Beneath the earth's crust, in the outermost layer of the core,
The entire planet's crushing weight converged, with temperatures so fierce they could melt steel in an instant.
This was a netherworld, utterly inaccessible to humanity,
Yet it was here that the Undead King, Theodore, could truly manifest his form.
Abyssal True Form! Nine-Headed Wraith Dragon!
The moment his true name was uttered, Theodore, who had stood at the center of his black form, suddenly stretched and elongated. In an instant, the Theodore who had maintained a human shape moments before transformed into a monstrous black serpent clad in obsidian armor.
Unlike the mindless frenzy in the eyes of the other eight heads, Theodore's serpentine form possessed eyes filled with mockery and malice.
As the transformation occurred, a terrifying shockwave of pressure radiated outwards from the nine-headed monster.
The sea of magma visibly turned black. Facing the oncoming gale, Chen Luo curled his wings, fully enveloping himself for protection.
When the impact slightly subsided, Chen Luo's pale blue wings dissipated. Upon a surface of solidified, obsidian magma, the monster's true visage was fully revealed.
Black armor covered its island-sized body, and its monstrous, colossal form was adorned with countless screaming, wailing faces.
But more horrifying were the nine ferocious heads emerging from its island-like body.
The serpent heads had transformed into dragon heads.
Enveloped by the black armor, the nine heads were no longer skeletal serpent heads;
Darkness and curses had become its flesh and claws, and the black serpent heads were now all malevolent, grotesque dragon heads!
Layers of black fluctuations emanated unconsciously from the monster's surroundings.
If the planet's rotation continuously transmitted immense pressure and heat, these terrifying black fluctuations would likely instantly turn a region of thousands of miles into a dead zone!
At this moment, the power of each dragon head surpassed Chen Luo's.
This was the true power of an Abyssal entity upon reaching the second tier!
Abyssal True Form!
It was the form that best unleashed the power of an Abyssal entity, achieved by the fusion of energy and will, guided by one's own will.
This was the absolute posture born from the fusion of Tier 2 energy manifestation and the terrifying power of an Abyssal entity!
An indescribable sense of oppression weighed upon Chen Luo's heart. Merely looking at the monster caused his internal vital energy to feel somewhat sluggish.
After the complete transformation, the eight frenzied dragon heads, surrounding the central colossal dragon head with its cruel gaze, looked down upon the minuscule Chen Luo:
"Human! Submit to me!"
"Kneel! Give me all your secrets, and I shall grant you the opportunity to become a great undead!"
...
Once, there was a world built from piled-up corpses.
Countless skeletons formed mountains, accumulating like seas,
The corpses included humans and beasts, dragons and demons,
As well as shattered metallic bodies and indescribably bizarre remains,
And even many immeasurably vast, strangely glowing, divine-like strange corpses.
But now, they were all dead.
No one knew what kind of catastrophic natural disaster or man-made calamity had created a world of corpses.
And within this dead world, the resentment and unwillingness of countless dead gave rise to an initial shadow.
The shadow walked upon the dead earth, and as it moved, the dead corpses began to revive,
Black flames flickered in their eye sockets, but their former wisdom and arrogance were gone; only endless madness and resentment remained in the black flames.
The shadow continued to walk, and the revived corpses behind it grew in number,
Until it reached the remains of a creature that had perished in a mutual kill with a dragon-like monster.
Before it lay the remains of a dragon beast, clearly an offspring of a true dragon, terrifying and monstrous, its body the size of a mountain.
Yet, this formidable creature had its head severed by a warrior clad in armor.
However, the fallen head had also managed to crush more than half of the warrior's body.
These two corpses were not the most powerful beings on the vast battlefield, but the shadow found a trace of interest in them.
A thought flashed through the shadow's mind:
"Stand up..."
The dragon beast's skeleton and the warrior's broken body gradually merged before the shadow.
The shadow looked with satisfaction at the newly born undead. Its power was very weak, and its life tier was still far from energy manifestation, but the shadow perceived its potential:
"Your name... Theodore..."
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Theodore, who had not revealed his true form for a long time, had a glimpse of his origin in his mind...
It was before he commanded the undead race,
It was before he entered the game and conquered myriad worlds, it was a memory so distant that even the undead had almost forgotten it.
Unlike Theodore, who was lost in memories, Chen Luo's system panel suddenly appeared before his eyes, with crimson warnings flashing incessantly!
[Warning! You are directly facing the true form of an Abyssal entity! Alien energy and will are eroding your existence!]
Black fluctuations continuously swept across Chen Luo's body.
In Chen Luo's ears, the frantic wails and curses of the undead echoed, and these black energies, as if alive, began to infiltrate Chen Luo's body.
The surging sea of magma below, after being swept by the black light, instantly solidified into a black, deathly stillness.
Only when the pressure from the distant core countered it did the spread of the black light's trend get restrained.
Meanwhile, Chen Luo's vital energy surged wildly, resisting the alien contamination from the outside.
[Detected: Player has entered combat state with Undead King - Theodore (Abyssal Tier)! Triggering Abyssal Tier Challenge Quest "The One Who Transcends Death"!]
[The One Who Transcends Death]
[Type]: Challenge Quest
[Level]: Abyssal Tier (Tier 2)
[Content]: Use all your strength! Defeat the Abyssal entity! Otherwise, you will lose everything you possess!
[Quest Reward]: Seed of Domain
[Evaluation]:
After defeating the barely-promoted Tier 1 Abyssal Ulquiorra, congratulations on encountering the true Abyssal entity, "Undead King Theodore."
Only when the Abyssal True Form is activated can an Abyssal entity display its true power, signifying the start of an irreconcilable battle.
Therefore, fight, human!
With your strength, transcend the abyss! Transcend death!!
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As the crimson prompts flashed, Theodore also recovered his senses from his memories.
The eyes of the dragon heads stared intently at Chen Luo, who stood in the void, awaiting his reply.
The mountain-like pressure bore down upon him, but Chen Luo looked at the terrifying behemoth, his gaze resolute. He raised his right hand and,
Gave the arrogant monster the middle finger:
"You want me to submit? Eat shit!!"
BOOM!!!
A massive black shadow charged forward!
In an instant, it sent Chen Luo flying violently.
The black shadow halted in mid-air, revealing the ferocious visage of its dragon head.
Theodore's eyes flickered with icy coldness:
"Then, you shall die!"