Abundant Martial Arts Virtue
Chapter 410 - 364: As I Expected...

Chapter 410: Chapter 364: As I Expected...

The wind, became a blur.

With the long sword in hand, raised high, its edge burst forth with the unwilling wails of ten thousand souls.

"I don’t want to die!"

"Demons! You killed my family!"

"You ate me!"

"Why did you kill us!"

"Vengeance! I demand vengeance—"

"Vengeance!"

"All come for vengeance!"

The gray light flared from the long sword, moving with the blade, and split forth the illusion of a world with a single slash.

Tao-Netherworld Grotto Heaven!

"Explanation: Where the Tao’s attack arrives, all life force is extinguished, turning to dead matter."

"Additionally, all your powers can manifest in this world, allowing you to use them more effectively."

"—From life to death."

The sword’s edge sliced through flesh and blood.

In an instant, flesh and blood decomposed and vanished, leaving only bones.

Dragon bone!

Wu Xiaode strode forward, his long sword slicing open the lengthy body of the dragon.

Wherever he passed, all flesh was erased to nothingness, leaving only dragon bones.

The world, ghostly in its illusion, slowly unfolded from where he had slashed.

From outside came the roar of the dragon:

"No, you will not defeat me—"

The next moment.

The long sword was suddenly clamped by two pieces of bones.

Wu Xiaode tried to slash forward with force, only to find he had reached the position of the dragon’s tail.

Those two pieces of bone were the last two bones of the dragon’s tail.

Outside the bones, there were still scales and flesh—

That was the last living part of the dragon’s body.

Without the flesh gone, the dragon would not die!

"Aaaaaah!"

Wu Xiaode roared in anger, gripping the Desert Sword tightly, and swung forward with all his might.

The two pieces of bones were instantly split open.

The long sword cut through the last of the dragon’s flesh.

The dragon’s roars ceased abruptly, its form reduced to a complete skeleton, wandering restlessly in mid-air.

"You think you can kill me like this? Laughable, I possess the Dragon God Soul Suppressing power within me, once I have slain a million from the Human Race, I will reforge my flesh and blood!"

It bit viciously towards the Void.

At this moment, Wu Xiaode fell through the gaps between the bones, the long sword in his hand continuously emitting the illusory light and shadow of the world.

Clang!

Wu Xiaode, holding his sword, was struck and sent flying.

He tucked the sword behind him without a word and reached out his hand into the void.

Several lines of ice crystal characters leapt out:

"You have activated the descent technique: Death God’s Embrace."

"Explanation: By the will of blood and spirit, immediately summon your chosen target, allowing it to appear in its prime state and fight for you."

"During the ’descent,’ ’Death God’s Embrace’ can only be activated once."

It was not until then that Wu Xiaode softly uttered two words:

"Liu Ling."

Liu Ling was the masked woman on Naihe Road who guided the souls of the dead to reincarnation.

A flash in the Void.

Endless, silent Demon Mist quietly emerged, ready to obscure Wu Xiaode’s whereabouts at any moment.

Simultaneously.

The Void opened on both sides, revealing the rugged path leading up to Naihe Mountain.

At the peak, before an infinite grey cascade, a masked woman softly said:

"You’ve truly summoned me to the mortal realm."

"Unfortunately..."

She leaped into the sky of the yang world, her hands forming countless handprints.

Beams of Divine Light fell from her hands, infusing the dragon’s body.

The dragon shuddered all over, its flesh and Scale Armor restored.

The woman called Liu Ling glanced at Wu Xiaode and said:

"Demons have an agreement with our Netherworld. If they release the souls of the Human Race for reincarnation, we must save them on one occasion."

"Now I am merely fulfilling the covenant between the two realms; I hope you understand."

With its strength completely restored, the dragon roared with laughter as it moved restlessly across the sky:

"Boy, just so you know, if it weren’t for our fear of the Human Race’s extinction and the subsequent lack of food, not even your souls would have a chance to escape!"

"The Netherworld realm has no choice but to listen to us."

"Now, you have awakened a power that has something to do with the Netherworld—"

"Although Tao Power is strong, you have nowhere to go!"

The dragon danced endlessly in the air, incessantly observing Wu Xiaode’s movements, trying to detect any emotional fluctuation.

This kid is too cunning!

The first time it was struck was when the sword was hidden in the bronze hand.

Just now, it was evident it had the Divine Dragon Armor shield on, yet he had directly burrowed into its mouth.

—Fighting with such a person, one must be constantly vigilant, otherwise, it is all too easy to come undone in the most unexpected of places!

For the moment, the dragon released several tentative attacks.

And yet, within the void, a Demon God lurked in the shadows, thwarting all these attacks, ensuring they didn’t harm Wu Xiaode in the slightest.

The more wary the dragon became, the more it secretly built up its strength, contemplating how to kill Little Wu.

"Creature of the Netherworld, kill him for me!"

It roared at the masked woman.

With her expression hidden by the mask, she replied in an icy tone:

"Our agreement was only to save you once. Beyond that, if you dare give me orders again, you will be violating the covenant, and I will kill you."

The dragon grunted upon sensing her aura, moving a short distance away from her.

Meanwhile, Wu Xiaode.

He remained silent, simply looking down at the long sword in his hands.

—From the moment "Tao-Netherworld Grotto Heaven" was invoked, the long sword had been emanating the illusory light and shadow of the Netherworld.

