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

Chapter 377 A Leap in Strength
A month later.

Chu Xiu sat cross-legged on the spot, his eyes closed, as if he was sensing something.

He had fully recovered and was now exuding a terrifying aura.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes, a look of understanding flashing in them, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

"So that's what happened."

Over the past month, Chu Xiu has been recovering while carefully sensing the changes in his body and their impact.

The changes on the surface were all beneficial. His magical power circulated more smoothly and quickly, the golden embryo he condensed was able to store more golden embryo origin, and even the two high-level powers of divine and demonic power and magical treasure origin recovered faster.

It's as if it's been comprehensively strengthened.

This certainly pleased Chu Xiu, but he did not relax. Instead, he immediately began to study the various cultivation techniques he had been practicing.

He watched the subsequent cultivation process in advance and pondered its meaning.

This was not easy. Understanding and experiencing the cultivation method was not something that causal points could help with. Therefore, even just having a general understanding of what would happen next took Chu Xiu a month.

But now, he can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"The changes in my body will not hinder my cultivation of the technique; on the contrary, they will greatly benefit me!"

"In fact, it would be more accurate to say that subsequent cultivation is intended to develop in the direction of energy bars combined with special spatial configurations."

For example, according to the records in "The Great Freedom Heavenly Demon Body", in the end, the physical body must be refined into a special form of "transcendence". In this form, the body is composed of one interconnected "microstructures". Each "microstructure" can transfer and reproduce energy, and even reshape the complete body.

This is what cultivators usually refer to as "rebirth through blood."

That's right. The so-called rebirth from a drop of blood does not mean that the entire body is reborn from a single drop of blood. Blood only refers to the tiny structures that make up the body. The bodies of those demons no longer contain blood in the traditional sense.

Only when one evolves to this level can one truly be called "free and at ease"!
The same goes for "The Myriad Weapons Return to the Source Technique". Right now, it is only in the stage of letting the equipment "host" it. But when it reaches the final stage of "fusion", if it is still made of flesh and blood, how can it become one with the magic weapon?

The cultivation of the physical body is also like this. The Golden Core is actually the first step to the next level of life. It involves extracting the organs that operate the various energies in the body and replacing them with a Golden Core.

Once one reaches the Nascent Soul stage, the soul is separated from the brain, allowing control of the body without relying on the brain's functions. At that point, the body can be freely modified.

"All methods lead to the same goal; it seems that all cultivation methods have something in common."

"This also seems to be the reason why one cannot cultivate the later stages of the Great Freedom Heavenly Demon Body without forming the Golden Core." Chu Xiu seemed to have realized something.

Although his physique was extremely strong before, it was achieved by relying on the "Great Freedom Heavenly Demon Body". Some heroic spirits with much weaker physiques than him have completely transformed their bodies into energy, and there is no such thing as internal organs.

On the other hand, the King-level cultivators were basically all intact flesh and blood bodies; he had killed so many King-level cultivators without exception.

Currently, although the completion rate of the Tribulation Body is only 22%, it is already sufficient to begin the subsequent cultivation of some techniques.

At that moment, a thought suddenly popped into Chu Xiu's mind.

"Perhaps the Tribulation is a means of converting the physical body into energy, and the Trials of the Abyss have the same effect."

"But the price is that the body becomes more digitized, making it even harder to escape the control of the abyss."

This explains why many awakened heroic spirits have an energy level even higher than that of Nascent Soul cultivators.

"Could it be that this is why none of the geniuses cultivated by the God-Kings, who broke through without relying on trials, were able to break through to the God Realm? Because they couldn't find the tribulation?"

Chu Xiu pondered for a while, then shook his head.

If even he could find the calamity, how could the God King not find it?
However, there are probably very few people like him who can withstand tribulation lightning at the King level.
Chu Xiu stopped thinking about it. Exploring these secrets should be done slowly, but at least there had been a huge breakthrough.

He estimated that after possessing a body that had undergone tribulation, forming a core should not be a problem.

In fact, Chu Xiu was already 70-80% confident before the tribulation, after all, his accumulated experience was truly terrifying.

However, Astrid had said that after the breakthrough, the trial would still come, and it would transform into a tribulation that was more difficult and rewarding than the old one. Chu Xiu would not take it lightly.

Therefore, he now needs to maximize his strength!
Instead of rushing to the Taiyin Treasure Vault, he waved his hand, and a massive amount of causal points appeared all around.

Add more!

Thanks to the effects of the tribulation lightning, the equipment implantation progress in his six internal organs increased dramatically, which was at least equivalent to the merit of a million karma points.

