After the Lord of the Abyss Awakens - Chapter 19.1

As Inpos’s magic erupted like a volcanic eruption, it swept through the entire Imperial City like a landslide.

Morax, who had a volatile temper, hadn’t had a chance to get angry yet. Instead, it was the composed Inpos who exploded first, with black magic shooting up into the sky, breaking through the clouds and displaying an unparalleled presence.

Initially, no one paid attention to this in the city, but the sudden eruption startled both sides of the battle.

The Great Magician Eilinson immediately looked towards the point of magic eruption and recognized it at a glance. Wasn’t this the magic of the Abyss Lord Inpos? How could it suddenly erupt like this?!

The legion commander Philip froze in place as if realizing something and immediately reminded the entire army not to panic.

At the same time, Abyss Lord Beelzebub looked astonished, staring unbelievably at the sudden outburst of their kin. In Beelzebub’s memory, Inpos was considered relatively mild-tempered among their kin. They had never seen Inpos lose their temper like this. Why was this happening? Why was Inpos angry?

Beelzebub had initially been somewhat curious, but now he became extremely concerned.

“Hehe, what are my dear kin up to again?”

Meanwhile, Inpos appeared in the sky in the blink of an eye, scanning around and then fixing their gaze on the Divine Kingdom of Light.

He saw it. It turned out to be these avian creatures who had kidnapped their father. Of all beings, why kidnap their father, whom they had longed for thousands of years to regain?!

Inpos was completely enraged.

On the other side,

The Archangel Achilles was startled by the sudden burst of terrifying magic. Before he could act, he felt a chill behind him. As he turned around, he saw the defense of the Divine Kingdom being shattered by a black light, a terrifying blow that directly shook the entire land.

What’s going on? Achilles widened his eyes.

However, after the black light pierced the defense, it directly broke through the front gate of the Temple of Light, covering the vast gathering square with magic, submerging those newly arrived humans.

Xiu Si was just about to turn around to see what was happening when darkness enveloped him. He didn’t understand what was going on, only knowing that he seemed to have unfortunately landed in enemy territory, but he didn’t know why he was trapped in this place again.

The angels outside were all stunned, dumbfounded, unable to believe it!

Who, who made a move!

Achilles locked onto the enemy’s position, quickly adjusting the defense of the Divine Kingdom, and at the same time, with another eye opened, he immediately gathered power to attack.

The terrifying magic of Inpos was still surging, venting like the sea, causing space to distort and thunder resounded.

Far away, standing in the center of the abyss-like magic was a cold and handsome young man, whose appearance was both male and female, stunningly beautiful, but no one dared to stare at this beauty, only fear in their hearts facing the terror.

It’s actually Inpos!

Achilles recognized him, and was momentarily stunned.

If it were Aelioge, he could still understand, after all, he had taken action before. But why was it Inpos?

It would have been acceptable if the Abyss Lord intervened once, but now he was going to intervene again, why?

What’s so good about the Aust Empire that Abyss Lords are so concerned about? Is it just because the former king once obtained that “treasure” in subspace? Or is it because of this specific location?

It doesn’t make sense!

Achilles questioned inwardly, but he didn’t have time to slack off or relax.

The deconstructive power of Inpos’s magic was too strong. Their defensive magic would be completely deconstructed as soon as it touched Inpos’s magic, like bubbles bursting upon contact, utterly unable to resist, with no countermeasures.

And the terrifying thing was not just that; you should know that their defensive magic was blessed by the God of Light, yet their magic from the divine realm couldn’t withstand the deconstruction of Inpos’s magic. Who could believe this if it were said out loud?!

Achilles gritted his teeth, immediately spreading his four wings, shaking the space, his divine power reaching its peak, launching an extremely wide-ranging massive destructive magic!

It looked like he was just drawing a circle in the void, a circle that was white and bright, surrounded by divine runes, radiating light. But once it erupted, it possessed the terrifying power to destroy a country.

Watching Inpos’s imposing approach, Achilles launched his strongest attack without a word.

