Abundant Martial Arts Virtue
Chapter 422 - 376: Defend the City!

Chapter 422: Chapter 376: Defend the City!

The evidence is in hand!

As long as this video is released, everyone will think that Arian of the Destruction Council, the Shangmo family, was killed by Caijing.

No one will be able to trace it back to us!

Wu Xiaode felt a wave of relief wash over him as he took a bite of the fruit.

—The Enchanting Demon Goddess Skadi held a washed Frost Snow Fruit in her hand, feeding it to Wu Xiaode.

Wu Xiaode couldn’t move at all.

He could only stand there, eating the fruit bite by bite.

—This was a treasure from the dragon Fafnir’s collection, eat one less one, but now he couldn’t afford to care.

The fruit was finished.

"Do you feel better, Master?" the Enchanting Demon Goddess asked.

"...I do feel like it has replenished a lot of my strength, but with my own power, I’ve recently overexerted myself far beyond the limits of my body and soul," Wu Xiaode sighed.

The Book of the Dead opened, revealing the page titled "Shadow Followers."

This page had two cards.

Storm Mage Xiao Baihong.

Ghost Queen Audrey.

Wu Xiaode smiled wryly, "Queen, save me."

Audrey looked at him, surprised, "What has happened to you?"

She leapt out from the card and landed in front of Wu Xiaode, grasping his hand.

"Such depletion... What have you done?"

In the midst of speaking, Audrey gave Skadi a sideways glance.

Skadi just shrugged, remaining silent.

Wu Xiaode quickly explained, "Don’t misunderstand, here’s what happened..."

He recounted the whole story from start to finish.

"By the way, are you interested in learning Tao Power?" Wu Xiaode asked her.

"No, I follow the ’Advent’ path, and while it hasn’t been successful yet, there’s actually a way to solve your current condition," Audrey said.

"What method?"

"Advanced—it will enhance your strength and greatly increase the endurance of your body and soul, which can help alleviate the problems from your overexertion," Audrey explained.

"Good, I’ll participate in the Death Trial right away!" Wu Xiaode exclaimed joyfully.

"If you’re not in a rush, I suggest you take part in the classic Death Trial."

"I wish I could, but I’m in a hurry right now," Wu Xiaode sighed.

Caijing herself is capable of traveling through various worlds.

Once she finds a method to return from the Death World to the Human Emperor’s Secret Realm—

"Demon Suppression General, you wouldn’t want Qin City to fall into my hands either,"

Wu Xiaode shuddered, almost able to visualize that scenario.

Damn it.

Can’t give her a chance!

"Let’s go with the general Death Trial; I’m short on time," Wu Xiaode said.

"Fine, I’ll accompany you to avoid anyone causing you trouble," Audrey said.

Wu Xiaode had an intent thought.

The Book of the Dead immediately burst into a blaze of light, enveloping him.

The next instant.

He disappeared.

...

In a certain Death World.

Lvl 50 undead gathered in front of a spire.

An authoritative voice came from the spire:

"This Death Trial will be presided over by the Witch Demon Pessos, listen closely everyone—"

Before the voice finished, there was a "swoosh," and a youth appeared in front of the spire.

"Excuse me, is this the Level 50 trial?"

The youth asked an adjacent undead.

A regal woman quietly appeared beside him.

Ghost Queen Audrey!

"Who’s in charge here? Come out, we’re short on time!" Audrey demanded.

The doors of the spire thundered open.

A man in a dark robe, exuding an ominous aura, bowed slightly towards the two.

"Respected Queen and Bright Ghost Sir, please come in, let’s talk first," he said.

Audrey casually waved her hand, and Wu Xiaode floated up, following her into the spire.

Boom—the

doors closed again.

Audrey immediately spoke up:

"There are no tricks or plots aimed at you—we’re in a hurry, just let Bright Ghost finish the trial, and then we can leave immediately."

The Witch Demon quickly walked to a long table and handed a large box from the table to Audrey.

"Given your rare visit, here are some gifts from the trial, please accept them," he said earnestly.

Audrey casually waved her hand, and the large box opened instantly, revealing a collection of quite decent treasures.

"You are thoughtful," Audrey said.

"Well—seeing as you are in a hurry, let’s grant permission to advance," the Witch Demon glanced at Wu Xiaode, nodding and bowing.

The Book of the Dead immediately opened in front of Wu Xiaode, revealing rows of ice crystal small text:

"Advancement successful."

"Current Soul Power: 51/51, including 8 points of Eternal Soul Power."

"You have acquired the Death Law of the Witch Demon lineage."

"Now you can evolve one skill."

Wu Xiaode moved slightly.

"How is it?" Audrey asked.

"I can barely move one hand," Wu Xiaode sighed.

