Chapter 305: The Abyssal Web

Chapter 305: The Abyssal Web

December 8th, 2024

The Blood River meandered and branched out, with numerous tributaries said to span the entire Blood Abyss. Standing over a thousand meters away from the river, Su Nan could still feel the overwhelming and sinister aura of blood.

"No wonder there are so many malevolent spirits in the Blood River," Su Nan remarked, gazing at the crimson waters in awe.

The dense sinister aura was so potent that ordinary souls falling into the river would likely be transformed into malevolent spirits in no time.

"Well then, Sorcerer, we bid you farewell." The succubus smiled at Su Nan, and seeing his subtle nod, she didn't linger, turning to leave with the demons.

Su Nan rose into the air, heading towards the Blood River. As he approached the river, the surrounding wraiths seemed to sense their prey, rushing forward like hungry wolves. They let out shrill, piercing howls and extended their claw-like hands, frantically reaching out.

But in the next instant, an invisible force of gravity descended, and the wraiths that had surged forward were suddenly slammed back into the river as if struck by an invisible giant palm. They struggled frantically but couldn't break free from the oppressive force. Even the once turbulent river surface became eerily calm, almost concave, in stark contrast to the raging waters further away.

Su Nan nodded in satisfaction. The gravity manipulation, infused with the power of the Law, was effective even against the incorporeal malevolent spirits.

With a thought, Su Nan released the gravitational pressure and reached into his spatial ring, retrieving a gemstone. He then extended his hand towards the void, and countless intricate golden runes appeared, weaving together to form a spell array that enveloped the gemstone. The young sorcerer, takes the initiative, using her knowledge of gravity manipulation and spell arrays to capture the malevolent spirits.

The gemstone glowed brightly, and the freed spirits, snarling and clawing, were instantly pulled towards it as if by an invisible force, disappearing into the gemstone. A silver light emerged from the center of the gemstone, expanding and eventually engulfing the entire stone in a gorgeous silver hue.

A soul crystal was thus created! Su Nan retrieved the gemstone and examined it, finding that the soul crystal had reached the highest possible level for one made from ordinary souls. To create a higher-level soul crystal, one would need the souls of legendary beings or even sorcerers.

The Blood River had an endless supply of souls, making it an ideal source for crafting soul crystals. The only issue was that the soul crystals made from the Blood River's souls carried the taint of the Blood Abyss, requiring purification before use. The cost of purification was almost equivalent to purchasing a soul crystal of the same level.

The benefits of using Blood River souls to create soul crystals were negated by the purification costs.

However, this wasn't a problem for Su Nan. The Magic Cube's synthesis could perfectly solve the purification issue at zero cost.

"In the future, if I need more soul crystals, I can come here for a direct 'supply'," Su Nan thought, temporarily setting aside the idea of crafting soul crystals. He began searching along the Blood River.

Su Nan didn't know the exact time of the Starlight Clock Tower's ambush on the Spider Queen but knew it was imminent. Using a Tier Three Crystalized Sorcerer puppet for the search would have been ideal, as puppets were immune to mental and soul attacks, countering the Blood River's malevolent spirits. However, Su Nan feared that the Starlight Clock Tower or the Spider Queen might detect the puppet, leading to unnecessary complications, so he abandoned the idea and conducted the search himself.

Although it was a slower method, it was the most reliable option under the circumstances. After all, their targets were a god and a True Spirit Sorcerer, and one couldn't be too cautious when aiming for such powerful beings.

Su Nan concealed his energy and aura, casting an advanced invisibility spell on himself, and swiftly searched along the Blood River.

The Blood Abyss was vast, and the Blood River, which spanned its entirety, seemed endless with its numerous tributaries. Even with the speed of a Tier Three Crystalized Sorcerer, it was impossible to cover all the main and tributary rivers in less than half a year.

For over ten days, Su Nan had no success. Just as he was considering infiltrating a demon town to gather information and learn of any recent abnormalities along the Blood River, he finally sensed a powerful and robust energy surge from a distance.

It was an energy he was familiar with, similar to the simplified Elemental Furnace in the Starlight Wizard Tower but on a much larger scale.

"They've finally arrived!" Su Nan's eyes lit up, suppressing his excitement as he sped towards the source of the energy surge.

