Abundant Martial Arts Virtue
Chapter 216 - 195 Heavenly Ghost

Chapter 216: Chapter 195 Heavenly Ghost

"You have obtained the unique title,"

"Heavenly Ghost."

The ice crystal characters then disappeared.

In an instant,

Wu Xiaode felt that everything around him had changed.

He was clearly sitting on the sofa, with his eyes closed, absorbing the power of many laws.

But he had gained an additional consciousness.

This consciousness detached from his body, could still feel everything, and suddenly appeared in another world.

It was an incredibly wonderful sensation.

Wu Xiaode knew he was sitting on the sofa, but he also knew he was in another world.

He knew he was standing in a brightly lit street district.

People bustled around, coming and going.

As people passed by him, they smiled and nodded at him or gave a gentle salute.

A little girl walked past him.

She tiptoed, gently patted his shoulder, and said, "Keep it up."

After speaking, she brushed past Wu Xiaode and walked towards the other side of the street.

"Wait! May I ask who you are?"

Wu Xiaode hurriedly called out.

"Hee hee, you will know soon." The little girl waved her hand without turning back.

Another group of lively people walked past Wu Xiaode.

"This child has it tough."

"Too many enemies."

"He has endured many hardships, but he has not given up."

"Keep going."

"We wish you well."

This group of people, young and old, male and female, said with smiles.

They quickly left.

"Hey, everyone, what place is this exactly?" Wu Xiaode couldn’t help but ask.

The crowd only smiled and did not answer.

Only a beautiful lady turned back to him, winked, and pointed towards a lit-up bar by the roadside, mouthing:

"Hurry there."

Wu Xiaode looked towards that bar.

He saw a banner hung above the bar door:

"Warm welcome to Wu Xiaode for attending the meeting."

Very well.

It appeared they were waiting for him here.

Wu Xiaode thought for a moment, then pushed the door open and went in.

The lighting was dim.

Gentle and soft music played intermittently.

The bar was almost empty, except for a bearded old man seated at the counter, drinking alone.

In front of him on the bar counter, a silver coin was continuously spinning, emitting a slight humming sound.

"Please come and sit."

The disheveled old man called out.

Wu Xiaode walked over and sat beside him.

"May I ask—"

The old man, with bleary drunken eyes, said, "No need to ask, just listen to that voice inside you, and you will know who we are."

"...I guess this is still the Holy Name City." Wu Xiaode said.

"Correct." The old man said.

Wu Xiaode pondered and continued, "I have never met any of you before, but you all give me a very familiar feeling, as if you were with me when I witnessed something."

"A little hint—Demon God’s underground palace." The old man said.

"I understand now, you are Laws." Wu Xiaode said.

The old man burst into laughter, clapping his hands:

"Right you are."

He poured Wu Xiaode a drink, raised his glass, and said, "Cheers?"

"To what?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"To your outstanding performance, to Holy Name City, and to those elusive hopes in life."

"Cheers."

The two of them drained their glasses.

"Does everyone who Awakens a Name Skill come here?" Wu Xiaode put down his glass and asked.

"Not really, only those like you who have surpassed Class A and reached the highest tier of names are qualified to come here." The old man said.

"I am honored... Is there anything you need me to do now?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"No, just a casual chat, you see—"

The old man picked up a cage, placing it on the counter table.

Wu Xiaode looked and saw a trembling rabbit crouched inside the cage.

"This is—"

"The Manifestation Spirit of the Law of Destiny—from the Law of Destiny of Holy Name City."

"It looks very scared."

"Correct, Holy Name City has reached a point where it might be destroyed. The new City Lord is a pawn of the Demon Gods, and under his leadership, Holy Name City will fall into chaos, forcing the Laws to leave this place."

"So the fate of Holy Name City is sensing fear?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Precisely." The old man said.

"You could simply have not let him become the City Lord." Wu Xiaode spread his hands and said.

"It’s not like that, we are Laws, and the reason Laws exist is because we must act according to strict rules—"

"Xu Shihu climbed to the position of City Lord following the rules of Holy Name City; we must let him be the City Lord."

The old man said, as he opened the cage and placed the shivering white rabbit next to the continuously spinning silver coin.

"Little Wu, we prepared a lot for your Name Skill, but ultimately couldn’t bring ourselves to manifest it; we feel it’s necessary to talk to you about it," the old man said.

"I will kill that Xu Shihu," Wu Xiaode said succinctly.

The old man paused, then burst into laughter, "No wonder you were able to enter the deepest layers of the demon cave; I like you!"

"I truly want to kill him, and he won’t let me go either; there’s nothing to hide about that," Wu Xiaode said frankly.

