Planets, planes, and universes shrouded in gravity will irreversibly slide towards the Gate of the Abyss, like stars captured by Black Hole. During their descent, they will be eroded, distorted, and corrupted by the Abyss Power, eventually falling into the infinite levels of the Bottomless Abyss and becoming part of Abyss.
And the creatures on those planets—no matter how much they struggled, resisted, or prayed—could only watch helplessly as they were pulled into Endless darkness, becoming food for the Abyss Will in despair.
Gustavo wandered madly through the Astral Realm Void.
His speed is extremely fast— the Law of Space allow him to traverse thousands of light-years in an instant. His efficiency is extremely high—once he arrives in a region, he finds the core plane of that region in the shortest possible time, then opens the Gate of the Abyss, dragging the entire region into the Abyss.
His footprints have covered dozens of universes.
Wherever he went, he left only emptiness behind.
Civilization after civilization perished Gate of the Abyss, plane after plane collapsed under his Law of Devouring, and universe after universe succumbed to his hunt.
These civilizations varied in level—some were low-level, some mid-level, some high-level, and even a few were at the pinnacle of the Astral Realm. But before Gustavo, their Fate were all the same:
destruction.
A complete, ruthless, and utter annihilation that leaves no trace.
The aura of despair emanating from those destroyed civilizations, like the strongest aroma of wine, was greedily absorbed by the Abyss Will. The power of the Abyss Will was growing wildly, the levels of the Abyss were expanding wildly, and the demons of the Abyss were multiplying wildly.
Everything is proceeding according to plan.
Meanwhile, Gustavo's Abyss Affinity is also skyrocketing.
The Abyss Will for him grew daily. Every time he completed a devouring, every time he opened an Gate of the Abyss, every time he dragged a civilization into the Abyss, the Abyss Will's will left a mark deep within his soul.
Those marks are Abyss Abyss's gift, its recognition, its Abyss.
Each mark strengthens Gustavo 'Gustavo connection to the Abyss, each mark amplifies his power, and each mark brings Gustavo one step closer to his ultimate goal.
Eternity.
The burning frenzy unleashed by the Devils of Hell continues, and Gustavo is annihilating one Astral Realm civilization after another, devouring millions of dimensional universes, and dragging countless beings into Bottomless Abyss.
His Abyss Affinity has reached an unprecedented level.
Throughout the entire history of the Bottomless Abyss, no being—whether a demon lord, Abyss prince, or one of the Legend ancient demons—has ever possessed such a high Abyss Affinity.
Aside from the Ruler of the Abyss, Gustavo's Abyss Affinity is absolutely unmatched.
Now, from his current position, even the slightest leak of his aura could cause a crack to open in the Gate of the Abyss, as if he himself had become a projection of the Abyss, a part of the Abyss.
Gustavo's frenzied devouring allowed the Abyss Will to be temporarily satiated.
It wasn't just ordinary satiety; it was a long-lost, exhilarating, and satisfying fullness that could make the Abyss Will tremble.
The hunger and desire accumulated by the Abyss Will found unprecedented satisfaction in Gustavo's frenzied hunt. The desperate aura that surged into the Abyss, the dimensional universes that fell into the Abyss, and the innocent beings that were swallowed by the Abyss all contributed to the ever-growing power of the Abyss Will.
The Abyss Will has never been a stingy entity.
It bestows the most generous rewards upon its most beloved subjects.
On that day, Gustavo had just dragged a large plane into the Abyss and was hovering in the Void, digesting the newly devoured power. His eight eerie green spider eyes were slightly closed, as if savoring the taste of those desperate souls.
Just then, the Abyss Will descended.
Not through intention, not through imprint, but—directly descending.
An indescribable power surged from the Bottomless Abyss, piercing through countless levels, dimensional barriers, and the distance of the Void, directly entering Gustavo's body.
That power was warm and strong, like a mother's embrace, like the deepest dream. It flowed through Gustavo's body, along every bladed foot, every inch of his exoskeleton, every thorn, and finally converged in the deepest part of his soul.
There, half a heart is waiting.
That is the Heart of the Abyss.
The most precious treasure of the Bottomless Abyss, a manifestation of the Abyss Will.
Ever since the great battle in the Abyss, the Abyss has been testing Gustavo in various ways, whether it's testing his potential or other aspects of him, but it has never been able to completely hand over this half of his heart to Gustawo.
Because it needs confirmation—confirmation of whether Gustavo deserves this final favor.
And now, the Abyss Will has been confirmed.
