Bottomless Abyss, Devouring Realm.
As Gustavo became the demon king second only to the Abyss Lord, this realm filled with lava and fire reached the deepest part of the Abyss, more profound than any demon lord's territory and more vast than any known level of the Abyss. Here, there was no light, no sound, no concept of time, only an Eternity, absolute, and suffocating darkness.
It was as if everything was being absorbed and swallowed by an indescribable, enormous Black Hole.
But at this moment, this darkness is being torn apart.
It wasn't torn apart by light, but by a deeper darkness.
At the very center of the hierarchy, a gigantic cocoon was slowly pulsating. The cocoon was tens of thousands of kilometers long, entirely black, with countless silver-white runes flowing across its surface—the manifestation of the Law of Sealing, each rune containing the power to seal the heavens and the earth. Inside the cocoon, a massive outline could be vaguely seen, with eight blade-like legs curled up beneath it, and eight eerie green spider eyes closed, like eight extinguished ghost lamps.
Gustavo is rapidly absorbing the Sealing Source Card that Lancelot sent over.
These Sealing Source Card, obtained from the Aiwensuo Civilization, slowly melted within Gustavo's body, hissing like ice cubes falling into boiling water. The silvery-white power of law overflowed from his digestive organs, spreading along his eight bladed legs, his armored exoskeleton, and every inch of his body, ultimately merging into the Law of Devouring deep within his soul.
The Law of Devouring rejoices.
Like a king who has been starving for too long, finally awaiting the most sumptuous feast, it opened its enormous mouth and swallowed the Law of Sealing whole, chewing, digesting, absorbing them, and transforming them into a part of itself.
Gustavo could sense that his Dao of Sealing were growing at an alarming rate.
The Law of Sealing is the second most powerful force within Gustavo's body, after the Law of Devouring.
It takes the Law of Devouring as its core, as the "one" system, to create the Devouring Divine Realm and evolve the path. Then, it uses the Law of Sealing to imprison all paths. The Law of Sealing is the ultimate "nothingness". One and nothingness are the two most fundamental poles of the universe, like light and darkness, life and death, existence and nothingness.
What happens when these two are combined?
When the last vestige of power Sealing Source Card was swallowed by him—equivalent to the entire power of the Aiwensuo Civilization —it vanished into nothingness within the Devouring Demon Spider's body. In its place, a completely new law was born deep within Gustavo's soul—
It was a fusion of devouring and sealing, a convergence of "one" and "nothingness," a unique power that had never appeared in the universe before.
Gustavo opened his eyes.
Eight eerie green spider eyes opened simultaneously, like eight will-o'-the-wisps lit in the darkness, their green light tinged with a dark purple glow, eerie and terrifying. Their gaze pierced through the cocoon's barrier, through the darkness of the Bottomless Abyss, through the countless layers of the Bottomless Abyss, and shot straight into the Void of the Astral Realm.
He sensed it.
That barrier.
The barrier to the realm of Eternity.
Like many Peak Supreme God who have faced it, there is an insurmountable chasm between the "finite" and the "Infinity". But unlike other Peak Supreme God, Gustavo is not in a hurry to cross it.
Because he knew the time wasn't right.
And timing—
It's coming.
At the very moment Gustavo broke through to the Peak Supreme God, the Bottomless Abyss trembled.
It was not an ordinary earthquake, but a tremor of the entire Abyss Will. That tremor started from the very bottom of the Abyss, spreading upwards, passing through the eighteenth, seventeenth, and sixteenth levels below zero... all the way to the surface of the Abyss, to the territories of those demon lords, and to the depths of the souls of countless demons.
At that moment, all the demons sensed the same message:
The Abyss is hungry.
It wasn't ordinary hunger, but a primal, uncontrollable thirst that could devour everything.
The myriad realms are ablaze, Hell is reveling, countless planes are collapsing under the demonic flames, and countless beings are wailing in agony. Those collapsing planes, those wailing beings, that flowing blood, those shattered souls—all are emanating an aura that the Abyss most desperately craves from the universe.
despair.
Pure, extreme despair, enough to break any living being.
For the Abyss Will, despair is food. Just as the Power of Original Sin is to Hell, just as the Power of Faith is to the Divine Realm, despair is the foundation of Abyss Abyss, the Source of Power, and the meaning of Abyss existence.
At this moment, the Astral Realm is burning, and despair is spreading.
