Demon Cultivator in Abyssal Era

Chapter 19: Chapter 19: Inferior Dharma Artifact, Bone Yin Soul Banner!

[Name]Chu Xiu

[Tier]Mortal Tier Level 3 (1/600)

[Constitution]4.87

[Spirit]4.99

[Energy Level]10.04

[Others]Omitted

The Level upgrade brought a great leap in Chu Xiu’s strength! All Attributes received a substantial boost!

He clenched his fist, feeling the muscles within his body, far more resilient than those of ordinary people, as he closed his eyes in bliss.

”This powerful strength is truly mesmerizing!”

”And the enhancement of Attributes is just the least noteworthy aspect of the Demonic Inheritor Profession!”

Chu Xiu opened his eyes, a hint of a smile flashed in his gaze.

He remembered that during the last upgrade, the Abyss had mentioned that this upgrade would unlock a true Demon Artifact for him!

Filled with anticipation, he eagerly checked his character panel, and soon Chu Xiu discovered the newly unlocked inheritance.

[Demon Artifact Refining: Bone Yin Soul Banner]

[Tier: Mortal]

[Quality: Superior]

[Description: A lower quality Dharma Artifact that can absorb the souls of the deceased and refine them into Yin Ghosts for battle. The more Life Souls absorbed, the greater the Power.]

[Note: Life Souls that possess emotions of pain, resentment, and despair yield better Effects.]

[Evaluation: According to related statistics, the proportion of Demon Cultivators who use the Yin Soul Banner as their first Demonic Dao Dharma Artifact has reached an astonishing 95%.

[After all, which Demon Cultivator wouldn’t like a Dharma Artifact that enhances Power by cruelly killing living beings?

[The Bone Yin Soul Banner is an improved version personally developed by the elders of the Saint Sect. Compared to traditional Yin Soul Banners, its body is more durable, allowing for more Life Souls to be housed, and the resulting Yin Ghosts are more vicious.

[What are you waiting for? Quickly find a mortal village and start a slaughter!

[Remember to avoid those hypocritical righteous cultivators!]

”Bone Yin Soul Banner!”

Looking at the description before him, Chu Xiu’s eyes revealed a gleam of surprise.

Although he didn’t know how powerful the refined Yin Ghost would be, as a Demon Dao Dharma Artifact personally improved by the elder of the Saint Sect, it was certainly not weak.

Moreover, with this banner, Chu Xiu wouldn’t have to engage in close combat himself, ensuring his safety.

Thinking of this, Chu Xiu quickly reviewed the refining method of this treasure.

However, after a moment, he frowned slightly.

The refining of the Bone Yin Soul Banner itself wasn’t difficult; it only required bones for the pole and human skin for the banner.

The troublesome part was refining the Yin Ghost!

”According to what’s stated here, an average of a hundred Life Souls is needed to refine one Yin Ghost???”

”You Demon Cultivators... really are all killers in essence!”

Chu Xiu finally understood why the Infinite Saint Dao Sect went extinct.

Even the most basic Demon Artifact requires so many lives. As for those High Tier Artifacts, one can only imagine, with parts being blood sacrifices ranging in billions.

Had the Righteous Dao not banded together to extinguish them, these people could raise the entire world’s population like livestock, slaughtering them batch by batch for refining Demon Artifacts!

”Now I can only hope these Corpse Demons have reliable Life Souls.”

”Otherwise, even if I could bring myself to be ruthless, there aren’t enough people to find!”

Chu Xiu thought inwardly.

With a wave of his hand, the Corpse Demons he had just stabbed began to melt, bone assembled together, skin peeled off and laid flat, eventually forming a banner over a meter long.

With a call in the air, Chu Xiu brought the banner forth, seemingly absorbing something unseen into it, which then transformed into a special existence.

He waved the banner again, immediately sensing something emerging from the Soul Banner, floating before him.

It was a transparent shadow, but upon close inspection, one could faintly perceive it with the human eye.

It circled around Chu Xiu, exuding a chilly aura.

Feeling this presence, Chu Xiu showed a pensive expression.

