Chapter 974 - 428: Factions Gather

The reason Chu Xiu decided to show up in reality was not on a whim.

Firstly, with his current strength, he already has enough self-protection ability, even the Celestial King may not be able to kill him quickly.

Moreover, after dataless integration with the Awakening Space, he has the ability to enter high-dimensional space freely, not to mention possessing a [Free Deep Dive Scroll] as a means for survival.

On the other hand, the significance of hiding his identity is not as great as before.

During the battle with the Murder Ghost, Zhao Jie had hinted that the Investigation Bureau was aware of his identity.

Although the Investigation Bureau is directly subordinate to the government, if the three Celestial Kings truly wish to inquire, it would be impossible to hide.

Furthermore, the Sun King also knew his identity, and the Mountain View Building paid special attention to him. It can be said that he had long entered the view of these top powerhouses.

In fact, the greatest obstacle preventing other factions from investing in Chu Xiu now is "trust."

If Chu Xiu can guarantee his absolute loyalty, his investment potential is unimaginably terrifying, such that the Celestial King personally setting forth to protect him is not out of the question!

But who can guarantee that Chu Xiu won’t become someone who just demands benefits in the short term, only to turn against them once the crisis is over? Who can ensure he isn’t someone who siphons resources from major factions, only to flee when a crisis arises?

Of course, in essence, Chu Xiu is precisely that kind of person.

But he needs to make others believe that he isn’t that kind of person.

Although the persona he previously created was somewhat convincing, whether it was his heroic act in Peng City or facing the Murder Ghost to bring back Qin Xiang himself, it all showed him as a fearless, patriotic figure.

However, these major faction players are not that naive. They will surely conduct professional analyses of all Chu Xiu’s actions from the trials to the present.

This makes the outcome incredibly complex, with no way to guarantee that investments in Chu Xiu will be profitable in the future. Without assurance, there’s little reason for them to intensify their recruitment.

Therefore, appearing in person is Chu Xiu’s first crucial step to express sincerity and increase trust.

Of course, Chu Xiu also proposed his own requirement.

That is, he would choose the location for the meeting.

He chose a world that had just completed an ordinary awakening trial.

The only advantage of this world is that the quantity of [Anchor Points] is fixed and calculable, plus the cost is not high, so Chu Xiu decided to buy them all.

This ensures that people not on the meeting list cannot secretly infiltrate the vicinity.

Chu Xiu will then distribute them to everyone in sequence, covertly descending into this world to verify participants one by one.

Although this is not absolutely foolproof, it greatly improves security.

"Ah, if I could form a Star Pill, these troubles could be avoided," Chu Xiu sighed lightly.

In these five days, while refining the Ghostly Legion, he naturally tried Core Formation.

If he succeeded with Star Pill, with its Tribulation Body’s resistance to rules, he wouldn’t fear Ashtar in a direct confrontation.

Even if it couldn’t be achieved at once, if he could draw even a bit of power from the Star Core, the chances in the upcoming final battle would greatly improve.

Although Chu Xiu has made significant progress since forming the Fighting Spirit, with multidimensional attributes greatly boosted, the internal sealing of his Mana means he may not be stronger than during the tribulation.

Yet as he reasoned before, the current Star Core is merely a special energy body with immense energy, which cannot be utilized until integrating his foundation and Divine Soul completely!

"But how difficult it is to reach this step."

After spending tens of thousands of Cause and Effect Points on research, he quickly discovered that unlike before, this time the Star Core had already condensed ahead of time, making further integration of foundation and Divine Thought exceptionally difficult.

It’s like clay in a shaping stage, where various pigments can be easily added, but once fired into ceramic, it becomes incredibly challenging to integrate more.

Thankfully, the Star Core has another feature, a bizarre devouring ability.

Previously, it could devour and convert various energies, even absorb tribulations.

More astonishing was that during transmission, even an eerie creature that Chu Xiu couldn’t possibly unsettle was able to be devoured!

So Chu Xiu’s current idea is to continue cultivating Mana for the Star Core to devour; perhaps with enough volumes, he could imprint them within the Star Core, gradually control the Star Core, then integrate the Divine Thought to achieve the Star Pill.

But this is an extremely long process, even using Cause and Effect Points to push forcibly, can’t be achieved in the short term, only prolonging into seclusion breakthroughs after the final battle.

With his mind made, Chu Xiu no longer tangled, instead taking out the prepared [Anchor Points] to leave on site.

Soon government agents will come to retrieve the [Anchor Points], then teleport back to Blue Star to distribute them among the gathering participants.

Meanwhile, Chu Xiu took advantage of this time lag, entering the world in advance.

Originally, he intended to track those coming for the [Anchor Points], employing the same strategy upon their return to Blue Star to enter the Abyss Space together as before.

However, upon entering the Multidimensional Space, Chu Xiu softly exclaimed "Eh," sensing something unusual.

His Awakening Space seems to have a new connection with the Abyss Space!

Utilizing that connection, he needs not follow others but rather can enter the Abyss Space himself, as if an [Anchor Point] were added in the Abyss Space!

"What is happening?"

Chu Xiu distinctly remembered he absolutely didn’t have this ability before, or he wouldn’t have gone through so much trouble.