A beautiful garden that made my heart swoon with admiration. In this garden there was a gazebo in which two men sat.
They resembled each other, though one of them differed in the color of his eyes-he had dark black eyes.
"Can you change your appearance to something else?" Xie Qing shook his head irritably.
"Hm? Okay, whatever you say." Abyss shrugged and her appearance changed.
She turned into a mature woman with black hair, green eyes, and a seductive body.
This time Xie Qing didn't know her, so he praised Abyss for her originality. But he was soon surprised.
"Actually, this is your father's new wife."
Boom!
A surge of negative energy caused the space to distort.
What's amazing is that only beings in the realm of divinity have the ability to affect space.
In addition, this negative energy could turn an imp into a Supreme demon!
Abyss drank his tea and watched Xie Qing, waiting for him to calm down. After a few minutes, the swirl of energy calmed down and the space tightened.
"I'm surprised you were able to touch space. Which is to be expected from a Guardian of the Abyss."
"..." Xie Qing, however, was not in the mood to listen to the compliments.
Abyss shook her head and suddenly tapped the table, drawing Xie Qing's attention to herself.
"If you give my month of attention, I will give you the coordinates of this woman and get your father's soul."
"..!" Xie Qing squinted his eyes. "That bastard's soul? You mean..."
"He died. He was killed by that woman when this mortal refused to acknowledge their child."
Xie Qing crossed his arms over his chest and leaned back, waiting for her further story.
"Unfortunately, she has been detained and is now in a women's prison and her two-year-old daughter in an orphanage."
Xie Qing frowned and sighed heavily. He was disgusted that his father had died so easily, but he also felt guilty that this woman had suffered so much.
However, he didn't care about that now. Xie Qing shifted his gaze to Abyss and tilted his head to the side.
"Then why did you summon me?"
Abyss smiled, "I will soon disappear."
Xie Qing was surprised. The Abyss will disappear? Doesn't that mean...
"No. You won't lose your powers, and the fact that I disappear won't affect the Abyss." She interrupted him and smiled.
"First, let me tell you how I came into the world."
In ancient times, when the world existed as empty space
Back then there were two powerful beings called the Abyss and Chaos.
Chaos was the original cause of the world's creation. At that time, the Abyss existed only as a place where dead souls accumulated.
However, at one point the world created by Chaos began to show signs of destruction.
People began to go crazy, fight and make wars. Everything was in disarray.
Because of the strong influx of negative energy and evil souls, the Abyss activated a defense mechanism.
And a mind was born.
Thanks to this mind, the Abyss absorbed and sealed most of Chaos, and then destroyed the world created by Chaos.
At the same time, it activated its strongest ability: illusion.
In an instant, the empty world was transformed into a rich and lush world. However, that was not all.
Within a thousand years, illusion turned into reality and the first, real creatures began to appear.
As a result, different worlds appeared as well, until the whole illusion became real.
It could be said that the Abyss laid the foundation and the inhabitants built the house.
With each millennium, the Abyss lost control over the entire world, switching to a dormant state.
And so, she went into "pause mode," causing everyone to forget she existed.
But during the ancient war, negative energy and sinful souls awakened Abyss' mind, causing her to choose the Abyss Projection.
The Projection of the Abyss, that is, Melissa, showed the power of the Abyss and spread her power throughout the world.
Through this, the Abyss regained control of the world.
All seems well, however...
"When the Abyss is not in danger, I will be useless. And then I will disappear." The Mind of the Abyss smiled. "So before I disappear, I want to choose someone worthy to synchronize with the Abyss."
Xie Qing sat with a complicated expression on his face. Some of his doubts were resolved, and he also learned many new things.
Plus the synchronization with the Abyss... It was a process that all beings of the Divinity Realm longed for.
Because you literally become "The Abyss," gaining control of the world. But until today, no one knew how to do this.
"How am I supposed to sync up with the Abyss?" Xie Qing asked, sipping his tea.
"With the System, of course." Abyss grinned.
"Kha!" Xie Qing choked on his tea and looked at Abyss in shock.
"How do you know about the System?"
It was obvious from her tone that this was no bluff. Abyss chuckled softly.
"Do you really think the existence of such a power can hide from my eyes?"
"Then..." Xie Qing spoke, but he was quickly stopped.
"No, I don't know who created it. All I know - system safely and her creator is a being above me."
Xie Qing sighed and shook his head. He thought he would learn at least a little bit about the system's origins, but...
"Don't worry, sooner or later you'll find out what the system is all about. In the meantime..." Abyss snapped his fingers and a system window appeared in front of Xie Qing.
[Assignment: "Summoning the Abyss" successfully completed.]
[Reward: Cleansing the lineage:
"I've added one more item to the rewards, plus a slight increase in points. Think of it as a gift in honor of acquaintance."
"You can do that too?!" Xie Qing shook his head in surprise.
"If I have enough influence, I can change awards as I please."
"Influence?" Xie Qing raised an eyebrow, but when he saw Abyss' smiling face, he sighed.
It looked like she wasn't going to tell him about it.
Xie Qing accepted the rewards and instantly felt his body feel lighter. A black barrier formed around him.
Abyss watched this process with a smile, waiting for the result.
"I wonder how you will surprise us..."
...
In the cramped and dark space, Xie Qing wriggled, squirming in pain.
However, he did not scream or make any sounds, just clenched his teeth tighter.
The pain was like your internal organs being burned from the inside, and the strong tingles slicing you apart.
However, the statistics of the purity of the bloodline increased with every second, so Xie Qing held back.
"For the sake of my future children, I am suffering... Isn't that a heroic act?" He grinned.
With this bloodline, his children could become the strongest beings in the world. Then he could relax and feel that it wasn't all in vain.
He suddenly imagined a small version of himself or Aria. Unintentionally he got a smirk.
With those thoughts in mind, he waited for the process to be over.
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A/N: Important announcement.
I plan to expand the harem as it relates to the events at the end of the book.
The maximum I've set is 7, so it's unlikely there will be any further. However, if anyone has any ideas on how the harem can be better served, I'm listening.
Also keep in mind that power stones help the author get motivated to write new chapters.
There will be goals starting next week:
20 power stones - 1 additional chapter.
60 power stones - 3 additional chapters.
At the end of the week, if we get that many chapters, the promised number of chapters will be released on the same day.
Good luck to you all.