Abundant Martial Arts Virtue
Chapter 217 - 196: City Lord Battle!

Chapter 217: Chapter 196: City Lord Battle!

"How’s it going? Brother, are you alright?"

Christina asked worriedly.

"...Something seems to have been resolved, I feel great now," Wu Xiaode said.

He stood up and stretched his body.

A surge of vitality burst forth from within him, dispelling the gloom around his heart.

It was truly miraculous.

After acquiring the Name Skill, he felt as if he had undergone a transformation.

Wu Xiaode asked, "Chi Xiao, the problem you mentioned..."

Chi Xiao Sword said, "You have been granted the title ’Bright Ghost,’ and by default, the Laws have recognized your identity as part of the Death clan, thus directly resolving the distortion between the Laws of life and death."

"Congratulations, from now on you are safe."

Wu Xiaode glanced out the window.

He saw that those strangers were drawn by the power of the Laws, looking over at the house.

"I’m afraid it’s not that there is no trouble, but that it’s just beginning."

He murmured softly.

The burly man wearing the black eyepatch radiated an aura that was very familiar to him.

Others seemed to have an impression of him too.

...Could it be that he knew these people?

Wu Xiaode showed a puzzled expression.

No, that’s not right.

He had never seen these people before.

A voice suddenly echoed in the sky:

"Demon Gods, your place is the prison of sin, not our Holy City!"

Demon God!

Wu Xiaode’s heart jolted.

No wonder it all felt so familiar, these individuals were the human forms of Demon Gods.

"Death God" had a close relationship with "Bloodhand" Xu Shihu.

"Death God" was a being created by the Demon Gods of parallel world number 5432.

Outside, Xu Shihu was standing obediently beside them, which meant—

After the destruction of parallel world 5432, these Demon Gods did not stay in parallel world 1666 but came to the Holy City!

In that moment, Wu Xiaode finally understood why the rabbit representing the fate of the Holy City was trembling.

He stood in front of the window, looking up.

He saw a stupidly huge eagle appear in the sky.

There stood an old woman on the eagle’s back, looking sternly at the Demon Gods below.

—That was the old lady from the junkyard!

She seemed to be lucid, appearing to be in good condition.

The Diamond in her hand emitted a dangerous fluctuation of power.

This fluctuation... seemed very strong.

On the ground, the fellow who looked like a middle-aged uncle also noticed the Diamond.

He smiled and said:

"We mean no offense... but we have no choice, the City Lord of your Holy City invited us, so we can come."

The old lady’s gaze shifted, landing on Xu Shihu.

"Are you out of your mind? The Demon Gods entering the Holy City will only cause the Laws within the city to flee, and from then on, the Holy City will fall into decline!" she said sharply.

"I invited them to kill someone, once it’s done they’ll leave," Xu Shihu said.

"Kill someone?" the old woman asked doubtfully.

Wu Xiaode stopped listening at this point.

Xu Shihu was the City Lord.

Now, in the Holy City, his word was law.

Unless—

Wu Xiaode murmured softly, "Christina, I’m fine here, you go back first. Don’t come for the fight later."

"What’s wrong?" Christina asked.

"It’s too dangerous, at your Level, it might end badly," Wu Xiaode said.

"Oh... okay, then I’ll go back first," Christina said.

She opened a door, stepped through it, smiled back at Wu Xiaode, and left.

Purgatory.

Christina landed gently, standing in the square.

By her side, several sisters were discussing the intricacies of the Charming Skill in hushed tones.

Farther away, someone was trying out a brand-new magic.

Christina looked lost.

Too dangerous.

It might end badly.

If he said so, it proved that she wasn’t strong enough to be of help, but instead might cause trouble.

In fact, she didn’t want to interrupt when the battle was at its fiercest.

But the queen had ordered her to act this way.

She was so weak that, on the one hand, she had to follow the queen’s orders, but on the other, she couldn’t truly be of help to him.

Why couldn’t she act according to her own will?

She bowed her head, reached into her shirt pocket, and clenched the gem tightly.

...

Elsewhere.

Still in the Holy City.

As soon as Christina left, Wu Xiaode drew the Chi Xiao Sword.

"She seemed a bit strange," he said thoughtfully.

"Strange how?" the Chi Xiao Sword Spirit asked.

"This girl—this Enchanting Demon is actually quite sensible, and likable in her actions. I don’t understand why she would suddenly appear during the arena battle; she should be aware of the timing of intervening in a battle, and that moment wasn’t a good one," Wu Xiaode said.

"Speak plainly, there’s an entity lurking, not using Invisibility but dwelling inside that Enchanting Demon’s body, directing her," the Chi Xiao Sword Spirit said.

"What? Has it always been like this, or just now?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Only during the time in the arena," the Chi Xiao Sword Spirit said.

Wu Xiaode’s brow relaxed and he said, "If she’s not targeting me, then we can still cooperate in the future. As for now, let’s go."

"Where to?" the Chi Xiao Sword Spirit asked.

"The arena," Wu Xiaode answered succinctly.

Whoosh—

The sword flashed.

He vanished from the room and appeared directly at the arena from before.

The people here have not dispersed yet.

