After the Lord of the Abyss Awakens - Chapter 124.1

Xiu Si gazed at Her, the corners of his mouth involuntarily lifting, and softly asked, “Would you like to eat strawberries?”

The cow cat happily responded, “Meow meow meow! Eat!” Her joy was almost overflowing, as if she might leap into a joyful dance at any moment.

The adorable little daughter was truly healing. In Her company, Xiu Si’s worries seemed to dissipate somewhat.

Little Ayni had also returned home, leaving only four cubs. A sense of anticipation welled up in Xiu Si’s heart, as if the perfect reunion scene was right before his eyes.

This was something Xiu Si had long anticipated, but suddenly, the thing he saw in his dream reappeared in his mind, causing him to sink into a low mood.

This was not something he could discuss with the children. Xiu Si couldn’t help but think of Wang Chang’er, Luo Jie, and Justin. They had been out of contact for a long time, reportedly investigating something. Xiu Si inevitably felt worried – were they truly safe and sound?

He knew deeply that if Wang Chang’er were here, all problems would be readily resolved. Wang Chang’er was not only powerful but also possessed a convincing personal charm, a true hero. He had rich experience and extensive connections, a model in countless people’s hearts.

Thinking about this, Xiu Si couldn’t help but sigh. His good friend had already reached the god king realm, while he, despite having worked hard for over 8,000 years, had only reached level 79.

Without comparison, one wouldn’t know. Upon comparison, it was truly shocking. It was impossible not to feel ashamed. He was still too slow. Absolutely useless.

Would such a father make his children proud? Xiu Si’s gaze dimmed momentarily, but he quickly adjusted his emotions. He knew that as his children’s father, he could not let his emotions affect Them.

The path of cultivation most feared restlessness and impetuosity. Once eager for quick success, one might risk deviation. However, Xiu Si vaguely sensed that this world was about to be stirred by a massive upheaval, and without sufficient strength, it would be difficult to cope. This premonition made him feel the urgency and pressure of “deadline approaching” after a long time.

As a modeling professional, Xiu Si often experienced pressure and tension from deadlines in his daily work. However, the “deadline” he now faced was absolutely incomparable to work-related pressures. It likely concerned the fate of the entire world, the safety of himself and his children.

Xiu Si was uncertain whether he could safely pass through this challenge. He had too many unknowns about this world, about his own future. Even about his own children, there was much he did not know. Vassago, Samikina… many cubs were out, and he didn’t know what they were doing. Were they leveling up? Probably, but not knowing the specific situation still worried him.

Xiu Si smiled, yet suddenly fell into deep thought. His gaze passed over the cow cat, seeming to want to say something, but chose silence instead.

“Father meow?” The cow cat was very playful. She skillfully completed a three-layered fruit platter, cleverly inserting a Superman doll in the middle, surrounded by several cute IP characters, the entire work filled with childlike innocence and fun.

Xiu Si came back to his senses, gently stroking the cow cat’s head, praising, “Our little Ayni is truly amazing.”

The cow cat was praised to the point of pure joy, happiness seemingly about to bubble out. She shook her head, responding in a tender voice, “Father is even more amazing meow, Father is the most amazing person in this world meow!”

Xiu Si laughed heartily, without further explanation. A few minutes later, he gently picked up the cow cat, sent Her to his room, and gave some instructions. After settling the kitties, he went alone to the study, preparing to test the knowledge he had learned in his dreams around seven in the evening.

****

A few minutes later. In the courtyard, the cats gathered, whispering to each other.

“Father is worried meow.”

“What to do meow?”

“…I don’t know meow.”

Among the four cats, the short one raised his voice. The gray cat, the second youngest, became the mature one.

They perceived that their father was encountering difficulties in his leveling process, but they had no effective solutions to his upgrading problem, unable to provide substantial help to their father.

The cow cat thought for a moment, eyes lighting up. “I’ll accompany Father to study meow!”

As she was about to swish her tail and walk away.

“Wait, Father said not to enter for now meow.”

The gray cat caught the cow cat’s tail.

The cow cat was startled, immediately turning back, grabbing her tail, staring at the gray cat with reddened eyes.

“Yes meow, when Father is studying wholeheartedly, we cannot disturb Father meow.”

The little short-legged cat suddenly interjected, rarely speaking in a long sentence.

The cow cat, though willful, was not unreasonable. After thinking, she chose to stop, nodding. “You’re right meow.”

Little Ayni, though willful, was not stubborn, especially since She had just seen her father. For anything concerning her father, She felt She should be cautious. She could not make her father dislike her, could not cause her father trouble. She wanted to be the most obedient and closest good goose for her father meow!

However, how convenient it would be if their older brothers and sisters could communicate, so they could ask what they should do.

The gray cat glanced at the private chat space.

Marbas had not looked at his private messages, and who knew when he would have time.

Fourth Brother Samikina was busy outside, and even if they went to find Fourth Brother, whether they could communicate was a problem.

Thinking this, the gray cat turned to look at the Devon Rex cat hanging his head, slow to react.

The magic cube Fourth Brother was solving was Lelagin’s memory. Lelagin himself was right here – could Lelagin solve it? Wouldn’t that free Fourth Brother?

The Devon Rex cat seemed to sense His gaze, turned his head, met the gray cat’s eyes, and answered, “I don’t know how to solve that magic cube meow.”

The gray cat was stunned. The cow cat opened her eyes wide, walked close to the Devon Rex cat. “But that’s your memory meow!”

The Devon Rex cat slightly furrowed his brow, seeming to make an effort, but finally shook his head.

The gray cat and cow cat exchanged a glance.

At this moment, the short-legged cat lowered his head, suddenly said, “We…cannot continue to hide from our father meow.”

