Chapter 9: Demon Scythe
The radiance of the world-level teleportation array gradually dimmed. This place was the Extremely Dark Forest, located several thousand kilometers north of [Sanctuary City·Duo'an].
A tall and imposing figure stepped out from the fading teleportation light. He stood over four meters tall, not from sheer bulk but from an awe-inspiring bearing. Clad in a black robe with golden thread embroidery along the edges, his eyes were covered in white rings, evoking both reverence and fear in anyone who saw them.
This was none other than the former top-tier powerhouse of the Star Realm, once sealed in the Eternal Light World—the Archbishop of the Abyss.
As long as there were still beings in the Void who yearned for and longed for the power of the Abyss, the Dark God Cult would never completely vanish. And as long as the Dark God Cult existed in any world, the Archbishop of the Abyss could never be fully eradicated. This was why the previous generation of Law Destroyers had chosen to seal him in the Eternal Light World rather than slay him with a demon blade—true annihilation was simply impossible.
Due to being sealed for so long, the Archbishop of the Abyss's strength had severely declined. When he first broke free, he had fallen to the peak of Absolute Strength. After a period of recovery, he had now reached the pinnacle of Supreme Rank. Of course, continuing to recover to the level of Super·Pinnacle Supreme was still extremely difficult for him.
"Cough, cough, cough~ This damned world-level teleportation array. Did those goblins sell us counterfeit goods?"
A figure with deep blue hair that brushed past her ears, wearing a diamond miniature war scythe earring on her right ear, stepped out of the spatial dust. She wore a chest wrap and a loose white shirt with no buttons, completely open, paired with extremely short shorts. Despite this, her physical dimensions were unlikely to attract the opposite sex's attention.
Hanging from her lower back were two short-handled war scythes, connected by a fine chain as thick as a pinky finger. Her eyes, with pitch-black sclera and pupils glowing with a faint gold-white light, revealed her identity—a Demon Scythe.
This person was known as Demon Scythe·Aina, though she had another name: Green·Aina. Yes, she was from the same Green family as the most notorious female Law Destroyer in history, Green·Jillian. The Green family was not a normal bloodline inheritance but one that skipped generations.
For example, Green·Jillian's father and grandfather were not Greens, but when Green·Jillian was born, she became a Green. How this was determined was known only to that secretive family.
This family had been a hidden clan in the First Era. By the Second Era, after producing a famous figure, they became even more reclusive—because that famous figure was Green·Jillian.
When Green·Jillian rose to fame, the contemporary Green clan leader, a man of great foresight and vision, chose to immediately disband the Green family. This decision received unanimous approval from all family members. And so, the Green family was dissolved.
As for whether Green·Jillian felt guilty about this? Hahahahaha, please don't make such hellish jokes. In a sense, the previous generation Law Destroyer·Kaiser·Shuna, Green·Jillian's mentor, had in a way saved the Void's Second Era by taking Green·Jillian as her disciple and making her a Shadow of Law Destruction.
Green·Jillian herself was a very contradictory story. She had saved many worlds and intelligent races, but if you offset her virtuous deeds against her misdeeds, only about one-fifth of the good would remain.
Demon Scythe·Aina placed one hand on her hip, surveyed the surrounding darkness, and muttered discontentedly, "Aside from the Abyss, this is the darkest place I've ever been."
She kicked a stone away in frustration, showing none of the aura of a top-tier Supreme powerhouse. Picking her nose, she asked, "Hey, old divine stick, can you actually do it or not? Can you find an Abyss passage that living beings can pass through? If I want to advance further, I'll have to jump into the middle layers of the Abyss and climb back to the material world from there."
Demon Scythe·Aina deliberately crossed her eyes to look at the Archbishop of the Abyss. She perfectly captured the vibe of a young Green·Jillian—a proper female hooligan.
The Archbishop of the Abyss glanced at this Supreme Demon Scythe, feeling utterly speechless. If he didn't need her help to heal the soul wound on his left arm, he would have struck immediately, teaching this Demon Scythe, who had never shown him respect, what it meant to die in the despair of darkness.
The Archbishop's left arm appeared normal, but in truth, it had no soul entity. This was the result of Su Xiao severing his left arm with a single slash. Triple Soul Sever wasn't just about injuring the soul or losing part of it—it was far more profound.
This left arm had been completely severed by Triple Soul Sever, meaning that on a soul level, the arm no longer existed. It was non-existent on a causal level. Even with the Archbishop's ability to regenerate his soul, he couldn't restore it.
Thus, this left arm was useless for abilities, and it prevented the Archbishop from returning to the Abyss, making it even more impossible for him to recover his former peak strength.
