Invisible energy gathered at the Great Elder's fingertips, and at this moment Chu Xiu was in mid-air, with no way to evade!

However, in this critical moment, a phantom suddenly appeared in front of Chu Xiu and quickly solidified!

The massive body of the Yin Ghost blocked the Great Elder's line of sight!

"Still have this trick?"

The Great Elder frowned slightly, not expecting Chu Xiu to have such a means. His skills could penetrate defenses, so even when Chai San held a Great Shield back then, it was useless, but they could be blocked by a living creature.

At this time, another Yin Ghost solidified under Chu Xiu's feet. Chu Xiu stepped on it, leveraging the Yin Ghost's momentum to continue upward, while Mist Step's energy gathered at his feet, allowing him to ascend again.

However, this also exposed his figure. The Great Elder pointed once more, and at this moment, another pre-arranged Yin Ghost quickly solidified in front of Chu Xiu!

It turned out that Chu Xiu had already calculated his action path and deployed all nine Yin Ghosts in the positions he needed!

Moreover, as soon as these Yin Ghosts appeared, they would condense Yin Wind Blades to attack the Great Elder. Although it was difficult to cause substantial harm to him, it still caused him a headache!

"Truly a resourceful outsider, quite cunning, but so what?"

A fierce look flashed in the Great Elder's eyes, as a terrifying wave of destruction formed in front of him, turning into a vast sea of fire that descended from the sky the next moment!

Under the cover of this sea of fire, the Yin Ghosts in Soul Body State couldn't rush in, and Chu Xiu couldn't force his way through either!

Because it would instantly trigger intense pain and bring extreme deformity upon contact!

"Die for me!"

The Fire Worshiping Great Elder's blood-red eyes widened, just waiting for Chu Xiu to cease his attack so he could finish him off with his ability!

But at this moment, a low shout echoed in the air.

"Explode."

With that voice, three Yin Ghosts formed in mid-air and instantly self-destructed!

The massive shockwave from the explosion directly cleared a vacuum zone in the center of the sea of fire!

In the Great Elder's shocked gaze, Chu Xiu's figure burst forth from it!

His speed was incredibly fast, clearly having anticipated this scene, and primed Mist Step's energy to the extreme, shooting towards the Fire Worshiping Great Elder the moment the sea of fire was cleared!

"!!!"

The Fire Worshiping Great Elder was both shocked and furious, but at this moment, Chu Xiu's Bone Spear was less than five meters away! At Chu Xiu's speed, it would only take a blink of an eye for the Bone Spear to pierce his body!

Even so, he wasn't panicked, for he had absolute confidence in his Constitution, with one hand pointing at Chu Xiu while the other raised a fist to gather power!

He was well-prepared, and as long as Chu Xiu charged at him, he couldn't dodge his skill. Even in close combat, he would have the upper hand!

"Die for me!"

The Fire Worshiping Great Elder roared in anger.

However, at this moment, Chu Xiu, who was in mid-air, showed him a mocking smile. The instant that smile appeared, an intense sense of danger surged in the Great Elder's mind.

He turned his head sharply, only to see a massive fist solidifying rapidly in mid-air and barreling down towards him!

[Celestial Demon Hand·Frenzy]!

"You!"

The Great Elder only had time to raise his arm to block when the massive fist slammed heavily onto his body!

Instantly, it felt like being hit by a truck head-on; the bones in both arms shattered directly, and the intense pain elicited a scream from him! His three-meter-tall body plummeted straight from the sky!

While still in the air, a mass of deformed flesh poured out wildly, the Fire Worshiping Great Elder screaming, tried to raise his finger to aim at Chu Xiu, but at this moment, a massive Wind Blade shot at him, severing his entire wrist!

Blood spurted out, only to be filled by deformed flesh. In the Great Elder's final moment of consciousness, he saw Chu Xiu's figure charging toward him, and two ever-enlarging fists.

"Boom!"

