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

Chapter 261 Full Level
At the bottom of the pitch-black canyon, dense yin energy transformed into wisps of mist that floated in the air. Some of these wisps tumbled upwards under the influence of the air currents, while others swirled in mid-air before settling down and attaching to the rocks at the bottom.

These wisps of fog moved according to their own patterns, together forming a thin white mist.

Suddenly, a huge gust of air broke this rare natural balance. The gale blew the white mist in all directions, and a huge skull rushed out from the airflow!

It was enveloped in eerie green flames, emitting a sharp howl. Waves of death energy emanated from it, instantly robbing any creature that came into contact with them of its life force.

In front of it, countless shiki fluttered their short wings and fled frantically.

"squeak!"

A celestial being was struck by the ghostly fire spewed from the giant skull's mouth and instantly burned to ashes. Even its specialized outer skin, which could resist the ghostly energy, could not protect it for even a moment.

Upon witnessing this scene, the other shikis released terrified screams and fled even more frantically.

The skeletal ghost, as if it had consumed some kind of powerful tonic, became even more aura-invigorated and hunted the scattered Setsunagi with increasing excitement.

But at that moment, as if space itself had been shifted, a strange man suddenly appeared in front of it without warning.

He wore a wide black robe, a black mask covering his face, a crown with ancient patterns on his head, and two gilded wings as dazzling as the sun on his back.

For some reason, even though the figure was so small and negligible compared to itself, the skeletal ghost still instinctively felt an extreme sense of danger.

It reacted instinctively, roaring and spewing out a torrent of ghostly fire that surged towards the figure!
"boom!"

The figure was swallowed up in the blink of an eye, but something strange happened. No matter how the ghostly fire burned, the figure in the flames remained motionless, with only a faint seven-colored glow hanging down.

[Mystic Glazed Armor: Greatly reduces magic damage with its glazed glow]

The skeletal ghost felt an even stronger sense of danger. It abandoned the delicious food that was being offered to its mouth and prepared to flee. Just then, a figure in the distance gently extended a finger toward it.

Before it could react, a beam of green light pierced through its soul.

The next moment, something terrifying happened to it. It felt as if all the life force in its body that sustained its existence was drained away in an instant, as if it had aged thousands of years in a flash!
"Crack!"

Cracks appeared on its bones and spread rapidly like a spider web until it completely disintegrated with a loud bang.

Having lost its physical form, its fragile soul was exposed like a pearl whose shell had been cracked open.

Countless ghosts pounced on it, frantically tearing at its soul and body. Amidst silent screams, it was completely ripped apart, devoured, and digested.

[Slaying living beings, Class Experience +425]

[Item Obtained: 3246 Causality Points]

[Acquired Equipment: Ghostfire Breath Mask (King-Rank Treasure)]

[Level Up!]

Current Rank: General Level 9

"I've reached the maximum level." Chu Xiu opened his eyes, feeling the power constantly regenerating from his limbs and bones, and a faint smile appeared on his lips.

During these three months, he and Jiang Miaoyin worked together seamlessly, searching almost the entire outer region.

Of course, with such a large area, there were bound to be many omissions, but the harvest was already enough to satisfy Chu Xiu!

In three months, he killed hundreds of generals, thousands of ferocious beasts, and three kings!
So many monsters dropped a considerable amount of items and equipment, as well as nearly 100,000 karma points for him.

In addition, he also acquired a lot of valuable materials, which together could easily be sold for tens of billions.

Of course, what is even more valuable are the souls and bodies of these creatures themselves!

In these three months, just by absorbing Yin energy to cultivate, Chu Xiu's ghost army has increased its average level by one level.

The abundance of high-quality divine souls allowed all the divine souls that Chu Xiu had killed in the old trials to be promoted to high-level ghost generals!

Even more surprisingly, the souls of the king-level ghosts in the blessed land were of exceptionally high quality. Even if their strength was only that of ordinary king-level beings, the strength and quality of their souls were close to those of the gods.

The cores of the three king-level ghosts that Chu Xiu killed were erased and their wills were absorbed into the soul banner. Under continuous nurturing, one of the ghosts actually overtook the competition and became a high-level ghost general!

The number of ordinary ghost generals increased dramatically to a full twenty-seven!

Chu Xiu now commands a total of eight high-ranking ghost generals and forty-four ordinary ghost generals! The number of vengeful ghosts below them is countless! When the ghost army moves, it is like a locust swarm passing through, as if the end of the world has arrived, and the power of the Spirit-Slaying Demon Finger has been amplified to an unbelievable level.

