Demon Cultivator in Abyssal Era

Chapter 68: Chapter 68: Preparations Complete

For Ye Junlin to say such shameful words so openly, Chu Xiu had to admire him.

But coupled with his wealth, it oddly seemed a bit convincing.

Shaking his head with a slight smile, Chu Xiu didn’t take it to heart. After securing the five million investment from the Lin Financial Group, he hurried directly home.

Of course, along the way, he purposely took side roads to avoid surveillance cameras, although it seemed a bit paranoid, it didn’t cost him much extra time, and it’s always good to be cautious.

After depositing the money into his account, Chu Xiu went home to shop online.

The first thing he did was buy three more powerful souls.

The Yin Soul Banner can hold up to ten Yin Ghosts, and there are currently three empty slots.

These three souls cost him a higher price, eight hundred thousand each, but each has the potential to reach Level 9.

With the remaining money, Chu Xiu bought materials for the Yin Wind Banner, of course, aiming for the top standard.

”Still a bit short on money, but that’s okay.”

”Dungeon, let’s go!”

This time, he didn’t continue with the [Difficult] dungeon but directly opened a [Nightmare].

Once inside, with a wave of his hand, six Yin Ghosts darted out, like six ferocious tigers descending from a mountain, frantically hunting the scattered Corpse Demons.

Chu Xiu swept all the way down, crushing everything as he descended underground.

Each floor here held forty to fifty Corpse Demons, including elites! This was the real challenge, and the reason Chu Xiu previously dared not rush forward.

But now...

He smiled faintly as six Corpse Demons formed a battle array around him, while two enormous Demon Arms materialized from the void!

[Celestial Demon Hand·Frenzy!]

Without any hesitation, Chu Xiu directly activated the frenzy mode! In this mode, the precision of the Celestial Demon Hand greatly decreases, only capable of basic slashing and smashing actions, but that’s already enough!

Chu Xiu charged into the horde of Corpse Demons, with two enormous Celestial Demon Hands covered in Magma Armor clearing the way. A single punch could crush several Corpse Demons, and the sweeping motion of the Demon Hands easily sent a group of charging Corpse Demons flying.

Even the elite Corpse Demons were no match; if hit or even grazed, they’d spurt blood and be sent flying. The immense power made Chu Xiu feel like he was the unstoppable Lv Bu charging through a horde of soldiers!

Even more terrifying was that along with this Lv Bu were Guan Yu and five other Military Generals!

This feeling of mowing down enemies was incredibly stress-relieving.

Chu Xiu faced no obstacles along the way. No matter how powerful the elite monsters were, they couldn’t withstand a single hit from the Frenzied Celestial Demon Hand!

The final boss was the familiar 008-type elite Corpse Demon, but this time, Chu Xiu charged forward and with three resounding strikes from the Celestial Demon Hand, turned the colossal creature into pulp!

The heavy Insect Armor, under the power of the Frenzied Celestial Demon Hand, was as fragile as clay!

[Mission Complete]

[Dungeon Settling...]

This time, clearing the [Nightmare] took Chu Xiu twenty-seven minutes in total!

”Mainly because the number of Corpse Demons in Nightmare mode was too high, and they all had to be killed to clear the dungeon—it took me a lot of time finding them. If it were just the final boss to kill, I could finish in ten minutes tops.”

Another point is that due to the increase in monster numbers, energy consumption for clearing also spiked, especially since the Frenzied Celestial Demon Hand, despite its immense power, had huge energy demands.

The Celestial Demon Hand itself has an Energy Level of 55 points, and upon activation, it prioritizes consuming its own energy. But once depleted, it requires additional energy from the body.

Though 55 Energy Levels is quite a lot, it’s actually only enough to sustain the Frenzied Celestial Demon Hand for nearly two minutes.

That’s more than sufficient for combat, but if repeated runs are needed, it’s a bit too taxing on energy.

”The Yin Ghosts need to be cultivated quickly! Reserve the Celestial Demon Hand for elite bosses!”

Chu Xiu was clear on this in his mind.

Continue dungeons!

Afterwards, he paced himself more to conserve energy, so clear times were a bit slower, but even then, the overall efficiency and gains were much greater than the [Difficult] dungeons! Moreover, the drop rate in the [Nightmare] dungeon had noticeably increased, at least doubling!

