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

Chapter 162 The Ghost General and the Hundred Soul Banner
"Roar!!!"

Under Chu Xiu's expectant gaze, all the blood evil energy gathered and digested by the entire Soul-Slaying Banner surged towards the center. This blood evil energy transformed into a giant blood-red cocoon, tightly enveloping the vengeful ghost that the Blood Angel had transformed into.

As the power of the Blood Fiend was absorbed, the aura emanating from its body grew stronger and stronger!

Suddenly, as if reaching a certain limit, the entire soul banner erupted in chaos. One after another, fierce ghosts spontaneously gathered around the giant cocoon, letting out sharp roars!

It seemed that some kind of core power was extracted from these vengeful ghosts and injected into the giant cocoon. As this power was extracted, the aura of the hundreds of vengeful ghosts weakened considerably, but they also established some kind of mysterious connection with the creature in the giant cocoon.

With the replenishment of these core powers, the vengeful spirit transformed from the Blood Angel experienced a surge in aura, as if it had consumed a highly nourishing substance!
"boom!"

With a low hum, the blood demons that formed the giant cocoon were completely absorbed, leaving only a pale, empty shell. With a gentle shake, it shattered on the spot, and from the countless fragments, an extremely ferocious and powerful soul was born.

Su Jinyu, who was next to Chu Xiu, suddenly turned around and looked at the Soul-Slaying Banner warily. Even though she couldn't see what was inside the banner, she could still sense its fierce aura!
Chu Xiu smiled faintly, shook the Soul Banner, and a huge phantom appeared in mid-air. The violent and fierce aura spread throughout the area without any concealment!

The next moment, the phantom solidified into a physical form, and a giant ghost four meters tall appeared in front of the two.

It no longer possesses sharp bone spikes and a ferocious face like a vengeful ghost. Instead, it has a human-like appearance, only much larger than an ordinary person, with bluish-purple skin, an expressionless face, wearing a set of dark blue ancient heavy armor, and carrying a three-meter-long heavy hammer in its right hand.

The heavy hammer and armor were not decorated much, but the rough and heavy armor plates and the thick and long spikes on the warhammer gave people a sense of savage and fierce aura, as if it were a war god who had fought out of blood and fire in ancient times.

【Ghost General】

[Rank] General Rank 1

[Attributes] Constitution 0, Spirit 972.8, Energy Level 1508.5
[Skill] Manipulation of a Hundred Ghosts (Can command subordinate ghosts to form a battle formation, greatly enhancing the main body, and possessing different combat styles in both physical and spiritual states)

[Trait] Body of a Ghost General (Greatly reduces physical damage, grants an additional 100% power bonus when casting spells, and provides a high health regeneration bonus after materializing.)
[Talent] Manifestation (transforms into physical form, Constitution +2176.4), Weapon Master (when manifesting, one will obtain different weapons and equipment based on their personality, with extremely strong additional attribute bonuses and characteristics)
The terrifying panel in front of him made Chu Xiu's eyes widen in disbelief.

Even at only level 1, after materialization, he possessed a terrifying physique of 2176.4!
What does this mean? A level 3 elite Blood Angel only has a constitution of 1500! A level 9 Notary only has a constitution of just over 2000!

What's even more outrageous is that his talent also comes with [General's Weapon], which is obviously the armor on the Ghost General's body and the warhammer in his hand. Since it is a weapon brought by his talent, the power of these two pieces of equipment will continue to grow as the Ghost General's level increases!
Even at only the first level of the general rank, Chu Xiu could sense that the attributes of these two pieces of equipment were no worse than those of the general-rank [Treasured] equipment!

Once it reaches level 9, it will most likely be comparable to [Perfect]!
"Its single-target stats are already strong enough, much stronger than elite monsters of the same level, and yet it still has two pieces of equipment that provide additional bonuses."

Furthermore, the skill "Hundred Ghost Manipulation Technique" can further enhance its power through its subordinate ghost soldiers, namely those one hundred fierce ghosts!
"With a ghost general in charge, the hundred vengeful ghosts, who were originally a scattered mess, will form a whole."

"The combined power of all of them could even rival that of a King-level expert!"

Of course, it's not a King-level Awakened One, but a King-level Abyss Monster.

Even so, it's still amazing enough. After all, Chu Xiu is only at level 3 of the Ferocious Rank. For ordinary Awakened Ones at his stage, let alone King Rank, even having the combat power of General Rank would be considered genius among geniuses.

"As expected of the foundational inheritance of the Supreme Demon Lord's path during the Foundation Establishment stage! My painstaking cultivation over this period has not been in vain!" Chu Xiu's face showed a genuine smile.

Moreover, Chu Xiu could sense that after the Ghost General was born, the Soul Banner in his hand also changed. It was as if through the Ghost General, he had established a new connection with all the ghosts. Before, he could only issue orders and transmit information, but now he could even transmit energy!
He looked down and saw a brand new panel in front of him.

