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

Chapter 144 All the trump cards revealed
"Uh"

Chu Xiu's words left Song Linchuan completely stunned.

Okay, that makes so much sense!
Yeah, why would I be stupid enough to gamble?

wrong.

That makes no sense whatsoever!

This is a world of gambling! How can you beat the game without gambling?!
Song Linchuan felt that he had lost too much blood and his soul had been severely damaged, so his mind was not clear.

If you can clear the trial by simply killing the enemy, why would anyone bother to painstakingly accumulate chips?
However, he had already made an assessment immediately and concluded that a direct assault was impossible.

In this trial, any means of attack other than gambling will be restricted by the chain of bets. After winning the initial Death's Gamble, they have already stripped their opponent of their rank and automatically become commoner gamblers.

The suppressive effect of the chain of bets at the commoner level alone is astonishing enough, not to mention the existence of the notary, which is like a bug.

The Baron himself is a general, and to be able to fight a general without using special items, one must be at least a prince of heaven. The Baron's notary not only has power that surpasses the Baron's, but also, once an attack is discovered, nearby notaries will forcibly intervene, and the attacker will also suffer the debuff of the chain of bets!

Song Linchuan knew his own limitations. Although he wasn't the most outstanding among the Heavenly King's disciples, he was a genius among geniuses compared to ordinary people, and he could be ranked among the top in the entire country of China.

Furthermore, he possesses two full sets of [Legendary] equipment. Under these circumstances, he might be able to barely manage a clash with the Baron, who is not skilled in combat, despite the debuffs. However, attempting to fight the Notary would undoubtedly be suicide! Not to mention, there is also a Blood Angel of equal strength nearby!

Has Chen Ce gone mad?
Just as this thought arose in his mind, the notary rushed over immediately, and at the same time, the terrifying fallen angel drew a blood-red greatsword from its body and slashed at Chu Xiu!

However, facing the attack from both sides, Chu Xiu remained calm and composed, only a dense black aura rose from his body!

The next moment, to the astonishment of Song Linchuan and Bian Guanyue, the demonic hand that had just knocked the baron away grew even larger and slammed into the two monsters!
With a deafening roar, the massive shockwave from the collision shattered all the glass in the hall! Bricks and stones shattered and flew everywhere, shards of stone grazing Song Linchuan's face like fragments. The deafening crashing sounds filled his ears, and he felt as if three steel behemoths were colliding with each other!

"this!"

Song Linchuan stared wide-eyed in disbelief. After the black energy surged out, Chen Ce's already terrifying power rose to another level, and he was still holding his own against two opponents!

This caused a huge shock in his heart. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed that someone could fight against a high-ranking general at the warrior level, let alone fight two against one!

Beside him, Bian Guanyue also stared wide-eyed, as if she were witnessing something unbelievable.

"boom!"

Just as the two were in shock, another loud bang rang out. The terrifying impact of the battle between the three created a shockwave that was almost visible to the naked eye, sending up countless pieces of debris.

Song Linchuan subconsciously squinted his eyes. When he opened them again, he felt his arm being grabbed. The next moment, a strong force came and his entire body was forcibly pulled up!

The flesh and blood ripped through the rough spear, tearing the wound further, and the excruciating pain made him groan softly.

Before he could recover from the excruciating pain, a high-speed airflow blew into his face, and he felt his body being grabbed and moved rapidly!
After bursting through the dust, he realized that he had been grabbed by Chen Ce and was being forced to run out of the Golden Hall!

Bian Guanyue was on the other side, and behind her came the baron's angry roar!

"Kill him for me!"

The Baron emerged from the ruins, half of his body shattered. However, his race seemed to be quite special, as the shattered stones seemed to have a mind of their own and kept reassembling onto his body. Furthermore, the Baron had removed the [Legendary] level shield, which was now radiating a dazzling light like the sun.

At the same time, the chain of bets on his wrist also emitted a mysterious light.

Song Linchuan knew that this was the chain of the bet granting the Baron power.

The Chain of Gambling is very special. As a blessing from the God of Gamblers, its true form possesses power far exceeding that of the current class, but it cannot be used under normal circumstances. It is only activated when a gambling game is played or when someone attempts to break the rules set by the God of Gamblers!
At this moment, Chen Ce's attack was providing the Baron with a continuous stream of power!

