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

Chapter 128 The Evil Path of the Extreme

Inside the central tower, a dozen teams were systematically exploring the labyrinth of flesh and blood.

In the past ten minutes, they have killed a large number of ghouls controlled by the ghoul king and destroyed many key flesh walls, and everyone has earned a lot of contribution points.

Unfortunately, there has been little progress in exploring the location of the Corpse King's core body.

Although the dozen or so teams communicate with each other using walkie-talkies and seek help from each other when encountering strong enemies, they absolutely do not share crucial intelligence in this competitive situation where each fights its own battle.

Even if it is shared, people will suspect that it is a deliberate misleading smokescreen or fake news!

In this situation, even though the flesh and blood labyrinth itself is not particularly large for superhumans, its complex internal structure still prevents the awakened from finding its core.

"We can't let this drag on any longer!"

When Lin Wanyue smashed through a wall of flesh and blood, only to find behind it an old path she had marked and explored, she was on the verge of a mental breakdown.

Her face was extremely pale. Besides not being able to find the Corpse King's location, Lin Wanyue had just received news that Ye Junlin's team had split into three groups, greatly accelerating the exploration and contribution point accumulation.

"Mu Qing, divide the team into three—no, five—to explore! We absolutely cannot fall behind!"

“Miss.” Mu Qing glanced at Lin Wanyue and said tactfully, “Ye Junlin and his group did that because their overall elite strength and numbers are relatively high.”

“Each team is led by at least one Seven Knights-level fighter, which gives them enough time to react when danger comes.”

"Given our current team size, splitting into five teams is too risky. How about we split into two teams instead?"

"What danger could there be?" Lin Wanyue said nonchalantly. "These corpse demons aren't very strong, which means the Corpse King is extremely weak. If we don't strike while the iron is hot, we'll just have to wait for someone else to snatch the core anchor point!"

Upon hearing this, Mu Qing immediately said anxiously, "Miss, there's also the Extreme Path."

He glanced around, seemingly not wanting to cause panic among the other team members, and leaned closer to whisper, "Each of those extreme cultivators is no weaker than the Seven Knights. This flesh and blood labyrinth is the perfect hunting environment! Spreading out is too risky!"

"Tch," Lin Wanyue scoffed dismissively, "These cowards only dare to attack those who are alone. They're nothing but bullies who prey on the weak. How could they possibly dare to provoke us? Have any of our people been attacked by the yakuza before?"

"If they dare to come, I will take action."

"Besides, how can you gain anything without taking some risks? Like before, we entered the city center a day early, and in the end, we were safe and sound. In fact, we gained a considerable advantage because of it!"

"But Miss, if you walk by the river often, you're bound to get your shoes wet," we said.

Mu Qing wanted to persuade her further, but Lin Wanyue impatiently waved her hand to interrupt her: "Just do as I say. When have I ever judged that I've made a mistake?"

Mu Qing sighed and had no choice but to discuss the arrangements with the other warriors. Naturally, many of them were unwilling to take the risk, especially the weaker awakened ones. For them, since they couldn't get the anchor points anyway, why should they foolishly risk their lives?
But Lin Wanyue threatened, "You took money from my Lin Group, and now you shirk your responsibilities when we need your help? There's no such thing as a free lunch."

"I'm putting my words here: anyone who follows my orders, even without making any contribution, will be greatly rewarded. And if you successfully find the location of the Corpse King, you'll be rewarded with 100 million Chinese yuan!"

"But if you're unwilling to put in the effort... hehe, my Lin family doesn't need cowards, nor are we philanthropists who give away wages for nothing!"

"You all know Chen Ce, right? He took our group's money, and then just disappeared in the last few days. Did he think I could find him just because he's wearing a mask? If he's dead, that's fine, but if he's not, I'll make him wish he were dead!"

Lin Wanyue's tone was chilling, and everyone looked at each other, falling silent in fear.

Mu Qing looked at Lin Wanyue with a complicated expression. He was Lin Wanyue's classmate. He remembered that when they first entered school, Lin Wanyue was a rather shy girl, but after her extremely high energy level was detected and attracted the attention of the Lin family, she gradually changed.

She started riding in luxury cars to school, playing with the rich kids at school, wearing expensive jewelry, and becoming increasingly self-centered.

Mu Qing didn't know whether it was because she finally didn't have to hide her true nature anymore, or whether money and power truly had such immense power to change a person so completely.

"But you were able to have a smooth journey at school because everyone was always accommodating to you. You were able to make no mistakes in the early explorations because the Lin family had prepared enough resources for you to cope with any changes."

"but now"

Mu Qing sighed and kept these words to herself.

Under Lin Wanyue's threats, the few voices of resistance quickly disappeared. There was nothing they could do; the Lin Group was too large to be offended by ordinary people like them.

