Abundant Martial Arts Virtue
Chapter 523 - 411: Clear Objective!

Chapter 523: Chapter 411: Clear Objective!

"Let’s become sworn siblings!"

As soon as Wu Xiaode said this, the Book of the Dead burst forth with a loud "clang".

Rows of ice crystal characters subsequently appeared:

"You once said that the girl who is the ’Strongest King’ impressed you."

"The other party has achieved this."

"And you have proposed to become sworn siblings."

"If the other party agrees to become sworn siblings, reputation will directly reach ’Respect’, but the reputation will be locked at ’Respect’ and can never reach ’Admiration’."

"If the other party does not agree to become sworn siblings, reputation will reach ’Friendly’, and there is still a chance to reach ’Admiration’."

Wu Xiaode looked at these lines, his thoughts flashing like lightning.

—In fact, above "Admiration", there are two reputation levels: "Reverence" and "Worship".

But this should not be the way to think about it.

Because "Admiration" is the decisive battle.

If a monster raises its reputation to "Admiration", then one will fall for it.

This is an irresistible Causality Law.

Once one falls for it, then there will be no stopping it from raising its reputation further.

It will quickly reach "Worship".

At that time, one would lose!

So—

One must guard this threshold of "Admiration"!

Wu Xiaode raised the kitchen knife in his hand high and shouted loudly:

"Xiujun, after we behead a chicken, burn yellow paper, and kowtow, we will be good siblings, sharing weal and woe from now on—"

"Don’t!"

Shen Xiujun screamed, her face changing color.

—This mortal actually had this trick up his sleeve!

Was he sincerely proposing to become sworn siblings, or had he already discovered her identity?

No...

With his power, it’s impossible to see through her art.

It can even be said that with the Power of all beings, it’s impossible to see through her art!

Could there be other entities behind him?

Shen Xiujun gave Wu Xiaode a disdainful glance and coquettishly said:

"Who wants to cut chicken heads and burn yellow paper with you!"

She rushed out the door, slamming the front door shut, and returned to her room.

As soon as she entered the room, she quickly formed a sealing gesture with her hands and chanted in a low voice:

"In the name of my nurture, all the peeping entities lingering in the Void, appear now!"

Invisible fluctuations emanated from around her.

The Void rippled in waves.

For a long while.

There was no movement.

Shen Xiujun gradually relaxed, whispering, "It seems I misunderstood; he just wants a game expert as a friend, but..."

"It’s not entirely fruitless."

It’s already too late today, and doing more to provoke him might backfire.

Shen Xiujun sat on the edge of her bed, beginning to ponder how to raise reputation tomorrow.

Just a wall apart.

Wu Xiaode knelt there alone, looking cold.

The rooster, looking innocent, glanced at the kitchen knife around its neck and then at Wu Xiaode and crowed:

"Oh—"

"Oh nothing, let’s go!"

Wu Xiaode grabbed the rooster by the head, opened the window, and threw it into the yard.

A few hens quickly came out to protect the rooster, and they all returned to the coop together.

Wu Xiaode watched speechlessly.

Just then, rows of ice crystal characters appeared in front of him:

"The other party did not agree to become sworn siblings, reputation level has reached ’Friendly’."

"Next level: Respect."

Respect is followed by Admiration.

The monster directly gave up on becoming sworn siblings with him, just earning ’Friendly’, and then temporarily retreated.

Wu Xiaode sighed wearily, stood up, and shut the door of his room.

—From the hundreds of battles he had experienced, almost no one could delay it this long.

He had done well already.

But there were some doubts—

With its power, could it only engage in task contests with humans who have Merit?

Why doesn’t it give up on this task?

More importantly—

What would happen if it lost?

Wu Xiaode pondered silently for a few moments, shook his head, and lay back down on the bed.

It was already like this tonight.

The monster had raised its reputation to ’Friendly’ and should know when to stop, else he would have to forcefully become sworn siblings with it.

"Causality Law..."

Wu Xiaode muttered to himself internally.

According to the knowledge imparted by the Human Emperor, among the countless "Emergences", the Causality Law is an extremely formidable one.

If one could say ’Emergence’ is a complete, diverse, and massive system full of countless branches.

Then the Causality Law type of ’Emergence’ is part of the uppermost portion of this vast system.

It is the most unreasonable and also the most powerful ’Emergence’!

