Unexpected Appearance

The Third Demon God's words completely baffled Old Wang. Could it be that they really came from the same world?

So, it's related to the Demon God...

Fellow villager?

Third Demon God: "What?"

"Nothing much. Now it's my turn to ask questions. How can we stop the Abyss from expanding?" Old Wang asked.

"Good question, but I also want to know how to stop it. The twelve of us have been thinking about this problem ever since the day we became Demon God."

But the only thing we can do now is to have our Demon God subordinates guide another world as it falls into the Abyss, preventing that world from collapsing completely.

Even though it has fallen into the Abyss, it can still continue to exist.

The Abyss's several failed expansions were due to encountering your world, or rather, our world.

It expands into other worlds without any hindrance, but once the currency is depleted, that world will fall into Abyss.

But it's different when it encounters our world; it will collide with our world.

The two worlds seem to be unable to overcome each other, and then they will wear each other down for a while, until the Abyss turns around.

"Our world is the key to stopping the expansion of the Abyss, but I and the other Demon God can't go back now!" said the Third Demon God.

The amount of information in its words left Old Wang somewhat at a loss for how to respond.

"Ask one more question and then go back. I'm a little tired today!" The Third Demon God seemed to remember something, and his enthusiasm had waned.

"Are you still willing to return to your original world?" Old Wang asked.

"Going home? Heh... I might be willing..."

If we had just arrived at this Abyss, we would certainly have been willing.

But do you know how long we've been in this Abyss?

170,000 years!

We don't know if our home is still there, or if the world has changed beyond recognition.

"Forget it! Let's not talk about this anymore. Just take my answer as no..." After the Third Demon God finished speaking, he closed his eyes to rest, while Old Wang withdrew.

After Old Wang left, it opened its eyes again, but it was unclear what it was thinking.

"Sir, it didn't give you any trouble, did it?"

After Old Wang left the Demon God Hall, the elementals who were waiting outside came up and asked him questions.

"No, by the way, when did the world of elements fall into the Abyss?" Old Wang asked.

"Sir, the Five Great Domains are the original territories of the Abyss, not those that fell into the Abyss later!" the Steam Element said.

"Are the elements native to the Abyss?" Old Wang.

"No, among the Five Great Domains, only the Flame Demon are native to the Abyss. The others are those who drove away the original native Demon and then occupied their territories."

It is said that the name "hell" originated from the concept of "territory."

"Calling it an occupation isn't accurate; we actually found it."

"That's right, those Demons are really tough too."

When the Twelve Demon Gods had just established their positions as Demon God, they even attempted to challenge the Demon God with the power of Demon.

Unfortunately, for some unknown reason, one of the Balrogs betrayed them. The Twelve Demon Gods received advance warning and nearly wiped them out in Flame Demon mortal realm.

The elements took turns explaining what happened back then to Old Wang, but as for why they were so thoroughly eliminated...

Most of these elements personally experienced the events of that year. Although they were mostly not very Intelligence at that time, they recorded these events.

Among the races of the Abyss, apart from the Flame Demon, no race lives longer than the Elementals; the Flame Demon are merely on par with the Elementals.

According to the elements' own records, there are no Legendary or elements that live to a ripe old age, because their lifespan is so long that it is almost infinite.