The three cats were instantly stunned, their gazes focusing on the short-legged cat.

Why did Cele suddenly say this?

The short-legged cat spoke seriously, “Father is uneasy meow, because I often feel uneasy, so I understand very well meow.”

He raised his head, looking at the pairs of green eyes, rarely using a firm tone. “We must tell Father our true identities meow.”

Much unease, nervousness, and fear came from the unknown. Because of too much uncertainty about the surroundings and the world, unable to predict one’s situation, one becomes nervous and uneasy.

Although they did not know what their usually emotionally stable Father had experienced or seen in his dream that made his mood poor upon waking, this issue was something that would have to be addressed sooner or later.

They looked at each other.

But not hiding meant telling Father that They were the Abyss Lords, who had once ruled an era, with countless dark histories, often fighting among themselves, especially the three great demons Beelzebub, Botis, and Amon. If Father were to learn about any of their unvarnished deeds, what mood would he be in?

They should tell Father the truth. But could they decide this?

The four cats each had their thoughts.

Even little Ayni was silent.

The short-legged cat broke the silence, seriously saying, “We need to ask Beleth about the progress of historical re-editing meow.”

Abruptly revealing Their identities to Father – whether this was good or bad, They could not judge. What if Father could not accept it and became heartbroken…

The kitties hung their heads, each seeing the worry in the others’ eyes.

The gray cat believed that unchanged was better than changed, especially in the current situation. The Evil of the Universe had been investigated – a pervert who tried everything to die. However, there was still the Creator God in the dark whose situation They did not know.

“Don’t be in a hurry,” the gray cat said, his gaze directed at the closed study. “Let’s wait.”

****

On the other side of the planet, at the edge of dreams.

The Evil of the Universe, taking the form of an elf, hovered in a vacuum zone, quietly observing the developments inside the planet. His face was expressionless, his gaze dark and obscure, speaking in a low voice.

“Do They still see through my true purpose? I clearly didn’t say too much.”

The Evil of the Universe, also named Arnolo, had once possessed many names, so many that even He could not remember them. The longer He lived, the worse His memory became, like a gradually aging machine. Without continuous repairs, He would find it difficult to stabilize His mental state, becoming forgetful, losing focus, and even completely forgetting.

Sometimes He did not even know what He had done. Even when real memory scenes were right before His eyes, He would still feel a sense of unreality.

He had lived too long, long enough to become rotten and bad. Whether changing bodies or expanding capacity, no method could salvage His soul that had long since decayed.

“You ask me what I did back then?”

Arnolo seemed to be talking to someone, his gaze fixed on the cosmic void opposite him.

“The Hero Summoning was not initiated by me, but by the Goddess of Harmony. However, even the Goddess of Harmony was not the beginning. By the time I came to my senses, the Goddess of Harmony had already collaborated with six gods to construct the summoning magic.”

“I did not pay much attention to the Hero Summoning, not believing they could succeed. But my avatar Arnold, as the next-generation sage and current strongest magician, was naturally supposed to be the executor of this summoning magic. And he indeed became that.”

Arnolo spoke eloquently.

“I do not know what Arnold was thinking. At that time, I was hardly interested in anything. I believed that human line did not have the possibility of overthrowing my father, so I gave most of my powers to Arnold. Arnold was free, at least freer than me.”

As he spoke, He gave an enigmatic laugh, then continued, “I only learned about the successful Hero Summoning afterward. I was naturally sleeping at the time, and upon waking, I heard various intelligence from around the world, with the loudest voices obviously discussing the heroes.”

“Seven heroes, from another world, different professions.”

Interesting? Very interesting. Because even He did not know which “other world” these heroes came from. He had no choice – He had slept through the summoning ceremony, missing too many critical moments. And Arnold’s memories alone made it difficult to deduce further.

“Yes, for me, these seven were also an unknown. Fortunately, Arnold followed them, giving me an opportunity to observe them.”

Arnolo rubbed his chin, as if recalling the situation at the time.

Seven heroes unfamiliar with the land, arriving in a human country in deep crisis. As otherworldly people dragged into this situation, how would they view this country and its leadership? Would they be enraged, refuse to cooperate, or compromise and serve humanity?

This was something worth observing. Initially, a dispute truly erupted. Among the heroes was a very young person with a volatile temper, harboring hatred toward the human sage who summoned them.

The situation was on the brink of collapse, with cooperation not even proposed before nearly breaking apart. It was normal for humans to have tempers.

He had once thought this was the end – the heroes would not cooperate with the human country, would challenge the other world alone, and would either be killed by giants or destroyed by gods. The human country would lose a year’s national fortune and most likely perish.

Mutual destruction. A very reasonable development.

But a few days later, the situation developed beyond imagination.

They actually cooperated.

The heroes seemed to forgive the summoners and chose to cooperate. The human country quickly seized this opportunity, after all, the heroes were their hope no matter what.

“Unbelievable, right? I thought so too at the time,” Arnolo said, his gaze faint.

“Later, following Arnold’s line of sight, I discovered the person who changed this situation.”

The hero of the Creator profession, named Xiu Si.

“Strange that I only noticed? Well… I initially did not pay attention to specific professions. After knowing, I found the matter even more unbelievable.”

Arnolo’s tone slightly changed.

“But that was all. Why? For this planet, the Creator had never been an existing profession, but in other star domains, it had existed. In my memory alone, there were over a hundred. So I did not think much of it then. Compared to his profession, I was more interested in his personality. Of course, more accurately, Arnold was interested. Arnold really liked him.”

“You ask why? Because Arnold’s personality is weak, and he has low resistance to such gentle people.”