"Swish!"
Chu Xiu flicked his right hand, shaking off the sticky black blood from the spear tip. He stood in the center of the living room, which had turned into a scene resembling hell.
The wardrobe used as cover and the hallways on both sides had long been destroyed. The battlefield had expanded to the entire living room, with the shattered bodies of the corpse demons lying in disarray, severed limbs, yellow-green viscera, and intestines sliding in mucus were everywhere.
The apartment building was silent, with no sound to be heard, except for Chu Xiu's heavy breathing.
In the past ten minutes, he experienced the most intense battle since descending into the abyss.
One corpse demon after another surged forward endlessly, giving Chu Xiu no chance to catch his breath. They were crazed, unafraid of pain, and devoid of rationality, yet they possessed extremely high combat talent. They leaped onto the ceiling, their sharp claws dug into the walls, crawling and launching attacks at Chu Xiu from all directions.
He remembered the cover was quickly destroyed. Two corpse demons pounced on him, biting into his shoulder, and even though the spikes on his armor pierced their mouths, these frenzied creatures did not stop their attack.
He could only wave the bone spear to fend off the oncoming corpse demons while smashing their heads hard with his left hand covered in heavy armor until blood splattered and their white brains were exposed.
It was a massacre beyond his imagination, filled with the primal instincts of beasts.
By the end, Chu Xiu was seeing red and couldn't remember how many times he had been hit. He only knew that even with the protection of the +6 Energy Absorption Armor, his whole body still ached intensely.
Fortunately, after absorbing the blood of the corpse demons, the power of the Bone Bloodthirst Array sharply increased.
After withstanding the first wave of attack, it became much easier. By the end, those corpse demons entering the array struggled to even move, as if countless hands from hell were firmly dragging their bodies.
With the help of the Bone Bloodthirst Array, he successfully killed the last attacking corpse demon.
Unfortunately, the power temporarily boosted by the blood sacrifice would gradually disappear, otherwise Chu Xiu could continuously expand an invincible domain with this array.
But now, Chu Xiu was left with hardly any physical strength or energy, the high cost of the Yin Wind Blade almost drained him.
Yet his exhausted face was full of joy.
Twenty-one!
In these ten minutes, he killed a total of twenty-one corpse demons!
It's less than he estimated, but it's enough, more than twice what he killed in a morning during the day!
Killing so many corpse demons made his challenge task progress for killing a hundred Mortal Tier lives skyrocket! Only 48 more to complete!
Moreover, these twenty-one black-haired corpse ghosts dropped a total of 32 Cause and Effect Points, as well as two pieces of ordinary-quality equipment! A long knife and a wolf fang club.
Unfortunately, both pieces of equipment were of little use, only to be sold when he returned.
Of course, these were just additional surprises, the most important was...
[Slaughtering beings, Professional Experience +818]
[Level Up!]
[Current Tier: Mortal Tier 5th Level]
He leveled up!
A fresh surge of power coursed through Chu Xiu's body, the pleasure of this power increase made him forget fatigue.
[Name]Chu Xiu
[Tier]Mortal Tier 5th Level (45/1000)
[Constitution]7.52
[Spirit]6.10
[Energy Level]18.05
[Others]Omitted
All attributes saw a significant increase again!
Naturally, what Chu Xiu was most looking forward to was the newly unlocked inheritance!
[Saint Sect Secret Technique Unlocked]
[Bloodthirsty Heart Refining Technique]
[Tier:Mortal]
[Quality:Superior]
[Description: Recorded in one of the top inheritances of the Saint Sect, the foundational secret technique in "Golden Embryo Nether Technique," it significantly enhances the practitioner's Constitution by strengthening heart's blood supply capability.
[Endurance +11, Power +6, Life Recovery Speed +3.5, Neural Response Speed +2 (comprehensive reflection as Constitution +7.6)]
[Evaluation: Congratulations! You have unlocked the first chapter of the "Golden Embryo Nether Technique!"
