Abundant Martial Arts Virtue
Chapter 235 - 211: Divine Beast and the Power of Death!

Chapter 235: Chapter 211: Divine Beast and the Power of Death!

million Soul Power.

900,000 Will Power.

points of Merit.

All gone!

How am I supposed to live now!!!

Wu Xiaode squatted on a tree branch, dejectedly sighing.

Indeed, it felt great to have struck the Demon God and no longer be troubled by it with one sword strike.

The Merit certainly made the skills more spiritual.

—But originally, there was no need to meet that Demon God, nor to spend so much!

Wu Xiaode glanced at Nina.

The little girl lay on the tree branch, still in a deep sleep.

Silent Demon Mist enveloped the surroundings.

In the forest, the searching scouts came and went, but they found no trace of the two on the tree.

—What to do next?

Wu Xiaode rubbed the Demon God Token in his hand.

"Death Demon Cave’s Command."

"Possessing this token grants control over the Death Demon Cave and guards the gates of the Demon God’s underground palace and the Intermediate Layer World."

The first time that Demon God gave him the token, it wanted to control him.

But after receiving his righteous strike of 4.1 million Soul Power, it probably had its doubts completely dispelled, and it also completely let go.

Wu Xiaode looked towards the Book of the Dead.

It displayed his current attributes:

"Soul Power: 21/21."

Only 21 points of Soul Power left...

If that Demon God got in the mood to fight him again, he would have no Soul Power to cope with it.

However, after experiencing that vital hit from the dirty magic hand...

It probably wouldn’t have such a mood for the time being.

Wu Xiaode waved his hand gently.

A swath of mist covered Nina, concealing her.

"I’ll be right back."

Wu Xiaode wrote such a line on the tree branch, his figure flashed, and he rushed toward the direction of the camp.

There was a Long Lake.

He vaguely remembered the direction should be southeast...

Dozens of breaths later.

Wu Xiaode stood on the hilltop looking down.

The caravan was still at the lake’s edge.

Strange fluctuations came from the camp in waves.

From a distance, he saw the Prince floating gently in midair, muttering words under his breath.

Every once in a while, the Prince would close his mouth and point his hand toward the sky.

Boom!

A dark glow burst forth from him, soaring into the sky, breaking through the void with an unknown destination.

Once the dark glow was completely gone, the Prince closed his eyes and continued to mutter silently.

—What is he doing?

Wu Xiaode was curious, wrapping himself in Silent Demon Mist, he approached the camp.

Halfway there, the Book of the Dead suddenly appeared, revealing several lines of bright red text:

"Warning."

"Your level of Silent Demon Mist is insufficient; getting closer will result in being detected by that entity."

Not a high enough level!

Wu Xiaode stopped in his tracks.

How could the level be insufficient? My Demon Mist has been upgraded several times, even the strongest Demon God in the underground palace couldn’t detect it.

Wu Xiaode pondered for a while, then silently stepped back a few paces, listening intently.

The surroundings were serene at that moment.

The wind blew from far away, bringing with it snatches of the Prince’s words:

"You... fully armed... go and... lay in ambush at... "

The words fell.

The dark light soared into the sky.

Soon after.

The Prince resumed chanting:

"A new... era’s... go and kill..."

The dark light surged into the sky once again.

—What exactly is he doing?

Wu Xiaode was extremely curious and couldn’t help looking at the Book of the Dead again.

The Book of the Dead was quite spiritual, immediately displaying a line of ice crystal small text:

"Using ’Fog Shadow’ you can proceed another 300 meters without detection."

meters forward!

Wu Xiaode estimated the distance between himself and the Prince.

He was too far from here.

If he could move another 300 meters forward, he should be able to hear clearly what the other side was saying.

But he only had 21 points of Soul Power left.

Which means—

He was about to expend all his Soul Power.

Was it worth it?

Wu Xiaode pondered deeply and finally made a decision.

He must go!

The other party was doing something he had never seen before.

It would be best to hear one complete sentence clearly, so he would know what he was up to.

Wu Xiaode then stood still and waited quietly.

