The Eight-headed Divine Serpent naturally did not want to come, but it feared the black-robed man and had no choice.
It was also terrified of the Abyssal Dragon God.
This was a Supreme Being. Even though its strength had only just recovered to the Divine Lord level, it was still no match for it.
Fortunately, it had already prepared its excuse.
"Great Abyssal Dragon God, I have actually admired you for a very long time. It's a pity I never had the chance to join your ranks before. Now that the opportunity has arrived, I absolutely cannot miss it. From now on, I will be your most loyal servant. Even if you ask me to work like a horse or a cow, I will do so willingly."
The Abyssal Dragon God nodded with satisfaction.
Whether the Eight-headed Divine Serpent's words were true or false, it didn't matter to it.
It had no intention of giving the Eight-headed Divine Serpent any important roles. Instead, it planned to sacrifice the Eight-headed Divine Serpent along with other extraordinary beings.
This was not bad. Having a Divine Lord level being to sacrifice, it was likely that after the sacrifice, it would at least recover to the Sovereign realm.
"Eight-headed Divine Serpent, the area of my totem kingdom is still a bit small. Find a way to expand it tenfold as soon as possible!" the Abyssal Dragon God commanded.
The Eight-headed Divine Serpent breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the Abyssal Dragon God had accepted it and assigned it a task.
If it performed well, it would surely receive some rewards!
The Eight-headed Divine Serpent pondered.
"Great Abyssal Dragon God, I will complete the task as soon as possible."
With that said, it saw the Abyssal Dragon God wave its hand.
The Eight-headed Divine Serpent quickly exited the great hall and headed towards a nearby totem kingdom.
It planned to destroy all the surrounding totem kingdoms and have them join the Abyssal Dragon God's Abyssal Totem Kingdom.
Of course, this task was not difficult for it.
The surrounding totem kingdoms did not have many Divine level extraordinary beings.
The strongest were only at the Upper God level, which were no match for it at all.
It swiftly arrived at the Divine Bear Totem Kingdom, which was closest to the Abyssal Totem Kingdom.
The Earth Divine Bear's strength was close to the Upper God level, making it one of the more powerful totem kingdoms in the vicinity.
However, this fellow was rather lazy and didn't care about anything around it.
The Earth Divine Bear was enjoying its life in its palace.
Before it could even react, the palace doors were burst open by the Eight-headed Divine Serpent.
The Eight-headed Divine Serpent glanced at the Earth Divine Bear, wasted no words, and used the power of its divine kingdom to suppress it, forcing the Earth Divine Bear to lead the Divine Bear Totem Kingdom to join the Abyssal Dragon God's Abyssal Totem Kingdom.
The Earth Divine Bear dared not resist at all.
Under the suppression of the Eight-headed Divine Serpent's divine kingdom, its strength was less than thirty percent of its usual power.
Damn it, where did this Divine Lord level serpent demon come from?
The Earth Divine Bear felt extremely aggrieved, but there was nothing it could do. It didn't want to die, so it quickly begged for mercy in a fawning manner, hoping the Eight-headed Divine Serpent would spare its life and that it was willing to pledge allegiance to the Eight-headed Divine Serpent.
"My lord, you can take whatever you want. I can offer you the resources of our totem kingdom, or even the entire totem kingdom." the Earth Divine Bear said.
The Eight-headed Divine Serpent was surprised that this傻大个 (big, clumsy fellow) was quite sensible.
It did not kill the Earth Divine Bear, nor did it dare to take the Earth Divine Bear's resources.
It simply asked the Earth Divine Bear to take the resources and pledge allegiance to the Abyssal Dragon God, offering all the resources and the entire totem kingdom to the Abyssal Dragon God.
The Earth Divine Bear had not experienced the Mythological Era. It had only condensed its divine spark in the later stages of the Mythological Era and gradually become an Upper God.
It had no understanding of the Abyssal Dragon God at all.
Otherwise, it would have long since led its kin far away from the Abyssal Dragon God.
