Abundant Martial Arts Virtue
Chapter 392 - 348 Unexpected Discovery!

Chapter 392: Chapter 348 Unexpected Discovery!

In the Void.

A thick, black metal column sometimes appeared blurred, sometimes clear.

——The vision had not completely vanished.

Rows of ice crystal letters emerged before Wu Xiaode:

"The sacrifice ritual is complete. All beings venturing into the Death God Demon Palace must offer up their currently greatest strength to the Death God during the ritual."

"Resistors shall join the ranks of the sacrifices."

Wu Xiaode’s heart shuddered.

Such a ruthless sacrifice ritual; in the future, it’s unlikely any Death Lord would dare to initiate it lightly.

What was his currently greatest strength?

——"End" was still slumbering, equivalent to useless, so what would this ritual draw away?

A line of text popped up:

"The 9 points of luck from within you shall transform into the Power of the Law of Destiny and be absorbed by this Death God sacrifice ritual."

Wu Xiaode breathed a sigh of relief.

As time passed, luck would gradually diminish; it was a consumable.

Moreover, relying on his intuition as a Bright Ghost, he could vaguely feel that he had already overused his fortune, and if he continued to rely on it, the Law of Destiny would inevitably backlash.

Better that it was taken away like this!

——Perhaps this too was the work of luck?

All of a sudden, he remembered something and looked toward the four Death Lords opposite him.

Just then, the skeletal dragon Fafnir roared:

"No!"

An Ice Crystal Staff exuding an aura of Frost Cold subtly appeared behind it and flew towards the black column in the sky.

The skeletal dragon Fafnir leaped up and transformed into a giant dragon of Death Frost, chasing after the Ice Crystal Staff.

But no sooner had it opened its mouth to catch hold of the staff, a mass of shadows sprang up from the black column and enveloped both it and the Ice Crystal Staff.

The giant dragon seemed to sense something.

In haste, it let go and reverted to a human shape, darting away from the column as fast as lightning.

At last.

The shadows covering it disappeared.

It was only then that it flew back and landed atop the snowy peak.

"I’ve lost my weapon," it said, its expression dark.

"Just a weapon, after all. My strength comes from my Soul Gem, and now it has been taken," the cloaked, invisible being said.

The remaining two Death Lords nodded slightly to indicate they too had lost something precious.

Nobody could have foreseen that the events would unfold like this.

The female corpse let out a sigh and whispered:

"Lord Dong Ga is likely dead."

Upon this utterance, all four Death Lords fell silent at once.

The entire Death God Demon Palace spell had been manifested by them working together with Lord Dong Ga to chant the spell.

They had a connection to whether Lord Dong Ga was present or not.

Lord Dong Ga was indeed dead.

But there was no news of the Bright Ghost.

And no news of the Ghost Queen——

This was indeed a huge loss.

The next second.

The spiky-bodied lord said nothing, his shape flashed, and he soared into the sky, speeding away into the distance.

With his departure, the others quickly formed their own plans.

The figure shrouded in the cloak spoke up:

"Lord Dong Ga is dead, the Ghost Queen has vanished, and my strongest Soul Gem has been taken. I will hide temporarily in some corner of a world; don’t come looking for me for now."

"Seeking refuge, huh? Indeed. That Bright Ghost’s power of fortune was clearly stronger. Even Lord Dong Ga didn’t survive; I must also hurry to find refuge," the female corpse said.

"Let’s go; it seems we have failed this time," the skeletal dragon sighed.

Wu Xiaode was quietly watching their conversation when the Book of the Dead suddenly opened, revealing the page of the Shadow Followers.

The Ghost Queen Audrey glanced at Wu Xiaode.

The pages continued to turn.

The skeletal dog also emerged, eagerly fixing its gaze on Wu Xiaode.

Wu Xiaode understood their message.

"Don’t rush——"

He said softly.

The Ghost Queen and the skeletal dog then remained silent.

The Book of the Dead floated quietly in midair, remaining open so that the Ghost Queen Audrey and the skeletal dog could watch the outside world.

Wu Xiaode stood still, quietly observing the situation.

Moments later.

The cloaked Death Lord took to the sky and quickly vanished into the distance.

The female corpse spoke a few more words to the skeletal dragon, expressing the terrible loss she endured because of this event and requesting compensation.

Where would the skeletal dragon get the money to compensate her?

It could only offer a few words of consolation, arranging a meeting on a future day to assist her with several thorny tasks.

Only then did it appease her.

"Remember, come to my domain in a month," the female corpse reminded once more.

"No problem," the skeletal dragon Fafnir promised.

The female corpse then sighed and, shaking her head, said, "Five lords joined forces, and she still escaped——the Ghost Queen truly has good luck."

As she spoke, she remembered there was indeed a Bright Ghost by the other’s side and could not continue.

The female corpse shot into the sky, flew toward the distance, and quickly disappeared from view.

