The Abyss of Demons, in the minds of people, is merely a legendary existence.
Many are aware of the Abyss of Demons, and ancient texts even recorded tales of holy magicians and temple knights battling against the lords of the Abyss. According to the "Light Codex," the Abyss has two great rulers: the Abyssal Demon Lord and the Hidden Marsh Witch Emperor. However, no human hero has ever reached the Abyss. Those strong enough to reach it were the ones who entered Heaven or the realm of gods, never to return. No one has ever come back from the Abyss.
The Abyss of Demons is even more mysterious than hell. People know about hell and are familiar with the devils and demon lords residing there. But regarding the more distant Abyss of Demons, knowledge is scarce.
Upon arriving in the Abyss, Rody discovered it was a dark world, where the earth and sky were black, and even the bright moon was dim and lightless. Looking around, everything was engulfed in endless darkness.
Surprisingly, this world was not devoid of life.
On the contrary, the Abyss was teeming with life, even more vibrant than the most flourishing lands of the human world.
Around the black rocks, various demonic flowers and vines grew, along with colossal demonic trees. Countless demonic insects, big and small, crawled silently on the ground, appearing and disappearing. Here, anything that glowed was quickly attacked and devoured. Only those best hidden in the dark survived.
There were also powerful beings that emitted weak lights to lure and then devour their prey.
In this dark world, Rody was followed by thousands of demonic insects. After some over-eager creatures rushed towards him and wailed in agony from the divine fire, all the insects watched Rody from a distance, following him.
Although these insects seemed foolish and clumsy, they were incredibly intelligent and could even be described as cunning. Foolish and clumsy beings had long been devoured by other demonic insects. Those that survived in such harsh environments were the most outstanding and intelligent. Because of the light from the divine fire, the sky was also densely covered with flying insects, obscuring the dim moon. Rody didn't want to make such a commotion, but under the watchful eyes of countless demonic insects, he had to intimidate them.
One after another, demonic trees were ignited, and patches of demonic flowers burst into flames.
Where Rody passed, there was a long trail of fire.
On the sixth day of reaching the Abyss, a humanoid creature appeared, capable of speech, but in a demonic language that Rody had never heard before.
Seeing communication with Rody fail, the humanoid turned and left.
Countless demonic insects, realizing following this fire-covered individual was futile and dangerous, and they could be hunted by even stronger beings at any moment, gradually dispersed. The number of flying insects in the sky, however, increased. They seemed to possess a strong curiosity about Rody.
On the ninth day, another semi-transparent humanoid creature without legs appeared.
It was proficient in more than ten languages, but Rody still couldn’t understand any of them.
On the tenth day in the Abyss of Demons, a demonic general riding a glowing insect and accompanied by airborne soldiers circled above Rody. They flew in a certain formation in the sky. Perhaps, they were prepared to guide Rody towards the path to Heaven or the realm of gods, but Rody couldn’t comprehend what these creatures were indicating.
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A day later, an even stranger event occurred. The second half-body, legless, floating humanoid creature also appeared with nearly a hundred airborne troops, gesturing for Rody to follow them.
The direction they pointed to was completely opposite to that of the glowing insect demonic general.
Moreover, Rody could tell that although these two factions had not waged war, they were like fire and water, not harmonious with each other.
Both sides, wanting to invite or guide Rody, were on the verge of a massive battle. At that moment, stars appeared in the sky. It was the first time Rody saw stars in the Abyss of Demons. He realized those stars, when they drew closer, were actually enormous butterflies. They had no other colors except for star-like wings and a form similar to a young girl.
They appeared incredibly delicate.
They looked just like human girls, made of starlight, with an additional pair of starlight wings behind them.
To Rody’s surprise, these Starlight Butterfly Girls launched an attack with unimaginable speed, quickly capturing the scared and scattered glowing insect demonic general and the half-bodied airborne people within three minutes.
They used a kind of starlight magic, with a single strike, the enemy would fall.
The glowing insect demonic general didn’t dare to fight, failing to escape even a hundred meters before being caught by a net made of starlight. Rody developed great interest in this novel magic of the Starlight Butterfly Girls. The speed of starlight magic surpassed that of the super-fast wind, thunder, lightning, and light magics, astonishing Rody.
More than two hundred enemies, unable to approach, scattered and fled.
