It has been three years since the four demigods entered the Sooty Mountains to challenge the Emperor Dragon.

Under the pervasive red glow.

In the sky above the swamp area, with the space rippling and distorting, a legendary human, exuding a regal aura, wearing a luxurious robe and a crown, was exiled here with a face full of unwillingness.

After a bout of furious venting, this legendary human from some material plane calmed down and began to survey the surroundings.

An endless swamp came into view, with a pungent stench assaulting his nostrils. The most fatal thing was the feeling of weakness and discomfort as the vitality within his body slowly seeped away.

No matter what means he used, he couldn’t affect this process.

“…Casserly Abyss…”

“I won’t be trapped here forever. When I return to the prime material plane, all who betrayed me will pay in blood.”

The legendary human’s eyes were dark as he clenched his fists and muttered.

In the material plane, he was a king, brutal and bloodthirsty, controlling vast territories. His iron hooves were still ravaging and expanding, aiming to bring the entire world under his rule. But just when he was at the peak of his power, he was betrayed by those around him and exiled to the Casserly Abyss through a spatial spell array.

As a king of the material plane and a prominent figure, he naturally wouldn’t be willing to be trapped here.

“Explore this world and find a way to leave.”

With this thought, the legendary king immediately prepared to set off.

However, at this moment, two voices filled with malice reached the legendary king’s ears.

“Not bad luck, encountering a newly exiled unlucky fellow.”

“Hey, these newcomers are often arrogant and self-important. Teasing them always brings a lot of fun.”

“I bet two black swamp stones that he’ll be stubborn for a while but will eventually submit to our king.”

“…This one looks like a king too. I’ll bet three stones that he’ll rather die than submit.”

The legendary human looked warily at the two figures approaching him.

A snow monster covered in thick white fur, exuding a chilling cold, and a wolf-man standing upright with sharp claws and fangs appeared in the human king’s sight.

They looked at the legendary human and mocked:

“Judging by your crown, you must be a king of some world. But why do you look so weak?”

“Give us a dance to entertain us, and maybe we’ll pretend we didn’t see you and let you leave.”

In the dull and boring Casserly Abyss, teasing these newly exiled beings was one of the few pleasures for the abyssal prisoners.

Hearing the two monsters’ words, the legendary human’s eyes sharpened, and he thundered:

“How dare you spout nonsense before me! Courting death!”

“Not much skill, but quite a temper… Let us teach you your first lesson in the Casserly Abyss: show respect to the veteran prisoners!”

The snow monster and the wolf-man ignored the legendary human’s reaction, their tone still condescending, with mocking eyes.

At the same time.

Crackling… Thousands of lightning bolts flashed on the legendary human, illuminating a large area around him.

The legendary human erupted, his fierce movements directly attacking the two monsters in front of him.

A minute later.

“Damn you, let go of me!”

The legendary human, covered in wounds and encased in ice from the neck down, struggled angrily, the ice on his body cracking with a series of sounds, fissures spreading.

Facing the legendary human’s resistance, the snow monster exhaled a breath of cold air, making the cracked ice even thicker and harder to break free from.

“Give up your meaningless resistance.”

“In other worlds, you might be someone, but in the Casserly Abyss, in this sphere prison, you are nothing.”

The wolf-man said with a bit of sentiment.

Once, this half-human, half-wolf, a hybrid born of a human and a legendary demon wolf, had wreaked havoc in its original world, being seen as a terrible disaster.

When it first arrived in the Casserly Abyss, it was even more self-important than the legendary human before it, seeing itself as the protagonist.

But the Casserly Abyss ruthlessly torments every abyssal prisoner. Having seen countless monsters stronger and more perverse than itself, it had long recognized its place, just another ordinary member here.

“I…”

The legendary human was unwilling, continuing to struggle, but before he could finish his words, the wolf-man tore off his jaw with a claw.

The wolf-man’s eyes were blood-red, his gaze violent, and he muttered:

“Still dare to call yourself a king? There is only one king here!”

“Lowly and ignorant human, bow your head, abandon your pride, and remember the one you will serve, remember his honorific—Emperor Dragon!”

Under the wolf-man’s murderous gaze, the legendary human, his face a bloody mess, hesitated and finally lowered his head slowly, his eyes dim.

……

Nowadays, scenes like this often occur in the sphere prison under the red glow.

