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

Chapter 80 Facing the Enemy Head-on
"You...you're going to kill that monster?"

Jiang Xue stared wide-eyed in disbelief: "You know how to defend against his skills?"

"Perhaps," Chu Xiu said noncommittally, "In any case, just do your own thing."

Immediately, he waved his hand, and elite Yin Ghosts exuding a terrifying aura appeared behind Jiang Xue.

After giving the order to protect Jiang Xue, Chu Xiu wasted no time. With the help of the Great Perfection of the Mysterious Steps, he rushed towards the location of the Grand Elder!

Almost in the blink of an eye, Chu Xiu's figure had disappeared behind the high wall.

Watching his disappearing figure, Jiang Xue's eyes were full of worry. After all, that elder was really too strong. He could fly and use wide-range fire skills. It would be almost impossible to get close to him. Looking at his three-meter-tall body with muscles like gray steel, his physical attributes were definitely not low. Even if they got close, it would be difficult to win.

Not to mention, how is Chu Xiu supposed to deal with that skill that will kill him instantly if he gets targeted?
Jiang Xue was in a state of confusion, but she knew that being anxious would be useless. All she could do now was to complete the task assigned to her by Chu Xiu.

After forcing herself to calm down, Jiang Xue followed the elite Yin Ghost and ran wildly towards where the other trial participants were.

In the village, Chu Xiu's figure moved swiftly among the stone-tiled houses.

A squad of guards appeared in front of him, but Chu Xiu did not stop at all. With a wave of the Yin Wind Banner, Yin Wind Blades with a power of up to 30 shot out, instantly cutting several guards in half at the waist. Even heavy plate armor could not protect them in the slightest.

Immediately afterwards, several ghosts pounced on them and easily killed the remaining guards.

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Chu Xiu's grand commotion quickly attracted the attention of the Grand Elder, who was suspended in the sky.

Compared to the other little mice that roamed among the buildings and hid, Chu Xiu was undoubtedly much more conspicuous.

Of course, it's also much stronger.

Moreover, he made no attempt to conceal his intention to approach the Grand Elder directly!

This caused a hint of suspicion to flash in the Grand Elder's eyes.

But when he discovered that the latter were indiscriminately slaughtering the village guards, a surge of anger welled up on his wrinkled old face.

"court death!"

Without any hesitation, he abandoned the trial participant he was chasing and flew towards Chu Xiu's direction.

However, he did not let his guard down in the slightest. Although he did not see how the other two elders perished, it served as a warning to him.

He hovered in the sky at a safe altitude, and after catching sight of Chu Xiu, a sickly smile spread across his face.

The next moment, he stretched out his withered finger and pointed it towards Chu Xiu's location!
But just as he was about to lock onto Chu Xiu, he suddenly twisted his body and flashed into the small house next to him.

This prompted the Grand Elder to snort coldly, his eyes flashing even more fiercely.

"Escape? I'll see how long you can keep running!"

He hovered in the air, chasing after Chu Xiu, while strange syllables came out of his mouth, as if he had received some kind of invitation. A large number of guards surrounded Chu Xiu's location.

"Did you take the bait?"

Chu Xiu glanced at the Grand Elder above him out of the corner of his eye, constantly using the houses as cover to change his position.

He had been using his Ghostly Eyes to track the Elder's movements, and reacted the instant the Elder moved his finger, using the Mysterious Steps to dodge.

However, this move is only effective when there are many obstacles at a distance. If Chu Xiu wants to get close to the Grand Elder, the difficulty of dodging will increase significantly.

What's more troublesome is that this guy is constantly hovering in the sky. Even if Chu Xiu could force his way up using his elusive footwork, being in mid-air with nowhere to grab onto would greatly reduce his agility. However, since he dared to come, he must have been prepared!