[To better slaughter beings, demon cultivators greatly emphasize physical training. The gloomy and withered images in novelettes are undoubtedly a blatant vilification by Righteous Dao against us Demon Sect cultivators!
[To the point, the "Golden Embryo Nether Technique" is the top-level body refining inheritance prepared by the Saint Sect for its disciples!
[Each completed secret technique will greatly enhance your Constitution.
[But be prepared, as the orthodox inheritance of the Saint Sect, its cultivation difficulty is far beyond any of the previously inferior magic techniques.
[After all, where can you find power that is easily obtained?]
After reading the information in front of him, Chu Xiu was overjoyed!
Finally, an inheritance that enhances basic attributes has arrived!
It must be said, even if other inheritances had strong effects, Chu Xiu always felt a sense of insecurity.
He clearly knew in his heart, against enemies with extraordinarily high basic attributes, those fancy moves' effects would be greatly diminished.
As the saying goes, overwhelming power dispels myriad techniques, and no martial arts under heaven can overcome speed, which underscores the importance of basic attributes!
With a weak constitution, many times demonic artifacts and secret techniques couldn't even be activated in time before being taken down by an enemy at close range!
Just like how humans fear lions and tigers even when armed with powerful firearms.
This secret technique perfectly compensates for that weakness.
Once mastered, it could provide a mighty 7.6 increase in Constitution! That's more than the increment of an A-level close combat profession advancing two levels!
This single secret technique could make up for Chu Xiu's attribute shortcomings, elevating his attribute growth directly comparable to an SSS profession!
"If I had this 7.6 Constitution, I could slaughter these corpse demons at night even without relying on the Bone Bloodthirst Array!"
"And according to the evaluation description, this is just the most basic one; there's a whole complete heritage afterwards!"
"Worthy of a MAX level profession indeed!"
Chu Xiu's mouth couldn't help but curve into a smile.
Suppressing his excitement, he hurriedly checked the requirements for cultivating this secret technique.
Yet, not long after, he slightly frowned.
Indeed, as the evaluation stated, this secret technique is not easy to cultivate.
In the original world, before being devoured by the abyss and turned into data, the requirements to master it included the heart essence blood of a hundred boys and a hundred girls, supplemented by the blood and flesh of a hundred large cattle and horses, transforming into a blood pool to soak in for forty-nine days to absorb and master.
"The essence blood of children contains a large amount of undepleted Essence of Life accumulated from the womb, while large livestock like cattle and horses can provide ample energy and vitality."
"Demonic cultivation techniques indeed consider the full cycle!"
Chu Xiu stroked his chin: "With Perfect Refining, I don't need the cumbersome step of absorbing essence blood, but obtaining essence blood is not easy."
Chu Xiu attempted to extract essence blood from the corpse demons on the ground and found that the progress was extremely slow; a single corpse demon provided less than one percent.
As for forcibly cultivating using Cause and Effect Points, it would require about eight to nine hundred points, which is not cost-effective.
"The problem seems to lie in the so-called 'Essence of Life'; while the energy and vitality of these corpse demons are sufficient, their 'Essence of Life' might be even lesser than ordinary people!"
Chu Xiu even suspected that the so-called corpse demon curse transforms the victim's Essence of Life into power.
"Perhaps high-level corpse demons would be more effective?"
At that moment, Chu Xiu's eyes suddenly darted, and a thought surged in his mind.
He didn't know whether high-level corpse demons had more Essence of Life, but high-level Awakened surely did...
Shaking his head, he amusingly dismissed the thought from his mind.
Those matters could be considered later, for now, more pressing issues awaited.
Chu Xiu looked at the pile of corpses within the room, his eyes sparkling with excitement.
[Perfect Refining, Activate!]
As Chu Xiu's thoughts moved, the corpses on the ground began to melt, gradually refining into pure essence, eventually all merging into the Bone Yin Soul Banner.
After absorbing the souls of these twenty-one black-haired corpse demons, this demon artifact has satisfied the requirement for a Yin Ghost to be born!
For this ghost that requires exactly a hundred Life Souls to be refined, Chu Xiu was full of anticipation!