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

Chapter 354 Coincidence
"Astrid."

Chu Xiu gripped his sword with both hands, his expression solemn.

Ashura, standing to the side, was completely bewildered, not knowing what had happened. But when the sword energy dissipated, he saw the man who seemed to be unharmed despite Chu Xiu's full-force attack, and his face showed extreme horror.

Chu Xiu was already so strong that he was shocked. Just how strong was the person who could easily withstand Chu Xiu's sword strike?
"I never expected you would dare to return to this world." Astrid smiled coldly, looking at Chu Xiu as if he were looking at a gambler who was too bold to face death.

"Do you really think that deceiving a supreme god comes without any consequences?"

Deceiving a supreme god?
The moment the words left his mouth, an even more incredulous expression appeared on Ashura's face.

Is this so-called "god" a genuine god, or is he just a fraud, someone whose status is close to that of a deity but who proclaims himself a god?
If it's the former, that's absolutely terrifying!

Let alone him, even the vast majority of heroic spirits, and even demigods, do not have a way to contact a god, let alone the chief god.

And Chu Xiu actually dared to deceive a supreme god?!
Before he could even process what was happening, Chu Xiu didn't say a word. Garuda appeared beneath him, transformed into a golden light, and ran away!

However, Astrid merely gave a cold laugh and reached out to give a light handshake.

With such a simple action, something extremely terrifying happened in the next instant. Countless sharp blood spikes pierced out of Chu Xiu's body, as if all the blood in his body had condensed into a sharp solid and pierced outwards!
This scene terrified Asura, who turned and fled in the opposite direction from Chu Xiu, hoping that the terrifying man opposite him had not noticed him.

He felt that his divine power, which he was so proud of, was like an ant that could be easily wiped out in front of that man!

Astrid merely glanced at Ashura before turning his gaze away.

At this moment, in his eyes, Chu Xiu's entire body was pierced by his own blood, and his internal organs were riddled with holes!
There was also a bloody thorn that traveled up his throat, almost piercing through his nasal cavity and directly into Chu Xiu's brain!

Unfortunately, it was ultimately blocked by the skull.

"This kid is really strange. He's only at the King Rank, so how did his physical strength reach this level?"

Astrid frowned slightly.

In the past, even a demigod-level expert or someone with a weak physique would be instantly killed by this move!
However, it doesn't matter to him.

If one strike isn't enough to kill, then a second strike will do.

He raised his hand again, and an almost invisible blood-red light danced between his fingers. His five fingers were bent, as if he wanted to crush Chu Xiu's heart from a distance!
But just then, a buzzing sound rang out in the arena! A phantom dark red area rapidly expanded from Chu Xiu's center!
Astrid scoffed, "What could a rudimentary field possibly have? How come there's so much?"

Astrid was slightly taken aback, and in the blink of an eye, Chu Xiu unleashed six domains!
Although most of them were very simple and were just for filling out the numbers, there were so many of them!

This made Astrid frown. Using a domain to counter the laws was indeed a very effective method, but he didn't expect Chu Xiu to know it.

Even more bizarrely, a dark green heavy armor appeared on Chu Xiu's body at this moment, and flesh and blood kept gushing out from the gaps in the armor, repairing Chu Xiu's injuries!
Astrid could sense that the domain activated by that heavy armor was almost stronger than the other five domains combined! Furthermore, he sensed the aura of a superior being on it, and that special divine power greatly interfered with his own power of laws.

"Heh, so you've found a new master so quickly?"

"Damn it!"

Astrid's eyes flashed with murderous intent. He raised his hand and made a gesture. The next moment, a sea of ​​blood hung upside down in the distant sky and poured down!

Chu Xiu stared in shock at the blood-sea phantom that suddenly appeared before him. Though it was a phantom, he couldn't tell the difference between it and the real thing; it was as if a real sea of ​​blood was blocking his way!
This sea of ​​blood was incredibly vast, almost occupying the entire sky as far as the eye could see. Even when Chu Xiu extended his divine sense to its limit, he could not find the edge of the sea of ​​blood!

At this moment, a crack appeared in the center of the sea of ​​blood, and blood poured down like a city wall, forming a huge blood curtain in front of Chu Xiu!
"Is this a demigod?" Chu Xiu couldn't help but curse.

In the past, it was always others who talked about him, but now it was Chu Xiu's turn to be shocked.

This terrifying power, whether it was the power of the laws that had seriously injured him from thousands of meters away, or the blood sea with an unbelievably large energy level in front of him, far surpassed any demigod he had ever seen!
This divine messenger is definitely a Heavenly King-level fighter!
"Now you know fear?" Astrid sneered.

Chu Xiu took a deep breath and, without the slightest hesitation, activated the power of the [God-Given Living Armor] to its maximum! He also initiated the Painful Sacrifice!

In an instant, a full 60,000 points of power were amplified in his body, almost doubling Chu Xiu's physique!
He gripped the Chiwen tightly with both hands, and the essence of the magic weapon and the power of gods and demons surged forth. He roared and gritted his teeth to slash at the sea of ​​blood in front of him with all his might!
"boom!!!"

