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

Chapter 299 Ambush
The crack in the air was as black as ink. The other end of the crack was like a void with nothing in it, swallowing all light. Any living thing that fell in would be instantly crushed by the extreme vacuum!

Chu Xiu had seen this aura before; it was from an abyssal rift!

It was cold and lifeless, devoid of any sign of life, and there was a feeling that some kind of being was peering through the crack—exactly the same crack he had encountered above Jiangcheng before.

This time, however, the abyss rift is much larger!

The last crack only stretched for a few hundred meters, but now it has grown to over 3 kilometers! It's like a rift has been torn open in the city!
The most terrifying thing is that as the beam of light continued to surge, the crack, like a canvas being constantly torn apart, was actually growing larger and larger!

And that's not all!
Just as everyone was in shock, a deafening roar suddenly came from all around, the ground shook, and pillars of light rose up in different parts of the auction house!

These beams of light were all generated by forbidden objects, and these forbidden objects were all auction items!

To evade supervision, these attackers disguised all the forbidden items they needed as auction items!

The beams of light converged in the sky, forming an incredibly powerful energy torrent! And under the influence of that energy torrent, in the blink of an eye, the abyssal rift expanded dramatically, as if torn apart by two bare hands! And it continued to grow at an unbelievable speed!

"Stop him!" Shenwei Daoist roared. Without saying another word, lightning as bright as day surged around him. The destructive aura that was condensed to the extreme made Chu Xiu feel that even if he had a physique of 30,000 and was protected by mythical equipment, he would be seriously injured by that energy in an instant if he faced it head-on!
At that moment, all the energy poured into the forbidden object in the center!

However, in the next instant, something astonishing happened. As if possessing its own consciousness, the forbidden object formed a disgusting yellow-green barrier beside it, resembling vomit. Rolling thunderbolts struck the barrier, but most of the energy was deflected by the barrier and scattered in all directions!

In an instant, the entire trading area was enveloped in blazing white lightning. Everyone hurriedly dodged, but many were still injured by the immense energy wave from the Divine Might Daoist!

This made Shenwei Daoist's face extremely ugly!
However, although most of his heavenly lightning was deflected, the remaining portion still damaged the forbidden object. At this moment, the strange eyeball was covered with blood vessels, clearly indicating that it was not unscathed from the attack of the Divine Might Daoist.

Seeing this, the Divine Might Daoist shouted, "Everyone, leave! I'm going to end this monster!"

As soon as he finished speaking, an even more intense light rose from his hand, and terrifying heavenly lightning was condensed, accumulating into a lightning ball that was about to explode at any moment. Chu Xiu was dozens of meters away from him, but he still felt a sense of dread, as if his physical body was as fragile as withered wood in front of that heavenly lightning!
This blow, even a forbidden object, might not be able to withstand.

However, just as the lightning ball was about to be unleashed, Shenwei Daoren suddenly froze, looking down in disbelief.

But then, without warning, strange bloodstains appeared on his chest, abdomen, and thighs. The next moment, his entire body was cleaved into five pieces without any resistance!

A large amount of blood gushed out, and the pale bones mixed with internal organs were cut into pieces with extremely clean cuts!

"you!"

Shenwei Daoist was shocked and turned his head sharply. He saw a familiar face. It was Zhang Changchuan, who had been exploring the Hundred Ghosts Furnace with Chu Xiu!
As the second elder of the Zhang family, Shenwei Daoren was completely unprepared for Zhang Changchuan's attack, which was his nephew. He never expected that he would be ambushed by his own nephew at this moment.

What puzzled him even more was that Zhang Changchuan was just a heroic spirit, but he used some skill to directly sever his demigod body, leaving his legendary robes completely defenseless!

But the demigod's reaction was incredibly fast. In less than 0.01 seconds, he had already assessed the situation. The Divine Might Daoist's hair and beard bristled as he roared, "You are not my nephew! You monster, die!"

As soon as he finished speaking, several lightning bolts changed direction and smashed straight towards Zhang Changchuan!
Boom!

In an instant, terrifying energy exploded on the spot, and the lightning, condensed to its extreme, generated millions of volts in a single moment! The resulting overvoltage current even transformed into visible silver-white whips that danced wildly in the air!

However, an astonishing scene unfolded. Although Zhang Changchuan's surface was charred and cracked by the lightning, his eyes revealed the mockery of a victor, and his body stood firmly in place!
With two soft cracking sounds, Zhang Changchuan's skin broke apart inch by inch, revealing a completely new face beneath.

Chu Xiu's eyes widened instantly. He recognized the face; it was the murderer he hadn't seen in a long time!

"this!"

