An invasion from the Abyss? I, a demonic cultivator, laughed.

Chapter 107 After beating the young one, the old one comes along?

The whereabouts of the legendary equipment!

The words on the tongue immediately perked Chu Xiu up.

Under his expectant gaze, the tongue spoke slowly and deliberately: "The northwest side of the tower, beneath the giant's feet."

"The tower should be the one in the center of the inner city, but what does the giant refer to?" Chu Xiu analyzed in his mind, then waited for his tongue to finish its sentence.

However, after saying that, he stopped talking. Chu Xiu waited for a while, a bad feeling rising in his heart: "And then?"

"Gone."

"Gone???"

"Gone!"

"I've collected a whole bottle of blood wine, and all you give me is a single sentence?"

"Otherwise what!" the tongue declared defiantly. "This is a legend! A legend! Do you think it's something you can just get anytime? Everything I did was in accordance with the rules. A [Treasured] quality item can only earn you this one sentence!"

Chu Xiu was completely dumbfounded. What the hell was the point of that sentence?! Who knows what you're referring to!
At this moment, the tongue emitted a sinister "hehe" sound: "If you can give me the [perfect] blood wine, I might be able to reveal more detailed information to you."

"By the way, don't use a bunch of garbage to brew wine next time. Although the quality is up to par, the taste is terrible!"

"I'll give you my perfect recipe."

"One item of the same quality, four items of slightly lower quality, and fifteen items of slightly lower quality."

"Do you understand? This is how you brew the perfect blood wine!"

Chu Xiu couldn't hold back any longer. This damn tongue of his was bad enough, but he was also being picky.

This guy gave him a "legendary" item as bait, just to entice him to invest more resources in brewing!

He angrily grabbed the tongue, and as if sensing his anger, the tongue simply gave up and pretended to be dead after reciting the brewing recipe.

This left Chu Xiu speechless.

And it must be said that the tongue's scheme succeeded.

He really craves legendary gear!
His previous battle with Ye Junlin, those steel wings left a deep impression on him.

"But to brew the perfect quality blood wine, you need one perfect, four reserve, and fifteen excellent!"

Chu Xiu felt a pang of heartache; how much money could all these things possibly fetch!
With a heavy sigh, Chu Xiu stopped thinking about it and decided to wait until tomorrow night to discuss it further.

He picked up the tongue and was about to leave when he suddenly let out a soft "hmm," realizing he had discovered something.

A new line of data appeared on the tongue panel.

Recovery progress: 1.6%

"Is this because I fed him blood wine? What will happen after he's fully recovered? Could this demonic monk possibly be resurrected?"

Chu Xiu was completely confused.

He looked at his stomach and found the same data, but it showed 7.6%, which meant the killer had probably fed him a lot of food beforehand.

Chu Xiu didn't hesitate. He raised his hand and refined the murderer's corpse and soul before returning to the stronghold.

He went to the kitchen to get some food and then had a good night's rest.

When I woke up the next day, all the fatigue had been washed away, and I had almost fully recovered.

Then, he began to head towards the city center as planned.

He planned to complete Lin Wanyue's task while also looking for resources he could acquire.

Although three hundred causal points are nothing compared to the massive amount of causal points he needs to upgrade his skills, it's still a considerable amount, accumulated bit by bit.

Chu Xiu took out the map and looked at it. The closest point to the stronghold was Gate 6. The investigation area that Lin Wanyue assigned to him was a cluster of buildings to the right of Gate 6, which was about 15 square kilometers in size.

"If it were an ordinary warrior-level awakened being, it would probably take a whole day to draw a detailed map of such a large area while avoiding powerful ghouls and ensuring their own safety."

"This girl has the potential to be a capitalist."

However, he was the kind of person Chu Xiu didn't like who was overly calculating.

"Speaking of which, if the sun in this world also rises in the east and sets in the west, then my investigation area happens to be located in the northwest direction of the central tower."

Chu Xiu stroked his chin thoughtfully, and without delay, after leaving the stronghold and equipping himself with the "Dark Night King" gear, he immediately headed towards the central city.

Before long, the huge high wall appeared in front of him.

This high wall completely separates the inner and outer city areas, and it is at least a dozen kilometers long. Even in his previous life in modern society, building such a wall would not be an easy task.

Chu Xiu pushed off with both feet, unleashing his Mysterious Steps, and leaped onto the city wall.

On the other side, a completely different urban area appeared before him.

The first thing that catches the eye is the towering tower in the center, which is at least 500 meters high and has an extremely futuristic appearance. Outside the tower, a large number of strange birds of elite warrior rank are circling around.

