Chapter 1751: The Challengers (1/2)
“Dawson, can you feel it? Qin Lie is starting to transform into Devil Monarch!”
At the Frost Desolation Abyss, its Great Lord, Belle, said while floating high up in the air.
Next to her blurry humongous form were three equally huge rank ten Great Lords of the Abyss.
Of course, Dawson and Russell were present too.
They weren’t the only ones who sensed Qin Lie’s ascension. A lot of rank ten Great Lords of the Abyss had felt the same thing.
For them, this was a chance to prove themselves—all they needed to do was kill Qin Lie!
Every new Devil Monarch was challenged by the entire Abyss when they rose to power.
Qin Lie was no exception.
“I have no intentions of challenging him.” Dawson stared coldly at his fellow Great Lords of the Abyss and said, “And I’d advise all of you to cease such thoughts.”
Russell let out a chuckle and replied, “We know Qin Lie and how scary he is, so we have no problems keeping our desires in check.”
“However…”
He paused for a second before grinning. “The same can’t be said for everyone else. In their opinion, Qin Lie’s roots are shallow because the Flaming Sun Abyss has started absorbing Yellow Springs Purgatory while he was still at rank nine. They think that everything he obtained was a product of sheer luck.”
“Dawson, I heard that a lot of people are vying to replace Qin Lie,” Belle said.
“Let them,” Dawson said indifferently. “They’ll soon realize that Qin Lie is a bone tougher than anything they’d ever chewed in their life.”
“Alright. Then we’ll wait and watch,” Belle nodded.
……
At the Black Bog Abyss.
The high rank Abyss Devil Cohen descended onto a black sea filled with foul air and said respectfully, “Lord Father!”
“Splash splash splash!”
An Abyss Devil that looked like a venomous dragon flew out of the black sea and glared at Cohen with its huge, purple eyes.
“Lord Father, are you… planning to challenge the new Devil Monarch at Flaming Sun Purgatory?” Cohen asked carefully.
“Splash!”
More Great Lords of the Abyss rose from the pitch black water. They were all Great Lords of the Black Bog Abyss.
Not counting the Eight Purgatories, the Black Bog Abyss was one of the strongest of Abyss levels out there.
The number one Great Lord of the Black Bog Abyss, Aschnaz, was an ambitious being. Just like the two brothers Auston and Austin, his goal was to become a Devil Monarch.
He wanted to turn the Black Bog Abyss into Black Bog Purgatory one day!
In fact, Aschnaz had been working toward this goal for a long time. Grom, the deceased Yellow Springs Monarch, was originally his target.
If Qin Lie hadn’t replaced Grom, Aschnaz would’ve challenged Grom himself in a million years.
It was something he had plotted for a very long time.
“You know that I’ve always targeted Yellow Springs Purgatory, but that boy stole my opportunity while the Eight Purgatories were closed.” Aschnaz let out a snort before continuing, “He only became the monarch of Flaming Sun Purgatory by luck. It hasn’t even been a century since the Origin World transformed into the Flaming Sun Abyss, and now it’s evolving into an Abyss Purgatory!”
“His foundation is too weak. Even if I didn’t challenge him, it’s only a matter of time before he is replaced by other Abyss Devils.”
“In that case, I may as well benefit off his corpse!”
Aschnaz’s eyes glowed purple when he spoke. His breath was literally poisonous miasma.
“I know you share a good relationship with that boy, but you should understand that evolving the Black Bog Abyss to a purgatory takes priority before everything!”
“Cohen! You’re not a child anymore! You should understand what’s best for our Abyss!”
“We’ve waited far too long for this day to come. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!”