[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-beast-taming-abyssal-descent":3,"chapter-beast-taming-abyssal-descent-beast-taming-abyssal-descent-chapter-202":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Beast Taming: Abyssal Descent",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1710731,2185,"Chapter 202 - 201: Cultists and Abyssal Evil Gods!","beast-taming-abyssal-descent-chapter-202",202,"\u003Cp>The underground passage is shrouded in darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, these insect robots all possess night vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten small windows appear directly on the screen inside the Gundam cockpit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ten insects split into two groups after entering, flying towards both sides of the passage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s quite eerie, and the murals are somewhat terrifying.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The walls all around, including the ceiling and floor, are carved with murals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The murals depict various monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These bizarre and extremely ugly monsters evoke an overwhelming sense of evil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss, the Wolf King has matched the database; most of these murals are not recorded, but those that are depict Evil Gods from the Elemental Continent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grey Wolf scans the screen while using the database to match the fitting data.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It makes your skin crawl; it’s normal that they’re Evil Gods.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a nod indicating understanding, Mo Qingchen looks towards the Celestial Maiden Beast, who has already opened her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you summon Edward to take a look at these? Ask him if he knows anything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Edward died, he was in the church of this town, so he might have some understanding of these murals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll try and see if he knows anything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Celestial Maiden Beast nods and closes her eyes again, beginning to communicate with Edward, who sleeps within her wings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, a palm-sized golden light appears inside the Gundam cockpit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A palm-sized Edward, composed of Light Element, floats before them, watching the screen’s images.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn! These are Abyss murals! When the town was destroyed, some of the Abyssal Evil Gods from the murals appeared!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Edward grits his teeth, recounting the scene of his death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Originally, we were only attacked by a military force from an opposing Empire. Even though they captured the town and burned it down, they did not slaughter all the civilians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after these hostile forces left, the town, now reduced to ruins, saw the emergence of Abyssal Evil Gods depicted by these murals!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They are incredibly powerful and bloodthirsty, never sparing any living creature!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our church was destroyed by these Evil Gods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The knights, warriors, mages, and priests within the church were all killed by these entities!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing these Evil God paintings, Edward finally understands how the Evil Gods appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it! Someone must have established an Abyss passage beneath the town a long time ago!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling the excitement from the Light Element figure, Mo Qingchen and the Celestial Maiden Beast exchange glances but remain silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, all ten insect robots have dispersed, entering various branching passageways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each passage has different murals, and they’ve detected a dense presence of Dark Energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look, what’s this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, one of the insects reaches the passage’s end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s a semi-circular hall where the floor descends in tiers, resembling a pool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The walls of the pool are lined with a layer of dark red material.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Blood Pool! It’s a Blood Pool! These damn cultists use the blood of living creatures to perform summoning rituals for the Evil God!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Edward’s angry voice echoes in the cockpit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless points of light vibrate out from him, floating around as his fury intensifies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, it was these cultists who caused the destruction of the Empire!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden flames erupt from Edward’s eyes as he continues speaking, gritting his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The two great Empires were initially engaged in battle on this ancient battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both sides were evenly matched, neither able to overpower the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In such a stalemate, neither side would expend resources recklessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the truth is, all living things on this battlefield perished in the battle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several million troops from both sides, along with four cities and dozens of towns in the vicinity, were all annihilated in this war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems everything was orchestrated by these cultists!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They performed sacrificial offerings to summon the Evil Gods, Abyssal Evil Gods, which destroyed everything here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Edward speaks while looking at the ten small windows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eight of these windows have already reached dead ends, each containing a Blood Pool structure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Abyssal Evil Gods?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, back then, several cults within the great Empires liked to use living beings for sacrificial offerings to summon Abyssal Evil Gods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The summoned Evil Gods granted them Power, and could also prolong their lifespans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For this purpose, these cults wreaked havoc across the Empires, pillaging amidst acts of inhumanity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every living being was their target, ultimately sacrificed for the Abyssal Evil Gods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each action by these cults left some places as abandoned wastelands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our Holy Light Church established the Holy Light Legion to counteract these cults.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, the Empires specifically suppressed the Holy Light Church, limiting our legion’s numbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the eradication of cultists was not very successful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, once the Abyssal Evil Gods were summoned through sacrifice, they’d grant Power to the followers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such Power, capable of Corrosion, was full of temptations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who were weak naturally became absorbed into these cults when faced with the allure of great power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, eradicating these cults was not easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the contrary, the number of cult followers kept increasing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Edward shakes his head, an angry expression flashing in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empires feared the Holy Light Church would grow too powerful and threaten their rule, so the Holy Light Legion’s numbers were capped at ten thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if each legion member was a Holy Knight with Tier Six combat strength, they still couldn’t completely purge these cults.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their numbers were too vast, with quick Energy sources stemming from wreaking havoc and seizing living beings for sacrifice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Edward narrates, another insect detector reaches a passage’s end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, instead of a Blood Pool structure, there is a prison outfitted with iron bars!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten cells, each capable of holding at least ten individuals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the cells, some gray-white skeletal remains lie scattered on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These skeletal remains vary in size; the largest over three meters tall, the smallest barely one meter, and some bones differ from humans.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Elemental Continent harbors various Alien Races, thus the imprisoned included more than just Humans, but a mix of Alien Races as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems the cultists left in a hurry, otherwise they wouldn’t waste the offerings in the cells.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These corpses were locked in the cells, apparently left to starve to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Notably, many of the bones still bear teeth marks.\u003C\u002Fp>",1046,"2026-06-06T14:58:24.271Z",1,"novelbin.me","8a938ab29d725d48eef18d411706b66226ea18b442d10232fcb5c6a9677bd9bf","beast-taming-abyssal-descent-chapter-303","beast-taming-abyssal-descent-chapter-103",623,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbeast-taming-abyssal-descent-cover.jpg"]