Abundant Martial Arts Virtue
Chapter 277 - 246: Meeting the Divine Beast!

Chapter 277: Chapter 246: Meeting the Divine Beast!

The giant dragon soared through the sky.

Wu Xiaode continually released the Silent Demon Mist, completely covering the expanse of clouds.

"Your technique is quite interesting... being able to perform it for such a long time with only 10 points of Soul Power, I’ve never seen that before," the middle-aged man pondered aloud.

Wu Xiaode calmly said, "This is my talent."

Talent, that is, an innate ability.

Generally speaking, using one’s talent doesn’t consume too much Soul Power; it’s like eating and drinking, a kind of instinct.

——The Silent Demon Mist had already advanced to the level of "Dreamer," capable of fooling even beasts of the Law.

Therefore, even the middle-aged man couldn’t discern its depths.

He sighed in envy and said,

"So that’s it, I’ve always wanted to learn some kind of invisibility trick, but later I found out it’s almost unnecessary in battle, so I didn’t learn."

Wu Xiaode said nothing more and just looked out into the Great Desert.

——That huge White Bone Divine Beast roamed throughout the desert.

When it moved, bright yellow flames flickered around it, followed by countless auspicious clouds.

This feeling——

Didn’t it resemble the time when Shen Xiyao awakened her Divine Power?

The Desert Sword emitted a faint buzzing sound.

A stream of thoughts mixed with a tinge of sadness transferred from the sword to Wu Xiaode’s heart.

"Divine Beast... Are you saying it used to be a Divine Beast?" Wu Xiaode quietly asked in his mind.

"Buzz!"

The Desert Sword responded affirmatively through resonance.

The Divine Beast was reduced to white bones.

It was trapped here by the puppets of the Immortal World to be used as a means of trial, intended for future puppets.

Wu Xiaode’s eyes were tightly focused on the White Bone Divine Beast, thoughts whirling in his mind.

Thud!

Thud!

Thud!

Each step the Divine Beast took, the ground trembled slightly.

Its power was so immense, it did not lose out to any Demon God.

Yet it was so fragile, serving merely as the simplest trial for the puppets.

Thirty minutes!

Wu Xiaode silently counted; more than twenty minutes had already passed.

In a few more minutes, he would have passed this trial.

Of course——

All he had used was his highly enhanced "Silent Demon Mist," rendering him invisible to it.

In truth, he didn’t possess the strength to defeat it.

He hadn’t completed the trial by stalling for time through a long standoff or running.

Passing today’s trial wouldn’t be a problem.

But what about next time?

Was he always going to be a slacker?

Besides——

This was a Divine Beast that had survived since the last Epoch!

It must know many secrets.

Seizing this opportunity... he might learn many critical secrets...

It was worth the risk.

——Let’s do this!

Wu Xiaode quietly rose to his feet, tucked the Chi Xiao Sword behind his back, and whispered, "Chi Xiao, if anything happens, I’ll activate ’Magpie Bridge Return’ immediately."

"Alright, I’m ready," the Chi Xiao Sword Spirit replied.

"Desert Sword, after we get close—pay attention to my thoughts and be ready to cancel the ’Eternity Puppet Body’ on me at any moment," Wu Xiaode continued.

The Desert Sword buzzed in response.

He turned to look at Nina, about to say something when he saw Nina’s eyes emitting an indifferent air, her aura cold as frost.

——She was a beast of the Law.

"What are you going to do?" she asked telepathically.

"I’m going to meet that white bone creature and see if we can communicate," Wu Xiaode replied via telepathy.

Admiration shone in Nina’s eyes.

She reached out and pinched Wu Xiaode’s hand.

"If you cancel your puppet form, the Law’s energy I’ve given you will spread out, and it will smell it," Nina said softly.

"Thank you," he replied.

Everything was ready!

Wu Xiaode patted the dragon’s back and said, "Keep flying forward, I’ll catch up with you soon."

"You’re not coming with us?" the Black Dragon asked.

