The Endless Abyss, the first level of the Seven Levels of Hell.
This was a world that was always wrapped in darkness and crimson. The sky was always shrouded in thick black clouds, and only the crimson light emitted by the boiling lava on the surface illuminated the entire plane.
Demons of all sizes lived in the plane, reproducing, killing, devouring, growing, dying … It was a cycle that was constantly repeating.
This was a world that was countless times more chaotic and evil than the Underdark.
However, although demons were evil and chaotic, there was a basic order in the chaos.
This order was divided according to the strength of the demons.
Like the other ordinary Abyssal Planes, the Infernal Plane had also formed its own pyramid system ruled by demons.
Usually, demon gods and evil gods were at the top of the plane, and below them were the Demon Monarchs whose strength had reached the legendary level.
Below the Demon Monarchs were the Demon Lords of all sizes, and every Demon Lord had the strength of a Gold rank.
The Demon Lords were at the bottom of the Demon Lords' hierarchy, and had vast or narrow areas of influence.
They and the Demon Monarchs belonged to the upper ranks of demons, and below them were the ordinary demons.
Ordinary demons were divided into greater demons and lesser demons. Greater demons were at the Silver rank, and were the vanguard of the Demon Army.
Lesser demons were all at the Iron rank, and were also known as inferior demons. They were the main force and servants of the Demon Army, and could also be said to be cannon fodder …
Below the lesser demons were the Abyssal Worms at the bottom.
They did not even have the qualifications to be cannon fodder, and could only be food.
In the Abyssal Plane, other than the upper ranks of demons and those demon gods who used the power of the Abyss to pollute other creatures, causing other creatures to mutate and become demons … All the lesser demons and greater demons evolved from the Abyssal Worms.
The Abyssal Worms were not only the demons' food, but also their origin.
However, without the intervention of demon gods or evil gods, or any other external interference, it was difficult for the Abyssal Worms to evolve into upper ranks of demons and above.
Most of the upper ranks of demons were the descendants of upper ranks of demons, or other creatures of the same rank had fallen into depravity.
It was worth mentioning that there were very few demons with the strength of a demigod.
This was not only because it was difficult for demons to cross the mythical level, but also because of the suppression of evil gods and demon gods.
Among them, the Seven Levels of Hell were because the plane's origin had fused with the seven demon gods. The seven demon gods did not allow demons with demigod strength to be born.
As for the other Abyssal Planes, it was because every demon that had reached the level of a demigod would be devoured by the Evil God that ruled the plane. They would not allow any existence that could threaten them to appear.
Only those lucky fellows would eventually grow from demons to evil gods.
Most of the evil gods were actually righteous gods who had fallen after being corrupted by the power of the abyss.
Therefore, apart from the rarely seen Evil Gods and Demon Gods, Demon Monarchs were the top rulers of the Abyssal Plane.
Baal was such a Demon Monarch.
He had been fighting other demon monarchs in the first layer of hell for thousands of years.
The lifespan of demons was limited, but they were different from other lifeforms. As long as demons kept devouring new lifeforms, they could seize their vitality. In theory, they could even become immortal.
Thus … although Barr only had the power of a legendary peak, his lifespan was even longer than that of many ancient Megalosaurus.
In fact, to many Demon Monarchs, what threatened their lives wasn't the limit of their lifespan, but the war with other Demon Monarchs, as well as the malice of the Evil Gods and Demon Gods above.
However, Barr was lucky.
The true ruler of the first layer of the Abyssal Plane, the Seventh Demon God Azazel, who controlled fire, lust (harmony), and goat-horned demons, had been sealed by the righteous gods in the World of Segers for ten thousand years.
These ten thousand years were like a paradise for the Demon Monarchs of the first layer of the Abyssal Plane.
Without the restrictions of the Demon Gods, they could start wars at will, expand their forces at will, and even fight for the possibility of advancing further.
In addition, Barr himself was a powerful Demon Monarch.
Thus … in the long time that Azazel had been sealed, no one could defeat him in the plane.
Over the past thousand years, he had constantly led Demon Lords of various sizes to battle other Demon Monarchs in the first layer of hell, killing and devouring Demons of the same rank one after another. The territory he ruled had also snowballed and expanded continuously.
Now … he was the most powerful Demon Monarch in the first layer of the Abyssal Plane. He was only one step away from becoming a demigod, and more than a third of the entire plane was under his control.
However, this was already the limit.
