An invasion from the Abyss? I, a demonic cultivator, laughed.

Chapter 109 Numerous Causal Points

The moment the silver-white knight appeared, even the temperature in the arena seemed to drop a few degrees!
"It's over, it's over."

Shen Tu Hu's pupils were instantly filled with fear and despair, his face turned deathly pale, and a series of bloody and cruel scenes flashed before his eyes. He knew the fate of those targeted by the Silver Knight! He had personally witnessed the brutal slaughter of those Awakened who had come with him!

Unless you have flying equipment like Ye Junlin, there's no way you can escape!

The gap between the awakened one and it was too great. In the face of this terrifying creature, all resistance was futile, and it was impossible to confront it head-on.

He wanted to run away, but the overwhelming fear prevented him from moving his legs; he was as if frozen in place.

At this moment, the silver knight's body was about to completely squeeze in!
At the critical moment of life and death, a fierce glint suddenly flashed in Shen Tu Hu's eyes. Something resembling a toy hand suddenly appeared in his hand, and then he slammed it towards the "Extreme Path" that was grabbing him!
Item: [Resistant Hand (Collector's Edition)]!
The instant the item was activated, an invisible giant hand suddenly shot out and shoved hard at the "Extreme Path"!
This is one of the precious items his family prepared for him, which can effectively prevent enemies from getting close!
To Shen Tu Hu's surprise, the extreme Daoist reacted extremely quickly, or perhaps he had been on guard against him all along. His left hand grabbed him with lightning speed and blocked the resisting hand. Even so, the powerful kinetic energy of the resisting hand still pushed him off balance.

Conversely, Shen Tu Hu used this counterforce to fly backward!

In the instant he left, Shen Tu Hu clearly sensed the cold killing intent in Ji Dao's eyes!
But he wasn't afraid at all; instead, a smile appeared on his face!

Because at this moment, the silver-white knight had already emerged, drawn his sword, and charged towards him with extreme speed!
"You dare mess with me? I'll show you what I'm made of! You're no match for me!" Shen Tu Hu laughed inwardly.

In his view, no matter how strong the yakuza in front of him was, he could not possibly be a match for the Silver Knight, but perhaps he could buy him a precious chance to escape.

Thinking of this, Shen Tu Hu rolled over, nimbly dissipating the impact, got up from the ground, and then ran out quickly.

Before leaving the restroom, he glanced back, hoping to see the panicked look in Yakuza's eyes.

However, to his surprise, the extreme Daoist didn't even try to escape; he simply stood there, staring coldly at him with his dark eyes.

Just as the silver knight was about to rush in front of him, a huge fist suddenly appeared in the air and smashed into the silver knight's chest with a violent compression sound!
Before Shen Tu Hu's incredulous eyes, the silver knight's breastplate shattered with a deafening roar! The terrifying power seemed to materialize into a shockwave that spread outwards, and in the ensuing blast, the silver knight's massive figure was sent flying backwards! The wall behind him crumbled along with him, and he was blasted out of the building by a single punch!

Shen Tu Hu was stunned. In the next instant, he felt a strong killing intent lock onto him!

His hair stood on end, and without thinking, he turned and ran. At the same time, a huge wave of shock rose in his heart. He never thought that anyone could actually confront that silver knight head-on!
Then came a deep fear. He felt a violent whooshing sound behind him, as if someone was rapidly approaching him!
Without the slightest hesitation, he turned around and threw a dark seed heavily onto the ground.

In the blink of an eye, the seed grew rapidly, turning into countless vines that completely blocked the passageway outside the toilet!

Item: Forest Prison (Collector's Edition)!
This is an extremely powerful restraining tool, and it is also extremely expensive, which made Shen Tu Hu feel a pang of heartache.

But looking through the gaps in the vines at the blocked Extreme Path, Shen Tu Hu felt it was all worth it. The Extreme Path punched the vines but failed to break through, and could only stare at him. At this moment, the Silver Knight caught up again, which made Shen Tu Hu laugh even more heartily!

It seems that although that punch looked intimidating, it did not cause fatal damage to the Silver Knight.

Shen Tu Hu turned and rushed out of the corridor, behind him the deafening sound of metal clashing, clearly the Extreme Path and the Silver Knight had resumed their battle!
"Fine! Let the dogs fight, and I hope they all die together!" Shen Tu Hu thought viciously to himself.

However, he also knew that the ultimate method could only hold them off for a while, and it was unrealistic to expect them to defeat the Silver Knight.

Shen Tu Hu was certain that no awakened being could possess such terrifying power; even a genius of Ye Junlin's caliber couldn't achieve it! That sudden punch must have been from some extremely precious life-saving item!
Without that tool, the Yakuza would surely perish!

"But that guy is strong; he should be able to hold off the Silver Knight for a while longer! I need to take this opportunity to escape out of its detection range!"

"However, he alone is not enough!"

Shen Tu Hu suddenly remembered something: a girl had mentioned that he was in the restroom on the third floor!

