Chapter 426: Water Drops Pierce Stone

Abyssal Devourer – Ke Linlaer felt pain.

Since igniting the Divine Flame and attaining the Divine Throne, it has long not experienced such intense pain.

After all, as an Abyssal Demon God, it rarely engages in battle with others.

Most of them act as chessmasters, using the world as a board to wage intellectual contests.

Yet a sudden Frenzy strike reminded it of those painful pasts.

Those were unforgettable experiences, still etched in its memory.

The pain was so profound that even now recalling it makes it shiver slightly.

However, it is not fear, but excitement.

It is the Abyssal Devourer; it devours not only energy but also negative emotions.

It devours not only from other beings but also from itself; this long‑absent negative emotion intoxicates it immensely.

"Mortal, you have grown somewhat likable to me!"

"Join the Abyss, and you shall become an Abyssal Demon God!"

Ke Linlaer cheerfully tossed an olive branch toward Mu Yi.

Then, they were struck by a heavy blow!

Although it caused no damage, it angered them somewhat.

The successive strikes offended its dignity as an Abyssal Demon God.

"Now is the time to make clear the greatness standing before you!"

Ke Linlaer, as if changing faces, abruptly opened a vortex toward Mu Yi.

Frenzy magical particles surged from the vortex, their power no less than the storm unleashed by the Great Sage.

A flash of blade sliced the magical particles apart.

A great sword condensed with Inner Qi swung down at Ke Linlaer.

"I am the Abyssal Devourer, wielding the authority of devouring; intangible forces cannot harm me."

Abyssal Devourer – Ke Linlaer laughed, and the vortex devoured the Inner Qi‑condensed great sword.

In the next instant, the great sword burst from the vortex toward Mu Yi.

"So, defeating you requires pure physical attacks?"

Mu Yi evaded his own attack, a strange sensation: the Inner Qi‑condensed great sword bore a spirit identical to his, yet it was wholly alien, beyond his control.

Although pure physical attacks are needed, Mu Yi frowned; Ke Linlaer's massive size renders ordinary attacks ineffective.

And attacks capable of massive destruction require energy, as if the opponent stood upon an invincible ground.

"I truly don't believe you can swallow any attack!"

Mu Yi, of course, would not readily trust Ke Linlaer's words; Abyssal Demon God's statements are usually false.

Even if every word were true, the ultimate meaning would still be false.

Expecting a horde of chaotic deities to pour their hearts out is no better than trying to ignite the Divine Flame and become a god on the spot.

Mu Yi cleaved again, a blade flash hundreds of zhang long descending with the force to cut everything.

"Useless, useless, utterly useless!"

Ke Linlaer laughed as the pitch‑black vortex enveloped its body; the blade flash shrank continuously as it fell, ultimately dissipating into nothing, causing no harm to Ke Linlaer.

Hundreds of zhang of blade flash surged from the vortex; Mu Yi met the flash head‑on, slashing toward Ke Linlaer. This time, Ke Linlaer did not devour it but steered the flash to collide with Mu Yi.

But this time, Mu Yi understood.

"So that's how it is!"

Mu Yi grasped the Abyssal Devourer's authority; as it claimed, it can devour all intangible energy, even will.

However, devouring takes time, and during its release it cannot devour again.

That is why this first attack could directly wound it.

Mu Yi did not know whether this stemmed from the Saint Avatar's limitation or a flaw in its own authority.

But he could be certain that he had found a way to deal with Ke Linlaer.

The continuous blade flashes surged like tides, overwhelming Ke Linlaer.

"Useless, useless, whatever you do is useless!"

Ke Linlaer laughed, swallowing every attack without missing a beat.

"If you can dodge, can they?"

This time, Ke Linlaer directly redirected the attacks, scattering Mu Yi's continuous strikes toward other parts of the battlefield.

Fortunately, the Great Sage had been monitoring this side of the battlefield and promptly intervened, intercepting all attacks.

"Oh? It failed—how regrettable."

