Demon Cultivator in Abyssal Era

Chu Xiu was not entirely indifferent, but the kindness left in his heart was scarce.

If it put him in danger, he wouldn’t care even if it were hundreds of thousands or millions, as long as he could protect his family.

The word hero had never been related to him.

"To actually be able to incite abyssal creatures, is it those Outer Realm Demons? Or have the Awakened of today become so powerful?"

He had never heard of Awakeneds controlling Abyssal Rifts, but the abyss contained all sorts of things, so if there were similar techniques, it wouldn’t be surprising.

However, summoning such a massive abyssal creature must come at a great cost, and the opponent would certainly have prepared to kill in one hit. If Chu Xiu guessed correctly, in the moment he appeared, a [Heroic Spirit] level expert would strike him down with thunderous might!

Of course, it’s also possible that this was all just Chu Xiu’s imagination, fighting a battle of wits with the air, that it was just a coincidence.

But in reality, whether it was a coincidence or not didn’t matter. As long as there was a possibility this wasn’t a coincidence but a trap, he wouldn’t make a move.

What he was more concerned about was....

"If this isn’t a coincidence but a trap, do they have a way to confirm that I am in Jiang City now?"

This was a simple logical relationship. If Chu Xiu wasn’t in Jiang City but in another city or in the abyss, no matter how many people they killed, they couldn’t force him out.

So if there’s really some human conspiracy behind this abyssal invasion, then the other party must have a method to confirm his general location, which would be a huge problem.

In an instant, Chu Xiu stood still, lost in thought, rapidly contemplating various issues.

Suddenly, he realized something.

"No, I was wrong, the opponent most likely doesn’t have the means to pinpoint my location. I’ve hardly exposed any information from the start till now, so how could anyone be sure I’m in Jiang City?"

"However, the opposite doesn’t need me to be in Jiang City, they just need to ensure I’m not in the abyss..."

Chu Xiu’s gaze gradually grew colder.

His cooldown period was not yet over, theoretically, he indeed couldn’t be in the abyss.

In other words, there were only two possibilities: Chu Xiu was either in Jiang City or not in Jiang City.

If Chu Xiu wasn’t in Jiang City, given that the vast majority of that generation of Awakeneds remained in Jiang City, with only Zhang Qingshan and a few others venturing out, excluding those who entered the abyss, the total wouldn’t exceed twenty, significantly narrowing down the search range.

It could completely work by comparing the timeline of Chu Xiu’s trials to exclude and identify his true identity one by one.

And if he was in Jiang City, yet watched as Jiang City fell without lifting a finger to save it...

Chu Xiu remembered the Civilization Envoy who, in order to pass the Ancient Trials, killed all the townsfolk until less than ten remained, later committing another grave mistake and further becoming a most wanted criminal.

Being a Civilization Envoy was merely an identity, unrelated to one’s character, and if he knew, then those big shots certainly knew too.

The big shots’ investments were expected to yield returns.

"If I were someone who could watch a city fall with indifference, surely the country would not only immediately cease their support but might even turn to support those vying to seize my talent..."

Thinking of this, Chu Xiu’s brows furrowed increasingly tighter. Whether it was developing civilization thereafter or currently eluding those eyeing his talent, he required the government’s strength, the security of a stable societal order for his safer growth, something even more significant than millions of Cause and Effect Points!

Supposedly, there was an extreme example during the dark era, where a genius remained hidden among hundreds of ordinary people, being extremely cautious, no amount of investigation unearthed results.

So what was the final method used?

Very simple, a clan sent people to brutally and straightforwardly kill those hundreds of people! The one who had the ability to fight back and survive, no matter how well he hid normally, had to be that genius!

Finally, that genius was found, and his talent was seized.

As for the hundreds wrongly killed? Only their families cared, but within the Extraordinary World, no matter how much hatred lay in their hearts, what could ordinary people achieve?

If the government really was hell-bent on finding him at any cost, he couldn’t possibly conceal it!

"Could this be a test? Otherwise, why haven’t the people from the Investigation Bureau shown up yet? Even if Vengeance had to leave, surely others would stay behind."

"No, the stakes are too high, the Investigation Bureau wouldn’t do something like this, no one could take responsibility!"

"Perhaps I am overthinking it, and this truly is just a coincidence?"

But now, even if it really were just a coincidence, he must face this conundrum!

Chu Xiu’s brow remained deeply furrowed.

And just as Chu Xiu pondered, more rich, evil auras poured out from the rift above his head! He looked up to see numerous black lines emerging from the rift, spreading in all directions, appearing like thick black hairs growing from an eye!

These black lines were the same things that had attacked the three King Tier individuals before! If viewed up close, they appeared to be spines as thick as steel rods, incomparably sharp black spines!

These spines kept extending outwards from the crevices, and when the anti-aircraft guns below struck these black lines, dazzling sparks burst out, but they couldn’t break these black thorns! Only leaving shallow impressions!

They acted like layers of thick fur, shielding the abyssal creatures pouring out from the rift, further reducing the military’s firepower!