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

Chapter 174 Double Buff
Chu Xiu, true to his nature, asked questions directly to the Blood Servant.

The [Heaven-Connecting Blood Vine] was a reward given to him by the Boundless Blood Pool, so the other party would naturally know the answer.

Perhaps because Chu Xiu helped Him win the bet, Blood Pool answered readily.

"The Sky-Connecting Blood Vine is a [Mythical] level item. After using the original blood, not only can its true rank be upgraded to [General Rank], but its base growth rate can also be increased, so that it will have a guaranteed growth rate of at least one-third when it enters the game."

"Furthermore, by continuously feeding it primordial blood, its rank can be further increased, even reaching the level of [Heroic Spirit]! Or even [Demigod]!"

This answer made Chu Xiu's eyes light up.

"So the next rank after [Heroic Spirit] is [Demigod]! If I'm not mistaken, then the so-called [Ascension Sequence] should be an important tool to help Heroic Spirits advance to demigod status!"

"As long as the original blood is continuously provided, the Heavenly Blood Vine can continuously advance. Most importantly, it can directly enter the battlefield at one-third of its growth state!"

This was too tempting for Chu Xiu. You have to understand that even when he was fighting Baron Blood Angel, his Sky-Reaching Blood Vine had only grown halfway, and that was at the cost of the entire population of the gambling city!
How could Chu Xiu not be tempted by such a terrifying, almost immortal recovery speed that he could just appear on the scene now?
Furthermore, the greatest feature of the Sky-Connecting Blood Vine as an autonomous item is that it can be used in advance. In other words, even if Chu Xiu directly strengthens the Sky-Connecting Blood Vine to the [Demigod] level, he can still use it now!

Of course, the power will be reduced to some extent, but even so, it is still precious enough!
"Not to mention that the Sky-Reaching Blood Vine is a group buff item, even my ghost army can benefit from its effects!"

Thinking of this, Chu Xiu immediately realized the best way to use this drop of original blood.

Compared to taking risks by trading with others, turning it into your trump card is undoubtedly a better choice.

However, just as Chu Xiu was about to merge the two, the Blood Servant's voice rang out again: "However, the gods do not recommend that you use such a wasteful method."

"【Primordial Blood】is a treasure coveted by all creations born from the gods, and can even serve as a key to unlock the 【Divine Relics】. It would be a waste to use it merely to upgrade the rank of a mythical item."

Chu Xiu was a little stunned by the Blood Servant's words.

After thinking for a while, he still put this special reward into his storage space.

Blood Servant is right. As long as he continues to explore the Corpse World, he will inevitably have to deal with the Blood Pool Creatures. This drop of original blood may be exchanged for something more suitable for him.

Furthermore, he can combine the two at any time, making him very flexible.

With that in mind, Chu Xiu stopped worrying and began to process the remaining gains.

First and foremost, it naturally incorporates the traits of [Bloodline Sharing (S)].

This trait allows him to share 5% of his base attributes with up to two hundred summons, and these summons have a small chance of inheriting some of his skills and will be continuously healed by Chu Xiu's own vitality!
Of course, this base attribute does not include equipment attribute bonuses, but even so, Chu Xiu's base constitution has reached an astonishing 1287 points, which means he can make two hundred summoned creatures gain 64 points of constitution!
This is already quite amazing; it can be described as an extremely powerful summoner trait that can greatly increase the overall strength of his ghost army!

With the fusion complete, his ghost general and his two hundred vengeful ghosts were simultaneously enhanced. Whether it was the strength of their soul bodies, their combat power after materialization, or the overall power of the Hundred Ghost Manipulation Technique, all of them experienced a significant increase, which made Chu Xiu reveal a satisfied expression.

However, at the moment of fusion, he also felt a surge of violent and resentful emotions flood his mind, giving rise to an impulse to destroy everything in front of him. Moreover, the world in front of him began to distort, as if he had eaten poisonous mushrooms. The colors in front of his eyes became vivid, and various spliced ​​fantasy creatures swept past him.

He saw tiny figures spring out of the cracks in the rocks, and the blood gushing from the pool of blood transformed into one beautiful woman after another, whispering seductive murmurs in his ear.

"Is this what pollution is? Has Su Jinyu been putting up with this all this time?"

Chu Xiu frowned, rubbed his aching head, and quickly spent five thousand points to exchange for a blessing that would eliminate pollution.

In an instant, as a white light swept by, he felt his head lighten, and all the hallucinations before his eyes vanished.

Chu Xiu let out a soft breath and looked at his remaining points.

There are 53710 points left, which is enough to exchange for a decent blessing.

However, Chu Xiu decided to save them for later to exchange for powerful S-level blessings or special A-level blessings that suited him.

As for the ancient blood obtained, it was naturally used to exchange for horns, according to the established plan.

Soon, he had prepared all the necessary horns, and as the horns were joined together, a brand new item appeared before him.

[O'Brien's Roar (Officer)]

[Current Rank: Unlucky]

[True Level: Hazardous]

[Quality: Legend]

[Attribute 1: Allows linking to up to three hundred creatures.]

