Demon Cultivator in Abyssal Era

Chapter 458: Chapter 232: Trial Completed_2

This is like a coal-fired train in motion; when the fire is small, the energy provided is minimal, and it can easily be stopped with a tap on the brakes. However, as the fire continues to burn and speed increases, braking becomes increasingly difficult, and when the fire grows too large to extinguish, even slamming on the brakes can’t stop the train; instead, the brake pads will be burned off!

The Awakened became like this, perhaps due to the powerful effect of the Forbidden Artifact, which made him increasingly arrogant. During a challenge against a formidable enemy, he exceeded this boundary, causing the acceleration process to become unstoppable! The Forbidden Artifact began to endlessly absorb the user’s Life Force to fuel the acceleration of time!

The Awakened, unable to stop, could only desperately search for living beings on this planet, absorbing their Life Force to feed the Forbidden Artifact. The more Life Force provided, the faster the time acceleration, and the more difficult it became to stop! An endless vicious cycle ensued!

Post-analysis using a special Artifact revealed that from the onset of acceleration to the complete obliteration of the world, only a mere 0.7 seconds elapsed! The maximum time dilation for the Awakened was accelerated to at least 300 million times!

During those 0.7 seconds, the Awakened traversed every corner of that world, draining the Life Force of every creature he encountered, but even after exhausting the entire world, it only extended his life by 0.7 seconds. In the end, in despair and with no further replenishment, he was drained dry by the Forbidden Artifact until he became a mummified corpse.

The most horrifying aspect of this incident was that fortunately, the Awakened was merely a Heroic Spirit and had not yet gained the ability to traverse other worlds; otherwise, the destruction might not have been limited to just one world...

Consequently, Chu Xiu harbors a profound caution towards Forbidden Artifacts. Awakened beings who misuse the Power of such artifacts rarely meet a good end! Even those who seem temporarily unharmed are likely yet to reach the critical point of disaster.

Thus, Chu Xiu wishes to have nothing to do with any Forbidden Objects, for he despises uncertainty the most.

Possessing top-tier Talent, he would rather progress slowly, step by step, and ensure a solid foundation.

”No matter what that Forbidden Object gives me, I’ll stash it in the furthest corner of my Storage Space, and later find an opportunity to pass it off to someone else.”

Chu Xiu made up his mind.

Shaking his head, he decided not to dwell on it any longer, turning around as he collected both the body and Soul of the Celestial Dragon and Celestial Being.

As the colossal Celestial Dragon’s body vanished, twenty thousand people appeared at the center of the field.

They looked at the figure standing in the distance among the dust and smoke, and suddenly one person fell to their knees with a thud, triggering a chain reaction as a crowd knelt down with a swish, leaving not a single person standing among the twenty thousand.

They prostrated reverently towards Chu Xiu, their eyes filled with gratitude and devotion.

Even Liang Zhan and the others kneeled, thanking Chu Xiu for saving their lives.

This scene made Chu Xiu shake his head.

Although the Celestial Being was dead, the concept of religion was ingrained in these people’s bones. Their original god was gone, so they needed a new god for spiritual sustenance.

Seeing the crowd kneeling in black clusters before him, he nonchalantly waved his hand and said, ”General Liang, quickly organize the crowd to enter the Earth Dragon.”

He had no need for gratitude or worship from these civilians.

Once entering the Corpse Demon World, someone would teach them that there is no omniscient and omnipotent God in this world, nor is there an Upper-level Being who grants benefits simply for your worship.

Gods are not philanthropists; people need to build their ideal lives with their own hands.

Of course, many people’s beliefs were deeply rooted, and how many of these twenty thousand could change was uncertain, but that wasn’t Chu Xiu’s concern; the government would send specialists to guide them.

Soon, all the residents entered the Earth Dragon, and as Chu Xiu activated the Celestial Dragon Golden Pill, his Mana rapidly recovered. With Technique after Technique, the Earth Dragon burst forth with dazzling Spiritual Light, soaring towards the sky with a heavy rumbling.

