[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-demon-cultivator-in-abyssal-era":3,"chapter-demon-cultivator-in-abyssal-era-demon-cultivator-in-abyssal-era-chapter-42":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Demon Cultivator in Abyssal Era",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},958554,1252,"Chapter 42: Blood Moon Ceremony","demon-cultivator-in-abyssal-era-chapter-42",42,"\u003Cp>\"Blood Moon Ceremony!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Xiu felt a chill in his heart, his intuition was indeed correct. When the Blood Moon reaches its Perfection, unexpected changes occur!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He focused and sensed the information in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Blood Moon Ceremony]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Duration: One Hour]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Rule 1: During the ceremony, all creatures’ positions are marked by the Blood Moon, and those holding the mark can sense each other within a certain range.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Rule 2: Killing any creature earns points, the amount depending on the strength of the creature killed, and a points ranking is conducted for all creatures within the ceremony range.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Environment: Abyss creatures exposed to the Blood Moon gain Power +50%, Life Recovery Speed +300%, Combat Desire +300%, Pain Perception -70%, and gain experience from kills +100%, with experience also gained from killing other Abyss creatures.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Rewards: The top 1000 creatures in the points leaderboard will receive rewards from the Endless Blood Pool]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the hint panel appeared, the Blood Moon hanging high in the sky suddenly extended eerie red beams all around, like countless blood-red tentacles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Corpse Demons stimulated by the blood light developed a strange red hue on their skin. They howled at the sky, and their already ferocious eyes grew even more frenzied!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a Corpse Demon turned and directly bit the neck of another Corpse Demon beside it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What followed was utter chaos, with the Corpse Demons below launching indiscriminate attacks on each other like a chaotic war had erupted!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But these were only the lowest-level Corpse Demons. The advanced ones seemed to retain their sanity and immediately left the center of the melee, hunting their lower-level counterparts in their preferred manner and accumulating points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Chu Xiu could feel the blood light shining upon his body. Although he didn’t receive the frenzy buff like those Corpse Demons, a faint restlessness surged within him, as if his natural instinct for killing was being aroused, eagerly desiring to step into the arena to fight!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also gained a peculiar perception ability — he could vaguely sense the life around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Xiu was stirred, \"So this is the effect of the Blood Moon Ceremony?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew this perception worked both ways, meaning that while he hunted other creatures, he was also a target for others!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking a deep breath, he suppressed the unrest within and quickly began to assess the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently, the area below was still in a state of a large-scale melee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Chu Xiu noticed that as the number of Corpse Demons decreased and more evolved high-tier Corpse Demons emerged, increasingly more Corpse Demons began retaining some of their sanity under the influence of the Blood Moon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They started hiding their forms, choosing more advantageous battle sites like seasoned hunters, completing their hunts in this chaotic crimson world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, quite a few Corpse Demons had already entered the apartment buildings, moving towards the location where people were situated!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This movement was quickly noticed by others,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone in the stronghold ran out, their faces pale as they observed the horrifying scene below!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trials end tomorrow, and no one wants to die here!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially those Support Profession members, who lacked fighting ability and were so frightened that they could barely stand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After I go back, I’ll never enter the Abyss again, I don’t want to die here.\" Xu Hang was almost in tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To them, with their Awakened craft, they could live comfortably even if they never entered the Abyss again—a high-tier technician would earn a monthly salary of twenty thousand, or perhaps make it into the Inner City! They were just one night away from a better life!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Quiet, everyone back to the stronghold!\" Shen Zhuo commanded in a low voice, calming the frightened crowd, \"Don’t worry, no one will die tonight!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was also trembling, but the crowd, like finding the backbone, retreated into the stronghold room one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room itself was spacious and had been continually reinforced over time, becoming akin to a safe house, offering a great advantage from the terrain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After issuing the order, Shen Zhuo looked at Chu Xiu, \"Even at a time like this, won’t you join us? You were attacked by a Corpse Demon before and should know how terrifying the high-tier ones are! It’s not a force one person can overcome!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Xiu chuckled, \"How would you know if you don’t try? Meanwhile, aren’t you tempted by the rewards of the ceremony with your excellent equipment?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You...\" Shen Zhuo widened his eyes, \"Are you still thinking about the rewards?