Abundant Martial Arts Virtue
Chapter 324 - 289 Go and Return!

Chapter 324: Chapter 289 Go and Return!

Let time freeze in this instant.

As the peach fell into his hand, the weak voice of the Queen Mother of the West came from beside his ear:

"Cooperate."

The Book of the Dead suddenly opened, revealing two rows of ice crystal letters:

"You have obtained five hundred years’ worth of West Garden Peaches."

"Upon consumption, it turns into jade liquid, extending life by three hundred years."

Cooperate—

How to cooperate?

If it really was a nuclear or even a thermonuclear weapon of mass destruction, a single peach wouldn’t stand a chance!

As this thought flashed through Wu Xiaode’s mind, he suddenly felt a stir in his heart and looked up.

A missile, dragging a long trail of light behind it, emerged from the distant clouds above the great river and exploded in an instant.

A fierce light appeared between heaven and earth.

Unstoppable!

This was the center of the explosion; even with that peach, he was sure to die.

He would die.

Shen Feixue would die.

The unborn Queen Mother inside her would also die.

What to do?

A feeling of despair enveloped Wu Xiaode, but his eyes grew cold, and countless thoughts began to race through his mind.

As the missile just reached above the great river, the bronze One-eyed Giant suddenly appeared, crouching on the ground, back towards the river, shielding him and Shen Feixue with its massive body.

The King of the Evil Ghosts stood on the shoulders of the bronze One-eyed Giant, summoning evil spirits powerfully, building a formidable protective net.

—But this was the center of the explosion; the light was omnipresent, and the temperature would rise instantly!

They could only barely buy a little time.

Wu Xiaode was still pondering how to break the situation.

Even if there was no way, he had to think until the last instant!

Cooperate...

Cooperate!

Suddenly, he shuddered, as if realizing something.

Clang—

The Desert Sword was drawn, piercing straight into his heart.

Wu Xiaode grabbed the hilt, ignoring the blood at the corners of his mouth, and roared, "Go!"

Instantly.

The entire world engulfed the newly appeared bright light and explosion, swiftly moving away from Wu Xiaode and Shen Feixue, turning into a bright star, dissipating in the dark night sky.

They had arrived in another world.

A barren and grey vast land extended as far as the eye could see, with dry, cracked ground and no vegetation.

Not far away stood a dilapidated temple.

No people, no sounds.

—Death World!

Without hesitation, Wu Xiaode pried open Shen Feixue’s mouth and placed the peach on her snow-white teeth.

The peach instantly turned into a celestial jade liquid, entering her mouth, which she subconsciously swallowed.

Wu Xiaode watched the slight white liquid left on her lips, gently fanned the air with his hand.

The liquid entered Shen Feixue’s mouth.

Wu Xiaode breathed a sigh of relief, then slowly closed her mouth.

The Book of the Dead floated nearby, its pages already showing rows of ice crystal letters:

"You are in a near-death state."

"Name Skill activated."

"You have switched to the ’Bright Ghost’ form, randomly summoning a layer of the Death World to replace the current world, commanding the laws of the Death World to strip away all vitality."

"The current target, Shen Feixue, has consumed five hundred years’ worth of peaches, increasing her lifespan by three hundred years."

"As a living being in the Death World, she will lose one year of life force every second."

Three hundred years.

That’s three hundred seconds.

Five minutes.

Wu Xiaode let out a sigh of relief, feeling darkness before his eyes, his body losing strength.

"Ulysses!"

He called out.

Dense bronze arms emerged from the Void, assembling into the form of Ulysses.

Wu Xiaode weakly reached out and touched it.

Ulysses immediately came to life, shouting loudly, "Master, gold!"

"I know!" Wu Xiaode said.

The Holy Treasure Ring moved.

Clang!

Several gold bricks rolled onto the ground.

Ulysses pounced upon the gold bricks, singing loudly:

"Ah! Most merciful Holy Light! You pity all the sufferings of the world; with your power, I can heal all wounds!"

A holy light emerged from his hands, shining on Wu Xiaode’s body.

The wound on Wu Xiaode’s chest healed at a visibly rapid rate.

At the same time, the several gold bricks in Ulysses’s arms vanished completely.

"Phew—"

Wu Xiaode took a deep breath, stood up, and said:

"Why is she still unconscious? Heal her wounds too."

"Eh? It seems she’s not injured, but rather under some curse," Ulysses crouched down, scrutinizing Shen Feixue closely.

"I remember you’re also good at lifting curses."

Wu Xiaode placed a gold brick on Ulysses’s chest.

Clutching the gold brick, Ulysses said, "This curse is a bit tricky, I need a few minutes to release the spell."

"Leave it to you, and if the money is not enough, just say," Wu Xiaode said.

Ulysses crouched in front of Shen Feixue, murmuring continuously, and began to perform a set of spells to remove the curse.

Meanwhile, Wu Xiaode released the King of the Evil Ghosts Rester, assigning it to stand guard.

He himself glanced at the Book of the Dead again.

"Current attribute information:"

"Soul Power: 2/32; Desire Power: 0; Merit: 26;"

"Having departed from the Future Era’s world setting, you can now use the Holy Walk Wall’s reserved power."

"Reserve Soul Power: thirty-four million; Desire Power: zero; Merit: Spirit."

That’s right, he still had plenty of reserved Soul Power!

Wu Xiaode felt somewhat reassured.

"Rester, you know the most, I want to ask you something."

"Master, please speak."

"When I activated the Name Skill to transport to this Death World, will we return to the original place upon returning?"

"Theoretically, yes."