The half of the Heart of the Abyss rose from the deepest part of the Abyss, passing through countless levels, dimensional barriers, and the distance of the Void, slowly drifting towards Gustavo.
Its size is like that of a star, its entire body is black, and its surface is covered with countless blood-red patterns. Every pulsation causes the surrounding Void to tremble; every leap releases a power powerful enough to make Supreme God tremble.
This is the most precious treasure of the Abyss Will.
This is the most generous gift from the Abyss Will.
This is the key to Eternity.
Gustavo's eight eerie green spider eyes snapped open.
He saw the half-heart and felt the terrifying power that was enough to allow him to break through the barrier of Eternity. His soul trembled, his laws cheered, and every inch of his body yearned.
But he did not rush to devour it.
He hovered in the Void, his eight sword-like legs slightly spread, his eight spider eyes fixed on the half of the Heart of the Abyss that was slowly drifting towards him, like a Saint gazing at the final sacred object.
He knew that when he devoured that half of the heart, he would touch that barrier.
The barrier to the realm of Eternity.
This time, however, he will not wait.
He will cross it.
The Heart of the Abyss floated to Gustavo's front, slowly rotating and radiating a warm and powerful light. Gustavo opened his mouth and swallowed the half-heart in one gulp.
At that moment, the entire Void trembled.
At that moment, the Bottomless Abyss cheered.
At that moment, Gustavo, the Devouring Demon Spider, officially embarked on his journey to Eternity.
The Heart of the Abyss melted within Gustavo's body.
It was not a simple melting, but a fusion—a fusion with his soul, a fusion with his laws, a fusion with every inch of his body. The power of that half of his heart merged with the half that already existed within him, forming a complete, powerful source of power capable of shaking the Eternity barrier.
Gustavo could feel his power rising rapidly.
The barrier of the Peak Supreme God at the pinnacle was as fragile as paper before him, and was instantly breached. His power broke through the limits of the pinnacle, advancing towards a higher level— Half-Step Eternity, the final step below Eternity.
But he didn't stop.
Because his goal is not Half-Step Eternity.
His goal is Eternity.
The power of the Heart of the Abyss surged within him, the Law of Devouring and Law of Sealing resonated deep within his soul, and the power of unifying all paths flowed around him. He could feel that barrier, that insurmountable chasm between the "finite" and the "Infinity," slowly appearing before him.
It is more Sturdiness, more profound, and more insurmountable than the barrier that the Lord of Hell once faced.
Because what Gustavo had to overcome was the Eternity barrier of the Devouring Path —the ultimate test of the unity of all paths, the highest realm of the Law of Devouring.
But Gustavo was not afraid.
He possesses the Heart of the Abyss, the Law of Devouring, the Law of Sealing, and the terrifying power of unifying all paths. He is favored by the Abyss Will, supported by the Bottomless Abyss, and has accumulated a profound foundation.
More importantly--
He was hungry.
A hunger that can never be satisfied, originating from the source, and capable of devouring everything.
That was the Devouring Demon Spider's instinct, Gustavo's soul, the meaning of his existence.
And at this moment, that hunger was telling him:
That's not enough.
That's far from enough.
He needs more.
More planes, more universes, more living beings, more despair.
Only by absorbing enough power can he accumulate enough resources to cross the barrier of Eternity. Only by satisfying the Abyss Will can he receive enough blessings and support.
His eight eerie green spider eyes gazed into the depths of the Astral Realm, into the burning myriad worlds, and into the civilizations struggling under the demonic flames.
The food he needed was there.
The power he needed was there.
Everything he needed was there.
Gustavo's eight bladed legs exerted force simultaneously, and his body shot into the depths of the Astral Realm like a black lightning bolt.
His hunt has only just begun.
And the moment he finally crossed that barrier and stepped into the realm of Eternity—
The entire Astral Realm will tremble before him.
Meanwhile, as the flames burned beneath the iron hooves of the Astral Realm and the Devils of Hell, deep within the River of Space-Time, lay a forbidden realm that even time itself dared not touch.
Here there is no past, no future, only the Eternity "now". The main current of the River of Space-Time takes a strange turn here, bypassing an unseen Void, like a galloping dragon avoiding something more ancient and terrifying.
That Void is the Eternally Sealed Dragon Realm.
It was not formed naturally, but rather it was an independent domain forcibly torn out from the River of Space-Time by the Lord of Time — the Eternity Dragon of Time —using the power of his Bloodline Atlas and his status as the strongest of the True Dragon Clan, combined with his own Eternity Law of Time. Its boundary is not space, but time itself; its barrier is not matter, but the seal of causality.
