Abundant Martial Arts Virtue
Chapter 183 - 54th - : Glimpse

Chapter 183: 54th Chapter: Glimpse

On the other side.

Undead Camp.

Wu Xiaode, holding the head of the Corpse Transformation Demon, stood there bewildered.

How—

Had the fight even started before it ran away?

Also.

That Demon Leader also had a book-like object of manifestation.

Was that its ability?

Wu Xiaode looked up at the Book of the Dead, only to see a few lines of ice crystal small script already appeared:

"The book is a manifestation of ’the convergence of Laws and Mysteries’."

"The ability possessed by the other party is a very common Demon Book, which poses no threat to this book."

"Examples include:"

"Devouring a page of the Dark Seal book would grant you a point of Eternal Soul Power;"

"Devouring an entire low-level Demon Book would only give you some sleazy emoticons, such as:"

"(╯▽╰)"

"(⊙ˍ⊙)"

"￣へ￣"

"(◡ᴗ◡✿)"

"Conclusion: Not worth mentioning."

Seeing these prompt runes, Wu Xiaode could feel the Book of the Dead’s unmistakable disdain through the lines.

Forget it.

If it doesn’t care, why should I?

Wu Xiaode picked up the head of the Corpse Transformation Demon and headed out of the camp.

He walked into a forest.

The bubbling mist dispersed to both sides, revealing a dark boundary stone, and a skull hanging on it.

"Ah ha, did you take out the traitor? Oh my, my good buddy, we’re in luck!"

Rotten Bone shouted aloud.

"What luck?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Hand the head over to the boundary stone, it will report the war achievements to the real War Commander!"

"—Killing a traitor gives the richest rewards!"

"Wahaha, we’re rich, we’re rich, I knew I had to stick close to you—no, I mean, stand firmly with you!"

Wu Xiaode was speechless.

"Do we hand it over now?" he asked.

"... In my current state, the Commander might notice something wrong, my good buddy, please help me get my bones back, I beg you," said Rotten Bone.

"Alright, it indeed looks bad to report war achievements when the commander doesn’t even have a body," Wu Xiaode said.

"Good buddy, you truly are my good buddy!" Rotten Bone said, moved.

Ten minutes later.

The skeleton was laid out fully on the ground.

Wu Xiaode placed the skull on top of the spinal column.

The skeleton sprang up from the ground, skillfully shook its body, and immediately said, "I’m good now."

"Are you going to report the war achievements?" Wu Xiaode handed over the head of the Corpse Transformation Demon.

"Yes."

Rotten Bone took the head, placed it on the dark boundary stone, and said solemnly:

"Reporting the battle situation:"

"We have completed the mission of slaying the traitor, here is the head of the traitor."

"The one who killed the traitor is a deceased: Wu Xiaode."

Lights of deep darkness lit up on the boundary stone, and the head vanished in a flash.

After a few moments.

A hoarse and deep voice sounded:

"Which direction did the enemy go?"

Rotten Bone looked toward Wu Xiaode.

Wu Xiaode took over, "They retreated."

"Retreated? Are you sure?"

"Sure."

"Good, it seems to have been just a raid, intended to disturb our arrangements..."

"Traitors must die... You did well,"

As the voice ended.

The light on the boundary stone disappeared.

Immediately after, a few lines of small script appeared on the boundary stone:

"Commander: Rotten Bone (Skeleton), you may choose from Magic Book, soul fire, or weapons, and randomly draw from that category in the treasury."

"Killer of the traitor: Wu Xiaode (Deceased), you may choose from Summoning Book, treasures, or Battle Armor, and randomly draw from that category in the treasury."

The skeleton and Wu Xiaode exchanged glances.

"I choose weapons." The skeleton said loudly.

The next second.

A curved sword appeared from the boundary stone.

This was a rusty curved sword, of a bronze color overall, with mottled blood stains still on it, which reflected flares of cold light when the dark glow shone on it.

"Haha, a treasure blade!"

Rotten Bone took down the curved sword, examining it back and forth, quite reluctant to let go.

Suddenly he remembered something, looked up and said, "Good buddy, I have a suggestion for you."

"Sure," said Wu Xiaode.

"You’re the one who killed the traitor, so your rewards will be higher than mine."

"In your options, the appearance of ’treasures’ and ’Battle Armor’ is actually very rare."

"I suggest you choose from them!"

Wu Xiaode, unfamiliar with the Death Realm, started pondering upon Skull’s reminder.

The currency of the Death Realm, he couldn’t use.

Battle Armor, he already had one.

But having an extra one to wear in rotation wouldn’t hurt, Demon Armor offers no defense, it shatters on its own after a strike from a giant, hiding away.

It indeed was useful, but not quite suitable as a defensive piece in battle.

As for treasures...

Suddenly, the Book of the Dead flipped open, revealing a line of ice crystal small script:

"Keyword: treasures."

"This noun and this scene have triggered a feature on the Demon Armor."

"The fairies, upon hearing about treasures, have decided to have a remote conversation with you."

"Attention!"

"Their message has arrived!"

The next second.

All the ice crystal small script disappeared.

A line of wobbly, colorful small script appeared on the page:

"Ah ha, we love the drawing lots part."