What surprised Chu Xiu even more was that all the equipment he fused with had undergone varying degrees of enhancement after being baptized by the tribulation lightning.

Chu Xiu then went all out and fused all six pieces of equipment together at this moment!

The process went very smoothly. As the causal points were consumed in large quantities, Chu Xiu felt as if he had experienced tens of thousands of years in another time and space. The six magical treasures gradually took up residence in his body at a speed visible to the naked eye.

A week later, Chu Xiu suddenly opened his eyes.

He casually threw a punch, and a terrifying force swept out, directly blasting a large crater in the ground!
At this moment, his body shimmered with a pale white luster, just like a flawless piece of porcelain!
After spending a full four million karma points, he finally succeeded in cultivating his six internal organs.

This number is much lower than he estimated!
Cultivating the Six Internal Organs not only granted him the power of these six pieces of equipment, but more importantly, his physique and defense also surged during the continuous fusion and refinement process!
Even without the power of magic weapons, his physical strength increased by 15,000, and the toughness of his skin, muscles and bones leaped to a new level, increasing his defense by more than 30%!
Don't underestimate this 30%. You should know that this is based on the super strong defensive power that Chu Xiu already possessed when he reached the first level of the Great Freedom Heavenly Demon Body.

Normally, it would be impossible to cultivate the six internal organs without reaching seven or eight million karmic points each.

"Looks like I wasn't struck by lightning for nothing this time." Feeling the powerful energy within him, Chu Xiu couldn't help but chuckle.

He felt that if he were to encounter that demigod warrior from Pengcheng again, he could beat him to a pulp even without any equipment, just by throwing his bare hands!
With the addition of mythical equipment like the Chiwen, even powerful demigods like Chen Huang and Shenwei Daoren could put up a fight!
Chu Xiu didn't know what supernatural abilities these powerful demigods possessed, so he couldn't make a definitive conclusion, but at least in terms of basic attributes, he was no longer at a disadvantage.

"Not to mention, I also have the Myriad Filth Returning to Origin Bag, the Ghost Legion, and other means."

Speaking of the ghost legion, Chu Xiu also devoted a portion of his mind to refining and recovering during his seclusion.

With the characteristics of the [Soul Core], those ghosts that were shattered will not die completely, and can be restored as long as there is enough soul power to replenish them.

Of course, the energy required to restore a ghost from a single core to its full potential is astonishing.

Previously, Qingyunzi had given Chu Xiu all the ghostly souls at the bottom of the Hundred Ghosts Furnace. Now, after more than a month of refining, they had all been consumed. However, such a massive amount of energy had only restored the ghostly army to half its original size. There was no other way; Chu Xiu's ghostly army was simply too vast. If they were to fight recklessly without regard for the cost, they might even be able to wear down a powerful demigod.

These different trump cards gave Chu Xiu a slightly greater sense of security, and intuitively, he felt much more confident about the decisive battle three months from now.

"If they were just three ordinary demigods, they would definitely not be a match for me now!" Chu Xiu was very confident.

Even though those three blood demons have grown rapidly in the past six months with Astrid's help and have reached the level of strong demigods, he is confident that he can defeat them in his domain. After all, the boost that a domain can give to a domain master is too great. The battle with the murderer made Chu Xiu realize the power of the civilization domain.

"It's impossible for a Blood Demon of the Heavenly King level to be born in just six months, right?"

Chu Xiu thought about it and felt that this was still too far-fetched. He was confident that his leveling speed would be faster than Blood Demon's, not slower!

But he didn't relax yet and planned to focus on improving his skills in the coming days.

Thinking of this, Chu Xiu raised his hand to gather the scattered items, then his figure flickered, and soon he arrived in front of the Taiyin Treasure Vault.

The barrier had long since been repaired, and the cleaved corpse of the strange beast remained on the ground.

Chu Xiu stepped forward and took a look. To his surprise, he discovered that the strange beast was not a soul, but a flesh and blood body, only it had absorbed an unimaginable amount of Yin energy.

Thinking back to how his opponent had been able to briefly withstand his Chiwen's attack, Chu Xiu's eyes flickered.

"They are excellent materials for corpse refining."

He raised his hand and put the body on the ground into his spiritual storage pouch, then looked up at the illusory, magnificent palace in the distance, a cold smile appearing on his lips.

"It's time to settle this score for betraying us."

"It just so happens that in the midst of a demigod-level battle, my ghost army is still lacking a leader, and Qingyunzi is quite suitable."

Although Chu Xiu survived the tribulation lightning and even gained a lot of benefits, he was not a magnanimous person. He would not let go of Qing Yunzi, nor the four members of the Heavenly Machinery Guild.