"Jiangdong City is being cleansed," even five minutes later it won’t be safe, and I’m bringing Shen Feixue. Can we avoid that place on our way back?"

"That will require the help of a master skilled in the art of spatial movement."

Rester shrugged and said, "Time, space, and causality are the strongest laws, and the One-eyed Giant, Enchanting Demon, Ulysses, and I are not proficient in them."

"Understood," said Wu Xiaode.

Suddenly.

Both men’s expressions shifted simultaneously and they looked towards a dilapidated temple not far away.

They saw a long-haired black-haired woman standing in front of the temple, her face unclear.

In an instant.

The woman had arrived in front of Wu Xiaode.

Her face was blank, with no features, and her body emitted a chilling aura.

"Do not... save her... "

As the woman spoke, her form began to grow taller, swiftly transforming into a being three meters tall.

Rester stepped in front of Wu Xiaode, speaking urgently,

"Master, think of something quickly, we have no combat experience in the Death World."

"I know."

Wu Xiaode said calmly.

Rester’s body instantly scattered into hundreds of bronze arms, which rapidly assembled into a bronze Enchanting Demon.

Wu Xiaode patted her once.

The Enchanting Demon came to life.

"The Death World? Interesting, I often search for lecherous spirits there."

The Enchanting Demon chuckled, pulling out a long whip, facing the monster opposite her.

—The Enchanting Demon could enter the Death World, such as when Christina had responded to the call of the undead and thus reached the Death World, eventually meeting Wu Xiaode.

"Die."

The three-meter-tall monster charged, battling with the Enchanting Demon.

Wu Xiaode watched for a while and gradually sensed something was amiss.

The Enchanting Demon was clearly at the level of a Demon God, her whip passing through the monster’s body each time, yet it couldn’t hurt it and was merely getting overpowered by the monster.

Soon, she was wounded.

Wu Xiaode gradually understood the situation.

The majority of the Enchanting Demon’s skills were in Control Skill, with only a small part in close combat skills, which required using the whip.

The opponent was neither affected by Control Skill nor could the whip make contact—

She was completely countered!

"Master, it’s unaffected by any Control Skill, I can’t beat it, you guys go! Head back to the human world!"

The Enchanting Demon shouted loudly.

Go?

Now was not the time to go back.

Shen Feixue was just a human, and she was pregnant. How could she withstand the high temperatures and radiation?

Wu Xiaode sighed and placed his hand on the floating Book of the Dead.

—Rotten Bone wasn’t strong enough, Christina could frequent the Death World, but even her ancestors couldn’t defeat it here, let alone her.

The ghostly woman in front of him exuded an overwhelming presence, not something ordinary undead could handle.

Then—

Wu Xiaode’s thoughts stirred, and lines of ice crystal letters immediately appeared:

"You have activated a new ability: Trans-Epoch Shake."

"The summoned entity has been informed of your request and has agreed to this summon."

"She is coming!"

Boom—

A stream of light traveled through the Void, standing directly in front of Wu Xiaode.

"Get lost."

With a single word uttered from the light, the three-meter-tall ghost woman was immediately thrown back, tumbling and crashing all the way across the ground for several hundred meters, until she returned to the dilapidated temple.

The light dispersed.

A regal woman appeared before him.

The Ghost Queen!

She turned, her eyes smiling, and said:

"Bright Ghost, one of the wisest decisions I’ve made in recent millennia was to momentarily invite you to join my trial battle."

"It’s nothing, I just sent you a message—how did things go afterward?"

Wu Xiaode asked.

"Thanks to you, I immediately ended the fight, left a false body in place, and my true body returned to the Ghost Kingdom, quelling the rebellion in one fell swoop," the Ghost Queen said.

"I might need a little help here," said Wu Xiaode.

The Ghost Queen glanced toward the distant ruined temple.

—She, like a bone dragon, was a level 679 lord of the Death World.

If even she could not handle the situation, Wu Xiaode would have to immediately take Shen Feixue back to the real world.

The Ghost Queen said softly, "Usually we’re extremely cautious about changing the past because we have all lived too long, afraid of any variables."

"What do you mean?" Wu Xiaode asked.

The Ghost Queen said seriously, "Replacing events in history is like replacing future timelines simultaneously, because the past and future are intertwined, each determining the other—"

"Are you really decided on intervening in this event buried in the Past Epoch?"

Wu Xiaode replied, "I am precisely looking to change the past to find some hope for the future."

"Well, considering you once saved me, I can make a move this time," the Ghost Queen said.

The two looked together at the ruined temple.

They saw the female ghost dragging out a huge coffin from the temple, about to open it.

"Your Majesty, I am not asking for your help to defeat it—it looks too strong and might even harm you, right?" Wu Xiaode said.

"Then what did you call me here for?" the Ghost Queen asked, surprised.

"Please transport this woman and me back to the real world—my original location is being destroyed, and I hope to reach a safe place."

"This requires mastery of spatial law, can you do it?" Wu Xiaode asked.

The solemnity on the Ghost Queen’s face swept away, she heaved a great sigh of relief and chuckled, "So it’s just that simple—why didn’t you say earlier? I was almost ready to fight with my life."

She chanted a spell and commanded:

"Go."

In a flash.

Wu Xiaode felt the world spin around him, and suddenly he was standing on a stretch of gravel.

This was the Great Desert.

The sun blazed overhead.

Shen Feixue lay on a nearby dune.

Ulysses squatted next to her, having just finished chanting a curse-lifting spell.

A line of ice crystal letters quietly emerged:

"Trans-Epoch Shake has ended."

"The Ghost Queen has returned to the Future Era."

"Thanks to her Space Magic, you have returned to the human world."