After the Lord of the Abyss Awakens - Chapter 118.2

At this moment, in the Infinite Trial, the demon troops were divided into several routes, already fighting together.

Unfortunately, communication was cut off inside the Infinite Trial. Connection with the outside was severed; even the cat-headed demon group couldn’t go up, let alone connect with other demons through the mental shared domain.

Half an hour earlier, Zepar had erupted in extreme anger, causing a huge commotion. Since They were in the wrong, They couldn’t fight back, so They let Zepar rage before slowly explaining the situation.

Zepar’s mental capacity was limited and couldn’t immediately process so much information, but He clearly knew – Bachin had set a trap, throwing Him right into Big Brother’s fist. Too much! How could a demon be so heartless!

Zepar had been furious countless times, and was only finally appeased by Valefor and Marbas’s joint efforts. His gaze toward Bachin still carried intense killing intent.

What could Bachin say? Should He feel ashamed and apologize a hundred times? Of course not! The pain of having a ten-year game reset was beyond that.

However, Bachin was ultimately a cunning demon. How could He possibly touch Zepar’s sore spot directly?

He apologized seemingly sincerely on the surface, but was actually laughing internally. And Zepar, true to form as a straightforward fool, believed it immediately.

At this moment, Bachin was standing at the cliff’s edge, trying hard to activate spatial authority but still unable to succeed.

“We should at least tell Celerios about our situation here,” Aelioge walked to Bachin’s side.

Other demons were not present, having rushed ahead first.

Bachin coldly glanced at Aelioge, thinking: You dare approach me? Believe it or not, I’ll unleash my demonic nature and beat you up in the next second.

Black demons always remain black.

But what use was that? Too late!

Bachin reluctantly said, “You want Celerios to seek rescue from Father?”

Aelioge shook his head. “He wouldn’t dare. The consequences of telling on Big Brother are too terrible.”

Only They were here, with occasional cold winds blowing from below the cliff, causing the surrounding forest to rustle.

“Of course,” Bachin casually remarked. “Inpos might be more likely than Celerios.”

Although Inpos was also terrified of Big Brother. The reason He didn’t wake up in time might be because He was scared by Big Brother, His body’s instinct telling Him: absolutely do not participate in the beating, thus falling into a deep sleep.

Aelioge stared at Bachin, suddenly asking, “If your spatial authority enters the first echelon, could you break through Big Brother’s Infinite Trial?”

“Never thought about it, but probably yes.”

Bachin thought for a moment. He did not have much pursuit of strength, which was evident from His habit of gaming all night long. A shut-in who disliked training, He would never train in this lifetime. If He could go out without training, of course He would want to.

But the first echelon was not so easy to climb up. Those gods and demons who were tens of thousands of years old were racking their brains but still could not advance. He, a demon who did not even want to use His brain… Ha, He had better forget it.

Thinking this, Bachin suddenly spoke with deep meaning. “A demon’s virtue lies in self-awareness. Do not challenge things you cannot do.”

Aelioge felt targeted, and His eyes darkened.

But Bachin suddenly changed His tone, looking into the distance, “Speaking of which, I have good news to tell you.”

He pressed His temples, His eyes glowing, as if He had successfully deciphered some information.

Aelioge frowned, “What good news?”

Bachin spoke seriously. “I investigated and found that the God of the Universe is a twin. Big Brother defeated one, with one remaining. So Big Brother certainly cannot always stay by the Father’s side and must go to fight.”

Aelioge paused, focusing first on. “You investigated these things?”

“I was a bit curious about Big Brother’s reason for fighting the God of the Universe.”

Bachin analyzed. “Big Brother was provoked by us, and did not finish the fight before hurriedly returning. So probably He will be busy again soon.”

“Indeed, it was too hasty at that time.”

Aelioge knew about this matter. “Wait, so what was Big Brother’s motivation for fighting the God of the Universe?”