Chu Xiu immediately recalled his previous meeting with Zhang Changchuan and felt a chill run down his spine. No wonder his spiritual sense had given him a warning back then! No wonder this person was able to sever a demigod's body in an instant!
At the same time, a chilling thought arose in Chu Xiu's mind: could the reason why the killer had attacked him so many times before be that he wanted to replace his identity?
However, it cannot be blamed on Chu Xiu's lack of caution, because the reason he did not recognize this person was not only because the disguise was very exquisite, but also because the killer's aura had completely changed!

This was definitely not one of the spirit puppets he had dealt with before, but rather his own body, and his body had undergone some kind of unknown and enormous mutation!
Although Shenwei Daoren's body was severed first, and all the magic power accumulated in his body was in chaos, the power of the lightning ball he hastily activated was less than one-tenth of the original power. However, this was still a full-force attack from a demigod, and it was absolutely impossible for a mere king-level expert to withstand it!

Let alone a King-level being, even an ordinary Heroic Spirit couldn't withstand such an effort purely through physical strength!
The murderer in front of him not only looked like nothing had happened, but Chu Xiu could also feel a huge life force reviving within him!
At this moment, Shenwei Daoist also recognized this person. His powerful magic force forcibly reconnected the severed body, and he roared angrily, "It's you! What have you done to my nephew?"

The murderer chuckled but didn't answer. At that moment, everyone felt as if several invisible blades flashed through the air. Shenwei Daoist's expression changed drastically, and he leaped to the side, but he still couldn't dodge in time and his hand was severed by one of the cracks!

"You're courting death!" Shenwei Daoist roared in fury, unleashing a torrent of lightning that roared like a tsunami, instantly engulfing the murderer.

However, the killer's body was still standing in the same spot!
"Have you already passed the Trial of Heroic Spirits?" Shenwei Daoren asked incredulously.

"Heroic Spirit? I have long since become a higher being!" The murderer laughed, his life force growing stronger and stronger, his body rapidly expanding, his skin, charred by the heavenly lightning, crumbling inch by inch, revealing the pitch-black body beneath!
In the blink of an eye, his body had swelled to five meters in size, with muscles that looked as if they were cast from molten iron, two demonic horns growing from his head, and six spider-like limbs spreading out from his back!
His aura far surpassed that of ordinary heroic spirits. Although he was not as powerful as a demigod, his pressure made everyone feel uncomfortable, as if they were facing a superior being whose life essence was higher than their own!
Even after being ambushed and severely injured, Shenwei Daoren's expression was extremely grave as he faced this bizarre killer!
Fortunately, besides Shenwei Daoren, there were a large number of heroic spirits on the battlefield! The battle between the two was extremely fast. From the moment Shenwei Daoren was severely injured to the moment the Killer Demon completed his transformation, everything happened in the blink of an eye. Now, everyone else had reacted, and the four heroic spirits closest to him rushed directly towards the Killer Demon!

The killer, however, showed no fear and laughed loudly, "I've been waiting for you to come!"

As soon as he finished speaking, numerous thin lines rapidly extended from his body. These lines folded and bent in the air, just like streaks of black lightning flying at high speed!

The expressions of those heroic spirits changed drastically. Facing the thin line was as if they were facing the most terrifying thing in the world. Before they even got close, they all scattered and hid in all directions!

However, some people were still unable to dodge in time and were pierced by the black lightning on their shoulder armor. In an instant, the legendary armor was pierced through, and with a flick of the black line, a clean cut appeared on the person's shoulder! Even half of the shoulder blade was removed!
The murderer let out a triumphant laugh, his demonic body charging towards Shenwei Daoist. He unleashed a punch, and in an instant, a surge of energy, like a tidal wave, erupted in the field, spreading outwards! Even Chu Xiu, who was dozens of meters away, felt an astonishing pressure!

"boom!"

The two collided, and Shenwei Daoren's body was forced back, his body, which had been barely connected, shattered once again!

This shocked Chu Xiu: "This demonic body's physique definitely exceeds 30,000, or even approaches 40,000! It's probably even slightly stronger than me!"

"You audacious demon, how dare you act so recklessly within the territory of my China!"

A loud shout rang out as another heroic spirit, who had come to collect an auction item, made his move. A long spear shot out like a silver lightning bolt, piercing the murderer's chest with incredible speed. However, he paid no attention, as countless black lightning-like threads extended in all directions. With a crisp clang, the heroic spirit's legendary weapon was severed in two!
This caused the latter to show an expression of immense pain, and also made the other heroic spirits who wanted to step forward to help stop in their tracks.

Seeing this, the murderer became even more smug, laughed loudly, and more fine threads surged out from his body!

