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Chapter 226 Slaying Garuda

【Thousand Soul Banner】

[Description: Gain the abilities "King General", "Army Formation", and "Personal Guard"]

[King General: The user can designate a high-ranking Ghost General as the Commanding Ghost General. The Commanding Ghost General can absorb the power of the entire army, greatly increasing its own attributes. Furthermore, when issuing commands through the Commanding Ghost General, the cost of the commands is reduced and the effects are enhanced. The specific degree of enhancement depends on the rank of the Commanding Ghost General.]

[Military Formation: Centered around a leading ghost general, with ordinary ghost generals as the basic units, this formation increases the strength, resistance, and energy recovery speed of all ghosts within it. Furthermore, damage taken by a ghost is shared by the surrounding ghosts; the specific increase depends on the rank of the leading ghost general.]

[Personal Guards: Each Ghost General can designate four personal guards, and the leading Ghost General can designate an additional four. Personal guards receive a 10% attribute boost from the Ghost General. They can usually share damage for the Ghost General, and when the Ghost General suffers a fatal attack, they can sacrifice themselves to absorb the damage and restore a certain amount of the Ghost General's health.]

[Evaluation: After advancing to the Thousand Soul Banner, you can select a ghost general to command the entire army. This greatly enhances the overall strength of the ghosts, unifies their scattered forces, and further expands their scale.]

[Now, you can command up to a hundred ghost generals and ten thousand fierce ghosts.]

[Once you possess ten thousand vengeful spirits and a Ghost King, you can advance to the Myriad Soul Banner.]

[Note: Ghost Kings are kings that can only be born in extremely yin places, and are extremely difficult to refine by humans. Most demonic cultivators cannot refine the Soul Banner to the level of the Myriad Soul Banner in their entire lives.]

After absorbing the souls of millions of hungry ghosts, Chu Xiu's ghost army experienced another leap in overall strength!
Not only did a powerful ghost of the King rank appear, but the new effect of the Thousand Soul Banner also allowed Chu Xiu's ghosts to form an army formation, resulting in another leap in overall strength!

This made Chu Xiu once again marvel at the terrifying nature of the SSS-level talent, [Perfect Refinement]. If it were an ordinary demonic cultivator, it would take at least half a year to fully digest so many souls.

The unique power of the [Demonic Cultivator] class, the [Perfect Refinement] talent, and the Abyss Data Transformation has enabled Chu Xiu to grow at an unprecedented speed!

With a thought, the high-ranking ghost general, forged from the soul of Jinluo, strode forward and then gently pointed at Garuda.

In an instant, the immense power of tens of thousands of ghosts within the Soul Banner condensed at its fingertips. From the void between it and Garuda, countless withered arms stretched out, clinging to Garuda and forcibly slowing its speed down!
【Bone Binding Soul Technique】!
Chu Xiu wasn't very proficient with this skill, but its power mainly depended on the size of the ghost rather than his own strength!
Faced with the powerful ability of the leading ghost general to gather all the ghosts, the problem of low proficiency was greatly compensated. With the support of the vast and boundless magic power of tens of thousands of ghosts, the high-speed Garuda was actually slowed down!
"boom!"

The leading ghost general charged forward and collided head-on with Garuda's massive body!
"boom!"

The high-ranking ghost general was sent flying backward, his armor shattering instantly.

The physique of high-ranking ghost generals is generally inferior to that of corpse refiners of the same level, not to mention compared to a colonel who has fused with a nuclear-powered furnace.

After the leader ghost general materialized, his constitution was only slightly over five thousand, and even with the bonus from the [King General] trait, it barely reached eight thousand.

However, ghosts are not good at head-on combat! Their true strength lies in magic!
But then the body of the leading ghost general transformed back into a soul form, and at the same time, a large number of desiccated corpses, resembling those from purgatory, climbed onto Garuda's body and caused it to fall downwards!

Earthbinding Technique! Life-Taking Technique!
Under the command of the ghost generals, countless spells converged, forming an extremely terrifying magical effect that rapidly drained Garuda's life force!
Of course, Garuda would not sit idly by and wait to die. This powerful monster bird roared and angrily thrashed its body. The orb on its head emitted a dark spiritual light, and a wave of destruction swept out from its head!
In an instant, a massive, destructive attack annihilated a vast number of ghosts.

As a powerful god, Garuda naturally had no shortage of wide-range attacks against ghosts. However, he was soon horrified to discover that his sweeping attack had not caused the enemy much damage!
This is the Thousand Soul Banner's brand-new ability: [Military Formation]!
By relying on the power of the military formation, the damage can be spread out in large quantities, allowing those worthless ghosts and evil spirits to bear the harm!

Garuda's attack annihilated thousands of low-level ghosts, but the core vengeful ghost suffered almost no loss!

At this moment, Chu Xiu cast a spell again!

