Chapter 289: Abyssal Demon Forger Anspu

Apart from a few beings who are born as great demons, Abyssal Demon Forgers also evolve from lower-level demons. Once they become one, they possess strength on a legendary level. Anspu is among the strongest of these Abyssal Demon Forgers—a semi-divine Abyssal Demon Lord.

Originally, he was a powerful figure in the abyss, having nearly ruled two-thirds of a plane. He was on the verge of eliminating the last obstacles, unifying his plane, and earning the favor of the Abyssal Will to gain even greater power and become the true ruler of that plane.

Yet, he never expected that an opponent he had dismissed would summon powerful reinforcements, who swiftly destroyed his years of hard-earned power and captured him, injuring him in the process.

It was also because, despite being a demon, he had been one of the most human-like among demons since childhood, with the most handsome appearance, making him stand out and attracting the interest of the Spider Queen. She successfully hunted him down and turned him into a sexual slave for her own gratification!

Using advanced teleportation magic, Anspu returned to his own castle, far away from the Spider Queen’s temple. He immediately summoned his undead lich butler and ordered him to bring two Strength Demons.

After bringing the two strong Strength Demons, Anspu grabbed one and devoured its entire blood and soul. Only after absorbing both Strength Demons could he replenish the life force he had lost in the Spider Queen’s palace.

“Damn you, wretched bitch! Abandoned by the Elf King, you pervert your anger on other men. May your fate be worse than that of those disobedient sexual slaves trapped in the Web Caverns!”

Anspu could only curse inwardly; he didn’t even dare think such things in front of the Spider Queen for fear of arousing her suspicion.

Against the Spider Queen, who dominated the realm of lust, he couldn’t control his desires, so he could only make up for his losses afterward. The one who had turned him into a slave of the Spider Queen was also a Strength Demon. Thus, among all demons, Anspu hated Strength Demons the most. He sent his subordinates to plunder many Strength Demons from surrounding planes as “food.”

These slaves were captured by the Spider Queen from various worlds or given to her by other evil beings. Even though they were dissatisfied with their fate, their bodies and souls were under the control of powerful gods, preventing them from escaping. They dared not defy the Spider Queen in the slightest, as those who did usually suffered unimaginable punishments, dying in agony.

A few more who angered Her Majesty the Queen were sent to the demon lord with peculiar tastes, suffering first from inhumane torment and then losing their chastity—such was their agony! Falling into the hands of demons meant their souls also suffered endlessly with no escape possible. Of course, this fate was not much different from being tormented by the Spider Queen. Over time, many once noble and powerful men basically gave up any hope of escape and simply accepted the oppression and slavery imposed by the Spider Queen. Yet among them, there were also many who suppressed their desires and waited for an opportunity to flee, with Abyssal Demon Ansp being one of the strongest among them. Having reached nearly the peak of semi-divinity, its combat strength in its own territory could rival that of newly ascended gods who had fully established their divinity—somewhat similar to Earth Demons, but with less power than them. Still, within its own domain, its strength was slightly inferior to that of Earth Demons, who could fight beyond their rank. Ansp also rose from a minor demon to its current status, possessing a mind far more resilient than that of ordinary chaotic demons. Although it couldn’t change many of its demonic habits, it behaved more like a human in some aspects. Having suppressed its true nature, it had served the Spider Queen for over a hundred years, yet it always harbored the desire to avenge itself and escape her enslavement. Now, after enduring so much humiliation, it finally had a chance. As long as it could get out of the Spider Queen’s sight and go to the main world to find her enemies, it might have a good chance of gaining their help and breaking free from that perverted female demon god’s imprisonment and torment. It never wanted to experience again those moments of initial pleasure that ended in utter exhaustion, as if its soul were being drained dry—worse even than being tortured to death. Thanks to its resilient nature, otherwise it would have gradually lost its sanity like those companions, with no thoughts other than lust in its mind. If one lost their self, could they still be considered alive? Ansp certainly didn’t want to end up like that, being discarded by the Spider Queen once she grew tired of it and fed to the little pets she kept in the Cave of Ten Thousand Spiders. So this chance had to be seized firmly—even if it meant losing its life, it would never return to such a life!

With firm resolve in his heart, Ansp received orders from the Spider Queen, allowing him to leave the 66th Layer Abyssal Web legitimately. He gathered his subordinates and used the teleportation array here to depart the abyss and arrive at the three pre-arranged dimensional rifts.

Although the Spider Queen was a true god, the situation in the 66th Layer Abyssal Web she ruled over was essentially the same as that of other infinite abyssal dimensions. As the ruler of this dimension, the Spider Queen only controlled all demons at the legendary and above-semi-god levels; the lower ones were managed by her subordinates.

Satisfied with her servants, the Spider Queen also permitted Ansp, the Abyssal Demon Forger, decades ago to build his own castle hundreds of miles away from her temple, gather followers, and establish his own territory. Demons know no loyalty—they are synonymous with betrayal and malice. Even the most loyal subordinates might turn on you with the most vicious betrayal at a critical moment.

Thus, Ansp did not entrust this life-threatening task to his six closest subordinates, nor did he separate those sent by the Spider Queen. Instead, he kept them by his side to monitor them and prove he had no ulterior motives.

“Is the passage to the main world ready?” Ansp asked the legendary Seduction Demon in front of the Spider Queen’s altar.

The Seduction Demon was one of the demon types most skilled in magic, and as a legendary one, he had spent many years mastering it. He was one of the three legendary demons skilled in magic under the Spider Queen, the other two being the legendary Deception Demon and the legendary Soul Judger. These three were the Spider Queen’s most trusted aides and were rarely deployed. This time, it was only because of extreme hatred and anger toward someone that she sent them to open a stable dimensional passage.

“It’s ready. As long as a sacrifice is offered to the goddess, the passage can be opened at any time!”

As one of the Spider Queen’s most loyal subordinates, this legendary Seduction Demon held a lofty status. He did not flatter the semi-god Abyssal Demon Forger, who was far stronger than him, but simply performed his duties coldly while overseeing whether the other demons obeyed the Queen’s orders.

Ansp paid no attention to this. After calculating in his mind, he said to the legendary Seduction Demon, “Contact the demons at the other two locations and prepare to open the passage!”

The legendary Seduction Demon nodded, took out a badge engraved with the Spider Queen’s sacred symbol, and began using divine magic to contact his two companions in the other directions.

“It’s done!”

Seeing the Legendary Tempter Demon nod, Ansp immediately waved his hand, and two Dark Knights rushed over with several Goliaths, forcing them to kneel in front of the altar. The Legendary Tempter Demon ignored the Goliaths’ struggles and, like a solemn priest, recited prayers while conducting the sacrifice ceremony. His curved sword steadily cut wounds into the Goliaths, causing blood to flow in large amounts. With their demonic constitutions, they wouldn’t die immediately from such injuries; instead, they would suffer slowly until they lost all their blood and died, their souls being sacrificed to the cruel Spider Queen.