Abundant Martial Arts Virtue
Chapter 489 - 381: It’s you!

Chapter 489: Chapter 381: It’s you!

Reality.

Empire.

Capital.

Zoo.

A blonde man wearing sunglasses squatted outside of the iron cage, looking at the polar bear inside.

It was still pretty early, and there weren’t many visitors around.

The polar bear lay cautiously on the ground, hardly daring to breathe, occasionally letting out a low whimper or two.

"Don’t be afraid,"

the blonde man smiled. "I won’t hurt you. In fact, I came to invite you to enjoy the fireworks."

The polar bear couldn’t understand what the man was saying, so it just continued to lie prostrate on the ground.

The blonde man stretched out a hand, speaking in the tone of casual conversation:

"In this land, there is no place for you to live."

"You were captured."

"And on the other side of the distant world, that cold continent is your home."

"I can’t take you back."

"But I would be happy to see you and the trash here turn to ashes together—"

"That way, on the road to the Yellow Springs, your soul can freely tear apart those cruel humans who have kept you in a strange land."

As he spoke, he took out his cellphone and dialed a number.

An excited voice came through the phone’s earpiece:

"General, please give the order!"

The blonde man with sunglasses smiled, "It seems you can’t wait either. Then launch—"

"All the nuclear missiles, aim at the Capital of the Fu Xi Empire."

"Blow it up for me."

The voice on the phone immediately responded, "Understood, General!"

The call was disconnected.

The blond man with sunglasses stood up, yawned, went next to the iron cage, and extended a finger, gently pushing the cage open.

The thick iron bars as sturdy as wrists became as soft as noodles being soaked in soup under his touch.

The iron cage opened directly.

The polar bear stared blankly at the opened cage, then back at the blonde man.

"The nuclear missiles aren’t here yet, and I’m a bit bored. Can you perform a human-eating show for me, please?"

the blonde man said.

The polar bear shivered.

It somehow understood the man’s meaning.

Its instincts told it that it had to follow his command, or its fate would be unspeakably miserable.

"Roar!!!"

The polar bear roared and burst out of the cage, running along the long paths of the zoo in search of its hunting target.

The blonde man’s lips quirked into a mischievous grin, and he chuckled softly.

He leisurely followed behind.

Palace.

Li Kunlun crouched beside the Dragon Throne, rapidly rattling off a series of coordinates.

"A total of thirteen intercontinental missiles, all armed with nuclear warheads, flying over from the federation on the other side of the ocean."

The Emperor sat on the Dragon Throne, legs crossed, wearing that heavy brain helmet.

"Why would a nuclear war suddenly break out?"

As he asked, he activated the Empire’s missile arsenal, beginning to access data, preparing for interception.

"The Federation has already descended into civil war; the usurpers come from the military, led by a General who has been favored by an Evil Spirit," Li Kunlun said.

"Evil Spirit? Are Evil Spirits descending now?" the Emperor asked in surprise.

"The last time an Evil Spirit descended, it came quietly—it’s an Evil Spirit we cannot contend with. Hurry! Let’s deal with the nuclear missiles first, then worry about the rest!" Li Kunlun said, wiping the beads of sweat from his forehead.

The Emperor stopped talking and focused intently on controlling the Empire’s missile arsenal.

Not long after.

A soft female voice rang out from all directions:

"Twenty-six interception missiles have been launched, estimated to strike in one minute and nineteen seconds."

"The estimated success rate of interception is: 79%."

The Emperor spoke:

"I have never played such a thrilling missile game before... Why do those evil spirits hate humans so much?"

"It’s unclear, seems like they hold a grudge against someone in our world." Li Kunlun said.

"Just find that person and throw them to the spirits, and that should do it," the Emperor said.

"The key issue is that person... not so easy to throw..." Li Kunlun mumbled.

"No matter who it is—whomever caused the trouble should solve it, otherwise we’ll use him to resolve it,"

the Emperor said.

Li Kunlun didn’t speak, just picked up his drink and gulped it down fiercely.

A while later.

The Emperor suddenly said, "I missed. Now, one nuclear missile is about to strike."

