Abundant Martial Arts Virtue
Chapter 509 - 397: The Real Test!

Chapter 509: Chapter 397: The Real Test!

"The true test begins now!"

Rong announced loudly.

A portal composed entirely of runes appeared behind it.

The gate opened with a boom.

Rong turned around and flew towards the gate.

Just as it was about to leave—

—But it hadn’t announced what the test actually was!

Dolores couldn’t help but ask:

"Great Heroic Spirit, what is the trial you have bestowed?"

Rong looked back at the crowd and said:

"To survive—"

"Survive for thirty minutes, and you will have passed the test."

"At that time, you just need to tell me the information you’ve gathered, and you’ll be considered to have passed!"

It entered the gate.

Rumble rumble rumble—

The gate slowly closed.

The entire rune portal vanished from sight.

The crowd stood in place, somewhat bewildered.

Survive for thirty minutes?

—Could it mean that the Heroic Spirit was suggesting this place was extremely dangerous?

Dolores ordered, "All hands on deck, form a defensive formation!"

"Yes!"

The members of the Ten Thousand Spirit Silence Association responded in unison.

The Chairman also exclaimed loudly, "Prepare defenses, be ready to unleash ’The End’ at any moment!"

"Understood!" the elders replied.

The atmosphere suddenly grew tense.

Wu Xiaode hid atop a wall not far from the plaza, involuntarily releasing more Demon Mist to completely envelop himself.

"Danger is coming," Ya whispered on his shoulder.

"But I don’t know what kind of danger it will be; I’m a bit concerned that the invisibility effect of the Demon Mist might not be sufficient," Wu Xiaode said.

"If you’re worried about that—"

Ya suddenly merged into his body and continued to speak:

"You can now transform into me."

"Like the first time we cooperated, turning into a crow?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"No, now you can take the form of a Death Spirit Crow, which is to say, a ghostly state of crow," Ya explained.

"How is that useful?" Wu Xiaode asked again.

"Little Wu, you truly don’t understand the Heroic Spirit Skill—my level of transformation can greatly enhance your invisibility level. I guess even if an enemy could sense you, they would mistake you for lifeless debris and subconsciously ignore you."

Ya clarified.

Wu Xiaode’s spirits immediately lifted.

Rong seemed so powerful, yet it had fled so quickly.

In leaving, it had put in a great effort and even granted itself thirty lives—

Obviously, the situation to follow was extremely dangerous.

Wu Xiaode pondered briefly, then promptly shook his body and transformed into a ghostly crow.

Lines of ice crystal text appeared on the Book of the Dead:

"With the power of the Heroic Spirit ’Ya’, you have activated ’Transformation into a Death Spirit Crow’."

"In this state, your original invisibility effect will increase by 50%, and the damage you receive while in ’Death Spirit Crow’ form is reduced by 90%."

Wu Xiaode felt somewhat relieved.

The invisibility effect of the Demon Mist had already been strong enough.

Now with an additional 50% increase!

If even under these conditions enemies could detect him, he truly would have nothing to complain about.

As Wu Xiaode was thinking, a bustle suddenly arose from the plaza.

"It’s a World Skill!"

Dolores shouted loudly.

"Indeed, it is a World Skill, and it’s about to dissipate!" the Chairman also shouted.

Everyone watched as the whole world gradually turned dim, resembling a dark shadow, slowly fading from their sight.

The world had disappeared!

The crowd stood in darkness, slowly perceiving a new world around them.

This world had been concealed within the previous World Skill, as if wrapped inside it, and only now had it finally been revealed.

What lay before them was a desolate and dim piece of land, barren, with nothing in sight.

Not far from the ground, there was a cave leading downward, from which fierce flames emerged.

Could it be that they had to explore that cave?

The crowd simultaneously pondered.

After all, the Heroic Spirit had said upon departure: survive for thirty minutes, and passing the test simply required acquiring information.

"Chairman?"

A member of the Ten Thousand Spirit Silence Association whispered.

"Wait and see, do not approach that place rashly," Dolores instructed.

The Chairman of the Destruction Council also gestured, indicating to everyone to refrain from reckless actions.

Wu Xiaode, transformed into the phantom Death Spirit Crow, flew in midair, naturally observing everyone’s movements.

To be frank, he too had an extremely ominous premonition. Upon seeing the cave, he instinctively wanted to distance himself from it.

Everyone stayed put, holding their breath, slowly surveying their surroundings.