Conversely, Chen Ce's own chain of bets would bind him.
Huh?
Song Linchuan suddenly realized something and stared in shock again. He discovered that Chen Ce was completely unaffected by the Chain of Bets debuff. No, to be precise, he didn't have the Chain of Bets at all!

At this moment, as Chu Xiu led him closer to the town, something even more shocking happened to Song Linchuan.

Suddenly, a gigantic vine, as tall as a ten-story building, rose up in the town center, and terrifying monsters were slaughtering the remaining gamblers throughout the streets. The entire city had almost become a ghost town! Only a few prostitutes and tourists survived!

In that instant, Song Linchuan understood what Chu Xiu had done!
"You, you didn't participate in a single bet, you just slaughtered the entire city?!" he exclaimed incredulously.

"What's wrong?" Chu Xiu turned to look at him. "Didn't I tell you that gambling addicts need to be dealt with severely?"

Song Linchuan fell silent, his gaze towards Chu Xiu filled with shock.

He realized for the first time how narrow-minded he was.

"but."

Song Linchuan looked at the three figures rapidly approaching from behind. Although he admired Chu Xiu's bold actions, was it really possible to pass the level in this way?
Unbeknownst to Song Linchuan, while he was filled with worry, Chu Xiu was also rapidly analyzing the strengths of both sides.

From the brief exchange just now, he had a rough estimate that both the notary and the fallen blood angel possessed the strength of a high-ranking general!
With the added boost from the Chain of Gamblers, the Baron's strength also increased by leaps and bounds.

The first two are just high in basic attributes, but the Baron may have all sorts of strange abilities bestowed by the God of Gamblers, and may be even more difficult to deal with!
"With the demonic energy infused into my body, I should be able to easily defeat any one of them, but it would be difficult to deal with two of them together, and I could barely protect myself against three at the same time."

Chu Xiu knew what was going on.

Most importantly, his infusion of demonic energy could not be sustained.

This trial is extremely difficult; trying to pass it by brute force will only make it harder than completing the trial normally!

This is why he saved Song Linchuan and the other man, because Chu Xiu needed to use them as bait to lure the Baron to the vicinity of the Heavenly Blood Vine.

He didn't believe a gambler would give up the spoils he had won.

Only with the help of this mythical item could he be confident of defeating the three.

Even if you can't win, you'll have more than enough time to last until the trial ends.

At worst, he still has a resurrected monster bird mount that can fly at high speed, which can take him away from the battlefield at any time.

This is the source of his confidence to be so radical!

Soon, in the chase, the enormous, towering blood vine was in sight. As soon as he entered the blood vine's domain, the damage to Chu Xiu's meridians caused by the infusion of demonic energy immediately began to be repaired beyond expectations.

"Come help as soon as you're healed."

Chu Xiu said to Song Linchuan and the other man, then casually tossed them near the blood vine.

Under his will, the power of the blood vine rapidly healed the injuries of the two, while Chu Xiu stopped running away and suddenly turned around to face the three powerful general-level creatures!

A powerful fighting spirit rose in his eyes. Since he perfected the Demonic Qi Infusion technique, no enemy had ever forced him to use his full strength. Even the Corpse King was quickly dealt with after he discovered its weakness.

Now, we finally have the chance to fight with all our might!

With a long, earth-shattering roar, Chu Xiu's Vampire Earl Wings flashed behind him, and he shot out like an arrow. The power output of the Berserk Demon Hand exploded to its limit, and he punched the notary who was charging at the front!
The Baron's notary was equally unyielding, a ghostly blue light flashing within his steel body as he accelerated once more, throwing a punch to meet the attack!

"boom!"

The two fists clashed, causing a violent explosion in mid-air. The rock armor covering the Berserk Demon Hand shattered under the immense force, while the notary was sent flying backward by the impact!

A solemn expression appeared on Chu Xiu's face. This was the first time his Berserk Demon Hand, which was being used at full power, had encountered an opponent!
With multiple enhancements, the Berserk Demon Hand's defense even exceeded two hundred! But at this moment, the lava armor on his fist shattered, and blood like magma flowed out from between his fingers.

Although the notary looked disheveled, he was actually not seriously injured! He easily dissipated the impact by rolling a few times on the ground and stood up again.

This shocked Chu Xiu.

