"Cobweb?"
"A powerful member of the Mitrola Clan! Such a powerful seal!"
"Enulake, Zelases, or Golorag?"
"When did the Dragon-Hunting Spider Clan become skilled in sealing? Isn't their racial profession Star Capture User, known for manipulating gravity?"
A vast spiderweb descended, its oppressive force overwhelming, enveloping the entire ice plain.
The spells, divine skills, and artifacts used by the four Upper God- level gods, including the two metal dragons and the Great God- level demons, were all suppressed by the suddenly appearing and omnipresent sealing runes.
The Demon-Hunting War has been going on for two and a half years. Many weaker individuals have been eliminated, and among those of the same level who remain, none are weak.
Any one of them, placed in the outside world, would be a living Epic masterpiece.
The weakest of these four powerful figures is at the True God Tier Eight, while the strongest is already Peak True God. Although they are only among the weaker Peak True God, they should not be underestimated.
But even these four powerful individuals, when they stopped fighting and joined forces to face the sealing spider web released by Gustavo, didn't even have a chance to escape.
They were completely crushed.
"No matter who it is, this guy's strength is far beyond what either of us can match. We must join forces, or we'll all die!"
"Damn it! With such strength, they still want to steal the fruits of others' labor. They are utterly shameless, even worse than demons!" the Silver Dragon roared.
The two demons beside him turned to look at him, a dangerous glint flashing in their magma-like eyes, but they refrained from attacking because they were united in their hatred of the enemy.
In the blink of an eye, as the spiderweb spread, Gustavo, transformed into a silver flash, also arrived at breakneck speed.
A ferocious eight-legged behemoth came into view.
"Go! Kill him!"
The four God Level powerhouses were decisive individuals. After abandoning their individual combat and joining forces against the enemy, they readily and confidently handed over their backs and unleashed their strongest divine skills to charge forward.
Boom!!
Gold Dragon's breath, a tapestry of lightning and flames, swept across the sky, followed closely by Silver Dragon's frosty breath.
A world of extremes, like ice and fire.
The two demons then unleashed their signature move, True Name Release, causing their bodies to suddenly swell to a size larger. Countless Abyss demonic energies gathered around them, making them resemble world-destroying monsters as they pounced on Gustavo.
The combined power of these four powerful figures was truly overwhelming.
The force that erupted caused the surrounding sealing spiderwebs to tremble violently, as if they were about to be torn apart at any moment, recreating the Burning Ash Plane.
"They're quite strong. Together they're comparable to that red reptile. Unfortunately, I'm not the same person I was two and a half years ago!"
Gustavo gave a cold smile, and with a thought, countless sealing runes soared into the sky and flowed into the sealing spider web, stabilizing it from its trembling state.
At the same time, his figure suddenly became blurry and vanished without a trace in an instant, causing the breath of the two metal dragons to miss its mark.
"What?"
"He's hidden in the deepest levels of space. Isn't he afraid of the corruption of the Abyss Power?!"
"A monster... could it be yet another hidden Supreme True God?!"
The four Upper God' expressions changed drastically, and they panicked.
They have high aspirations and understand the value of being able to escape into deeper spaces from the Abyss at any time.
Either one possesses a profound understanding of the rules of space, enabling them to isolate the power of the Abyss Power with high-quality spatial power.
They either possess power at the level of Main God, enough to withstand the erosion of the Abyss Power.
Alternatively, they may possess Abyss blood and be able to resist interference from the Abyss Will.
There are three possibilities, and whichever one they are, they are beings they cannot afford to offend.
"Fall, prey!"
The prey's fear and tension, of course, could not affect the hunter's actions.
Gustavo was incredibly fast, launching a surprise attack almost instantly, like an ancient whale leaping out of the ocean through ice, bursting forth from dimensional space, bringing with it a continuous stream of Abyss demonic energy, and rushing towards its prey.
On his eight blade feet, a sharp blade light was concealed, with the Dragon-Mourning Blade hidden on one of the blade feet, bringing a terrifying sense of oppression.
' Hundred-Law Blade River!'
Splash!
A river of sword light, radiating over a hundred colors, meandered from Gustavo's sword feet, like a giant, colorful serpent, rapidly magnifying before the four Upper God.
The two colossal metal dragons roared and spread their wings, trying to dodge.
But then a sharp, earth-shattering beam of light ripped through the sky above the icy plain.
Dragon blood then sprayed across the sky, dyeing the horizon crimson.
