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

Chapter 254 Spatial Disruption
Looking at the tall, thin figure laughing and joking across from him, Chu Xiu frowned slightly.

Almost the instant the man appeared, his divine senses surrounded him from all directions like a pack of wolves hunting their prey.

However, the spot where the man stood was empty; there was nothing there.

"Some kind of sophisticated illusion?"

Chu Xiu scanned the surroundings, his divine sense spreading outwards like countless flying snakes, almost covering all the space around him, yet he was completely unable to detect the other party's true form.

Chu Xiu clicked his tongue lightly. To be honest, since he knew that the Hundred Ghosts Furnace World was level 6, he was naturally prepared to encounter [Heroic Spirits] as enemies, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly.

Although he could tell that the other party was not a Heroic Spirit, the astonishing ability to hide, coupled with the abnormal single-target attack power comparable to a Heroic Spirit, made that mysterious enemy extremely dangerous, almost to the point of being a Heroic Spirit!

However, even though he couldn't catch a glimpse of the other party and didn't know when the lurking enemy would launch another fatal attack, Chu Xiu showed no fear.

Given his cautious nature, it's impossible for him to be unprepared, knowing he would be facing enemies who are [Heroic Spirits].

Chu Xiu's trump card was simple: Tianlong's corpse!

During the previous trial, Chu Xiu hid in the corpse of an earth dragon to avoid attacks from the alien civilization envoys.

The body of the Heavenly Dragon is much larger and harder than that of the Earth Dragon!
Even before setting off, Chu Xiu had already reforged the shattered body of the Heavenly Dragon. Now, its size is only one-twentieth of the original, but it is still large enough for Chu Xiu to hide in. Moreover, its defensive power has been further enhanced after being condensed, enough to briefly withstand the attacks of the [Heroic Spirit] until Chu Xiu leaves.

That's why he's always been so fearless.

"But are we leaving so soon?"

Before we could reap many benefits from this exploration, we already lost a piece of [Legendary] equipment.

Although Chu Xiu could easily restore the [Great Sun Guardian Shield], which had been split in two, and even add enhanced attributes once the two basic pieces of equipment for the Demon Lord Duobao were crafted, that was a matter for the future.

The next time they enter will be fourteen days later, and they'll probably lose a large chunk of resources.

Furthermore, the possibility that the other party is squatting in the same spot guarding him cannot be ruled out.

As things stand, his gains are far from satisfactory!
But if we don't leave...
Chu Xiu looked down at the wound on his chest.

I'm afraid there might really be a risk of losing my life!

"Where did this madman come from?"

Thinking of this, Chu Xiu's expression turned gloomy, and soon that gloomy expression turned fierce.

He's not the kind of person who backs down when faced with danger; caution and ruthlessness are not mutually exclusive!
"Although I don't know if it was just bad luck or if you came prepared and managed to find my weakness, I have much more to offer than just these."

Chu Xiu snorted and quickly withdrew his divine sense, soon shrinking all his divine sense to a range of one hundred meters around him.

The divine sense, which could cover a radius of three kilometers, has now shrunk to only one hundred meters, raising the intensity of the divine sense in this area to a whole new level. Streams of divine sense have formed an impenetrable scanning net!

This vast net, composed of countless divine senses, enveloped this hundred-meter area like a net covering the heavens and the earth. Chu Xiu could perceive every slight movement, even the smallest change in a speck of dust!
Suddenly, his expression shifted, and a sinister smile appeared on his face: "Got you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a surge of demonic energy erupted from Chu Xiu's body, sweeping towards a certain spot beside him like a storm!

The moment the demonic energy surged in, the previously empty space suddenly began to fluctuate violently. The next instant, blood splattered everywhere, as if a yak had been crushed, and a large amount of blood exploded out of thin air!

Chu Xiu was overjoyed, but before his joy could fully show on his face, a voice rang in his ear again: "Oh? So the detection range is one hundred meters?"

The sound made Chu Xiu's expression darken again. He looked in the direction where the demonic energy was sweeping, where there was a huge body that had been cut into pieces of flesh and limbs. This was a race he had never seen before. Having suffered such a severe injury, it was bound to die.

"Is it just a test?"

At this moment, Chu Xiu truly felt a sense of crisis. This mysterious opponent seemed crazy, but in fact he was extremely meticulous and cautious. He patiently hid in the shadows when there was no opportunity, without revealing the slightest flaw!

This was probably the first time Chu Xiu had encountered such a proper assassin profession, and he couldn't help but feel extremely troubled.

In fact, cultivators are not afraid of assassins. Their powerful divine sense is the natural counter to assassins, especially since Chu Xiuxiu's "Boundless Reincarnation Technique" has an exceptionally strong divine sense.