[Attribute Two: All linked creatures that hear the horn receive +10 to all attributes, an additional +15 to Constitution, +10 to Defense, and significantly increased Aggression and Life Regeneration. They also receive a field-wide "Heal".]

[Attribute 3: All unlinked creatures that hear the horn suffer a "Tremor" and "Fear" attack. The closer the creatures are, the fewer creatures are affected, and the greater the power.]

[Attribute 4: The linked creature receives Obrius's blessing, randomly acquires one of Obrius's weapons, and gains the corresponding combat skill.]

[Evaluation: This reward is reserved for the most loyal and outstanding officers under Obris. It possesses extremely strong group buff capabilities, significantly enhancing the legion's combat effectiveness.]

This legendary equipment is essentially a combination of three horns, each enhanced in power and then integrated into one.

The total bonus to basic attributes alone is already close to half the effect of [Bloodline Sharing (S)].

It may seem like there's less, but it's actually because Chu Xiu's base attributes are so high that the effect of [Bloodline Sharing (S)] is exceptionally powerful. If it were an ordinary summoner, their constitution might not even be a quarter of Chu Xiu's! The effect of this horn is undoubtedly better than the shared trait.

Furthermore, it has a special attribute: it receives the blessing of Oubres, allowing Chu Xiu's summoned creatures to possess Oubres' weapons and gain corresponding combat skills!
Although Chu Xiu didn't know the exact power, there was no doubt that his ghost army's combat strength would be further enhanced.

"Now, my ghost army is probably fearless even against a hundred thousand corrupted creatures, and could probably even clear them out without taking any damage!"

"If I were to further refine the Golden Muscle and Nether Bone Technique, I would likely be able to fight even a King-level Awakened!"

Chu Xiu's eyes revealed anticipation. He was eager to test the strength of his ghost army through a major battle!
With a wave of his hand, Chu Xiu put away the horn and activated the Gladiator Badge to return to the Corpse World.

With a flash, the tall, ancient arena disappeared, replaced by a damp, rock-filled cave.

Chu Xiu went out and the first thing he saw was Su Jinyu, who was obediently guarding the cave entrance.

Her condition seemed worse than a few days ago. She stared unfocusedly at the slowly rising sun in the distance, with faint black lines in her eyes, as if nematodes had parasitized her brain, making her look quite eerie.

However, upon seeing Chu Xiu, the thin black lines in her eyes quickly faded, and she soon returned to normal.

"You don't look too good." Chu Xiu extended his divine sense and carefully examined the girl.

He could sense a chaotic, undefined power residing in the other's mind. Chu Xiu found it difficult to describe what kind of power it was, only knowing that in the instant their divine senses made contact, he felt an extreme malice, like a lurking demon wanting to drink his blood and devour him. "This is not good. I don't know how much longer I can hold on," Su Jinyu said, rubbing his head. "These past few days, I've been seeing more hallucinations than usual. Sometimes I can't even be sure if it's a hallucination. Yesterday, I even saw you trying to give me the elixir of resurrection, but you disappeared as soon as I took it, haha."

She gave a dry laugh.

Chu Xiu glanced at her: "There's no need to test me. I've already promised you, and I won't go back on my word."

As soon as he finished speaking, a ball of red light was thrown towards Su Jinyu.

Su Jinyu subconsciously took it, and after seeing what it was in her hand, her eyes widened in disbelief. She rubbed the object in her palm back and forth. After confirming that it was not a hallucination but a real object, she turned her head sharply and looked at Chu Xiu with excitement: "Thank you so much, Chen! I will never forget your great kindness."

Seeing her cautious manner, Chu Xiu waved his hand: "Use it quickly, it's what you promised."

Su Jinyu didn't say anything more and hurriedly swallowed the Resurrection Wine in one gulp, as if afraid that Chu Xiu would take it back if she was a step too late.

Instantly, a surge of vitality rose from her body. Chu Xiu could clearly feel that all the minor injuries and wear and tear on her body were being repaired at an astonishing speed. Most of the effects of the Rejuvenation Wine flowed into her mind, and her eyes became visibly clear.

However, under Chu Xiu's divine sense, the chaotic and unknown power had not diminished; it had simply replenished Su Jinyu's soul, which had been devoured, allowing her to resist for a while longer.

"I never expected that this so-called resurrection wine could even repair the soul. It's truly amazing. No wonder Rasputin wanted it so much before," Chu Xiu thought to himself.

Fifteen minutes later, after fully absorbing the effects of the Resurrection Wine, Su Jinyu opened her eyes.

At this moment, her aura had changed significantly. She was less dejected and timid, and more decisive and confident. Chu Xiu seemed to vaguely sense some of the genius researcher Su Jinyu had been before she was corrupted.

"How are you feeling?" Chu Xiu asked.

"Great! I can feel myself using my talent again. Although the effect is only half of what it was before, it still increases the power of all my spells by at least 100%! And I can use the items and equipment I copied in advance!"

