Abundant Martial Arts Virtue
Chapter 501 - 389: Forgive No One

Chapter 501: Chapter 389: Forgive No One

The Void flashed.

Wu Xiaode and Qiong reappeared on the streets of the Floating City.

The restaurant had been leveled to the ground.

The entire assassination process was exquisitely controlled, with all its power concentrated within the confines of one restaurant.

All other buildings were unscathed.

If anyone could carry out an assassination of this magnitude in the territory of the Destruction Council, then the strong members of the Council needn’t bother existing.

——Therefore, it was almost obvious who was behind this assassination.

"Quite boring."

Wu Xiaode sighed, speaking listlessly.

He watched the crowd on the streets.

As people passed by him, they all unconsciously kept some distance—

as if avoiding a plague god.

"Arian," said Qiong, pale-faced, "let’s leave, head back to our family world. That way, we’ll be safe."

"You are right, this place is indeed not safe. I need to take you back first," Wu Xiaode said.

No sooner had he spoken.

A shadow flew through the sky.

——It was a member of the Council of Elders.

"Arian, Qiong, you are now suspected of being involved in the destruction of the restaurant. You must stay here for an investigation; you cannot leave!"

The elder spoke solemnly.

Qiong couldn’t help but grip Wu Xiaode’s arm tightly.

The surrounding crowd was speechless.

It was obvious these two were the targets of the assassination, yet now they were suspected of destroying the restaurant and were about to be captured.

This was an outright confrontation!

However, Wu Xiaode just chuckled, and raising his hand as if he were checking the time, he said,

"Hey, you’re all about to go to a life and death battle, do you still have time to interrogate me?"

"The interrogation will begin after the life and death battle between the two organizations. For now, you must stay here; you can’t go anywhere," the elder said emotionlessly.

Wu Xiaode spread his hands and said, "Fine, I’ll just stay in the Council hall and wait for you guys to come back."

The elder said, "You must go to the Judgement Court; there will be professional interrogators—"

Wu Xiaode coldly interrupted, "I’m not going anywhere. I’ll only stay in the Council hall. If you keep nagging, I’ll kill you."

With a casual flick—

the title "Hand of World Destruction" activated!

Boom!!!

The Book of Destruction Laws immediately appeared, floating beside him, beginning to release destructive power.

The elder’s eyes lit up.

"Arian!"

He shouted, "You cannot use the power of destruction on a member of the Council! You are violating the will of the Book of Destruction Laws, you’re finished!"

Wu Xiaode scoffed, casually pulling out a bone, and passing it before the Book of Destruction Laws.

——Since this book was sentient, some things could totally be negotiated with it.

"Please look, this is my phone, which has a full record of my time at the restaurant, ensuring my innocence."

The Book of Destruction Laws paused, immediately adhering to the bone.

The Book of the Dead disappeared into the Void, then suddenly manifested two lines of ice crystal words:

"The Bonephone 2 MAX Little Bone lent you has now connected with the Book of Destruction Laws."

"Real-time video footage uploaded."

Simultaneously, several lines of black flame words appeared on the Book of Destruction Laws:

"Arian is innocent."

"Arian bears the title ’Hand of World Destruction’ as a High-level Destroyer."

"Given his past contributions, this assassination incident shall be issued as a mission; anyone can accept this mission."

"Mission Name:"

"Pursuit of the Assassin."

"Description: Find the assassin who targeted Arian and reveal the complete truth."

"Mission Reward:"

"One High-level Legendary Weapon."

The elder, seeing this, could no longer detain Wu Xiaode, and snorted coldly,

"Fine, continue your search for the assassin, but I guess, with your connections, you’ll probably never find him."

Wu Xiaode looked around and saw that everyone was lowering their heads, none daring to meet his gaze.

As enticing as a Legendary weapon is—

accepting this mission was akin to opposing the Council of Elders, which could be deadly.

It seemed that with the mission issued, no one would accept it.

"We’re free now, let’s go."

Qiong tugged at his hand.

Wu Xiaode, however, stood still.

Qiong didn’t speak further and didn’t tug anymore, just stood obediently by his side, waiting for his decision.

Wu Xiaode looked at the elder and said softly,

"My style of doing things might not be what you’re used to—"

"Because indeed, it could lead to death."

The elder smirked, "Driving off creatures from Corpse Pile Mountain, every one of us elders has the strength to do it. Don’t be too arrogant, Arian."

"No, you don’t understand," Wu Xiaode shook his head, "they say a gentleman’s revenge is not too late after ten years, but I usually claim mine right on the spot."

He then turned towards the Book of Destruction Laws and said,

"Accept mission."

——In earnest, pursuing an assassin was something he was naturally skilled at.

Because he could deal with the dead.

