Demon Cultivator in Abyssal Era-Chapter 397 - 207: Ancient God Relic (Part 2)
Fortunately, this young lady had inscribed internal runes into her body, greatly enhancing her defensive ability against different types of damage. At this moment, with the powerful life force of a Fierce Tier Awakened combined with healing runes, her injuries were visibly healing, and her face, once burned by flames, was gradually recovering its former delicacy.
At this time, she was still on the ground, panting heavily with a mix of bewilderment and fear on her face. It took a long time before she regained her composure, and with a sense of relief from surviving the ordeal, she struggled to support herself and bowed to Chu Xiu: "Thank you, Chen, for your timely assistance."
Facing Su Jinyu’s gratitude, Chu Xiu’s expression remained indifferent as he simply asked, "What was that just now? Was that the will of an Ancient God?"
As he finished speaking, a look of lingering fear appeared on Su Jinyu’s face: "No, what I replicated was just an Ancient God Relic. After all these years, it shouldn’t retain consciousness. Besides, the aura just now felt very dissimilar to that of an Ancient God, giving me only a sense of manic bloodthirst, a desire to devour everything. It should be another upper-level being that had been lurking within the Ancient God Relic and invaded during my replication..."
At this point, Su Jinyu looked at Chu Xiu, her eyes filled not only with gratitude but also with intense shock and incredulity.
Nobody knew better than her how strong the will that tried to devour her was.
As a researcher who dealt with various ancient artifacts for years, Su Jinyu had far more knowledge about upper-level beings than ordinary people. Despite her own extraordinarily strong talent, making her top-tier even among researchers.
Facing such dangerous entities, she naturally had to be well-prepared. Apart from various defense artifacts, she also had inscribed high-tier psychic protective inscriptions in her sea of consciousness.
It was precisely because of these precautions that she managed to withstand the pollution from the Ancient God Relic without dying immediately.
Even though her psychic defenses weren’t as robust after being polluted by the relic, she was still considered top-tier among Fierce Tier Awakened, surpassing many General Tier Awakened. Yet just now, she was engulfed almost instantly when facing that bloodthirsty will!
"It must be an extremely high-tier entity! A Heroic Spirit? No, more than a Heroic Spirit, at least a Demigod! Maybe even higher!"
And such a powerful entity was actually suppressed by Chu Xiu!
Although it was just a wisp of consciousness, this was incredibly terrifying, and it wasn’t merely destroyed, but suppressed!
This is a significant difference, as just a wisp of consciousness might be depleted by massive energy output, but Su Jinyu clearly felt that the consciousness wasn’t obliterated; it was fundamentally suppressed!
But how is this possible? A Fierce Tier suppressing an upper-level being?
"My previous guess is a hundred percent correct! This guy is definitely not a human! He is a being similar to, or even higher than, those terrifying entities!" Almost instantly, Su Jinyu solidified her thoughts.
"Is it possession? A Holy Spirit’s descent? Or a special reincarnation?"
Having come into contact with numerous related studies, countless possibilities arose in Su Jinyu’s mind in an instant, yet similarly in just a moment, she suppressed all these thoughts, leaving only respect and gratitude for Chu Xiu.
Su Jinyu clearly understood that regardless of Chu Xiu’s condition, she could not reveal any sign that she knew his secret, lest she might face fatal consequences!
Conversely, if she used it well, it might become an opportunity for her rise...
With that thought, Su Jinyu’s demeanor became increasingly respectful.
Meanwhile, opposite her, Chu Xiu, despite his maturity beyond his years, wouldn’t have imagined that in such a short time, the young lady in front of him would invent so many strange ideas.
He was just pondering the recent events.
Su Jinyu’s explanation confirmed one of his previous suspicions.
"The sense that will gave me felt a lot like those Outer Realm Demons!"
"It seems that in addition to the obvious ’Extreme Dao’, there’s a lot hidden behind the scenes by these beings."
The reason Chu Xiu intervened so decisively was that he had vaguely guessed this. If that will had truly belonged to an Ancient God, he wouldn’t have dared to offend such a being just for Su Jinyu.
"If I’m not mistaken, the reason these Outer Realm Demons are so intent on this world is likely for the opportunity to fuse the seventy-two Blood Demons into a god. Only this can warrant such cunning from upper-level beings."
"Tch, it seems besides guarding against other Blood Demons, I must also be cautious not to let these Outer Realm Demons snatch the prize."
Who knows how many similar hidden schemes those guys have buried?
As Chu Xiu was silently contemplating, suddenly he heard Su Jinyu’s cautious voice, "Chen, I have no way to repay you for saving my life. If you ever need anything, just instruct me."
Chu Xiu glanced at her and nodded slightly. Without saying more, he started to leave, seeing which Su Jinyu quickly stepped forward, saying, "Chen, could you please leave a contact method so that I can find a chance to repay your life-saving grace in the future."
Chu Xiu glanced at Su Jinyu again and realized what she was up to, wanting to latch onto his coattails.
Unfortunately, given his current strength, there was not much Su Jinyu could help with, so he calmly stated, "Our cooperation is over; I’m afraid there’s no need for contact in the future."
On hearing this, Su Jinyu became somewhat anxious, but she dared not act rashly in front of Chu Xiu. Seeing Chu Xiu about to leave again, she bit her lip and said, "Chen, with the aid of Resurrection Wine, I have partially fused with the Ancient God Relic, allowing me to barely leverage its power, although at a significant cost. But if I can be of assistance to you, I wouldn’t hesitate."