The group dispersed, which greatly increased the efficiency of their exploration. Before long, they discovered several new paths and made significant progress.

This made Lin Wanyue even more smug.

"Second squad, report intelligence," Lin Wanyue asked, holding up the walkie-talkie.

Yes, we are currently...

"Good, Third Squad, report back."

"We killed two ghouls and, following the blood vessels behind them, discovered a tumor."

"very good!"

"Fourth Squad, where are you?"

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"Fourth squad?"

"Fourth Squad, respond!"

However, there was still no response from the walkie-talkie, and Lin Wanyue instantly felt a sense of foreboding.

"Fifth Squad, Fourth Squad has lost contact. You immediately proceed to their location to investigate!"

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"Fifth Squad?"

Lin Wanyue's expression finally changed. She raised the walkie-talkie and shouted, "Everyone, stop exploring immediately and assemble here!"

However, for some unknown reason, the other two teams also stopped responding!
A look of panic crossed Lin Wanyue's face: "Mu Qing, contact the other teams and tell them..."

However, before she could finish speaking, a loud bang suddenly shattered the fleshy wall beside her, and a pair of large hands reached out and grabbed her throat!
"Ho!"

The arm moved with extreme decisiveness. The moment it grabbed Lin Wanyue, the five fingers exerted tremendous force, almost crushing her throat bones!
A wave of intense pain and suffocation washed over Lin Wanyue, making her feel like she was about to faint!

At the critical moment, a burst of spiritual light rose from her body, repelling the large hands, and Lin Wanyue fell to the ground in a disheveled state.

The awakened one's powerful vitality meant that the minor injury to her throat bone had little impact, but this was the first time she had ever encountered such a situation. The immense pain terrified her, leaving her completely bewildered! She could only crawl backward on both feet, instinctively trying to escape the mysterious attacker.

This sudden attack threw the awakened ones around into chaos. Mu Qing roared and tried to organize everyone to fight back, but at that moment, the wall of flesh and blood above everyone's heads suddenly exploded, and three figures fell directly into the crowd!

All three were masked, burly, and possessed an inexplicably powerful aura! Even more terrifying was the intense killing intent emanating from each of them; their black robes were already soaked in blood, as if they had been immersed in a pile of corpses!
Needless to say, everyone instantly understood the identities of these three people.

Yakuza!

The three Extreme Path cultivators charged into the ranks of Awakened Ones like tigers and wolves entering a flock of sheep; almost no one could withstand a single blow from them! Even though Lin Wanyue had several Warrior-level Awakened Ones under her command, they had absolutely no chance to fight back!
She was too confident. She dispersed several strong fighters, leaving behind only those who had recently broken through to the Warrior rank and were more of a support class. Their individual combat strength was no match for the attackers!

Faced with this one-sided slaughter, Lin Wanyue's team completely collapsed, everyone scattering and fleeing. Only Lin Wanyue remained, clutching the wound in her throat, her face filled with terror! "Bang!"

With a loud bang, one of the attackers' longswords struck Lin Wanyue's protective spirit shield, causing a crack to appear in the shield that enveloped her.

This intensified Lin Wanyue's fear; at that moment, she felt the breath of death for the first time!

She's going to die!!!
Lin Wanyue instinctively resisted the idea; how could she possibly die?

Her life should have been smooth sailing, like the ugly duckling who made a glamorous comeback after the initial silence. She should have been dancing with suit-clad heirs at lavish parties, taking charge of the Lin Group amidst the envious gazes of others. She had so much of her life left to enjoy, how could it end like this?

But the deafening sounds of each strike hitting the shield, the widening cracks in the surrounding barrier, and the excruciating pain in her throat all reminded her that she was really going to die today!

Overwhelmed by fear and regret, tears streamed down my face uncontrollably.

She could readily let others take risks for her, and when others objected, she would righteously condemn their cowardice and scorn their fear of death, but when it came to herself, she was so afraid that she wept uncontrollably.

She clearly still had the strength to fight back, but she had no intention of resisting at all. The fear of facing death left her at a loss, and she had only one thought in her mind.

Someone please save me!

Anyone is fine!
"boom!"

Just when she was about to despair, suddenly, with a soft sound, a naked figure appeared strangely near the four of them and crashed heavily to the ground.

This was a well-proportioned young man with full, firm muscles and not an ounce of excess fat. Most striking was his chest, where a strange, fountain-like tattoo stood out.

After appearing without warning, he first looked at his naked body, then at Lin Wanyue and the three extreme cultivators beside him, a strange expression appearing on his face.

"The teleportation ability of this badge is really much worse than that of the Abyss."

The boy seemed to mutter something like that.

