For a moment, the laws of the real world were directly altered by the powerful projections behind them.
Karl could even smell the foul stench of sulfur from the infernal realm.
However, that was not what Karl cared about.
What he cared about was Kaluu.
After Mephisto and Shuma-Gorath summoned their world projections, their strength rose tremendously.
With the support of their world projections, their power had fully reached the Single-Universe level.
Under those circumstances, Kaluu stood out sharply.
In Karl's eyes, this guy should not have been very strong. He should not have had any way to raise his strength.
But the inscrutable expression on Kaluu's face made even Karl feel a little uncertain.
"What's going on?"
"Could this guy be the hidden expert?"
Karl felt somewhat puzzled.
However, he did not remain puzzled for long.
There was no other reason.
Mephisto and Shuma-Gorath had already launched their attacks.
Summoning a world projection could not last for very long.
Setting aside whether their bodies could endure it, the rejection from the main universe alone could cause the world projections to collapse at any moment, bringing about the fate of a massive cosmic disaster.
But during the time that the world projections lasted, they were genuine Single-Universe-level powerhouses.
They could even suppress and kill powerhouses at the Single-Universe level, and it would not be considered difficult.
A world projection could not only increase their strength, but also suppress the power of opponents at the same level.
For example, right now, Karl was directly being suppressed by the power of two world projections.
Hell.
The Deep-Layer Dimension.
These places were extremely special existences among demonic realms, possessing immensely powerful forces.
With the support of these powers, all other laws were rejected.
Within this domain, only the Law of Inferno and the Law of the Abyss could take effect.
This was the authority of a world.
It was this overbearing.
It was this powerful.
With this power supporting him, Mephisto made his move.
His figure seemed to transform into a ball of green flame, releasing an extremely evil energy.
Within his attack were his own will and the power of the abyss.
Its might instantly rose to an astonishing level.
Three flaming skulls split off from his body.
They flew straight toward Karl.
As they flew, the skulls let out strange, cackling laughter.
It sounded extremely piercing.
Even Karl was slightly affected by it.
This was something that had never happened before. From this, one could imagine just how terrifying the power of this attack was.
If this attack landed, forget a cosmic void.
Even a massive galaxy would probably be annihilated outright, leaving absolutely nothing behind.
Fortunately, Karl was not helpless either.
He snapped his fingers.
A black flame formed purely from the Law of the Abyss appeared out of thin air and smashed toward the attack.
The black flame burned through empty space without needing any fuel at all.
Yet the power it released was extremely formidable.
It flew forward and directly collided with the green skulls.
Silently.
Both vanished without a trace.
"The Law of the Abyss!"
Shuma-Gorath and Mephisto spoke at the same time.
Mephisto turned his head and looked at Shuma-Gorath.
He wanted to know what was going on.
But Shuma-Gorath was even more shocked than he was.
What was happening?
Why had this brat learned the Law of the Abyss?
What kind of joke was this?
The Law of the Abyss did not exist in the real universe.
It was the manifestation of chaos and evil thoughts within the Deep-Layer Dimension.
It was a special law that only existed in the Deep-Layer Dimension!
How could this human brat know it?
Impossible!
Shuma-Gorath refused to believe it.
His huge eye widened.
A burst of nearly tangible psychic power stabbed toward Karl.
Their race was born with incomparably powerful psychic power, standing at the very peak of this world.
Naturally, he also possessed vast psychic power.
The sheer amount of his psychic power alone was comparable to all kinds of magic.
The Law of the Abyss also enhanced him, making his psychic power even stronger.
The psychic spike formed from it possessed extraordinary might.
Compared to a physical attack, it was even more powerful and lethal.
He wanted to see whether Karl was truly using the Law of the Abyss.
The invisible spike stabbed toward Karl.
But Karl seemed to have anticipated it.
He raised his hand.
A Tao Mandala appeared in front of him.
This magic, which normally could not block psychic attacks at all, actually blocked Shuma-Gorath's powerful psychic attack.
Ripples spread through the void.
Shuma-Gorath's psychic spike directly dispersed.
However, at the same time, Shuma-Gorath also saw Karl clearly.
Mysterious patterns were carved across the Tao Mandala.
Shuma-Gorath was extremely familiar with them.
That was the Law of the Abyss!
It was the Law of the Abyss expressed through runes!
"What kind of joke is this?!"
"Why can you control the Law of the Abyss?! And why is it this powerful?!"
Shuma-Gorath asked, dumbfounded.
The expression on his face showed utter incomprehension.
The Law of the Abyss was different from other laws.
It was an extremely evil law.
Those who comprehended this law would instead suffer corrosion from it.
Whether body or soul, both would be damaged subtly and continuously.
However, Karl seemed to have none of these concerns at all.
His body had not changed in the slightest.
The Law of the Abyss had not affected him at all.
How was that possible?
It was one thing for him to learn the Law of the Abyss.
But to be completely unaffected by it as well?
Was that really allowed?
Then had Shuma-Gorath spent all these years learning it for nothing?
Shuma-Gorath almost shut down.
But Mephisto, who was beside him, could no longer hold back.
"Shuma-Gorath, why can he use the Law of the Abyss?"
"Isn't that your exclusive skill?"
"Why does his law even seem a little stronger than yours?"
Mephisto asked strangely.
Shuma-Gorath felt as though a knife had been stabbed into his heart.
It was one thing for his law to be learned by someone else.
But how was it stronger than his own power?
Where was he supposed to put his dignity?
"Damn it."
"You think this is my problem? I don't know why this guy knows the Law of the Abyss either!"
"This brat is simply a monster!"
"We absolutely cannot let him leave today."
"Otherwise, there will be no peace for us in the days to come!"
Shuma-Gorath said through gritted teeth.
Mephisto also nodded in agreement.
No one wanted to leave behind such a terrifying enemy.
In an instant, killing intent surged from both of them.
Everything around them began to collapse before their terrifying wills.
Only Kaluu stood there alone, trembling slightly.
The situation actually came to a brief pause for an instant.
(End of Chapter)
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