Abundant Martial Arts Virtue
Chapter 544 - 429: Auspicious and Ominous, and the Cage_2

Chapter 544: Chapter 429: Auspicious and Ominous, and the Cage_2

The old man observed and repeatedly said,

"Brother, don’t be so hot-tempered, I haven’t finished speaking yet."

"Please, enlighten me," Wu Xiaode said.

The old man swallowed his saliva and explained slowly,

"We fortune-tellers, in order to predict the fortunes and misfortunes of all beings, need to use birth information to calculate the initial configuration of a person—"

"To put it in terms you can understand, this birth information calculates a person’s factory settings."

"Once the factory settings are known, we can understand how the body’s seven emotions and six desires are structured and how they lead one’s destiny, and from there, we can resolve matters—this is simple, right?"

"Your analogy is interesting. If that’s the case, the body is indeed the soul’s prison," Wu Xiaode said, joking with a smile.

His gaze revealed a trace of solemnity.

—The old man’s words reminded him of the "Sin Prison."

He was likely not a swindler.

"Please continue," Wu Xiaode said with a bow.

Seeing that he had removed his hand from his sword, the old man breathed a sigh of relief and continued with pride, shaking his leg,

"You, young man, have died once before, right? Your factory settings have been wiped clean, but you are still here, thus you have a chance to break free from the cage and leap out of the Three Realms."

"Why can’t I enter the city?" Wu Xiaode asked directly.

The old man chuckled softly, lowering his voice to say,

"Because of this body, people have fortunes and misfortunes that change daily; this world, too, has its unforeseen changes."

"The world..." Wu Xiaode thought for a moment and said, "Do you mean the boundless great catastrophe?"

"Smart! People have their cages, and so does the world, which is quite fair," the old man praised.

Wu Xiaode fell into deep thought.

The old man gave him a glance and continued:

"The reason you were able to obtain a card is that you managed to stymie the first Apocalypse Demon, giving the Laws hope."

"But if you try to get the second card without overcoming the first Apocalypse Demon, you will definitely be discovered by other Apocalypse Demons, and the Laws won’t be able to help you."

"At that time, huh, when the Apocalypse Demons exert their force together, do you think you can fight them all on your own?"

Wu Xiaode’s expression hardened, and he turned to look toward the city ahead.

This time, for some reason, a chill arose in his heart.

"Did you come specifically to advise me?" he asked.

The old man immediately showed a distressed expression, saying, "Who asked you to learn that move? I had to come here."

"Young man, cherish the situation before you; the Laws have already done their utmost to ensure that you only encounter one Apocalypse Demon for now, but this situation will soon break."

Wu Xiaode’s heart chilled, and he couldn’t help but worry about Zhao Junyu.

"Defeating one Apocalypse Demon is necessary to attain the next card?" he further inquired.

The old man watched him, his eyes showing a hint of sharpness:

"Destruction is an inevitable path for all, unless you find a way to break free, like escaping from emotions and desires, to liberate yourself from the prison of suffering—if you want to save all beings and the world, you must defeat the Apocalypse Demons to be eligible to gain the Laws’ final deck of cards."

Wu Xiaode bowed and asked, "May I know who you are, sir?

The old man laughed heartily, shaking his head, "No need to ask more, you better go back now. If I’m not mistaken, overcoming that Apocalypse Demon is not a simple matter."

—He wouldn’t tell.

Wu Xiaode thought for a moment, pulled out a gemstone and placed it in the old man’s hand, and bowed again,

"Thank you for the warning, but I still don’t know your identity."

"This old man would not sell his identity for a mere gemstone, hmph, I definitely won’t say," the old man said.

Wu Xiaode waved his hand.

Boom—

An uncountable number of gemstones piled up like mountains on the road ahead.

At that moment, the people around them had all vanished, the city too had disappeared.

The two crouched in a blank world.

—Only the Gemstone Mountain still made a "clattering" sound.

"This World Skill opened silently, almost unnoticeable to me... Truly powerful," Wu Xiaode thought to himself.

