283: This guy actually tried to find me by following the internet connection.

The consciousness of the Skeleton Monarch suddenly descended.

Following it was a grand and majestic voice that echoed through the cave, carrying a hint of approval and expectation:

"Well done, my servants."

"You have successfully completed the ritual and anchored the 'eye of the monarch' to this realm. My efforts were not in vain..."

However, he did not finish his sentence.

A sudden change occurred!

*Whoosh!*

A black shadow, moving faster than the concept of time and space itself.

Like a bolt of lightning tearing through the night, it lunged brazenly toward the Eye of Skeleton!

It was so fast that even the Skeleton Monarch's perception only caught a glimpse of an afterimage!

"What?!"

Alarm bells rang wildly in the Skeleton Monarch's mind!

However, faster than sight was the terrifying aura that struck instantly, etched deep into his Soul!

It was him!

It was that guy!

The one who had single-handedly leveled the Incinerator's territory and crushed the Incinerator like a common bug.

The terrifying monster who had even nearly charged through the abyss passage into the core of the Gloomy Abyss!

Why was he here?!

This stronghold was clearly extremely hidden, and the ritual had only just been completed. How could he appear here with such precision?!

In a flash, countless thoughts churned within the Skeleton Monarch's consciousness.

But in the end, they converged into only one emotion—fear!

An instinctive fear of an unknown, powerful existence, born from the crushing difference in life-level!

"Damned fellow! It's you again! You're everywhere!!"

The Skeleton Monarch let out a roar mixed with shock and rage.

His grand, cold voice suddenly became furious, yet deep down, it hid an imperceptible tremble.

He reacted extremely quickly; although the consciousness descending here was not his main body, it still carried a portion of the Monarch's authority.

The eye of the monarch instantly erupted with a powerful energy shock, attempting to block the approaching black shadow!

However, his reaction was still too slow for Chen Nian, who had come prepared.

Chen Nian's figure appeared above the altar like a ghost.

He was less than three feet away from the pulsating core of the "eye of the monarch"!

Hearing the Skeleton Monarch's shocked and angry roar, Chen Nian merely gave a contemptuous smile and said:

"Oh? You actually recognize me?"

"I'm truly flattered."

"It seems that my failure to 'pay a visit' last time left quite a deep impression on you?"

"Since we've managed to 'get in touch' with such difficulty, why don't you invite me to sit down at your home!"

As he spoke, under the Skeleton Monarch's horrified gaze.

Chen Nian raised both hands, his fingers slightly curved.

And then—

He thrust them forward violently!

*Pshhh—!!!*

He didn't pierce a physical object; instead, his fingertips plunged into the space before him without any resistance!

Space was torn apart by his bare hands like a piece of cloth!

"Wh... what?!" The Skeleton Monarch's consciousness vibrated violently, his Soul fire jumping wildly!

Thrusting his hands into the Void Realm with his bare hands?!

Tearing through the spatial barrier directly with his Physical Body?!

Was this really something a human could do?!

In the next moment, the Skeleton Monarch instantly understood Chen Nian's intention—

He wanted to follow the connection between the "eye of the monarch" and the Gloomy Abyss to directly lock onto and break into the Gloomy Abyss!

"Madman! You madman!" the Skeleton Monarch roared in his mind.

Since the Incinerator incident, the terrifying scene of Chen Nian nearly killing his way through the passage had become a nightmare for many Abyssal Overlords.

They had reflected on their pain and learned a profound lesson. The most important rule was: never give this monster any chance to trace the abyss through a connection!

To this end, several Dominators, including the Skeleton Monarch,

had spared no expense in resources and time to master Spatial Severing!

This was precisely for situations like this, so they could quickly and efficiently cut off spatial connections.

Ensuring that the abyss would not be found by this madman.

This was originally the ultimate means of preserving the abyss in the most extreme circumstances.

But now, it was the time it had to be used!

Thinking this, the Skeleton Monarch did not hesitate for a moment.

He directly burned his own Origin power and activated the powerful Spatial Severing technique.

In an instant, a powerful, pure Spatial Severing force containing the Skeleton Monarch's Origin power erupted along that invisible connection!

To survive, the Skeleton Monarch showed incredible decisiveness and execution.

In just a moment, he forcibly severed, stripped away, and exiled this stronghold connected to the Gloomy Abyss!

The price paid was the complete destruction of the "eye of the monarch" core.

It meant the complete abandonment of this outpost stronghold that had been operated for many years, and the permanent loss of this wisp of the Skeleton Monarch's consciousness along with part of his Origin power.

But compared to being found by this monster following the connection back home, all these costs were worth it!

At the same time, Chen Nian violently pulled his hands to both sides!

The violent spatial power was torn open by him through sheer force.

A pitch-black, unstable spatial rift filled with terrifying energy turbulence appeared above the altar.

However, on the other side of the rift, there was no Skeleton Throne, nor any sight of the Gloomy Abyss.

There was only a patch of meaningless void turbulence, raging wildly enough to strangle an ordinary rank-seven powerhouse.

The connection between this stronghold and the abyss had been cleanly severed at the last moment.

Chen Nian looked at the empty spatial rift.

He was silent for two seconds, then said with a face full of disdain:

"Tsk, ran away quite fast."

"And they call themselves Abyss Masters; they're just a bunch of trash who only know how to run."

His tone was full of mockery and annoyance.

Clearly, he felt immense contempt for the Skeleton Monarch's style of running away as soon as they met.

Thinking of this, Chen Nian slowly turned around.

His gaze, still carrying a hint of lingering annoyance, swept toward the bottom of the altar.

To that group of Demonic Evils who were already scared out of their wits and nearly fainting.

The Shadow Demon Commander, the Bone Staff Demon Commander, and all the other Demonic Evils... the moment Chen Nian turned to look at them, they all jolted collectively.

It was as if invisible ice water had been poured from their heads to their toes; even their bone marrow was about to freeze!

They had witnessed the entire scene that happened in a flash, yet was enough to freeze their Souls.

They saw the incredibly powerful Skeleton Monarch, whom they worshipped,

reveal an almost uncontrollable fear the moment he sensed this man's aura!

They heard the Monarch's exasperated roar, filled with panic!

They even saw how pathetically the Monarch behaved just to avoid being found by this man.

He didn't even hesitate to destroy a precious token and cut off this stronghold!

Even the supreme Monarch in their hearts,

in front of this man, fled in panic like a stray dog, not even daring to show his face.

Then what about us?

It's over.

They were completely finished.