One breath.

Two breaths.

The Prince finished chanting, raised his hand, and pointed to the void—

Now was the moment!

Wu Xiaode immediately turned into a cloud of mist, taking advantage of the wind, he sped towards the other’s position with extreme speed.

Rumble!

A dark sphere of light rose into the sky, flying towards the depths of the sky.

The mist rushed wildly, streaking so fast it looked like a galloping white ghost at a glance.

At last.

The mist crossed the 300-meter distance.

It was now very close to the caravan.

The black light in the sky disappeared, and the Prince bowed his head, mumbling to himself:

"It’s about time for the Star Spirit Clan."

"The first strong one of the Elf Clan, seems to be... named Garland Nord."

"By that true name, I call you, Garland Nord."

"Forget all your past."

"From now on, your new identity is to be my martyr."

"Go to the world between life and death and pursue that dying enemy; you will see its form."

"Go quickly!"

Boom—

A black glow surged into the sky, vanishing rapidly.

The mist heard such a message, wavering uncertainly.

Could it be that the Prince has been doing this all the time?

From a hundred thousand miles away, he just needs to know the other person’s name to cloud their consciousness?

This is too unbelievable!

Even a bone dragon couldn’t do such a thing!

Twenty-one seconds are almost up.

But the fog didn’t want to leave just yet.

With a bit of Eternal Soul Power as a foundation, it had to stay here to figure things out!

The Prince floated in mid-air and once again began to chant:

"Oh king of the Elf Clan, your name is Cui Lande."

"By this true name, I command you to forget everything about yourself and serve me as your master."

"Lead your grand army to attack the Intermediate Layer World."

"It lies beneath the Red Castle, to the west of Holy City, the third world."

"Kill everyone there!"

"Now, go!"

The Prince pointed with his hand.

Boom——

A dark orb shot into the sky and disappeared from sight.

The fog listened for a while longer.

Next.

The Prince continually issued his orders, commanding all the strong ones to go to certain worlds to carry out slaughter.

The fog confirmed there was no other information, and then it drifted back to a distance of three hundred meters.

It transformed back into Wu Xiaode.

"It seems the matter exceeds my imagination... who exactly does it want to kill?" Wu Xiaode thought silently.

The voice of the Chi Xiao Sword Spirit suddenly resounded in his mind:

"We only came here to earn five points of Merit, but who knew we would witness such a significant event."

"What happened? Did you see any indication?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Little Wu, you surely have never seen such an entity before—it remains motionless here, casually reciting someone’s name, and can completely change the target’s self-awareness," said the Chi Xiao Sword Spirit.

"Unheard of, inconceivable," Wu Xiaode said.

"It is one of the three Law Divine Beasts of Prison Suppression," the Chi Xiao Sword Spirit said.

Wu Xiaode trembled, saying in disbelief, "Didn’t it create the Sin Prison? Why would it come out to do these things?"

"Logically speaking, it should be in slumber, with very few capable of awakening it."

The Chi Xiao Sword Spirit spoke in a solemn tone, "I originally planned to have you communicate with one of the three Divine Beasts of Prison Suppression to obtain its protection—but now it seems that new developments have arisen."

"Will these changes affect world number 1666?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"In fact, all the worlds within the Sin Prison were created by the three Divine Beasts. If there’s a problem with them, or if they change their stance, it will inevitably affect your world," said the Chi Xiao Sword Spirit.

"...Then I must get to the bottom of this," Wu Xiaode said.

Such an existence was too powerful.

There was no point in fighting it.

If all else fails, I’ll just have to take everyone and escape from prison.

Wu Xiaode thought to himself.

He turned around and swiftly flew back the way he came.

Sometime later.

He arrived at the large tree.

Nina was still asleep.

Threads of power radiated from her body.

"Previously affected by the power of the Law Divine Beast and stimulated by betrayal among those closest to her, she might be on the verge of awakening," said the Chi Xiao Sword Spirit.

"What kind of power will she awaken to?" asked Wu Xiaode, curious.