True—

They were said to remain here for thirty minutes.

So, by just standing still and letting the thirty minutes pass, wouldn’t they directly pass the test?

Many thought to themselves.

Suddenly—

Dolores spoke softly:

"I suspect it’s not that simple."

The Chairman of the Council looked around and made another hand gesture, saying to the elders of the Destruction Council:

"Let’s go, find a place to hide, with the goal of—"

Before the words fell, a sudden change occurred!

A roar suddenly erupted from the pit aglow with flames.

Tut tut tut tut tut——

Amidst the series of sounds, dozens of fireballs flew out of the pit, heading towards the crowd.

"Prepare for battle!"

Dolores and the chairman shouted simultaneously.

Everyone immediately took up an attacking stance.

But the next second——

The fireballs dispersed, revealing the objects wrapped within the wind and fire.

——They were bronze treasure chests about half a person’s height.

They were called treasure chests because their surfaces were inlaid with various extremely rare and beautiful gemstones.

The chests did not seem to be tightly closed; fluctuations of different powers and dazzling lights leaked from the gaps.

Everyone was taken aback.

Then they saw the bronze chests flash in the sky, suddenly disappear, and then suddenly reappear beside each person.

——There was a chest beside each person.

"Hah!"

The chairman was the first to draw a long spear from the Void and struck hard at the treasure chest beside him.

The chest remained intact.

Dolores released multiple illusions and fiercely punched the treasure chest beside her.

No sound, no movement.

The chest didn’t budge.

The crowd couldn’t help but look at each other.

——What was this situation?

Even beside Wu Xiaode, who was flying in midair and wrapped in Death Spirit Crow by the Demon Mist, a treasure chest appeared.

The treasure chest floated motionless in the Void next to him.

Wherever he flew, the chest moved with him——

This situation was too strange!

"My lords, perhaps these chests are the items we are supposed to take back?"

Said a member of the Ten Thousand Spirit Silence Association.

Everyone looked at him.

Dolores’s face was somber as she said in a low voice, "Try to see if you can open it."

The member nodded, squatted down, pressed his hand on the gap of the chest, and gave it a forceful tug——

The chest did not open.

But from the distant pit, there suddenly came a "clattering" "clattering" noise.

Everyone turned their heads in unison to look back.

The sound drew closer, as if it were the sound of chains being dragged and struck against the ground urgently, giving rise to an involuntary thought in everyone’s mind——

Something was rapidly approaching from inside the pit.

It only took an instant.

Long black hair suddenly emerged from the pit.

The black hair grew wildly like weeds, covering the entire grey plain in the blink of an eye.

——The crowd didn’t even have the chance to think about escaping!

"Clang" "Clang"!

The heavy sound of chains striking the ground, producing a unique metallic resonance, came to a stop in front of the member trying to pry open the chest.

All their hairs stood on end.

For the black hair sprawling on the ground writhed, sketching out a human-like colossal contour that stood up from the ground, standing in front of the member.

"Attack!"

Dolores commanded.

The giant human figure made of black hair remained motionless, apparently listening to what she was saying.

But the next second.

Everyone found themselves unable to move.

It was not just immobility, even their Soul Power could not be summoned; it was as if a ghost had possessed them, leaving them rigidly frozen in place.

It was only then did the long-haired monster turn to face the member and spoke in a stiff and cryptic voice:

"Monster, what treasure are you hiding?"

As the voice died away——

The member all at once found that he could move.

Not only could he move, but he could also freely mobilize his Soul Power.

"You are the monster!"

The member suddenly summoned all his Soul Power, lifted a giant axe high, and violently brought it down on the monster.

Puff.

A soft sound.

The monster’s body, made of long hair, burst apart suddenly.

Countless strands of hair, as if alive, dodged the axe’s blow, wrapping around the member completely.

The member struggled within the hair for a few seconds.

His movements gradually ceased.

The hair dissipated, leaving a skeleton lying on the ground.

The hair reformed into that human-like figure, stirring a few strands of hair to gently tap the treasure chest next to the member.

Clang!

The chest opened.

Inside was a golden apple.

"Is that so? This is your most precious possession? Now it’s mine."

After the monster spoke, it tossed the golden apple onto the ground.

The golden apple sank into the sea of hair and vanished.

The monster continued moving.

It approached an elder of the Destruction Council and softly asked:

"Monster, what treasure are you hiding?"

The elder’s face turned pale as clay, his body soaked in cold sweat, rendered unable to utter a single word.

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