Demon Cultivator in Abyssal Era-Chapter 399 - 208: Apocalypse Difficulty

"Calamity? Doomsday?"

The text appearing on the panel made Chu Xiu narrow his eyes slightly.

He had already heard Qin Xiang and Vengeance mention the first three options, but he hadn’t expected there to be two additional levels!

Chu Xiu focused his Spirit, immersing his mind into the panel, and soon, detailed information flooded into his brain.

[1. Four-person (Standard Ancient Trials, each person receives at least one piece of Legendary Equipment or Artifact upon completion.)]

[2. Two-person (Abyss strength increased by 20%, total drop increased by 20%, receive at least one piece of Mythical Equipment upon completion.)]

[3. Solo (Abyss strength increased by 30%, total drop increased by 30%, rarity of drops increased, receive at least one piece of Mythical Equipment and Artifact upon completion.)]

[4. Calamity (Abyss strength increased by 100%, total drop increased by 100%, rarity of drops further increased, receive at least one piece of Mythical Equipment and Artifact and possibly a special reward upon completion.)]

[5. Doomsday (Abyss strength increased by 200%, total drop increased by 200%, one of nine random Slaughter Modes appears, guaranteed special reward, and special reward Tier increased.)]

The information that appeared before him made Chu Xiu show a pensive expression.

With his current strength, passing the solo mode was basically not a problem, and he could even say that there was a high probability of clearing it with overwhelming strength.

Then the question arose.

Should he take the risk and challenge the subsequent levels?

"If I fail the challenge, I will lose the Proof of the Old Days, not only losing the Civilization Envoy privileges on Blue Star, but I will also completely lose the qualification to challenge the Ancient Trials for high-level rewards in the future."

Therefore, if the increased reward is just a bit more Equipment, given Chu Xiu’s personality, he might actually choose to play it safe. After all, although his strength is enough to pass, the Abyss is ever-changing, and no one knows what might spawn.

The Abyss is a real world, and although there are certain limitations, it’s theoretically possible to encounter Advanced monsters even in low-level instances, or situations where death is inevitable.

However... the special reward described at the end piqued Chu Xiu’s curiosity.

What could the special reward be? Could it be more valuable than Mythical Equipment?

Although the description didn’t state it explicitly, the Abyss was not an existence that played word games, and the special reward wouldn’t be something trivial.

Since it appeared in the higher difficulty rewards, there was a high probability that its value wouldn’t be less than that of Mythical Equipment! Maybe even greater!

"This involves calculating the risks and rewards."

Chu Xiu touched his chin and quickly thought it over.

During this time, Qin Xiang had also given him a lot of information about the Ancient Trials, including detailed experiences of past Civilization Envoys completing them.

This also gave Chu Xiu a more profound understanding of the Ancient Trials.

"Generally speaking, the minimum requirement for the four-person trial is that the total strength of a four-member team must reach High Tier King Tier, but this is just the baseline requirement. For a stable completion, the team must either be perfectly matched with each member possessing excellent psychological qualities, intelligence analysis, and abilities, or reach a higher level of power."

"To be safe, the total battle strength still needs to reach the level of a Low Tier King Tier Awakened."

"The difficulty increase for two-person isn’t much, only twenty percent. As long as the total strength reaches High Tier King Tier Awakened, they can easily handle it, and the same goes for solo mode."

"As for me right now, even if only looking at my individual strength, there’s no doubt I have the combat power of an Advanced King Tier Awakened! I could even hold my own against those top-tier Kings!"

Not to mention, Chu Xiu also has a Blood Demon Incarnation.

Given this calculation, clearing Calamity shouldn’t be a problem.

What Chu Xiu hesitated about was whether or not to challenge the last difficulty.

If it were just the increased Abyss strength, it would still be within Chu Xiu’s ability to handle, as the Blood Demon Incarnation possesses strength far surpassing that of an ordinary King Tier.

The crux is—

[Slaughter Mode]

This unknown term brings too much uncertainty!

Who knows what Slaughter Mode is all about?

But the allure of the rewards is extremely high as well.

Unlike Calamity, where special rewards might be obtained, Doomsday guarantees it! And the Tier of the rewards also increases!

After a moment of internal dilemma, Chu Xiu licked his lips, a hint of a gambler’s madness appearing in his eyes.

"Take the plunge!"

"Choose [Doomsday] difficulty!"

Though he had always analyzed things rationally, it must be said that deep down, Chu Xiu has always possessed a streak of Demon Cultivator aggressiveness.

And as he made his choice, new prompts also appeared.

[Trial is being generated....]

[Slaughter Mode Added: Eternal Hunter]

[Eternal Hunter: An Alien Civilization Envoy will descend as the Hunter, and the task will be deemed successful if the Hunter kills the Trial Taker.]

[The Hunter’s Life Recovery Speed is greatly increased, and any damage they receive will permanently increase their resistance to that type of damage. Upon being killed or near death, they will revive at full strength after three hours, doubling their Basic Attributes, and can choose to die voluntarily at any time, still increasing their Basic Attributes but extending the revival time to fourfold. The revival location is randomly selected within the task area.]

[If the Hunter successfully completes their task, they will receive a "Legendary" Equipment reward. If the task fails, the Proof of the Old Days will be lost. If the Proof of the Old Days is used during the task to reset the Old Days Level to zero, it results in direct erasure.]

[Note: The Hunter is only allowed to attack the Trial Taker and may not interfere with the task process.]

[Trial Generation Complete, please enter within three days.]