Demon Cultivator in Abyssal Era

Chapter 87: Chapter 85: Chu Xiu’s True Plan!

”I have to admit, being able to push me to this extent is enough for you to be proud.”

From the deep pit caused by the impact, came the mocking voice of the Pain Incarnation. Its body made a ”crack” sound, and the painful energy gathered by countless villagers around injected into its body, allowing its injuries to heal at an astonishing speed, and far more than just healing!

The mutated flesh began to harden, turning into a hard shell like armor plates covering the injured areas. The fractured bones, after healing, became thicker and longer, with special mutations forming a bridge-like strengthening structure, layer by layer covering the surface of the bones, making them capable of supporting even greater power.

The Pain Incarnation floated up from the pit, its body more robust than before it was injured, as if wearing a perfectly fitting full-body armor. Countless mutated flesh climbed over its face like worms, or like patches punched by a stapler, making its already twisted face even more ferocious.

With a gentle flick of the right arm holding the Bone Spear, Chu Xiu, who weighed at least 200 kilograms including the armor, was flung out like a light puppet!

”Boom!”

He crashed hard into the ground, and if it weren’t for the Energy Absorption effect of the Bone Armor, this alone would have been enough to cause his mutation!

What was worse was that his period of weakness hadn’t completely passed! His Constitution hadn’t even recovered by half!

In contrast, after undergoing a new round of positive mutation, the Pain Incarnation evolved once more, with a leap in All Attributes!

This is the perverse Ability of being a Leader Level enemy; as long as it isn’t killed in one wave, it will continue to evolve and become even stronger!

”It seems the outcome is decided.”

Amidst the surrounding sounds of fervent prayer, the Pain Incarnation walked toward Chu Xiu with a calm demeanor, unhurriedly.

In the distance, the Trial Takers who had held onto a sliver of hope from afar were utterly disheartened, and Jiang Xue, who was rushing over, stood in despair at the spot.

They initially thought of Chu Xiu as just a blindly arrogant fool, just hoping Chu Xiu could hold out for seconds longer to buy them some more time to escape.

But what happened next shattered their understanding; they never imagined a Mortal Tier Awakened could be so strong!

Those two Demon Arms were powers that a Mortal Tier Awakened should not possess! Even the terrifying Pain Incarnation couldn’t withstand them! And Chu Xiu, whether in speed or power, was astonishingly strong!

Even Jiang Xue was stunned, thinking Chu Xiu might be even stronger than her own sister!

This aroused a glimmer of hope in their hearts, and when Chu Xiu was beating the Pain Incarnation, this hope peaked to the extreme, as if they could already hear the trial completion notification.

However, the greater the hope, the greater the despair.

The nearly invincible Skills of the Pain Incarnation dragged them back into the Abyss.

”Mortal, you indeed have some tricks, but no matter how strong you are, can you overcome pain?”

The Pain Incarnation bathed in the sacrifices of the surrounding residents, face full of enjoyment.

”I was born of pain, and as long as the pain of this world doesn’t vanish, I will exist forever.”

”From the moment we started fighting, I already began gathering my followers, and they are my endless food!”

”What a pity, Mortal, if you hadn’t become the follower of another Outer Realm Demon, I might have spared your life.”

”But now...”

The Pain Incarnation walked to the weakened Chu Xiu, raising the enormous hand covered and reinforced layer-by-layer with mutated flesh, an evil smile on its face.

”I want to slowly tear off every piece of flesh from your body, crush every inch of your bones.”

”I will savor the taste of your pain well.”

As it spoke, the raised hand was about to fall!

However, at that moment, it suddenly paused.

Because, instead of the expected expression of fear on Chu Xiu’s face, there was a faint mockery.

”You think I would be dull enough to not notice those foolish people approaching stealthily?”

With Chu Xiu’s words, alarm bells rang in the Pain Incarnation’s mind, and it threw a punch without hesitation!

”Boom!”

The massive fist fell, creating a pit on the ground, yet Chu Xiu merely leapt back to easily evade the blow!

”You...” The Pain Incarnation couldn’t believe it; why was Chu Xiu’s speed still so fast despite being in a weakened state!

But it quickly realized, it wasn’t that Chu Xiu had become faster, but that it itself had become slower!

Horror-stricken, it turned its head, and saw countless pale bone hands had unknowingly emerged from the ground, tightly grasping its body!

”What is this?!” The Pain Incarnation was both shocked and angry.

The mocking look on Chu Xiu’s face grew even stronger, with a wave of a large hand, more bone hands surged out, and simultaneously in eight directions of the entire plaza, blood-red light shot skyward!

Eight Array Flags of the Bone Bloodthirst Array appeared in the air.

”You thought only you could gain Power through sacrifice?” Chu Xiu said with a faint smile.

The Pain Incarnation looked on in horror, only then noticing that as the villagers self-harmed, the dripping blood silently disappeared into the ground, as if absorbed by some force!

In fact, this was Chu Xiu’s strongest trump card!

Because the Nether Demon Eyes only detected some Skills, Chu Xiu certainly wouldn’t naively believe that merely having arrangements against those few Talent Skills could guarantee victory.

He knew from the very start that the other side had numerous hidden cards!