Wu Xiaode no longer looked at the elder, nor did he pay attention to the "Book of the Dead." Instead, he walked back to the ruins of the dining hall, his gaze sweeping the interior once more.

He saw several spirits.

They were the restaurant’s chefs and waiters.

"Come,"

Wu Xiaode waved at them.

The spirits immediately floated in front of him.

In full view of everyone, Wu Xiaode said to the Void:

"I’m sorry you were involved and then lost your lives, but I have a way to seek justice for you."

"As you are all dead, you must have seen the killers after you died."

"Tell me, who destroyed the restaurant?"

One of the waiter spirits spoke up, "It was the five bodyguards of the Council of Elders, they together unleashed the ’Hand of World Destruction.’

The chef spirit also spoke up, "Yes, it was them. As I died, my soul rose, and I saw them rapidly retreating toward the Council’s direction. I could not have mistaken them."

Wu Xiaode turned back and waved at the "Book of the Dead."

The book flew to him.

"Can you communicate with spirits?" Wu Xiaode asked.

Lines of black flame text appeared on the pages:

"Crossing the boundary between life and death is difficult. After all, the Death God had set fixed barriers, only under extremely rare conditions could someone communicate directly with spirits."

"—However, if you place your hand on me, I can see what you see."

Wu Xiaode placed his hand directly on the book’s cover, smiling:

"Come, see the result for yourself."

The "Book of the Dead" trembled slightly, exuding bursts of dark mist.

Shortly after, a voice emerged in Wu Xiaode’s mind:

"So you are the descendant of the Death God, no wonder you can converse with the dead."

"The Destruction Council possessing someone like you could completely defeat the Ten Thousand Spirit Silence Association, seizing that rare opportunity!"

—This was the voice of the "Book of the Dead."

"Want me to serve? These useless elders have been killing me; do you think I would want to serve?" Wu Xiaode said.

"This matter is a misunderstanding, I need your Power," the "Book of the Dead" responded.

"Let’s deal with the current situation first," Wu Xiaode said nonchalantly.

The "Book of the Dead" fell silent, slowly turning towards the spirits.

"Speak, spirits."

A voice sounded from the book.

The spirits reiterated the matter.

The other onlookers were baffled.

No one knew what he was talking about in front of a void of ruins.

Nor did anyone know why the "Book of the Dead" faced the ruins of the restaurant and did nothing but hover motionless.

Then—

People saw the "Book of the Dead" turn a page.

Thump!

A faint sound was heard, something fell from the Void and gently landed on the ground in front of Arian.

It was a sheathed long sword.

The sword’s scabbard was quite strange, inlaid with densely packed runes, occasionally emitting invisible fluctuations.

The handle of the sword was gray, appearing simple and unornamented.

Wu Xiaode grasped the handle, feeling as if he had grasped some kind of destructive power.

In the crowd, someone had already screamed out:

"It’s here!"

"The ’Divine Ancient Legendary Blade’ has appeared!"

"No mistake, that is the ’Divine Ancient Legendary Blade’!"

"Our Destruction Council’s ’Destruction Will’s’ soldier, a weapon recorded in the legends that holds the ultimate secret of the Past Epoch—"

The elder suddenly raised his voice, "No! Even if he completed the task, the reward should be a high-level legendary weapon; why did the ’Book of the Dead’ bring out this ’Divine Ancient Legendary Blade!’"

Lines of black flame text appeared on the "Book of the Dead":

"Task completion level reached S-class."

"Therefore, exceptionally awarding the ’Divine Ancient Legendary Blade’ as a reward."

"Now starting enforcement!"

Waves of energy emitted from the book.

In a flash, several powerful warriors were directly transported in front of the crowd.

They were utterly confused, but then saw several shackles fly from the "Book of the Dead," instantly locking their hands and feet tightly.

The "Book of the Dead" spoke out with a solemn and majestic voice:

"The killers have been found, this book confirms their identities without error, now asking for Arian’s opinion."

"Do you choose to forgive them or punish them?"

Wu Xiaode asked, "What does forgiveness entail? And what about punishment?"

"Choosing forgiveness means their master must pay a large sum of money to atone for them; choosing punishment, this book will directly carry out the death penalty," the "Book of the Dead" stated.

Wu Xiaode looked at the elder, his expression a mix of a smile and non-smile.

The elder was also compelled to speak.

—After all, they were his subordinates, and if he simply let them be killed by the opponent, who would want to serve him in the future?

"Arian, don’t go too far," the elder said coldly.

"It seems you have forgotten my words," Wu Xiaode said.

"What words?"

"I usually take revenge on the spot—"

Wu Xiaode nodded to the "Book of the Dead" and said:

"I do not forgive any of them, kill them all."