Abundant Martial Arts Virtue
Chapter 293 - 260: Death of Ascension!

Chapter 293: Chapter 260: Death of Ascension!

Darkness engulfed him like a sea, yet it seemed as vast as the sky.

Streams of light cascaded down, revealing an aura of supreme holiness.

Wu Xiaode felt he had stopped in some unknown place.

—Strange.

Wasn’t he supposed to be transported to a safe moment with Shen Xiyao?

Could it be that the seals of the Prison of Sin had not released him?

A trace of unease surfaced in his heart.

Yet, there was no abnormality on the walls of sighs of the Book of the Dead.

For a moment.

In the darkness, runes quietly emerged—

These sinister runes clearly originated from the Prison of Sin.

They surrounded Wu Xiaode, spinning slowly around him.

Wu Xiaode held his breath and waited, yet these runes seemed to have no intention of troubling him.

At that moment, rows of ice crystal letters quietly emerged on the Book of the Dead:

"Prisoner Avatar has been re-sealed."

"You have completed the Guarding Battle of the 1666th parallel universe."

"The Prison of Sin has endowed the Demon God Seed within you with more power, stabilizing it as before, so that you may use them at any time."

"Furthermore."

"The Prison of Sin has acknowledged your possession of a ’Law Crown’ level title."

"This time, the laws of the Prison of Sin will be integrated into your title to further enhance your title’s power."

"Please wait."

Wu Xiaode breathed a sigh of relief.

What’s going on?

It turned out to be a reward.

Nina, with the power of "Divine’s Vessel," allowed him to use the Power of Demon God within an hour.

But now the Prison of Sin had rewarded him by stabilizing the powers of the Demon Gods within him.

Then—

Wu Xiaode reached out and touched.

On his hand now were the tokens of the One-eyed Giant, Enchanting Demon, King of Evil Ghosts, and Fallen Angel Ulysses.

That is to say, he could use their powers.

—This was good news.

In the surrounding Dark Void, those spinning and fluttering runes quietly aligned, shimmering with radiant light, one by one merging into Wu Xiaode’s body.

The next instant.

Wu Xiaode felt as if a formless power had added to his body.

The Book of the Dead quickly revealed a line of ice crystal letters:

"Thanks to the Power of Laws of the Prison of Sin, your title ’Heavenly Ghost’ has evolved again."

"You have lost the title power of ’Viewring One’s Darkest Moments’ and acquired the new ’Heavenly Will’ power."

"The current effects of the ’Heavenly Will’ title are as follows:"

"1. In battle, all skills and abilities of your opponent and the moments they are used will emerge in your mind;"

"2. You can bestow your power onto a creation, temporarily endowing it with life to fight for you."

"— ’Nature nurtures all beings.’

"Additionally, the effects of ’Bright Ghost’ remain unchanged."

"The rewards from the Prison of Sin have been completely distributed."

"Attention."

"Countdown commencing, you will soon leave the current spacetime and arrive at your intended destination."

"Ten,"

"Nine,"

"Eight,"

"..."

All the letters stayed on the pages, continually updating the numbers.

Wu Xiaode was somewhat perplexed.

The power of "Heavenly Will"—

Observing other’s darkest moments was actually very useful; it could help him discover their weaknesses.

—Why had the Prison of Sin suddenly switched it for "temporarily endowing a creation with life, making it possess his own powers"?

What use was that?

But the Prison of Sin was also the great power that imprisoned that prisoner; surely it wouldn’t make a mistake, right?

Perhaps this power was strong?

At that moment, the countdown reached zero.

All darkness receded at the speed of windblown ash.

The world became bright.

Wu Xiaode found himself standing above the clouds.

Colors of the rainbow spread across the clouds.

In the distant sky, celestial birds flew to and fro, and auspicious celestial flowers danced across the heavens.

Looking up, the heavens were as clear as a mirror, reflecting everything;

looking down, the vast earth was boundless, supporting all living beings.

Ethereal celestial music emanated from somewhere, and upon entering the ears, immediately evoked a sense of majesty and solemnity.

Suddenly, a person in an ancient robe flew over from another cloud and stood a few meters away, bowing:

"The Heavenly Venerate knows of your arrival; please come with me to meet him."

Just as Wu Xiaode was about to ask a question, he noticed the watch on his hand was heating up.

—It seemed to be sensing something.

"Ah—okay," Wu Xiaode responded with a bow.

The puppet nodded, formed a hand seal,

and the clouds immediately carried the two up to higher blue skies, heading towards a palace high above.

Wu Xiaode stood on the cloud and peered at that palace.

The palace was entirely built from deep blue bricks, topped with green tiles inlaid with variously colored treasure beads and divine stones, radiating beams of rainbow light, illuminating the endless sky.

This scene truly shocked him.

—Could this be the Heaven Palace?

Wu Xiaode thought to himself, his expression gradually becoming solemn.

The cloud continued to float forward, finally entering into that palace, and arrived at the center of the grand hall.

The entire hall was filled with exotic flowers and rare herbs, the fragrance overwhelming, and various mighty and solemn puppets stood guard on either side.

In front on a high platform, a long-haired woman in a rainbow feather robe stood with her hands behind her back, gazing at the boundless sea of clouds outside the platform.