"I can teleport back anytime, I just have some personal matters to deal with right now," Wu Xiaode replied.

He took a few steps forward and vanished into the thick fog with a blink, disappearing from sight.

"Boss, what do you think?" asked the Black Dragon.

The middle-aged man adjusted his glasses and replied warmly, "Let’s listen to him."

"Boss, aren’t you curious about what he’s going to do?" the Black Dragon questioned.

"I’ve never been curious about others’ private matters, but I know you’re very curious about him," the middle-aged man replied.

The Black Dragon fell silent.

The middle-aged man took out a comic book and slowly flipped it open.

After a while, he mused, "According to the ancient records of twenty-one magic worlds, humans and the Dragon Clan indeed have a history of intermarriage, but whether you’ll be accepted with so many children will depend on your efforts."

"Boss, you’re overthinking it," the Black Dragon said indifferently.

The middle-aged man continued reading his comic book, no longer speaking.

The tall Invisible Demon God sitting next to him grew impatient and kept fiddling with his hair that the wind had tousled.

This is really strange——

Your dragon was flying quite steadily just now, why is it speeding up?

Elsewhere.

Wu Xiaode skimmed through the air.

Whenever he was about to land, a bronze hand would appear in the Void, floating in mid-air, supporting his feet.

Like this, he rushed in the direction of the white bone creature.

Finally——

He arrived in front of it.

Viewing it up close, the power fluctuations around the white bone creature were even more turbulent, like an unstoppable torrent.

Wu Xiaode even felt that any slight movement would result in being crushed by it.

At that moment, he felt like beating a retreat, but a surge of ruthless determination suddenly appeared in his heart, and he managed to stop his body from trembling.

"Hey!"

He simply shouted out loud.

The dense fog dispersed, revealing his figure.

At the same time, the Desert Sword sensed his thoughts and immediately retracted the "Eternal Soldier Body."

By then, the white bone monster had already seen him.

Wu Xiaode spread his arms and said, "See, I’m actually human. I was just pretending to be a puppet and accidentally activated their trial."

The white bone monster remained silent, staring at him with its dark hollow eye sockets.

For an instant.

It opened its mouth, about to utter a word immediately.

Oh no!

—It looked like it was about to say "exterminate" based on the shape of its mouth!

Wu Xiaode drew the Chi Xiao Sword and was about to activate "Magpie Bridge Return."

But in that instant, a dignified aura suddenly blossomed from his hand, and at the same time, the words "Gonggong" resurfaced in his palm, emitting a faint divine light.

The white bone monster stopped in its tracks.

Wu Xiaode gripped the sword tightly, not even blinking as he stared at it.

Will you change the shape of your mouth or not?

If you don’t change, I’ll leave!

The white bone monster let out a long sigh and said, "Is that so? We have finally found the loophole in the servants."

"Loophole?" Wu Xiaode followed up.

"Otherwise, how could you enter their trial program?" the white bone monster said.

"That makes sense. Senior, how are you doing now? Shall I try to save you?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"You can’t save me, or else it will trigger further reactions from the Sin Prison, activating more severe selection processes. Then not only will this last bit of my True Spirit be extinguished, but you, our only hope, will also be strangled," the white bone monster said.

The tremendous power surging around the white bone monster gradually faded away.

It gathered all its power, sat down on the ground, and began to speak:

"Back then when everyone wanted to be reincarnated, I was actually against it."

"But there was no helping it. The Immortal World was as indifferent as the Void, and every immortal lived a dull and boring life, always looking down at the mortal realm."

"Could the prosperity of the human world attract immortals?" Wu Xiaode asked, puzzled.

The white bone monster seemed to laugh for a moment and then said:

"Among the myriad civilizations of the world, the Immortal World originally stood at the highest tier. This was not only due to strength but also because the Immortal World represented all superior pleasures—eternal bliss, as you understand it."

"I understand," Wu Xiaode said.

