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

Chapter 188 The Ten Ghost Generals
"As expected of a King-level abyssal creature, just one of them can bring in six or seven thousand karma points, and also a lot of King-level equipment and items."

Looking at the prompt in front of him, Chu Xiu couldn't help but smile from the bottom of his heart.

Without hesitation, he immediately commanded the ghost army to rush towards the remaining three Blood Demon minions.

"Roar!"

The Blood Demon's followers, suppressed by the Burning Blood Golden Eyes, roared and barely dodged the attack from the flying corpses. But the next moment, they were struck by a Ghost General's Life-Taking Technique, which was condensed by the Hundred Ghost Manipulation Technique. Their flesh and blood began to shrink rapidly at a visible speed.

It let out an angry roar, and a large number of high-level corrupted creatures descended from the sky, trying to delay the ghost army and create time for it to escape.

But it's too late.

As the Demon Blade of Judgment, a symbol of death, flashed past, the Blood Demon's body was cleaved in two, falling into the army of ghosts with deep resentment, and being torn to pieces by countless swarming vengeful spirits amidst wails.

This is the terrifying power of the Blood-Burning Golden Eyes!
However, Chu Xiu also knew that the reason why the Blood Demon's followers had such a good effect was because their rank was too low.

Even among creatures of the same level, there are differences in rank between races. For example, a goblin leader and an adult dragon, both of which are of the Ferocious rank, are clearly of much higher rank.

Although the Blood Demon's followers were of a high enough level, they were ultimately inferior beings born from blood, and were merely servants created by the Blood Demon. Naturally, they were completely suppressed by the divine pressure of the Blood-Burning Golden Eyes.

"If you fight a normal King-level creature, such as a Vampire Prince or a Great Sun Guardian, the suppressive power of the Burning Blood Golden Eyes might not be that high. But if you face a high-level creature like a Divine Servant or an Ancient God's Child, even if their strength level is only General-level, the suppressive power of the Burning Blood Golden Eyes will become extremely small, and you might even suffer a backlash!"

"If I were to fight the Underground Calamity later, this skill would probably be much less useful."

Chu Xiu understood that this was a skill with both great advantages and disadvantages.

"If I want to be able to suppress normal King-level creatures, such as the calamity underground, I'm afraid I'll have to wait until I reach the General-level, or upgrade this skill to another level and reach perfection."

"In comparison, the [Bone Binding Technique] is much more versatile, and its potential is also greater as the size of the ghost army continues to expand."

Chu Xiu turned his head and saw that the remaining two Blood Demon followers were greatly slowed down under the [Bone Binding Technique] and had already been entangled by the Ghost General and his men.

Unfortunately, as a large number of high-ranking corrupted residents rushed in, the power of the ghost army was also dispersed, and the two took the opportunity to gradually break free from their restraints.

There was no other way. After all, Chu Xiu had only barely mastered the [Bone Binding Technique]. Even with the massive size of the ghost army, it was too difficult to keep two King-level beings alive at the same time.

Seeing this, Chu Xiu acted decisively, concentrating all the undead on one of the Blood Demon's minions, while he flapped his Vampire Earl's Wings and chased after the other one.

The space here was not large. With just a flash of the Vampire Earl's Wings, Chu Xiu rushed to the vicinity of the Blood Demon's Familiar. Instantly, a large number of machine guns turned their muzzles towards him, spitting out fierce tongues of fire!

However, these armor-piercing incendiary rounds, capable of penetrating steel plates several centimeters thick, couldn't even break Chu Xiu's skin! With a wave of his hand, he unleashed the Sinful Demon Blade, and hundreds of blades symbolizing death filled the sky before him. A sharp metallic scraping sound rang out, and in just a moment, these modern weapons were all shattered!
Chu Xiu, however, did not stop and continued to chase after the escaped Blood Demon's familiar.

Seeing the other person right in front of him, Chu Xiu did not hesitate and prepared to use the Blood-Burning Golden Eyes again. However, at this moment, a stream of light shot out from the depths of the passage like lightning!

The speed of the streak of light was unbelievable. Before Chu Xiu could react, he felt a sharp pain in his chest!
He looked down and was shocked to find a small hole in his skin, which was as tough as tank frontal armor and impervious to armor-piercing rockets! A silver bullet had pierced his skin and embedded itself deep in his body!

Although it was ultimately blocked by Chu Xiu's muscles, it was less than three centimeters away from his heart! This startled Chu Xiu, and his expression turned serious.

Although with Chu Xiu's current life strength, even if half of his heart were blown apart, let alone hit his heart, it wouldn't be a fatal wound, it still made him feel a sense of danger, and he looked solemnly in the direction from which the bullet came.

In the pitch-black space, nothing could be seen, clearly indicating that the attackers had deliberately concealed themselves, and the figures of the Blood Demon's followers had long since disappeared.

"I didn't expect this calamity to have a hidden trick up its sleeve. This isn't the way a calamity works."

That silver-white bullet looked more like an Awakened's attack method!

