"Oh! My most revered and powerful master, Alec has missed you terribly!"
Before the Abyss Demon Dragon even landed, his excited howl resounded, causing the group of Demon Warriors around Bai Yan to tremble uncontrollably.
Lower Demons were incredibly powerful beings; the fact that the group of Lower Demons didn’t collapse was all thanks to Alec restraining his own higher Demon aura.
"Where have you been these days?"
Bai Yan frowned, watching the Abyss Demon Dragon slowly descend beside him.
"Respected master, as you instructed, I have been diligently seeking many female dragons these days to laboriously sow and breed."
Alec wore a somewhat proud expression, along with a hint of faint fatigue.
It seems he has scattered no small amount of precious essence lately.
Unexpectedly, this foolish dragon can be quite obedient.
"How about the results? Where are the dragon babies?"
"Respected master, you must understand, breeding among the Dragon Clan, even for the Abyss Demon Dragon, is incredibly difficult, and cultivating dragon babies takes a great deal of time..."
Bai Yan interrupted Alec’s words, his eyes dark and deep, speaking in a low voice, "Since the breeding of dragons is difficult and prolonged, why haven’t you returned to inform me! You even ignored my soul messaging, could it be that you were so engrossed in the company of the female dragons that you forgot about me, your master?"
"No, no, no, Alec dares not forget his master!"
Alec was extremely panicked, shaking his massive dark dragon head in haste to explain, "Master, I’ve encountered some matters these days, and I’ve been to a very peculiar place, which is why I’ve not received your soul messaging and thus delayed my return."
Bai Yan remained silent, looking at Alec with a very cold gaze.
Alec nervously gulped, continuing his explanation, "That place is truly bizarre! Master, there resides a remnant of your soul aura, so Alec was curious to take a look. But as soon as Alec entered, I was besieged by many Level 9 Demons... It took me a great effort to escape, you almost lost your loyal Alec!"
In Alec’s voice, there was an uncontrollable hint of fear.
Bai Yan’s eyes sharpened, his expression becoming serious.
Alec, a creature who knew no bounds, might be foolish, but his combat prowess was undeniably formidable; ordinary Level 8 or 9 Demons were not his match.
Alec was a warrior born for battle, his combat instincts far surpassing those of other Demons of the same rank.
A place that could invoke fear in Alec, and had my soul aura? Containing many Level 9 Demons?
Bai Yan took a deep breath, a possibility occurring to him.
Past-life inheritance!
That place likely contains my past-life inheritance!
The System had made it clear that a portion of my past-life inheritance was buried across various layers of the Abyss, waiting to be unearthed by me.
"Take me there to see!"
Bai Yan said in a deep voice.
How mysterious and powerful past-life inheritances were, as evidenced by the fragmented inheritance from a Blood Cross, which allowed Bai Yan to possess the status of a Demon Lord ahead of time, as well as aiding in his cultivation, even benefiting the training in the Dragon Vein Technique!
Facing another likely location of his past-life inheritance, Bai Yan would not give up no matter what.
He must obtain his past-life memories and inheritance!
Bai Yan was extremely curious; what kind of being was he in his past life?
"No, Master, the Level 9 Demons there are too powerful and too numerous! If you go, it will be dangerous..."
"I said, take me there! Do not make me say it a third time!"
Bai Yan’s eyes were incredibly cold as he recalled his Demon Warriors, mounting the massive dragon body of Alec.
Alec fell silent and then, gritting his teeth, took to the sky, "Then, master... Alec will take you to take a look, but please don’t take any risks!"
Alec was beset with anxiety in his heart; he truly feared that his master’s curiosity was too great, that venturing into the Abyss Forbidden Land and being slain by that horde of Level 9 Demons would spell the end!
Bai Yan said indifferently, "Why so much nonsense? Fly faster!"
Alec’s flying speed was very fast, and within the blink of an eye, tens of thousands of miles were traversed. Alec carried Bai Yan across the hinterland of this layer of the Abyss, encountering a large number of Middle-level Demons and high-ranking Demons along the way, yet Alec unusually chose not to provoke them.
Alec was sullen, his heart preoccupied with concern for his master. He inwardly lamented why he had to reveal the truth, awakening his master’s curiosity.
If his master was to face danger because of him, Alec felt he would never forgive himself for the rest of his life!
If his master died, wouldn’t Alec die as well?
That’s it, the loyal Alec was about to bravely meet his death alongside his master.
In the Abyss Demon Dragon’s enormous dragon eyes, huge tears began to form. Poor me, Alec, so handsome and suave, I haven’t even had the chance to produce offspring before my untimely youthful demise.
Hopefully, my hard work from the recent period could successfully sow and blossom, leaving behind my own lineage in this Abyss...
While Alec was lost in his thoughts, Bai Yan spoke indifferently:
"We’re about to, Master. It’s just ahead."
Alec said, somewhat timidly.
On the horizon ahead, a colossal blood-colored depression appeared. This depression covered a vast area, too broad to see its entirety at a glance. With towering rocks and dense forests, one could vaguely catch sight of fearsome Demons swiftly weaving through them, their forms elusive.
Bai Yan squinted his eyes, from the enormous blood-colored depression ahead, he felt a strong sense of familiarity.
It was as if it was the same aura he had felt when using the Blood Cross to unlock the Blood-colored Gem.
This aura seemed to resonate with Bai Yan’s soul and as if it could make Bai Yan’s heart beat in sync!
My past life memories and legacy must be there!
Bai Yan patted the dragon’s back, signaling for Alec to land and stop at the edge of the depression.
Just now, Bai Yan had distinctly sensed many auras inside that made his soul tremble – there were numerous level nine Demons inside!
This place, undoubtedly, is the most terrifying place of this layer of the Abyss!
It is teeming with powerful level nine Demons!
"After I emerged from here, I found some high-ranking Demons to ask. This place is the Forbidden Land of this layer of the Abyss. It is said to hide something wondrous, the aura of which greatly benefits level nine Demons. Even, some high-ranking Demons mentioned that there are opportunities for evolution hidden inside!"
"This is also the reason why there are so many level nine Demons here. The most powerful level nine Demons in this layer have already occupied this place, divided the territories among themselves, and the insufficiently powerful Demons have all been expelled."
Alec explained beside Bai Yan.
Level nine is not the end of evolution for Demons, but should level nine Demons wish to evolve further, it’s far from being as simple as devouring and battling.
The difficulty of evolution for level nine Demons is unimaginably great.
"Why didn’t you grab a piece of territory for yourself when you always lived in this layer of the Abyss?"
While observing the huge blood-colored depression, Bai Yan casually inquired.
"Alec was exiled from another Abyss Layer. I accidentally entered a chaotic space-time flow and ended up in this layer of the Abyss. Soon after that, I met the Master. I’m not very familiar with this layer of the Abyss either."
Bai Yan nodded lightly, patiently observing the blood-colored depression, attentively sensing the fluctuations of aura within.
Indeed, it was hiding numerous level nine Demons.
If he were to simply walk in there with Alec, Bai Yan would bet that they wouldn’t even make two steps before meeting their end.
Even with Alec’s protection, it would be of no use!
The enemies here, were far too numerous and powerful!
It seemed that if strength was not adequate, they would have to rely on cunning strategy!
Taking a deep breath, Bai Yan’s gaze burned with intensity as he stared at the giant blood-colored depression in front of him, the terrifying eyes inside it flickering and fixed on Bai Yan, yet this did not cause him to fear or retreat.
There was something of mine in there!