Demon Cultivator in Abyssal Era

"Why is that?" Chu Xiu raised an eyebrow.

"I can’t tell you that." The Celestial person smiled mysteriously.

He wasn’t foolish enough to reveal all the information honestly, especially since the method of leaving was the only bargaining chip he had with Chu Xiu.

Although he didn’t think Chu Xiu had the means to handle it, what if this guy happened to have an artifact that could cross that ’environment’?

After all, in the Abyss, there were all sorts of strange things.

"And how am I to trust you?" Chu Xiu said.

"It’s simple. In the past seven hundred years, naturally, no one has tried to escape. Yet, if anyone ever succeeded in returning to my original world, the tendrils of the Abyss would have long touched this Peach Blossom Spring. Hence, you should understand the difficulty of leaving now."

"I’ll tell you this too; among those who tried to escape, there were twenty-one people whose power was comparable to Liang Zhan!"

"And the passage to leave is right there in the center of the city, but even so, no one has managed to escape!"

As the Celestial spoke, Chu Xiu couldn’t help but frown again.

The logic did make sense. Places that were completely isolated from the Corpse Demon World, not devoured by the Abyss — as long as someone returned to the Corpse Demon World, it meant the isolation was broken, and the Abyss would also detect this pure land and gradually erode it.

Moreover, Chu Xiu believed that under the high-pressure rule of the Buddhist Sect, no one would have tried to escape, especially those formidable Martial Dao experts.

The Celestial’s words might be somewhat exaggerated but were likely mostly true.

"Strange, what kind of environment could prevent Martial Dao masters like Liang Zhan from leaving?"

Thinking of this, Chu Xiu couldn’t help but tighten his brow.

Seeing his expression, the Celestial couldn’t help but reveal a proud smile, certain that Chu Xiu would compromise because the risks and rewards were disproportionate.

Having participated in the Ancient Trials himself, he naturally knew how precious it was to pass the trials steadily.

"I wonder what difficulty this guy chose for the trials. Based on his strength, he should be a General Tier or King Tier Civilization Envoy. According to frontline reports, he seems to have a blood-colored companion, hmm... Those summoned fierce ghosts should be the summoning profession of another God. Adding in someone for detection, like I did in the past, they’re participating in the most basic four-person trial!"

"This means that the basic reward for passing the trial is at least one piece of ’Legendary’ equipment or artifact per day! Even if the task completion is high, only one more is given; it’s not worth the Civilization Envoy’s effort! In comparison, it’s undoubtedly more crucial to pass the trial steadily!"

"Moreover, solely based on his performance against the fierce ghosts, it’s impossible for him to kill Asura, at most temporarily delay, the same with Garuda. That monster bird is so fast that no one can catch up if it wants to escape!"

"His hasty, injured retreat back to the frontline, relying on artifacts to hold firm, also shows that under such circumstances, taking risks would certainly be foolish."

Thinking of this, the Celestial was more certain, the smile on his face growing wider: "Young friend, think it over..."

However, before his words were finished, a sharp blade light suddenly rose in the Buddha Tower!

"Puff!"

The Celestial’s body was cleanly cut into dozens of pieces, and his flying head still contained an expression of disbelief.

"You...!!!"

He stared at Chu Xiu with wide eyes, glaring intensely.

The latter calmly wiped the blade, speaking indifferently: "Did you really think you were qualified to bargain with me?"

The Celestial made two very grave misjudgments; one was that the difficulty of the trial Chu Xiu participated in was definitely not ’four-person’ but ’Doomsday’!

Regarding that final mysterious reward, Chu Xiu had a strong premonition that according to the ’Yin Yang Balance’ trait in the Abyss, such high difficulty meant the reward would naturally be exceptionally significant.

So he must ensure he achieves the highest completion to get the top reward!

The other point was that Asura and other subordinates like Garuda had already been entirely dealt with by Chu Xiu, posing absolutely no trouble for him. Even the Alien Civilization Envoy needed only to be dealt with within twelve hours to be considered nonexistent!

"And there’s an additional cherry on top."

"That is, I’m quite curious about what good things you, Celestial, might drop!"

Chu Xiu coldly sneered and clenched his hand. Instantly, thousands of blades of light completely shattered the Celestial’s body!

Even though the youth’s body was sliced as finely as mincemeat, a dense mist surged from within his body, rapidly reforming into a hideous head despite the strikes of the Sin Punishing Demon Saber.

Though Chu Xiu’s Golden Embryo Origin was nearly depleted, to the extent that he couldn’t even coalesce the True Sin Punishing Demon Saber, the fact that it could almost ignore the attacks of the Sin Punishing Demon Saber still slightly surprised Chu Xiu.

"Unreasonably stubborn thing!" That head let out an enraged roar, shooting towards the sky, and Chu Xiu naturally wouldn’t let him go. With a flip of his wrist, the Leading Ghost General appeared by his side!

Though the hard-won recovery of a trace of Golden Embryo Origin was once again exhausted, Chu Xiu wasn’t without means to deal with a Soul Body. The numerous ghosts within his Soul Banner were all adept at handling soul bodies, having fought their way out among thousands of souls!

Numerous vengeful spirits screeched as they pounced at the head, tightly restraining its Soul Body, rendering it immobile. Meanwhile, the Leading Ghost General merely extended a hand forward into the void, incessantly drawing in the Celestial’s Soul Body!

The Celestial let out a harrowing wail. In seven hundred years, it was the first time he was so humiliated; he looked at Chu Xiu with eyes full of deep hatred!

"Did you think I was truly afraid of you?"

As these words fell, a sinister aura suddenly erupted from within that colossal head! Compared to this aura, even a vicious Fierce Ghost seemed as meek as a lamb!

The vengeful spirits on the head let out miserable cries, one by one burning into white smoke. Even the Leading Ghost General groaned, a dark blood hole appearing in his chest, seemingly suffering some kind of backlash!

The Celestial’s mana had waned, because of the deterioration of his inner body, but that mantle representing Celestial power would strengthen, along with the other subordinates!

And without the constraints of a physical body, he had no scruples, the surging energy undulating from that massive head as if gushing from a spring, with its aura increasing at a remarkable rate, in the end, not at all weaker than Asura!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The bonds formed by the Soul-Binding Technique of the Dead shattered, and the gigantic head coldly glanced at Chu Xiu before suddenly rushing skyward!

Simultaneously, the ground began to tremble, massive sounds emanating from the central pipeline. In the next moment, a terrible event occurred; the pipelines seemed twisted by a giant force, deforming!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

With resounding bangs, cracks appeared in the twenty-meter-thick pipeline walls, as if a colossal creature were writhing inside, yearning to break out through the walls!

The inhabitants of the main city, entirely unaware of what was happening, screamed in terror. The ground cracked as if from an earthquake, some failing to stand, falling into the fissures only to be swallowed!

"Tsk."

Chu Xiu let out a slight ’tsk’ of annoyance, but since he had turned against the Celestial, he was prepared and wouldn’t foolishly assume the other side would submit without a fight.

With a swing of the Thousand Souls Banner, a massive number of ghosts charged out,

The extreme concentration of the Yin Wind Blade sliced open the surrounding land; a Fierce Ghost reached out to grab someone, rescuing the person. The other ghosts rushed toward various parts of the city, ensuring everyone’s safety.

At this time, the central pipeline once again resounded with unbearable groans. Then a horrific scene unfolded: the pipeline, shooting into the sky, after numerous fractures, emitted a chilling sound of metal tearing, collapsing like a monster of death!

"Boom!"

As the pipeline completely shattered and fell, a colossal entity burst forth from the collapsing pipeline!