28: Second level little devil

After returning home, Ye Chen activated twenty rat cards in his Abyss.

As the cards were activated, dense grey shadows surged out like a tide, their scarlet eyes glinting in the dim environment, making one's scalp tingle.

Each card could summon eight hundred rats, so twenty cards meant sixteen thousand!

The incessant squeaking from so many rats almost drove Ye Chen mad.

In an ordinary Divine Realm, these rats would be enough to establish an endlessly reproducing population.

Unfortunately, the cruel laws of his Abyss did not allow weak creatures to survive.

Ye Chen's gaze turned cold, and he waved his arm, unleashing the Worm Army.

In an instant, sharp gnawing sounds echoed throughout the Abyss.

Thousands of Worms, like a black torrent, devoured the rat swarm, their souls absorbed by the Abyss Will in the void.

Immediately after, Ye Chen went to the Soul Mill and watched the mill master grind all of them into soul fragments.

Adding the miscellaneous animal souls from before, he had accumulated 110,000 soul fragments this time.

Converting all of them into Worms would yield 22,000 Worm souls!

Fortunately, the death of these small animals also generated some Abyss Power, allowing this Worm Army to manifest.

He then activated all the purchased negative aura cards.

The cards purchased this time did not include a fear aura, to prevent Apollo from causing trouble again.

It was a pity that the purchased negative auras were not enough to strengthen all the Worm souls.

Ultimately, he only obtained 20,000 talent souls and 2,000 ordinary souls.

When these souls were re-endowed with life, the number of Worms in the Abyss climbed to over 54,000!

Among them, 35,000 were talent Worms, and the rest were ordinary Worms.

As the number of Worms increased, the arena became even livelier, and the Abyss Power produced by the Pain Furnace reached 90 points per hour!

Over fifty thousand elite Worms, coupled with their ability to revive infinitely in the Abyss, further boosted Ye Chen's confidence in exploring the Great World.

...

In the following days, Ye Chen's life settled into a routine.

Since his battle with Zhou Mingjie, no one at school dared to challenge him again.

On this weekend rest day, Ye Chen, who was recording "Apollo's Happy Life," felt an unusual stir in his Abyss.

His divine sense sank into the disturbance, and he discovered that in the arena, a Worm that had absorbed a berserk aura had just achieved a hundred victories.

With the bonus, this Worm completed its metamorphosis and successfully evolved into a second-tier Little Devil.

"Race Name": Little Devil (Tier 2)

"Level": Transcendent Creature (One Star)

"Talents": Underground Shuttle, Devour Enhancement, Evolution, Flesh Regeneration, Elemental Resistance, Shadow Affinity

"Skills":

Shadow Flash: Can instantly move a short distance, allowing one to dodge enemy attacks or quickly approach opponents. Cooldown 10 seconds.

Shadow Barrier: Creates a shadow shield that can absorb damage. The shield continuously consumes demonic energy while it exists.

Demon Claw: A close-combat skill that unleashes sharp claws to inflict tearing damage on enemies.

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The Little Devil was one and a half meters tall, with dark purple skin and a pair of bat wings constantly flapping on its back.

It had curved short horns on its head, and its scarlet vertical pupils gleamed with cold light, a half-smile gracing its lips.

A slender tail with a barb at the end occasionally swayed in the air.

Looking at this Little Devil, which emanated a dark purple glow, Ye Chen felt a bit helpless.

He had originally thought that a Worm that absorbed a berserk aura would directly transform into a Berserk Demon upon Evolution.

He did not expect there to be a transitional stage of the Little Devil.

Well, a Berserk Demon was clearly not a second-tier "low-level creature"; it was impossible to ascend to heaven in one step.

However, the hundred-victory reward made its berserk aura even more intense; as long as it continued to evolve, it would one day become a terrifying Berserk Demon.

The Little Devil gained a Shadow Affinity talent and three major skills: displacement, shield, and melee, greatly enhancing its combat power.

The appearance of this Little Devil seemed to ignite the fuse of Evolution.

In the next few days, Worms reaching their critical point broke through one after another.

Some achieved it by winning in the arena, some by devouring their kin, and others awakened in life-and-death battles, all without exception transforming into Little Devils.

However, Gluttony and Apollo were completely different; they seemed to have their own BOSS templates, forging unique paths of Evolution.

In just a few days, over three hundred Little Devils roamed the Abyss.

These Little Devils returned 5 points of Abyss Power upon death, but required 10 points to revive, so Ye Chen dared not let them fight casually; his meager fortune could not withstand such abuse.

On this day, Zhou Mingjie finally sent a message.

"Ye Chen, my Fire Element has recovered its combat power. How are you prepared on your end?"

"I'm fine on my end, ready to act anytime."

Ye Chen quickly replied; the past few days of recuperation had really stifled him.

His Abyss was not like other people's Divine Realms, which relied on development to grow stronger.

There were no resources in the Abyss for development and utilization, and the dependents could not reproduce naturally; peaceful development would only make it weaker and weaker.

The Abyss could only grow stronger quickly through continuous invasion and combat.

"Alright then, I'll wait for you at the school gate after school tonight. We'll meet there."

"OK."

When school ended, Ye Chen saw a bored Zhou Mingjie at the school gate.

From his appearance, it seemed he had been waiting for a while, squatting by the main entrance, his gaze lingering on the long, youthful legs of students.

Seeing Ye Chen walk out of the school gate, Zhou Mingjie's eyes lit up, and he immediately went to meet him.

"Ye Chen, over here!"

Zhou Mingjie's shout attracted the attention of the surrounding students, and seeing that it was a meeting of the two great plague gods, they all scattered, not daring to approach.

Zhou Mingjie didn't care about the thoughts of these weaklings; he pulled Ye Chen and walked out.

"Time is precious, let's head out directly."

Ye Chen didn't struggle, allowing Zhou Mingjie to lead him away.

Leaving the crowded area, the two walked directly to the roadside.

By the roadside, a bright silver SUV was dazzling in the sunlight, its body lines sharp, exuding a flamboyant aura.

Zhou Mingjie skillfully opened the car door and motioned for Ye Chen to get in.

Then, he sat in the driver's seat and started the car.

"I usually live a pretty low-key life, so I don't have any luxury cars, drivers, or bodyguards arranged. I rely on myself for travel."

Ye Chen looked at the extremely flashy SUV in front of him and found it hard to associate it with low-key.

Ignoring the strange looks from the people around him, Ye Chen still got into this "low-key" vehicle.

The car sped along, with Ye Chen feeling anxious, and arrived at a luxurious estate half an hour later.

The layout here lived up to the title of a top-tier family; every plant and tree in the estate was elegant and harmonious.

At the center of the estate was a vast complex of villas, which was the residence of the Zhou family members.

Of course, most family members were out managing various industries and rarely returned to live there.

Zhou Mingjie first took Ye Chen to the restaurant, where they enjoyed a luxurious meal together.

After the meal, Ye Chen rubbed his slightly bulging stomach, sighing at the beauty of life.

Before Ye Chen could savor the moment further, Zhou Mingjie took him to the backyard.