Asking the Dao of Heaven

Chen Fan took a deep breath. His thoughts churned, but he quickly regained his composure.

Even if the Abyss could invade this world ahead of time, it would certainly have to pay a considerable price.

Unless under special circumstances, the Abyss could only follow its fixed rhythm.

He did not need to worry excessively about the Great Calamity arriving early.

And knowing this also lessened Chen Fan's wariness toward that Mutated Blood Demon.

At the very least, it showed that the Mutated Blood Demon was not a product of the Abyss, but the result of research conducted by this world's side...

He licked his lips, realizing a crucial issue as well.

His blazing eyes fixed on the phantom. "In other words, that Emperor Yuan Shang, 'Zi Shang,' had already achieved some results in his research... or at least, he was on the path to success?"

Since he had drawn the Abyss's special attention and had even caused the Great Calamity to descend ahead of time, did that not mean that Zi Shang's actions had already made the Abyss wary, and that he was walking the right path?

In Chen Fan's previous life, there had been a saying: learn the barbarians' superior techniques to control the barbarians.

Zi Shang's research into the God-Defying Race and the Abyss had likely made a breakthrough, frightening the Abyss.

The phantom pondered slightly before continuing, "The Sun God King believed the same, which was why he..."

He stopped halfway through, saying no more. Then he lifted his head and looked overhead, though no one knew what he was looking at.

"Did the Sun God King also do something special for Zi Shang?"

The phantom did not answer Chen Fan's question.

Chen Fan could also tell that there were still many things the phantom could not