Just as he reveled, blade flashes struck him heavily.

Pain—profound, overwhelming pain.

The power of Order divinity tore at his body; two utterly incompatible forces clashed madly the instant they touched!

Like ice battling fire, like light entangled with shadow…

In this confrontation, it endured immense pain.

"It seems I've found a way to defeat you!"

Mu Yi wore a mocking grin; the Saint Avatar of the Abyssal Demon God was no more than that.

"Roar!"

Ke Linlaer opened its mouth and exhaled a breath saturated with vile power.

Then, using that breath, it tried to widen the distance from Mu Yi.

Being found a flaw by Mu Yi was no good news; the speed was far faster than he had imagined.

The Kelinlaer, who had intended to gather power for a big move, found it could not shake off Mu Yi.

Instead, Mu Yi seized the chance and slashed him twice.

Though the wound was negligible for his massive body, the problem was that it could not heal.

This meant he truly faced the risk of being killed by Mu Yi's blade.

Kelinlaer naturally possessed some close‑quarters combat ability; before it became the Abyssal Demon God, it was a warrior who crawled out of the Abyssal blood wars.

However, that did not mean it could defeat Mu Yi in melee.

The deities are not omnipotent; few can excel at both melee and magical arts.

Relatively, they possess more well‑rounded abilities than the weaker beings.

Undoubtedly, although its power as a saintly avatar was limited, that did not mean its insight was equally suppressed.

After several rounds of combat, it had come to understand the enemy it faced:

a monster not inferior to a divine saintly avatar, and apparently hailing from the annoying Jiuzhou.

The deities there seemed to lack any divine reserve; even the death of a mere mortal would provoke direct divine intervention.

They cared not at all whether it would spark a divine war.

Even the Abyss refuses to clash with those bastards; the cost is too great, and countless hundreds or thousands of deities have fallen because of a single material world.

That far exceeds the sum of a material world; even a victory would be meaningless.

The Abyssal Devourer—Kelinlaer knew the trouble of Jiuzhou.

For deities, knowledge that appears obscure to mortals is as simple as common sense.

Even though the Abyssal Devourer—Kelinlaer had not undertaken dedicated collection, the long ages and divine authority gave it a massive repository of knowledge.

So Kelinlaer knew that engaging in close combat with a Jiuzhou native was an unwise choice.

Because those beings usually possessed terrifying combat prowess.

Time appeared unusually sluggish before the two combatants whose focus was intensely concentrated.

It was Mu Yi's first encounter with such a slippery opponent, whose fighting style even resembled his in some ways.

He relied on reincarnation to weaken others, while the saintly avatar before him relied on devouring to accelerate energy consumption.

This made their battle seem like a tug‑of‑war.

It was still Mu Yi's first time meeting such a troublesome foe, and more importantly, the opponent was cowardly, refusing to fight him.

He seemed fully prepared to stall him until the end of time.

It seemed that the stronger one now was not the saintly avatar of the Abyssal Demon God, but Mu Yi himself.

Their positions were completely reversed; the saintly avatar of the Abyssal Demon God was flying Mu Yi's kite.

This was Mu Yi's first clash with an active deity in the Multiverse.

He felt a hint of pressure.

Like a fisherman who always casts in streams, now approaching a deep lake.

The massive beings always felt weightier than the active little fish.

But that was all there was…

This place was ultimately a material realm with a capped power ceiling; the enemy's strength could not exceed that limit.

He and the saintly avatar before him were on exactly the same starting line.

Seemingly impatient, Mu Yi instantly unleashed his Inner Qi, doubling his already extraordinary speed in a flash!

Without any other special moves, Mu Yi brandished the Great Summer Dragon Sparrow Blade and charged at the Abyssal Devourer—Kelinlaer!

"Mortal, you are always greedy!"

The Abyssal Devourer—Kelinlaer was supremely smug; having anticipated Mu Yi's move, it vanished from its spot the instant Mu Yi unleashed his power!

Spatial displacement was not a difficult spell for it.

