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

Chapter 19 Low-grade magic artifact, the White Bone Yin Soul Banner!

[Name] Chu Xiu

[Rank] Mortal Rank 3 (1/600)

[Constitution] 4.87
[Mental State] 4.99
[Energy Level] 10.04
[Other] Omitted
The level increase allowed Chu Xiu's strength to leap forward once again! All his attributes received a significant boost!

He clenched his fists, feeling the muscles within his body that were far more resilient than those of an ordinary person, and closed his eyes with a look of ecstasy.

"This immense power is truly fascinating!"

"As for attribute enhancements, they are the least noteworthy aspect of the Demonic Path Heir profession!"

Chu Xiu opened his eyes, a smile flashing in them.

He remembered that during the last upgrade, the Abyss had mentioned in the comments that this upgrade would unlock a true magical artifact for him!

Full of anticipation, Chu Xiu checked his character panel and soon discovered the newly unlocked inheritance.

[Demon Artifact Forging: White Bone Ghost Banner]

Rank: Mortal

[Quality: Superior]

[Description: A low-grade magical artifact capable of absorbing the souls of the dead and refining them into ghostly spirits for combat. The more living souls it absorbs, the stronger it becomes.]

[Note: The effects are even better for souls experiencing emotions such as pain, resentment, and despair.]

[Comment: According to relevant sources, the proportion of demonic cultivators who use the Yin Soul Banner as their first demonic artifact is an astonishing 95%.]

After all, which demonic cultivator wouldn't like a magical artifact that can increase its power simply by killing living people?

The White Bone Soul Banner is an improved version personally developed by the elders of the Holy Sect. Compared with the traditional Soul Banner, it is more durable and can not only accommodate more living souls, but also generate more vicious ghosts.

What are you waiting for? Hurry up and find a village of ordinary people to go on a killing spree!

Remember to avoid those seemingly righteous but actually deviant cultivators!

"White Bone Ghost Flag!"

Looking at the description before him, Chu Xiu's eyes lit up with surprise.

Although the power of the Yin Ghost it was forged is unknown, as a demonic artifact personally improved by an elder of the Holy Sect, it is unlikely to be weak.

Moreover, with this banner, Chu Xiu no longer needed to personally engage in close combat, and his safety was guaranteed.

Thinking of this, Chu Xiu hurriedly began to examine the crafting method of this treasure.

However, after a moment, he frowned slightly.

The crafting of the White Bone Ghost Banner is not difficult; all that is needed is bones for the pole and human skin for the banner.

The problem is that it produces a Yin Ghost!
"According to what's said here, it takes an average of one hundred living souls to create one Yin Ghost???"

"You demonic cultivators are all bloodthirsty monsters!"

Chu Xiu finally understood why the Boundless Holy Path Sect had been wiped out.

Even the most basic magical artifacts require so many lives; one can only imagine how many lives were sacrificed for the higher-level magical treasures. It is estimated that even a single component would require the blood sacrifice of hundreds of millions of people.

If the righteous path doesn't join forces to wipe them out, these people could raise all the humans in the world and slaughter them like pigs! And then use them to forge magical artifacts!

"Now we can only hope that these ghouls have reliable living souls."

"Otherwise, even if I were ruthless enough, I wouldn't have anywhere to find so many people!"

Chu Xiu thought to himself.

With a wave of his hand, the body of the ghoul he had just stabbed to death began to melt, the bones were put together, the skin was peeled off and flattened, and finally they were put together to form a banner more than a meter long.

Chu Xiu waved the long banner in the air, and it seemed as if something invisible was sucked into the banner and transformed into a special entity.

He waved the long banner again and immediately felt something emerge from the soul banner and float in front of him.

It is a transparent phantom, but if you look closely, you can still vaguely perceive it with your own eyes.

It roamed around Chu Xiu, carrying a chilling aura. Sensing this thing, Chu Xiu revealed a thoughtful expression.

