The Magic Empire for 20,000 years

Chapter 227 The Three Levels of the Abyss Overlord

After the meeting, before heading to greet the reinforcements, Elion walked alone to the fence of the floating city, the howling wind in the high sky whipping his clothes.

Gazing at the drifting clouds, Elion's mind replayed the information he had just received about the three Abyss Legions, and he fell into deep thought:
"So far, although the scale of the Abyss invasion is larger than in the original history, the evil gods of the Abyss have not made any move."

"That's alright. With Eldoron's current strength, he can contend with the Demon Lord, but he's not yet ready to face the evil god of the abyss head-on..."

“Especially that evil god who is closely associated with a distant land…”

Where do the gods reside?
The vast majority of the gods establish their divine kingdoms on the outer planes that represent different factions.

For example, the Celesteian pantheon, which created elves, built their divine kingdom of Avandor on the "Wildlands," which represents "chaotic good."

As an outer plane with numerous levels, immense size, and symbolizing "chaos and evil," the "Bottomless Abyss" is naturally also inhabited by a group of mad evil gods.

Perhaps to mortals, the demon lord is already terrifying enough.

But Elion knew that if the rulers of the abyss were divided into three levels...

That demon lord is only the lowest level!
Only the top 2-3 demon lords can rival weak gods.

The next level up is the Abyss God.

Above that is the [Will of the Abyss], representing the entire bottomless abyss!
The evil gods who dwell in the abyss rarely care about the battles between demon lords or their fanatical scramble for titles, regarding them as childish games.

Moreover, powerful beings at the god level are more likely to attract the attention of the will of the abyss.

If a true god were to trespass into the territory of a demon lord, his power would be greatly reduced and he would lose much of his divine authority due to the suppression of the will of the abyss.

A true god with meager divine power, if he were to enter the realm of the Frost Giant King Koschitch or the Gnoll King Yenogu, might find his power reduced to the level of a high-legendary being.

Within their own territories, demon lords can mobilize the power of their domains, unleashing combat strength far exceeding normal levels, and command massive demon legions.

With this ebb and flow, a strange balance was achieved between the Abyss God and the Demon Lord.

Even gods with moderate or even powerful divine strength, who can easily annihilate demon lords and destroy an entire layer of the abyss despite the suppression of the plane's power, may not dare to go all out because they are wary of the awakening of the abyss's will.

Once upon a time, a pantheon was angered by a demon lord, and the entire pantheon plunged into the bottomless abyss, using its divine power to siphon off the entire layer of the abyss!
As a result, the will of the abyss was directly awakened.

In just a moment, the entire pantheon was annihilated!
The remnants and spirit of this dead pantheon gave rise to a new subclass of abyssal demons—the incorporeal ghost-like demon, the "Lomara Demon."

While the surprise attack may have been a factor, the fact that it could wipe out an entire pantheon in an instant is enough to show that the will of the abyss is above the gods!
This is one of the few top-tier combat forces within the giant wheel (universe) capable of contending with or even defeating a single Outer God.

The only pity is that the will of the plane ultimately lacked a complete personality.

In the final battle 2 years later, the Abyss Will did not take any action in the early stages, let alone have the idea of ​​"fighting for our universe".

It wasn't until the later stages of the war, when most of the gods of the giant wheel were destroyed and several outer gods simultaneously stormed into the abyss, tearing apart hundreds of layers of the abyss, that the will of the abyss briefly awakened and began to fight against it.

But even the will of the abyss could not fight against multiple outer gods at the same time, and was ultimately defeated, annihilating along with the entire bottomless abyss.

El-Erian also expressed his regret over this.

It is precisely because the forces within the universe fight each other that they are defeated one by one by invaders from distant lands.

If only the will of the abyss had acted sooner, and had held off or even defeated an Outer God at the start of the Doomsday War…

Then the gods, the Twin Serpents of Creation, the City of Mark, and other top forces will fight against the other Outer Gods.

The situation in that doomsday war will be completely different!
This was the ultimate goal that Elion had never mentioned to his subordinates during this expedition to the Abyss—

It took tens of thousands of years to gradually erode and influence the will of the abyss... until, when the final battle came, it was able to control the will of the abyss to a certain extent and make it fight for the giant wheel!

This secret method for controlling the will of the abyss is the result of over a thousand years of research by Elion after he became a god in his previous life.

Unfortunately, by the time the research results came out, the apocalyptic war was already imminent, and there was no opportunity to put them into practice.

Now, reborn, Elion finally has the opportunity to realize his original research results.

The first step in this plan is to become an Abyss Lord...

"In short, the fact that the Abyss God has not made any moves for the time being is definitely a good thing for Eldoron, which is not yet powerful enough."

"This gives us precious time to develop!"

"Once I have completely conquered a certain layer of the abyss and become the lord of the abyss, even if I encounter the threat of the true god's body, I will have a place to retreat and resist..."

"To overthrow her husband, Aros recruited a large group of evil gods, including some from the abyss. I wonder what this queen of Avando is doing now..."

"Even if the Abyss God does make a move, as long as it's not that Eye Demon God, it's fine..."

The Goddess of the Eyes, the "Great Mistress," is the lord of the 6th layer of the Abyss. She possesses immense divine power and is possibly the most powerful deity in the Abyss.

Of course, having survived the apocalyptic war, Elian also knew of another hidden and even more dangerous identity of this god of the bewitches—

The offspring of the Outer God "Dream Ruler".

……

Eldoron Western War Zone, the frontier of the Empire.

Rows of rock bunkers and towers stood tall. Layers of fortifications protected the army's positions in Eldoron.

Ten years into the Empire, the soldiers of Eldoron welcomed the allied forces of the three great Sun Elf families here.

In the six months following the invasion of the Abyss, this place served as the front line against the demon invasion, repeatedly repelling legions from the Abyss.

"This place feels so familiar."

Stepping back into this territory and gazing at the defenses that were many times more formidable than before, Princess Lia couldn't help but feel a sense of nostalgia, as if she were revisiting a familiar place.

Twenty years ago, she was here, along with Serka and Guiraser, when she was captured by Elion and more than 30 high-ranking spellcasters from Eldoron and forced to act in that fake drama.

This is where she and the human kingdom of Eldoron begin their story.

The three reinforcements recruited by Elf, the King of the Sun Elves, have all arrived here.

Today, this former prince has lost some of his youthful spirit; perhaps due to the anxieties of fate, his handsome face bears the marks of vicissitude and maturity.

"Next, I would like to introduce to you our three allies who will be fighting alongside us to conquer the Abyss Rift."

"High Priest of the Dwarven Kingdom, priest of the Dwarven chief god Moradin, mid-legendary, Bag Ironhammer."

"The Silver Dragon Lord of the North, the Master of the Snow Mountains, the Lord of the Clouds, the Ancient Silver Dragon Lady Frost and Snow."

"Duncan Flashstone, the dwarf mage and lord of the Clockwork City in the southeast of the continent."

(End of this chapter)