Chapter 503 - 504: A Familiar Figure!
Demon Abyss, the tenth layer.
Here was once the realm of The Tenth Demon God.
At the core of the tenth layer, it used to be filled with endless darkness and the power of The Void.
Ordinary creatures stepping in would have their Power drained in an instant, becoming nourishment for this dark land.
Even the powerful Demon Clan...
Unless they served the Abyss itself, dared not to tread here lightly.
Yet now, this dark Domain presents an eerie...
Deathly silence.
Demonic Qi is still so thick it cannot disperse, flowing silently like viscous black tides in The Void.
But the overwhelming aura unique to Demon God Valley has vanished without a trace.
At this moment.
A slender figure is carefully traversing this deathly silent, dark realm.
She is enveloped in a special Shade that prevents Demon Energy Erosion.
This is a unique form of Beastbond within the Demon Abyss, the foundation of her courage to delve into this place.
She is Clara Hollis, who left Hearthfire Camp to explore the tenth layer!
Her lively eyes are now filled with astonishment.
She has explored the tenth layer as thoroughly as possible.
The result is truly as she suspected.
Demon God Valley seems to have indeed... fallen!
The aura of Demon God Valley has dissipated, and almost all of the Demon Clan in the entire tenth layer have died.
This means that Demon God Valley is not merely scattered in body, capable of resurrection.
But rather shattered together with its Divine Position!
Now, in the entire Demon Abyss, only a small number of demons not split from Demon God Valley remain.
Moreover, even the space itself exudes a sense of unowned decay.
The world is slowly disintegrating, and spatial rifts have started appearing.
"I must find the reason!"
Clara Hollis clenched her fist, her fingertips turning slightly white from the pressure.
If Demon God Valley was truly slain by some unknown, powerful being, thoroughly eradicated...
Then, who is this being?
Friend or foe?
If it is an ally, or even someone who can be communicated with or recruited...
That would be an immeasurable boon for the entire Hearthfire Association!
Thinking of this, she immediately resumed her search in the tenth layer more meticulously, not overlooking any anomaly.
However, the results left her utterly disappointed.
Aside from the dissipating aura of Demon God Valley, she could find no trace of any outsider.
"Could it be that Demon God Valley was annihilated in another world?"
The thought abruptly emerged in Clara Hollis’s mind.
In that case, all her efforts coming here will have been in vain.
But just as her thoughts welled up and she prepared to give up here, returning to Hearthfire Camp...
"Slash——!!!"
A sharp sound exploded without warning across the deathly silent sky of the tenth layer!
Clara Hollis looked up abruptly, her pupils contracting sharply!
The sky that had been covered by Demonic Qi was suddenly split open by a brilliant sword light!
Where it passed, the viscous Demonic Qi retreated and perished as if encountering its nemesis.
Soon, a massive rift appeared in the sky of the entire tenth layer!
Following this, several auras no less than the Demon God’s suddenly appeared from the rift.
Leading them, a figure with black hair and black clothing, a calm face, deep eyes.
It’s...
The Divine Envoy that Hearthfire Camp has sought for generations!
"Divine... Envoy?!"
Clara Hollis exclaimed, her mind almost blank.
Her body stiffened in place, even forgetting to breathe.
She never dreamed she would see, in this manner, the target of Hearthfire’s generational pursuit here!
In the sky.
Aster Grant calmly gazed across this space.
The viscous Demonic Qi, the decaying and crumbling space structure, the lingering Demon God aura...
"Is this the core of the tenth layer of the Demon Abyss?"
He had thought the core of the tenth layer would be exceedingly foul and chaotic.
But reality turned out to be far better than he had imagined.
His gaze swept through the ruins below, finally resting on a relatively clean spot.
There, stood a figure incongruous with the surrounding environment.
Human.
Aster Grant’s eyes showed little surprise.
The first time entering Voranthos, he had once come to the Demon Abyss.
Back then, he knew the Demon Abyss was not inhabited solely by the Demon Clan.
There were also humans considered by the demons as lesser beings.
At that time, he remembered leaving a legacy in the Demon Abyss.
However, with thousands of years past, perhaps the legacy he left has long been obliterated.
Shaking his head, he discarded the chaotic thoughts from his mind.
His gaze then refocused on the figure standing on the ground.
It was a slender, thin silhouette.
It seemed to be a young girl, staring up at them, motionless, as if petrified.
Though the distance was a bit far, Aster Grant felt the other seemed somewhat familiar, like he had seen her somewhere.
But Aster Grant paid it no mind.
After all, within Voranthos he had wandered for millennia, experiencing so much that many irrelevant faces had blurred.
However, given it was the first human he encountered within the Demon Abyss, he still decided to gather some information from her.
A thought flitted by, and he descended to the position where the girl stood.
As he approached, the surrounding surging Demonic Qi retreated in fear as if endowed with Life, forming a relatively clean area.
Aster Grant landed lightly a few steps away from the girl.
He was about to speak, using as calm a tone as possible not to frighten the girl.
However, at the moment his eyes met hers...
"Thud!"
A clear sound of knees hitting the ground resonated.
The girl unexpectedly knelt down without hesitation, bowing her head deeply!
Her petite body trembled slightly with excitement, her voice tinged with a sob.
"Clara Hollis, the 137th leader of Hearthfire Camp... greets the Divine Envoy!"
Divine Envoy?
Aster Grant paused slightly, memories of this name suddenly flooding back.
In the Demon Abyss, those who recognized him and addressed him by this name...
Seemed to be only those miners he had saved!
Moreover, he now recalled the appearance of the girl, reminiscent of the girl he had once saved.
"Are you Clara’s descendant?" Aster Grant tentatively asked.
Upon hearing the name Clara, sealed on the first page of the family records, Clara Hollis’s body trembled violently.
Now she was even more certain...
This was no illusion, she had truly found the Divine Envoy her community sought for generations.
"Yes! Divine Envoy!"
"The Clara you mentioned is my ancestral grandmother!"
Then, she took a deep breath as if mustering all her life’s courage and honor, issuing a reverent invitation:
"Divine Envoy, please... please come to Hearthfire Camp!"
"They... they need to see you in person, need your guidance!"
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