When these strange birds were in the outer city, there were only one or two scattered in each area, but now there are at least a hundred gathered around the tower!
Among them was a strange bird with an exceptionally large body, covered in bluish-gray scales. Under the scrutiny of the Demon Eye, it was clearly a ferocious-level creature!

This made Chu Xiu's heart skip a beat: "The monsters in the central city are indeed much higher level than those in the outer city. I can't let the ghost army out to roam around like before."

Besides the increased strength of the monsters, there is another major difference between the central city and the outer city: their streets and buildings are covered with a strange blood vessel that looks like plant roots!
He hadn't noticed it before because it was hidden by the high wall, but now he discovered that at the base of the tower, there were many huge tumors growing, with countless blood vessels extending from the tumors and spreading outwards to the city.

These veins are almost ubiquitous throughout the central urban area, taking root in the buildings, like a giant living organism parasitizing the city.

This made Chu Xiu look thoughtful.

"Plants in this city have a hard time growing, as if something is sucking away their vitality."

“Every night, a large number of wild animals would run in from the outer forest to serve as food for the ghouls to hunt.”

"And there's also the so-called Blood Moon ritual."

A somewhat absurd idea popped into his mind: he felt that the city was like a gigantic, bloodthirsty skeleton.

"This place is strange; I should be cautious during my initial exploration."

With his mind made up, Chu Xiu lightly leaped into the central urban area.

"Clap."

The Boots of Speed ​​stepped on a blood vessel, instantly sending a nauseating sensation through him. Chu Xiu lowered his body, trying to move as close to the building as possible, while simultaneously releasing his ghostly army. However, these were all in spirit form; Chu Xiu didn't intend to use them in combat, lest they cause too much of a commotion and attract some terrifying creatures. He only intended for them to conduct reconnaissance.

Not long after, Chu Xiu's expression suddenly changed, and one of the ghosts discovered something!
He was now in a small shopping mall. With a nimble flip, he jumped upstairs. There, in a shop that had long since turned into ruins, a huge figure was crouching inside.

This is a heavily armored ghoul, over three meters tall, covered in bone armor. It is currently crouching near a thick blood vessel, from which countless smaller blood vessels emerge and connect to the ghoul's body. With the pulsation of these blood vessels, fresh blood is continuously injected into the ghoul's body.

Seeing the scene before him, Chu Xiu narrowed his eyes slightly and activated the Netherworld Eye.

[Symbiotic Type 011 Corpse Demon]

[Rank] Mortal Rank 9

[Attributes] Constitution 27.8, Spirit 12.6, Energy Level 24.65
【Skill】None
【Special trait】Bone Armor

[Talent] Blood Symbiosis (As a member of the blood-sharing group, one can obtain energy from the shared blood and sense the condition of other sharers, but must unconditionally obey the orders of the superior.)

This ghoul wasn't strong, but its blood symbiosis talent caught Chu Xiu's attention.

"According to the description, these ghouls do not need to hunt, but instead use the blood in these blood vessels as food. In return, their free will is severely restricted."

Chu Xiu wandered around the rest of the mall and found four or five more corpse demons, each of which had the talent of blood symbiosis.

"Is this a characteristic of the ghouls in the central urban area?"

Chu Xiu thought to himself, silently approached a corpse demon from behind, and then pierced its head with a bone spear!

The moment he killed the ghoul, the other ghouls in the mall seemed to sense some kind of signal, and they all let out painful howls, then rushed towards Chu Xiu's location from all directions!

Faced with the ever-surging ghouls, Chu Xiu did not summon any ghosts. Instead, he strolled leisurely among the ghouls, skillfully dodging their attacks and occasionally throwing a punch. Each punch easily created a huge dent in the chest of these heavily armored ghouls, sending them flying backward.

Chu Xiu is getting used to his newly enhanced power. Now his physique is over 110 points, and any punch he throws carries a force of over ten tons!

This feeling, like having a hundred times the power boost, made Chu Xiu feel incredibly exhilarated!
At this moment, a roar rang out above Chu Xiu's head. It was the leader of the Corpse Demon horde who had arrived. This was an elite warrior with a physique of nearly 100 points!
It descended from the sky, roaring as it swung its hands down towards Chu Xiu's head!
Then he was slammed against the wall by a punch from the berserk demonic hand.

Chu Xiu used the dual magic output of the Golden Embryo for the first time, and the berserk Heavenly Demon Hand, which surged to nearly 350 points of strength, caused the Corpse Demon Leader to suffer comminuted fractures of all his bones the moment he made contact!
However, at the same time, Chu Xiu also felt a slight tearing pain in his meridians.