He could only move the fingers of one hand now, his body still stiff.

"If your fingers can move, it means you’re on the right track. You need to advance further!" Audrey asserted.

"Let’s go back and settle the matter first!" Wu Xiaode said.

—He couldn’t even care about advancing his skills; he immediately wanted to go back.

"Let’s go!" Audrey said.

The two of them vanished in a flash from in front of the Witch Demon.

It took a while for the Witch Demon to breathe a sigh of relief and then it took out a handkerchief to wipe the cold sweat on its forehead.

"Damn, that scared me to death..."

It leaned on the couch and said with lingering fear.

...

Human Emperor’s Secret Realm.

In a flash.

Wu Xiaode appeared in a forest on the outskirts of Qin City.

"Quick, hurry up, Audrey, copy the data from my phone so that people from many worlds can download it freely."

Wu Xiaode handed over his phone, urging her.

"I do know some platforms that connect many worlds; let me try!" Audrey said.

"Don’t mention the name of the Destruction Council, or it would seem a little deliberate."

"Okay."

She copied the video from the phone and then uploaded it to some platforms connecting various worlds.

"How is it?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Not many people are downloading..." Audrey replied.

"What name did you give the video?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Netherworld Life and Death Battle."

"I wouldn’t feel interested in clicking on that title. Change it to ’Divine Girl’s Retirement Work: Time Stops—Killing the Beloved Man!’"

"What kind of odd title is that... Okay, changed it."

"Is anyone downloading it now?"

"Strange, why did the downloads suddenly jump to thousands?" Audrey said, puzzled.

She checked the interface and saw the downloads were still increasing rapidly.

Wu Xiaode stood in the midst of the mist, looking toward the distant Qin City, a trace of worry flashing in his eyes.

"What are you worried about?" Audrey asked.

"I don’t know if it’s too late... I hope Caijing hasn’t moved too swiftly," Wu Xiaode said.

Just as he finished speaking, he suddenly saw a woman covered with venomous snakes appear over the skies of Qin City.

—Caijing!

"Arian! Come out here!"

Caijing yelled loudly in midair.

Wu Xiaode watched her, a hint of reminiscence flashing in his eyes.

Through the teachings of the Human Emperor, it was known that the Master of Time had died.

The absence of such a primary Law was causing numerous problems.

—Caijing’s ability to use time-related skills must be flawed.

If he were able to move now, he might dare to face her, despite the significant risk of battle.

"If you don’t show yourself, I’ll destroy all the humans in this city, and turn this place to ashes!"

Caijing continued shouting.

Magic waves erupted from her hands.

It seemed things had reached this point!

Regrettably, the task he had assigned to her didn’t include an option for compulsory expulsion upon failure.

"Audrey," Wu Xiaode said.

"I’m here, Little Wu," the Ghost Queen replied.

"I’ll give you the power of Dark Tao Power from the Netherworld Grotto Heaven. Try to hold her back; in a critical moment, the Demon Gods by my side will save you at all costs," Wu Xiaode said.

The Ghost Queen Audrey, arms crossed, smiled and said:

"No problem. Maybe after I’ve used your Tao Power, I might have an insight and break through the current level limitations."

Wu Xiaode glanced at the Book of the Dead.

Immediately, a line of ice crystal text appeared on the Book of the Dead:

"You have shared your ability: Dark Tao Power, with your Shadow Follower: Audrey."

Audrey’s beautiful eyes suddenly widened.

Boom—

A tremendous aura burst from her, spreading endlessly in all directions.

"I’m going in," she declared.

"Be careful," Wu Xiaode said.

No sooner had he spoken than the two Demon Gods by his side along with the Skeleton Dragon entered battle mode.

Audrey took out a magic wand, ready to rise into the air.

Just then, an unexpected change occurred—

The grey sky suddenly tore open, displaying a burning large hole.

Boom boom boom!

With the glow of destruction, several men in red robes appeared.

The leader swept his gaze over and spotted Caijing at once.

"Quicksand Goddess, you killed one of our top councilors of the Destruction Council. Now come and meet your fate."

As he spoke, the several men behind him began to attack.

"Wait a minute—"

Caijing didn’t finish speaking when a world flashed from a great distance, transporting her away from mid-air.

"My lord, what about this place?" another man asked.

"Let’s not worry about the Human Emperor’s Secret Realm for now; let’s go and kill Caijing and use her head to pay tribute to our top councilor Arian."

"Yes!"

They stepped back and vanished into the Void.

All was calm once more.

On the ground amid the mist, all who had been ready for battle were stunned.

The earth dog suddenly opened the search bar, its paws tapping rapidly, and it said:

"Let me search for the most appropriate way to celebrate."