The Bottomless Abyss, Shattered Rock Plains.
This layer of the abyss, once an endless expanse of jagged rocks, is now filled with the remnants of a great battle. The sky and the ground are scarred with crisscrossing tears, and the landscape is awash with a blood-red hue. The wind carries a heavy scent of blood.
Blood, bones, and flesh.
Broken swords, shattered helmets, and crushed stones.
All are almost ground to dust, blending together, unrecognizable from their original forms.
The once innumerable demon legions have mostly turned to blood and mud, with many demon lords also fallen on this land. The survivors are wounded and gasping for breath, yet oddly, these demon lords show no intention of retreating. They seem crazed, driven to fight until death.
Abyssal energy fills the surrounding space, almost tangible, a dark purple symbolizing ultimate evil. Its concentration continues to rise.
Even the usually cunning and self-preserving demon lords seem affected by some unknown force, becoming frenzied and bloodthirsty, trapped in the quagmire of war.
Boom! A berserker demon, resembling a berserk beast, roars and strikes out with a massive fist, smashing the head of a severely wounded spider demon general.
However, these spider demons, created in the likeness of the demon prince Miska, possess terrifying vitality.
The headless spider demon general does not die immediately; instead, it becomes more ferocious. Its spear-like limbs pierce the berserker demon's shoulders and thighs, pinning it down. Before its life force fully dissipates, the spider demon general raises its battle axe and splits the berserker demon from head to tail.
Then, the spider demon general's body goes limp, falling onto the bisected berserker demon in a bloody, macabre embrace, both demons perishing together.
The surrounding abyssal energy then seems to come alive, silently enveloping and infusing the corpses of the two great demons, constantly circulating in and out.
This scene is but a microcosm of the Shattered Rock Plains, one among thousands.
The war in the Shattered Rock Plains mirrors the larger conflict in the entire Bottomless Abyss. In all war-torn layers, similar scenes occur, with countless demons dying and becoming nourishment for the abyss, continuously strengthening its energy.
The demons have noticed this, but they do not care. Instead, they become even more violent due to the rich abyssal energy.
Meanwhile, the abyssal energy amplifies their destructive power and combat prowess, but it also increases the strain on their bodies, making them more susceptible to injury and even causing some to explode during fierce battles.
The entire abyss has turned into a horrifying meat grinder.
In the eyes of ordinary beings, the terrifying demons are now just dust, powerless to resist.
The battle between demon princes and archdukes continues, with occasional pauses but never a complete halt.
Heavy, storm-like breathing emanates from the demon prince, who stands tall like a god.
The wolf spider prince, who towers over the sky and earth, is now covered in wounds, far from his initial invincible state.
The central humanoid head of the wolf spider prince has had its compound eyes gouged out, and only one of the wolf heads remains, half of it cut away, exposing its brain. His once mighty body is riddled with wounds from blades, axes, and acid, and two of his spear-like legs are broken.
Despite this, his ferocity only grows stronger, his battle lust burning intensely.
Meanwhile, his enemies, the three demon archdukes, form a triangular formation around him.
The demon mother Canya casts various spells to confuse and restrain, while the beast prince Baphomet and the dark lord Graz'zt assault with a giant axe and a blazing demon sword.
The insect king, a demon prince, swoops down from the sky and burrows into the ground, coordinating attacks with the archdukes. Most of the wolf spider prince's injuries come from the insect king's centipede-like claws.
Compared to the heavily injured wolf spider prince, the archdukes and the insect king also bear wounds but remain in better shape. Baphomet has a broken horn, Canya's white corpse robe is torn, revealing festering skin, and Graz'zt has lost an arm. The insect king's centipede legs are largely broken.
Despite their injuries, they are in better condition than the wolf spider prince, whose injuries are severe.
Given the powerful vitality of demons, the archdukes and the insect king's injuries are minor, their auras strong. The wolf spider prince, on the other hand, is going berserk.
The demon mother floats like a curtain, emitting a hazy light that slows the wolf spider's movements, making him sluggish, as if his brain is filled with glue.
Simultaneously, the insect king dives, claws aimed at the wolf spider's head, while his centipede legs vibrate at high frequency, cutting through space.
The beast prince roars, swinging his giant axe at the wolf spider's waist.
"Scum!"
The wolf spider roars, eyes blood-red.
His wolf claws rise to meet the insect king's attack, generating powerful shockwaves.
His other steel-clad arms wield a heavy spider sword and a broken shield, locking in combat with the beast prince.
As the wolf spider is restrained, the dark lord silently appears behind him.
With emotionless green eyes, he thrusts his corrosive demon sword at the wolf spider's heart.
The infamous weapon of the dark lord, the corrosive demon sword, carries a dreadful corrosive force feared even by demon princes.
Sensing the attack from behind, the battle-hardened wolf spider twists his chest 180 degrees, facing the dark lord.
Before the corrosive demon sword hits, his chest splits open into a giant wolf mouth.
The mouth, with interlocking teeth and a blood-red tongue, prepares a blood-red energy ball.
The dark lord's expression changes.
This was unexpected.
Not only for the dark lord but also for the other archdukes and princes.
The three-headed, four-armed form was the wolf spider's known complete state.
But everyone grows, and the wolf spider is no exception.
Once, the wolf spider was fatally pierced through the chest by a golden staff. Now, with chaos's help, he evolved a hidden wolf head in his chest as a trump card.
"Die!"
The wolf spider roars.
Time seems to slow under his intense focus.
