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

Chapter 292 The Great Freedom of the Heavenly Demon Body
“I am naturally familiar with the Path of Heroes. This is something that usually only awakened individuals who have reached the level of Heroes through the Heroic Spirit Trials need to consider, but a genius like you can certainly learn about it in advance.”

Faced with Chu Xiu's question, Ya Zi was slightly taken aback at first, and then answered.

"To embark on the path of heroic spirits, you must first find a sequence of ascension to godhood. Different sequences of ascension will allow you to reach different realms and determine your traits and skills, which is equivalent to your second chance to choose a profession."

"What if we don't use the Ascension Sequence?" Chu Xiuxun asked.

Chu Xiu already knew quite a bit about the Godhood Sequence.

Using this item can make the path of cultivation much easier, but it will limit the upper limit. Although that so-called upper limit is already an unattainable peak in the eyes of ordinary geniuses.

"Do you perhaps wish to follow the path of becoming a god through the laws?" Ya Zi stroked his chin. "I don't know where you heard that from, but this path is far too difficult; even the Heavenly King struggles to traverse it. In fact, let alone becoming a god through the laws, even the path of becoming a god through the ascending sequence is extremely difficult."

"Please rest assured, senior, I am not someone who is all talk and no action. I simply want to gather more information before making a decision," Chu Xiu said.

“That’s true. It’s good for young people to have ideals. For a genius like you, you are indeed qualified to challenge the laws and become a god.” Ya Zi nodded and said, “You should know that the so-called sequence of becoming a god is actually becoming a servant of a god and becoming a god by borrowing his power.”

"Low-level godhood sequences don't even have a path to godhood; they can only produce demigods. Only gods who issue the sequence and whose own level has reached the [Main God] level can possibly become gods through the sequence. But even then, they can only become false gods."

“False gods possess power no less than that of gods, but the laws they master are flawed, so their strength is weaker than that of normal gods, and they are strictly controlled by the [main god].

"The so-called 'becoming a god through laws' means not relying on any deity, but finding a fragment of a law, perfecting it, and ultimately fully comprehending a law to become a god. Because this kind of godhood is achieved without relying on any power, it can be called a true god."

"At first glance, this method seems much better than being a servant god, but in reality, the laws are too profound and mysterious. To think that one can comprehend all the laws by relying on a single fragment of the laws is nothing short of a pipe dream. Even if one invests tens or even hundreds of millions of karma points, it is difficult to grasp even the basics. Among the eight Heavenly Kings, three have followed this path, but so far no one has succeeded in cultivating it."

"So unless you have a great opportunity to obtain the complete law, I do not recommend that you take this path. However, even a fragment of the law is extremely precious, let alone a complete law."

Ya Zi's words answered many of Chu Xiu's inner questions.

He had always wondered why blood demons could become gods after killing each other, but now he understood. If he was right, the path to godhood that the Boundless Blood Pool had arranged for him to become a blood demon avatar was the so-called "becoming a god through the laws."

The seventy-two Blood Demons each contain a portion of the laws within their bodies; if all seven are gathered, one can become a god.

This shows how vast the complete laws are. Even a powerful creature like the Blood Demon was divided into seventy-two parts. This is probably why Ya Zi advised himself not to take this path.

Looking at it this way, my luck is really exceptionally good.

However, Chu Xiu quickly shook his head, realizing it wasn't because he was lucky, but because his talent was too great.

In the abyss, while opportunities to come into contact with higher beings are rare, he is not the only one with such an opportunity. However, the talent to gain the favor of the boundless blood pool is unique to him.

At this moment, he gained a deeper understanding of the Path of Heroes, but he still couldn't grasp the meaning behind Meng Xuanshu's words.

After a moment's hesitation, Chu Xiu simply asked, "Senior, is it possible to embark on the path of a Heroic Spirit at the King rank?"

Upon hearing this, Ya Zi was taken aback and asked curiously, "Why would you have such a thought? The Path of Heroes, as the name suggests, is a path specifically prepared for heroic spirits. Whether it's ascending to godhood or absorbing laws, these are things that only heroic spirits can do."

"This is not a difference in strength, but a problem of the essence of life. It's like a person without ears; no matter how strong their senses are trained, they can't hear any sound. Without becoming a Heroic Spirit, one has no right to comprehend the laws, not even the strongest King."

"Is this so"

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiu couldn't help but stroke his chin. A multitude of thoughts flashed through his mind: Was Meng Xuanshu lying to him, seeking revenge for the failed mission? Or was Ya Zi simply lacking in intelligence and not yet at that level?

