Abundant Martial Arts Virtue
Chapter 482 - 374: The First Heroic Spirit!

Chapter 482: Chapter 374: The First Heroic Spirit!

Wu Xiaode squatted on the windowsill and looked down.

Satan was dressed in a black shirt and wearing black-framed glasses, tapping on the keyboard with an intellectual appearance.

Besides him lay some kind of huge organ.

"Hi."

Wu Xiaode greeted.

Satan seemed to know what he was thinking and explained,

"Don’t touch that thing. It was hard enough to get my hands on it—it’s an ancient ogre Heart Core that can proliferate infinitely with energy and never perish."

"Can this thing also be used for Biological Mechas?" Wu Xiaode asked curiously.

"I’m trying," Satan said as he continued to type on the keyboard without looking up, "Let’s talk later, my analysis is entering a critical phase."

"You carry on."

Wu Xiaode jumped down from the windowsill, passed through the research lab, and walked all the way to the back where the constructs were kept.

The construct room was very spacious, filled with various strange biological constructs.

Xia Huilan had the technology for Biological Mechas, but couldn’t get these things.

It seemed that Satan, the "Learning Type Demon King," joining the research on Biological Mechas truly played a complementary role.

Walking to the end of the construct room, Wu Xiaode saw the scene revealed by "reality" -

A floating blank picture frame circled around Xia Huilan, making affectionate sounds,

"Nice sister, just sign a contract with me. I am the great, unique, world’s number one frame."

"Don’t bother me."

Xia Huilan, wearing protective goggles, said impatiently as she collected data from a bone claw.

"Why do you refuse me?" The blank picture frame asked tearfully.

Xia Huilan spoke warily,

"Who knows what you really are. Even Satan can’t see you, and none of my attacks work on you—"

"You really think I’m that easy to deceive?"

Wu Xiaode grinned.

"Sister Lan."

He called out.

"Little Wu?"

Xia Huilan turned around, and her face instantly lit up with joy, striding over to Wu Xiaode and grabbing his hands.

She was about to speak when she suddenly stepped back, her face calm,

"I’m doing a very critical experiment here, Little Wu. Please leave and come back in a few days."

Wu Xiaode had grown up with her and seeing how quickly her expression changed, he knew exactly what was on her mind.

- She had encountered that "picture frame" shaped Heroic Spirit and was momentarily unable to determine if it was a friend or foe and didn’t want to involve Wu Xiaode, which is why she spoke that way.

Sister Lan is really silly.

But I like it.

Wu Xiaode chuckled softly, not caring about the sternness and formality on her face, wrapped his arms around her, and whispered,

"Don’t worry, Sister Lan, the picture frame behind you is a friend."

Xia Huilan stiffened, then slowly relaxed.

- She believed him.

She took off her goggles and leaned on Wu Xiaode’s shoulder, her mood low,

"Everything is changing so fast, I wonder where this era is heading."

"Sister Lan, what are you worried about?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"I often think back to the days when we depended on each other—how nice it would be if we could go back to the past," Xia Huilan said.

Wu Xiaode gently stroked her hair and after a few moments of silence, he said,

"We can’t go back, Sister Lan."

Fortunately—

He had been to heaven and earth, done everything possible, from the Death Demon Cave to the Past Epoch, fought his way in and out of the Destruction Council, and even earned the Human Emperor’s affirmation and received an inheritance.

Everything was ready.

Now, as the era began its irreversible descent, the Power he could provide to everyone had emerged.

There was no need to yearn for the past anymore.

Let the painful and humble days stay forever in the heart.

The era was about to change.

Go fight.

Strive for everything you want!

Wu Xiaode’s eyes were full of fighting spirit, and he couldn’t help but hold Xia Huilan even tighter.

Xia Huilan lifted her head, her beautiful eyes giving him a light glare.

Her agile hands slipped down and pinched him gently on the waist.

"Holding me so tightly, what’s the meaning of this, hm?"

Xia Huilan asked with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile.

Wu Xiaode, sensing trouble, quickly said,

"Sister Lan, no matter how the world changes, I’m always by your side, protecting you from the wind and rain. And in the future, I want to marry you and learn new things together every night, striving for our descendants."

The first part sounded like a cheesy love line, and Xia Huilan held back a laugh without taking any action, but she twisted her hand harder after hearing the second part—

Wu Xiaode let out a pig-like squeal.

In the lab, Satan’s typing paused for a moment.

"Is it the breeding season for humans again?"

He sighed, adjusted his glasses, and began typing a new string of characters.

Unable to endure the pain, Wu Xiaode hurriedly changed the subject,

"No, listen to me, Sister Lan—I’ve got a cool thing this time. It’s the thing behind you."

Xia Huilan took the hint and asked,

"Oh? Even Satan can’t see it, but you can? What exactly is it?"

"It’s a Heroic Spirit!"

Wu Xiaode pointed at the picture frame.

Xia Huilan looked at the picture frame with him.

This is a Heroic Spirit?

Aren’t Heroic Spirits supposed to be... deceased heroes?

How is this picture frame in any way similar to a Heroic Spirit?

The picture frame suddenly jumped up and exclaimed loudly,

"Brother Wu is right, I am an extremely rare mystical surge-type Heroic Spirit. Miss, hurry up and sign a contract with me, otherwise I’ll have to go back to the Spirit Realm!"