"Then, let’s move on to the second issue," the old man said.

"What else is there?" Wu Xiaode asked.

The old man stared at him intently, speaking softly, "Your problem is serious—you are alive, yet you have awakened the Power of Death; this will cause the laws of both worlds to warp around you."

"What will happen?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"The specific manifestation is that as you grow stronger, the more Death Skills you master, both your body and soul will be affected, turning into neither human nor ghost," the old man explained.

Wu Xiaode silently nodded.

The Chi Xiao Sword had told him about this, and he had also felt some vague feelings himself.

The Sword Spirit said the Laws could help him.

"Can you help me?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Of course we can, but before that, I want to ask, what are your aspirations, Little Wu?"

"Aspirations..."

Wu Xiaode paused for a moment.

In the bar, the music also stopped.

The only sound was that of the silver coin still spinning rapidly on the bar’s surface.

With each spin, different patterns and designs appeared on its sides; however, it spun so fast that the endless patterns continuously flashed and then vanished.

The rabbit lying in front of the silver coin still trembled all over, its eyes wide with terror, Wu Xiaode’s thoughtful expression reflected in its pupils.

"If I must say... I don’t really have any aspirations; perhaps it’s my fate to just be an ordinary person," Wu Xiaode said self-mockingly.

"Not even a little aspiration?" the old man asked with a smile.

He handed a glass of wine to Wu Xiaode.

Wu Xiaode took a sip and continued:

"Ah, yes, no significant aspirations—if no one had stabbed me, I think a simple life would have been good."

"But life is never perfect, ultimately someone stabs you," the old man said, "What would you do in that situation?"

"Get revenge."

"Just revenge?"

"... If it’s just me being stabbed, revenge would suffice, but if many people like me, like my friends—who just want to live their lives well—are treated like crops and food, then I think revenge is too small a term; it’s not the way I handle problems."

"What would you do?"

"I would strike back anywhere, if I encounter an enemy on the street, I’d stab them right there; if I encounter an enemy in the demon cave, I’d kill them there; if bullied in the Death World, I’d take skulls and fierce dogs to make sure they never wake up."

"You don’t forgive your enemies?" the old man said with a smile.

"That’s God’s business, and I’m just a small fry—I want to make my enemies experience the same agony, then kill them, trample their corpses underfoot, and let their souls glow and burn in the underground of the Death World forever."

Suddenly, the rabbit stopped trembling.

It gently turned over, ran in front of Wu Xiaode, and looked up at him with wide eyes.

Wu Xiaode reached out and touched the rabbit’s ears.

"Yes, that’s what I’ll do," he finally said.

Buzzzz—

The silver coin slowed down and eventually stopped.

It didn’t fall over, but stood silently upright on the bar.

The old man took out a hat, put it on, stood up, and made a bow to Wu Xiaode.

"I am very pleased to have talked with you for so long; it’s time now," he said.

"Is it? Do I need to go back?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Yes, that silver coin on the bar is yours now—it’s your Name Skill, built fully by all the Laws of Holy Name City," the old man explained.

"May I audaciously ask who you are—"

"I’m just an old geek, representing many Laws to have a chat with you, you may call me ’Fear.’

"The Law of Fear?"

"Exactly, you are very much to my liking, I will become your partner in the realm of Laws, and your enemies will have to fend for themselves."

As he spoke, the old man pointed to the silver coin standing on the bar.

The rabbit also stretched out a paw, pointing at the silver coin.

"Thanks to everyone,"

Wu Xiaode said, reaching out and picking up the silver coin.

On the two sides of the coin, different patterns and images were engraved: one side depicted a bright shining sun with clouds flowing like the sea; the other showed a vague figure floating above an endless sea of corpses.

In an instant, everything vanished without a trace.

On the couch,

Wu Xiaode suddenly opened his eyes.

The Book of the Dead turned to a new page, rapidly revealing lines of ice crystal small characters:

"In this teetering City of Laws, you’ve gained an opportunity that comes once in a thousand years, having conversed with the Laws."

"You’ve earned the support and endorsement of the Laws."

"Hence, your Name Skill has been further elevated."

"The sole Name Skill manifested as follows:"

"Heavenly Ghost."

"Sole Name, Law Crown."

"As a bearer of this Name, you can activate the following Name Skills:"

"Heavenly Intent: For those who harbor enmity towards you, all their skills and abilities and moments of their deployment during combat are revealed to your mind."

"Bright Ghost: Switch to ’Bright Ghost’ form when close to death, randomly summons a layer of the Death World to replace the current world, commanding the Laws of the Death World to strip away all vitality."

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