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

Chapter 407 De-datafication
"Medicinal Elixir Method, Body Cultivation Method, and Hundred Refinements to Form Elixir Method"

One secret technique after another flashed before Chu Xiu's eyes. His vast divine sense rapidly scanned them, but the more he looked, the more somber his expression became.

Actually, his condition was not bad. Originally, whether the Golden Core was shattered or self-destructed, it would release a great deal of energy as long as it shattered. With the flawless Golden Core that Chu Xiu had cultivated, the energy released was definitely no less than a nuclear explosion of millions of units!
Even if Chu Xiu, who was caught in the blast, wasn't completely obliterated, he would still suffer severe damage to his vital energy and would have to spend a lot of time and resources to rebuild his physical body.

However, the laws of fate caused the Golden Core to shatter into fragments, a state that Chu Xiu could not comprehend at all. The power within did not dissipate, yet Chu Xiu was unable to mobilize it.

However, if Chu Xiu deliberately shatters, it will make the path of rebuilding much easier, instead of having to start from scratch.

Just like demolishing and rebuilding a house, some of the precious raw materials can always be utilized.

but.
"The grade of the golden core formed by any method of reconstruction will inevitably drop significantly!"

"Let alone a flawless golden core, even forming a mid-grade golden core is difficult!"

The more Chu Xiu searched, the uglier his expression became.

After remaining silent for a long time, Chu Xiu gritted his teeth, still unwilling to give up!

He expanded his search and even began to study some heretical cultivation methods that skipped the Core Formation stage and went directly to Nascent Soul formation.

However, without exception, the results were still far from satisfactory, even under conditions that were extremely difficult to meet.

"Even the best-looking method among them can at most help me form a Nascent Soul, but there is no hope of me reaching the Divine Realm."

"There are also some methods that, while incredibly effective, remain purely theoretical and have no possibility of being implemented."

Finally, in silence, Chu Xiu reviewed the normal cultivation path for awakened individuals that Zhu Jiu, Xie Xuanzhao, and others had given him.

According to the normal advancement trials, after reaching the demigod level, one will enter a long period of experience accumulation.

In this tier, even the smallest differences between levels become significant, making advancement extremely difficult.

In Chu Xiu's memory, the so-called "strong demigod" was only around the level 5 demigod.

Reaching level 9 demigod usually requires hundreds of years of accumulation.

Of course, constantly slaying monsters and adventuring in the abyss, or having access to the massive resources of an entire civilization like the Heavenly Kings, can significantly shorten this time.

Chu Xiu believed that all the Heavenly Kings had already reached the maximum level.

Reaching the maximum level is far from the end.

A demigod who reaches level 9 is called a "perfect demigod". Although their experience points are full, they are only just starting out in the process of ascending to godhood.

By cultivating the Ascension Sequence or following the original path of their profession, both basic attributes and supernatural abilities can be further improved.

Just like Chu Xiu, it's not difficult for him to reach the maximum level; he can just rely on his own strength to kill more monsters.

However, to cultivate the Great Freedom Heavenly Demon Body and the Demon-Slaying Yama Sutra to perfection is as difficult as ascending to heaven.

Only by developing one's own attributes and skills to the limit can one be called a "Peak Demigod".

This step usually requires thousands of years of cultivation after the initial stage of perfection!
This is only one's own growth; to advance towards the path of divinity, one must also comprehend the rules!
Specifically, it is divided into three steps: sensing rules, borrowing rules, and fusion rules.

The most common method is to find fragments of rules, comprehend them, and integrate them.

However, due to the sheer size of the rules, this step is extremely difficult, so difficult that even the average lifespan of a peak demigod of five thousand years is not enough!
Therefore, the pinnacle demigods of advanced civilizations would risk their lives to complete various tasks for the gods in order to obtain a [Seed of Rules].

With the Seed of Rules, a lot of time can be saved. Of course, this path is by no means simple. The proportion of peak demigods who can obtain the Seed of Rules is usually one in ten thousand. The lower the rank and the weaker the god, the higher the probability of it being granted, but it will never exceed one in a thousand.

It's no exaggeration to say that a supreme deity like the God of Destiny is one in a hundred thousand, or even a million!

Even among civilization envoys, the proportion of those who obtain the [Seed of Rules] is not high. The people who came this time, such as Zhu Jiu and Xie Xuanzhao, actually have certain family backgrounds and are not ordinary civilization envoys.

