An endless abyss!
An infinite abyss with infinite dimensions.
This is an endless, suffocatingly terrifying place.
This is a place with an extremely harsh environment and where life is extremely dangerous.
This is a place devoid of morality and ethics, a place of endless slaughter.
This is an evil place devoid of friendship, kinship, and love; it is filled only with betrayal, slaughter, and destruction.
The air smelled of sulfur and blood, and above, endless abyssal clouds stretched across the sky. There was no sunlight, and everything was shrouded in a gray haze.
Jiang Liu stood on the leaden gray earth. With a slight lift of his foot, he could see that the ground beneath his feet was oozing a foul-smelling liquid that looked like blood.
In the distance, wisps of abyssal aura, like smoke, floated and permeated the world shrouded in abyssal demonic clouds.
The Time-Space Fortress hangs in the gray sky, with the blood moon high in the sky.
After dozens of teams headed off into the distance, Hei Yi said in a deep voice, "According to the information, this plain is called the Abyss Plain. It is the highest point of the countless layers of the Bottomless Abyss, and the River Styx also flows through this land. Master Xiaosong, after you collect the Mandragora Fruit, how long will it take before you can use it to make a dish?"
“One hour!” Xiaosong said.
"Alright, let's hurry up! I can't wait any longer. If the mandala irrigated by the River Styx and the Underworld removes the poison of death, my power will definitely increase again..." This second-generation wizard, named Long Ao, is indeed arrogant enough, except for the lack of a heaven.
Then, a dark green lizard crawled out of his collar and opened its mouth...
Suddenly, a loud roar resounded throughout the heavens and the earth!
The little lizard began to change rapidly, developing a huge body and dark green scales and skin!
...and behind them, wings that looked like green crystals!
On that enormous head, the eyes were distinctly vertical pupils...
A green dragon!
Long Ao sat astride the green dragon's back, looking at Jiang Liu with disdain.
"The Green Dragon Queen, the guardian of the Emerald Dream, Ysera..." Kurosaki Ichigo exclaimed in shock, "I never imagined that the Dragonborn lord would give him such a giant dragon!"
In the blink of an eye, Bai Qi and Hei Yi sprouted two dragon wings from their backs and flew into the sky.
"How will you get around? You won't be running all the way on foot, will you?" Jiang Liu asked.
The group looked at each other, and Naruto said, "With our speed, we shouldn't be inferior to their flying speed, right?"
Toriko hoisted Komatsu onto his back, assumed a running stance, and said, "Let's go! Let's see who's faster!"
"Alright!" Jiang Liu gave up the idea of summoning Smaug; there wasn't enough room for so many people!
In the sky, three dragon-born wizards were flying; on the ground, six people were running at high speed.
However, no one used their full strength; everyone tried to conserve their energy.
In this unknown land, carelessness could cost you your life.
This is a barren land, devoid of birds and grass, and thick with dust, with three different landforms interspersed among the dusty plains.
The vast abyss on the surface, bottomless and emanating dense demonic energy, serves as an entrance to a deeper abyss. Descending through certain specific abysses will quickly lead to the relevant level, but randomly jumping into those rifts leading to some unfamiliar plane of the endless abyss is extremely dangerous. Most surface abysses have two-way entrances, but some are only one-way, and entering one will result in being trapped and dying inside.
The massive steel fortress, now destroyed and littered with the stench of abyssal creatures' flesh and blood, was a place where, before the wizard's arrival, powerful demons and their minions typically clashed in an endless bloodbath. But now, it was eerily silent; not even a single carrion-eating giant wolf, a common sight on the Abyss Plains, could be seen.
And the River Styx.
A river flowing with the scent of death; its waters are murky and the smell they emit is very unpleasant.
The River Styx meanders across the Plain of Abyss, with some channels cascading into the abyss, while other abysses spew forth sewage as tributaries of the River Styx's main stream.
The group trekked along the River Styx for several hours, but they didn't see a single datura flower, let alone a single fruit.
Just as they were traveling, a deep abyss suddenly appeared before them, with the River Styx plunging straight down.
