Chapter 663: The Abyss’s Ambition (II)

Returning from those ancient memories, even Donald was shaken by what he had seen.
“The Abyssal Will truly harbors great ambitions!”
It turned out that for the Abyss, demons were like chickens and ducks kept in farmers’ cages—ready to be harvested and slaughtered when mature. Since all demons left their marks on the Abyss, the more demons fell, the greater power the Abyssal Will gained. By gathering the wills of powerful fallen demons, including those of demon lords, it could develop its own independent will, no longer just a collection of various dimensional consciousnesses.
These were all plans made by the Abyssal Will for its future goals. Though it lacked an independent consciousness, the Abyss had silently devised such schemes. It aimed to create a great being capable of carrying its will, one free from the constraints of time and fate, into which it could infuse its will to form an independent personality—thus becoming the sole supreme god in this multiverse.
This ambition had been brewing since the very birth of the Abyss!
However, due to the influence of Chaos, the plan could never be fully carried out. The ancient demons were once banished en masse, and the current situation where demons became the main force of the Abyss was the result of those ancient demons going rogue, attempting to rebel against their prison and refusing to carry out the Abyss’s grand plan.
Upon learning of these secrets, Donald suddenly had an extremely bold idea. Once it crossed his mind, he couldn’t stop imagining further possibilities.
Donald’s idea was this: If the Abyss intended to do this, why not take the lead and implement this plan before it could be carried out by the Abyss?
“If I succeed, I’ll create a shortcut straight to becoming the supreme god. Then, no one in this multiverse will be able to threaten me!”
Even Donald was surprised by his own audacity, but there was a high chance this plan could succeed!
By mastering the greatest secret of the Bottomless Abyss, Donald also realized the hidden dangers within the Hell dimension. So he sought out Astymos and shared his thoughts.
“If we don’t want to end up like the Abyssal demons, the best way is to crush any attempt by the Will of Hell to escape control at its earliest stage. Let your own will guide its development!”

Realizing the severity of what Donald had said, Astimos immediately acted as instructed by his master. The King of Hell, the demon lord, promptly separated a part of his own spiritual will and merged it with the newly formed nascent will of hell. Although this undeveloped hell consciousness was vast even compared to ordinary gods, it was extremely slow-witted. It showed no resistance to Astimos’ actions, allowing his will to quickly take hold within it and assume dominance. This way, even if more realms were merged in the future, it would remain under his control. This approach was akin to forging the hell realm into a divine artifact lacking a complete divine core—only by holding power in one’s own hands could one truly dominate it, ensuring it would never betray, just like the artifact he created. Otherwise, as the hell consciousness grew, it might gradually develop its own independent thoughts, seeking to break free from the realm’s will and become a being with its own consciousness, just like the Will of the Abyss! Only then would Astimos truly be the ruler of hell, rather than a puppet controlled by it. After resolving the issue of the hell consciousness, Donald wanted to proceed with the plan he had for the Abyss. However, determining the form this transcendent being of time and fate should take was a significant challenge. Donald thought of the descriptions from past-life myths about the underworld, the Bridge of Sorrow, and the eighteen layers of hell, which gave him an idea. But relying solely on his own strength might not be enough, so he contacted Astimos, obtained an item from his true form, and then teleported back to the hell realm. What Donald brought was none other than the leaf from the World Tree that Ignatz had given him. By infusing divine power into this superior divine artifact, the figure of the Elven Lord appeared before him. “As expected from someone I value—your battle against the Abyss was truly remarkable. Even the Pantheon is buzzing about it!” “Your Majesty Ignatz, thank you for the praise. If it weren’t for you sending Loki and the others to help, I might have barely managed to escape unscathed, and the hell realm would no longer exist!” “There’s no need to be so modest. To use your words from your past life: those who achieve greatness gain many allies. Being able to rely on external help is also a form of strength. What brings you to me this time?” Donald didn’t beat around the bush and directly shared his plans.

Hearing Donald’s bold plans, even Ignatius, the Lord of Elves, couldn’t help but gaze at him with a strange expression.
“I really don’t know whether to call you a genius or a monster. Not only do you seek to seize the power of the Abyss, but you also want to sever its future—how could you even conceive such a plan! Yet I support you. The existence of the Abyss has always been a cancer in the multiverse. If left unchecked, it will inevitably pose a threat to us!”
Donald smiled and said, “I think the same way. Since we’ve already offended the Abyss, why not go even further? And once I master this power, sooner or later, one-third of the entire Lower Realm—this part of the universe—will be under my control. By then, even entities like the three giants of the Abyss will be at my mercy!”
Ignatius was impressed and immediately descended to Hell through the connection of the World Tree’s golden leaves in his avatar form.
“I’ve seen the River of the Underworld you mentioned in the netherworld of the Pangu pantheon. It’s no longer just water—it’s water of laws. The Olympian pantheon also has a River of the Underworld, which, like the River of the Underworld, serves as a place to purify souls. Mortals must use special divine vessels to cross it, otherwise their souls will sink to the bottom! What kind of laws do you plan to impart?”
“Simple purification isn’t enough to achieve transcendence. How about this?”
With that, Donald stretched out his hand, and above his palm appeared a miniature river of light composed of three colors.
Ignatius’s avatar’s eyes sparkled as he quickly analyzed the laws governing this miniature river. He raised his eyebrows in surprise and said, “Combining time, fate, and purifying power—how ambitious! How do you plan to name it? For such an entity, its name must be approved by the will of the universe to truly take shape!”
Donald replied calmly, “Let’s call it the River of the Eternity. Since there’s an Endless Abyss, I’ll create an Endless River of the Eternity, making the multiverse even more complete and perfect!”