The thousand-year-old Nine-Story Demon Tower of the Demon Kingdom collapsed for the most part under the Lord of the Charnel Ground's single strike, countless massive stones mixed with skeletal remains tumbling down in a great avalanche.

Not long after, the gaping, enormous opening was laid bare before everyone's eyes.

And the sight that appeared with it made it difficult for Zhang Yi and the others to tear their gazes away.

Because at the base of that colossal demon tower was actually a bottomless, pitch-black abyss as dark as ink!

Legend has it that the power of the Demonic People originated from the Demon Abyss.

The Demonic People built the Nine-Story Demon Tower for sacrificial rites, using the Demon Abyss as its foundation.

Zhang Yi thought of the jar Totoro had stolen back; if he wasn't mistaken, what was inside was the Divine Source.

He suddenly remembered that Mist Valley on Star Island.

Back then, the Divine Source was also something he had found there.

The effect of the Divine Source was inferior to that of the sacrificial spirit; it could only serve as a key to unlocking the Genetic Lock.

Combining this with everything he had witnessed today, a vague conjecture slowly began to form in Zhang Yi's mind.

Perhaps, the Divine Source was a portion stripped away from the sacrificial spirit.

And this portion was something the subterranean race did not need, which was why they bestowed it upon the populace of the Demon Kingdom.

And it was precisely by relying on the Divine Source that the Demon Kingdom could possibly produce two Epsilons.

Moreover, it just so happened that one was old and on the brink of death, while the other was young and vigorous. This ensured the Demon Kingdom always possessed top-tier combat power to conduct sacrifices for them, and perhaps also to guard their gate.

The superhumans of Garuda's Followers and the Knights of the Round Table stared at the immense abyss, their hearts filled with awe and a burgeoning excitement.

"This is what we came looking for!"

The Demon Kingdom itself was hardly worth their long journey across continents.

The true secret realm beneath the Demon Kingdom was their real objective.

The discovery of any secret realm held immense, immeasurable value for a nation.

For example, the Qinling Abyss. Less than one percent of its value had been developed, yet it had already propelled the Shengjing Region to leapfrog over the Huaxu Kingdom and become a super-region.

It was easy to imagine that any power in the world, while fearing such secret realms, was also filled with intense longing for them.

Because while they brought crisis, they also brought tremendous opportunity!

The Lord of the Charnel Ground gazed at the abyss and, smiling, chanted a Buddhist invocation to the crowd.

By now, the forces of the Four Great Families and Sangha Monastery had also fought their way here. They were covered in blood, having slaughtered countless Demonic People along the way.

One superhuman even had over a dozen heads tied around his waist—all powerful superhumans of the Demon Kingdom, trophies he viewed as spoils of war.

After the Demon Kingdom's two Epsilons fell in battle, the rest were left utterly defenseless, lambs to the slaughter.

After all, the strength of this Allied Forces was overwhelming, and their weaponry and equipment completely outclassed the enemy's.

The loss of their top-tier combatants, coupled with the destruction of the Nine-Story Demon Tower, had shattered their faith, leaving them too terrified to continue fighting.

Thus, the subsequent battles held no suspense whatsoever.

When Deji and the others saw the colossal Demon Abyss, they halted their steps. Their bodies trembled slightly with a mixture of excitement and something else.

That immense abyss looked for all the world like the eye of a demon.

When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.

This couldn't help but send a chill down their spines.

"The time has come to completely resolve this thousand-year-old karmic obstacle! Everyone, everything you seek lies beneath this Demon Abyss. I shall go first!"

After saying this, the Lord of the Charnel Ground did not hesitate in the slightest and leaped directly into the Demon Abyss.

Deji and the contingent of monk soldiers from Sangha Monastery, along with the private soldiers of the Yasha Langtai family, followed closely behind.

If their object of faith, the Lord of the Charnel Ground, had gone, what did they have to fear?

Not everyone entered the Demon Abyss.

Deji had already left behind a portion of his soldiers to mop up the remaining forces of the Demon Kingdom.

In this battle, not a single soul from the Demon Kingdom would be spared!

They could not allow the seeds of evil to take root and sprout.

These Demonic People were already completely different from humans of the outside world; one could even say they had become a subspecies of humanity. Leaving them alive would only bring endless trouble.

Coupled with their differing faith, making them difficult to subdue, it was cleaner to simply eradicate them.

Seeing them enter the Demon Abyss with such decisiveness, it was actually Zhang Yi's group who found themselves hesitating.

Whether it was Zhang Yi's team, Garuda's Followers, or the Knights of the Round Table, it was clear they had all encountered such secret realms before.

If they hadn't gone through life-and-death struggles, how could they have attained their current strength?

There had been superhumans with talent as exceptional as theirs in the past, yet hadn't they perished within secret realms?

After all, not everyone was like Zhang Yi, who prioritized maxing out defensive capabilities first.

And within every secret realm existed beings with overwhelmingly powerful strength, similar to the Gatekeeper of the Netherworld and Bai Longzi.

All these concerns made those standing before the Demon Abyss reluctant to enter.

Zhang Yi frowned, weighing the pros and cons.

Moreover, he had instructed Liang Yue and the others to gather information on the Demon Kingdom. They needed to wait a while before going over.

After a moment, Gao Changkong spoke up with a smile.

"We're already here. What's the point of all this hesitation? Since you have reservations, we'll go ahead and take a look first."

As he spoke, he waved a hand to his team members and the private soldiers of the Xia Zha family, then headed towards the Demon Abyss.

This time, Gao Changkong was uncharacteristically decisive.

Lancelot and the members of the Knights of the Round Table felt a stirring of interest but happened to glance over at Zhang Yi in the distance, who stood with his arms crossed, looking utterly composed and unhurried.

Suspicious, Lancelot smiled and asked, "Chaos, why aren't you going down?"

Chaos glanced at him.

"I'm someone who always acts with caution. I won't venture recklessly into a place without making thorough preparations first."

Lancelot felt Zhang Yi's words made sense.

But suddenly, he remembered the trick Zhang Yi had just played on them.

Back then, he had also spoken with such conviction, only to secretly have Hua Hua and Totoro steal the Divine Source.

"That guy, you can't trust a single word he says!"

Zhang Yi paid him no further mind and turned to leave.

Among the Knights of the Round Table, a burly, middle-aged man with a powerful build crossed his arms and laughed heartily. "That guy, could it be he's going to go loot while the fire's raging?"

His physique was as massive as a giant bear's. He wore gleaming golden battle armor, and his wild red hair and beard grew riotously in all directions.

He was the eldest member of the Knights of the Round Table.

[Guardian Knight] Galahad, ability codename [Golden Lion].

Galahad's words made the Knights of the Round Table see the light.

Coming to the Demon Abyss at this moment but not entering, instead turning around and leaving—what else could it be for?

Of course, it was to sweep the battlefield and gather up the Demon Kingdom's various resources.

The Four Great Families had left behind the majority of their private soldiers to handle the looting.

But in such a barren Demon Kingdom, with the most precious Divine Source already taken by him, what other treasures could possibly remain?

After some thought, Lancelot considered that the Demon Kingdom's city was so vast that searching it thoroughly would take an entire day.

Therefore, he hesitated no longer, turned, and strode towards the Demon Abyss.

"Move out!"