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

Chapter 145 Yuan City
The shock Chu Xiu's terrifying strength brought to the two was far greater than that of the [Myth] item!
Looking at the intense battle in the distance that she couldn't possibly get involved in, Bian Guanyue asked blankly, "Song, Song, if you weren't bound by the chain of the bet, could you do what he did?"

"How is that possible?" Song Linchuan looked utterly defeated. "If it were just one, I might have a slight chance of winning, but facing three of them at the same time—those civilization envoys—even they might not be that strong at this stage, right?"

"So, it's really possible that he could fight his way through to the end?"

Bian Guanyue's voice was filled with the joy of escaping death, and also with disbelief.

Chu Xiu's performance was truly astonishing, completely exceeding her expectations.

"This..." Song Linchuan thought for a moment, and finally shook his head with a wry smile, "I don't know. Even though I am a disciple of the Heavenly King, I have never seen such a strong warrior-level awakened person. Perhaps only SSS-level professionals or talents can have this kind of strength."

"SSS" Bian Guanyue stared blankly at the distant battlefield, while Song Linchuan also had a complicated expression.

The two originally thought Chu Xiu was just an average, suspicious old fox, but now they realized that his refusal to cooperate was not because he was wary of them, but because he simply looked down on their plan!

While they were still figuring out each betting game, Chu Xiu had already figured out how to take down the entire gambling city in one fell swoop. Their strategies were on completely different levels!

"boom!"

While the two were still in shock, a demonic arm, enveloped in emerald flames and overwhelming demonic energy, solidified in the distant ruins and then unleashed a punch!
Amidst the deafening clang of metal colliding, the notary was blasted far away. Its mechanical body was now covered in signs of deformation, as if it had been struck countless times with a hydraulic sledgehammer from a steel mill. Some parts of its steel outer shell were even cracked, revealing sparking wires underneath.

The emerald green flames seeped into the cracked armor, corroding the notary's body. The notary tried to get up, but after struggling to move his arms a few times, he suddenly collapsed to the ground, as if he had finally reached a certain limit. The spiritual light on his body, which was much dimmer than before, was completely extinguished.

At the same moment, Chu Xiu and the Fallen Blood Angel were locked in a fierce battle. Chu Xiu was completely bloodthirsty, his body soaked in blood, whether his own or someone else's, it was unclear. Chu Xiu's bone spear pierced the Blood Angel's chest, and his abdomen was pierced by the Blood Angel's claws. But even after such a heavy blow, Chu Xiu remained unaffected, raising his empty fist and frantically pounding the Blood Angel's face!
Under the successive heavy blows, the Blood Angel's face was already a bloody mess, and his body was covered in wounds. His four blood-red pupils showed fear, which was extremely rare, and he screamed and tried to get away from Chu Xiu.

But Chu Xiu would not give it another chance. Two berserk demon hands rushed out from behind, grabbed the Blood Angel's wings, and tore them apart with force in the next instant!
"Stab!"

With a chilling sound of muscles tearing apart, the Blood Angel's two wings were ripped off! A torrent of blood gushed out, turning into a rain of crimson!
This brutal scene once again shocked Song Linchuan and Bian Guanyue to the extreme.

The Baron took a half step back, his face showing deep fear.

In the half minute that had just passed, he and his two subordinates had combined their strength to inflict countless heavy blows on Chu Xiu.

But Chu Xiu is like an unkillable monster! No matter what kind of injury he suffers, he can always heal at an astonishing speed!

After witnessing the Notary and the Blood Angel being overwhelmed and defeated one after another, the Baron finally realized his current predicament!

Even though Chu Xiu was already showing signs of fatigue and his recovery ability seemed to have weakened, he had no more fighting spirit and turned to run away!
Unfortunately, by then it was too late to run.

Countless ferocious ghosts pounced on the Baron, frantically tearing at his stone skin, even willing to self-destruct just to stop him for a moment. Chu Xiu himself also pushed off with both feet, his huge wings spreading behind him, like nature's top predator, soaring through the sky and quickly catching up with the Baron's figure.

"Don't kill me! I know many secrets, I can..."

"boom!"

Amidst the Baron's terrified screams, the berserk demonic hand fell mercilessly, completely smashing his body to pieces!

[Slay the Baron, mission contribution +1400]

[Kill the notary, mission contribution +1150]

[Slay the two-winged Fallen Blood Angel, quest contribution +1050]

The continuous beeping sounds made Chu Xiu breathe a sigh of relief.