Even after obtaining the Seed of Rules, there is still an extremely long road ahead.

Sequence Nine is easy to achieve; most people can comprehend it through several years of seclusion.

However, each subsequent advancement is like an insurmountable chasm, and the difficulty of advancement cannot be measured in years. Most peak demigods cannot reach Sequence Eight before their lifespan is exhausted!

Comprehending Sequence Eight is merely the beginning for the Divine Messenger; there are higher sequences and more advanced paths to follow.
Even elite divine messengers who have reached Sequence Seven and have a lifespan of over ten thousand years are nothing more than slightly valuable consumables in the eyes of true gods. To the endless life of gods, even the strongest demigods are like fireworks that rise briefly.

Only by overwhelming one's peers at every stage, relying on exceptional talent and hard work, can one glimpse a sliver of hope of becoming a near-god.

In the information Zhu Jiu gave him, he frankly admitted that even with his talent, he dared not hope to become a god, let alone a demigod! He would be satisfied enough to advance his sequence to sequence seven and become one of the best among the divine messengers.

This is why Mao Qi cares so much about Chu Xiu. Born in a high-level civilization, there are both opportunities and rigid class structures. If Chu Xiu can become a new god, even a tiny bit of benefit flowing from her fingertips would be enough for her to achieve a class ascension.

"According to the descriptions in the Inheritance Hall, the Nascent Soul stage should only be equivalent to a perfect or peak demigod. No, an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator is not even comparable to a peak demigod!"

"Having reached the Nascent Soul stage, one's energy level is on par with that of a peak demigod, and one possesses the qualification to comprehend rules, similar to a powerful being at the level of a divine messenger who possesses rules."

"So now it seems that agreeing to Blood Pool's request was the best choice?"

Of course, Chu Xiu only briefly considered this thought before suppressing it.

He had always thought that Blood Pool valued him so much because of his talent, and even looked down on the promise of the [Subordinate God] because of it.

After receiving information about Zhu Jiu and the others, he realized how difficult the path to becoming a god was.

Even if the Blood Demon possesses the primal power of the Blood Pool, so what? How could it possibly become a god by killing a mere seventy-two Blood Demons?
Chu Xiu was still self-aware enough that no matter how talented he was, he wouldn't let a [Main God] chase after him to grant him a divine position.

Another piece of evidence is that if this path had led to a legitimate divine position, even the weakest false god, those extraterrestrial demons would probably have flocked to it in a frenzy, instead of just sending a few divine messengers as they have now.

There's probably more to this story than meets the eye, that a god was created by fusing with a blood demon.
"However, even if one is unwilling to be controlled by others, there are still seven unclaimed [Seeds of Rules] here."

This is different from the promise of the Blood Pool; it is a genuine "right path"!
Chu Xiu sighed softly, and the hot blood that had risen in his chest cooled down again.

There's no way around it; the abyss instills a profound sense of powerlessness. It's like a child gazing at the stars, feeling their own insignificance in the unimaginable scale of time and space of the universe.

"Just accept it."

Chu Xiu sighed.

His ambitious and even daring goals are based solely on his top-tier talent, MAX professional skills, and the confidence gained from constantly overpowering the geniuses of his time.

But thinking about it carefully, although his talent surpasses that of a level ten civilization's envoy, how many envoys does a level ten civilization produce each year? Hundreds? Or tens of thousands?

Even a civilization may not be able to become a messenger of a god, and how many messengers does a god have? Hundreds of thousands or millions?

It can be said that even the weakest demigods are those who have fought their way out from among countless geniuses, making them an unattainable existence for Chu Xiu at his current level.
Where does he get the confidence to pursue the highest ideals?
"Cultivating the Seed of Rules and using 70 million causal points to quickly reach the level of Divine Messenger, then returning to Blue Star to scheme and fight against the top talents among my compatriots, this process may last for thousands of years. Even if I defeat the Heavenly Kings, I will still have to deal with the endless challenges from geniuses. Calling it a challenge is too polite. It should be assassination and encirclement by any means necessary!"

"After about a thousand years, all the world fragments should have been born and completed, and I can then begin to comprehend and refine them. It usually takes hundreds of thousands of years, but the time can be greatly shortened by the use of causal points."