Although Barr was powerful, he was only one Demon Monarch.
When the other Demon Monarchs united against him, he could not advance any further.
Of course, demons were selfish and short-sighted, but also chaotic and evil.
You could never hope for them to truly unite.
Even Demon Monarchs only relied on fear to control their subordinates.
Thus … even if the other Demon Monarchs united against Barr, they would only be on par with him.
"Hmph, just a bunch of cowardly Superior Demons, weaklings who are stopping me from advancing further."
Sitting high on the throne of his Demon Castle, Barr drank a goat-horned cup filled with virgin blood. His face was full of mockery.
That blood had been sacrificed to him by his worshippers in the material world.
As a Legend Peak Demon, although he was not a Legend, he still had the ability to accept sacrifices.
Hearing Barr's words and feeling the terrifying pressure on his body, the Greater Demons and Lesser Demons who served him below trembled with fear.
Even the Demon Butler who had reached the Upper Gold level was trembling.
No one dared to make a sound.
Barr's temper was very bad. If they were targeted by him and vented his anger, they would only end up being devoured.
Glancing disdainfully at his trembling subordinates, Barr snorted coldly. He stood up from the throne and walked out of the castle.
His blood-red cloak fluttered behind him. His ferocious black armor made him look even more terrifying.
Like most of the ordinary demons on the first level, Barr's appearance was a typical goat-horned demon.
This was the race ruled by the Seventh Demon God, Azazel. The entire race was actually the descendants of Azazel who had fused his own blood with the Abyss Mother Nest.
Of course, Azazel's original intention was not to nurture his descendants. He just wanted to create some convenient cannon fodder and food.
As for the Demon Monarchs, they were not all goat-horned demons like Barr.
They would devour everything in a mess and evolve into all kinds of appearances.
Those who were pure like Barr were in the minority.
The reason why Baal didn't change his form wasn't because he worshipped or swore loyalty to Azazel. Instead, it was purely because Azazel had used his own blood to fuse with a lesser demon's body to forcefully raise him.
Barr did not feel grateful for this. He only felt fear.
He knew that this was not the Demon God's good intentions.
The Demon God only wanted to raise a suitable administrator of his territory and store food.
Those Demon Monarchs with impure bloodlines and strange evolutions were actually much safer than him.
Once he was strong enough, Azazel would definitely devour him without hesitation.
It was also because of this that Barr had furiously expanded and devoured Azazel while he was sealed. His goal was to continuously become stronger and escape his final fate.
He firmly believed that Azazel's control over the Infernal Plane would definitely weaken when he was sealed.
He would definitely be able to rely on devouring other Demon Monarchs and forcefully break through the plane's restrictions to become a true demigod demon.
As long as he became a demigod demon, he would have hope of using the power of the laws to find the place where Azazel had hidden his core in the Infernal Plane.
If he found it, he would rely on his bloodline that was similar to Azazel's to forcefully devour the core of his divinity hidden there. He would then be able to replace him and become the new Seventh Demon God!
However, Barr's thoughts were beautiful, but reality was cruel.
Even though Azazel had been sealed for ten thousand years, even though Barr had devoured Demon Monarchs one after another, he was still unable to break through the level restrictions of the Infernal Plane and become a true demigod demon.
Azazel's control over the Infernal Plane was much stronger than he had imagined.
And today, Barr finally understood that unless Azazel fell … he would never be able to take another step forward and escape the fate of being devoured in the future.
This … was a dead end.
It was also because of this that Barr had become more and more irritable recently.
Especially after the news that the Seventh Demon God, Azazel, was suspected to have escaped from the Segers World a few years ago …
Of course, later on, there was news that Azazel had not escaped for long before he was sealed by a new righteous god.
But when he heard this, Barr did not feel relaxed at all.
As a subordinate that Azazel had personally promoted, he knew his opponent's strength.
Even if he had been sealed for ten thousand years, a new righteous god would definitely not be his match!
Azazel's priesthood included earth fire.
As long as he was underground, if he wanted to run, he would definitely run very fast.
Unless there was a righteous god whose strength had reached low-level divine power, otherwise … there was no way to stop him.
And a new righteous god?
Not to mention low-level divine power, even a weak divine power would barely qualify.
Seal?
Haha.
Even if he could do it, it would probably be barely enough.
Now, everyone in the endless void knew that the magic power of the Segers Plane was recovering. The plane channel was about to open, and all kinds of seals were loosening …
Seal him now?
