After five days of intense battle, Void and the 34 female demons were done. Now all that remained was for them to lay eggs—yes, lay eggs. The Abyss used the most efficient reproduction method. Unlike other races that gave birth directly, all female demons, humanoid or not, laid eggs.
These eggs were then placed in the magma river, which would carry them to the First Abyss, where they would be distributed across the massive scattered islands. This method ensured maximum survival: even the weakest female demon could lay up to 100 eggs.
Void watched as the nine giant purple moons slowly shifted back into seven.
"Well… this marks the end of the mating season," he sighed, entering deep into the cave. Finally, he was about to break through to Rank 1.
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Void's body began to vibrate. For the first time, he felt exhaustion; his eyelids grew heavy. Slowly, he collapsed and closed his eyes. Within a day, his body was cocooned inside a giant shell, twenty meters long. Days passed, then weeks, and finally a month.
Cracks began to form across the cocoon, which suddenly exploded.
…Boom…
A ten-meter-tall demon emerged. Void felt his new power instantly. Destroying a low-level planet was now effortless—common in the universe, but a clear sign of how far his strength had advanced. He was still a dark demon, but now red-like patterns covered his body.
Two curved horns, each a meter long, protruded from his head. Inverted bat-like wings stretched ten meters each, forming a wingspan of twenty meters. His tail extended seven meters, ending in a sharp spike.
The wings weren't just for flight; they were hard and razor-sharp, usable as shields. (Note: At Rank 1, every creature can fly with or without wings, but for demons, angels, and some other races, wings signify rank.)
Void's claws measured twelve inches each, deadly sharp. Despite his bulging, terrifying musculature, his face appeared more human-like now, though still frightening when his fangs were exposed.
Void relished his new element: fire. Unlike the common trope in other novels—where rare elements like lightning or time/space are considered stronger than basic fire, wind, or water—in this universe, all elements are equal in potential.
The key is control and application. Fire can burn through space; wind can cut through time. A skilled wielder can distort reality itself. Fire can even burn the present and the past if used properly.
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System Stats:
Host: Void
Race: Demon
Rank: 1, Quasi-Low Level
Strength: Low
Speed: Low
Stamina: Early
Skill: None
Element: Fire
Height: 10 meters
Soul: 910,000 (conversion in progress)
Blessing: Son of the Abyss
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Void was thrilled. The blessing would save him the trouble of using souls to reach the quasi-realm, allowing him to focus solely on breaking through the next level. The quasi-realm had two stages: one stat reaching the next tier formed a Supreme Realm; two stats formed a Quasi-Realm.
But then he noticed the soul conversion progress. Joy turned into frustration.
"Be fast, you damn system," he growled.
…Boom…
Void's anger caused the temperature around him to skyrocket, burning demons within a 500,000 km radius. This was no ordinary fire; it burned their souls directly. Screams echoed as demons were pinned to the ground. The sudden release of aura, uncontrollable after his breakthrough, was catastrophic.
"Is this the so-called immortal anger that changes the world?" he murmured, stroking his chin. Sparks flew; metallic sounds rang out.
"Am I… already an immortal cultivator?" Void asked, smiling foolishly. Just the release of his aura pinned Rank 0 demons to the ground. If he had targeted them deliberately… could he kill them? The gap in power was staggering. He now feared what a mid-level Rank 1 or Rank 2 demon might be capable of.
Void quickly retracted his aura. The flames extinguished, temperature normalized, and the abyssal warning presence faded. Without his blessing, he would have been thrown into the Third Abyss.
Feeling a terrifying pull, Void knew the gate to the Third Abyss was calling. He bent slightly, then jumped. Instantly, he rose 100,000 km above the ground, instinctively spreading his wings. Flying was now instinctual, as if he had been born knowing how. The Abyss had already solved that problem for him.
Once his suffocating aura dissipated, the demons scattered. All that remained was a kilometer-deep crater.
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Traveling at Light Speed
Void moved like a meteor, first reaching twice the speed of light, then three times. At early Rank 1, a being could already travel at light speed, but as a quasi-low-level Rank 1, Void now moved three times faster.
