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

Chapter 169 The Perfection of the Demon Blade of Judgment
The transaction was conducted in the same manner as before, with an intermediary handling the process; Chu Xiu did not directly deal with Qin Xiang.

To be on the safe side, Chu Xiu would avoid contact with any awakened individuals whose strength surpassed his.

After all, his talent is too outstanding. The higher the level of awakening and the higher the class, the more they will realize the abnormality of his talent. It is estimated that there are quite a few people who want his talent and profession.

If the three newly added slots are for King-level Awakened Ones, then compared to before the arrival of the other Awakened Ones, his risk level might actually have increased, so Chu Xiu has no choice but to be cautious.

He certainly hoped this was just his malicious speculation, but he always prepared for the worst, and he didn't want to take even the slightest risk.

Fortunately, Qin Xiang understood Chu Xiu's idea. This time, the trading team was the same as before, with Zhang Qingshan, Ye Junlin and others representing the three forces as traders, as well as several experts to determine the value of the items. Qin Xiang remotely directed the operation using a mirror prop.

However, perhaps because of the assassins who suddenly appeared last time, or perhaps because they felt that the awakened people gathered nearby were a mixed bag, and in addition, there was also a fierce-level guard squad.

Like the Fang Squad, this team is a highly trained elite group of awakened individuals.

Chu Xiu saw them from afar and released a large number of ghosts to guard them. At the same time, he activated his Netherworld Eye to observe the attributes of the group.

The main focus is on seeing my good friend Zhang Qingshan.

As expected, after three days of training, he reached level 9 of the Warrior rank.

Zhang Qingshan was already at level 6 of the Warrior rank when the world mission ended, so it's not surprising that he was able to max out his level.

That's how the Abyss works. As long as there are clear resource points, the speed of leveling up will be very fast. The Awakened's super strong physique makes them like hardcore gamers who don't need to sleep, constantly leveling up. Chu Xiu's four-level jump in half a day is the most extreme example.

Upgrading to the Warrior rank is much easier than upgrading to the Fierce rank.

However, once these initial opportunities are exhausted, leveling up will slow down significantly. After all, the world of Shiki is vast and boundless, and if you wander around aimlessly like a headless fly, you might not find more than a few monsters in a year.

Ideally, after clearing out each monster-infested area, you would obtain a clue to the next opportunity, and so on, like a string of candied hawthorns. But not everyone is so lucky.

In reality, most awakened individuals either don't enter the Abyss at all and slowly hone their skills and levels, or they explore the Abyss in search of opportunities. This is why the government specifically hires people to analyze the locations of opportunities in various places, and why the price of an anchor point in a new world can be driven up so high.

"Not only Qingshan, but the other talented guys should have reached level 9 as well. I just don't know if they will be undergoing the Fierce Rank Trial soon."

If Zhang Qingshan can successfully pass the Ferocious Rank Trial, his dragon will directly enter adulthood. The power of an adult dragon is extremely terrifying. Even in a one-on-one fight, it might not be afraid of an S-rank class with twice the equipment. It can be said that the Ferocious Rank is the strongest period for a dragon knight. This strength continues into the General Rank and will only weaken when it reaches the King Rank.

Especially when facing hordes of corrupted soldiers, the dragon can fully utilize its advantages. Each breath of fire is comparable to a large-scale destructive spell, which can help Zhang Qingshan seize a large amount of resources during the final battle!

However, not everyone has the ability to brute force their way through the game like Chu Xiu.

Even for an S-rank genius like Zhang Qingshan, the Fierce Trial is extremely dangerous.

The challenge is extremely difficult, especially since you've only reached the maximum level!
Chu Xiu did not want his good brother to take such a huge risk for a temporary opportunity.

Just as he was pondering this, the trading party arrived.

"Never mind, Aoyama has his own plans, just like he never questions my decisions, so I don't need to worry about it."

"I'll try to ask him tomorrow. If he really wants to participate, I'll help him upgrade his equipment."

Chu Xiu stopped thinking about it and focused his attention on the current transaction.

It was quite obvious that the newcomers' eyes were filled with curiosity and anticipation. After all, the scene of him taking out hundreds of [Excellent] and [Rare] equipment and items at once last time was too shocking. Everyone was curious about what other stock Chu Xiu had in store.

Chu Xiu didn't keep them in suspense any longer; with a wave of his hand, nearly a hundred items appeared.

Initially, the experts were somewhat disappointed to see that the quantity was rather small, but upon closer inspection, they were all astonished and opened their mouths wide!

