Chapter 4205: First Victory

The allied main camp's dome fully unfurled, as wing after wing of World-Ending Wings surged out, unfurled their wings and took flight, dragon flames pouring down like a waterfall, beginning to scorch the Abyssal Legion on the earth.

As the Evil Folk, Black Knights, and Snakefolk armies were swiftly annihilated, more Dark Ones, Scaled Ones, and Twisted Treefolk poured out from the giant passages of the Dark Fortress—these three all possessing powerful aerial maneuvering and anti-air capabilities.

Like giant deep-sea manta rays, the Scaled Ones swept across from above, each the size of ten thousand meters, with crowds of Dark Ones wielding twisted staffs standing on their backs; while the Scaled Ones could summon Abyssal Thunder, the Dark Ones summoned hundreds of black light pillars, each as thick as a hundred meters, which slammed into the spines of the World-Ending Wings.

The Twisted Treefolk extended branch after branch, continuously firing annihilation beams upward; moreover, though the treefolk should be weak to fire, they possessed extraordinarily strong flame resistance—the spreading elemental dragon flames could do nothing to them, requiring the World-Ending Wings to directly spit dragon flame and sustain it for over half a minute to burn these high-attack, extraordinarily tough foes to charcoal.

Even so, as the World-Ending Wings grew more numerous, the Abyssal Legion's defensive line began to retreat, shifting from originally encircling the Wind Sea Main Camp on all sides to gradually forming a vast square encirclement; but after holding for five hours, the enemy forces at the allied rear and both flanks began to falter, unable to reinforce, forced to shift from encirclement to a frontal semicircular offensive, barely able to threaten the two wings.

At the fiercest point of the clash between both sides, the earth trembled incessantly, the visible space scorched into a web of cracks, and the annihilation beams left many traces.

In the sky, the allied World-Ending Wings never ceased their forward charge, but the enemy's firepower formed a curtain in mid-to-high altitude, causing any World-Ending Wing entering that zone to be instantly blasted apart and fall.

On the ground, the march of the Twisted Treefolk legion was likewise hindered by the dragon flame heavenly barrier ahead, unable to advance; correctly put, as long as the Twisted Treefolk dared to halt their advance, the dragon flame heavenly barrier would immediately push toward the Dark Fortress—it was the Twisted Treefolk vanguard continuously consuming elemental dragon flame that prevented the barrier from advancing further.

"Tragic" falls short of describing this scene: the elemental dragon blood and abyssal blood of both sides, upon spraying out, were instantly evaporated by various attacks, leaving a sky full of fine white ash, compounded by the heavens utterly ablaze, lending this moment an especially intense epic feeling.

Both sides temporarily stalemated; the issue lay in the Dark Fortress's abyssal gate being only so large for troop influx, while the allied secondary insect nests kept being established, allowing the World-Ending Wings' troop production speed to continuously climb.

This is visible from the front line of the Abyssal Legion's C-shaped semi-encirclement gradually being stretched and shortened into an I-shape.

The area around the allied main camp was already empty of people—not because the combatants didn't want to defend it, for dragon flame knows no friend or foe, leaving the exterior as scorched earth, with even the temperature inside the main camp beginning to rise continuously.

Even so, contractors resting on the vast open ground chatted and laughed, or lay on the ground snoring loudly; some who had lost close comrades or partners sat silently, expression solemn, eyes lost in thought.

Interestingly, some severely wounded contractors wailed even louder than before, because they had known their wounds wouldn't kill them, wanting healing-class aid to save their dying comrades—but now there were no dying comrades, so clearly whoever wailed more miserably would more easily attract healing-class attention.

Short-haired Lady Z lay on the ground in a large字 shape, utterly lacking ladylike demeanor; if one were to speak of this defense's kill count, she would surely rank in the top three.

Though peak powerhouses can fight for long, being eroded by abyssal power also brings swift fatigue—this is the erosion causing drastic stamina loss and suppressed recovery; now finally able to rest, Lady Z, whose temper is usually not good, rarely showed a hint of smile on her face.

