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

Chapter 271 Return to the Arena

Upon hearing Chu Xiu's words, the man below stopped hiding and slowly removed the hood from his head.

Although his body size had shrunk considerably and his face had become less ferocious and more like that of an ordinary person, Chu Xiu could still tell at a glance that the person below was none other than Asura, whom he had fought bitterly in the old trials!

After restoring his Blood Demon Avatar to its peak state, his extreme sensitivity to life energy allowed him to instantly sense an extremely powerful creature lurking not far from him.

At this moment, although Ashura had completely concealed all his aura, Chu Xiu could still clearly feel that his strength was much greater than before!
With his divine sense firmly locked onto it, Chu Xiu said indifferently, "But I wonder what the noble god is doing hiding in this small camp instead of enjoying his freedom after being freed?"

Seeing that he had been exposed, Ashura stopped hiding. He stretched his limbs, revealing his massive muscles that seemed to contain explosive power, and grinned at Chu Xiu:
"Envoy of Civilization, is this how you treat the guardians of your camp?"

"Oh?" Ashura's words made Chu Xiu raise an eyebrow, as if he had thought of something. "So that's why there were no traces of King-level creatures around. So you killed them all. Do you know that our government's staff has been wondering about this all along?"

“Of course,” Ashura grinned, “you don’t really think that those two useless King-level beings can protect such a large camp intact, do you?”

Chu Xiu didn't reply. To Asura, a King-level Awakener like Mu Wu was indeed no different from trash, especially since the past six months had allowed this already powerful god to reach an even higher level.

"If that's the case, why are you still hiding in my camp? You must have hunted all the King-level monsters around here," Chu Xiu asked.

Ashura didn't reply, but merely glanced around and said calmly, "Do you think I'd tell you? The important issue now is whether you're willing to risk the destruction of your entire camp to fight me."

Before he could finish speaking, a majestic golden light suddenly shone in Chu Xiu's eyes! Ashura's expression changed drastically, and he roared like a savage beast descending upon the world, the huge shockwave leveling the nearby wooden houses to the ground!

He actually managed to evade the lock-on of the Blood-Burning Golden Eyes and fled rapidly into the distance!
Chu Xiu snorted coldly, and the Blood Demon avatar near him suddenly exploded, turning into countless blood-red tentacles that swept towards him!

Blood Sea Domain!
Without the slightest hesitation, Chu Xiu immediately unleashed his ultimate move upon meeting him!

However, Asura's expression suddenly turned cold, and he roared as he frantically threw punches forward. In less than a second, he unleashed over a hundred punches, each containing immense power. The overwhelming force of his punches actually shattered the sea of ​​blood that filled the sky.

Ashura, without any intention of fighting, turned and ran!

Chu Xiu activated the Soul Banner, and countless skeletal hands of the dead reached out from the void, but Asura only kept punching, and the destructive energy of the shockwaves destroyed everything nearby.

Under Chu Xiu's rather gloomy gaze, Asura grew further and further away from him, and the speed and density of those hands of the dead decreased rapidly, finally disappearing completely after exceeding a certain limit.

Chu Xiu stood there, watching helplessly as Ashura's figure turned into a tiny dot and disappeared into the mountains.

The Blood Demon avatar appeared behind him, cautiously glancing at Chu Xiu, fearing that its master would retaliate against it.

In the end, Chu Xiu just rubbed his head in frustration.

"Movement speed is still a weakness."

If a powerful being like Ashura, who is almost a Heroic Spirit, were to turn tail and run away without any fighting spirit, Chu Xiu would truly have no way to deal with him.

In the event of a pre-arranged ambush, the ghost army can still control the situation, but in a sudden encounter like this, everyone will maintain a "safe distance," greatly reducing the control ability of the [Bone Binding Technique].

Relying solely on the control ability of the Blood-Burning Golden Eyes is still somewhat weak. It can easily kill ordinary King-level opponents, but against Heroic Spirits, especially those with high "rank" like Asura, it can only serve as a support.

Unless he activates his god mode and fights desperately.

"Asura is lurking in my camp; he must have something in mind?"

"What could it be? The safety of the camp? No, the camp's defense system is not yet established. There are only two King-level beings, and they are King-level beings who will run away at any moment if things go wrong. They can't provide any protection at all."

"Is there some opportunity he's seeking nearby?"

Chu Xiu stroked his chin and informed Ya Zi of the matter from Yuan City.

