After the Lord of the Abyss Awakens - Chapter 82.2

Botis could no longer hold back and made the first move, pointing at the void as his power suddenly activated.

But the subspace was still pouring with rain, as if… nothing had happened?

Botis’s eyes widened slightly, his gaze turning cold.

Amon turned to Botis and said, “The God of Curses on the other side should be unconscious. Without consciousness, there is no sin, so your power has no effect on Him.”

Botis snorted, “That’s not necessarily true.”

Inpos ignored their actions and walked a few steps closer to the downpour, staying several tens of thousands of meters away from it. The thunderous sound of the rain striking space echoed throughout the entire cosmic domain.

A vacuum cannot transmit sound, but the rules of this realm were already chaotic, so nothing was surprising.

Inpos circulated his magic power, spreading his six dark wings, almost controlling the cosmic domain where the cursed rain was pouring. But after searching, He still couldn’t sense any consciousness.

At the center of the cursed rain, a huge black hole tore through space, continuously outputting, with its end connected to Duke Luo Jie.

There were no traces of conscious operation, as if someone had set up an automated device and then left.

It must be the work of that behind-the-scenes manipulator.

If this thing was destroyed, the pressure on Father’s side would be reduced.

Inpos’s gaze turned cold, magic power gathering in his palm, just about to sever the connection of the curse.

But at that moment, Amon suddenly spoke, “Inpos, wait a moment.”

Inpos’s hand was about to strike down but stopped abruptly. He asked in confusion, “Why?”

Amon said, “Look at Father’s situation.”

“What?”

Inpos’s gaze penetrated through space, falling into the bedroom.

Under the impact of powerful forces, the old magicians had fallen into a brief state of unconsciousness. Francis, who was only at level 78 behind them, was naturally affected as well.

On the bed, Duke Luo Ke was bathed in curses, his hands and feet turned black by the curse.

And his father?

Inpos looked towards the center of the strong light.

Xiu Si’s hands were still laid flat in the void, his fingertips seemingly tinged with light. Was it magic power gathering at the tips of his fingers?

Then, Inpos was shocked.

Under Xiu Si’s hands, the structure of the curse was being extracted, dismantled, like mathematical problems being analyzed and solved.

He clearly understood what kind of mental activity this was, because as a magician, He was more than familiar with analysis and deconstruction.

But… it was different.

What Father was doing wasn’t simple analysis and deconstruction!

Inpos’s eyes widened, as if suddenly understanding something, and exclaimed in shock, “Father is…”

What He couldn’t say, Amon said for Him.

“Father is reading the consciousness of the curse.”

As the words fell, it shocked the demons.

The red cat and the short-legged cat were both stunned, their eyes wide with surprise.

They should be very familiar with what Father was doing. Because that’s how they were born, but the other side was a curse. What consciousness was Father reading? Whose consciousness was He reading?

Inpos had a look of astonishment on his face.

Botis fell silent, as if thinking of something, his gaze becoming increasingly incredulous.

Amon explained, “It’s the primal consciousness. Father is reading the most primal consciousness of the God of Curses.”

With these words, another silence fell.

They had lived for over eight thousand years, and although they had slept for more than half of that time, they were certainly considered knowledgeable and experienced. However, even they couldn’t have imagined Father’s approach.

Father wanted to… solve the curse from its source, controlling the God of Curses, which would essentially solve the curse?

Was this catching the thief by catching the king first?!

Inpos was stunned. When they left, Father said He wanted to challenge, but He didn’t expect it to be a real challenge!

It was clearly a very tense moment, but Inpos couldn’t help but have his eyes light up, almost shouting out, Father was so cool!

But when it came to matters involving the realm of creation, they couldn’t interfere.

Once Father focused on creation, He would forget His surroundings.

In this state of concentration, if you rashly interrupted Father, it would inevitably cause Him mental harm.

That absolutely couldn’t happen!

The short-legged cat looked up worriedly.

