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

Chapter 345 The Murderer Appears
As the power of gods and demons and the essence of magic weapons surged into his body, an extremely terrifying pressure rose from the heavy sword in Chu Xiu's hand!
"die!"

With a loud shout, Chiwen slashed down heavily at the tentacle, and instantly three sword energies swept over, directly shredding the hundreds-of-meters-thick tentacle!

"boom!"

After severing the tentacles, the sword energy continued its momentum, slashing at the stone wall behind it and shattering the rocks within a radius of hundreds of meters!
A muffled wail came from the bottom of the abyss. The severed tentacle exploded with a large amount of yin energy, and the remaining part fell to the bottom of the pit like a tall building.

Zhao Jie and Jiang Miaoyin both cast shocked glances at Chu Xiu. Even though they already knew that Chu Xiu was very strong, they were still shocked every time they personally felt his powerful sword energy, which was like a tsunami.

However, before they could recover from their shock, another violent tremor came from all around, followed by an angry shriek from the bottom!

The next instant, the rock walls on all four sides of the three of them collapsed simultaneously, and tentacles attacked them from all directions!

This caused Chu Xiu's expression to change. He really couldn't imagine what this monster looked like. Its aura was clearly below, so how could some of its tentacles still attack from above the three of them? Could it be that its tentacles had grown long enough to silently bypass them from other directions?
Without time to think, Chu Xiu swung his sword again, severing several more tentacles.

But clearly, the creature below was completely enraged. Even with its own tentacles severed, it did not back down and new tentacles kept bursting out from the nearby rocks!

Chu Xiu frowned slightly, and after slashing away several more attacking tentacles, his eyes finally showed impatience.

When faced with yet another tentacle, this time he didn't swing his sword, but stopped in place as if he hadn't seen it.

"Senior, be careful!"

Jiang Miaoyin shouted, and a cursed spirit behind her rushed forward to block the attack for Chu Xiu.

But there was someone even faster than her!

The Hellfire Corpse charged forward and, without any fancy moves, slammed its fist into the enormous tentacle!

With a loud bang, the tentacle burst open like a watermelon, shattering under the immense impact!
A large amount of yin energy burst out in all directions, causing the unknown monster below to let out another scream!
Meanwhile, the Hellfire Corpse that was attacking it remained completely unharmed.

At this moment, its entire body radiated a dark red glow. Compared to before, although its appearance had not changed, its texture was as if it had been upgraded from flesh and blood to metal. Its body had an unprecedented sense of solidity, like a piece of cold, hard steel with a bloody smell!
Seeing the performance of the Hellfire Corpse, Chu Xiu showed a satisfied expression.

After more than half a month of refinement, the Hellfire Corpse is at least half complete! Its physique alone is now 80,000! It can already be compared with some demigods who are not good at close combat!

"And this is not even the most powerful aspect of the Hellfire Corpse!"

Chu Xiu pointed his finger, and instantly, a scorching wave of heat spread rapidly from the body of the Hellfire Corpse outwards!
Hellfire!

The half-finished Hellfire Corpse, even in this place teeming with Yin energy, instantly unfurled a massive domain covering a radius of three miles! It completely encompassed dozens of tentacles!

The moment they were enveloped by the infernal fire, black flames of sin ignited on their tentacles!
The indiscriminate area-of-effect attack of the Sinful Fire, which burns life energy, makes it particularly effective against large creatures. Although the monster's tentacles are mainly formed from Yin energy, they can still serve as fuel for the Sinful Fire!
Now, after being refined through numerous rituals, the Purgatory Demon Corpse's effects of the Sinful Fire Purgatory were many times stronger than when it was in Pengcheng!
But those tentacles that had come with such ferocity suddenly curled up as if they had been scalded, and after fleeing the infernal inferno in a sorry state, they had visibly shrunk in size!
This scene once again left the other two looking shocked.

What kind of monster is this? It's one thing for its main body to be powerful, but even its summoned creatures are so abnormal!
A question arose in the minds of the two, a question shared by almost everyone who had witnessed Chu Xiu's methods.

Is this guy not a demigod?
"Brother Qin's methods are astonishing; I admire them greatly."

Zhao Jie couldn't help but praise them, but before he could finish speaking, a huge tremor came from the air at the bottom, as if the air in the deep pit was being compressed, and it was as if a current was pushing the three of them upward.

Chu Xiu's expression changed: "This is bad!"

He reacted extremely quickly, and the power of gods and demons surged into Garuda, instantly activating the spatial teleportation ability. This divine bird carried the three of them directly across a distance of a thousand meters, crashing into the surrounding rocks and forcefully shattering a passage.

