Peering into the Passage Deep in the Demon's Lair, Breaking Through a Thousand Enemies to Return to the Primordial World

Void Ancient Battlefield, edge of the core region.

Tongtian stood atop a "mountain range" piled high with countless shattered stars and the remains of gods and demons, the Chaos Star Core Sword in his hand. Below him stretched an endless depression, shrouded in dense, ink-black Chaos Demonic Qi. It resembled a wound in the earth, constantly oozing filth and an aura of destruction. This was the Land of the Demon Abyss, where Otherworld Demon Gods were said to be especially active, as mentioned in the Memory Fragments of the Chaos Dragon Emperor, Ao Xu.

According to the information Ao Xu had left behind, a relatively stable Otherworld Passage was likely hidden deep within this Demon Abyss, though it had been sealed or restricted. It was a scar left over from the great war of that year, and an important route through which Otherworld Demon Gods could now occasionally infiltrate.

Tongtian had come not only to hunt stronger demons and gather resources, but also to confirm the passage's existence and condition for himself, so he could prepare well in advance.

He drew in every trace of his aura. The Chaos Bead and Heaven-Deceiving Array Disk operated together, perfectly merging him with his surroundings. Like a specter, he slipped silently into the Demon Abyss.

The deeper he went, the thicker and purer the demonic qi became. The Chaotic Will it contained was almost tangible, constantly assaulting his mind. Had his Dao Heart not been firm, and the Law of Strength not suppressed the corruption within him, he would long since have been tainted by the demonic qi and turned into a mindless killing machine. The lairs of low-level demons began to appear all around him. Their twisted forms survived by devouring one another and absorbing demonic qi. Sensing the alien aura on