[Command - Charge!]
With the power of his skills, all the ghosts' desire to attack surged instantly! A barrage of spells rained down on Garuda, and some even pounced on his back, materializing and tearing at his body!
A rare look of panic flashed in Garuda's golden eyes. He hadn't expected that Chu Xiu would have another trump card!
Fortunately, they also have some trump cards up their sleeve!
Two figures jumped down from behind Garuda's wings. The one on the left was male, but had a seductive figure and was holding a harp.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, this should be the last Gandharva deity.

Gandharva, the foremost musician in the heavens, feeds on fragrance.

With just a light pluck of the strings, the surrounding ghosts screamed in agony and stopped what they were doing. Those that were close by even had their souls unstable and shattered.

Just as the ghosts scattered, another figure rushed out, and it was none other than the alien civilization envoy named Chi Lei!

However, at this moment, Chi Lei's speed was much faster than before, and the ghosts on the road could not stop him at all. One ghost general who blocked his path was even punched and had half of his body smashed!

"Hahahaha!"

He seemed extremely satisfied with the power within his body, and with a loud laugh, he leaped out, his halberd shooting towards Chu Xiu!

Chu Xiu's expression hardened, and he held the True Demon Blade of Judgment horizontally in front of him, but the next moment the demon blade in his hand was shattered!

"puff!"

The halberd pierced Chu Xiu's body, sending him flying backward!

"boom!"

Chu Xiu crashed heavily to the ground, but he quickly rolled over and got up.

The force of the halberd had been mostly blocked, and the remaining Golden Muscle and Nether Bone were enough to withstand it.

“This guy has already been enhanced twice,” Chu Xiu judged instantly.

Two enhancements, which resulted in a fourfold increase in attributes, instantly propelled this alien civilization's envoy to an extremely terrifying level of strength!

"The power of that attack just now definitely exceeded ten thousand!"

"Combined with the special talents of the Civilization Envoy, this person's current strength is probably even stronger than that of a top-tier Awakened One!"

This alien civilization envoy's strength is slightly higher than the average combat strength of civilization envoys on Earth, roughly approaching the level of a high-level king.

In practical terms, this means a base attribute of around 1,500, with a maximum output of nearly 4,000 power. Combined with a reasonable combination of various high-level skills and extremely strong stealth and ambush capabilities, this allows the user to kill ordinary King-level opponents and barely contend with high-level King-level opponents.

Now, with a fourfold increase, Chu Xiu is no longer a match for him.

Improving basic attributes is definitely not as simple as one plus one equals two. A person with twice the physical strength is definitely not someone that two ordinary people can contend with. One against five is an understatement!

Not to mention, the Hunter also has the [Adaptation] trait, which allows it to [Adapt] to all the damage it has suffered!
Chu Xiu's expression gradually became serious.

Seeing that Chu Xiu, who had previously easily defeated him, was now in such a sorry state after being beaten by his own attack, the alien civilization envoy couldn't help but let out a wild laugh. With a swift movement, he charged forward again without giving Chu Xiu any chance to catch his breath!

Although he was pleased with himself, he knew in his heart that both the Asura and Garuda battlefields were being suppressed, and he had to kill Chu Xiu as soon as possible! Otherwise, once Chu Xiu dealt with one of them, his fourfold amplification would be useless!
However, just as he was about to rush in front of Chu Xiu, three more figures suddenly blocked their way!
"You think I would forget you?" With a soft laugh, Chi Lei suddenly felt an extremely sharp voice in his ears, as if someone was drilling his ears with an electric drill. At the same time, his body stiffened as if it were being bound by something.

Chi Lei looked down and was horrified to find that dozens of pythons had tightly wrapped around all his joints without him even noticing!
Before Chi Lei could react, a long fork stabbed towards his face!
"clang!!!"

The long fork struck Chi Lei in the chest with a deafening thud. Chi Lei staggered back several steps, a bloody, penetrating wound now visible on his chest!

Although the blow wasn't deep, barely piercing the ribs, it still made Chi Lei's expression turn serious.

He had accumulated a lot of physical resistance by utilizing the [Adapt] property in his previous deaths and battles, but he never expected that even so, the opponent could still pierce his body!
"His strength should be around six thousand, and the weapon is also of extremely high grade."

Chi Lei looked up at the three figures blocking his way, and was slightly taken aback after seeing their faces clearly.

The three men looked exactly like Yaksha, Mahoraga, and Kinra!
"The supernatural power to resurrect corpses?"

Chi Lei gasped.

The ability to control corpses is an extremely rare talent, even within their civilization!

"Just how much power does this guy have???"

Chi Lei couldn't help but swear.

Even though his civilization encompassed a large number of geniuses, and as a civilization envoy he had known many incredibly talented prodigies, he had never seen anyone as monstrous as Chu Xiu.