His massive body crashed heavily into the ground, as Chu Xiu's Celestial Demon Hand rained down like a storm, the immense power smashing a crater filled with fist marks near the Great Elder's body.

As the dust settled, the Great Elder's body at the center of the crater was completely unrecognizable, reduced to masses of flesh and blood pounded into mush.

[Task Contribution Points +650]

The crisp notification sounded in Chu Xiu's ear, and he exhaled deeply, coming to a stop.

"This guy was really hard to deal with."

It's undeniable that Chu Xiu racked his brains and prepared multiple contingency plans to take him down with no danger.

For others, it's not an exaggeration to say that even if four or five S-Class professionals joined forces, they might not win!

After all, this ghostly thing could fly, not to mention having a slew of Fire Magic skills and that cheat skill where whoever it pointed at would die!

Even more terrifying was its ridiculously high Constitution.

Under Chu Xiu's Nether Demon Eyes, its Constitution had reached 42.0!

This was an extremely shocking value; the Heavy Armor Warrior Tier Elite Corpse Demon he killed in the parking garage, without the Blood Moon Power boost, was probably just at this level or even less.

Unfortunately, Chu Xiu's Celestial Demon Hand was even superior.

With a Power Burst as high as 80 points, getting close to Chu Xiu meant certain death! His Bone Spear had now become just a decoy for covering attacks.

"Definitely worthy of the True Demonic Inheritance!"

Chu Xiu couldn't help but curl up his lips into a smile.

Killing the Great Elder skyrocketed his Task Contribution Points by 650!

Generally, the higher the trial difficulty, the better the rewards after passing, and Task Contribution Points can further enhance this reward, just like in the Awakening Trial.

This trial's difficulty was so high, and he killed two and a half bosses, as well as cleared a lot of minions, ensuring the subsequent rewards would be explosive.

But this joy was fleeting, as the trial wasn't over yet, far from the time to celebrate.

"Now there's just the task of destroying the remaining two statues."

Thinking of this, Chu Xiu wasted no time; he didn't even refine the Great Elder's body and dashed quickly toward the central square.

Once the trial was complete, he would have plenty of time to refine, but for now, he should quickly destroy the statues to prevent any unforeseen changes over time.

From afar, he saw Jiang Xue had already gathered the other Trial Takers together.

The elite Yin Ghosts were guarding everyone, while the bodies of the Guards lay strewn about. Villagers in the distance held torches encircling them, but none dared to approach.

Chu Xiu glanced at the ritual progress, which was stuck at 96% and no longer moving, letting him breathe a sigh of relief.

Just made it in time.

Across, Jiang Xue and a group of Trial Takers excitedly waved at Chu Xiu, having just witnessed the Great Elder plummet from the sky. now seeing Chu Xiu return safely naturally meant the Great Elder had been killed by him.

Though they didn't know how Chu Xiu did it, it didn't stop them from celebrating excitedly, knowing the tide had turned in their favor.

Even if the ritual was just a sliver away from completion, the Extraordinary combat power in the village had been nearly wiped out, and the remaining villagers posed no threat to the Awakened ones.

Now all that was left was to destroy the two statues to pass the trial, giving everyone a sense of relief and survival joy.

To be honest, almost no one believed they'd survive; they all thought they were doomed.

But as he saw the relaxed smiles on their faces, Chu Xiu instead furrowed his brow and cursed inwardly.

What a bunch of tagalongs.

Didn't any of them realize a crucial question was still unresolved?

The mole hadn't revealed themselves yet!

He opened his mouth, about to remind them not to let their guard down, but suddenly a figure dashed out from the villagers, charging straight at the Awakened ones in the central square!

A Trial Taker hadn't reacted in time as a long blade pierced through his chest!

Countless deformed flesh and broken organs burst out from the wound, and the next moment, the ritual progress started soaring!

[Current ritual progress: 98%]

[Current ritual progress: 99%!]

[Current ritual progress: 100%!!!]

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