Abundant Martial Arts Virtue
Chapter 265 - 235

Chapter 265: 235

In the middle of the night, the power began to be restored.

As the Demon Scorpion put it—

"We demons have also grown accustomed to the neon lights and the bustling nightlife."

It had already left by the time the electricity came back on.

Before leaving, it smashed into the digital store outside and got Wu Xiaode a new phone from inside.

After a series of activation and verification.

Now, the two could contact each other through the mobile phones of this world.

"Little Wu Brother, trust me, I’ll send you a message as soon as I have any news,"

the Demon Scorpion said mysteriously.

It vanished into the vast night, disappearing from view.

In the deserted hospital, only Wu Xiaode remained.

As for the brand-new "Heavenly Ghost," he had already reviewed it.

"You’ve lost the ability to read other people’s emotions, but you’ve gained the ability to see the darkest moments in their lives,"

"Besides, the Heavenly Ghost can still detect all the skills and abilities of your opponents, and the exact moments they are used,"

The primary change was to the "Heavenly" part, the "Ghost" remained unchanged.

Could this be considered an evolution?

Wu Xiaode was left speechless.

However, the last sentence that emerged from the Book of the Dead offered a good interpretation for this ability:

"—You have just experienced a supremely socially dead moment in your life, so subconsciously, you must want to see others’ darkest moments, hence the new upgrade was completed."

"Please continue to upgrade the ’Heavenly Ghost.’

"When it becomes powerful enough, it will reach the levels above the Name Skill."

Wu Xiaode fell into deep thought.

Levels above the Name Skill?

This matter, Xu Shihu seemed to have mentioned it.

"At that time, I could stand equal to the Demon Gods, no longer under control, and pursue the limits of Martial Arts,"

It was because he had obtained the Power of Death that he could keep devouring names, evolving one Name Skill continuously.

Generally, without the Power of Death, others couldn’t devour Name Skills.

Reaching the levels above Name Skills would definitely be harder for them.

Xu Shihu also had only a few dozen points of Soul Power.

Whereas killing the Demon Dragon would require close to four million Soul Power!

The gap was too vast.

—For a mortal to reach the realm of a Demon God is an incredibly difficult task.

Can the power beyond the Name Skill really achieve that?

Ding-a-ling—

The new phone rang.

Wu Xiaode picked it up and saw a message box on the screen with three words at the top: Mo Tianya.

That was the name of the Demon Scorpion.

Opening the message, it read:

"The first piece of intelligence is very strange."

"For some reason, they’re all spreading rumors about a very fierce human appearing, I overheard them talk about ’the man who does radio exercises’— that must be his nickname."

Wu Xiaode silently read through it, not resisting the urge to rub his forehead with his hand.

Then the second message came:

"Sorry, I didn’t know ’the man who does radio exercises’ was Little Wu Brother, I only realized it after watching a video recorded by a few friends on the scene that Little Wu Brother could do gymnastics."

Seemingly realizing that this was not welcome news to Wu Xiaode—

The third message arrived promptly:

"They’re holding a meeting now, all the big shots from the city have come... representatives of various races and gangs have gathered to discuss what to do. I turned on the speaker, Little Wu Brother don’t speak, just listen first."

The phone rang once more.

This time it turned into a long musical tone.

Wu Xiaode pressed the answer button.

Suddenly, some voices came through the earpiece:

"You bunch of trash, what’s there to think about, just go straight at them, eat up all the humans and it’ll all be over, won’t it?"

"Ma Laoliu, eating humans is easy, but what about after that? What if humans go extinct?"

"I don’t give a damn about extinction—"

"Shut up, Ma Laoliu, you’re just a barbecue guy at the night market who thinks about nothing but eating; haven’t you ever thought about how there’ll be no electricity in this city if humans die out?"

"No one to clean the toilets, yeah!"

"That’s right, we couldn’t order takeout anymore."

"I won’t get as many chicks to party with at nightclubs anymore."

"Life quality would drop real fast."

The crowd began to express their opinions one after another.

Ma Laoliu yelled, "Stop! I don’t care how you all plan it, but Baining Mountain is my spot, I can do whatever I want, you guys have fun, I’m going back to eat humans!"

Noise and chatter ensued.

The call was ended.

—It seemed that the demons had yet to decide on how to deal with humans.

Wu Xiaode put down the phone and suddenly heard a faint sound near his ear.

He immediately stood up, walked over to the bed, and looked at the girl lying on it.

The girl had woken up.

Wu Xiaode glanced at the IV bag and said with a sigh of relief, "Hold on, I’ll remove the needle for you—by the way, how are you feeling?"

"I feel much better, thank you," the girl said.

Wu Xiaode helped her remove the IV needle.

The girl stared at him—

But Wu Xiaode felt that there was something different about her gaze than before.