The layout of this shopping mall is similar on every floor, so the third-floor restroom is right below where he is now, very close!

Without the slightest hesitation, Shen Tu Hu leaped down, wielding his broadsword, and cleaved several blood vessels in the third-floor toilet area in one stroke!
This is a feature he discovered: these scattered blood vessels seem to have some connection with the silver-white knight. Cutting the blood vessels will inevitably attract the attention of the silver-white knight, and when it arrives here, it will find the girl hiding in the toilet, which will buy him some more time!
Thinking of this, Shen Tu Hu felt that he was simply a genius, but he did not relax at all and took out another talisman and stuck it on his leg.

Item: [Swiftness Charm (Collector's Edition)]!
With the boost from the Swiftness Talisman, his speed increased dramatically, and he rushed out of the mall in an instant. Then, without looking back, he sprinted towards the outer city!

He ran five kilometers in one go, until there was no sound behind him, before he stopped, panting heavily.

"Ha, ha, ha, ha, I survived! I survived!"

Shen Tu Hu laughed wildly in his heart, his face full of the joy of surviving a disaster!

"I really have to thank that Extreme Path. Without him, I would have been targeted by the Silver Knight as soon as I left the mall, and I definitely wouldn't have been able to escape!"

"Haha, that idiot, he tried to take advantage of me, but ended up getting himself into trouble! Serves him right!"

Shen Tu Hu couldn't help but laugh when he thought of this.

However, once the excitement subsided, he looked behind him and revealed a look of resentment.

"Damn it, we finally found the location, are we just going to have to give up on this hidden quest?"

"According to the quest description, this is a [Legendary] piece of equipment!"

"No, so many people have died already, we can't let this go to waste!"

"How about we lure Chu Qin and her men over here?"

Shen Tu Hu had disliked Chu Qin for a long time.

She always spouts high-sounding words, putting on an air of being a big sister who cares about everyone's well-being. Together with Song Zhiwen, they constantly talk about zero mortality rates. Every time he proposes a slightly radical strategy, it is met with opposition from the two of them.

"They've all gone into the abyss, how could people not die?"

"Isn't it enough to just get enough benefits?"

In Shen Tu Hu's view, the two men were hypocritical, but their act was surprisingly popular, rendering his authority as the top leader virtually nonexistent.

So Shen Tu Hu decided to lure Chu Qin and her men over without any hesitation, so that they could continue to explore the hidden mission for him!
But Shen Tu Hu also knew that if he told the truth, even with the temptation of the hidden mission, Chu Qin would definitely not agree.

Shen Tu Hu's eyes darted around, and an idea popped into his head.

"How about we lie to her that many people are trapped and need her to rescue them?"

After thinking about it for a while, Shen Tu Hu felt that this plan was actually quite possible!
"I've gathered a lot of information about this mission. With her as bait, I'm sure I can get my hands on that [Legendary] equipment!"

Thinking of this, his smile deepened, and his steps became lighter.

The outer city wall is right in front of us; once we cross it, we'll be completely safe!
However, just as he was excitedly imagining the future, a large hand suddenly reached out from the side and grabbed his head! It lifted him up forcefully!
Shen Tu Hu's eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at the figure that had suddenly appeared before him!
A black robe trimmed with gold, a bizarre and ferocious mask—it was none other than the Ultimate Path!
"How is this possible! How could you have escaped from that monster?!"

Shen Tu Hu shouted in disbelief, then quickly realized what he meant and said, "That hidden quest, as long as you spare me."

Before he could finish speaking, the hand gripping his head suddenly slammed shut, and with a "plop," brain matter and bone fragments splattered all over the floor. "Bang."

Shen Tu Hu's headless corpse fell to the ground, gushing blood from his neck like a small fountain, and amidst the crimson mess, a large number of items burst out.

Chu Xiu looked at the motionless corpse in front of him and shook off the Heavenly Demon Hand with some disgust.

"No need, I'll ask myself."

He said calmly, and with a wave of his hand, he collected all of Shen Tu Hu's belongings.

Shen Tu Hu's location is exactly northwest of the tower. Considering his mention of the [Legendary] equipment, there's a high probability that he's referring to the same thing that Tongue told him.

This guy is unlikely to tell me the truth, and he might even be secretly planting mines. Instead of wasting time interrogating him, I might as well take what he has and brew it into blood wine to ask him for answers.

Chu Xiu's biggest regret now is that he didn't kill this person immediately. He was intimidated by the hidden mission and fought the Silver Knight for nothing.

It's no wonder Shen Tu Hu was surprised to see him; that silver-white knight was indeed ridiculously strong, and ordinary awakened individuals would have no chance of escaping from his hands.

The punch Chu Xiu threw at him unleashed the double output of the Golden Embryo, a strike with 345 points of power!
However, even though his breastplate was shattered, he got up as if nothing had happened and charged back at them without even panting!
Fortunately, its size was large enough that Chu Xiu didn't have to worry about the accuracy of the Berserk Demon Hand, which allowed him to barely hold his own against it.

