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Of course, in terms of total Energy and endurance, he still surpassed the other two by quite a lot, barely enough to count as having the combat strength of a Perfect Demigod.
With this level of strength, he was naturally already one in a million among Awakened, but to Outer Realm Demons, it still wasn’t worth mentioning!
If he were to fall into a bitter battle, he would have to use the Ghostly Legion to fight to the death; if the losses were too great, it would be somewhat not worth the price.
So originally Chu Xiu had only intended to secretly cause some destruction so that that Outer Realm Demon couldn’t locate this world, but he hadn’t expected that Outer Realm Demon, in order to maintain the spatial rift, to actually use an incarnation Divine Technique to manifest from afar. Its Energy Consumption was already greatly increased, and then it was heavily injured by Cang Kai using a Civilization Sacred Object!
So he decisively hid nearby, and when its true body descended with its defenses at their weakest, he struck without mercy and launched a sneak attack.
The Light Saber transformed from the Fighting Spirit indeed behaved as he had anticipated. Even at full power, it only managed to slow that Outer Realm Demon’s movements; it did not wound its foundation.
But at the same time he followed up with another vicious move, namely the Tribulation Poison he had refined earlier!
In his previous Trial, Chu Xiu had discovered that the Power of Tribulation seemed to have an extra restraining effect against Heroic Spirit Tier Civilization Envoys.
He was about to return and face Ashtar; with the Mana in his body currently unusable, this Tribulation Poison was his greatest hidden trump card. He wanted to test whether this was a universal effect, and this gigantic Outer Realm Demon was a perfect test subject.
The result pleasantly surprised him as well. The Outer Realm Demon that had tanked the output of a Perfect Demigod Level actually couldn’t even manage to resist, and directly began to collapse starting from the point of impact! This restraining Effect was actually a whole grade higher than against those Civilization Envoys!
Although the Outer Realm Demon still managed to escape in the end, it was enough to show just how great the Power of the Tribulation Poison was.
"Could it be that the stronger the creature is, the weaker its resistance against Tribulation becomes?" This discovery, which ran counter to common sense, left even Chu Xiu feeling incredulous.
Still, this was undoubtedly a good thing. For him, it meant that when facing High Tier lifeforms, he now had a bit more confidence.
"Of course, the Tribulation Poison isn’t invincible either."
The first issue was that it was far too slow.
After all, the Ten Thousand Filth Returning Yuan Pouch had only barely stepped into Nascent Soul Level Artifact, which was roughly equivalent to a Strong Demigod.
The Tribulation Poison it condensed wasn’t an Artifact focused on Speed like a Flying Sword. In fact, because it lacked a hard physical body, it was even slower than Ordinary Artifacts of the Same Tier.
In a frontal confrontation, it was fundamentally impossible to hit a Celestial King Level powerhouse.
The true usage of this treasure was to create toxic miasma.
So, in Chu Xiu’s plan, he would throw out all thirteen units of Tribulation Poison at once and detonate them into Tribulation Mist to cause trouble for powerhouses of Ashtar’s level.
"But in that case, the Power of the Tribulation Poison would be greatly diluted."
"The three Demigod Blood Demons that Ashtar called over definitely can’t be underestimated. Their true bodies are Blood Demons of extremely high Tier, and with Ashtar’s methods on top, it would be easy for him to raise them to Perfect Demigod, or even higher tiers of combat strength."
"And we still have to guard against Ashtar playing dirty, as well as interference from other powerhouses."
The words that Vengeance and the Mountain View Building’s lord had said to him earlier were still fresh in Chu Xiu’s memory. This final battle was no longer just a matter between him and Ashtar; Outer Realm Demons and Celestial Kings had already become involved. At that time, any kind of twist could occur!
So relying on this Tribulation Poison alone gave Chu Xiu no real confidence at all!
Right now he needed to obtain as many hidden trump cards as possible.
"If I spend some Cause and Effect Points to catalyze things, I can greatly accelerate the Refinement speed of the Ghostly Legion, enough to finish digesting all the souls and flesh of those Tribulation Transformation Creatures before the final battle."
"By then, under the blessing of my [Soul Chain] Divine Technique, the Ghostly Legion will definitely surpass Perfect Demigod, and may even approach Celestial King combat strength."
"But the Ghostly Legion has major flaws as well."
Chu Xiu thought of the scene where that lizard Giant was picked off piece by piece by Cang Kai. The other side definitely knew about his Ghostly Legion; with just a bit of targeted preparation, its function would be greatly reduced.
"So I must have a powerful hidden trump card that they don’t know about."
Thinking this, Chu Xiu reached out and gently grasped the silver Great Bow in Cang Kai’s hands.
As Spiritual Power poured in, the silver Great Bow immediately lit up.