Wu Xiaode sat up from the bed again, then lay down once more.

—If he could obtain an ’Emergence’ like the Causality Law, perhaps he could arm-wrestle this monster?

After all, even it had to obey the Causality Law.

...A direction had been found.

So, he would strive.

Wu Xiaode closed his eyes, found the Book of the Dead in his mind, and opened it.

Rows of ice crystal characters emerged on the pages:

"Your Soul Power has reached 420 points."

"Do you decide to start your exclusive profession initiation task now?"

Wu Xiaode said, "I already have the ability ’Return to the Dream,’ can I start it in a dream?"

"You can!" the Book of the Dead replied.

"Then let us begin!" Wu Xiaode said.

The Book of the Dead instantly closed.

Wu Xiaode lay on his side with his eyes closed, his breathing gradually becoming steadier and more rhythmic.

He fell asleep.

...

The sky was covered in dense fog.

In the darkness.

A towering spire stood at the horizon’s end.

Countless humans were chained to the ground, at the mercy of the fierce flames rushing out from the fissures, emitting agonizing screams.

Wu Xiaode looked around blankly.

—What place is this?

You’d say it’s the Death World, but around those people were various hideous demons.

These demons did not belong to the Netherworld.

They gathered around those souls, continuously tempting the humans with various noises, making them surrender their souls to them.

From time to time, molten lava surged from the ground.

However, this was a world that belonged to the "living."

"You’re here."

A voice sounded.

Who?

Wu Xiaode looked around.

An illusory shadow quietly appeared in the Void.

It was a girl with flame-red hair.

—The Death God!

"No need to look for me, I’m actually no longer in your world, nor in your timeline,"

the Death God said.

"Are you here to guide me for my appointment?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Normally, 200 points of Soul Power would suffice for an exclusive profession, yet you have 420 points of Soul Power, and you also realized that this is an opportunity. I want to know what you think," the red-haired girl said.

Wu Xiaode hesitated for a moment and said,

"I’ve never thought I was that remarkable, and after experiencing the true Power of the calamity demons, I think I need to take a different approach."

A flicker of admiration flashed across the woman’s eyes.

"Relying entirely on brute force to fight will not hold any hope of defeating them,"

she continued, "That’s why I came here, to give you some advice once more."

"Please do," Wu Xiaode said.

The red-haired woman pointed to the dark spire on the horizon and said,

"Do you see it?"

"I see it, what is it?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"It is the spire in Purgatory World that records all powers, any high-level profession must be appointed there and leave a mark," the red-haired girl said.

"Why Purgatory World?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Because it is the oldest world plane, it records everything, housing infinite great Power and terrifying beings," the red-haired girl said.

"So I also need to go there?" Wu Xiaode said.

"Yes, you will acquire your profession there—but what kind of profession do you truly want?" the red-haired girl asked.

"Just like you said, to overcome the calamity demons purely through martial prowess... If that path were viable, the champions of the worlds wouldn’t have become Heroic Spirits. I think that path won’t work," Wu Xiaode said.

"What are your thoughts?" the red-haired girl asked.

"The calamity demons harvest lives using Causality Law, why can’t we also use it?" Wu Xiaode said earnestly.

The red-haired girl seemed slightly pleased and chuckled, saying,

"Very few professions are related to Causality Law, if you want to attain such a profession, you might have to climb to the tip of the spire in one go, then there’s a slim chance."

"Then I will climb the spire," Wu Xiaode said.

"Remember, within that spire, countless powerful beings are imprisoned. It won’t be easy to climb to the spire’s tip."

"I’ll help you a little."

After the red-haired girl spoke, she gently tapped Wu Xiaode.

A row of ice crystal characters immediately emerged:

"You have received the blessing of the Death God."

"From now on, you can use all your skills without considering the restraint of Soul Power."

"Duration: 12 hours."

Wu Xiaode looked at the red-haired girl in astonishment and bowed,

"Thank you for your assistance."

"Don’t be polite, you have ways yourself, but the night dream isn’t that long; I’m just shortening your time a bit,"

the red-haired girl said, her figure gradually fading until she completely disappeared.

Wu Xiaode was left alone.

He glanced at the Book of the Dead again.

All skills available—

Good, the goal this time was very clear.

He must give his all to reach the highest point of that spire!

Wu Xiaode, filled with lofty sentiments, took big steps towards the plain.