Facing the Abyss as a Demon Cultivator

With the deal struck, Chu Xiu wasted no time and began upgrading everyone's equipment.

Li Shan's bone bow, Wang Long's battle axe, a set of bone armor for each person... This time, under everyone's watchful eyes, he didn't cut corners. After refining all the corpses, the weapons reached +4 enhancement, unlocking their first enchantment, while most of the armor reached +2.

Shen Zhuo's combat team had seven members. Each of them receiving a [Standard] quality +4 weapon and +2 armor increased the team's overall strength significantly!

The Elite monster's corpse was directly crafted into a +6 quality weapon!

With the cooperation of the seven, even the Elite Ghoul Dog Chu Xiu encountered at noon would be an easy hunt for them now.

Of course, they were still far behind Chu Xiu. Although he didn't have many combat skills, his +7 Energy-Absorbing Heavy Armor and two Yin Ghosts were no joke.

Although the others were combat professions, except for Shen Zhuo, their Profession Levels were not high.

The gap between Chu Xiu and the others continued to widen.

This was also the reason why he was so relieved to upgrade their equipment.

"Here, this is the agreed upon 117 Karma Points." Shen Zhuo said, his face full of pain.

Half of the 300 Karma Points he brought with him initially went into Chu Xiu's pocket.

Chu Xiu collected them with satisfaction. Now his total Karma Points had reached 384!

Wealthy!

A genuine smile appeared on Chu Xiu's face.

Shen Zhuo glanced at him gloomily, perhaps wanting to recover some of his losses. He asked, "Want some meat? I'll give you a discount, 2 Karma Points for three kilograms."

Chu Xiu smiled and said, "No need, I was lucky today and caught a wild boar."

Hearing this, Shen Zhuo became even more depressed. Not wanting to look at Chu Xiu's hateful face anymore, he simply turned and left.

After completing this transaction, Chu Xiu rarely wore a smile, but now he was all smiles as he saw his client off.

This made Shen Zhuo even more speechless. He glared at him a few times before pushing the door open and leaving.

After sending Shen Zhuo away, just as Chu Xiu was about to plan how to spend so many Karma Points, his eyes suddenly flickered.

He found that Wang Long and Li Shan did not leave with Shen Zhuo. Wu Xinyi and a tall, thin man remained with them.

He was also a member of the combat team. Chu Xiu didn't know his name, but he had scanned him with his Ghostly Eyes before. His profession was Dartsman (C-rank), considered a decent fighter in the combat team.

At this time, the four of them were playing with their newly upgraded equipment, but they had no intention of leaving.

"Is there anything else?" Chu Xiu asked, frowning.

Wang Long wiped his axe and grinned ferociously, "Chu Xiu, you're a rich man now. Shouldn't you pay back the Karma Points you owe us?"

Hearing this, Chu Xiu showed a look of realization.

Their wings had hardened, and they had the confidence to challenge him now?

Chu Xiu glanced at the equipment he made on them, amused.

Wearing his equipment to cause him trouble, even knowing how to form a gang and call teammates to back them up, this really... had the makings of a Demonic Cultivator! Chu Xiu's eyes showed a hint of approval.

"So?" he asked.

"We cooperated to hunt five Ghouls, but we got a lot of Karma Points and an extra piece of equipment. We all saw it."

Wang Long was obviously prepared. He counted on his fingers, "The corpses of those five Ghouls also need to be counted. And because it was in the early stage when everyone's level was not high, these resources need to be calculated additionally."

"One piece of equipment is 50 points, one corpse is 10 points, and the four of us each get 25%... In short, you just need to give us 100 Karma Points."

Wang Long squinted, "You just got 117 Karma Points from the leader, don't tell me you don't have them."

Seeing Wang Long's prepared and confident manner as he made his exorbitant demand, Chu Xiu found it even more amusing. "Did Shen Zhuo ask you to come? Do you think the equipment level is enough and you don't need me anymore?"

"It's none of the leader's business," the tall, thin man shook his head. "But it's only right to pay back debts. The leader will definitely support us."

"That's right," Wu Xinyi also nodded. "I'm here to get back Yun Lu's share. She's too embarrassed to ask, but I can't let you bully her like this. You should know how precious those five Black-Furred Ghoul corpses were in the early stage. The price of 100 Karma Points is not excessive!"

Li Shan also said, "Chu Xiu, the four of us are now all Level 3 Awakened, and we are all combat professions. You can't bully us like before."

Looking at the aggressive four, Chu Xiu felt even more amused in his heart. He suddenly felt that he had failed as a Demonic Cultivator. He had been in the abyss for four days and hadn't killed anyone yet. Now it seemed that he had become a bully in the eyes of others.

Gently stroking the bone spear in his hand, Chu Xiu said with a faint smile, "What if I don't give it? What do you want to do? Kill me? Then come on."

As he spoke, he spread his arms out in a carefree manner, as if saying, "Do whatever you want."

Seeing him so shameless, everyone was stunned. They stared at him for a long time, but no one dared to step forward.

After all, they were all high school students. Bullying was one thing, but actually killing someone would leave most with a psychological burden.

Except for a few scumbags.

At this time, Li Shan suddenly said, "It's okay to compensate with the equipment on him."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Xiu took a deep look at him.

Although this Li Shan looked harmless, Chu Xiu had already discovered that he was actually the most ruthless of the four. This kind of honest person who was usually bullied was often the most decisive when they actually made a move.

Unlike Wang Long, who usually acted tough because he knew he wouldn't be in real danger. When it came to actual combat, he immediately revealed his true colors.

This time, it was probably this guy who planned to find trouble with him.

Chu Xiu didn't have any objections to this. After all, he himself was much worse than Li Shan. It was normal for the other party to want revenge.

The only pity was that they had chosen the wrong person.

Li Shan's words also made the others eager to try, their eyes revealing greed.

Because most of Chu Xiu's storage space was used to store wild boar meat, he was wearing his bone armor directly. This naturally attracted everyone's attention with its unique defense.

"Let's hold him down and strip him of his armor. This armor... can barely be worth 100 Karma Points!" Wang Long said, his eyes rolling.

The others nodded in agreement.

Chu Xiu himself had no objections to this.

He was even a little expectant.

He put the bone spear on his leg and smiled kindly:
"Okay, come and get it."

(End of Chapter)