In the blink of an eye, he traversed a distance of over a hundred kilometers.

The monotonous crimson river in his vision finally showed some changes.

In the blood river, packed with countless malevolent spirits, a vacuum zone with a radius of twenty to thirty kilometers suddenly appeared, devoid of any spirits.

All the malevolent spirits seemed to have seen something terrifying, desperately pushing and squeezing to get away from the vacuum zone.

Their bodies were almost overlapping as they pressed against each other, their eyes wide with fear, staring at the sky above.

In the dark, gloomy sky, a massive silver vortex had somehow formed.

A majestic floating city was slowly emerging from the silver vortex.

It was a gigantic city composed of countless buildings of varying heights and shapes.

There was no outer wall, and the outline of the city's architecture was clearly visible.

At the bottom of the city, an inverted mountain peak pointed downward, supporting the city as it hovered in the sky.

The most eye-catching feature was still the sun-like light orb in the center of the city, radiating golden halos in all directions, forming a circular glow that enveloped the entire city.

"Sunblaze City."

Su Nan's gaze slightly intensified.

The floating cities of True Spirit Wizards often reflected the unique styles of their owners.

One could usually identify the owner of a floating city just by its appearance.

For instance, Sunblaze City, which belonged to Gant Sharp, one of the Star Spirit Clock Tower's parliament members.

Behind Sunblaze City, hundreds of Wizard Towers and countless Hunter Peaks followed closely.

The Hunter Peaks were unique war creations of the Star Spirit Clock Tower.

"What a grand spectacle," Su Nan marveled.

But upon further thought, it made sense. After all, the Star Spirit Clock Tower was dealing with the Spider Queen this time, and they couldn't be too careful.

Just then, Su Nan's expression shifted, and he turned to look across the blood river. His gaze went beyond the thin green mist that covered the area, filled with crisscrossing cracks, where flames and toxic gases erupted into the sky.

He focused on the distant end, several kilometers away, where the rocks and land had disappeared, replaced by an incredibly deep black void.

Countless spider silks wove together to form an unbelievably massive spider web, floating in the void.

At the center of the web, a spider-shaped fortress silently crouched, its eight limbs resting on the silks, supporting the heavy body without any sign of sinking.

The fortress was made entirely of steel, exuding a cold metallic gleam.

"Abyssal Web!" Su Nan's expression turned solemn.

Abyssal Web was the God Realm of the Spider Queen.

The spider-shaped fortress perched on the web was the palace of the Spider Queen.

According to legend, the Spider Queen often maneuvered her spider fortress along the web, like a real spider patrolling her territory. Any creature that dared to enter her palace without her permission would be trapped by the sticky spider silk, losing their strength and eventually perishing.

Both flight and teleportation spells became ineffective within the range of the web.

The moment Sunblaze City appeared, the Spider Queen realized that they were targeting her, and without hesitation, she revealed herself and summoned her God Realm.

As Abyssal Web rapidly encroached upon the Blood Abyss, the surrounding environment began to transform, gradually turning into the web and spreading towards Sunblaze City.

Vrrr!

A strange humming sound emanated from the sun-like light orb above Sunblaze City, and a brilliant halo burst forth from the orb, spreading in all directions.

Upon contact with the halo, the encroachment of Abyssal Web halted and even started to retreat, pulling back by several kilometers before the retreat was halted.

"Stellar Essence Light," Su Nan's eyes flickered.

As the wizard force with the most god-slaying records in the Multiverse, the Star Spirit Clock Tower naturally had many secret techniques for dealing with divine beings.

Stellar Essence Light was one of them.

It could weaken the power of the God Realm, reducing the benefits it provided to the divine being and Prayer Unifiers, significantly increasing the chances of success in god-slaying.

While choosing the Blood Abyss as a hiding place could greatly reduce the chances of being discovered by enemies, it also had a drawback.

Within the chaotic laws of the Blood Abyss, the power of the God Realm would be weakened.

The dual suppression of the Blood Abyss and Stellar Essence Light undoubtedly diminished the power of Abyssal Web to its weakest state in history.

Roar!

The floating city in the sky began to move, like a colossal beast, rumbling as it flew towards the direction of Abyssal Web.

