From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword-Chapter 992 - 573: The Summoning and the Truth of the Abyss

Palm had received the task of eliminating the Traitor and followed the guidance to come here.

He continued to extend his roots, tracking the glowing sea urchin named "Yao".

Lu Heng reached out to stop him, saying, "Forget it, don't chase anymore."

Palm wasn't sure why Lu Heng was stopping him, but he himself didn't have the ability to eliminate the Traitor. To complete this task, he must join forces with Lu Heng.

Therefore, when Lu Heng said not to chase, he retracted his extended roots.

In the following half-month, the Summoning Camp and Abyss Camp's Demon Gods continued to clash within the Chaos Sea, but neither side fought to the end, and no result was achieved.

Lu Heng's thoughts had shifted away from confronting the Abyss Demon God, focusing instead on the matter of the Space Barrier.

Although he'd only seen the glowing sea urchin once, and the other was deemed a Traitor, Lu Heng inexplicably trusted him.

Perhaps because their thoughts on exploring the Space Barrier and the truth of the Abyss aligned, this feeling of being companions made Lu Heng choose to trust him.

However, Lu Heng still had many questions left unanswered.

A month after the glowing sea urchin disappeared, Lu Heng received a message at the Law Layer.

The message invited him to meet at a specified Chaos Sea coordinate.

Lu Heng, being cautious, sent a clone to go.

In a part of the Chaos Sea devoid of clear reference objects, he saw the glowing sea urchin once again.

Like the first time, it was a glowing sea urchin with a kilometer diameter, appearing as if gazing into a star when observed with the naked eye.

Only under Divine Rank vision could its shape be clearly seen.

Upon meeting again, Lu Heng was the first to speak: "I have many questions. I wish to uncover the mystery of the Abyss, so our goals are aligned."

The glowing sea urchin seemed to anticipate Lu Heng's thoughts, responding calmly, "Ask away."

Lu Heng pondered and began to ask: "You were deemed a Traitor by the Summoning Will, what about the Abyss? Does the Abyss accept you?"

Generally speaking, being a Traitor is a transitional phase before one falls into an Abyss Demon.

Most Traitors, unable to withstand the power granted by the Abyss, choose to become Traitors.

After becoming a Traitor, one is either killed by a Summoner or gradually transformed into an Abyss Demon.

Upon becoming a Traitor, the Abyss acknowledges them, and they are not attacked by other Abyss Demons.

In line with this logic, the glowing sea urchin is already a Traitor. Theoretically, they should be allied with other Abyss Demon Gods, not adversaries.

Glowing sea urchin: "Your understanding of Traitors comes from your past experiences. Actually, the identity of a Traitor is not determined by the Abyss.

"In the Abyss's view, what the Summoning Will considers a Traitor is merely a subservient being.

"Thus, the identity of a Traitor is defined by the Summoning Will and essentially has no relation to the Abyss.

"I am currently in a state of transition.

"In the Summoning Will's judgment, I am a Traitor, but I have not absorbed Abyss Energy, so I haven't been certified by the Abyss, and I don't belong to the Abyss Camp.

"This complicates my situation. In the eyes of both the Abyss and Summoning Will, I am a target for opposition."

Lu Heng understood his situation and nodded, saying, "Understood. Is there a possibility for change in your current state? Like regaining forgiveness from the Summoning Will?"

The word 'forgiveness' is typically used for beings with emotions, morals, and wisdom.

From the known information, the Summoning Will does not appear to be a lifeform.

Thus, to use 'forgiveness' may be inappropriate, but Lu Heng couldn't find a more suitable term.

Glowing sea urchin: "I've thought about and attempted to address this issue, but to no avail.

"According to this situation, I've hypothesized that the purpose of the Summoning Will may not be to combat the Abyss, but to protect this Space Barrier.

"Hence, my identification as a Traitor, in terms of rules and sequences, is even higher than falling into the Abyss, leaving no chance for return."

Lu Heng felt his mind's preconceived notions about the Summoning Will were challenged.

All this time, he believed the Summoning Will existed to confront the Abyss, but now this idea is beginning to waver.

If the existence of the Summoning Will is inherently to protect this Chaos Sea's Space Barrier, opposing the Abyss all because the Abyss aims to breach the Space Barrier.

This hypothesis might be true.

At least given the current information, this hypothesis cannot be disproved.

If this hypothesis is indeed the truth, many of the previous assumptions would be overturned.

Lu Heng took a deep breath and continued to question: "What about the Abyss? Is its sole purpose to breach the Space Barrier? Where is the source of the Abyss?"

The glowing sea urchin remained silent for a moment before answering, "The Abyss is more akin to a pool of ink, spreading towards the Star Realm with a final goal in mind.

"Actually, when you discovered the existence of the Demon God Battlefield, you should have realized; the purpose of the Abyss in eroding numerous worlds was not for erosion's sake.

"The Abyss invades countless life civilizations to cultivate, raising strong Abyss Demon Gods, then guiding them to attack the Space Barrier—opening the so-called black box.

"In other words, the invasion of your Human World and other worlds is not the final goal of the Abyss.

"The invasion aims to foster powerful Abyss Demon Gods, and the ultimate purpose is to breach the Chaos Sea's Space Barrier."

Lu Heng furrowed his brows, stating his doubts: "If that's the case, the Summoning Will resembles a program, a protective program.

"But the Abyss is not like a program; rather, it seems to possess an autonomous consciousness. It appears as cold program rules, yet its actual purpose carries a distinct direction."

