Horus's rise to fame had been abrupt, as if his name had suddenly spread throughout the entire Abyss. Yet that was hardly unusual in the Abyss. Many demons had been complete unknowns before becoming famous. That was the Abyss—there were always surprises.
Horus was just a little different. He had become famous far too quickly!
In only a few months, people had begun to notice his name, and from there, his reputation soared. At first, Horus had only been making his way through the Great Abyss, a place somewhat cut off from the outside world. Although many demons knew that Solam, King of the Balors, had handed his army over to a newcomer and that this newcomer had achieved remarkable victories, most demons did not have much of a real impression of the news. After all, the Great Abyss was considered a backwater, and not many people truly paid attention to it.
But around half a year after Solam disappeared, things changed.
Solam's sudden withdrawal had left many people confused. Quite a few demon lords even entertained the fanciful notion that something had truly happened to Solam, and the more impatient among them began to make their moves.
Thus came the first probing attack.
It was a coalition army formed by more than thirteen lesser demon lords. Everyone knew demons had no spirit of cooperation. If thirteen lesser lords had joined forces without someone pulling strings behind the scenes, that would be a miracle. Clearly, they were merely the vanguard. If Horus and his people failed to respond in time, an unending stream of attacks would follow.
The Triple Realm under Solam's control was a juicy piece of meat dripping with grease in the eyes of many demon lords. Given even the slightest opportunity, they would try to take a