The burning frenzy unleashed by the Devils of Hell plunged countless civilizations into Abyss of despair—literally Abyss. The creatures struggling in the demonic flames, the souls howling under the claws, the planes collapsing in Destruction —their aura of despair, like the strongest wine, drifted through the Void of the Astral Realm, greedily absorbed by the Abyss Will.
not enough.
That's far from enough.
The Abyss Will roared, yearned, and trembled with thirst. It wanted more, more intense, and purer despair. It wanted to take matters into its own hands, to have a share of the devil's feast, to pull all those burning planes, those wailing beings, and those collapsing universes into its embrace.
But it needs an Walker.
A powerful, ruthless, and efficient Walker.
An Walker capable of bearing its will, carrying out its wishes, and fulfilling its desires.
The gaze of the Abyss Will fell upon the Devouring Realm.
It landed on the eight newly opened, eerie green spider eyes.
"Gustavo..."
That voice was not language, not thought, not even any known form of communication. It was the direct infusion of the Abyss Will, the manifestation of the desires and greed accumulated in Shenzhen, the very source of the entire Bottomless Abyss calling its name.
"To fulfill my wishes..."
"Devour."
"Pulling."
"Let more planes, more universes, more living beings... fall into the Abyss."
I will give you... everything.
Gustavo's eight spider eyes contracted simultaneously.
He felt the call of the Abyss Will, the irresistible yearning originating from the Abyss Origin. It was not a command, but an invitation; not coercion, but a transaction.
The Abyss Will Abyss Will him to reap despair, and in return, it will grant him power.
A power strong enough to cross the barrier of Eternity.
Half a deep purple heart appeared in Gustao's mind, making his entire bloodline throb with a desire to devour it. This was the Heart of the Abyss, a treasure powerful enough to allow him to cross the barrier of Eternity.
Gustavo did not hesitate.
His eight blade-like legs exerted force simultaneously, instantly shattering the giant cocoon that had enveloped him for years, scattering it into countless fragments. His complete form appeared in the darkness of the Devouring Realm —a colossal creature tens of thousands of kilometers long, its back covered with an armor-like exoskeleton, covered with sharp spikes, each gleaming with the eerie light of the Law of Devouring. Its eight blade-like legs were like eight divine weapons that cleaved the heavens and earth, their blades flowing with silver-white sealing runes. Eight eerie green spider eyes coldly scanned the surroundings, causing even space to tremble wherever their gaze fell.
On his back, a jet-black longsword was slowly levitating.
That is the Ancient Sword of the Abyss.
Miracle Creation, Unrivaled in its destructive power.
At this moment, this supreme weapon of destruction has once again returned to Gustavo's hands.
The Ancient Sword of the Abyss from the abyss was also humming.
It craved blood and Destruction.
Gustavo raised one of his sword feet and gently tapped the blade, producing a clear, ringing sound.
"No rush." His voice was deep and hoarse, like the strange frequency emanating from a spinning Black Hole, as if whispering, "Soon... all worlds will tremble beneath your might."
His gaze pierced through the barrier of the Abyss and landed on a corner of the Astral Realm.
There, an advanced Astral Realm civilization is barely clinging to life.
It's called the Floating Light Civilization.
It's time for the Aslant Civilization to pay the price for its actions.
The Floating Light Civilization, an advanced Astral Realm- level civilization.
It controls over eighty universe clusters and has a population of tens of trillions. Among the advanced civilizations in the Astral Realm, it is not the most powerful, but it is certainly not weak. Its Dharma Body is unique and is known as "Floating Light Magic," which can manipulate the power of light and shadow to create illusions on the battlefield that are enough to confuse even the gods.
More importantly, it has three Main God.
One Peak Main God, and two Ordinary Main God.
In the hierarchy of civilizations in the Astral Realm, the combat power of Main God is already a considerable Intimidation force. Although there are Supreme God above Main God, Supreme God are mostly solitary beings and rarely rely on any particular civilization. Therefore, the Floating Light Civilization, which possesses three Main God, is already quite significant among the advanced civilizations in the Astral Realm.
However, at this moment, the Floating Light Civilization is trembling with fear.
It wasn't because the Devils of Hell —their expansion was still some distance from the territory of the Floating Light Civilization —but because they sensed the suffocating malice rising from the Abyss.
The highest council of the Floating Light Civilization convened an emergency meeting.
"The aura of the Abyss." A Main God frowned. "Very strong. Extremely strong."
