A first-tier demigod abyssal monster!
Jiang Yan's expression darkened.
This is not a demonized creature tainted by the abyss, but a being that truly comes from the abyss.
It is the mortal enemy of all the heavens and the destroyer of all worlds.
"What's wrong, Holy Lord?" Annalia noticed the change in Jiang Yan's expression immediately and asked softly.
“Hey, Master, who upset you? Leave it to me.” Aberystwyth also chimed in.
"Can you defeat a first-tier demigod?" Jiang Yan asked after a moment's thought.
"First-tier demigod? You must be joking. My Holy Light Dragon Clan is the most powerful race. I can kill two of them with a single swipe of my claw." Yaberic stretched out his body and boasted, "You may not know, but once, for the sake of a lady from the Fairy Dragon Clan, I fought three Minotaur demigods all by myself and made them run away with their tails between their legs."
Suddenly he noticed Annalia standing to the side, neither agreeing nor disagreeing, and quickly said with a forced smile, "Of course, someone like Lady Anna is an exception."
"Then... what if it's a demigod from the abyss?" Jiang Yan asked.
"Huh? A demigod from the abyss!" Yaberic's voice trailed off, and after a long pause, he said somewhat resentfully, "It's not that I can't fight him, we need to be at the same level, but I'm just a diamond-rank dragon right now..."
"I understand." Jiang Yan nodded, it was pretty much as he had expected.
Most of the weapons used in the Abyss are mass-produced. The strength of these demigod-level monsters is roughly equivalent to that of legendary-level familiars, while the strength of god-level monsters is almost comparable to that of mythical-level familiars of the same rank.
In his previous life, at his peak, he could only deal with three Abyss Demigods at the same time.
Fortunately, these monsters are not numerous, and their strength is constant and cannot be improved; otherwise, all the worlds would have fallen long ago.
"Then let's retreat." After comparing the combat strength of both sides in his mind, Jiang Yan quickly made a decision.
Reaching this point was beyond his expectations. As a lord, he wasn't that dependent on his profession, and getting a legendary or mythical class advancement was already quite good.
“Holy Lord,” Annalia suddenly called out to Jiang Yan, then hesitated before saying, “I might have a way to deal with it.”
"Oh? It can't be some forbidden technique that burns life force, that's absolutely unacceptable," Jiang Yan said with a smile.
“Not necessarily. As one of the twelve Seraphim, I can use the Gates of Heaven to summon angelic spirits. As long as I gather 36 angelic spirits to form an angelic battle formation, I can summon a wisp of the Archangel’s phantom,” Analia said.
Jiang Yan recalled the other party's attribute panel and indeed saw the skill "Gates of Heaven." He nodded and said, "An archangel's wisp of shadow can deal with a demigod-level abyssal monster?"
“Of course, Holy Lord, he’s just a monster from an assembly line. Any Your Majesty, even if you’re only at the Gold level, could easily kill him.” Analia said with a reverent expression and without hesitation.
"So, what's the problem?"
“With my current strength, I can only summon one angelic spirit per minute, and I need to maintain the Gate of Heaven continuously during that time. I can only use some ranged spells for support at most.” Analia looked somewhat worried: “In other words, we need to hold off the enemy head-on for at least 36 minutes.”
"Understood." Jiang Yan looked at Yaberlik: "How about it? If it doesn't work, then retreat. Don't feel pressured."
“No problem.” Yaberic gritted his teeth and said, “Fortunately, my master upgraded my Dragon King Body to the highest level, and with Lady Anna’s help, I should be able to hold on for half an hour.”
What are the odds of success?
"Seventy percent."
“Okay.” Jiang Yan nodded. Judging from the previous trials, Yaberic was not as carefree as it appeared. It would never joke about such a life-or-death matter.
Since he said 70%, he must be at least 90% confident that he can stop the other party.
Nine out of ten times, it's worth the gamble.
"Anna." After making the decision, Jiang Yan materialized all the remaining soul crystals and handed them to the angel girl.
—This can help restore magic power.
"clear."
The sacred book, imbued with divine aura, appeared in Analia's hands.
"The Holy Light will protect His believers."
"Holy Light Spirit, please allow me to share your power."
“...”
As the incantation was chanted, beams of light were bestowed upon everyone.
At the same time, the screen began to scroll rapidly:
"You have received the blessing of Holy Light, a high-level light magic, which increases your defense by 30%."
"You have received the blessing of the Holy Spirit, a high-level light-elemental magic, increasing your strength by 30%."
"You have obtained..."
"Your combat rating has increased by 27 points, lasting for one hour."
A total of 17 buff spells landed on me.
Jiang Yan felt an immense power surging from his body, and his score rose from 3 points to 30 points, a tenfold increase.
He turned to the ten greatswordsmen who were also blessed and said, "Yaberlik will be in charge of the frontal attack, but there may be some aftershocks that affect us. I entrust my life to you all."
"Rest assured, lord." Feeling the surge of power, everyone was filled with confidence.
"Set off!"
This time, Yaberlik led the way, and the group stepped into the central teleportation portal to enter the twentieth floor.
The familiar notification tone sounded:
"The twentieth level, the 'True Trial,' will begin in five minutes. Challengers, please prepare yourselves."
A monster tens of meters tall was frozen in the distance.
Its outline resembles that of a behemoth, but its back is covered with sharp spikes, its arms are equipped with sharp blades, and its muscles ripple like those of a living creature, radiating a terrifying aura.
However, Jiang Yan breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.
He was very familiar with this thing; it was one of the main enemies he had to deal with in his previous life.
The bizarre species—the Abyssal Terror Beast.
Although powerful, it is a purely brute-force weapon of war, lacking special abilities and not very intelligent.
"Yaberlik, this is an Abyssal Terror Beast. Any piece of its flesh can adapt to the needs of war and become weapons such as arms, mouths, or swords. Be careful," Jiang Yan warned.
"Don't worry, Master, let me teach it a lesson first." Yaberic switched to battle mode, chanting strange syllables and releasing dragon language magic.
Analia slowly flew into the air, drew her pale golden angel sword, and plunged it into the void.
Countless beams of light surged from the holy sword, crisscrossing and outlining a massive magic circle.
"In the name of the Seraphim, the gates of Heaven descend!"
With a soft shout, a dazzling, radiant phantom of a gate slowly emerged and rose from the center of the magic circle.
It was as if one could see countless angels surrounding the gate, praising and chanting.
The overwhelming holy aura instantly dispelled the raging abyssal energy nearby.
A four-winged angel's body gradually solidified. She bowed to Jiang Yan from afar in the air, then flew to one end of the magic circle and began to pray devoutly.
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