Amon explained to Inpos, “If you had severed the connection just now, Father wouldn’t have been able to connect with the God of Curses.”

Inpos immediately withdrew his hand.

At this moment, the red cat suddenly said, “Ah, doesn’t that mean we’re going to have a new sibling?”

Upon hearing this, the faces of the other four demons darkened.

Another, another sibling?

Twenty-six siblings plus one adopted daughter, and if another one was added, wouldn’t this big family be too big?

No way. Even Amon was screaming internally.

But if Father wanted to create a cub, how could they dare to stop Him?

Botis almost lost control of himself, nearly slamming the table.

A full half hour of deathly stalemate.

The five demons were anxious inside, but could only wait.

****

During the wait, Inpos brought up the question He had earlier.

He turned to Amon and said, “I just thought, could the mastermind behind this be a [transferable consciousness]!?”

Amon turned His gaze, His eyes meeting Inpos’s.

Inpos continued to voice His guess, “For thousands of years, it was Them who entered the divine body of Otherworld God Number 002, engaging in a fierce battle with Wang Chang’er!”

Botis, upon hearing this, only said, “Huh?”

Amon, however, nodded, “That’s my initial thought as well.”

Inpos continued, “If that’s the case, does it mean that every time something happened to the heroes, it was Them in disguise causing trouble?”

Amon shook His head, “Not necessarily. There should be other ‘assistance’ as well. Secondly, They must have had an identity to begin with, They couldn’t have been a drifting consciousness from birth.”

Botis was silent for a moment, then said, “Can we assume that Their power is [Consciousness].”

The air suddenly went still. What kind of power was this? It was completely unheard of.

But when applied to the mastermind behind the scenes, it somehow didn’t seem strange at all.

Inpos felt that Father had mentioned this kind of power in anime stories He used to tell?

But He couldn’t remember. Perhaps Bachin would remember, because Bachin loved listening to Father’s anime stories the most.

****

Beyond them, there was an otherworldly being also paying attention to the situation in the bedroom.

He was none other than the biological father of the small light body, the great light body.

As another otherworld god in the eyes of the continental humans, He seemed to have a strong interest in this matter. From beginning to end, His gaze had been fixed on one person.

What was Xiu Si’s actual state?

To be honest, he himself didn’t know. He was a bit confused, as if he had deep-dived to the other shore of the curse. When he came to his senses, he found himself in a place he had never seen before.

A dim sky, a black sun hanging high, a coast with tides rising and falling, waves crashing.

He could feel that he was not in a physical state now, but in a state of consciousness or spirit.

But incredibly, he could even feel the weight of his consciousness body, and even felt that the spirit was more substantial and real than the physical body.

If there was a scale in front of him, with the physical body on one side and the spirit body on the other, undoubtedly, the spirit body side would have an overwhelming weight and presence.

In this space, as his thoughts changed, the surroundings would change in real-time. When he wanted to walk comfortably, a path appeared under his feet. When he felt the sea breeze was too strong, the wind weakened.

He stood on the shore, looking far into the distance, hearing the sound of a distant downpour.

Countless droplets rushed towards the ground, creating a thunderous sound of rain.

Xiu Si faced the downpour. Although confused about its origin, he somehow felt that he had come to this space for it. Xiu Si was silent for a moment, then suddenly spoke, surprisingly asking, “How long do you intend to rain?”

The downpour was silent, yet like a wail, the rain did not stop.

Rumbling, rumbling.

Like an orphan with no one to rely on, crying mournfully to heaven and earth, just for a place to rest.

Xiu Si watched it for a long time, talking to it about some things.

However, its downpour still did not stop, even getting heavier. The size of the raindrops visibly grew larger, creating rolling white mist as they struck the sea surface.

Seeing it like this, Xiu Si seemed to give up, as if no matter how much he said, it wouldn’t understand.

So he turned around, walking away with his back to the sea.

The downpour rumbled, watching the young man on the shore walk further and further away.

