Swallowing the Stars: Cultivate to Become Stronger.

Chapter 157 Inside the Tower

This is a cursed area.

It is unknown whether this place has buried the corpses of many infernal beasts. The intense resentment and killing intent combined and drifted in the void, but it did not form the malevolent clouds and mist like those in the ancient god ruins of the Blood Luo World.

Rumble!

The billowing dust rose thousands of feet into the air, an endless expanse of smoke that lingered and rolled towards Luo Shen's location.

Amidst the billowing dust, Luo Shen saw ferocious faces appearing and disappearing in the smoke. These were the Purgatory Beasts led by other demons, their sizes far exceeding those of the cosmic-level beasts under Luo Shen's command.

They were comparable to the ten monarchs of Flame Valley.

Clearly, the strength of these infernal beasts is at least at the domain lord level.

Boo!

A series of sharp, piercing cries came from the sky, loud and shrill, piercing the clouds like arrows. These were the cries of infernal beasts that were skilled at flying. In addition, there were also huge fire dragons flying in and out of the clouds, and even the lightning that filled the sky could not leave a mark on them.

As the number of infernal beasts around him increased, his sense of foreboding deepened.

"No, I have to escape!"

Such a thought flashed through Luo Shen's mind. His gaze was fixed on the black pyramid-like structure suspended in mid-air. There were a large number of powerful demons guarding the area, so there was no way Luo Shen could escape from this area.

The only solution is to try to find a way out in those pyramid-like structures.

"Flap!"

Just as Luo Shen was thinking this, the purplish-black demon suddenly soared into the air, glanced at Luo Shen with a look that was hard to tell whether it was sympathy or something else, and then turned into a stream of light and disappeared from the spot.

Luo Shen was dumbfounded.

So... you just left them here like that?

Before Luo Shen could react, a series of sharp whistling sounds came from the pyramid-like structure above him, and in the blink of an eye, several huge flagpoles fell from the sky.

boom!!

Eight black flags suddenly fell to the ground, each flag embroidered with different patterns. Two of them were actually the skull battle sword that Luo Shen had obtained before and the demon wings on the purple-black demon. Moreover, each flagpole was engraved with unique and intricate secret patterns.

"This is.?"

Luo Shen had a vague idea in his mind.

But it didn't give him much time to think. On the flagpoles that were crisscrossed and stuck in the ground, blood-red flames flickered up and down. Where they met the ground, all eight flagpoles were red, and ripples spread outwards from these eight flagpoles.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Soon, the area centered on these eight flagpoles became blurred, and ripples spread out like huge spatial ripples, forming a barrier similar to a spatial blockade.

"Now there's really no way to escape."

With Luo Shen's understanding of the fundamental laws of space, he could immediately tell that this area had been sealed off.

His gaze swept around.

Sure enough, the eight giant demons that used to be linked by chains had vanished without a trace, and the demons guarding the area had also disappeared. Only the number of Shadow Scythe Demons continued to increase.

"roar!!"

A purgatory beast clearly noticed the difference as well.

Although their intelligence is slightly inferior to that of other strong individuals of the same level, they are still powerful beings at the cosmic level or above. Their brains are obviously faster, so they can naturally detect that something is wrong.

Unfortunately, by the time they realized it, it was too late.

Suddenly, one of the Shadow Scythe Demons opened its compound eyes, causing ripples to appear in the void, and its body began to solidify.

"laugh!"

Almost the instant it solidified, its entire body vanished from the spot. The bewildered cosmic-level infernal demon hadn't even had time to react before its head and body were severed.

Unlike domain lord-level infernal beasts, cosmic-level infernal beasts still have their fatal weakness in terms of their heads.

and this.

It was as if it were a signal to unleash some kind of killing intent.

One by one, the Shadow Scythe Demons opened their pupils, a murderous light flashing within them. One by one, their bodies solidified, and they began to slaughter the countless, densely packed Infernal Demons below.

These Shadow Scythe Demons are not invincible.

Luo Shen even witnessed a Realm Lord-level Purgatory Demon Beast go berserk, striking with lightning speed when the Shadow Scythe Demon lost its balance while hunting a Domain Lord-level Demon Beast.