Suddenly, Lady Z thought of something, immediately sitting up; she looked toward not far away, where a figure sat on a metal seat, possessing a mechanical arm, using metal fingers to clamp a cigar, puffing clouds and exhaling mist—Ironblood Rose·Bettanhina.

"Bettanhina, about that thing you mentioned earlier..."

"What?"

Ironblood Rose·Bettanhina looked over suspiciously.

"Just what you said: if I survive this, help me strengthen this thing to……Hey! Where are you going?"

"Going to get something to eat."

"Tsk—, even at peak, what are you eating for? Just absorb energy to nourish the body."

"The main camp held temporarily; we, the Gourmet Travelers of Paradise, are preparing to cook food for everyone."

"Hurry up, there definitely won't be any seats left later."

Lady Z stood up and walked; seeing this, Bettanhina shook her head and smiled—they had fought side by side all the way up, though she had never once won.

The atmosphere inside the main camp, initially somewhat tense, eased as the allied dragon defense line grew ever more stable, even beginning to press toward the enemy's Dark Fortress; all contractors felt a post-calamity inner joy, and even when seeing former mortal enemies from other Paradise factions today, they looked refreshed and clear-eyed.

Of course, the combatants weren't careless; those unharmed guarding the four major entrances southeast, southwest, northwest, and northeast, at the open edges of the dome, also had many combatants stationed; as for the Abyssal Purification Device at the main camp's center, it was now wrapped by the mother nest, very safe.

Inside the nest, Su Xiao sat cross-legged before the insect nest's core, his sheathed longsword laid flat across his legs; he could not leave this place, both to prevent ancient abyssal entities from infiltrating and killing Jiela, and to consider a problem: how to further amplify the advantage brought by the elemental insect race.

On the Wind Sea Continent side, if no accident occurs, they have already taken over more than half, but the situation on the main battlefield differs completely from the core battlefield—whether Wind Sea, Blazing Sun, or Myriad Races Realm, the abyssal gates of these worlds are merely projected openings.

For a more intuitive comparison, assuming the current total troop production speed of the elemental insect race is 50, then the influx speed of the Abyssal Legion through the Wind Sea World·Abyssal Gate is roughly 40–45.

Based on various intelligence and statistics from the Battle联络 Platform, Su Xiao estimates that the influx speed of the Abyssal Legion through the true abyssal gate in the Void is likely over 200; furthermore, this is merely the early-mid phase of the Abyssal Campaign, and once the core battlefield reaches white-hot intensity, it cannot be ruled out that a second or third abyssal gate will open.

Therefore, on the subsequent main battlefield, it is possible that the "Life Guardians" will become the core C-position of the elemental insect race; in short, this abyssal campaign still requires the combined efforts of the major Paradise factions' combatants, and while the elemental insect race can achieve dominance in the Wind Sea theater—already highly exaggerated—it ultimately has an upper limit, with a troop production speed of 50 being the elemental insect race's ceiling.

Naturally, secondary insect nests cannot be built without limit; in essence, they are merely extensions of the mother nest, not independent nests—everything has limits, and the insect mother nest is no exception.

The issue lies in how to leverage the current situation to create a greater advantage: on the Void core battlefield, the Abyssal Legion remains undoubtedly the strongest, but in the five major theaters, the elemental insect race now calls the shots.

Furthermore, if they can perfectly win this abyssal campaign, then the current Era's Abyss/Elemental will achieve perfect balance, representing that the current Era may continue into the eighth or even ninth Era, properly securing blessings for descendants—such an act must yield extraordinarily rich rewards in campaign missions.

Su Xiao, from Tier One to Peak Supreme, has completed who-knows-how-many Paradise missions; after brief reflection, he chose to submit a mission search application to the Void Tree, which failed on the spot due to the Void Tree's low credibility—no big deal, he then chose to submit a mission search application to the Reincarnation Paradise.

【Verification shows the Hunter is in the Notarization Phase of the Abyssal Campaign, thus unable to submit this mission search application to the Reincarnation Paradise.】

【Verification shows the Hunter is in the Wind Sea Theater, thus able to attempt submitting this application to the Initiation Paradise.】

……

Seeing this prompt, Su Xiao submitted a mission search application to the Initiation Paradise, then a prompt appeared.

