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

Chapter 122 Blood Moon Mutation

"Blood Moon Ritual? Not again?"

The panel that appeared before their eyes caused the awakened ones to visibly panic.

The last Blood Moon Ceremony left a very deep impression on them. Those four words meant uncertainty and danger!

Although the analysts and staff had prepared numerous contingency plans, this still made everyone uneasy!

Just as everyone was looking at each other in bewilderment, a blurry figure appeared on the tower.

It raised its hands high, seemingly praying to the blood moon in the sky. At the same time, a cryptic whisper rang in everyone's ears. The voice was very strange, like an ancient call or some kind of obscure incantation.

The blood moon in the sky became even more enchanting. Suddenly, one of the awakened beings noticed something and pointed towards the tower with a look of horror: "Everyone, look there!"

At the base of the tower, a large amount of bright red liquid gushed out and quickly spread to the surrounding areas of the city!

The city has a semi-circular structure, surrounded by dense forests, while on the straight side of the semi-circle is a cliff that looks as if it were cleaved straight by a giant axe.

Below the cliff lies an endless sea of ​​blood, and the tower sits on the edge of the cliff.

At this moment, under the influence of the blood moon in the sky, the sea of ​​blood below seemed to be affected by some kind of gravity, becoming more and more violent!
One wave after another surged higher and higher, with some even crashing against the cliffs, their spray flowing out from behind the tower like blood!

"A sea of ​​blood! The sea of ​​blood is rising rapidly!"

"At this rate, it won't be long before the entire city is swallowed up!"

Almost the instant everyone discovered this fact, the entire sea of ​​blood rippled violently as if an earthquake had struck. A wave surged from afar and rose rapidly at a visible speed, eventually transforming into a giant tsunami hundreds of meters high!

A blood-red barrier, obscuring the sky, rose from behind the high-rise buildings; the tsunami resembled a giant wall that would engulf the entire city!

"Run! Run to higher ground!"

Amidst heart-wrenching roars, giant waves crashed heavily onto the city center!

The concrete buildings at the forefront were almost instantly shattered by the terrifying power of the tsunami, leaving only the exposed steel bars inside. The blood-red waves swept along the streets, destroying everything in their path!
Some awakened individuals were unable to dodge in time and were swept into the waves. Given their physical abilities, they had a chance of survival. However, to everyone's horror, they discovered that the sea of ​​blood surging into the city contained a large number of blood-red ghouls!

These blood-red ghouls were extremely emaciated, with fish fins and back spikes growing out of them. They pounced on the Awakened Ones who had fallen into the water, tearing at their flesh and blood in a frenzy. As far as the eye could see, the sea was filled with them, so many that they were impossible to count!
This terrifying scene sent chills down the spines of all the awakened ones, who desperately ran to higher ground. Everyone knew that if they were swept into this terrifying sea of ​​blood, they would only face certain death!
And the tallest building in the entire city.
Only the central tower where the Corpse King resides!

"I see."

As Chu Xiu flew through the air, he gazed at the ever-rising sea of ​​blood, a thoughtful expression on his face.

"Is the intention to use this method to forcibly gather all the awakened ones into the central tower?"

Just as this thought crossed his mind, a new panel refreshed before his eyes.

Blood Moon Ritual

[Time Limit: Ends when the Corpse King is defeated or all awakened units are completely dead.]

[Rule 1: During the ritual, the sea of ​​blood will rise continuously, reaching the location of the Corpse King after one hour, and reaching a maximum height of 300 meters.]

[Rule Two: During the ritual, the death of any creature will be counted as a point. The higher the level, the more points are awarded. The death of an Awakened being will be counted as thirteen times the points of a similarly leveled Abyssal creature.]

[Rule 3: When the Corpse King comes into contact with the blood tide, it will recover from its injuries and continuously accumulate points.]

[Rule 4: The Corpse King's power will gradually unlock as his points increase. When the Corpse King's power is unlocked to 50%, he will receive an additional layer of blessing; when it is unlocked to 100%, he will receive an additional three layers of blessing.]

[Environment: Creatures that come into contact with the Blood Sea will be continuously polluted by their souls. The deeper they go into the Blood Sea, the stronger the pollution becomes. The Blood Sea also contains a large number of blood corpses. Killing them will not yield experience or equipment items, but it can slow down the rate at which the Blood Sea rises.]

[Rewards: Dealing a certain amount of damage to the Corpse King will grant Causal Points. Dealing more than 30% damage to the Corpse King with a single target will grant an additional reward, more than 50% will grant a high-level reward, and more than 70% will grant the ultimate reward.]

