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

Chapter 419 Cang Kai
Sensing the power of the Blood Crystal, Shia quickly located a hiding place for her prey.

"Three generals and nine fierce warriors must be a group of comrades who were originally in the army and have joined forces."

Shea quickly made her judgment.

She took a step forward, but suddenly her eyes flickered as she looked at the three drones hovering overhead, a look of disgust in her eyes.

This match will be broadcast live to all of humanity around the world, and the reactions of friends, enemies, and the general public will also be part of pleasing the gods.

"It seems that this God of Hunting is an extraterrestrial demon who is obsessed with human emotions."

"It's absolutely disgusting."

Shea snorted coldly, but didn't stop walking. With a flick of her wrist, she left the drone behind her nowhere to be seen.

Unfortunately, a drone was already waiting ahead and quickly turned its camera back on her.

This made Xia click her tongue in annoyance.

However, she didn't waste any time getting rid of the drones. With a leap of her long legs, she rushed towards the location she had detected.

The team hid in a cave.

The complex metallic ores inside the rock strata effectively block exploration.

In addition, their superb stealth skills allowed them to successfully deceive the floating gunboat.

Unfortunately, these little tricks were exposed by the power of the blood crystal, which originated from the same source as the gods. This was a completely devastating attack. If Shia only wanted to pass the level, she could easily complete this trial.

Her figure moved faster and faster, gradually transforming into a streak of blood-red light that traversed the cave, soon penetrating to a depth of a hundred meters underground.

The naturally formed cave ended here, but the team continued digging downwards for at least another thousand meters.

Furthermore, the excavated rocks are transported to the back of the team and reinforced in the opposite direction using special methods, so that no trace of excavation can be seen.

"Hmm, it seems there are quite a few traps set along the way."

Even Shia couldn't help but secretly admire them. Under the pressure of the God of Hunting, the humans here had indeed learned to make the most of the terrain.

Unfortunately, the gap in strength between them and Shia was too great. In addition to the difference between the general and king ranks, it was also the difference between an ordinary industrial civilization and a level seven civilization with gods.

Shea tapped the jade bracelet on her right hand a few times, and a beam of emerald laser shot down, piercing through the rock strata thousands of meters high! The next instant, Shea suddenly vanished into the void, and a few breaths later, she appeared directly in the cave where the prey had gathered!

The huge commotion in the air made the squad hiding underground change their expressions drastically. They reacted quickly, raising their weapons and forming a battle formation to surround the hole that had been breached. Whatever came down from that hole would be attacked by them immediately.

However, the girl's voice rang out from behind them: "I mean no harm, I just want to talk to you."

Everyone turned around in shock, and when they saw the girl who had appeared out of nowhere, they looked terrified as if they had seen a ghost. But they reacted quickly, and the three generals immediately transformed into three streaks of light and launched an attack on Shia from different directions!

Shea didn't move, but a flash of blood appeared beside her, and the standard weapons held by the three people shattered into pieces and fell to the ground.

Everyone stared in disbelief at the scene, unsure how to react.

"I cannot bear to see my own kind kill each other, and I wish to use your strength to fight against that divine messenger."

"You should have seen the floating gunships in the sky; the energy array at their center can absorb your power."

"Scattered, you may be prey that can only eke out a living, but united, you are a powerful force, a force capable of slaying gods!"

Shea transmitted her voice at an extremely fast pace.

She was confident that she could subdue these twelve people, but for some reason, the twelve people looked strange after hearing her words.

Seeing this, Shia frowned, about to say something, when suddenly a golden spear shot out from behind her without warning!
"Crack!"

The blood crystal shield, formed from the power of blood crystals and strong enough to withstand an attack from an ordinary heroic spirit, shattered cleanly. Shia turned around sharply and met only a pair of beast-like eyes!
"Cang Kai!"

Shea let out a low shout and her figure disappeared into the void again, but Cang Kai seemed to have expected it. His eyes seemed to see through all the past and future trajectories. He spun the spear in his hand and threw it fiercely towards the edge of the cave!

The next moment, Shia appeared exactly where the spear had landed!
Shia was horrified. A round, emerald-green shield automatically activated and appeared in front of her to block the attack. Meanwhile, Cang Kai leaped into the air and caught the rebounding spear in mid-air. He pounced again like a ferocious beast!
The emerald green shield moved sideways again, but this time Cang Kai was just feinting. The spear made a phantom motion in the air and then changed position like a venomous snake, stabbing towards Shia at an extremely tricky angle!

"clang!"

At the critical moment, a slender sword thrust out from the side, deflecting the attack.

Zoltan emerged from the shadows with a hostile expression, causing Cang Kai's expression to change. Without hesitation, he used the momentum of the recoil to rush backward.

