Chapter1231:Opening
TheBlackOverlordatthismomentalmostlostitsoutlineofmagicarmor,transformingintoarealblackmonster.
Thisistheessenceoftheabyss,wherethingslikesciencearenonexistentforeventhemostmysteriousandindescribablecreatures.
Withthesupportoftheancientpowersoftheoldgods,thousandsofkilometersaway,theBlackOverlord,strengthenedbytheprimevalseapowerofthisworld,hasalreadytransformedintoawarweaponoftheabyss.
Inasense,thisisalsoarematchbetweenSiaandLeviathan.
TheBlackOverlord,infusedwiththepoweroftheLeviathan’sremains,asthecontainerofthefacelessgod,Sia.
Agiantinsilver.
TheOverlordinblack.
BeforeBabylonSkyTower,twomassivecreaturesofsimilarsizeweredestinedtoengageinabattleoflifeanddeath.
"Ohohohohohoh!"
"Ifeelit,thisispower,thegreatAdahasbestoweduponmethepower!"
"Thehumanbodyissimplynotworthyofpossessingsuchpower."Morris,whograduallymergedwiththeBlackOverlord,feltanunprecedentedsatisfaction.
(TranslatedbyGravityTales😝)
Theambitionasahumanknight,thedominationoftheBlackOverlord,comparedtothecurrentsatisfaction,issimplynotworthmentioning.
Thisisthetruepleasureofglimpsingtheworld’struth,thepathofcorruptingtheworld’sruleswiththepoweroftheabyss.
"I,Morris,willkillallthedisobedienttoday."
"Everyone,kneelbeforeme!"Morris,holdinganeighteen-meter-long,connectedabyssspearafterthemutation,exudesamurderousauraandseemstobereadytolaunchamassiveslaughteratanymoment.
Allthepain,themadnessoflosingwhatrepresentsdignity,nowturnsintocombatpower.
Thisisalsooneofthecharacteristicsoftheancientgodsoftheabyss.Themoreinsanetheybecome,themorepowerfultheyare,evencausingallthesentientbeingsaroundthemtolosetheirsanity.
"Retreat!"TherepresentativesofdifferentcountrieswhoweregatheredinfrontofBabylonSkyTower,ledbyMeross,Heidi,andSaramandafromtheLeviathanfaction,startedtoquicklyretreatfromthebattlefield.
Ontheotherhand,fromseveraltensofkilometersaway,thefollowersoftheBlackGodOrderdroveoutoftheundergroundcavesinblackmagicarmorthatwasnotevenrecordedintheLeviathanEmpire’srecords.
Theironlycommand,givenbyMorris,wastodefeatalltherepresentativesofthecontinentsandmakethenewLeviathanEmpiretheruleroftheland.
LudwigXIIlookedatthecrazedMorris,particlesofdarknessswirlinginhiseyes,andfinallyleftthebattlefieldtogetherwithImperialSagePoincaré.
Thisstagewaspreparedfortwomonsters.
InLudwigXII’seyes,whetheritwastheguardiandeityoftheSiaKingdomortheAbyssApostleoftheBlackGodOrder,theywereallthesamekindofbeings.
Theyhadnounderstandingofthebiggerpicture,blindlyactingwithoutthoughtduetotheirpowerfulforce.Howfoolishtheywere!
However,ashelookedattheblackoverlordunderMorris’control,asubtledesirearoseinLudwigXII’sheart.
Canhefullyharnesssuchpower?
"Wantpower?"whisperedtheabyssinLudwigXII’sear.
LudwigXIIhesitatedforamoment,thenfirmlyshookhishead.
"Thispowerthatmakesyoulosecontrol...Idon’twantit."
Whatheneededwasapowerhecouldcontrol,notlikeMorris,whoseemedtohavebecomeacompletemonster,lostinpower.
Thiswasthedifferenceineducationandperspective.Bothwerehostsoftheabysspower,butMorrishadgivenupeverythingearlyon,becomingobsessedwiththeimmensepoweroftheabyss.
Ontheotherhand,LudwigXIIhadwitnessedtheterrifyingaspectsoftheabysspower,acknowledgingitsstrength,yetstillabletokeephissanity.
Theybothfeltjealousyanddissatisfactioninmanyways,buttheirchoiceswerecompletelydifferent.
Morriscompletelyembracedthesideoftheabyss,willinglybecomingitsdisciple,fulfillinghismissionatanycost.
LudwigXII,ontheotherhand,cautiouslycollaboratedwiththeBlackGodOrder,allowingthemtospreadwhileobservingtheeffectscausedbythepoweroftheabyss.
ThisisthedifferencebetweenMorris,thesecondsonofanoblefamily,andtheImperialEmperor.EventhoughLudwigXIIhasseentheterrifyingpoweroftheabyss,hestillwon’tbeteverythingontheBlackGodOrder.
ThepoweroftheBlackGodOrdermustbeusedandthescientificpathcannotbeabandoned.Wemustdoboth,andnotputalloureggsinonebasket.
Lookingatitfromadifferentperspective,whenthereisnochoicebuttousethepoweroftheabyss,LudwigXIIwillbeabletogainmorethanMorris.
"Oh...sowhatyouwantismore?"
"Yes,thiskindofpowerisnotsuitableforme.Iamnotaberserker,"LudwigXIIdisdainfullylookedattheblackmonsterstandingover40meterstall.
Tobecomelikethisandstillfeelgoodabouthimself,Morrisistooyoung.
"Then...yourwishwillbegranted..."ThewhisperoftheabysstemporarilydisappearedfromLudwigXII’sears,asthestagewherethefateoftheworldisdecidedhasalreadybegun.
"ItseemsthattheBlackGodOrderisnotlivinguptoitspotential..."AllowingtheBlackGodOrdertogrowisariskymove,andLudwigXIIistheoneplayingthechessgame.
Now,thegamehasreachedacriticalpointofintensebattle.IfweconsidertheLeviathanEmpireastheblackside,theUndergroundCemetery,representingthewhiteside,hasalreadybeendealtafatalblowbytheBlackGodOrderandisonthebrinkofcollapse.
"KillyoutoworshipthegreatAda!"
"Inthisworld...noonecanstopAda’swill."Morrisraisedhisblackelectricspearandtargetedtheheartofthefacelessgod.
"Oncethisspearstrikes,youwilldie!"Comparedtothepreviousstrike,Morrisfeltmoreconfidentthistime,becausethiswasvengeancefromtheabyss.
Theimmenseauraoftheabysscoveredtheheavilyassembledspear,andablackmagiceyesymbolappearedontheheadofthefacelessgod.
Previously,thissymbolappearedonEl’phyllis’shead,declaringherdeath.
Now,thesamethingwasabouttohappenagain,andthistime,thepowerbehindthechargedattackwastentimesstrongerthanbefore!
Ontheground,YunXi’sheartwaspoundingfiercely.
"Pafu,areyouready?"
MerelyreturningaspearwouldnotquelltheburningdesiretokillinYunXi’sheartatthismoment.
Crush,tearapart,andeven"eatup",sincethebeginningoftheStarTrial,YunXihasneverhadsuchacleardesiretodestroyandkillsuchatarget.
"Pafu!"
Justnow,Pafu’sbodywasburnedandshockedbytheblackelectricspearandwasexpelledfromthebodyofthefacelessgod.
AllthenewlyaddedPafubodieshavefinishedreplenishingandhavedevelopedahigherresistancetohightemperaturesandelectriccurrentsduetotheirextremelycrueltreatment.