Abundant Martial Arts Virtue
Chapter 431 - 385: The Secret Realm Reopens, Heroic Spirits Gather!

Chapter 431: Chapter 385: The Secret Realm Reopens, Heroic Spirits Gather!

The matriarch stood deep in the bamboo forest, looking at the original location of the courtyard.

A flatland...

"I felt the absolute severing, but I didn’t feel any other ’End’."

She mused, "Which means, Arian didn’t even use the End to defeat his father."

"Yes, matriarch." The servant said.

"What did he use then?"

"Human Emperor’s Tao Power."

"Hmph, no wonder the Family Head wants the Human Emperor’s Secret Realm and the true teachings..."

The matriarch said emotionlessly and turned to walk deeper into the bamboo forest.

On that flatland, in a corner unseen by anyone.

A mongrel dog squatted in the shade of the bamboo, paws holding a rectangular, dark blue piece of bone, facing towards where the matriarch had left.

Little Bone!

It was shrouded in mist, clearly using the identity of "Shadow Followers" to borrow the Silent Demon Mist from Wu Xiaode.

As for the dark blue bone it held in its paws, that was obviously the Bone Phone 1.

After the matriarch left, it fiddled with the Bone Phone 1 for a while, and then placed it by its ear and said:

"Did you see that? I’ve sent the content I just recorded to your Book of the Dead."

Little Wu’s voice came from the Bone Phone 1:

"I saw it. Good job, Little Bone."

"Should I go further into this castle to explore and at least figure out exactly what level that Family Head is?" Little Bone asked.

"Silent Demon Mist only allows you to go undetected, but if you encounter damage-inflicting Magic, you could still be caught. Forget it, come back." Wu Xiaode said.

"All right then."

Little Bone said.

It hung up the phone—no, hung up the Bone Phone 1.

Elsewhere.

Human Emperor’s Secret Realm.

Wu Xiaode summoned the Shadow Followers.

Little Bone "whooshed" into existence before him.

"Why come back to the Human Emperor’s Secret Realm?" Little Bone asked.

"Just rest for now. Once the two Angels wake up, we’ll go see Abner." Wu Xiaode said.

He suddenly remembered something.

Yes, there was still one thing he had not done.

"There is a heroic figure whose skeleton is still trapped in the wall. We need to take her bones out and bury them in the city," Wu Xiaode said.

He closed the Book of the Dead and flew towards Qin City.

After a short while.

He arrived in front of the city gates.

By then, the demons had been repelled, and the city was in need of restoration. Everywhere he looked, there were crowds busy rebuilding various structures.

Wu Xiaode went straight to the City Lord Mansion, and with a flash of his eyes, he immediately saw the red-robed skeleton still sitting cross-legged with her hand resting on her cheek, deep down inside the wall.

Wu Xiaode activated the power of "Seeing the Ultimate," instantly passing through all obstacles and arriving inside the hidden chamber within the wall.

This was the City Lord of Qin City.

To prevent being forced by Arian and Caijing to divulge the secrets of the Human Emperor and facing the city’s fall, she preferred to take her own life here.

Wu Xiaode respectfully bowed before the skeleton and spoke:

"Your Excellency, I have done what you entrusted to me."

"Qin City has also been preserved."

"Please rest in peace."

As his words ended,

The Book of the Dead suddenly opened, revealing two lines of ice crystal small print:

"You have triggered a special Human Emperor quest:"

"Burial."

"Description: Listen to her, and then make a decision."

—How is there still a quest?

Right now, he only wanted to help the City Lord to be buried, yet he could trigger a hidden quest.

The Human Emperor was really too cunning. Not only were the task reminders completely useless, but they also easily misled people.

A woman in a long dress silently appeared in front of the skeleton.

It was the City Lord of Qin City.

She held a painted fan over her face, revealing only a pair of beautiful eyes as she looked at Wu Xiaode.

"How many demons have you killed?"

She asked.

"I’ve killed several waves of demon armies assaulting Qin City, one out of three major demons, my friend killed another, and an outsider was forced to stay here by the Human Emperor’s Power to do good deeds." Wu Xiaode replied.

"You have already received the Human Emperor’s Tao Power... The Human Emperor’s Secret Realm is about to face a choice," the City Lord continued.

"A choice?" Wu Xiaode asked, puzzled.

The City Lord showed a look of reminiscence and spoke softly: " ’Heaven and Earth, the Human Emperor reigns’—once you become the successor of the Human Emperor, the entire Human Emperor’s Secret Realm is yours. But if people find out about this, it can work against you."

"Your Excellency, I don’t understand," Wu Xiaode said.

"There will be countless people vying for the Human Emperor’s Secret Realm. There are too many treasures here, and as long as you are alive, all these treasures are yours," the City Lord said.

"So—what do I do now?" Wu Xiaode asked.

He was still too weak now to protect the Human Emperor’s belongings.

"When no one has obtained the Human Emperor’s Inheritance, everyone is very polite, afraid of offending the Human Emperor, thereby failing the mission and missing out on the treasures; now that you have been confirmed as the successor of the Human Emperor, others will immediately turn into robbers," the City Lord said as she waved her fan and continued:

"You have two options:"

"First, take away all the treasures of the Human Emperor’s Secret Realm and then find a way to settle the humans here in another world;"

"Second, make this secret realm completely hidden, so that even you cannot find it, until one day, you have enough strength to protect it."

Wu Xiaode thought for less than a moment before making a decision.