Glowing Sea Urchin: "Your idea is quite similar to mine. At least the initial behavior of the Abyss shows clear behavior logic, which is to break the Space Barrier.

"As for whether there is consciousness after that, it is uncertain.

"There might be another situation where the original purpose of the Abyss had behavior logic, but as time passed, only mechanized goals remained, eventually evolving into fixed programs."

Lu Heng felt that the information he heard today was greater in total than what he had previously gathered.

The Summoning Will seems like a program existing to protect the Space Barrier.

And the motive of the Abyss's behavior is to break the Space Barrier.

These two law programs are inherently antagonistic, one side seeks to attack the Space Barrier, the other side seeks to protect it.

The information provided by the Glowing Sea Urchin is correct.

The initial program of the Summoning Will is not to fight against the Abyss, but to protect the Space Barrier; that's why the rule level judging the Glowing Sea Urchin as a Traitor is higher than those who fall into the Abyss.

The Abyssal Demon God, perhaps, still has a chance for redemption, but the Traitor attacking the Space Barrier has no possibility of redemption.

For example, the Dark Scale, if it chooses to abandon one head, can cleanly cut ties with the Abyss.

But what the Glowing Sea Urchin abandons is of no use.

Essentially, in the rules of the Summoning Will, the Glowing Sea Urchin and the Abyss have the same level of hostility.

Because both are entities attacking the Space Barrier, they are of the highest sequence in the level of hostility.

The more one understands the Abyss, the more some previously incomprehensible questions gradually become clear.

For instance, why does the Abyss only invade worlds with intelligent life?

This phenomenon has already been confirmed by countless examples.

Only worlds with intelligent life experiences an Abyss invasion. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Worlds without life are like barren lands, so barren that even the Abyss disdains them.

Previously, it was unknown what logic the Abyss uses to choose targets during an invasion.

Now everything is clear.

The Abyss invades numerous worlds not just for the sake of invasion.

The purpose of the Abyss is to transform more biological groups into Abyss factions, then, through a method akin to nurturing, cultivate mighty Abyssal Demon Gods.

Finally, guide the Abyssal Demon Gods to attack the Space Barrier of the Chaos Sea.

Once the logical chain becomes clear, everything turns out rational.

However, there remains one most important question without an answer.

"What is the Black Box? Is it on the other side of the Space Barrier?" Lu Heng once again posed the question.

Glowing Sea Urchin let out a sigh and replied, "This is also the question I wish to clarify, perhaps only by breaking the Space Barrier and finding the Naru Ascension Civilization can we know the answer."

Lu Heng thought for a moment and asked, "What do you plan to do now? Do you still want to try breaking the Space Barrier?"

According to the Glowing Sea Urchin, he once succeeded, pierced through the Space Barrier, and saw the void behind it.

Although he eventually didn't see the Naru Ascension Civilization nor the Black Box, at least he pierced through this layer of the Space Barrier.

Perhaps attempting it from another location would yield different results.

Glowing Sea Urchin: "I want to try once more, but my Traitor status became an obstacle. As long as I approach the Space Barrier, a Strong God will be summoned to clear the Traitor."

Lu Heng roughly guessed his purpose in finding him, proactively asked, "You approached me, what do you want me to do?"

Glowing Sea Urchin: "You guessed right, I approached you because you possess similar traits to mine.

"You also want to uncover the secrets behind the Space Barrier, which may become the foundation of our cooperation, but this path is destined to be fraught with danger. If it fails, all efforts would be in vain."

Lu Heng didn't rush to agree nor refused, saying, "First tell me, what do you want me to do?"

Glowing Sea Urchin pondered for a moment and replied, "I hope you maintain the Chaos Law state. As long as you maintain the Chaos Attribute of law, you will have absolute advantage in Chaos Sea.

"As long as your Divine Power continues to increase, you will eventually become the Dominator of this Chaos Sea.

"By then, I hope you would subdue other Strong Gods, forcing them to agree to your demands.

"The demands are simple, stop chasing me, and I will attempt once more to pierce the Space Barrier to see what truly is on the other side."

Lu Heng ponderously said, "Maintaining the Chaos Law state is indeed possible, although it would keep me constantly in a dangerous state."

Glowing Sea Urchin: "This is not something you need to worry about. If your original world encounters a crisis, I can promise to help. Coupled with the other Divine Rank you ally with, protecting one original world is not difficult."

Lu Heng nodded in agreement and said, "Alright, I agree to maintain the Chaos Law state, but my Divine Power might not meet your requirements yet. Continuing to enhance Divine Power might not be that easy."

Glowing Sea Urchin: "Rest assured, since it's cooperation, I will use my ways to push you to the Dominator position of Chaos Sea."

Upon hearing his promise, Lu Heng's heart leapt wildly, he inquired, "I absorbed too many types of Divine Power, I'm afraid continuing this way might lead to Divine Power conflict."

Glowing Sea Urchin chuckled softly and said, "Chaos Law is the best way to resolve Divine Power conflicts, because all Law Powers derive from Chaos Law. Therefore, such problems are not major issues for you. If a Divine Power conflict truly occurs, I will teach you how to handle it."

As Lu Heng looked at the huge glowing entity in front of him, he suddenly understood, "The main reason you initially picked me was because of the Chaos Law in me, right?"

Glowing Sea Urchin: "That's one of the reasons, but not the main reason. However, maintaining the Chaos Law state in Divine Rank is indeed rare. Almost all Strong Gods, upon ascending Divine Rank, choose a Law to establish a Dominion World; you are an exception."