Just as he was pondering, Ya Zi seemed to suddenly remember something and said, "There is a path that can begin at the King level, but that path has almost been proven to be a dead end. Three Heavenly Kings have already suffered great losses on it."

Chu Xiu's heart stirred: "I hope you can enlighten me, senior."

Ya Zi frowned, seemingly a little worried, but finally said, "Theoretically speaking, there is one last path to becoming a god, which is to become a god independently without relying on any external force."

"You should know that the most basic requirement to become a Heroic Spirit is to raise your job rank to S-rank, which means you have the potential to become a Heroic Spirit."

"In theory, as long as you reach the SS level, you can become a demigod, and if you reach the SSS level, there is a theoretical possibility of becoming a god."

"However, this path that relies entirely on no one, at least for now, we see no hope of success."

"Of the eight Heavenly Kings, three have walked this path: the Conqueror King, the Longevity King, and the Martial King."

"The former two hope to become gods through the immense power of civilization, while the latter seeks to become gods through continuous cultivation and skill refinement, pursuing ultimate power, that is, by using causal points."

"But the three of them have invested a lot of resources, yet they have not seen any possibility of success."

"Becoming a god independently is an almost impossible path. Even if you are a peerless genius, you would have to spend thousands of years of arduous cultivation before you could see a glimmer of hope. Blue Star is still too young, and no one knows whether this path can be successfully traversed."

Ya Zi's words made Chu Xiu fall into deep thought.

To become a god independently—this must be the path that Meng Xuanshu ultimately hoped to take.

But was he doing this out of good intentions or malice? Is this really a viable path?
Even after he returned to his own world, he still couldn't figure it out.

After a long while, he sighed softly, "Forget it, one must take things one step at a time. There's no point in worrying about this now. Perhaps when I reach the right place, I'll naturally know which path to take."

With this in mind, Chu Xiu stopped worrying and began to consider which of the six fundamental techniques he should prioritize cultivating.

Each of these six techniques is extremely wondrous and possesses its own unique supernatural power.

For example, the Supreme Demon Lord's path of ghosts allows him to merge with ghosts, and the Multitreasure Demon Lord's path of magical treasures allows him to even melt magical treasures into his physical body, giving his body the power of the magical treasures, and so on.
It can be said that no matter which path you choose to cultivate, you will never lose out.

After careful consideration, he made up his mind.

Prioritize cultivating the physical path of the innate divine and demonic lineage!

The reason is simple: a strong physical body allows his safety to increase exponentially.

Even now, with such formidable strength, Chu Xiu's fundamental development strategy of prioritizing survival remains unchanged.

Now that he has unleashed his demonic energy, he can face off against powerful Heroic Spirits head-on. However, if he is ambushed by a Heroic Spirit-level assassin, it is not impossible for him to be killed in one move!

Although the power of both the Xuan Sha Glazed Armor and the Huangji Five Dragon Crown was greatly enhanced after advancing to the King rank, one still cannot be careless when facing opponents of the Heroic Spirit level, especially Heroic Spirit Awakeners.

After all, you have top-tier equipment, but others don't? However, if one cultivates the innate divine power of rebirth from a drop of blood, one can be somewhat at ease. At the very least, one can hold out for a dozen seconds, enough for him to initiate an escape and return to his own civilization.

Having made up his mind, he no longer hesitated and began to carefully examine the inheritance.

This lineage is called "The Great Freedom of the Demon Body".

Although this method has been given to Chu Xiu now, it is by no means just a foundation-building method, but an extremely terrifying divine power!
Even the legendary incarnation of the Heavenly Demon is just a minor skill that one naturally acquires.

Ultimately, cultivation can lead to the transformation into the Great Freedom Heavenly Demon! That is an existence with boundless power capable of shattering stars, a terrifying being no different from a true god or demon!
According to ancient texts, even Nascent Soul cultivators are no match for it and would be easily killed!

Its cultivation is divided into five realms: basic, entry, advanced, mastery, and freedom. Each realm is further subdivided into nine levels.

After browsing through the general information, Chu Xiu didn't hesitate any longer. He closed his eyes, and nearly 450 million causal points appeared in his hand!

At this moment, the previously almost invisible causal point piled up in his hand like a sand dune, emitting a brilliant green light! As Chu Xiu's thoughts turned, this enormous energy surged wildly into his body!

In an instant, he felt his consciousness enter a non-existent simulated space. Within that space, time flowed by at a speed he couldn't even comprehend, as if a single thought had passed in the blink of an eye, and thousands of years had gone by! And his body, too, was rapidly changing under the influence of time!

[Consuming 117871 Karma Points, I have successfully cultivated the first level of the "Great Freedom Demon Body - Foundation"!]