"As expected of the notary for the Baron Gambler! He definitely has the strength of a high-ranking general! His physique is probably close to two thousand!"

Chu Xiu's Berserk Demon Hand only unleashed a maximum power of 1,700, but its larger mass and volume were what sent the notary flying.

It seemed like he had the upper hand in that punch exchange, but in reality, he actually suffered a small loss!

There's nothing we can do. No matter how strong Chu Xiu is, there's still a two-level difference between them!
However, even though his most prized and strongest attack method was suppressed, Chu Xiu showed no fear.

With a thought, the immense life force of the Heavenly Blood Vine began to repair the injuries to the Heavenly Demon Hand. At the same time, a ball of emerald green ghostly fire suddenly ignited on the notary in the distance!

Once the flames burst forth, they spread rapidly, enveloping the notary's entire body in the blink of an eye!

After stopping, it paused briefly before continuing its charge towards Chu Xiu, but was now surrounded by the emerald flames. The metal parts on its body made a "crackling" sound due to the burning, and it painfully slammed its head against the ground, trying to extinguish the flames.

But the ghostly fire clung to him like a maggot, and no matter how hard the notary struggled, he could not extinguish it.

It is the Azure Poison Corpse Fire!

As the only offensive skill of the Primordial God and Demon lineage at the Warrior level, it possesses extremely astonishing power after being cultivated to perfection. Even Generals will suffer great losses if they are tainted by it without proper countermeasures!
Previously, Chu Xiu attached it to the Heavenly Demon's hand, and after a fierce battle, it was transferred to the Notary!

"This notary's basic attributes are indeed extremely high, but he doesn't seem to have any special abilities."

However, Chu Xiu did not relax his vigilance because, although the Azure Poison Corpse Fire was fierce, its energy was conserved. Without Chu Xiu's subsequent replenishment, the flames on the notary would soon be extinguished due to energy depletion.

It can only suppress it slightly, but it cannot fundamentally damage it.

At the same time, the Fallen Blood Angel had flown above Chu Xiu's head, gripping the blood-stained iron spear tightly in his right hand, twisting his waist, and using the momentum to throw it at Chu Xiu!
The spear was incredibly fast. Chu Xiu quickly retracted his Heavenly Demon Hand to defend, but amidst a teeth-grinding metallic scraping sound, the blood spear pierced right through the Heavenly Demon Hand's lava armor! A full half of it was deeply embedded inside!

Chu Xiu felt a sharp pain. Although the Heavenly Demon Hand was not his limb, he could still feel it clearly. He snorted coldly and was about to retaliate when the Baron arrived. He flicked his wrist, and the Chain of the Bet wrapped around Chu Xiu. A huge mental shock was generated from the Chain of the Bet, striking his soul directly!
The Undying Corpse King Amulet around Chu Xiu's neck immediately shone brightly, but even with the help of +200 points of mental resistance, he still felt dizzy and lightheaded, as if he had been thrown into a centrifuge and spun around at high speed for a hundred times, and felt like he was going to vomit!
However, the Baron was not far from unscathed either. The moment the Chain of Bet launched its attack, he was struck by the counterattack of the Undying Corpse King Amulet, and his figure immediately froze in place.

But the Baron was outnumbered three to one! He was pinned to the spot, but the two fallen blood angels on the wings did not stop at all. They pulled a short sword from their spines, flapped their wings, and charged towards Chu Xiu with a sharp whistle, reaching him in the blink of an eye!
At this moment, Chu Xiu had not yet recovered from the dizziness and could only barely block the Blood Angel's short sword with the Heavenly Demon Hand, but the other hand swung out extremely quickly and grabbed Chu Xiu's chest hard!
Although the two-winged Fallen Blood Angel's base attributes were not as good as the Notary, it still had a full 1,500 points of strength! Almost instantly, Chu Xiu's skeletal armor deformed with a metallic twisting sound and was directly pierced through, while the Blood Angel's long claws continued downwards, leaving three horrifying wounds on his left chest with undiminished force!

This blow almost completely tore open Chu Xiu's chest, slicing through the muscles and fascia, and even revealing his white ribs!

Faced with a battle at the general level, the skeletal armor's defensive capabilities were completely insufficient. If it weren't for the fact that the infusion of demonic energy could also greatly increase defense, this attack would probably have torn half of Chu Xiu's body off!
The intense pain from the wound brought Chu Xiu back to his senses. The severe injury did not deter him; instead, it intensified the ferocity in his eyes!

