The newly born Demon Hunting Spiders, under the control of the Demon Hunting Spider Empress, rushed toward Bai Yan in the lead. In the Spider Empress's perception, Bai Yan was the person who posed the greatest threat to her.

Yet Bai Yan laughed upon seeing this scene. He knew much about the demons in the Abyss.

Every thought of the Demon Hunting Spider Empress, including the current wave of spiders she produced without intending them to attack, was completely seen through by Bai Yan.

Without even drawing his Demon Longsword, Bai Yan directly flew into the air, clenched his right fist, and smashed it violently toward the ground.

"One powerful force shatters ten thousand spells!"

In this moment, a terrifying fist imprint descended from the sky, as if a technique coming down from heaven, possessing immense power.

The first batch of Demon Hunting Spiders was completely crushed into pieces under Bai Yan's punch, leaving no trace of existence in the world.

After finishing all of this, Bai Yan suddenly turned his head to glance at the Demon Hunting Spider Empress. The sneer at the corner of his mouth made the Spider Empress release nearly a thousand gathered spiders in panic.

As for herself, she fled swiftly in the opposite direction.

Demons, unlike humans, care little for face; the means that keep them alive are the truly good means.

However, Bai Yan had finally encountered an eight-level demon, filled with rich nutrition and capable of providing him substantial energy. Naturally, he wouldn't let her escape.

Although the Spider Empress fled a step ahead of Bai Yan, it was only a moment's difference before Bai Yan appeared beside her.

"Hah!!!"

The Demon Hunting Spider Empress was a special type among demons. Without her own language, when faced with Bai Yan, she instinctively showed a fierce expression, trying to scare him away.

Yet, the humanoid upper body of the Spider Empress reminded Bai Yan of the Devil Black Widow who once tried to crawl into his bed.

Both were Spider Demons, why such a vast difference between them?

Bai Yan questioned himself in his mind but ultimately found no answer.

But he didn't need an answer.

Ultimately uninterested after comparison, Bai Yan directly drew his Demon Longsword and beheaded the Demon Hunting Spider Empress, then successfully devoured her.

However, the energy of just an eight-level demon was still insufficient to bring him improvement. Only more and stronger demons could fill Bai Yan's bottomless pit.

Moreover, Bai Yan's decision to hunt within the Abyss was partly to test his own strength and that of the Nightmare Knights.

On the other hand, he possibly intended to challenge the Abyss's consciousness.

Only by subduing the Abyss's consciousness could he attain even greater enhancement.

For instance, the so-called demon breeding farm's restrictions—with the Abyss's consciousness in hand, Bai Yan wouldn't be troubled by anything.

Then Bai Yan could cultivate demons without limits. Even if his demon level wasn't sufficient, he could still cultivate powerful Demon Warriors.

This was the biggest reason Bai Yan roamed freely within the Abyss.

Anyway, recently Satan would be busy in the Divine Kingdom and Hell rolling out Bai Yan's powerful creature breeding plan, unable to return to the Abyss for a long period.

Meanwhile, once the Divine Kingdom perished, these demons might feel as if they suddenly lost their greatest enemy. Bai Yan naturally needed to find something for them to do; otherwise, these bored demons would inevitably cause trouble.

The Abyss's Third Layer was filled with many demons, with a fair number at level seven, and occasionally an eight-level one, although Bai Yan had seen a level nine demon only once, which he then turned into a stepping stone for his evolution.

Treading on the blood-red land under the dim sky, Bai Yan roamed freely. The enhancement of his Divine Thought allowed him to easily locate powerful demons hidden throughout the Abyss's Third Layer.

However, what troubled him was that he could no longer lead the Nightmare Knights on expeditions.

Lately, rumors of a Nightmare Knight group responsible for numerous murders emerging in the Abyss's Third Layer had spread throughout the entire Third Layer.

So Bai Yan had to endure and send the Nightmare Knights back to Demon Island to protect his family.

This way, his whereabouts wouldn't be discovered, and even if found, he'd have no worries.

These Nightmare Knights were his precious treasures, and he didn't want to lose a single one.

Thus, in the ensuing days, Bai Yan began hunting demons within the Abyss's Third Layer, with those lacking prospects and particularly foolish becoming his primary targets.

According to Bai Yan's thinking, the entire Abyss would belong to him in the future. These useless demons occupying training grounds for his future Demon Warriors had to be eliminated.

Of course, there were also those with immense potential. Once spotted by Bai Yan, they were recruited under his command.

The demon contract ensured that even formidable demons could not resist Bai Yan's orders, helping him search for targets, as after all, they were the local tyrants.

With the assistance of these Third Layer demons, Bai Yan successfully slew and devoured numerous demons, raising his Demon Power within to an extreme limit.

Only, what troubled him was that the evolution points were still insufficient.

Bai Yan needed the support of evolution points to complete the transition to the next level. Otherwise, even with the absorption of more demon energy, it would only raise his energy cap.

In game terms, it meant Bai Yan's mana bar was constantly increasing, yet he was not leveling up, which greatly vexed him.

Of course, the Demon Lords of the Abyss's Third Layer had also noticed Bai Yan's presence. However, due to Bai Yan's power, not one dared to confront him.

In fact, they lived in constant fear that Bai Yan would one day show up and kill and devour them.

Fortunately, Bai Yan had no such plans for the moment, merely roaming the Abyss's Third Layer, seeking breakthrough opportunities.

...

That day, Bai Yan appeared at the edge of a volcano within the Abyss's Third Layer. According to reports from a seventh-level Lord of Abyss Demon he had subdued, an Abyss Flame Dragon supposedly lived here, possibly related to Acrylic.

According to the Lord of Abyss Demon's account, this Abyss Flame Dragon's level was at least level nine, though whether it was a peak level nine, he was unsure.

But to Bai Yan, even a peak level nine was as easy as slicing through vegetables, posing no difficulty at all.

So Bai Yan came, hoping to see if this Abyss Flame Dragon could provide him with enough evolution points to elevate his demon identity strength to the next level.

By the power of the God of Demon, Bai Yan clearly sensed a massive energy reaction within his perception range.

Even the bubbling, erupting lava in the volcano couldn't completely mask this energy reaction.

"It should be you," Bai Yan said, gazing at the rolling smoke emerging from the volcano's mouth, his heart lightly trembling.

For some reason, he had a feeling that perhaps today was the day he would level up.