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

Chapter 195 Fierce Battle Against King-Rank Awakened Ones

The instant Chu Xiu met those cold, indifferent eyes, he felt an intense killing intent lock onto him!
This was a feeling he had never experienced before when facing any enemy; it was a killing intent honed through countless battles and etched into his very instincts!
Chu Xiu felt a chill run down his spine, and the Demon Blade of Judgment instantly materialized in his hand. However, Li Zhan was too fast, and before the Demon Blade of Judgment was fully formed, it had already collided with the demonic sword in Chu Xiu's hand!
"clang!!!"

Without any suspense, the Demon Blade of Sin was shattered with a single sword strike, and the remaining force of the blade struck the Great Sun Guardian Shield that Chu Xiu had used for defense!

Amidst the ear-piercing metallic scraping sound, Chu Xiu watched helplessly as this legendary piece of equipment of the fierce rank was cleaved open from top to bottom!

"puff!"

A sharp pain shot through Chu Xiu's right arm. To Chu Xiu's horror, the sword cleaved the Great Sun Guardian's shield in two, slashing down along with his right hand!
Instantly, blood gushed out from the severed arm like a spring!

Chu Xiu's face turned pale, and the muscles in his short limbs quickly contracted to stop the bleeding. A look of surprise flashed in Li Zhan's eyes, as if he hadn't expected Chu Xiu to be able to dodge the sword.

But this surprise did not affect his actions at all. Without giving Chu Xiu any chance to catch his breath, Li Zhan changed the direction of his sword and thrust it straight at Chu Xiu's throat like a venomous snake!
The sword was too fast. Even though Chu Xiu tried his best to dodge, he was still pierced through the throat bone by the long sword without any suspense!
"Cough cough!"

A large amount of blood spurted from Chu Xiu's mouth, but although he had been stabbed, Li Zhan let out a soft exclamation.

The long sword in his hand, though it pierced Chu Xiu's trachea and throat bone, was blocked by the spine further back. It only pierced the spine slightly and did not completely sever it, thus killing him instantly.

This caused Li Zhan's pupils to shrink slightly!
You have to understand that although his change of move reduced the force considerably, the longsword in his hand was a King-level [Perfect] equipment. No matter how slight the force was, it should not have been blocked by the bone.

But the moment he stabbed into Chu Xiu's throat, he sensed something was wrong. The force coming from his hand didn't feel like he was hitting a human body at all; it felt more like he was stabbing a super-alloy steel plate! And Chu Xiu's bones were incredibly hard!

Is it some kind of special item or skill?

"Sure enough, there is something."

Li Zhan made a quick judgment and slashed outward with his longsword, instantly cutting half of Chu Xiu's neck open. From the wound, it could be seen that the throat bone had been almost shattered, and the grayish-white spine covered with cracks was vaguely visible.

However, just as Li Zhan was about to launch another attack, Chu Xiu finally mobilized the magic power in his body. Two berserk demon hands formed on his sides and slammed them down on Li Zhan in the center!
"boom!"

Li Zhan easily dodged it.

Even though Chu Xiu was merely a fierce-level awakened individual, Li Zhan had thoroughly gathered intelligence about him before the operation, and naturally knew that these two berserk demon arms were Chu Xiu's main means of combat.

"The strength of those arms is probably over four thousand, which is truly astonishing."

"Furthermore, the fact that he managed to dodge my attack at the last second, only losing an arm, shows that his reaction time is extremely fast. I'm afraid his physique and mental strength have reached the level of a high-ranking general."

"To possess such strength at the level of the Fierce One, one truly deserves the fearsome reputation of the Dark Night King."

While Li Zhan retreated, Chu Xiu also took the opportunity to create distance.

At this moment, his gaze toward Li Zhan was filled with deep apprehension!

Compared to Li Zhan's ease and composure, his gaze was much more serious!

"So strong!"

"Is this what a King-level Awakened One is like?"

In a single exchange, he was severely injured! Chu Xiu had never been in such a sorry state since entering the abyss!
This is the oppressive feeling from a powerful awakened one. Although Chu Xiu possesses a large number of high-level skills, the gap in basic attributes is difficult to overcome.

Li Zhan's reaction speed was at least twice that of Chu Xiu. While Chu Xiu was thinking about how to defend himself, his opponent had already struck twice with his sword, severing his right arm and half of his neck. Under such circumstances, no matter how powerful the skill was, it was meaningless!
"No wonder mages are so afraid of melee classes. A well-organized melee class will not give mages a chance to breathe. Once they get close, they will be comboed to death!"

