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

Chapter 173 The Power of the True Demon Blade

Chu Xiu's words caused the Blood Servant's massive body to freeze in place, its empty eye sockets staring intently at him.

It seems to be saying: Don't make such pointless jokes.

Chu Xiu remained calm: "Of course, I also have three conditions. First, the opponent cannot run away. Second, the venue for the match must be a very ordinary dueling arena. Third, the timer will only start after the fight begins."

"As long as it's a direct, unaffected battle, I can kill it within ten seconds! Please relay these words to Boundless Blood Pool."

Chu Xiu's voice was very confident. He only put forward these three conditions to eliminate some potential dangers.

For example, if the two players start at a distance of more than ten kilometers, or if they are thrown into a vacuum, or if the opponent is focused on escaping and stalling for time, then no matter how strong he is, he cannot kill the opponent within ten seconds.

Although Chu Xiu felt that the gods wouldn't resort to such petty tricks, it was still best to be on the safe side and make thorough preparations. After all, who could guarantee that none of the four gods were gamblers with extremely poor sportsmanship and unscrupulous methods?

Faced with Chu Xiu's request, the Blood Servant remained silent. After a long while, it lay prostrate on the ground again and approached the statue where the boundless blood pool was located.

After a while, a large amount of bright red blood suddenly gushed out from the blood pool, as if it were laughing. The other three god statues also lit up, and a large number of threads that had formed the bet on the top of the four statues surged out, much more densely than before!

Blood Servant raised his head: "The gods have agreed to your proposal and have placed a heavy bet."

"If you win, the gods will give you extra rewards, but if you lose, all your points will be wiped out, and you will lose the gods' attention until you enter the next tier of the arena."

Chu Xiu nodded. He knew that the Boundless Blood Pool would not refuse his proposal. He had already realized that the four gods were not rational analysts who would gamble according to the optimal strategy, but a group of people who simply wanted to seek thrills and have fun.

They would never let go of such an opportunity to achieve great things with a small investment.

However, wasn't Chu Xiu the same?
The only difference is that he wasn't blinded by huge profits, but rather he clearly analyzed the returns and risks.

While waiting for the battle to begin, Chu Xiu opened the Blood Pool's treasure vault and exchanged for an item.

[Life Tree Essence Extract: A perfect item of the Ferocious rank. Consuming it rapidly replenishes depleted life force. Price: 14 Ancient Blood.]

Having done all this, Chu Xiu calmly waited for the battle to begin.

Not long after, he heard a rumbling sound, and the tall, ancient buildings around him shattered like bubbles, replaced by pieces of bluestone bricks.

In just a few breaths, the ancient, bloody arena had vanished. Chu Xiu stood on a huge arena, with a clear blue sky above him and a stone wall stretching as far as the eye could see, seemingly reaching the ends of the earth.

About a kilometer away from him stood a three-meter-tall, reddish-brown figure with a pair of calm, indifferent eyes, silently staring at him.

"Qiang!"

With a soft sound, two slender folding blades unfolded from his forearms, and the crimson scales on his body rippled like ocean waves, revealing dark gold runes underneath.

There was no dialogue between them, nor was there any need for them to talk. In the arena, they only needed to do one thing: kill each other by any means necessary and present a spectacular performance for the gods!

As the ancient will that signified the start of the battle appeared in the arena, the Crimson Scale Gladiator vanished from his spot in an instant!

His speed was even faster than Chu Xiu had seen in the video! Enemies aren't NPCs that never change; they also level up and become stronger!
In the blink of an eye, he disappeared from the spot, and when Chu Xiu caught sight of him again, he was already two hundred meters away!
"So fast!"

Even Chu Xiu was taken aback. This astonishing speed was definitely no weaker than that of a colonel! Faced with such speed, his Berserk Demon Hand was like slow motion, making it impossible for him to hit the target!
Clearly, the four gods thought the same thing. Chu Xiu could even sense that, unlike the previous battles, there were a large number of consciousnesses similar to his divine sense probing the scene. These consciousnesses were like tentacles extending from the souls of the four gods, helping them to control every change in the situation.

Clearly, they were also curious about what kind of methods Chu Xiu possessed that gave him the courage to make such a boast!
Under the watchful eyes of all the gods, Chu Xiu took a deep breath, and his magical power surged rapidly within him, quickly forming a long demonic blade in his hand!
It is the Demon Blade of Judgment!

But that wasn't all. After the demonic blade took shape, the Golden Embryo Essence within his body began to be consumed and poured into the demonic blade. With the blessing of the Golden Embryo Essence, the Judgment Demonic Blade seemed to have undergone some kind of evolution, and its already powerful aura surged once again!
A sinister green light flashed from the demonic energy. When two-thirds of the Golden Embryo's essence was consumed, Chu Xiu's new demonic blade was fully formed. Compared to before, its aura was even more violent, and the condensed destructive power was almost overflowing.