Without the slightest hesitation, Chu Xiu raised his hand and sent the tribulation pearl shooting out, striking the barrier squarely!
"Boom!"

The raging tribulation spread wildly, tearing and eroding the power of the barrier. Although Chu Xiu only had one tribulation bead, the power contained in this tribulation bead was at least equivalent to three ordinary tribulation beads!
With this single blow, a gap the size of a door frame was blasted through the barrier!

Chu Xiu raised his right hand, and the Chiwen appeared in his hand.

The next instant, as the jet-black heavy sword fell, the vast power within Chu Xiu's body surged forth, and an incredibly powerful sword aura shot out, striking the barrier heavily!

Instantly, the entire barrier trembled violently, as if it could not withstand Chu Xiu's power!

This was the first time he had used his full strength after being enhanced, and the power of this attack was almost double that of the previous one!
"boom!"

The gap in the barrier widened further, and Chu Xiu stepped out, passing through with ease before the barrier could be restored.

If Qingyunzi were here, he would probably be so shocked that his eyes would pop out. The barrier that had trapped him for nearly two thousand years was so easily crossed by Chu Xiu.

Soon, a dizzying sensation of spatial change came over him, and when the surroundings calmed down, Chu Xiu found himself in an unfamiliar environment.

The magnificent and luxurious palace of the past has vanished, as if it were merely a phantom conjured up by a greedy person. All around is barren land, with only endless gray-brown rocks as far as the eye can see.

At their feet lay the other half of the corpse, severed by the strange beast.

Chu Xiu frowned slightly, raised his hand and put away the half-corpse. He carefully sensed it. Although the concentration of yin energy here was not particularly high, he could feel a strange chill, as if it was seeping from the depths of the ground, drilling into the gaps between the bones from the soles of his feet. No amount of clothing could keep out the cold.

"This chill isn't yin energy; it must be some kind of higher-level power."

This discovery confirmed Chu Xiu's suspicion that Qingyunzi hadn't lied to him; this place was indeed Taiyin.

only.
He looked around at the bare rocks; whether there was a treasure trove here was another matter entirely.

However, there was some good news: the annoying spatial isolation was finally lifted, and Chu Xiu was finally able to sense the connection between himself and the Awakening Space after a long time.

Chu Xiu didn't rush to leave, but instead used his divine sense to explore his surroundings.

Suddenly, as if he had discovered something, he let out a soft "Eh."

But his figure disappeared from the spot, and in just a few flashes, he appeared thousands of meters away.

Beneath him, on a desolate patch of land, lay four bodies, the four members of the Sky Machine Guild!
They stared blankly at the sky. Chu Xiu scanned them with his divine sense and couldn't help but click his tongue softly: "They were quick enough to make their move."

These four bodies still retain their vitality, but their souls have been extracted.

Needless to say, this was naturally Qingyunzi's doing.

Unexpectedly, these four people died in this way before Chu Xiu could even cause trouble.

Shaking his head, Chu Xiu didn't sigh too much. He simply put away the four bodies, as they were still a form of flesh and blood power. Moreover, the special physique of the four people who had been resurrected was worth studying, and it might come in handy in the future.

However, just as he was about to continue searching for Qingyunzi's whereabouts, he suddenly felt a bright light flash before his eyes. The next moment, the light quickly occupied all his vision, as if he were surrounded by a strong light, and only the extreme light remained in the world!
"This is!"

Chu Xiu's eyes widened, but he soon realized that it wasn't a bright light shining around him, but a strange attack targeting his soul!
Before he could react, a tremendous force slammed into his waist!

That force was extremely strong, and it tore apart the several pieces of legendary king-level armor he was wearing in an instant!
"boom!"

Chu Xiu felt a sharp pain in his waist as a large hole was blasted open!
Chu Xiu's expression darkened. He didn't have time to worry about his injuries or search for the enemy's location. Instead, he focused on guarding his spiritual platform. The essence of the magic weapon and the power of gods and demons surged towards the [Imperial Five Dragon Crown], forming an extremely thick barrier around him.

The 【Imperial Five Dragon Crown】 has a relatively weak defensive capability, but it is very strong against mental attacks!
After all this was done, the surrounding white light began to gradually dissipate, and a faint figure appeared in the distance.

Chu Xiu's expression suddenly darkened.

He sensed a familiar yet powerful and unfamiliar aura emanating from that figure.

Chu Xiu's expression turned solemn, and he said in a deep voice:
"Qingyunzi, you've become a demigod?"

(End of this chapter)