After undergoing an unknown enhancement, his talent has undergone a qualitative transformation. He is no longer limited to simple slashes, but can condense the power of spatial cutting into more intricate structures!
Those snake-like threads are the marks left by the cutting of space, death lines formed by the power of spatial cutting. Even the legendary protective gear of heroic spirits would be instantly shredded!

At this moment, these countless lines of death formed a cutting domain around him, slicing apart anything that approached! This made it impossible for anyone to get even a fraction closer to the forbidden object!
However, which of the heroic spirits present wasn't a veteran of countless battles? Although this move was strange, the Space Disintegration talent was mainly an offensive talent and not suitable for defense. Everyone could break it by using energy attacks, at most it would only delay them for a moment.

But the premise is—

The group still had the strength to attack!

Before the heroic spirits could reach a consensus, the sound of space cracking, symbolizing death, rang out again in the arena, and invisible slashes shook the trading ground!
"Puff puff!"

Large amounts of blood gushed out, and severed limbs fell one after another. Half of the outermost King-level warriors were hit, and even some Heroic Spirits were accidentally struck, their armor shattering instantly!
Only then did everyone realize that the auction house's staff had all been replaced by the murderer's spirit puppets! There were a great many of these spirit puppets, exceeding fifty in number! And each spirit puppet possessed a physique no weaker than ten thousand, as well as the ability to shatter space!
Chu Xiu now completely understood that the murderer went to great lengths to enter the Hundred Ghosts Furnace World not only to secretly eliminate a heroic spirit to replace the other, but also to use the large number of ghosts in the Hundred Ghosts Furnace World to refine a spirit puppet!

Although these spirit puppets were far less powerful than the killer's main body, no heroic spirit dared to take them head-on!

In an instant, all the heroic spirits in the arena were divided into several separate battle zones by the murderer's spirit puppets, which filled everyone with shock, anger, and a touch of fear!
He single-handedly severely injured a demigod and held off a total of twenty-seven heroic spirits! He was a King-ranked being beyond forty!

"However, do you really think we're all pushovers?" Jiang Lingfu's face darkened with anger. He reached out and grabbed, and an extreme chill surged out, instantly freezing the three spirit puppets blocking his way into ice sculptures.

Chu Xiu also snorted coldly, and a large amount of demonic energy surged out, transforming into hundreds of giant swords, which killed the ambushing spirit puppets.

Although they had driven the murderer back, a very ominous premonition rose in everyone's hearts, because this was clearly a premeditated ambush! Since the opponent was bold enough to attack so many heroic spirits at the same time, there must be more than just these methods!
Sure enough, almost the instant the spirit puppets were beheaded, the walls around the trading area were simultaneously breached, and hundreds of figures rushed in from all directions!
These voices were all dressed as waiters, and each of them exuded an aura of extraterrestrial demonic blessing; they were all actually at the highest level!

These extreme beings are all at the King rank! And after receiving a short-term blessing from the extraterrestrial demons, each of them is extremely difficult to deal with, not to mention the murderous ghost's spirit puppets mixed in among them, eyeing them covetously. Even heroic spirits can suffer great losses if they are not careful!

They were like a fearless army, charging directly towards the group of heroic spirits!
"Damn it, Old Jiang, didn't you say there were only twenty-six Extreme Path cultivators who infiltrated, and they were all low-level Fiend and Warrior ranks? What the hell is going on?" a Heroic Spirit roared.

"How the hell should I know!" Jiang Lingfu roared, and endless cold air surged from his body. He smashed a blind Extreme Dao with a punch, but was almost ambushed by the spirit puppet hiding behind that Extreme Dao. He had no choice but to roll away in a very embarrassing manner.

Chu Xiu also had a solemn expression. He scanned his surroundings and quickly assessed the situation, but then he suddenly froze, his gaze falling on a strange figure.

It was a woman, who was now suspended in mid-air. Only the whites of her eyes were visible, and her entire body was covered with strange, eerie green patterns. Suddenly, she pointed to a king and said, "I bestow upon you mud."

The moment the words left his mouth, it was as if the bones of the king's body had been suddenly pulled out, and he collapsed to the ground uncontrollably like a puddle of mud! Intense fear appeared in the king's eyes, his lips twisted and turned, but he could not make a sound. Although he still had a human form, he seemed to have truly turned into a puddle of mud!
The woman turned to another spot and said, "I smell the fragrance of blood."

As soon as she finished speaking, large amounts of blood suddenly gushed from the five orifices of the auction house guards around her! Even a heroic spirit was affected, bleeding from his mouth and nose, and retreating in terror!

Chu Xiu looked at the woman, a very solemn expression on his face.

This woman is none other than Su Jinyu, who possesses the relic of the ancient god!

(End of this chapter)