Demon Cultivator in Abyssal Era

Chapter 387: Chapter 204: Solo Trial

”Hoo, so they finally conceded?”

Chu Xiu exhaled lightly. If the other party were a stubborn bureaucrat who always stuck to oppressive tactics, it might have been troublesome for him.

”Later, I should maintain a good attitude. Since the other party has made a concession, I also need to reassure the big shots.”

With his thoughts decided, Chu Xiu didn’t dwell on it any longer and sank his consciousness into Abyss City.

As soon as he entered, he received a message containing coordinates.

The data stream in Abyss City moved quickly, and in no time, he arrived at the designated location.

A burly man wearing a black ghost mask was quietly waiting at the spot, while Qin Xiang stood respectfully behind him.

”Greetings to the two seniors,” Chu Xiu said respectfully.

”Hmm,” the man in the black mask looked him up and down, ”You’re Chen Ce, right? I’ve heard from Qin Xiang about your performance in the Corpse Demon World. Truly a hero among the young.”

Unexpectedly, the man in the black mask wasn’t displeased by Chu Xiu’s evasiveness. Instead, he praised him, which eased Chu Xiu’s mind.

”Thank you for the praise, senior,” he said.

The man in the black mask nodded slightly and said, ”Let me introduce myself. I’m called [Vengeance], the head of the Investigation Bureau’s southern region, and one of the King of Slaughter’s disciples.”

The words of the man in the black mask stirred something in Chu Xiu’s heart.

In ancient legends, Vengeance is a type of fierce beast, bloodthirsty and loves fighting, with a fierce personality. There’s an idiom ”vengeful to the smallest grudges,” meaning someone who avenges even the slightest grievances. Although the Vengeance here doesn’t refer to this beast, it’s an extended meaning, referring to someone who glares angrily, also showing a glimpse of this beast’s personality.

High-tier Awakened often have their own codenames. Some are self-created, others given, and most reflect the individual’s personality. Someone named [Vengeance] likely has a personality that’s difficult to deal with.

Moreover, being a disciple of the King of Slaughter surprised Chu Xiu once again. The King of Slaughter, who controls the Huaxia military division, is the most ruthless among the eight Celestial Kings, never leaving a survivor. Not only that, but they also ensure absolute annihilation.

During the dark and chaotic times, countless Awakened perished at the King of Slaughter’s hands, probably more than the other seven Celestial Kings combined.

With such a notorious reputation, the requirements for disciples are naturally extremely strict. This person becoming a disciple of the King of Slaughter indicates their talent is absolutely top-tier.

Chu Xiu dared not be negligent and quickly said, ”This junior pays respect to Senior [Vengeance].”

Vengeance nodded and said, ”Let’s skip the pleasantries and get straight to business. I think neither of us is fond of small talk.”

”The evaluation result for your authority upgrade is out. We’ve contacted three factions and finally confirmed your authority will be upgraded by one level to Level 5. This will increase the total annual Cause and Effect Points you can redeem from a single faction to 35,400 points, approximately a 25% increase from before.”

Vengeance’s words made Chu Xiu furrow his brows slightly.

In other words, he could only exchange up to 20,000 Cause and Effect Points now.

To an ordinary Awakened, this figure is astronomical. Even those at the King Tier usually require several months of training to accumulate this amount.

But to Chu Xiu... he still felt somewhat dissatisfied!

”This is already the limit. At this level, you must earn respect through your strength. It’s impossible to just give it to you,” Vengeance said.

Hearing this, Chu Xiu could only nod helplessly, indicating his understanding.

Cause and Effect Points are directly related to strengthening one’s power, making them the most critical resource for all Awakened. The only way to make others satisfied with their distribution is through absolute power, defeating all opponents with fists and feet!

In some sense, the authority levels are merely a formalization of the bloody scramble for Cause and Effect Points.

”Senior, I have some equipment and artifacts recently that I’d like to exchange for resources,” Chu Xiu said.

Vengeance glanced at him, ”Are they the spoils from Li Zhan and Wen Feiyan? How do you plan to exchange them?”

Chu Xiu asked, ”I wonder if the Investigation Bureau still plans on entering the Corpse Demon World?”

Vengeance nodded, ”Naturally, we need to confirm a few things.”

This answer was as Chu Xiu expected. Although, in the eyes of the Investigation Bureau, the escape of the Calamity essentially indicated that the Corpse Demon World was no longer under human control, they wouldn’t just leave it be.

Most likely, after the cooldown period ends, Qin Xiang will enter for preliminary exploration to see if resources leftover by the Calamity can be retrieved.

”Then let’s trade in the Corpse Demon World,” Chu Xiu tested.

Vengeance looked at him steadily for a moment before suddenly chuckling lightly, ”We’ll do it your way, but I hope you’ll have a bit less distrust and a bit more trust in our Investigation Bureau in the future.”

Chu Xiu quickly thanked him and agreed.

”Alright, now that we’ve discussed the authority levels, it’s time to talk about the Ancient Trials,” Vengeance shifted the topic.

”Rest assured, senior, I will recruit teammates to take up the challenge as soon as possible. Actually, the three teammates Senior Qin arranged during our exploration of the Corpse Demon World seemed quite suitable...”

Given Chu Xiu’s current strength, it hardly mattered who he teamed up with.

The top geniuses below the Civilization Envoy level couldn’t even match the combat power of one of his buffed Ghost Generals, let alone with a Blood Demon Incarnation standing by.

Chu Xiu mentioned this just to subtly include a good brother, because if he were to directly name his good brother, it would surely raise suspicion.

However, before he could finish, Vengeance raised his hand, signaling him to stop.