Virus King - Chapter 175

Chapter 175: Cooling of Returning to the Past! The Lord of the 1st Layer!

TL: YYang

Gone!

The cooldown time! Gone?!

Chen Bai stared incredulously at the scene unfolding before him. His eyes widened as he looked at the illusory manifestation of the Time Hourglass in his hand. For a moment, he was completely stunned.

The time-reversal ability of the Time Hourglass was truly heaven-defying.

However, if one were to really talk about its most powerful capability, it was undoubtedly the ability to Return to the Past!

Returning to the past…

This was essentially rebirth!

This kind of heaven-defying ability was the true invincible aspect of the Time Hourglass!

Previously, Chen Bai had already known about it.

But the ability of the Time Hourglass to return to the past could only be used once.

After using it once, it would no longer be available—its cooldown lasted an entire seventy-plus years. Only if Chen Bai managed to live to the point before his rebirth again could he seemingly use it once more!

It was precisely because of this restriction that Chen Bai had always directly disregarded it.

But now, in the conflict between the absolute priority of the Abyssal Will and the Time Hourglass, the restrictions of this skill had finally been lifted!

Although there were still many limitations—he could only return to the point of entering the Abyssal Well—this was already more than enough!

Chen Bai was keenly aware of what this represented!

His eyes shone brightly, a light so intense that even the darkness of the Abyssal Well could not obscure it.

At this moment, he seemed to have suddenly gained an even deeper understanding and recognition of the Time Hourglass.

The Abyssal Will was an existence so powerful that even the Cosmic Will could do little to interfere with it.

It was imaginable, then, what kind of significance the Time Hourglass represented if it could oppose such a force.

However, this was not the time for Chen Bai to leisurely deduce such things. Instead, he slowly turned his attention to the notification that had finally appeared before him!

[Trialist’s state restored to peak condition. Entering the trial!]

[Current 1st Layer Abyss Demon Lord: None. Extracting a past Demon Lord’s mark. Condensing a level 10 projection. Trialist, prepare yourself!]

Chen Bai took a deep breath. The trial’s arrival came even faster than he had imagined.

The Abyss was condensing.

In an instant, the next moment, his vision had already begun to change!

Within the Abyssal Well, it felt as though the entire Abyss had been compressed into this place. This was also the 1st Layer of the Abyss.

However, it was merely the simulated 1st Layer of the Abyss!

[Condensing Demon Lord: Lesser Demon Race Demon Warrior, Balhe-1 (level 10 projection). No additional battle requirements!]

Finally, another voice resounded in the depths of Chen Bai’s mind. Following this, the previous darkness vanished completely at an astonishing speed.

Before his eyes, it was as though he had returned once again to the 1st Layer of the Abyss!

But Chen Bai knew that everything before him was no longer the same.

This was because, before his very eyes, a presence had already emerged.

It was a massive figure.

It stood a full three meters tall.

Of course, among the various types of demons, this height was not particularly impressive. However, in terms of sheer bulk, there were truly few who could compare to it.

Previously, the demon warriors Chen Bai had encountered were worlds apart from the being before him—like heaven and earth!

The 1st Layer of the Abyss was the most fiercely competitive and the birthplace of the greatest number of newly spawned demons.

Moreover, once these demons achieved even a slight advancement, they would usually leave the 1st layer through the Abyssal Well to enter the next Layer of the Abyss. It was rare for them to remain on the 1st layer, making the birth of a Demon Lord here an exceedingly uncommon occurrence.

But throughout history, and within the records of the Abyssal Will, such instances clearly existed!

And because they existed, they could now reappear at this moment!

The massive demon warrior glanced around, a look of confusion flashing across his face as he instinctively muttered:

“What’s going on!? Wasn’t this king already dead?! How could I come back to life again?! The great Abyssal Will…”

In an instant, Balhe locked his gaze onto Chen Bai’s figure in the distance, his face twisting into a hideous and excited grin:

“By the great Abyssal Will above! To think it has granted me another chance to fight! This king will personally tear off your limbs and chew them one by one! You ignorant human, how dare you attempt to approach the Abyss!”

As he spoke, a massive greatsword materialized in his hands.

Then, with that enormous and towering body, he shot forward in an explosive burst of speed!

His speed was at least ten times faster than that foolish Koutao fishman Chen Bai had encountered earlier!

So this was the power of a Demon Lord from the 1st layer, one worthy of being remembered by the Abyssal Will?!

Interesting!

Chen Bai showed no trace of panic. Instead of retreating, his figure charged forward head-on.

Hellfire erupted across his body in an instant. He could feel it clearly—if he didn’t fight with all his strength against an existence like this, even as someone at the same level 10, even with his strength far surpassing the average person, he could still very well die!

The crimson Tyrant’s Claw was activated simultaneously.

Facing the downward swing of that colossal greatsword, Chen Bai raised the enormous Biochemical Disaster weapon to meet it!

Chen Bai hadn’t even considered using his agility to dodge. With the foundation of the Time Hourglass backing him, he wanted to see for himself just how powerful even the lowest-tier Abyssal Demon Lord really was!

Almost at the moment his claw extended, Balhe’s lips curled into a cold smirk.

From the massive greatsword, a pitch-black crescent slash burst forth in an instant!

CRACK!

The sound of an intense impact echoed as the Biochemical Disaster weapon clashed with the attack!

But the terrifying crescent slash from the greatsword didn’t lose momentum and cleaved straight into Chen Bai’s body.

A massive wound appeared across Chen Bai’s chest!

Through the pale-white ribcage exposed by the gash, one could even see his organs pulsating within!

“Hahahaha! So it’s just another human who doesn’t know their place! Very well, after you’ve experienced the power of the Abyss, I, Lord Balhe, shall end your foolish, irreverent actions!”

The massive greatsword swung once again, but Chen Bai didn’t flinch.

His shattered bones began reconnecting, and fresh tendrils of flesh rapidly grew over the torn wound!

Such a horrific injury was visibly healing at an astonishing speed!

“Hmm?! Interesting! In that case, let this laughable human witness the true power of Lord Balhe! Roar!”

It was evident that Balhe was both exhilarated by his revival and a chatterbox in his excitement. Yet, the fact that he was chosen by the Abyssal Will demonstrated the extraordinary level of his strength.

With a thunderous roar that shook the air, Balhe’s skin turned a blood-red hue!

The massive greatsword in his hand became enshrouded in streaks of crimson light. Suddenly, a terrifying shockwave erupted from the weapon!

The blood-red shockwave tore through the ground, leaving deep scars on the earth as though a tank had plowed through it.

Without a second thought, Chen Bai’s body shifted horizontally, narrowly evading the attack. Even so, the mere aftershock left his back stinging with pain!

However, as Chen Bai dodged, another blood-red shockwave surged forth from Balhe’s greatsword, chasing him relentlessly!

Chen Bai transformed into a blur, but for the moment, even getting close to Balhe was proving difficult.

It was now clear to Chen Bai just how absurd and exaggerated the difficulty of this trial truly was!

If the 1st layer was already like this, he could only imagine how monstrously powerful the Demon Lords of the subsequent layers must be!

But that was exactly what made it fun!

Chen Bai’s eyes glowed crimson, undeterred by the endless sword qi and shockwaves battering the battlefield. They couldn’t stop his steadily advancing figure, nor the massive claws in his hands, gleaming coldly with a frost-like, chilling brilliance!