The Starlight Butterfly Girls, numbering just over twenty, captured all the enemies in less than three minutes. Such efficient combat amazed Rody, once dubbed ‘the Son of Blitzkrieg’ by Marshal Von Desman.
In the Abyss of Demons, such powerful beings existed, no wonder all who came never returned.
Rody finally understood why the demon lords of hell and the Exile Land only dared to launch attacks on human lands and not covet the Abyss of Demons.
Although angels were backing them, the influence of hell constantly infiltrated human territories, proving that demons, to some extent, were not afraid of the angels of Heaven. Rody thought of the Butterfly Demon of the Flowers who escorted him to the entrance of the Abyss of Demons but dared not enter. Her fear of the Abyss indicated its formidable power, far beyond common imagination.
"Supreme Lord Pluto, you have finally arrived!" A leading Starlight Butterfly Girl gracefully greeted Rody, leaving him stunned.
"You call me... Supreme Lord Pluto?" Rody was confused.
This Pluto identity was something Rody had fabricated on the spur of the moment to deceive the Butterfly Demon of the Flowers. Could it be that these Starlight Butterfly Girls were in contact with her? But this was clearly the Abyss of Demons! Even if the Butterfly Demon of the Flowers had informed these Starlight Butterfly Girls, it wouldn't have been so fast, would it?
Rody was thoroughly perplexed. He felt that these Starlight Butterfly Girls were even more respectful towards him than the Butterfly Demon of the Flowers. And on their faces, there were tears of surprise and joy.
He didn’t know them at all, did he?
Could they have mistaken him for someone else?
"Of course, Father God, we are all your daughters!" The leading Starlight Butterfly Girl’s words startled Rody so much that he almost fell on the black rock. If his boss or Jill heard this, even a thousand explanations wouldn’t suffice. He didn’t even have a wife, yet suddenly he had a bunch of grown daughters.
"Respected Supreme Father God, please come with us! The Queen of the Underworld has been waiting for you, and we have been waiting for you too. Today, we finally welcomed you! Father God, please hold my hand, I want to take you to the Mother Goddess as fast as possible!" The leading Starlight Butterfly Girl extended her starlight-like little hand towards Rody.
"This..." For the first time, Rody discovered that the girl wasn't afraid of his divine fire, even the unrefined kind.
"Supreme Father God, please rest assured to come with us, we are all your daughters and will not harm you." The leading Starlight Butterfly Girl held Rody’s hand and smiled, "The Mother Goddess will explain everything to you. She's waiting for you. Please nod your approval, otherwise, your daughters dare not lead your divine body!"
"Then, let’s go!" Rody felt that to clear up the situation, he had to go with them, so he agreed.
"Father God, let's go! Sisters, take these insects trying to deceive Father God with us, our demonic insects haven't had a feast for a long time. Today, having welcomed Father God, we should reward them!" The leading Starlight Butterfly Girl, holding Rody’s hand, flew through the sky at an unimaginable speed.
Behind her, more than twenty Starlight Butterfly Girls joyously followed, using starlight nets to carry the captives.
After reaching top speed, the leading Starlight Butterfly Girl drew a halo and then pulled Rody into it. Passing through each halo, Rody felt like he was being teleported. After the eighth halo, he finally saw a distant star.
Passing through the ninth halo, Rody suddenly found himself in a city of starlight.
The floating city was as resplendent as starlight, magnificently beautiful, with countless star colors, star rainbows, and halos shining above. On the ground, myriad demonic insects buzzed in excitement. They made sounds Rody couldn’t understand, but it was apparent they were welcoming him.
Nearly a hundred Starlight Butterfly Girls flew from all directions, with some ethereal starlight butterflies fluttering across the entire sky.
"Father God, we welcome you!" Over a hundred Starlight Butterfly Girls danced in the sky, forming a giant image of a Starlight Butterfly Girl, gracefully paying respect. Thousands of starlight butterflies sometimes formed nine huge butterflies with wings hundreds of meters wide, and at other times, they transformed into nine pairs of girl's palms, clapping in welcome with various patterns.
"This is like a wonderful dream..." Rody couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.
"Father God, the Mother Goddess is waiting for you. Let's go see her first!" The leading Starlight Butterfly Girl happily pulled Rody through the sky, eventually heading towards the grand city of starlight.