The Archbishop had brought Demon Scythe·Aina to find an Abyss passage that living beings could traverse. As payment, Aina would use her Supreme Demon Scythe abilities to help restore the Archbishop's left arm.
As for the hostile relationship between Demon Scythes and the Abyss system, Aina couldn't care less. The Demon Scythe faction was gone, so she had no need to fight to the death with the Abyss system. Of course, this was on the condition that those Abyss beings didn't provoke her. Simply put, everything Demon Scythe·Aina did depended entirely on her mood.
"This time, are you looking for your old friend again?"
Demon Scythe·Aina looked at the Archbishop with suspicion.
"Yes."
The Archbishop didn't want to waste a single word with this Demon Scythe.
"Last time in the Wind Sea Continent, you also said you were looking for an old friend, but that old friend of yours got killed by the Abyss Descendants. Who are you looking for this time? At the very least, I have the right to know."
Hearing this, the Archbishop's cheek twitched, but after repeating to himself a few times not to argue with a Demon Scythe who didn't have long to live, he calmed down.
Just then, a dark tide surged ahead. A withered old man, less than 1.4 meters tall, stepped out from the darkness. Seeing this person, Demon Scythe·Aina suddenly felt as if all the blood in her body was about to go out of control, forcibly pulled out of her body.
The newcomer was none other than the current clan leader of the Dukain family, Council Chairman·Eugubaya.
The Council Chairman looked at the Archbishop with a faint smile. The Archbishop met his gaze and finally shook his head, saying:
"The last time we clashed, we were both at the peak of Supreme Rank. Now..."
The Archbishop didn't continue. Clearly, their situations were similar—both had lost their former power due to the Law Destruction faction.
"I've come to find the Beast Lord. You old bastard should know very well what kind of relationship I have with it."
Hearing this, Council Chairman·Eugubaya said nothing, only nodded before turning and walking back into the surging dark tide.
Seeing the Council Chairman leave, Demon Scythe·Aina asked the Archbishop, "So this time we're looking for the Abyss Descendants?"
"Yes."
"Oh ho~ Abyss Descendants, that's good. At least this one won't be dead before we find them."
With that, Demon Scythe·Aina pulled out a black iron wine flask. After opening the seal, she tried several times to take a drink but was assaulted by bad memories each time. Gritting her teeth, she said hatefully, "You definitely don't know where the Beast Lord is right now, do you."
The Archbishop said nothing, which was an admission.
Demon Scythe·Aina took several deep breaths. The [Hope Sacrificial Wine] in her hand was practically a divine artifact. As long as she took a big gulp, the [Multitude of Spirits] inside the flask would grant her a wish within its capability. However, the taste of this sacrificial wine... The Archbishop had taken a sip once and nearly choked to death from the shock. It wasn't just bad—it was extremely nauseating and bizarre.
The taste was disgusting, the texture strange, and the aftertaste made you want to slap yourself. Drink it in the morning, and you'd be dazed all day.
After several deep breaths, Demon Scythe·Aina gulped down a large mouthful. A few seconds later, she stretched her neck, which seemed to grow a bit longer, and swallowed with a gulp. The next moment, a pitch-black spatial wormhole appeared. Looking inside, there was a majestic great city.
Moments later, the extreme nausea and strangeness began to surge upward, even going to her head.
"Ah!!"
Demon Scythe·Aina's shout echoed far into the distance, suddenly giving the feeling of a marmot roaring in a mountain valley.
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On the dark wilderness, the Lord's Train sped along. Su Xiao leaned back on a single-seat sofa and set the window to light-blocking mode. He tried to open this world's communication platform but received several prompts:
[Detected that the Hunter has activated the Supreme Rank·World Communication Platform for the first time. This is the highest-stage world communication platform, with no protection, camouflage, or anti-tracking measures. However, it provides item trading, consignment, intelligence consignment/trading, and allows you to view the "Good/Evil Faction" status of any unit that has posted in the world communication platform.]
[Detected that this is your first activation of the Supreme Rank·World Communication Platform. You must complete your own "Good/Evil Faction" assessment before entering this channel.]
[The "Good/Evil Faction" assessment will be based on your "kills/rescues" of allied contractors, kills of the world's natives, kills of all intelligent beings, etc., and will ultimately use your current Void Tree Reputation for a settlement evaluation. This will be your final "Good/Evil Faction" assessment.]
[If you are dissatisfied with this assessment result, you may reapply for this assessment after three world progressions. At that time, the new assessment result will replace the current one.]
[The "Good/Evil Faction" has the following faction sequences...]