Demon Cultivator in Abyssal Era

Chapter 342: Chapter 189: Eerie Buddha Statue

The nest of Calamity was very far from the Shelter. After leaving the plantation area, Chu Xiu discovered it was already the last layer of the Shelter, but behind a very thick and already damaged explosion-proof door, he found a path leading deeper.

This path wasn’t wide, only allowing an armored vehicle to pass and was very rugged, with protruding rocks all around. It didn’t seem like it was excavated by machinery like a shield machine, but rather as if powerful Awakened individuals had brute-forced and shattered the rocks to build it.

After walking for about twenty to thirty kilometers along this path, Chu Xiu finally reached the endpoint.

It was a naturally formed enormous hollow. At this depth, you could already feel the heat of the lava underground. It was estimated that digging a few more kilometers down would reach boiling magma.

And at the end of the hollow, there was a huge dark cavern, over a hundred meters high, like a massive mouth from the Abyss. At this moment, many corrupted creatures were climbing around the cavern, resembling countless ”rustling” beetles on the move.

”All these corrupted residents... are of Fierce Tier!”

Chu Xiu was somewhat shocked.

It was extremely difficult for corrupted residents to advance in rank; among millions, you might not even find one Fierce Tier.

Moreover, compared to the corrupted residents in the Outer World, their rock armor was a pale gold color, appearing extraordinarily mystical.

”Don’t go any further, outsider.”

”My proposal still stands, but once you enter the cavern, there will be no turning back. You will awaken a terrifying entity beyond even my control,” the low voice of Calamity echoed in Chu Xiu’s ear.

Chu Xiu turned his head to look at the figure beside him, constantly chattering away. It was a humanoid manifestation of Calamity, appearing as a rather composed middle-aged man, and his expression was extremely serious at the moment.

However, Chu Xiu just calmly said, ”If you really want to negotiate with me, then be open and make things clear.”

”Do you truly think I would be scared by your riddler’s tricks?”

Chu Xiu’s words made Calamity pause and after a while, it spoke, ”I can’t tell you what trump cards I hold, or they will lose all meaning. Nor can I tell you what will happen if you step into the cavern because it involves the secrets of my ’core.’”

”But what I can tell you is that no matter how much stronger than expected you display your Power, forcing your way in will only lead to destruction.”

”Even though you possess great Power, your Tier is still too low, and you don’t understand enough about beings of our Tier, which would lead to your misjudgment.”

”[Heroic Spirit] is a being of another level of Life.”

”Believe me, cooperating with me would be the best choice for you.”

Calamity’s words made Chu Xiu pause, a contemplative expression appearing on his face.

It must be said, its demeanor was indeed quite intimidating.

”Is it just a trick to stall for time? Or is it truly a matter of importance?”

Chu Xiu looked up, fixing his gaze on the enormous cavern in front of him, hesitating uncharacteristically.

Usually, he would prepare before making a plan, and after making the plan, he wouldn’t waver and wouldn’t be frightened by baseless words.

But Calamity indeed hit his weakness; his understanding of Upper-level Beings was indeed too limited at the moment.

It was actually because Chu Xiu’s Power was improving too fast; his status, information, and intelligence hadn’t caught up.

Fortunately, he now had an ”Upper-level Being” with him.

”Rasputin, what do you think? Can your Blood Demons swear to the Endless Blood Pool without any scruples just to deceive the enemy?” Chu Xiu asked after releasing Rasputin.

In the eyes of Calamity at the side, greedy light immediately shot out, while Rasputin’s expression greatly changed, hurriedly shouting, ”Venerable Lord! Don’t be deceived by this despicable person! That bitch Endless Blood Pool is worth nothing! It’s not an omniscient and omnipotent God. Not to mention swearing in its name, even if you curse it, it can’t even fart out a response!”

”Is that so?” Chu Xiu stroked his chin.

Judging from Rasputin’s reaction, the Endless Blood Pool probably hadn’t reached the extent of sensing just from reciting its name, but the words from Rasputin, spoken for self-preservation, couldn’t be entirely trusted.

After all, Chu Xiu hadn’t forgotten that when he obtained the tongue, the description said that Rasputin was dismembered because he spoke indiscreetly behind others.

”But even so, there’s currently not enough strong evidence to compel me to change my plan.”

Chu Xiu wouldn’t be easily intimidated, just deciding in his heart to be more prudent and cautious.

He wielded the Hundred Souls Banner, and a Ghost General, leading over a hundred Fierce Ghosts, rushed out, moving in the form of Soul Bodies toward the inside of the cavern.

Chu Xiu himself was sitting on the back of a Flying Corpse, retreating a few hundred meters back, maintaining as much distance as possible from the cavern, and holding the Great Sun Guard Shield in front, ready for a swift retreat.

He merely attached his mind to the Ghost General, exploring the situation inside the cavern.

This way, even if something unexpected happened, the Flying Corpse could take him away quickly. The mobility of this Corpse Refinement surpassed many King Tier Awakened, enough to handle most spontaneous situations.

If under these circumstances, Calamity could still have the ability to kill him, then the other party wouldn’t need to waste words, as all the Awakened in this deep pit would have already been slaughtered by it.

Seeing that he didn’t back down, Calamity snorted coldly, saying nothing further, only leaving a sentence ”You will regret it,” and the phantom of its avatar disappeared without a trace.