Chapter 708 - 444: Whereabouts of the Abyssal Spirit

Chapter 708: Chapter 444: Whereabouts of the Abyssal Spirit

The blazing slash carved a massive gash across the Filthy Giant Demon’s mountainous body, and foul, filthy blood sprayed out like a waterfall.

CRASH!

The Filthy Giant Demon collapsed heavily, staggered as its health bar dropped by nearly half.

Even Zhou Chen was stunned for a moment, having caused such considerable damage with a single strike.

But he didn’t pause. He raised the Demon-Breaking Sword, and its blade began to glow with a brilliant golden light. A sacred Demon-Breaking Light Flame shot toward the heavens, stretching straight up to the starry night sky to form a blinding, magnificent pillar of light.

The next second, the sky-piercing pillar of light whistled as it came slashing down.

In an instant, the Filthy Giant Demon’s body was engulfed by the pillar of light. Its health bar hit zero, and with a final, agonized wail, it exploded into nothingness.

His high Attribute Values, combined with the Anti-Demon Light that countered Abyssal Power, dealt explosive damage to any Abyssal Demon. Although the Filthy Giant Demon had once reached King Level, it had been sealed for over twenty centuries. It was now weakened to its absolute limit, a mere shadow of its former strength, which was why it died so easily.

LV77→LV78!

Ignoring the level-up notification, Zhou Chen quickly moved to pick up the dropped Artifacts.

[Filthy Giant’s Tumor: A giant tumor that emits a nauseating stench. Its flesh wall is translucent, clearly revealing a dense network of tiny blood vessels and the yellow pus stored within.

The pus contains a potent decaying toxin. Please use with caution.]

[Filthy Giant’s Copper Heart: A heart that seems to be forged from brass. It beats faintly and contains vigorous Life Force and Abyssal Contamination. Can be used for Forging.]

[Black Sun Crystal Core: A jet-black, spherical crystal resembling a miniature Black Sun. It possesses a massive amount of Abyssal Contamination. Using it will dramatically increase your corruption progress.]

Just as he finished picking up the Artifacts, another notification popped up.

[The prisoner is dead. Exiting the cell...]

[...You have left the cell.]

The scene shifted, and Zhou Chen was back in the cavern. The corpse on the ground was still trickling blood; he had been gone for less than thirty seconds.

True to his principle of never leaving anything of value behind, Zhou Chen pocketed all the Purple Essence Copper Ore. He then ignited his Cyan Flame to destroy the corpse and eliminate all traces, quickly leaving the lower-level cavern.

The two Desecration Cultists guarding the cavern entrance were chatting idly when one of them abruptly went silent. His partner glanced over, confused. A moment later, with a soft squelch, a longsword pierced his own heart, killing him on the spot.

After finishing them both off, Zhou Chen dragged the bodies into the tunnel, looted them, and set them on fire to destroy the evidence. Then he swaggered toward the main camp.

At the entrance to the main camp’s cavern, the Heavy Armored Knight with the Black Sun symbol on his chest still stood guard. This time, however, he nodded at Zhou Chen before speaking in a deep voice:

"The others who went out with you still haven’t returned."

"What?" Zhou Chen feigned astonishment. "It’s this late? How can they not be back yet? Did something happen to them?"

"I don’t know." 𝘧𝓇ℯℴ𝓂

"...I’ll send someone to look for them later," Zhou Chen said, brushing him off.

The Black Sun Knight nodded slightly.

Zhou Chen didn’t kill the Black Sun Knight yet, not wanting to attract attention.

He made his way deeper into the cavern until he reached the Priest’s door and knocked.

"Who is it?" A somewhat nervous voice called from inside the room.

"Lord Priest, it’s me, Jill."

"Jill? It’s so late. What do you need from me? Aren’t you supposed to be delivering food to the Lord Giant Demon right now?"

"I’ve already delivered the rations to the Lord Giant Demon, and he was very pleased. I came to see you, Lord Priest, because I’ve finished the book you gave me and was hoping to get a few more. I also have some questions for you."

"Hmm... Uh... Wait a moment."

A rustling sound came from inside the room.

Zhou Chen’s expression turned strange. ’Don’t tell me this old bastard is forcing himself on the female cultists...’

’Hmm... No, there’s no doubt. That’s exactly what he’s doing.’

A moment later, the door opened, and two female cultists with disheveled clothes walked out. The Priest himself was wearing only simple undergarments. He said gravely, "Jill, it’s best if you don’t disturb me at night in the future."

"I apologize, Lord Priest, but I simply couldn’t contain my curiosity."

The Priest seemed resigned. "Come in."

Entering the room, Zhou Chen gently closed the door behind him.

The Priest, oblivious to the subtle shift in atmosphere, poured himself a cup of hot water and tossed in a few goji berries. "What questions do you have?"

"I heard that besides Lord Giant Demon, many other lords have also been sealed?"

The Priest nodded. "Yes. We’ve currently located five sealed Abyssal Spirits. They are all Warriors who fought for the Master and achieved great deeds. Their names are Giant Demon Bodergang, the Fear Snake Babakar, Star Dust Carol, Dark Frost Giant Begger, and Sun Beast Kunoos. We’re doing everything we can to help them break their seals."

"Begger... Carol?" Danika’s voice echoed in his mind. ’I feel like I’ve seen those two names somewhere... and it was somewhere important...’

"Have those other lords also been moved to this branch’s location?" Zhou Chen asked.

"Of course. It’s the only way to ensure those heretics don’t find the Abyssal Spirits."

The Priest paused. "Speaking of which, you don’t seem to have learned about the secret history of Gaia yet, have you?"

"That is correct, Lord Priest."

"Perfect. Then let me tell you about it."

The Priest sat back in his office chair, took a sip of his goji berry-infused hot water, and began to speak slowly: