Abundant Martial Arts Virtue
Chapter 512 - 400: An Unprecedented Death God Trial!

Chapter 512: Chapter 400: An Unprecedented Death God Trial!

Wind.

It swept across the land.

The black hair on the ground tangled around everyone’s legs and feet.

No one could move.

Only Wu Xiaode and the monster floated in midair.

"I guess—" Wu Xiaode began, "You have fulfilled countless people’s wishes and completed the tasks they requested, so you’re quite confident in completing mine."

"Certainly," observed the monster as it said, "Everything that all beings crave is within my grasp. Your most treasured possession will become mine, and you will turn into a skeleton in my collection."

Wu Xiaode smiled and said softly, "How are you going to boost my reputation next?"

"Anything you wish to achieve will do—I can see that you have some desire for time," said the monster.

"Could you spare some time to play an arcade game with me?" Wu Xiaode asked.

The monster casually pointed.

The Void opened up a large hole, which led to another world filled with forests.

"This is the Tree World."

The monster continued, "The flow of time in this world is different from all others; a thousand years pass here, while only a second goes by in other worlds. To prevent you from manipulation regarding time, we will complete all matters related to time right here."

Wu Xiaode showed a look of disappointment.

——This way, there would be no way to delay.

"You want to play arcades? If so, I can play with you in this Tree World and then we can come back."

"If after playing the arcade game, there’s no change in the reputation between you and me, it will be the same as you tricking me, so I can erase you directly," the monster said coldly.

Without another word, Wu Xiaode stepped into the Tree World.

He looked back and saw that the gaping hole connecting the two worlds remained.

The monster stood on the other side of the hole and said, surprised, "Do you really want to play an arcade game?"

"No."

Wu Xiaode took a deep look at it and said earnestly, "I want to complete some professional trials, which I can’t possibly take you to, but please lend me a helping hand."

The monster paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "You’re telling the truth this time. Fine, I will lend you a helping hand."

It stretched out a finger and pointed towards Wu Xiaode’s waist from afar.

Instantly, rows of ice crystal characters appeared on the Book of the Dead:

"Your weapons: the Desert Sword and Butterfly Soul Knife have both been blessed with the supreme power of destruction from the devastator."

"Henceforth, each of your strikes will possess the Power to destroy a world, and you will control it at will."

"Duration: 10 minutes."

"Ten minutes should be enough for you to get through any trial," the monster declared.

"But what if I encounter a powerful existence like you, can I still get through unharmed?" asked Wu Xiaode.

The monster said with a mocking tone, "Do you think you can use my power to defeat me? No, it will not act against me, but I assure you that you can use it against any other existence."

"That’s good to know. I’ll give it a try, and if I really pass quickly, I will thank you," Wu Xiaode said.

This time, he meant it sincerely.

The monster immediately sensed that.

"Very well... go, participate in the trial from your own world," it said.

Wu Xiaode nodded and immediately activated his Death God Trial.

In the blink of an eye.

He disappeared from that world.

...

Netherworld.

Wu Xiaode quietly appeared outside a majestic castle.

Rows of ice crystal characters emerged on the Book of the Dead:

"The official Death God Trial has begun."

"Since you have ascended directly from level 100 to 153, your strength has significantly increased, so you will face an extremely dangerous situation in this trial."

"Trial Details:"

"This castle is where secrets of a past era’s Death Gods are buried, teeming with countless powerful Death Monsters."

"In history, no trialist at level 150 has ever passed this test!"

"Go forth, conquer the entire castle, and exterminate those Death Monsters!"

"Only if you create history and defeat these monsters will you be eligible to inherit the power of the Death Gods!"

Looking at these characters, Wu Xiaode’s mouth curved slightly upward.

He slowly drew the Butterfly Soul Knife.

A misty yellow halo coiled around the blade.

——This was the supreme power of destruction granted by the devastator.

"I heard a single strike of this thing can destroy a world?" Wu Xiaode murmured to himself, assuming a stance with his knife, and suddenly making a move.

The knife’s light created a maze of blurred afterimages—

A few rows of ice crystal characters suddenly popped up:

"The power of the Butterfly Soul Knife has been activated."

"One, Red City;"

"Any being struck by this knife will be injured, no matter what level of armor they possess, and cannot be immune;"

"Two, Snowstorm;"

"Based on your soul power value, this knife can attack from distance, and will definitely hit the enemy;"

Break Defense, Distance Attack, Guaranteed Hit.

Plus the "supreme power of destruction" given by the devastator.

Clang!

Wu Xiaode finished the slice and sheathed his knife.