Everyone present only saw an extremely fast and bright light, rendering the Imperial City’s defensive magic futile as it directly blasted towards the high sky where Inpos was located.

Anyone would think that Inpos couldn’t withstand that terrifying light.

But Inpos narrowed his eyes and simply raised his hand.

It was clearly a slow movement, yet it somehow caught up with the speed of light’s attack.

Boom!

Countless people from the Aust Empire widened their eyes.

They saw the white light crash into Inpos’s palm, yet it caused no damage. It fiercely struggled in Inpos’s palm, erupting waves of city-destroying terror energy. However, it completely couldn’t break free from their control, like a cat or dog held by the neck, like a baby held by the wrist.

The magicians in the tower almost jumped up when they saw this because it exceeded their understanding, shattering their comprehension of magic until now.

Such a use of magic was unprecedented!

Eilinson also widened her eyes because she hadn’t even imagined it, let alone seen it before!

On the opposite side, Achilles was flustered, visibly trembling with all four wings.

They were facing each other directly, how could Achilles not perceive that their opponent’s level was above theirs!

They saw Inpos’s five fingers close, actually turning the powerful light containing massive energy into crystals, then shattering it between the fingers, scattering it into rolling powder.

How…how is this possible?

Inpos didn’t even seem to exert much effort, how did he break through Achilles’s most powerful magic with ease?

Achilles couldn’t believe it, shaking violently all over.

Everyone witnessing this scene was stunned. They knew the Abyss Lord was powerful, each with astonishing abilities, but they never expected it to be this far beyond imagination. They couldn’t even fathom how this was achieved!

Moreover, this seems to imply that the Abyss Lord’s magic has reached the divine realm?!

And in the split second of astonishment, Inpos appeared in front of the Divine Kingdom of Light, less than a hundred meters away, in the form of a young man facing the myriad white-winged angels of the Divine Kingdom of Light, with a fleet of ironclad battleships behind him and a grandiose anomaly magic spinning rapidly.

This contrast is too terrifying, utterly awe-inspiring!

The Abyss Lord Inpos, ranked 22nd, rarely appeared in public. When not taking action, it’s already imposing, but when taking action, it’s earth-shattering.

Countless people felt shocked, this was the first time they had witnessed an anomaly in action.

The hero Luo Jie, in the rear, stopped in his tracks, his hand holding the sword trembling slightly.

Luo Jie had originally planned to spare no cost, using special means to restore his peak state. However, at this moment, he was stunned. Aelioge could still be understood, but why was it Inpos who made the move?

Achilles reacted quickly, immediately deploying the defensive magic array, the divine-level array that had been maintained and developed for thousands of years in the Divine Kingdom, which wouldn’t be easily breached even by battle gods.

However, Inpos, with a cold gaze, took a step forward and behind them, unfolded six black wings!

Their terrifying magic darkened half the sky. For some reason, there was still anger burning in his eyes, as if the Divine Kingdom of Light had taken something very important from him, and he wanted to reclaim it, destroying the Divine Kingdom of Light for committing a grave offense!

Before Achilles could react, he saw Inpos raise his staff, striking the void fiercely, causing cracks to spread wildly, destroying their ongoing or constructed divine-level array.

The people of the Aust Empire only knew that the Abyss Lord dared to challenge the gods because wandering poets from all over the world said so. However, they had no concrete understanding of the power dynamics between the Abyss Lord and the gods.

Until today, they witnessed it with their own eyes, the furious sovereign systematically deconstructing and destroying the defenses of the Divine Kingdom of Light, like a giant beast playing with small animals. Angels without the protection of the God of Light, under the terrifying methods of the opponent, were like blind headless flies, helpless and afraid to retaliate.

The Great Magician Eilinson had stored several anomaly magics but found that the timing was no longer right.

“Does anyone know what’s going on?”

“What happened to our abducted citizens? I only saw them shrouded in black mist, it seems like Inpos protected them?”

“This can’t be possible, an Abyss Lord actually helping humans?”

The military staff were all dumbfounded, unable to understand!

They glanced over and saw another Abyss Lord standing in the sky.

