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

Chapter 127 Blessing and Horns

"I can finally go back."

Looking at the effect of the badge in front of him, Chu Xiu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

With this badge, he can enter the Bloody Arena at any time.

As for this so-called "normal space," it probably refers to those real worlds, such as when he goes into a dungeon or takes an advancement trial, which is a "special space" and cannot be used to teleport to the arena with this badge.

Furthermore, this badge seems to allow him to communicate with the gods.

Without any hesitation, Chu Xiu equipped the badge with a thought.

In an instant, a tattoo resembling a pool of blood appeared on his chest.

After wearing the badge, he felt a jolt in his mind, as if he had unlocked another sense, and the whole world seemed to change.

In the once deathly silent arena, many illusory figures suddenly appeared. These figures seemed to be in another time and space. Chu Xiu could sense them, but could not touch them.

Three of the four statues in front of him had disappeared, leaving only the pool of blood that was gushing out blood.

Chu Xiu had a sudden, unsettling feeling that the pool of blood before him resembled a giant whose heart had been pierced, and that the jet of blood gushing out was growing thicker and taller under his gaze.

The blood gradually overflowed the altar, flowing to Chu Xiu's feet, then rapidly rose, first soaking his trouser legs, then his waist, and finally reaching his throat.

By the time Chu Xiu realized what was happening, he was already adrift in a boundless sea of ​​blood! It was as if he had lost control of his body, and he could only let himself sway and float in the waves of the blood sea.

Suddenly, Chu Xiu felt a tremendous force pulling him from beneath his feet, and he was instantly dragged into the sea of ​​blood!
A sudden, indescribable fear rose in Chu Xiu's heart. He struggled to swim upwards, but he could not escape the pull of gravity. He could feel that beneath his feet, in the depths of the sea of ​​blood, an extremely large creature was watching him. Chu Xiu could not describe how big that life was. Its vitality was boundless, as if the entire sea of ​​blood was just a part of its body!

The gravitational force suddenly increased, and Chu Xiu was unable to resist at all, and was directly sucked into the deep sea at a depth of 10,000 meters!
In a daze, he saw a blurry shadow hidden in the deepest part of the Blood Sea, ten thousand meters below the trench. In just this brief glimpse, Chu Xiu felt an emotion full of malice, resentment, and killing intent surging towards him!

"Aha!"

Chu Xiu jolted awake and suddenly became clear-headed.

He remained in the arena, the pool of blood in front of him still gushing out blood, as if nothing had ever happened.

Chu Xiu touched his chest with lingering fear, realizing that after wearing the badge, his connection with the Boundless Blood Pool had been greatly strengthened. When he gazed at the Blood Pool's avatar in the arena, he directly came into contact with a corner of the Blood Pool's mysterious true form.

This brief contact nearly caused Chu Xiu's soul to collapse. This was not an attack launched by the blood pool, but merely an effect automatically emanating from his own body.

"What terrifying malice! What exactly is this blood pool?" Chu Xiu couldn't help but feel horrified.

Fortunately, his mental attributes are strong enough. If it were an ordinary person, they would probably have become an idiot!
Taking a deep breath, Chu Xiu quickly lowered his head, no longer daring to look directly at the pool of spitting blood.

At this moment, three altars slowly rose in front of the pool of blood, with a crystal-clear bone, a bound wild boar, and a strangely shaped fish head placed on them from left to right.

A blood servant approached and explained to Chu Xiu in an ancient language.

"The altar in the middle is used to match the next duel; you already know how to use it."

"Participating in duels will earn you points. You start with 100 points. The higher your points, the higher your gladiator rank and the better the rewards. However, if you don't participate in any duels within a year, your points will be deducted at a certain rate. If you fall below 100 points, your gladiator status will be revoked."

"The altar on the left can grant you the blessings of the gods; simply hold the bone fragment. The altar on the right is used to open the gods' treasury, requiring a drop of ancient blood each time."

"If you want to pray to the gods, kneel before the idol and bury your head in blood, and the gods will hear your prayers."

After saying that, Blood Servant turned and left, leaving Chu Xiu alone in the spot with a thoughtful expression.

"Kid, what are you thinking about? Hurry up and accept the blessing! You won such a difficult challenge, the reward will definitely be great!" After the Blood Servant left, the tongue started chattering.

"Or we could check the treasure vault first, see if there's any resurrection wine inside!"

"Actually, you could ask the Blood Pool to give you the Resurrection Wine as a substitute for the blessing, but you are currently only the lowest-ranking gladiator. Although the Blood Pool seems to have a high opinion of you, I still suggest that you participate in more matches before praying to the Blood Pool. This way, the chances of Him responding to you will be greater."

Even if you don't want to, you shouldn't anger them.

At this point, the tongue seemed to realize something and shrank back.

Chu Xiu ignored it. It certainly wouldn't be kind enough to exchange the tongue for that resurrection wine. He would just lie and say that there wasn't any in the treasure vault. Anyway, the tongue wouldn't know whether it actually had any or not.

Without thinking further, Chu Xiu stepped forward, took out a drop of ancient blood, and dripped it onto the fish's head.