"Right now, I’m absolutely unable to settle so many of the Human Race, and what would it matter if I had all the treasures on me? I would still have to wait until I grow stronger."

He smiled and said, "Let this secret realm be thoroughly concealed."

The City Lord calmly watched him and asked, "Are you sure?"

"Sure." Wu Xiaode said.

The City Lord suddenly shook his head as if deflated and spoke softly, "I apologize for asking you such a foolish question."

"Ah? Huh?" Wu Xiaode was bewildered.

"The task given to me by the Human Emperor was to wait for you within these walls and then issue such a task," the City Lord said.

Wu Xiaode spread his hands and said, "So this was just a test question? The world won’t actually change according to what I say?"

"Would the Human Emperor have nothing better to do than give out tasks like a volunteer?" Wu Xiaode complained dissatisfied.

"Who says otherwise—now let me tell you. If you had chosen 1, he would have said you were blinded by greed, indifferent to the fate of others, and he would have kicked you out of the Human Emperor’s Secret Realm, then concealed the secret realm so no one could find it," the City Lord explained.

"Isn’t that the same as the second option I chose?" Wu Xiaode shrugged and said.

The City Lord apologetically responded, "Yes, you didn’t choose 1 but 2. As a result, the Human Emperor’s Secret Realm will undergo another transformation."

"What kind of transformation?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"—What do you think the Human Emperor likes to do the most?" asked the City Lord.

"Issuing tasks that nobody even knows what they are about; isn’t that what he’s doing?" Wu Xiaode said.

"Yes, the Human Emperor’s Secret Realm is about to awaken... It will become a world inhabited by Heroic Spirits, welcoming all beings to explore and undertake any tasks," the City Lord said.

"That sounds utterly boring; I won’t be coming next time," Wu Xiaode declared.

"No, you will come because the Human Emperor has left a very distinguished NPC position for you."

"...Can I refuse?" he asked.

"Come, at least in this grand act of creation you already have an edge; you can exist in this world as the Demon Suppression General and be the first to explore the ’gate’ of this world."

"Gate?"

Wu Xiaode suddenly remembered what the matron had also mentioned about a gate.

She had said the Human Emperor’s Secret Realm was the "gate" to other secret realms.

"In the last cataclysm, all living beings were destroyed, but the strongest beings figured out a method of continuation at the last moment."

"—Transforming into Heroic Spirits."

"Yes, as Heroic Spirits, they could continue to maintain consciousness."

"The truly outstanding Heroic Spirits found a place of refuge, by which they barely avoided the cataclysm."

"Now, the cataclysm descends once again."

"All living beings, no matter how strong, seek that sanctuary."

"The Human Emperor’s Secret Realm is the clue left by the spirits for all beings."

"Now it is ready to present itself before the beings of the infinite worlds, guiding them to meet with the Heroic Spirits."

"The Heroic Spirits are also ready to join in this battle against the cataclysm."

Wu Xiaode, deeply moved, couldn’t help asking:

"The Heroic Spirits could continue to hide from the cataclysm in that place of refuge, so why do they have to appear in the world?"

"I am not certain of that. Now take out your Human Emperor’s Token." the City Lord commanded.

Wu Xiaode did as instructed and took out the Human Emperor’s Token.

The City Lord chanted a spell over the Human Emperor’s Token.

No sooner had he finished chanting than the pitch-black Human Emperor’s Token turned into a golden badge, with countless characters rapidly flashing upon it.

"When the secret realm reopens, you can use this to reach the all-new, Heroic Spirit-filled Human Emperor’s Secret Realm."

"Furthermore, you can use any identity within the new secret realm, change at will, and the entire secret realm will recognize it."

"—This is the reward the Human Emperor gives you for answering correctly," the City Lord explained.

Wu Xiaode looked at the golden badge, took a breath, and pocketed it.

Quickly stow it away.

A new era is about to arrive.

With this token, and relying on the Demon Suppression Battle Armor, won’t I be able to stride across the secret realm?

"Thank you for the information. I shall now bury your remains. Do you have any last requests?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Do not touch my bones; I still need them to issue other hidden plots to those who come after," the City Lord said.

"Ah, is that so?" Wu Xiaode said somewhat speechlessly.

"Yes, the Human Emperor and those strong beings are just that boring," the City Lord replied.

Lines of ice crystal text suddenly appeared before Wu Xiaode’s eyes:

"The current secret realm is about to close; it will usher in a new evolution."

"Please exit immediately."

Wu Xiaode read the message at a glance and bowed to the City Lord, saying:

"Then I shall take my leave, farewell."

"One more thing," the City Lord said.

"Please speak," Wu Xiaode said.

The City Lord approached him and whispered in his ear:

"You do not understand who you are."

"Who I am..." Wu Xiaode asked confusedly.

"You are the future Human Emperor," the City Lord revealed.

Wu Xiaode froze.

The City Lord continued:

"Nothing can bind you, for you will become the king of the Human Race;"

"If there are laws in the world, you are the world’s laws; if judgment is needed, you are the judgment."

"The Human Emperor of the past era recognized this and passed everything on to you."

"So go and do what you think is right."

"The Heroic Spirits will witness your actions, waiting for the truly mighty ones to emerge from the ages."

"They will fight alongside you to overcome the great trial."

The City Lord gave Wu Xiaode a strong push.

In an instant.

Wu Xiaode flew backward, about to hit the wall, but the wall suddenly dissolved into blurry lines and vanished behind him like a fleeting dream.

The entire world disappeared.

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