Two agonizing roars echoed across the sky almost simultaneously as the dragon's wings plummeted to the ground, the severed bones smooth and still bearing the chilling glint of the blade.
The spiderweb, as if it possessed a life of its own, wriggled and swirled, swallowing the dragon's wings and disappearing without a trace.
While the metal dragon was injured, the two demons were not much better off.
Gustavo killed one of the demons in the most primal and bloody way.
The blades, like a meat grinder, tore his demonic body to shreds.
Seeing this, the other demon was intimidated by Gustavo's imposing aura and retreated repeatedly, only to be quickly caught up and devoured in no time.
The dragon, now without wings, is entangled in a spider web. After the demon's fall, it is filled with despair, but facing its natural enemy Dragon-Hunting Spider Clan, it musters its courage and fights to the death. In the end, both of them perish under Gustavo's blade and become his meal.
Everything returned to calm.
On the icy plain, only that ferocious eight-legged behemoth stood proudly.
He also had many wounds, but they were healing rapidly because of the pure life force constantly flowing from his body.
Dragon-Hunting Spider have embarked on the path of Devouring Path have always been among the strongest in terms of endurance.
Devouring prey not only allows them to grow stronger quickly, but also replenishes the power and Life Essence consumed in battle.
"After fully mastering the second volume of ' Abyss Sealing Studies,' my spiderweb sealing ability has become significantly stronger. Moreover, with every move I make, I can use the sealing runes to suppress and imprison the flow of demonic energy within demons—it's practically a natural counter!"
Gustavo summarized the lessons learned from this battle.
After this battle, he became even more convinced of Logo's saying, "Knowledge is power."
Sealing Studies cannot directly increase one's power.
However, it can manifest its power through Sealing Studies, thereby indirectly enhancing its strength.
In particular, the "Abyss Sealing Studies" were created by the Prison Lord specifically for the characteristics of the Endless Abyss. Each sealing rune has a tremendous restraining power against Demons of the Abyss.
It can seal the physical bodies of Demons of the Abyss, sever their connection with the Abyss Will, block the flow of Abyss demonic energy, and cause their strength to plummet.
In other words, Gustavo, having fully mastered the second volume of "Abyss Sealing Studies," also gains a special attack bonus when facing Demons of the Abyss, and this bonus is no weaker than his special attack bonus against the True Dragon Clan.
"Let the prey slowly digest in the Black Hole space, while I continue the hunt!"
Taking a deep breath, Gustavo retracted all the spider webs into his abdomen, took a step forward, and once again disappeared into the deep space. The surging Abyss demonic energy around him, and the Abyss Power mixed in with the demonic energy, not only did not corrode Gustavo, but instead became a driving force, allowing him to move forward even more smoothly.
The Scale of Exchange swirled within Gustavo's body, continuously bestowing upon him pure Fortune, maintaining his luck attribute at an astonishing level.
And so, while waiting for a possible opportunity to arrive, Gustavo wandered aimlessly, going wherever there were spatial fluctuations.
He disguised his appearance and aura as that of Demons of the Abyss.
When encountering a demon, kill or devour anything weaker than it.
If you encounter any participants from the opposing faction, you will also kill and devour them.
If a demon stronger than him encounters him, he will assume that the demon is on the same side and will not pursue him, at most he will roar and drive him away.
If they encounter a participant stronger than Gustavo, or a powerful group formed by them, it's generally fine if they are not in opposing camps; they will usually quickly separate and not interfere with each other.
The opposing faction will then hunt them down, just as Gustavo did without hesitation in Slaughter the True Dragon Clan.
However, Gustavo has an advantage that the other participants do not have: he can escape into the deep space of the Endless Abyss and is unaffected by the Abyss surge of abyssal demonic energy.
Even the Supreme True God cannot do this.
Therefore, Gustavo was very confident that even if he encountered the Supreme True God of the True Dragon Clan, he was sure he could escape.
Of course, perhaps due to good luck, Gustavo has never encountered a Supreme True God.
Whether they are on the side of the participants or the side of the Demons of the Abyss.
With no threats, Gustavo roamed the Endless Abyss abyss, searching for delicious prey to Slaughter and devour.
His strength steadily increased after each act of Slaughter and absorption.
The number of Divine Law they have mastered is increasing rapidly.
From just over one hundred, to two hundred, then to three hundred...
It is constantly pushing the limits of Gustavo's strength.
