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

Chapter 283 The Civilization Envoy of a Level Ten Civilization
No one knew how to handle the situation.

Chu Xiu's strength completely exceeded their expectations—no, it should be said that it exceeded their imagination! Even the most talented people they had ever seen had never reached this level of power! Not even those at the King rank had achieved this level!
Now they are completely disoriented. Should they fight or flee? Should they fight to the death or retreat temporarily to gather strength? It's impossible to know for sure!

But they were seasoned Awakened Ones who had been through countless battles, and they quickly realized that no matter what they chose, their priority was to protect the Blood Demon. Everyone looked up at the Blood Demon's tall body. Although it had collapsed, its core was falling out of the massive body at an extremely fast speed and flying away into the distance.

This is a Blood Escape skill that consumes a large amount of life force in exchange for extreme speed!

The nearby civilization envoys reacted quickly, immediately standing between the Blood Demon Core and Chu Xiu, jointly establishing defensive barriers. They had clearly seen that Chu Xiu's attack power was incredibly strong, but his movement speed was not fast. As long as the Blood Demon escaped, they could slowly devise a plan later.

But they soon realized with unease that Chu Xiu showed no sign of tension, as if everything was part of his plan.

With a flick of his wrist, a long, emerald-green sword appeared in his hand. Simultaneously, a vast amount of life energy surged from within him towards that sword!

Even more terrifying, the battlefield energy absorbed by the towering blood vines in the distance condensed into a blood-red domain, continuously channeling vast vitality into the longsword!

Although the group of civilization envoys did not know what Chu Xiu was planning to do, they instinctively sensed something was wrong and felt an extremely dangerous premonition. The next moment, something happened that made their eyes pop out.

After absorbing enough life energy, the long sword in Chu Xiu's hand turned emerald green and exuded a terrifying aura of destruction. With just a light slash, a crack appeared in the space in front of him. Before the civilization envoy in the middle could react, the Blood Demon Core, which had escaped a thousand meters away, was strangely pulled backward as if by an invisible force!

By the time the civilization envoys reacted, the Blood Demon Core had already passed them and appeared beneath the blade in front of Chu Xiu!
"This is the law of space? How is this possible? How could a mere general possibly wield the power of the law?" one of the civilization envoys screamed in disbelief.

The look in their eyes when they looked at Chu Xiu was no longer just fear, but the sight of a monster that had completely shattered their understanding of the world!

Most importantly, the Blood Demon Core was already under Chu Xiu's blade and would be severed by the compressed destructive energy in the next instant.

A rare smile appeared on Chu Xiu's face. Fortunately, the Blood Demon fell for the trap in the end. If this guy had kept hiding and not come out, he would have had a real headache.

However, the moment the Blood Demon appeared, his fate was sealed.

The fully formed demonic energy weapons, under Chu Xiu's full-force activation regardless of energy consumption, are powerful enough to unleash destructive power at the level of heroic spirits. In particular, their large numbers make them especially suitable for dealing with beings like blood demons, which are tall in stature but have low mass per unit volume.

Furthermore, the Blood Demon was only able to barely reach the lowest level of the Heroic Spirit realm due to the enhancement of the Abyss's power, and was therefore no match for Chu Xiu.

Even if the Blood Demon tried to escape with all its might, it would be useless. Chu Xiu's Burning Blood Golden Eyes and the army of ghosts hidden in the Soul Banner had not yet been used. With full power, they could keep the Blood Demon under control in place!
Now, Chu Xiu decisively consumed his essence blood in conjunction with the Heaven-Connecting Blood Vine, and combined it with the life energy he had stored up in the battlefield over the past few days, to condense a blade of unparalleled power. This strike was comparable to the attack output of a heroic spirit!

The remaining Blood Demon Core had no chance of blocking this attack, and even the combined efforts of the nearby civilization envoys were insufficient!
The civilization's superior defense made it possible for Triple Peak to withstand the attack, but his movement speed was simply too slow. It could be said that the outcome of this trial was already decided.

Without further hesitation, Chu Xiu swung his blade down, unleashing an unparalleled beam of destructive energy that slashed towards the core of the Blood Demon.

But at that moment, a pair of fair and jade-like hands suddenly and without warning stretched out from the void near the Blood Demon's core, and two slender fingers gently pinched the True Demon Blade of Judgment in Chu Xiu's hand like chopsticks.

The blade, imbued with world-destroying energy, vanished instantly, disappearing into the surrounding world like a fire that had been extinguished.