He had previously thought Big Brother was challenging the strong as always, but listening to Bachin, it seemed not so simple.

Bachin hearing this, turned and walked to the cliff’s edge, letting the wind blow His front hair, and said, “Big Brother is looking for something called the Heart of the Universe. That thing is rumored to be in the God of the Universe’s hands.”

Aelioge was astonished, “Actually the Heart of the Universe.”

The Heart of the Universe, the legendary royal seal that ruled the universe.

With it, one could manipulate everything in the universe at will, moving stars and sun, changing rules, reversing time, all within a single thought.

It sounded invincible. Any god or demon with ambition would want it. But Big Brother was definitely not a demon interested in such external things.

So, if He was truly looking for it, the purpose could only be—

Bachin: “I think it’s for Father.”

Aelioge agreed, “But Father has already returned. There’s no need for the Heart of the Universe now, right?”

Bachin looked at Aelioge. “Agares’ magic is not yet complete. It might need the Heart of the Universe.”

Aelioge’s expression slightly darkened.

Bachin continued. “Moreover, just because we are not interested in the Heart of the Universe does not mean the Evil of the Universe will not be interested. Now that the God of the Universe has been beaten by Big Brother and His power greatly reduced, what if that thing takes advantage?”

The current Evil of the Universe was performing very weakly, always occupying other gods’ and demons’ bodies to intimidate. If It obtained the Heart of the Universe, regardless of whether It could use it, this would definitely not be a good thing.

Aelioge thought for a moment, raising His eyes. “What you say makes sense, but the premise of your words is whether the Heart of the Universe truly exists.”

He reasonably questioned. Because if the Heart of the Universe truly existed and was as heaven-defying as the legend, the God of the Universe would not have been beaten by Big Brother. He should have been invincible long ago.

Bachin said, “I tend to believe it exists. It’s just that it might have usage conditions, or… a master selection condition.”

“I think so too.”

Aelioge looked at Bachin, “It definitely exists, but such a thing is absolutely not something anyone can use.”

Without qualifications, without reaching a certain position, how could one use such a great treasure?

Bachin added. “You should know that the God of the Universe was self-proclaimed. He was not actually the conceptual god of the universe, but a conceptual god of some unclear situation. He was once invincibly strong, conquering the entire universe, occupying the universe’s concept, and gaining recognition from countless gods and demons before self-proclaiming as the God of the Universe.”

Aelioge found it strange. “But He was so strong. Wasn’t He qualified enough?”

“Who knows? There are people beyond people, demons above demons. The height of one’s position is invisible.”

Bachin suddenly spoke heavily, His voice somewhat hoarse, “Perhaps there are even higher existences above the first echelon.”

“Higher existences…”

Aelioge murmured in His mouth.

“The Creator God.”

Gusin’s voice suddenly and eerily sounded, like a ghost, startling Aelioge and Bachin.

They simultaneously looked at Him, their fists quickly hardening.

The “Creator God” in Gusin’s mouth inevitably caught the demons’ attention.

Aelioge questioned. “The Creator God, isn’t that just a legend? Why are you suddenly talking about Him?”

Bachin heard this and fell silent, frowning.

Gusin smiled. “Legends must have a real basis.”

Aelioge directly asked. “Did you see this with your ability, the Book of Answers?”

“Cannot see.”

Gusin candidly answered.

Bachin asked. “Cannot see anything at all?”

Gusin nodded, speaking meaningfully. “If it were fake, I could see that it was ‘fake’. However, I see nothing at all.”

How transparent, Aelioge thought to himself.

Gusin: “He definitely exists. The information has just been erased.”

As soon as He finished speaking, Bachin turned to Aelioge. “Do you remember what Inpos said about that will that once appeared on our Father…”

Aelioge nodded. He and Bachin were thinking of almost the same thing.

Bachin continued. “That will restricting human development, mysteriously entangled with our Father – could it possibly be the Creator God?”