The abyss is bottomless, like the gaping maw of a monster, ready to devour everything.
Moreover, there is a mournful wind howling in the abyss, and if your hearing is good enough, you can also hear the roars of giant beasts.
"This is a passage leading to an endless abyss. Shall we go down?"
Chapter 306 Escaping from the Tiger's Den
The 23rd level of the Endless Abyss, the territory of Lord Koschitch.
The protagonist team travels down the River Styx and embarks on a bizarre land filled with killing, death, and strange and fantastical phenomena.
Passing through the long darkness, no one knew that this ravine connected to the 23rd level of space. The ground was an eerie purplish-black, like fresh blood that hadn't dried, and thick pus would flow out with the slightest force. Although disgusting, it was undeniable that the soil was incredibly fertile. Strange, tentacle-like plants could be seen growing on the ground, even retracting into the ground when they sensed a threat.
Of course, if one is not strong enough, these plants will swarm in and quickly spread out disgusting tentacles, using viscous acid and poisonous barbs to kill, devour, and digest the person.
After Luffy's Conqueror's Haki swept through, the plants vanished completely, as if they had never existed.
An extremely eerie scene appeared in the sky, half white and half dark. On the white side was a snow-capped mountain, with wind and snow raging, while on the other side, demonic energy surged, the two sides clearly distinct.
"The wizard hasn't arrived in this abyss yet!"
"That represents endless resources..."
"But it also represents the threat of death!"
At the same time, this space subtly and strongly repelled Jiang Liu and his group of outsiders. Because to the Endless Abyss, Jiang Liu and his companions were like invading aliens, naturally subject to rejection from the surrounding environment.
Moreover, the wizard's blood moon and the wizard's will in the space-time fortress failed to penetrate this layer of space. Without the blessing of the wizard's will, it was also weakened by the will of the abyss, and the wizard's bloodline power was suppressed by 30%.
The war has been raging in the Endless Abyss for many years. Although this area is not on the front line, the invasion of foreign civilizations has long been known throughout the Endless Abyss.
So, the attack arrived very quickly. A buzzing sound rose from the black clouds in the sky as swarms of creatures, like bombers, attacked. These creatures were like mutated mosquitoes, their mouthparts sharp as spears, their speed unparalleled, and their size comparable to pterosaurs!
From within the snow-capped mountains, a deafening roar erupted, seemingly shaking the entire world.
The battle is about to begin...
...
Just as Jiang Liu's possessed clone in the Wizarding World was venturing deep into the "Endless Abyss," Jiang Liu, who was in seclusion on Mount Taiyi in Zhongnan Mountain in the Journey to the West, suddenly opened his eyes. He saw that the "Seed of Origin" in his hand had withered somewhat, and nearly half of its Origin Essence had been absorbed.
"I'm at the peak of Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation, and I've already cultivated the seventh level of the Yin-Yang Nine Revolutions technique of the Pill Cauldron Flow. I'm only one step away from Refining Spirit and Returning to Emptiness. I can send another wisp of my natal divine consciousness into another world to take a look. As long as one of my clones can return safely, my strength will greatly increase!"
With this thought in mind, Jiang Liu separated another part of his divine sense, and after thinking for a moment, sealed three life-saving methods within his divine sense and threw them into the giant bronze gate.
The true body continued to absorb the "seed of origin," while that wisp of divine consciousness passed through the spatial barrier and the obstruction of time and space, falling into an unknown world.
The roars of tigers echoed in his ears, and Jiang Liu was suddenly startled. He then felt that his limbs were bound and his mouth was gagged.
As Jiang Liu slowly opened his eyes, his expression froze. A huge saber-toothed tiger appeared at the cave entrance, blocking the light. Sunlight shone from behind it, making it appear even more ferocious.
Before he could take a closer look, Jiang Liu tried to break free of his restraints and discovered that his body was extremely weak; he was just an ordinary person.
With a wry smile, Jiang Liu began to look around. It was a stone cave, and two tiger cubs with striped fur were baring their teeth at him. Although they were no more than a foot long, they already had the aura of ferocious beasts.