Now, it could only obey the Eight-headed Divine Serpent and take the resources to meet the Abyssal Dragon God.
The Abyssal Dragon God was quite pleased.
It hadn't expected the Eight-headed Divine Serpent to be so efficient. Less than half a day after leaving, a totem kingdom had voluntarily expressed its willingness to join.
This way, its sacrificial plan could be expedited.
Subsequently, for every totem kingdom the Eight-headed Divine Serpent subdued, it would proactively seek an audience with the Abyssal Dragon God and join the Abyssal Totem Kingdom.
The Eight-headed Divine Serpent continuously expanded the Abyssal Totem Kingdom according to the Abyssal Dragon God's orders, earning the Abyssal Dragon God's trust.
From then on, many important matters would be entrusted to the Eight-headed Divine Serpent by the Abyssal Dragon God.
For example, building the sacrificial altar and setting up the grand sacrificial formation.
Through these tasks, the Eight-headed Divine Serpent also perceived the Abyssal Dragon God's intentions.
However, it did not realize that it itself would also become a sacrifice for the Abyssal Dragon God.
It continued to diligently complete its tasks.
Furthermore, it found an opportunity to split off a water snake and inform the black-robed man about the Abyssal Dragon God's situation.
The black-robed man had not returned to the future timeline. He remained in the Yan Hai Palace, deducing methods to fuse with Zheng Dong.
He wanted to replace Zheng Dong and "live on" in the present timeline.
Unfortunately, he had not yet deduced a suitable method.
He was unwilling to accept this.
If he could not devour and fuse with Zheng Dong, the longer he stayed in the present timeline, the greater the spatial repulsion he would experience.
Unless the laws of space and time collapsed and ceased to exist,
He would continue to be repelled.
Upon receiving the news from the Eight-headed Divine Serpent, he suddenly had an idea.
He could also set up a grand formation to sacrifice Zheng Dong and extract Zheng Dong's destiny.
Of course, this was a last resort. The black-robed man still preferred to devour and fuse with Zheng Dong.
As for the Abyssal Dragon God, he did not wish for its strength to recover too quickly.
Because once the Abyssal Dragon God recovered, it would definitely seek trouble with Zheng Dong, thus affecting his plan to devour and fuse with Zheng Dong.
Moreover, he was in the future timeline, and because of the Abyssal Dragon God, he had repeatedly faced near-death experiences.
Therefore, if there was an opportunity, he would want to eliminate the Abyssal Dragon God.
He instructed the Eight-headed Divine Serpent to find a way to disrupt the Abyssal Dragon God's plan.
For this purpose, he also decided to personally visit the Abyssal Totem Kingdom to understand the Abyssal Dragon God's sacrificial method, which might also help him in sacrificing Zheng Dong.
The black-robed man left the Yan Hai Palace, concealed his aura, and rushed towards the Abyssal Totem Kingdom.
Due to the long distance, it took the black-robed man two to three days to reach the Abyssal Totem Kingdom.
He found the Eight-headed Divine Serpent.
However, he did not meet the Abyssal Dragon God.
He disguised himself as an extraordinary being that had just condensed its divine spark and performed many menial and arduous tasks under the Eight-headed Divine Serpent.
As a result, the Abyssal Dragon God did not notice the black-robed man.
The black-robed man quickly figured out the Abyssal Dragon God's sacrificial method.
He was also surprised.
According to the sacrificial grand formation set up by the Abyssal Dragon God, it was likely that the entire Abyssal Totem Kingdom, and even dozens of surrounding totem kingdoms, would suffer.
Each totem kingdom was not small in area and contained hundreds of millions of extraordinary beings.
By sacrificing these extraordinary beings, the Abyssal Dragon God would undoubtedly gain immense power and recover some of its strength.
At that time, dealing with the Abyssal Dragon God would become even more difficult.
What to do?
The black-robed man pondered for a while and decided to ambush the Abyssal Dragon God during the sacrifice.
As long as the sacrifice was interrupted and the Abyssal Dragon God was heavily wounded.
