Abundant Martial Arts Virtue
Chapter 409 - 363: Enter the Tao!

Chapter 409: Chapter 363: Enter the Tao!

"Be warned,"

"You have entered the path."

"You have become a special existence among the Human Race: a Cultivator."

"Since you inherently possess the Power of Death, your current awakening is the Reverse Five Elements Power: Dark."

"The essence of the Dark is death and termination."

"You have such a talent."

"Begin awakening."

"The Power of Death is attributed to the Power of Dark, thus your fundamental awakened abilities are ’Multiple’ and ’Omniscience’."

"’Multiple’."

"With the ’Wish Wall’ as a medium, you can gather the powers of Multiple Dead Souls, Heroic Spirits, and Divine Spirits together, and harness your exclusive Dark Element Tao Power for your use."

"’Omniscience’."

"Your eyes can penetrate all worldly barriers, leading you to and allowing you to see everything that belongs to the Netherworld."

All the small text flashed by.

Wu Xiaode’s body, coursing with Dragon Blood, emitted a "sizzling" sound as it swiftly shrank and dissipated from view.

He suddenly opened his eyes and looked around.

—His gaze was hollow and profound, as if he saw nothing in the dark room at that moment.

Darkness swirled around him, almost revealing another world.

Zhao Congnan’s mouth tightened slightly as he quietly stepped back, leaping out of the dark room and signaling to Ma San and Sun Qian.

"General?" the two hesitated to ask.

"The power of Tao is boundless and has awakened within him—do not stand in the way, let us make room," Zhao Congnan spoke softly.

Both felt a chill run down their spines and immediately followed Zhao Congnan to the corner.

One breath.

Two breaths.

Wu Xiaode walked out of the dark room.

He stood still, then suddenly turned his head to look at the three men.

"General, I am Dark," he said.

"Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth—are always there, while Wind, Thunder, Light, Dark, Sound—are not common. I am ashamed that I know nothing of the Dark; you will have to explore it on your own," Zhao Congnan replied.

Wu Xiaode raised his hand and gently supported his long sword, whispering,

"No worries, I am now very clear on how to use such abilities."

"Good, do whatever you want to do—whatever you all do is beyond our ordinary people’s understanding. But I hope you remember one thing," Zhao Congnan said.

Wu Xiaode looked at him.

Zhao Congnan clenched his teeth firmly, a burning resolve in his eyes, and calmly stated,

"In the year 3761 of the Human Emperor Era, the border city was breached by demons, leaving corpses of a hundred thousand civilians scattered across the land."

Wu Xiaode nodded and walked out of the pancake shop.

The world before his eyes became utterly still.

On the streets, corpses were everywhere, with bones and blood flowing long distances.

Wu Xiaode’s gaze shifted slightly as he took a step forward.

Ice crystal letters jumped:

"You have activated ’Omniscience’."

In an instant, the streets littered with corpses transformed into the mountains of the afterlife, where the long road was filled with people walking numbly.

"So you are all here," Wu Xiaode said.

The surrounding crowd looked at him.

After a moment’s thought, he drew his long sword and held it high, declaring, "Those without resentment may go and be reborn. To those who wish for revenge—lend me your strength."

"Multiple" activated!

In a flash, a wall of illusion appeared behind Wu Xiaode.

—The Wish Wall!

The crowd around him silently watched.

Suddenly, a man in a soldier’s uniform stepped forward, pressing his bloodied hands against the wall.

"All... to you, for my vengeance."

He spoke with a hoarse voice.

An invisible force flowed from his hand into the Wish Wall.

After this force left his body, his figure became even more emaciated, as if it might disperse at any moment.

"Too much, you should leave a bit for yourself," Wu Xiaode said.

"My only wish is for that Jiao dragon to die—if it weren’t for it, we could have won," the man said in a deep voice.

"I understand," Wu Xiaode said.

He looked around at the crowd.

He saw people stepping forward one after another, pressing their hands against the Wish Wall.

