Abundant Martial Arts Virtue
Chapter 452 - 346: The Heart of the Gemstone

Chapter 452: Chapter 346: The Heart of the Gemstone

The sky was clear and boundless.

In the dark spire of the Council, there was a floating terrace.

Dozens of powerful professionals stood in neat rows.

— The rescue team was fully assembled.

They were undergoing the Council’s inspection before they would depart to rescue the Shangmo family.

The bigwigs were seated on a higher level, holding a list of carefully selected personnel, comparing it while looking over the terrace for the professionals representing their families.

It was still early.

But the necessary ceremonies also would take much time, so—

"Please, the Chair may speak."

"Yes, well, I shall say a few words."

"All you young candidates—"

"Remember, you are the fresh blood of the Council, the pillars of your families, the stars of tomorrow standing here after being meticulously selected by the Council."

"This time, you will represent the Council as you go to the world of the Shangmo family for the rescue..."

The Chair went on and on.

On the terrace, the reserve members listened attentively with respectful expressions.

However, they were not really listening to the Chair’s lengthy speech.

Another, older voice whispered into one of the reserve members’ ears:

"Remember, Siang possesses the Human Puppet Forging Skill. Although he has reached an agreement with the Council, the Council was still preparing related trading gems, so he did not hand over the Forging Skill."

"Family Head, I remember, my mission is to find that Forging Skill,"

the reserve member responded.

The aged voice continued:

"Right, that’s it, but if you really can’t find it, you must do another thing—"

"Most of the Shangmo family’s treasures are in the Council Bank, but some are in the display room of their castle. Go steal them, the more the better."

"Yes, Family Head!"

Almost every member of the rescue team listened carefully to the instructions of their family heads.

They were all ready and eager, just waiting for the time to strike, ready to plunder the territory of the Shangmo family extensively.

After today, the Shangmo family would cease to exist.

And these people would gain the Council’s blessings for having timely ’rescued’ a batch of precious treasures.

Everyone would stand over the corpses of the Shangmo family, welcoming a brighter and better future.

Time slowly passed.

The Chair still spoke lofty words from the high platform.

Everything was about to happen.

Suddenly.

A man in black quickly walked up to the high platform and whispered something into the Chair’s ear.

The Chair’s originally dim eyes suddenly gleamed with sharp light.

At the same time.

The family heads seemed to have received some kind of message, sincerely listening with serious expressions.

Deathly silence.

The reserve members below sensed something was amiss.

— Could it be that something had changed?

As they thought this, the event unfolded.

At first.

A not-so-loud rumbling noise came from the edge of Council City.

The high-ranking family heads continued to maintain their deathly silence.

But the meaning of this silence was completely different now.

Expressions of confusion, panic, fear, and even—

weakness appeared on their faces.

In this dead silence, time passed silently, yet no one moved.

It was as if they had no idea what to do.

A reserve member, completely perplexed, couldn’t help but glance towards the edge of the city.

"That’s where the Council Bank is located..."

he muttered to himself.

In the midst of the eerie silence, his voice abruptly broke the silence, making everyone turn to look at him.

— All the big shots are silent; what are you saying?

Knowing he misspoke, the reserve member quickly bowed his head, with cold sweat breaking out on his back.

But little did he know, his inadvertent remark had awakened everyone.

The fear in their hearts was vanquished in an instant.

The Chair bellowed:

"The bank! We must not lose the bank!"

"Everyone prepare for battle!"

The family heads sprang into action, rallying their forces.

The piercing alarm sound soared to the skies, reverberating throughout the entire Council City.

...

Council Bank.

In a family repository deep underground.

Wu Xiaode was standing on a carpet of golden sand, holding his forehead, somewhat headache-riddled as he murmured:

"Is the Shangmo family always so messy?"

The entire underground repository was like a vast palace hall, with many stairs leading to various chambers.

However, golden sand covered the floor to a depth of three to four meters, haphazardly strewn with various treasures.

— They looked utterly disorganized.

To speak indelicately, these treasures looked like they were just dumped here at random.

Was this what won Siang’s admiration from Arian’s father?

"Don’t doubt it; actually, this is the right way to store them,"

Qiong’s voice rang out.

The Book of the Dead opened, floating in front of Wu Xiaode, displaying the page of the Shadow Followers.

Qiong, held by Audrey using the skills of the Ghost World, was peering from the card, scrutinizing the situation outside.

Wu Xiaode suddenly remembered something and said, "My lady, you helped a lot in the battle, let’s split the wealth here."

A moment of silence

"No, Arian."

Qiong said, then suddenly stepped down from the card, standing by his side.

"What do you mean?" Wu Xiaode asked.

Qiong inhaled softly, her eyes laden with allure as they settled on his face.

— He must firmly grasp Arian!

He possessed three types of power and had followers like ghosts and bone dragons by his side, having escaped the certain doom.

Whether it was the previous battles or the decisions in the corridors, he had already proven he was no longer the Arian from before.

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