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

Chapter 342 Resources of the Entire Blessed Land

The creature before them was enormous, like a moving mountain range, slowly drifting in from afar.

The yin energy formed a swirling storm around it, and with each breath, a large amount of yin energy was absorbed and exhaled.

Although it is only a King-level being, its size, which has grown to its maximum, has left even Heroic Spirits helpless against it!

However, for Chu Xiu now, this is actually a good thing.

A colossal creature that has grown for two thousand years means it has accumulated a vast amount of abyssal power, so the things it drops will naturally be of high quality.

And this enormous soul body is excellent nourishment for the ghost army!
He turned to look at Jiang Miaoyin: "What does your Jiang family plan to do with the group of exorcists in this guy's belly?"

“Well, our Jiang family has decided to accept them.” Jiang Miaoyin scratched her head. “The Hundred Ghosts Furnace is too big, especially since it’s a three-dimensional structure. This means that even demigods, let alone heroic spirits, would need to spend a lot of time and energy to explore it.”

"But this world is so rich in resources. As long as its nature remains unchanged, it will continue to produce resources. If it can stabilize, it may become another source of strength for our Jiang family."

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiu didn't say much, but simply nodded slightly.

Then he turned around and looked at the enormous ghost in the distance, and the Chiwen appeared in his hand.

A terrifying spiritual power rose from Chu Xiu's body. Chu Xiu raised his heavy sword high and calmly slashed downwards!
In the next instant, three sword energies, like raging waves, shot out from the tip of the sword!

Once the sword energy left the sword, it unleashed its long-suppressed terrifying power like a wild horse, growing to over a thousand meters tall in the blink of an eye! It resembled three world-destroying waves that only appear in nightmares!
Under Jiang Miaoyin's shocked gaze, three sword energies slashed heavily at the colossal ghost in the distance, and the latter, like tofu cut by a sharp blade, began to disintegrate with almost no resistance!
"Om-"

The colossal ghost let out a heavy wail, its entire body emitting sounds of unbearable strain. Its massive form crashed heavily to the ground as if it had lost control, sliding forward under the force of inertia. Large amounts of yin energy scattered in all directions until it finally came to a stop, leaving a giant teardrop-shaped crater in its wake.

However, the subsequent reaction did not end there. Chu Xiu's sword directly destroyed its core. After losing the restraint of power, its huge body collapsed and dismembered in front of the two of them, just like a huge mountain that collapsed in an earthquake!
[Slaying a creature grants +109 experience points]

[Item Obtained: 560000 Causality Points]

[Equipment Acquired: High-Tier Floating Shield (King-Rank Legendary)]

[Equipment Obtained: Yin Demon Blade (King Rank Perfect)]

[Item Acquired.]

"Boom!"

As the notification sound rang out, countless fragments of the solidified soul body scattered in all directions. Chu Xiu waved his hand, and a massive number of ghosts roared as they rushed out of the soul banner, frantically tearing and devouring the remains of this enormous creature.

The energy left behind by this enormous ghost that monopolized the cave and absorbed and exhaled two thousand years of Yin energy is equivalent to the souls of hundreds of creatures of the same level, enough to cause Chu Xiu's ghost army to undergo another qualitative change.

Jiang Miaoyin watched this scene with shock in her beautiful eyes. Although she already knew that Chu Xiu was very strong, she could only clearly feel the vast energy fluctuations when she saw it up close. It was not even on the same level as ordinary heroic spirits!

The sheer number of ghosts released afterward sent chills down her spine. Chu Xiu didn't even need to take action himself; the countless ghosts alone could easily wear down several heroes to death!

But Jiang Miaoyin had some doubts at this moment.

If Chu Xiu is so strong, why didn't you kill him before? Were you hiding your true strength all along?
But is this necessary?

At this moment, for some reason, a strange feeling arose in Jiang Miaoyin's heart.

It's as if Chu Xiu isn't a strong person, but a genius whose strength is growing rapidly!

"What are you still standing there for? Doesn't your cursed spirit need to recover too?"

It wasn't until Chu Xiu's voice rang in Jiang Miaoyin's mind that she snapped out of her daze and came back to her senses.

She shook her head with amusement. How could that be? A genius who grew from an ordinary heroic spirit to a demigod in just a few months? What kind of fantastical myth is that?

Without thinking further, Jiang Miaoyin quickly instructed the spirit to follow.

On the other side, watching the woman's ever-changing expressions, Chu Xiu couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing.