Driven by the Power of the three King Tier Legends, the Earth Dragon’s speed increased, finally breaking free from the gravitational pull of Peach Blossom Spring and rushing into space. As Chu Xiu looked back, a massive building floating in space came into view.

It was a gigantic structure infused with Buddhism’s aura, with a core consisting of a floating continent densely packed with Buddha Towers. Near each Buddha Tower were nine inverted hemispherical buildings, and the place where Chu Xiu and others exited was one of these hemispheres.

The vast Peach Blossom Spring was but a tiny part of this colossal structure.

Chu Xiu’s eyes flashed with shock. Such a massive structure, complete with its own gravitational field, must be the work of some powerful Upper-level Being, whose level of Power far surpassed his current capabilities.

Chu Xiu took one last deep look before focusing on piloting the Earth Dragon towards the Corpse Demon World.

After separating from the massive building, the Earth Dragon soon fell into the gravitational pull of the Corpse Demon World, beginning to accelerate downward. Chu Xiu quickly redirected his Mana to reduce the descent speed as much as possible.

Unfortunately, the Energy of the Earth Dragon itself and the three Resurrected Corpse Yakshas had been entirely depleted in the process of breaking free from Peach Blossom Spring, leaving only Chu Xiu’s Mana to support it. Although the Celestial Dragon Golden Pill provided 200 Energy Points per second for recovery, this was insignificant given the Earth Dragon’s terrifying mass of over a billion tons.

The Earth Dragon’s descent speed increased, friction with the atmosphere generating dazzling flames, making it look like a massive falling meteorite.

As the speed reached a certain level, the air around the Earth Dragon emitted sharp sonic booms, and the land of the Corpse Demon World drew ever closer!

Fortunately, Chu Xiu had prepared in advance. With repeated casting of Techniques, the Earth Dragon began to turn in mid-air, then crashed to the ground, tail-first!

”Boom!”

The massive impact triggered a colossal explosion in an instant, sending debris and dust skyward over a hundred meters, the ground shaking violently!

When the dust cleared, the Earth Dragon’s body was like a giant sword thrust straight into the ground, leaving only a portion of the head exposed.

Seeing this, Chu Xiu breathed a sigh of relief, knowing he had succeeded.

With his meticulous mind, Chu Xiu naturally did not overlook the descent problem of the Earth Dragon. He quickly realized that with the Earth Dragon’s terrifying mass, slowing down was nearly impossible.

So he chose the simplest and most straightforward method, placing numerous collapse mechanisms at the Earth Dragon’s tail, akin to a car bumper, to reduce impact force.

In the final moments of descent, the spine Chu Xiu had pre-modified fixed itself completely, transforming into a straight spearhead, while the scales and flesh of the tail expanded outward, diluting its strength and enlarging the contact area.

As a result, the current scene unfolded. The expanded flesh provided immense friction during contact with the ground, similar to hydraulic devices, aiding in deceleration. The fixed spine ensured minimal impact for the people situated near the Earth Dragon’s throat.

Once the Earth Dragon came to a complete stop, the throat split open into a staircase, the flesh ”seatbelts” automatically releasing, and individuals collapsed to the ground, retching.

Once the crowd recovered, the bold stepped out, curiously observing this new and wondrous world.

Above them was a clear blue sky, the air blowing a stark contrast to Fallen Paradise, carrying the fresh scent of trees.

The people who stepped out did the same thing almost in unison.

They closed their eyes and tilted their heads up, quietly absorbing the gentle and warm sunlight, involuntarily displaying blissful smiles on their faces.

Meanwhile, a notification chimed in Chu Xiu’s ear.

[Trial completed, Tier elevated!]

[Current Level: General Tier Level 1]

[Current Trial evaluation in progress...]

Anticipation flickered in Chu Xiu’s eyes.

He couldn’t wait to find out what legacy would be unlocked upon ascending to General Tier, and what kind of reward he could obtain after going through such a Perfect Trial completion!