Abundant Martial Arts Virtue
Chapter 189 - 170: The Secret of the Skull!

Chapter 189: Chapter 170: The Secret of the Skull!

"Handsome Guy?"

"That nickname has already been taken."

"Master Wu?"

"That nickname has already been taken."

"... Wu... Dalong?"

"The usage of this nickname is excessive. Please refrain from fixating on it to avoid an ominous fate."

Wu Xiaode furrowed his brows.

He had only one hour to get 10,000 likes, but he found himself stuck at the naming step.

Damn it!

How could he waste time on something like this?

Just pick a random one!

"Immortal!"

"Nickname already taken."

"Immortal A?"

"Taken."

"Wu Xiaode!"

"Taken!"

"—Guess I’ll just go with Little Wu then."

"Name creation successful!"

"Hello Little Wu, your live stream has started!"

Wu Xiaode stared at the wall screen’s prompt rune and was momentarily stunned.

The name Little Wu seemed pretty common too.

Why was it not taken?

The Chi Xiao Sword buzzed and said, "Those who can broadcast live across All Worlds are some powerful masters. No one would stoop so low as to use a name with ’Little’ in it."

"Why not ’Little’?" Wu Xiaode asked discontentedly.

"You’re still too young... You’ll understand when you’re older," the Chi Xiao Sword replied leisurely.

"What if I went by Da Wu?" Wu Xiaode asked on a whim.

"That would be a big deal. In the way of the martial, those who can be called ’Da’ are few and far between. Someone would definitely come knocking on your door to challenge you and measure your capabilities," explained the Chi Xiao Sword.

"Fight over a name? Is it worth it? I’d rather stay as Little Wu," Wu Xiaode said.

Bang!

A sound suddenly burst from the wall screen.

Wu Xiaode turned to look and saw his image remained in the center of the screen, with an icon of a starburst appearing in the lower left corner, alongside the number "1."

Ice crystal small print emerged:

"You’ve received one like."

—This is worth liking?

Wu Xiaode curiously looked at the starburst, where a line of text appeared:

"Young man, you’re not arrogant or rash, not causing trouble, not conceited. Pretty good."

This was an audience member.

...Someone was already watching the live stream!

Wu Xiaode immediately composed himself and cleared his throat, saying, "Thank you all for watching today’s broadcast. I’m Little Wu, welcome."

The live stream had started.

But what should he broadcast?

He was utterly unprepared.

Wait a minute...

Wu Xiaode’s thoughts moved quickly, and he immediately remembered something crucial.

This was the Death World.

Even Demon Gods longed for the Power of Death but couldn’t obtain it.

Even the strongest one had to give up pursuit because of his teleportation to the Death Realm.

Living people couldn’t enter the Death Realm.

So—

His live stream would show creatures from All Worlds what the Death Realm was like.

This was something they had never seen before!

Isn’t that perfect?!!!

These thoughts flashed through Wu Xiaode’s mind.

He immediately smiled and said to the wall screen, "Without a doubt, everyone is alive, never experiencing death—if they had, they wouldn’t be watching my live stream."

"So today, I will take you through the Death World."

"Let’s see what place awaits after death, and what needs to be done."

"Please, follow me."

As soon as he finished speaking.

"Audience count" began to appear at the bottom of the screen wall, with the number of people slowly rising from "1."

The Book of the Dead floated in mid-air, automatically opening to reveal the screen wall facing Wu Xiaode.

Wu Xiaode walked while keeping his nerves in check.

—Even though this was the Death World, with a high scarcity in terms of streaming content, what exactly should he do?

He couldn’t just randomly pick up some flowers and say, "Ladies and gentlemen, please look, these are flowers/grass from the Death Realm, just die, and you can come see them."

So—

What could be shown off?

He paused for a moment, then suddenly started to speed up.

In no time.

The area around the landmark was in sight.

Wu Xiaode stopped, turned back to the Book of the Dead, and said:

"This is going to be like a documentary about the Death World, so now we’re going to interact with the entities of the Death Realm."

"Of course, they don’t know I have a camera here."

"Please keep quiet."

After saying this.

He stepped forward again, quickening his pace back to the area of the landmark.

Whoosh—

A skeleton jumped down from a tree, greeting:

"Hey buddy, did you go out for a spin and come back?"

"Yes."

"How are things outside?"

"Safe."

As Wu Xiaode said this, he glanced at the Book of the Dead hovering in mid-air.

The viewing numbers on the live stream screen began to rise.

—It had already reached over a hundred.

In the blink of an eye, it was over seven hundred.

And still increasing.

"Fuck, I’ve used magic to check several times, and it really is the Death Realm!"

Someone commented.

"God, I’ve noticed it too."

"The real Death World!"