"I’ll call that person over," Li Kunlun said, putting down his cup.

"Wait, do you know who it is?" the Emperor asked.

"Stop talking nonsense, the nuclear bomb is almost above the Capital!"

Li Kunlun stood up, his body emitting bursts of shadowy light, and shouted lowly:

"Little Wu, we’re about to be blown away—can you come save us?"

On the other side.

Within the history collected by the Death God—

Wu Xiaode was looking at the Book of the Dead.

Rows of ice crystal letters floated up on the book:

"Use their own methods against them; the current calamity demon is being sent to the threshold of death by its own power."

"You have completed the resentful spirit’s commission."

"Your Dark Tao Power is evolving; with the power gained from this commission, you will immediately undergo a double evolution."

"Congratulations."

"You have obtained a new Dark Tao Power:"

"Netherworld Grotto Heaven・Killing Life Dojo."

"Description: This is a unique dojo manifested by your Dark Tao Power. Currently, it can store a single style of striking fist. When you open this Killing Life Dojo, the striking fist stored in this dojo will be launched instantly, hitting the enemy immediately."

"—This is a double evolution of your Dark Tao Power."

Wu Xiaode’s mind surfaced with numerous insights, and he gradually understood the essence of this move.

He closed his eyes, clenched his fist out of thin air, and performed a boxing technique.

"Dojo Seal,"

he uttered softly.

In a flash, that boxing technique disappeared without a trace.

However, two rows of ice crystal letters appeared on the Book of the Dead:

"Human Emperor Fist Technique: As If the Heavens have been sealed within the Killing Life Dojo."

"You can unfold the Netherworld Grotto Heaven・Killing Life Dojo at any time to unleash all the power of this punch."

Wu Xiaode opened his eyes.

His body released waves of dim light and wind, blowing in all directions.

"Little Wu, you’ve become a bit different,"

Xia Huilan said softly.

"Learned some higher-level Dark Tao Power," Wu Xiaode said.

"I envy you, how I wish I could become stronger faster," Xia Huilan said.

Suddenly, a framed painting appeared behind her.

—Her very own Heroic Spirit!

"Little sister, don’t rush. I’m choosing a race for you. After all, you can change your race at any time. In the evolutionary history of humans, there are some races that can quickly absorb Star Power, boosting their strength rapidly," the painting said.

"Really? What do I need to do?" Xia Huilan asked.

"Just wait," said the frame.

The Book of the Dead suddenly flipped open.

On the page of Shadow Followers, Li Kunlun suddenly looked towards Wu Xiaode and said:

"Little Wu, we’re about to be blown away—can you come save us?"

"What’s happening?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"A nuclear missile is about to reach the Capital’s airspace," Li Kunlun said, his face turning pale.

"Okay," Wu Xiaode replied immediately.

He grabbed Xia Huilan’s hand and wrapped his other arm around Xia Ni.

With a thought.

In the blink of an eye, the three of them left a piece of history collected by the Death God.

They appeared directly in the real world, in Xia Huilan’s research lab.

"I’m off to catch a nuclear missile."

Wu Xiaode said.

Before his voice faded, he vanished with a flash.

Xia Huilan raised her eyebrows and asked, "Framey, how did he just contact Li Kunlun?"

The frame behind her said in an admiring tone:

"Ah, that’s because he has taken Li Kunlun as one of the Death’s Shadow Followers—a very rare and precious skill indeed!"

Xia Huilan crossed her arms and said, "Can I also become one of his, you know, Followers?"

"Why would you need that? With my assistance, you will surely become an incredibly great female leader. Why bother becoming someone’s Follower?" the frame asked in surprise.

"It’s mainly for convenience of contact..." Xia Huilan said thoughtfully, resting her cheek in her hand:

"I don’t mind being his Follower."

The sky.

Wu Xiaode stood on a floating bronze hand, sensing quietly.

"It’s this way."

He looked in a certain direction.

At the distant horizon, a roaring streak of light was speeding towards them.

The nuclear missile!