It would be even harder for the Abyssal Dragon God to recover its strength.
In addition, the black-robed man had also secretly controlled many Divine level extraordinary beings.
During the sacrifice, these Divine level extraordinary beings would join forces with the Eight-headed Divine Serpent to resist the Abyssal Dragon God.
This would make the sacrificial process more troublesome.
The Abyssal Dragon God did not sense anything unusual.
It continued to advance its plan step by step.
With the preparations complete, the Abyssal Dragon God decided to begin the sacrifice.
The Abyssal Dragon God mastered the Divine skill Eternal Sacrifice.
Eternal Sacrifice had no requirements for the sacrifices; the more, the better.
All sacrifices would be offered to heaven and earth, that is, this world, to compensate for the normal operational losses of the world.
Thus, it would gain the favor of heaven and earth and receive rewards, allowing the Abyssal Dragon God to rapidly recover its strength.
The sacrifice had no negative effects on the Abyssal Dragon God.
Although it was cruel to the sacrifices, it was not harmful to the world.
This was why the Abyssal Dragon God frequently used Eternal Sacrifice.
However, using the Divine skill Eternal Sacrifice was troublesome. It required prior preparation and the gathering of numerous resources.
After the preparations were complete, the Abyssal Dragon God arrived at the altar.
The altar was located at the center of the Abyssal Totem Kingdom.
From afar, the entire Abyssal Totem Kingdom seemed to be centered around the altar. Even the Abyssal Dragon God's palace was pushed to the side, located at the southwest corner of the altar.
The Abyssal Dragon God transformed into human form and walked step by step towards the altar.
Below, the Eight-headed Divine Serpent and many other extraordinary beings watched the Abyssal Dragon God nervously.
They were very afraid of the Abyssal Dragon God.
The aura emanating from the Abyssal Dragon God made them feel as if they were facing an abyssal demon.
At this moment, except for the Eight-headed Divine Serpent, the Earth Divine Bear and other extraordinary beings who had come to pledge allegiance to the Abyssal Dragon God did not know that they themselves would become sacrifices, to be offered by the Abyssal Dragon God.
Although the Eight-headed Divine Serpent knew, it did not dare to flee.
With the black-robed man watching it, it could only hope that the Abyssal Dragon God's sacrifice would fail and not affect it in any way.
The Abyssal Dragon God stood above the altar, looking down at the numerous Divine level extraordinary beings below.
Its eyes rolled, as if it could see all the extraordinary beings in the Abyssal Totem Kingdom and the surrounding totem kingdoms.
These extraordinary beings did not yet know that danger was approaching.
Some were cultivating, some were hunting, and some were fighting.
They did not sense any abnormality, nor did they try to escape.
The Abyssal Dragon God seemed satisfied with everything. It transformed into a terrifying abyssal monster.
Unlike the Undying Dragon God, the Abyssal Dragon God's true form was extremely terrifying, which was why the Western dragons it created were also very frightening.
Immediately after, mysterious and eerie power surged from the Abyssal Dragon God towards the altar.
The altar seemed to be instantly activated, and a beam of black light shot straight into the sky.
The countless clouds that stood in its way were pierced through.
Subsequently, the black light formed a pillar of light that rapidly spread outwards, quickly covering the entire Abyssal Totem Kingdom.
However, this was not the end.
Not only the Abyssal Totem Kingdom but also dozens of surrounding totem kingdoms were enveloped by the black light.
Under the shroud of the black light, all extraordinary beings felt a tightness in their hearts, as if they were wearing shackles, feeling uneasy all over.
Even the black-robed man felt uncomfortable.
This was just the beginning.
Above the altar, the Abyssal Dragon God roared, and even more terrifying power surged from its body towards the altar.
Instantly, the altar blazed with light, like a sun emitting black light.
Immediately, black chains appeared on all the extraordinary beings enveloped by the black light.
These chains could seal energy elements and block laws.