Upon hearing that such a powerful creature was lurking in the camp, Ya Zi was greatly alarmed and immediately made investigating the matter his top priority.

After doing all that, Chu Xiu stopped caring.

For him, civilization was merely a development path; he couldn't possibly stay nearby to protect it at all times. If it were truly destroyed, it would simply be an opportunity for him.

"Let's continue to work on the plan we set beforehand."

With a flick of his wrist, the Gladiator Badge appeared in his hand.

The next moment, as a faint light rose, Chu Xiu's figure disappeared from the world of corpses.

"Dang! Dang! Dang!"

The heavy tolling of bells echoed in the ancient arena, while the sand and dust that had accumulated over a thousand years lashed against Chu Xiu's face.

He slowly opened his eyes and saw an empty hall with magnificent stone pillars that seemed to pierce the sky. Beside one of the pillars, a blood servant who was a hundred meters tall was resting.

Chu Xiu still remembered the feeling of insignificance he had when he first saw this enormous creature, but now, the sense of oppression he felt was gone. To Chu Xiu, it was just another huge creature.

"You're back."

Blood Servant slowly stood up, shaking off the dust from his body.

"Help me contact the deity; I'm ready to participate in the competition," Chu Xiu said.

"Oh?"

Blood Servant seemed quite surprised: "If I remember correctly, you haven't been a general for more than a year."

"To be precise, it's nine months," Chu Xiu said.

"Nine months," Blood Servant pondered for a while, but in the end, he said nothing.

With something as extraordinary as causal points existing, time is nothing to awakened beings.

It simply knelt down on one knee, a devout expression on its face, as if listening intently.

Suddenly, a blood-red eye opened without warning in the void!

Chu Xiu's heart skipped a beat, as if he were being stared at by something extremely dangerous, and the hairs on his body stood on end instantly! He instinctively wanted to run away!

Fortunately, the feeling only lasted for a moment before disappearing.

At the same time, the Blood Servant's emotionless voice, as if possessed, echoed in the empty hall.

"My proud gladiator, are you ready for the duel?"

"Although I am eager for you to reclaim my honor, I must tell you that every gladiator is the most powerful being in their world. Are you truly ready?"

Chu Xiu nodded solemnly.

Although he is already extremely strong, he does not underestimate the upcoming battle.

He was able to easily take first place at the Fierce and Warrior ranks simply because those ranks were too low. In short, true powerhouses don't stay in those ranks for long; those who remain are relatively weak, so the competition isn't that intense.

Specifically, there are fewer than 100 gladiators of the warrior rank, nearly 1,000 of the fierce rank, and a full 50,000 gladiators of the general rank!

There are over 100,000 King-rank gladiators! Each one is a warrior handpicked from the world ruled by the four great gods!

Therefore, the difficulties Chu Xiu faced were incomparable to those he faced when he was at the Fierce Rank.

However, there is good news: the Bloody Arena he is in is not actually the main arena, but rather a low-level "entertainment venue." There are many such venues, and the one he is in only covers a few hundred worlds, all of which are low-level worlds without any gods.

This means that there will be no truly terrifying beings like the offspring of gods who would lower themselves to participate in gladiatorial combat; the gladiatorial combat they participate in will be at least at the level of [Heroic Spirits].

Chu Xiu had heard Blood Servant mention that the main arena where the Heroic Spirit Gladiator was located was the truly terrifying place!

Over a billion heroic gladiators have gathered there!
When Chu Xiu first heard the news, he was completely dumbfounded.

One billion? Heroic spirits?
He even suspected that Blood Servant might have misremembered the unit, that it was ten thousand instead of a hundred million.

However, the Blood Servant told him that the answer was absolutely correct. In the main world where the Boundless Blood Pool was located, all the creatures there were kings as soon as they reached adulthood, and there was a very high probability that they would eventually become heroic spirits!

In addition, there are millions of other worlds that hold grand gladiatorial tournaments every year to select the strongest warriors to be offered to the four great gods. Among these worlds are many advanced worlds where gods exist!

Besides the worlds that are directly ruled, there are countless other worlds with residual power, such as the world of the Shiki.

It can be said that the powerful Heroic Spirits are the true protagonists of the Blood Arena! What Chu Xiu is participating in now is just an appetizer. No matter how well he performs, at most he will only attract a wisp of the Blood Pool's divine sense. In the main arena, he can even face the Blood Pool itself!
Therefore, after considering all the information, Chu Xiu breathed a sigh of relief and said respectfully, "My Lord, I have thought it through."