In fact, Chu Xiu could sense that Li Zhan's basic physique was only slightly over four thousand, even less than that of the Iron-Clad Corpse.

However, combat is not merely a contest of numbers. Possessing King-rank equipment, coupled with the various movement and combat skills provided by the [Demon Swordsman (A)] inheritance, and the blessing of the extraterrestrial demons, Li Zhan's strength has reached an astonishing level! Far beyond the reach of those sluggish abyssal creatures!
His ability to approach Chu Xiu in an instant and strike continuously before Chu Xiu could even react was something that even a creature with an eight-thousand-strong physique couldn't do!

This filled Chu Xiu's dark eyes with seriousness.

Although he was solemn, he did not panic much.

Chu Xiu was not an arrogant person. On the contrary, he had a clear understanding of himself, knew his strengths and weaknesses, and knew that even if he easily killed several King-level Abyss creatures, he still needed to be 100% careful when facing a King-level Awakened! Therefore, he never underestimated his opponent from beginning to end.

Li Zhan's surprise attack severely injured him, but he was by no means sitting idly by and waiting to die without any preparation!

The Golden Embryo Source within his body activated, rapidly healing his injuries. At the same time, six black shadows appeared behind Li Zhan!
"Oh? You still dare to ambush me under these circumstances?"

Li Zhan narrowed his eyes and stopped chasing Chu Xiu. Instead, he slashed back with his longsword. He could hardly feel the energy fluctuations of activating the skill. The longsword in his hand suddenly grew to a length of three meters!
The next instant, a violent burst of fire erupted in the pitch-black cave, followed by a metallic scraping sound that seemed to pierce eardrums!

The six ghost generals launched an attack simultaneously, and six weapons of different shapes struck Li Zhan's longsword heavily!

Feeling the force coming from his hand, a look of surprise flashed in Li Zhan's eyes.

"These six summoned creatures all have a physique exceeding two thousand, some even reaching three thousand!"

"This attribute is something that only high-ranking generals can possess."

"A ferocious-rank awakened being can actually possess six high-level general-rank summoned creatures."

"Interesting. No wonder he is a genius who can become a civilization envoy."

A look of greed flashed in his eyes.

"In that case, I'm determined to have your talent and your profession!"

With a soft shout, Li Zhan deflected the attacking ghost general and appeared ten meters away in a flash.

Anyone with half a brain knows that the best way to deal with a summoner is to bypass the summons and go straight for the main body!

However, just as he was about to continue his pursuit of Chu Xiu, his body suddenly trembled, and a look of shock flashed in his eyes again! Behind the six ghost generals, six hundred fierce ghosts had appeared out of nowhere! Moreover, Li Zhan could clearly sense that the power of these six hundred fierce ghosts was now continuously flowing into the bodies of the six ghost generals!
In the next instant, the six ghost generals simultaneously reached out, and six shots of the Hundred Ghosts Life-Taking Technique, enhanced by the Hundred Ghosts Manipulation Technique, shot out!

Without a second thought, Li Zhan's fighting instincts caused his body to react automatically. His right demonic arm condensed an energy shield in a very short time, but even so, he still felt a cold aura enveloping his entire body.

Even though his physique was over four thousand, he still felt his limbs stiff and his life force was rapidly declining!
"Humph."

A cold glint flashed in Li Zhan's eyes. A ball of flame ignited in the palm of the Demon Hand, and almost without warning, a powerful fireball erupted in the arena!

The six ghost generals were blasted away and crashed into the surrounding rock walls in a sorry state. The many vengeful ghosts behind them were also severely injured by the aftershocks, and their souls immediately became weak.

There was no way around it; no matter how many there were, the difference in strength was still too great. Just as Chu Xiu used the Great Sun Guardian Shield to slaughter corrupted creatures, Li Zhan's Flame Burst could also wipe out the ghosts in one go.

If it were a wide-range attack that he released after carefully charging up his power, it would probably wipe out at least half of the ghost army in one hit!

But after forcing back the ghost army, Li Zhan did not immediately pursue them. Instead, he looked back with a serious expression.

Not far away, four figures, each exuding a powerful aura, emerged from the shadows, while the body of the yakuza wielding the sniper rifle had been completely torn apart.

If Li Zhan was shocked when he saw the vengeful ghost behind the Ghost General, he was now somewhat terrified.

"There are four more. One is a Ferocious-rank Awakener, with ten High-level General-rank beings, and a thousand Ferocious-rank beings???"

"This is a low-level King-rank summoning class, and it's about this level."

"So the attack on me just now was just a feint, and the real purpose was to kill the other person first?"

A strange light flashed in Li Zhan's eyes.