Traveling at light speed required an extremely strong body; otherwise, one could disintegrate into particles or vanish entirely if even a single atom was lost.
It took Void a full day to reach his destination. Looking down, he saw millions of demons—some in the sky, others on the ground—lining the edge of a vast ravine. The chasm had no visible end; even with Void's 500,000 km perception range, he could not see its far edge. It was at least 200,000 km wide.
This was already four times the size of Earth.
Rank 1 demons stood ten meters tall and, unlike Void, could not conceal their auras. Their presence constantly radiated outward. Void was the only quasi-low-level Rank 1 among them.
Over the course of a week, the demon army swelled from millions to ten billion.
Ten billion Rank 1 demons in one place.
It was impossible to imagine how suffocating their combined aura was. Even as a quasi-low-level Rank 1, Void could only handle hundreds of early Rank 1 beings at once.
He suddenly felt pity for the multiverse.
Now he understood something that had always puzzled him—why demons were so scattered, rarely acting as a unified force across universes.
The answer was simple: invasions occurred across countless multiverses and timelines simultaneously. In many worlds, demons were also mixed-bloods. Some universes fully understood how terrifying demons were; in others, humans could still kill one with a bullet.
"Mixed blood…" Void mused, smirking. He recalled a demon from some anime who dressed like a famous singer called MJ. Probably a mixed blood. Void doubted that demon could even reach mid Rank 0.
The dark ravine had been silent all day, but then it pulsed.
A fluorescent light spread across the entire chasm as a massive portal opened.
The billions of Rank 1 demons took off instantly, traveling at light speed.
Void did not suppress his aura, nor did he hide it. He pushed himself to the limit—moving at three times the speed of light, leaving the others behind.
He was the first to enter the Third Abyss.
It took him eight hours to arrive. The rest of the demon army took a full day.
When he arrived, a flood of information slammed into his mind, leaving him stunned and speechless.
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The Third Abyss
The Third Abyss was vastly different from the first two.
Here, stars were embedded into the ground—half of each sun protruded above the surface. Void's perception could not fully comprehend them; each star was far larger than any sun he had ever known, spanning millions of kilometers in diameter.
He also saw many Aerons—mostly Rank 1, with a few Rank 2 individuals detectable through his skill. The Abyss must have taught higher-level demons how to use blood to create Aerons.
Void waited for the others to converge.
When the last demon arrived, a 30-meter-tall figure appeared at the front.
Despite facing the pressure of ten billion Rank 1 auras, he did not flinch. Instead, he looked down at them calmly. His arrival speed had far exceeded theirs.
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System
Host: Abbragon
Race: Demon
Rank: 1 — High Level
Strength: High
Speed: High
Stamina: High
Skill: ???
Element: ???
Height: 30 meters
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Void could only think one word:
Bully.
There was no doubt this demon could erase them instantly.
Yet Abbragon did not attack. Instead, he scanned the masses and paused when his gaze landed on Void. For a brief moment, he looked surprised, then returned to a neutral expression.
"A new batch of low-level demons," Abbragon said with a smile.
A massive aura burst outward, and ten billion demons collapsed like insects—pinned to the ground, unable to move.
"Much better," Abbragon said.
"My name is Abbragon. I was born in the batch before you," he continued. "By now, you should be capable of thought instead of acting purely on instinct. The Third Abyss is different from the first two."
"Here, Rank 1 and Rank 2 demons reside. We no longer kill for glory—the gain is too small compared to destroying a planet. Instead, we are at war with ten overpowered universes—two of which are just beyond our reach."
"The Abyss once connected to a single universe, but it has expanded and now links many. That growth created Rank 4 and Rank 5 demons. Many of our Rank 5s are trapped in those universes—two were even sealed."
"We still have backup Rank 5s here, but they require us to infiltrate the rear and summon them back. Rank 4s are being held back as well; only Rank 3s can assist slightly."
"In one month, Rank 3 demons will open a portal and create a breach in the crystal wall of the universe. Use it wisely."