Chu Xiu recalled what the calamity had once told him.

If you don't agree, someone else will. Just wait to be betrayed by your own comrades!
"interesting."

Chu Xiu snorted softly, strained his muscles, and the bullet, which had been deformed and flattened, was forced out and fell to the ground with a "thud".

Chu Xiu's injuries were completely healed in less than a breath.

He ignored the escaped Blood Demon's familiar and turned his attention to the other one.

This one wasn't so lucky. Bound by the six demon generals at the same time, the Blood Demon's minion was like being chained by countless iron chains. Countless undead clung to its body, densely overlapping each other, as if millions of illusory shadows were intertwined. The Blood Demon's minion emitted a dazzling blood light and struggled to rush towards the ceiling.

But just as it reached the ceiling and before it could escape, a sharp blade suddenly pierced its thigh. It was a ghost general who had caught up with it.

Amidst furious roars, the two clashed and plunged back into the plantation. Countless corrupted inhabitants and ghosts fought each other around them, turning the plantation, which covered tens of thousands of square meters, into a meat grinder where the two creatures battled.

Chu Xiu waved his hand, and the Eight Desolate Netherfire Array was set up all around, beginning to harvest the remaining corrupted inhabitants.

Five minutes later, the battle was completely over.

At this moment, the vast planting field was covered with the corpses of decaying creatures. These corpses were piled up on top of each other, reaching a height of two meters, and there were quite a few ferocious creatures among them!
To hinder Chu Xiu's pursuit, the Calamity sent a large number of corrupted creatures afterward, so that even though the drop rate of corrupted creatures was much lower than that of ordinary creatures, it still brought Chu Xiu more than 40,000 karma points and a large amount of equipment!

The three Blood Demon minions provided nearly 20,000 Karma Points and a full five King-rank [Treasured] items!
Although one escaped, Chu Xiu was extremely satisfied with this result.

"The Blood Demon's retinue is, after all, a king-level creature. It's already a pleasant surprise that three of them were killed so easily."

If the proficiency of the [Bone Binding Technique] were to increase by two more levels, or if the ghost army were to double in size, it might be possible to keep them all.

In addition, another very important reason is that although the power of the Blood-Burning Golden Eye is strong and can even suppress king-level creatures, it also consumes a lot of energy!
In just a few seconds, nearly half of his Golden Embryo Essence was consumed. As a precaution, Chu Xiu did not condense the True Demon Blade again during the final pursuit to avoid completely depleting his Golden Embryo Essence.

Otherwise, even with the mysterious awakener's obstruction, he would have been at least 70% confident that he could keep the Blood Demon's companion with him.

"It seems I need to level up as soon as possible; there are still many limitations to challenging opponents of higher levels."

Chu Xiu sighed inwardly.

Without further thought, he waved his hand, and instantly countless dead souls in the field were swept into the Hundred Soul Banner.

At the same time, the Eight Desolate Netherfire Array ignited with eerie green flames, beginning to refine the flesh and blood of the creatures in the arena.

A hint of anticipation flashed in Chu Xiu's eyes.

Although the drop rate of corrupted creatures is not high, their flesh and souls are excellent nourishment for demonic cultivators! In this wave, he killed at least 200,000 corrupted creatures!

Although their numbers are fewer than those previously found at the defensive outposts, their quality is far superior! They are all elite corrupted creatures!

Chu Xiu couldn't wait to know how much benefit this would bring him!
[Perfect Forging] Activated!
Under Chu Xiu's expectant gaze, a large number of living souls were quickly refined, and before long, the losses suffered by the ghost army in the previous battle were completely replenished.

At this point, less than a third of the soul had been refined!

"Roar!"

Suddenly, a roar that resounded throughout the entire space exploded in Chu Xiu's ears. A look of joy flashed across his face. He looked in the direction of the sound and saw a figure that was five meters tall and holding a large shield emerge from the corpse!
The seventh ghost general!
But this is far from over. Nourished by a large number of high-level souls, one after another fierce ghosts evolved. They spontaneously gathered together, pooling their power and advancing towards a higher level of life!
The eighth ghost general, the ninth ghost general, the tenth ghost general!
After two-fifths of the living soul was refined, three more new ghost generals were born! This brought Chu Xiu's total number of ghost generals to an astonishing ten!

This made his face even happier. Sure enough, the effect of a high-level soul was far better than that of a low-level soul!

"But it's reached its limit."

Although there are still quite a few living souls left, no more ghost generals can be born; they can only be used to upgrade the level of the ghost generals.

Chu Xiu looked down and saw that the Hundred Soul Banner in his hand had now become as flawless and smooth as lamb's jade, and at the core of the banner, a strange blood light was constantly emanating from it.

"After the ten ghost generals, the space inside the Hundred Soul Banner was completely filled. If we want to continue to improve, we must upgrade it to the Thousand Soul Banner!"

"In addition to the ten ghost generals, the Thousand Soul Banner also requires the birth of a high-ranking ghost general!"

Chu Xiu continued refining the material while pondering it in his mind.

