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

Chapter 303 An Unexpected Battle
Chu Xiu could sense two more astonishing changes in his body!

Firstly, through the tempering of the furnace fire, even without considering the four pieces of equipment that were fused, his physique was enhanced again, directly and simply increasing by four thousand points!

Don't underestimate these four thousand points; this is a further increase on top of Chu Xiu's already more than thirty thousand physique points!

Just as it's easy to smelt pig iron into steel, it takes countless researchers racking their brains and spending countless days and nights studying to further improve the strength of steel.

Another surprise for him was unlocking a new trait.

【Four-Pole Conjugation (S): Now, the magical artifacts fused into your limbs can share a certain proportion of their power and, when attacked, can also transfer a certain proportion of the damage.】

This trait, similar to the battle formation of Chu Xiu's ghost army, is able to integrate the power of scattered ghosts.

If the Ten Thousand Weapons Return to the Treasury merely means storing the power of ten thousand pieces of equipment within the body, it wouldn't be considered particularly powerful. However, if the power of these ten thousand pieces of equipment were integrated together, it would be the most supreme inheritance of the demonic path!

Chu Xiu had a vague premonition that with each step of his cultivation, this trait would change, bringing about entirely new effects.

"So, my next step is to integrate the five pieces of equipment into my five internal organs?"

Internal organs are the source of life force, and Chu Xiu decided to fuse some powerful equipment like the [Royal Five Dragon Crown] into them.

Of course, that's all for later. Right now, he has neither causal points nor equipment, so he doesn't need to worry about these things.

With a sigh of relief, Chu Xiu swayed and arrived outside the building.

During these three days, the enemy did not launch an attack.

But in Chu Xiu's view, this was by no means good news. It showed that the enemy was very confident in their Black Death Prison and was not worried at all about outsiders breaking in.

And what's worse is
Chu Xiu looked into the distance. During this time, more and more horned demons emerged from the abyss rift, and their total strength had now reached at least 300,000.

Three hundred thousand well-equipped creatures of general rank or above—this terrifying number made Chu Xiu's scalp tingle just thinking about it. Even if Pengcheng possessed the most advanced defense system, it would be no match for them.

The opposing side, seemingly wanting to end the battle with minimal losses, did not rush to launch an attack but instead built defensive structures along the edge.

In just three days, hundreds of spires, hundreds of meters high and formed from black mist, have risen on the edge of the Black Death Prison.

These spires can protect the horned demons and gather their power.

When faced with a siege, there are two common strategies: one is to gather elite troops to break out, and the other is to continuously send out highly mobile forces to launch surprise attacks, and then escape back into the city after the enemy has reacted.

For Awakened Ones with extraordinary power, the advantages of these two strategies are even more obvious. The strong can continuously and without taking damage from the enemy's forces through their own strength, which is also a common tactic used by high-level Awakened Ones. This is why numbers are not very meaningful in the face of truly powerful Awakened Ones.

However, the other side clearly did not intend to give everyone this opportunity. The horned demons hid inside the spires, like one fortress after another, making it difficult even for awakened heroic spirits to kill these horned demon soldiers.

"Why are they so cautious when they clearly possess overwhelming strength?"

This made Chu Xiu's expression turn serious again, and the joy of his increased strength was somewhat diminished.

Shaking his head, Chu Xiu opened his communication bracelet and checked the messages from the past few days.

The spirit that sold the divinely bestowed meteorite iron sent him a message, saying that since they had not found a suitable buyer, they decided to agree to Chu Xiu's deal.

This is quite normal. No matter how precious a material is, in the current environment, most people cannot convert it into strength. Chu Xiu estimated that even if he only asked for 100,000 karma points, no one would trade with him.

As for the government, the order to hold firm remains unchanged. However, the communication website has been urgently updated with many new features. Now, the status of other war zones can be seen, the allocation of forces has been optimized to be more reasonable, and the stronger forces can provide timely support to each other.

But is this kind of optimization really useful?

Chu Xiu glanced again at the densely packed army of horned demons. If the enemy continued to hold their ground and refuse to attack, what would the government do? Should they launch a preemptive strike and send themselves to their deaths?
If we don't attack, and food becomes scarce and large numbers of civilians begin to die, the despairing scene will likely break anyone's spirit.

"Are we really going to rely on the [Deep Diving Safety Rope] bugged item to escape? But what about Mom and Dad?"