The fierce and unparalleled sword energy slashed heavily across the sea of ​​blood, actually splitting the massive sea of ​​blood apart!

One sword cuts through the flow!
Astrid snorted coldly, a look of surprise appearing in his eyes.

In addition to the rules they control, deities usually possess two other authorities: their domain and their physical form.

The power of gods is immense and cannot be stored by a small body. Most gods are thousands of meters tall, and some are even comparable to an entire planet!

Although the "true form" he revealed was merely an illusion, the illusion of a god is not so easily shattered.

"No wonder our lord values ​​this child so highly; his talent is truly one in a thousand years."

"pity."

Astrid licked his lips.

As a divine messenger chosen by the Blood Pool, he was naturally a genius among geniuses, and it was inevitable that he would compare himself to Chu Xiu, who possessed even greater talent.

He was always jealous of those who were more talented than him, but he could only suppress this jealousy in his heart. As a divine messenger, he could not do anything that went beyond the will of the gods.

But now, Chu Xiu personally unlocked the chains binding him and handed him the knife!

"Since that's the case, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Astrid flicked his wrist, and a sea of ​​blood descended from the sky, transforming the area within a radius of several miles around Chu Xiu into a blood domain entirely composed of blood!
Even with all six of Chu Xiu's domains fighting at the same time, he felt immense resistance from all sides, making it impossible for him to move an inch!
Then, he took a step forward, and his body was immediately surrounded by a dense blood-red light, like a bright red shooting star, flying rapidly towards Chu Xiu!
His speed was unbelievable, while Chu Xiu was bound by the sea of ​​blood. In front of Astrid, Garuda was like a car compared to a bicycle!

Seeing the blood-red light rapidly approaching from behind, Chu Xiu was extremely anxious. He patted his spirit flesh storage pouch, and the Blood Demon Avatar appeared beside him!
"What does Your Excellency wish to do upon summoning me? I am still consolidating my cultivation level."

Before Rasputin could finish speaking, he sensed the rapidly approaching blood-red light and the incredibly viscous sea of ​​blood all around him, and cried out in fright, "Your Majesty! Who have you offended?"

Before Chu Xiu could speak, Rasputin looked at the blood-red curtain around him, as if realizing something, his expression instantly turning to horror: "Lord, you've offended the Blood Pool???" "Enough nonsense." Chu Xiu roared, his internal magic power surging, and sword energy continuously cleaved through the sea of ​​blood before him!
Rasputin also realized the urgency of the situation and, without the slightest hesitation, a large number of blood vessels gushed from his body and flowed into Garuda's body!
Having received the energy of a heroic spirit, Garuda let out a clear cry and instantly accelerated!
A burst of blood-red light also emerged around it. This blood-red light seemed to originate from the same source as the blood curtain summoned by Astrid. Originally, Garuda was like swimming in the sea, so its speed was naturally slow. But with Rasputin's help, it was like a drop of water merging into the ocean, and its speed increased greatly!

Rasputin may seem unreliable at times, but he is, after all, the number one Blood Demon! He is indeed extraordinary!
However, even after breaking free from the shackles of the sea of ​​blood, Astrid's speed was still far greater than Garuda's!
A distance of several thousand meters was simply not enough against the opponent's abnormal speed! In just a breath, half of them were caught up!
This made Chu Xiu extremely anxious, but he was helpless and could only push Garuda to its limit! With the dual blessing of the Blood Demon Avatar and the power of gods and demons, even this divine bird, which represented speed, was pushed to its limit and was on the verge of collapsing at any moment!
Even so, the distance between the two is still rapidly shrinking!
Seeing that Astrid had closed to within a kilometer, Chu Xiu did not hesitate at all and directly unsealed all the power of the God-given Living Armor!
The domain of pain expanded outwards, and at the same time, four Pain Gods of the Heroic Spirit rank appeared beside Chu Xiu. They wore exquisite black plate armor, had binding helmets on their faces, and held rapiers in their hands, like four nimble warriors, and charged towards Astrid!
Even a demigod could only briefly withstand the combined attack of the four!
However, Astrid did not make any defensive move at all. Instead, blood splattered everywhere as he smashed the attacks of the four divine servants, along with their bodies, to pieces!
This scene filled Chu Xiu with even greater horror!
Faced with such power, even with the divinely bestowed living armor and a physique exceeding 100,000, he simply wouldn't have any ability to resist!

This reminded Chu Xiu of a saying he had once heard: because the path to godhood is so long and difficult, the gap between demigods can be greater than that between a human and a dog!
With a wry smile, Chu Xiu realized that he would probably have to use the [Deep Dive Safety Rope] this time. He had naturally thought of this when he returned to the Corpse World, and that he might be targeted by the Blood Pool. However, he believed that he could protect himself with his greatly increased strength and the acquisition of a divine artifact. But he did not expect that Astrid, as the messenger of the gods, would be far stronger than he had anticipated!

"Consider this a lesson learned. I need to be more cautious when venturing into the abyss in the future," Chu Xiu thought to himself.