The old man looked at the Gemstone Mountain and then at Wu Xiaode, hesitated for a few moments, his lips quivering,

"You are so receptive—well, I’ll say it just once, lean in closer."

Wu Xiaode leaned forward.

The old man’s face turned serious, and he whispered in his ear,

"Beyond the mountains, beyond the seas, lies an Evernight City."

Before he could finish speaking.

In an instant.

The entire blank world, along with the old man, vanished.

Wu Xiaode found himself crouching by the roadside, the city in front, destitute people behind, as if nothing had changed.

He remained crouched there, stunned for a few moments, then slowly stood up.

"Evernight City..."

Was it because he had awakened this skill that the presence of Evernight City resonated, intentionally coming to enlighten him?

Right.

He said the situation would change soon.

Zhao Junyu dating was acceptable, but other things definitely were not!

No, he had to rush back immediately!!!

Wu Xiaode no longer hesitated, immediately switched to his own body, and disappeared from this world.

...

Sare Town.

Bar.

Shen Xiujun sat at the bar, resting her chin on her hands, lost in thought.

Shen Feixue advised, "Little sister, as an outsider, it’s okay if Martial Arts Master Wu doesn’t like you. Don’t take it to heart."

"I know, big sister, I’m just thankful he took care of us," Shen Xiujun smiled.

"Yes, it’s best for you to think that way," Shen Feixue patted her hand and said softly.

Shen Xiujun stretched lazily and said, "I’m going out for a walk, I’ll be back in a while."

She walked out of the bar and onto the street outside.

If it kept going like this, she was doomed to lose.

She always felt...

Something was not right.

There was a chaotic feeling about the other person that was somewhat different now; however, she couldn’t tell exactly what the difference was.

Should she take a gamble?

Shen Xiujun walked slowly along the empty street, suddenly lifted her hand, and made a mysterious handprint.

A gust of wind blew.

She caught a strand of hair in the wind.

—This was a strand of hair shed from that young man, location unknown, but she could find it with some magic if she wanted to.

The girl held the strand between two fingers, sensed it briefly, and murmured:

"... The pheromones of the individual have changed, there must be a problem."

If that was the case.

It was worth the gamble.

The girl released her fingers, letting the strand drift away with the wind.

She raised her hands in the air and said:

"Summon—"

"The Parasite of the Time Corpse."

In a flash, endless black radiance flew from her hands, transforming the entire world into a place of complete darkness.

She stood on a surface of endless Black Water beneath her feet.

The girl stood quietly on the water’s surface waiting.

Suddenly, a long tentacle extended from the Black Water, transforming into a Faceless humanoid form, uttering a deep voice:

"I am here suppressing the Time Corpse, do you realize the importance of this place?"

"I do," the girl said.

The voice of the Faceless figure became stern, "Although you are the Demon Lord, you must not come here without a significant reason, or else you must contribute ninety percent of your power to me."

"I know, but I’ve encountered a problem here and need your power over time to take a look for me," said the girl calmly.

"Are you certain there’s a problem? It’s not just a mistake on your part?" the other sneered.

The girl bowed politely: "Indeed, there is a problem—if I’m wrong, I’m willing to have you take away ninety percent of my power."

The Faceless Man silently considered for a while, seemingly unprepared for her straightforward attitude.

"Very well, I’ll take a look for you... It is indeed a serious matter if someone is about to defeat you."

After saying this, its shape writhed, transforming back into tentacles, and suddenly plunged into the Void and disappeared.

Meanwhile.

Wu Xiaode returned to Sare Town.

As soon as he landed, he saw black mist shrouding the Book of the Dead.

An ominous omen!

Without thinking, Wu Xiaode commanded, "Evernight City."

As soon as the words were out, an abrupt change occurred—

A black tentacle suddenly appeared by his side, transforming into a Faceless humanoid presence.

This eerie entity floated in front of Wu Xiaode.

It couldn’t see him.

Yet he knew it had arrived.

The Faceless entity paused and then said softly, "Indeed, there is a problem; this world has split into two different parallel worlds, one of which has become a dead end, about to collapse."

"Who exactly is it..."

The creature fell into thought.

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