[The fourteenth Abyss Trial has officially begun. The first wave of monsters will descend in five minutes. Please do your best to survive.]
With a general announcement, the temporary space quietly collapsed, and lords from different star systems appeared in an area of less than 100 kilometers.
A virtual number hangs high in the sky.
[Number of survivors remaining: 97]
Jiang Yan paused slightly.
There are 29 star regions and 145 participants. This has only just begun, and a third of them have already died. They are all ruthless!
"ah!"
Another scream came from afar, and the raging magical elements could be clearly sensed even from a distance.
The number high in the sky had suddenly changed to 95.
"Be on guard," Analia whispered.
Six four-winged angels who had reached the Silver rank took to the air and hovered at the forefront, their power concentrated on their longswords, yet remaining hidden.
The remaining 89 two-winged angels were among the first recruits and had already reached the gold level. They were dispersed in specific positions, with holy light connecting them into thin lines, and a light curtain soared into the sky, protecting everyone within it.
Such an undisguised scene naturally attracted the attention of many people around.
"Holy crap, what kind of creature is that? It's so beautiful!" Not far away, a lord from another star system looked at the cool and beautiful angel with envy in his eyes.
"Not only are they good-looking, but they're also of a very high rank. I just tried to command my kin to attack, and they were too scared to move." Another lord looked disdainfully at the group of trembling trolls behind him—they were ugly, and their strength was inferior to theirs.
“I saw the princess and prince of the Star Empire. They are from Star Region 079. These soldiers should be that Jiang Yan.”
"Through the Overlord level? No wonder, it must be a Mythical level unit."
The others suddenly realized what was happening and quietly changed direction.
Suddenly, a strange vacuum appeared near the angel.
The lords were shouting and fighting among themselves, creating a lively scene, but they seemed blind to Jiang Yan and his group, who occupied the largest area.
"What should we do? Clear the area?" Luo Qianyu asked eagerly.
She even saw several lords who were more powerful than her, but they could only slink away from this place.
So this is what it feels like to cling to someone's coattails.
"No, let's go directly to the person who passed the hellish test." Jiang Yan gave her a strange look. Why was she just like Xina, always wanting to clear the place out at the drop of a hat?
It doesn't matter whether the other lords are killed sooner or later.
Only that guy who is suspected to be the successor of the true god must be eliminated.
He remembered the archangel saying that the gods would return one by one, and the one who would gain the most faith would be the king of the gods.
Even if he doesn't actually die during the trial, at least he won't be able to get the rewards for a high ranking, thus slowing down the opponent's development.
"Uh... so it's a direct royal showdown!" The star-shaped mark on Luo Qianyu's forehead kept flashing, and an excited smile appeared on her face, a sign of the Starry Sky Royal Family's excitement.
Eliminating an incredibly strong opponent ahead of time is just so cool!
“I don’t like to leave threats until the end. Anna, Flora, can you sense his location?”
"Northwest direction, 37 kilometers away, Silver Tenth Step!"
"98 Gold Tier 10 warriors!"
"There are also two Diamond-level individuals, whose strength is roughly equivalent to that of Aberystwynn."
"There are also four minor lords nearby, the strongest of whom is no more than the eighth rank of Silver, so they can be ignored."
The two women exchanged a glance, then launched into a barrage of words, each determined to outdo the other.
"Huh?" Flora's big eyes suddenly narrowed slightly, and she snorted coldly, "You sensed it, Anna?"
“That’s right, it’s the aura of a time-based deity.” Analia’s expression also turned cold.
The two women stopped arguing and said in unison, "Heretics should be purified."
"So he really is a true god's successor." Jiang Yan's gaze sharpened.
He had once talked to Anna about how those incredibly powerful gods in past eras abandoned most of their faith to escape the abyss, sealing themselves away in the hopes of waiting for a safe era to return.
However, different eras' wills will reject them, and they can only rely on the native life forms of that era to develop their faith, gradually deepening their connection and being accepted.
These favored beings are the so-called inheritors of the true gods, who can obtain certain abilities bestowed by the gods.
Of course, Analia held these gods in utter contempt.
In a sense, they were all deserters, betraying the gods who had fought alongside them against the abyss, and also betraying their followers.
The holy gods, who were the main force in the final battle against the abyss, fought to the death and did not retreat, living up to the reputation of the Holy Light.
Including the four dignitaries, the army was almost completely wiped out, and the divine kingdom was shattered.
Ultimately, after killing a top-tier being from the Abyss, the Holy Lord was also exhausted. He forcibly used the power of faith accumulated over countless years and his own life as the price to reshape the Second Heaven, nurturing the souls of the fallen angels within it in the hope of slowly restoring them.
This is why knowledgeable demigods saw Jiang Yan as a seed of a true god rather than a successor of a true god.
The god of the Holy Light system has fallen. He has gained the recognition of the Holy Light, which means he is the true god himself. He can automatically obtain a godhood as long as he reaches the required level.
While the inheritors may gain some benefits in the early stages, ultimately the divine position still belongs to the gods; they are merely high-level employees.
Only those who possess a divine position are true gods, while other lords are merely called gods in terms of their level of attainment.
"Let's go, we can't let him live any longer." Jiang Yan glanced at the survival count, which had dropped to 89, flew onto Yaberic, and headed in the direction indicated.
At this moment, endless temporary abyssal passages also descended from the void, with one almost every ten meters.
The abyssal monsters poured down like countless raindrops in an instant, crowding the battlefield.
The lords, locked in battle, were forced to tighten their defenses in order to protect themselves.
Of course, the first wave consisted mainly of first-tier abyssal monsters, primarily crawling demons, posing no threat to Jiang Yan.
The monsters that crashed into the light screen formed by the angels were instantly vaporized, as if they had touched aqua regia.
Six four-winged angels, responsible for clearing the way, swung their golden sword beams, each dozens of meters long, back and forth, clearing a wide avenue.
The entire team did not even slow down its pace.
"This is so awesome!" A lord who was in a perilous situation happened to see this scene and his eyes turned red with envy.
He even saw someone inside who wasn't even a Bronze-level expert. Why were the big shots from other star systems so friendly, while the big shots from his own star system only knew how to suppress dissent?
If it weren't for the ties I still had in my hometown, I would have defected to the enemy right away!
On the other side, more than 30 kilometers away.
A baby-faced young man sat leisurely on the back of a giant silver wolf.
He kept twirling two dice in his hand, occasionally glancing at the passing lord.
The next instant, the opponent will disappear from the space and be eliminated.
Huh?
He suddenly raised his head, as if he had sensed something.
A lord who has passed the Sovereign-level test?
Killing you would prove that the true successor of the God is indeed the number one.
The young people's eyes filled with anticipation.
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