Chapter 170

Chapter 170: Goddess of Atonement (1)

Kwa kwa kwa kwa!

The Abyss shook violently as something flew up .

The angels in front of it were shocked .

"T-this is?"

"Perhaps?”

They were guards of the Abyss but stayed far away from its entrance .

They were too afraid to even look down at the Abyss .

In fact, it should be impossible for anything to ever emerge from it .

It was because even the chief gods of the Celestial World wouldn’t be able to ascend if they fell down .

Yet now there was a huge roar from the Abyss and a young man wearing white armour soared up .

They knew who the young man was at once .

It was impossible for them not to know since they personally threw him into the Abyss .

“Unbelievable! How did you get out of the Abyss . . . ?”

"D-demonic god Lucan has escaped from the Abyss . . . !”

The angels couldn’t say anything else . It was because the moment they met Kang-jun’s eyes, they literally became stone statues .

All the other angels that had rushed over also found themselves stuck in place .

The curse of petrification .

In the blink of an eye, the lowest level of hell that contained the Abyss was captured by Kang-jun .

Hell had a total of 100 layers .

Among them, the 100th floor was where the entrance to the Abyss was located .

It was said that the lower the floor, the more severe the punishment . Therefore, the 99th floor was the scariest place in hell except for the Abyss .

Kang-jun ascended to the 99th floor and looked over it .

He saw nothing . The barracks to imprison the captives were all empty and there were no guards as well .

Was there no one imprisoned on the 99th floor?

That couldn’t be .

‘There is another area separated by a veil . ’

The 99th floor of hell itself was connected to another space . It was the true 99th floor of hell .

“Who?”

"Who dares come here?”

The angels ran forward as Kang-jun entered .

However, they all turned to stone at Kang-jun’s gaze .

Kang-jun entered the area .

Hwaruru! Hwaruruk!

It was filled with flames . However, it wasn’t a normal fire but one where just the heat alone caused pain .

In other words, the flames were just an illusion and it was actually the energy that was giving the worst suffering .

Of course, it was nothing compared to the power of destruction in the Abyss .

Furthermore, Kang-jun couldn’t feel anything since he had Hwanmong power .

However, those trapped in it felt the worst pains .

"Kuaaaaak!"

"Aaaagh!"

There were people wailing .

What sin had they committed to end up in this hell?

He looked at a demonic god .

The great demonic gods were thrown into the Abyss while the demonic gods seemed to be punished here .

Why bother doing this when they could be thrown in the Abyss?

They were demonic gods .

Kang-jun saw the great demonic gods and realised how wicked they were .

Although she was now his lover, Cardia had also spent a long time doing evil .

He embraced such a woman after becoming a Hwanmong Ruler, but he didn’t agree with her wickedness .

He didn’t think lightly of the potential consequences which was why he sealed her .

Therefore, it was very good that the Celestial World placed the wicked demonic gods in this hell .

It just didn’t make sense to Kang-jun .

They could just throw all demonic gods in the Abyss so why bother with a separate area on the 99th floor .

The demonic gods would be destroyed immediately after falling into the Abyss . There were very few among the great demonic gods who could realise the essence of destruction and settle on the snowy field .

At that moment, Kang-jun witnessed a strange scene .

One of the demonic gods crouching down in pain suddenly vanished in a splendorous light and appeared somewhere else .

Although his existence was completely hidden, Kang-jun easily noticed that his traces were connected with an adjacent space .

Kang-jun instantly moved there .

Angels and celestial gods were waiting there so Kang-jun watched their actions .

If Kang-jun decided to conceal his figure then no one in the Celestial World could find him .

“W-where is this place?”

On the other hand, the demonic god was confused by the absence of pain and of being moved to another place .

Furthermore, there were angels and celestial gods surrounding him so he was nervous .

One of the celestial gods said .

"You, a repentant demonic god! Don't be afraid . You deserve to come here because you have truly repented for your past mistakes . ”

"How . . . ! How did you know that I regretted the past?”

The celestial god smiled .

"This is a space that becomes available when you have truly repented . Don’t be alarmed because the light of repentance led you here . ”

The demonic god was even more amazed . He had been punished on the 99th floor for so long .

