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

Chapter 348 Civilization Domain
"Senior Qin!"

Jiang Miaoyin exclaimed in surprise and, without saying a word, followed Chu Xiu into the spatial passage.

Zhao Jie's eyes widened, filled with both gratitude and shame, while the murderer revealed a look of wild joy, as if his prey had finally stepped into the trap he had set!
"Hahahaha, you've got guts!"

"Then let me show you the civilization I have painstakingly cultivated!"

As he finished speaking, iron towers rose up behind him, each radiating a crimson light that converged above the dome, forming an invisible domain!

Bathed in this light, the killer's injuries were repaired at a speed visible to the naked eye!
His delay in healing his injuries was clearly a ploy to lure Chu Xiu into making a move!

However, Chu Xiu only flashed a cold glint in his eyes before unhesitatingly wielding the Chiwen again!

If he could severely injure the murderer once, he can kill him again!
"die!"

With the combined power of gods and demons and the essence of magical artifacts, three sword energies surged toward the murderous ghost!

"Boom!"

The surging energy was like a giant wave rising in the sky, and the entire world of the killer trembled because of this huge energy fluctuation!
However, facing Chu Xiu's full-force attack, the killer laughed again. He neither dodged nor avoided, and suddenly more than a dozen spatial rifts appeared in front of him. These rifts were like indestructible blades, which actually cut Chu Xiu's sword energy in half!

When the structure of the sword energy is destroyed, the energy dissipates. Although the total amount of energy remains the same, it can no longer be gathered together. A terrifying torrent of energy engulfs the killer. However, when it calms down, the killer only has wisps of white smoke rising from his skin!

This made Chu Xiu's expression freeze!
Last time, the killer used every trick in the book against his heavy sword, only managing to escape with his life by using the spatial passage.

But this time, he actually caught it almost unscathed!

"Is this the power of the ruler of civilization?"

Chu Xiu narrowed his eyes. Although he also had his own civilization, it was far from being developed, and he hadn't spent time studying it. Therefore, he really knew very little about the use of the power of civilization.

But after a brief exchange, he figured it out.

Within the boundaries of this civilization, a special realm resembling a fiery inferno was formed.

Its effect, as it appears so far, is to significantly enhance the domain master's "control" over the domain's territory.

This control includes the perception of everything within the domain, as well as the precision enhancement in mobilizing energy.

Cutting through Chu Xiu's sword energy was no easy task. Firstly, Chu Xiu's sword energy was incredibly solidified, making it virtually impossible for any attack other than a demigod's to break through. Secondly, his sword energy was extremely fast, also at the demigod's speed! Ordinary heroic spirits simply couldn't react in time!

Let alone accurately judging the structure of the sword energy, it's difficult to even release a skill before being struck by the sword energy!
Otherwise, what would the murderer have been doing all this time?
However, under the influence of his domain, he was able to precisely cut Chu Xiu's sword energy through spatial rifts, which shows that his talent has been greatly improved in terms of power, release speed, and accuracy!
"No wonder Zhao Jie was determined to stop me from entering; the effects of this civilized domain are indeed extremely suitable for murderers."

For others, it might not be so troublesome, but the killer's spatial cutting talent unleashed the power of the domain to the maximum extent!

However, Chu Xiu still showed no fear on his face.

He had just realized that even with such a significant boost, the killer had only barely managed to block his attack.

Therefore, by simply closing the distance and further shortening his reaction time, he can break through the defense formed by the spatial rifts!

Moreover, once they get close, given Chu Xiu's terrifying physique, even without activating his sword energy, a single casual strike from him could kill a ghost that might not be able to withstand it!

The Great Freedom Demon Body of the Ninth Heaven granted him the power to briefly contend with a demigod! The murderer was merely a newly ascended Heroic Spirit, and even with the blessings of numerous extraterrestrial demons, he was far from being comparable to him!
With a flash, Chu Xiu's divine and demonic power surged within him, transforming into a streak of light as he rushed towards the murderer! Spatial slashes formed around him, but Chu Xiu's reaction speed and agility far surpassed the murderer's. He constantly changed positions at large angles in the air, like a nimble sparrow, dodging all the slashes!

