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

Chapter 400 The Six Desires Demon
The crowd stared in disbelief at the monster before them. It was long and thin, with its pale spine exposed. More than a dozen dry, slender arms grew from its sides, like dried-out skipjack tuna. Most bizarrely, its body was covered with human faces on both sides of its spine. The faces had different expressions, but they were all clearly Chu Xiu!

The monster howled and quickly climbed outwards. Its length had exceeded ten meters, and no one could imagine how it had been folded inside Chu Xiu's body!
"The Six Desires Demonic Realm is a divine power that only those at the third level of the authority sequence can possess. Only subordinate gods whose origins are shared with gods can use it!"

"I... this is the first time I've ever seen this either," the Demon Lord said, his face filled with shock.

The Six Desires Demon before us could not possibly possess the power of a Level 3 Authority, otherwise everyone present would have been instantly killed!

It only possesses the authority of Sequence Three, but has no matching "power," just like the Faceless Man who could even copy the power of rules before.

Even so, its power is unbelievable! The terror of the Six Desires Demon lies not in the sheer power of its energy, but in the characteristics it possesses based on the rules it follows!

"Brother Chen! That's a creature that exists between illusion and reality. It has no physical form in the real world, but it is real when it attacks you!"

"If you don't find a way to resist, you really will die!"

Without needing the demonic words, Chu Xiu had already reacted. The significant decrease in his body's life energy could not be explained by illusion. Countless demonic energies around him transformed into execution swords, stabbing towards the Six Desires Demon in his chest!

"Puff puff!"

Hundreds of sharp swords pierced through the body of the Six Desires Demon in an instant, but it seemed to be unharmed. It twisted its body in mid-air, turned around, opened its big mouth, and bit Chu Xiu's neck!
The monster's teeth, made of some unknown material, easily pierced Chu Xiu's skin! At this moment, its lower body was still firmly rooted in Chu Xiu's chest, while its upper body twisted at a strange angle, constantly launching attacks on Chu Xiu!

Chu Xiu roared and smashed the monster's terrifying head open with a punch. Then, he grabbed its spine with his right hand and tried to pull it out of his body. But the next moment, something strange happened. Chu Xiu felt his hands go empty. His hands had passed through the other's spine!
However, the opponent's spine remained intact, as if the monster's body and Chu Xiu's hand were in two completely different time and space. Even though they overlapped, they did not affect each other at all!

At this moment, Chu Xiu felt another sharp pain in his back, and amidst his screams, the second Six Desires Demon emerged from his back!

"What the hell is this thing?!"

This terrifying scene turned even the most knowledgeable and experienced envoys of civilizations pale with fright.

When attacking the Six Desires Demon, it is illusory, and all attacks are ineffective. However, when the Six Desires Demon attacks, the damage caused is real!

With such overwhelming power, how can you possibly fight back?
"Brother Canmo, what's going on with this monster? What's its weakness?" Zhu Jiu asked anxiously.

"How the hell should I know! This is Sequence Three authority! Sequence Three! Authority that touches the very source of divine power!"

"Which authority that can reach Sequence Three has a weakness?"

The words of the Demon Lord made the faces of the civilization leaders turn ugly. Yes, any authority that can reach the third rank is a power that inspires despair and is impossible for anyone below the level of a god to resist.

"What kind of trial is this?" Zhu Jiu was somewhat dazed. Even in the records of their civilization archives, he had never heard of a trial that was so abnormally difficult!
Muto, still somewhat unwilling to give up, asked, "What about that Calamity-Transforming Artifact? Can its effects help resist it? And what about your power of rules?"

The Demon hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Theoretically, it should work. I'll give it a try!"

However, just as he raised his hand, a cold gaze shot towards him.

"Are you sure?" The icy voice of the tribulation lightning emanation rang out.

"If I remember correctly, your mission has nothing to do with him, right?"

"On the contrary, if he dies, you will be able to pass the level smoothly."

"But if you make a move now, I will assume you are my enemies, and I have no habit of showing mercy to my enemies."

The words of the tribulation lightning incarnation caused the remnant demon's expression to change, and his raised hand stopped in mid-air.

Even if he could help Chu Xiu withstand this calamity with his own power of rules and the tribulation artifact, what would happen afterward?

The power of the tribulation lightning incarnation is simply unbelievable. Chu Xiu was even suppressed in the battle of basic attributes. Even if everyone canceled out its rule advantage, he still lost!
Moreover, they had no confidence at all that they could contend with such a high-level authority. Although the tribulation lightning incarnation before them certainly did not have the same level of understanding of the rules as the others, its authority was simply too high! This time, it was not a matter of facing rules that were unclaimed during the tribulation!