However, two more figures appeared at that moment. Zaka and Ormond appeared simultaneously in the hollow, blocking the only way out.

Both of them looked as if they were facing a formidable enemy. For some reason, Cang Kai was only at the level of King Rank 4 or 5, but his basic attributes were higher than many level 9 King Ranks. His lightning-fast combat instincts were also incredibly strong.

No wonder he was able to hunt down multiple royal kings all by himself.

On the other hand, Cang Kai's expression turned ugly.

No matter how arrogant he was, he wouldn't believe that he could break through the combined strength of two max-level kings from advanced civilizations.

"General Cang, you don't need to be so hostile towards us."

Shia smoothed out the scratches on her armor: "Although we don't know each other, we have a common goal, and that common goal is the basis for our cooperation."

What I just said to others is also for you.

Cang Kai's eyes flickered: "You knew I was here all along?"

Xia smiled and said, "General Cang, there's no need to worry. Your concealment skills are superb, and I didn't discover you beforehand."

"However, I think that since you need to hunt for energy to fight against the divine messenger, and you certainly wouldn't target your own people, then our only target is us."

"After all, the original design of the ritual was a confrontation between prey and hunter, and we were originally enemies."

"With the airships around, you can know our location at any time and set traps in advance—just like what's happening right now."

"But while you are concealing yourself, it also means that you dare not explore outwards, so you naturally cannot discover that I have also sent others to take a detour and ambush nearby."

Cang Kai didn't speak, but looked around and sneered, "What if I don't want to?"

Shea said, "Although we share the same goal, if the general is truly unwilling, we will not force him."

Cang Kai glanced at Ormond and Zaka, then at Zoltan, and said, "If you are truly willing to fight for my people, I, Cang Kai, will be deeply grateful, and there is no need to say more about cooperation. However, it is hard to believe that you four outsiders can rely solely on one side of the story."

Upon hearing this, Shia's eyes showed anxiety, and she hurriedly tried to explain, but Cang Kai waved his hand to stop her: "You may sincerely want to help us, but are all your companions willing? If the situation changes later, how can you guarantee that they won't surrender to the enemy?"

"If I am not mistaken, besides myself, you must also want to use my reputation to gather strength. I, Cang Kai, am not worth dying for, but I cannot bear the guilt of pushing all these thousands of soldiers who trust me into the fire pit."

"..." Xia was speechless.

But her expression clearly showed that she was not convinced. In her opinion, she had already shown the greatest goodwill. Cang Kai was all alone and helpless, yet he was still so stubborn, which was really incomprehensible.

Seeing her expression, Cang Kai paused and said, "If others are willing to go with you, I will not stop them. I will also look for opportunities to complete my hunt. This is the greatest promise I can make."

Shea was silent for a moment, then nodded gently: "Alright, although I believe that honesty is the best way to unite forces, if General Cang insists on this, I can only respect that."

After saying that, she looked at the others and asked, "What do you all say?" To her surprise, all twelve people agreed to board her gunboat.

"General, when we joined the rebel army, we were already entrusting our lives to you."

"If you have doubts about these people, let us scout ahead for you."

They laughed quite openly, which moved Cang Kai, but in the end he only said two simple words:
"Take care of yourself."

Shea led them flying towards the top of the cave, but after a few breaths, she suddenly turned back and said, "General Cang, I truly want to help you. Humans should not become playthings of alien races, and the blood of martyrs should not be shed in vain."

Cang Kai remained noncommittal, and Xia Ya looked disappointed, but said nothing more.

However, just as she was about to leave, Cang Kai suddenly said, "Miss, I think you've misunderstood. You seem to regard this ceremony as some kind of fair competition."

"I want to remind you that when the gods descend, we will only have one path left: to become their playthings."

"How can the rule-followers possibly defeat the rule-makers?"

Xia listened to Cang Kai's meaningful words and showed a thoughtful expression.

With a wave of her hand, a powerful force enveloped the surroundings, carrying everyone rapidly upwards, and soon they were back on the floating gunboat.

"Please don't mind, elegant lady, my general has his reasons for acting this way."

A young-looking general approached, rubbing his hands together, and said, "You don't know, but we originally had a king in our army. That person was the general's sworn brother. The two of them worked together, one in the open and one in the shadows, and that's how they killed so many royal kings and slowly accumulated equipment to attack the capital."

"That man was supposed to destroy the temple quickly during the coup to prevent the power of the false god from descending, but who knew that he would betray the general in pursuit of the power of immortality, which is why we ended up like this."

"You said this happened before, how could the general easily trust someone? It's definitely not intentionally targeting you."

Shea glanced at the overly familiar general and gave a soft "hmm," but her mind was preoccupied with Cang Kai's last words. After a long while, she replied, "What about the traitor?"