Any one of Chu Xiu's abilities could easily make him a holy son or goddess of his clan!
If he didn't know that Chu Xiu came from a shallow civilization, he would have suspected that the other party was a top genius who came out of one of the oldest civilizations.

Taking a deep breath, Chi Lei knew the situation was urgent, so he didn't think too much. He raised his hand and the halberd that had been thrust at Chu Xiu returned to its owner's hand. Then he shouted and fought with the resurrected Yaksha in front of him!
After abandoning his contempt, Red Lightning quickly gained the upper hand, forcing Yaksha into a series of defeats.

However, Chu Xiu remained calm.

These three corpses were originally created by him using the [Netherworld Corpse Driving Technique].

The reason he didn't refine him into a corpse was twofold. First, there wasn't enough time. Chu Xiu had long anticipated that the enemy would strengthen their forces by continuously killing alien civilization envoys, so the surprise attack on Asura had to be launched as soon as possible.

If Chi Lei were to be resurrected three times, Chu Xiu would have no other colonel to stand in his way.

Furthermore, most of the flesh and blood of the million hungry ghosts were given to the colonel, and if the remaining three wanted to become corpse refiners, they would have to sacrifice a certain quality, which Chu Xiu felt was too wasteful.

After all, these three deities all had the foundation of top-tier kings, and could be refined into powerful high-level king-tier corpses.

Of course, none of the above are the decisive factors.

The real reason Chu Xiu decided to use the Corpse-Driving Technique was that he was pleasantly surprised to find that, perhaps because they came from the same origin, these three divine corpses could perfectly use the King-rank [Legendary] equipment they dropped!
This means that even though the [Netherworld Corpse Driving Technique] is only a warrior-level inheritance, and the three resurrected gods have less than a third of their original basic attributes, they still possess considerable combat power under the enhancement of the king-level [Legendary] equipment!

With the three working together—two for control and one for offense—it shouldn't be a problem to temporarily stop the Crimson Lightning.

"Unfortunately, even after consuming a large amount of my flesh and blood to forcibly improve the integrity of the resurrected corpse, it could only temporarily stop it."

Within seconds, the three resurrected corpses began to crumble.

But this was still within Chu Xiu's expectations. From the very beginning, he planned the combat strength based on the strength of Chi Lei's two resurrections!
Although a few seconds is short, it's enough!
Chu Xiu's eyes suddenly widened, bursting with dazzling golden light. At the same time, the previously shattered True Demon Blade of Judgment condensed once again!

This time, Chu Xiu left himself no way out. He mobilized all the remaining Golden Embryo essence within his body and even began to forcibly burn his blood essence! All for the sake of driving these two divine abilities!
The last time Chu Xiu was forced to use his essence blood was when he encountered a colonel of the King rank when he first entered the Fierce Rank.

Because essence and blood are extremely difficult to replenish, even if only a very small portion is consumed, it will take at least ten days to half a month to recover. If a large portion is consumed, it is normal to need half a year to recuperate!

However, with the help of the ancient god Boundless Blood Pool, Chu Xiu doesn't need to worry about his subsequent recovery; he still has more than fifty drops of ancient blood left to use.

So this time, he burned a full half of his life essence!

This almost desperate fighting style directly elevated the power of the Blood-Burning Golden Eyes and the True Demon Blade of Judgment to another dimension!
Almost at the same moment, Garuda, whose life force had been greatly depleted by the group of ghosts, suddenly raised its bird head as if it sensed some extreme danger. A rare look of fear flashed in its golden eyes. Ignoring the ghosts clinging to its body, it was about to flap its wings and escape!

However, it was too late. An irresistible pressure, like that of a god, suddenly descended upon him. Garuda's wings, which he had just raised, had not even flapped before he was forced to the ground! His body was trembling, and his golden eyes were filled with horror and disbelief!

He could feel the oppressive aura emanating from a powerful being whose rank was far higher than his, someone he even had to look up to!
But how could that be! He's a god!

The next instant, Garuda's eyes reflected Chu Xiu's figure holding a knife.

In an instant, all his doubts, shock, and confusion turned into fear! For the first time, he, who possessed superhuman speed, felt the threat of death!

"Wait! I..."

He desperately wanted to send a message begging for mercy, but before he could utter it, the blade light that seemed to illuminate the heavens and the earth appeared before his eyes!

"!!!"

Garuda's eyes widened, its whole body radiating golden light, and it let out a wild, unwilling roar. However, everything was quickly submerged in the overwhelming light of the sword.

"Clap."

A huge head fell to the ground.

[Defeat "Garuda" to gain 6400 mission contribution points]

[Items obtained: Elite-level Ancient Remains*3, Locating Anchor Points*9]

[Acquired Equipment: Garuda Wings (Legendary)]

You've attracted the attention of Forbidden Item 917!

(End of this chapter)