Many abyssal prisoners exiled to this sphere prison, before they even have a chance to understand their situation, are suppressed and captured by powerful prisoners following the spatial fluctuations. Depending on their resistance, they are either killed or enslaved according to the Emperor Dragon’s orders.

And it’s not just the newly exiled abyssal prisoners.

Even those who have spent a long time in the prison face the same choice.

Starting three years ago.

The Elf King, along with the four demigods who submitted to the Emperor Dragon, began a purge of all abyssal prisoners within this sphere prison.

Anyone unwilling to submit to the Emperor Dragon’s rule was mercilessly killed.

Because most abyssal prisoners come from extraordinary backgrounds and are inherently proud, resistance often occurs. But all resistance forces are invariably crushed and exterminated. After all, the Casserly Abyss is never short of abyssal prisoners; no matter how many die, new ones will continuously appear.

After wave after wave of purges, almost all existing abyssal prisoners have submitted to the Emperor Dragon’s will.

Newly exiled abyssal prisoners are no exception; they either don’t get a chance to experience the Casserly Abyss’s environment before being killed on the spot, or they choose to submit.

After the fall of the most powerful Titan God of Wrath, this sphere prison welcomed a new dragon emperor who, though not prone to random outbursts of anger, ruled with iron and blood, more absolute in his authority.

Sooty Mountains.

In this vast, most habitable mountain range within the sphere prison, the former palace of the Titan God of Wrath no longer exists. Instead, a newly built Emperor Dragon Palace stands on its foundation, grand and golden, towering like a majestic peak, occupying a vast area and standing out among the mountains.

At this moment, outside the Emperor Dragon Palace, on a blank square formed by leveling numerous peaks and reinforced through magical means, a one-versus-many battle was taking place.

Sol Stone Monster, Abhorrent Serpent Monster, Mantis Man, Succubus.

Four demigods who could dominate the material plane were working together to fight a ninth-tier legendary dragon.

Demigods who should be able to easily crush legendary creatures, even in a four-on-one situation, were struggling to breathe under the legendary dragon’s fierce attacks, feeling like a lone boat in a storm, on the verge of capsizing at any moment.

With an iron will and a mental fortress, the dragon ignored the Succubus’s charm spells. Powerful psychic energy, combined with electromagnetic force, followed the Mantis Man’s psychic impact, tearing through the opponent’s mental barriers. The Superheavy Dragon Punch sent the Sol Stone Monster, heavier than a mountain, flying, its body cracking. The Gravity Dimensional Anchor locked the space-moving Abhorrent Serpent Monster, and the dragon tail whipped through the air, bending the serpent’s body with a single strike.

Whoosh…

A minute later, the dragon retracted its wings, exhaling slowly, standing in the center.

Around it lay four demigods, eyes filled with awe.

In these three years.

Saga had rapidly advanced to the ninth tier of the Legendary level, absorbing sand essence stones and black swamp stones at a rate of one tier per year.

Though not a massive leap in life level, the progress within the high-ranking Legendary level still significantly improved Saga’s combat power. While at the seventh tier, Saga couldn’t easily handle four demigods simultaneously, but now he could directly display a crushing stance.

“Your Majesty, you are becoming more powerful.”

The Abhorrent Serpent Monster slithered up from the ground, moving to Saga’s side, hissing.

In just three years, witnessing this legendary dragon grow stronger at a speed beyond their imagination, the demigods, except for the Succubus, who were initially unwilling in their hearts, were now grateful for their wise choice not to resist.

After all, this is not the material plane or any other plane but the Casserly Abyss, a multiverse prison that terrifies countless strong beings.

To ignore the Casserly Abyss’s unique oppressive erosion, and not transform into a native creature like the Blood Sun Elf, was something they had never seen or heard of before.

They knew very well what this meant.

Following the Emperor Dragon’s lead, they might one day escape this prison and regain their freedom and new life.

At the same time.

As Saga finished his exercise with the four demigods, a blood shadow swiftly approached from afar.

Saga’s eyes moved slightly, and he looked up.

The Elf King, covered in wounds and with a serious expression, came into view.

Before long, the Elf King landed in front of Saga.

“What happened?”

Looking down at the injured Elf King, Saga quietly asked.

Not all beings could, like Saga, significantly enhance their strength in a short time.

The Elf King had transformed himself into a native creature, no longer affected by the red glow, allowing him to continue growing stronger. However, Casserly Abyss creatures couldn’t absorb the life energy from black swamp stones and sand essence stones.