He realised that the acts of slaughter, destruction and all the types of wickedness were indeed wrong .

So even though the punishment was harsh, he felt like he deserved it .

And if he had the opportunity to live in the world once again, he wanted to be a good god instead of an evil one .

Of course, it was impossible to be given a second chance so he just endured the pain .

How much time passed like this?

All of a sudden, he was moved to a place where angels and celestial gods were .

"What am I going to do now?”

The demonic god asked and the celestial god replied .

"You will live a new life . I don’t know what you will be reborn as . The Well of Trials will give you a destiny as a new god . ”

The angel guided the demonic god to a huge well of light located in the centre of the space . The demonic god’s expression became filled with emotion .

“A new life . Not a demonic god, but a new being . ”

"You aren’t a demonic god anymore so don’t think of yourself as a demonic god . You are just one of many gods . If you become a worthy person after passing the trials in the Well of Trials, then you might defend the Celestial World as another god . ”

The demonic god was startled by these words .

“I can become a celestial god?”

“That’s right . Of course, everything depends on your will . The will to break away from evil towards good . ”

"I am now no longer disillusioned about evil . ”

"That's why you were brought here . I wish you all the best . "

The demonic god shook the celestial angel’s hands and disappeared into the Well of Trials .

‘Hrmm . ’

Kang-jun fell into thought as he watched it .

Originally, he hadn’t been planning to get rid of the Celestial World but he had thought about turning hell upside down .

But now he realised that the purpose of hell was to open a new path through penance .

Kang-jun was very angry but he couldn’t get rid of hell since it contained this special arrangement .

Even the worst demonic gods should be given a chance at penance .

It was clear that the Celestial World maintained the order of the dimensional system in various ways .

The great demonic gods were thrown in the Abyss because there was no possibility that they would repent .

Or the Celestial World couldn’t handle them so they were thrown into the Abyss .

That was the case with Kang-jun .

Thus, Kang-jun decided not to touch hell except to take out all his household members .

Destroying this place would eliminate the possibilities for many who might gain a new life through repentance .

He climbed up to the 98th floor that had a similar structure to the one below, fallen angels and celestial gods were imprisoned here .

However, he couldn’t see Shaoniel .

Kang-jun went up again .

Unlike before, the angels couldn’t find Kang-jun as he moved .

On the 97th floor, he found a familiar person .

It was Goddess Shaoniel .

The structure here was similar to the 99th floor .

She was suffering in the middle of a frozen lake .

The extreme cold caused great pain to her flesh .

However, the intensity of the pain here was stronger than the 98th or 99th floors .

It was also unusual because Shaoniel was the only one trapped here .

"Ugh!"

An angel was standing outside the area with a face full of pain and sadness .

The advanced angel Luminael .

He tearfully shouted towards Shaoniel .

“Shaoniel . . . even now, it isn’t too late . The chief gods told me that if you withdraw your words, they will forget about the past .

“ . . . . . . ”

Shaoniel didn’t say anything as she just frowned from the pain .

Luminael stared at her with frustration .

"Shaoniel, why do you have to suffer the worst of hell in place of Lucan’s household members?”

Shaoniel finally opened her mouth .

“Lucan did nothing wrong . The Celestial World made a wrong judgement and his people were punished as well . "

She breathed painfully as she talked .

"My strength is weak so that I couldn’t save him, but I can at least get rid of the punishment for his people . That is what I can do . ”

“Sob! Shaoniel! Of course, I also feel that Lucan isn’t a wicked person . ”

“ . . . . . . ”

"He disappeared into the Abyss . Thanks to Shaoniel, all of his people have returned to their original lives . Isn’t Shaoniel all alone now?”

Shaoniel responded with sorrow and rebuked Luminael like he was a child .

"I am getting something else, not punishment right now Luminael . My purpose is to receive the punishment itself . ”

“What does that mean?"

"Shouldn’t there be a single person in the Celestial World atoning for Lucan who was thrown into the Abyss?”

She said with a moan .

"Of course, this won’t be any comfort to him . However, it will be one way to ask for forgiveness once he comes back . ”

Luminael’s expression distorted .

“Once he comes back . Can he really return from the Abyss?”