Xiu Si walked for a few minutes, then suddenly heard movement. He turned his head to look, only to see that the downpour had moved.

It approached the shore, appearing in his previous position, with huge raindrops creating holes in the sand surface.

If he were still in the original spot, he might have been knocked unconscious by the downpour.

He looked up, staring at the downpour, and said, “Why are you following me?”

The downpour rumbled, as if not understanding what he was saying. If it had a head, it would probably be tilted now.

Xiu Si didn’t wait for an answer and turned around again.

And immediately after, it followed him again.

This repeated more than ten times.

Xiu Si stopped moving. Separated by one last step, he asked. “What do you want to do?”

The thunderous downpour still didn’t answer.

“…”

Xiu Si looked at It, as if reminded of his own children.

When They were young, They were each more difficult than the other. Some were mischievous, some were silent from birth, some could sing and recite poetry just days after being born, and some, though still children, seemed to have thoughts more complex and profound than his own.

Completely different from humans.

Almost like the children of gods.

Xiu Si’s thoughts shifted slightly as he gazed at the downpour. Suddenly, he took a step closer, now just a hair’s breadth away from the rain’s domain.

He said to the rain, “Do you want to become my child? You’ll have many siblings.”

The rain seemed to freeze, unable to comprehend his words.

This reaction was strangely awkward.

Xiu Si couldn’t help but smile and continued, “They are very similar to you. Would you like to become Their sibling?”

If there were other people in this domain, they would probably have fainted by now.

An ordinary human actually saying such things to Otherworld God No. 002.

It was simply preposterous!

Not only was it impossible for Otherworld God No. 002 to agree, It should have been furious.

But the rain didn’t rage. It didn’t know what to think, or perhaps It didn’t think at all, only “felt.”

The rain kept falling incessantly.

But gradually, the intensity of the rain began to lessen.

Xiu Si went on, “It’s a big family with over twenty children, very lively. You should be able to find a friend or two.”

The rain pattered softly, almost becoming a drizzle.

Like a wailing child finally ceasing to cry.

****

Three hours later.

Xiu Si opened his eyes. Duke Luo Ke before him had returned to normal, without a trace of the curse’s aura.

He was also exhausted. As soon as he relaxed, his vision darkened, and he collapsed towards the edge of the bed.

What happened after that…..his consciousness was hazy, and he could barely remember anything.

****

That night, in the bedroom, the cat cubs had all transformed into human form.

Celerios lowered his gaze, his eyes behind his bangs full of concern.

Inpos sat by the bed, checking for fever. Only after confirming there was nothing serious did he relax, “It’s just excessive mental energy consumption. He has a slight fever, but nothing major.”

Celerios nodded, asking what He could do.

Inpos was silent for a moment, “Let’s wait until tomorrow. Father’s mental energy is strong and recovers quickly. He should be fine by tomorrow, so you don’t need to worry too much.”

Morax asked, “By the way, where did Otherworld God No. 002 go?”

“I don’t know.”

Inpos shook his head and speculated, “Maybe inside Father’s system.”

Morax was stunned. Could it work like that?

Just then, Amon suddenly warned from afar, “Leaving everything else aside, Father used quite a bit of the power of the Word Spirit today. I guess Beleth has already sensed it. You should prepare for Beleth’s appearance.”

The three demons present immediately froze.

One demon thought, did Father use the Word Spirit?

The second demon answered, it seemed so.

The third demon was confused, so… what should they do?

They looked at each other.

Outside, the night was dark and windy, but nothing seemed amiss yet.

Amon didn’t care about anything else and told Inpos to return first to compile the history.

Inpos hesitated but nodded.

Morax and Celerios were left looking at each other, then they both transformed into small cats. The red cat thought, what’s there to fear, let’s sleep with Father first. The short-legged cat saw this and silently squeezed into the blanket as well.

About half an hour later.

An orange cat stealthily climbed out of the window on the fifth floor.