Damn it! Let's smash the darkness together!-Chapter 579 - 156: Seven Saints Defeat the Evil, Rashamon Ming King! (6k words for monthly ticket)

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"Man, did you really just jump?"

"Damn! You truly are a matchless brave soul through the ages! A true combat fanatic, you’ll stop at nothing to get stronger, even if it costs you your life, no regrets!"

"But what did you scream earlier? Are you really here just to level up? The Tai Chu Scroll doubts your pure intentions!"

"After squeezing through the extremely narrow corridor between the 12th and 13th levels, you landed with a thud."

"The 13th level of the Abyss, utterly plain, a lonely wasteland."

"Looking up, you saw the autumn wind sweeping the fallen leaves, no demons howling, a desolate silence everywhere, devoid of any life." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"You dashed a hundred miles, roaming around, and soon met the first living creature, a massive moth with a human head, serpent tail, six legs, and eight eyes, colored like a mother-of-pearl."

"You activated the ’Eye of Insight’ to check what kind of demon she was and see how big her Curse Flares were."

"After checking, her Flares were huge! Not only huge, but there were three of them inside her body, unlike anything you’ve ever seen."

"The Flares were even intense enough to burn your eyes, and you learned her identity: the Demon Moth."

"Is she that strong? Could the 13th level of the Abyss actually be of the Fourth-order?!" Your heart was shocked, and you hastily retreated.

Then the Demon Moth got angry.

"You rascal, that’s very rude! You looked at me and now you’re just leaving? All show and no go, today I shall teach you a good lesson!" The Demon Moth persisted and began to chase after you.

In a race against the moth, you couldn’t outrun her, and were forced to engage in a fierce battle. Using every trick you knew, you finally drove her back.

You injured her severely, shattered two of her Flares, and she couldn’t help but cry as she fled, cursing you as a heartbreaker, vowing to bring her brothers to deal with you.

Although you repelled a powerful foe, you were also gravely injured, and if not for carrying the ultimate recovery potion, a super lactation fluid containing both maternity and divinity given by your mother Selena, you might have died there. Remember, she’s a hard-battled Divine Priestess.

"Not Fourth-order! But still a powerhouse among the Third-order... There’s hope, but my strength is still not enough..." You spat out a mouthful of blood and also quickly fled, returning to your own territory to find your mother Selena, drank milk voraciously, and recuperated to restore your energy.

*Slurp~*

A month later, refreshed and at your peak, you packed your bag again, bade your mother goodbye, and under Selena’s advice, ventured once more to the 13th level of the Abyss.

Your previous failure could not defeat you, because you saw hope!

This time, as soon as you entered, you encountered a group of weird-headed monsters passing by. Attracted by the delicious scent you carried, they frantically chased after you. You burned your boats and tried to engage in an indescribable act with one of them, aiming at a critical moment to remove its treasure.

"Damn, you really defy the heavens, you even go after a tire."

Fortunately, the attempt failed, you narrowly escaped from being devoured and dragged your half body back to your domain.

The second exploration of the 13th level of the Abyss, failed...

...

"Chewing, slurping~

At Roberts Palace, Xu Shu returned to his mother’s embrace, drank milk voraciously, just like a baby back in the day.

Because his body isn’t human and already possesses the "Ascension of Flesh and Blood" skill, even without his limbs, Xu Shu wouldn’t become disabled but could recover.

However, it certainly puts a strain on his mother Selena. After so many years, her body has also undergone changes, able to provide Xu Shu with the most effective recovery potions—a feat unmatched by other Church Priestesses.

"A bit tricky."

Xu Shu, while relying on the feeding by Priestess Selena to recover, felt somewhat vexed.

The native demons on the 13th level were strong, which was good as it gave him further hope of unlocking the secrets of Fourth or even Fifth-order through the "Gambling" route.

But the issue also lay in their strength.

Too strong.

Just a regular demon from the 13th level held the power of a Half-step Fourth Rank, matching his current self (Alaya).

These demons either don’t show up or, when they do, they tend to swarm, with few like the lone Demon Moth.

This posed a great difficulty for Xu Shu’s leveling up.

If he couldn’t force them to kneel, there was no assurance he could take their treasures. What could be done?

Unless, by some good luck, he could find a Third Rank peak Tooth Demon inside.

With the skill "Borrowing Tooth Wisdom," Xu Shu naturally restrained Tooth Demons.

Yes, if he could encounter a Third Rank Tooth Demon, he might then leverage them to reach the Fourth-order.

There was still hope!

Xu Shu didn’t get discouraged and began attempting to locate the Tooth Demons:

[Your restored body continued deeper into the 13th level of the Abyss, but where could a Third Rank Tooth Demon be?]

[On the first, second, or maybe the third level.]

[Anyway, not on the 13th level.]

[Here it’s mostly demons you’ve never seen before, very anthropomorphic, only the things on their necks are overly mimetic, with some having flute heads, lantern heads, axe heads, and even turtle heads... In short, very peculiar as the rest of their bodies are too similar to humans, causing an indescribable discomfort.]

[Sometimes you also encountered an old acquaintance, like the sister of the Demon Moth, whom you now tried to initiate a relationship with, before quietly stealing her Treasure Bead.]