Chu Xiu transferred his thoughts to the Blood Demon incarnation, which had now transformed into human form and was staying by his father and mother's side.

In the dimly lit parking lot, with only a few lights on, people gathered in twos and threes, encouraging each other. A mother was softly comforting her crying son in her arms, but judging from her reddened eyes, she was not as strong as she appeared.

Although everyone was trying to keep going and encourage each other, the atmosphere of despair in the parking lot was growing stronger.

His mood grew even heavier. Chu Xiu withdrew his thoughts and tried to adjust his mindset. It took him a long time to recover and stop letting himself be overwhelmed by those heavy emotions. Instead, he focused on what he could do.

He arranged a meeting place with the holder of the divinely bestowed meteorite, then explained the situation to the officer guarding the area, before his figure blurred and he flew towards the designated location.

Before long, he arrived at a wide street.

This used to be a bustling commercial street, but now there was no one there. The ground was covered with dark red rust. Chu Xiu looked around and realized that the space here seemed to be much larger than he remembered. The distance between the streetlights was greater, and some kind of dark, unidentified plant had climbed up the corners of the walls that were originally white.

The invasion of the extraterrestrial demon world has begun.

"I wonder if there's still time for me to complete this mythical equipment."

The horned demon army in the sky was like an inverted sword of Damocles, ready to fall at any moment.

Just as Chu Xiu was pondering silently, a figure appeared in the distance.

Wearing a black steel mask and completely concealed within a straw raincoat, he resembled a ghost walking in the shadows.

Chu Xiu looked at the figure calmly and chuckled, "We can both see each other's information in the backend of the communication terminal, so there's no need to hide our identities anymore, right?" The person was silent for a moment, then with a soft hum, the raincoat on his body was lifted, revealing a woman wearing a tight leather jacket, with a high nose bridge and long brown wavy hair.

This was a foreign woman with striking features, full lips, and snow-white skin.

Her cat-like amber eyes gazed silently at Chu Xiu, her leather jacket outlining her full, firm thighs, like a cheetah lurking in the night.

【Wolf of Fear (SS)】Ayla, a powerful awakened one from the United Council.

The two stared at each other silently, neither speaking first. After a while, one of them flipped his wrist, and a piece of dark gold metal appeared in his hand.

Chu Xiu looked at it for a while, and then decisively tapped the communication bracelet a few times, saying, "The million authority causal points have been transferred to your account. Don't try to play any tricks. This is just an empty promise for now, and you can appeal to get it back at any time."

Ella looked down and examined it for a moment, then raised her hand and flicked it. The metal block drew an arc in the air and fell towards Chu Xiu.

Chu Xiu, on the other hand, was surrounded by a surge of intense demonic energy, which transformed into a giant hand in the air and steadily caught the divine meteorite iron that appeared to be only the size of a fist but actually weighed over ten tons.

However, just as he was about to put it away, he suddenly sensed something, his expression changed drastically, and he retreated rapidly!

The next instant, a dazzling blade of light swept across the entire commercial street, severing Chu Xiu's demonic hand. The aftershocks of the blade left a huge chasm. Chu Xiu looked up and saw that a ten-story building next to the commercial street had been cut in half by the blade of light, leaving a huge gap that was at least five meters wide!
Chu Xiu's face darkened: "What does this mean?"

However, as soon as he finished speaking, he saw that Ella across from him also showed a wary expression, retreating more than a hundred meters and crouching in the middle of the road, seemingly unaware of the change in events, which made Chu Xiu slightly surprised.

He turned his head to look at the spot where the sword light had appeared, and saw a pink-haired girl holding a samurai sword slowly emerging from the smoke and dust.

"It's you?" Chu Xiu frowned.

This person was none other than the strange girl who had met him briefly when he came to Chu Xiu's private room during the bidding for the divine meteorite!
"I've come to retrieve my master's belongings," the girl said calmly.

Chu Xiu sneered, "I've already bought this item. Your master couldn't compete with it head-on, so he tried to steal it by force?"

The girl said, "You're right, but this is something my master told me to do, and I have to do it properly. If you're willing to trade now, I can offer 300,000 karma points to buy it."

"Don't think it's too little, this is all I have."

"If you don't agree, I'll take it by force if I have to."

After a pause, the girl added, "But don't worry, I won't kill you. I just want that piece of metal."