He landed slowly, leaning against a piece of rubble in the ruins, his tense expression completely relaxing.

To be honest, this was definitely the toughest battle he had ever faced since entering the abyss.

Facing three high-ranking generals simultaneously, even with his strength, he had no choice but to use all his trump cards and fight with all his might.

"The effects of the Blood of Immortality have begun to weaken significantly. If they can hold out for even ten more seconds, I may have to give up on retreating."

He was pushed to his absolute limit in this battle; he would have lost if he had been just a little bit off.

If he hadn't fully charged the Azure Poison Corpse Fire beforehand, the Heavenly Demon Hand alone would probably have struggled to even injure the notary, let alone wear him down to death.

If he didn't have the Undying Corpse King Amulet, he wouldn't be able to resist the Baron's mental attack at all. Once he was controlled, he would be torn apart by the other two in an instant, and even if he had strong regenerative abilities, it would be useless.

This demonstrates just how difficult it is to force your way through this trial.

This made Chu Xiu somewhat relieved. Fortunately, he was cautious and had Song Linchuan and the others hold off the Baron while he slaughtered the entire gambling city to cultivate the Heavenly Blood Vine. If he had relied on his strength and charged in directly at the beginning, he would probably have been beaten up by the Baron and the notary!
"Fortunately, it was successful in the end."

A genuine smile appeared on Chu Xiu's face.

This trial is so difficult, the rewards must be great, and he has almost maxed out all the task contribution points he could! Adding the task contribution points gained from the Fate Chips, his total task contribution points are probably close to ten thousand! Much more than the first trial!

With such a terrifying amount of contribution points, I wonder what good things the Abyss will give back.

Chu Xiu was very much looking forward to it!

Even disregarding the mission rewards, the gains this time were substantial!

With a thought, Chu Xiu reached out his Heavenly Demon Hand and scooped up the baron's corpse.

Suddenly, a shield bearing the mark of the sun fell into Chu Xiu's hands.

"I hope the rewards I receive will be commensurate with my efforts."

In order to defeat the three barons, he not only used the [Legendary] item, but also lost more than half of the monster army, which made him very distressed.

Without thinking further, Chu Xiu checked the attributes of the shield in his hand.

【Great Sun Guardian Shield】

Current Rank: Scholar

[True Rank: General]

[Rank: Legendary]

【Attribute 1: All attributes +20】

【Attribute 2: Physical defense 220, holder's mental attack resistance +140】

[Attribute 3: The power of the Great Sun will protect the holder, granting an additional +60 to Constitution, and continuous regeneration of life and soul damage.]

[Attribute 4: After a brief charge, a high-energy ray with a power of 500 can be fired from the center of the shield. The cooldown is two minutes, and it deals double damage to enemies with the Soul Body trait.]

[Attribute 5: After a short charge, unleashes a fire explosion centered on the user with a power of 800. Cooldown is five minutes. Deals double damage to enemies with the Soul Body trait.]

[Evaluation: The standard equipment for the Great Sun Guardian, capable of both offense and defense, containing a trace of the sun god's divine power.]

[Note: Both attack skills share a cooldown, and during the cooldown period, all attribute bonuses will be lost.]

The attributes of the Great Sun Guardian Shield brought a satisfied look to Chu Xiu's face.

It's a pretty good piece of equipment. It provides decent base stat bonuses and has 220 points of defense, which is almost the same as the Berserk Demon Hand. This makes up for Chu Xiu's weakness of being unbalanced in offense and defense.

In the previous battle, Chu Xiu was attacked by the notary with the Berserk Demon Hand when the Blood Angel seized the opportunity, rushed in and severely injured him. If it weren't for the Blood of Immortality, Chu Xiu might have died on the spot.

If we had had this shield back then, we would have been much more at ease.

It also comes with two powerful ultimate skills: one is a linear attack similar to a laser beam, and the other is a wide-range attack like a bomb detonation. It also has a double effect against ghost-type enemies, making it very practical.

Of course, this is only a warrior-level equipment. Even though it has an extremely long cooldown in exchange for attack power that exceeds its own level, its current power is only barely close to the strongest strike of Chu Xiu's Berserk Heavenly Demon Hand.

This isn't because the legendary equipment is bad; it's because Chu Xiu is too abnormal. Which awakened one can unleash a punch with a power of 1700 at the Warrior level?
However, the precious thing about legendary equipment is that its power will gradually be unlocked as the user advances in rank. Once Chu Xiu advances to the Fierce rank, the power of these two moves will surpass that of the Berserk Heavenly Demon Hand.

