Chapter 557: Chapter 269: Return to the Arena

Hearing Chu Xiu’s words, the man below no longer hid and slowly took off the hood covering his head.

Although his physique had shrunk significantly and his appearance became less fierce and more like a typical human, Chu Xiu recognized at a glance that the person below was the Asura he had fought fiercely against during the Ancient Trials!

After restoring the Blood Demon Incarnation to its peak state, his extreme sensitivity to Life Energy allowed him to instantly sense a very powerful entity lurking nearby.

At this moment, although Asura had retracted all his aura, Chu Xiu could still clearly feel that his power had grown much stronger than before!

With his Divine Sense firmly locking onto him, Chu Xiu said indifferently, "I wonder why the esteemed God, after escaping his predicament, doesn’t enjoy his freedom but instead hides in this small camp?"

Seeing that he had been exposed, Asura no longer concealed himself. He stretched his muscles, revealing those massive muscles that seemed to harbor explosive power, and grinned at Chu Xiu:

"Civilization Envoy, is this how you treat the Guardian of your camp?"

"Oh?" Asura’s words made Chu Xiu raise an eyebrow, thinking of something, "I was wondering why there were no King Tier creatures nearby. It turns out you killed them all. You know, our government’s advisory group has been puzzled about this."

"Of course," Asura grinned, "Did you really think those two useless King Tier could protect such a large camp completely intact?"

Chu Xiu didn’t reply. To someone like Asura, the King Tier Awakened like Mu Wu were indeed no different from trash. Moreover, during the past half a year, this already powerful God’s strength had reached even greater heights.

"Then, if that’s the case, why do you continue to linger in my camp? The nearby Kings should have all been hunted by you, right?" Chu Xiu asked.

Asura didn’t respond, just scanned around and said indifferently, "Do you think I would tell you? The important question now should be whether you want to take the risk of the entire camp being destroyed and fight me..."

Before he could finish, a majestic golden light suddenly rose in Chu Xiu’s eyes! Asura’s expression changed drastically, and he roared, resembling a fierce beast from ancient times, the massive shockwave flattening the nearby wooden huts!

And with that, he managed to dodge the lock of the Burning Blood Golden Eyes and rapidly fled into the distance!

Chu Xiu snorted coldly, and the Blood Demon Incarnation near him suddenly exploded, transforming into countless blood-colored tentacles that swept towards Asura!

Blood Sea Domain!

Without a moment’s hesitation, Chu Xiu immediately unleashed his big move on meeting!

However, Asura’s expression just turned icy. Roaring madly, he punched forward, managing to throw out hundreds of punches in less than a second, each one packed with immense power. The overwhelming punch momentum forcibly shattered the sky-filling Sea of Blood.

And Asura, without lingering in battle, turned and ran!

Chu Xiu wielded the Soul Stirring Banner, and countless skeletal hands of dead souls extended from the void, but Asura just kept punching, the destructive energy of his blows destroying everything nearby.

Under Chu Xiu’s somewhat gloomy gaze, the distance between him and Asura grew further and further, as the speed and density of those dead souls’ hands rapidly decreased, eventually disappearing altogether once a certain limit was surpassed.

Chu Xiu stood in place, watching as Asura’s figure shrank to a mere dot, disappearing into the mountains.

The Blood Demon Incarnation appeared behind him, cautiously looking at Chu Xiu, fearing his wrath might be directed its way.

In the end, Chu Xiu merely rubbed his temples in frustration.

"Movement speed is still a shortcoming."

When faced with a strong entity like Asura, who was almost akin to a Heroic Spirit, if he didn’t have the will to fight and just chose to flee, there truly wasn’t much Chu Xiu could do.

In a preemptive ambush, he could rely on the Ghostly Legion for control, but in such spontaneous encounters, both sides would maintain a "safe distance," greatly reducing the control power of the Soul-Binding Technique of the Dead.

Solely relying on the control ability of the Burning Blood Golden Eyes is somewhat insufficient. Against ordinary King Tier, it’s surely a direct kill, but against Heroic Spirits, especially high-rank entities like Asura, it can only serve as an auxiliary.

Unless he activated the Void God Mode to go all out.

"Asura seeks something by lurking in my camp."

"What could it be... the camp’s security? No, the defense system isn’t established yet; just two Kings who would flee at the first sign of trouble don’t offer much protection."

"Could there be an opportunity nearby he’s seeking..."

Chu Xiu rubbed his chin, reporting this matter from Abyss City to Vengeance.

Upon hearing that such a strong creature was lurking in the camp, Vengeance was also greatly alarmed, immediately prioritizing the investigation of this matter.

After handling all this, Chu Xiu didn’t concern himself further.

Civilization was just a development route for him; he couldn’t constantly stay nearby to protect it. If it were destroyed, it would merely be a lost opportunity for him.

"Continue to proceed according to the established plan."

With a turn of his wrist, the Gladiator Badge appeared in his hand.

The next moment, as a faint glow rose, Chu Xiu’s figure vanished from the Corpse Demon World.

"Dong! Dong! Dong!"

The heavy bell tolls echoed in the ancient arena, as the wind and sand that had accumulated for a thousand years hit Chu Xiu’s face.

He slowly opened his eyes, finding himself in an empty hall with towering stone pillars seemingly piercing the sky, and by one of the pillars, a hundred-meter-tall Blood Attendant was resting against it.