【Prompt (Initiation Paradise): Received the Hunter's mission search application.】

【Search content: Victory in the Five Major Campaigns, successful slaying of the current Abyssal Lord, closing the Abyssal Gates, etc.】

【Number of related campaign missions: 1.】

……

Knowing such a mission exists, Su Xiao contacted Moré and informed her of the operation method; shortly after, a mission sharing prompt appeared.

【Battle Angel Moré shall share the Campaign Mission·Perfect Curtain Call with you.】

【You have successfully accepted the Campaign Mission·Perfect Curtain Call.】

【Prompt: Battle Angel Moré has voluntarily relinquished this mission; currently, only you alone have accepted it.】

……

Su Xiao did not cause Moré to relinquish this mission; rather, Moré saw the mission's rewards and immediately relinquished it, playing the salted fish to reap benefits—she has experienced this multiple times in the Dawn Team, but her greed knows no bounds, and she will never refrain.

【Campaign Mission·Perfect Curtain Call】

Difficulty Level: Lv. ψ

Mission Content: Achieve victory in the Five Major Theaters, slay the current Abyssal Lord, then completely destroy all Abyssal Gates located in the Void.

Mission Duration: None.

Mission Reward: Void Tree, or Reincarnation Paradise, or Death Paradise, or Initiation Paradise, or Holy Light Paradise, or Holy Domain Paradise, or Dawn Paradise, or Watch Paradise-certified "Resource Replacement Device".

Prompt: If you successfully obtain this "Resource Replacement Device", you may designate its certifying party, and this "Resource Replacement Device" exists in only one copy, as a derivative of the "Initial Ordinance", possessing absolute uniqueness, and you are its absolute unique user; while the Paradise faction certifying this "Resource Replacement Device" can, through its certification, derive 3–5 unique "Paradise Basic Facilities" exclusive to that Paradise.

Prompt: You may designate the certifying party immediately upon accepting this mission; even if you subsequently fail to complete it, you will suffer no loss therefrom.

Mission Penalty: None.

……

Su Xiao is not yet clear on how strong the "Resource Replacement Device" is, but this does not hinder choosing the notary party; naturally, he chooses the Reincarnation Paradise as the notary party without needing to consider.

【You have chosen the Reincarnation Paradise as the notary party.】

【Upon verifying the Hunter's actions, which may bring great positive impact to the Reincarnation Paradise, you have obtained six refresh counts for the "Honor Shop".】

……

Su Xiao tried refreshing the Honor Shop once, and, well, it's very good; the exchange list is exactly the same as before the refresh, with five remaining refreshes for Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Bubu Wang, Am, Bahamut, Benny, and Jila, each once, to see whose luck is best.

Looking at the projection ahead, this is the overhead view shared by Bahamut, where one can see the Dragon Legion has begun slowly advancing; the Dark Ones, the Scaly Scale Clan, and the Twisted Treant People forming the Abyssal Legion are beginning to struggle against the Dragon Legion's dragon flames, plus the extreme soldier production from our side's insect nest.

As expected, the Dragon Legion will be able to advance into the coverage range of the Abyssal Gate by this evening; once entering this area, one needs to gradually reduce the Abyssal Corrosion Degree of this world to continue advancing; for this, Su Xiao has long been prepared.

The current situation is stable, and indeed there is no way to make the Insect Legion stronger; thus, preparing for the subsequent Void Battlefield is a good choice; Su Xiao opens the Insect List, and his gaze first falls on "Life Guardian"; other things notwithstanding, this thing's resistance to Abyssal Corrosion is destined to play a key role in this campaign.

The problem is that the Guardian has already reached its limit; to further improve it, one can only rely on probability and collective brainstorming; improving the Guardian is not something Su Xiao alone benefits from; all participants of the Star Realm faction in this battle benefit, so under these circumstances, collective brainstorming likely yields results.

Opening the Campaign Contact Platform, Su Xiao edits and posts a statement:

Bai Ye (Reinforcement Squad): "Insect unit · Life Guardian (attribute data permission rights have been developed, can be viewed via branch list), soliciting methods to improve this insect unit; current improvement count: 15 times; current insect unit limit improvement count: 185 times; current insect unit is of the elemental system, requiring elemental characteristic secret treasures for improvement."