It was just delaying time.
Unless there was some powerful true god artifact suppressing him, or directly hammering Azazel until he was on the verge of death … Otherwise, it was just delaying time.
It was still the same sentence. Barr was not optimistic about the battle between a new righteous god and Azazel.
Not to mention, this righteous god was said to be an elf who had become a god.
What kind of personality did elves have?
They were stupid and naive.
Barr did not believe that Azazel would be sealed like this.
Sooner or later, he would escape.
There was really not much time left for Barr.
However, just as Barr left his castle and was about to find a nearby demon monarch to fight, a dignified and evil voice suddenly resounded in hell.
"All demon monarchs of the first level of hell, listen up. Respond to my call and descend to the World of Segers!"
That was the voice of the Seventh Demon God, Azazel.
In an instant, Barr's pupils shrank.
"This … is the Demon God Summoning!"
He exclaimed in disbelief.
The Demon God Summoning was a unique ability of the Demon God.
As the ruler of the plane, the Demon God could directly open the plane channel in other planes and summon his own demon army.
If it was ten thousand years ago, Barr would not be surprised to receive the summoning.
But now, not only was Azazel in the World of Segers where the plane channel had not been completely opened, but he was also sealed.
This … was very problematic.
Not to mention, Azazel could actually bypass the seal and directly project his voice into the Hell plane.
"As expected … he is not completely sealed! And there is actually a way to open the channel to the World of Segers! "
At this moment, Barr felt an inexplicable sense of panic.
In fact, Azazel's voice sounded quite weak.
But the weaker he was, the more terrified Barr felt.
Because this meant that the other party urgently needed energy to replenish, and the summoning of the demon monarch was most likely not to fight the enemy …
Perhaps he needed to fight the enemy, or completely break the seal or something.
But he had named the demon monarch, so he would probably devour some of his subordinates.
And Barr, who was the strongest, was definitely the first choice.
Barr could choose not to go.
But the first level of hell was so big. There would always be people who obeyed because of the fear of Azazel. No matter what … the other party's escape was inevitable.
And once Azazel returned, it would be the end of Barr.
In an instant, Barr's expression changed.
After hesitating for a moment, he gritted his teeth.
"Isn't it just the World of Segers? Summoning is also an opportunity! I don't believe that the Hell plane can stop me from advancing further in the World of Segers! "
That's right, the Hell plane did restrict his opportunity to advance further.
But the World of Segers would not.
Leaving the Hell plane, in theory, Barr could unlock the shackles of fate.
He might as well use this summoning to leave the Hell plane and escape to the World of Segers to hide. Then, relying on devouring the creatures of the World of Segers to become an evil god was not a feasible path.
Usually, without the permission of the demon god, the demons of the Hell plane could not leave the Hell plane and enter other planes. At most, they could only send projections.
Only their relatives in the ordinary Abyss plane could do it.
But now, the opportunity had come.
If he could successfully escape after being summoned, then … it was also a path!
Unfortunately … if he took this path, he would not be able to become an immortal demon god.
However, it was still a choice.
"Don't think too much. I still have to successfully escape from under that person's nose."
Barr muttered to himself.
From Azazel's voice, he was in a very bad state.
Although he did not know if it was a disguise, Barr could only believe that it was true.
And with Barr's current strength, when facing Azazel, who was weak and had yet to be unsealed, if he ran with all his might, it should still be possible …
Thinking of this, Barr turned around and looked at his castle in the Hell plane.
The castle was very large and majestic.
The carefree days here were also very happy.
However …
"This is only temporary freedom. If I want to pursue true freedom, I must be truly independent!"
"Giving up everything here is indeed very difficult, but once I successfully sneak into the World of Segers, I will definitely be able to rely on the intelligent races there to build a more beautiful castle that belongs to me and live in an even more luxurious palace! And I can drink fresh blood every day! I can eat fresh flesh! "
"I heard that the elves in the World of Segers are more delicious. If I get there, I will definitely capture many elves. Not only will I devour them, but I will also make them serve me well! They will become my pastime toy! "
Barr cheered himself on.
There was no demon who did not like the aura of the material world.
For demons, devouring the creatures of the material world and eroding the environment of the material world was their instinct.
His gaze gradually became firm. Barr responded to the demon god's summon.
"As … you wish."
A blood-red array gathered under him, emitting a dark red halo.
The next second, Barr's figure disappeared on the spot.
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