Of course, he wouldn't just sit there and wait to die. He let out a soft shout, gripped the Chiwen tightly with both hands, and prepared to face Astrid head-on before leaving!
But just as he made up his mind to fight with his back against the wall, a crack suddenly appeared in the void without warning, and a bronze spear shot out from it at high speed!
"boom!"

Astrid and the spear collided violently, creating an incredibly massive explosion on the spot! The space around him seemed to distort, and terrifying energy was released in all directions amidst a deafening roar. The sea of ​​blood, stretching for tens of kilometers, surged violently under the impact, as if a tsunami had been triggered!
"who is it?!"

At the epicenter of the explosion, Astrid roared in a mixture of shock and rage.

When the light and heat dissipated, Chu Xiu realized that Astrid's chest had been pierced by the bronze spear!
This surprised and delighted Chu Xiu. Although he didn't understand what had happened, he didn't hesitate to speed up and flee towards his territory.

Once inside the domain, with the support of the civilization domain and the accumulated power of civilization, there would be a sliver of a chance to escape from Astrid's clutches.

Astrid stood there with a grim expression, a large amount of bloody light emanating from his body. Under the corrosive influence of that bloody light, the spiritual light on the bronze spear quickly dimmed.

"Click."

With a soft sound, the bronze spear that had pierced Astrid's chest crumbled into dust and disappeared.

However, even after shattering the spear, Astrid's solemn expression did not lessen in the slightest.

Because he discovered that an extremely strange force was entering his body from the spear, constantly damaging his body!

"This is...the power of the gods!"

His expression turned extremely ugly. He looked at the direction Chu Xiu had fled in with an uncertain expression. After hesitating for a while, he still snorted coldly and chased after Chu Xiu.

This time, however, he did not transform into a streak of blood-red light. Instead, after advancing a certain distance, he slowly stopped at the edge of the Chu Xiu civilization without stepping inside.

At the center of the civilization, Chu Xiu was gazing at him from afar. At this distance, even if Astrid forcibly rushed into the domain, it would be enough for Chu Xiu to break free.

Standing beside Chu Xiu was a demigod, none other than Ya Zi!

Both of them stared at Astrid as if facing a formidable enemy.

Under their gazes, Astrid spoke in an extremely somber voice: "Very well, I didn't expect you to find a god who dares to offend my lord to back you up so quickly."

"No wonder he had the guts to return to this world!"

"But do you think that will stop me?"

"This bronze spear can't kill me. Your powerful backer, who's billions of miles away, was willing to save you once, but will he save you a second time?"

Astrid's words left Chu Xiu completely bewildered. How come he didn't know he had a powerful backer?
What neither of them knew was that it was actually a very coincidental misunderstanding.

That spear was thrown by the Bronze King, and his purpose was to kill Chu Xiu, who had ruined his plans!
However, He did not know exactly who erased His consciousness, but at the moment of being erased, He sensed the extraordinary nature of the Blood-Burning Golden Eyes and recognized that it was an existence of the same or similar level as Him.

At that time, the Blood Sea Ritual had just begun, and the Blood Demon had not yet been revived. They simply assumed that it was done by a few extraterrestrial demons who were at odds with Him.

Therefore, He set His target on beings with strength similar to those of extraterrestrial demons.

The Bronze King's thinking was simple: even if he attacked the wrong person, he would only have attacked a powerful person who also coveted this world, so it wouldn't be a loss.

So after arriving, this spear has been patrolling the world of ghouls. As soon as Astrid appeared, it sensed the opponent's power and crossed space to arrive.

The King of Pain also knew that this attack would not kill any of the extraterrestrial demons; it was merely a warning from Him. Since it was a warning, it didn't matter who He attacked; the important thing was to inflict a terrible defeat!

His divine power is imbued in this spear, and anyone struck by it will be constantly eroded by it. Even extraterrestrial demons would need a great deal of time to slowly expel his divine power unless they returned to their own planet to heal.

During this period, you will experience excruciating pain at all times.

The Bronze King probably never dreamed that his spear, which he used to kill enemies, would actually save their lives.

Chu Xiu naturally couldn't have imagined this, but he keenly realized that the situation had changed, so he simply sneered, "In that case, what are you waiting for, sir?"

Astrid stood there with a gloomy expression, unable to suppress the urge to rush into the domain and fight Chu Xiu, but he held back.

This spear, imbued with the warning of the Bronze King, contains a great deal of His destructive divine power.

Even the strongest demigod is still just a demigod! Even the weakest god is still a god!

There is an insurmountable gap between the two.

Even Astrid was only barely managing to suppress his injuries at this point.

To break free from the influence of the Bronze King's divine power, it would take at least several months, or even a year! And that's assuming the Blood Sea Ritual has been initiated here, providing him with a large amount of blood energy to utilize!
This is the enormous difference between gods and demigods!

But if he misses this opportunity, Chu Xiu will definitely never step into the Blood Sea World again. Even if he destroys the other side's civilization, he will not be able to complete the task that the Blood Pool has sent down!

Thinking of this, Astrid took a deep breath and slowly spoke:

"Chu Xiu, is it? I have an incredible opportunity here."

"I just don't know if you have the guts to take it!"

(End of this chapter)