My Beast Is the 12-Winged Angel Chapter 503 - 504: A Familiar Figure!
Previously on My Beast Is the 12-Winged Angel...
The tenth layer of the Demon Abyss.
It served as the former domain of the Tenth Demon God Abyss.
At its heart, the tenth layer had been shrouded in boundless shadows and the might of the Void.
Any common being that ventured inside would see its strength swiftly sapped by Yuan, turning into sustenance for this shadowy expanse.
Not even the formidable Demon Race...
Would risk entering without Yuan's direct orders.
But at present, this shadowy territory displays an eerie...
Silence of death.
The Demonic Qi lingers thickly, refusing to fade, flowing quietly like heavy ebony waves through the Void.
However, the distinct fearsome aura of the Demon God Abyss has completely faded away.
Right now.
A slim silhouette moves carefully through this eerily quiet shadowy domain.
A unique dark glow surrounds her, shielding her body from the Demonic Qi's corrosion.
This comes from a Guardian Beast exclusive to the Demon Abyss, serving as her key protection for braving this area.
She goes by Li Xin, having departed from the Fire Camp to investigate the tenth layer!
Her bright, spirited eyes now brim with shock.
She has scoured the tenth layer as much as she could.
Yet the findings match her earlier suspicions.
The Demon God Abyss appears to have... met its end!
The presence of the Demon God Abyss has scattered, and almost every Demon Race inhabitant in the tenth layer has perished.
This indicates that the Demon God Abyss wasn't merely broken apart in body, with a chance to reform.
Instead, its very Divine Position has been utterly dispersed!
Currently, the entire Demon Abyss holds only a handful of Demon Race survivors, ones not originating from the Demon God Abyss.
Furthermore, the realm itself radiates a feeling of abandonment and ruin.
The world gradually breaks down, while cracks of instability start forming in the space.
"I must find the cause!"
Li Xin gripped her fist tightly, her fingertips turning pale from the pressure.
Should the Demon God Abyss have been truly defeated by some mysterious, overwhelming force, and completely destroyed...
Then, what exactly is this force?
Ally or enemy?
If it's a potential partner, or someone open to contact and alliance...
It could provide boundless power to the entire Firewood organization!
With that in mind, she began a more thorough sweep of the tenth layer, examining every oddity without fail.
Still, the outcome left her deeply disheartened.
Besides the vanished essence of the Demon God Abyss, no traces of any outsider turned up.
"Could the Demon God Abyss have been wiped out in some other realm?"
That idea abruptly crossed Li Xin's mind.
In that case, her hard journey here would amount to nothing.
While her mind raced, as she geared up to leave this spot and head back to the Fire Camp...
"Rip——!!!"
A piercing noise exploded across the sky of this hushed tenth layer!
Li Xin snapped her head upward, her pupils shrinking in alarm!
The heavens, once blanketed in Demonic Qi, got torn open by a brilliant sword gleam!
The heavy Demonic Qi pulled back and dissolved, as if facing its deadly foe.
Before long, a massive rift tore through the sky above the tenth layer!
Right away, multiple presences on par with a Demon God emerged from that rift.
At the forefront stood a figure with dark hair and dark robes, his expression steady, his eyes profound.
He is...
The Divine Envoy that generations of the Fire Camp have sought!
"Divine...Divine Envoy?!"
Li Xin cried out in disbelief, her thoughts nearly emptying.
Her form stiffened right there, breath catching in her throat.
She could never have imagined encountering the Divine Envoy, the object of the Fire Camp's endless search across eras, in such a manner here!
Up in the sky.
Gu Xing's eyes scanned this realm with composure.
The dense, tangible Demonic Qi, the crumbling and fading structure of space, the lingering trace of the Demon God...
"Is this the heart of the Demon Abyss' tenth layer?"
He had anticipated the core of the Demon Abyss' tenth layer to reek of extreme corruption and disorder.
Yet the actual state proved far less dire than his expectations.
His sight passed over the wreckage below, ultimately settling on a spot that seemed somewhat pristine.
There, a form clashed with the grim surroundings.
A human being.
Gu Xing's eyes revealed little astonishment.
During his initial plunge into the river of time, he had arrived at the Demon Abyss.
Even then, he understood that the Demon Abyss housed not just the Demon Race.
It also held humans treated like mere livestock by the Demon Race.
Back in those days, he recalled planting a legacy deep within the Demon Abyss.
Nevertheless, after millennia, that legacy he planted could have vanished entirely.
He shook his head, dismissing the jumbled recollections from his thoughts.
Afterward, his attention returned to the figure below.
It was a delicate, willowy shape.
Apparently a young woman, gazing upward at them without blinking, as if paralyzed by fear.
Despite the great distance, Gu Xing sensed a vague familiarity about her, like he'd crossed paths with her likeness previously.
But Gu Xing paid it no heed.
Having wandered the river of time for ages, enduring countless trials, plenty of forgettable faces had faded from memory.
Still, as the initial human he met inside the Demon Abyss, he chose to seek some details from her.
With a mere flicker of intent, he descended toward where the young woman stood.
As he drew near, the churning Demonic Qi nearby withdrew in apparent dread, clearing a somewhat pure zone.
Gu Xing touched down softly, mere steps from the young woman.
He prepared to address her, adopting the gentlest tone to avoid startling her.
But the instant their eyes locked...
"Thud!"
A distinct thud of knees striking the earth echoed.
The young woman abruptly knelt down without a second thought, lowering her head in profound reverence!
Her petite frame quivered faintly, her voice shaking with intense feeling.
"Leader of the 137th generation of the Fire Camp, Li Xin... pays respect to the Divine Envoy!"
Divine Envoy?
Gu Xing hesitated for a beat, recollections tied to that title flooding back.
In the Demon Abyss, those who knew him and addressed him thus...
Seemed limited to the miners he had freed long ago!
And in that instant, he identified in the young woman's features the child he had once rescued.
"Are you Little Lizi’s descendant?" Gu Xing asked cautiously.
The mention of Little Lizi, inscribed on the opening page of their family records, sent a violent tremor through Li Xin's body.
At this point, she felt utterly convinced...
It wasn't a dream; she had genuinely located the Divine Envoy that the Fire Camp had chased through generations.
"Yes! Divine Envoy!"
"The Little Lizi you speak of, is my great-grandmother!"
Next, she drew in a steadying breath, gathering every bit of her resolve and reverence, to extend the most sincere summons:
"Divine Envoy, please... please visit the Fire Camp!"
"They... they need to see you with their own eyes, need your guidance!"
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