"Is it an invasion from the Abyss?" another Main God asked.
"Not like it." The Peak Main God —the being known as the "Lord of Floating Light"—shaked his head. "Invasions of the Abyss are usually accompanied by the emergence of a large number of demons, but this time... there's only one aura."
"One share?"
"A... aura." The Lord of Floating Light frowned even more deeply, "But that aura... is very strong. Extremely strong."
How strong is it?
The Lord of Floating Light remained silent for a long time before slowly uttering four words:
"Far beyond me."
Parliament fell silent.
Everyone knew what those four words meant. The Lord of Floating Light was Peak Main God, far surpassing any being—that could only be Supreme God.
A demon lord of Supreme God status has set his sights on the Floating Light Civilization.
But how could this be?
Isn't the Invincible Abyss currently being held back by the Demon Realm of the End and the Black Prison Realm?
"Prepare for battle." The Lord of Floating Light stood up, his gaze sweeping over everyone present. "Concentrate all power on our home planet. Deploy the highest-level defensive array. Activate the Ancient Mirror of Floating Light. Contact the Adrian Federation and request..."
He didn't finish his sentence.
And then it came to an abrupt end.
All the high-ranking members of the Floating Light Civilization simultaneously raised their heads in horror.
His face was deathly pale.
His pupils trembled, filled with fear.
Because the Void shattered.
In the outer space of the Floating Light Civilization's home planet, within the defensive network of numerous Void warships and planetary fortresses, and within the perception range of the three Main God — the Void shattered without warning.
Like a mirror struck by a boulder, space began to crack from a single point, the cracks spreading outwards at an alarming speed, instantly covering an area of several light-years. And in the center of those cracks, a colossal creature slowly stepped out from the shattered Void.
Eight ferocious-looking legs covered with barbs.
Eight eerie green spider eyes, with pitch-black darkness gathering deep within them, as if they were about to transform into Black Hole and extend out to devour everything.
An armored exoskeleton covered in spikes.
A jet-black longsword hovering on his back.
Devouring Demon Spider Gustavo.
His size was compressed to "only" a few thousand kilometers as he traversed the Void —an extremely compressed result for his true size. But for the Floating Light Civilization's defense network, this was already quite astonishing.
The countless warships of the Floating Light Civilization that formed the defense system opened fire at the same time.
The light from the artillery fire illuminated the entire Void, and countless beams of light, energy blasts, and magical arrows rained down on Gustavo's body like a storm. These attacks were enough to destroy a Void star, to tear apart a plane, and to obliterate any being at the level of Main God.
But Gustavo didn't even blink.
On his armored exoskeleton, the Law of Devouring automatically operated, swallowing all the attacks into his body, chewing, digesting, and absorbing them. Those powers capable of Destruction stars were merely insignificant snacks to him.
"Ants."
Gustavo's eight spider eyes coldly swept over the warships, as if looking at a group of dying insects.
Then, he moved.
One of the blades rose up and made a light slash.
The Void shattered once more, but this time it wasn't a natural shattering; rather, it was forcibly torn apart by the Law of Sealing. A silver-white crack appeared in the very center of the fleet, from which countless sealing runes surged forth, spreading outwards like a spiderweb.
The moment those runes touched the warship, all of its energy systems simultaneously failed. Shields vanished, weapons stopped firing, engines ceased operation, and communications were cut off—the flow of all energy was sealed, and the operation of all laws was imprisoned.
Countless Void warships instantly transformed into iron coffins floating in the Void.
Meanwhile, Gustavo's other seven bladed legs moved simultaneously.
Each swing of his bladed feet carried away countless warships. Before his bladed feet, those warships were like paper, crumbling and annihilating at the slightest touch. Explosions rose and fell in the Void, like a grand fireworks display.
Three seconds.
Only three seconds passed between Gustavo stepping out of the Void and the complete annihilation of the Floating Light Civilization's fleet protecting the mother plane.
On the home planet of the Floating Light Civilization, everyone was stunned.
What did they see?
They witnessed the terror of a Supreme God, the power of the Devouring Demon Spider, and what true, irresistible power truly is.
"No... it's impossible..."
The Lord of Floating Light's face was deathly pale, and his hands trembled—not from fear, but from despair. He sensed the essence of that power, the might of that law that devoured and sealed everything.
That was no ordinary Supreme God.
It was a monster that wielded the two supreme laws of devouring and sealing.
Those are the sharpest fangs of the Bottomless Abyss.