"Ghouls also have souls, and they are much more powerful than ordinary people!"

He glanced at the information of the newly crafted soul banner; it only had one attribute.

[Occupied: 3/20]

"This should be the maximum number of ordinary souls that this soul banner can currently hold, while the corpse demon soul I just captured is three times stronger than an ordinary soul!"
"To expand, we need to continue refining corpses to upgrade."

"To create a Yin Ghost, one hundred ordinary living souls are needed! That means killing thirty-three more Corpse Ghosts!"

That's a considerable sum.

Moreover, Chu Xiu could sense that although the vengeful spirits in his soul banner were three times stronger than ordinary spirits, they were still not useful for combat; at most, they could only make ordinary people sick with colds.

"Not enough, far from enough! I've still slaughtered far too few lives!"

Chu Xiu opened his eyes, a fanatical look flashing in his dark pupils.

"Stronger! I need even stronger power!"

"Continue upgrading!!!"

With a single movement, he shot seven or eight meters away, his newfound power having surpassed the limits of an ordinary human body!
Chu Xiu quickly adapted to his changed body, like a predator at the top of the food chain, treating the entire apartment building as his hunting ground, frantically hunting the wandering ghouls.

[Slaughtering living beings, Professional Experience +42]

[Slaughtering living beings, Professional Experience +45]

Before it got completely dark, Chu Xiu killed three more corpse demons, using their eyes to cultivate the Nether Demon Eye, and refining their corpses into the White Bone Armor.

Then, he shamelessly went back to the thirty-second floor.

After all, perfumers' methods of masking scents are quite effective. He had been hunting intensely all day, and his physical strength was greatly depleted. He needed a safe and stable environment to rest and recover, and there was no need for him to risk his life alone outside just to save face.

Amidst the disapproving looks from the crowd, Chu Xiu casually found an empty room to stay in, skinned and ate the mutated rats he had hunted earlier, and then leaned against the corner of the wall to rest and recover his energy and strength.

The next day, just as dawn was breaking and everyone else was still fast asleep, he went back downstairs.

The hunt continues!

As it turns out, Chu Xiu's choice to go it alone was the right one.

With physical abilities that surpass human limits, he can move at an extremely high speed for a long time, and can end battles with ghouls in a very short time!
While others can search one level, he can search three!
This makes his speed in hunting corpses incredibly fast, even without the help of Yunlu's talent!
In this situation, the only thing affecting his efficiency is finding the ghouls.

It took Chu Xiu three hours to sweep from the top floor all the way down to the first floor, killing a total of nine corpse demons!
Chu Xiu did not rush to upgrade the White Bone Yin Soul Banner. Instead, he waited until the space was almost full before using the corpses of the Corpse Demons to refine and expand the space.

He used the vast majority of the corpses to make bone armor.

This allowed the Bone Armor to successfully level up again.

The +6 Bone Armor offers stronger defense than even the heaviest plate armor from the Middle Ages. Combined with the [Energy Absorption] trait, even with the terrifying power of the ghouls, Chu Xiu is now completely unharmed.

To his even greater surprise, he got some loot again after a long time!

The third ghoul dropped 11 karma points, and the eighth ghoul dropped a common-grade bone-chopping knife.

Chu Xiu doesn't need it, but he can use it to trade with the people at the stronghold.

"However, I should have cleared out most of the ghouls in the apartment building by now, so the hunting speed will drop significantly from now on."

"And what's more, someone else is stealing my monsters."

This apartment building is very large, with a total of 27 units on each floor, and each floor has four staircases connecting to the next floor.

Therefore, Chu Xiu inevitably missed a few as he swept through the area. He also found some fresh bloodstains, but the bodies had been dragged away, probably from Shen Zhuo and his group's hunt.

“In this situation, continuing to search inside the apartment building is too inefficient.”

Chu Xiu shifted his gaze to the outside world.

"How about we try leaving the apartment building?"

(End of this chapter)