Chapter 408: Exclusive Abyss Passage! Fire Above the Abyss!

"Chief, that is the territory of the last Abyss Lord I discovered—the One-Armed Scythe Demon."

In the Red Soil Abyss, Ivet, who had previously gathered fruit with Succubus Natasha, pointed to a high ridge.

The high ridge was littered with jagged rocks, and upon closer inspection, one could see numerous deep, cleanly cut marks across them.

Those were the work of the One-Armed Scythe Demon.

After becoming an Abyss Lord, it perhaps felt it was no longer like ordinary Abyss creatures, so it chose to refine its living environment.

"Wait here for me."

After saying this, Succubus Natasha flew toward the high ridge.

Ivet watched Natasha's back, her face still wearing an expression of reverence.

Half an hour ago, Natasha had still been gathering fruit with her in the Red Soil Abyss, the two of them chatting like close friends—but half an hour later, their strength and status had undergone a complete transformation.

If they were true human friends, who knew how jealous they'd be.

Yet the reverence on Ivet's face was utterly genuine.

Perhaps she felt some quiet emotion inside, but she would never show it.

The Abyss does not need overly rich emotions, nor does it need pretense.

The more emotional and pretentious a life is, the faster it dies.

Those who fail to understand this truth have long since become food for other Abyss creatures!

In the Abyss, only by maintaining fear toward the strong can one survive longer.

Just three minutes later, Succubus Natasha placed a still-beating heart into a sack.

"Let's go back."

Succubus Natasha said coolly.

"Yes, my lord."

Ivet respectfully followed behind her.

When Succubus Natasha returned to the stronghold where the Abyss Succubi lived, the altar had already been built.

This altar had taken less than two hours to construct.

In fact, it had taken less than one hour.

With a thousand Succubi working at full strength, the altar was completed in just half an hour.

Succubus Natasha walked straight to the altar, took out the still-beating Lord's heart from the sack, sliced it open with a sharp bone knife, drank a mouthful of the Lord's heartblood, then tossed the heart to Ivet.

The Lord's heart is excellent food, packed with immense energy—certainly not to be wasted!

Then, Succubus Natasha stood upon the altar and began her prayer.

The altar's function, in some ways, acts as a signal amplifier.

It allows Succubus Natasha's prayers to travel farther and penetrate more strongly.

The Lord's heartblood contains intense Abyss energy, which enhances the precision of perception.

Thus, as Succubus Natasha prayed, the invisible thread connecting Lin Yan and her grew clearer, then became even stronger!

This thread is not merely a thread of faith—it is also a thread of contract.

The power of a contract, if used well, is terrifying.

When the God of Darkness once dealt with the Night Elves, he skillfully exploited the power of contracts.

He expended only a tiny fraction of his strength, yet effortlessly cursed over fifty thousand Night Elves, severing all hope for their race—had it not been for Lin Yan, the Night Elves might have remained underground for countless years!

So, the moment this thread became clear, Lin Yan immediately activated his Virtual Divine Core and swiftly located the channel through which the thread passed.

This was the key.

Lin Yan did not intend to come only once—or to come and never return.

His plan was to be able to enter and exit the Abyss freely.

The Virtual Divine Core rapidly activated, consuming vast amounts of divine power; due to the speed of consumption, Lin Yan had to expend Faith Power to exchange for divine power!

The rate of divine power consumption was within Lin Yan's expectations: after the Abyss rift closed, even Abyss Demon Gods could not emerge or transmit power upward, and now, to find a channel for free passage, Lin Yan would be uneasy if the divine power consumption were too low.

By now, Lin Yan was certain that, in certain aspects, the Virtual Divine Core was indeed superior to a true Divine Core.

A true Divine Core emphasizes a god's growth and offensive capability.

The Virtual Divine Core emphasizes analytical ability—in simple terms, computational power.

Through it, Lin Yan could accomplish many things.

"Enough!"

Due to thorough preparation, this time, Lin Yan completed the channel's stabilization in just over ten minutes.

He had now created a small hole in the barrier between the Abyss and the Continent of Gods, allowing him passage.

This was Lin Yan's exclusive Abyss channel.

Normally, Lin Yan would seal this hole so no other Abyss Demon Gods could detect it.

The key to Lin Yan's ability to pass through still lay with Succubus Natasha—he needed the thread connecting him to her.

Lin Yan condensed his flames, then stepped through the channel opened by the thread, piercing the barrier between the Continent of Gods and the Abyss, entering the Abyss.

On the altar, Succubus Natasha was still praying.

In the revelation given to her by her Master, she was told that unless she received his reply, she must pray for at least three days.

Succubus Natasha did not know why her Master had given such a revelation, nor what he intended to do.

But she would not ask, nor even think about it, nor feel curiosity.

Whatever her Master said, she simply obeyed.

So she kept praying.

And as she prayed, she finally felt a change.

……

"Boom!"

Intense flames suddenly erupted above her head.

The moment these flames appeared, every succubus in the fortress was startled.

For the aura within the flames filled them with dread.

"Master!"

Succubus Natasha knew her Master had descended his power; she quickly knelt in reverence.

And throughout the entire succubus race, every succubus knelt down.

Immediately after, they saw the flames surge violently into the sky, then spread out, filling the entire bottom of the upper layer of the Abyss.