The moment Chu Xiu saw the rules of the Blood Moon Ritual, he understood completely.

Actually, things suddenly make sense if we remove Chu Xiu from this mission to conquer the world.

According to the normal clearance process, the Awakened should have completely cleared out the ordinary Ferocious-Rank monsters by now and begun to deal with the three Ferocious-Rank elite monsters.

With nearly three days left before the mission ends, and given the massive size of the group led by these three elite ferocious monsters, the best course of action is to spend the next two days slowly luring them out and clearing them out.

But clearly, the Abyss doesn't want the Awakened to dismember the horde of zombies that only stay in place and lack intelligence, as if they were playing a game.

Thus, the Blood Moon Ceremony came about!
This "Sea of ​​Blood" environment is designed to leave no chance for survival. Not only are there a large number of blood corpses, but anyone who comes into contact with the Sea of ​​Blood will have their soul contaminated. It can be said that falling into the sea is almost certain death!

This blood tide will rise to 300 meters, while the tallest building here, apart from the central tower, is only 150 meters tall! This is a forced gathering of all awakened beings!
If Chu Xiu's prediction is correct, the three major zombie clans within the tower will launch a frenzied hunt for the awakened ones! This is an unavoidable head-on clash!
The awakened ones who have just escaped from the sea of ​​blood to the tower are undoubtedly a disorganized mess, which will inevitably cause huge casualties. Half of them will die, which is an understatement!

And these dead people will further enhance the power of the Corpse King!

"So this is the logic behind the mission. If the Awakened can quickly reorganize and kill three elite Ferocious-level enemies with minimal casualties, then the pressure will be much less when facing the Corpse King in the end."

"But if there are a lot of casualties at the very beginning, it will undoubtedly lead to a vicious cycle. When the power of the Corpse King is unsealed to 100%, it will be a terrifying existence that far exceeds what awakened beings can cope with."

"Escape is also impossible, because the blood tide will rise. When the sea of ​​blood submerges the Corpse King's body, in addition to the points continuing to increase, it will also gain a health regeneration buff, making it even more impossible to pass the level. In other words, the Corpse King must be killed within an hour, which forces the Awakened to adopt aggressive combat strategies."

"It's quite interesting."

"However, the problem is..."

"I've already wiped out all three tribes?"

Chu Xiu found it somewhat amusing. Could this be considered as him indirectly saving the lives of a large number of awakened individuals?
To be honest, the difficulty of this world mission is extremely abnormal. Given the strength of those three fierce-level elites, even an optimistic estimate would be that half of the thousand awakened individuals who enter this abyss would die.

If you factor in the final boss battle, there's a high probability of a total wipeout! Probably only a handful of people with life-saving trump cards will be able to escape.

"This is truly a great act of merit!"

Chu Xiu sighed, then looked up at the Corpse King at the top of the tower.

Even if the Awakened Ones were very strong and none of them died, the Corpse King could still collect the points from the deaths of Abyss creatures to obtain a guaranteed unlocking power.

But now, as long as Chu Xiu ensures that no one on his side dies, the Corpse King will fall into a completely weakened state with no points left!
"In that case."

Chu Xiu's gaze gradually turned cold. Without saying a word, the strange bird beneath him flapped its four wings violently, carrying Chu Xiu into the sky and rushing rapidly towards the Corpse King at the very top!
This sudden commotion instantly attracted the attention of the awakened individuals below.

"Damn! The Dark Night King has started the fight, time to rack up contribution points!"

The awakened ones immediately prepared to head towards the top of the tower.

"and many more!"

But then, Zhang Qingshan suddenly called out to them.

His face was anxious: "There are still a large number of support classes in our command base!"

"Without our help, they absolutely could not have made it this far!"

The command post was near the city wall, nearly thirteen kilometers from the central tower! And those support classes were mostly only level three or four, there was absolutely no way they could get there in time!
Once the streets are submerged, there will be no way out but death!
"We must go back and get them!" Zhang Qingshan roared.

However, almost no one paid any attention to him.

It's a 25-kilometer round trip from here to the outpost! And it's in an urban area full of buildings!
Such a long distance, only those of the Warrior rank can make it! Even a Mortal rank level 9 would have a hard time!

But with the Dark Night King about to clash with the Corpse King, now is the best time to rack up contribution points. If you're even a step too slow, you might miss out on a [location anchor point] worth over a hundred million!
"If those support classes die, the Corpse King's power will be unsealed!" Zhang Qingshan continued to try to persuade him.