"After the human realm developed the technology for immortality and solved the energy problem, from that moment on, humans became ageless and immortal, with dazzling achievements of civilization to enjoy."

"Compared to that, the Immortal World was utterly inferior."

"The blessings of the human world surpassed those of the divine, causing a world imbalance, with the world system beginning to tilt and on the verge of collapse."

"Even the immortals themselves no longer clung to the Immortal World—they began flocking to the mortal realm to be reincarnated."

"The Immortal World was left to be managed by the guardian puppets," Wu Xiaode interjected.

"Indeed, it is fate. When gods cease to be gods, humans will no longer be humans, and new, mutated gods will be born," the White Bone Divine Beast said.

"What are mutated gods??" Wu Xiaode asked.

"The divine have transformed into humans, and the Divine Realm has been abandoned. This is the great calamity. There will always be new and stronger beings that will emerge to claim divinity," the White Bone Divine Beast said.

Ding!

A ringing sound filled the air.

Thirty minutes had passed.

The White Bone Divine Beast and Wu Xiaode both paused.

"I must go now, kid, what’s your name?" the White Bone Divine Beast asked.

"Wu Xiaode, everyone calls me Little Wu, senior," Wu Xiaode said with a fist salute.

"As the ’monster’ in charge of this trial, I have the right to evaluate you and grant additional trial rewards—"

With a self-deprecating tone, the White Bone Divine Beast said, "I had intended never to give anyone a puppet such a reward, but today, I have to go back on my word."

The Book of the Dead opened before Wu Xiaode, revealing rows of ice crystal small text:

"You have completed this trial."

"You have obtained a fixed reward: Divine Position +1."

"Explanation: An additional slot has been added to your puppet body that can accommodate Divine Power; you can seek the power of divines and infuse it into the Divine Position."

"Additionally, although there was no battle, you still gained the recognition of the trial monster and received the highest rating."

"You have obtained an extra reward:"

"Pure Divine Power."

"This Divine Power is at your disposal, or you may give it to other beings that can utilize Divine Power."

"Furthermore:"

"The other party has left a hidden mark on you to represent its acknowledgment of you."

"You can cancel this mark at any time."

As Wu Xiaode was looking, the White Bone monster already began to speak:

"The Divine Position was something you were bound to receive, the Pure Divine Power is my power; you may use it for yourself, or you may give it to that weak Divine Beast of Law."

"I wish you luck."

"One day, we shall meet again."

Wu Xiaode hastily said, "Wait a moment, senior, who exactly are you—"

"I am an Ancient Qilin!"

"Then—is there anything else I can do for you since I can’t save you?"

The White Bone Divine Beast fell into silence.

Suddenly, it sighed, muttering, "I really want to return to the human world, to play Candy Crush one more time."

As its words fell,

The White Bone Divine Beast’s massive figure thunderously sank into the sands of the Great Desert, disappearing from sight.

The endless Great Desert regained its calm.

Wu Xiaode sank into silence.

An ancient Qilin too, longed for the days of playing Candy Crush in the human world.

Is the Immortal World really so unbearable to stay in?

Several breaths passed.

Suddenly, the Chi Xiao Sword Spirit said, "Congratulations to you, and to me, for our commission is finally hopeful of being fulfilled."

"Do you mean—the commission I posted?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Yeah, you summoned me to save your world, right?" said the Chi Xiao Sword Spirit.

"What needs to be done?" Wu Xiaode asked eagerly.

"Give Divine Power to the Divine Beast of Law; once it regains its strength, it can immediately add a defense setting to your world," said the Chi Xiao Sword Spirit.

"But it seems it was born not long ago and doesn’t know much about setting up defenses," Wu Xiaode said worriedly.

The Chi Xiao Sword Spirit chuckled several times, then his tone suddenly became solemn:

"Just like the last time we faced another Divine Beast of Law, the world’s setting will still need to be thought out by you."

"Little Wu, you must think carefully—"

"What kind of defense setting will be able to protect your world!"

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