At the same time, countless mysterious runes floated around the blade, as if forming some kind of divine restriction.

The True Demon Blade, which requires the consumption of life essence to condense, is Chu Xiu's strongest trump card, appearing in his hands for the first time!
Feeling the terrifying power surging in his palm, Chu Xiu even felt that he could now split a mountain in two with a single strike!
But he was still not satisfied!

As if he had rehearsed it a thousand times in his mind, Chu Xiu continued to pour the remaining Golden Embryo Essence into the True Demon Blade. At the same time, he directly swallowed the [Life Tree Essence Extract] that he had just exchanged from the Blood Pool Treasury. Then, he continuously inputted all the life energy in the extract into the True Demon Blade!
With the combined blessing of these two factors, the already formidable power of the True Demon Blade was further amplified!
The consciousnesses of the four gods tightly enveloped the True Demon Blade, seemingly marveling at its astonishing power. Just as Chu Xiu was condensing the True Demon Blade, the Crimson Scale Clan gladiator had already rushed to his side!

At this distance, the Crimson Scale Gladiator could naturally feel the terrifying energy fluctuations emanating from the demonic blade in Chu Xiu's hand, but he showed no intention of retreating. Instead, his speed increased again, and he accelerated towards Chu Xiu!
His idea was simple: no matter how powerful the knife was, as long as he wasn't hit, it was equivalent to zero damage!

The Crimson Scale Gladiator stared wide-eyed, his attention extremely focused, intently watching Chu Xiu's every move!
The "consciousness tentacles" extended from the four gods became even denser. Everyone was very curious about how Chu Xiu would strike the Crimson Scale Clan, which was known for its speed!
However, under the watchful eyes of the four gods, Chu Xiu simply raised his hand and swung his sword at the Crimson Scale Gladiator without any fancy moves!

"too slow!"

The Crimson Gladiator sneered.

In fact, Chu Xiu's speed is not slow; it should be around 1500.

But this level of speed was almost like slow motion in his eyes. He was confident that, in terms of speed alone, he was no worse than a creature with a physique of five thousand!

With a speed difference of more than three times, how could he possibly be hit?
With a sharp shriek, the Crimson Scale Gladiator suddenly turned to dodge the attack, his left arm flashing with a blinding golden light as he prepared to deliver a fatal blow to Chu Xiu with a blade that sprang from his forearm!
However, at that moment, a strange scene occurred. Just as the Crimson Scale Gladiator was about to move, he suddenly felt an immense resistance coming from all directions!
He looked up abruptly, horrified to discover that countless invisible chains had appeared all around him, sealing off the surrounding space. These chains weren't just invisible to the naked eye; they had no physical form whatsoever! Their presence could only be felt when he tried to move, like—

It was as if space itself had been sealed off!
This absurd thought arose in the Redscale Gladiator's mind. He roared, and the dark gold runes under his scales shone brightly, unleashing a tremendous force as he dodged in all directions!

However, he soon discovered in despair that under the restraint of those chains, his speed was reduced many times over, and he could not escape the cover of Chu Xiu's blade at all. He could only watch helplessly as the demonic blade, which exuded a powerful energy fluctuation, descended from the sky, like an inescapable divine punishment!
"boom!"

With a deafening roar, a huge crack appeared in front of Chu Xiu, and a thousand-square-meter arc-shaped area was completely destroyed. The destructive energy, condensed to its extreme, annihilated the hard bluestone floor tiles into the most basic dust!
When the smoke cleared, what lay before Chu Xiu was the corpse of the Crimson Scale Gladiator, cleaved in two. His remaining parts had been burned to charcoal by the high temperature, and his once shimmering crimson scales were now like burnt-out charcoal, turning to ashes at the slightest touch.

"This is the power of the True Demon Blade."

Even Chu Xiu himself was shocked as he looked at the ravine that appeared to have been cleaved out of thin air. This strike was his strongest technique to date, unleashed without any reservations. Besides its extreme destructive energy, it also possessed the terrifying power to seal off space!
Ordinary demonic swords can only attract enemies towards the blade. Although the suction force is extremely strong, it is far from enough to deal with opponents comparable to kings!
However, the True Demon Blade can not only attract but also seal off space!
Although it's not a true blockade involving spatial laws, but rather a similar effect achieved through special restrictions, it's still quite astonishing.

It was precisely because of this that he had the confidence to accept the bet.

