The Holy Realm.
"Seventy-three days, and you've lost."
As the ever-changing lights and shadows in the sky gradually faded into darkness, Jiang Yan said calmly.
This outcome was entirely within his expectations.
Since he fell into the abyss, all the realms, under the covert influence of the gods, have focused on erasing any trace of his existence and seizing faith, without ever conducting any drills or preparations against the abyss.
The fact that it was able to hold out for 73 days was all thanks to the many powerful defensive structures he had left behind.
The only thing I didn't expect was that even after disappearing for so long, so many believers still risked being killed and maintained their devout faith in him despite the overwhelming propaganda about evil gods.
"Jiang Yan."
The avatars of all realms appeared calm, their bodies becoming illusory due to the destruction of countless worlds.
"The Abyss cannot coexist with the normal world. Even if you are the Lord of the Abyss, you cannot stop it from eroding all worlds. At that time, not only ordinary beings, but even the angels under your command will not be able to survive."
"Even if you win, what you get is a world where only madness, distortion, and death exist."
"Hahaha... So what?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yan suddenly burst into laughter, his voice filled with mockery and disdain: "Since we were never part of the plan for a beautiful and peaceful world, then I will tear it all apart with my own hands."
"But... I will do everything in my power to redeem my comrades who fought alongside me, and you..."
A dangerous and crazed glint flashed in Jiang Yan's eyes as he swept his gaze across the avatars of all realms and the gods: "Are you prepared for eternal damnation?"
"You're insane, Jiang Yan!"
Upon hearing this, everyone, including the avatars from all realms, underwent a dramatic change in expression.
They initially thought Jiang Yan would at most vent his anger, not truly destroy the world. After all, many of those belonging to the Holy Spirit City faction were either divine beings or mortals, unable to survive in the abyss environment.
"You were once the Lord of Holy Light of all realms, don't you think about the angels and believers who have always followed you?"
One of the gods couldn't help but interject.
"shut up."
Before Jiang Yan could reply, Anna, who had been standing silently, gave him a cold look.
The god was struck as if by lightning, and most of his divine power was scattered.
The heavily injured Losia, Tina, and the others flew forward and knelt on one knee, facing Jiang Yan with reverence.
"Holy Lord, we are willing to fall into the abyss with you."
Eleven seraphim, the surviving legion of angels, also bowed with fanatical expressions, shouting in unison:
"Holy Lord, we are willing to fall into the abyss with you."
Hundreds of millions of paladins simultaneously raised their warhammers and slammed them down on their chests, shattering their brilliant paladin hearts and breaking the shackles of virtue.
They paid no heed to the blood seeping from their bodies, roaring excitedly:
"We are willing to fall into the abyss with you."
The shouts pierced through the nebula and echoed endlessly.
A smile appeared on Jiang Yan's face as he turned his gaze back to the avatars of the various realms.
"Did you hear that?"
"you..."
"Then let's get going."
Jiang Yan didn't give the other party a chance to speak again. He pointed his finger, and the abyssal demonic energy that filled the sky condensed into a jet-black arc of light that swept across the area.
In an instant, the already increasingly illusory avatars of the various realms were cut in half.
The two separated body parts vanished completely as they were engulfed by the raging demonic energy.
—Of course, that was merely an avatar that descended upon the Holy Realm. As a fusion of wills from countless eras, it naturally wouldn't perish so easily.
However, Jiang Yan was not in a hurry.
The army of the abyss is attacking all the realms, and the will of all realms will only weaken. Once this matter is over, we can deliver the final blow.
He withdrew his gaze and gently waved his hand.
Countless colorful stones, numbering over 4,000, floated to the surface of the disordered pool.
Disordered Stones.
Loshia once used a pill that boosted her passive abilities to a level comparable to a powerful Overlord.
In fact, if it weren't for the severe injuries she sustained in the previous battle against the Abyss Demon Emperor, Lovis might not have been able to defeat her in the subsequent battle.
And each of these is much larger than the one given by all the realms.
After receiving the inheritance of the "Lord of the Abyss", Jiang Yan also understood its origin.
This is the fusion product of the shattered remnants of all laws at the time of the destruction of each era, and thus it can break through the limitations of the rules.
With a thought, Jiang Yan sent 2,000 of the particles shattering into powder and merging into a vast river of abyssal demonic energy, surrounding all the angels and paladins.
Instantly, the raging abyssal demonic energy surged into their bodies, eroding and destroying everything in its path.
"Uh...ah..."
This pain, which affects every single cell, caused even the most resolute angels and paladins to groan in agony.
Jiang Yan turned her head away, feeling a pang of guilt.
As the lord of the abyss, he could certainly control this demonic energy to slow down the rate of erosion.
But this serves no purpose other than prolonging the entire painful process.
The power of the Chaos Stones will transform and regenerate their cells, and theoretically, as long as their will is strong enough, they can survive.
Jiang Yan had enough confidence in them.
Tear—!
The pure white wings of the angels were torn off by the violent force, their armor was soaked in blood, and their faces were involuntarily contorted in pain.
But they still faced Jiang Yan's direction, whispering praises and prayers.
One day...ten days...one year...
Unlike Anna, she possessed a star stone specially made by the third emperor, which enabled her to complete the abyss transformation at the fastest speed.
Now, with only diluted disordered stones, it's naturally much slower.
This amount of time is nothing to living beings.
However, this was extremely agonizing for the gods who were still alive.
They didn't even dare to look up, afraid that their gaze would attract Jiang Yan's attention and they would be smashed to pieces with a single palm strike.
Finally, on the 465th day, the vast river of demonic energy was completely absorbed.
All the angels underwent a complete transformation.
Its pure white wings turned black, its sacred aura turned cold, and the skin on its face became slightly pale.
They suddenly shook themselves, washing away the blood and grime, and spread their wings, exuding an unprecedentedly powerful aura, even surpassing their peak.
The only thing that remained unchanged was that still devout and fervent gaze, always following the figure of the Holy Lord.
Seeing that all his subordinates had been successfully transformed without missing a single one, Jiang Yan breathed a sigh of relief and revealed a smile.
Only then did he turn to look at the anxious group of gods.
"Considering that you have served me before, I will give you a chance."
Jiang Yan said calmly, "Weren't you very powerful just now? Fight another battle with the army of my Holy Spirit City. The time limit is ten years. I will not personally take action. If anyone survives after ten years, I will spare his life for now."
"Is this really true!"
The group of despairing gods were overjoyed.
They all thought they were doomed, but unexpectedly, things took a turn for the better.
Although these angelic paladins appear stronger after being transformed into abysses, they are still within the range of perception and can put up a fight.
Even if things don't go well, with dozens of top-tier fighters on our side and only eight on the other side, even if we can't win, we can still hold out for ten years if we're determined to defend or run away.
"certainly."
Jiang Yan looked at the gods' expressions and revealed a faint, mocking smile.
He had previously severely injured Lovis and killed the Four Gods to avenge Li Miaolin.
The attack on all the heavens and myriad realms, and the destruction of their avatars, were for the sake of those slain heroes and believers.
Keeping these guys around is obviously to let the angelic undead legion under his command vent its anger; it's not that simple.
Not taking direct action doesn't mean not intervening indirectly.
All I can say is that some gods are alive, yet they are already dead.
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