It was Morax!

He also had a ferocious expression, but because Inpos acted first, he was still standing there.

It’s terrifying. What did the Divine Kingdom of Light do to offend two Abyss Lords simultaneously?

While they were still pondering, the situation escalated to a white-hot intensity. The intense magical fluctuations affected the entire Imperial City, and even Eilinson’s magic couldn’t completely calm the aftermath.

The Divine Kingdom of Light suddenly dimmed.

At the same time, in the distance, Beelzebub blinked, and emerald green magic spread around him, like an expanding swamp, eroding and distorting the surrounding void.

“After Inpos, now Morax has also taken action. They have no love for humans, and even if they might listen to Agares’s advice, they shouldn’t be so proactive in this war, which is a human affair.”

His gaze was obscure, fingers brushing over his lower lip, distinct knuckles with an unexplainable texture, his cold white face having a disturbing beauty under the bright sunlight.

He seemed to be contemplating something, but his attention was drawn to Inpos and Morax’s actions, missing out on something more crucial.

The next moment, people from the Aust Empire saw Abyss Lord Morax also take action. He casually pointed to the sky, and a black hole appeared directly above the Divine Kingdom of Light.

In just a blink, the fist-sized black hole rapidly expanded its radius, releasing an incredibly dense black mist, as if a giant in the sky had spilled ink, causing black to spread across the sky, saturating the thick clouds.

Immediately after, a suffocating despair descended from the sky.

The massive black mist transformed into countless abyss creatures, various bizarre flying and walking beasts, as well as colossal beasts capable of causing earthquakes. They crowded together like forcefully compressed puppets in cracks, twisting and distorting. As the cracks widened, they rushed out one after another, resembling an animated abstract painting.

This mythological-level grand scene unfolded here.

The angelic legion looked up, unable to help but inhale sharply. It was only at this moment that they realized the Divine Kingdom of Light had encountered a formidable enemy!

“Your Excellency the Archangel, the eastern magic array has been shattered. What should we do?”

“Your Excellency the Archangel, the high tower of the Divine Kingdom of Light has been destroyed. What should we do?”

The angels’ desperate cries for help resonated intensely in Achilles’s mind. He was furious, he couldn’t understand why he had to destroy a human nation, what business did it have with Abyss Lords, why target him!

He didn’t know that Ji Xinsen, hiding beneath a building, was the person most aware of the reasons.

Because Ji Xinsen saw it. When Achilles was selecting citizens, he actually picked the most dangerous individual in the entire Aust Empire.

Isn’t that asking for trouble?

Why are you so unlucky! Why not choose someone else? Instead, you picked that person. If you don’t die, who will die?

Ji Xinsen knew it was over and immediately turned to flee.

Following that, the Divine Kingdom trembled, countless buildings turned into a sea of flames.

From within the sea of flames emerged Inpos with six black wings, his level at least above 94!

Achilles broke into a cold sweat, unable to think about anything else.

“Stop them, stop them for me!”

Angels created individually by a single god were collective beings, with only the level of the Archangel possessing independent consciousness, and the Archangel could command ordinary angels.

Under his command, the angels charged forward, using all means at their disposal.

Meanwhile, Achilles frantically fled, heading straight for the Divine Temple, muttering, “This is wrong. I am the Seventh Archangel under the throne of God of Light. How could I possibly lose to mere abyss creatures? They are nothing but laughable beings without even a Creator! I am created by God; I cannot lose. It must be because I just recovered, and my strength hasn’t fully returned yet!”

Destruction followed in his wake, but what did that matter to him? It wasn’t the first time, there were victories and losses in the Gods Era. The mainland had been bombed before, angels had been destroyed and then recreated. As long as the Archangels existed, they could create as many angels as needed!

Boom!

Destruction thundered forth.

Achilles rushed into the hall, shouting loudly, “Father God, help us! There are villains outside daring to invade my Divine Kingdom of Light!”

Several hours ago, the energy in the golden trough had been filled, yet there were no signs of the God of Light’s revival. The hall remained quiet.

