Abundant Martial Arts Virtue
Chapter 381 - 338: The Interweaving of Fortune and Luck

Chapter 381: Chapter 338: The Interweaving of Fortune and Luck

The giant eagle spread its wings and soared.

It circled in the exceedingly distant sky for less than a week before immediately detecting the problem with this world.

Directly below.

The city was ablaze with fire, resembling a human purgatory.

Then it saw the target it was looking for.

The giant eagle’s spirit lifted, it folded its wings and kept diving down.

Whoosh—

The strong airflow blew the mess on the ground away.

The giant eagle landed, transformed into human form, revealing a fat man with a big belly.

Fat as he was, he was mighty.

"Brother Little Wu, so you’re here!"

He exclaimed with great surprise.

Wu Xiaode stood not far in front of him, with demon corpses littering the ground.

Further away, the vampire baron, with his slicked-back hair and dressed in a tuxedo, was intently reading a collection of poems with a cigar in his mouth.

Wu Xiaode asked in amazement,

"Elder Qian? This is a parallel world—how did you find me?"

"I asked Miss Xia, and she said you were in this world," Qian Mingkui said.

That seemed to make sense.

But—

"Even if you know I’m in this world, how did you know I was leveling up in this suburban area?" Wu Xiaode spread his hands and said.

Qian Mingkui spread his hands and replied,

"I don’t know either, Brother Little Wu. The moment I arrived in this world, I saw you beating up demons left and right below, so I stayed."

Wu Xiaode was speechless.

What kind of luck is this, finding someone so accurately?

"Shall we rest for a bit?"

Wu Xiaode turned around and shouted to someone not too far away.

"Sure, do you need a glass of red wine? I’ve prepared ice," the vampire baron said with an elegant smile.

"No need, I’ll just chat with my friend," Wu Xiaode said.

He asked Qian Mingkui, "You must have come to find me because something urgent came up, so spit it out."

Qian Mingkui then recounted Zhao Junyu’s discovery.

"Is that so? That does indeed sound dangerous... It seems we really need to go back," Wu Xiaode said in a low voice.

He glanced at Qian Mingkui, who was frowning and grimacing as he moved his arms around.

"What’s wrong with you?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"My arm’s a bit uncomfortable—I came here too hastily, and since I’ve been busy all night without eating, I’d like to have something to eat before going back," Qian Mingkui said.

"Do you know how to get back?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"I have a return contract from the Holy City, I have a way to go back," Qian Mingkui said.

"Then I’ll go back first," Wu Xiaode said.

"Alright, I’ll find a place to eat something and then take a nap—anyway, I wouldn’t be much help in a fight of that level." Qian Mingkui said.

Wu Xiaode nodded, unleashed the Demon Eye Battle Armor, ready to activate his spatial ability to shuttle back, but suddenly he stood still.

...I’m hungry.

Is hunger contagious?

Wu Xiaode fell into contemplation.

The vampire continued to flip through his book of poems, asking without looking up,

"Hey, Little Wu, if you leave, how will my merit be settled?"

Wu Xiaode glanced at him, gave nothing away, and then looked toward Qian Mingkui.

Qian Mingkui continued to massage his shoulders, seemingly having flown so hastily that his arms were somewhat uncomfortable.

Wu Xiaode looked around once more.

On the farther streets, several Demon Worms with ghostly faces were attacking the barricades.

—Those were barriers set up on the road by ordinary people to barely hold off the advance of monsters.

If the Demon Worms breached the barricades, the residential area was on the other side.

The Demon Worms would deposit their eggs inside human bodies to hatch, and in one go thousands of larvae could be born.

The larvae only needed flesh and blood for sustenance, and within half a day, they could evolve into mature worms.

If this wasn’t stopped, a disaster was imminent.

Wu Xiaode’s brows furrowed.

He began to sense that something was off.

—Qian Mingkui was the most fortunate man.

Even he wasn’t in a hurry to go back.

This showed that going back immediately might be problematic.

As for himself—

Although he had elevated his boxing martial arts, his Soul Power had yet to rise.

The vampire baron’s account was still unsettled.

Those demons were also about to attack the residential area.

Everything around him was signaling that he should stay here first.

Could it be...

Because he still had the "luck" blessing on him that had not been used up?

—This was the luck he had blessed himself with back when he was a Bright Ghost.

Invisible destiny seemed to be telling him not to go back.

Wu Xiaode raised his hand and stowed away the Eye Demon Biological Battle Armor.

"Zhao Junyu and the others have agreed to meet for lunch, right?" he asked.

"Yes, in about five hours, the time will be just about right," Qian Mingkui said.

"Let’s not leave just yet. We’ll fight here for a while, have a meal together after I level up, and then go back."

Wu Xiaode decided.

"Huh? It seems Zhao Junyu is in a hurry, isn’t Brother Little Wu going back?" Qian Mingkui asked in surprise.

"Not for now," Wu Xiaode said.

"Then come with me to eat hot pot; I was also worried about eating too much by myself and getting strange looks from others," Qian Mingkui said happily.

Wu Xiaode whistled.

The sound penetrated the surroundings, and the demons on those streets heard it from afar.