"Our mission is what we were born for. But this time—do not destroy the planet. Kill every intelligent being, drain their blood, and inscribe these runes…"
Abbragon paused.
Although pressed to the ground, the demons remained respectful rather than angry. Such orders were normal; strength was absolute.
Void listened carefully, but something felt off.
Which universe were they about to invade?
Abbragon continued:
"Go forge your weapons. They will grow with you in battle. Infuse them with your element. After I leave, the Abyss will teach you the runes and portal method."
"You will understand why the natives must be eliminated."
"Good luck. We meet again in a month."
He spread his wings and vanished.
Void exhaled.
"In a month… I'll enter a dangerous multiverse."
He shook his head.
"Well, universe. Damn… I'm just a low-level demon."
Life as a demon was never simple.
Void spread his wings and flew away. Minutes later, he found a suitable location and landed.
To forge a weapon, demons needed white ore and their element. The white ore was abundant in the Abyss, buried just a meter beneath the surface.
First, Void sat down and fully mastered his element. It took a week, but eventually, complete control was achieved.
Next, he gathered a large amount of white ore and began crafting his weapon.
"Should I make a hammer like Thor's Mjölnir?"
"No… wait, what about Sun Wukong's Golden Cudgel, Ruyi Jingu Bang?"
"Hmmm… or Pangu's axe?"
"Maybe a thin, long sword like those immortals use?"
"What about two pistols like Alucard's…? Hmmm, that's dumb."
Void racked his brain for a long time before finally settling on a giant longsword. He preferred to follow his own path rather than imitate others. Besides, if he ever traveled to their universes and fought them, it would be awkward if they used the same weapon.
It took Void three weeks to complete the sword.
All he had to do was dip the white ore into the cores of the stars embedded in the ground, turning it into a molten, water-like state. He then molded it into the desired shape.
The hardest part came next: infusing it with his element. He had to carefully integrate his fire using multiple variations—normal fire, soul-burning fire, Nirvana fire, and more. His imagination and experimentation with the ore made the process lengthy, but in the end, it was worth it.
Void's sword measured 8 meters in length and 0.5 meters in width. Jet black, with flaming patterns running across its surface, it had nine small dents arranged in a tree-like structure, each containing a unique fire ability.
The first dent contained amplified normal fire. At the first level, the weapon was engulfed in flames so intense that it could, in theory, burn through space—or even a universe—but for now, it was simply incredibly hot.
Void wasn't that strong yet, but as he grew stronger, the sword's power would grow with him.
Finally, the giant portal opened, and hundreds of billions of demons poured through.
Void spotted Abbragon and the Rank 2 demons. Their aura alone gave him the impression that space itself was distorting—but fortunately, it wasn't directed at them.
The portal spanned thousands of light years.
Void carried his massive sword, weighing millions of tons, and stepped forward with a grin.
No matter who awaited him on the other side, Void was ready to smash their head with his sword.
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(Author's Note: Universe/World System Clarification)
In this novel, "worlds" and "universes" are similar but distinct.
Low-level world = Equivalent to a planet within a universe
Middle-level world = Equivalent to a galaxy-scale structure within a universe
High-level world = As large as a universe
Superior-level world = A multiverse
The distinction becomes important from the middle-level world upward. Such worlds exist within crystal realms and contain multiple low-level worlds connected through layered planes—separate yet linked dimensions.
If you've read Chinese novels, this is similar to the Immortal Realm (middle-level world) versus the Mortal Realm (low-level world inside a crystal-walled system).
High-level worlds also exist in crystal realms, containing many middle-level worlds, which in turn contain numerous low-level worlds. Superior-level worlds follow the same structure.
Demons can travel between both universe-type worlds (e.g., DC, Marvel, Dragon Ball, One Piece, Naruto, Bleach) and world-type systems.
†Thank you for reading!†
I really appreciate the support, power stones, and motivation to continue this story.
Two questions from the author:
1. Which universe do you think Void is going to?
2. Which character dresses like MJ, and what is the name of the anime?