The King of Black Fog

The monster controlled by Li Changzhou was separated from the Black Armor by a layer of solid ice, preventing him from feeling the intricate changes in the monster.

No sensation of expansion, indicating that at least the size hasn't changed, or perhaps there was no change at all, since this monster no longer has a head.

Through the Black Armor at his feet, on the back of the 'White Light Divine Sword', there appeared something wriggling like worms.

Li Changzhou leapt up, a black hand grew from under his feet and grabbed the ice wall—he stood on the wrist of the black hand, as if standing on the edge of a long, black platform.

Then, with his eyes closed, he reached towards the Abyss.

The Black Armor that locked the second phantom's hands and released the monster dissolved simultaneously, transforming into Black Nails which pierced into the 'White Light Divine Sword'.

Bang!

The 'White Light Divine Sword' collided with the ice wall, stopping fifteen meters below Li Changzhou, bearing the downward force of the monster, while Li Changzhou's body was welded tightly in place by the "Black Hand Cliff".

The first phantom released a white light that flickered like a bulb swaying in the wind.

Even more terrifying monsters attempted to emerge from within the 'White Light Divine Sword'.

Li Changzhou faced two choices.

One, control this monster;

Two, let go and let the monster fall into the Abyss, killing it, because he wasn't sure if he could control the monster that was above this one.

"A monster surpassing a monster, let's call it a super monster." Having had fun earlier, Li Changzhou named it.

He chose neither.

When humans gaze into the Abyss, they either die or become monsters, so what happens when a monster gazes into the Abyss?

As he manipulated the super monster (false, unborn) while gazing into the Abyss, a question arose in Li Changzhou's heart: why was he doing something so unnecessary?

Wrong.

It was wrong from the beginning.

Why did he let a monster see a monster, increasing unknown risks?

'I am combative, but not a berserker. Even when facing Sun Wukong head-on, there would be a 'Tightening Charm'... so why am I doing something so irrational now?'

Beneath the Abyss, an Angel pulled up her collar to cover her mouth and nose.

She spoke a sentence, her voice muffled through the collar: "Strange, two monsters should be enough, is there some part of the body missing?"

Li Changzhou, rubbing his forehead in perplexed thought, suddenly felt agitated, perceiving the Abyss as very dangerous and wanting to leave immediately.

The moment this feeling of unease emerged, he noticed it right away.

What was going on?

Had he completely turned into a mortal after losing his Mana?

Just then, murmurs reached his ears—the pitches were odd, with occasional emphases that made Li Changzhou's heart rate accelerate each time.

The world began to distort, a feeling of altered self-awareness descended again.

With a mental command, his ears were quickly sealed by the Darkness, and Li Changzhou tore open his chest as if ripping a curtain.

With this movement, the Black Nail inside the 'White Light Divine Sword' instantly expanded, tearing the monster's body apart!

"Hand... Biting... Bounding... Flapping!"

A sharp pain surged in the back of Li Changzhou's neck, causing a bump the size of a human head—something trying to break out!

{Draw back the Darkness}

A voice suddenly echoed in his mind, and sensing the urgency, Li Changzhou instinctively followed, retracting all the Darkness inside the monster.

Deprived of Darkness, the monster fell with the white light, like a searchlight thrown down a deep well.

The acute pain gradually subsided, and the abnormality at the back of his neck calmed.

Li Changzhou was drenched in cold sweat.

"Who are you?" he asked as Darkness surged beneath his feet and transformed into a black box spider with a fifteen-meter diameter.

Black threads spread all around.

{You may open your eyes.} The voice said.

Li Changzhou did not comply.

[Exit mission!]

[Main mission completed, preparing to exit... exit failed, player is in combat]

A black hand reached out from in front of Li Changzhou, presenting 'Great Power - Life and Death Separation' before him, the Breathtaking Green Light illuminating the spider's abdomen.

He didn't rush to merge with this 'Great Power'.

{I mean no harm,} the voice seemed to observe everything Li Changzhou was doing, {from a distant player.}

"...Who are you?"

The other hesitated for a moment, then replied: {To put it in terms you can quickly understand—I am the Abyss.}

"The Abyss? What is the Abyss?"

{Are you sure you want to listen now? Your companion is in danger, the monster isn't dead yet.}

"Take me to find her!" Li Changzhou turned and shouted at the small ice figure inside the collar.

The small ice figure paused, then quickly pointed out the direction.

The Black Box Spider, its eight legs spread wide, traversed the ice surface, diving further into the depths of the Abyss.

{They're on the ground, unable to see and not daring to hear. The monster fell twelve marks... which is 240 meters... from them, and it's evolving—one tentacle has already sprouted.}

"Ground?"

The Black Box Spider abandoned walking, nearly gliding swiftly down the ice wall.

{Yes, beyond the 'Unapproachable', is the ground.}

"What's in the Abyss?"

{First, let me tell you about the origins of the Abyss, which are related to a Saint.}

A Saint?

The Abyss is related to a Saint?

"Continue."

{A Saint known as the 'Prophet', in order to become a 'Creation', wanted to transform into 'Omniscient', thus created a script capable of expressing everything—you must have heard some of its pronunciations, 'Prophet' arranged all possible combinations of this script. Do you realize the implication of this?}

It means everything in the world would be recorded.

"I'm in a hurry," Li Changzhou said.