Therefore, Chu Xiu’s real battle plan was to sacrifice the entire village to exchange for the ultimate power of the Bone Bloodthirst Array!

”Do it!”

With a loud roar from Chu Xiu, the elite Yin Ghosts that had infiltrated behind a group of Pain followers during Chu Xiu’s battle emerged, and massive Yin Wind Blades shot out like a three-meter-long blood-colored gear, instantly slicing dozens of villagers in half!

Blood splattered, and the elite Yin Ghosts stepped forward, effortlessly crushing their heads to end their suffering.

The five Trial Takers who had left earlier appeared at the same time, beginning to massacre the villagers around them madly! This was the task Chu Xiu had quietly assigned to them before!

Compared to the Yin Ghosts, their methods were more clean and swift, all strikes aimed at the brain for an instant kill, swiftly executing while minimizing the villagers’ pain!

Countless streams of blood flowed out, soaking the entire square in red, but the blood was quickly absorbed, leaving only dark red traces in place.

The corpses of the followers withered quickly, transforming into massive nutrients, nourishing the Bone Bloodthirst Array! Under the sacrificial offering of countless lives, the Bone Bloodthirst Array erupted in intense blood light, these blood lights even condensed into pillars of blood reaching into the sky!

The entire sky was dyed dark red, the range of the Bone Bloodthirst Array rapidly expanded from an initial hundred meters to envelop the entire village within a few breaths, countless pale bone hands extended as if countless souls from hell were dragging the body of the Pain Incarnation towards the Abyss!

”How is this possible?! How can you also gain power from the sacrifice??? Who exactly are you!!!”

The Pain Incarnation roared in incredulous rage, vigorously shaking off the bone hands’ restraints, while the limb feet behind it continuously pounded the ground, crushing one after another of bone hands.

Yet more bone hands extended, tightly clutching its body!

Chu Xiu did not answer, merely his figure blurred and vanished from the spot, the weakened state completely gone, the terrifying power of the Frenzied Celestial Demon Hand once again emerged behind him!

”Boom!”

The two clashed head-on again! The newly upgraded Pain Incarnation Constitution had another boost, though still not matching the Frenzied Celestial Demon Hand, the gap was not as vast as before, yet the strong effect of the Bone Bloodthirst Array dragged its speed down to Chu Xiu’s level!

They continued to exchange blows in the square, each punch collision causing astonishing shockwaves, stirring up dust all around!

”Bang! Bang! Bang!”

Deafening collision sounds echoed in the square, the two seemed evenly matched, but the Pain Incarnation grew increasingly agitated, whereas Chu Xiu became more and more adept.

He dispatched all the remaining Yin Ghosts to slaughter the surrounding followers, ignoring those who still knew to flee, mainly because it was a waste of time reducing slaughter efficiency.

In any case, most people in this village had completely lost their minds, even when the Yin Ghosts’ sharp claws were about to strike them, they still ignored it, praying while destroying their own bodies.

These people were no different alive or dead.

As large numbers of followers died, the Pain Incarnation’s energy gradually ran out, while the bloodsucking binding effect of the Bone Bloodthirst Array became stronger!

At that moment, Jiang Xue finally ran over from the chapel, holding the corpse of the Great Elder of the Sacrificial Fire, she threw it with all her might towards the square!

”Chen Ce, here you go!”

”Thud.”

The Great Elder’s body fell into the center of the Bone Bloodthirst Array.

This was the extra task Chu Xiu had given her before!

Chu Xiu no longer attacked, instead dodging while activating the Perfect Refining talent, refining the corpse of this Warrior Tier elite, merging all the essence within its body into the Bone Bloodthirst Array!

The Pain Incarnation roared as it lunged at him, its body undergoing another mutation, sprouting spikes possibly revealing another hidden skill.

But the binding of the Bone Bloodthirst Array grew stronger and stronger, no matter how frantically it struggled, it could not touch Chu Xiu!

[Bone Bloodthirst Array Enhancement Progress +1]

[Bone Bloodthirst Array Enhancement Progress +1]

[Bone Bloodthirst Array Enhanced to +9!]

[Bone Bloodthirst Array Enhanced to Perfection! The final restriction ’Bone Purgatory’ has been unlocked!!!]

”Boom!”

Dozens of columns of blood light shot skyward, even the air seemed tinged with crimson, countless bones broke through the ground, crawling out from underground, they roared, crawled, as if countless vengeful souls returning from hell, transforming the vast square into a purgatory paved of bones completely!

The Pain Incarnation, heavily bound by bones, gradually fell towards the Bone Abyss, for the first time a look of fear surfaced in the demon’s green eyes.

”Outer Realm Demon, you are an upper position Outer Realm Demon! You should not appear at this level, you violated the rule!” it shrieked.

”Perhaps.” However, responding it were merely three calm words from Chu Xiu.

In the next moment, the Frenzied Celestial Demon Hand abruptly struck out!

”Bang!”

The twisted head of the Pain Incarnation exploded like a watermelon, countless screaming, pain-laden souls surged out from its body!

[Task Contribution Points +1800]

[Trial task completed, Tier upgrade!]

[Current Level: Warrior Tier Level 1]

[Congratulations! Due to your outstanding performance, your renown in the Abyss has increased!]