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

Chapter 321 Hellfire of Sin
"Boom!!!"

As the ring of fire swept past, the two heroic spirits who were fighting with Chu Xiu stopped and looked behind them in shock.

Chu Xiu gazed at the sky shrouded in dark red and revealed a faint smile.

"It's finally done."

The figure that suddenly appeared was none other than the Hellfire Corpse that Chu Xiu had refined using a demigod's body!
However, due to the limited time, Chu Xiu only completed the partial refining of his physical body, making his body strength reach one-third of the level of his complete body.

Don't underestimate this third; you have to understand, this is the body of a demigod!

Even so, Chu Xiu had to invest an extra 100,000 karma points to barely finish the refining before the mission was assigned!
The rest can only be learned and refined through battle.

With only one-third of its full strength, this corpse already possessed an extremely terrifying physique and defensive power! It directly reached over 50,000, 10,000 more than Chu Xiu!
Its defensive capabilities are astonishing; even attacks from Heroic Spirits cannot severely damage it!

"The only downside is that it's an inanimate object, so its life regeneration ability is very poor! Once it's killed, it's very difficult for it to recover."

This is the complete opposite of the Blood Demon Incarnation, whose head being blown off is considered a mere flesh wound.

This is a problem that cannot be solved even if one reaches the complete form. The complete form of the Hellfire Corpse only has a stronger physique and defense, but its life recovery speed is not significantly improved.

To solve this problem, one must cultivate the fundamental inheritance of the Supreme Demon Lord lineage and the art of corpse refining.

Furthermore, since the Refined Corpse lacks skills and supernatural abilities and its combat reactions are somewhat sluggish, Chu Xiu did not allow the Refined Corpse to participate in the frontal battle from the beginning. Instead, he let it seek opportunities to launch sneak attacks and use its superior physique to catch the opponent off guard.

Unexpectedly, the results far exceeded Chu Xiu's expectations. He seized the moment when the enemy was shocked and directly killed a heroic spirit!
Chu Xiu originally thought that it would be good enough to attract the other party's attention and delay them for a while. After all, the Purgatory Demon Corpse only had a high physique and no skills or supernatural powers. As long as the other party discovered the clues, ordinary heroic spirits could deal with it!

But now, the situation is very different!

After devouring a Heroic Spirit Horned Demon, the horned demon's own power allowed it to absorb it quickly without any refining. Even without fully digesting the power, it awakened the unique skills of the Purgatory Demon Corpse!
This is the [Hellfire of Sin] right before our eyes!
As a powerful inheritance on par with the Demonic Qi Condensation Weapon, the strength of the Purgatory Demon Corpse lies in the fact that even a mere King-level Purgatory Demon Corpse can create a special domain filled with [Sinful Fire]!

The biggest difference between this realm and the complete realm is that it does not restrict the entry and exit of entities; anyone inside can easily escape to the outside if they wish.

In this respect, it is even inferior to the simple realm.

However, what is gained by sacrificing control is an extremely terrifying energy output!

Its power lies in the fact that any entity within the domain that is identified as an enemy will be indiscriminately attacked by [Sinful Fire]!

Furthermore, after the [Sinful Fire] has burned the [Sinner] to ashes, it can also transfer the energy of the [Sinner]'s life force to the Hellfire Corpse to strengthen itself!

It can be described as an extremely overpowered area-of-effect attack skill!
At this moment, the two heroic horned demons within the domain were engulfed in a layer of black flames! These flames were like maggots clinging to their bones, and no matter how hard they tried, they could not shake them off!
The magical shields on their bodies were quickly depleted, and the two heroic spirits rushed out of the domain at top speed without hesitation, barely managing to escape the terrifying flames.

While the Heroic Spirit Horned Demons might be able to withstand the attack, ordinary Horned Demons would be in serious trouble.

Within a one-kilometer radius of the domain, there were a full eight hundred horned demons, all of whom were engulfed in sinful flames almost simultaneously! The generals didn't even have time to scream before they were instantly devoured, while the kings struggled and howled for a few seconds before turning to ashes and collapsing to the ground.

Only a few lucky individuals who were very close to the edge of the area managed to escape, but they were all seriously injured.

On the other hand, the infernal corpse at the center of the domain showed an excited and intoxicated expression, continuously absorbing the power transmitted back by the sinful fire!
This is the terrifying aspect of the Hellfire of Sin: no matter how many enemies there are, the power of the Sinfire will not be dispersed! Because, in principle, it is a flame ignited by the enemy's own life energy!
Through his connection with the refining corpse, Chu Xiu could clearly sense that the strength of the Hellfire Demon Corpse was increasing rapidly!
He turned his head again and saw two heroic horned demons who had fled the area not far away, their faces showing lingering fear.

but
"Did you think you were safe once you escaped the area?"