In the next instant, a violent tornado, completely filled with yin energy, roared upwards from the bottom of the pit!
"Roar!!!"

This is a storm of yin energy composed of countless yin wind blades, and even the weakest of these yin wind blades is many times stronger than the yin wind blades generated by the vengeful ghost!
The entire outer rock wall of the crater was shattered, and countless hard rocks were crushed into powder in the gale. This impact directly expanded the diameter of the crater by more than 100 meters!

Chu Xiu and his two companions dodged the attack in time, but the slow-moving Purgatory Demon Corpse was not so lucky. It was swept up by the storm and sent tens of thousands of meters into the air! Its entire body was covered with countless dense wounds!
"What kind of terrifying creature is this?"

Even Chu Xiu was secretly shocked when he saw this scene.

Although the Hellfire Corpse only suffered superficial injuries, this was a massive area-of-effect attack skill. Even Chu Xiu couldn't compare to its energy output!
He couldn't help but think of the Star-Devouring Beast of the Longevity King. As the Longevity King's pet, its rank was definitely lower than the Longevity King's, most likely just a [demigod]. However, its total energy was more than a hundred or a thousand times stronger than that of an ordinary human [demigod]!
"Senior, should we go down? That murderer faced this creature before us; he should be long dead by now." Jiang Miaoyin looked at the terrifying storm rising from the bottom of the pit, her expression filled with horror.

Zhao Jie said solemnly, "Not necessarily."

"Although these large creatures have an astonishing level of energy, it is not so easy for them to kill a Heroic Spirit."

"It's like how humans are hundreds of thousands or millions of times stronger than mosquitoes, but killing a mosquito isn't so easy."

"So, what do you mean, Senior Zhao?"

"Keep moving forward! We need to find them alive or dead!" Zhao Jie said firmly.

Jiang Miaoyin remained silent, only looking at Chu Xiu.

After pondering for a while, the latter slowly nodded.

Zhao Jie breathed a sigh of relief, his crimson eyes opening as he said, "In that case, let's..."

But before he could finish speaking, a dazzling spiritual light suddenly emanated from his body, and he abruptly turned to Chu Xiu, saying in a deep voice, "Brother Qin, what is the meaning of this?"

Just now, he suddenly felt a detection skill envelop him!

Chu Xiu remained calm and said indifferently, "I just suddenly thought that since that murderer can wear human skin and hide among us, it would be better to verify each other's identities."

"Furthermore, Brother Zhao, as an elite agent of the Investigation Bureau, you knew this but did not verify my and Miss Jiang's identities immediately, which makes me a little suspicious."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Jie's expression darkened, while Jiang Miaoyin stared at the two of them in disbelief.

"So, Brother Qin, have you finished your verification?" Zhao Jie asked, enunciating each word clearly.

Chu Xiu remained calm: "Brother Zhao's concealment equipment is quite ingenious. Why don't you remove it and let me investigate further?" "Do you really want to investigate under these circumstances?" Zhao Jie looked around, his face showing anxiety. "Let's leave first. After we get rid of this monster, Brother Qin, I'll grant you whatever you ask!"

Chu Xiu remained motionless, but his immense divine sense surged forth, firmly locking onto Zhao Jie.

"You!" Seeing that Chu Xiu was unmoved, Zhao Jie was speechless for a moment, but finally said, "Okay, I'll take off my equipment now. You hurry up and check, or the monster will come again if we delay any longer."

Chu Xiu nodded and was about to speak when suddenly the surrounding rock walls shattered, and a tentacle lashed out at him like lightning!

At the same time, Zhao Jie's previously helpless face suddenly turned into a sinister smile! Without warning, a spatial rift appeared in his hands, which slammed down and directly cut the Garuda beneath him in two!
At the same time, a destructive ray shot out from the scarlet eyeball on his forehead, heading straight for Chu Xiu!

"court death!"

Chu Xiu's expression darkened, and he used his Chiwen sword to block the ray. However, the enormous energy impact sent Chu Xiu flying backward, and behind him, the thick tentacle was crashing down on him!

"You think you can escape from me like this?"

Chu Xiu snorted coldly, completely ignoring the incoming tentacles and rays, and slashed directly at "Zhao Jie" with the Chiwen sword in his hand!
Seeing this, Zhao Jie raised his hand and threw out a round shield, then suddenly shrank back!
"boom!"

In an instant, the violent sword energy blasted out a teardrop-shaped hole over a thousand meters long! The surging torrent of energy pulverized rocks with a hardness comparable to basalt, and the defensive items thrown by "Zhao Jie" only lasted for a moment before shattering into pieces!
But taking advantage of that momentary obstruction, a spatial passage appeared behind him, and he disappeared instantly into it.