Finally, he had no choice but to send out a large number of ghosts to entangle him tightly. In the end, he even had to self-destruct three fierce ghosts and eleven yin ghosts to get rid of that guy!

This caused Chu Xiu immense pain. The Yin Ghosts were one thing, but the number of Fierce Ghosts plummeted from twenty-four to twenty-one.

It hurts, it hurts too much!
"I hope this person's wealth will be enough to recoup my losses."

With a whisper, Chu Xiu began to examine the items that Shen Tu Hu had looted.

Before long, the look of heartache on his face disappeared, replaced by a genuine smile.

This guy truly lives up to his reputation as a famous rich second-generation in Jiangcheng; he's incredibly wealthy!
He has two pieces of equipment of [Perfect] quality! Both the ancient armor he's wearing and the horse-slaying sword in his hand are of that quality.

There are still quite a few remaining [Rare] and [Excellent] equipment and items, but more importantly—

"A full three thousand five hundred causal points!!!"

It's already the third day since we entered the abyss. We must have used up a lot of these karma points by now, distributing them to our subordinates, upgrading skills, and so on. Shen Tu Hu's initial karma points definitely exceed five thousand!
"Damn it, I only got a little over 3,000 cause points after passing the extremely difficult advancement trial with 3,000 contribution points."

"These children of powerful and wealthy families are truly rich," Chu Xiu remarked.

Five thousand causal points are not just equivalent to forty million Chinese yuan. The difficulty in obtaining them is well over one hundred million! People who are not from the upper class simply do not have the means to acquire them!

You need to slowly farm ghouls; you'll need to clear at least three nests to get this many karma points!

This wave of money made him incredibly rich.

Chu Xiu planned to save these causal points and use them to upgrade the Golden Embryo Formation again.

He calculated that once he returned and turned in the quest, he would only need about a thousand karma points to level up.

Alternatively, we could consider waiting until level 7 to use it for a new legacy.

Chu Xiu happily put away the causal points, and couldn't help but sigh again that murder and robbery were indeed the fastest way to get rich.

Without giving it any further thought, Chu Xiu treated Shen Tu Hu's matter as a trivial incident and continued leveling up according to the original plan.

He targeted the slow-moving, cumbersome Fierce-class subordinates, and throughout the day, he wiped out a total of four Warrior-class subordinates and their henchmen.

Five fierce ghosts were born, which more than made up for the losses in the morning. The karma points also increased by more than 700, and the enhancement progress of the bone armor also climbed to 80%.

Unfortunately, the level of these four warrior ranks is relatively low, and Chu Xiu is still a little short of being able to upgrade.

As darkness fell, Chu Xiu did not take any risks and returned to Lin Wanyue's stronghold in the outer city.

He handed over the map, and the other party readily gave him 300 karma points and assigned him tasks for the next day.

This time, he needed to investigate a deeper area. After some bargaining, Chu Xiu agreed to the price of 400 causal points and changed the target area to the area where the [Legendary] equipment might be located.

Afterwards, he went to the cafeteria and ate a lot of meat before returning to his room to rest, replenish his energy, and maintain his best condition.

At midnight, Chu Xiu melted down the killer's perfect dagger in front of Tongue, combined it with some low-value [Collection] and [Excellent] equipment that he didn't need, and refined a drop of perfect quality [Blood Wine] according to the perfect recipe.

"If you spout any more nonsense this time, I will never give you another drop of my blood again."

Before dripping the blood wine, Chu Xiu warned his tongue.

"Don't worry, don't worry!"

Watching Chu Xiu refine the blood wine, the tongue that had been drooling with anticipation repeatedly made promises.

Without saying another word, Chu Xiu dripped the blood wine onto his tongue. After his tongue absorbed it, he immediately let out an excited scream: "Oh my god, this is it! This is it! It's perfect!"

As it spoke, it twisted and turned around for a while, then said, "But it would be even better if we could drink the [Legendary] quality one."

Chu Xiu's face darkened: "Stop talking nonsense, where's the secrecy I want?"

It smacked its lips, and heaven knows how it made the "smack smack smack" sound with only one tongue. After savoring the sound for a while, it slowly said, "At 31 degrees west of north of the tower, 6.9 kilometers away, there exists a giant who guards the last sanctuary in the apocalypse."

"As long as you can enter the shelter, you can obtain the relics left by our predecessors."

"However, for the sake of the fine wine, I'll give you an extra piece of advice: don't challenge me rashly before you have the strength of a fierce-ranked expert. I don't want to go back to the bland days without fine wine."

After saying that, Tongue fell to the ground with a "smack" and stopped moving, and a notification sound rang out next to Chu Xiu at the right time.

[Hidden Quest Triggered: Legacy of Our Predecessors]

[Note: This last refuge in the apocalypse seems to harbor a shocking secret.]

Current objective: Reach the designated location.

(End of this chapter)