As Su Xiao speaks, a five-second silence appears on the contact channel; when the silence disappears, below are numerous statements from Contractors of the Apocalypse Paradise/Battle Angels, as well as peak powerhouses from各 reinforcement squads; these statements are largely similar, all being "Combat Hint Records", concerning how much damage the "Guardian" has blocked, and how high the Abyssal Corrosion Degree absorbed before withering and shattering.

Participants in the Void Battlefield and the other four main battlefields seeing this scene immediately become agitated; the Guardian's support ability is not eye-catching, but key is its ability to absorb the Abyssal Corrosion Degree from those it buffs and resist subsequent corrosion; participants who have fought fiercely in各 battlefields for days know too well how important this is.

The situation in the Wind Sea Battlefield, as just mentioned in the contact channel, caused a commotion; Su Xiao does not know that Bai Ye's big shot spamming in the contact platform lasted a while, and everyone thought the doomed Wind Sea Battlefield would not only be revived but might now be the first to win?

Soon, the contact platform was flooded with all kinds of strange and wondrous treasures; over half of them were not elemental characteristic secret treasures, but they were still sent out to try; another forty percent were all kinds of oddities; only one percent were elemental characteristic secret treasures; even so, there were many, and with the Abyssal Campaign notary upgrading the email function temporarily, items can now be mailed at any time.

Then Su Xiao's branded mailbox began to gradually turn red; eventually, the mail volume made the mailbox red to the point of turning black.

No one mentioned how much the elemental treasures taken out were sold for; such foolish people could not possibly advance to the ninth rank, nor qualify for summoning to the Abyssal Campaign; those who can participate in the Abyssal Campaign, even if they are non-combat support staff, are certainly not ordinary folks in the Paradise faction normally; thus, everyone knows that strengthening the Guardian benefits everyone.

As for saying, letting others provide while selfishly hoarding elemental treasures, before the Abyssal Campaign begins, it is indeed possible someone would do so; but now the Abyssal Campaign has already been fought for a while, and over ninety percent of participants hope to quickly end this purgatory-like battle.

Now Su Xiao has work to do; he starts checking emails one by one; finding the treasures attached to emails useless, he directly mails them back the same way; moments later, it became Su Xiao, Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Bubu Wang, Am, Bahamut, and Benny sitting in a row, together checking emails; elemental secret treasure emails are kept; other types, upon inspection unable to improve the "Guardian", are directly mailed back the same way.

The final result did not disappoint Su Xiao; after fighting the Abyssal Campaign to this point, there are indeed good things that participants are truly willing to bring out.

No mistakes, no omissions, one shot, one hit, one in, one in, one look!

"Karmic Echo (Abyssal Curio): Can mark the karma of one existence; after marking, if this existence's karma undergoes any change, this process can be traced back (only able to trace back karma occurring within one hour, and this traced-back karma cannot be that of peak-bound/transcendent-bound powerhouses); this item can mark twice, use once."

"Elemental Speech · Break Limit (Elemental Curio): Can be used on a designated target, giving it a 50% chance to break through the limit, or a 50% chance to thus be destroyed."

……

Next, things are simple; Su Xiao takes out "Fate Reversal".

"Fortune Power (Core · Active): After activating this state, each second consumes 1 point of equipment durability, reversing your fortune; current reversal ratio is 75%; based on the current -20,000,000-point fortune attribute, after reversal, when conducting profit-type activities subsequently, you will be judged based on 15,000,000 points of positive fortune."

The Insect Gene Core representing the "Guardian" appears ahead; this looks like a block of oval-shaped semi-transparent crystal; inside is the exquisite insect gene structure; if this object is damaged, the mother nest cannot again nurture the "Guardian".

With a click, the ring-shaped Abyssal Curio "Karmic Echo" in hand shatters; then follows the rune-chip-like "Elemental Speech · Break Limit" activating, with a hum, a strange elemental energy surges toward the "Guardian" Insect Gene Core, beginning this break limit.