Lin Wanyue had never seen this boy before, nor did she know why he had suddenly appeared naked. But at this moment, she couldn't think about it anymore. Instead, as if grasping at the last straw, she hoarsely shouted in her slightly healed throat, "Run! Go find Ye Junlin to save me!"

Before the boy could make any move, a disdainful laugh rang out in the arena.

"Do you think you can escape?"

The three extreme cultivators rushed out simultaneously, rapidly approaching the boy from three different directions!

Despair returned to Lin Wanyue's eyes. The three Extreme Path cultivators were incredibly fast, clearly having accumulated a large amount of experience points during the slaughter, each at least level 6! The young man, on the other hand, seemed not to have grasped the situation yet, and just stood there dumbfounded.

However, just as the three men's blades were about to strike the boy's body, he suddenly looked up, a hint of impatience flashing in his eyes as if he were looking at an ant.

Without him making the slightest movement, two demonic arms suddenly appeared from behind him and grabbed the two Extreme Daoists who were charging at the forefront!

Before Lin Wanyue could react, two huge bursts of blood erupted in the air!
"Clap."

The two mangled bodies of the two yakuza were crushed and fell to the ground, along with a large number of items that exploded outwards, leaving Lin Wanyue completely stunned.

Another extreme cultivator's eyes revealed an incredulous look, but before he could escape, the naked youth took a step forward.

His speed was too fast, far exceeding any Awakened that Lin Wanyue had ever seen. Ji Dao didn't even have time to react before he was grabbed by the neck and lifted up! The previously arrogant Ji Dao was powerless to resist him! The difference in strength between the two was like a chasm!

Where are your superiors and their families?

The boy's calm voice sounded.

"Ugh, I... I can't."

"puff."

The yakuza's neck was broken, and his lifeless body fell to the ground.

Lin Wanyue stared blankly at the corpse with its eyes wide open, her mind a complete blank.

Just die like this?
Those three terrifying yakuza died just like that?
Instantly killing three Extreme Dao cultivators—even Ye Junlin might not be able to do that, right? No, he definitely couldn't!
Who exactly is this boy? How could there be such a powerful Awakened One?!

But without much thought, the immense joy of surviving the ordeal overwhelmed him, dispelling his doubts!

It doesn't matter who the girl is; what matters is that she survived!

Lin Wanyue looked at the boy with eyes full of adoration, as if he were her savior, and said excitedly, "Thank you so much for saving me, classmate. I will definitely repay your kindness once I return to Blue Star."

But suddenly, Lin Wanyue's voice stopped abruptly. She looked at the pair of arms behind the boy, and as if she had thought of something, fear reappeared on her face.

"Wait, you, who are you?"

Before she could finish speaking, a "thud" was heard as a long nail pierced through her protective shield, penetrating her body along with it.

Lin Wanyue lowered her head in disbelief, the light in her eyes gradually fading, and then she slowly collapsed to the ground, completely lifeless. "Thump."

A large number of items were exposed, and Chu Xiu calmly stepped forward and collected them all.

The moment Lin Wanyue saw his true face, his fate was sealed.

He had no liking for this woman either; she was just an upper-class person who believed in "why don't they eat meat porridge?" Only when the butcher's knife was at their throats would they suddenly show all sorts of remorse and virtues.

Furthermore, there were no other witnesses at the scene.

That was all done by those wicked scoundrels, what does it have to do with me, Chu Xiu?

With a wave of his hand, the corpses of the three extreme cultivators were refined and absorbed into the spiritual flesh storage pouch, while Lin Wanyue's corpse remained in place.

Without further thought, Chu Xiu closed his eyes slightly, and a large number of demons re-established contact with him, instantly putting the entire situation of the tower under his control.

After a long while, he opened his eyes. "Things are more serious than I thought."

Lin Wanyue was no exception; the number of Extreme Path cultivators far exceeded Chu Xiu's expectations! He sensed over ten alone, currently using the unique terrain of the Flesh and Blood Maze to relentlessly attack lone Awakened Ones, seizing their resources. "Strange, aren't these guys worried about the Corpse King's power being unsealed, causing the entire world's mission to fail?" "The experience and items gained from killing these Awakened Ones are far less valuable than the location anchor points."

"Also, that high-ranking member of the family seems to have never made an appearance; he's really well hidden."

However, Chu Xiu didn't pay any attention to it.

No matter what schemes or tricks the other side may have, since they have come, they are destined to fail.

In the face of overwhelming power, no scheme is worth mentioning.

The Heavenly Demon Hand materialized behind Chu Xiu, and immense power surged within his body! "Boom!"

With a single punch from the berserk demon hand, the terrifying power shattered the flesh and blood labyrinth!
He was like a human excavator, destroying obstacles along the way and heading towards the deepest part of the labyrinth of flesh and blood.

(End of this chapter)