There were less than two hours left before the trial ended.

This made Chu Xiu very excited about his upcoming advancement!

Just as Chu Xiu was wondering what powerful inheritance the Fierce Rank would give, Bian Guanyue and Song Linchuan, whose injuries had been healed, arrived from afar.

When they saw Chu Xiu, whose armor was shattered and whose body was stained with blood, their eyes showed gratitude.

The two had already realized they were doomed, but Chu Xiu descended from the heavens like a savior, rescuing them from the brink of death. This experience of escaping death made them cherish life even more and feel extremely grateful to Chu Xiu.

"Brother Chen, I am deeply grateful for your life-saving grace! I will repay this kindness with my life!" Song Linchuan said, clasping his hands in a gesture of respect.

Bian Guanyue also said, "Thank you very much, Mr. Chen, for saving me. I will never forget this kindness and gratitude."

However, in response to their gratitude, Chu Xiu merely glanced at them, then extended his hand and said indifferently, "There's no need for further words of gratitude."

"And the reward?" Chu Xiu's blunt question caught the two off guard, but they quickly recovered: "What does Brother Chen need?"

"I want the legendary equipment you're wearing," Chu Xiu demanded without a second thought.

"This"

Chu Xiu's words made the two look at each other in bewilderment. After a long while, Song Linchuan smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Chen, it's not that I'm reluctant to part with the [Legendary] equipment. It's just that this item is not mine. It was bestowed by the Heavenly King. Without the Heavenly King's approval, it's difficult to hand it over to someone else."

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiu couldn't help but feel somewhat disappointed. However, he was already aware of this matter and knew that top-tier forces typically had dedicated equipment depots where members could collect equipment for free at lower levels and return it to their descendants once they reached higher ranks.

Although Song Linchuan is a disciple of the Heavenly King, his family background seems to be ordinary, which is normal and doesn't seem like he's lying.

As for Bian Guanyue, she was the same; her "legendary" equipment came from the military and could not be given to others.

If you try to forcibly take it, and it attracts the attention of powerful figures, it might be counterproductive.

“If Brother Chen is willing, why not leave your contact information? I will find the legendary equipment as soon as possible to repay your kindness,” Song Linchuan said.

“No need for that,” Chu Xiu waved his hand. “Then hand over all your [Perfect] equipment and items, as well as your causal points.”

Chu Xiu doesn't take advantage of others; he always tries to eliminate any benefits and grab all the good stuff at the first opportunity.

Not to mention, he didn't want any risk of being exposed.

Upon hearing Chu Xiu's words, Song Linchuan and Bian Guanyue readily agreed, immediately taking out over a dozen [Perfect] equipment items and a total of over five thousand karma points.

This pleased Chu Xiu quite a bit.

He put the items away and continued, "Let's leave the matter of saving my life aside. So, what do you plan to offer in exchange for the chips I have?"

After saying that, eighty chips of fate appeared in Chu Xiu's palm.

This left Song Linchuan and his companion dumbfounded, thinking to themselves that this Brother Chen really was a capitalist who would squeeze every last penny out of a passing goose.

And this familiar scene stirred up some memories for them.

"Brother Chen, wasn't that the person who traded chips with us before?"

“It’s me,” Chu Xiu nodded readily, taking it for granted. “If I don’t give you a lot of leverage to lure you into the Golden Hall and hold off the Baron, how am I supposed to massacre the city?”

"But this is your own choice, so you can't blame me. You will receive exactly what you are owed."

His confident and self-assured demeanor left Song Linchuan and Bian Guanyue speechless, only able to manage a wry smile.

But the two of them were truly out of valuables at this point. After thinking for a long time, Song Linchuan said, "Brother Chen, is it possible to buy on credit?"

Chu Xiu naturally refused without even thinking, but Song Linchuan then said, "I know you don't want to reveal your identity, Brother Chen, but I have a way. Do you know anything about [Yuancheng]?"

Chu Xiu shook his head, while Song Linchuan said, "This is a special space in the abyss with very peculiar laws. There will be no physical contact there, only the exchange of information."

You can understand it as one.

“An anonymous forum,” Bian Guanyue answered for him.

“That’s right!” Song Linchuan nodded. “The specific situation is very complicated. Only by entering Yuan City in person can we understand it. But what is certain is that it is an absolutely safe place where the existence of the main body will not be exposed. Many awakened individuals use it to communicate.”

