Abundant Martial Arts Virtue
Chapter 384 - 341: The Battle for Search!

Chapter 384: Chapter 341: The Battle for Search!

The One-eyed Giant Astalot rampaged across the battlefield.

Wu Xiaode hid in the Demon Mist and deeply contemplated.

—— Demon God Ulysses had once fought against the bone dragon and was directly killed.

This was partly because the majority of Ulysses’s power was in healing, and he was not adept at direct combat.

On the other hand, it also illustrated the bone dragon’s might.

Even a demon god of such caliber could not escape from the bone dragon, proving that ordinary demon gods were no match for it.

Perhaps only Satan himself would be able to contend with the bone dragon.

However, at this moment——

Wu Xiaode looked towards the battlefield, only to see the Evil Ghost army summoned by Rester had already joined the fray, coordinating with the One-eyed Giant to besiege the bone dragon army on the field.

But the bone dragon still had not shown itself.

Strange...

Was it that it looked down on the two demon gods, or was it due to some other reason?

Wu Xiaode was somewhat surprised.

The Book of the Dead opened, revealing the page of the Sighing Wall.

Dark, ominous energy began to seep out from the wall.

Ominous.

Although uncertain of what the bone dragon was planning, it seemed that danger was imminent.

Without further hesitation, Wu Xiaode immediately moved to another cloud of mist.

The bone dog emanated rays of chilling light, continuously drawing some frost from the Ghost Queen’s arm.

"How much longer?"

Wu Xiaode asked.

"One hour," the bone dog replied.

The Death Trial and the preceding events had already taken over half an hour.

He could stay here for less than three hours before he had to hurry back to parallel world 1666, to help Zhao Junyu deal with those invaders.

To be cautious——

"Your Majesty, I have an ominous premonition. How about you leave this place with us? After your injuries have fully recovered, you can then return to reclaim your position. What do you think?"

Wu Xiaode asked.

The Ghost Queen, feeling better, smiled and bowed slightly: "According to the proverb, ’If even the Bright Ghost feels uneasy, then one should immediately follow its lead.’ I am, of course, willing to follow your suggestion."

Wu Xiaode nodded and, with a thought, the bronze hand quickly appeared in the Void, forming a staircase and building an arch bridge in the direction away from the castle.

"Please," Wu Xiaode said.

"Thank you, Little Wu," the Ghost Queen said gratefully.

Whether it was the Bright Ghost or this future bone dragon, both were exceedingly rare beings in the Death World.

Unexpectedly, both had appeared beside her.

Perhaps...

She could truly overcome this difficulty?

The two, along with their dog, climbed the bronze stairs and soon left the castle behind, heading toward the distant sea and sky.

Dozens of minutes passed.

The entire bone dragon army on the battlefield had been wiped out by the One-eyed Giant and the King of Evil Ghosts.

Suddenly, a majestic voice echoed from behind the battlefield:

"So the reliance of the Ghost Clan is a demon god... Very well, watch as I utterly annihilate you in one fell swoop."

As the voice fell,

The sea suddenly rose in towering pillars of water.

Columns of water crossed mountains and valleys, heading straight for the plains and the castle.

The sea was surging backward!

No, it was not merely a backward surge of seawater.

Wu Xiaode looked closely and saw that the seawater was turning into a chilling, frosty mist.

Everything it touched was instantly frozen by the chilling mist.

"Damn it, the bone dragon wants to destroy my nation!"

The Ghost Queen shivered and gritted her teeth.

"Don’t fall for it; it’s trying to force you out for a fight, because only if you battle while injured can it kill you outright," Wu Xiaode said calmly.

Naturally, the Ghost Queen was aware of this.

—— Fortunately, she had already left the castle with Little Wu; otherwise, she would have been trapped by the tide of frost and forced to fight.

"Strange..."

The bone dog suddenly transmitted a message.

"What is it?" Wu Xiaode immediately asked.

The bone dog pulled over the search frame of ice crystals in front of it and pointed to a record:

"Look."

A new historical record appeared at the bottom of the search frame:

"The Death Giant Dragon Fafnir used this search technique to find a suitable large-scale extermination spell."

"This search content is confidential."

Wu Xiaode was startled.

By this time, he, along with the Ghost Queen and the bone dog, had already distanced themselves from the battlefield and were safe from the tide of chilling air.

"Strange," Wu Xiaode began, "why is it also using this search technique? Why can you see its search record?"

The bone dog said uncertainly: "Its power is much greater than mine, and the search techniques it possesses should be much more advanced, definitely not the common spells used by my Death Dragon Clan—I also don’t understand why it suddenly used this lower-level spell."

Wu Xiaode looked at the Ghost Queen.

The Ghost Queen shook her head: "Don’t ask me; I also have no idea what’s gotten into it."

"Why is it targeting you?" Wu Xiaode asked again.

