Abundant Martial Arts Virtue
Chapter 201 - 181: Character Card

Chapter 201: Chapter 181: Character Card

"Did you give him the message?" Xia Huilan asked.

"I did." Li Qiankun said.

"You’ve worked hard, you should rest now." Zhao Zhibing said.

"No," Li Kunlun wiped the sweat away and took a difficult breath before continuing, "There’s one more message I must deliver to him, and I’ll write it now."

He picked up a pen and started to write something on a piece of paper.

Watching from the side, Xiao Baihong asked, "Your ability is quite useful, huh? You can even see what’s going to happen two years from now."

"It’s not that I saw it, but I went to that previous timeline."

As he wrote, Li Kunlun explained:

"After Miss Xia met with disaster, I clung on to life and survived until one day, two years later, I died too."

"So much happened in the meantime—"

"But since I just now convinced Miss Xia to refrain from destroying this world, our future has become completely different."

"Therefore, the future I know will become utterly worthless."

"The only thing of value is Wu Xiaode’s fight—he didn’t come back at first, and some things that happened to him remain unaffected."

After pondering for a moment, Zhao Zhibing said, "But this time, by telling him in advance what will happen there, won’t it affect everything that is about to happen to him?"

"Of course, if he knows some things in advance, his actions will definitely differ, and all his subsequent experiences will change," said Li Kunlun.

"Such an amazing ability... must come at a price, right?" Xia Huilan said.

"I’m almost at my limit. I need to eat something first, then sleep for three days and three nights. I won’t be able to activate ’reality’ within a week," Li Kunlun said.

Finally, he finished writing the note.

He took a piece of paper money, wrapped the note inside, lit it, and burned it.

The paper money and the note turned to ashes together.

Only then did Li Kunlun relax and fall backward onto the floor, gasping heavily for breath.

"Get me something... to eat..."

As his voice fell.

His head tilted, and he closed his eyes.

Everyone exchanged glances.

Xiao Baihong stepped forward and touched his neck, laughing, "He’s too tired, he’s fallen into a deep sleep."

"Let him rest well," Zhao Junyu said.

"This person’s ability is too precious—wait a minute, where exactly did this guy pop out from?" Xia Huilan asked with a frown.

"He’s the one Little Wu saved." Zhao Zhibing explained the situation briefly.

"I see," Xia Ni said with a smile.

She no longer looked at Li Kunlun lying on the ground.

The metal cannon barrel that was charging suddenly reverted to delicate jade arms.

On the Dragon Throne.

The Emperor, without a word, wore a data helmet, engrossed in some data:

"Data unlocked."

"This data comes from Li Kunlun’s compilation, to be burned after reading."

"Please remember silently while reading:"

"The serious convict, Zhao Shichan."

"Sealed by eight layers of curse locks, unable to awaken."

"Energy being extracted, body always weak, unable to use any power."

"Detail as follows:"

"..."

The Emperor slowly read, muttering, "No wonder I can’t enjoy it to the fullest, these bastards..."

He kicked the corner of the chair irritably.

...

Elsewhere.

Wu Xiaode stood at the top of the bell tower, quietly looking at the note in his hand.

This was the note Li Kunlun left for him.

From the content, he could travel to the future.

A truly remarkable ability.

No wonder those people tried their hardest to get to the prison, to find him, to take his power.

But...

There was one serious problem.

"Chi Xiao, you are a Divine Artifact, I have a question I’d like to ask you," Wu Xiaode said.

"Ask away," the Chi Xiao Sword Spirit said.

"If someone went to the future and told me what’s going to happen there, causing what I do next to differ from the future he experienced, what would happen?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Then you would create different destinies—doesn’t your human civilization often have the saying ’crossroads of fate’?" the Chi Xiao Sword said.

"We do have such saying," Wu Xiaode said.

"Destiny manifests as an eternal ancient tree, and also as an endless river, each of its long branches representing different lines of fate, each tributary a different destiny and outcome. We usually call this phenomenon—"

"Parallel worlds."

Wu Xiaode thought for a moment, then shrugged, "The next thing I’ll definitely not do is go around asking for information, but figure out a way to enter the treasure directly."

"That is the chain reaction; your actions have changed, and everything that follows will also become different, and the future will become unpredictable," the Chi Xiao Sword said.

As they spoke, another flame emerged from the darkness of the bell tower.

Another piece of burning paper money floated down, landing on the ground in front of Wu Xiaode.

The Chi Xiao Sword said, "If this piece of paper money contains more ’spoilers’ about the future, then it will make destiny even more unfathomable—"

"As long as you pick it up."

Wu Xiaode hesitated for a moment, then suddenly slapped his head and said, "What kind of fool would be afraid to even cheat."

He picked up the burning paper money.

The paper money instantly burned to ashes.

A new note appeared in Wu Xiaode’s hand:

"Inside Dragon City, everyone’s memories have been manipulated."

"Everyone has their own role."