In the blink of an eye, he was right in front of the murderer!

However, at this moment, a strange smile appeared on the killer's face, and a naginata engraved with strange beast patterns suddenly appeared between his hands!

The next instant, the crimson light on his body suddenly intensified, as if he had been strengthened several times over in an instant. The naginata in his hand stabbed towards Chu Xiu at an unbelievable speed!
The speed was so fast that even Chu Xiu's eyes widened immediately!

"Bang!!!"

The shield formed by the Five Dragon Crown of the Imperial Pole was instantly broken through. Taking advantage of the moment that the mythical equipment delayed him, Chu Xiu turned his sword and used the Chiwen to slash at the naginata!

"boom!"

A massive blast of air exploded in the air, instantly clearing away the air within a radius of a kilometer!

Chu Xiu felt a tremendous shock in his hand, and the force of the impact sent him flying backward, crashing heavily into the ground a thousand meters underground!

The killer, however, remained calmly standing in place.

This battle was also a head-on clash, but the result was completely different from before!

"boom!"

The surrounding rocks shattered, and Chu Xiu leaped out.

But the look in his eyes as he looked at the murderer was even more solemn!
When he swung his sword just now, he felt that he was not fighting against a single individual, but against a colossal being that could not be described in words!

If we were to make a calculation, the opponent's physical strength would definitely exceed 100,000 when fighting him! Comparable to a demigod in melee combat!
"This should be the second function of civilization."

"It can instantly transfer the power of civilization into the body of the master of civilization, amplifying his attributes!"

Chu Xiu squinted at the crimson light surrounding the killer. With each breath he took, the light was drawn in, further strengthening his muscular body, which had been enhanced by the God of Pain.

Furthermore, the naginata in his hand was also a [Mythical] equipment!
Although it is only a mythical hero, the opponent's rank can perfectly bring out the power of this equipment. At least in terms of weapon, even the Chiwen, which has been enhanced by the essence of magic weapons, cannot gain an advantage!

"No wonder they're so confident; they have so many trump cards up their sleeves?"

Faced with Chu Xiu's solemn expression, the killer just grinned and his monstrous body, which had swelled to over six meters tall and was as black as venom, disappeared from the spot without warning!

The next instant, Chu Xiu felt a wave of air rushing towards him, and when he turned his head, he saw a ferocious face!

"clang!"

The naginata slammed heavily into the Chiwen, sending Chu Xiu flying backward once more. The murderous ghost, however, had no intention of giving Chu Xiu any chance to catch his breath. With a flash, it followed up again, and at the same time, countless spatial slashes formed all around, crisscrossing and slashing towards Chu Xiu!
Although crushing the previously arrogant Chu Xiu made every cell in his body tremble with excitement, he was not someone who would let his guard down just because he had a slight advantage. Only by using the strongest and fastest means to completely kill Chu Xiu could he consider himself to have won!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Each collision felt like a nuclear bomb exploding in the arena, and with each collision, Chu Xiu became even more disheveled. His Xuan Sha Glazed Armor was already shattered, and the Golden Scale Armor underneath had been blasted with holes! These two legendary King-rank armors were as fragile as cardboard in this level of battle!
Even with his powerful divine sense pinpointing the location of the spatial rift, Chu Xiu couldn't completely evade the dense spatial cuts under the killer's attacks! He already had numerous deep cuts that exposed bone on his body!

Although these injuries were nothing to Chu Xiu, who had already cultivated to the ninth level of the Great Freedom Heavenly Demon Body, he was still afraid of the continuous accumulation of injuries! Moreover, the divine and demonic power and the origin of his magic treasures within his body were also being consumed rapidly!
However, just as Chu Xiu was being beaten into a sorry state, the murderer suddenly stopped, turned his head to look into the distance, and showed a look of annoyance on his face.