The knife light, like an illusion, vanished in an instant, leaving only faint ripples of light in the Void.

The world paused for a breath.

Suddenly—

Screams and wails by the thousands rose from the castle.

The cries came to an abrupt halt.

This scene was indescribably bizarre, yet when a fierce wind blew past, the castle suddenly vanished.

——The entire castle, along with all the Death Monsters within, was reduced to ashes by Wu Xiaode’s apocalyptic strike!

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

"Trial complete!"

"Congratulations!"

"Your soul power limit has been raised to 160 points."

"Current soul power: 160/160."

"Since your level was 100 in the last trial and has now increased to 160, you are granted six chances to enhance your skills."

"You may choose the Death God’s innate skill: Chaos Greeting; or another skill from the Death Side."

Without hesitation, Wu Xiaode said, "All six enhancement opportunities, use them on ’Silent Demon Mist’."

"Are you sure?" asked the Book of the Dead.

"Certain!" declared Wu Xiaode.

Wisps of mist began to emanate from around Wu Xiaode, surging unstoppably like a turbulent stream.

The Silent Demon Mist had already reached an incredibly high level.

Added to that, Ya’s "Death Spirit Crow" form, the skill’s concealment effect had increased by another 50%.

Yet!

Even at such a high level, it could not escape the gaze of that creature!

It must be enhanced further to become even stronger!

Wu Xiaode closed his eyes, quietly feeling the Death clan’s Law blessing his body, continuously infusing power into the Silent Demon Mist.

One breath.

Two breaths.

Three breaths.

Time kept passing.

Suddenly, a flash of understanding came to him.

The Silent Demon Mist was the physical embodiment of the fundamental Laws of all Death Worlds, representing "isolation," "secrecy," and "separation."

——Just like the undead cannot be seen by the living.

This was the physical embodiment of the fundamental Law of wandering through life and death in reincarnation, as well as the extremely rare power of the Death Law.

As Wu Xiaode gained this insight—

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

"Congratulations."

"Your Death Skill: Silent Demon Mist has advanced by six tiers."

"This is an extraordinary enhancement."

"Silent Demon Mist has gained the following new attributes:

"1. Netherworld Veil (tenuous);"

"The Demon Mist’s concealment ability has ascended to this legendary level;

"It is said that somewhere in the Death World, everything is shrouded by the Netherworld Veil, and any beings entering will lose all capacity for perception;"

"2. Lonely Shadow;"

"When you are within the Demon Mist, no power can restrict your movements; even if someone hits you, they cannot receive any feedback or even be aware of your existence."

"Note:"

"Your Demon Mist has reached an extraordinarily high level; as you continue to enhance the level of Silent Demon Mist, the Demon Mist Skill: Shadow Followers (sub-level) will automatically undergo a transformative leap."

All the text disappeared.

Wu Xiaode felt some trepidation in his heart.

The concealment was now at the level of the Netherworld Veil.

Upon returning, coupled with Ya’s "Death Spirit Crow", which further improved the concealment by 50%, would it be enough to hide from the monster’s detection?

In theory, the Demon Mist’s "Lonely Shadow" should prevent him from being caught.

But the adversary was a Destruction Demon.

Would he be able to evade its capturing magic?

As he pondered this, he suddenly noticed that the Death World around him had disappeared.

——He was back in that world full of forests.

Clang!

A row of text suddenly appeared above his head:

"The monster has farmed your reputation."

"It seems you can’t use ’indifference’ to deal with it anymore; after all, it helped you complete a death trial of unprecedented difficulty and rarity."

"Your relationship has entered a ’neutral’ phase."

Wu Xiaode, reading this, felt something was off.

Well then.

That Death Castle was indeed difficult.

Even the Book of the Dead said that no trialist at level 150 had ever passed this test in history.

But with the monster’s help, he passed with a single stroke.

Given the circumstances...

There was no reason for him to be overly sentimental.

He looked at the monster.

The monster spoke, "So it’s ’neutral’ now? It seems I have ’friendly,’ ’respect,’ ’fondness,’ ’reverence,’ and ’worship’ left before I succeed."

"Yes, congratulations on passing two levels. However, I have a small question," Wu Xiaode said.

"What’s the question?" asked the monster.

"Are you... a girl?" Wu Xiaode inquired.

"I am the Destruction Demon that destroys all, without gender," replied the monster.

Wu Xiaode breathed a sigh of relief, thought for a moment, and couldn’t help muttering under his breath:

"Clearly not a girl, yet persistently trying to win me over; it feels so strange..."

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