Abundant Martial Arts Virtue
Chapter 400 - 354: The Queen Mother of the West!

Chapter 400: Chapter 354: The Queen Mother of the West!

Bar.

Xiao Baihong stretched lazily and stood up:

"I suddenly remembered that among the friends Little Wu brought this time, there are a few I also know. I’m going out to hand out a round of cigarettes, and Christina, remember to wash the dishes."

After speaking, he took out a cigarette, put it in his mouth, and swaggered out of the bar.

Christina pouted and said:

"Why is it always me washing the dishes? It’s so annoying."

"Don’t you have a lot of waitresses here?" Audrey looked around at the standing attendants and asked.

"They are not clean," Shen Feixue interjected.

Audrey tapped on the table.

Suddenly, dozens of maids in long dresses appeared in the void, bowed in unison:

"Your Majesty."

"Take care of the kitchen," Audrey said.

"Yes."

The maids began to clear the table.

Christina said happily, "Thank you, Your Majesty. Now I’ve saved some time. I’ll go find Little Wu for the live-streaming equipment—"

"Slow down," Audrey said.

Christina looked at her, not understanding why.

Audrey glanced out the door subtly, an elegant smile on her face:

"I see you walk the rare path of ’Whipping and Pain,’ not Charming. Perhaps I can offer some training advice in certain areas... Would you be interested in having a chat with me?"

Overjoyed, Christina quickly stood up and bowed, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Audrey’s finger moved slightly.

Shen Feixue immediately yawned.

"Tired? You are pregnant and shouldn’t overexert yourself. Go upstairs and rest for a while," Audrey suggested.

"Yes, then please excuse me," Shen Feixue said.

"Send her up to rest and be careful," Audrey instructed.

Two ghostly maids appeared quietly behind her and stepped forward to support Shen Feixue.

"Thank you."

Supported by the two ghostly maids, Shen Feixue headed upstairs.

Audrey, seeing that everything was taken care of, smiled and said, "Now, tell me about your current realm and power."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Christina started explaining earnestly.

...

Outside the bar.

The sky suddenly grew dim.

The wind and sand blew.

Wu Xiaode stood in the middle of the street, looking at the flickering golden badge before him, and said:

"Bring out the book of Destruction Laws, then the so-called Destruction Will you speak of."

The gaunt old man stared at him, bitterly said:

"Young man, do you really think those council members support you?"

Wu Xiaode smiled, spreading his hands, "Now that I have met the conditions, why can’t the book of Destruction Laws be brought out?"

"Because you don’t understand the ways of the world. Those council members on your side just want to get more benefits from me," the gaunt old man said.

"So even if I meet the conditions, I still won’t see the book of Destruction Laws, let alone the Destruction Will, is that it?" Wu Xiaode asked.

The gaunt old man grinned, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth, and said in a deep tone, "What do you think?"

As soon as the words were spoken.

One of the nine golden badges in front of Wu Xiaode disappeared.

——It seems that the other side is busy making hidden deals.

Once a councilor’s demands were met, they would immediately retract their support for Wu Xiaode.

"It’s utterly rotten."

Wu Xiaode lamented.

"Every organization is like this. It’s not being rotten; it’s having self-adjusting abilities," the gaunt old man said.

Two more golden badges dimmed, then vanished from before Wu Xiaode.

"It seems you have a good opinion of yourselves, but have you ever considered that there are some things in the world truly worthy of reverence?"

Wu Xiaode said.

The gaunt old man sighed with a tone of pity, "We have destroyed countless worlds, continually seizing power in our hands, until the end of all worlds—in this process, we will become the masters of everything, and you’re just a little guy not accepted by the organization."

"Just because I’m not a direct descendant, but a native of a world?" Wu Xiaode asked.

Of course, the organization does absorb fresh blood, but look at what you have done?"

"What have I done?"

"Ci Le."

"I didn’t kill him."

"Hah, still arguing. He was my descendant."

"So that’s how it is."

Wu Xiaode suddenly understood.

The golden badges before him were extinguished one by one.

—Clearly, the terms had been negotiated, and they were withdrawing from the dispute.

"Kid, being alive isn’t just about fighting. There’s a lot to learn. If you rush around recklessly like this, there’s only one outcome," the gaunt old man said.

"I agree with that," Wu Xiaode said.

"You agree?" the gaunt old man said in surprise.

"Yes, I agree with that. But one thing I’m certain of is that I didn’t act recklessly; instead, others bullied me, wanting me to willingly accept my fate."

Wu Xiaode spread his hands, full of emotion, "Could it be that my fate with the Destruction Council is really not meant to be?"

As he finished speaking,

all the golden badges disappeared.

"Now no one supports you—you’ve lost your chance to enter the council, say your last words," the gaunt old man said.

Wu Xiaode snapped his fingers.

Through the sandy wind, a figure approached from the distant street.

Xiao Baihong.

He lit a cigarette, raised an umbrella, indifferent to the grit that pattered against it, creating a pleasant rustling noise.

Though there was no music, he seemed to step to a beat, strutting like a madman with a swaggering dance step, jumping to Wu Xiaode’s side.

The umbrella obscured his figure.

"The surprise is ready," he whispered to Wu Xiaode.

After hearing this, Wu Xiaode clapped his hands, "I have a precious gift for the honorable members of the Destruction Council."

"Oh? You want to beg for mercy?" Interest flickered across the gaunt old man’s face.

Wu Xiaode turned to look at Xiao Baihong:

"Am I begging for mercy?"

Xiao Baihong shook his hair, his face exuding nonchalance, "Doesn’t matter, I will make a move."