"Unclear. There are far too many humans, and your abilities are so varied and numerous, it’s impossible to categorize them all," said the Chi Xiao Sword Spirit.

Wu Xiaode didn’t ask any further.

He picked up Nina, whispering, "Let’s go, back to Death Demon Cave."

"Are you going to the Intermediate Layer World?" asked the Chi Xiao Sword Spirit.

"Yes, we must master the situation—even if we’re planning to escape, we need to prepare in advance," Wu Xiaode said.

The Chi Xiao Sword Spirit made a gesture toward the Void.

Countless mists swirled around Wu Xiaode, enveloping him and Nina as they disappeared from the tree.

Elsewhere.

It was still the Death Demon Cave.

Amidst the thriving Demon Mist, he appeared silently with Nina in his arms, striding forward.

—The One-eyed Giant was dead, and the towering mountain of corpses had also vanished.

On the ground, the giant bronze door leading to the Intermediate Layer World was tightly shut.

As Wu Xiaode approached the door to open it, he suddenly heard a faint noise behind him.

He whirled around sharply.

Two figures appeared in the empty hall.

The fourth level’s Enchanting Demon.

The third level’s Little Ulysses!

Why had they come here quietly?

Wu Xiaode remained silent, letting the mist shroud him as he looked at the two people.

"Have you noticed?" asked the Enchanting Demon.

"I have, the power of the entire Prison Suppression has started to become unstable," said Little Ulysses.

"The One-eyed Giant has been taken out, and the situation has started to change. Let’s not go looking for his crown for now," suggested the Enchanting Demon.

"So what shall we do?" Little Ulysses asked.

"The boss got a bunch of Death Treasures from that guy. Do you think he can extract the Death Law from them and become the ’one and only’ across many parallel worlds?" the Enchanting Demon asked.

Wu Xiaode’s eyebrows rose.

Was this about himself?

The treasures he had given that middle-aged man were all precious items collected by the bone dragon.

"That’s impossible. I have specifically discussed it with several other knowledgeable entities. Do you want to hear the conclusion?" asked Little Ulysses.

"Tell me," said the Enchanting Demon.

"I hope you know that everything I do is because I love you," Little Ulysses said, looking at her blankly.

The serious expression on the Enchanting Demon’s face vanished.

She giggled and stepped forward, stroking Ulysses’ handsome face and said, "I know, now tell me the conclusion."

"Only by awakening the Power of Death oneself can one become the ’one and only’ in the countless parallel worlds. It’s impossible for the boss to achieve that based on the treasures gifted by that man," Little Ulysses explained.

"I see," she said.

"But with those treasures that embody the power of the Death Law, the boss can do something else," continued Little Ulysses.

"What is it?" the Enchanting Demon asked.

Little Ulysses lowered his voice and said, "The boss has over a dozen names. With the help of the Death Law’s power, perhaps he can let a strong name devour the others, thereby enhancing his Name Skill."

The Enchanting Demon’s eyes gleamed with envy and desire.

Her longing was so intense that her beautiful face slightly distorted, and she let out soft gasps.

"I understand. You go get ready. We’ll contact that entity with the Death Treasures alone later," she whispered.

"Okay, but you must be careful; his methods are too vicious, even the boss can hardly handle them," Little Ulysses nodded in agreement.

The pair involuntarily remembered the scene of Wu Xiaode fighting with the boss, and their faces turned somewhat uneasy.

Ulysses kissed the Enchanting Demon’s hand, then vanished from the Death Demon Cave in a flash.

The Enchanting Demon stood there for a moment before disappearing as well.

Wu Xiaode pondered and said, "Chi Xiao."

"What is it?" the Chi Xiao Sword Spirit replied.

"The Power of Death... Is it really as formidable as they say?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Don’t you know? Isn’t the name you obtained from the giant has been devoured? Hasn’t your name evolved?" the Chi Xiao Sword Spirit asked in surprise.

"...I thought that’s how it was for everyone," Wu Xiaode said.

"That’s how it is—bullshit!"

The Chi Xiao Sword Spirit grumbled, "Only the Death Law has the power to devour names, Little Wu!"