The eerie fish head opened and closed twice, and suddenly let out an extremely chilling scream. With the scream, Chu Xiu felt a surge of information flood into his mind, and thousands of items appeared in front of him. They were all warrior-level equipment and items, the worst of which were of [perfect] quality!
"As expected of a treasure trove of the gods, it is indeed quite luxurious," Chu Xiu sighed inwardly.

He estimated that if it weren't for the fact that the Warrior rank was too low, and that the Boundless Blood Pool simply didn't bother collecting some of the equipment, there would be even more items in this treasure vault.

Without further thought, Chu Xiu excitedly began browsing the treasure vault.

Because the information about these items was directly injected into his mind, under Chu Xiu's powerful mental strength, he could browse through them extremely quickly, almost at a rate of hundreds of items per second.

The vast majority of equipment is priced around 3 Ancient Blood points, but some special equipment can be priced above 5 points.

There are also nearly a hundred pieces of "Premium" equipment, all priced around 8 points.

However, there were no [Legendary] equipment pieces left. Chu Xiu guessed that this was because most [Legendary] equipment pieces were at least of the Fierce Rank, so they wouldn't be kept in the Warrior Rank treasury. If he wanted to obtain them, he would have to upgrade his rank and participate in more difficult competitions.

Of course, even if it were available, Chu Xiu couldn't afford it.

In fact, he did not intend to consume the ancient blood.

Because Chu Xiu no longer needs warrior-level equipment.

He already has the most important weapons and armor, and even the auxiliary accessories are full of them, all of which are of [Collector's] quality. Simply upgrading [Collector's] to [Perfect] probably won't provide much of an improvement.

Therefore, it would be more cost-effective to save it for later when upgrading to higher-level equipment. At this moment, he simply planned to use the selection scroll.

With this in mind, Chu Xiu focused on looking at the items, but unfortunately, even after looking at more than two thousand items, he still couldn't find anything he liked.

They did find the resurrection wine that the tongue wanted, and the effect was as Chu Xiu expected; it was indeed an item that could help it recover.

It costs 5 points of Ancient Blood, which is more expensive than a regular [Perfect] equipment.

Without any hesitation, Chu Xiu swiped past the previous page and continued searching.

But after looking through more than a thousand items, I still couldn't find one I was satisfied with.

Just as Chu Xiu was feeling somewhat disappointed, he suddenly saw something, let out a soft "Eh," and his eyes lit up with surprise.

【O'Brien's Charge】

[Level: Scholar]

[Quality: perfect]

[Attribute 1: Allows linking to up to one hundred creatures.]

[Attribute 2: All creatures that hear the horn's sound will have their fighting spirit greatly increased; linked creatures will receive an additional +10 Constitution boost upon hearing the horn.]

[Evaluation: One of the mass-produced magical artifacts of the extraterrestrial demon Oubreth, possessing extremely strong inspirational abilities. By collecting both "Oubreth's War Horn" and "Oubreth's Steadfast Horn," the legendary quality equipment "Oubreth's Roar" can be synthesized.]

"Such a thing actually exists!"

When Chu Xiu killed a powerful cultivator, he obtained the "Horn of Oubre" from him. This kind of item that boosts the strength of multiple targets is very suitable for his monster army.

Not to mention, if you collect the other two, you can combine them into a [Legendary] equipment!
Since then, Chu Xiu has been preoccupied with the whereabouts of these two pieces of equipment, and even tried to obtain them by interrogating other extreme cultivators, but unfortunately he has been unable to do so.

Unexpectedly, this piece of equipment was found in the treasure vault of the Boundless Blood Pool!

Chu Xiu quickly searched the remaining treasure vault, but to his disappointment, he didn't see the figure of "Horn of Guardianship". "However, even putting aside the allure of legendary equipment, this one piece of equipment alone can already provide me with a significant boost."

This charge horn can increase the constitution of up to one hundred ghosts by ten, which, combined, is a full thousand points more! It can also boost the fighting spirit of the entire team!
Without the slightest hesitation, Chu Xiu used the selection scroll to exchange for the equipment.

With a flash of blood, the fish head returned to its original dead state, and a magnificent horn appeared beside it.

Chu Xiu happily put it away.

Seeing this, the tongue became displeased and questioned, "Is there no wine of resurrection in the treasury?"

"No." Chu Xiu replied without batting an eye.

"you're lying."

"No."

"You're definitely lying!"

"No."

"I have lived for five hundred years! No one can lie to me! No one!"

"Not really."

"."

"Well, that's a shame." The tongue curled up in disappointment.

After a while, he couldn't help but mutter to himself, "Well, apart from blood demons like me who have been dismembered, there's not much else who would need the Resurrection Wine. It's normal that this kind of thing isn't stored in the treasury."

Its words seemed to be a way of comforting itself, which made Chu Xiu feel a little embarrassed.

But he remained calm and composed as he walked toward the last bone fragment.

He was eagerly anticipating what kind of blessing his opponent would bestow upon him, given his astonishing potential and his victory in the bet against the Boundless Blood Pool.