Su Jinyu said excitedly as one illusory piece of equipment after another appeared in her hands: floating heavy cannons, armor-piercing rocket launchers, steel golems, mystical codes, and so on. From the technological side to the extraordinary side to the mystical side, there was everything. The variety of items made Chu Xiu secretly gasp.

He thought this talent was truly amazing. It turned out that it could not only copy knowledge and skills, but also copy physical items and equipment. It was indeed an SS talent. Moreover, Chu Xiu estimated that this talent was among the top tier even among SS talents, and it should be very close to SSS! Like his [Perfect Refinement], it touched the edge of the rules.

If this girl can digest that [Ancient God Relic], then he will truly witness the awakening of a genius.

"Chen, I'm so grateful to you this time, but... well, that's it."

Just as Chu Xiu was pondering this, Su Jinyu's somewhat hesitant voice rang in his ear, and Chu Xiu immediately understood: "You want to ask me if I still have any Resurrection Wine, right?"

Su Jinyu nodded quickly.

"It depends on your performance," Chu Xiu gave an ambiguous answer.

But this answer made Su Jinyu jump up excitedly, as if she had regained hope for life. She quickly said, "Don't worry, Chen, I will do my best to help you get more resources!"

Chu Xiu nodded and didn't say anything more, only saying, "Tell me about the recent situation."

"Yes!"

From Su Jinyu, Chu Xiu learned that the final offensive would begin in two days at most, and they were now waiting for the return of several geniuses who had participated in the fierce-level trial.

It's not that we need their combat strength that much, but these guys all have powerful backers, and we should share this opportunity with them.

Then Chu Xiu took Su Jinyu to Qin Xiang, from whom they learned the complete battle plan.

During this period, the three King-level Awakened beings who entered the Corpse Demon World brought with them a large amount of strategic resources.

As King-level Awakeners, they have extremely large storage spaces, and additional storage items such as spirit and flesh storage pouches. This time, there are more than 300 heavy machine guns alone, which is enough to give each Awakener participating in the battle one.

In addition, there were a large number of artillery pieces, mortars, high-explosive grenades, and other weapons with a wide area of ​​damage; there were more than twenty artillery pieces firing 155mm howitzers alone.

Furthermore, these modern weapons are not the ordinary firearms that Chu Xiu remembered; they were forged by specialized professionals and digitized.

Only in this way can they be brought into the abyss.

Compared to conventional weapons, they are larger in caliber, power, and durability, and can also be enchanted by consuming the Awakener's abilities, or even directly generate special energy bullets.

This makes these weapons extremely valuable in actual combat, providing incredibly powerful long-range fire support.

Currently, there are about two hundred Warrior-rank Awakened beings gathered nearby, along with three hundred Mortal-rank combat professionals. They will use these special weapons as the main firepower against the corrupted creatures, clearing out the smaller monsters and covering the Ferocious-rank and above Awakened beings as they venture deeper into the cave.

The raiding team will be divided into four groups, entering through the three main caves. The extra group will serve as a reserve support team, consisting of elite Awakened Ones, to deal with any high-level monsters that may appear.

Each team is guarded by a King-ranked officer. The three roads are the best routes selected during this period of exploration. Each road has been artificially expanded and many defensive strongholds have been set up based on the mountain structure to maximize the power of heavy weapons.

Their goal is to penetrate deep into the pit, launch the first large-scale attack on the corrupted creatures, and destroy all the corrupted engineering machinery to delay the time it takes for the calamity to destroy the mountain.

With four King-level warriors guarding the area and possessing such multiple layers of firepower, if the opponent's top combat force consisted only of a colonel, they could basically take them down easily.

Now we just need to wait for Zhang Qingshan and the others to finish their fierce-level trials before we can begin our operation.

Knowing what was going on, Chu Xiu bid farewell to Qin Xiang, letting Su Jinyu act freely while he found a secluded spot to remove his disguise.

Next, he joined Zhang Qingshan's team.

At this moment, a large group of people had gathered, waiting for him to upgrade their weapons. As agreed, Chu Xiu upgraded the weapons for everyone one by one.

Of course, to make his talent seem less abnormal, he deliberately dragged out the time tenfold.

Of course, he wouldn't waste this time; instead, he used it to recover his depleted mana and prepare for the great battle to come.

The final battle in the Bloody Arena completely depleted his Golden Embryo Essence, which takes even longer to recover than mana.

Even though he took ten times longer, he still garnered a lot of attention and was met with comments like "Awesome!" and "Big Boss!"

In the end, he gained a total of nine thousand karma points, which, combined with his previous gains from the arena, basically met his cultivation needs for the Golden Muscle and Nether Bone.

Without further hesitation, with a thought, Chu Xiu channeled all the causal points on his body into this cultivation technique!

He didn't want to just take a bite out of the four king-level opponents. After his strength increased dramatically, he was confident that he would first plunge into the deep pit and wreak havoc.

He's going to feast on the resources from this disaster!

(End of this chapter)