"We’re really curious about what the highest reward in the Death World’s treasure lottery could be."

"If you’re willing to give us a little tip..."

The rest of the text did not appear.

Wu Xiaode naturally understood and conveyed his thoughts with a smile,

"I’ll give you some gold, and you can buy your own ice cream. How does that sound?"

Bold and underlined words suddenly emerged on the Book of the Dead:

"Deal!"

Wu Xiaode took out Ulysses’s Bowl of Austerity and after thinking it over, he simply took out a large chunk of gold and placed it on the Book of the Dead.

The gold disappeared in an instant.

A new line of fine print emerged immediately:

"Let’s start. We love drawing lots!"

"You just pick the treasure, and leave the rest to us!"

Wu Xiaode, easy-going as always, immediately looked towards the monument and said,

"I choose the treasure."

A flash of light burst from the monument.

A box the size of a fist then appeared.

Wu Xiaode took the box and opened it, only to find something the size of a thumb inside.

It was a crystal-clear gemstone.

It quietly lay in the darkness, yet threads of light emanated from it, casting shadows in the Void.

Excited whispers echoed through the Void.

— It seemed to be those fairies.

Heaven knows how they managed to do that.

Two lines of crooked text then appeared on the Book of the Dead:

"This gemstone is great. We hope you like it."

"There’s another lottery next time, remember to call us to play."

All the whispers disappeared.

The fairies had left.

Wu Xiaode took out the gemstone and examined it closely in his hand.

"It’s actually this thing, man, you’ve hit the jackpot!"

Rotten Bone exclaimed in surprise.

Wu Xiaode looked towards the Book of the Dead, where a line of icy crystal letters had already emerged:

"Gemstone of Night Revelation."

"Can be set."

"Setting this gemstone on your armor can enhance your ability to detect invisible entities."

What the heck.

It’s just the detection of invisibility.

What kind of treasure is that?

Wu Xiaode felt disappointed and casually responded, "You recognize this gemstone?"

"Of course! It’s a great thing on the battlefield, letting you see those invisible guys." Rotten Bone even sounded excited.

"It doesn’t seem like much," said Wu Xiaode.

"Man, you really are — ah, how should I put this?" Rotten Bone said in a tone of frustration.

"Go ahead, it’s fine," Wu Xiaode said.

"With the same strength, one becomes invisible. Isn’t the other party just a sitting duck for a surprise attack or to be killed?"

"Even without the same strength—as long as you can break its defense, if you can become invisible, doesn’t that mean you can easily kill your opponent?"

"If you don’t have the ability to remove invisibility and don’t have this kind of gemstone, once you encounter an opponent who can become invisible, you’re left with just waiting to die."

Rotten Bone blurted out in one breath, then stared at Wu Xiaode without saying another word.

Only then did Wu Xiaode realize.

Right.

He had Demon Mist, so he subconsciously didn’t think invisibility was much of a big deal.

Upon reflection—

If it weren’t for Demon Mist, how would he infiltrate the palaces of the Demon Gods?

The gap in their strength was enormously vast.

Yet, he still managed to complete the title quest.

Yes!

Invisibility is a very powerful ability.

Logically—

Breaking invisibility is an almost necessary ability on the battlefield!

As for this gemstone...

Wu Xiaode flipped his hand and took out a broken bowl.

This was Ulysses’s Bowl of Austerity, filled with good stuff and countless gemstones.

Wu Xiaode sent his thoughts into it, meticulously checking those gemstones.

None.

None.

Still none.

— Among all the gemstones collected by Ulysses, none could break invisibility!

"You make sense, this gemstone is indeed very useful,"

Wu Xiaode said as he handed the gemstone to a bronze hand.

The bronze hand holding the gemstone flew behind him.

The Demon Armor on his body seemed to sense something, its scales parting to make room for the gemstone.

The bronze hand grasped the gemstone and pressed it gently onto the Demon Armor.

Click!

The gemstone was firmly clamped by the scales.

In an instant, icy crystal letters emerged on the Book of the Dead:

"Your equipped gemstones are as follows:"

"Gemstone of Night Revelation."

"Eye of Slumbering Truth."

"Both gemstones have the effect of breaking invisibility; they have now formed a combined Law on your armor, elevating the invisibility-breaking ability to a higher level."

"Congratulations."

"The two gemstones provide you with a new setting effect, named—"

"Insight Eye:"

"Explanation: You can generate awareness and see the majority of invisible, hidden, obscured beings and objects."

"In addition, because the Eye of Slumbering Truth is set, the Demon Armor still retains its restoration power."

—As the skeleton said, the ability to break invisibility is very useful.

The fairies also said this gemstone was great...

Now it had provided him a higher level of invisibility-breaking power.

Wu Xiaode cheerfully said, "Now that we all have gains, next, can we just guard the monument?"

"Yes, wait for it, just keep waiting until the time, and we’ll have completed the task," Rotten Bone said, waving his newly acquired curved blade excitedly.

Wu Xiaode suddenly felt something and looked up at the sky.

There floated a giant, semi-transparent face that covered the entire dark sky, quietly observing all the movements below.

This guy was invisible.

But—

What was it?

Wu Xiaode murmured in his heart.

As he was pondering, the giant semi-transparent face slowly turned and looked towards him.