A wall, reaching from earth to heaven, emerged before the world.

Wall of Sighs!

One after another, bloody handprints gradually appeared on the wall, soon saturating every part of the visible spectrum.

Until the entire Wall of Sighs turned blood red—

"You seem to have misunderstood one thing."

Wu Xiaode finally spoke, "Do you think this is my first encounter with the Netherworld?"

He snapped his fingers.

In an instant, a loud "bang" resounded through the sky.

Nine stars shone in the sky, arrayed above the Wishing Wall, radiating a dazzling splendor.

Lines of ice crystal characters quickly flashed:

"All sacrificed souls gather here with wishes and curses converging on this wall."

"Your Tao-Netherworld Cave Heaven has opened."

"Having undergone several spirit descents, you’ve become quite adept at this."

"You’ve gained the recognition of a hundred thousand souls."

"The Book of the Dead has finally been opened to its rightful use:

"Resonance."

"The book has resonated with a hundred thousand souls and will extract valuable Martial Arts from them."

"You’ve mastered the Thousand-Mile Illusion God Steps;"

"You’ve mastered the Hundred Victories Fist Skill;"

"You’ve mastered Water Stepping Wave;"

"You’ve mastered the Arcing Volley;"

"You’ve mastered the Three Shadows Slash;"

"..."

What use was this?

Although these Martial Arts were powerful, the Human Race warriors who had mastered them were all dead in battle.

In other words—

With these Martial Arts of mere mortals, it was impossible to defeat the Dragon!

Wu Xiaode had a thought.

A wall of pitch-black appeared beside him.

The Wall of Sighs!

This was a wall specially used to store and upgrade Death Skills!

"Sacrifice all acquired skills."

Wu Xiaode commanded.

—At the beginning, Wu Xiaode had also sacrificed other skills to enhance the Death Skills on the Wall of Sighs.

But ever since he obtained the power of wishes, he seldom did so.

This moment.

The Wall of Sighs finally reverted to its original purpose.

The endless Martial Arts disappeared from the Wishing Wall, all appearing on the Wall of Sighs, and vanished in a flash.

They were all consumed.

In their place—

"Congratulations."

"Your Death Skill, ’Eternal Fall Demon Hand,’ has undergone a significant evolution."

"It has achieved an evolution concerning death."

"You’ve obtained a brand-new Death Skill:"

"Sealing Hand."

"Note: From now on, the bronze hand has fully absorbed your Tao Power, possessing the traits of your current power."

"Wherever the Sealing Hand strikes, all life is extinguished, transformed into death."

"Activation prerequisite:"

"You must strike the opponent with your bare hands."

All the characters flashed by.

The entire Netherworld shadow created by the sword completely disappeared.

—It had been utterly drained by Wu Xiaode’s Death Skill, "Sealing Hand"!

From this moment on, Tao Power attacks would be Wu Xiaode’s fists!

Wu Xiaode sheathed his Desert Sword, rolled up his sleeves, assumed a boxing stance, and said:

"Liu Ling, next—"

Liu Ling interrupted him, saying directly, "Our pact with the demons of the Netherworld is complete; now it’s time for my pact with you."

"Good."

Wu Xiaode uttered a word, and his entire form suddenly vanished.

"Damn it, not this trick again."

The Dragon roared furiously, its body once again covered in dense runes, and its mouth immediately clamped shut.

—You little dead thing, don’t even think about getting into my stomach again!

The very next moment.

It suddenly felt something gripping its mouth firmly.

A bulky and enormous shape appeared in the Void.

The One-eyed Bronze Giant!

The Giant emerged from the Void, mouth wide open, biting down hard on the Dragon’s mouth.

Since the Dragon’s mouth and nostrils were connected, it meant—

The Bronze Giant’s bite directly blocked the Dragon’s mouth and nostrils!

"Whew whew whew whew whew!"

The Dragon struggled in the air, desperately scratching at the Bronze Giant with its claws.

The Bronze Giant was covered in wounds, yet it clung tightly to the Dragon’s head, biting down without the slightest relaxation.

The Dragon darted wildly through the sky, occasionally dragging the Bronze Giant towards the ground, causing large dents in the Giant’s body.

What it couldn’t see was—

In a haze of fog, Ulysses had twenty gold bricks tied above his head and was ceaselessly spreading Divine Light with his hands to heal the wounds of the One-eyed Giant.

The two rolled and tumbled in the sky, clashing everywhere across the city, and the struggle lasted for half an hour.

Too much time had passed.

The One-eyed Giant couldn’t hurt the Dragon at all, but the Dragon had been bitten on its mouth and nose the whole time, effectively blocking its breath.

This wouldn’t kill it.

But as an instinct, having the nose and mouth sealed for a long time was still very irritating.

—Finally!

With a violent shake of its head, the Dragon finally threw off the One-eyed Giant.

"Hiss—ha—"p>

It instinctively took a deep breath.

As if it had been rehearsed in advance, a shadow seized the moment, silently entering its mouth, and along with that breath, passed through the throat.

The Dragon realized what was happening and immediately shut its mouth.

But it was too late.

A male voice came from inside its belly:

"The leader indeed had foresight—"

"I am indeed a skilled fighter."

Thud.

A dull sound of a punch echoed.

The Dragon felt a punch in its belly, causing its entire body to jerk upwards.