These words made Chu Xiu laugh in anger. The power of the girl's sword light was indeed far beyond his expectations. He originally thought that this girl was just an ignorant young master from some family, but now that they were fighting, he realized that she was actually a heroic spirit!
But even so, what can be done? Chu Xiu is now completely unafraid of ordinary heroic spirits.

However, the girl's words puzzled him greatly. He knew that Ella had been willing to sell the metal at a low price before trading with her, so why didn't this pink-haired girl know about it? This could only mean that she was not connected to the command network, but why was that?
And
"How did you know we were trading here?" Chu Xiu asked.

“I’ve been following you.”

"Even at a point like this, you still think I would go and buy a single material?"

“My master isn’t here, and I have nothing else to do,” the pink-haired girl said.

These words made Chu Xiu frown even more; he felt that this woman was strange in every way.

But no matter how bizarre it is, he's not going to give back what he's already got.

But just as he was about to make his move, he suddenly heard Ella say from afar, "I'll make a deal with you."

The next instant, her figure vanished from the spot without warning, appearing beside the divine meteorite as if she had traversed space!
"Humph!"

Chu Xiu's expression darkened. Before he could even pick up the metal, a large amount of demonic energy surged out, transforming into countless spears that pierced towards him. Ella nimbly swayed, and at the same time, the space around her rippled like the surface of water, allowing her to pass through the gaps between dozens of spears!

But just as she was about to grab the divine meteorite, a loud sound of space tearing apart rang out! Ella looked up sharply and saw a pair of huge golden wings tearing through space. Terrifying spatial power carried a figure to her front, and at the same time, a fist rapidly enlarged!
It was just an ordinary fist, but Ella instantly felt a chilling and extremely dangerous aura!
But then that strange spatial fluctuation surged up beside her again. Chu Xiu's fist should have been able to hit it, but she dodged it by a hair's breadth.

Chu Xiu did not pursue, but instead grabbed at the metal on the ground. But at that moment, the ground beneath his feet began to shake, and the sharp blade light filled his vision once again!

Chu Xiu snorted coldly and unleashed a powerful punch with his right fist, now imbued with the power of Father Oro's Axe, shattering the blade of light!
However, a sharp pain shot through his fist. Looking down, he saw a deep, bone-revealing wound on his fist.

His life force surged, quickly healing his injuries. When he looked up, he saw a pink-haired girl rapidly approaching him with a knife. At the same time, a huge wolf-headed shadow appeared behind Ella, and she disappeared as if she had merged into the void.

The next instant, the two appeared simultaneously from the left and right and launched an attack on Chu Xiu!

This time, the pink-haired girl wasn't unleashing a blade of light, but rather the blade itself! This was at least a legendary Heroic Spirit weapon, and Chu Xiu dared not be careless and take it head-on. Behind Ella followed three phantoms of Fear Wolves, each radiating extremely strong energy!
Chu Xiu let out a reluctant click of his tongue and could only retreat to temporarily avoid the attack. At the same time, the demonic energy on his body transformed into countless weapons and surged out wildly. His left hand also turned from a fist into a knife and stabbed towards the void like a venomous snake!
Ella and the pink-haired girl were both highly perceptive, so they didn't fight Chu Xiu head-on, but instead dodged to the sides.

Immediately, the three formed a triangular formation with the divinely bestowed meteorite as the center, with each person about 100 meters apart.

Chu Xiu frowned as he looked at the two of them, feeling quite annoyed. He hadn't expected to encounter such a battle here, not with monsters from the abyss, but with heroic spirits who were also human!

Furthermore, the two seemed surprised that they hadn't gained any advantage in a two-on-one situation, and their gazes toward Chu Xiu became serious.

Although none of the three had clearly used their full strength, their exchange had made them all put aside any underestimation of each other.

The three stared at each other without saying a word. After a moment of silent confrontation, they suddenly rushed toward the central divine meteorite in perfect unison!

However, just as the three were about to begin their second round of combat, a loud bang suddenly came from the sky!
The sound was like the terrifying noise of a supersonic aircraft weighing tens of thousands of tons crashing head-on into a reinforced concrete building. The huge sound wave was almost tangible, like thousands of thunderclaps exploding in the sky above Shenzhen!
The three of them stopped in their tracks, looked up, and then stared in shock.

But from the enormous abyss rift, a colossal creature was slowly emerging.

(End of this chapter)