[Consuming 254363 Karma Points, I have successfully cultivated to the second level of the "Great Freedom Demon Body - Basic"!]

[Consuming 2476121 Karma Points, I have successfully cultivated to the seventh level of the "Great Freedom Demon Body - Foundation"!]

After a month of seclusion, and having consumed a full 410 million karma points, Chu Xiu's aura had soared to an extremely terrifying level!

He opened his eyes, a terrifying light flashing within them, and the uncontrollable energy he released turned the surrounding rocks to dust!

A set of data appeared before his eyes.

[The seventh level of "Great Freedom Demon Body - Basic": Constitution +18968, Overall Defense +4470, Health Regeneration Speed ​​+380%, Gain the trait "Spiritual Awareness", and the trait "Divine and Demonic Power".]

The moment Chu Xiu saw the data, he almost doubted his eyes, but the power surging from within him was so real.

Including the increase, his total quality has exceeded 30,000!

Thirty thousand physiques!

He never imagined that a king could possess such terrifying power!

It should be noted that the Asura in the previous trial only had a physique of close to 20,000, which was not even close. Only behemoths like the Earth Dragon, which had abandoned their human form, could have a physique of more than 20,000.

Chu Xiu has 30,000!

He even felt that if he improved a little more, his physique would be able to approach that of the incredibly large and over ten-kilometer-long Heavenly Dragon!
What's most terrifying is that this is only the seventh level.

He couldn't even imagine how powerful he would become if he mastered the remaining two levels of the Heavenly Realm!

"As expected of a MAX-level supreme inheritance."

Chu Xiu couldn't help but sigh.

Of course, the consumption was also extremely terrifying. It cost 410 million karma points, and it still couldn't be fully upgraded. This would have been unimaginable in the past.

The total inheritance of all general ranks probably doesn't even reach 410 million points.

Moreover, the cultivation becomes increasingly difficult as you progress. At this rate, would it really require 1000 million karma points to reach the 9th level?

Even Chu Xiu found this number outrageous.

However, considering the power and difficulty of cultivating this supernatural ability, he felt relieved.

According to ancient texts, even at the basic stage, only Core Formation cultivators could cultivate the Great Freedom Heavenly Demon Body to such a high level.

Most pseudo-core cultivators only cultivate to the third or fourth level, and once they have determined the general direction, they can proceed. No one has ever cultivated to such a high level while still in the pseudo-core realm.

"And as a fundamental technique, its mysteries are certainly not limited to just improving basic attributes."

Although this inheritance mainly improves basic attributes, Chu Xiu could still feel that some incredible superpowers had emerged after entering the seventh heaven.

Trait: [Spiritual Awareness]! Trait: [Divine and Demonic Power]!
The power of gods and demons is an S-rank trait with a simple and direct effect. It can be directly injected into weapons and equipment to enhance their power, and can even be used to amplify the power of corpses.

It can also be used to directly cast spells and supernatural powers; in short, it's like an enhancer.

The concept of "spiritual perception" is rather mysterious.

All martial artists possess intuition that surpasses that of ordinary people. This intuition is developed through countless life-and-death battles. Animals also have the instinct to avoid danger, and the stronger and more intelligent an animal is, the stronger this instinct becomes.

Once they evolve into demonic beasts or spirit beasts, they will naturally develop spiritual senses. This applies to innate gods and demons as well, and their spiritual senses are far stronger than those of demonic beasts and spirit beasts.

The data shows that this trait has reached the SS level! The same level as divine sense!
In terms of specific effects, this spiritual perception is not as precise as divine sense, but rather a kind of premonition that can sometimes have a more important effect than divine sense.

Chu Xiu peered towards a distant mountain peak, which was nearly 10km away, close to the limit of divine sense's detection range. At this distance, the accuracy of divine sense would become very poor, and as long as a strong person wanted to hide, they would have no way of detecting him.

But now, Chu Xiu's spiritual sense tells him that on that mountain peak, there is an extremely powerful being watching every move here!
At this very moment, there is only one person near his base who possesses such a powerful aura.

"This guy is still here."

With a cold snort, the Wings of Garuda unfolded behind Chu Xiu. As a large amount of mana poured in, the power of this legendary king-level equipment was instantly boosted to its limit!

A deafening explosion rang out, and Chu Xiu shot straight into the sky. In just a few breaths, he arrived near another mountain peak and simultaneously threw a punch downwards!
In an instant, the violent force almost leveled the entire mountain!
Amidst the countless plumes of smoke and dust, a powerful, crimson figure emerged.

"It's nice to see you again, Ashura."

Chu Xiu looked down at the figure, while the latter also looked up at Chu Xiu, but his face was extremely ugly!

(End of this chapter)