Outside the Blue Star.
They looked at the formations they had personally set up and nodded in satisfaction.
"With this formation, the Blue Star Dao Integration cultivator will be anxious. This void only has this Dao Integration cultivator who has some strength."
"Heh, it's just a small void. If he dares to come out, none of you need to make a move. I'll kill him!"
Boom!
Streams of light rose from the Blue Star and shot straight into the sky.
"This Blue Star Dao Integration cultivator actually wants to use cannon fodder against us?! Ridiculous!" a powerful Da Luo expert said coldly.
Another Da Luo expert, however, suddenly turned and fled.
Not only him, but the others also turned pale and fled at high speed.
The man looked puzzled. He shouted, "Why are you running? With so many of us, are we afraid of a mere Blue Star?"
"Sense it yourself!" someone kindly reminded him.
He frowned and sensed it. This single act of sensing was enough to scare him so much that he almost wet his pants.
"Good heavens, how can there be so many mid-stage Da Luo experts!"
"Run!"
Boom!
Lin Yu's clones were powerful, and they had nowhere to go, up or down.
Seeing this, one of the clones waved its hand, and the nine rings were enveloped by a barrier.
Clones kept appearing, and soon, the entire void was filled with them.
A full fifty billion clones, the number so vast it was countless.
Sensing the powerful auras emanating from them, these Da Luo experts turned deathly pale.
They could never have imagined why such a small void would have so many mid-stage Da Luo experts.
Could it be that the Blue Star was truly the Celestial Realm?
Perhaps, only the Celestial Realm could nurture so many powerful beings.
"You who trespass on the Blue Star, what crime do you deserve!"
As the words fell, sounds of thuds echoed everywhere.
Almost all the Da Luo experts knelt on the ground.
Normally, they would respectfully greet mid-stage Da Luo experts. Now, seeing so many of them, they had no desire to fight.
"Heh, you think kneeling will make it all right?"
As the words fell, everyone began to beg for mercy.
"We were blind and did not recognize your greatness. We deserve to die, we deserve to die! Please spare our lives!"
"Someone spread rumors in our void. We truly did not do it intentionally."
"I am willing to surrender!"
Looking at their pleading faces, Lin Fan sneered.
"Big Brother said to kill them all. What are you hesitating for?"
"Yes!" All the clones' faces turned cold, and they raised their hands.
Boom!
Instantly, all the Da Luo experts were annihilated, leaving behind only their physical bodies, which floated in the void and were collected into the small world.
After completing this, all the clones returned to the Blue Star.
The void once again returned to peace.
However, this event caused an uproar throughout the Blue Star void.
Especially in the last layer of the Abyssal World.
This void contained a world called the Abyss, which had over thirty thousand layers.
The smaller the number, the stronger the layer.
The first layer of the Abyss was the most mysterious. For countless years, no one who entered this layer had ever returned alive.
At this moment.
In the last layer of the Abyss.
In a dark palace, sat a man holding a broken sword.
The man had two horns and wore a tattered, blood-red battle suit.
He sensed the aura from the outside world, awoke from his slumber, opened his eyes, and looked at his kneeling subordinates.
"Oh? Someone created a new Nine Rings?" he asked.
His subordinate quickly replied, "Your Majesty, not only that, but that Lin Yu of the Blue Star has unfathomable strength. He has fifty billion clones, each with the strength of a Golden Immortal Da Luo."
As the words fell.
The man was stunned.
"What did you say?"
"Your Majesty, that person has fifty billion clones, all with Golden Immortal Da Luo strength!"
The subordinate repeated again.
But the man fell into a reverie.
"Clones? Clones?" he muttered, then suddenly shook his head. "No, fifty billion clones are too many. Even he only had a thousand clones back then."
He seemed to recall past events and became somewhat melancholic.
His subordinate did not understand, watching their King's expression shift unpredictably.
After a long while.
The man said, "Go and investigate this person's information. Tell me every detail!"
As the words fell.
His subordinate showed a difficult expression. "Your Majesty, while you were sleeping, a powerful expert named 'Qing Zhu' appeared in the Abyss. He can absorb the emotions of all living beings to grow stronger. Now, except for this layer, all other layers have been conquered by him."
"Moreover, what's most detestable is that he is now attacking our last layer of the Abyss."
Hearing this, the man said with surprise, "The Abyss has such a strong individual? Interesting. However, after countless years, all those who challenged my position have died, and he will be no exception. I'll go take a look!"
His subordinate was overjoyed.
"Your Majesty, he is right outside the door!"
Outside the door?
Hearing this, he let out a cold snort.
He dared to attack right outside the door before waking me up. This servant is truly damned!
He patted his subordinate on the shoulder and smiled, "Well done!"
Then, he stepped out and disappeared.
His subordinate showed a hint of a smile and was about to reply when his expression suddenly changed drastically, and his entire body turned into a pool of blood.
He was dead!
...
Outside the door.
Qing Zhu's army had surrounded the palace.
Not only that, but he had also slaughtered most of the demonic creatures on this first layer.
After gaining a wave of emotional power, he then charged towards the palace.
The palace was pitch black, emitting a faint bloody glow.
Qing Zhu did not rashly break into the palace, and quietly waited for the palace's owner to come out.
He had conquered the Abyss, leaving only this palace not yet under his control.
The reason he didn't act was because the owner of this palace was from the previous era.
Furthermore, the owner of this palace had participated in that great battle back then.
He must know many secrets, and Qing Zhu wanted to ask about the events of that year.
In the previous era, a great battle had shattered the Nine Rings, and the demons had disappeared without a trace.
Why did that battle occur?
Was it for treasures, or due to long-standing grudges?
Or was there a third party involved?
He did not know, but his curiosity drove him to uncover the truth.
And the owner of this palace might be someone who knew the truth of that year.
After waiting for a long time.
Finally!
With a creak, the door opened.
A man wearing tattered blood-red armor, holding a bloody broken sword, and with two horns on his head, stepped out. His crimson eyes swept around, finally fixing on Qing Zhu.
Seeing that Qing Zhu's strength was that of a mid-stage Da Luo, he revealed a hint of surprise.
Then, he let out a cold laugh.
"You are a guest, why not come inside for a chat?"
You and I are not friends, but enemies. That's unnecessary. Today is a war to contend for the King of the Abyss. Let's fight!"
The man heard this and fell silent for a moment.
In his opinion, Qing Zhu was not weak, even very strong, and was a good prospect. But why was this person seeking death?
He burst into laughter.
"Hahaha, very good, young man, you have courage. But when you understand my strength, if you still have the courage to fight, I will call you the strongest!"
Boom!
Suddenly, bloody light erupted from him.
His aura rapidly ascended.
Mid-stage Da Luo.
Late-stage Da Luo!
Peak Da Luo!
When he reached Peak Da Luo, his aura stopped growing.