Abyssal Emperor, if Yun Che had heard this title before, he would not have cared at all. There are countless star realms, races, and countries of all sizes in the world, and naturally there are countless emperors and kings, but they are all below him, the Cloud Emperor.
But now, these two short words carry unparalleled oppressive power.
"In the legend of the abyss, the air of the Pure Land is free of any pollution and is so pure that it can almost purify the soul. There are all kinds of flowers and plants growing everywhere in the Pure Land, with thousands of shapes and colors. The sky of the Pure Land is a light blue, and you can see the shape of every cloud clearly..."
Yun Che: “…”
Chi Wuyao’s voice became more gentle and calm, “Pure Land is the most sacred place in the world for the creatures of the Abyss. It is the supreme holy place that they can only look up to and yearn for throughout their lives, but never dare to hope for.”
"However, the holy land they admire is just an ordinary place in our world."
The word "abyss" has now become the most terrifying nightmare in the eyes of all living beings in the God Realm. However, no one knows that the most ordinary and common things they have in their lives are the greatest extravagance of the creatures in the abyss.
"Eternal Pure Land"... These are the five words that Mo Beichen murmured in agony before his death, but they are five words that people in this world will never be able to truly understand.
“What kind of person is Emperor Yuan?” Yun Che asked.
Such a terrifying Mo Beichen was just a waiter who had devout faith in him.
Chi Wuyao’s expression suddenly became extremely solemn, and the magic light in her pupils became a little darker. “He is the master of the abyss, the god above all the gods of the abyss. He is the founder of the world of life in the abyss. His existence runs through the entire history of the abyss.”
“Throughout the entire history of the Abyss?” Yun Che was greatly surprised: “In other words, the Abyss Emperor has existed since the beginning of records in the Abyss?”
“That’s right.” Chi Wuyao nodded slightly. “The starting point of the Abyss World is when the Abyss Emperor used his powerful strength and [a special mysterious weapon] to open up the first place of life in the Abyss, and gathered the ‘survivors’ who were also in the Abyss.”
"Later, as the laws of the abyss collapsed and the aura of chaos quickly poured in, the aura of destruction in some areas of the abyss became thinner and thinner, and the living land built by the Abyss Emperor became larger and larger, and more and more survivors appeared."
"Until after a long period of time, there began to be relative stability, reproduction, and inheritance... Finally, the Abyss World of today came into being."
Yun Che murmured: “Those survivors…”
“That’s right.” Chi Wuyao said, “The first survivors of the abyss were the gods and demons who fell into the abyss for various reasons in the distant past!”
"However, the environment in the abyss at that time was much more cruel than it is now, and the true gods and demon gods could only survive for a short time. Later, the living area gradually expanded, and the aura of destruction became thinner and thinner, but no true gods or demon gods fell into it... Because the fierce battle between gods and demons had ended by then, and there were no true gods in the world anymore."
"Now, the true gods that exist in the abyss are all the original creatures born in the abyss. The true gods and demons who created the abyss have long since perished..."
"Except Emperor Yuan!"
Yun Che asked in a deep voice: “As the close attendant of the Abyss Emperor, Mo Beichen’s understanding of the Abyss Emperor should be the most profound, right?”
Chi Wuyao shook her head, “Emperor Yuan has no name, or rather, no one has ever known his name.”
Yun Che: “……?”
"In the cognition of all living beings in the Abyss, and in the records of the Abyss no matter how ancient it is, the Abyss Emperor is always the 'Abyss Emperor', and there is no other name."
"Not to mention the Abyss Knights, even the four Pure Land priests who are closest to him never knew the Abyss Emperor's real name, and no one ever dared to ask."
"It seems that this is a huge taboo for Emperor Yuan."
“Forget it, it’s not important.” Yun Che said. Indeed, it didn’t matter what Yuan Huang was called, but what was certain was that he was a true god of the ancient gods.
Chi Wuyao said slowly, “All the gods and demons that fell into the abyss were exterminated, but the Abyss Emperor, as the earliest founder of the Abyss World, has survived to this day. There is no doubt that his strength is far superior to that of ordinary gods and demons. Therefore, his status in the God Clan must have been quite high.”
"Later, I will look through the ancient records of those high-ranking gods who were sent down to the abyss. There should be very few high-ranking gods who were sent down to the abyss as punishment. Perhaps it won't be difficult to find clues."
Yun Che suddenly thought of the most crucial question: "How long has it been since Emperor Yuan created the Abyss World?"
This period of time is the historical length of the abyss. The chronicles of the abyss should have clear records.
“Three million years.” Chi Wuyao gave the answer.
“!?” This time was completely beyond Yun Che’s expectations.
Because three million years ago, the battle between gods and demons had not even begun!
As predicted by the Ancestral God, the collapse of the laws of the Abyss had already begun... and the impact of the war between gods and demons greatly accelerated the changes in the Abyss.
Rather... it was similar to the time when Jie Yuan was ambushed by Mo'e and blasted out of the chaos.
The reason why Jie Yuan and the demons under her command were able to survive in the Outer Chaos for so long was because of the independent space opened up by the Qiankun Ci in the Outer Chaos.
Even so, a powerful being like Jie Yuan was destroyed like a demon. The demon gods under his command were extremely dying, and those who survived not only had their demon souls twisted, but also had very little life left.
And the Abyss Emperor was able to survive until today in the abyss where the aura of destruction was still extremely strong...
“However,” Chi Wuyao pondered, “this time can only be used as a reference. Because it may not completely match the three million years we know?”
"Why?"