”Corpse Demons also have souls, and they’re stronger than those of ordinary people!”

He looked at the information of the newly refined Soul Banner, which had only one attribute.

[Occupancy: 3/20]

”This signifies that the Soul Banner can currently hold up to 20 ordinary Life Souls, while the Corpse Demon Life Soul I just captured is three times stronger than an ordinary Life Soul!

”To expand, I need to continue refining corpses for upgrading.”

”And to produce a Yin Ghost, a hundred ordinary Life Souls are required! In other words, killing thirty-three more Corpse Demons!”

This is no small number.

Moreover, Chu Xiu could sense that the Fierce Ghost Life Soul within his Soul Banner, despite being three times the strength of an ordinary Life Soul, still couldn’t be used for battle, at most causing ordinary people to fall sick.

”Not enough, far from enough. I’ve slaughtered too few lives!”

Chu Xiu opened his eyes, his black pupils flashing with a frenzy.

”Stronger, I need stronger Power!”

”Continue upgrading!!!”

His figure moved, darting seven to eight meters away, the newfound Power had already surpassed the limits of the mortal body!

Swiftly adapting to the body’s changes, Chu Xiu became like a predator standing atop the food chain, transforming the entire apartment building into his hunting ground, wildly chasing the roaming Corpse Demons.

[Slaughtering living beings, Professional Experience +42]

[Slaughtering living beings, Professional Experience +45]

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Before the twilight fully descended, Chu Xiu continuously killed three Corpse Demons, using their eyes to refine into Nether Demon Eyes, and the corpses were all refined into Bone Armor.

Then, thick-skinned, he returned to the thirty-second floor.

After all, the methods Perfumer uses to mask scents are indeed quite effective. He hunted intensively throughout the day, consuming huge amounts of Physical Strength, requiring a safe, stable environment to rest and recover, without risking solo adventures outside for mere pride.

Under the watchful eyes of others, Chu Xiu casually found a vacant room, skinned a mutant rat he hunted earlier, ate it, and then leaned against the corner to rest, recovering Spirit and Physical Strength.

As the dawn peeked through the horizon, while others slept, he once again ventured downstairs.

The hunt continued!

Facts proved, Chu Xiu’s choice to hunt alone was correct.

With a physical quality that surpassed human limits, he moved at high speed for extended durations, able to end battles with Corpse Demons quickly!

While others searched one floor, he could search three!

This made his hunting speed incredibly swift, even without utilizing Yun Lu’s Talent!

Under these circumstances, the only factor affecting his efficiency was finding the Corpse Demons.

In three hours, Chu Xiu swept from the top floor to the first, killing a total of nine Corpse Demons!

Chu Xiu didn’t rush to upgrade the Bone Yin Soul Banner, opting to keep expanding its capacity, consuming Corpse Demon bodies for sacrificial refinement only when nearing its limit.

Most of the bodies were still used for the Bone Armor.

This enabled the Bone Armor to successfully upgrade another level.

The +6 Bone Armor now has a Defense stronger than fully plated Heavy Plate Armor from the medieval era, coupled with the [Energy Absorption] Trait, rendering even the mighty strength of Corpse Demons unable to harm Chu Xiu.

Even more unexpectedly, he had a rare surprise drop!

The third Corpse Demon dropped 11 Cause and Effect Points, and the eighth dropped a Ordinary Grade Bone-cutting Saber.

Chu Xiu didn’t need it, but could use it for trading with the people at the stronghold.

”However, the Corpse Demons in the apartment building should mostly be cleared now, and the hunting speed will significantly decrease from here on.”

”Moreover, there are others competing for hunting spots.”

The apartment building was massive, with a total of twenty-seven residential units on each floor, and each floor had four staircases connecting to the next.

Thus, as Chu Xiu swept through, it was inevitable that he missed a few, and he noticed fresh bloodstains, though the bodies appeared to have been dragged away, possibly by Shen Zhuo’s team.

”Under such circumstances, continuing to search inside the apartment building would be too inefficient.”

Chu Xiu shifted his gaze towards the Outer World.

”Or perhaps, try leaving the apartment building?”