Chapter 493: Entering the Ancient Lei Tower, the Hidden Abyss Demon King

Shenlong Ancient City is the most unique existence in the Lower Space.

Among the three great races, only humans possess such an ancient city.

It is rumored that a being who transcended the gods altered the laws of this place, allowing the capital to be built here.

This indicates that within the human race there once existed a being beyond the gods.

However, according to Jiang Chen's knowledge of human history, a thousand years ago humans were still the weakest of the three races.

They even once teetered on the brink of extinction.

This segment of history seems to contradict the existence of Shenlong Ancient City.

Jiang Chen glimpsed the crux of the problem there, realizing that this world must conceal a massive secret.

The most likely explanation is that a portion of history has been forgotten.

That forgotten era should belong to humanity's ancient civilization.

The chapters of history have fractured.

The world suddenly fell into darkness, Abyssal Fire blazed fiercely, encircling Shenlong Ancient City.

Within ten li around, everything was stained with an ink‑green hue, exuding a grim, terrifying atmosphere.

Jiang Chen looked up at the sky, and the undead wings slowly unfolded behind him.

Electric arcs coursed over these bone‑made wings, lifting him gently into the air.

Before him, alarms had already sounded within the capital, and the troops rose orderly to meet the battle.

A massive formation enveloped the entire ancient city.

Jiang Chen stared at this defensive formation; although his knowledge of formations was shallow, it gave him a distinct impression.

While it shares a defensive nature with the fortress formations on the Otherworld Battlefield, its essence differs fundamentally.

This formation appears older, more primitive, and also far more powerful.

Judging from the aura emitted by the formation, Jiang Chen believes it can repel attacks from god‑level strong beings.

It can likewise fend off a Demon King's onslaught.

His gaze swept outside the city, where countless demons flooded in, numbering over one hundred thousand.

The demons deployed a massive army, and behind that force, six Demon Kings were hidden within the Abyssal Fire.

Perhaps more Demon Kings lurk in the shadows, but only six are visible for now.

Perhaps there are more Demon Kings hidden in the shadows, but at present we can see only six.

Such a massive mobilization makes Jiang Chen even more certain that he has angered the Abyss somewhere.

Abyss Demons could not mobilize such a huge army merely for a Primordial Rune.

Several Demon Kings could not, because of this, join forces and come knocking.

What began as a chance contest has now turned into an all‑out war.

Feng Yiming's voice echoed over the ancient city, "Demons invading, the entire city, prepare for battle!"

"All professionals within the city, form your own parties and join our Legion!"

A Tower within the ancient city rose slowly, standing atop the city.

Feng Yiming flew to the side of the Tower, his gaze fixed firmly on the demons, showing no fear.

Jiang Chen saw confidence in his eyes; even with an army led by six Demon Kings besieging the city, he was not frightened at all.

Given that, Jiang Chen had no intention of acting for the time being.

He wanted to see exactly where Feng Yiming's confidence came from.

"Surrender Jiang Chen, or we will blood‑bath this place!"

The Demon King's voice roared deafeningly.

Everyone in Shenlong Ancient City realized that these demons came for Jiang Chen.

For Jiang Chen, they deployed six Demon Kings, even daring to launch a massive army to besiege Shenlong Ancient City.

This is essentially a full‑scale war against humanity.

The ancient city's Legion is already fully equipped and ready to launch.

The ancient city's Legion is already fully

Equipped and ready to launch.

Under the guidance of several commanders, the professionals first formed their own parties, then joined the Legion.

They also formed a Legion of considerable strength.

Feng Yiming let out a cold laugh, "How long can your Demon Kings stay in the Lower Space, and how many times can they strike? With these petty goons, you even dare to attack our Shenlong Ancient City—do you think you're worthy?"

"Don't even mention yourselves; even if your Demon Emperor personally arrived, he wouldn't dare utter such boasts."

"A bunch of petty goons daring to run amok here—truly audacious."

"Be careful, once you come, you may never return."

"Those with sense should roll back quickly and go whine to your Demon Emperor!"

Feng Yiming's words were extremely arrogant, leaving no face for the Demon Kings.

Why give face to one's own enemies?

"Audacious, you should die!"

The Demon Kings roared in succession, and the Abyssal Fire churned endlessly.

At this moment, the Tower beside Feng Yiming suddenly lit up, electric arcs coursing over its body, accompanied by rolling thunder.

Not only the Tower, the entire ancient city shimmered brilliantly, becoming dazzling.

Feng Yiming sneered, "Then let's see who deserves to die."

He punched the Tower, and in an instant the whole ancient city seemed to be activated.

Massive arrays of formations surged in the ancient city, and all the power converged onto the tower.

A bolt of lightning shot out from the tower, piercing the sky.

A rumble echoed from the air, and immediately the sky flashed bright.