Although he still hadn't mastered the Main God Skill or the Main God Artifact, Gustavo had a feeling that once he had mastered a certain number of Divine Law, even without using the Main God Skill, he could still unleash their power by simply condensing the power of his Main God Skill Divine Realm into a ball and smashing it.
A powerful brick can fly; that's all there is to it.
As Gustavo went on a Slaughter, his ranking on the leaderboard began to soar once again.
Compared to other participants who need time to recover after the battle, Gustavo's superior endurance is a clear advantage.
He could keep Slaughter, and his battle merits naturally accumulated rapidly.
outside world.
As Gustavo's ranking soared, the attention of all the Main God was once again drawn to him.
This time, not only the Main God of the Primogenitor Mountain, but also the Main God of other factions took notice of Gustavo.
"That little Dragon-Hunting Spider Clan is really fast at increasing its strength by Devouring Path!"
"Isn't he afraid of falling into the Abyss, being judged by the Black Book as Demons of the Abyss, and then being hunted down by even more powerful participants?"
"Perhaps there's a way to avoid it. Anyway, this little guy is quite interesting."
"Is the Devouring Path that powerful? Why did Enulake's performance seem so-so?"
"Enulake doesn't dare to devour things as recklessly as Gustavo, so his strength increases more slowly, and his endurance is far inferior to the latter's."
"It seems Gustavo's Devouring Foundation is very strong, which is why he can withstand such a rapid increase in strength."
"It's not just his Cornerstone that's powerful; it's his mental will that's truly terrifying. Demons of the Abyss are inherently condensations of negative power. The Mind Beast born from devouring a demon is far stronger than one born from devouring other Astral Realm life forms. Gustavo has devoured over two hundred God Level demons, hasn't he? Yet he's completely unaffected—it's simply outrageous!"
"Huh? You know what, it's really true. How did this little guy do that? Is his mental will really that terrifying, or did he use some other method to circumvent it?"
The Main God gazed at Gustavo's figure, discussing amongst themselves and expressing their amazement.
Throughout their long lives, they had seen many so-called prodigies, but an oddity like Gustavo was truly rare.
"Demonic Machinery, are you satisfied now? Gustavo has begun his killing spree," the Infinity Serpent Oporo transmitted with a laugh.
The Lord of Demonic Machinery beside him, however, did not seem pleased. Instead, his eyes were solemn as he focused on the spider silk that Gustavo had spewed out, or more precisely, on the intricate sealing runes attached to the silk.
"Did Gustavo temporarily seal away his Mind Beast through Sealing Studies?"
"If that's the case, it would explain why his strength improved so rapidly."
"But..."
The Lord of Demonic Machinery sighed inwardly, "The seal can only last for a while. As the Mind Beast grows stronger, it will inevitably tear the seal apart sooner or later."
"Could it be that your Sealing Studies are improving at a rate that can keep up with the growth rate of your Mind Beast?"
"Or do you have any other backup plans...?"
Anxiety surged through my mind like a tidal wave.
However, separated by the Black Book, the Lord of Demonic Machinery had no way to help Gustavo correct his mistakes and could only stare helplessly.
Gustavo's frenzied Slaughter and devouring behavior, along with his soaring ranking, has had the greatest impact on the participants in the Demon-Hunting War in the Endless Abyss.
One by one, the Peak True God were alarmed.
They all inquired about and collected information about Gustavo.
Especially for those fighting against the Dragon-Hunting Spider, the mood inevitably turned somber as they faced the onslaught of such a ferocious beast.
Even some of the Supreme True God have begun to pay attention to Gustavo.
In particular, one of the two Supreme True God of the True Dragon Clan even set out to track down Gustavo, preparing to personally eliminate him.
The Demon-Hunting War continues, and as time goes by, more and more Demons of the Abyss fall, while the Abyss Origin is plundered by the Black Book.
At the same time, the Slaughter power generated by the frenzied battle between the participants and the demons, as well as the fallen participants, were eroded by the Abyss Power under the interference of the Abyss Will, transformed into new origins, and flowed into the Bottom of the Abyss.
From a macro perspective, although the power of the Endless Abyss is rapidly diminishing, its sheer size has not weakened in the slightest.
Furthermore, due to the increasingly chaotic Astral Realm situation, it is growing ever larger.
Beneath the Dark Throne, the surging, Heart of the Abyss matured at an accelerated pace, as if everything was moving forward along a predetermined path.