Chapter 910 - 403: Failure

Chu Xiu lowered his head, looking incredulously at his own abdomen.

The Tribulation Thunder Incarnation did not throw that Chiwen, and he did not suffer any attack, yet the Golden Core in his Dantian shattered without any warning!

No, it didn’t shatter; his Golden Core wasn’t subjected to any external force, it directly turned into fragments! As if the Flawless Golden Core was inherently broken!

"Is this... [Causality Defiance]?"

A bitter smile appeared on Chu Xiu’s face.

"How the hell can there be such an abnormal Ability?"

This was not Chu Xiu’s fault for lacking foresight, but this Ability was truly outrageous, directly achieving reality while ignoring causality, how is this any different from cheating?

"Brother Chen!"

Tuoba Shou leaped up, attempting to use the Life Rule to reshape Chu Xiu’s Golden Core.

Previously, he had only used the Tribulation Transformation Divine Artifact once, consuming a lot of energy, not that it couldn’t be used again at all.

However, even surrounded by the Life Rule, there wasn’t the slightest sign of recovery for the shattered Golden Core in Chu Xiu’s Dantian!

At this point, even the dullest person could see, Chu Xiu was nothing like before.

His body was still as crystalline as jade, but his aura had abruptly plummeted several Levels, not to mention the near Celestial King Level Power he had before, now he could barely even maintain the Heroic Spirit, and it was rapidly declining!

Even with a pale face, a fierce light still glinted in his eyes; as soon as his body recovered, he grabbed the air, and a massive swarm of Divine Sense instantly gathered the Demonic Qi in the ghostly realm, forming a sharp sword to stab at the Tribulation Thunder Incarnation!

After the prophecy was fulfilled, the Tribulation Thunder Incarnation lost all its peculiarities, and its Soul Body, already at the end of its strength, could not dodge at all, and was pierced through solidly this time.

Yet it still emitted a low laugh: "Chu Xiu, have you ever wondered, why my prophecy was not about your death, but about the shattering of your Golden Core?"

"Because your death would be negated by the Free Deep Dive Scroll! Only by shattering your Golden Core can your threat to the Abyss be completely eliminated!"

"My sole purpose of existence was to prevent you from affecting the Abyss, and now my mission is complete, even if you pass the Trial, what can you do?"

Its words made Chu Xiu’s face extremely grim; he focused his gaze on his abdomen, where the fragmented Golden Core lay quietly.

The power of the Law of Life surged nearby, these Golden Cores still contained immense Power, but Chu Xiu felt that all of his connections to these Golden Cores were severed; they were no longer the Flawless Golden Core he meticulously cultivated, but merely energy stones filled with Energy.

Now Chu Xiu only felt that his Mana had dropped to the Heroic Spirit level, and this was just residual Energy in his meridians, as time passed, his body would become devoid of any Mana!

"The game is over." The body of the Tribulation Thunder Incarnation began to disintegrate, but still turned to Chu Xiu, with a smile on its face identical to Chu Xiu’s.

"Congratulations on clearing the level."

With those words, the body of the Tribulation Thunder Incarnation completely dissipated, leaving Chu Xiu standing silently in place.

[Trial Mission Complete!]

[Calculating Mission Rewards...]

The notification sounded by Chu Xiu’s ear, but this time it was exceptionally grating instead of joyous as usual.

He unwillingly tried to mobilize the Mana within his body, but there was no response from the shattered Golden Core.

This made his face increasingly gloomy and a bit incredulous.

Did his Golden Core really shatter?

Just like that?

Was his path, his future, thus cut off?

A Golden Core is not regenerable flesh and blood; it is condensed from Chu Xiu’s Dao foundation. The shattering of the Golden Core also means his Dao path is severed!

Realizing this, Chu Xiu stood there in a daze.

Other Civilization Envoys silently watched Chu Xiu, no one expected such an ending.

"Brother Chen..." Xie Xuanzhao showed a sympathetic expression, hesitatingly said, "Brother Chen, you need not despair; the Energy Core shattered, you just start over, even if your foundation is damaged, just switch to a new Sequence."

"If Brother Chen needs, my daughter can apply to the teacher for a High Tier Sequence..."

Xie Xuanzhao meant for Chu Xiu to choose an Ascension Sequence, so his Profession would be replaced with one contained in the Sequence, allowing him to start over again.

But what she didn’t know was that the Profession Chu Xiu possessed was a [MAX] level Demonic Inheritor! How could he let that go?

"Brother Chen, don’t despair, a senior in my clan fell at the Heroic Spirit Trial three times, each time with heavy losses, but in the end, he pulled through and achieved a Divine Position."

"As long as there is life, anything is possible, just start from scratch if needed." Zhu Jiu also offered words of comfort.

Others likewise stepped forward.

Chu Xiu stood silently in place, only after a long time did he let out a bitter smile, cupping his hands to everyone: "There’s no need to worry, this time I, Chen, have lost, fair and square!"

Even though since entering the Abyss, he constantly reminded himself to always be cautious, the smooth sailing along the way still made him subconsciously let his guard down.

Every strong enemy he encountered fell to the myriad methods of the Demon Inheritance, every seemingly insoluble Trial, he passed safely with Power far beyond the Same Tier.

Especially after acquiring the [Free Deep Dive Scroll], he felt like he had a second life, hence he acted increasingly aggressively.

This made him, even knowing the horror of the Tribulation, knowing that it required a Divine King Level expert specially cultivated to overcome the Trial, still feel confidently prepared enough to challenge the Abyss due to the pressure from Ashtar.