This allowed Chu Xiu to catch his breath. He followed the killer's gaze and saw an iron tower collapsing in the distance, from which a figure flew out and headed towards another iron tower!
It was Jiang Miaoyin!
However, this girl realized that she couldn't interfere in the battle between Chu Xiu and the killer, so she chose to destroy the other side's civilization to help Chu Xiu restrain the killer!

"I didn't expect she could be of any use," Chu Xiu said, somewhat surprised.

He had naturally noticed these iron towers long ago.

He wasn't a reckless brute who would just hack and slash his way through the enemy lines because of his strength. He also knew that Zhao Jie wouldn't speak without reason. The fact that Zhao Jie still tried to dissuade him after witnessing his battle in Pengcheng meant that the power of the civilized realm must be beyond imagination.

Therefore, the moment he entered the world of the killer, he used his divine sense to cover the surroundings, searching for and thinking about the flaws.

The killer's civilization was much larger than he had imagined. It was inhabited by a strange, dark red creature covered in thick armor plates that fed on the energy of volcanoes.

And their numbers exceeded one million! Moreover, many of them were powerful individuals!
Although the murderer became a civilization envoy more than ten years earlier than him, the other party was just an ordinary civilization envoy and should not have developed so quickly.

Aside from the help of extraterrestrial demons, it is most likely due to the special characteristics of the civilized race.

These bizarre volcanic insect people seem to possess extraordinary vitality, resilience, and reproductive capabilities.

Among these iron towers, Chu Xiu saw tens of thousands of volcanic insect people being tortured by various instruments of torture, and others manipulating some strange war weapons.

Judging from the crimson light emanating from the top of the iron tower, Chu Xiu roughly guessed what it was.

Prayer Tower!
It's a civilization building that Chu Xiu unlocked before. As long as the people of the civilization enter the wishing tower, they can increase the combat power of the civilization's lord through prayer!
However, the prayer tower before him was completely different from what Chu Xiu had imagined, and the way of "praying" was also completely different—if the torment inside the tower could be called praying.

Therefore, he wasn't sure, but he had some vague guesses.

However, the power of civilization is similar to the power of faith in ancient Shinto, both being essentially the power of beliefs. It's not surprising that the killer, as a member of the God of Suffering, has a unique way of "praying."

Chu Xiu could sense that the tormented creatures were not in pain, but rather were caught up in a war frenzy, as if their species were born for war, and they were eagerly hoping that their civilization's ruler could destroy the enemy and bring them another victory!
This deviation from the essence of "prayer" caused the killer's power to increase far more violently than that of a normal prayer tower! This brought him greater strength, but also put greater pressure on his physical body, while his consciousness seemed to be suffering from the effects of this fanatical emotion!
After Jiang Miaoyin destroyed an iron tower, the scarlet light on the killer's body noticeably weakened!
This confirmed Chu Xiu's guess: these iron towers were indeed the wishing towers!
"To fight the Lord of Civilization, we must weaken the realm of civilization. Once all these prayer towers are destroyed, the killers will probably be much easier to deal with."

And clearly, the killer knew this all too well.

He turned to look at Jiang Miaoyin, a strong killing intent appearing in his eyes.

"court death!"

As his angry thoughts reverberated in the air, the murderer shook off Chu Xiu and flew rapidly toward Jiang Miaoyin. However, at that moment, a dark red domain suddenly expanded and encompassed his body!

Hellfire!

Chu Xiu wasn't just taking a beating; he was constantly looking for an opportunity!

The best way to compete in one domain is to compete in another!
However, if the Hellfire Corpse is released during the killer's fierce attack, the domain may not even have time to open before it is directly shattered by the opponent's blade!

He had originally considered using the ghost army to buy time if all else failed, but now that the killer had abandoned Chu Xiu, the Sinful Fire Purgatory took the opportunity to unfold and engulf the killer!

