A large number of people firmly believe that the Dark Night Monarch is a deliberate design of the Abyss, meant to balance the difficulty of passing through.

Chu Xiu only found this somewhat amusing.

However, on second thought, since he had killed all the Corpse Demons, others didn't have to take the risk anymore. Isn't that a good deed?

"I'm truly virtuous," he sighed and didn't think much more about it.

What really troubled him now was whether or not to continue feeding the tongue.

A drop of [Perfect] Blood Wine wasn't cheap even for him, and the hints it gave were indeed scarce, leading him to suspect he might end up empty-handed.

But after agonizing over it for a while, he decided to try fusing another drop of [Perfect] Blood Wine.

After all, as Chu Xiu's Level increased, money would become easier to earn, and opportunities to directly contact Upper-level Beings were rare.

However, he soon regretted it.

Because this time, the hints were even scarcer, and it was a completely unhelpful bit of nonsense.

"The method to get to the Bloody Arena, the Corpse King knows," the tongue said solemnly.

This made Chu Xiu so angry he almost wanted to punch it directly to pieces!

"So you mean I should force the Corpse King to tell me?" Chu Xiu was a bit frantic.

After entering the Abyss, he had killed so many Corpse Ghosts but hadn't encountered one he could communicate with. Even if the Corpse King could converse like a normal person, how could it possibly tell him the location of such an opportunity?

Moreover, although Chu Xiu had swept through everything up to now, a single gatekeeping Fierce Tier Elite had already forced him to use his trump card, Demon Energy Infusion. He wasn't arrogant enough to assume he could surely win against such a powerful world boss.

In Chu Xiu's plan, leveraging the power of other Awakened to pass through together was the safest approach. Relying on himself alone would likely be extremely challenging!

"You lousy tongue, in this lifetime, I'll never feed you a drop of wine again!" Chu Xiu cursed under his breath.

"No, don't!"

Upon hearing his words, the tongue, which had initially started playing dead, suddenly flipped back over.

It bounced in place, and Chu Xiu surprisingly saw a phrase on the tongue akin to "scratching one's head," before it urgently said, "According to the rules, I cannot divulge secrets to you anymore."

"But I can give you a suggestion."

"Oh?" Chu Xiu's expression shifted as he looked at it again.

"You can hang the key you've collected on the outside so that once you step into the range of the Bloody Arena, the door will open automatically."

Chu Xiu: "..."

He almost wanted to curse. Seeing the tongue's earnest persuasion, he thought it might say something useful.

But it turned out to be just this nonsense???

If he knew the location of the Bloody Arena, couldn't he just take out the key when he got there? And if he didn't know, this information was useless. Did this annoying tongue expect him to stroll through the entire city just to figure out where the Bloody Arena was?

Chu Xiu rolled his eyes in annoyance and put the tongue away.

But after a slight hesitation, he decided to follow the tongue's advice and took out the key from his Storage Space, placing it on his body.

Then he stopped thinking too much about it and closed his eyes for a rest.

The next day, under the eyes of everyone, Chu Xiu challenged the remaining two Fierce Tier Elites.

With the Royal Elite Corpse Ghost serving as a massive meat shield, the battle became much easier. The mud monsters below were smashed with a few punches. The flying monster birds were more troublesome, but ultimately, after Chu Xiu activated Demon Energy Infusion, he tore off their wings with his Frenzied Celestial Demon Hand.

These two Fierce Tier Elites dropped two pieces of [Perfect] Equipment: the [014 Model Mutated Corpse Ghost Silver Wings], which allowed the user to fly, and the [Distorted Parasite Core], which increased Attributes.

And just as Chu Xiu had guessed, they each dropped a key.

"It seems these things really are the keys to the Bloody Arena. Now, I just need to know its location."

While thinking this, Chu Xiu began the Refinement of the scattered corpses.

The Distorted Monsters were torn apart by his Ghostly Legion, so Chu Xiu did not resurrect them, only resurrecting the Monster Bird Corpse Ghost. After its Integrity was maxed, he directly fused the two [Perfect] items that had dropped with it.

This ensured that although the Monster Bird Corpse Ghost's Power and other Attributes significantly declined after resurrection, the additional wings basically compensated for it. Especially the [Distorted Parasite Core], which made its Basic Attributes surge, catching up to its original state!

With a thought, Chu Xiu made the Monster Bird Corpse Ghost lie at his feet. As he mounted it, its four wings vibrated simultaneously, then shot skyward at tremendous speed!

With the assistance of the four wings, the Monster Bird Corpse Ghost's Speed even surpassed its former state! It could now cruise at nearly supersonic velocity, with its maximum Speed exceeding 1.5 times the speed of sound!

To know, the highest Flying speed of Chu Xiu's Vampire Count's Wings was only four to five hundred kilometers per hour, not even reaching a third of the Monster Bird Corpse Ghost's speed!

So now, even if he couldn't defeat the Corpse King, he could summon his mount and escape at any time.

This made Chu Xiu extremely satisfied.

Flying mounts are rare, and those that can fly this fast are even rarer.

The Dragon of a Dragon Knight (S) could fly too, but reaching supersonic speeds required at least reaching General Level, with only a few Wind Giant Dragons able to exceed the speed of sound at Fierce Tier. As for ordinary Summoning Profession summoned flying creatures, they were far inferior.

And Chu Xiu, at Warrior Tier, already had such a powerful mount!

This made him very excited. Riding on the Monster Bird, he continuously dived and accelerated through the clouds, the gale hitting his face. The intense airflow seemed to take on form, like countless large hands pushing him from all directions. The scenery below rapidly shrank and expanded as he ascended and descended, an experience that only those who had not been behind a windshield during such supersonic flight could truly imagine its thrill.

However, as Chu Xiu played joyfully, he suddenly felt a gaze watching him.

That gaze came from the top of the tower, a vague humanoid figure.

But just like before, it only lasted a few seconds before disappearing.

"Is it the Corpse King? Still not making a move?"

Chu Xiu pondered secretly, maneuvering the Monster Bird to land.

He didn't rush to agitate monsters but decided to restore his condition to its best before challenging the Corpse King.

But just as Chu Xiu was about to store his Demon Legion and return to his stronghold to rest.

Suddenly, an eerie bell rang out.

"Dong——"

The bell sounded from within the central high tower, spreading far and wide like grand and resounding chimes, echoing throughout the entire city.

This made Chu Xiu's brows furrow, halting his steps. Other Awakened were also unclear about the situation and looked towards the central high tower.

"Dong——"

Another bell rang out, and this time, everyone finally noticed something amiss. As the bell tolled, the sky seemed to take on a crimson tint, the sunlight obscured, gradually dimming, as a Blood Moon emerged in the background.

"Dong——"

With the third bell chime, the sky was completely dyed red with blood. At the same time, a panel surfaced before everyone.

[The Awakening Period has arrived, the Blood Moon Ceremony begins.]

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