Chapter 852 - 381: The Restraining Effect of Tribulation (Part 2)

Chu Xiu looked at Zhu Jiu with some surprise, not expecting the other’s spiritual sense to be so keen.

In fact, he had already noticed the anomaly of this passageway from a kilometer away. It wasn’t just a strange feeling; he had clearly scanned what exactly was inside the passage with his Divine Sense but had merely kept silent about it.

The detection ability of Divine Sense is comparable to top-tier scouting skills, though it does have a shortfall in range.

The reason he concealed it, naturally, was to take advantage of whatever was inside that passage to further probe the capabilities of these Civilization Envoys.

Whenever the chance arose, he didn’t mind dealing a fatal blow in this place.

It was unexpected, however, that Zhu Jiu sensed it ahead of time.

But this wasn’t surprising; spiritual sense isn’t a Divine Technique unique to him. It’s originally developed from Divine-Demonic Power, you could say it’s just an imitation of true Innate Divine Demons.

If this Zhu Jiu indeed had some relation to the legendary Zhu Long, his spiritual sense would surely surpass Chu Xiu’s!

"But a strong spiritual sense is one thing; these three Civilization Envoys, in terms of specific detection capabilities, all seem quite ordinary." Chu Xiu analyzed silently.

This matched his judgment. After all, they were only Heroic Spirit Level, whereas Chu Xiu, after Core Formation, had Basic Attributes surpassing most Strong Demigods, nearly comparable to a Celestial King.

"In normal combat, I should hold an absolute advantage. The only uncertainty lies in the powerful Divine Techniques these Civilization Envoys have, and the completely unknown to me [Rule Power]."

The shadow left by Meng Xuanshu was still vividly remembered, which was the main reason he hadn’t taken action first.

"In that case, let me further understand your abilities," thought Chu Xiu, saying out loud, "I haven’t detected any anomaly, but I trust Brother Zhu won’t make baseless claims. However, the more dangerous the place, the more likely clues of a Divine Artifact are hidden."

"We’ve explored this area for several minutes, yet still found nothing,"

Zhu Jiu, pondering for a moment, nodded, "Then let’s take a look."

He then turned to Chu Xiu and said, "I’ll explain matters related to the God to Brother Chen later. Right now, we need to be fully prepared against any surprises. If I’m not mistaken, that passage might harbor some dangers."

Chu Xiu nodded and raised a hand to create a Demon Energy Barrier. The others each displayed their defensive Divine Techniques. Mu Tuo’s body surface glowed a dull yellow, Can Mo seemingly vanished into another space, and as for Zhu Jiu, fine scales grew on his skin surface.

Then the four of them flew toward the passage.

However, after advancing several miles along the passage, nothing happened, causing Zhu Jiu’s brow to furrow increasingly tightly as he kept glancing around.

The other two were also puzzled, wondering if Zhu Jiu’s spiritual sense had messed up.

This left Zhu Jiu a little embarrassed, snorting coldly as his eyes suddenly turned a faint dark gold!

Those Golden Eyes, just like Chu Xiu’s Burning Blood Golden Eyes, carried an aura of authority from an Upper Position. But Zhu Jiu’s Golden Eyes felt far more ancient! If Chu Xiu was a domineering king, then Zhu Jiu seemed like a slumbering Ancient God!

Almost at the moment those golden lights appeared, Zhu Jiu reached out toward the right side!

Chu Xiu felt the surrounding space suddenly fluctuate, as if the space beside Zhu Jiu was significantly shortened, and in the next moment, Zhu Jiu had caught a bizarre creature in his hand!

This creature had a metallic black carapace on its back, riddled with rough cracks, like a desert weathered by wind and sun for ages. Its body seemed a cross between a human and an insect; antennae sprouted from its head, its mouth replaced by large biting mandibles, but its body was human, with pale skin and six human hands protruding from the torso, now frantically waving about as Zhu Jiu held it.

Just now, this bizarre creature had clung to the wall, using its metallic carapace to cover its entire body, leaking no aura, as if it had merged with the wall itself.