It casually wielded common arcane magic.

The incoherent spatial contract nullified Mu Yi's high‑speed charge.

Yet the Abyssal Devourer failed to notice that its landing point and Mu Yi's pursuit were converging toward a certain area.

In that layer, a mist gathered.

It was completely unaware of the mist.

Upon leaping into the mist, it was surprised to find it could not sense the outside world nor continue the spatial contract.

Mu Yi, however, sensed its position and swiftly pinpointed Kelinlaer's landing spot.

Without a moment's hesitation, he plunged straight into the mist.

In the bewildered gaze of the Great Sage, Mu Yi was like a ferocious beast chasing prey, chasing Kelinlaer and desperately using his displacement ability, ultimately falling into a pre‑set trap.

His magical particles could not probe the mist's interior, but it was certain that it was not a pleasant place.

Just a moment's hesitation, and Kelinlaer was within Mu Yi's reach.

"Mortal, do you really think I'm afraid of you?"

Unaware of the mist's nature, Kelinlaer immediately unleashed its devouring authority, swinging its massive claws at Mu Yi.

"Isn't that so?"

Mu Yi flapped his wings, meeting the claw strike, and drew a dazzling blade flash within the mist.

The blade flash flickered, severing one of Kelinlaer's claws.

Mu Yi felt a headache; if only his body were larger, it would explain why most Jiuzhou deities wield the 'Heaven‑Earth' technique.

Dealing with such a foe without a massive physique truly is difficult.

The ensnared Kelinlaer tried to flee the mist's bounds, only to find it could not devour the mist, as if the mist were endless.

He knew this was Mu Yi's doing, but he couldn't resolve it quickly, so he wanted to run; however, Mu Yi clung to it tightly, continually inflicting harm on its body.

Every wound was extremely hard to heal, leaving it on the brink of death, but he had no way to change this situation.

The once unstoppable devouring has lost its effect.

Of course, if he stops this devouring, he will only die faster.

"Boom—"

In an instant, a terrifying explosion seemed to appear in the air.

A huge claw stretched out from the Dark Gate, directly covering Mu Yi's position, seemingly intending to scoop up Kelinlaer.

The mist was blown away in an instant, and a powerful divine force dispersed the mist.

Beyond the massive Dark Gate, Mu Yi seemed to see an evil dragon as huge as a planet, its crimson vertical pupils filled with evil power, full of ferocity.

"You think you can come and go as you please?"

Mu Yi gave a sinister laugh, knowing that on this chaotic battlefield, hoping no one would intervene was an unrealistic fantasy.

But not just anyone can intervene here.

A mere saint's incarnation that cannot come over is like trying to fish someone out; better not dream about it.

The Reincarnation Barrier, suppressed by the Abyss Devourer and unable to unleash its power, suddenly covered the huge claw, and Mu Yi's body instantly manifested a hundred-zhang-tall Dharma appearance.

He swung the hundred-zhang-long Great Xia Dragon Sparrow and chopped down fiercely.

The terrifying slash instantly severed the huge claw.

"Roar!"

A painful roar rang out, and in the next instant Mu Yi saw the ferocious evil dragon spewing a terrifying breath toward his area.

"You shall arouse the deepest wrath of all things!"

The Evil Dragon Evil God roared, and its angry will made its vertical pupils take on a dangerous aspect.

"If you can come over, then let's talk!"

Mu Yi directly ignored that breath and dove toward the Abyss Devourer.

The unwilling-to-die Abyss Devourer could only helplessly unleash its Devouring Authority, confiscating all the breath.

"Kelinlaer!"

The evil dragon's furious roar made Kelinlaer feel extremely stifled, but at this time it had to rely on the other side's help and could only endure without lashing out.

Mu Yi gave a cold sneer, ignored the evil dragon that couldn't get over, and rushed toward Kelinlaer again.

Constant dripping wears away stone; Kelinlaer, after being struck by tens of thousands of his blows, could not hold out much longer.