"Oh?" Chu Xiu raised his brows as if he’d discovered something. "Interesting."
He hadn’t originally held much hope for this item, since this was, after all, merely a world where the strongest were only Heroic Spirits. Logically speaking, it shouldn’t be capable of birthing items of overly high Tier.
Although Cang Kai had used it to heavily injure the Outer Realm Demon, first, the opponent had been maintaining an incarnation across a barrier at the time, which was basically a massive burden built-in; second, Cang Kai had spent the Power of Civilization accumulated over hundreds of years by billions of people in this world to achieve such Power. Chu Xiu’s own Civilization, with its pitifully small population and only two or three years of history, naturally couldn’t provide such immense Power of Civilization.
Yet after injecting Spiritual Power, he discovered that this thing wasn’t so simple!
It did not rely purely on the Power of Civilization as Energy; Spiritual Power could still drive it, and its Power was not small!
"It shouldn’t be weaker than Heroic Spirit Tier Mythical Equipment."
And on this Foundation, he could consume Power of Civilization to further strengthen it.
Besides that, it also possessed some very intricate special structures.
Though he hadn’t tested it, Chu Xiu could feel that part of this item’s core could connect to the Civilization Domain! Upon accessing the Civilization Domain, it could directly enjoy the Domain’s buffs, with its Power increasing once again!
This was simply perfectly suited to Chu Xiu’s current situation. Although he didn’t yet know exactly how high its final Power could reach, there was no doubt he had obtained yet another hidden trump card.
Through the contact just now, Chu Xiu also sensed the information contained within the item—namely the bow’s innate name and some basic Abilities.
[Name: Hunting Bow · Celestial Star]
[Abilities: Pursuit, Piercing, Annihilation]
The three Attributes of this bow were practically born solely for the hunt. Pursuit automatically tracks to improve hit rate; Piercing breaches a prey’s defenses; Annihilation applies a powerful, continuous HP-draining debuff.
"A Sacred Object born from the hunt, huh..."
"I didn’t expect this trip to yield such an unexpected gain."
A trace of a smile unknowingly appeared on Chu Xiu’s face.
Though the others couldn’t see Chu Xiu’s expression, seeing him accept the bow, they all let out a relieved breath.
Cang Kai probed, "My lord, about that Pseudo-God..."
Chu Xiu withdrew his gaze and said, "Don’t worry. Since you’re willing to be my envoy, naturally you’ll also receive my protection."
He raised his hand slightly, and a ray of Spiritual Light immediately fell. With a mountain-crumbling, earth-shattering crash, when the dust dispersed, the original Divine Altar had vanished without a trace, replaced by a massive pit.
Seeing Chu Xiu unleash such Power with a mere gesture, everyone grew even more respectful, while Xi Ya’s brows twitched wildly!
She had originally wanted to glimpse a bit of Chu Xiu’s strength through his attack. After all, no matter how well one hid one’s aura, in the instant of launching an attack it was definitely impossible to conceal.
She would be able to faintly sense what Level of Power was contained within Chu Xiu’s core.
But what Xi Ya hadn’t expected was that Chu Xiu hadn’t mobilized his core Power at all—he merely stirred his Divine Soul, and this vast Spiritual Power poured down from the heavens!
This nearly made Xi Ya’s eyes pop out of their sockets. She had never heard of anything so unbelievable. Even in their Civilization, those powerhouses specialized in Soul combat very rarely controlled Spiritual Power directly with their Souls.
Just how terrifying would one’s control over Spiritual Power have to be to pull this off?
This mysterious lord, even if he wasn’t a God, was definitely a top-tier powerhouse who had cultivated both body and Divine Soul to the extreme!
Chu Xiu, of course, didn’t know how deeply he had shaken Xi Ya, but that wasn’t surprising. As the top-tier Divine Technique of Demon Dao, the Fighting Spirit was so wondrous that even Civilization Envoys of a Tenth-level Civilization would be shocked upon seeing it, let alone a mere Royal Family scion of a Seventh-level Civilization.
Nor was that the end of Xi Ya’s shock.
After destroying the altar, Chu Xiu flipped his wrist, and several items appeared in his hand. Then he extended a finger, and these items fused into Cang Kai’s body.
In the next instant, a miracle occurred: the Life Force that had been completely drained from Cang Kai by the Celestial Star Bow actually began to rapidly recover, even
!
Chu Xiu, of course, didn’t know how deeply he had shaken Xi Ya, but that wasn’t surprising. As the top-tier Divine Technique of Demon Dao, the Fighting Spirit was so wondrous that even Civilization Envoys of a Tenth-level Civilization would be shocked upon seeing it, let alone a mere Royal Family scion of a Seventh-level Civilization.