The terror of the Eternal Hunting lies in its absolute restraint over Abyssal Power.
Any being that possesses Abyssal Power is like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered before it.
Even more terrifying is that attacks imbued with Abyssal Power not only fail to harm it but instead become nourishment to replenish its Energy.
In that timeline, the Eternal Hunting single-handedly swept across half of the Abyss.
Eight Supreme Apostles fell to his hands one after another, dozens of ordinary Apostles were completely eradicated, and countless Awakened and Abyssal Creatures turned into nutrients for his growth.
The entire Abyss system began to collapse systematically under his hunt, even the oldest and mightiest beings began to feel fear.
"If it were not for the last moment..."
In Maggs’ recollections, the final scene of that timeline emerged:
"If it were not for that ’Mother’ personally intervening, causing his triple power system to clash fatally, the entire Abyss might have been completely cleansed."
But even that supreme "Mother" paid a great price to eradicate the Eternal Hunting.
She was forced to fall back into slumber, and as a result, the entire Abyss system languished, unable to return to its peak prosperity.
This subsequently became the perfect opportunity for the Anomaly Catchers to execute the timeline reset and clearance procedures.
When the Abyss lost most of its power, those mysterious mechanisms that maintained reality stability could intervene more easily.
Ultimately, that dangerous timeline was completely erased.
"That ’Mother’ as well, due to excessive consumption, has been in slumber up to our current timeline..."
Nas added, complex light flashing in the eyes within his nebula-like body:
"Now, she remains dormant in the deepest part of the Abyss, posing the ultimate threat that all of us Supreme Apostles must carefully avoid awakening."
The time reversal ended, and the two Supreme Apostles shifted their focus back to Ron in the arena.
Looking at the figure before them now, Maggs felt an unprecedented sense of crisis.
Although the current Ron was far from reaching the terrifying level of the Eternal Hunting,
the harmony and unity of his triple powers were almost identical.
"Though not yet at the level of the Eternal Hunting..."
Maggs’ nine eyes began to glow simultaneously, the rune network on his mask fully activated:
"But if this potential is allowed to develop unchecked..."
"In all the timeline branches I can observe..."
Nas’s temporal perception once again extended into the future, but the visions he saw only unsettled him more:
"The result of allowing this being to continue growing is... the repetition of the Abyss’ catastrophe..."
numerous timeline branches unfolded in his observation, each showing the same terrifying outcome.
In some branches, Ron reached the power level of the Eternal Hunting and began systematically cleansing the Abyss;
in some branches, his existence triggered a chain reaction of other balancing mechanisms, causing the boundary between the Abyss and the Main World to collapse;
and in some branches, even the slumbering "Mother" was forced to awaken and began reshaping reality anew...
"All possible futures point to the same result..."
Nas’s voice trembled in the Spirit connection:
"If his growth isn’t stopped, the doom of the Abyss will come inevitably."
Maggs remained silent for a long time, his nine eyes extinguishing and relighting in sequence, as if making some crucial decision.
Finally, he slowly turned toward Nari, his voice carrying unprecedented solemnity:
"Nari... we need to talk."
Nari sensed the gravity in Maggs’s words, all her tentacles tensed slightly.
At this moment, she could clearly sense some kind of threat coming from the Supreme Apostle.
It wasn’t personal hostility directed at her, but rather apprehension concerning the existence of the "child."
"Talk about what?"
Nari’s voice turned wary, hundreds of eyes simultaneously focused on Maggs:
"If it’s about the outcome of the tournament, my child has already proven his strength. Any doubt is an insult to his capability."
She deliberately emphasized the term "my child" to declare her stance to all present.
No matter what happened, she would stand unwaveringly by Ron’s side.
Complex lights flickered within Maggs’s nine eyes.
There was both helplessness towards Nari’s fierce protectiveness and agitation towards the impending conflict.
"It is not about the tournament outcome."
His voice remained calm, but the authority within it made the entire arena’s air grow heavy:
"It’s about... his true identity, and the consequences this identity might bring."
As soon as the words fell, thick energy clouds began to gather over the arena.
Unlike the previous Chaos Storm summoned by Nari, this time the clouds appeared a deep indigo color.
Within them contained the ancient pressure from the depths of the Soul Abyss.
This was Maggs further strengthening the power infusion into his avatar.
Though restricted by distance and the limitations of the avatar, its strength was still not equal to his true form, but the degree of power infusion was now enough to reach fifty to sixty percent of his true might.
The Abyssal Creatures in the audience began to stir in large numbers.
Some sensitive Awakened had already sensed the danger permeating the air and quietly edged towards the exit.
Some fearless ones were drawn to the standoff between the two top beings, both terrified and excited as they awaited the unfolding developments.
Delir, Kempes, Kro, and several other Apostles preparing to enter the fray were so tense their entire bodies went rigid.