If this is the only ability, the Hellfire Corpse can at most be used as a weapon to crush weaklings. How could it possibly become a secret technique passed down by demonic cultivators?
Chu Xiu smiled and said, "Since it's about dealing with [sinners], there will naturally be [torture instruments] as well."

The moment the words fell, a chain shot out from the domain like lightning, striking one of the heroic horned demons outside!
The chain was entirely black, covered with dark red hard spots, as if it had been soaked in a pool of blood. The horned demon spirit was caught off guard and was directly bound by the chain!

The moment the two came into contact, raging flames of sin burned along the chains until they ignited the horned demon!
The flames of sin, transmitted through chains, extended all the way beyond the realm!
The Heroic Spirit Horned Demon let out a scream and hurriedly activated its shield to defend itself, while the Heroic Spirit Horned Demon beside it reacted extremely quickly and slashed at the chains with a heavy blade!

However, as the two collided, the chains vibrated violently but showed no signs of breaking. Instead, a wisp of sinful fire climbed onto the horned demon's shoulder at the moment of impact!
A look of horror flashed in the horned demon's eyes. It quickly mobilized its spiritual power to suppress the strange flames, and at the same time prepared to strike the chains again.

But at this moment, the Hellfire Corpse suddenly pulled, its physique reaching 50,000, which made the bound horned demon helpless and directly dragged it into the domain!
[Torture Instrument - Judge's Cursed Chains: Chains formed from the life essence of the Infernal Corpse. The chains will not break as long as the Infernal Corpse remains alive. Those bound by the chains will be continuously burned by sinful flames. Upon entering the domain, they will attract all the sinful flames within!]

But after the heroic horned demon was dragged into the infernal hell, countless black flames suddenly rose up around it. These flames then seemed to have a life of their own and automatically rushed towards the heroic spirit!
Even more terrifying, the sinful flames that had burned the ordinary horned demons and were now randomly drifting within the domain seemed to be attracted and surged towards the sky!

This horrifying scene terrified the bound horned demon, causing it to struggle desperately. The terrifying power of the heroic spirits erupted continuously, yet it could not break the chains in the slightest!

The relentless attacks of the Heroic Spirit Horned Demon only caused the aura of the Hellfire Corpse to weaken slightly.

After all, even if the refinement of the Hellfire Corpse was poor, it was still considered to be in accordance with the standards of a demigod!

Moreover, after refining so many horned demons with the sinful fire, their vitality has reached a new level!
Amidst the horned demon's frenzied roars, the sinful flames gathered ever stronger, gradually reaching a terrifying level of power. The shield that the horned demon had desperately activated was burned through, and its body howled in agony as it was scorched.

The other horned demons wanted to provide support, but the two elite horned demons were firmly entangled by Chu Xiu. If they were to be distracted by Chu Xiu, a powerful enemy, they would be easily caught off guard and killed by his strongest attack!
As for the other seventh-ringed horned demon, even if it gets in, it will be difficult to break the Judge's curse chain, and it will only become the next dead soul in the domain!
So after hesitating for a while, he gritted his teeth and charged toward Chu Xiu, intending to cooperate with the other two horned demons to capture the king first!

"The idea is good, but unfortunately, it's too slow."

Before the horned demon could even charge over, Chu Xiu had already raised his heavy sword high!

The next moment, just as powerful and heavy as before, an unstoppable sword aura roared out!

"boom!"

Even though the two eight-ringed demons mobilized all their magic power to resist, they were still blasted backward by the torrent of sword energy, coughing up blood!

Meanwhile, the horned demons within the domain finally succumbed to the raging flames and were burned alive to ashes. Seeing this, the expressions on the three horned demons' eyes were beyond mere terror.

At this moment, they finally realized the chasm-like gap between themselves and Chu Xiu, and they also realized that from beginning to end, they were not the hunters, but Chu Xiu was!

They were simply attracted by the bait, mistaking themselves for the hunter's prey!
At this moment, one of the eight-ringed demons suddenly whispered, as if receiving some kind of command, "Retreat."

As soon as he finished speaking, the other two horned demons immediately showed expressions of relief and quickly retreated.

And since they all left, even though the ordinary horned demons below had gained the upper hand, they naturally wouldn't be foolish enough to stay and be slaughtered by Chu Xiu. Instead, they retreated along with the three of them.

Chu Xiu, of course, would not let this opportunity pass, and he commanded the demon army to launch a one-sided pursuit.