Of these nearly one hundred pieces of equipment and items, half are of "Perfect" quality! There are even a few of them of "Extreme" quality!
The remaining half, though of lower quality, contained several general-level equipment items! And these were general-level equipment items with special attributes!

This left everyone speechless.

Dude, we're still grinding Warrior-class monsters and you've already jumped straight to Kanshou-class?

Moreover, judging from the quality and quantity of these equipment and items, they are definitely of general-level elite rank! And there's more than one!
The difference between people can't be this big, can it?
Ye Junlin was particularly dejected. His original pride had been shattered in the previous world mission battle, but after returning home and receiving a large sum of resources from his family, the thrill of his rapidly increasing strength made him feel like he was back on his feet.

But now he despairingly discovers that the gap between him and Chu Xiu has not only not narrowed, but is widening rapidly at an alarming rate!
The only thing that can comfort him now is that Chu Xiu might be a talent specially cultivated by some big shot, with extra resources; otherwise, his Dao heart would really collapse.

Chu Xiu chuckled inwardly at the sight of someone whose mind was in turmoil yet who was trying so hard to maintain a calm expression.

If they knew that he could now directly confront a "colonel" of the Wang family, I wonder what their expressions would be like.

After the initial shock, the experts quickly used their professional skills to assess the value of the items on site.

The Baron's collection also includes a large number of "Perfect" and "Premium" equipment obtained from previous world quests, either dropped or stolen. Each piece is worth a little over 30 million, for a total of 1.7 billion.

The remaining miscellaneous items dropped by the monsters were relatively cheap, totaling 200 million.

But the corrupted equipment dropped by killing so many corrupted awakened beings was valuable. Even if it was just some [Excellent] or [Collector's] quality items, any one of them would be worth tens of millions! In total, they gave out a full 1.5 billion!

"The total amount is 3.46 billion." This was the final assessment given by experts.

This enormous number made everyone gasp.

An ordinary level-one awakened being might not earn this much money in a lifetime, no, even ten lifetimes.

However, Chu Xiu was somewhat dissatisfied.

After a slight hesitation, he took out Huang Guohua's equipment and props.

As he took out these equipment and props, Qin Xiang, who had been communicating with them using the observation tool, frowned almost imperceptibly.

"An awakened one died, and I picked him up," Chu Xiu explained simply.

Although murder and robbery are common in the Abyss, he didn't want to offend government bigwigs like Qin Xiang unnecessarily. Chu Xiu preferred to be seen as someone who followed the rules, so he didn't sell the equipment and items he obtained from killing Lin Wanyue.

He only needed to mention it once, and Qin Xiang would naturally send people to investigate, eventually concluding that Huang Guohua died at the hands of the colonel.

His explanation made the others somewhat suspicious, but no one thought much of it. In the end, the test results came out, totaling 1.14 billion.

Chu Xiu silently calculated in his mind and simply took out the two A-level professions that he had obtained from the previous world mission.

At this moment, everyone's expressions were somewhat numb. Chu Xiu was just like Doraemon, always able to pull out something even more outrageous just when they thought it was already outrageous enough.

The last two jobs brought in 350 million and 620 million respectively, which is almost a billion more in revenue.

This made everyone envious and jealous, even Zhang Qingshan looked at Chu Xiu with envy.

"Let's end this deal here." Chu Xiu's calm voice rang out, which made the others breathe a sigh of relief, thinking that it was finally over.

However, at this moment, he turned to Qin Xiang and said, "Senior Qin, I have another extremely valuable item that I would like to entrust to you for auction."

Everyone was completely dumbfounded. There was actually an item that needed to be auctioned off?

The fact that these two items weren't directly submitted to the three major powers indicates that their value far exceeds that of the items on display. No one could imagine where Chu Xiu, a "newcomer" who had only awakened his powers a month and a half ago, had obtained such valuable items.

Even Qin Xiang was a little surprised, but since it was a pre-arranged agreement, he nodded in agreement without much thought.

In the end, Chu Xiu earned nearly 5.6 billion Chinese Yuan this time. After deducting the cost of materials for the Eight Desolate Netherfire Array, he was finally converted into 34,000 Karma Points.

He also entrusted the [Upgraded Flame] to Qin Xiang for auction.