However, the moment the domain took shape, Chu Xiu felt an unprecedented and immense pressure!
Even the infernal corpses that could spread out a radius of three miles deep in the furnace where the yin energy was extremely dense could not spread out a radius of less than a hundred meters at this moment!

Of course, possessing a domain does not negate the advantage of a civilization master. Otherwise, why would the Conqueror King spend so much money to train an army? He could just open his domain and charge in.

The strength of the realm of civilization lies in its ability to draw upon the power of the entire civilization. Unless it is the realm of gods, virtually no other realm can rival it!
However, the Hellfire also gave Chu Xiu a small buffer zone. The moment he was enveloped by the domain, the continuous crimson light on the killer's body seemed to be slowed down, and the transmission efficiency was much weaker. At the same time, the spatial rifts around him also fluctuated violently, as if they were about to collapse at any moment!

The killer tried to break out of the domain, but Chu Xiu roared and launched his first counterattack! The violent sword energy made the killer dare not be careless, and after raising his naginata to receive the attack, a chain wrapped around his left leg.

【Torture Instrument: Judge's Curse Chain】!
After the completion of the Purgatory Demon Corpse Refining process was greatly improved, the power of this torture instrument also increased dramatically.

Moreover, the Hellfire Corpse also crafted other instruments of torture!
Eight bone spikes shot out from its body, each of which was engraved with extremely complex runes and was interconnected with each other, forming a complete array!

Eight bone spikes flew at incredible speed to the murderer's vicinity, forming a cube centered on him. Under the activation of the array, flame chains appeared on all six sides of the cube, completely sealing off the murderer. In the next instant, raging flames of sin rose within the entire cube!

【Instruments of Torture: The Infernal Fire】!
The biggest flaw of the Infernal Blaze is that in pursuit of the ultimate wide-range attack, it has given up the field's restrictive effects.

However, as the top lineage of the Demonic Sect, it is impossible for it to have this flaw, and thus the torture instruments were created!

【Punishment Fire Prison】can form a chain of fire on six sides to block enemies from breaking out, and the intensity of the sinful fire will be increased several times when they are inside the fire prison!
The murderer was engulfed in black flames that scorched his skin. As he roared and cleaved through the fire hell, Chu Xiu, wielding a heavy black sword, stood in his way.

The Hellfire Corpse, relying on the Judge's Chains, kept up closely, tightly enveloping the murderer in a domain only a hundred meters wide!

Meanwhile, Jiang Miaoyin was also flying rapidly towards the second wishing tower! The insectoids that tried to stop her were no match for her! As long as Chu Xiu kept the murderer occupied, it was only a matter of time before all the wishing towers were destroyed.

Realizing this, Chu Xiu gripped his sword with both hands and stared intently at the murderer opposite him.

To his surprise, after failing to break out of the inferno, the killer stopped calmly.

"I have to admit that being able to maintain a hundred-meter-wide domain even under the suppression of civilization, you do indeed have the ability to challenge the master of civilization."

"However, you don't actually think you can turn the tide of battle with a king who isn't even a Heroic Spirit, do you?" The killer said with a sneer.

As soon as she finished speaking, several spirit puppets appeared in the distance, joining forces with the powerful members of the volcanic insectoids to surround and block Jiang Miaoyin.

At the same time, a beam of red light shot out from the killer's body and plunged into the ground!
"I must say, you have a lot to be proud of for being able to force me to reveal my ultimate trump card."

"Now, I'll show you what a civilization born for war truly is!"

As his words fell, the earth cracked open, volcanoes erupted, and all the land within sight shook violently!

Before Chu Xiu's astonished eyes, an incredibly large colossal statue slowly rose from the ground.

Upon seeing the colossal statue, Zhao Jie's expression turned to utter despair.

"Run! He's even built the Colossus of Civilization!!!"

(End of this chapter)