Chapter 324: The Demon Version of Infiltration (I)

After the teleportation gates in the game were manifested in the real world, their functions became incredibly powerful. As long as one was in the same spatial realm, they could use the gates at either end to reach any location.

However, unlike in the game where they could be used freely, each use of a real teleportation gate required payment in a certain amount of energy as power. This energy usually came from elemental crystals, though the crystal cores of magical beasts and the mana of mages and other spellcasters could also be used. The best and purest source of energy was mana crystals. Once a mage charged these crystals with mana, they could be reused repeatedly, like rechargeable batteries, unlike elemental crystals which were consumable.

Although mana crystals were extremely rare compared to crystal cores and were generally held by powerful mages, Donald came up with an excellent substitute: the Daran magic coins, which had already been produced in quantity but had not yet been made public beyond use among mages in Daran itself.

A few of these lowest-tier magic coins, equivalent to the mana storage of a high-level black-iron mage, should be enough to teleport from the northern end of the continent to the Swordhorn Peninsula on the western coast of Theron!

Overjoyed by Donald’s approval, the Grand Duke of Siren sent messages back to his capital, Daric City, to announce the great victory of the Anti-Demon Alliance and, in the name of the lord, declare rewards for the outstanding heroes.

The first thing he did was address the matter of granting territory to Donald, this foreign noble. This was the top priority for the Grand Duke of Siren; the rewards for local war heroes could be dealt with later.

During this trip to Siren, besides obtaining a piece of Siren territory and demon materials, Donald’s greatest gain was the natural rewards he received from eliminating these abyssal invaders. In particular, he had killed a large number of silver demons, as well as two golden and two legendary demons. The demon corpses purified by those thorny vines also accounted for a significant portion.

Now, with the nourishment of divine fragments and natural forces, Donald’s natural divinity had grown further. His entire bone marrow was now completely covered in divine light. Next, Donald began to extend this process to his heart and lungs.

The heart is responsible for pumping blood throughout the body, blood transports nutrients, and the lungs are responsible for drawing in fresh oxygen to enrich the blood. In this world, which differs from Earth’s environment, the lungs serve not only for breathing but also for extracting elements and magic from the air, serving as the primary source of power for those who practice magic. Under normal circumstances, they draw far more magic than any other part of the body. Therefore, the connection between these two organs is slightly stronger than with other organs. Prioritizing the transformation of these two organs can accelerate the growth of divinity. This was common knowledge about the human body in his past life, but few in this world are aware of it. As a result, many legendary strongmen, after reaching this stage, choose their enhancement methods arbitrarily, often taking many detours. This is the importance of knowledge! Otherwise, why was it always said in his past life that “science and technology are productive forces” and “those who lag behind will be attacked”?

Once all of Donald’s organs and tissues had been transformed into divine entities, the next step was to convert his blood and other bodily fluids into divine blood. Once the divine fire was ignited, everything flowing through his body would be completely transformed into true divine blood. Although “divine blood” and “divine blood” differ by just one character, their values are vastly different. The former is merely a precious magical material, while the latter belongs to the category of divine artifacts—truly divine-grade materials! Thus, once Donald’s internal organs had been transformed to a certain extent, it meant he was not far from achieving demi-divinity.

Not to mention Donald and the Celtic reinforcements working together with the Sirens to deal with the aftermath of the magical disaster, even in the Abyssal Plane, the Spider Queen’s invasion of the main world this time did not take place within the 66th Layer’s Abyssal Web. The deeper one goes in the Abyssal Plane, the more difficult it is to reach the main material world. There is indeed a fixed, narrow passage between the Abyssal Web Plane and the main world, but it is located in the dark regions of the lowlands of the main world, making it extremely inconvenient to enter. Moreover, this passage is constantly guarded by human strongmen. Should Floria, the Abyssal Demon Goddess, take any action, news would quickly reach the upper echelons of human nations and even the gods of the heavens. Even with a large army of demons, they would be blocked at the entrance of the passage. In the worst case, a major battle could trigger a surge of spatial power, destroying this precious passage.

By then, if the mighty Spider Queen wishes to send troops to the main world to carry out missions, she will likely have to seek passage through other realm lords. Given the Spider Queen’s temperament, it’s almost certain that she will offend all the abyssal lords and demon gods she has interacted with, thus blocking off the option of borrowing a path!

