Demon Cultivator in Abyssal Era-Chapter 415 - 214: The 8 Divisions
"Plop."
The bisected body of the Hungry Ghost Leader fell to the ground with a dull thud. The entire Giant’s Road was plunged into silence. Both humans and hungry ghosts stared at the severed body of the Hungry Ghost Leader, too shocked to speak.
In the next moment, an earth-shattering cheer erupted from the camp.
Faces were filled with the joy of surviving a disaster, and some couldn’t help but be overcome with tears.
However, Chu Xiu remained calm. He gently caressed the blade, and said lightly, "Stop pretending."
As his words fell, a strange scene unfolded.
Between the severed body of the Hungry Ghost Leader, a phantom rose, and the body on the ground began to melt like a heated candle. At the same time, the phantom rapidly solidified as if absorbing the energy of its original body.
In the blink of an eye, a nearly five-meter tall, hideous and entirely greenish-purple humanoid monster appeared before Chu Xiu.
This monster had wings, held a trident, a slender tail extended from its back, and ghostly green flames burned atop its head, leaping several meters high, like a gigantic bonfire during a ritual.
The sudden change made Chu Xiu raise an eyebrow slightly.
High Tier beings can still struggle even when their body is severed, so Chu Xiu had anticipated that the Hungry Ghost Leader might still be alive. However, the fact that the leader had a second form was indeed surprising. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚
At the same time, the appearance of this monster made Chu Xiu think of something.
"Yaksha?" he raised his brow.
"Indeed," the Yaksha’s deep voice resounded. "Since you know my true name, you must have once received the blessing of gods and Buddha. So why obstruct us now?"
Chu Xiu didn’t reply, only silently scrutinizing the opponent.
In Buddhist texts, Yakshas are portrayed as valiant and ferocious, capable of devouring people, but later educated by Buddha to become gods as Dharma Protectors, listed among the Eight Celestial Dragons.
In Hinduism, they are considered demigods born from the foot of the Great Brahma.
And in mythological tales, there are various types of Yakshas, such as Earthbound Yaksha, Sea Patrol Yaksha, Flying Yaksha, etc., with different abilities. Although they appear ferocious, they mostly appear as figures under benevolent gods.
However, the Yaksha in front of him exuded an extremely eerie aura, a sense of pure malevolence, as if it were born from countless negative emotions. Chu Xiu could sense no "benevolence" from it.
Legendary portrayals may be romanticized or inaccurate, but the discrepancy shouldn’t be this vast.
"Is it the influence of the Abyss, or something else, or is this creature merely similar to a Yaksha, but not actually one?"
Suddenly, Chu Xiu’s eyes glinted as he thought of something. He realized that the malevolent aura was remarkably similar to the "Evil Eye Demon Scripture" he had obtained after slaying the Calamity!
"Could it be that another Buddhist Artifact exists here?"
"I previously speculated that the Buddhist Divine Techniques of the Calamity, and its means of escaping a nuclear blast by creating a Golden Body, all came from that evil tome. So, could the mutations of the creatures here be linked to that Buddhist Artifact?"
Considering that this mission’s instance was named Eight Celestial Dragons, Chu Xiu felt that his speculation wasn’t baseless.
Of course, daydreaming here was pointless.
The simplest and direct approach would naturally be—
Severe interrogation!
Once Chu Xiu shattered the evil ghost’s flesh before him and imprisoned its soul, it would have no choice in what it wanted to say or not.
And at the instant this thought arose, the Yaksha opposite’s face suddenly darkened: "Foolishness! Do you think I’m not your match?"
The next instant, it flicked its wings, its massive body shot into the sky, and then bizarrely vanished into thin air!
At the same time, all the Upper Position hungry ghosts around, including the previously inactive General Tier and King Tier hungry ghosts, roared deafeningly and charged swiftly towards Chu Xiu!
"Oh? To sense my killing intent so swiftly, your perception ability seems superior to mine."
"You also possess some form of concealment ability, and your Basic Attributes have notably improved since earlier; your Constitution should be over eight thousand now."
"Excellent, this is the difficulty Doomsday should have!"
Chu Xiu licked his lips, his eyes showed no hint of fear, instead burning with battle spirit!
With the Heaven-Reaching Blood Vine at his disposal, he had no need to worry about his life; he only needed to employ all his means for a relentless battle!
With a pat on the Spirit and Flesh Storage Pouch, five Corpse Refinements he hadn’t used before appeared in the scene!
Under the enhancement of the Heaven-Reaching Blood Vine, these five Corpse Refinements were enveloped in a dense blood glow, and although they were only General Tier, their combat power nearly rivaled King Tier!
"Ouuuuu—"
The horn of Oublais resounded in the arena. With the bonus from this Legendary Equipment, a dark golden shimmer appeared on the connected ghost’s body, boosting Basic Attributes directly. Simultaneously, three hundred Oublais standard weapons materialized, directly granting users powerful combat skills!
Meanwhile, [Command: Charge]! [Command: Hold Firm]! [Command: Recovery]!
Chu Xiu emptied more than half of his mana, unleashing three powerful commands!
"Roar!!!"
All the ghosts bellowed with rising battle spirit, attacking the opposing group of hungry ghosts with the ferocity of berserkers!
The two colossal "armies" collided, and instantly flesh and blood splattered, limbs flew!
"Kill!"
Chu Xiu also shouted loudly, his figure shot into the sky, pursuing the location where the Yaksha vanished, while his Corpse Refinements blocked the other High Tier Upper Position hungry ghosts.