Finally, the Horned Demon Legion fled the area in a sorry state after leaving behind a total of 2,200 corpses.

After they escaped from sight, the flames on the Infernal Corpse slowly died down.

What these horned demons didn't know was that although the Purgatory Demon Corpse was incredibly powerful, it was ultimately only a half-finished product. It was merely the [Purgatory of Sinful Fire] that was activated by absorbing the same source power from the horned demons.

This power is dwindling with each use; in fact, most of it was consumed after burning that heroic spirit to death.

This is not surprising. If the Hellfire Corpse could evolve so easily by killing enemies, then why would demon cultivators need to go through the trouble of refining it?
Therefore, if the remaining horned demons fight to the death, Chu Xiu will be in real trouble. Even if he wins in the end, he will inevitably suffer heavy losses.

Fortunately, even the commanders behind these horned demons were frightened by Chu Xiu and chose to retreat.

"To truly unleash the power of [Infernal Blaze] at will, I still need to continue refining it with [Perfect Refinement]!" Chu Xiu thought to himself.

Of course, the fully refined [Hellfire of Sin] will definitely have more power than it does now. At that time, it may be able to form a true death zone covering a radius of ten kilometers.

"However, the amount of flesh and blood needed to refine a demigod corpse is probably astronomical."

Chu Xiu shook his head. This matter couldn't be rushed; it could only be refined slowly in the future.

He didn't think any further, but instead used his divine sense to gather information about the surrounding area.

After the three heroic spirits retreated, the two horned demon heroic spirits that were fighting Chen Yuan also retreated in time.

These two horned demons were theoretically no match for Chen Yuan, but Chen Yuan had exhausted too much energy in the battle at the Black Spire and had not yet recovered, so he could not enter a berserk state and was instead suppressed.

Chu Xiu's victory can be considered a relief for Chen Yuan.

Now that the extraterrestrial demons have suffered a crushing defeat and retreated, if they want to make a comeback, they either need to mobilize even stronger forces or send out demigods.

But neither is realistic. The former currently only has 30,000 horned demons in the entire war zone. The arrival of 5,000 this time can be considered a heavy force. If we can't even take down 5,000 horned demons, how many more will we need to send?
Furthermore, the opportunity is fleeting. If the Horned Demons will provide support, won't the government? If we miss this chance, the battle will become even more difficult once the Green Princess's plants regrow and spread.

As for sending out demigods, that's also unlikely. To the extraterrestrial demons, ordinary horned demons are just cannon fodder that can regenerate indefinitely, and even heroic spirits are just slightly higher-level cannon fodder.

But demigods are all personal guards painstakingly accumulated by the extraterrestrial demons over a long period of time!

The fact that the extraterrestrial demons only distributed seeds to win over heroic spirits, but not seeds specifically targeting demigods, shows that demigods cannot be easily converted!
If a demigod rashly moves out and is ambushed again like before, and a few more die, then he'll have nowhere to cry!
The extraterrestrial demons didn't want to lose any demigods, which is why they pulled so many tricks instead of launching a full-scale attack immediately!

"So, barring any unforeseen circumstances, the situation in this region should be able to stabilize temporarily before other fronts collapse."

"Even if the surrounding area does collapse, it will take at least ten minutes for the effects to reach this place."

Thinking of this, Chu Xiu turned his consciousness to the rear.

With the help of the new support team, the evacuation progressed much faster. Ten minutes was a bit rushed, but it wasn't far off.

With a thought, Chu Xiu immediately dispersed all the ghosts and rushed towards the surrounding refuge points.

With these ghosts added, reducing the evacuation time to within ten minutes shouldn't be a problem.

In this way, the crisis can be considered temporarily resolved.

Chu Xiu breathed a sigh of relief. Although he didn't care about the lives of these civilians, he was still quite happy to have saved 30,000 lives.

At least after this battle, his level of trust in the government will be significantly improved, which will bring unexpected benefits to Chu Xiu in the future.

Having assessed the situation, Chu Xiu was completely relieved and began to wave the Thousand Soul Banner and the Spirit Flesh Storage Pouch to collect flesh and souls from the battlefield.

This is a huge harvest!
The flesh and souls of two thousand two hundred horned demons, and two heroic spirits!
Chu Xiu couldn't even imagine how much the ghost army would expand after refining so many souls! Perhaps even a ghost king could be born!

The Hellfire Corpse will be further enhanced to an unbelievable level of strength!

This made even Chu Xiu smile.

But the gains from this trip go far beyond that!
Killing so many horned demons directly brought him a full 2.6 million karma points, and also caused his level to skyrocket again!

Current Level: King Rank 9 (Third Reincarnation)

(End of this chapter)