"This should be the most likely path to godhood right now, even if it's just a demigod." After fully understanding the difficulties of becoming a god, Chu Xiu was no longer so arrogant. Being a demigod didn't seem unacceptable, and it was much better than being a servant god controlled by the blood pool. Moreover, on his own planet, he could even contend with a true god.

"Being a local tyrant and living peacefully for tens of millions of years isn't so bad."

However, just as Chu Xiu began to seriously consider which of the seven seeds of rules to fuse with, a notification sound suddenly rang in his ear.

[Bonus rewards have been settled! Distribution is now underway.]

Chu Xiu was taken aback, then remembered that the reward notification had indeed mentioned there would be an extra reward.

As the notification sound faded, Chu Xiu felt a surge of power flow into his body, which enhanced all his attributes!
In an instant, he understood what had happened to him.

A body that has endured countless tribulations!

His Tribulation Body trait completion level is increasing at an astonishing rate!

"Ah, because the trial I participated in was itself a 'calamity'."

Thinking about it this way, it makes sense that after passing the tribulation, one's physical body will naturally be improved.

And it is clear that the improvement gained through such a "major" tribulation far exceeds any previous one!
[Completion rate of the Body that has undergone tribulation: 65.74%, 81.21%, 94.24%, 99.9%!]

Chu Xiu's eyes flickered slightly as he looked at the constantly flashing numbers in front of him.

The characteristics of a body that has undergone tribulation are almost impossible for ordinary awakened individuals to obtain.

Putting aside the rarity of tribulations, the very condition of undergoing one is almost impossible to meet. You must know that even with Chu Xiu's strength at the time, he had to go through several layers of skin and even used a life-saving artifact to barely withstand it.

And he had already discovered something inside the Star Leaper.

This tribulation seems to have an additional damage bonus for awakened heroic spirits. Civilization envoys like Zhu Jiu dared not be touched by it at all. Although they did not know why, this made it more difficult for those of higher rank to overcome the tribulation.

But at the King level, apart from those Tribulation Tribulation Tribulations specially trained by God Kings, how many people can possess the strength of Chu Xiu?

This makes it almost impossible for the trait of a body that has undergone tribulations to manifest in the world.

Even in the present world, it is extremely difficult to improve one's physical strength. Every time Chu Xiu underwent tribulations to improve his body, it was extremely dangerous. He truly deserves the name of a body that has undergone tribulations.

Some people even told him that he was the only one in this divine realm who possessed such a trait, and he wasn't surprised at all!
Of course, looking at the entire universe, there should still be some, but they are definitely extremely rare.

Such a rare quality naturally has extraordinary effects. Chu Xiu has now discovered that the improvement in basic attributes is merely the least noteworthy effect of the Tribulation Body.

Resisting rules, transforming rules, or helping to comprehend rules—any one of these abilities is an incredible, almost supernatural power!
There's also the ability to reduce the digitization level. Although Chu Xiu hasn't discovered its use yet, he guesses it must be a very powerful ability.

With each tribulation, Chu Xiu not only improved his basic attributes but also felt some mysterious changes in his body. He couldn't describe these changes directly, but he knew that without them, he would never have been able to directly access the origin of the rules!

Furthermore, he had a strong intuition that when this trait was fully developed, unexpected changes would occur! It would be far more than just an improvement in basic attributes!
[Completion rate of the body that has undergone tribulation: 100%!]

[Gaining a new trait: De-datafication]

[De-digitization: Your body's digitization level is reduced to zero, data panel is cleared, storage items are folded, awakening space *********, *********]

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Suddenly, a large amount of garbled text appeared on the screen before Chu Xiu's eyes. Before he could react, it shattered like a broken screen in front of him!

But that was far from over. A large number of items appeared around him. These items were the equipment and props that Chu Xiu had originally placed in his storage space. Now they were scattered all over the ground. He could feel that his storage space was folding at an extremely fast speed until it disappeared!
"So this is what it means to have a reduced level of datafication? And once my body reaches 100% of its full potential, all traces of datafication on my body will be erased, meaning I will completely escape the abyss?"

"and many more!"

Chu Xiu suddenly realized something and his expression changed drastically!
The attribute panel is irrelevant; even without it, he can sense the condition of his body.