"You know each other?" Xia Huilan glanced at the picture frame, then back at Wu Xiaode.

Wu Xiaode spread his hands and said,

"I know it’s a Heroic Spirit, but... I’m not sure because... previously..."

He was somewhat at a loss for words.

Having had 1999 Heroic Spirits within him before, how could he possibly recognize who was who?

The picture frame became anxious, pleading repeatedly, "Brother Wu, I was controlling a part of you back then, have you forgotten?"

A body part?

Xia Huilan’s face was full of question marks.

"Which body part?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Your left ear! When you fell into the abyss searching for the Death God’s key, it was I who discerned the burial site of the Death God’s key!" the picture frame declared loudly.

"So it was you!" Wu Xiaode suddenly realized.

"Hurry up and have this young lady sign with me, otherwise I’ll have to go back, I’m begging you!"

A heart-hand gesture emerged from the picture frame.

"Sign it, it should be pretty strong, and it can help you become stronger," Wu Xiaode said.

"Stronger? Of course, I’m willing, I’m just afraid of being deceived, but since you trust it—"

Xia Huilan looked at the picture frame.

—Though still somewhat doubtful.

After all, it was a picture frame. Would she have to walk around wearing a picture frame from now on?

Forget it.

For the sake of becoming stronger.

"How do I sign?" Xia Huilan asked with her arms folded.

"Are you willing to join me in facing the great calamity?" the picture frame inquired.

"What’s the holdup?" Xia Huilan questioned.

"There’s no time to explain," lamented the picture frame.

It began to fade away.

Xia Huilan glanced at Wu Xiaode.

"Quickly say you’re willing," Wu Xiaode urged.

"I’m willing," stated Xia Huilan.

Suddenly, the picture frame reappeared in front of the two, cheering:

"Great, I can finally stand at the forefront of history again, fighting with all my might against those bad guys in the great calamity!"

A surge of intense music played from around it.

Dazzling lights.

The noisy cheers from a concert.

Drumbeats!

Electro music!

"Stop," Xia Huilan said coolly.

All atmosphere froze.

"What’s wrong, lady? We’re partners now," the picture frame asked, puzzled.

Xia Huilan cleared her throat and said seriously:

"As you see, I am a scientist, and I don’t really need such fanfare. Let’s keep it straightforward, and if you can help me get stronger, then let’s discuss that without any unnecessary fluff."

—The picture frame spun around—

It seemed to dance with joy, exclaiming:

"Thrilling! I love that straightforward and cool demeanor of yours, Miss!"

"So let’s skip the transition animation and get right to the point!"

Suddenly, the picture frame expanded, growing two meters long.

It framed Xia Huilan inside it.

In that moment, its voice suddenly became serious:

"Please be patient, you are being transformed into a special human species from a past epoch."

"Why the transformation?" Xia Huilan asked.

Wu Xiaode also listened silently on the side.

—This was the first Heroic Spirit to visit the human world after the retreat of the evil spirits!

Out of so many Heroic Spirits, being the first to make an appearance probably meant it had some skills.

Let’s listen to what it has to say!

The picture frame spoke:

"Each species is born with different Soul Power. Primitive humans have only a slight amount at level one, while some species are born with several million, which is utterly unfair."

"Is the gap that big?" Xia Huilan asked.

"Absolutely, but as humans continue to evolve, the rate of Soul Power increase has become faster," the picture frame explained.

Xia Huilan suddenly looked at Wu Xiaode.

"Can you evolve him— I don’t really mind for myself, I am a researcher; he needs Soul Power more than I do," she offered.

"I can only help my Contractor evolve," the picture frame clarified.

Xia Huilan’s eyebrows flattened as she spoke, "Then I’ll dissolve our—"

The picture frame immediately interrupted her:

"No need to worry, Miss, Brother Wu has already received the Death God Inheritance, which is incredibly awesome; he doesn’t need my intervention."

"Really?" Xia Huilan asked, unconvinced.

"Brother Wu, stop her quickly, she was really about to dissolve our contract just now!" the picture frame immediately transmitted to Little Wu.

Wu Xiaode felt a headache coming on.

Xia Huilan’s determination was too strong to persuade.

"Really."

Wu Xiaode and the picture frame said in unison.

Xia Huilan then relented.

The next instant.

The picture frame suddenly shook, and in a moment, Xia Huilan transformed.

Gone was her baggy researcher’s uniform, replaced by a black cloak.

Besides, a girl silently appeared, standing cheekily by her side.

—Xia Ni!

"Eh? I was resting, how come I’ve suddenly come out?" Xia Ni rubbed her eyes and said.

Wu Xiaode had just been watching, but then his heart trembled.

The Book of the Dead now displayed a string of ice crystal letters:

"Bonephone 2 MAX has completed analysis and synchronization."

"The resulting data is as follows:"

"Quantum twin Human Race of the past epoch, now transformed Xia Huilan and her derivative as follows:"

"Twin Quantum Entities of the Human Race."

"Description:"

"1. Entropy Flow: Attack has extremely high rigidity;"

"2. Anchor: As long as one lady maintains human status, the other can transform into any species at will;"

"3. Entangled State: When one lady dies, the other can pull her back to her side instantly, restoring her to a previous moment in time."

So strong!

It turns out the humans of the past epoch had evolved to such an extent!