The black umbrella was lifted.

People saw the dagger embedded in his chest.

Yes.

The dagger had pierced through, and blood gushed out.

Xiao Baihong extended a finger to catch the blood, lightly tasted it with his tongue, then grinned, saying:

"This is a great gift you’ve never seen in your lives, I hope you like it."

——Heavenly Ghost.

The entire world turned into an infinite array of complex lines and flew away.

A world filled with darkness and gloom quietly revealed itself in front of the gaunt old man and all his subordinates.

The land was barren, and its color was a desolate gray and white.

In the boundless wilderness, there was no sign of life.

Only a dilapidated temple stood not far away, emitting some sort of ominous aura.

"This is——"

The gaunt old man became alert.

However, before he could react, Xiao Baihong turned into a card and disappeared from the present world.

One subordinate cried out in panic:

"My Lord! My life force is continuously draining."

The others noticed the same situation.

"So is mine!"

"My lifespan is rapidly depleting!"

"What is this place? I feel like I’m losing strength——"

The gaunt old man barked sternly, "Calm down!"

He stretched out his hand, issuing a dim yellow light that enveloped the surroundings.

Bathed in this light, the ebbing of life force among his people finally slowed to a stop.

"I’ve never been to a world like this before—We were careless. Everyone, sharpen your spirits, we need to find a way out of this world!"

The gaunt old man ordered.

"Yes, sir!"

With renewed confidence, everyone called out in unison.

Suddenly.

A black figure emerged from the dilapidated temple.

——It was a disheveled female ghost.

The female ghost was dragging a heavy coffin, taking steps one at a time out of the temple.

Upon seeing this, the gaunt old man’s face turned pale and he said:

"I know now——not good, we must hurry and leave!"

He fumbled for various artifacts on him, trying to leave this world.

——Back when Wu Xiaode came here, none of the Demon Gods on him were a match for her, and later even the Ghost Queen dared not act rashly.

It showed that in this Ancient Era’s Death World, hidden dangers far exceeded anyone’s imagination.

However, the gaunt old man suddenly noticed something.

One after another, human puppets began to emerge from the Void.

These puppets were made entirely of white jade, engraved with dense Divine Texts, and the aura of each puppet surpassed that of any ordinary Divine being.

After they appeared, they simply floated in the air and did not strike.

"Just with you guys——"

The gaunt old man cast a blinding orb of light with a wave of his hand.

"Cease, beings who wish to destroy everything. We did not come to fight with you," the Human Puppet Leader said.

The gaunt old man challenged, "Then what are you——"

The Human Puppet Leader formed a seal with both hands and called out, "Heavenly Edict!"

In an instant, a book radiating deep blue Thunder Light appeared in the Void.

It opened automatically to a certain page.

The Human Puppet Leader read aloud:

"The Heavenly Edict has been updated with a new decree,"

"No living person shall enter the Netherworld recklessly."

"Those who do cannot escape."

"——Unless they have an arrangement with the Heavenly Venerate, exceptions are granted."

The Heavenly Edict!

The gaunt old man’s pupils constricted, unable to help but exclaim, "Is this a new Heavenly Edict that was just established?"

"Yes," the Human Puppet Leader replied.

"——But why? The Heavenly Edict is the collective force of the ’Heaven and Earth’ system of powers, so why is it that as soon as I enter, a new rule is enacted? Is this your doing?" the gaunt old man screamed in despair.

The Human Puppet Leader looked at him with sympathy, shaking his head, "No, we don’t have the right to establish Heavenly Edicts. Only the sole master of Heaven and Earth, who embodies the compassionate intention of salvation, is qualified to write Heavenly Edicts."

All the human puppets then dove into the Void and disappeared from sight.

The gaunt old man slowly looked down at the various artifacts for traversing worlds in his hands.

All the artifacts fell to the ground.

They had lost all their power.

The gaunt old man was completely at a loss for words.

He indeed possessed "End", an immense power.

But here, he was locked in by the Heavenly Edict.

Even if he tore through the entire Netherworld, he would not find the way back to the Life Realm.

——No living person can return to the Life Realm!

No matter how powerful a living person you are, if you stay in this life-draining Death World for too long, you will eventually become utterly exhausted.

At that time, there’s only one fate awaiting——

Death.

Not far off, the female ghost dragging the coffin approached slowly, her voice hoarse:

"Living person... come with me to Hell..."

"Your sins require correction by the punishment of blood and fire..."

...

Elsewhere.

The Life Realm.

Sare Town.

A card fluttered down amidst the wind and sand, caught by Wu Xiaode in his hand.

Xiao Baihong lay in the center of the card, utterly pale.

"You’ve worked hard."

Wu Xiaode placed the card into the Void.

The card immediately disappeared.

In the silent Demon Mist, a bronze hand presented the card to Ulysses.

Ulysses promptly released a Healing Skill.

In all of Sare Town, only Wu Xiaode could be seen.

"The Heavenly Edict has been laid down, I must rest now. She will only awaken before giving birth—you must be very careful," a female voice said in his ear.

Wu Xiaode nodded slightly.

The female voice didn’t speak again.

Now, it was only Wu Xiaode standing alone at the crossroads.

He first looked down the road to his left, but there was no one on the left road.

Then he turned his gaze to the right road, and similarly, there was no one there either.

Amidst the lonely winds and sands, he stood alone at the street corner.

Then he sighed, addressing the multitude of unseen watchers in the Void:

"I’m telling you this from a place of humanitarian concern—"

"Don’t come bother me again."

Having said that, he walked into the emptiness without looking back, disappearing from the sight of all watchful eyes.

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