Chu Xiu was taken aback at first, then his eyes widened in an extremely rare and incredulous way!
He wasn't seeing things, was he? That sharp blade was actually held between two fingers?! That high-density energy slash, comparable to that of a heroic spirit, was simply suppressed and vanished without a trace?!
Not only him, but all the other civilization envoys were also stunned in place.

Chu Xiu's expression instantly became extremely solemn. He held the True Demon Blade of Judgment horizontally in front of his chest, ready to strike at any moment. Then, his divine sense suddenly spread out and instantly locked onto a figure in the center of the Civilization Envoy.

The man was dressed in a white robe, tall and slender, with a handsome face. His narrow, phoenix-shaped eyes were quietly watching Chu Xiu. Strangely, a dark spatial rift had been torn open on his left hand, with half of his palm protruding inside.

"What should I call you?" Chu Xiu asked.

At this moment, his expression gradually returned to calm, but his heart was in turmoil. Before this, although he had sensed the strength of this person, he had only placed him on the same level as Tuoba Ye and Sanchongfeng.

Now that Chu Xiu had fully revealed his strength, he boldly used his divine sense to scan the person and discovered that the person's physical body was incredibly condensed, and the person was as perfect as a jade sculpture that could absorb everything.

He could clearly sense that the opponent's ability to catch his attack came from some powerful divine ability that was in no way inferior to his demonic inheritance.

This was the first time Chu Xiu had encountered such a terrifying person, and his body involuntarily tensed up.

"Meng Xuan Shu, from the Tianyan Civilization." The white-robed man's voice fell softly.

Chu Xiu didn't know what the Tianyan Civilization was, but he instinctively realized that it was definitely an extremely advanced civilization, fundamentally different from other civilizations.

While the two were talking, Chu Xiu's True Demon Blade of Judgment had absorbed the energy again and regained its power to tear through space.

Meng Xuanshu seemed to have realized that Chu Xiu had been stalling for time to prepare for his attack, but he didn't care. He simply asked curiously, "When the trial began, I obtained your basic information. You come from a level seven civilization at a depth of 579 meters, but the supernatural abilities you possess are extremely rare, even in our civilization. Did you have a special opportunity to come into contact with some higher beings?"

In response to Meng Xuanshu's question, Chu Xiu replied calmly, "Is there any need for me to report my fortuitous encounters to you?"

Meng Xuanshu chuckled and said, "I just don't want to accidentally hurt any of the gods' subjects and damage the harmony."

Chu Xiu's face darkened. "Do you think you've got me cornered?"

Meng Xuanshu calmly said, "Our Tianyan civilization worships strategy. When facing any enemy, we will always make thorough preparations and maximize every advantage."

"This is the philosophy my teacher has always taught me, and it is also the path I have followed in my cultivation. But this does not mean that our individual combat strength will be weaker than that of other top civilizations. If I am still no match for you after I have the strength boost from the End Difficulty, then I am not qualified to be the envoy of the Tianyan Civilization."

"I'm speaking to you now only to find out which god you serve. Perhaps we can negotiate amicably and cut our losses to avoid unnecessary trouble." This seems to be an unwritten rule among these advanced civilizations, but Chu Xiu, not being a disciple of any god, naturally ignored it, simply sneering, "Since you're so confident, then bring it on and let's see who's stronger."

Meng Xuanshu smiled faintly. "Although I am confident of victory, our civilization's style of doing things is to make the most of every advantage. I have no need to fight you one-on-one."

As soon as he finished speaking, Tuoba Ye and Sanchongfeng appeared beside Meng Xuanshu at the same time, like two guards. Meng Xuanshu's white robe shone with a dazzling spiritual light, and two strange mechanical spheres appeared behind him.

The other civilization envoys, as if preordained, paid no heed to Chu Xiu and rushed toward the fleeing crowd in the base city.

This scene plunged Chu Xiu's heart into despair. The enemy had made the best decision: using three of their strongest fighters to hold him back while the remaining civilization envoys went to kill the fleeing residents, and at the same time, the Blood Demon army launched a general offensive.

Although these civilization envoys could not actively kill the sparks of civilization or interfere with the mission's progress, the escaped residents were all carried by Chu Xiu's ghosts, which could be considered accidental injuries that occurred during the confrontation with Chu Xiu.

If Chu Xiu takes back the ghost, the Civilization Envoy will no longer have an excuse, but the ordinary civilians will be easily slaughtered by the Blood Demon.

However, just as the first wave of civilization envoys was about to reach the forest where the civilians had fled, countless blood-red tentacles shot out in time. The civilization envoys at the forefront were completely unprepared for the attack and were caught off guard and hit.