When the smoke and dust cleared, only a shed human skin remained on the spot.

Chu Xiu's expression turned even uglier, and at that moment, the attacking tentacle slammed heavily onto his back!
"boom!"

Chu Xiu was instantly slammed into layers of rocks by the enormous force, and his Xuan Sha Glazed Armor shattered instantly!

"Senior!" Jiang Miaoyin called out worriedly. A large number of cursed spirits rushed out from behind her and began to fight with the nearby tentacles.

However, Chu Xiu quickly emerged from the crater as if nothing had happened, and with a flick of his wrist, he shattered the attacking tentacles into pieces.

At this moment, the Infernal Corpse that had been knocked away earlier also arrived. The tentacles that were about to attack seemed to be afraid of the Infernal Corpse's domain, and since the Killer had also left safely, they did not continue to entangle and retreated in unison.

"Senior, what was that just now?" Jiang Miaoyin seemed somewhat incredulous.

“A murderer,” Chu Xiu said calmly.

"Then Senior Zhao wouldn't be..."

"Ah."

Jiang Miaoyin didn't say anything more, but the flames of anger in her eyes burned even brighter.

But hidden within the flames was a deep sense of unease.

As the youngest division chief in the Investigation Bureau, Zhao Jie's strength was among the best even among Heroic Spirits. He could even kill the Killer Demon, so who knows how much his strength has grown! Moreover, the monster at the bottom of the pit seemed to be cooperating with him!
More importantly...
"Without Senior Zhao's ability to see the past and future, and his space-sealing artifacts, even if we can defeat the killer, we simply won't be able to catch him!"

Jiang Miaoyin was both angry and disappointed. She felt a surge of hot blood in her chest, but she didn't know how to vent it.

Chu Xiu remained expressionless. He raised his hand and waved it, and Garuda's severed body automatically stitched itself back together. Although this injury could be restored through refining, it would be unusable for a short period of time.

He looked at his shattered armor, and the coldness in his eyes intensified.

"That was indeed the case. As long as he hid carefully, I had no way to track him down."

"However, his biggest mistake was luring me here in an attempt to kill me with the help of ghosts!"

"You think you can just escape like that? It's not that easy."

Chu Xiu suddenly stretched out his left hand and said, "Hold on tight."

After Jiang Miaoyin grabbed him, he suddenly pushed off with both legs, and his whole body rushed in one direction like a cannonball!
"Boom!"

The rocks along the way were crushed by the unparalleled force. These hard basalt rocks were like tofu in front of Chu Xiu, and could not stop him in the slightest!
The killer's supernatural powers are indeed extremely difficult to deal with. Under normal circumstances, even a demigod would be completely helpless against him.

However, what he didn't know was that while releasing the Hellfire Corpse, Chu Xiu also released the Heroic Ghost King.

His original idea was simply to have the Ghost King hide in the Yin energy to investigate the specific situation of the ghosts below.

In this extremely dense Yin energy environment, the Ghost King's ability to hide was greatly enhanced, and the murderous ghost, who was not good at reconnaissance to begin with, naturally failed to detect him.

After realizing something was wrong, Chu Xiu decisively ordered the Ghost King to release the Ghost Mist!
These ghostly mists silently blended into the yin energy, and when the murderous ghost opened the spatial passage to escape, some of them were naturally sucked in as well!
"When the murderer used the spirit puppet to assassinate me before, he used its real body as the 'anchor point' of the spatial channel, but the one I just fought was definitely its real body! If it were a spirit puppet, it would be impossible for it to hide from my detection! And it would be impossible for it to block my attack!"

"Since the main body is here in person, the 'anchor point' must be the responsibility of the spirit puppet. In this environment rich in yin energy, the distance cannot be very long!"

This allowed Chu Xiu to pinpoint the location of the murderer by using the connection between the Ghost King and the Ghost Mist!
In reality, the killer's spatial portal only transported him less than two thousand meters, a distance that would be covered in the blink of an eye for a Heroic Spirit. Therefore, he did not run away immediately after the teleportation was completed, but instead activated his stealth skill.

He was confident that, with the obstruction of the Yin energy, the mere two thousand meters would become an insurmountable barrier preventing Chu Xiu from exploring!

But just as he was about to go around and look for another opportunity to assassinate Chu Xiu, he suddenly noticed the ground shaking!

"No way"

The killer looked incredulous, but before he could make a move, the rock beneath his feet suddenly exploded, and as he looked down, he met a pair of cold eyes!

The next instant, an incomparably surging sword aura swept towards him!

(End of this chapter)