Almost instantly, the Shadow Scythe Demon was torn to pieces.

At the same time, a large number of Shadow Scythe Demons and Infernal Beasts died simultaneously, their corpses staining the entire earth red.

Even when Luo Shen was taking advantage of the chaos, he managed to kill a Shadow Scythe Demon and two foolish cosmic-level Infernal Beasts. However, in large-scale battles, an individual's role is too small!

He couldn't possibly kill all the Shadow Scythe Demons on his own, let alone the even larger number of Infernal Beasts.

Therefore, his only thought was to save his life!

The slaughter had only just begun. There were too many demons and infernal beasts around him, and he dared not defy the world by heading towards the black pyramid-like structure. So he simply moved away from the area where the main fighting was most intense and, with a thud, burrowed into the ground beneath his feet.

It continued downwards, breaking through layers of thick soil.

Until with a "thud," it crashed into the barrier formed by the eight flagpoles.

"What a cutie!"

Luo Shen cursed under his breath. He thought there wouldn't be any barrier below, and he might be able to take advantage of the chaos and sneak through the underground to avoid the fighting. But to his surprise, everything around him, including the ground, was sealed off.

I imagine the sky is the same.

"It seems these damned demons intend to use us as sacrificial offerings."

Sacrifice is a special ritual in the Abyss of Purgatory. Although the specific purpose of sacrifice is not described in the documents, Luo Shen has some understanding of it.

Rumble!

A series of booming sounds came from the sky above, and the surrounding dark clouds burst open. The black pyramid-like structure and the chains connecting it in eight directions began to emit billowing red and black mist.

It's like the thick fog that accompanies the appearance of villains in those cartoons we watched as kids.

Just as Luo Shen was wondering what changes had occurred.

A deafening roar was heard, and several thick chains suddenly shot out from the black pyramid-like tower. Each chain was connected to a huge spindle-shaped iron cone. Wherever the iron cone passed, whether it was the Shadow Scythe Demon or the Purgatory Beasts, they were all reduced to dust!

boom!!

Those enormous black chains, intertwined with each other, shot down from the sky, their iron spikes plunging straight into the ground, creating a series of violent roars, and the entire space echoed with heavy groans.

It's not over yet!

Suddenly, a huge hole appeared beneath the black, pyramid-like structure, accompanied by a series of rumbling sounds.

Under the horrified gazes of Luo Shen and the group of infernal beasts.

One after another, enormous creatures covered in thick scales, resembling mammoths, rushed out of the black hole. These monsters had dozens of long, sharp white horns on their heads, and each one was tens of thousands of meters tall, no less than the largest infernal beasts in this space.

Rumble!!

Those enormous, scaly monsters pawed at the air with their forelimbs, then suddenly unleashed their power and descended from the sky, sweeping away a large swarm of infernal beasts with terrifying force.

Even the Shadow Scythe Demons that couldn't dodge in time were within their attack range.

One after another, the infernal beasts and the shadow scythe demons charged head-on. No living being could withstand the impact. They were either pierced by the horns on their heads or trampled into mincemeat by the huge, thick hooves falling from above.

Most importantly, they also work together.

One after another, the monsters stood in formation, their foremost horns digging into the ground as they plowed forward with all their might. In their path, no life could stand in their way, and everything was instantly leveled.

The black, pyramid-like structure has also made another move.

From the chains that had once pierced the ground, streams of ghostly fire emerged, accompanied by strange forces surging through the space. Then, black mist spread out, gradually merging into a sea of ​​clouds as the amount of black mist increased. All the surrounding infernal beasts and those terrifying figures covered in scales were buried in the black mist.

All of them are gone!

Luo Shen was startled and subconsciously released his Origin Force to check the situation.

Strange black runes emerged from the black mist and appeared in various parts of the space. These strange black runes constantly appeared and disappeared within the black mist, gradually forming a unified whole.

The terrifying beasts covered in scales remained unchanged.

Huge furrows, tens of meters wide, crisscrossed the entire space. Beneath those furrows, one could see the crimson blood and snow-white bones of countless infernal beasts, flowing like small rivers and gradually seeping into the ground.

They converged towards the iron spike at the end of the chain underground!