Chu Xiu even felt that as long as it hit, even heroic spirits would suffer considerable damage!

"And this only swept through the outer region, and it's only one of the eighty-two blessed lands."

Chu Xiu once again felt that spending a large sum of money to acquire the anchor point of the Hundred Ghosts Furnace world was the right choice.

Although such a good opportunity may not come again, even disregarding the nine holy lands and eighty-two blessed lands, this is still a world that is very suitable for slow growth and exploration.

"If this continues, I might actually be able to forge a Ghost King!" Even Chu Xiu couldn't help but feel excited at the thought of potentially possessing a powerful ghost at the level of a Heroic Spirit.

On the other side, Jiang Miaoyin, who was standing next to him, looked at the smile on Chu Xiu's face and said with some grievance, "Senior, you really made a fortune this time, but I lost a lot of Momentary Wonders in order to save you exploration time."

Chu Xiu smiled, knowing full well that the woman was playing the victim, but he didn't mind. Instead, he reached out and tossed the King-level equipment he had just acquired toward her.

Jiang Miaoyin's eyes lit up, and she quickly accepted the gift, sweetly saying as if receiving a New Year's gift from an elder, "Thank you, senior! My daughter and my sister Shanaqi will serve you wholeheartedly!"

Chu Xiu waved his hand: "Any new information?"

In the past three months, the other explorers have also been busy, especially the two heroic spirits, who have already visited more than a dozen cities, and new information is generated every day.

Jiang Miaoyin did not use this to bargain, but instead shared any new information with Chu Xiu as soon as possible, which further improved his impression of her.

Although Chu Xiu was a bit cold-hearted, he wasn't the kind of person who would turn his back on someone and discard them after using them.

And to be honest, having a large family as an assistant really brings a lot of convenience.

“Yesterday I went to ask two seniors and a few friends again,” Jiang Miaoyin began to report to Chu Xiu, “but I still haven’t found any news about any survivors of the Exorcist civilization.”

"However, a friend of mine has found a well-preserved cellar with some relics from the past. They're not worth much, but he can send them to us."

"Besides that, there is one piece of information about high-level ghosts in this world that is worth noting."

"According to the analysis and judgment of the staff, the high-level ghosts here basically all have the characteristic of [extreme yin constitution]. This allows them to greatly enhance their combat power in yin energy environment. They can not only drive yin energy to fight enemies, but also absorb yin energy to recover from injuries."

"The higher the level and the larger the size of the ghost, the more obvious this trait becomes."

"Furthermore, the high-ranking ghosts here like to cultivate subordinate ghosts, and they usually have their own forces. They can also form a special bonus similar to an 'aura' or 'buff' among themselves." "If we encounter a giant ghost like the Kunpeng in the inner area, I'm afraid it will be very difficult to deal with it."

Chu Xiu nodded at Jiang Miaoyin's words; in fact, he had somewhat anticipated this.

After the Soul Banner is upgraded to the Hundred Soul Banner, it gains buff skills such as Command and Blood Devour. After becoming the Thousand Soul Banner, it even gains the effect of battle formation.

Ghost generals can also absorb the power of their subordinate ghosts.

This is because spirit-like beings have no physical form, so they can easily connect with each other in special ways. It is not surprising that the ghosts here have such supernatural powers.

As for the "Extreme Yin Body," that's even more normal. Living in such a dense Yin environment for a long time, one would naturally discover corresponding methods.

"However, this makes the inner area even more dangerous."

The ghost that Chu Xiu encountered last time was simply too big. It had grown for two thousand years in a region rich in yin energy. Its enormous body contained an unknown amount of energy and could control an unknown range of yin energy.

If this were outside, it would be fine; at most, it would be another Heavenly Dragon-level King, or even worse. But in this blessed land filled with Yin energy, it would be a formidable opponent that even heroic spirits would find troublesome!

"So, senior, what should we do next? The resources in this area have been almost completely exhausted."

"There are still some secret rooms and passages left. Continuing to search them would take too much time and might not yield much reward."

"Shall we go take a look inside?" Jiang Miaoyin asked expectantly.

Although she only gets 20%, she has still made a lot of money in the past three months, much more than she would have made aimlessly on her own, and her safety is guaranteed.

Chu Xiu thought for a moment and said, "No rush. Let's choose a place to go into seclusion first. I need to make some preparations."

"Oh ho, are you going to create another mysterious gadget, senior? Like you did when you dealt with the killer before?"

"More or less." Chu Xiu nodded.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Miaoyin said no more and quickly dispatched Shanaqi to search for him.

