The pinnacle of the Grand Luo realm!
Apart from the Lord of Affection, his subordinates were all aghast.
The master of the Abyss was a Grand Luo pinnacle expert.
No wonder no challenger who entered the first level of the Abyss had ever returned alive.
This Abyss Master was too strong.
He was far more powerful than the masters of the upper levels.
After all, the master of the second level of the Abyss was only at the peak of Golden Immortal, still a long way from Grand Luo.
Who would have thought that the master of the first level of the Abyss would be a Grand Luo pinnacle realm expert?
Unbelievable!
They trembled all over, shocked.
"Boy, do you still have the courage to fight?" he roared with laughter.
Although the Lord of Affection was shocked, he did not show it.
His clone had inherited 200% of his main body's strength, and with the infinite power boost from the Devourer and the reverse synchronization, he was tens of thousands of times stronger than others of the same level.
Even though he was in the middle stage of Grand Luo, he was comparable to the late stage.
He smiled and said, "Who would have thought the master of the Abyss was a Grand Luo pinnacle expert?"
"A being like you, even in the endless void, would be considered a top-tier expert. Yet you are confined here. Do you have some unspeakable secret?"
Upon hearing this.
The man's expression flickered slightly.
"Hmph, facing death, you're still so sharp-tongued. You deserve a beating!"
He suddenly waved his hand, and his short sword unleashed a blood-red light that tore through space, charging towards the Lord of Affection with undiminished momentum.
The Lord of Affection, not to be outdone, gathered his power and threw a punch.
Boom!
The collision erupted into a sky full of dust.
The Lord of Affection was forced back tens of thousands of miles, while his opponent only retreated a single step.
Seeing this, the man exclaimed, "You can actually fight evenly with one percent of my strength. You have good talent!"
"Can you take this move?"
Boom!
Another blood-red sword energy swept towards the Lord of Affection.
The Lord of Affection shouted, "All sentient beings have emotions. The eighteen layers of emotional tribulation descend!"
Boom!
Space rippled, and inexplicable emotional power descended, ignoring the man's attack and instantly engulfing him.
The man looked astonished.
Because the emotional tribulation instantly stirred his memories.
Scenes appeared, conjured by the emotional tribulation, floating in the void.
The man was lost in reminiscence, frozen in place.
The Lord of Affection looked up, not seizing the opportunity to kill the man. He frowned.
"This person is deliberately letting me stir up his past. If I attack now, I won't be able to kill him and might even be killed in return."
"Such a troublesome opponent!"
"However, it's a good chance to see his past."
Scenes of memories played out in the sky.
The images showed a child being born, then growing up, his path smooth and unobstructed. He possessed immense talent and had awakened his ancestors' bloodline, giving him two horns on his head.
He cultivated all the way to the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm without any hindrance.
However, after reaching this realm, his progress slowed considerably, and his family's help became less significant.
Thus, he left his family and roamed the jianghu.
A million years later, his power had already reached the Grand Luo pinnacle.
But suddenly, the heavens and earth trembled, and the world collapsed.
His family faced an invading enemy and was easily annihilated by a single finger.
Witnessing the deaths of his family, he was filled with rage and hatred, but it was futile. The enemy was a being far stronger than Grand Luo Golden Immortal.
Even ten thousand of him would not be a match.
The finger discovered him and was about to crush him.
However, for some unknown reason, the finger retracted, as if it had encountered an enemy.
The scene ended here.
The man said, "Are you done looking?"
He waved his hand, and the images vanished, as did the emotional tribulation.
The Lord of Affection said, "Thank you for letting me see your past. So there are realms above Grand Luo? I've never seen them in ancient texts."
His words were sincere and earnest.
He had learned about the past from many people, but the information was extremely limited.
Most of it came from the weak survivors of that era.
The person before him was a strong individual who knew the secrets of that time.
The man chuckled, "Don't flatter yourself. I haven't recalled the past in a long time. I was just using your emotional tribulation to see my lost loved ones."
After saying this, he became melancholic.
It seemed the death of his loved ones had dealt him a great blow.
Moreover, judging by his tattered armor, the man must have participated in that war.
The Lord of Affection sighed, "Can you tell me what the next realm is?"
The man snorted, "You invaded the Abyss. Do you think I would tell you?"
The Lord of Affection thought that was reasonable.
He smiled and said, "What if I could defeat you?"
The man was stunned.
He looked at the Lord of Affection as if he were an idiot.
The gap between them was so vast; the Lord of Affection had no chance of winning.
"Heh, if you can defeat me, I'll surrender!"
As soon as he finished speaking.
The Lord of Affection roared with laughter, "It's a deal, don't go back on your word!"
"Don't worry, I never go back on my word!"
Seeing his resolve, the Lord of Affection murmured, "Combine!"
Boom!
White light erupted as the clones from Blue Star were summoned and instantly teleported to him, merging into his body.
The white light dissipated.
Revealing an enlarged version of the Lord of Affection.
He now held a peach wood staff, adorned with blooming peach blossoms.
He casually pointed at the man and asked, "Now?"
The man was shocked. In his eyes, the Lord of Affection's strength had increased exponentially, and he could no longer see through him.
"Hmph, your secret technique is interesting. We'll know after we fight."
Seeing his stubbornness, the Lord of Affection smiled, "Then I'll defeat you in one move, so you'll be convinced."
As his words fell.
The Lord of Affection raised his peach blossom staff.
Buzz!
Infinite peach blossoms descended from the sky.
"Each of these peach blossoms represents a past memory. This is the Tribulation of the Mortal World!"
"Go!"
The endless peach blossoms transformed into a rain of blossoms, flying towards the man.
The man roared, unleashing his full strength with a punch.
Boom!
The rain of peach blossoms remained intact, all of them falling upon him.
An endless aura of the mortal world engulfed him, leaving him frozen in place.
The past, along with the emotional power of all beings, swirled in his mind.
He tried to break free from the influence of the emotional power but became even more deeply entangled.
"No!"
As he saw his loved ones die again under that finger, he roared in despair.
Seeing this, the Lord of Affection waved his hand, and the peach blossoms disappeared.
He looked at the man with a smile and asked, "You lost!"
Had he attacked just now, the man would have had no defense and would have surely died.
The man, still recovering from the shock, finally calmed his emotions after a long while and said, "I lost. I yield!"
"Your talent is immense. Perhaps one day, you can reach that realm and lead me to the owner of that finger."
The finger had killed his loved ones, but he didn't know who it belonged to. Yet, he would never forget the aura of that finger.
Upon hearing this, the Lord of Affection said excitedly, "Friend, rest assured, if that day comes, I will make up for all your regrets!"
"Thank you!"