A halo quietly appeared behind her, like the sun and the moon.

The wind fluttered her robes.

"Heavenly Venerate, the person has been brought."

The puppet bowed and stepped aside.

The woman turned around—

Wu Xiaode almost cried out in surprise.

Wasn’t this Shen Xiyao?

So, she was an immortal?

But compared to Shen Xiyao, the majesty and presence she radiated were tens of thousands of times stronger!

—What on earth was going on?

Shen Xiyao glanced at Wu Xiaode and nodded, "You have one of my creations in your hand."

"Ah, yes," Wu Xiaode said.

He took off his watch.

Shen Xiyao gestured, and the watch flew toward her, landing in her hand.

She looked at the watch, slightly furrowed her brows, but soon regained her composure, and spoke, "Come, join me to observe the ceremony."

"Observe the ceremony?" Wu Xiaode asked, puzzled.

Shen Xiyao said no more, merely turning back to gaze upon the endless sea of clouds.

Wu Xiaode had no choice but to slowly step forward, climb up the high platform, and stand beside her.

"You come from seventeen years in the future, which means this watch was given to you by me from seventeen years later," Shen Xiyao transmitted.

Seventeen years later...

Wu Xiaode remembered the era he had visited.

By that time, the immortals had been reincarnated, and the puppets had begun to rule the land.

"Moreover, I have looked at the records of this watch. You are actually from a future epoch, right?" Shen Xiyao transmitted.

"Yes, I come from a future epoch and have reached the epoch you spoke of," Wu Xiaode said.

It was a bit convoluted.

But the facts were now quite apparent.

This time, he had arrived even earlier.

In this era, Shen Xiyao was still an immortal in heaven, revered as ’Heavenly Venerate’.

Seventeen years later, she would be that young girl Shen Xiyao on earth.

That year, the puppets rebelled, and he, pretending to be a bodyguard, saved her three times in that city.

"I already know your situation, you are safe here; join me to observe the ceremony," Shen Xiyao said indifferently.

"Observe what ceremony?" Wu Xiaode couldn’t help but ask.

—He had never dealt with immortals before, and he was not quite used to it.

Shen Xiyao explained:

"The technology of the human race in the Lower Realm has developed to its pinnacle, mastering all human functions and potential activation methods, combining ancient cultivation methods passed down. Humans can now continuously enhance their bodies with machines until they become immortals."

"Become immortals? Using technology?" Wu Xiaode said in disbelief.

"Yes, various cultivation levels are nothing but ways to strengthen oneself, to fuse and refine essence, energy, and spirit, with meridians intertwined like tortoises and snakes, drawing power from the countless Void, layer by layer, ultimately achieving the status of a True Immortal."

"Humans have now completed the programming of the cultivation process through decoding."

"Today marks the day the first human will undergo automated cultivation, complete all practice, and ascend in a swirl of rosiness."

"Above the heavens, all the immortals are observing."

Wu Xiaode was stunned by this.

"If this is really possible... won’t there be a multitude of immortals in the future?" he asked.

"Exactly, a great calamity of this Epoch is approaching; the ability of humans to discover this shortcut to becoming immortals has indeed been a great help to us," Shen Xiyao said.

"You mean—"

"The more immortals there are, the stronger our battle power will be, and the more we can handle the great calamity of the Epoch."

Wu Xiaode was about to speak again when he saw Shen Xiyao suddenly look towards the sea of clouds and said softly,

"The historical moment has arrived."

"The first fully automated cultivated human is about to enter the Immortal World."

Wu Xiaode followed her gaze.

He saw the clouds parting, and a myriad of colorful lights burst forth like a rushing torrent, painting the sky with an array of fantastical visions.

Above the heavens, countless magnificent palaces became visible all at once.

The immortals stood atop the clouds, all gazing towards the opening in the sea of clouds.

After a moment.

A figure radiating light burst forth, soaring into the high skies.

—It was a middle-aged man!

He hovered in mid-air, looking around with wide eyes and saw the celestial gathering.

"I did it!"

"My cultivation has truly succeeded!"

The man called out excitedly with a wave of his hand.

The celestial beings all showed gratified smiles.

From high above, a majestic voice echoed:

"Direct that new god to wait in front of the Jade Platform; the Jade Emperor will confer his official rank upon him."

Within the sea of clouds, several armored puppets appeared, responding in unison:

"Yes!"

They rode the clouds towards the man.

The man stood in the sky, quietly waiting.

Wu Xiaode suddenly noticed Shen Xiyao slightly frowning.

"This is bad... Why has the Heavenly Scroll appeared?" she murmured.

Heavenly Scroll?

Wu Xiaode looked up into the sky.

He saw a scroll suddenly appear in the sky.

The moment the scroll appeared, all the celestial beings stepped back.

The flying puppets quickly knelt in the air in a flurry.

The Heavenly Scroll positioned itself in front of the man and emitted a cold, merciless voice:

"Lack of virtue, deserve to be slain."

"Harboring malice, deserve to be executed."

"Cultivating killing intent without merit, annihilate form!"

The voice had just faded.

A waterfall-like thunderbolt roared down from the depths of the sky, striking the man.

The man couldn’t withstand even a moment, instantly turning into flying ashes.

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