Trials of the Abyss

That's impossible. The Abyssal Demon shook his head despondently. He will always be the primary soul. I can never replace him.

Once he grows stronger, he will inevitably reabsorb all his secondary souls. If he perishes, I will die with him. Our fates are inseparable.

He's in an unusual state at the moment. An unexpected incident occurred while he was executing a grand plan, which threw him into complete disarray.

That was the only reason I could extract him from the Demon Lair.

But I have no idea what to do with him. I'm merely one of his nine secondary souls. The memories I possess are incomplete.

I don't know how he plans to regain power, but the upheaval in the Demon Abyss Continent and the actions of He Motian, Tian Wei, and Qing Ji are all undoubtedly his doing, the Abyssal Demon said, frustration and distress coating his voice.

Xuan Ying stood nearby, gripping her serrated demonic blade. She stared coldly at Pang Jian, her gleaming silver-scaled armor concealing everything but her eyes.

Surprisingly, she did not immediately attack him, instead standing silently as she listened to the will of a Great Demon God.

That Great Demon God delivered her a new command: Prioritize killing the Moon God's human vessel.

She shot skyward, transforming into a streak of light as she rushed toward where Ying Yue was refining her vessel's divine soul and body.

"The grand plan of the Demon Races has been in motion for tens of thousands of years! It cannot be thwarted!"

Her actions caught Pang Jian off guard.

Ying Yue was a Moon God, while Xuan Ying was the sharp blade of the Demon Gods.

Don't both of their goals align? I thought they both wished to deal a devastating blow to the human race in the Abyss and pave the way for the foreign races.

Why did Ying Yue warn us about the Demon Fetus within the demonic stone? And why did Xuan Ying suddenly turn on Ying Yue? Pang Jian wondered.

He just could not make sense of it.

Whoosh!

Li Jie's divine soul flew out of the sword scabbard and returned to his physical body inside the Qilin Bell.

"Looks like my good fortune and foresight paid off! After all, I was clever enough to forge that sword scabbard in advance."

Unfortunately, the departure of his divine soul had left his body and the Qilin Bell to crash back into the Demon Abyss, where he found himself immobile from the dense sea of demonic energy once more.

He had no choice but to ask Pang Jian for help again.

"Throw me and the Qilin Bell out of here. I'm going to find a place to hide, far away from the demonic stone. Pang Jian, it's best if you stay out of this calamity now that Li Wang is here to deal with it."

Duan Yun, Huang Xi, and the other Immortal Realm cultivators had their divine souls drawn into the demonic stone, leaving only their motionless bodies behind.

Li Jie believed Duan Yun and the others were unlikely to survive and feared Pang Jian would meet a similar fate if he continued to linger around the demonic stone any longer.

"I'll send you out first!"

With that, Pang Jian hurled the Qilin Bell out of the Demon Abyss for the second time that day.

He then sat heavily at the base of the demonic stone and soaked in the dense sea of demonic energy.

"Sorry, Pang Jian, but I can't be of any help here. I'm getting out of here first!" Li Jie called.

He knew there was nothing he could do against the demonic stone, so he swiftly departed without hesitation.

Feeling slightly overwhelmed, Pang Jian decided to turn his attention to the Demon Fetus within the Abyssal Demon Sword.

The Demon Fetus existed in a soul form, breathing steadily within the apocalyptic, fiery realm.

With each breath, the six mysterious realms in the sword appeared to solidify.

Heavenly Dao from the Demon Fetus stabilized the six mysterious realms, slowly transforming the illusory realms into something tangible.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Demonic energy rushed out from the demonic stone, surging into the Abyssal Demon Sword and enriching the six mysterious realms within.

Pang Jian, continue your study of the Primeval Demon Fusion Art and use it to harness demonic energy. This demonic art is a secret technique I acquired from the Primordial Demon and is imprinted with the Dao of Demon.

He is the Progenitor of all Demons and the source of all evil. As this technique comes from him, it's undeniably worth your time and attention.

I will explain the essence of this technique so you can grasp it more clearly. I don't know what lies ahead, but I believe you can help me when you're stronger.

The Abyssal Demon then meticulously explained the intricacies of the Primeval Demon Fusion Art.

Pang Jian sat in the sea of demonic energy, holding the sword scabbard in one hand and the black-gold divine sword in the other. Despite the extreme danger surrounding him, he focused solely on studying the intricacies of the Primeval Demon Fusion Art.

Demonic energy surged madly into his body, flowing into the demonic sea beneath the fragmented land in his dantian.

Meanwhile, in the skies above, Xuan Ying was locked in combat with Ying Yue.

Some of the cultivators native to the Demon Abyss Continent, mistaking Li Wang's as a sign of impending victory, started to gather and soon noticed Xuan Ying was a member of the Demon Scale Race.

"A Demon Scale Race warrior dares to intrude upon the Demon Abyss Continent!"

"The Demon Scale Race stirred up the calamity in the Demon Abyss Continent!"

The human cultivators did not know about Ying Yue's true identity, so they only attacked Xuan Ying.

Near the towering demonic stone, streams of demonic energy flowed into the Abyssal Demon Sword and Pang Jian's body.

The purple demonic stone shrunk in size as both man and sword greedily absorbed the demonic energy.

Before long, Wu Yuan's divine soul emerged from within the demonic stone and returned to his physical body.

The Purple Demon Eye in his hands radiated a dazzling brilliance the moment his divine soul rejoined his body.

The divine image of the Great Demon God He Motian flashed a sinister grin at Wu Yuan from within the Purple Demon Eye.

Wu Yuan rose effortlessly into the air while clutching the Purple Demon Eye and started slaughtering the native cultivators of the Demon Abyss Continent.

He was aiding Xuan Ying!

"Wu Yuan has succumbed to the demonic path!"

"The Demon Gods have corrupted him! He's a traitor!"

"The disciples of the Demon Sect are falling to the demonic path one after another. The Demon Sect is beyond saving!"

Cries of alarm echoed throughout the land.

In this chaos, few noticed that the demonic stone, once as large as a mountain, was steadily shrinking.

It eventually shrank to the size and shape of the seated Pang Jian.

The humanoid-looking demonic stone seemed to be sitting next to Pang Jian, gazing at him with a curious expression.

Pang Jian, a voice echoed deep within his mind. We missed our opportunity with your master, but we still have you.

We can help you ascend to the True God Realm. If you cultivate following our methods using your Primordial Chaos Spiritual Sea, you could seal your divine status through our Dao of Demon.

Pang Jian, you can become one of us. You just need to be willing to embrace the Dao of Demon.

The calamity leading to the extinction of the human race in the Abyss need not concern you. With our help, you could ascend as a Demon God.