If its target was the Capital of the Fu Xi Empire—

He had to deal with it before it entered the Capital’s vicinity.

Wu Xiaode slightly bent his legs, and the entire bronze hand bore a deep footprint from where he had pushed off.

Boom!!!

He suddenly turned into a blurry afterimage, breaking the sound barrier and eliciting a deafening noise in the air.

In an instant.

He extended his hand toward the oncoming nuclear missile, gently placing his hand on its steel casing—

Dark Tao Power "Witness" activated!

"Your eyes can pierce through all barriers of the world, taking you to and allowing you to see everything in the Netherworld."

Instantly.

The Void opened.

Wu Xiaode, along with the nuclear missile, crashed into the Death World.

The missile dropped with a "thud" on a desolate grey plain.

In the instant before its explosion, Wu Xiaode disengaged "Witness."

He returned to the real world.

The entire process happened in a blink of an eye, quick as a hare, like a lightning flash—if one wasn’t specifically watching the sky, they might even think the whole scene had been an illusion.

Wu Xiaode gently landed on a bronze hand.

He picked up his cell phone, puzzled, and asked:

"Your Majesty, what’s going on? Why would someone launch nuclear weapons at the Empire?"

"Now we’re in big trouble..." came the Emperor’s voice from the earpiece: "The Federation across the ocean has been taken over by a group of strange people, and they’re the ones who launched the nukes."

"What did Li Kunlun say?" Wu Xiaode asked.

Li Kunlun’s voice came through the earpiece:

"Little Wu, hurry to the Capital Zoo, there’s a guy over there, he’s got an Evil Spirit on him."

"...I see."

Wu Xiaode closed his phone.

Evil Spirit.

From the moment the first spirit appeared, and before Nina could set the rule "only one can descend in 12 hours," Evil Spirits had silently descended.

Wu Xiaode disappeared in a flash, rushing towards the Capital Zoo.

The zoo.

Bodies everywhere.

The polar bear had killed all the keepers.

A blond man stood not far away, clapping and saying:

"Well done, your killing spree is like cheerleading, giving me a bit of a combat atmosphere and pumping me up."

He took out his cell phone and dialed a number.

"General."

A respectful voice came through.

"Was it confirmed just now?" the blond man asked.

"Yes, we detected a fluctuation of Death system power," the voice responded.

The blond man took off his sunglasses, his eyes brimming with a boiling desire to kill.

"Hehe, looks like there’s no doubt it’s my arch-enemy..."

"Lockdown the entire Capital of the Empire, kill everyone. Execute immediately."

"Yes, General!"

The call ended.

Thump.

A figure fell from the sky.

Wu Xiaode.

He sized up the blond man opposite him and asked uncertainly:

"Who exactly are you?"

The blond man stared at him steadily, almost biting his lips till they bled.

"Haha, haha, hahahaha!"

He suddenly laughed maniacally, shaking with anger as he yelled:

"I won’t tell you, not until the moment you die."

Wu Xiaode was taken aback.

I just asked, why such a big reaction?

"Do we have a grudge?" he ventured to ask.

"A grudge?" the blond man choked up, the desolation and bitterness between his brows nearly spilling over: "Three thousand six hundred fifty-nine years, do you know what I’ve been through?"

Wu Xiaode was somewhat puzzled.

He hadn’t done anything in the Past Epoch to earn the wrath of heaven and the hatred of people!

Suddenly.

A skeleton flashed into existence in the Void and embraced the blond man from behind.

Ice crystal lettering appeared before Wu Xiaode’s eyes:

"After eons, your innate skill as the Death God, ’Chaotic Greeting,’ has been incessantly plaguing your opponent with a mysterious state."

"Current mysterious state: Haunted by a ghost."

"Description: Being haunted by a ghost can cause one to feel cold, become ill, vomit, feel dizzy, and get a fever."

"The next level of the mysterious state will be activated in three minutes."

At that, Wu Xiaode suddenly understood.

He pointed at the man and exclaimed:

"I know who you are, you’re that one—"

"You’re the one who hoisted the flag in the Battle of the Demon Robbers!"