【Hundred Soul Banner】

[Description: Gained the abilities "Ghost Core", "General's Command", and "Blood Feed"]

[Ghost Core: All ghosts leave a portion of their core within the Soul Banner. Even if destroyed, it can be restored as long as it is nourished by enough flesh, blood, and living souls.]

【Commands: Users can consume mana to issue commands such as "Charge", "Defend", and "Resting" to enhance the basic attributes of all ghosts.

[Note: The more mana consumed, the stronger the effect of the command. The command can only be cast when a Ghost General is present.]

[Blood Feed: Consumes essence blood to significantly increase the base attributes of all ghosts for a short period of time.]

[Evaluation: After the Hundred Soul Banner has transformed, the banner and the ghosts within it have become one. Now you only need to keep creating more ghosts to increase the banner's level.]

However, it should be noted that the maximum level of the Soul Banner depends on the level and number of the Ghost Generals within it. Once you possess ten Ghost Generals and one of them advances to a higher level, it can be upgraded to the Thousand Soul Banner.

The attributes of the Hundred Soul Banner once again brought Chu Xiu to a look of ecstatic joy!

He had previously analyzed that the main reason why his ghost army was no match for the mindless smashing of the Heavenly Demon Hand was that he had not spent time cultivating it.

The quality of the ghost is one aspect, but the matching equipment and skills that can provide a wide range of buffs are also very important!
Other summoners, even those with only five or six summons, would love to equip themselves with four or five buff-boosting items and learn a large number of support skills.

Chu Xiu previously had almost no buff-enhancing equipment, only two warrior-level horns. This meant that even though his dozens of fierce ghosts were already a dominant force among summoners of the same level, they could only be used to clear out small monsters and were completely useless in high-level battles.

But things are different now; the newly upgraded Soul Banner directly makes up for this!
"The Ghost Core greatly reduces my energy consumption after each battle. If it takes 10 resources to rebuild a vengeful ghost, then repairing it using the Ghost Core only requires 3 resources at most, or even less!"

"In other words, I can be bolder in future attacks and don't need to worry too much about the losses of the ghosts."

"As for [Command], it's a regular buff skill, while [Blood Feed] is a trump card skill used when fighting desperately. Both can greatly increase the strength of my ghost army! I just don't know the specific increase."

All three skills greatly enhance the practicality of his ghost army!
Moreover, Chu Xiu could clearly sense that he was far from reaching the upper limit of this inheritance!
"Just like the Golden Muscle and Nether Bone, it is a foundational inheritance that runs through the entire Foundation Establishment stage. The cultivation of the Soul Banner is far beyond what I can achieve at the Fierce Rank."

Some inherited techniques, such as the Heavenly Demon Hand, Demonic Qi Infusion, and Azure Poison Corpse Fire, are transitional supernatural abilities that are relatively easy to master.

Although the foundational inheritance is unlocked early, as the basis of a lineage, it is very difficult to cultivate it to perfection!
He has only just completed the Hundred Soul Banner. In the future, there will be the Thousand Soul Banner, the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, and even more!
"We must keep killing!"

Chu Xiu waved the Soul Banner, collecting all the ghosts, and then turned his searching gaze to the Blood Demon.

"Can you sense any other parts?" Chu Xiu asked, narrowing his eyes. "No, really no more," the Blood Demon said with a mournful face. "My lord, it's not that I'm lying to you, it's just that my rank is too low, and my sensing ability is really limited!"

"If you give me another part, I guarantee I can find even more [contaminants] for you!"

Chu Xiu didn't speak, but turned his gaze to Su Jinyu, who said, "According to records, although blood demons born from different blood have different characteristics, they still have certain similarities with each other. One of them is that for high-level blood demons, after their bodies are dispersed, they will evolve different autonomous consciousnesses and form new individuals."

"These individuals have a certain degree of mutual sensing, but the extent of this sensing ability depends on their own level."

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiu nodded and tossed a component to Rasputin.

He has no use for this thing. What Chu Xiu values ​​is the abyssal creature transformed from the [pollutant]. If Rasputin can serve him obediently, then he doesn't mind giving this former high-ranking figure some benefits.

The two parts Chu Xiu obtained were a toe and a rib. The rib was two to three times more contaminated than the toe, so Chu Xiu gave the toe to Rasputin.

Upon receiving it, he immediately beamed with joy and hurriedly put it into his mouth.

As the component was swallowed, Rasputin's flesh began to writhe, his skin undulating like ocean waves, as if giant worms were crawling beneath it. Suddenly, his skin split open! Instantly, a torrent of new flesh surged out!

These flesh and blood seemed to have their own consciousness, devouring the original flesh and blood, becoming stronger, and rapidly regenerating even more flesh and blood!
In just a few breaths, Rasputin transformed into a gigantic tumor, over five meters in diameter, composed entirely of flesh and blood! And his aura began to expand rapidly!