"Because in the abyss, there exists a strange phenomenon called [Time Black Tide]."
“Time Black Tide?” This was the first time Yun Che had heard these four words.
If it was the "spatial black tide", he might be able to make up some general ideas. But when it comes to time... that is a field that Yun Che has never touched before.
Chi Wuyao explained, “The flow of time is eternal, smooth and even, and will not be interfered with by any external forces. This should also be one of the basic laws that the Ancestral God bestowed upon the world when it created it.”
"But, perhaps because it has deviated from the laws bestowed by the Ancestral God, the wheel of time in the abyss does not rotate smoothly. Sometimes it becomes fast, and sometimes it becomes slow, just like the ebb and flow of the tide."
"To put it simply, the flow of time in the abyss will cycle between being too fast and too slow."
Yun Che thought for a while and said, “If that’s the case, then the three million years in the Abyss and the three hundred years in our world should not be exactly the same. But since it is cyclical and sometimes fast and sometimes slow, overall, the difference will not be that big.”
"In addition, no matter how fast or slow the flow of time is, the living beings in it will not have a direct perception of it. So, this does not really count..."
“You mean to say that this doesn’t seem worth worrying about, right?” Chi Wuyao asked.
Yun Che did not nod, but frowned and waited for her to continue.
He had entered the Eternal Sky Pearl twice. The flow of time inside was much slower than that in the outside world, but when he was inside, he did not feel any abnormal spiritual perception.
“On the contrary.” Chi Wuyao said, “Thinking back to the great war between gods and demons in ancient times, the entire world was drastically changed, and countless spaces were destroyed. However, the operation of the Wheel of Time did not deviate in the slightest.”
"Because time is one of the most basic world orders."
"If I didn't have the Nirvana Demon Soul, I would have the same understanding as you about the 'Time Black Tide' in the Abyss. However, the four words 'Time Black Tide' caused my Nirvana Demon Tide to feel quite frightened." "Because, if even the time wheel of a world begins to become chaotic, it means... the entire order is about to collapse."
Yun Che: “…”
"Moreover, the time black tide of the abyss is becoming more and more serious. At the beginning, the time black tide circulated once every thousands of years, and the amplitude of slowing down and speeding up was also very small. After that, the circulation cycle was shortened every time, and the amplitude of the 'ebb and flow' was also increasing."
"The last time the Black Tide of Time rotated, it was only a hundred years, and the fluctuation was ten times as great as it is now."
“…I see.” Yun Che said in a low voice: “The intensifying black tide of time has made the Abyss Emperor realize that the order of the Abyss World is on the verge of collapse, so he is looking for a way to return to this world at all costs.”
Chi Wuyao continued, “But as you said, no matter how abnormal the flow of time is, the living beings in it will not be able to perceive it. Therefore, very few people know the concept of the ‘Time Black Tide’. Even if they know the existence of the ‘Time Black Tide’, few people truly realize the disaster behind it.”
After a long silence, Yun Che asked, "Anything else?"
Chi Wuyao said, “What I have obtained from Mo Beichen is mostly some basic knowledge about the Abyss World. There is no other information about the Abyss Emperor.”
“As for Mo Beichen, you might want to listen to his story.” Chi Wuyao slowed down her tone. “His story itself is not important, but his life is a microcosm of many creatures in the abyss.”
Without waiting for Yun Che to respond, Chi Wuyao narrated, “Mo Beichen was born into a middle-class family in the Godless Country. His father was an elder in the family. Although his origins were far superior to those of ordinary creatures, since there was no divine protection in the Godless Country, he was born in the thin abyss dust and was able to grow up under the careful protection of the elders.”
"The cruel environment created a cruel law of survival. He showed great talent since he was young, which allowed him to obtain the best resources and the best protection, while his brothers and sisters... were abandoned one by one and died in the abyss."
"When he was 100 years old, less than 30% of his people of the same generation remained."
"Later, he grew up to the point where he could resist the erosion of the Abyss Dust with his own strength. With the hope of the entire clan, he set the lofty goal of becoming the Abyss Knight of the Pure Land."
"In order to hone himself, he once went to the Sand Abyss and entered the Sea of Mist. When he was strong enough, he bid farewell to his family, his wife and two daughters, and followed an Abyss Knight who recommended him to the Pure Land."
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"The trials and assessments to become an Abyss Knight were quite cruel. He finally persevered through the five-year trial and became a formal Abyss Knight."
"But when he returned home, his family had mistakenly believed the rumor that he had died in the Pure Land Trial three years ago, and thus gave up protecting his wife and children."
"His wife's cultivation was only at the Divine King level, and she could barely protect herself, let alone her two daughters. Both daughters were just in their twenties, and their cultivation was even weaker. During the three years without his protection, they fell seriously ill due to the erosion of the Abyss Dust, and their lives withered. Half a month before his return, they both died."
"After burying their two daughters, his wife was completely hopeless and committed suicide."
"Mo Beichen returned with a heart full of joy and supreme glory, but what he got was a nightmare-like tragedy. He didn't even have time to tell his wife and daughter that he had become a noble Abyss Knight."
“Oh,” Yun Che sneered, “That’s really pitiful and pathetic.”
"For a person who has the ability to become an Abyss Knight, his life is still accompanied by such misery. One can imagine what kind of purgatory the living beings in the Abyss are struggling in... Or perhaps, they have become accustomed to it."
"This time, Mo Beichen took the initiative to become a pioneer in his attempt to set foot in the human world. He also had the determination to die."
"Because most of the previous 'pioneers' perished in failure, and the few survivors were thrown back into the abyss."
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