"Our Ghost Clan has many treasures, and it has always coveted them from the shadows. But as long as I was in the clan, it dared not act. Yet, it suddenly attacked these past few days, which also baffles me," the Ghost Queen said with a frown.

Wu Xiaode hesitated for a moment, then asked the Bone Dog, "For a more advanced search technique, does it require more soul power?"

Bone Dog said, "Soul power is secondary, actually. As for our Death Giant Dragon Clan’s search technique, the higher the level, the more precious the casting materials required, and the more specific and targeted the content searched will be."

Precious casting materials.

A flash of spirit light crossed Wu Xiaode’s mind.

He suddenly had an epiphany, realizing the full picture.

Just a few days ago during his trial, he had sneaked into the Bone Dragon’s private realm, emptying its treasury!

Now it was penniless and unable to afford precious casting materials, thus resorting to using lower-level search techniques that consume soul power!

No wonder the battles were so strained and clumsy.

The truth was now clear!

Wu Xiaode touched the Holy Treasure Ring on his finger, feeling somewhat amused and dismayed.

The mighty Death Lord’s treasury had been cleaned out, even its high-level casting materials stolen, forcing it to take risks and attack the Ghost Country to recover its losses?

—I am guilty!

"Do you have something in mind?" the Ghost Queen asked with curiosity.

"Nothing," Wu Xiaode said calmly, "Bone Dog, is there a way to search for how to deal with it?"

Bone Dog hesitated, "There is a way, but with my soul power—"

"I will provide the soul power!" declared the Ghost Queen immediately.

"But for that kind of high-level search technique, a large amount of specialized precious materials are required, and since my level is too low, the quantity needed would be several times more," Bone Dog explained.

"This—" the Ghost Queen started to feel troubled.

They indeed had plenty of precious materials on their side, but most of them were high-level materials for the Ghost Clan and not suited for the Bone Dragon.

There was no time to exchange with others.

"Leave it to me," Wu Xiaode said confidently, "Whatever materials are needed, come to me. There won’t be any problems."

Bone Dog and the Ghost Queen both looked at him.

The ears of the Bone Dog perked up and its tail began to wag excitedly. "These materials are secrets of our Bone Dragon Clan."

It communicated the list of materials to Wu Xiaode through a mental message.

Wu Xiaode promptly made the arrangements.

—Within the Holy Treasure Ring, there was a specially designated space for storing materials.

Everything was sorted and neatly stacked.

With a swipe of the ring, Wu Xiaode took out the materials and placed them before the Bone Dog.

"Very well... I will now search for a way to defeat Fafnir," said the Bone Dog excitedly.

It raised both paws and began tapping in the Void.

Snap!

A red light suddenly flickered on the Cold Ice Hand search interface.

"Fafnir has noticed it! Its level is higher than mine, and it immediately blocked my search!" Bone Dog said nervously.

"What do we do then? Is there no way to break through its interference?" Wu Xiaode quickly asked.

"Only if we use ten times the materials—" Bone Dog hesitated.

"Here!" Wu Xiaode immediately produced the materials.

Bone Dog, overjoyed, chanted the spell and sacrificed the materials to the Ice Frost search interface, continuing to tap the Void.

But another red light appeared on the search interface.

"It blocked us again! This time it also used casting materials!" Bone Dog said disappointingly.

"What do we do now?"

"We would need twenty times the materials to beat it."

"Here."

"—Still no good, it’s desperately blocking us. This time it used ten times the materials, it’s over, I can’t search for its weaknesses."

Wu Xiaode said nothing more.

He silently removed the Holy Treasure Ring from his finger, strung it on a chain, and placed it around the neck of the Bone Dog.

"One hundred times," Wu Xiaode said.

—With the Bone Dragon’s treasury in my possession, how could it compete with me?

Bone Dog looked at him deeply and growled,

"Alright, we’ll definitely make it this time."

It began tapping the Void again.

Sure enough.

The red light no longer flared but instead gradually faded away.

The search interface disappeared.

Lines of Dragon Clan gibberish text emerged on the frost.

Bone Dog read them carefully.

The Ghost Queen, who had witnessed the whole process, was now moved.

"Little Wu, thank you for helping me—I suddenly feel that our relationship should go beyond this."

She extended her semi-transparent, snowy white arm and lifted her hand in front of Wu Xiaode.

The Book of the Dead immediately produced lines of ice crystal letters:

"The Ghost Queen has initiated an alliance invitation."

"The arms of the Ghost Clan remain cloaked in the Void, hence releasing all magic unimpeded by others."

"When she voluntarily lifts her arm, making it manifest in reality for you to touch the back of her hand, it signifies her willingness to resonate with you."

"From now on, you will be her most intimate comrade-in-arms."

"Perform the hand-kissing ceremony—"

"This is a pact with a Level 679 Ghost powerhouse!"