So, during the few days of preparing for the competition, Old Wang didn't go anywhere; he spent all his time learning various things from the elements.

~~~

A few days later

The night before the game

The Twelve Demon God Priests were huddled together in silence when a Great Flame Demon shrouded in black robes spoke to them:

"What have you all thought about it? If you cooperate with us, you will still have a glimmer of hope, and you might even be able to take that step."

But if you hold the competition honestly, death will be the only fate awaiting you."

"You can really help us all break through to the Epic? You should know that we used the Legendary Level Nine Core Heart bestowed by the Demon God to break Legendary!"

"And could you please take off that black robe? Even if you wear it, people will still be able to tell you're the Great Flame Demon," the First Demon Priest asked.

"Sorry, I was just trying to cooperate with you!" the Great Flame Demon said, tearing his black robe to shreds. Then he added:

"You may not understand my Lord, He is the only true God in this world."

Those twelve are nothing but a few false gods; what they cannot do, my Lord can certainly do.

And..."

"Alright, you can go back now. We'll give you an answer before the competition starts tomorrow!" said the Second Demon God Priest.

Great Flame Demon: "..."

Is that so polite of you? Can't you see I was only halfway through my impassioned speech?

But it didn't dare to do anything, and simply said "okay" before leaving!

"I don't believe what he said. How strong could a sealed guy be?"

"But... how do we choose?" the First Demon God Priest asked after the Great Flame Demon left.

It wanted to say something more, but realized it was pointless.

"I don't believe it either, but I don't want to die!" said the Third Demon God Priest.

"I don't want to either!"

"Who would want that!"

"That's settled then!"

The next day

The selection competition was held as scheduled on the floating arena. After the Demon God Priest verified the identities of the contestants, they announced the start of the competition.

This match is the first one, a two-on-one contest between the top 100 players and players from the Five Great Domains.

The competition will not stop once it begins, and will continue until the top ten are determined.

Moreover, the matches are played one game at a time; I have no idea where this bizarre tournament format came from.

But Old Wang had no choice but to accept; she was just a Normal player, not his Alliance Chair.

So he could only watch.

The first match was between the Great Flame Demon next to Old Wang that day and a Legendary Ninth Rank Dragon from the Giant Dragon Domain.

These Dragon usually exist in human form, only transforming into their Dragon form when facing a truly formidable enemy.

It didn't change its mindset during the match, which shows that it didn't take the Great Flame Demon seriously at all.

However, the information on this Flame Demon shows that it is Legendary seventh-tier creature, so it's not worth the Dragon taking it seriously.

But the situation changed as soon as the match started. The Legendary seventh-tier Great Flame Demon broke one of the wings of the Legendary Ninth Rank Dragon in a single exchange.

Although the Dragon transformed into its true Dragon form in time to repel it, its wings could not be restored.

This Great Flame Demon is not Legendary seventh-tier demon, but Legendary Ninth Rank; it has concealed its true strength.

The Dragon wanted to fight it to the death, but before it could move, it suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

It's truly rare to see Dragon vomiting blood; their physical abilities are practically at the pinnacle of the Abyss, but everyone witnessed it today.

"The Golden Dragon-Slaying Sword! The sword in its hand is the Golden Dragon-Slaying Sword!"

A voice suddenly rang out in the arena, and everyone looked toward the arrow in the Great Flame Demon's hand. They discovered that the outer layer of plating on the sword in its hand had peeled off, revealing the golden blade inside.

Based on its appearance, some knowledgeable people could easily recognize that this sword was the legendary Golden Dragon-Slaying Sword, Legendary kill Dragon.

This sword contains a special poison that specifically kills Dragon; any Dragon below the Epic will be severely injured by this poison.

It seems that the Great Flame Demon came prepared today, but it's unclear why it's targeting the Dragon race.

Upon witnessing this scene, the Dragon's people surrendered to the Twelve Demon God Priests, but they ignored them.

According to the rules, the contestant had to concede defeat personally, but before the Dragon on the field could even speak, he was pierced through the chest by the opponent's sword.

The Golden Dragon-Slaying Sword truly lived up to its name as a weapon specifically designed to target Dragon; this single strike extinguished the Dragon's life force.

"Ah! I'll kill you!"

This scene thoroughly enraged the Dragon, who all revealed their true forms and prepared to pounce on the person on the field.

But the Twelve Demon God Priests stopped them, saying, "If you don't want to compete, you can get out!"

The Dragon gave the Great Flame Demon and the Twelve Demon God Priests a deep look, but held back.

They retrieved the Dragon's corpse without saying a word, clearly plotting revenge.