Damn it! Let's smash the darkness together!-Chapter 586 - 157 Abyss Solo! (Vote for Monthly Ticket)_4

[It seemed you were painfully aware that this palm strike represented all of your spirit, not meant to kill but a symbol of your rebellion against the unfairness of fate. Once the strike was over, your life would also come to an end...]

[Boom.] 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

[You found you hadn’t been killed. Opening your eyes, you saw the ground had shattered, the land ten miles ahead flattened by a single swipe of your hand.]

[All the beggar demons, those whom merely standing before could inspire fear, were turned to ashes in this single strike.]

["Ah...how is this possible...wait a moment, could this be...]

[You remained silent for a long while, then suddenly recalled the twelve glorious kings of the mortal realm and had an epiphany, cursing, "Damn it, the Emperor Engine?!"]

[Turns out, these beggar demons were extremely weak; if it came to one-on-one combat, they probably couldn’t even stay on the first level of the Abyss. Yet now they had taken over the most terrifying eighteenth layer of the Abyss, all thanks to this terribly oppressive presence!]

[You patrolled the eighteenth layer of the Abyss and discovered that besides beggar demons, there were many truly powerful demons, the strongest among them reaching the Fourth-order! Among them were many demons you had seen before, such as Lust Demons, Enchanting Demons, Demon Moths, and so on.]

[But they were all slaves, and the one sitting highest above them was a beggar demon.]

[They were too crafty, leveraging terrifying oppression to dissuade enemies from resistance, willingly allowing themselves to be driven by it.]

["You, you’re not afraid of me?" a beautiful beggar demon with ten Third-Rank subordinates was overturned by you and asked in disbelief.]

[While undoing your belt, you sneered, "Afraid? Of course I’m afraid, I’m about to piss myself, alright! Glug glug~ Damn it, for scaring me! For scaring me! Glug glug~ Are you scared now? Scared now? Scared now?"]

["Wuuu, I won’t dare anymore~" the beggar demon wept at your beating, even losing the Curse Flare inside her body, although it was the lowest quality of its kind.]

[Having seen through the cunning schemes, you realized that there was indeed something to the eighteenth layer. The beggar demons were weak, but their subordinates were not to be underestimated. You showed your true capabilities and forged ahead courageously.]

[He traveled three thousand miles, one spear cold as frost through eighteen layers!]

[That day, when you burst into the palace, the former beggar queen feigned madness and stupidity at your feet, "Alaya! When did you become the first of the Abyss?"]

[You gave a cold smile, "Hey, what do you think?"]

[The Empress gave a thumbs up and loudly proclaimed, "Today, it’s today!!!"]

[In the year 1388, Alaya defeated all demons and rightfully became the undisputed strongest in the eighteenth layer of the Abyss.]

[All the beggar demons came to throw a victory banquet for you; they might not be good at fighting, but they knew exactly how to please you and make you happy.]

[With wine flowing like rivers and meat forests, the host and the guests were thoroughly merry. A beggar demon you once ridiculed came up to you and suddenly said, "Alaya, you can’t be considered the first in the Abyss! You haven’t defeated the ruler of the Life Forbidden Zone at the bottom of the Abyss yet!"]

[The Life Forbidden Zone, you knew of it; rumors said there was a nineteenth layer of the Abyss, according to the tales of the Abyss’s denizens (demons), which was the abode of the Demon Overlord, a palace of gods.]

[The mortal realm and the Heavenly Court belonged to the God of Light, so the nineteenth layer belonged to the Demon Overlord. There were rumors that He was on the same level as the Light God, and some demons even claimed He was a fallen Heavenly Dao!]

[You had thought about exploring it before, but it was filled with terrifying killing formations, chaotic flows of time and space. It wasn’t a deceit; it was a genuine existence. Powerful as you were, it seemed you couldn’t come close, a life and death ordeal.]

[After hearing the beggar’s words, you remained silent, casually twisting off her head. You didn’t go to the Life Forbidden Zone but continued to train, seizing more Curse Flares.]

[By the year 1399, not a single creature in the Abyss had a Flare left; all were your subordinates.]

[Your divine power reached its peak, but you were still stuck at Half-step Fifth Rank.]

[This was the limit; even the special physique of the Seven Saintesses could no longer contribute to your advancement. To move forward, you would have to touch the true Divine Domain.]

[You finally reached the bottom of the eighteenth layer, looking down the long narrow passageway, seeing the mountainous white bones amidst the chaotic space flows. If you wished to explore higher realms, you had to enter, but once inside, there was almost no hope of survival.]

[Though you were a Demigod, you still carried a title with "half" in it; the closer you got to the Fifth Rank, the more you felt its dread. The scenery from higher places, if it had to be paid for with your life, was it worth seeing?]

[In a whirl of thoughts, you returned to the cave of the once Joyful Clan, saw that it had flourished and thrived, and saw the magnificent tomb where your mother Selena rested after enjoying her twilight years.]

[Looking back on the past, you remembered the feats of your days of rising from weakness and suddenly chuckled freely, softly chanting:]

[Having left as a youth, returning as an elder, yet the dark moss has not faded with age.]

[Such a long journey riddled with gaps deep as this, navigating the sea of honey, Abyss Solo!]

[Fearing not the shattering of bones, exhausting all to become the gun immortal.]

[Today, with my spear pointing at No Entry, I defy ghosts and gods, and even the heavens!] (Note 1)

[Finishing the song, you laughed heartily to the sky, no longer hesitating, you returned to the Abyss, leaped forth, and chose life through death!]