Dense lightning fell like waves from the heavens, and in an instant the area around the ancient city turned into a sea of thunder, completely enveloping the Demon army.

The rumbling and the Demons' screams kept sounding.

Jiang Chen saw, in the lightning's glow, countless Demons falling from the sky, struck by thunder

and killed.

The places where the Demon Kings were hidden were also covered by the thunder sea.

The Demon Kings' bodies burned with Abyss Flame, accompanied by billowing Black Smoke, Abyssal Aura spreading as they tried to resist the thunder attacks.

The Demon Kings each acted, helping the Demons fend off the thunder sea.

At the same time, the Demons began a frenzied assault on the ancient city, attacks raining down like drops, pounding the shield.

Lightning flickered on the shield, and the entire ancient city trembled.

The Demon Kings only defended and did not take the initiative, because once they acted, their stay in the Lower Space would be greatly reduced.

They wanted to preserve the precious time to deal with Jiang Chen.

At this moment, they resisted the thunder, awaiting the day the ancient city would fall.

"What a powerful attack, already exceeding Level 80."

Jiang Chen instantly judged the power of this formation.

He flew to Feng Yiming's side and said, "This formation is truly impressive."

Feng Yiming said proudly, "This is a formation left by the ancient city; unfortunately, I cannot fully unleash its power."

Feng Yiming's own level has reached Level 87, and he is hailed as a Mythological Class practitioner.

The Feng Family's Divine Swordmaster, whose strength is naturally not to be underestimated.

Jiang Chen took it as a joke, "Then how can we fully unleash the formation's power?"

Feng Yiming pointed at the tower beside him and said, "This tower is called the Ancient Thunder Tower; inside it lies a Thunder Core. To fully unleash its power, one must enter the tower and control the Thunder Core."

"However, once the Ancient Thunder Tower is activated, lightning fills both inside and outside. Even I couldn't endure inside for long."

Jiang Chen asked curiously, "If this

tower's power were fully unleashed, what level would it reach?"

"Enough to kill a Demon King. Once a Lightning Element mage controlled this tower; although he didn't push the Ancient Thunder Tower to its limit, he still managed to defeat a Demon King."

Jiang Chen thought for a moment, "I'll give it a try."

Feng Yiming was startled, "Divine General Jiang, can you really do it?"

Jiang Chen smiled faintly, reaching out to press his hand on the Ancient Thunder Tower.

He let the lightning flow over his palm, yet felt nothing.

At this moment the Ancient Thunder Tower was saturated with lightning, even Feng Yiming dared not touch it for long.

Jiang Chen's action already explained everything.

A flash of light crossed Feng Yiming's eyes, "Alright, then I entrust it to Divine General Jiang."

Speaking, he etched a few sigils; an entrance instantly appeared on the tower, and a faint suction acted on Jiang Chen.

…

Jiang Chen did not resist, allowing the suction to pull him into the tower.

Jiang Chen found himself already in the Core Area of the Ancient Thunder Tower; evidently, Feng Yiming trusted him greatly.

A half‑person‑tall crystal floated in midair; this was the Thunder Core.

In this cramped space thunder permeated, like a sea of lightning.

Unless one reaches Divine level, it is hard to endure in such an environment for long.

Even with 80% Lightning Element resistance, one would still suffer severe damage.

While resisting lightning and also controlling the Thunder Core, one naturally cannot unleash its full power.

Nevertheless, even so, this is far stronger than Feng Yiming's method of controlling the Ancient Thunder Tower from outside.

Jiang Chen placed his hand on the Thunder Core, and in an instant a massive current surged into his body, blasting straight into his spirit world.

Jiang Chen

In his mind a scene unfolded, showing the surroundings of Divine Dragon Ancient City.

His perspective hovered from above, able to zoom in or out at will. Hundreds of kilometers around Divine Dragon Ancient City filled his view.

The image was extremely clear, even clearer than what the naked eye could see.

Even the Demon King hidden within Abyssal Fire was fully visible.

"Sure enough, there are still hidden ones."

Jiang Chen saw that beyond the six Demon Kings, another Demon King was concealed, and its strength was even greater.

It stood there like a ghost; Jiang Chen had never noticed it before.

"This is the Abyss Demon King!"

Jiang Chen recognized it; it excels at Shadow assassination, similar to the human Assassin profession.

But it is even more terrifying.

It once successfully assassinated a human Divine level strongman.

In human records, it is Level 93; although not a High‑rank Demon King, it can sometimes be scarier than a High‑rank Demon King.

Unexpectedly, today it came to confront me.

Jiang Chen knew that if he faced it head‑on, there would be virtually no chance.

Unless you resort to your trump card, you will inevitably die.

At this moment, controlling the Ancient Thunder Tower, Jiang Chen's eyes flickered with excitement, "Let's see if I can take you down!"