This scene left Chu Xiu speechless, and at the same time, he remained vigilant, already holding the Soul Banner in his hand.

If anything unexpected happens, he would rather give up this "flesh and blood radar" and eliminate it immediately!

Su Jinyu stared wide-eyed, looking back and forth with surprise at seeing something new. It seemed that this girl's ability to become a researcher was not entirely due to her talent, but more so to her personality. After all, that talent would be extremely strong even in combat.

After a few more breaths, the large amount of distorted flesh and blood began to be reabsorbed and condensed, until only a slender humanoid figure about 1.8 meters tall remained.

Compared to before, this humanoid now has clear facial features, although its skin is still covered with blood vessels, and its strength has jumped two levels to the ferocious level!
Chu Xiu narrowed his eyes, and as the Netherworld Eye was activated, a panel appeared in front of him.

【Blood Demon (???)】

[Rank] Fierce Rank?

[Attributes] Constitution? ? ? Spirit? ? ? Energy Level? ? ?
【Skill】???
【Trait】? ? ?
【talent】???
It's all question marks!

This made alarm bells ring in Chu Xiu's mind even more. Although his Demon Eye was only a mortal-level inheritance, with the enhancement of spell power by class level, it could still detect the three-dimensional attributes of most monsters at the general level. However, Rasputin in front of him was full of question marks!

This indicates that this guy is of extremely high rank. If classified according to the abyss monsters, he is at least an elite, or even a higher-ranking leader!

"Just one toe has caused its strength to surge to this extent, and it seems that there is still a lot of power that has not been fully digested. We can't give this guy parts so easily in the future."

Despite his inner vigilance, Chu Xiu remained outwardly calm, simply saying, "Well? Can you sense the new components now?"

Rasputin did not reply, seemingly still basking in the joy of his increased strength. After a long while, he squinted and said with a grin, "Your Majesty, I can sense a few more pieces in the distance, but they are too far away to be clearly sensed. However, I assure you, if you give me just one more piece, I will find it immediately!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiu's expression darkened slightly, but before he could speak, Su Jinyu sneered, "Lying!"

"The Blood Demon's perception of other bodies is directly proportional to its own sensory abilities. As you advance from the Mortal Rank to the Ferocious Rank, your sensory abilities increase at least tenfold, which means your sensing range also expands tenfold!"

"Based on my analysis of the location and distribution of nearby components, they should be evenly distributed around the military region. How could you not sense anything else?"

Upon hearing this, Rasputin flew into a rage. The fawning expression on his face vanished instantly, replaced by a ferocity that Chu Xiu had never seen before!

"You filthy bitch! Who do you think you are to interrupt?"

With a furious roar filled with extreme ferocity, Chu Xiu felt a blur before his eyes as Rasputin's figure suddenly vanished from his spot and appeared in front of Su Jinyu in the next instant. His hands, which were originally no different from those of an ordinary person, transformed into a pair of sharp claws in the blink of an eye, and slashed down at Su Jinyu!
This attack was incredibly fast, and its physical attributes were definitely close to 500! That's definitely the stats of a level 9 Ferocious Rank!
However, Su Jinyu's expression remained unchanged. With a light grab, a strange rune suddenly appeared on Rasputin's chest. The next moment, it was as if the gravity on his body suddenly increased a thousandfold, causing him to stagger and crash into the ground!
Su Jinyu then gave a soft shout, and five rune pillars burst from the ground and rose around the Blood Demon. Several ropes made of pure energy and crackling with electricity emerged from each pillar, intertwining to form an electric net that pressed Rasputin firmly to the ground!
Amidst the surging electric light, Rasputin screamed in agony, and the smell of burnt meat rose from his body.

A cold glint flashed in Su Jinyu's eyes, and she snorted, "Although I can't use my talent right now, I'm not someone that a deep-sea creature that hasn't even fully mastered its power can mess with."

This scene greatly surprised Chu Xiu.

He felt that both Rasputin and Su Jinyu had given him a great shock.

Judging from the girl's effortless handling of the situation, she definitely possesses strength approaching that of a general, and this is even without her being able to use her SS-level super talent.

Being contaminated by the relics of the ancient gods is indeed a great crisis, but on the other hand, it may also be transformed into an opportunity.

If she can survive this ordeal and transform that [Ancient God Relic] into her own mirror image, her already formidable strength will surge once more! She will definitely reach the level of a Heavenly King's disciple, or even stronger!

As for Rasputin
Chu Xiu glanced meaningfully at the Blood Demon who was begging for mercy on the ground.

Based on what he knew about him, this guy wasn't an impulsive person.

Was its sudden attack intended to intimidate Su Jinyu and prevent her from speaking out of turn, or...?
To dispel one's own suspicion?

Is its strength really only this much?

I am very sorry for the poor updates last month. I have deeply repented and will definitely start afresh this month with stable updates. I hereby sign this pledge!

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