still failed.
They had failed to destroy the Tree of Life, which might threaten the Abyss's origin, at the most opportune moment. Instead, several more Lords had fallen, and nearly one-tenth of the Abyss's origin had been taken before and after. Such humiliation had never happened before.
It was not only the Abyssal Sage King who was furious. The many other Abyssal Lords also felt a powerful sense of crisis. The collapse of more than ten layers of the Abyss Plane filled them with unease.
They finally understood why the Saint Monarch had been so determined to find and destroy the Tree of Life at any cost. That plane truly threatened the survival of the Abyss.
In the world of the first layer of the Abyss, the Abyssal Sage King's single eye appeared once more. This time, it was above a massive throne. His aura of unparalleled dominance flickered in and out of sight, and the entire Abyss shook violently beneath his pressure.
He was the Lord of the Abyss, both its guardian and the lord of the plane. To him, destroying any layer of the Abyss was no more difficult than lifting a hand.
The Abyss's one hundred and eight layers were like one