A layer of light, adorned with countless golden runes, spread out, bathing the surrounding Wizard Towers and Hunter Peaks in a faint golden glow. In an instant, it seemed as if a golden giant net had appeared in the sky, intricate and magnificent.

The Floating City, in addition to possessing formidable combat prowess, could also bestow enhancements upon its affiliated war constructs, significantly bolstering the army's fighting capabilities.

This was the reason why the Floating City was regarded as the most powerful alchemical creation in the Sorcerer World.

As the sorcerer army advanced, the Abyssal Web also stirred.

Countless spiders surged from every corner of the web.

Not all of them were actual spiders; many were demons that took this form.

The reason was that within the Abyssal Web, spiders received preferential treatment.

Demons that transformed into spider forms gained a certain boost in strength.

At this moment, the Wasteland, which was semi-fused with the Abyssal Web, also generated similar rules.

An endless swarm of spiders surged forth from the web like a tidal wave, seemingly without limit.

The startling spider ocean advanced relentlessly, their limbs rhythmically tapping the ground, creating a 'tat-tat-tat-tat' sound as if announcing the commencement of a grand feast.

Countless golem puppets also rushed out from Sunblaze City and the sorcerer towers, charging forward with fierce momentum.

Both sides collided like torrents, instantly erupting into fierce combat.

At the same time, the sorcerer towers in the sky above also sprang into action.

Thousands of incantation cannon towers simultaneously unleashed dazzling golden light, covering the sky and raining down on the spider horde.

Wherever the golden light passed, the spiders didn't even have time to scream before they instantly vaporized.

After a round of concentrated fire, the once dense spider horde suddenly had large gaps.

However, more spiders quickly surged forward, filling the void and fearlessly charging towards the sorcerer towers.

Zzzzz!

The incantation cannon towers switched to free-fire mode, and golden beams of light slashed through the air, precisely striking the spider ocean.

Even the small sorcerer towers' incantation cannon towers were not something these four-ring legendary-level spider Prayer Unifiers could withstand.

The medium-sized sorcerer towers' incantation cannon towers were even more powerful, and with a single sweep of golden light, hundreds of spiders were instantly reduced to ashes.

"Sssss!"

A sharp hiss suddenly rang out.

A gargantuan spider, as massive as a mountain, charged from the distance, knocking aside both spiders and golems in its path, exploding them into a mist of blood.

They swiftly rushed towards Hunter Peak and the sorcerer towers, raising two chillingly sharp legs to strike from above.

Compared to other spider Prayer Unifiers, these gargantuan spiders were evidently more formidable.

Each of them possessed the strength of a sorcerer.

The cannon fire from Hunter Peak and the sorcerer towers could only leave behind basin-sized wounds on these giant spiders, which were insignificant considering their massive size.

With the giant spiders' participation, the Star Spirit Clock Tower's side was instantly suppressed.

Ignoring the giant spiders, Sunblaze City led over ten of the largest sorcerer towers and ventured deep into the Abyssal Web, heading towards the spider palace at its center.

Suddenly, countless dark silhouettes appeared all around—they were foul-smelling, mud-like creatures.

They extended eight powerful tentacles, and their bodies were embedded with crimson eyes, emitting a strong aura of evil.

Wax Demons! The elite Prayer Unifiers of the Abyssal Web.

In the world of deities, Prayer Unifiers were part of the God Realm.

Once the God Realm was destroyed, all Prayer Unifiers would be annihilated without a trace.

Conversely, the death of Prayer Unifiers would weaken the God Realm.

The more Prayer Unifiers perished, the more severely the God Realm would be weakened, and the deity's strength would be correspondingly affected.

Facing the Wax Demons rushing from all directions, the sorcerer towers surrounding Sunblaze City finally responded, releasing pulse rays.

Countless rays intertwined, forming a web of death that disintegrated the approaching Wax Demons, leaving nothing behind.

Buzz!

The Sunblaze City, protected by the sorcerer towers, also sprang into action.

The solar light orb above the Floating City suddenly glowed with dazzling light, and in the next instant, it shot out a thick purple-blue ray that tore through the void, aiming at the spider palace.

Wherever the ray passed, ripples resembling wrinkled distortions appeared in the void, even distorting space itself!

"Mana Crystal Superconducting Pulse Cannon!"

Su Nan, who had been secretly observing from a distance, lit up with excitement.

(End of Chapter)

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