After doing this, they didn’t speak, only looked at Wu Xiaode.

Wu Xiaode continued to move forward.

The Wish Wall stretched along the sides of the mountains with his steps, allowing all the deceased to see its existence.

Wu Xiaode didn’t speak.

He simply held the Desert Sword high, stepping forward one step at a time.

As he passed each soul, no matter man or woman, old or young, child or pregnant woman, soldier or butcher, scholar and errand runner, they all pressed their hands on the Wish Wall.

A line of ice crystal words appeared in front of Wu Xiaode’s eyes:

"’Multiple’ and ’Witnessed’ continue to work, collecting the residual power of all the slaughtered humans."

"A random Dark Element Tao Power is about to be born."

Wu Xiaode scanned the message, raised the long sword high, and took strides along the mountain path, moving forward.

Who knows how much time had passed.

Finally—

He reached the end of the road.

The masked woman stood in front of the dark waterfall, quietly watching him and the countless wailing souls behind him.

"You’ve taken their power, and with that, you’ve also taken on their last wishes and curses," the woman said.

"This is what I am willing to do, but I have one thing that baffles me—" Wu Xiaode, rubbing his chin, continued, "Do we often die so many, and then come here to be reincarnated together?"

On the Wish Wall behind him, a dark fire filled with a somber air manifested.

Lines of ice crystal words appeared:

"The fire of curses and wishes."

"You’ve collected the power of a hundred thousand souls and have borne their wishes and curses, if you cannot fulfill their wishes, this power will become a curse upon you."

The masked woman after listening, spoke in response:

"It’s common for human cities to be breached—after all, demons feed on humans, and many higher-level beings trample humans beneath them—"

"It is the eternal fate of humanity."

Wu Xiaode thought for a few moments and then pressed the Desert Sword against the Wish Wall.

The somber dark flames immediately entered the Desert Sword and gradually vanished from sight.

"One last question—do you want the Jiao dragon?" he asked without turning back.

"You’ve awakened Tao Power? However, there are some in the Human Race just like you, they might have such power, but they’re not adept at fighting," the woman with the Evil Ghost mask shook her head and said.

"My leader praised me as good in battle," Wu Xiaode said seriously.

"Are you really confident?" the woman asked.

"To tell the truth, not really confident, but I will try," Wu Xiaode said.

"—Unless it’s on the brink of death, I won’t act," the woman with the Evil Ghost mask said.

"On the brink of death, huh, that’s a good condition, shall we agree on that?" Wu Xiaode said.

The woman thought about it and nodded, "That’s fine."

"How do I find you?"

"My real name is Liu Ling, if you have the ability to summon me to the human world, and the Jiao dragon is indeed on the brink of death, then I will make a move."

"Alright."

Wu Xiaode sheathed the Desert Sword and turned to look at the countless souls in the mountains.

A hundred thousand souls.

They all watched Wu Xiaode in silence.

Wu Xiaode cracked a smile and said,

"Let’s go."

He took a step forward, dispelling "Sight Beyond Sight," and in the blink of an eye, returned to the mortal realm.

All the stagnant Demon Mist dispersed.

An endless Curse and resentment power emitted from him.

This power immediately began to turn everything around him ashen and decrepit.

Invisible power fluctuations spread, and at that moment, something in the distant sky surged towards the influence.

"Hahaha! You finally dare to show up for a battle with me!" the Dragon laughed manically in the sky.

It dived towards Wu Xiaode.

Wu Xiaode placed his hand on the Desert Sword, his eyes slightly lowered.

Two ice crystal characters emerged:

"Descend."

The very next instant.

The Dragon suddenly halted its dive, spitting out a mass of Green Fire from the air.

"Die, let the pain of being burned to ashes forever accompany your soul!" it laughed wildly in mid-air.

Wu Xiaode frowned slightly, hesitating.

—This was just a probe of Green Fire, the Dragon had not used its full strength, so it could use this type of fire again in the forthcoming battle!

