Demon Cultivator in Abyssal Era

Chu Xiu could feel that his body had undergone two astonishing changes!

Firstly, through the refining of the furnace fire, even without considering the fusion of the four pieces of equipment, his Constitution had already been enhanced, directly increasing by a plain four thousand points!

Do not underestimate these four thousand points; this is a further enhancement on top of Chu Xiu’s existing Constitution of over thirty thousand!

It’s like turning pig iron into steel is simple, but to further increase the strength of steel takes countless researchers racking their brains and spending countless days and nights on research.

And another surprise for him was that he unlocked a new Trait.

[Quadrupole Conjugation (S): Now the Artifacts fused into your four limbs can share a certain proportion of Power with each other, and when attacked, you can transfer a certain proportion of damage.]

This Trait is similar to the battle array of Chu Xiu’s Ghostly Legion, able to integrate the scattered power of the Ghosts.

If the myriad of equipment were only to be stored in the body, it wouldn’t be particularly powerful, but if the power of these ten thousand pieces of equipment were integrated together, it would be the top-notch legacy of the Demon Dao!

Chu Xiu vaguely had a premonition that every step of Cultivation he completed, this Trait would change and bring about completely new Effects.

"So, the next step for me is to fuse five pieces of equipment into the Five Viscera..."

The internal organs are the source of Life Force, and Chu Xiu decided to fuse some equipment with the essence of strong Power, like the [Emperor-Level Five Dragons Crown].

Of course, this was for the future. Right now, he didn’t have any Cause and Effect Points, nor any equipment, so there’s no need to consider these things now.

Letting out a long breath, Chu Xiu’s figure flickered and he appeared outside the building.

During these three days, the enemy had not launched an attack.

But in Chu Xiu’s eyes, this was absolutely not good news; it indicated the enemy was very confident in their Black Death Prison and not at all worried about those from outside breaking in.

And what’s worse is...

Chu Xiu looked into the distance. During this time, the Horned Demons had continuously emerged from the Abyssal Rift, and now the total force was at least three hundred thousand.

Three hundred thousand well-equipped General Tier creatures; this terrifying number was enough to make Chu Xiu’s scalp tingle just thinking about it. Even with Peng City’s most advanced defense system, they would not be a match.

And the opponent seemed to want to end the battle at the smallest cost. They hadn’t hurried to launch an attack; instead, they were building defensive facilities on the outskirts.

In just three days, the edge of the Black Death Prison had already been erected with hundreds of towering spires of hundreds of meters high, condensed by black mist.

These spires could shelter the Horned Demons and gather their power.

Facing a siege, there are two common strategies: one is to gather elite troops to break through, and the other is to continuously dispatch highly mobile forces to raid, then retreat to the city once the enemy reacts.

And for Awakened with Extraordinary Power, the advantages of these two strategies would be more apparent. The strong could use their own might to continually chip away at the enemy forces without taking damage. It’s also a common tactic for High Tier Awakened, which is why numbers don’t hold much significance against truly powerful Awakened.

However, the opponent clearly wasn’t going to give everyone this opportunity. Those Horned Demons were all hiding inside the spires; it was like one fortress after another, making it difficult even for Heroic Spirit Awakened to take down these Horned Demon soldiers.

"Clearly possessing overwhelming strength, and yet still being so cautious..."

This made Chu Xiu’s expression become serious again, and the joy of his increased strength was significantly diminished.

Shaking his head, Chu Xiu opened his communication wristband to check the information from the past few days.

The Heroic Spirit who sold the Divine Gifted Meteorite Iron sent him a message. The person hadn’t found a suitable buyer, so they decided to agree to Chu Xiu’s deal.

This was quite normal; no matter how precious a material is, under current circumstances, most people won’t be able to convert it into strength. Chu Xiu estimated that even if it only required ten thousand Cause and Effect Points, no one would trade with him.

As for the government, the orders were still to hold strong. However, the contact website had been urgently updated with many functions. Now, it was possible to see the status of other battle zones, and the deployment of forces was also optimized to be more reasonable, with timely support among the strong.

But... is this kind of optimization really useful?

Once more, Chu Xiu gazed at the dense army of the Horned Demons. If the opponent keeps standing pat without attacking, what will the government do? Launch a suicidal offensive?

And if there’s no attack, once food shortages hit and a large number of civilians start dying, the scene of despair—who could withstand it?

"Could it truly be that I have to rely on the [Deep Diving Safety Rope] to escape? But what about Mom and Dad..."

Chu Xiu shifted his thoughts to the Blood Demon Incarnation, which had taken human form by now, staying by the side of Father Chu and Mother Chu.

In the dimly lit parking lot, only sporadic lights were on, with citizens gathered in small groups, encouraging each other. A mother was softly comforting her crying child, but judging from her reddened eyes, she didn’t appear as strong as she seemed.

Though the people were holding on and trying to encourage each other, the atmosphere of despair within the parking lot was only getting thicker.

Feeling his mood grow heavier, Chu Xiu withdrew his thoughts, working to adjust his mindset. After some time, he managed to collect himself, not allowing the heavy emotions to engulf him, instead focusing on what he could do.