Abundant Martial Arts Virtue
Chapter 497 - 387 Tears (5000-word mega - , vote please!)

Chapter 497: Chapter 387 Tears (5000-word mega Chapter, vote please!)

The Council hall was bustling with people.

But there was no sound.

Everyone was looking at Wu Xiaode.

Wu Xiaode stood on the steps, smiling but not quite smiling, unabashedly reaching out and gently wrapping his arm around Qiong’s waist.

"I came here for a meeting, but it seems now, you all have issues with me..."

"Who has issues with me? Stand up and let’s hear it."

He spoke slowly, a cigar clenched between his teeth.

Many averted their eyes.

When someone is proud and unashamed of what they have done, the more you attack them, the more they believe they have done beautifully.

To be honest—

To kill a Family Head and take his place, winning the allegiance of a talented and beautiful woman like Qiong, indeed evokes envy.

Not to mention he had also driven away Siang.

That was the legendary End—

The bizarre End that had become immensely powerful by devouring the outstanding members of the Shangmo family over eight hundred years!

Reason triumphed over everything.

Even Qiong’s father, the head of the Prison Flame family, spoke up:

"To win my daughter’s heart proves you have some abilities, drop by the Prison Flame family when you are free, I want to test your strength and see how exactly you defeated Corpse Pile Mountain."

Wu Xiaode glanced at him.

This dead old thing.

Was the Shangmo family something you could summon at will?

And he had even used the word "test."

This placed the Prison Flame family above the Shangmo family.

—Really think I only know how to fight?

Wu Xiaode snorted coldly and responded, "Test me? By saying this, are you claiming you could win against Corpse Pile Mountain?"

Without waiting for a response, he continued, "If I’m not mistaken, the head of the Prison Flame family is also a member of the Elders Group, right? You don’t fight Corpse Pile Mountain yourselves but send me to do it, and now you talk about testing me—"

"Fine then, I’ll start with the Prison Flame family. Every single one of you can fight me."

"Until I wipe you all out."

A series of angry retorts rang out in the hall:

"Shut up!"

"How dare you!"

"Nonsense!"

"Arian of the Shangmo family, your words just now have violated the Destruction Laws—members of the Destruction Council are not allowed to slaughter each other!"

The atmosphere turned tense.

All eyes were on Wu Xiaode.

If one were to say—

Should Arian truly issue a challenge to the Prison Flame family in the council, it would absolutely not be allowed.

The book of Destruction Laws would never permit such overt fratricide!

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Wu Xiaode nonetheless casually took a puff of his cigar.

He slowly exhaled the smoke and suddenly laughed, "Just kidding, my lords, what are you all so nervous about?"

"Scared I would actually wipe them out?"

"No way, we are all good brothers here. I care about you too much to even consider it, besides, whenever there’s trouble, you all hope I stand in front first so you can comfortably hide behind me, right?"

Qiong looked nervously at Wu Xiaode, only to see him smiling back at her.

"Where shall we sit?"

Wu Xiaode asked her.

Qiong stole a glance at the members of the Elders Group, only to see them sitting like clay statues, their faces expressionless, unable to speak.

Qiong was somewhat stunned.

The moment Arian arrived at the council, he had thoroughly offended the entire Elders Group.

The Elders Group managed all matters and gathered the most powerful figures in the council.

The elders could even summon the book of Destruction Laws, imposing tasks on Arian he could not refuse!

Arian.

Why had he plunged himself into such Dead Land?

Qiong felt a continuous shiver and even a suffocating sensation.

Wu Xiaode felt he had not done enough.

These bastards, during his negotiation with Siang, had deliberately exposed his identity, provoking Siang’s murderous intent.

If it weren’t for the Power of the Human Emperor, summoned by the "Wall of Wishes", he would have died right there.

Even if not dead, he would have been badly hurt!

Expect me to show a good face to these old dead things?

In your dreams!

But Qiong knew none of this.

She took a deep breath, her face showing a gentle and submissive smile:

"Family Head, we should sit over there."

She led Wu Xiaode through the long rows of seats, finding two spots to sit down.

Qiong decisively made up her mind to follow this path to the end.

At this moment, she could only support Arian!

The other council members carefully cleared the way as they passed, fearful of even slightly touching Arian.

Gradually, everyone arrived.

The presiding chairman began to speak:

"Alright, now let’s get to the situation."

"Mutated End Corpse Pile Mountain, during its rampage in the council, emptied our entire Council Bank’s treasury, causing heavy losses to the council."

"Now, I ask everyone to dig deep and donate sufficient funds to the council!"

This statement immediately caused a wave of discontent and noisy complaints.

Everybody knew a meeting was meant to strategize.

But the treasuries of all the families had been emptied, and the Elders Group, rather than addressing this issue, had started by demanding a bloodletting!

"Silence! Silence!"

The chairman waved his hands for a long time and even had to release a few magic spells before he could barely restore quiet to the hall.

He announced loudly:

"The council is now facing a challenge from the Ten Thousand Spirit Silence Association."

"—This is a task set by the book of Destruction Laws, said to be related to the descent of a Heroic Spirit."

"It is a stringent test!"

"Between our Destruction Council and the Ten Thousand Spirit Silence Association, only one can survive."

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