On the arena, Deng Hou saw him and immediately stopped dancing, limping down from the platform.

"Little Wu, have you awakened your Name Skill?" it asked in a rush.

"I have," Wu Xiaode smiled.

Overjoyed, Deng Hou quickly pulled him and said, "Let’s go! We’ll find my master and then leave this city immediately, to avoid the limelight for a while."

"Hold on," Wu Xiaode pondered, "I remember you saying that by defeating two Name Skill users, one can initiate the City Lord challenge."

"Yes," Deng Hou said.

"Come, fight me," Wu Xiaode said.

Deng Hou was stunned.

But then it quickly realized.

That’s right, Wu Xiaode had already defeated the dwarf; now, as long as he beat another Name Skill user, he could challenge the City Lord!

How rare it is to find Name Skill users, and how hard it is to defeat them!

If he didn’t provide this opportunity, would he expect Wu Xiaode to challenge his master?

"I accept your challenge," Deng Hou said.

It and Wu Xiaode placed their number plates on the computer in front of the arena together.

After the computer read the data, Deng Hou immediately said, "I concede."

Wu Xiaode followed, saying, "Set it up, I want to challenge the City Lord."

The computer flickered.

It paused for a few moments.

A cold, merciless electronic voice sounded:

"After the confirmation by the Laws of this city, your operation procedure complies with the rules and may proceed to the City Lord challenge phase."

"Everyone, exit the arena."

"Next, the City Lord challenge begins!"

Deng Hou looked at Wu Xiaode and couldn’t help saying, "Now there’s really no turning back; do you have confidence?"

"I don’t know; I haven’t used any Name Skill yet. Let’s fight and see," Wu Xiaode said.

He stepped into the arena, looking towards Xu Shihu opposite him.

Xu Shihu was motionless.

—This one must be a fake.

The real Xu Shihu was in the forest outside, together with the Demon Gods.

But he would definitely get the notification from the number plate.

Wu Xiaode stood still in silence.

Before long.

Xu Shihu hurried back, jumping onto the arena.

"You little brat... someone saved you just now, or you would already be dead," he said with a dark face.

Not far away, several Demon Gods quietly appeared, standing on the wall, looking over here together.

Wu Xiaode naturally saw them.

Hidden by the Demon Mist during his venture into the demon’s lair, he hadn’t been spotted by them.

Would they now realize he was the soul that had awakened the Power of Death?

But—

Nothing mattered anymore.

The most important task at hand was to seize control of Holy City.

Once City Lord, he could kick them out!

This was not their world!

Should they decide to invade, that would be a problem for later.

"I, Xu Shihu, in the name of the City Lord, request that this match not be interfered with by anyone!"

"This is a battle between him and me, with no one allowed to interrupt or meddle in this City Lord challenge!"

Xu Shihu shouted loudly.

In the Void, layers of light and shadow spread out in all directions, creating a howling like a fierce wind.

All the Laws were responding to his call.

In mid-air, a majestic and relentless voice sounded:

"The battle begins!"

Boom—

Xu Shihu activated his Name Skill immediately.

Endless Fiery Flame spread from beneath his feet, turning into a blaze that lit up everything around him.

"The Name Skills of Name City are always stronger than those of any other world," praised the burly man with an eye patch.

The other Demon Gods kept silent.

Their gazes all focused on Wu Xiaode.

"...It’s him," the middle-aged man said.

"It’s him," the woman with a stern expression said.

"Without a doubt, it’s him," the tall man with crossed arms said.

"Teehee, I can feel it, you know, he almost fell for me," said the girl in the maid outfit.

"I didn’t sense my brother’s presence... looks like he’s dead, huh." The blond man laughed.

The old crone flew in on the Ying, landing in front of the arena.

"Master, you’ve regained consciousness!" Deng Hou exclaimed excitedly.

"Hmm, let’s see how it goes first," the old crone said solemnly.

On the arena.

Xu Shihu squinted his eyes and assumed a boxing stance, radiating murderous intent.

"No one can save you now."

Flames engulfed his surroundings, boiling violently, all converging upon his fists.

On the opposite side.

Wu Xiaode stood motionless.

On the unseen Book of the Dead, lines of ice crystal letters appeared:

"You have activated the Name Skill ’Heavenly Ghost’."

"Since this Name Skill surpasses the levels of Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, and Unique, it suppresses all lower-ranking Name Skills upon activation, making your opponent unaware that you have activated this Name Skill."

"Your ’Heavenly Will’ starts to take effect."

"Along with your consciousness, this book records the following battle report:"

"Name Skill ’Blood Hand’—all confidence has been grasped by you;"

"In 4.5 seconds, the opponent will activate the movement technique ’Charge Step’;"

"With ’Heavenly Will’ effective, all knowledge and skills of ’Charge Step’ have been acquired by you;"

"In 5 seconds, the opponent will activate the elemental boxing technique ’Flame Lead’ Sixth Form;"

"You have deeply understood the true essence of this boxing technique;"

"You have decided to defend with one-tenth of your strength, ensuring that you are hit and enter a ’near-death’ state;"

"’Bright Ghost’ prepares to activate!"