Unfortunately, his rank was too low. If he had the divine sense of a king, the mysterious person would not have been able to get within 500 meters of him.

At that moment, another soft sound came to Chu Xiu's ears, making his heart tighten immediately.

coming!

The protective shield of the Royal-level Five Dragon Crown automatically formed, but as before, it was pierced through after only a moment!
This time, perhaps because the attack range was longer, the power was slightly weaker, but without the Great Sun Guardian Shield to block, Chu Xiu had an even more terrifying wound on his body!

It stretched from his left shoulder all the way to his right waist, almost severing him completely! Six of his ribs were broken, and his spleen and lungs were ruptured, barely managing to block the attack.

Despite suffering such terrible injuries, he didn't even blink, but simply used his Golden Embryo Essence to quickly recover from his injuries.

At the same time, he made a hand seal with his right hand, and the royal-grade five-dragon crown on his head emitted a dazzling light, accompanied by the sound of dragon roars.

Chu Xiu's recovery speed accelerated once again, and at the same time, a golden light rose from the surface of his skin, covering it with layers of stone armor.

[Five Elements Magic - Vitality Arises], [Five Elements Magic - Stone Spirit Protection], [Five Elements Magic - Indestructible Golden Body]!
The powerful properties of this [Mythical] equipment instantly granted Chu Xiu three King-level protective buffs!

However, the attacker was completely unconcerned and instead sneered again: "You don't actually think that such a low-level spell can stop my attack, do you? You've even resorted to such tactics. It seems you're really not a Heroic Spirit!"

"Long-winded."

Chu Xiu let out a low shout, seemingly in a bad mood. His dark eyes darted back and forth, as if he were urgently searching for the enemy.

This made the attacker even more smug: "Hehe, the next strike will show you that this little bit of defense is no different from paper in front of me."

"If you want to live, then use your best skills."

As the words fell, Chu Xiu became even more flustered, and even his probing divine sense became loose, which made the killer's smile even wider.

Of course, as an excellent assassin, even if he feels that his opponent has been driven to the brink of defeat, he will not be careless in the slightest.

He remained cautiously concealed, slowly approaching Chu Xiu, until he reached a suitable distance—

One hit kill!

The killer drew his right hand into a knife shape and suddenly swung it towards Chu Xiu!

"Click."

A soft voice, like announcing the arrival of death, rang out, and a terrifying blade slash appeared without warning in the arena! It rapidly approached Chu Xiu!

Furthermore, he had already discovered that Chu Xiu's reaction speed was, for some reason, not fast. It was slower than even some King-level beings, let alone Heroic Spirits! They simply couldn't react to his blade slash!
This time, his strike was aimed at the intersection of the previous two strikes! Under the successive heavy blows, although the [Mysterious Fiery Glazed Armor] did not shatter, a huge gap appeared. This attack was aimed at that gap!
He was confident that this strike would cut Chu Xiu in two!
Although a King-level Awakened One will not die even in this situation, they will essentially lose their combat ability! The battle situation was then completely settled.

Under the expectant gaze of the killer, the blade slashed across a hundred meters in less than 0.01 seconds, and Chu Xiu indeed did not move or react at all!
At this moment, the murderer could no longer suppress the excited, maniacal laughter that appeared on his face!

The thought of assassinating such a powerful figure made his blood boil!
However, just as the blade was about to touch Chu Xiu, the killer suddenly frowned, and his smile froze on his face.

Because he keenly noticed that, for some reason, Chu Xiu's lips seemed to curl into a barely perceptible smile!

Before he could react, a deafening explosion suddenly rang in his ears!

"boom!"

The loud bang was like a heavy hammer that smashed directly onto his head, shattering his skull. Bones mixed with hair were smashed into his brain, turning it into an indistinguishable mixture!
He felt as if his soul was about to be shattered!

At the same moment, several of his mental protection items shattered and exploded!
"what!!!"

The murderer screamed and fell to the ground. The last shred of his sanity told him that he had been subjected to a top-tier King-level mental attack!

Although he didn't know who the attacker was or how they found his location, there was only one thing he needed to do now: run! Run until no one could find him, run until he could hide again!
However, after he had only taken two unsteady steps, two golden flames suddenly rose in his blurred vision.

No, that's not right. Those aren't flames, but two extremely majestic golden eyes, like those of a king who has sat on his throne for thousands of years!
The murderer suddenly felt a sharp, bone-deep pain emanating from his entire body. To his horror, he discovered that, under the gaze of those eyes, golden flames had ignited on his body!

Before he could say anything more, the flames melted his throat, and all his flesh, fascia, and even bones were burned and decomposed into the most basic particles in the blink of an eye.

"boom!"

The killer's completely carbonized body crashed to the ground, exploding into a pile of black slag.