As for the even more valuable [Ascension to Godhood Sequence], he hasn't made a move yet because the value of this item is simply too outrageous. Chu Xiu later browsed online and found that any [Ascension to Godhood Sequence] was worth hundreds of billions, and those ranked at the top could sell for unbelievable astronomical prices. Even a King-level Awakened would be tempted, and he was afraid that Qin Xiang would directly embezzle it.

Although this person has always maintained an official stance and demonstrated impartiality and selflessness, one can only know a person's face but not their heart, so Chu Xiu was not entirely at ease.

If possible, he still wants to find an opportunity to personally trade the [Ascension to Godhood Sequence], even if he loses a little, it's not a big deal, at least it's safe.

But the prerequisite, of course, is that he must have enough strength to protect himself.

After collecting a large number of causal points, Chu Xiu couldn't wait to return to his secluded cave and sent Su Jinyu outside to guard the gate.

Without the slightest hesitation, he poured all the causal points on his body into the Demon Blade of Judgment!

As a large number of causal points burned, demonic energy, far more intense than before, rose from his body!

[Consuming 39295 Karma Points, the fourth level of the True Demon Blade of Judgment has been completed!]

Perhaps because of the blessing of the [Spark of Inspiration (B)] he received from the Boundless Blood Pool, the consumption was less than Chu Xiu had estimated, and he was able to cultivate this extremely powerful divine ability to perfection!

With a thought, Chu Xiu conjured a long sword radiating overwhelming demonic energy in his hand. He swung it lightly, and the air in front of him seemed to ripple. An invisible force attracted all the scattered rocks in the cave, gathering them at the point where Chu Xiu's sword landed. All of them together probably weighed tens of tons!

The next instant, as Chu Xiu swung his blade, all the rocks, weighing tens of tons, were shattered!

Amidst the flying debris, Chu Xiu revealed a satisfied smile.

"Now, the long-range blade strikes unleashed by the Judgment Demon Blade consume less energy, yet both their range and power have been significantly improved!"

When facing corrupted creatures again, Chu Xiu's casual blade slash could instantly clear an area of ​​hundreds of square meters. If the number of the enemies was concentrated, it would not be surprising if he could kill thousands of corrupted creatures with a single slash!
He can unleash hundreds of such blade strikes without stopping!

"As for the power of the Judgment Demon Blade itself, it has increased by at least 100% compared to before! Now, even if that colonel with his abnormally strong defense were to be struck by it, he would definitely be seriously injured!"

Chu Xiu even felt that even a general-level [perfect] armor would be easily cleaved in two like firewood in front of this demonic blade!
"And this is just the increase in power. After reaching perfection, the biggest change is that the 'gathering monsters' property of the Judgment Demon Blade has increased more than tenfold!"

Previously, it was just an auxiliary effect that added icing on the cake, but now it can easily gather tens of tons of boulders under the blade. This amazing attraction can make the Judgment Demon Blade's hit rate soar in actual combat!

"What's even more terrifying is that, according to the records in the ancient texts, if it is a true demonic blade that has been condensed by consuming the essence of the Golden Embryo and even lifespan, it can even seal off space!"

"Furthermore, the power of the True Demon Blade has no upper limit!"

If Chu Xiu were at full strength now, he would only need two-thirds of the Golden Embryo Origin to condense the True Demon Blade.

But he can continue to invest the Golden Embryo Origin, and even his own lifespan, to infinitely enhance the power of the True Demon Blade!
"This is too powerful! It truly lives up to its reputation as a top-tier demonic technique!"

"This supernatural ability is definitely my strongest trump card right now!"

Chu Xiu thought to himself with a smug smile.

But his gains this time went far beyond that!

"The materials for refining the Eight Desolate Netherfire Formation have finally been gathered."

Chu Xiu glanced at the remaining causal points and found that he had exactly nine thousand points left, just enough to unlock [Flesh Devouring Magic].

Without further thought, he activated his [Perfect Refinement] talent and began refining the Eight Desolate Netherfire Array.

He couldn't wait to know just how wondrous this foundational inheritance of the Treasure Demon Lord lineage, which had cost so much, would be, and what special attributes his equipment would acquire through demonic transformation!
After doing all this to push his strength to the limit, it will be time for him to challenge the Blood Arena!

I realized I hadn't explained things clearly before, so let me add a little explanation: the rule that Causal Points cannot be traded is essentially used to exploit those at the bottom. Trading is tacitly allowed among high-level Awakened Ones, but most Awakened Ones immediately use their enhanced strength after obtaining Causal Points, so it's relatively rare, and very few people use this hard currency for trading.

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