The lack of storage space is a bit of a hassle, but these equipment and items can be temporarily stored in the spirit and flesh storage pouch. We can buy more storage items after we leave.

But at this moment, he felt that his awakening space was also collapsing!
The Awakening Space can be considered the core of an Awakener. It allows an Awakener to travel between different worlds even when they are still mortal, and even to dive freely into the deep universe. This frees Awakeners from spatial limitations, allowing them to explore the vast universe freely.

If the Awakening Space is also gone, not to mention the future, he will be trapped and die on this lonely star right now!

We can't just waste the [Free Dive Scroll] that we didn't use in the trial on something like this, can we?

He hurriedly tried to escape as before, but immediately found that the Awakening Space had become extremely unstable and he could not enter it at all! At this moment, he was being attracted by an invisible gravitational force and was slowly drifting towards the depths of the universe, like a prodigal son returning to his mother's embrace!
A fierce glint flashed in Chu Xiu's eyes. Suddenly, he pushed off with both feet, and the high-strength steel of the Star Leap Ship couldn't withstand his force, blasting a large crater! He himself was propelled upwards by the enormous reaction force!
The intense heat generated by the instantaneous friction caused the surrounding air to ignite violently, and the surrounding scenery changed rapidly. Suddenly, an extreme cold enveloped him, and before him lay a deep starry sky.

Chu Xiu looked back and saw a huge, earthen-yellow planet silently resting behind him.

Without hesitation, he mobilized his divine soul power and accelerated his flight in one direction!
The Awakening Space will be transferred to the vicinity of the Awakener along with the trial.

After all, even the most advanced spatial rules require energy to cross space, which is to ensure that awakened individuals can be received in time.

However, the Awakening Space is usually hidden in the void, and only the Awakener can sense it.

But at this moment, not far from Chu Xiu, there was a constantly fluctuating black shadow, like a small black hole, drifting towards the depths of the universe.

This is Chu Xiu's Awakening Space!
However, after he completely ended the digitization, this awakening space also broke free from collapse.

Chu Xiu couldn't care less about conserving his power at this moment. With his golden core shattered, he used his divine soul power to forcefully drive his body, rushing towards the awakening space like a shooting star!
Fortunately, the Awakening Space was not moving very fast, and Chu Xiu quickly caught up with it. He spread his divine sense and enveloped the Awakening Space.

Chu Xiu originally only wanted to explore the characteristics of the Awakening Space and find a way to stabilize it. After all, he knew nothing about space and even if he caught up with the Awakening Space, he would not know what to do.

But unexpectedly, as soon as he extended his divine sense, that chaotic awakening space suddenly seemed to be attracted by something and rushed towards him at an extremely fast speed!

If the movement of the Awakening Space before was a slow, leisurely drift, then now it was like a rapidly moving celestial cloud! The speed was so fast that even Chu Xiu didn't have time to dodge!
In the blink of an eye, that large mass of fluctuating space was already in front of him.

Before Chu Xiu could react, the awakened space crashed straight into his body with undiminished force!
The next moment, something strange happened: that fluctuating space, like a drop of water merging into the ocean, merged into his body!
"this!"

Chu Xiu was shocked and quickly used his divine sense to investigate. The awakened space did not harm his body, but was distributed in a strange way throughout his limbs and bones.

This feeling is somewhat similar to the rules that his body used to automatically transform before!
The rules that were transformed by his body back then are now lying quietly within his body, just like they are now.

"Could it be that my body, like transforming those rules, has transformed the Awakening Space?"

Chu Xiu's face showed an incredulous expression, and then he frowned deeply.

Although he managed to prevent the Awakening Space from escaping, the current situation left him completely bewildered.

Just as Chu Xiu frowned and pondered silently, his body suddenly underwent another strange change!

A small portion of the awakened spaces that had gathered in his body actually accumulated in his dantian as the meridians flowed.

The dantian is the place where magical power gathers, and the awakened space is evenly distributed throughout his body. It is not surprising that a small part of it spontaneously moves there along the meridians.

But something unexpected happened to Chu Xiu. As the awakening space in his dantian accumulated to a certain extent, the originally shattered golden core lying quietly in his dantian began to tremble slightly as if it were attracted by something!
The next moment, to Chu Xiu's astonishment, the shattered fragments of the golden core floated up and gathered towards the center!

(End of this chapter)