Beside him lay a man and a woman. The woman had fainted from fright, and the man was also terrified.
Even though it's still a cub, it's still a saber-toothed tiger! Although it looks very young, you can clearly see its sharp and long teeth, gleaming coldly, not to mention the huge and deadly adult tigress.
After a slight hesitation, Jiang Liu noticed something amiss. The man and woman were clearly modern people from their clothes, and the belt binding their hands was undoubtedly the same one with the cartoon woodpecker design—he had bought one like that in his previous life.
But, a saber-toothed tiger?
This species has long been extinct on Earth!
"Oh! I see..." After briefly reading the memories of this body, Jiang Liu couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"Enough! Enough! Let's deal with this big cat first. If we die, we'll have missed this great opportunity."
The female saber-toothed tiger roared at the three of them, its stench assaulting their senses and making their ears ring.
The tiger's roar shook the heavens, its enormous howl echoing through the mountains like thunder or a raging torrent. But to Jiang Liu, it was a deafening roar; his ears rang, and he felt as if his head was about to spin out of control.
Of all living things, females nursing their young are dangerous, let alone a three-meter-long saber-toothed tiger.
Just as the saber-toothed tiger was about to pounce on Jiang Liu, an extremely evil aura wafted in from the cave entrance, causing the saber-toothed tiger to let out a miserable scream.
"Awoo!"
An evil aura swept in from the cave entrance, surging like a tidal wave.
Jiang Liu smiled bitterly again, while the man beside him let out a muffled groan of extreme fear from his gagged mouth.
"Tsk tsk tsk... Demons! It's truly one wave after another..."
A monster resembling a crocodile appeared at the cave entrance, its naturally emanating aura so overwhelming that it made one's soul tremble.
A murderous aura surged forth, and two lantern-like blood-red eyes stared unblinkingly at the three bound people, seemingly intent on devouring them.
At that moment, the crocodile-shaped demon's head exploded, sending up a shower of blood.
Jiang Liu's eyes narrowed instantly. Suddenly, a flash of light appeared at the cave entrance, and a blurry black shadow appeared in the tiger's den. Instantly, the three saber-toothed tigers turned into three skeletons, their flesh, blood, and souls completely absorbed.
With a sinister smile, the dark figure walked towards the three of them.
Jiang Liu remained unmoved. This newcomer was actually a terrifying vengeful ghost! It was ferocious and horrifying, with snow-white teeth, dead fish-like eyes, and a jet-black body devoid of any life, exuding an aura of death!
With an enigmatic smile, the vengeful ghost lunged at the three of them.
"Nine... Heavens... Thunder... Dragon..." Without time to think, the seal sealed within his divine consciousness was activated instantly.
In an instant, the vengeful ghost seemed to have been kicked in the balls, letting out a painful, low roar, retreating three zhang, and then looking at Jiang Liu in surprise.
The bindings on his limbs were not tight, after all, he was originally just an ordinary person who had been binding himself. After struggling violently for a while, the belt and rags came loose.
After moving my hands and feet slightly, my numb limbs finally returned to normal.
"Aren't you leaving yet?" Jiang Liu looked at the vengeful ghost and sneered repeatedly.
As for the man and woman in the hands of the vengeful ghost, although their eyes were full of hope, Jiang Liu had no intention of saving them.
The man and the ghost stared at each other for three seconds. Just as Jiang Liu couldn't help but activate the restriction in his divine sense again, the vengeful ghost turned into a wisp of black smoke, carrying the man and the woman away from the tiger's den.
Seeing the vengeful ghost disappear, Jiang Liu plopped down on the ground, his previously displayed aura vanishing instantly.
"What a terrifying world! Is that vengeful ghost the spirit of the gods?"
After a short rest to recover his strength, Jiang Liu emerged from the tiger's den. As far as the eye could see, mountains stretched endlessly upon mountains. But at the edge of his field of vision stood a very tall mountain, shrouded in mist and clouds, seemingly dotted with palaces and adorned with flying cranes—perhaps the abode of immortals.