At the start of the improvement, the "Guardian" Insect Gene Core bears a huge load; clearly looking like it will shatter; seeing this, Su Xiao merely waits; he is not aiming for one-time success, but wants to observe this improvement process, understand its principle; his grasp of alchemy lets him comprehend all this; knowing the principle afterward makes things easy.

Half an hour later, the "Guardian" Insect Gene Core floating above makes a move as if about to shatter; Su Xiao immediately activates "Karmic Echo"; he does not want to admire how "Karmic Echo" re-reconstitutes shattered karma; now he just reverses; the risk is lower by over a hundred times.

The "Guardian" Insect Gene Core about to shatter undergoes traceback; moments later it returns to its original state; seeing this, Su Xiao takes out two units of black maple tree produce; he picks up one piece, clasps it with empty hands, letting this already somewhat semi-transparent black maple tree produce gradually liquefy; the catalysis of pharmaceutics reaching its highest level allows such a change in the black maple tree produce's form.

Su Xiao, using the sealcraft method of controlling media, begins to control these semi-transparent liquid black maple tree produce, gradually integrating them into the protective crystal of the "Guardian" Insect Gene Core, and with sealcraft precision to the extreme, outlines them, letting the semi-transparent liquid black maple tree produce cling to the surface of the "Guardian Core", wrapping each minute part of this core to varying degrees.

He opens the Insect List, forcibly raising the "Guardian" via "Elemental Crystal Core"; elemental energy surges ahead; when about to touch the "Guardian Core", it is blocked by the semi-transparent liquid; black maple tree, while having the strongest conductivity, also has extreme compatibility; it is now part of the "Guardian Core", sharing the same characteristics as the "Guardian Core".

The wrapping layer of the "Guardian Core" begins to be continuously consumed; this represents each forced improvement failure of the "Guardian Core"; and the consumption of black maple tree produce bears the cost of these repeated failures.

When this protective layer is about to be exhausted, Su Xiao picks up another piece of black maple tree produce and continues the process; with two black maple trees, he can afford the consumption.

As for why he did not contact Caesar to operate together, profitable things can certainly be done jointly; but this kind of task requiring entrusting heavy responsibility at critical moments and bearing pressure cannot have any operation; one must truly pile up resources solidly; only by piling enough to withstand pressure will it not collapse.

Su Xiao has always had bad luck, so he firmly believes one thing: as long as the number of opportunities is sufficient, success is certain; just like now, after consuming a total of 3.55 units of black maple tree produce, a strange elemental energy surges into the "Guardian Core"; this is the elemental power most suitable for the "Guardian Core" in this break limit.

Having Jila return the "Guardian Core" to its original position in the mother nest, Su Xiao again attempts to use "Elemental Crystal Core" to raise the "Guardian Core"; as expected, after the break limit, the "Guardian" can again use "Elemental Crystal Core" for risk-free improvement.

At this moment, the scene in the前方 projection draws Su Xiao's attention; the continuously advancing Dragon Legion finally stops; centered on the Dark Fortress, a pitch-black force field that distorts world regions spreads out; all World-Ending Wings that rush into this range are instantly violently corroded by the Abyss, with a bang shattering apart, dragon blood, rotten meat, and broken bones scattering down.

Although our side's counterattack is swift and fierce, the fact that this world's Abyssal Infiltration Degree has reached 96.2% is undeniable; the Abyssal Purification Device in our main base can at most stop the Abyssal Infiltration Degree from continuing to rise; wanting to press it down indeed requires a long time.

This world's elemental power has declined too severely; without letting balance reappear, simply purifying Abyssal energy will not reduce the infiltration degree much.

Su Xiao leaves the insect nest; with his speed, he instantly arrives above the main base; he leaps onto the back of a World-Ending Wing; this World-Ending Wing lets out a roar, making other World-Ending Wings retreat; as for Barbatos, it has not yet been nurtured; this guy, as the eldest brother among the World-Ending Wings, for some reason remains in the promotion process.

Translucent tendrils spread across the dragon back of the World-Ending Wing, wrapping around Su Xiao's arm; thus, he can fully control this dragon; his first mental command, however, is.