Even if we assume the most optimistic scenario and they each successfully blocked the rules, there's still Xie Xuanzhao who was instantly killed by the first move!

The rules of fate are among the supreme rules, the most elusive yet extremely powerful!

It's almost fair to say that the outcome of the battle was already decided when the tribulation lightning incarnation decisively attacked and instantly killed Xie Xuanzhao while everyone was off guard!
“Pah.”

The Demon Lord lowered his hand and let it hang by his side. Everyone else looked at him and fell silent.

No one tried to dissuade them. Although they wanted to help Chu Xiu pass the trial after going through a series of battles, no one would risk their life to help Chu Xiu when they knew they were doomed to lose!
Ultimately, they were just a group of strangers who had only known each other for a few hours.

"The right choice," the tribulation lightning avatar chuckled as if it had been foreseen. "The Abyss wants him dead. Do you still want to fight against the Abyss?"

"Go with the flow and claim your deserved rewards; that's what you should do."

After those words were spoken, everyone completely gave up any thought of helping Chu Xiu.

They all knew, more or less, that the gods were actually fighting the abyss in secret.

It is no secret that the abyss is gradually swallowing up the entire universe.

But what does this have to do with them? How many years can they live? A thousand years or ten thousand years?

Millions of years! Tens of millions of years! It's none of their business to worry about it!

Although in theory, people do have the hope of becoming gods, even false gods, who can possess eternal life.

However, in reality, the higher the level of civilization, the more opportunities it seems to have, but the more severe the class stratification is!
The chasm between gods and mortals is insurmountable, even for a civilization's innate talent. The power of rules is simply too vast, so vast that attempting to fully comprehend it by human effort, even over millions of years, is nothing short of a pipe dream. To obtain a higher order of authority, one must rely on divine intervention!

Every god has its own faction, and to obtain a higher order of authority, one's own abilities are secondary; what matters most is loyalty to the god!
So how do you prove your loyalty?

You have to fight with your life on the line!

Let alone false gods, even becoming a divine messenger involves tens of thousands of peak demigods fighting fiercely for a chance to be selected!
This is why Mao Qi was so enthusiastic before, and even fawned over Chu Xiu.

A new god who has the opportunity to rise represents the possibility of upward social mobility!
but.
Even the most promising genius is worthless after death.

Thinking of this, the group of people silently retreated without prior arrangement.

Seeing that everyone had completely given up, the tribulation lightning avatar revealed a satisfied smile.

The overall situation is decided!

Next, all that's needed is for the Six Desires Demon to slowly torture Chu Xiu to death, and then his mission will be complete.

At this moment, the third Six Desires Demon emerged from Chu Xiu's stomach, its centipede-like body twisting in the air as it turned around and continuously inflicted wounds on Chu Xiu's body.

Fine black lines crawled up Chu Xiu's face, and the Heavenly Demon howled all around, with countless shadowy figures made of black lines dancing around him!
His body was already tattered and broken, and through his body one could see that the "roots" of the Six Desires Demon's tail had already taken firm root in his blood vessels, bones and nerves!
The fourth demon is drawing nourishment from Chu Xiu's body and growing towards his spiritual platform. This demon will emerge from Chu Xiu's crown chakra and completely destroy his body!
Even in such a desperate situation, Chu Xiu's eyes remained calm.

He had witnessed the entire conversation between the tribulation lightning incarnation and the civilization envoy. He had anticipated the civilization envoys' opportunistic behavior and would not give up the struggle because of it!

With a low shout, two ghost kings appeared beside him, the ghost realm opened, and he also used several other items that could form a domain!
Using a domain to resist the rules is to confront the rules from their very essence, and there is no way it can be wrong! Sure enough, the moment the domain appeared, the Six Desires Demon within his body began to fluctuate like a phantom in water.

However, this fluctuation lasted only a moment before stabilizing again.

This made Chu Xiu's expression extremely ugly! His domains were too weak to interfere with such powerful rules!
"Then let's see this move!"

Chu Xiu shouted, and a powerful aura surged from his soul. A pitch-black round rod engraved with countless wailing and screaming ghosts appeared in front of him. It was the Ghost Crying Rod!