Chu Xiu had already discovered from the previous recordings that the Crimson Scale Gladiator had only reached the level of a colonel, or king, in terms of speed, but his strength was far inferior.

After all, it's only a level 9 Fierce Rank. It's normal that it becomes more difficult to advance to higher ranks as you progress.

Therefore, he guessed that the other party had no way to break through the blockade of his True Demon Blade.

Just to be on the safe side, he also consumed an extra bottle of [Life Tree Essence Extract] to further enhance the power of the True Demon Blade.

And he was right. The terrifying power of the True Demon Blade cleaved the 59th ranked gladiator in two with a single strike!
Chu Xiu let out a soft breath and looked up. The four gods were all frozen in place, their outstretched tentacles of consciousness hovering nearby, clearly also stunned by the strike.

Returning to the Blood Arena in less than half a month after advancing, and slaying the 59th ranked gladiator with a single strike, is an astonishing growth rate that is probably rare even in their long lives.

After a long while, the four gods seemed to finally come to their senses. The wills of three of them fluctuated violently, emitting sharp cries like boiling steam, before disappearing. Only the phantom of the boundless blood pool remained in the sky, excitedly spewing one blood column after another into the heavens.

Suddenly, Chu Xiu's vision blurred, the arena disappeared, and he returned to the arena.

At the same time, a barrage of notifications was blasting in his ear!

[Winning the duel rewards you with 500 base participation points: 3]

Your ranking has risen to 59th, and you have been awarded 15480 ranking points (3).

[You have received the bet reward from the Boundless Blood Pool: 87600 Karma Points, 117 Ancient Blood]

[You have received a special reward from the Boundless Blood Pool: Primal Blood*1]

[The Boundless Blood Pool has increased its attention on you!]

[The Lord of Corpses has increased his attention to you!]

[The Ancient Tree Spirit's attention to you has increased!]

[The attention you receive as a descendant of Moro has increased!]

The prompts brought a rare look of ecstatic joy to Chu Xiu's face!

His risky encouragement to increase the bet was well worth it; the high risk was rewarded with a high return!
A massive amount of points, causal points, and ancient blood!

These will not only allow him to obtain the legendary equipment he has been longing for, but also to exchange for a high-level blessing and to cultivate his Golden Muscle and Nether Bone to another level!
In addition, there are special rewards promised by the Blood Pool!

Chu Xiu looked expectantly at the drop of bright red blood in front of him.

[Primal Blood: Upon consumption, your race will be transformed into "Blood Demon," your class will be added as "Blood God's Attendant (S)," you will gain ten random Blood Demon-exclusive talents and traits, and you will automatically possess "Ascension Sequence 413."]

[Evaluation: A drop of blood from the very source of the boundless blood pool, a treasure coveted by every blood demon.]

The information before him made Chu Xiu gasp.

Without a doubt, this is a priceless treasure! The effects are simply outrageous and defy all reason!

It can directly transform a race into a Blood Demon and grant them ten innate traits! It can also automatically grant them a path to godhood!
Without a doubt, once Chu Xiu consumes it, his power will surge instantly! Furthermore, his future cultivation path will be smooth sailing; at least until he reaches the level of a Heroic Spirit, he will encounter no trouble whatsoever! Even his cultivation as a Heroic Spirit will be much easier than that of others!
It's safe to say that 99.9999% of awakened individuals would consume it without hesitation; to hesitate for even a second longer would be disrespectful to this treasure.

So what if I become a Blood Demon? So what if I'm not human?
With such immense power at play, these are all insignificant "trivial matters."

Not to mention, the Blood Demon itself is extremely flexible and can be molded into various forms.

However, this treasure was given to Chu Xiu.

"For a cultivator, no matter how powerful the strength, it is not as good as the strength that one cultivates bit by bit."

Chu Xiu put the treasure away without any hesitation.

He has seen the world.

No matter how strong the Blood Demon is, can he compare to gods and demons?

However, even the most powerful gods and demons are merely one of the millions of war puppets under the supreme demon lord's command. How could he possibly abandon the bright path of the future for the sake of temporary gains?

Changing his race to Blood Demon might have some impact on his cultivation of the demonic path, so he naturally wouldn't take the risk.

Of course, this doesn't mean that this drop of blood is useless. Even if you simply take it out to trade, there will definitely be plenty of people who would offer [Legendary] equipment in exchange!
"and"

Chu Xiu thought of the description of the [Heaven-Connecting Blood Vine].

Simply place the [Heavenly Blood Vine] at the birthplace of the Blood Pool to advance the rank of this [Mythical] item.

So, what kind of changes would occur if a drop of raw blood were fed directly?

(End of this chapter)