The Eight-headed Divine Serpent's expression changed drastically. It felt that its entire body's strength was difficult to exert.
It struggled, trying to break free from the chains.
But the chains seemed to have taken root, with one end on the ground and the other in the sky, binding it in place.
The Earth Divine Bear and other Divine level extraordinary beings also panicked.
When they came to pledge allegiance to the Abyssal Dragon God, they had never expected that the Abyssal Dragon God would sacrifice them.
"Great Abyssal Dragon God, you cannot do this! We sincerely came to pledge allegiance to you. We have always been loyal and have not committed any mistakes. We have completed all the tasks you assigned!" said the Savage Hound next to the Earth Divine Bear.
Unfortunately, the Abyssal Dragon God ignored it.
The Abyssal Dragon God was completely immersed in the sacrifice. It was fully focused on using the Divine skill Eternal Sacrifice, not daring to relax. Any slight mistake could affect the sacrificial effect, or even cause the sacrifice to fail.
Seeing this, the black-robed man also prepared to make a move.
He was also bound by black chains.
The black chains had strong suppressive power, passing through the entire sacrificial grand formation to suppress him, preventing him from escaping or causing trouble during the sacrifice.
The black-robed man used his bloodline divine body to try and break the black chains.
The black chains were stretched taut by him, but they simply wouldn't break.
This surprised the black-robed man. He hadn't expected that even he couldn't break free.
No wonder the Abyssal Dragon God wasn't worried about them escaping at all.
What to do?
Unable to break free from the black chains, let alone ambush the Abyssal Dragon God, he himself would be sacrificed.
The black-robed man's eyes darted around. After hesitating for a moment, he decided to use his final resort.
His body began to fade, as if it were about to gradually disappear.
Before long, he seemed to have turned into a phantom, breaking free from the restraint of the black chains.
This was not virtualization.
The black chains themselves were not physical entities.
Instead, they were chains formed by the power of Eternal Sacrifice, which could be large or small, real or ethereal.
Even if the black-robed man shrank to the size of a grain of rice or became as ethereal as a shadow, he could not escape the restraint.
The reason the black-robed man could break free was related to his origin.
He originally belonged to the future timeline.
He did not exist in this timeline.
The black chains could not bind things that did not exist, so naturally, they could not bind the black-robed man.
The black-robed man, turning into a phantom, was moving along the timeline between the future and the present.
He did not return to the future timeline.
However, as long as he made any move to return to the future timeline, his body would turn into a phantom until he returned to the future timeline and completely disappeared.
The black-robed man used this ingenious method to escape the black chains.
Subsequently, he looked towards the Abyssal Dragon God on the altar.
The Abyssal Dragon God also seemed to have not noticed his abnormality and was still performing Eternal Sacrifice.
The black-robed man knew his opportunity had arrived. Without any hesitation, he unleashed his strongest power and charged towards the Abyssal Dragon God.
Unlike Zheng Dong, the black-robed man did not summon any spirit beasts.
In the future timeline, all his spirit beasts had betrayed him and attacked him multiple times.
His only reliance was himself.
Therefore, he had cultivated his bloodline body to a very high level.
He mobilized the power of various laws, his identity permeated with a terrifying aura, and he threw a punch towards the Abyssal Dragon God.
Just as he was about to hit the Abyssal Dragon God, the Abyssal Dragon God also looked at him.
The Abyssal Dragon God was shocked.
It hadn't expected anyone else to be able to break free from the restraint.
Sensing the power unleashed by the black-robed man, it instinctively dodged.
Unfortunately, it still couldn't dodge completely and was hit on the head with a punch, its entire body shaking, and its head buzzing.
Immediately after, a sharp pain spread throughout its body.
It roared in anger and counterattacked.
However, its strength had not recovered, and it could not use many methods.
It did not cause much damage to the black-robed man.
"Bastard, who are you?" the Abyssal Dragon God questioned.
It sensed Zheng Dong's aura on the black-robed man, but the black-robed man was much stronger than Zheng Dong, and even it had to deal with him cautiously.