Several minutes later, the remaining souls were also completely refined.

Although no new ghost generals were born, the overall elite level of the ten ghost generals and their subordinate ghosts was raised to a new level!
Even the newly born Ghost Generals have been promoted to General Rank 2, and the Warhammer Ghost General who initially followed Chu Xiu has even reached General Rank 8! Only one level away from perfection!
However, after carefully examining the area, Chu Xiu shook his head with some regret.

This Warhammer Ghost General was forged from the soul of the Baron, and was originally only a low-ranking general.

Although it has the potential to evolve into a high-level ghost general, the resources required to advance it to the king level are probably higher than the resources Chu Xiu consumed to refine ten ghost generals!

"We still need to cultivate a living soul with great initial potential."

Thinking of this, Chu Xiu looked at the four newly born ghost generals.

Of these four ghost generals, three were born from the souls of the Blood Demon's followers.

As king-level creatures, their soul potential is much higher than that of barons, but as servants, their rank is too low, and their soul strength does not reach the average level of kings, which makes Chu Xiu dissatisfied.

"But as their master, the calamity's soul hidden underground should have enough potential, right?"

Thinking of this, Chu Xiu looked in the direction where the Blood Demon's familiar that had escaped earlier had left.

Although his attack severely damaged the power of the calamity, he also suffered considerable losses himself, and at this point, the Golden Embryo's essence was less than half of what it used to be.

To be on the safe side, one should ideally restore oneself to peak condition before challenging this being, after all, this is an ancient calamity whose energy level could even reach that of a [Heroic Spirit]!
but.
"Kill him while he's sick."

Chu Xiu made a decision quickly.

This is not reckless, but a bold conclusion drawn after rational analysis.

Compared to Chu Xiu's losses, the calamity will only be greater!

The addition of four newly strengthened generals, along with the overall improvement in the level of the Ghost Legion, gave Chu Xiu confidence.

"Just like that, we'll finish off the main body of that calamity in one go! This will prevent it from continuing to refine the [contaminants] to recover its power, and also prevent other king-level beings from stealing the spoils."

"This guy promised me 300,000 Karma Points and three pieces of [Legendary] equipment. I'll see if he really has that many good things!"

With his mind made up, Chu Xiu waved the Hundred Soul Banner, and ten ghost generals appeared before him, working together with his ghost subordinates like ten fully equipped armies ready to go!

In the next instant, all these powerful ghosts surged out and began searching for traces of the calamity.

Chu Xiu himself put the flesh and blood that had been condensed by the Eight Desolate Netherfire Array into his spirit flesh storage bag and began to continue the next step of refining.

Although the Blood Demon's familiars have low-quality souls, their bodies have a constitution of 4,000 points and many extraordinary talents, making them perfect materials for corpse refining.

However, refining a corpse is more complicated and takes longer.

Looking at the three Blood Demon Familiar bodies in the spirit flesh storage pouch, Chu Xiu pondered silently:

"Although these three bodies are at the King rank, they are still corpses after all, and their potential is far less than when they were alive. To refine a King rank corpse would consume too much energy! Even if all the flesh and blood here were consumed, it might not be possible to refine one!"

Generally speaking, to create a King-level corpse, you need at least a high-level King-level corpse and a lot of resources; otherwise, the corpse-refining skill would be too overpowered.

Furthermore, energy is lost. Using low-level flesh and blood to refine high-level corpses will result in extremely low utilization! Perhaps out of a hundred units of energy, less than one unit will be usable after refining!
"Even if it is successfully refined, its combat power may not be satisfactory!"

"As a last resort, refine a level 9 general-rank corpse; give the rest of the flesh and blood to the colonel first!"

Chu Xiu made a decision quickly.

With the blessing of [Perfect Refinement], the time required to refine a level 9 general corpse is much less, which is enough to quickly enhance his combat power.

Chu Xiu needs to push his combat power to the limit before facing the calamity!
As for the karmic points, he'll save them for now. Currently, he has nearly 70,000 karmic points, which isn't enough to upgrade [Burning Blood Golden Eye]. Furthermore, the Calamity skill is immobile and has a very high energy level, so continuing to upgrade [Death Bone Binding Technique] wouldn't be very meaningful.

Chu Xiu planned to save up and cultivate the Golden Muscle Nether Bone to the sixth level, as this was currently the only inheritance that could fundamentally improve his strength.

Meanwhile, the ghost army also found the entrance to the next level.

Without giving it any further thought, Chu Xiu sat on the back of the armored corpse, refining a new corpse while walking towards the entrance below.

Note: Some readers may have some misunderstandings, so let me explain. The protagonist's refining is so fast because of the "Perfect Refining" technique. And it's not just about refining corpses and ghosts; the cultivation of his own physical body is also included in the concept of "Perfect Refining." Many inherited cultivation methods are able to be so fast because of this SSS-level talent. Other awakened individuals, even if they have demonic cultivation professions, will find cultivation much more troublesome than the protagonist, who can just mindlessly add points.

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