Pfft!

The dragon mouth full of sharp teeth bites down, taking a large chunk from the right side of the mother nest; after this World-Ending Wing gulps it down, it spreads its wings and flies up.

High altitude, wind howls in Su Xiao's ears; since our side's World-Ending Wings are too many, they block the upper sky; he controls the dragon beneath his feet to fly to tens of kilometers outside the Abyssal Gate; ahead, the world region has darkened by several degrees, revealing a dark feeling.

Whoosh!

This World-Ending Wing spits dragon flame from its mouth; but this dragon flame happens to be seven-colored and variegated; this is clearly elemental radiance; indeed, this World-Ending Wing's earlier bite swallowed over a hundred "Elemental Crystal Cores"; the battle has progressed to now, and the mother nest's storage of "Elemental Crystal Cores" has reached 3,580.

This is fundamentally "Secondary Elemental Energy" spitting; Su Xiao intends to use these "Secondary Elemental Energies" to assimilate the Abyssal energy near the Abyssal Gate, thereby reducing this world's Abyssal Infiltration Degree? Of course not; what he truly wants to do is make this Abyssal-spreading core region fragile.

If the Abyssal energy infiltration in the Wind Sea Battlefield is a block of steel, then this world's elemental energy is fire, gradually scorching this dark metal.

But this metal is too huge and solid, and the fire's intensity too small; what these "Secondary Elemental Energies" achieve is making parts of the dark metal fragile, turning steel into scrap metal full of honeycomb holes inside; such Abyssal energy, if this world's elemental power cannot yet transform it, would be too unreasonable.

Moreover, these dark metals full of honeycomb structure not only begin to be flammable, but their internal secondary elemental energy is also the best combustion aid and nutrient for the flames below; once the world's elemental power thus strengthens, the assimilation of Abyssal energy becomes even stronger and faster.

With several minutes of secondary elemental energy spitting, this dark region ahead visibly melts at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Ten or so minutes later, large numbers of World-Ending Wings begin to spit dragon flame mixed with massive amounts of secondary elemental energy at the areas around the Abyssal Gate; this makes the surrounding area's world natural element activity reach its peak.

Before the floor-to-ceiling window on the 350th floor of the Dark Fortress, seeing this scene, the Abyssal Grand Marshal · Alva Erso appears expressionless, but the corners of his eyes actually twitched imperceptibly.

As for behind him, the Witch · Wiles, the Black Knight Commander · Moyi, and other Abyssal powerhouses all wear expressions of having seen a ghost; they have followed the Grand Marshal in battle for years; indeed, this is the first time they have encountered such an enemy; before this, these over ten had never considered that a world severely infiltrated by Abyssal energy could still be resolved this quickly and without hidden dangers.

"It seems we can only decide the outcome in the Void."

Abyssal Grand Marshal · Alva Erso turns and walks toward the inner side of the fortress; he does not prepare to go to the Blazing Star with Abyssal Infiltration Degree already at 80.2%, but instead heads straight for the Void, this core battlefield.

The next afternoon, the burning sky finally extinguished; under the dragon flame spitting of several thousand World-Ending Wings, the several-thousand-meter-high Dark Fortress bang! exploded open; however, the inside was already hollow, representing that the Second Legion of the Abyssal Army has withdrawn.

Continuing the secondary elemental dragon flame spitting; when the time reached the latter half of the night, the Abyssal Infiltration Degree of the Wind Sea Battlefield reached 4.98%; this world looks like it's covered in sores, but the natural elemental power has recovered very well, nearly achieving balance with the external Abyssal energy of the world.

Seeing this, Su Xiao took out the half-broken World Core of the Eternal Light World and threw it into the Elemental Position Boundary of this world. To everyone's surprise, the world consciousness of the Wind Sea Continent did not reject it; instead, there were signs of mutual compatibility.

Although the Wind Sea World has a transcendent rank, when it first achieved transcendence, its foundation was so poor it could only be described as shattered. In contrast, the Eternal Light World has an excellent foundation. Although it has not yet completely collapsed despite the turmoil, it currently lacks a stable world framework system and a transcendent rank. These two aspects are indeed highly compatible.