Fortunately, these civilizations all had legendary protective gear, so they were able to regain their balance after only a slight sway and focus their attention on what lay below.

A blood-red monstrous figure slowly rose into the air—the Blood Demon's incarnation! The group of civilization envoys were slightly taken aback. Looking towards the base city, they saw that the Blood Demon's incarnation, which should have been nailed to the city wall, had indeed vanished without a trace.

"Such powerful vitality! It withstood a spear from Tuoba Ye and still has the ability to regenerate?"

Meng Xuanshu raised his eyebrows slightly, also somewhat surprised.

As a civilization envoy of the Hundred Refinements Chaotic War Civilization, Tuoba Ye's battle runes contain immense malevolent energy; any ordinary creature that comes into contact with even a trace of it will be instantly corroded.

This crimson creature was able to survive that spear strike and quickly rebuild its body; its strength must have been approaching that of a Heroic Spirit.

It could even be said that even the Blood Demons here, without the power boost from the Trial of the End, would probably only be at this level.

In fact, it was precisely because of the power of the Blood Demon Incarnation that the group of civilization envoys mistakenly regarded Chu Xiu as a summoner.

"But even so, so what? Could a mere creature possibly withstand the combined might of twelve civilization envoys?"

Meng Xuanshu remained unconcerned, but the next moment, his eyes narrowed slightly!
The Blood Demon avatar held a small sail in its hand, and with a gentle wave, a large number of ghosts surged out! In an instant, dark clouds covered almost the entire sky!

The number of these ghosts was even greater than the number the group had encountered before the war, and there were 11 of them at the King rank or above, and more than 50 at the General rank!

They formed independent battle formations, yet they also combined with each other to form a whole. This was clearly a very sophisticated formation!

At the same time, the Heavenly Dragon Golden Core slowly rose, forming a powerful enhancement field once again!

"So not only are you hiding your true strength, but even your summoned creatures are showing weakness?" Meng Xuanshu looked at Chu Xiu and asked curiously, "Which god do you serve? There are people who cultivate both paths to advancement, but you are the first person I have ever seen who has cultivated both to such an extreme."

Chu Xiu did not answer, but simply said, "I wonder if my demon army is enough to stop those civilization envoys?"

Meng Xuanshu nodded. "In terms of strength alone, we are slightly better, but I doubt any of them will be willing to fight to the death. If it were just a regular battle, stopping them would be more than enough."

“However,” Meng Xuanshu changed the subject, “they only used this tactic to be on the safe side. Even if it were just me alone, you would have no chance of winning.”

Chu Xiu sneered: "Words are useless, let's see who's the real deal!"

As soon as he finished speaking, his figure flickered and he mysteriously disappeared into the air. The Garuda Wings activated their space-traveling ability, and he leaped continuously in mid-air, approaching Meng Xuanshu at an extremely fast speed! At the same time, dense demonic energy formed hundreds of weapons around him, and the demonic energy, condensed to its extreme, emitted a sharp sound!
However, Meng Xuanshu merely watched Chu Xiu's approaching figure with indifference, gently raised his palm, put his index and middle fingers together, pointed at Chu Xiu, and then suddenly bent them downwards.

The next instant, Chu Xiu felt a tremendous gravitational force acting on him, as if it were about to tear his body apart!

The wings of Garuda emitted a metallic crackling sound as if they were about to break under the strain! Even when pushed to their limit, the entire body involuntarily plummeted downwards.

"boom!"

With a deafening crash, Chu Xiu slammed into the ground like a meteorite, sinking deeper and deeper into the rock. Every joint was bound by the immense gravity; he found it difficult even to move a finger! Every muscle ached with a tearing pain!

"What the hell kind of supernatural power is this?"

Chu Xiu was horrified. He had never seen such a bizarre skill before. It seemed to have transcended the realm of energy output and transformed into some kind of power based on rules!
Chu Xiu roared loudly, his demonic energy surging wildly in all directions, trying to break free from this inexplicable gravity. But this immense gravitational pull was like a bone-deep infection, firmly locking him in. Even though Chu Xiu mobilized all his demonic energy, he could hardly even stand up!
He looked up in horror, meeting Meng Xuanshu's emotionless black eyes.

The latter pointed two fingers at Chu Xiu again, and then suddenly brought them down.

"boom!"

Amidst the shocked gazes of the others, Chu Xiu's flesh and blood exploded in all directions due to the inability to withstand gravity.

(End of this chapter)