It was as if a new power had emerged in her eyes.

After pondering for a moment, Wu Xiaode asked the girl:

"What are your plans now? Do you need me to take you home?"

The world was becoming increasingly dark, and it was uncertain whether she could survive in the future.

The girl showed a look of understanding and said softly, "I heard everything you guys said while I was half-asleep.

"Do you need me to take you back to see your father?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"No need, I’ve actually realized something just now."

"What?"

"It seems... I have awakened a lot of knowledge and wisdom, and I’ve gained an ability, different from those professionals, it’s a higher level of power..."

"Divine Power." Wu Xiaode said.

"Yes, I sense a bit of the source of that power, can you escort me to check it out?" the girl asked.

"Let’s go!" Wu Xiaode said.

...

Twenty minutes later.

The two stood in front of a recently burnt-down, dilapidated temple.

The statues within the temple had collapsed, their bodies broken into several pieces scattered on the ground.

The remnants of the fire still smoldered.

The temple was strewn with hundreds of shattered hundred beasts figurines, none remained intact.

"This temple belonged to a very powerful divine being, it’s a shame it was destroyed by demons."

The girl sighed.

A thought occurred to Wu Xiaode, who asked, "What are these figurines around us for?"

"The figurines are protector gods; they guard the gods above and protect all beings below. Some figurines are quite miraculous, beyond our comprehension," the girl said.

She closed her eyes and softly chanted a few incantations.

A silent wind came forth.

Within the ruins of the temple, all pieces began to float mid-air.

A glimmer of light congealed into a rune emitting pure white light, gently floating in front of the girl.

"Divine Power, truly incredible. You should take it quickly," Wu Xiaode said.

Fear suddenly appeared on the girl’s face.

"I can’t, I dare not!" she gasped, her face turning pale.

"Why not?"

"All the divine beings are gone, aren’t they?"

"Are you afraid that once you absorb that Divine Power, you too will disappear?"

"I can feel... if I were to absorb the Divine Power left behind in this world by the gods, it would immediately cause a phenomenon, drawing in an extremely terrifying presence... No divine being could defeat this presence, and I would fall into a disaster beyond human comprehension."

As the girl spoke, the white rune bursting with vibrant power began to move.

It circled around the girl a few times, seemingly trying to merge into her body.

"Don’t! I will die!"

Unable to help herself, the girl screamed.

The rune, heedless, shot straight towards her forehead.

In the blink of an eye—

The sword at Wu Xiaode’s waist suddenly vibrated!

At the same time, the girl looked at him and pleaded, "Save me!"

Wu Xiaode watched the scene quietly, finally understanding.

The so-called task of saving the girl three times—

Perhaps the true horror was this very moment!

If he wanted to complete the task, he had to save her life!

There was no room for hesitation anymore!

Wu Xiaode’s mind made up.

Suddenly, a bronze hand appeared from the Void, abruptly pulling the girl away.

The rune, missing its target, floated in midair again, flying towards the girl.

But Wu Xiaode stepped forward, blocking her, his body turning into hard ceramics—

He had transformed into an ancient ceramic soldier!

"Come."

He extended his hand.

The rune’s speed gradually slowed, as if sensing what kind of being he was.

The girl hid behind him, speaking rapidly, "It won’t work, you’re not a divine body like me, it won’t accept you—let’s run."

"We can’t escape," Wu Xiaode said.

His hand lifted midair, as if inviting—

If the girl was a divine body, then he was now a protector’s body—

He was an ancient ceramic soldier!

In midair, the glowing Divine rune finally made its move.

It gently flew into Wu Xiaode’s hand, spun a few times, and entered his palm.

The girl exclaimed, "Why did this happen? You—"

Wu Xiaode felt a piercing pain in his palm.

Two blurry characters quietly emerged within his palm:

"Gonggong."

At that moment, heaven and earth trembled simultaneously.

As if something was about to happen.

The girl’s expression drastically changed, she screamed, "Something is coming, run! Run now!"

Wu Xiaode stood still in confusion.

Gonggong—

What was it?

Desert Sword suddenly emerged from the Void, falling into his hand, emitting a crisp hum.

An indescribable Power flowed from the hilt into Wu Xiaode’s body.

Meanwhile, lines of ice crystal small characters appeared on the Book of the Dead:

"You have absorbed Gonggong’s Divine Power."

"In addition, you have saved the girl for the third time in a row."

"You have completed the Desert Sword’s task."

"Desert Sword has granted you an increase of 4 points to your Soul Power limit."

"Current Soul Power: 25/25."

"In addition, when you wish to return to the future, Desert Sword can take you back at any time."

"You have completed today’s task, and therefore, you have earned one chance to issue a task."

"—Only within the current timespace."

"The eradicated Power of the Gods is rapidly approaching you, please be careful!"