"The rule is:"

"Kill others according to the professional needs of your role to gain attribute rewards, and you won’t be punished."

"Each role has a fixed survival time; killing can increase time."

"Run out of time and you die."

"Moreover, in the chaotic burial grounds on the outskirts of the city to the west, there are various identity cards."

"I don’t know what identity you will choose this time; please go and see for yourself."

"Without an identity card, you cannot enter the Dragon God’s treasure, remember this!"

Wu Xiaode gently rubbed.

The note immediately caught fire and rapidly turned to ash.

On the outskirts to the west...

He stood atop the bell tower and looked out.

Under the gloomy sky, the cold rain kept falling.

The whole world was silent as death.

Very few people could be seen walking the streets, but every black house had lights on.

Sporadic screams could be heard.

Perhaps someone’s time was being stolen...

Wu Xiaode thought to himself.

"What do you plan to do?" the Chi Xiao Sword Spirit asked.

"The Church of the Dragon God must have various protective measures. I could turn into mist and go directly in, but without a role card, I wouldn’t be able to enter the treasure chamber..."

"First, we need to get a role card."

Wu Xiaode said.

With a thought, he immediately activated the might of the Chi Xiao Sword Spirit—

Mysterious and Unpredictable.

A new ability appeared on the Book of the Dead:

"You have activated ’Mysterious and Unpredictable.’

"The Sword Spirit’s might has been refreshed, the new ability is:"

"Remote Cutting."

"Can strike an enemy within a hundred meters."

Wu Xiaode shook his head slightly.

He currently didn’t need combat skills, he needed an ability that would quickly get him to the outskirts of the city’s west.

He stood atop the bell tower, constantly using "Mysterious and Unpredictable."

After a while.

A new ability refreshed:

"Crossing the Horizon."

"Description: Instantly teleport to wherever your gaze reaches."

This ability was just right!

Wu Xiaode released dense fog, shrouding his entire body, and then looked up in the direction of the city’s west.

The very next instant—

He vanished straight from the bell tower, only to appear in a desolate graveyard.

The rain continued to fall relentlessly.

The graveyard was deserted.

Wu Xiaode looked at a nearby tombstone and saw several lines of glowing text:

"Role: Cleaning Staff."

"Survivable Time: 7 hours."

"Press your hand on the tombstone to obtain the current role."

So that was it.

Why would the bone dragon play these games?

Could it be...

It was a devoted player of role-playing games?

Wu Xiaode shook his head.

Such a powerful being had its reasons for everything, and there must be some secret about the bone dragon hidden here.

This secret must be important.

But Li Kunlun didn’t mention it.

This proved that last time he was here, he was so focused on getting the Diamond, he ignored everything else.

What about this time?

As Wu Xiaode thought, he walked through the graveyard.

Soon.

He stopped in front of a tombstone.

The glowing small text on this tombstone read:

"Role: Basic Servant (Holy Dragon God Church)."

"Survivable Time: 13 hours."

"Press your hand on the tombstone to obtain the current role."

Wu Xiaode pondered for a moment, then pressed his hand on the tombstone.

The next moment.

A card silently appeared in his hand, revealing line after line of explanatory text:

"You have become a Basic Servant in the current world."

"You have acquired the initial skill: Sacrifice."

——"Sacrificing everything for the Divine is your duty."

So that’s how it is.

Never mind what to sacrifice, now that I have the identity of the Church, I can enter the Holy Dragon God Church.

Wu Xiaode turned around to leave, but suddenly had a feeling and stood still.

Not far away.

A figure emerged from behind a tombstone.

It was a man dragging a corpse, carrying a sack and a shovel.

He looked around and said puzzled, "Strange, someone just took an identity... Where did they hide?"

Having said that, he put down the body he was carrying and shouted loudly, "Come out, newcomer!"

"You are to be buried here, contributing your modest efforts to the Divine!"

Wu Xiaode looked at the man and suddenly saw a line of small text emerge above his head:

"Grave Digger."

So it was.

In this world, everyone could see each other’s role.

Then, by fulfilling the role’s requirements and killing others, you could obtain survival time.

Quite interesting indeed.

Wu Xiaode pondered for a few moments and slowly moved through the fog, directly positioning himself behind the Grave Digger.

——Was this person a spirit of the undead or a demon?

It didn’t matter anymore.

Two bronze hands grasped the head of the Grave Digger and twisted forcefully.

The head was twisted off.

"With this soul, I offer sacrifice to the Divine," Wu Xiaode recited.

The Grave Digger’s body immediately disappeared.

A vision of a Demon Cavalry rose into the air and dashed towards the sky, quickly vanishing from sight.

The card in Wu Xiaode’s hand once again revealed explanatory text:

"You have completed a sacrifice."

"You have gained an hour of time, total survivable time now: 14 hours."

"You have acquired the attribute:"

"Holy."

"You can now use the Holy attribute’s power."

"Please practice Holy Skills at the Church."

"This is a power even the Divine are studying. It can change our world, making everything infinitely better."