Abundant Martial Arts Virtue
Chapter 500 - 388 Assassination!

Chapter 500: Chapter 388 Assassination!

The Book of Destruction Laws floated in the center of the Council hall.

Rows of small black flame characters appeared on the pages, displayed before all council members:

"Two hours and twenty-five minutes later, the life-and-death battle will begin."

"Our combatants: all members of the Thirteen Elders."

"Enemy: Ten Thousand Spirit Silence Association."

"Mission requirement: must defeat the opponent."

"Failure means deletion!"

By then, all families had completed a round of contributions.

Everyone felt as if they had been cut a piece of flesh from nowhere, obviously unhappy, but seeing such a mission briefing gradually calmed their emotions.

Regardless, if the Elders were to lose—

None of the council members would have a good outcome.

Even the Council would face a destructive attack from the Ten Thousand Spirit Silence Association.

From this perspective, the funds just contributed were akin to personally contributing to the imminent life-and-death battle.

The Chairman loudly announced:

"Next, our thirteen Elders will use the funds contributed by everyone to exchange for various equipment from the Book of Destruction Laws in preparation for the upcoming decisive battle."

"To avoid chaos in the Council after our departure, a temporary committee is specially established to govern."

"Council members named, please temporarily take over the Elder’s duties in managing the Council’s affairs."

"Now, let’s start reading the list:"

"..."

Wu Xiaode sat there, yawning, somewhat listless.

It was obvious, even without thinking, that his name wouldn’t be on this list.

Qiong listened attentively for a while, then whispered: "It’s the descendants of the families of the Thirteen Elders."

Wu Xiaode’s mouth twisted slightly.

His gaze swept across the entire council hall, and he saw that other members had a look that said, "as expected".

—With thirteen families wielding significant Council power, how could they hand it over to someone else?

However,

Was there not a single loophole in this?

A loophole...

Suddenly, Wu Xiaode remembered something.

"When I fought at Corpse Pile Mountain previously, I killed a member of the Elders, but who took his place?"

He quietly asked Qiong.

Qiong immediately responded in a whispered voice:

"I was just about to tell you this, that position has been vacant, but nobody has tried to vie for it."

"Why?" asked Wu Xiaode.

"Because everyone with the strength to contest for that position of Elder knows that the Elders will face this crucial life-and-death battle," Qiong said.

"The situation is too perilous, no one wants to throw their life away, is that it?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Yes," Qiong nodded.

Wu Xiaode’s gaze flickered, deep in thought.

"What are the benefits of becoming a member of the Elders?" he asked.

Qiong explained:

"Every Elder is the most powerful person within the Council, qualified to oversee all affairs of the Council, and can directly communicate with the Book of Destruction Laws to issue missions. There are many advantages."

Wu Xiaode nodded, seemingly somewhat tempted.

Seeing his expression, Qiong immediately grabbed his hand, clutching it tightly, and said earnestly:

"Arian, you must not contest for that position of Elder."

"Why?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"They all stick together; if you joined, they would definitely join forces to kill you during the life-and-death battle, and besides..."

Qiong emphasized her words:

"The strength of the thirteen Elders is very strong, not much less than that of Corpse Pile Mountain."

Wu Xiaode tilted his head and thought about it, also feeling he shouldn’t get involved in this life-and-death battle.

Why bother.

If these old not-yet-dead things were to die in large numbers, their families’ control over the Council would naturally weaken considerably.

At that time, it would be the appropriate moment for him to make a move.

On stage, the Chairman had already finished reading the list.

"Please, council members named, stay behind to complete the power transition under the witness of the Book of Destruction Laws."

"The rest may leave!"

Many people stood up and walked towards the exit of the council hall.

Wu Xiaode also held Qiong’s hand, following the crowd towards the exit.

"Return to the family? I still have some unfinished business, or should we head back first?"

Qiong inquired.

"No rush, is there a place to eat here? I’m kind of hungry and want to eat something good," Wu Xiaode said.

Qiong glanced at him unsurely, saying, "We could also eat back at home, I can cook for you..."

"Let’s skip that today, I’ll treat you out, and after we eat, we’ll head back," Wu Xiaode said.

Qiong’s beautiful eyes twinkled.

—Arian is coming up with more and more tricks nowadays, one really doesn’t know what he’s thinking.

She would like to take him back home and push him onto the bed to complete some essential work for family propagation.

But if he really has something important to do, then they must listen to him.

After all, he is the Family Head.

She must assist him well, instead of adding chaos.

"Okay, I know a good restaurant, follow me,"

Qiong said with a nibbled lip, looking down.

She led Wu Xiaode through the streets outside the council building to a restaurant.

The restaurant was luxuriously decorated, filled with a light fragrance, and soft music wafted through the air.

However, the restaurant was quite empty, looking somewhat desolate.

"Strange, this is usually the hottest restaurant in the main world of the Council, why is it so empty today?"

Qiong couldn’t help but say.

"Never mind that, come, let’s sit. We’ll order," Wu Xiaode said.

The waiter politely handed over the menu.

Wu Xiaode let Qiong order first, then he also chose a few dishes, and told the waiter to arrange them.