What she didn't know was that Chu Xiu, who had already cultivated to the ninth level of the Great Freedom Heavenly Demon Body, had improved his strength again. This sword strike was deliberately held back to avoid injuring the Ghost Exorcist clan member in the core.

Even the ghosts released to devour were not accompanied by a Ghost King. In fact, the number of high-level ghosts had decreased considerably due to the cultivation of the Gu Ghost King.

Shaking his head and not thinking about it any further, Chu Xiu began to activate [Perfect Refinement] to help the ghosts "digest".

Soon, the ghosts that were frantically devouring the bodies of the enormous ghosts discovered a special organ inside one of them.

This place originally seemed to be an organ similar to the liver, with countless tubes connecting this area, continuously supplying it with pure yin energy.

However, at this time, a huge "tumor" grew on the liver.

This tumor is as big as a football field and as tall as a dozen stories, occupying almost half of the organ. Its outer skin is a "wall" formed by countless yin energies, which, through the accumulation of changes over time, has become a hundred times harder than steel.

Inside this "tumor," Chu Xiu sensed many signs of life.

If he wasn't mistaken, this should be the location of the exorcist clan.

However, what happened next was Jiang Miaoyin's concern. Chu Xiu had no interest in meddling in other people's business. He just glanced at it and then continued to devour the super-large ghost.

At the same time, he also released a large number of high-level ghosts to "hunt" further away.

With the threat of the colossal ghost gone, this blessed land has become a paradise for ghosts to revel in.

On the other side, Jiang Miaoyin broke through the "tumor," rescued the exorcist clansmen inside, and explained the whole story.

The rescued people were initially incredulous, but then they were overjoyed!
Jiang Miaoyin took out the protective gear she had prepared beforehand to reduce the influence of the Yin energy on these people. Almost the instant the protection was formed, they rushed out of the cage that had both protected and bound them for two thousand years, cheering loudly and enjoying the joy of freedom.

This scene also made Chu Xiu somewhat emotional. The tumor was very large, but if you thought about the 30,000 people living inside it, it was a cage that couldn't be smaller.

If Chu Xiu had lived in such a crowded area since childhood, he would have longed for freedom even more.

For the next three days, Jiang Miaoyin helped the exorcists further adapt to the yin energy of the place.

Once their resistance increases, they can begin long-distance travel.

Chu Xiu, on the other hand, commanded his ghostly subordinates to swarm like locusts and completely wipe out the entire blessed land.

In fact, refining ghosts requires making choices. For example, the souls of the horned demons that Chu Xiu killed before each had the potential to grow into ghost generals, but Chu Xiu did not have enough resources to nurture them, so he could only crush some of their souls and turn them into nutrients for other ghosts.

However, Chu Xiu had the foresight to think that he would develop in the Hundred Ghosts Furnace in the future, so he kept the souls with potential separately.

Meanwhile, these souls were growing rapidly under the nourishment of the almost inexhaustible soul energy of the colossal ghost!
High-level ghost creatures were being born at an almost visible rate! The high-level ghost generals lost in the process of creating the Ghost King were also being replenished!
The Demon King is a unified entity; if he has no generals or soldiers under his command, he is merely an ordinary heroic spirit.

But now, Chu Xiu felt that he could fight a demigod head-on as the Ghost King who commanded the entire ghost army! And the energy in this blessed land was far more than that!
Chu Xiu sat cross-legged in the center of the blessed land, with countless ghosts howling around him. He raised his hand and cast spells, and thick blood light rose from the soul banner.

Suddenly, a powerful aura rose from the Soul Banner!

A look of satisfaction flashed in Chu Xiu's eyes.

The second demon king was born.

"Roar!!!"

With a deafening roar, a dark figure rushed out of the soul banner!
However, unlike the previous ghost king, this black shadow did not attack Chu Xiu immediately after it rushed out. Instead, it swayed and rushed hundreds of meters away, its eyes filled with vigilance as it observed Chu Xiu from afar.

"Is this the power of 'Demon Slayer'? I didn't expect that I would have such an effect after only completing the second stage."

Chu Xiu chuckled lightly, said nothing more, and simply made a hand seal. The Ghost King in the distance was immediately engulfed in white smoke as if he were being burned. He screamed and knelt on the ground, but soon became obedient.

Chu Xiu waved the Soul Banner again, and the creature obediently re-entered the Soul Banner.

However, at this moment, Chu Xiu's expression suddenly changed, because he discovered that the first ghost king in the soul banner, which had been absorbing yin energy to continue growing, suddenly became restless and attempted to move towards the direction of the second ghost king.

