Chapter 522: City of Demons (1/2)

GDK 522: City of Demons

There was no day or night in the abyssal world, but every few days the sky would turn pitch black as though the abyssal world had been sheathed under a thick, dark cloak. At such times, it was impossible to see anything without another light source.

The abyssal realm used this sudden nightfall as a measurement of time. The passage of time marked by this abrupt cover of darkness was equivalent to one day on Profound Continent, but for each day that passed in the abyssal realm, half a month would have gone by on Profound Continent.

As of then about three days had passed in the abyssal realm since Han Shuo set off for War Demon Valley, lead by Nambrough, the battalion leader of Shero regiment. And it was then that they had finally arrived.

Along the way, Nambrough, Hemanna and Sylph had shared with Han Shuo much more about War Demon Valley, but upon arrival, he discovered that it was rather different from what he had anticipated.

The War Demon Valley was larger than Han Shuo had expected. From a distance, it looked like a city of demons. Abyssal creatures of all shapes and sizes sat upon the hundreds of metres of city wall. Despite its name, War Demon Valley was in fact a city. The city gate with its sheer magnitude was just too grandiose for Han Shuo to take in. From the front it looked very much like a large demon brandishing its claws and fangs at them.

Above them, many abyssal creatures circled the city gates. This place, War Demon Valley just seemed to pass on a feeling of savagery to Han Shuo. This could have possibly been attributed to the fact that some of its inhabitants were particularly humongous, such that War Demon Valley had to be structured like a bald mountain.

Following behind Nambrough, they arrived just before the enormous city gates. The gates guards recognized him and opened the gates once they noticed others from Shero regiment, allowing them entrance.

As Han Shuo entered War Demon Valley he discovered the many different kinds of abyssal creatures living there. The larger ones were almost twenty metres tall while the smaller ones were the size of human babies.

Of course, the most common were still humanoid beings like Sylph and Hemanna. War Demon Valley was a place where higher beings congregated, and those who resided there were immensely powerful. The large creatures were merely the higher beings’ mounts, or their subordinates. They came in all shapes and forms, all hideous and menacing.

Upon arriving at War Demon Valley, Nambrough immediately told Han Shuo, “My friend, I must first go to see Lord Crosius, you’ll have to stay with Hemanna and Sylph for the time being. I will also alert Lord Crosius of your presence. With the help you’ve given us and your immense power, I’m sure that Lord Crosius will treat you well.”

Han Shuo nodded and said, “Sure, you go on ahead.”

Nambrough said nothing more, and with an apologetic smile to Han Shuo, quickly left towards a big, black stone building of three or four hundred metres tall in the centre of the city. This enormous structure was supported by tall pillars of black stone covering an area of two thousand square metres. At first glance, it gave off a feeling of oppressive solemnity.

Han Shuo had taken notice of the gigantic structure the moment he entered War Demon Valley, and not just because it was the tallest, grandest building, right at the centre of War Demon Valley, but also because there was a presence within it that was dripping with immense power.

It took no effort to deduce that it was the master of War Demon Valley, Crosius, himself. Since the abyssal realm was ruled only by the strong, Crosius was naturally the strongest!

Expanding his consciousness, Han Shuo took note of all of the most extraordinarily powerful beings in War Demon Valley. He was able to sense six presences on par with Profound Continent’s demigod expert, but Crosius was by far the most powerful.

As Han Shuo gauged Crosius’ might, he became almost certain Crosius had divine powers. In War Demon Valley alone there were six demigod experts and one godly existence! The abyssal realm was indeed a terrifying place!

Up until this moment, Han Shuo had only a vague understanding of the overall power within the abyssal realm. He could not form an accurate judgement of the place from just the words of Hemanna and Sylph but now, he finally understood from the experts within War Demon Valley that the abyssal realm was in another league compared to Profound Continent.

Back on Profound Continent, Han Shuo was at the top of the food chain, but from what he had gathered through his consciousness, at his current power level he stood slightly above average at best.