The Extreme Daoist who came with him possesses extremely powerful long-range attack methods. If one is not careful, even Qin Xiang could be hit. It is also a great threat to even King-level Awakeners.

However, compared to other generals, he was only a general, so his close combat ability was definitely lacking. Therefore, it was normal that he was instantly killed before he could even put up a fight when surrounded by four ghost generals.

To Li Zhan's surprise, Chu Xiu was still able to make such a calm judgment at such a critical moment. Even with a King-level being watching him closely, he still had the courage to release almost half of his summoned creatures to attack another person. Even if this was the best solution at the moment, most ordinary people would still gather their summoned creatures around them to protect themselves in fear.

"It seems this child has quite a remarkable character."

Li Zhan withdrew his gaze and turned it back to Chu Xiu, who was not far away. At this moment, Chu Xiu also stopped, his Golden Embryo Origin continuously repairing his injuries, while the Judgment Demon Blade was fully condensed in his hand. He was calmly watching Li Zhan.

This made the latter's admiration even stronger.

"The reason I didn't take the opportunity to escape is that the distance would reduce the precision of my control over the summoned creatures, and the speed of his summoned creatures couldn't keep up with the speed of his mount and me."

"If we run away, we will only end up fighting alone. It is better to stay here and fight to the death."

"His ability to analyze the situation so calmly is such that even if our roles were reversed, I couldn't do it any better than him."

Li Zhan expressed his satisfaction with the praise, but soon all that praise turned into disgust.

He spoke calmly: "I must say, your strength far exceeds my expectations."

"If you are given enough time to develop, I can almost certainly say that you will surpass me in the future."

"But is this fair? I've spent decades honing my skills in the abyss, climbing upwards by any means necessary, only to find that in the presence of truly talented people, no matter how hard I try, I can only see them gradually surpassing me."

At this point, a ruthless glint of pleasure flashed in Li Zhan's eyes: "That's why I hate geniuses so much, and I also enjoy the moment when geniuses perish in my hands!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he moved and suddenly disappeared from the spot. When he reappeared, he was already in front of Chu Xiu!
However, this time, Chu Xiu was prepared. The Iron-Clad Corpse appeared beside him, its chest and abdomen opened, and it swallowed Chu Xiu directly into its body. At the same time, the hardened shell on its body expanded wildly, forming a hemisphere with a radius of more than five meters in the blink of an eye, which was completely made of iron armor!

Li Zhan's longsword struck it, instantly carving a trench over a meter deep. However, to completely cleave the iron-clad corpse, it would take at least ten more seconds of continuous attack!

This is the true purpose of the Iron-Clad Corpse: not for combat, but to protect the demonic cultivator's true form!

This terrifying defensive power caused Li Zhan to show a look of utter bewilderment, a rare occurrence for him.

No, there are other experts?
The ghostly army had already shattered his worldview, so what on earth was this suddenly appearing summoned creature?

Just how many trump cards does this kid have up his sleeve?!

In the instant he was stunned, a loud horn sounded from among the iron-clad corpses!
[Oubre's Roar!]
As the horn signaling the counterattack sounded, the average attributes of the massive ghost army behind Li Zhan suddenly rose to a new level.

But this was far from over. Astonishing energy fluctuations emanated from the iron-clad corpses, and a dense blood-red light appeared on all the ghost legions.

[Command - Charge!]! [Command - Hold the Line!]! [Command - Heal!]! [Blood Feed!]!
Without the slightest hesitation, Chu Xiu immediately unleashed the Triple Command and his trump card, Blood Fiend, upon all the ghosts!
The consumption of command tokens is extremely high, especially since Chu Xiu needs to empower more than a thousand ghosts. Therefore, these three command tokens are only at the most basic level, but even so, they have almost depleted his magical power.

At the same time, without the slightest hesitation, he consumed his own life essence to perform the [Blood Feeding] technique!
He fed countless ghosts with his own life essence!

With such a terrifying buff, the aura of all the ghosts surged instantly, and their terrifying power almost doubled compared to before!
But this is still not over!

The Blood Vine rose in the center of the arena, and several ghosts dripped the blood artifacts that Chu Xiu had prepared in advance into it. After absorbing the body of the Extreme Dao, they grew rapidly, and in an instant, a rich life aura covered the entire ghost army.

Surrounded by this vitality, even the souls of ghosts began to heal rapidly from their injuries.

Upon seeing the massive army of ghosts before him, Li Zhan lost his composure for the first time, revealing an expression of disbelief!
"This is... the power that a Fierce-Rank Awakened could possess?"

The next moment, before he could react, countless ghosts roared out and completely engulfed his figure!

(End of this chapter)