The clanging sound of armor plates colliding came from in front of him. A ruthless glint flashed in his eyes. He raised his hand and waved, and all nine Yin Ghosts rushed out. At the same time, he himself charged directly into the group of guards, and two Heavenly Demon Arms appeared on his sides!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

With each punch, a plate-armored guard was sent flying. The Heavenly Demon Hand's power of 20 points was like a super-heavy knight fully armored and weighing more than a ton, charging at a speed of over 70 km/h. The enormous impact easily ruptured the internal organs of the guards, causing them to vomit blood and die. Those steel cans could not protect them in the slightest!
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Seeing that a large number of guards not only failed to stop Chu Xiu in the slightest, but were instead killed by him on a large scale, the Grand Elder, who was floating in the air, immediately flew into a rage. Dozens of steel needles were inserted into his skin again from the steel cage binding his head, some even piercing through his skull and penetrating deep into his brain!
With a groan of pain mixed with pleasure, a surge of power erupted from his body. He raised his hand and waved it, and a rain of fire fell from the sky!

Unfortunately, this move, which was a deadly weapon against other trial participants, posed almost no problem for Chu Xiu due to his astonishing agility. This made the Grand Elder even angrier, and he accelerated his pursuit of Chu Xiu.

The two chased and fled, and unknowingly arrived at the village church.

This is the third tallest building after the clock tower and the castle. However, if you only consider the view from the perspective of being close to the Grand Elder, this location is not as good as the castle and the clock tower.

However, compared to the former two, the church is located in the center of the village, and there are more buildings along the way to take cover, unlike the castle and bell tower, which would require crossing large areas of unprotected mountain roads and fields.

"Humph."

Almost instantly, the Grand Elder understood Chu Xiu's plan: he simply wanted to use the height of the church to get closer to him.

Instead, he smiled and approached Chu Xiu, pretending to know nothing.

Because when Chu Xiu leaps high into the air and has nowhere to gain leverage, his opponent will find it increasingly difficult to dodge his skills.

As for what if you accidentally get close to the other party?
"hehe."

The elder's smile widened.

Although he appears to be a mage, he actually possesses a physique far superior to others of his level, thanks to the power bestowed upon him by an evil god!

Standing three meters tall, a single punch from him could unleash several tons of force! He was confident he could easily blast this nimble little mouse to death!

The Grand Elder followed closely behind Chu Xiu, only to see him disappear into the church in a flash.

Immediately afterwards, a loud explosion came from inside.

This startled the elder slightly, but then the fierce glint in his eyes intensified.

There was a statue of a deity in the church, but judging from the noise, it has been destroyed by Chu Xiu.

"However, there are three statues in total. Destroying only one will make the descent ritual somewhat flawed, but it still cannot prevent the great Az Ilitua Mgos from descending."

Moreover, the one that Chu Xiu destroyed was far from the battlefield and did not absorb much painful energy. The main victims of the trials and the spiritual sacrifices were concentrated in the square and the castle, so the Fire Elder did not pay much attention to it.

Even though it was destroyed, the progress of the ritual was hardly reduced.

The only impact is that the array formed by the three stone statues has been destroyed, and they are no longer connected to each other and cannot share energy. This means that after the great Az Ilitua Mgos descends, he will need to spend a little more time absorbing the energy himself.

But this only intensified the killing intent in his eyes, because after this period of pursuit, he had discovered that Chu Xiu's strength was far beyond that of the other trial participants.

"We absolutely cannot let him escape! If he destroys the other two statues as well, the ritual will fail!"

With this in mind, the elder no longer hesitated and boldly approached the church, while continuing to unleash flames to completely cover the church's surroundings!
He deliberately created an opportunity, an opportunity for Chu Xiu to carry out the assassination!
Just as he flew to within ten meters of the top of the church, a cold light suddenly flashed, and in the next instant, all the glass dome of the church shattered, and a figure burst out from it, rising rapidly!
"Took the bait!"

The Great Elder of the Sacrificial Fire was overjoyed and stretched out his jet-black finger, aiming it at Chu Xiu in mid-air!

(End of this chapter)