Moreover, breaking through to the demigod level was not easy.

Three years had passed, and the Elf King was still at the ninth tier of the Legendary level, not breaking through to demigod.

However, due to frequent sparring with Saga and other demigods, the Elf King, with his astounding comprehension, had mastered more powerful sword techniques, becoming stronger than three years ago. Ordinary demigods were no match for him.

There were few beings in the sphere prison capable of injuring him.

“…Mud Crab Queen.”

The Elf King slowly recounted the events.

A legendary team hunting mud crabs for their shells and searching for black swamp stones for Saga in the swamp had perhaps killed too many mud crabs or just had bad luck, attracting the attention of the swamp’s ruler, the Mud Crab Queen.

Unsurprisingly, the Mud Crab Queen effortlessly wiped out the entire legendary team.

The Elf King, who happened to be nearby and sensed the commotion, rushed over and fought a fierce battle with the Mud Crab Queen.

Judging by the Elf King’s current state, the result was evident.

The Mud Crab Queen, the swamp area’s overlord, was considered the most powerful demigod monster in the sphere prison. Even the demigod Titan was no match for her, and many demigod prisoners had died under her claws.

“…Mud crabs.”

“And the worms living in the quicksand are the only two forces in this sphere prison that haven’t submitted to me.”

Saga gently stroked the fine scales on his chin, his eyes thoughtful.

Due to the increased frequency of hunting worms and mud crabs, these two abyssal species had also reacted, and similar incidents had occurred recently.

Mud crabs and giant worms, though dangerous and powerful even at the demigod level, lacked sufficient intelligence, being only semi-sapient beings. As Casserly Abyss creatures, they were inherently violent and difficult to communicate with normally.

Moreover, since worm armor and crab shells were needed to enter the quicksand or swamp, killing the Mother Worm or the Mud Crab Queen would cripple these two species, affecting the collection of sand essence stones and black swamp stones. The giant worms and mud crabs, confined to their territories, posed no threat to Saga’s rule.

After unifying the sphere prison, Saga focused on enhancing his strength and didn’t deal with the mud crabs and giant worms.

But now, it seemed he could no longer ignore them.

“Elf King, you and the demigod leaders will accompany me to the swamp to capture the Mud Crab Queen.”

Saga said to the Elf King and the demigod leaders.

Though the Mud Crab Queen was strong and had a couple of demigod crabs under her, the combined force of Saga and six demigod-level combatants would likely capture her.

“Your Majesty, you intend to capture the Mud Crab Queen alive, directly controlling the mud crab population to obtain crab shells.”

The Mantis Man cautiously asked.

Saga’s expression remained unchanged as he nodded slightly.

“Some abyssal prisoners have attempted to capture and breed mud crabs before, but most failed, with few successes.”

“And all successful cases had one common factor.”

“The abyssal prisoner captured the mud crab alone and brought it to the brink of death, forcing it to submit.”

The Mantis Man shared what he knew.

Alone, brought to the brink of death… Saga pondered.

Semi-sapient beings with fierce natures could be tamed, like the griffins active in various material plane armies, also semi-sapient.

However, taming required the right method.

Mud crabs, a dominant and battle-loving Casserly Abyss species, revered knight-like one-on-one duels as sacred. It was rare to encounter multiple mud crabs ganging up on a single abyssal prisoner in the swamp.

To make a mud crab submit, ganging up on it wouldn’t work, and beating it to death wouldn’t help either.

Even if captured alive, it would struggle to the death.

“What about the Mother Worm?”

Saga asked.

“…Don’t know.” The Mantis Man shook his head, and the other demigod leaders also expressed their uncertainty.

Unlike the Mud Crab Queen, the Mother Worm rarely appeared, dwelling deep in the quicksand. All giant worms were untamable, with no known effective method to tame them.

“Never mind the giant worms for now. The primary target is the Mud Crab Queen. Once she’s tamed, we’ll figure out how to tame the Mother Worm.”

Once the leaders of these two species were under Saga’s control, the abyssal prisoners mining for him would no longer need to hunt worms and mud crabs, greatly improving mining efficiency.

Saga also wanted to eliminate these last two unstable factors.

“One-on-one, I should be able to defeat the Mud Crab Queen now. No matter how strong she is, she can’t be stronger than the Titan God of Wrath at the demigod level.”

Clenching his dragon claw, feeling the surging power essence within, Saga whispered to himself.