"To enter [Yuancheng], one must have an 'account,' which is quite valuable and is usually only possessed by awakened individuals of the general rank or above."

"I happen to have an 'account' from [Yuancheng], how about I use it to exchange for my and Bian's chips?"

Yuancheng?

This was the first time Chu Xiu had ever heard of this term.

However, if Song Linchuan's description is accurate, then he really does need this item.

What Chu Xiu lacks now is a safe means of communicating with other forces. He can't be a lone wolf for life. Whether it's dealing with a lot of unnecessary equipment, obtaining intelligence, exchanging resources, etc., he will inevitably have to deal with major forces.

However, in reality, no matter how careful you are, your contact information will always leave traces, making it easy for someone to track you down.

Chu Xiu's talent was simply too abnormal, and this broken world also had such an unreasonable thing as the [Hand of Deprivation], so he had to be on guard.

After stroking his chin and glancing at Song Linchuan and the other man, Chu Xiu nodded in agreement after realizing there was really nothing to gain from them.

Upon hearing this, Song Linchuan was overjoyed. He took out a small and exquisite doll from his storage space and handed it to Chu Xiu, saying, "Brother Chen, I will find another account to add you later, and then we can contact each other through [Yuancheng]."

"Brother Chen, if you need any resources or intelligence, feel free to contact me. Perhaps we will have the opportunity to cooperate and explore the Abyss together in the future."

Chu Xiu nodded, took the doll, and glanced at it.

[Information Entity Clone: ​​An information entity anchored to Abyss City No. 3. This entity can be used to enter Abyss City. Identity information: BD07483AH8S]

After confirming that everything was in order, he readily threw out eighty chips of fate.

Without pausing, it flapped its wings and flew straight toward the baron's castle.

There, a great deal of loot awaited him to plunder.

After Chu Xiu left, Song Linchuan and Bian Guanyue stared at his departing figure for a long time before they both breathed a sigh of relief and came back to their senses.

To be honest, their feelings towards Chu Xiu were very complicated. Besides gratitude, they were also shocked and found it hard to accept Chu Xiu's powerful strength.

Chu Xiu's strength completely exceeded their worldview. The two of them were also geniuses who were admired by everyone on Blue Star, but the gap between them and Chu Xiu was so great that it was beyond their comprehension.

"Brother Chen is so strong, and he even possesses the [Mythical] item, yet he doesn't know about [Yuan City] and [Civilization Envoy]. I really don't know what their backgrounds are," Song Linchuan couldn't help but sigh again.

Chu Xiu was shrouded in mystery, which aroused his curiosity.

Of course, he also knew that since the other party was intentionally hiding the truth, he would most likely not get an answer.

But just then, Bian Guanyue suddenly said, "I just remembered something."

"what?"

Do you know Jiang Xue?

Song Linchuan's expression shifted: "Those twins, the youngest daughter of the Longevity King?"

"good."

"What's up with her?"

"She told me that she encountered a masked mystery person during the Warrior-level trial. That person was extremely strong and eventually fought a Warrior-level leader single-handedly and managed to clear the trial."

This made Song Linchuan's expression change: "That sounds like his style. Did he say what his name is?"

“I didn’t ask,” Bian Guanyue shook her head, “but in terms of timing, it does fit perfectly.”

"Most importantly, that person also had a pair of levitation demon arms!"

Upon hearing this, Song Linchuan seemed to have thought of something, and a thoughtful expression appeared on his face.
An hour later, at the Baron's Castle.

While waiting for the trial to end, Chu Xiu searched the entire castle thoroughly, looting every last bit of the Baron's wealth.

Hundreds of pieces of equipment and items of [Collector's Edition] or higher quality! Over 20,000 Karma Points! And a full 3,700 Fate Chips!
It must be said that a baron's total wealth is quite substantial, even for Chu Xiu, it is a huge fortune.

He also returned Lin Ji's soul to his body and, using the same excuse he used on Song Linchuan and the other man, took all the good things from Lin Ji's body.

Although not as valuable as Bian Guanyue and Song Linchuan, their value is still guaranteed to be at least two or three hundred million.

"In this way, this trial can be considered complete."

This time, he not only devoured all the resources in the entire instance by himself, but he also took all the loot from his teammates.

Thinking of this, Chu Xiu smiled with satisfaction and waited silently in place.

Another hour passed, and the notification sound he had been waiting for finally rang in his ears.

[Trial completed, rank increased!]

[Current Level: Rank 1 (Fierce)]

(End of this chapter)