Qiong then asked:

"Why don’t we head back to the family first?"

"Let’s see how things go," Wu Xiaode said.

"You mean—" Qiong began.

"This is a life-and-death battle, we must stay here until this battle is over so we can be the first to know how many Elders die, and whether the Council can ultimately win," Wu Xiaode said.

"Having firsthand information? That does make sense, after all, knowing something a minute earlier really can make a difference," Qiong agreed with his opinion.

"Why are you in such a hurry to go back then?" Wu Xiaode asked her in return.

A slight blush appeared on Qiong’s face as she evasively said:

"You and the Thirteen Elders are already at odds, I’m afraid of staying behind due to the dangers involved."

That was just a pretext.

After all, this was the Council’s main world, and even if the Thirteen Elders were to make a move, they would choose another location, so as not to make this matter too obvious.

—That should be the case.

Qiong thought silently to herself.

But when Wu Xiaode heard this, his expression suddenly changed.

He quickly said:

"At first, my thought was the same as yours..."

"Hmm?" Qiong didn’t understand.

Wu Xiaode glanced at the Void, and saw that the Book of the Dead had already turned to the page titled "Wall of Sighs."

Boundless black mist surged along the wall.

This was a sign of death.

Moreover—

Looking around, the entire restaurant was almost empty.

A perfect assassination environment.

If it were me, I would directly use a super-destructive "End" and kill this Arian.

After all, he was a "Hand of World Destruction," capable of using the Power of Destruction Will once, and his personal strength was enough to kill Siang.

If I were a member of the Thirteen Elders, before a battle between Life and Death commenced, I would definitely need to eliminate this thorn in the side.

Killing him would also intimidate other council members harboring ill intentions!

Kill him!

Suddenly, Wu Xiaode grasped Qiong’s hand and whispered, "Don’t resist."

The next instant.

Lines of ice crystal small text crazily refreshed on the Book of the Dead.

But Wu Xiaode didn’t look at it.

He held Qiong in his arms, his eyes flashed, and the Void instantly opened up before him.

In a flash, Wu Xiaode penetrated the current world and entered directly into the Death World.

Qiong was stunned.

She looked around, only to see the sky was gray, the earth was pale and barren, and there were no living creatures in the entire world.

The world seemed to have switched in an instant, turning into black and white.

"What is this place?" she couldn’t help but ask.

"The Death World," Wu Xiaode said.

It was not until then that he breathed a sigh of relief—

Ironically, in the Death World, he felt somewhat safer.

Now he could look at those prompt runes on the Book of the Dead—

Wu Xiaode looked up and saw written on the page:

"You have activated Dark Tao Power: ’See All.’

"Your eyes can penetrate all world barriers, leading you to and revealing all that belongs to the Netherworld."

"You have directly arrived at the Death World."

"At the same moment, the space you originally occupied was completely sealed off."

"Five types of destructive Ends have been launched."

"The intense power of the End has completely spread out, destroying the buildings and all living beings at your original location."

"The destructive fluctuations in the original world are too strong, you cannot switch back to the original world."

"Please wait at least three minutes and twenty-five seconds."

Wu Xiaode quickly read through it, a cold sweat breaking out on his back.

It’s either you die or I perish—

What ruthless methods!

He looked at Qiong, who was staring back at him blankly.

Just three to five breaths passed.

Qiong slowly came to her senses and whispered, "Trace Original Position Mirror Image."

A large floor-standing mirror quietly appeared in front of her.

She placed her hand on the mirror and commanded, "Trace the scene of my location one minute ago—show it immediately!"

The mirror gradually revealed a play of light and shadow, condensing into the scene of the main world of the Destruction Council.

—That restaurant no longer existed.

In its place, a boiling sea of magma and fire.

People silently stood tens of meters outside the former restaurant, watching everything turn to ash in that sea of fire.

Someone loudly said:

"The lineage of the Shangmo family is hereby completely eradicated!"

A shadow descended from the sky.

It was an Elder of the Council.

He glanced indifferently at the sea of fire and spoke:

"It’s indeed important to investigate the real culprit, but right now we need more resources to exchange for Power to carry out the Life and Death battle."

"I hereby summon the book of Destruction Laws and make the following request:"

"Confiscate the world of the Shangmo family and all its wealth to provide resources for our Life and Death battle!"

The crowd fell silent.

Everyone was trembling inside.

In extraordinary times, extraordinary measures are taken, completely annihilating the Shangmo family in an instant.

And that wasn’t all; they were seizing everything from their family.

What ruthless methods the Thirteen Elders have!

Who else would dare to stand up against their rule after this?

Arian was a living example!

At that moment, a huge black book quietly appeared.

It slowly opened, revealing a line of black flame small text:

"Request denied!"

Everyone was taken aback.

The Elder with a murderous face was also shocked and quickly said:

"I remember there being a clause that allows us to directly seize the wealth of a completely annihilated family to ensure the combat strength of the Council."

Slowly, two lines of black flame small text appeared on the book of Destruction Laws:

"The clause indeed exists, but—"

"The owner of the Shangmo family’s exclusive world has not died."