Chapter 4: "Massively" Enhancing the Crowning Devour of Abyss/Elemental Power
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Among these, the fourth benefit, "Massively enhancing the crowning devour of Abyss/elemental power," was the reason Su Xiao could still resist. If this were a threat or harm, it would be easier to handle. The problem was that this was the empowerment of the entire Abyss itself.
Thread-like dark tentacles coiled around him. Because Amu and Baha were pulling him, they too were entangled by these dark tentacles. Fortunately, aside from the powerful causal and karmic pulling force, these dark tentacles caused no substantial harm.
Slow footsteps came from behind. A withered, wrinkled hand reached out from behind and pressed onto Su Xiao's shoulder. The next second, the dark tentacles wrapped around Su Xiao instantly retracted back into the Abyssal Throne.
"Finally... home."
The aged figure sat down on the Abyssal Throne. This was none other than... Starry Sky Seat Member No. 3, the Undying Old Man!
'No memories.'
'Undying curse.'
'Searching for a vague, long-lost home.'
'Devouring ancient gods with no backlash whatsoever.'
Yes, the Undying Old Man was the previous Lord of the Abyss, the old king who had fought the Commander to a draw in their decisive battle.
After that battle, the Commander lost his Supreme rank, along with all his close friends and brothers except Tailier. The old king, in turn, lost his Supreme rank, all his memories, and most of his causal connections.
The [Dark Crawl] that Su Xiao had once obtained was part of the old king's brain.
[Dark Crawl]
Origin: Previous Lord of the Abyss.
Quality: Abyss Rank.
Category: Dangerous Object.
Rating: -- (This item will not be certified with a rating).
Description: This is part of the cerebrospinal fluid of the previous Lord of the Abyss. It also contains a metal fragment, but it has been corroded pitch black by the fluid, making its original form unrecognizable.
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The metal fragment wrapped inside was a fragment of the Commander's shattered metal mask.
Who founded the Starry Sky Seat? Su Xiao didn't know. Perhaps it was originally a loose organization, but all its members had died. After the Commander obtained this loose organization, following the last Abyss War, the Starry Sky Seat was put to good use.
Starry Sky Seat Member No. 1: Blade Demon (the pathbreaker of the last Abyss War).
Starry Sky Seat Member No. 2: Commander (participant in the last Abyss War).
Starry Sky Seat Member No. 3: Undying Old Man (participant in the last Abyss War).
As for Members 4, 5, 6, and 7, they had joined by chance long after the Starry Sky Seat was established. Since the last Abyss War had ended long ago, there was naturally no need to remain so tense.
Therefore, the true purpose of the Starry Sky Seat was not the Empty Seat Banquet trades among members, but to confirm whether the Blade Demon was safe and to check on the old king's situation. No one could have imagined the old king's predicament.
This also caused the many Abyss-system powerhouses searching for the old king to completely overlook this Undying Old Man. Instead, they went to various sealed lands or dangerous areas, looking for traces of the old king. The result was that the Commander had never sealed the old king at all. In fact, sealing wasn't necessary. During that battle, nearly half of the old king's causal connections had been shattered, making this the most foolproof natural disguise.
As the Undying Old Man sat down on the Abyssal Throne, Su Xiao immediately felt the karmic pull from the Abyss vanish completely. The Abyssal Giant Hall he was in gradually healed, restoring itself to its complete form.
The Undying Old Man on the throne had clearly recovered most of his memories. His blood-red eyes looked at Su Xiao, and he spoke in a calm tone:
"Go back, Law Destroyer. You should be intimidating those Original Sins, not being bound by the Abyss."
Clatter, clatter, clatter~
The metal doors of the giant hall opened. Su Xiao, Amu, and Baha walked out of the hall. The doors slowly closed behind them. Just before they shut completely, Su Xiao looked back at the Undying Old Man on the throne inside the hall. Their eyes met.
What Su Xiao saw was not ambition or the scheming of a final victor, but merely an old man, exhausted to the extreme, who only wished for a moment of peaceful rest. With a loud rumble, the doors closed completely.
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Third Era: Abyss War. The era of the Abyss did not begin. After the Law Destroyer Kukulin Bai Ye's blade severed the darkness, the greatest era of the Star Realm began — Fourth Era of the Star Realm: Soul Great Library, Historian/Elf Council Grand Elder, Popoli, recorded in the year 1055 of the Fourth Era.