Therefore, this invasion is a passage to the main world that the Spider Queen temporarily created using her divine power to find a rift in space near the Deep Pit Web, though this requires more divine energy. If these demons can establish altars in the main world and create an environment similar to a land of evil, then these interdimensional passages might be transformed into stable abyssal passages!

The lower realms are already filled with countless realms and demi-realms, like bubbles, where birth and destruction go hand in hand. The Abyssal Will also constantly absorbs surrounding and external realms to grow stronger. Though great, the Abyssal Will is merely a chaotic consciousness with intelligence but no wisdom or biological thinking ability, so it absorbs and integrates everything—good or bad. The realms from the former material worlds are undoubtedly the most suitable for the Abyss to absorb, as their rules are complete and can greatly strengthen the Abyss’s power. Most of the known stable abyssal realms were formed this way!

As for those weak realms with imperfect rules that are on the verge of destruction, as well as unformed demi-realms, absorbing them is merely a drain on the Abyss. However, occasionally exceptions occur—under the influence of some powerful force, new abyssal realms may form. This is why the number of layers in the Bottomless Abyss is always uncertain and infinite. It is said that an ancient true god once counted that there are 666 of the most stable realms in the endless abyss, most of which remain unknown—some may be destroyed, or new lords may take control. But the well-known nations in the abyss are limited, mostly belonging to powerful abyssal demon lords like ever-victorious generals or fallen demon gods.

For example, the Deep Pit Web ruled by the Spider Queen is one of the most famous realms known to the main world. Of course, while it’s said to be familiar, very few mortals have actually entered it. After all, the abyss is a realm of death and destruction, a gathering place of chaos and evil. Even powerful mortals from the evil faction rarely wish to live in that terrifying environment filled with constant warfare and no moment of peace.

Beings from the neutral faction, especially those from the just and kind side, will be suppressed by the will of the Abyss once they enter it, preventing them from exerting their true strength.
“The human side has sent legendary warriors—Eshbachel has already fallen!”
When the demi-god Abyssal Demon Forger Amps conveyed the news from the main world through projection to the other two legendary followers of the Spider Queen tasked with the mission in Flora, it caused them immense surprise!
“What?”
As rivals competing for the goddess’s favor, the other two legendary demons were well aware of Eshbachel’s strength and cunning, and they were shocked.
As demons, they hated all beings from higher planes, and the creatures of the main world, located at the center of the universe, were like prey to them. Humans, in their eyes, symbolized weakness. Although there were many strong humans, they instinctively looked down on them.
“How is that possible? Eshbachel alone could defeat at least three human legends. Could it be that the humans reacted so quickly and gathered multiple legends?”
“And you, Amps, why didn’t you use your projection to support Eshbachel? Do you plan to betray the great Queen?”
In the eyes of these loyal followers of the Spider Queen, Amps, despite being a demi-god, was merely a toy and slave of the great Flora, disposable at any time, so they spoke to him without any hesitation, considering it only natural.
They, on the other hand, were the goddess’s most devout servants, their souls united with the great Flora, giving them a higher status.
Although the Spider Queen was evil, twisted, selfish, and chaotic, and all her subordinates combined were not as important as she was—she could abandon them in critical moments—these brainwashed demons did not see it that way.
This shows that although demons are intelligent beings, their innate chaos makes it difficult for them to become followers of true gods or powerful demon lords. Even with forced brainwashing and training, their intelligence and flexibility lag far behind that of other intelligent beings.
Take the dark elves, for example. As one of the three most intelligent beings in the main world—alongside dragons, elves, and humans—along with being descendants of the higher elves, their faith in the Spider Queen was more out of fear than pure worship. The Spider Queen enjoyed exploiting their fear to draw power from their faith and even incited them to fight each other to increase their awe of her.

This is a typical pattern of worship of evil deities. Negative emotions are also inevitable for any naturally intelligent being. Therefore, as long as there exists fear, conspiracy, deception, and other such psychological and behavioral traits, those evil and dark deities that wield power through them will always remain. Even if they are occasionally defeated, their positions will soon be taken over by other deities!
Amphus’s explanation for this is that the number of powerful humans has exceeded what it can handle.
“You also know that I can only enter the main world through my soul projection, carrying at most one-tenth of my true strength. Coupled with the rules of the main world, I can deal with one or two legendary powerhouses, but they have at least five legends. If you two are included, there’s still a good chance of victory. As for me and Eshbachel, it would already be very lucky if we could escape with our lives!”
Following the plan agreed upon with its new master earlier, Amphus gradually lured the two legendary demons into a trap using lies that blended seamlessly with reality.