Demon Cultivator in Abyssal Era

”I don’t know either,” Xie Xuanzhao shook his head, ”perhaps it’s a description of transforming into a higher level of life.”

”But how is that possible?” Mao Qi was full of disbelief, ”Isn’t this the kind of thing that only happens when you pass a tier trial?”

”That’s why it’s said that this so-called tribulation was the cultivation method of cultivators in the previous era, before the Awakened appeared,” Xie Xuanzhao sighed.

Zhu Jiu, who was standing by, furrowed his brows and couldn’t help but speak, ”But the previous era was billions of years ago, the rules of heaven and earth have changed so drastically, can Brother Chen still follow the old path?”

Xie Xuanzhao was silent for a long while before sighing, ”In theory, it’s impossible, and the tribulations recorded in ancient texts are clearly different from those in today’s trials. I... also don’t know what Brother Chen is thinking.”

Everyone looked worriedly at Chu Xiu. At this moment, his body was already covered by at least hundreds of insects. His armor had completely melted into a puddle of molten metal, and these insects were covering Chu Xiu’s bare body, further corroding his flesh.

Through the gaps between the insects, it could be seen that Chu Xiu’s body was almost devoid of intact flesh! Everywhere, his bones shimmered like jade!

Surrounded by insects, Chu Xiu was clearly enduring immense pain. Although he didn’t scream out, he was constantly making slight whimpering sounds.

The complete erosion of flesh and bones—what kind of pain is this? It’s unimaginable to everyone!

Even Mao Qi stopped making sarcastic remarks and said solemnly, ”Although I don’t know what plan he has, you should also see that this guy’s scheme has definitely failed!”

”It’s just a swarm of hundreds right now; there will be thousands, tens of thousands, millions of venomous insects afterward!”

”We have to make a quick decision, either help him with a few divine artifacts and maybe save this guy’s life, or take advantage of his weakness and seize this great opportunity to finish him off!”

”If we wait any longer, the swarm will rush at us!”

Chu Xiu was continuously having his flesh eroded away. His powerful life energy might hold off tens of thousands of insects, but not the entire swarm. It’s only a matter of time before other civilization envoys are targeted!

At this, everyone hesitated again. Only Tuoba Shou glanced around and said calmly, ”What, are you going to kick him while he’s down one more time?”

Mao Qi looked at him coldly, ”Then do you have a better idea?”

Tuoba Shou said, ”Taking advantage of someone’s peril is not the action of a gentleman.”

Mu Tuo also nodded, ”Brother Chen has been kind to me, and since there’s another way to pass, I won’t become his enemy.”

Mao Qi looked again at the others, discovering that although they weren’t as firm, no one suggested attacking. He couldn’t help but snort coldly, ”If you’re determined to help him, then hurry up. Otherwise, when the swarm surrounds, it will be too late to save him.”

This time, most people agreed, but just as they were about to take action, Xie Xuanzhao suddenly said, ”Hold on!”

”What is it now?” Mao Qi said impatiently.

Xie Xuanzhao pointed, ”Look at Brother Chen’s divine techniques before.”

Everyone was stunned, and following Xie Xuanzhao’s pointing, they quickly showed expressions of astonishment.

They hadn’t noticed before but now realized that the demonized long sword Chu Xiu released didn’t dissipate after being blocked by the swarm. Instead, it reconstituted into dispersed demonic qi.

These demonic qi appeared to be just a mass of fog hanging in the middle of the passage, but upon close inspection, they noticed that the originally surging swarm became dizzy and began flying erratically after passing through the demonic qi, as if they had consumed a hallucinogen.

”This is...” Mao Qi squinted, his pupils turning amber-like gold, and soon noticed the trick. Chu Xiu’s demonic qi didn’t dissipate naturally but was structured, containing numerous tiny obstacles!

In short, Chu Xiu had woven those demonic qi into a giant three-dimensional maze to trap the swarm!

”So the previous attack wasn’t to kill, but to trap the enemy?”

”This is... an incredibly terrifying control ability!” Even Mao Qi couldn’t help but exclaim.

Even for envoys of a Tenth-level Civilization like them, it was unimaginable that such a monster as Chu Xiu could exist. The Golden Core provided immense energy and unparalleled energy control ability, while the Yama Scripture allowed Chu Xiu’s spirit to exceed a hundred thousand, coordinating with the unique divine sense of cultivators for precise remote manipulation.

The combination enabled such an unimaginable operation. If an ordinary person wanted to achieve this, their strength would be close to a peak demigod if not already one.

”Brother Chen can still perform such precise control, it seems he still has strength left,” Mu Tuo breathed a sigh of relief.

”But this divine technique, though mysterious, might still not be able to block this swarm,” Zhu Jiu frowned.

Chu Xiu’s methods, as astonishing as they were, couldn’t single-handedly stop the force of the tribulation with mere exquisite divine techniques.

If using energy accumulation and design could resist the rules of the heavens, then the rules wouldn’t be worthy of being called rules.

These venomous insects, though having a physical form and not purely rules, are ultimately forged by rules.

Many venomous insects had already broken through the blockade, continuously heading towards Chu Xiu.

Xie Xuanzhao looked at the others, ”At this point, I’ll speak frankly.”

”Before leaving, Brother Chen sent me a sound transmission request to help block the insects as much as possible, not allowing too many to gather around him at the same time.”

”As for what exactly Brother Chen is planning, I don’t know, but I still choose to trust him this time.”