Berserk State

Late at night, the Game Space was pitch-black. Er Dongsheng violently opened the Seven Gates, devouring the essence of heaven and earth and turning this place into a hell on earth.

At this moment, boundless berserk killing intent surged forth, as though an entire great world were collapsing and crumbling. The aura of slaughter spread, as if it wished to cut down every living being in the world!

This was...

The Abyssal Will, the Abyss System, and the remaining phantoms all stared in stunned disbelief at Er Dongsheng's sudden eruption, utterly shaken!

At this very moment, the formidable Chinese Daoist Arts from his previous life were revealed before others for the first time. Though the only spectators present were one Heavenly Dao Will—oh, and one Abyss System.

"Heh heh, you all deserve to die!" Er Dongsheng cackled. A cold, hoarse voice came from his mouth as his eyes shifted from blue to scarlet. At this moment, he felt incomparably powerful—powerful enough to seem like a god capable of controlling everything!

He seemed to have entered a Demonic State!

The Demonic State in Chinese Daoist Arts was not what ordinary people understood it to be. It was a wondrous state of mind. In this state, strength, speed, and agility began to soar, leaving one completely berserk. Nothing remained in the mind but boundless killing intent—to fight heaven, fight earth, fight oneself!

To contend with heaven was endless joy; to contend with others was endless joy. He was now wholly immersed in the pleasure of battle.

Boom! His suddenly heightened speed made him appear behind an Abyss Demon phantom as though he had teleported.

Bang!

There was not the slightest flourish. His left arm swung viciously, and with a tremendous blast, the demon's phantom silently dispersed.

"Heh heh! Weak little ant!"

His scarlet eyes fixed on the vanishing demon phantom as Er Dongsheng began to laugh wildly!

"Haha, weak! Far too weak!"

"How can such weak little ants have the face to exist beneath the same heavens as me!"

"Better be good and go to heaven!"

In another instant, despite the other demon phantoms being on guard, his figure vanished. In the blink of an eye, he appeared behind a humanoid Demon Lord!

Bang!

Rumble!

He had caught it! Er Dongsheng's sharp strike had actually been caught by this seemingly ordinary humanoid Demon Lord! Though he was still forced back several steps by the immense force, he had truly caught Er Dongsheng's attack!

Er Dongsheng froze. His scarlet eyes carefully studied this humanoid Demon Lord. This was...?

Lucifer Lucifel, the fallen angel—the strongest Demon Lord of the ancient Abyss according to legend, the very embodiment of pride and arrogance. He had once unified countless worlds and ruled over the entire Abyss, making the myriad heavens and worlds tremble! An existence feared by the gods themselves, so great that even the Abyssal Will had to yield him three parts!

But now...

After watching for a while, Er Dongsheng smiled indifferently. Now, he was merely an Abyssal Phantom!

"Heh heh! Not bad!"

"But it's still not enough!"

His left foot stomped down fiercely. With a rumble, a huge crater appeared in the floor of the Game Space, only to return to perfect condition an instant later!

Using the rebound force, Er Dongsheng leaped above the gathered demons. Looking down from on high at the demons beneath his feet, he pulled his lips into an evil smile!

He twisted his body, drew in his waist, raised his leg, then dove down fiercely. At the same time, Ink Spirit Flame gathered beneath his foot. Intense wind pressure formed below his falling body, creating a crescent-shaped wind blade. Ink Spirit Flame clung to its edge as it smashed viciously toward the ground!

"Heh heh, go meet God, all of you!"

Boom!

Pop, pop, pop! Ink Spirit Flame splashed everywhere. The Abyss Demon phantoms could no longer withstand such a powerful impact. Their forms began to crack apart one after another, and vast swathes of gray matter collapsed and scattered.

They~~ were finished!

"It's not over yet! I haven't had enough fun!"

"Keep playing with me!"

"Dead Gate! Blast open for me too!"

Buzz!

This space seemed to fall silent all at once, as though time itself had stopped. Even the Abyssal Aura hung motionless! The expressions of the Abyss Demon Lords froze upon their faces. At this moment, time itself seemed to have died!

Rumble!

The entire Game Space suddenly erupted as though the universe itself had exploded, splitting heaven and earth apart. Countless clouds of smoke scattered and filled the space around Er Dongsheng, making his current appearance impossible to see. The structure of the Game Space began to creak and groan, frightening the Abyss System into hurriedly stabilizing it. Otherwise, if the enemy failed to destroy this place but Er Dongsheng did, that would be far too absurd!

Second by second, the smoke began to disperse, revealing a grotesquely terrifying new demon body!

A pair of blood-red wings slowly flapped behind his back. Vast patches of crimson scales covered his entire body like mighty armor. Sharp, pointed horns grew from his shoulders, elbows, legs, and every vital joint! Especially the horns on both shoulders—they extended outward before curving up to stab diagonally toward the sky. Er Dongsheng now looked even more imposing and tyrannical!

The madness in his eyes had already vanished. His gaze was now like the stars of the cosmos—deep, mysterious, without the slightest ripple of emotion. At this moment, he resembled a sovereign standing high above all. Looking at the Abyss Demon Lord phantoms, looking at the motionless Abyssal Will below, he slowly raised his head. His face was expressionless as a cool, merciless voice rang out.

"This farce has gone on long enough. It's time to end it!"

With a casual wave of his hand, scarlet light waves mixed with pitch-black Ink Spirit Flame instantly spread throughout the entire game space. The Demon Lord phantoms summoned by the Abyssal Will dispersed instantly without any resistance!

Then he opened his mouth and inhaled toward the Abyssal Will. Under the Abyss System's dumbfounded gaze, that wisp of Abyss Heavenly Dao Will was instantly sucked into Er Dongsheng's mouth.

Crunch, crunch! After several crisp sounds, he swallowed it into his stomach with a gulp!

At this point, even the Abyss System, which lacked complete emotions, seemed to break out in a cold sweat!

This was far too brutal!

He closed his eyes as though digesting the Abyssal Will. Blazing black Ink Spirit Flame surged toward his abdomen, and it seemed that the final screams of the Abyss Heavenly Dao Will could already be heard.

After a while, a lustrous white star suddenly appeared on the forehead of this new demon body. It was shaped like a five-pointed heart, and within it were incomparably complex patterns of laws. Could this be...?

That was right. Er Dongsheng was now completing the reward granted by the Abyssal Will: gathering an Abyss Star upon his forehead and condensing his own arcane laws. Having devoured that wisp of Heavenly Dao Will, the Abyss Star he condensed could now be said to be equivalent to the Heavenly Dao. Unlike the Abyss Star formed with the Abyssal Will's help, his was not bound by the Heavenly Dao and possessed limitless potential! This laid the foundation for him to break free from the Heavenly Dao in the future!

He slowly withdrew from his transformed state, and an endless wave of weakness struck him instantly.

"Handle the aftermath here. Plan our future course of action. This wisp of Heavenly Dao Will is yours—analyze it first. I'm heading out now. There's probably still big trouble waiting for me outside!" Er Dongsheng gave the Abyss System a rather weak set of instructions, then shifted his thoughts and left the soul space, returning to his body!

At this moment, a faint sensation of being watched came over him. Something was brazenly scanning every inch of this place, especially Er Dongsheng's body.

"So, it still came after all!"

"This should count as the fourth step of the plan, right?"

"...Abyss System, wait until I get back. I'll deal with you properly!"