As soon as He finished speaking, heaven and earth seemed to fall silent. The sound of wind blowing through the grass became particularly piercing. Though they were within a domain, they inexplicably felt as if something was spying on them. As if they had discovered something they should not have. If they continued investigating, they would pay an unimaginably terrible price.

This was the first time they had experienced such a feeling. But they did not shrink back.

Ridiculous. This matter concerned their Father. How could they possibly flee at the critical moment and run away before completing their investigation?

Bachin turned to look at Gusin, “It seems you have long been suspicious.”

Gusin matter-of-factly responded. “Father’s creator profession naturally makes one think of the legend of the Creator God. Isn’t that so?”

Yes, Aelioge nodded internally.

They had speculated more or less, but information and intelligence about the Creator God were too scarce. Essentially, nothing conclusive could be found.

The Creator God existed merely as a concept circulating among gods and demons.

Gusin smiled. “By the way, after being beaten by Big Brother, I suddenly remembered the true purpose of my journey through subspace.”

Aelioge asked inexplicably. “What purpose?”

Gusin, touching the back of His head, suddenly said, “Investigating the Creator God.”

Aelioge widened His eyes, as if he had not expected Gusin to be an intelligence demon. But you’re only remembering this now – isn’t your reaction arc a bit too long?

Bachin nodded. “Good. Quickly tell us all the information you know.”

****

Half an hour later, thunderous sounds intermittently came from the sky, and earthquakes continued unabated.

Gusin had roughly finished explaining the situation. The key points were very simple.

First, the Creator God was the first god of the universe, the deity who created everything and countless rules. Second, the Creator God created numerous races. Among them, the Elven race was His most satisfactory work, while humans were the race He most despised. This was because humans were not in His prediction, and they were the only race that independently evolved into an intelligent life form, with their very existence challenging the Creator God’s authority. Third, the upward limitation of Continental humans was very likely the Creator God’s doing. He not only restricted humans but also restricted their Father, causing their Father to progress extremely slowly in his early stages no matter how hard he tried.

These pieces of information were not absolutely certain, but at least 80% were likely true. Because everything made sense, with no obvious contradictions.

However…

Aelioge pondered. “In that case, was He specifically targeting the creator profession? Father unexpectedly obtained this profession. Did He not allow any gods or demons to possess powers similar to His?”

Bachin nodded, “We can only say that’s a possibility.”

Gusin said, “Anyway, these are all the things I know. The rest is for you to think about.”

“…”

Aelioge was silent for a few seconds.

Bachin suddenly said, “The Elven race is suspicious. We might find some clues there.”

****

At 5 PM in the Oedipus Empire.

Xiu Si had almost consolidated his strength and slowly walked out of his bedroom, heading towards the bookstore, opening the door and breathing a sigh of relief.

A few seconds later, he seemed to sense something and turned his head, a smile appearing at the corner of his lips.

Because His eldest cub had awakened!

At the same time, outside.

Many people were passing by. Suddenly, someone shouted. “Ah ah——!!”

“Hey! Why are you suddenly so loud? What are you so excited about?”

The people around were puzzled and followed the line of sight, becoming so shocked they were stunned.

“A, a tiger!”

“Mr. Yi Xiusi has finally gotten tired of keeping cats and has started raising tigers!”

Moreover, it wasn’t an ordinary tiger. Looking at its majestic body, beautiful patterns, strong and powerful limbs, paws larger than a face, sharp knife-like eyes, and the royal aura emanating from its entire being! It was the ultimate combination of strength and beauty, mighty and dignified, terrifyingly impressive!

Mr. Yi Xiusi was indeed not an ordinary person. However, the passersby didn’t have much time to be shocked as the bookstore door was quickly closed by a small cat.

At the same time, in the Aust Empire, Inpos had just woken up and discovered that all the demons around had disappeared, and the cat-headed demon group still had no updated information.

What was going on?

Could it be… They had already been exiled?