Achilles believed that patience was key. The energy was sufficient, but it needed time to be absorbed. He believed that his Father God would revive, whether it took days or years, it didn’t matter, they could wait.

The God of Light had been slain by the God of Darkness to the point where its physical form was lost, leaving only a nebulous concept. The so-called revival referred to gathering enough energy to allow the god to shape a physical form again and descend into the mortal realm. With enough energy now, theoretically, as long as the “thought” aligned, it could instantly manifest a physical form.

But after several hours, Achilles became anxious. Abyss Lords had breached the Divine Kingdom of Light!

“Father God, my beloved Father God, please save us, eradicate these arrogant and evil abyss creatures.”

Achilles knelt on both knees, fervently pleading.

His voice echoed through the hall, but there was no response, only the continuous approaching sounds of bombardment from behind.

Achilles broke into a cold sweat, not daring to look back, continuing his plea, “Father God, they are coming, please save us!”

Under the throne of the God of Light, the Archangels were mostly extinct that year, leaving only Achilles and his brother, who had just been born and had barely lived for more than three hundred years. His brother had just died. How could Achilles follow him in death?

Achilles shouted desperately, “Father God, wake up, help us, please!”

At that moment, Inpos arrived at the front of the hall and teleported the humans on the square back to their original locations.

He could sense that Vassago had awakened, discovered his father’s absence, and was enraged, nearly coming to kill.

But before that, Inpos had already sent his father back, calming Vassago down.

If Vassago lost control in a rage, not only would the Divine Kingdom of Light, but even the Aust Empire would suffer. Vassago’s anger was not to be trifled with, the last time he was angry, he swallowed an entire island whole.

In reality, Vassago hadn’t been sleeping but had entered a dream to find Agares. He learned from his father about the events before his disappearance, finding too many inconsistencies and wanting to discuss with Agares.

However, having yet to find Agares, sensing that something was amiss, he woke up to find his father had been kidnapped. How could Vassago contain his anger?

The Divine Kingdom of Light, a group of birdman countries, deserved to be wiped out!

Vassago was on the verge of losing control, but fortunately, Inpos had timely returned the people.

For Xiu Si, he was confused from start to finish. When he regained his senses, he found himself back in the antique shop’s bedroom, with the white cat nestled in his arms, its eyes sparkling. He didn’t know what had happened, so he instinctively reassured, “It’s okay, don’t be afraid, nothing happened to me, just now…”

Xiu Si patted the cat’s head.

The white cat seemed clueless and shook its head.

Xiu Si felt that something was off. The magic that brought him back had a familiar sensation, but luckily, he didn’t go next door to find the red cat and gray cat. Instead, he turned his head and looked up through the bedroom window.

His gaming stats were low, barely allowing him to see a few kilometers away.

But how to describe it?

The sky was a tangled mix of light and darkness, with darkness descending from above, devouring the once radiant sun. The land of light was trampled by dark beasts, everything happening so suddenly and swiftly.

From his viewpoint, Xiu Si couldn’t see exactly what was happening above the Divine Kingdom, but the dominance of the dark side was too obvious.

The Divine Kingdom of Light, once arrogant, was now being taught a harsh lesson and was in disarray.

Had they not regained the power of the God’s Era? Xiu Si was puzzled, just watching in shock.

High-ranking officials of the empire were equally stunned.

Eilinson received Anna’s inquiry and landed beside her.

As the empire’s strongest magician, Eilinson should have known more than the average person.

But Eilinson shook her head. “I’m not sure either. It seems… there’s some grudge between the Divine Kingdom of Light and the Abyss Lords?”

But this was too sudden. Weren’t things calm before? If there was a grudge, why didn’t they act earlier, and why at that precise moment?

They weren’t known for holding back their revenge, right?

Even with their broad experience, no one present could fathom what was happening.

It was as if, in those few short minutes, the Divine Kingdom of Light had done something to enrage the Abyss Lords.

And it was thanks to that, they weren’t completely overrun by the Divine Kingdom of Light in one fell swoop.