They immediately gave up dealing with those barricades and turned to charge towards Wu Xiaode and Qian Mingkui.

"Elder Wu, I’ll join you in the fight,"

Qian Mingkui drew a long spear, readying his stance and said.

"Alright, after we finish off this batch, we’ll go for hot pot," Wu Xiaode said.

As soon as he finished speaking.

A line of ice crystal small characters suddenly appeared on the Book of the Dead:

"The luck you bestowed upon yourself has all been used up."

"Current luck: 0."

——That’s right!

This was a clear indication!

Wu Xiaode inwardly cried out in fortune.

Qian Mingkui had no intention of going back, so going straight back must mean there’s a problem!

It would be better to level up here together with him.

What’s more important is——

At noon, my Destruction will have finished evolving.

That’s my real trump card!

With it, no matter what situation I face when I go back, I’ll have more confidence.

"Brother Wu."

"Hmm?"

Qian Mingkui quietly asked, "Is your friend not going to fight with us?"

Wu Xiaode glanced at the Vampire Baron following his line of sight.

——Since Qian Mingkui had arrived, why not let him strengthen his power too?

"Baron Rusfan, I have a proposal."

Wu Xiaode said.

"Please speak." The Baron responded.

"I’d like to add another person to our group, to enhance our strength in battle," said Wu Xiaode.

He waved his hand.

A dense mass of bronze hands formed a barrier, blocking the demons from coming over and temporarily preventing their passage.

The vampire smiled and said:

"I welcome business. Do you think the fee could be increased a bit?"

"Then, I will add 3 Merit points as compensation, how does that sound?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Generous boss, it’s a deal."

The Vampire Baron snapped his fingers.

A deep red glow of blood seeped into the earth from beneath him, flashing away to gather at Qian Mingkui’s feet.

"What is this?" Qian Mingkui jumped in fright.

"Ah, this thing, when you take down an enemy, it will draw the enemy’s blood and Soul Power to enhance your strength," the Vampire Baron explained.

"There’s such a good thing?"

Qian Mingkui looked at the blood glow beneath his feet and gratefully looked at Wu Xiaode.

"Prepare for battle," Wu Xiaode said.

——This kid really is a lucky one.

Just coming to deliver a message, he could mix in with the power of his wish wall and enhance his strength once again.

But speaking of which, having such a comrade at one’s side was indeed very reassuring.

Wu Xiaode waved his hand.

The bronze barrier on the highway disappeared.

The demons instantly rushed forward.

"Attack!"

Wu Xiaode charged towards the demons.

In a flash.

He punched and sent the leading ghost-faced Demon Worm flying, rushing into the swarm, his hands throwing punches like lightning.

There were no fancy moves on his hands, just punch after punch after punch——

Amidst the crisp "pitter-patter" sounds, the sharp claws of the Monster Worms couldn’t even touch his clothes and were all knocked flying, lying scattered on the ground.

Qian Mingkui watched this scene in amazement.

He had trained in many high-level Martial Arts in the Holy City and thought to catch up with Elder Wu, but Elder Wu had already reached such a level.

The Vampire Baron, not even lifting his head from the poetry collection, sighed:

"I wonder how many trials it took to reach such a level of boxing, really a treat for the eyes."

Qian Mingkui glanced back at him.

The Baron smiled and said, "He has already paid your fee, so please fight to your heart’s content."

"Alright..."

Qian Mingkui no longer hesitated and with spear in hand, charged into the battlefield.

...

Elsewhere.

Parallel world No. 1666.

A blond man wearing black sunglasses stood at the summit of the clock tower in the Capital, gazing over the entire city.

"Ah... I can only use 1 point of Soul Power here... what an annoying world."

He remarked.

A figure raced over and landed behind him.

It was the Glacier Kingdom emissary who had visited Zhao Junyu before.

"You’d better hide your identity immediately, or being discovered is no joke."

The kingdom emissary spoke gravely.

"You’re right to remind me. We from the Destruction Council never allow infighting, I mustn’t let anyone know my identity."

The blond man reached out and removed the emblem from his chest.

"Have you found our target yet?"

"Not yet, I’ve exerted a lot of effort to search but there’s no trace of him."

"It’s not possible that he’s disappeared."

"Not likely, if it comes down to it, we’ll wait until noon, take down the ruler of this nation first, and he’s bound to be alerted."

"That works."

"But..." the kingdom emissary said, "Now you know, we can only use 1 point of Soul Power in our world — do you still have confidence to help us take down that guy?"

"Of course, our cooperation is mutually beneficial," the blond man said with a grin.

In the Void, a dense array of eyeballs surrounded him, appearing for a moment and then disappearing completely.

Even though it was just a moment, the kingdom emissary felt an unprecedented fear.

Those eyeballs...

Were too creepy and contained some kind of incomprehensible Destruction Will.

"Was that just now your ability?"

The kingdom emissary couldn’t help but ask.

The blond man looked down at the emblem in his hand and carefully put it away.

"Don’t worry, my ’End’ is not affected by your world."

He replied with a smile:

"As long as I see him, he’s dead."