"Bang!"

As the Golden Core completely collapsed, Chu Xiu spat out a mouthful of blood.

Fortunately, this time his foundation was much stronger, and the injury he suffered was far less severe than the first time.

However, a bitter expression still appeared on his face.

"To break through this barrier, just how many Cause and Effect Points are needed, and how deep must one’s strength be?"

Compared to before, he had invested over four million more Cause and Effect Points, and the massacre in the Hundred Demons Melting Furnace World also elevated his Experience Points to the Ninth Transformation.

Yet he still couldn’t break through the shackles of the Abyss.

According to the Blood Pool, the Cause and Effect Points needed for future breakthroughs would only increase, to the point that even Divine Kings would hesitate to continue their investment!

Currently, no one has been able to achieve godhood on their own!

Thinking of this, Chu Xiu couldn’t help but waver. If he couldn’t achieve godhood, then no matter how strong he became, wouldn’t he be nothing but a pile of bones in a few thousand years? What would be the meaning of that?

Silent for a long time in place, Chu Xiu finally let out a long sigh and stopped dwelling on it.

Having chosen this path, there’s no turning back before hitting a wall, right?

"This time I’ve already seen the dawn of success. If I continue to accumulate, enhance my Mana, and absorb more Cause and Effect Points, I should be able to break through next time."

After deliberating for a moment, Chu Xiu decided to continue cultivating the "Myriad Weapons Storage Technique."

This cultivation technique fuses equipment, and the power of this equipment can be well integrated into his body to help him fight against the Abyss.

Just now, the nine pieces of equipment within him resonated together to resist that gray-white aura.

Fortunately, he now had plenty of equipment to assist in his cultivation.

"If I can integrate ten pieces of Mythical Equipment, I might be able to forcibly break through the limitations of the Abyss."

Chu Xiu mused with some amusement.

With his mind made up, Chu Xiu quickly planned his next move.

"My main goal now is still the Cause and Effect Points, and obviously, the fastest way to obtain them is at the bottom of the Hundred Ghosts Melting Furnace!"

"Moreover, after becoming a ’Ghost Soldier,’ the importance of the Ghostly Legion has greatly increased. It’s time to quickly restore it."

The Ghostly Legion still held many souls, which, if fully digested, could restore it to half its former strength.

But if he wanted the Ghostly Legion to become his main fighting force, he would need to give birth to more Ghost Kings!

Therefore, the journey to the bottom of the Hundred Ghosts Melting Furnace was inevitable for him.

"But before that, some preparations are needed."

Heroic Spirit-level ghosts are not easy to deal with, so Chu Xiu planned to go to the Blood Sea World first to collect the previous Blood Demon Parts and elevate the Blood Demon Incarnation to Heroic Spirit Level.

This being, possessing various Skills, could provide good support.

If he could incidentally capture the Deputy hidden within his Domain, that would be even better.

Next, he would spend some money to gather the remaining materials needed for a piece of Mythical Equipment Blueprint and refine it.

Chu Xiu had already collected a wave of materials, but after obtaining the Overclocking Core, there was an opportunity to elevate the Tier of this piece of equipment to Demigod, so the quality of other materials naturally needed to match up.

While waiting for the cooldown, he planned to take these ten days to accomplish these tasks.

With his mind settled, he set a time for the next exploration with Jiang Miaoyin, who immediately expressed that she would have her family prepare enough auxiliary Artifacts to assist Chu Xiu in his exploration.

After finishing all these tasks, Chu Xiu closed his eyes and sat cross-legged to recover from the injuries of his failed breakthrough.

...

Three days later, his figure appeared in the Blood Sea World.

The first sight that caught his eye was the towering statue of the Master of Civilization, surrounded by buildings of cement scattered like pebbles at the feet of a giant, spreading outward.

In just two months, civilization had developed a lot.

He could even occasionally see some oddly water-drop-shaped buildings, from which Chu Xiu could feel a special Energy.

It was apparent that these must be devices utilizing the "Blood Energy" of this world.

These devices were mainly concentrated near the farmland, presumably still in the agricultural stage, but Chu Xiu saw an area resembling a "Research Institute," which seemed to be the birthplace of a "Blood Energy Industry."

Once Industry is born, it can rapidly drive the development of the entire sector, which made Chu Xiu quite expectant.

Of course, the fastest development had to be in the defense systems of this place.

Centered around the Titan Giant Mechanism, with just a casual glance, he could see a large number of modern advanced weapons.

This made Chu Xiu very satisfied.

And as he appeared, two figures flew toward him, none other than Vengeance and Asura!

"Senior Vengeance," Chu Xiu showed surprise, "Why have you used an Anchor Point to come to this world?"

Vengeance laughed, "After Qin Xiang left, someone had to help you guard this civilization, right?"

"But it shouldn’t warrant your personal presence."

After a power upgrade and facing Vengeance again, Chu Xiu could accurately feel the terrifying strength of the other party.

This was a genuine Demigod powerhouse!

To have a Demigod as a bodyguard... he probably didn’t have that much face!

But Vengeance just laughed, "What’s so strange about that? You’re now the number one priority protection target of our Investigation Bureau."

"Since the opening of the Blood Sea ceremony, it’s been almost one to two years, and all the Blood Demons have basically revived and, with the help of the Blood Sea, have quickly gained powerful powers."

"Conversely, your civilization has developed rapidly, and the territory has been expanding. Without Demigod-level strength stationed here, it will eventually attract the attention of the Blood Demons and lead to downfall."