After thinking for a moment, Luo Shen quickly flew towards the nearest set of chains, wanting to see what secrets those chains contained.

At the same time.

Above, on the land surface, shrouded in black fog, suddenly appeared things that were neither fog nor mist. They were fog, yet they had form; they were life, yet they did not look like life.

These black substances, as if alive, climbed upwards along the chain, heading straight for the black pyramid-like structure.

However, these black substances seemed to be highly corrosive.

Every part of the chain that had been climbed was corroded into a pitch-black color, as if it had been painted black, so deep that it sent chills down one's spine.

As if sensing this, the black pyramid-like structure instantly transformed the endless mystical patterns covering its body into a raging, fiery river that flowed down the chains from the top!

The moment the black substance encountered the endless secret patterns, it was like ice and snow meeting the sunlight, instantly melting away.

However, they showed no sign of stopping and continued to flow downwards, all the way to the iron cones connected to the end of the chain, eventually leaving their imprints on the cones.

Coincidentally, Luo Shen had just followed these chains to the location of the iron cone when he encountered this unexpected turn of events.

Those fiery red runes seemed to have a mind of their own, passing through Luo Shen's body as if they were passing through air, without any hindrance. Only when they encountered the iron cone did they transform into a physical object.

Of course, these secret patterns passing through his body were not entirely without effect on Luo Shen.

Because Luo Shen could clearly feel that when these fiery red runes passed through his body, his understanding of the fundamental laws of fire instantly surged.

It was as if he had suddenly had an epiphany.

Luo Shen had already reached the point of acknowledging the fundamental law of fire, and now he is only one step away from fully comprehending and perfecting it.

As long as he takes this step firmly, he can become a great immortal!

If the surge in understanding of the fundamental laws of fire was an unexpected joy, then the fact that the gestation time of the Abyss Lord's avatar, which was being nurtured in the Primordial World, was greatly shortened, almost by half, was absolutely fantastic news!

It is unknown whether there is some kind of mysterious connection between the two.

When Luo Shen sensed that the gestation speed of the Abyss Lord being nurtured in the Primordial World within his body had decreased by half, the black pyramid-like structure floating in the void suddenly trembled violently, causing the entire space to shake violently and emit a rumbling sound.

The countless chains connecting to space all began to vibrate violently, emitting loud clanging sounds!

At the same time, thick black lightning bolts streaked down from the trembling black pyramid-like structure, striking it directly and then traveling along the chains on the pyramid-like structure.

Luo Shen's perception was still very sharp.

In an instant, it transformed into a streak of light, bursting forth from the ground to avoid the terrifying black lightning.

Rumble!

The terrifying lightning bolts were directed directly into the ground, transforming into powerful energy that struck the space-sealing barrier squarely. Instantly, a piercing sound of shattering glass rang out, and the barrier was reduced to fragments!

The barrier that originally sealed off the space has shattered!

Luo Shen was thinking of leaving, but when he looked up, he saw the huge demon figures around him, all frowning and staring. He immediately changed his mind and turned to look at the chain that was shrinking into the air and the sharp cone at the end that was flashing with fiery red runes.

"We can't just walk straight there!"

Luo Shen immediately made a judgment: "With so many demons surrounding us, it's impossible to leave. Even if I use the Mind's Eye Blade, I can only deal with one of them, and it's not even certain if it will work."

"Even a portion of the secret runes on that black pyramid structure could halve the gestation time of the Abyss Lord's avatar; there must be even greater secrets hidden within!"

"Follow that sharp cone!"

Luo Shen made up his mind.

Regardless of whether the black pyramid-like structure can help him leave, as long as the secrets hidden within can help the Abyss Lord's avatar to develop as quickly as possible, his crisis can still be resolved!

"Whoosh!"

Seizing the opportunity, Luo Shen suddenly grabbed one of the chains. As the black pyramid contracted, he rode the chain with the wind and instantly burrowed into the black pyramid.

"not good!"

"That damned human!"

The surrounding demons noticed this and immediately became anxious, each one ready to make a move.

But the purplish-black demon flapped its wings and instantly transformed into a streak of light, blocking the demons' path and preventing them from advancing even half a step!

"Think it over? Ask me if I agree first!"

(End of this chapter)