[Kill a living being, gain +16 Class Experience]

"Finally solved."

Chu Xiu looked at the corpse in front of him, which was no longer human-like, and breathed a long sigh of relief.

At this moment, he had another horrifying wound on his body. Although he managed to stop the bleeding, his life force was clearly severely damaged, and his recovery speed was much slower than before.

It must be said that the mysterious enemy was indeed the strongest opponent Chu Xiu had encountered since entering the abyss. In terms of the level of threat, even Asura was far inferior to it.

However, the attacker certainly couldn't have imagined that Chu Xiu had so many trump cards up his sleeve.

Although he had two pieces of armor destroyed, he still had the miraculous power of the Supreme Demon Lord, a "magic" class, to protect himself.

[A substitute who died unjustly].

The mage's biggest fear is assassins, and the elders who designed the legacy naturally took this into account.

With the help of several vengeful ghosts sharing the damage and the combined effect of the Five Elements magic, Chu Xiu managed to withstand the attack in relatively good condition.

In reality, his attack was a deliberate attempt to lure the attacker. He knew the other party would not let this opportunity pass and would definitely close the distance to the limit, using his strongest attack to finish off Chu Xiu.

Therefore, after being attacked, Chu Xiu immediately activated the wide-range mental attack skill of the [Heavenly Man Divine Thought] [Mythical] item.

Fortunately, this mysterious attacker was not a well-rounded warrior; he was not particularly skilled in mental defense. Although the time he was controlled and his tracks were exposed was less than 0.1 seconds, in a battle at the King level, that amount of time was enough to be fatal.

However, even after dealing with the attackers, Chu Xiu still had many doubts in his mind.

"How come you only got so little experience from killing a powerful Awakened One?"

"Also, who exactly is this person, and who wants to harm me?"

There are many people who want Chu Xiu's life, but there shouldn't be many who want Qin Yu's life.

Could it be that his carefully chosen identity was exposed so quickly?
Just as Chu Xiu was pondering, a soft laugh rang in his ear: "Oh, senior, what did you do to offend this person!"

Chu Xiu looked up and saw Jiang Miaoyin standing prettily beside him, smiling at him. There was still a ring of bloodstains on her cheongsam, but it was blended into the dark green color and could not be seen unless you looked closely.

The cheongsam that should have been cut in half was instead tied back together with a delicate bow, turning the close-fitting cheongsam into a tight-fitting bodycon dress that revealed her fair and full thighs, while her two small feet stood bare on the cold stone slabs.

However, Chu Xiu didn't even glance at him; instead, his gaze grew even colder: "You hid very well just now. I'm quite curious, why don't you think that person's target was you?"

"Oh dear, senior, how could you doubt me!" Facing Chu Xiu's icy gaze, Jiang Miaoyin wasn't angry; instead, her eyes became even more alluring: "If I hadn't been protected by the [Substitute Curse Spirit] just now, I really would have been cut in two!"

"Besides, how could my daughter, an ordinary awakened being who is kind to others, possibly attract the attention of a 'murderer'?"

Chu Xiu sneered, not believing a single word of her nonsense. If the most dazzling genius of the younger generation of the Jiang family could be called an ordinary awakener, then what were the others? Rats in the dark sewers?
However, Chu Xiu did not continue to make things difficult for Jiang Miaoyin, but instead focused his attention on the words "murderer".

"Do you know the guy who just attacked us?"

Jiang Miaoyin nodded: "A civilization envoy who broke his oath, a murderer who lost his humanity, that terrifying talent is too distinctive, it's hard not to recognize him."

As the words "the envoy of civilization who broke his oath" fell, Chu Xiu recalled some rumors about this person.

However, Chu Xiu did not pay attention to his specific information.

After a moment's thought, he said, "I have lived abroad for a long time and do not know much about this person. Could you elaborate on his talents and profession?"

"Although I have killed him, I still feel a little..."

“Senior, you didn’t kill him.” Jiang Miaoyin sighed, while Chu Xiu’s already furrowed brows furrowed even more.

"what happened?"

Jiang Miaoyin also put away her smiling face and said seriously, "This person is known as the most untouchable existence among all King-level beings, because of his extremely rare talent and professional combination."

"His talent is [Spatial Disruption (SSS)], and his profession is [Spirit Puppet Master (A)]."

"His SSS-level talent grants him single-target attack capabilities far exceeding those of others of the same rank, while the Spirit Puppet Master allows him to create puppets with various special characteristics."

"But if that's all there is to it, it's not really that exaggerated."

"What truly made him a terrifying assassin feared by all was a blessing from an extraterrestrial demon."

Jiang Miaoyin looked up and solemnly uttered four words.

"【Soul Transfer (S)】"

(End of this chapter)