Reaching out and grasping the bone fragment, Chu Xiu immediately felt a strange power enter his body.

You have been blessed with: a spark of inspiration (B)

[Rank: As the awakened individual grows, the rank can reach at most the Fierce Rank]

[Evaluation: Your comprehension has improved. Now, when learning or practicing any skill, you have a higher chance of experiencing flashes of inspiration, greatly increasing your mastery of that skill.]

The blessing before his eyes made Chu Xiu's eyes light up!
This blessing didn't directly increase his combat power, but it made him extremely satisfied!

It's important to understand that improved comprehension not only means faster learning and practice, but more importantly, it enhances the efficiency of utilizing causal points!
In a sense, causal points simply skip the process; the actual cultivation is still completed by the individual. Therefore, theoretically, the better one's talent, the higher the utilization rate of causal points!

Chu Xiu wanted to pursue three paths simultaneously, and the future consumption of causal points would be extremely staggering. It's no exaggeration to say that this blessing would be far more useful to him than directly adding 100 points to his physique!
At the same time, Chu Xiu also had a sudden realization and gained a concrete understanding of [Blessing].

A person's "talent" is like their built-in infrastructure, perfectly adapted to their body, with no side effects and automatically upgraded as their rank increases. "Traits," on the other hand, are like modifications made later in life. Modifications cannot be upgraded; they are what they are when installed, and they are also prone to being damaged, causing side effects.

As for "Blessing", it's like an external tool such as a power bank. Since it's not your own power, there are no side effects.

However, there are also drawbacks, namely that the gods can take back the "blessing" at any time, since it is not their own power.

As Chu Xiu completely absorbed this power, the bone fragments in front of him dimmed again.

What did the Blood Pool give you?

Chu Xiu had just put the bone fragment back when the tongue eagerly asked.

Chu Xiu did not hide anything and told the tongue.

"You actually acquired a B-grade talent that can still be improved?!"

Tongue was shocked: "It seems Blood Pool really thinks highly of you."

"Is this blessing very rare?" Chu Xiu asked.

"Of course, you should know that the power of blessing does not appear out of thin air, but must be divided from the gods."

"So the most common talents are ordinary talents that enhance physical fitness. After all, the power of gods is almost inexhaustible, so it is nothing to divide up a little bit of their power."

"But this special blessing is very rare, not to mention that it can grow with you!"

The words from the tongue made Chu Xiu even happier.

"But don't get too excited yet. The Boundless Blood Pool isn't doing charity. It's an extremely vicious god," Tongue reminded you at the right moment. "His purpose is to give you a more exciting match and help you defeat the other three gods' contestants."

"To maintain the blessing, you have to keep participating in competitions, increasingly dangerous ones."

"This is just a bait."

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiu nodded to indicate that he understood, but he didn't really care.

In fact, even without the restriction on the blessing being lifted, Chu Xiu would continue to participate in the duels in the Blood Arena, accumulate points, and exchange them for more blessings and better treasures.

With a powerful magical inheritance at his disposal, he had full confidence in his own strength.

What is a bloody arena full of death and danger for others is a treasure trove full of opportunities for Chu Xiu, accelerating his growth.

"But we'll talk about that later. I have more important things to do right now."

He hadn't forgotten that there was a zombie king waiting for him to kill.

Chu Xiu silently calculated that nearly half an hour had passed since he entered the arena. "I wonder what happened during that time."

Chu Xiu's current state of mind is somewhat complicated. He doesn't want the Awakened Ones to be too united and directly eliminate the Corpse King, nor does he want them to be too detrimental and allow the Corpse King to become too powerful.

"Fine, whatever, I'll make all the necessary preparations."

"After receiving the third round of rewards, I finally had enough karma points to complete the Demonic Qi Infusion cultivation to perfection."

"Let me see just how powerful this True Transmission Divine Power, which requires a full 20,000 Karma Points, really is!" "Add points!"

As soon as Chu Xiu had a thought, the karma points on his body began to be consumed rapidly, while the level of demonic energy infusion surged accordingly!
A large number of causal points began to burn, and when the consumed causal points reached 16,000, an extremely pure demonic energy surged into Chu Xiu's body!

The third level of Demonic Energy Infusion has been successfully completed!

The complete infusion of demonic energy brought terrifying attribute bonuses, with the constitution bonus alone exceeding three hundred! Keep in mind that an S-rank melee class usually only has a constitution bonus of two hundred when they reach Warrior Rank 9!

The power of the Berserk Demon Hand has increased even further. Now, his strongest punch, with four times the output, has reached an unbelievable 1700 points of power!
Let alone warriors, even awakened generals might not possess such terrifying power!

Of course, this only refers to basic attributes. Other professions also have skills and do not rely solely on brute force and hand-to-hand combat.

Even so, this is still quite astonishing.

Feeling the powerful force brought by the demonic energy within his body, Chu Xiu revealed a satisfied smile.

"I hope it's not too late."

Without further hesitation, he activated the Gladiator Badge's teleportation ability, and his body gradually became ethereal.

The next moment, his body reappeared in the central tower!
(End of this chapter)