Chapter 858 - 384: Rule of Imitation_2

"Now is the time!"

As Power surged, Chu Xiu vanished like a specter amidst the wave of destruction, only to reappear behind "Zhu Jiu!"

"Die!"

Chiwen, wielding unparalleled might, slashed down heavily!

"Boom!"

Even though Zhu Jiu evaded at the first moment, the frenzied Sword Qi still shattered most of his body, with remaining Energy continuously decomposing his severed body, preventing his self-healing Ability.

Suffering such a heavy blow, unless he possessed some Secret Technique to resurrect, death seemed inevitable.

However, knowing his end was near, Zhu Jiu’s face showed no fear, merely murmuring to himself, "Hmm... failing to replicate the Candle Dragon’s blood is truly inadequate."

As he spoke, his remaining half-body suddenly dissolved into a pile of black sand, scattering on the ground.

Chu Xiu bent down, picked up a few grains of fine sand, and scrutinized them with a frown, unable to decipher this suddenly appearing entity.

Zhu Jiu’s special Divine Techniques? Or something else entirely?

While he pondered, a sensation suddenly emanated from his chest—it’s the communication Artifact shared with others by Mao Qi, Zhu Jiu, and Xie Xuanzhao before they parted ways.

Chu Xiu infused a bit of Mana into it, and Zhu Jiu’s voice promptly echoed in his ear: "Brother Chen! Have you encountered anything unusual on your end?"

Chu Xiu paused, then hesitated slightly before answering truthfully, "A Faceless Man ambushed me, and his aura... is very similar to yours."

Upon hearing this, the other party quickly asked, "How are you doing now, are you hurt?"

Chu Xiu replied, "I suffered some minor injuries. That person actually knew your Law of Destruction, but fortunately, it wasn’t too dangerous in the end."

"What’s going on? Is that Faceless Man related to you, Brother Zhu?"

Hearing that Chu Xiu merely suffered light injuries in dealing with a Faceless Man bearing his own aura, Zhu Jiu was silent for a moment, then sighed with a bitter smile, "To be honest, we also encountered three Faceless Men. Fortunately, Brother Mu recognized it as their civilization’s [Rule of Imitation], allowing us to easily handle those three, even turning one into a Puppet under Brother Mu’s control."

Zhu Jiu’s words startled Chu Xiu. The assailant was transformed by rules! What surprised him further was Mu Tuo being able to reverse control a Faceless Man!

This realization struck him with an understanding of a key difference between rules and typical Skills!

"I used to consider rules as a powerful Divine Technique, but now it seems that the essence of rules is that they belong to no one! It means if you encounter someone with a greater understanding and mastery of the rules, even your own Rule Power might turn against you!"

As Chu Xiu secretly noted this realization, Zhu Jiu’s voice rang out again, "Really unlucky for Brother Mao and the others. According to them, the assailing Faceless Men belonged to Miss Xuanzhao and the residual demon respectively. Miss Xuanzhao’s rules are quite strange; even though the mimicked Faceless Man couldn’t fully utilize the power, they still suffered significant losses."

"Among the three, only Brother Mao was unscathed. Brother Tuoba was severely injured, and Brother Shagu was nearly on the brink of death!"

Zhu Jiu’s words shocked Chu Xiu greatly. Brother Tuoba, like Zhu Jiu, hailed from the Life Domain and mastered the [Law of Life]. As for the other one, like Mao Qi, he came from the Thousand Illusions Divine Domain.

These two were not to be underestimated, yet they ended up with one severely injured and the other near death!

Moreover, due to Mu Tuo’s inability to replicate, only two assailants attacked Mao Qi and the others but achieved the greatest results. Just how strong is Xie Xuanzhao’s rule?

And the one who could replicate Xie Xuanzhao’s ability, how strong were they?

As this thought crossed his mind, Zhu Jiu’s voice continued:

"I asked Brother Mu, although his comprehension of rules seems superior to that of the one behind the scenes, to simultaneously replicate so many Civilization Envoys and still maintain such strong Basic Attributes for each is far beyond his capability."

"Not to mention, the one behind even managed to replicate [Rule Power]! Although not at peak strength, according to him, only the God from their civilization could achieve this!"

Only a God could do it!

This revelation caused Chu Xiu’s expression to become more grave than ever before. Undoubtedly, only one could accomplish this, the Tribulation Thunder Incarnation, the final boss of this instance!

Zhu Jiu seemed to feel Chu Xiu wasn’t shocked enough, continuing, "Brother Chen, there’s another strange point I must remind you about."

"It’s that Brother Shagu, who was heavily injured by those Faceless Men, had his Rule Power stripped away by some unknown means!"

Zhu Jiu’s words were yet another bombshell!

The attacks by those Faceless Men weren’t just simple assaults; they could even destroy the inner Rule Power of a Civilization Envoy!

The methods of this Tribulation Thunder Incarnation are simply unfathomable, and the most troubling part is, Chu Xiu doesn’t even know where their true form is!

This leaves him feeling extremely frustrated. In past Trials, no matter how challenging or twisted, the enemies were always in plain view, requiring only clever strategies to break through.

But now, the enemy is completely hidden, leaving Chu Xiu unsure of how to act!

"This Tribulation far surpasses the Ancient Trials in difficulty..."

Even with just a glimpse of the iceberg, Chu Xiu already faintly felt its exceptionally twisted challenge!