The dark lord abandons his sword, turning into a black shadow to flee.
But the wolf head seems to bite the space, locking it down.
"Damn."
The dark lord sees the blood-red energy blast approaching.
Boom! The dark lord is engulfed.
A blood-red energy sphere expands, obliterating everything in its path.
The wolf spider laughs maniacally.
The archdukes and prince try to escape its range, but the wolf spider holds them.
His wolf claws grip the insect king's claws.
His humanoid arms grab the beast prince's arm.
A spider leg pierces the demon mother's body, causing her pain.
"Damn wolf spider!"
The insect king breaks free by severing his claws.
The beast prince cuts off his own arm.
The demon mother tears herself free.
But the blood-red energy engulfs them all.
The entire Shattered Rock Plains is swallowed by the red energy.
Even other demon lords are affected.
After a while, the blood-red energy fades.
In the devastated plains, only five beings remain standing. All others, including powerful demon lords, are dead, with no remains.
The five survivors are barely standing.
"Wolf spider, you are damned."
The insect king, his centipede body scorched and shedding, growls. His life force slowly recovers, hindered by the wolf spider's power.
The archdukes are also weak and severely injured.
The wolf spider, despite his injuries, stands in the center, refusing to fall.
His attack affected everyone, but less so himself.
But he is now in his worst state ever.
Despite his grave injuries, the wolf spider remains fierce, glaring at his enemies.
"Wolf spider, you are on a path to death."
The archdukes and the insect king advance to kill him.
Surprisingly, the usually raging wolf spider smiles calmly.
"You've lost."
"I once led demon legions into Mount Heaven, winning countless battles, losing only the final one."
"This time, I won't repeat that mistake."
Seeing the calm wolf spider, the archdukes and prince sense something is wrong.
At the same time.
Cracks appear on the wolf spider's body. His armor, shell, and fierce face all shatter, revealing a smaller, unarmored wolf spider.
This wolf spider is weaker than his prime, but in better condition, capable of defeating the severely injured archdukes and prince.
With a confident smile, the wolf spider speaks.
"Insect king Obox-ob, the repeatedly killed demon prince, how laughable."
He mocks the archdukes.
"Beast prince, dark lord, demon mother, you formed an alliance to kill a prince, but a trash alliance remains trash, how pitiful."
"I, Miska, will be the sole victor in this war for the throne."
He faces the insect king with a bloodthirsty grin.
"Obox-ob, I'll start with you. This time, you won't have a chance to revive."
The wolf spider strides towards the insect king.
"It's over."
He raises a claw to strike the insect king's head.
The insect king, unable to dodge, looks at the wolf spider with fear, glancing behind him.
Behind the wolf spider, purple abyssal energy gathers, forming a familiar yet strange purple figure.
As the wolf spider attacks, a purple tentacle strikes like lightning.
The wolf spider's keen senses detect the anomaly behind him, but it's too late for him to counter this new threat. The purple tentacle pierces through his chest, then continues forward, impaling the insect king as well.
The tentacle lifts both demon princes into the air.
"Miska, Obox-ob," a raspy, sinister voice echoes, "long time no see. It seems you have forgotten about me. How could you not invite me to this battle feast?"
The demon prince Demogorgon, missing for some time, reappears. His form is different; one of his heads has transformed into a circular, gaping maw—the head of the World Devourer.
"Demogorgon..." the wolf spider growls, fighting through the pain.
He grabs Demogorgon's tentacle with his four arms, trying to tear it apart, but it's futile.
The tentacle, lined with serrated, fang-like structures, pulsates as it drains energy from the two princes.
Demogorgon's expression is one of sadistic pleasure, while the wolf spider and the insect king feel themselves growing weaker.
The three demon princes are now in a standoff, but the situation is completely under Demogorgon's control. Caught off guard, the insect king and the wolf spider are now his captives.
Realizing their dire state, the wolf spider and the insect king resist. The insect king's legs sever themselves, shooting out like rain to slice at Demogorgon, but they are all consumed by the tentacle's teeth.
Simultaneously, the wolf spider unleashes another blood-red energy blast, but Demogorgon's maw head simply swallows it, his aura growing even stronger.
"I enjoy your futile struggles. It brings me joy," Demogorgon whispers, glancing at the three heavily wounded archdukes.
The archdukes, feeling a terrifying sense of crisis, try to flee, but Demogorgon will not let his prey escape.
His right arm extends multiple tentacles that shoot out like purple lightning, piercing through the archdukes and pinning them together.
At this moment, one tentacle holds the struggling wolf spider and insect king, while another holds the three archdukes.
Demogorgon, standing in the center, looks like the sovereign of the abyss.
With a flick of his tentacles, the demon princes and archdukes are crushed into a cloud of blood mist and abyssal energy.
Demogorgon takes a deep breath, absorbing the blood mist and energy, his power surging to terrifying levels, akin to a god-like being.
Simultaneously, the abyssal energy around him gathers, forming a dark purple armor with spiraling patterns, each representing the abyss's ultimate evil, making him appear both majestic and monstrous.
This is the Infinite Monarch Armor, the ultimate weapon of the Bottomless Abyss, only bearable by the strongest of demon princes. Now, with the combined power of all other princes, Demogorgon can wear it, becoming the proxy of the abyssal will.
"I was once as insignificant as dust, twisted like a worm. But now, I have returned like lightning, reigning over the Bottomless Abyss."
No longer just a demon prince, but now the demon king, Demogorgon declares his return to the multiverse with unmatched power.
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