Blood Pool didn't say anything more, but simply shook his mind: "So, what is your approximate ranking among gladiators?"

"I want to challenge the number one gladiator."

As Chu Xiu finished speaking, it was clear that even the Blood Pool was stunned for a moment.

"First place." Blood Servant opened and closed its mouth, then suddenly its body stiffened and it fell to the ground. At the same time, three other beams of light shot into the sky from the statues of the remaining three gods!

As the pillar of light disappeared, the statues of the four gods seemed to come alive, each undergoing a transformation.

Blood gushed forth from the pool, ancient trees sprouted green buds, sand fell from the giant maggots, and lava seemed to flow inside. Finally, the humanoid bird with six eyes and eight wings began to dart around with its six eyes.

Chu Xiu's expression shifted. He was familiar with this scene and knew that the [Divine Gamble] was about to begin again.

As he expected, he felt four thoughts concentrating on him, with streams of consciousness flowing between the four deities.

These streams of consciousness exchanged rapidly, as if they were having a heated discussion.

As his consciousness calmed down, a magnificent thought descended directly into Chu Xiu's mind!
“My proud gladiator, I have a proposal for you.”

"We will arrange a special gladiatorial contest for you, where three other gods will personally select an opponent for you and bestow upon each of them a blessing of up to S rank."

"If you win, your ranking will jump directly to number one, and you will receive double the points. In addition, you will also receive the rewards from our bet."

"Are you confident?"

Chu Xiu thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay."

Blood Pool pressed further, "Are you confident you can win?"

Chu Xiu nodded.

Blood Pool suddenly felt as if it had received some kind of guarantee, and confidently went back to communicate with the other three gods.

It was clear that all three deities were somewhat hesitant.

On the one hand, they suffered a great loss at Chu Xiu's hands last time. Although the stakes were nothing to them, the important thing was that they lost face!
Therefore, we will be extra cautious this time.

But on the other hand, they also had some questions.

He's only been a general for nine months. Even if he made up for the shortcomings in his cultivation process with karma points, what about his equipment? What about his traits? What about his blessings? What about his combat experience?
Without any of these, what makes you think you can challenge the number one ranked gladiator?

What's more, the three gods will each bestow an S-level blessing!

They also wanted to make a big splash and win back all the losses they had suffered, but on the other hand, they couldn't figure out Chu Xiu's confident attitude.

But in the end, the bet was still settled. For these gods, this was just a pastime. The other three gods were also curious about how much stronger Chu Xiu had become in such a short time.

Four beams of light rose and connected in mid-air. As the stakes were set, the three gods disappeared. Blood Pool stayed behind and said something in the gist of it: the stakes were very high, and Chu Xiu should prepare well so as not to disappoint him.

After saying that, he disappeared from the spot.

"The three gods are already calling the gladiators to the arena. The gladiatorial combat will begin soon. Do you have any further questions?"

The Blood Servant spoke up.

"No." Chu Xiu shook his head, then seemed to remember something: "Oh right, show me the items and blessings I can exchange for."

He planned to take advantage of this time to see if there were any suitable items for him to exchange for.

The Blood Servant handed over an ancient book, and Chu Xiu immersed himself in it, quickly beginning to browse through it.

Before long, he had a general idea of ​​what was going on.

After reaching the general rank, the number of items and blessings that can be exchanged increases by another level. Among them are powerful S-rank and even SS-rank blessings. The items are also diverse, with all kinds of legendary equipment being displayed everywhere as if they were free.

"The ranking points I accumulate after reaching number one should be enough for me to exchange for an SS-level blessing, but I'm getting double points, which means I can get two SS-level blessings!"

Although it was only a blessing of the general rank, the astonishing SS rank could still play a significant role for Chu Xiu.

"As for the items, it depends on the Blood Pool's mood and the gods' gamble, but based on past experience, we should be able to exchange for at least two or three legendary items."

Of course, Chu Xiu no longer needs legendary equipment. He prefers to use it to exchange for special items, such as things that only gods can do, like eliminating pollution or enhancing the essence of life.

"Hopefully I can find a high-level blessing that increases movement speed, so that my last weakness will be overcome."

Having made up his mind, he began to browse through the information in detail.

However, before he could fully review all the high-level blessings, the blood servant beside him emitted a steam-like buzzing sound.

"Gladiator, the duel is about to begin."

(End of this chapter)