He had anticipated this. Facing three extremely powerful high-ranking generals simultaneously, even he couldn't be as relaxed as before. This was bound to be a bloody battle where everything had to be fought! Chu Xiu was determined to exchange blood for blood and wear them down to death!

Although he is usually steady in his actions, he shows no weakness or hesitation when it comes to fighting! Chu Xiu roared, completely disregarding his own injuries, and grabbed the Blood Angel with his backhand. At the same time, the bone spear in his other hand suddenly pierced through its chest!
The Blood Angel let out a painful scream, but continued to attack. The two became entangled, both bloodthirsty, like two wild beasts whose ferocity had been unleashed, completely disregarding defense and desperately attacking each other!

The Blood Angel shattered Chu Xiu's breastplate with a single punch, but Chu Xiu retaliated by using the Berserk Demon Hand to break its ribs! The two clashed fiercely, each blow landing squarely, with blood splattering everywhere!
Under the powerful regenerative ability of the Blood Vine, Chu Xiu's severely injured body continued to repair itself. However, as the skeletal armor became more and more damaged, he gradually could not withstand the Blood Angel's attacks and stopped fighting back, switching to defense.

To make matters worse, the Baron and the notary had recovered and rushed to help!
But Chu Xiu showed no sign of backing down, because he knew that as long as he withstood the initial attacks, his opponent's condition would only get worse and worse!
Without the slightest hesitation, Chu Xiu mobilized the Corpse King's soul contained within the Undying Corpse King Amulet and pounced towards the Baron. At the cost of the Corpse King's soul falling into slumber, he launched an overwhelming mental attack on the Baron! At the same time, with a flick of his wrist, the legendary item [Eternal Blood] appeared in his hand!
He swallowed it in one gulp, and a surge of vitality exploded within his body, causing his injuries to begin healing at an astonishing speed!
Although forcibly using this high-level item would weaken its effects, it still granted Chu Xiu near-immortality and regenerative abilities for a short period! Furthermore, his physique increased by nearly two hundred points again!

Feeling the surging power within him, Chu Xiu roared to the sky and charged toward the Blood Angel and the Notary! His ghostly army, also encouraged by the charge horn, surrounded them from all directions!

With all our cards on the table, now it's a fight to the death!
At the same time, under the powerful healing effect of the Heavenly Blood Vine, Song Linchuan and Bian Guanyue's injuries gradually recovered.

However, the Blood Vine's energy was mainly supplied to the main battlefield, and they only enjoyed some of the dissipated energy, so their recovery speed was much slower than Chu Xiu's.

Even so, the effect is still far superior to ordinary healing tools.

"Such powerful regenerative abilities! Are these vines an artifact he released? This kind of wide-area healing ability is probably far beyond even [Legendary] artifacts. Could it be [Mythical]?"

The moment this thought arose, Song Linchuan and Bian Guanyue exchanged a glance, both seeing horror in each other's eyes.

A mere warrior-ranked warrior possesses a [Mythical] item!
Even a Heavenly King's disciple like Song Linchuan couldn't compare to this treatment; it's probably only the Heavenly King's own son who gets it!

"Just who is this Chen Ce?"

Just as the two were in shock, a series of loud booming sounds came from afar. Looking in the direction of the sound, they saw countless plumes of smoke rising and a large number of buildings destroyed, as if a modern artillery unit was bombarding the town.

Amidst the ruins, Chu Xiu and three generals engaged in a high-speed battle!

They were incredibly fast, leaving behind a trail of afterimages. They could launch more than a dozen attacks in a second, their forms constantly changing. Wherever they went, buildings collapsed. It was as if those solid walls made of steel and concrete were as fragile as tofu in front of them!
Song Linchuan and Bian Guanyue stared blankly at the battle in the distance, their expressions completely dazed.

Even from a distance of over a thousand meters, they could easily tell that each of the three generals was a high-ranking general with extremely high base attributes, at least 1200! The terrifying notary was even closer to 2000!

Chu Xiu fought against three opponents single-handedly and was not at a disadvantage at all!
At that moment, the two of them had only one thought in their minds.

Is this the Warrior rank?

(End of this chapter)