Illusion and Reality!

After emerging from the Space-Time Rift into a Dark Nebula as vast as the starry universe...

Everyone present stood stunned. Er Dongsheng was no exception!

The Abyss. It was the Abyss!

A memory flashed through Er Dongsheng's mind. As if he had realized something, he raised his head again and stared in horror at the figure within the screen of light.

It was him!

How was that possible?

"The Abyss! That's the Abyss! How is this possible? How?!" A figure with an immense aura cried out in horror, his voice thick with fear.

His repeated cries of disbelief said everything about the terror in his heart.

Many others as powerful as he was looked equally horrified.

"It's back. It's actually back. Which king will fall in this catastrophe this time?" Even the most powerful figures could not help murmuring.

Yet among those gathered in the Pantheon were many newcomers. Seeing the others look as though the world had ended, they could not hide their confusion.

"Destruction God King, what exactly is going on?" asked several figures seated in the back row.

Er Dongsheng looked over, a question rising in his own mind.

Destruction God King... Did they mean...

"That is the Abyss, the Abyss that destroyed the Ancient Divine Realm. And that figure..." 'Er Dongsheng' paused. His eyes narrowed slightly, an unreadable gleam appearing in them.

"The supreme ruler of the Abyss, the newly risen Demon Lord, the Demon Master of Destruction—Baal!"

Rumble!

The moment the one known as the Destruction God King spoke that name, the entire Pantheon began to shake violently. The name seemed taboo, charged with an unfathomable power that struck everyone present speechless.

Er Dongsheng, who had been watching from the sidelines, was plunged into utter shock.

*Baal... Baal... The Lord of Destruction is called