Chapter 691: The Dusk Transformation
As the battle between Hell and the Abyss intensified, the scale of this blood-red battlefield grew larger and larger, covering nearly a hundred square kilometers.
The other high-ranking demons in Hell showed no reaction to Donald’s words, as he had deliberately concealed the truth from the start, leaving the demons present unaware of his true relationship with Astymos, the King of Hell. However, they had heard of Donald’s identity—such a powerful true god was not someone they could afford to provoke, so they maintained a respectful attitude.
Upon hearing Donald’s suggestion, Astymos hesitated not at all. He immediately raised his hands, and powerful laws began to fluctuate. In the center of the blood-red plain, the outline of a massive structure began to emerge.
In just half a minute, accompanied by thunderous noises and earth-shaking tremors, a giant fortress thirty feet tall and stretching for miles stood atop the blood-soaked plain.
It was similar to the power of a wish spell, only far more powerful.
As the King of Hell and God of Demons, Astymos could use his will to perform abilities that were impossible for others anywhere within the Nine Hells.
Although this massive fortress was still in its initial stages, its grand scale deeply shocked even the powerful demons led by the two Archdukes of Hell and the Eight Dark Demons.
After completing this, Astymos said to the Eight Dark Demons without any change in expression, “Phokas, you eight will now be the rulers of this fortress. I hope that in the future, you will become forces that make those demons of the Abyss tremble in fear!”
The Eight Dark Demons immediately swore loyalty sincerely.
Then Astymos asked his master, “Your Highness Donald, what name do you think should be given to this fortress?”
“Since it is the gateway to Hell, let it be called Hellgate Fortress!”
Thus, the most famous landmark on the battlefield between Hell and the Abyss was born.
Although Hellgate Fortress was still in its infancy, Astymos, as the ruler of Hell, no longer needed to worry about the lower sections. The subsequent construction would be supervised by the higher-ranking demons, with lower-ranking demons serving as laborers.
As a stronghold for the Hell dimension, Hellgate Fortress was under intense construction, serving as the first line of defense for the Nine Hells against the Bottomless Abyss.
The massive construction of Hellgate Fortress naturally attracted the attention of the Abyss side. Soon, demon armies began to gather on the other side of the blood-soaked plain.
Yet before the battle even began, several figures suddenly rushed from the Abyss toward the Hell faction. The powerful demons of Hell were already prepared to fight. When those figures stopped in front of the Hell Gate Fortress and shouted out their intentions, the demons of Hell were shocked to discover that they were not demons sent to attack Hell, but rather rebels from the Abyss who intended to join the Hell faction! As Donald had predicted, a miracle had once again occurred in Hell, and after gaining power from the Abyss, especially seeing some of the previously weak Abyssal strongmen instantly become highly influential figures in Hell, many Abyssal strongmen began to grow restless. To those who could see clearly, Hell’s rise was now unstoppable—this was largely due to the limited power of the Abyssal will in the Infinite Abyss and the gods of the upper realms’ willingness to watch idly without intervening, as they saw Hell’s emergence as favorable. After all, the strength of Hell posed a threat to the gods of the Pantheon, and even the true gods of darkness and evil were dissatisfied with the Abyss’s aimless chaos. Thus, Hell’s emergence divided some of the power that originally belonged to the Abyss, so the gods naturally had no objections. Seeing this act of betrayal at the forefront of the two armies severely undermine their own morale, the demon lords sent by the Abyss immediately launched the first wave of attacks, aiming to overwhelm Hell with their numerical advantage. Now, the demon lords attacking Hell had learned their lesson. In previous battles, they had assumed they were strong and carelessly ventured deep into the battlefield to fight against Hell’s strongmen, with few returning. If that was the case, why take such risks? Why not use the Abyss’s inherent advantages to win through a mass assault? As a series of events unfolded—such as the explosion of the Great Abyss, the opportunistic invasion of the River of Darkness, a group of Abyssal strongmen defecting en masse, and fierce battles—that left the Abyssal will overwhelmed, a major upheaval was also brewing on the nineteenth layer of the Abyss! The nineteenth layer of the Abyss: Matthews’ Realm of Perdition. This realm, which had existed for thousands of years, was originally Matthews’ divine kingdom. Naturally, every corner of it bore Matthews’ unique mark, and even a powerful force like the Abyssal will could only break through it by force, not erode it gradually through transformation.
Thus, the Will of the Abyss only possessed the core of the nineteenth layer, serving as a restraint on Matthews, one of the three great lords of the abyss. It must be said that a fallen demon god like Matthews undoubtedly had many advantages over those abyssal lords who grew strong by relying on the abyss. Although the core of the plane was in the hands of the Will of the Abyss, the entire plane remained firmly under Matthews’ control. Once the Will of the Abyss’ attention was fully drawn to Hell, the plane of Matthews’ Fallen Kingdom instantly severed its connection to the abyss and drifted upward like a giant bubble. Even as the Will of the Abyss trembled in anger, none of the demon lords ahead dared to stop this fallen plane from moving forward. This was the authority of the three great lords of the abyss in the hearts of demons—a formidable power forged through relentless slaughter. Even though Matthews had lost the strength bestowed by the abyss and his power had declined to that of a mid-tier god, no one dared to step forward to challenge this former fallen monarch. Having experienced such an incident before, the Will of the Abyss reacted swiftly, unwilling to let another traitorous abyssal lord escape, and immediately mobilized forces from all corners of the abyss. Moreover, this time the traitor was not some ordinary demon lord at the lower god level but one of the three great lords—the Fallen Monarch, a being second only to the Will of the Abyss in power. Every move he made could cause significant upheaval in the Bottomless Abyss, and even the restrictions imposed by the Will of the Abyss on the three great lords were not as strict as imagined. As a result, not only did hundreds of powerful demon lords chase after the departing Fallen Kingdom, but the other two of the three great lords, who had remained silent until then, also appeared! The drama known in history as the Twilight Uprising officially unfolded in the abyss!