Demon Cultivator in Abyssal Era

Chapter 168: Chapter 129: Heaven-Reaching Blood Vine (Part 2)

”Boom!”

The immense impact threw him against a wall of flesh, and even with the protection of his Skeleton Armor, he felt a dull pain in his chest.

The Corpse King was incredibly strong, with a Constitution more than twice that of Chu Xiu. He had to rely on the Frenzied Celestial Demon Hand, powered by triple Mana output, just to barely hold his ground.

With his current Constitution, he could maintain triple Mana output long-term, thanks to the Golden Embryo Origin and Unjust Death Substitute, preventing any damage to his meridians. Without this, he wouldn’t have withstood the Corpse King’s assault at all.

However, this was merely taking a beating. To possess strength surpassing the Corpse King, he had to initiate the Demon Energy Infusion!

The reason he hadn’t used this skill yet was that Chu Xiu was testing the Corpse King’s recovery ability.

Once he started the Demon Energy Infusion, there would be no turning back. If he couldn’t finish off the Corpse King in a short time, he would be the one facing defeat!

”After the Demon Energy Infusion is perfected, once activated, my Constitution can instantly soar to nearly seven hundred! The Frenzied Celestial Demon Hand with quadruple Mana output can reach an ultimate power of seventeen hundred!”

But activating both states simultaneously put an immense burden on the body, and even with both the Golden Embryo Origin and Unjust Death Substitute running, it couldn’t be sustained for long!

If the Corpse King noticed something was amiss and started to flee, with its Constitution of eight hundred and extraordinary recovery speed, Chu Xiu wasn’t confident about striking it down within the time limit.

Therefore, Chu Xiu was constantly looking for an opportunity to take it by surprise and deliver a fatal strike!

However, during the exchange of punches, he realized the Corpse King’s recovery ability was unbelievably strong, almost endless!

Ye Junlin, although not living up to expectations, the Floating Heavy Cannon was no joke; even Chu Xiu struggled to withstand it head-on!

But the Corpse King could bathe in the cannon fire and quickly regenerate, and Chu Xiu’s initial sneak attack with the quadruple Celestial Demon Hand only slightly cracked its bones.

Although that strike first hit the wall of flesh, depleting some energy, it was still astounding.

”Could this be the power bestowed by the Outer Realm Demon?”

Chu Xiu looked grim, maneuvering around the Corpse King while constantly observing.

He was sure that this power couldn’t be limitless. Even in the Extraordinary World, the energy had to be conserved, just like when battling the Pain Incarnation, where the opponent’s recovery of energy relied on absorbing the pain energy of followers.

With a cold snort, Chu Xiu summoned the Demon Legion to converge in this area, where many demons sacrificed themselves in an almost suicidal manner to deplete the Corpse King’s energy.

But even after thirty-four Fierce Ghosts exploded, the Corpse King’s recovery ability showed no sign of weakening!

”Boom!”

Another loud boom as the Corpse King’s heavy fist slammed into the crossed Frenzied Celestial Demon Hand, the massive impact flinging Chu Xiu away!

He climbed up hastily, dodging the Corpse King’s follow-up attack with extreme embarrassment, noticing his Skeleton Armor already showing cracks!

But just then, Chu Xiu noticed something, casting his gaze toward the wall of flesh he had crashed into.

There, very fine blood vessels seemed to be bleeding outwards.

”So that’s it.”

He understood.

Faced with the Corpse King’s continued assault, this time Chu Xiu did not dodge. The two Frenzied Celestial Demon Hands behind him quickly extended, one blocking in front of him, and the other striking down from above, punching at the ground under the Corpse King!

The Corpse King could have easily dodged this strike, but bizarrely, it didn’t move and met the blow head-on!

”Bang!”

The stones under the Corpse King’s feet shattered, with its foot deeply embedded.

At the same time, if observed closely, numerous extremely fine blood vessels could be seen connecting near its foot, continuously supplying it with fresh blood!

”I knew it!” Chu Xiu’s eyes narrowed.

The Blood Moon Ceremony’s rule was that when the Corpse King touched the Sea of Blood, it would heal its wounds and continuously accumulate points!

The Corpse King’s body far exceeded the visible flesh mutations, having long infiltrated countless fine blood vessels into the central tower’s structure!

”No wonder it stood still whenever it was repairing its body, and no wonder its power was unsealed so quickly!”

Chu Xiu should have realized it earlier. After all, on the first day he entered the central district, he saw those blood vessels spreading throughout the city! And each Corpse Demon in the district could replenish energy and heal from the blood vessels!

Now, all those numerous blood vessels were completely submerged in the Sea of Blood!

Although these blood vessels weren’t technically part of the Corpse King, it was obvious the Corpse King used some method to connect to them, utilizing them to heal! Drawing nearly endless energy from the Sea of Blood!

It’s no wonder its power was unsealed so quickly! In truth, the Extreme Dao didn’t kill particularly many and mainly targeted lower-level Awakeners, implying most points were accumulated from the Sea of Blood.

Even though the rule said it would take an hour for the Sea of Blood to reach the Corpse King’s position, it didn’t say the Corpse King couldn’t actively contact the Sea of Blood!

And upon being discovered by Chu Xiu, the Corpse King dropped the act.

It grinned, its crimson pupils showing a highly human-like sardonic expression!

Simultaneously, the surrounding walls of flesh began to disintegrate as if a giant creature was growing, about to emerge from the ground!

”Boom!”

The entire tower began to shake, with pieces of the walls peeling off, revealing the thick blood vessels underneath that continued to swell, nourished by the Sea of Blood and growing stronger. As the concrete walls completely collapsed, the enormous creature was fully exposed.