A fierce glint flashed in Chu Xiu's eyes, and the Ghost Cry Staff whistled in mid-air as it slammed down towards a Heavenly Demon!
This Ghostly Cry Divine Power allowed him to severely injure a demigod ghost in the Hundred Ghosts Furnace! After forming his core, its power increased even further, and almost no ghost could withstand this attack!
However, when the Ghost Crying Staff fell, just like the previous attacks, it passed directly through the bodies of the Six Desires Demons without causing them any harm!

"What exactly is this thing? Even mental attacks are ineffective against it?"

Chu Xiu's eyes were no longer calm; instead, a rare look of fear flashed across them.

The tribulation lightning avatar watched him struggle leisurely from the side, and laughed with a mischievous, cat-and-mouse-like tone: "The Six Desires Heavenly Demon is colorless and formless. It is born from illusion. How can those ghosts that are merely superficial be compared to it?"

"If you ask me, you probably only have one option left right now."

Almost the instant the tribulation lightning incarnation finished speaking, a resolute look flashed in Chu Xiu's eyes, and the next moment, all the flesh and blood on his body exploded!
This flesh and blood transformed into pure energy, all of which surged into Chu Xiu's soul. Instantly, the starship blazed with light. In the dazzling light, Chu Xiu's soul rose from the shattered flesh and blood. The immense life force allowed his already powerful soul to grow even stronger and advance towards another form!
[Virtual God Mode]!
With no other options, Chu Xiu finally resorted to this trump card. By abandoning his physical body and unleashing almost inexhaustible life energy, he allowed his soul to evolve into a special form, greatly increasing the power of all his spells for a short period of time!

During his previous battle with Meng Xuanshu, he used this move to break free from the opponent's gravitational laws and relied on the terrifying power of the spell to suppress Meng Xuanshu, who was enhanced by 200%!
The killing power is secondary; the key is to get rid of the Six Desires Demon! If these strange creatures are still inside his body, then no matter how strong he is, it will be useless!
Chu Xiu reshaped his soul body in the light. In his illusory god state, his body was like a transparent crystal, pure and flawless, without any impurities.

Although he lost his physical body, the power surging within his soul was stronger than ever before!
Without any hesitation, Chu Xiu pointed his finger, and demonic energy more than twice as powerful as before surged behind him, instantly transforming into thousands of demonic swords!
Although the illusory god state is powerful, its duration is limited, and he must finish the battle quickly!

However, before the demonic sword could take shape, a dark color bloomed on his chest like ink dripping into water, spreading rapidly in all directions!
Chu Xiu's expression changed drastically. Before he could activate the demonic sword, the Six Desires Demon roared and burst out from his chest!

The demonic sword behind him suddenly disintegrated, and Chu Xiu's flowing consciousness finally revealed the despair of having exhausted all his trump cards!

"Hahahahahaha!"

The tribulation lightning incarnation finally couldn't help but burst into laughter!

"We are one, how could I not know what you are thinking?"

"The Six Desires Demon originates from the depths of your consciousness. How can you get rid of it by destroying your physical body? How naive! Do you think you have no desires just because you have a soul left?"

"The six desires demons cannot be destroyed or rid of; only complete death can quell them!"

Chu Xiu's face was extremely ugly. His divine sense scanned the darkness flowing in his soul. He could feel that the darkness that had permeated his soul had taken root in his soul in just an instant and could not be shaken off!
Clenching his teeth, Chu Xiu focused his divine sense to the extreme, his powerful soul force suppressing the Six Desires Heavenly Demon within his body. At the same time, he pointed his finger, and the demonic sword behind him, which was still under his control, shot towards the tribulation lightning incarnation!

The lightning avatar remained motionless, allowing the demonic swords to fall all around it.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

One after another, demonic swords pierced into the steel plates of the Star Leap Ship, but they seemed to have completely lost their aim, and not a single one hit the tribulation lightning incarnation!

The aftershocks of the explosion ruffled its sleeves, and the mocking look on its lips grew ever stronger.

"The Six Desires Demon originates from the depths of a person's mind. Do you think you can get rid of it by abandoning your physical body? In reality, without the obstruction of the physical body, the Six Desires Demon doesn't even need to manifest a physical form to attack. Instead, it can directly take root in your soul. Both its control and spread speed will be several times faster than before!"

"The 'Virtual God Mode' is not your trump card to turn the tide, but the final nail that will drive you to your grave!"

"ended."

The tribulation lightning avatar stretched out its right hand and gently clenched its fist in mid-air.

The next instant, the black, ink-like substance that completely filled Chu Xiu's soul suddenly solidified! A ghostly shadow, far larger than before, tore through his soul and was born from his body!

(End of this chapter)