However, no one paid any attention to him. Everyone knew that the support classes were all low-level and wouldn't gain many points even if they died!

Going back to save them, if it's too late or you're accidentally swept into a sea of ​​blood, means certain death!
"Everyone, stay close to me and follow my instructions!" Lin Wanyue shouted, and rushed towards the top of the tower without hesitation.

With him leading the way, a large number of awakened individuals rushed towards the central tower. "Damn it!" Zhang Qingshan cursed, glanced at his companions around him, hesitated for a moment, but ultimately said nothing and turned to rush towards the stronghold alone.

Chu Qin naturally followed closely behind, while the others struggled internally for a while before most of them gritted their teeth and followed!
For a time, the awakened individuals were divided into two completely different categories.

Ye Junlin stood in the middle, somewhat at a loss.

"Boss, what should we do?" Wei Shan asked from behind him.

His face was full of anxiety: "No matter what, we have to make a decision quickly, otherwise we won't be able to save the person, and the anchor point will be gone too!"

A look of panic appeared in Ye Junlin's eyes. He no longer had his usual domineering aura and looked more like an ordinary person who was at a loss when faced with a major decision.

Just then, a loud bang came from the top of the crowd!
But the Dark King had already reached the top of the tower. His demonic arm slammed out from behind him, and the immense force smashed into the tower, even breaking the sturdy steel bars!

Ye Junlin gritted his teeth, a ruthless glint in his eyes: "Kill the Corpse King first! Once the Corpse King is dead, the ritual will naturally stop!"

As if he had found a reason to absolve himself, he stopped thinking and with a powerful flap of the [Steel Witch Wings] behind him, he charged toward the direction of the Dark Night King! The others also seemed to have shed their psychological burden and followed closely behind.

Meanwhile, Chu Xiu, who was already at the top of the tower, frowned as he looked at the figure in front of him who had been punched into a bloody mess.

The moment he reached the top, he saw the Corpse King's "true form".

This is a ghoul dressed in a priest's robe, and it looks quite thin.

Without hesitation, Chu Xiu threw a punch with the Berserk Demon Hand. To his surprise, this punch smashed the "Corpse King" into a pile of mangled flesh!
Only then did Chu Xiu realize that behind the sacrificial corpse demon, there was a blood vessel that extended all the way into the tower.

In an instant, Chu Xiu thought of the blood vessels that spread throughout the city, and his expression changed slightly.

"This is just an avatar. Could it be that the true form of the 'Corpse King' is actually an entire tower?"

A somewhat unbelievable thought arose in Chu Xiu's mind. He took a few steps forward and looked along the blood vessels on the back of the sacrificial corpse demon. He discovered that at the very center of the tower, on the iron frames used for load-bearing, a large number of fleshy tumors were attached. These things were as big as heavy trucks, bulging and throbbing, with a large number of blood vessels extending from each tumor.

The center of the tower was completely filled with mutated flesh and blood, roughly estimated to be at least fifty meters tall! It firmly occupied the middle part of the tower.

"It makes sense."

"Since contribution is determined by damage value, the Corpse King must have a lot of health!"

Chu Xiu took out the Yin Wind Banner and waved it, and a Yin Wind Blade immediately fell.

Chu Xiu had also enhanced the Yin Wind Blade, and its power was now as high as 50. However, such a powerful attack only left a one-meter-long wound on the flesh-and-blood mutant. It didn't penetrate much before being blocked and dissipated by the surging flesh and blood.

"Not only is it enormous, but its defenses are also quite strong?"

"Roughly speaking, it would take an attack of at least the warrior level to break through its defenses!"

"In that case."

Chu Xiu licked his lips excitedly, went to the center of the tower, and jumped down without hesitation!

Pulled by gravity, his body plummeted rapidly, and just as he approached the mutated flesh and blood, the Heavenly Demon Hand appeared behind him!
Berserk Demon Hand - Quadruple Output!
"boom!"

As the Heavenly Demon Hand slammed heavily onto the mutated flesh, the entire mass of flesh began to vibrate deeper and deeper from the point of contact. At this moment, the power of the Heavenly Demon Hand became tangible, and under that terrifying power, countless pieces of flesh began to shatter!
"Oh!"

The mutated flesh and blood in front of Chu Xiu blasted out a huge cavity the size of a room!

Chu Xiu laughed loudly, and the berserk demon hand continued to fall without stopping!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

At the same time, he waved his right hand, and countless fierce ghosts immediately appeared beside him!

After destroying three major clans in succession, Chu Xiu's number of ferocious ghosts has reached a full one hundred and fifty!