After nine continuous runs, the three powerful souls he ordered online arrived.

After posting the looted equipment online for sale, Chu Xiu quickly dove back into the dungeon grinding regime.

On the second day, the seventh Yin Ghost was born.

By the third day, the other two Yin Ghosts were successfully refined in succession. The addition of these three Level 9 Yin Ghosts significantly boosted the strength of Chu Xiu’s Yin Ghost army, further improving clearing efficiency.

By the fifth day...

The Bone Armor finally reached perfection!!!

[Perfect Enhanced Bone Armor +10]

[Enhancement Progress: /]

[Tier: Mortal]

[Quality: Perfect]

[Attributes: Defense (18.9), Spine (2.3), Insulation (0.5), Energy Absorption (4.4), Weight 71.1kg]

The Bone Armor, enhanced to +10, now weighs a full 70kg! Its defensive performance has skyrocketed! The quality has reached Perfect grade!

But most importantly...

[Final Restriction Unlocked]

[Apoptosis Domain: Within a 20-meter radius centered on oneself, all creatures continuously lose life force, physical strength, and energy. The closer they are, the stronger the effect, reaching a maximum of +400% at two meters (Decay: 1.5-7.5)]

Apoptosis Domain!

Chu Xiu showed an expression of delight; this was his first time seeing the decay attribute.

Things like the Bone Bloodthirst Array, the Yin Ghost’s skills, and the previously selectable tier two restriction during the Bone Spear upgrade only had a life-sucking attribute for absorbing life force.

But this Bone Armor causes decay, reducing life force, physical strength, and energy simultaneously!

And the values are incredibly high! Even at the edge, it has 1.5, and within a three-meter range, it’s as high as 7.5!!!

What does this mean? Even though his Bone Bloodthirst Array hasn’t been particularly enhanced, it passively absorbed blood to enhance to +3, the life-sucking value is only 1.8!

Compared to such crazy attributes, the extra 20kg weight is negligible for the current Chu Xiu!

”As expected of equipment of Perfect quality!”

Wearing this armor, combined with the trait of Tough Skin, his defense has already exceeded 20! Even the Barrett would be hard-pressed to penetrate without Armor-Piercing Bullets!

Encased in the Perfect Enhanced Bone Armor, Chu Xiu felt a sense of security like never before.

”I’m practically a walking tank now.”

He sighed with emotion.

And Chu Xiu’s gains over the past five days didn’t end there. Selling all the looted equipment earned him enough money to buy the materials for the Yin Wind Banner.

The process went smoothly—placing the order, receiving the goods, refining.

Half an hour later, a meter-long small flag with intricate patterns appeared in Chu Xiu’s hand.

Upon a general inspection, he found that the power of the Yin Wind Blade released by this Demon Artifact was more than three times that of a moderately powerful Yin Wind Blade! Yet the energy consumption had barely changed, and it activated extremely quickly, with a charging time only one-third of manual casting! The cooldown was down to just two seconds!

In other words, it could unleash a Blade Slash with power up to 30 in less than a second, and it could continue to be released!

Such a high energy density meant that even a hundred meters away, the Yin Wind Blade still held considerable power.

”Now, I have long-range attack capabilities too.”

Chu Xiu could already imagine the scene: enemies unable to bear his continuous Yin Wind Blade harassment, racking their brains to try every method, only to finally manage to close in, then get slapped to death by the Celestial Demon Hand emerging from behind him.

Really, it’s too cruel.

Just the thought made him chuckle.

”Now four days until the cooldown ends. The preparations are roughly done; it’s time to start the trial.”

During these days, Chu Xiu had also been browsing forums, noting that Ye Junlin and Lin Wanyue had already passed their Warrior Tier trials, and Qingshan just reached full level yesterday, likely ready to start their tier promotion soon.

Without further deliberation, Chu Xiu entered the Awakening Space and began his tier promotion!

[Promotion Trial Preparation...]

[Searching for suitable world fragment...]

[Suitable world found, generating trial...]

[Generation complete!]

[Trial World: β-30574258]

[Number of Trial Participants: 16]

[Trial will commence in one day, please prepare in advance.]