"He is one of the kings who participated in this ceremony."

"I overheard the guards talking in prison, and they said that the false god promised him that if he killed the general, he could become the false god's messenger."

"Pah! For some bullshit immortality, he betrayed his brothers and became a dog for the giant lizard. I wonder if he'll ever be able to sleep peacefully afterward!"

He was cursing and swearing, clearly extremely angry.

Xia frowned. She seemed to understand what Cang Kai meant. It was like a child who took pleasure in torturing insects. If no adult stopped him, his threshold for excitement would rise higher and higher, and his methods would become more and more cruel.

"Can't those who follow the rules defeat those who make them?"

Shaking her head, Shia cleared her mind of the jumbled thoughts and focused on searching for human prey nearby.

In any case, increasing one's strength is never a bad thing.

"I see."

Half an hour later, Chu Xiu's true form in the higher-dimensional space revealed an excited expression.

During this time, he spared no effort in consuming causal points, constantly researching the mysteries of higher-dimensional space.

Meanwhile, his true form was also in the Hall of Inheritance, constantly searching for various spatial-related knowledge.

Surprisingly, he actually found some insights into the principles of teleportation arrays.

Although they manifest in different ways, they can generally be summarized into four steps: communication, connection, breaking boundaries, and transmission.

The subsequent boundary-breaking teleportation refers to entering and moving within higher-dimensional spaces, which is easy to understand.

The key lies in the first two steps.

The specific operation of the communication is as follows: First, there will be a "receiving array" in the destination array that operates around the clock. When teleportation is needed, the teleportation array will first send a signal stream to the location of the destination array in the higher dimension. Once the destination array receives the signal, it will be officially activated.

Once both teleportation arrays are fully activated, the teleportation array will launch a "torrent" towards the destination array in higher-dimensional space. When it reaches the vicinity of the destination, it will be attracted and captured by the already activated array.

In this way, the two establish a "channel" composed of "turbulent waters," and this step is the connection.

This so-called torrent is actually a directional beam of special energy that can "push" objects in higher-dimensional space.

Next, the teleporter only needs to enter the higher-dimensional space, and will be pushed by the "torrent" all the way to the destination.

Of course, such a magic array is only suitable for "short-distance" teleportation within a planet, and has extremely high requirements for location selection; the closer the two locations are in higher-dimensional space, the better.

The reason is obvious: the greater the distance, the more interference there will be with both communication signals and the rapids, and the energy required to maintain the rapids will increase exponentially.

Moreover, because there is a downward pulling force in the abyss, such teleportation arrays are often one-way, that is, from top to bottom in higher-dimensional space. If it is reversed, the required energy will also increase exponentially, and the larger the teleportation array, the more it will increase.

However, although this method has many limitations and is not very practical, it is the simplest and most effective means of teleportation.

"And all I need to do is transmit my thoughts, which is much simpler."

Transmitting thoughts, which are intangible, is so small in both mass and energy that it is negligible. It is hundreds of times simpler than transmitting physical objects.
"I can use my own spiritual power as a simulation of the rapids. With the control and comprehension of spiritual power by the fighting spirit, it is not difficult to accomplish this."

"The key is the first step, 'communication.' I need the cooperation from the other side to create a stable flow."

A one-way torrent is like urinating; it's easy to urinate into a bucket, but trying to urinate into the eye of a needle is just nonsense.

The purpose of "communication" is to install a fan behind the eye of the needle, so that the "suction" can help correct the torrent.

Now that things have come to this point, naturally no one is setting up a formation for him.

Fortunately, if it is just about transmitting consciousness, some simple summoning rituals can achieve a similar effect.

"But merely transmitting thoughts has limited effect."

Chu Xiu didn't consider himself a genius who could help the trial participants pass the test just by using his brain and some information gaps.

At that moment, he remembered something that had been puzzling him.

Those are the messengers of the gods. How are they able to maintain contact with the gods indefinitely?
Moreover, their connection is not limited to communication of consciousness, but also includes the ability to directly bestow items upon each other.

It certainly wasn't Chu Xiu who researched this principle, otherwise these divine messengers would be far too "dazzling" in higher dimensions, as if they were constantly shouting to the creatures in higher dimensions: "Come on, come and play with me!"

Fortunately, Chu Xiu eventually discovered the key.

Because he discovered that in the era of cultivation before the abyss descended, there didn't seem to be any similar methods.

This would greatly narrow down the scope: this ability must be achieved through the special characteristics of the abyss.

Perhaps it is something that is directly brought into existence through the Abyss, or something that is manifested through the Abyss's data processing capabilities.

Following this line of thought, Chu Xiu quickly found a prop that perfectly fit the bill.

[Independent anchor point].

(End of this chapter)