Su Xiao leapt down from the dragon's back and stood before the closed, towering Abyssal Gate that reached into the heavens.

"The State of No-Self · Bai Ye."

Clang!!!

The sword light swept across the Abyssal Gate—this gate, originally just a projection, began to tremble. Along the diagonal slash that crossed the entire door panel, cracks spread rapidly, and finally it shattered with a loud boom.

Located several kilometers behind Su Xiao, all combatants of this world witnessed this scene. When the Abyssal Gate collapsed and the prompt of the Void Tree appeared, everyone cheered or shouted loudly.

In this Abyssal War, the first victory was secured by the Wind Sea Battlefield. The Wind Sea World, which no one had expected to win, claimed the first victory among the five major battlefields!

At this moment, those from the Myriad Races Realm engaged in battle with the Abyssal Legion—the contractors/violators of the Dawn Paradise, as well as the high-ranking leaders of the major Star Realm powers—were all on the verge of putting on the mask of agony. This was truly embarrassing. The Myriad Races Realm's initial Abyssal corruption level was under 5%, which should have been our greatest advantage and the most dreamlike opening of the war zone. Yet the result was that the Wind Sea Continent, which had a sky-shattering, earth-splitting beginning, took the first victory?

Damn it, we actually survived this Abyssal Catastrophe. The participants of the Myriad Races Realm feel this embarrassing matter will be talked about until the Fourth Epoch.

And at the Myriad Races Realm's main headquarters, in the General Command, the chieftains and leaders of major powers—the Soul Clan, Star Clan, Feather Clan, Gil'erliu Family, Goblin Merchant Guild, Devil Clan, and Sea Clan—were all silent. The peak powerhouse seated in the primary position, elected by the chieftains of all major powers as the Lord of the Netherworld, had an expression that was not looking good either.

It is actually reasonable for the Lord of the Netherworld to serve as the commander of the Myriad Races Realm. This person's rise to fame came from leading the Netherworld through constant beatings. If one were to count the forces that have beaten the Netherworld, in ancient times it was the strongest hegemonic power; later, it was the current era's great lords; even earlier, the Netherworld had been beaten by the Twelfth Legion of the Abyssal Army. Although that Abyssal Legion lacks a fixed commander, the Netherworld has survived multiple near-extinctions. Moreover, the Netherworld is unsuitable for long-term residence by Abyssal races, which is why it has not been occupied.

After discussion, the chieftains of the Myriad Races Realm agreed: yes, the Lord of the Netherworld is indeed a suitable choice for this overall commander. To this, the Lord of the Netherworld truly consented. If the Abyssal Era descends, it will ultimately not fare well. And now, since the Lord of the Netherworld says they are willing to yield this position, no one dares to take it over.

At this moment, the Lord of the Netherworld's expression was very solemn. He spoke in a deep voice: "We must secure the second victory."

The words of the Lord of the Netherworld made the chieftains present feel puzzled, but soon, the Feather Clan chieftain · Wei. Wusi realized something: that the Wind Sea Continent could win the first battle must mean they would immediately go to reinforce the perilous Blazing Sun Star, then the Ancient Dragon Kingdom, and then the Witch Realm.

They have the capability to take the Wind Sea Battlefield's sky-shattering opening. Barring major surprises, capturing the Blazing Sun Star, the Ancient Dragon Kingdom, and the Witch Realm is merely a matter of time.

Thus, everyone present realized a method of extreme embarrassment: that the Myriad Races Realm, which had a dreamlike opening at the start of the war, would actually be the last to win a victory among the five major battlefields.

Even more embarrassing is that the five major battlefields are only the first half of this Abyssal War. The true climax is the Void Battlefield—meaning that after enduring this extreme embarrassment, they must still go to the Void Battlefield to undergo a public execution.

In response, the Lord of the Netherworld's expression instead became calm. The reason is that a person who has endured beatings and embarrassment all their life does not mind this one time. If speaking of thick skin, this person is undoubtedly ranked first among peak powerhouses. Yet the chieftains present have never embarrassed this person before, and their gazes grew increasingly solemn.