Over the past three months, she has thoroughly explored the entire outer region, so she quickly selected a suitable location.

It is an inward-facing cave at the bottom of a deep valley. For some unknown reason, the yin energy in the vicinity gathers inward, and the concentration of yin energy is much higher than in other places, making it perfect for seclusion.

The two arrived at the innermost part, and Chu Xiu raised his hand to release all the ghosts to absorb yin energy for cultivation. Jiang Miaoyin looked at the ghost army, which had doubled in size in just three months, and couldn't help but marvel repeatedly, offering a string of flattering compliments with practiced ease.

This amused Chu Xiu. Aren't all geniuses from big families arrogant and haughty? How did the Jiang family raise such a sycophant?

He waved his hand, and the ghosts scattered to cultivate. Although the yin energy here was already very dense, it was not enough to support so many ghosts to cultivate.

In an instant, the area within a radius of several miles was filled with Chu Xiu's ghostly creatures.

He himself released the resurrected corpses of the three gods, including Yaksha, to protect himself, while he sank into the iron-clad corpse to prepare for cultivation.

After leveling up, he naturally unlocked new inheritances, and it was time to allocate more skill points.

But just then, Jiang Miaoyin's voice came: "Senior, your summoned creatures are so powerful, you probably don't need me to protect you anymore, right? How about I go out and scout things out now?"

Chu Xiu thought for a moment and said, "Don't go."

"You've captured a few ghosts these days, so take this opportunity to refine them into cursed spirits."

After saying that, Jiang Miaoyin immediately became aggrieved: "Senior, you're not worried that I'll secretly take the resources, are you? We've known each other for so long, don't you even trust me this much?"

Chu Xiu shook his head: "I'm worried that you might encounter danger outside."

"What danger could there be here? I'm not going inside." Jiang Miaoyin said halfway, then suddenly seemed to realize something and froze, then said incredulously, "Wait, senior, could it be that the murderer is still following us?"

"Hmm." Chu Xiu was also somewhat helpless; he almost wanted to applaud the killer's perseverance.

For the past three months, the other party has been following the two of them like a vengeful ghost.

It seems that due to the influence of the yin energy environment here, the attributes of the spirit puppet were greatly reduced, and its ability to hide was also greatly diminished, so the killer had not been able to find a suitable opportunity.

Even so, he relentlessly followed the two, making Chu Xiu doubt every day whether his identity had really been exposed.

Otherwise, why would this person bother them if they had nothing better to do?

But considering the person's neurotic personality, he felt it was hard to say.

After achieving the perfection of the Golden Embryo Forging Divine Skill, Chu Xiu naturally had no fear of this person, but Jiang Miaoyin going out alone might actually be quite risky.

"What? So you were worried about me, senior?" Jiang Miaoyin's somewhat smug voice came through the Ironclad Corpse's thick armor. "Why didn't you just say so? You're not being honest, senior."

Chu Xiu's lips twitched: "You're being a bit presumptuous."

Outside the armored vehicle, a silvery laugh rang out. Jiang Miaoyin summoned four cursed spirits, who stood guard at the entrance of the passage like loyal bodyguards.

Chu Xiu ignored the woman and instead began to examine the newly unlocked inheritance.

Needless to say, the lineage of the Demon Lord Duobao naturally produced a catalog of magic weapon crafting diagrams, which recorded hundreds of magic weapons, leaving Chu Xiu dazzled.

And each one possesses incredible power.

"If the description in the catalog isn't exaggerated, then the lowest quality item is at least a Heroic Spirit level [Mythical] item like the [Royal Five Dragon Crown]! It wouldn't be surprising if it even reached the demigod level!"

It seems that even the Heavenly Kings don't possess many demigod-level myths.

What's most terrifying is that some of these magical treasures may even be more powerful!

Equipment beyond mythology? Chu Xiu couldn't even imagine how powerful it was, let alone know what it was called!
This filled him with immense anticipation.

He had also made a lot of progress in the Hundred Demons Forge World this time. With half a month left before the Kyoto Auction, he planned to explore the inner area briefly before returning to buy materials.

If you can successfully forge a magical artifact, then add the power of [Demonization] and [Four Symbols] to other equipment.
Chu Xiu felt that at that time he could probably face off against many powerful heroic spirits head-on.

With his mind made up, he continued to examine the other two inheritances.

Two names came into view.

【Purgatory Demon Corpse (Supreme Demon Lord)】

【Demonic Qi Condensed into Weapons (Innate Gods and Demons)】

(End of this chapter)