"Hoo—"

Chu Xiu let out a long breath and realized his forehead was covered in cold sweat from just a few seconds of staring.

"Is that guy the Corpse King? Did it sense my presence because I killed the Fierce Tier Corpse Demon, making it aware as the upper being of that giant bear?"

"But why didn't it make a move?"

In fact, before killing the Fierce Tier, Chu Xiu was already prepared to face pursuit by stronger entities. The location where he finally killed the giant bear was close to the outer city wall, so if a powerful creature really came after him, he could hide in the outer city at any time.

But unexpectedly, the powerful being on the high tower merely glanced at him a few times and then showed no further reaction.

This, however, did not make Chu Xiu lower his guard; it made his gaze even more solemn.

"It probably isn't making a move due to certain special restrictions."

"But undeniably, that is an extremely powerful creature."

"I need to level up quickly."

This confrontation gave Chu Xiu a sense of urgency. He originally planned to wait another day before looking for Legend Equipment, but now he decided to set out immediately.

Currently, the Fierce Tier creatures Chu Xiu could kill were still a minority. Even those that are agile or have special abilities, though unable to defeat Chu Xiu, have no trouble escaping him.

After all, the only attack reaching Fierce Tier power, the Frenzied Celestial Demon Hand, has questionable accuracy.

Thus, he must quickly acquire the Legend Equipment to further enhance his strength and make all the Fierce Tiers in this central district his nourishment for growth!

Next, Chu Xiu did not go out hunting again but silently recovered his state, using the excess energy to produce Souls of Decay.

Relying on the strong recovery speed of Golden Embryo Nurturing, by the afternoon, he had produced a total of twenty Souls of Decay.

Glancing at the sky, Chu Xiu didn't hesitate any longer and headed towards the place Tongue had mentioned.

Soon, he found the location pointed out by Tongue near the mall where Shen Tuhu was trapped, indicating they were indeed on the same hidden mission.

From a distance, Chu Xiu spotted the Silver Knight patrolling the area.

This guy seemed only to roam within a certain range, as if guarding something.

Chu Xiu observed from afar for a while, discovering that every now and then, the Silver Knight would emit a peculiar buzzing sound to detect any nearby living beings.

And if any life form appeared to be threatening enough, the Silver Knight would immediately eliminate it. In this radius of three to four miles, not even a single Corpse Demon could be found.

It was like a tireless Guardian.

"And I don't even know the principle behind this detection, avoiding it seems unrealistic."

Chu Xiu had been very cautious before, yet he was still found right through the wall.

Though his strength had greatly increased now, he didn't want to clash with it again. After some thought, Chu Xiu released a few Yin Ghosts into the Guardian range of the Silver Knight at certain intervals.

Chu Xiu then circled around to approach from another direction.

His plan was to use these Yin Ghosts to attract the Silver Knight's attention while he took advantage of the opportunity to slip past.

The action went smoothly. During another life detection, the materialized Yin Ghosts were discovered, and the Silver Knight immediately rushed over. However, these Yin Ghosts, spaced far apart, quickly transformed into Soul Bodies and scattered, making it difficult to eliminate them all quickly.

Seizing the opportunity, Chu Xiu snuck in.

Even though Tongue indicated the position, it was still a rather large search area, plus Chu Xiu wasn't a precise navigator, which expanded the search range further.

But when he approached the target location, he immediately spotted his intended target.

Behind the mall laid a large sports field, and in the center stood a towering tree.

This giant tree reached nearly a hundred meters, lush and robust, occupying almost more than half the football field.

"Under the giant's foot, could the so-called giant refer to this tree?"

Using his Nether Demon Eyes, Chu Xiu scanned from a distance, and finding nothing unusual, he did not delay and quickly leaped to the tree's root.

The Frenzied Celestial Demon Hand emerged behind him, grabbing the tree root and yanking hard, forcibly tearing off a large section.

But bizarrely, a copious amount of fresh blood gushed from the severed tree root! It was as if Chu Xiu had ripped off a portion of someone's limb!

Frowning, he didn't think much of it, and just as he prepared to use the Celestial Demon Hand to dig further, a massive gash suddenly cracked open in the tree trunk, countless long, pale arms reaching out, grabbing Chu Xiu directly!

Before he could react, he was dragged into the tree trunk!

"Crack, crack, crack."

Amidst sounds akin to gears turning, the tree trunk's opening slowly closed like a predatory mouth.

Once wrapped inside the tree trunk, Chu Xiu discovered that the interior wasn't wooden but instead filled with long, thin arms like enormous earthworms! These pale arms wrapped tightly around Chu Xiu, continuously constricting, resembling pythons coiling around him.

"So you're an Abyssal creature as well."

This tree had an impressive camouflage ability; previously, when Chu Xiu scouted using his Nether Demon Eyes, no information surfaced.

Still, he wasn't panicked because he could feel that even with all their might, the Skeleton Armor remained unmoved.

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