"Exactly, exactly, I’ve discovered through several divinations that this is indeed a skeleton — according to ancient records, it’s a type within the Undead Species."

The viewer count surged again.

Watching these discussions, Wu Xiaode’s lips twitched slightly.

——He finally felt some reassurance inside.

Rotten Bone, of course, didn’t know about the live streaming, which ensured it faced the camera in its most natural state.

"Good buddy, I won’t lie to you, I have a curiosity."

"What?" Rotten Bone looked at him with two dark eye sockets.

"I’m curious about the existence of any non-undead species," Wu Xiaode said.

"That’s nothing, I thought you liked skeletons — I can’t beat you anyway, sigh, it almost gave me a time to brace myself psychologically," Rotten Bone sighed with relief.

A rolling wall displayed lines of small text:

"Haha, this skeleton is hilarious."

"Are you sure it’s a skeleton? How does it eat?"

"Wow, a wild skeleton, not the summoned kind."

"Summoned? Wait a minute!"

Suddenly.

A treasure box popped up on the screen, with several lines of ice crystal text next to it:

"An Undead Mage with a long string of titles has initiated a trade request."

"He has paid a certain reward (the book has been verified)."

"He wishes to know the eating habits of skeletons, as well as why they turn into skeletons after death."

Before Wu Xiaode could react, a small pouch appeared on the screen, also marked with two lines of ice crystal text:

"Congratulations."

"You have received his tip."

"The tipping item is: 100 points of Soul Power."

"If your answer satisfies him, he will continue tipping."

points of Soul Power!

Wu Xiaode almost forgot to breathe.

The minimum condition for casting the swordsmanship "Long Moon Sparse Shadows" is 30 points of Soul Power.

What would be the effect of casting it with 100 points of Soul Power?

——Could he kill the One-eyed Giant in the same way the Sword Immortal killed the Black Dragon?

Wu Xiaode suddenly realized that a brand new Chapter of his life had just begun.

"Buddy, what do you usually eat?"

He casually chit-chatted.

"You’re interested in this trivial matter? We skeletons, when we eat, food falls through us, and we also can’t absorb any nutrients, so we use the ’Absorption Skill’ to draw in the Power of Death and nourish our bones," Rotten Bone said.

"The ’Absorption Skill’? How is it used?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Breathing, man, breathing. During breathing, the hidden Power of Death in the air enters our bones and completes the energy metabolism," Rotten Bone replied.

"Then why did you reincarnate as a skeleton? Why aren’t you an undead like me?" Wu Xiaode asked.

Rotten Bone tapped his skull.

Normally, there was nothing to say about this——

But the questioner was his good buddy.

Maybe it was because the results of the Trial were not announced, making him nervous, so he began talking to relieve the stress.

He might as well share his story then.

"You see, my name says it all, I’m Rotten Bone; my gang, Red Flower Thugs, is led by Brother Yu."

"Us guys, when we were alive, we were all mixed up in the underworld."

"Once we entered Hell, they’d flay us, stripping all the flesh from our bodies, leaving only bones."

"Luckily, we never did those utterly heinous acts, or else not even the bones would remain, only turning into the lowest level of resentful spirits."

"Probably because we’re all tough nuts who didn’t make any major mistakes, it’s just that since we come from the lower rungs of society, we didn’t have the means to become dentists or lawyers, so we eked out a living in the underworld."

"Normally involved in fights and murders, after death, we became skeletons."

Rotten Bone said it all in one go.

Wu Xiaode glanced at the Book of the Dead almost subconsciously.

That glance made his eyes stick to it.

"Current viewers: 753,234;"

"Number of likes: 36,001 (continuously increasing);"

"Tipped Soul Power:"

"+100,"

"+50,"

"+1,"

"+20,"

"+60,"

"+1000!"

One thousand points of Soul Power!!!

Are you guys for real?

Wu Xiaode suppressed the trembling in his heart and looked at the comments:

"I looked it up, and Little Wu doesn’t exist, neither does his live streaming ability, this is some ghostly stuff!"

"That’s right, my master has confirmed this is the real Death World!"

"I’m about to pass out."

"Who the fuck would still hang with the underworld after this live stream."

"We can actually see a live skeleton, and not a summoned one at that!"

"There’s not much scenery in the Death World."

"Yes, the trees are all gray."

"This skeleton is so honest, I’m leaving the gang tomorrow."

"Like, like!"

"First time commenting, have to like!"

Suddenly.

All the small text disappeared.

On the Book of the Dead, that wall vanished without a trace.

Lines of ice crystal text rapidly emerged on the pages:

"Please note:"

"In a very short time, you have gathered enough admiration and respect."

"With this wish power, the Book of the Dead is about to evolve and reach an unprecedented level."

"Congratulations!"

"In ten minutes, the Book of the Dead will generate the third wall!"