On the snowy peak, only the skeletal dragon remained.

It looked unwillingly toward the blurred shadow of the distant column.

However, the shadow of the giant pillar was also gradually dissipating between heaven and earth, as if to tell it that the entire Death God’s sacrifice ritual had come to an end and there was no way to retrieve its powerful Magic Wand.

Audrey looked at Wu Xiaode once again.

Wu Xiaode was silent for a moment, then slowly shook his head.

Immediately, the skeleton dog flew down from the Book of the Dead, standing beside him, and said eagerly:

"The other Death Lords have left, and Fafnir can’t see us. If we ambush it, we’re sure to succeed."

Wu Xiaode’s gaze grew deep, and he whispered:

"Have you not noticed, even now, the comparison of strength between us and them remains 4:1."

On the Book of the Dead, Audrey thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

The skeleton dog was still a bit impatient, its gaze fixed on the departing figure of Fafnir, filled with reluctance.

What an opportunity!

It even knew its weakness!

Moreover, they had the support of a Ghost Queen on their side!

As the skeleton dog pondered this, it was caught off guard when a hand gently pressed on its head.

"Calm down, skeleton dog."

Wu Xiaode said.

"What are you worried about?" asked the skeleton dog.

"For a being of the Death Lord’s level, long-distance teleportation is a simple task. I mean—if we don’t take out the giant dragon with one move and the other three Death Lords appear at once, how will we handle such a battle situation?" Wu Xiaode said.

The skeleton dog was stunned.

—If that were the case, there really was no solution.

"It’s 10:41 in the morning now, my luck has already run out, and my ’End’ is still evolving," Wu Xiaode continued softly, "This means that the only one who can fight against them is the Ghost Queen."

"If it becomes a four-on-one situation, even if we injure the bone dragon, we won’t be able to assist Audrey."

"That would mean we’ve put Audrey in front of them, to be killed at their leisure!"

The skeleton dog listened quietly, finally calming down.

It opened its eyes wide to look towards Fafnir and gradually started noticing something amiss.

Fafnir stood atop the snowy mountain, arms behind its back, looking toward where the dark pillar had vanished, not moving for a long time.

—Strange.

Everyone else had left, but why was it still standing here?

Time passed slowly.

Wu Xiaode glanced at the time on the Book of the Dead.

o’clock in the morning.

It didn’t matter anymore.

He had to start making his way back to the world of the living to assist Zhao Junyu with the upcoming schemes.

As for what this bone dragon was up to, they didn’t have the strength to finish it off.

—Let’s go!

Just as Wu Xiaode was about to make a move, he saw the bone dragon slowly raise its hand.

"Ten Thousand Spirit Silence."

The bone dragon Fafnir recited in a low voice.

The Void opened instantly.

The three Death Lords who had just left came out from the Void.

"Didn’t find anything."

"Used a lot of Reconnaissance Skills, but found nothing."

"Same here," said the three Death Lords.

Fafnir the bone dragon sighed and said, "I also haven’t been attacked."

The four stood amidst the snow and wind, exchanging glances with each other, all somewhat at a loss.

In the mist.

The skeleton dog looked up admiringly at Wu Xiaode.

The Ghost Queen Audrey nodded slightly, whispering, "It’s a good thing you’re cautious, or we would have faced a deadly threat just now."

"Just a little bit of caution," said Wu Xiaode nonchalantly.

He withdrew a distance to the rear.

The level of concealment provided by the Demon Mist of silence was now very high, but this came at the expense of their defense capabilities.

—They couldn’t afford to be affected by the powers emanating from these Death Lords.

Before long.

One of the four Death Lords, the female corpse, began to speak:

"So, the assassination of the Ghost Queen has been declared a failure. Fafnir, now no one can atone for your mistake."

"It was my fault—I shouldn’t have stored that Holy Object in my personal treasury, allowing it to be stolen. Now I wanted to use everything belonging to the Ghost Queen as a substitute to offer to the Council, only to find that has failed as well," Fafnir the bone dragon said.

"Then you have to face the Council’s punishment," said the Death Lord covered in spikes.

Fafnir’s expression gradually turned stern.

"Summon the Council’s Punishment Messenger to come; what must be done will be done," it said expressionlessly.

The three Death Lords nodded and together lifted their hands, their mouths chanting an obscure spell.

Wu Xiaode involuntarily stepped back a few paces.

"Audrey, do you know what this is all about?" he asked softly.

Audrey’s face, once filled with hatred, now showed nothing but extreme caution and vigilance.

"Don’t rush, let’s watch a little longer, and maybe I’ll know what’s going on," she whispered back.

Wu Xiaode nodded slightly, then suddenly felt something in his chest growing warm.

He reached in and pulled out the Disaster Emblem he had received from the Destruction Council.

On the emblem, a line of text appeared:

"Detection of the Ten Thousand Spirit Silence Association’s summoning ritual, would you like to call for reinforcements?"

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