The fall of two demigods struck the Green Serpent Demon's heart like a thunderclap.
Glancing at the approaching Fire God and Divine Bird, his heart filled with dread.
Losing focus, he was struck in the arm by a sword from the Sword God. Enduring the pain, he forced the Sword God back.
He looked down at the abyss below and muttered to himself.
"Art of Ephemera!"
The next moment!
A light flared on his body, appearing and vanishing rapidly.
When the light dissipated, he was no longer there but had appeared within the abyss below.
In an instant, he had moved over a thousand meters.
The Sword God was surprised, and drawing his sword, he charged at the fleeing Green Serpent Demon.
The Green Serpent Demon was now a frightened bird with its wings clipped. With his two subordinates dead, he, a mere demigod, was no match for three demigods.
Therefore, he had to escape, or his life would be forfeit.
As the bottom of the abyss drew closer, he breathed a sigh of relief, believing he would finally escape.
Suddenly!
A sword light descended from above.
He exclaimed in shock, "Sword God, you dare pursue me? Aren't you afraid the abyss will be a one-way trip?"
The Sword God's conviction was too profound. If he wanted to kill someone, he would do so even if it meant his own destruction.
This was the way of a sword cultivator, and stubbornness was one of his ingrained traits.
"No one has ever escaped me, and you are no exception!"
"Pay with your life!"
With that, he accelerated towards the Green Serpent Demon.
The Green Serpent Demon dared not engage in a protracted fight, for behind the Sword God, two other demigods were rapidly approaching.
Even a moment's distraction could lead to them catching up.
Once caught, he could already imagine his fate.
"Art of Ephemera!"
Light flared on his body once more, and he vanished from his spot, reappearing a thousand meters away.
A thousand meters deep, he had not yet reached the true abyss.
He fled rapidly, desperate to escape.
The Sword God, now prepared, knew this was a teleportation technique.
Since the distance wasn't too great, he could still track his target and continued the pursuit.
Just then, a gust of wind swept past him.
A Divine Bird, its wings reaching for the heavens, appeared by his side.
"Senior Sword God, allow me to lend you a hand!"
With that, it grabbed the Sword God's arm and gently fanned its wings. The next moment, they vanished from their location.
The Sword God marveled, "Such speed!"
As they flew at breakneck speed, their pace was even faster than his sword flight.
Soon, they were closing in on the Green Serpent Demon.
The Green Serpent Demon was greatly alarmed and continued to use the Art of Ephemera.
However, the Divine Bird's speed was too great, and it quickly caught up.
The Sword God let out a cold snort, and sword energy erupted from his hand, slashing towards the Green Serpent Demon.
The Green Serpent Demon roared, "You are too overbearing!"
The Divine Bird chuckled, "Not staying in your underground hole and coming out to court death? You blame us?"
"You... such a sharp-tongued brat."
"Hmph, today I'll send you to your demise. Wind!"
The next moment, it vanished from its spot and reappeared behind the Green Serpent Demon.
Sensing the danger, the Green Serpent Demon used his 'Adamantine Back' to block the attack.
The Sword God's sword light also arrived, aiming for his head, but he shattered it with a 'Skyfall' strike.
He had so many skills, it seemed endless. The Divine Bird, fighting him, was becoming increasingly exasperated.
"You have so many skills, but what of it? You will die sooner or later!"
The Sword God condensed a holy sword and suddenly shouted, "Holy Sword!"
Boom!
A golden holy sword descended from the sky, piercing the darkness of the abyss.
This place seemed to have been unlit for eons, but today it was bathed in brilliant light.
They also saw their surroundings clearly: countless black mists swirled within, and countless insect eggs were embedded in the stone walls.
Lin Yu pondered, those black mists were insects, and the eggs were likely laid by them.
It seemed the first trial of the abyss was these black mists.
At this moment, Zhu Rong also arrived.
Riding two fire dragons, his scorching flames caused the black mists to ignite, enraging countless insects.
Zhu Rong cast a cold glance, and with a flick of his thought, two small snakes hanging from his ears transformed into hundred-meter-long fire serpents, charging into the black mists.
Where they passed, the black mists turned to charcoal.
With his arrival, the Green Serpent Demon was filled with despair.
"Kill!"
The three battled the one demon, and the outcome was not in doubt.
The Divine Bird wielded the Sea God's Scepter in its left hand and the Tide Sword in its right, its combat prowess astonishing.
With two demigod artifacts, it forced the Green Serpent Demon into a defensive struggle, filling him with frustration.
Dealing with the Sword God alone was already extremely difficult, and now facing a Divine Bird wielding two demigod artifacts, he felt his end was near.
Just then, a fire dragon surged in, followed by Zhu Rong.
"Seven-Poison Fire, go!"
The fire of emotions, shimmering with seven colors, surged towards the Green Serpent Demon.
Boom!
The Green Serpent Demon had no time to block and was engulfed by the fire dragon.
"Roar!"
Another fire dragon also lunged forward.
The two dragons entwined around the Green Serpent Demon, and then a azure light flashed across his neck.
Though it seemed like a long process, it happened in an instant.
In mere seconds, the Green Serpent Demon's vision went black as a cerulean longsword severed his neck.
With a gurgling sound, blood sprayed forth.
A serpent's head flew into the air, caught by one fire snake, while the other fire snake also swooped down, coiling around the Green Serpent Demon's body and flying outwards.
They intended to take the Green Serpent Demon's corpse back to their master for life absorption and power enhancement.
The Green Serpent Demon was dead, and the abyss suddenly fell silent. All abyssal creatures ceased to appear.
Seeing this, Lin Yu felt he had suffered a great loss.
This was his chance for upgrade points!
No!
He had to get his fill.
He commanded his merged clones to disengage!
With a bang, the two merged clones reverted to two thousand ninth-tier clones.
"Charge into the abyss!"
"Slay through the abyss for me."
The two thousand clones received the order and, without hesitation, plunged into the abyss.
The Sword God watched the clones charging into the abyss with a speechless expression. He didn't know what to say anymore.
In the blink of an eye, they had dealt with the Green Serpent Demon.
He couldn't tell if Lin Yu's merged clones were too strong or if the Green Serpent Demon was too weak.
However, he knew the Green Serpent Demon had lost all will to fight and likely hadn't even used half his strength.
With the Green Serpent Demon dead, the crisis in the abyss was over, but what about this giant pit left behind? How should it be dealt with?
This was a major concern in his mind.
As the current peak of human combat power, it was his responsibility to handle this matter.
For if it were left to others, they would be incapable.
At this moment, one of Lin Yu's clones flew out.
"Senior Sword God, there are too many monsters down there. I suspect there's a spatial passage to another world!"