Any being that enters the Eternally Sealed Dragon Realm will be completely cut off from all causal connections with the outside world. There is no past, no future, only the Eternity frozen "now". Here, time does not flow, Fate does not turn, and even death has no meaning - because here, everything has been sealed in the Eternity present.
Rewinding to the beginning of the Eternally Sealed Dragon Realm Eternally Sealed Dragon Realm, at its center, an altar formed from pure time power was slowly rising.
The altar was several light-years in size, entirely composed of solidified time crystals, each containing a fragment of time from an era. From the chaos of the beginning of the universe to the glory of the birth of stars, from the splendor of the rise of civilization to the deathly silence of the Termination all things—countless fragments of time were compressed, solidified, and piled up to form this altar, large enough to Containment a Second-Step Eternity being.
At the top of the altar, a figure was perched.
That is the Lord of Time.
The Eternity Dragon of Time.
His size transcends the concept of "size"—not tens of thousands of kilometers, not millions of kilometers, but a colossal being measured in light-years. His body is like a giant dragon woven from countless timelines, each scale an independent tributary of time, each whisker a manifestation of causality, and each eye a star gazing upon the past and the future.
His true form is the Time Dragon, one of the three Variant Dragon Clan of the True Dragon Clan, and the oldest, most mysterious, and most powerful being among the Dragon Clan. In the Dragon Clan genealogy, his status is higher than all dragon kings, all dragon gods, and all Dragon Clan ancestors. This is because he is not a particular dragon; he is the embodiment of time itself within the Dragon Clan.
With the power of time, He traversed Space-Time, seized the beginning, and transcended everything.
At this moment, the Dragon Eyes of the Lord of Time were fixed on the area below the altar.
There were more than twenty dragon shadows there.
Those were all the Supreme God- level powerhouses of the True Dragon Clan —more than twenty Supreme God- level True Dragon, each a renowned figure in the Dragon Clan, each wielding power sufficient to Destruction numerous universes.
The Platinum Dragon God, one of the most powerful beings among the Supreme God of the Dragon Clan, is covered in scales as brilliant as platinum, each scale shimmering with divine light. He is the symbol of order and light among the Dragon Clan, and an object of veneration for countless Dragon Clan subjects.
The Mother of Evil Dragons, the representative of the dark side of the Dragon Clan, the creator of the Five-Colored Evil Dragons, exudes a suffocating aura of evil. Her size is even larger than that of the Platinum Dragon God, her jet-black scales flow with a poison that corrodes everything, and her five enormous dragon eyes burn with an inextinguishable malice.
Blue Diamond Dragon Heavenly Heart Suli, the oldest Sage among the Dragon Clan, is composed entirely of pure blue diamonds, each containing an ancient Dragon Clan secret technique. He has lived for countless years, witnessing the rise and fall of the Dragon Clan, and is the embodiment of wisdom and knowledge among the Dragon Clan. He is also the vice president of the Spellcaster Association.
In addition, there are also the Dragon Kings, Dragon Gods, and Dragon Ancestors from various branches of the Dragon Clan — the Time Dragon, Dream Dragon, Void Dragon Star Dragon, Star Dragon, Fate Dragon, and Karma Dragon —more than twenty Supreme God- level True Dragon, who are currently sealed in more than twenty time crystal pillars beneath the altar, unable to move.
"Lord of Time!" The voice of the Platinum Dragon God echoed throughout the Eternally Sealed Dragon Realm, filled with rage and despair, "You've gone mad! You want to devour the entire Dragon Clan?! You are the strongest of the Dragon Clan, you are the guardian of the Dragon Clan! How could you—"
"Guardians?" The voice of the Lord of Time echoed from the top of the altar, deep and calm, like the whisper of time itself. "I have protected the Dragon Clan for countless years. I have watched you being born, watched you grow, watched you prosper, and watched you fall. I have given you enough time."
His dragon eyes narrowed slightly.
"Now, it's your turn to give it to me."
The Lord of Time opened his gaping maw.
At that moment, the entire Eternally Sealed Dragon Realm trembled. Countless time crystal pillars shattered simultaneously, turning into countless time fragments, which were absorbed into the body of the Lord of Time. Those time fragments contained the dragon bodies, dragon souls, dragon blood, and dragon veins of more than twenty Supreme God- level True Dragon dragons—all the power belonging to the Dragon Clan, all the foundation of True Dragon, and all the origin of their bloodlines.