"This move puts a lot of strain on the body, so I should use it more cautiously in the future," Chu Xiu thought to himself.

He stepped forward and delivered another punch, smashing the head of the ghoul leader to pieces.

[Professional Experience +102]

[Item Obtained: 144 Causality Points]

[Acquired Equipment: Mighty Gauntlets (Fine)]

Just as Chu Xiu killed the leader of the corpse demons, a series of angry roars rang out from the outside of the mall. At the same time, the floor beneath Chu Xiu's feet began to tremble slightly, as if some enormous creature was approaching.

Chu Xiu instantly understood: all the creatures in this city were symbiotic through blood! This ghoul leader also had peers and superiors!
With this in mind, Chu Xiu waved his right hand, refined the souls of the corpses scattered on the ground, and then decisively left the place.

A minute later, Chu Xiu looked at the giant beast that had destroyed most of the mall, a solemn expression on his face.

This is a ferocious-level creature. Under the scan of the Ghostly Eye, its physique reached a terrifying 289 points!
Not long after Chu Xiu left, this guy arrived and began searching for Chu Xiu's whereabouts in the mall. When he couldn't find him, he flew into a rage and started destroying things everywhere.

"My guess was right. This ferocious beast should be the superior of that corpse demon leader."

"This weird talent is a bit tricky."

This is a classic case of beating the young and getting the old, then beating the old and getting an even older one.

Killing any ghoul will only bring forth a stronger one to fight for it!
Of course, on the other hand, once Chu Xiu becomes stronger, this will be a perfect monster-gathering ability.

"At this stage, my hunting strategy is still mainly based on stability. I was lucky this time to run into an easy-to-dodge opponent. If I encounter an agile type next time, I will have to go head-to-head with a ferocious-class opponent."

With this in mind, Chu Xiu did not rashly attempt to hunt the corpse demons to level up. Instead, he prioritized stability, concealed his presence, and began to carefully record the surrounding terrain and the distribution of powerful creatures.

Those clumsy warriors can try to steal their underlings, but the agile warriors should stay far away first, otherwise they might really mess things up if they get entangled!

The more he investigated, the more shocked he became.

"I've only walked four kilometers and I've already discovered three dangerous units!"

"If I'm not just unlucky, then it means there must be quite a few ferocious-level creatures in the central city area, at least dozens!"

"The difficulty of this world mission is really absurd."

Before entering the central urban area, Chu Xiu hadn't expected the difficulty to be so exaggerated. He originally thought that even if there were any ferocious-level enemies, they would be in the single digits, but he didn't expect them to increase tenfold! Moreover, the blood symbiosis talent made cleaning up these guys extremely troublesome!

Chu Xiu couldn't fathom how Ye Junlin and the others would have managed to clear the level without him!

He knew that the Ye family, the Lin family, and the government must all have powerful trump cards to use to pass through the gates, but given the current situation, these people probably wouldn't even be able to see the Corpse King!
"As expected of a world with a danger level of seven!"

"Even if we put them in those major cities, the success rate wouldn't be high!"

Of course, with such a high level of difficulty, the rewards for completing it are naturally even better.

With this in mind, Chu Xiu focused even more intently on the reconnaissance.

Two hours later, he had basically explored the entire mission area and marked several ferocious creatures. He was lucky and did not encounter any ferocious creatures that were good at hiding or had strong perception.

However, as he explored the last residential building, he suddenly frowned.

At the end of a corridor, he saw a dismembered human corpse.

Blood was sprayed everywhere and had not yet congealed.

Most importantly, he had met this person once before at Chu Qin's stronghold. He was a level 9 mortal awakener and a key member of Chu Qin's stronghold!
Chu Xiu remembered that Shen Tu Hu had indeed led a group of people, saying that they were going to explore the central city area in advance.

"This is what happens when you follow the wrong person."

Chu Xiu sighed and raised his hand to refine the corpse.

"Clap."

A walkie-talkie fell from the man's clothes to the ground.

Chu Xiu didn't pay any attention at first, but just as he was about to leave, a familiar voice suddenly came through the walkie-talkie.

"Is anyone there? Is anyone there? Anyone will do, please come and save me! My dad is the chairman of Yongkang Pharmaceutical! He'll pay you! One hundred million, two hundred million, as much as you want!"

The voice on the walkie-talkie was distorted with fear, clearly indicating that the person had been terrified, but Chu Xiu still recognized it as Shen Tu Hu!
He stepped forward and picked up the walkie-talkie.

"Where are you?"

(End of this chapter)