At this moment, they all surged out, like countless wronged souls surrounding Chu Xiu, making him look like a monarch who controlled the dead. With a thought, all these fierce ghosts shrieked and pounced downwards!

Countless yin wind blades shot out, striking the mutated flesh and blood, causing a burst of blood. In the next instant, the ferocious ghosts materialized one after another, pouncing on the mutated flesh and blood and tearing at the flesh and blood beneath them with their sharp claws.

A large amount of blood gushed out, and Chu Xiu could feel the soul of the mutated flesh and blood creature howling in pain!
However, he naturally showed no mercy and continued to take the resurrected corpses out of the spirit flesh storage pouch. They pounced on the flesh-mutated creatures and launched continuous attacks.

These resurrected corpses all possess ferocious-level strength, especially the ghouls equipped with Vulcan cannons. With just a pull of the trigger, the terrifying firepower of the Vulcan cannons instantly tore large swaths of flesh apart.

However, the other side naturally wouldn't let Chu Xiu attack unilaterally, so they also sent out many corpses connected by blood vessels to fight against his demon army.

But these ghouls were utterly insignificant in front of Chu Xiu! They were almost all blown apart in a single exchange.

In this situation, even the largest flesh-and-blood mutant couldn't withstand it! It was rapidly destroyed at a visible speed, and in the blink of an eye, a quarter of it had been destroyed!

However, just as Chu Xiu was getting into the swing of things, the mutated flesh beneath his feet suddenly split open, and a figure burst out from it!
The figure was incredibly fast, and with the help of the flesh-mutated creature, it launched a surprise attack. Before Chu Xiu could react, the figure grabbed him around the waist!
The next moment, he felt a great force coming from him, and he was carried by that figure and rushed out of the central tower!

Chu Xiu snorted coldly, and the Vampire Earl's Wings spread out behind him, quickly stabilizing his body. Only then did he realize that the figure holding him was also a ghoul. However, this ghoul had no blood vessels on its back, and its body was only the size of an ordinary person, unlike other ghouls which were so exaggerated. Its skin had faint dark gold patterns, making it look quite mysterious.

"Oh? Is the main body coming out in person, or is it willing to send a high-level ghoul to deal with me?"

Chu Xiu raised an eyebrow and punched the dark gold corpse demon in the back of the head, cracking its skull. However, the corpse demon seemed oblivious, merely flailing its arms around Chu Xiu.

At this moment, two more dark gold corpse demons rushed out, pounced on Chu Xiu's wings, and dragged him down!
"So that's how it is. Seeing that they are no match for me, they plan to drag me into a sea of ​​blood?"

Chu Xiu smiled dismissively.

"Little tricks."

The sea of ​​blood might be an abyss of death for other awakened beings, but it doesn't matter to Chu Xiu at all. With his super strong physique and a bunch of equipment, as long as he isn't dragged too deep, he can be completely immune to the so-called soul pollution. As for those blood corpses, they are even less worth mentioning. They can't even break through Chu Xiu's defenses!
However, just as Chu Xiu was gathering his berserk demonic hand behind him, preparing to smash the troublesome dark gold corpse demon with a punch, its chest suddenly exploded without warning, and a crystal-clear skull rushed out.

At the same time, the dark gold corpse demons behind Chu Xiu also exploded, and a skull rushed out from each of them!

Under the glow of the blood moon, the three skulls seemed to have established some strange connection with it, turning blood red in the blink of an eye, looking extremely bewitching!

The next moment, they all rushed towards Chu Xiu and accurately bit his waist!
Chu Xiu was horrified and quickly swung his Heavenly Demon Hand at the three strange skulls.

But then he suddenly realized that the three skulls weren't actually biting him, but rather the three keys hanging on his waist!

Chu Xiu: "?"

He suddenly realized something.

"Wait"

Before he could finish speaking, a beam of blood-red light suddenly shone down from the blood moon in the sky, enveloping Chu Xiu!

Chu Xiu felt a sudden lightness in his body. When he came to his senses, the scenery around him had undergone a complete transformation. The city and the tower had disappeared. He didn't know when he had found himself in an ancient arena.

Without any prompting, Chu Xiu already knew where he was.

Bloody Arena.

Chu Xiu: "."

Many thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant.

"It's only activated when the dead are resurrected. Is this referring to the Blood Moon ritual?"

"The Corpse King knew the way to the Blood Arena, so when it realized it couldn't beat me, it simply used its ghouls to move the entire teleportation point here for me???"

Chu Xiu was shocked.

"You can actually play like this?!"

(End of this chapter)