The Gentleman at the End
Chapter 557 - 555: The 10th Abyss

Chapter 557: Chapter 555: The 10th Abyss

"Indeed, there are still many ’memories’ that have not been shared,"

"This kneeling posture, demeanor, momentum, and devotion could definitely not have stemmed merely from imitation in daily life but involved relevant learning and practice. It’s even highly likely that Yi Chen was adhering to some belief over there, it’s just that I was unaware.

The extent of Yi Chen’s madness is beyond imagination; he went through the whole process without applying Dead Man Makeup, and his frontal lobe has already worn down considerably. If this continues, it could very well lead to physical death."

As the master of the body, although William chose to fade his consciousness and let Yi Chen take over for the crucial Pilgrimage, he naturally remained concerned and silently observed everything from within.

William had not anticipated that Yi Chen would be so reliable at a critical moment; in contrast, he himself could never conduct such a pilgrimage,

It wasn’t just William who was shocked,

If the demeanor of generations of pilgrims were compared, the ’Three Bow Nine Kneels (enhanced version)’ currently performed by Yi Chen would definitely belong to the most devout and sincere.

Even though the movement was very slow,

the Tenth Abyss approached as it was beckoned by the distinct sounds of a rhythmic head-knocking, eager to meet such a unique devotee and to see who was making such commotion above.

Feeling the intensifying aura of the Abyss, William transmitted his thoughts: "Yi Chen, the effect is quite impressive~ We should be nearing the Abyss soon."

However, William received no response to his transmitted message.

Yi Chen showed no signs of stopping, with his nearly shattered face dimly exuding an absolute devotion, even a state of self-forgetfulness.

Seeing this, William tried to regain control of the body, otherwise, an accidental fall into the Abyss would be troublesome.

When William, as the main consciousness, tried to take back the body, he found an inexplicable power obstructing him, as if the palm of a divine statue was blocking him.

"What is this!"

As William concentrated deeply, suddenly, his consciousness was dragged into a narrow, cramped little black room, resembling one where Yi Chen was often confined during his time at the orphanage.

According to William’s memories, the little black room was just an ordinary chamber with nothing in it.

Yet now, there was a divine statue embedded in the wall, its face obscured by a veil made from black coins.

Clad in some sort of leather robe, chest exposed, layers of fat stacked.

One could not see the arms, or rather, numerous arms were hidden in the darkness, or maybe there were no arms,

and it was this divine statue that Yi Chen truly worshipped, merely transferring this devotion and kneeling action to reality, used for the pilgrimage in the Abyss.

As Yi Chen knelt, his body continuously oozed black liquid, with a large amount of black liquid gushing out from his smashed face.

At this sight, William gasped!

"Could it be, the Black Liquid of the ’Death Attribute’ and the fundamental reason for transcending, are related to this divine statue? How many secrets does Yi Chen still hide from me!"

As William tried to scrutinize more details of the divine statue, his actions were abruptly interrupted by a sense of danger accompanying the movement of the coin veil.

Yi Chen, who was still kneeling, finally spoke: "William, you can’t just look at this casually! Even I, having revered it for many years, dare not easily scrutinize its appearance.

It’s almost done; one more round of kneeling will reach the limit of the body. This pilgrimage should be sufficient to appease the Abyss. The rest is up to you now; I must rest well, as it has been a long time since I’ve conducted such grand rites."

"Yi Chen, what on earth is this?"

"Asking about these things now is meaningless, once we return to our original world together, I will naturally show you."

As the kneeling ended, Yi Chen withdrew

The unclaimed body immediately attracted William’s main consciousness, and the moment he took over the body, he felt an immense pain in his face,

Although the hand-like mask formed by ’Condensed Face’ did not get damaged during the kneeling, the whole face was misshapen.

The shattered facial bones were spike-shaped, embedded within the brain, with parts of the frontal lobe almost ground into mush mixed with the mask and muscle tissue.

However,

William actually became excited and his thoughts cleared under the stimulus of this pain,

He immediately shifted his attention from the unknown divine statue to the present moment; it was not the time to contemplate death. The journey to the Abyss was nearing its end, or perhaps had already reached its destination.

He did not seek to repair the facial wounds, for these injuries were the best proof of his devotion, and also a sign of completing the pilgrimage.

Though darkness enveloped his vision, rendering him blind.

But for William, who had undergone an entire month of abyssal training under Magician Jian, he knew well what lay before him, the long-sought "Tenth Abyss" was now near,

He was now standing at the edge of the abyss, and one more step would plunge him into it.

He leaned out his body, gazing into the abyss.

Even if his eyes could see nothing clear, he received a consciousness image from the abyss, manifesting directly in his brain.

"Alive!"

The walls of the abyss were densely lined with structures like human teeth, each ring embedded with at least a hundred thousand teeth.

Extending vertically, it was impossible to know just how many rings of such teeth there were.

Upon closer inspection, each tooth was not truly a tooth but was comprised of numerous white limbs, hair, and bleached viscera, all compressed together.

For the patients who had reached their limits almost during the pilgrimage, their masks nearly entirely enveloped their heads.

When such a scene presented itself in their minds, all they had were shock, panic, and fear, unable to make a decision, even thinking was difficult, and they had no idea what "an audience" meant.

A slight hesitation caused their masks to grow to completion, wrapping their entire brains and turning them into slaves of the abyss.

But William was different,

The "mask," perfectly tuned, had even become William’s own possession, barely influenced by the abyss, growing slowly, and with the entire pilgrimage process completed swiftly, the mask had almost no changes during this time.

The William who gazed into the abyss now, hesitated not a moment.

He had already experienced abyss climbing in the Original Tomb, had already experienced the abyssal falling brought by Jian,

With a clear goal in mind, William, despite feeling uneasy and fearful, stepped forward, immersing himself to fulfill the final pilgrimage.

Falling into this gaping maw known as the "Tenth Abyss," heading to the deepest part for a true "audience"

Swish!

With each fall through a row of teeth, a layer of skin, a ring of flesh, or a bone was stripped away.

It felt like undergoing a lingering execution, and moreover, a Plus version of it.

However, it perfectly matched William’s XP, aligning with his physical pursuit of perfect suffering, with no resistance letting the process unfold.

Not knowing how long he had fallen,

William could no longer feel his body’s presence, even his entire head was completely destroyed in the process, leaving only the mask remaining.

William’s consciousness naturally entered into the mask.

Crack!

The hand-shaped mask fell to the ground, emitting a crisp collision sound, finally reaching the bottom of the abyss.

Before him,

An unknown being, draped in a pitch-black cloak and towering like a pillar while wearing a pitch-black mask, stood before William.

The mask had no structure of eyes, nose, or mouth, only a central circular hole that represented the essence of the abyss.

This was the embodiment of the "Tenth Abyss."

It gazed at the palm mask lying before it, full of doubt, as this mask’s structure had surpassed his initial definition of "Condensed Face,"

Just as the Tenth Abyss wanted to pick up the mask.

Hum! A door suddenly appeared out of nowhere on the ground, and the mask immediately fell into it and vanished.