Zhu Jiu’s lips slightly curled, "You hid deep enough, forcing me to release my bloodline just to spot you."

He then showed a trace of disgust in his eyes and, with a squeeze of his hand, broke the creature’s neck.

Mu Tuo and Can Mo were just about to offer compliments, but at that moment, Zhu Jiu suddenly cried out in pain and let go. From the broken neck, wisps of black smoke emerged, scorching his palm!

Zhu Jiu snorted coldly, as if golden light flowed through his veins, suppressing that black air.

The bizarre creature fell to the ground, headless, yet its six hands continued to flail about in the air, black fumes pouring continuously from the wounds.

Mu Tuo and Can Mo changed their expressions, each grabbing a wisp of the black air to study it. Their faces grew even more solemn, "What exactly is this thing? I’ve never seen such bizarre poison before."

"No idea, it can actually scorch my body, and even the power of my bloodline can’t suppress it."

Zhu Jiu’s face was unsightly. Clearly, he had immense confidence in his bloodline power, yet this black air showed no fear of his blood, leaving this powerful Civilization Envoy visibly shocked.

Chu Xiu looked at the three of them, his expression somewhat strange.

This black air, he knew all too well, was clearly a kind of special tribulation!

Unlike pure Tribulation Thunder, it combined with that bizarre creature, forming a unique poisonous gas, somewhat similar to Chu Xiu’s Tribulation Poison.

Of course, its strength was far inferior to his Tribulation Poison.

Tribulations appearing amidst tribulations didn’t surprise Chu Xiu, but what did was that these Civilization Envoys from higher civilizations, despite their broader horizons and knowledge supposedly exceeding his own, seemed completely clueless about tribulations.

"Is it that tribulations are extremely rare, or has someone sealed off information about them? Or is there another reason I don’t know?"

Chu Xiu leaned more towards the latter. Otherwise, if he randomly encountered a world harboring such an Abyss secret as a tribulation, his luck would be too good.

Moreover, there was an even stranger thing.

The amount of Tribulation Poison within that bizarre creature wasn’t very strong. Even before he had a Tribulation Body, it wouldn’t have posed much trouble.

Yet here, it managed to scorch Zhu Jiu’s body!

Though Chu Xiu didn’t know how strong Zhu Jiu was, he imagined his Constitution wouldn’t be below a hundred thousand, equalling a Demigod’s strength.

And that bizarre creature was at most King Tier!

He mimicked Mu Tuo and Can Mo in capturing a thread of black air, but quickly realized this black air was just an ordinary mix of tribulation and life energy forming a poison gas, utterly harmless to his Tribulation Body.

He then glanced at Mu Tuo and Can Mo. Both were in an alert stance, clearly showing it wasn’t a problem with Zhu Jiu himself, but that this tribulation had special added damage to these Civilization Envoys!

"Strange..."

Chu Xiu frowned deeply, his actions didn’t draw attention from the others, who simply assumed he was also startled by the bizarre power of the tribulation.

After a while, Chu Xiu’s brow gradually eased.

Unable to make sense of it, he stopped pondering.

In any case, it seemed advantageous to him.

After all, his Myriad Filth Returning Origin Bag contained a vast amount of tribulation poison condensed to its utmost!

If even King Tier tribulation poison could harm these Civilization Envoys, his refined tribulation poison could shatter them with a mere touch!

"However, if tribulation indeed has a special effect on these Civilization Envoys... doesn’t that make my trial a little too easy?"

Find an opportunity to unleash a tribulation thunder on each, and it’d be done? After that, he could focus on collecting Divine Artifacts and defeating the boss.

In fact, maybe he wouldn’t even need to personally take action...

Chu Xiu looked up at the dome with a peculiar expression. At this moment, it seemed a chain reaction was triggered by the death of the bizarre creature, causing the entire passage to shake!

Amidst the intense buzzing, the metal dome seemed to shed a layer of its outer surface, as countless black dots fell from the sky! It was actually all those bizarre creatures! A glance showed at least ten thousand of them!

They opened their sharp mandibles wide, roaring as they charged toward the four of them!