Chu Xiu snorted coldly, and as a powerful thought surged into the Soul Banner, the Ghost King immediately cowered and crawled down, then returned to its original area.

"Does the rule of 'kings never meet' also exist among ghosts?"

Chu Xiu clicked his tongue lightly.

Kings are proud and would never allow a second king to exist within their territory.

Although Chu Xiu has forcibly suppressed the two, he knows that the two ghost kings are just waiting for an opportunity. As soon as Chu Xiu relaxes his guard, they will start fighting until one of them is completely devoured by the other.

"This is a bit troublesome," Chu Xiu sighed.

Ordinary demonic cultivators would never have such troubles. For them, being able to refine a Ghost King is already a blessing from heaven, a stroke of good fortune earned over thousands of lifetimes.

Even if a few resourceful individuals manage to create a second Ghost King, the solution is simple: create a second Soul Banner to house both Ghost Kings.

However, this has a drawback: the two ghost kings fight each other, so the overall power will be much weaker, and the soul banner will also lose the opportunity to advance to a higher level.

The only way to solve this problem is to have a "king" who is so powerful that the ghost kings cannot even entertain any thoughts of resistance, a "king" far stronger than any other ghost king, so that they can completely hide their arrogance.

"Once I've fully digested these resources and the third Ghost King has appeared, I'll begin the next stage of cultivation," Chu Xiu thought to himself.

If he can fully cultivate to the Ghost Soldier Realm, even if seven or eight more Ghost Kings come, Chu Xiu will be able to easily suppress them.

"Ghost soldiers suppressing the Ghost King? This is truly..."

Although Chu Xiu knew that the so-called 'ghost soldiers' were just a metaphor for cultivation levels, he still found it a bit funny.

"Senior, what happened? I just heard a really loud roar!"

Just as Chu Xiu was lost in thought, Jiang Miaoyin ran over anxiously from afar.

Chu Xiu snapped out of his daze and shook his head, saying, "I'm fine."

"How are the exorcists doing? Have they adapted to the yin energy?"

Seeing that Chu Xiu was alright, Jiang Miaoyin was relieved and smiled, "That's about it. These guys live in yin energy, so they adapt very quickly."

"Although they still need my protection in the blessed land, they should be fine once they leave."

Chu Xiu nodded. By this time, he had almost completely looted the resources in the blessed land. In addition to devouring a lot of ghosts, he had also seized many rare items and resources.

These things are hidden in the deepest part of the blessed land, an area that Chu Xiu had previously dared not explore easily because he was wary of the super-large ghost. The value of these items is much higher than his previous gains.

All things considered, exchanging them for several hundred thousand karma points shouldn't be a problem, and with good luck, they might even sell for millions! It can be said to be a huge harvest.

"Let's not delay, let's set off now."

"Let's not keep Brother Zhao waiting for too long."

"it is good!"

Chu Xiu followed Jiang Miaoyin back to the vicinity of the enormous ghost's corpse.

Because this giant ghost provided a continuous source of soul energy, Chu Xiu, as a reward for his share, gave Jiang Miaoyin the souls of the ghosts he had killed during this period that had little potential.

Combined with this woman's talent, she was able to cultivate a large number of cursed spirits in a short period of time, which was considered a partial recovery of her vitality.

At this moment, she manipulated countless instantaneous creatures to form small "airships," and a total of 30,000 exorcists gathered inside.

With a soft shout from Jiang Miaoyin, the "airships" began to sway and fly up.

Chu Xiu also pointed, and a large number of ghosts attached themselves to the outside of the "airship," helping it move.

"Thank you, senior." Jiang Miaoyin said. Although she had made preparations, transporting 30,000 people at once in this environment was still a considerable challenge for her.

"It's alright, I also want to save some time."

Jiang Miaoyin didn't stand on ceremony, and the two of them commanded this "airship squadron" to advance in a grand manner towards the location of the domain ghost.

However, just as he was passing through the Twilight Realm, Chu Xiu seemed to suddenly discover something, and his expression changed.

"So it finally came." He chuckled softly.

"what?"

Jiang Miaoyin looked puzzled, but before she could react, she saw Chu Xiu point to the distance!
The next instant, the demonic energy transformed into a giant black sword and shot out!

"boom!"

With a loud bang, a large crater appeared in the distance.

In the center of the crater lay a mangled, completely disintegrated spirit puppet draped in human skin.

(End of this chapter)