The strategy, therefore, changed—

At that same moment, dark fire ignited on Wu Xiaode, taking form out of thin air and turning into a Demon King’s crown behind him.

The Dark Demon King descended!

The Dragon’s Green Fire arrived in an instant, completely engulfing Wu Xiaode.

"Immune!"

"Immune!"

"Immune!"

"Immune!"

"Immune!"

"All Spells under the Law can’t harm the Dark Demon King!"

"Be advised, if the enemy increases the fire’s power, it may surpass the limit of the Law, thus being able to harm you."

Wu Xiaode’s countenance remained unchanged.

—It was exactly because it was the enemy’s probe that he chose to withstand the blow with the body of the Demon King.

This would leave the enemy with an impression—

Probing is useless!

Either come at me with full strength or be struck down by this human once more!

Within the sea of blue fire, suddenly, a shadow shot up into the sky.

The Dragon, quick to react, snapped at the shadow.

Crack!

The shadow shattered instantly.

—But it was a fake bronze puppet!

"Actually, I’m behind you."

A voice came from behind the Dragon.

"You think I didn’t know that?" the Dragon roared furiously, its body moving with unimaginable speed, flickering in an instant to have its head facing the voice.

It spit out an even stronger blue flame.

"Aaaahhh—"

The person screamed miserably, his figure completely consumed by the flames.

In the high sky shrouded by the silent Demon Mist.

Wu Xiaode stood motionless on a bronze hand, quietly observing the scene.

—The scale of this Green Fire was already the Dragon’s full effort.

Therefore, its ability entered a cooldown period.

Three minutes!

Watching the bronze man being burned to nothing by the Green Fire, Wu Xiaode finally drew the Desert Sword and whispered,

"State your desires."

Sounds from a hundred thousand spirits rose from the Desert Sword one after another:

"...Vengeance."

"Vengeance!"

"Vengeance!!!"

Screams of the anguished and despairing spirits thundered continuously, making the sword nearly impossible to hold.

Wu Xiaode placed a hand lightly on the blade, letting blood soak into it, and whispered:

"Agreed."

The sword immediately stilled.

In that moment, all was silent.

Wu Xiaode leaped downward, passing through the great expanse of sky, heading straight for the Dragon.

The wind howled ceaselessly by his ears.

He clenched the sword.

Just as the Dragon exerted its full strength to release Green Fire, a light chuckle suddenly reached its ears:

"Don’t move."

—An Enchanting Demon!

The Dragon froze momentarily in mid-air.

But it was prepared; layers of extraordinary natural runes emerged on its scales.

Then Wu Xiaode’s sword arrived.

One line of ice crystals recited—

"Now releasing special Dark Element Tao Power."

The sword flashed with a dismal light, cleaving from heaven to earth, creating a world filled with the Power of Death.

"Useless! I am protected by the Dragon God Talisman—" the Dragon bellowed.

Although it couldn’t see Wu Xiaode, it felt the attack coming.

Lucky for the Dragon, the strength of a newly Awakening Cultivator was still not enough.

Lucky indeed.

The enemy couldn’t harm it!

—The battle was its victory!

"I love enemies who are as candid as you," came a voice from the Void.

Wu Xiaode suddenly sheathed his sword.

The newly emerged world retracted with the movement, returning into the Desert Sword.

Only to see Wu Xiaode perched on a bronze hand in mid-air, his form dashing forth with all his might—

Hundred-mile Illusion Body Step!

He shot through the air like a whirlwind, smashing straight into the Dragon’s gaping maw filled with sharp teeth.

And continue he did!

Wu Xiaode plunged headlong deeper inside.

Before the Dragon could react, he had already charged through the deep throat and into its belly.

The sword slashed out once again.

Phenomena burst forth from the blade!

In an instant, a row of ice crystals sprung forth:

"You’ve released the special Dark Element Tao Power:"

"Tao-Netherworld Cave Heaven."

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