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he quickly reacted, \"Chu Xiu, you must have misunderstood. The ceremony’s ’top one thousand’ does not refer only to Awakened ones, but to all creatures in this city!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, Chu Xiu just responded nonchalantly, \"Oh, so what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So... what?\" Shen Zhuo stammered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a deep breath and said, \"I don’t know if you’ve estimated how big this city is, but I once stood atop a building, 33 floors high, and couldn’t see the other end of the city.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And within just one kilometer around us, we’ve found at least six Warrior Tier creatures! Not to mention who knows how many are hidden underground!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Estimating like this, it’s likely just the Warrior Tier monsters alone exceed a thousand! Aren’t you dreaming to think you’ll make it into the top one thousand?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chu Xiu, I don’t want you to die out here due to a moment of impulsiveness. Come join us, and after the trial ends, we can come back to this world with better preparation for exploration!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Zhuo extended his hand, sincerity written all over his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Xiu remained silent for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, he said, \"Shen Zhuo, you’re a good person.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I still say, I have my own strategy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You...\" Shen Zhuo shook his head with a wry smile and sighed, \"Alright, if you change your mind, come and find me, just don’t... lead the monsters here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he stopped trying to persuade him and returned to the stronghold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a \"bang\", the heavy iron door slammed shut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing outside the building, Chu Xiu took a deep breath and a faint smile appeared on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn’t expect, this Shen Zhuo is quite the Holy Mother, a bit like Qingshan. I used to think he was the hypocrite type.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holy Mothers are great, I like them most, harmless and easy to manipulate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In times of crisis, you truly see a person’s true colors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even during this time, Shen Zhuo hadn’t forgotten to pull him into the fold, possibly thinking there’s strength in numbers, yet it reflected part of his character.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s a pity, I really want to see what this so-called Blood Moon reward is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having mastered all his heritage, he was at his strongest state for the short term, and his strength far exceeded those of the Same Tier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiding in such circumstances would be a waste!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Moreover, the rewards aren’t entirely out of reach.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He naturally had a rough estimate of the place, and because of his high Attributes and larger exploration range, Chu Xiu’s estimation was more precise and detailed than Shen Zhuo’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There aren’t possibly over a thousand Warrior Tier creatures here, there are absolutely more than a thousand!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But, as Warrior Tier creatures will kill each other, the number of surviving creatures will greatly reduce, and my chances aren’t low.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Chu Xiu’s adventure wasn’t driven by greed like a gambler, with no preparation, but after thorough observation and analysis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The primary reason for his choice was—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This Blood Moon Ceremony is practically a killing field tailor-made for me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this time, he hadn’t been staring blankly at the scene of Corpse Demons fighting below, but carefully summing up the Corpse Demons’ behavior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He found that once out of their frenzy state, Corpse Demons preferred hunting \"non-similar\" creatures, forming a \"cooperative hunting\" tendency among themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For them, these Awakened people were the best hunting targets. He could clearly sense a large number of Corpse Demons rushing towards the top floor!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, under the influence of the Abyss’s experience decay mechanism, these Corpse Demons rarely waste time killing creatures over three levels lower than themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made sense, when Chu Xiu was Level 1, a Black-haired Corpse Ghost could give him 60 experience points, but by Level 5, it sharply declined to 10 points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combining the above points, the top floor human stronghold in the apartment building became a perfect monster-gathering bait!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It attracts a large number of Corpse Demons without alerting higher-tier creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is practically a perfect killing field gifted by heaven!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under such circumstances, even without the Blood Moon Ceremony’s reward, he had ample reason to take risks just for the extra 100% experience!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not to mention—territorial battles are my specialty!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Xiu curled his lips into a smile, waving his hand to set up the Bone Bloodthirst Array on the spot!\u003C\u002Fp>",1485,"2026-06-03T07:32:19.662Z","2026-06-03T07:32:26.736Z",1,"novelbin.me","a1757d45ce5a400515951426d7069f3491f8ede9f549c33a50d30f2c504d3ced","demon-cultivator-in-abyssal-era-chapter-43","demon-cultivator-in-abyssal-era-chapter-41",590,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdemon-cultivator-in-abyssal-era-cover.jpg"]