A Defense of forty points is no joke.

Moreover...

"Brother, by swallowing me whole directly like this, isn't your Apoptosis Domain consuming me entirely from all angles?" Chu Xiu chuckled somewhat amused.

Indeed, it wasn't long before the twisting force around his arms began to weaken, eventually recoiling in fear.

"Who allowed you to leave?"

Chu Xiu grabbed one arm, which struggled violently, but Chu Xiu didn't budge. Other arms reached out to rescue their companion, but Chu Xiu pulled hard, instantly severing over a dozen arms, and a torrent of blood sprayed out.

At this moment, the monstrous tree seemed to sense something amiss, and the arms within its trunk began writhing, attempting to eject Chu Xiu.

Yet Chu Xiu was not inclined to leave. With a thought, several Souls of Decay rushed out, and the arms around him withered at an astonishing speed, turning into brittle blocks like dry wood, shattering at the slightest touch.

Ripping open space, the Celestial Demon Hand emerged. This time, Chu Xiu didn't let it transform into Frenzy Form; instead, in its ordinary form, he wielded Shen Tuhu's Horse-slaying Saber in one hand and Wei Shan's Giant Sword in the other, slashing frantically around him.

Under the power of these two Perfect Quality weapons, any arm that tried to approach Chu Xiu was severed, causing the entire giant tree to sway. Chu Xiu could almost hear a soul's agonizing scream!

However, Chu Xiu had no intention of showing any mercy. At this moment, he vaguely sensed the core area of the tree and immediately swung the Celestial Demon Hand toward the target location.

Soon, Chu Xiu, surrounded by countless hands, found the face of a middle-aged man. He looked like an honest computer programmer, but his eyes were vacant, his lips slightly parted without a sound.

Chu Xiu didn't expect the core of the giant tree to be such a thing, but without hesitation, he slashed down with his sword!

As the Giant Sword cleaved into the man's skull, the entire giant tree collapsed with a crash, its exterior shattered, and a torrent of human hands poured out like a flood.

Some of them weren't entirely dead, reflexively twitching like serpents, looking utterly disgusting.

[Professional Experience +233]

[Cause and Effect Points +464]

"The Abyss really has all sorts of strange creatures."

Chu Xiu remarked, as a wisp of flame fell from his fingertip and, upon touching the arms, expanded rapidly as if given a boost, soon engulfing the entire tree in flames.

This creature wasn't particularly strong, nor did it seem to be of a high tier, but its enormous Divine Soul and Life Energy made it exceptionally suitable for nurturing ghosts or enhancing items.

Chu Xiu gestured, and countless ghosts surged out, pouncing on the soul of the monster tree, tearing at it frantically. At the same time, a Blood Curse Bone-Piercing Nail was launched into the Corpse Fire for refinement.

Due to not using the top-grade materials, the Blood Curse Bone-Piercing Nail was only of Collection Quality. Its power was entirely attributable to the strength of the Demon Inheritance.

Yet under the scorching of the Corpse Fire, the material of the Blood Curse Bone-Piercing Nail visibly solidified, and the energy it contained increased accordingly!

Once the entire giant tree was refined, the quality of the Blood Curse Bone-Piercing Nail directly elevated to [Perfect], its power surged by 150%!

Now, firing the Blood Curse Bone-Piercing Nail was enough to penetrate the side armor of a heavy tank directly!

Moreover, the remaining energy also completed half the enhancement of a second Blood Curse Bone-Piercing Nail.

This left Chu Xiu quite satisfied.

With the enhanced Blood Curse Bone-Piercing Nail, his offensive ability instantly rose a notch!

Simultaneously, the giant tree's mighty Divine Soul allowed Chu Xiu to add seven Fierce Ghosts directly.

Counting his previous accumulation, now his total number of Fierce Ghosts had reached an astonishing thirty-four!

After refining the entire giant wood, a previously obscured iron door was revealed on the ground.

This iron door was not large, only two meters long and one meter wide, now covered with rust. Chu Xiu grabbed the handle and pulled hard, causing the whole iron door to open, releasing a rush of stale air that had been sealed for years.

Chu Xiu was just about to take a closer look when suddenly a violent whistling sound came from behind him. He turned to see the Silver Knight madly rushing toward him!

Chu Xiu no longer hesitated; he leaped into the Shelter, and almost the instant he entered, the Silver Knight's heavy sword slashed where he had originally been, the Sword Qi carving a massive trench into the ground!

The Silver Knight let out an unwilling roar, slamming a fist into the ground!

It looked up, staring at the scattered branches and leaves, its eyes revealing extremely human-like anger and sorrow.

But these emotions lasted only a moment.

The next second, it regained its composure, hoisted its Giant Sword, and began walking into the distance to resume its regular patrol.

Just as it had done for the past thirty years.

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