Abundant Martial Arts Virtue
Chapter 554 - 437: 9 out, 13 return

Chapter 554: Chapter 437: 9 out, 13 return

Gold Coast.

Beach.

This is the private world of the Shangmo family.

Qiong had gone to the Council World, presiding over the operations of the entire Destruction Council.

So there were no others here.

The Void flashed.

Several figures fell down.

Wu Xiaode.

Chris.

And—

The statue of the goddess.

It directly emerged from the Holy Treasure Ring, towering over the sand.

The next instant.

Streams of sea water flew out from the ocean, converging in front of the goddess statue into a mass.

This mass of water gradually began to glow.

"We’re saved!"

Chris shouted, looking around and suddenly gesturing with her hand.

A cone of ice cream suddenly appeared in her hand.

"I took it from the kitchen fridge—is this the Shangmo family’s limited edition ice cream? Isn’t it delicious?"

She ate while cheerfully saying so.

Wu Xiaode glanced at her, seeing her wink at him.

"You need to master the power of this flag, and quickly!" Chris sent a telepathic message.

Wu Xiaode remained silent, feeling as if Chris’s words hinted at something deeper.

"As for ice cream, you can have it whenever you like, but you can’t have too much," replied Wu Xiaode.

His hand caressed the white banner, finding it incredibly miraculous.

—This was the battle flag of the Master of Time.

He had actually jumped back an hour in time, successfully breaking out of the encirclement.

Yes.

He did need to quickly grasp the power of the flag.

Wu Xiaode released his Soul Power, channeling it into the flag, hoping to get some kind of response.

A line of ice crystal text rapidly appeared:

"You need to infuse more Soul Power to elicit a response from this flag."

Soul Power—

Just how much is needed?

Wu Xiaode increased the influx of his Soul Power.

He possessed Eternal Soul Power, so even if it took tens of millions of Soul Power, it wouldn’t be a problem with sufficient time.

But Chris had said to do it quickly.

Wu Xiaode took a deep breath and channeled the Soul Power at a faster rate.

Another line of ice crystal text emerged:

"It is known you can transfer 510 points of Eternal Soul Power per second, while fully charging this flag requires 100 million Soul Power, how long will it take altogether?"

Damn it.

Even with Christina continually earning backup Soul Power, a total of 21.31 million, it was still not enough.

It would be impossible to complete in a short period of time.

Wu Xiaode felt a wave of irritation and turned to look at the goddess statue.

The goddess statue emitted a regal voice:

"Thank you for releasing me, as promised, I have expended a tremendous amount of power to activate the Flag of No Beginning, helping you to leave that place—"

"We’re even now."

"There’s no denying that," Wu Xiaode nodded slightly.

Suddenly, the mass of water next to the goddess statue burst into a fierce glow.

It seemed some kind of Magic had taken hold—

The mass of water simply floated in mid-air, no longer drawing from the ocean.

On the ground, countless clumps of soil flew up into the air, forming a stone sphere next to the goddess statue.

"Quick, find a way to activate the flag."

Chris sent another urgent telepathic message.

"Is something wrong with the statue?" Wu Xiaode replied.

"Not sure, I hope it’s not what I’m imagining—it’s not, in any case, you need to speed up," Chris’s tone was laced with a trace of fear and unease.

Wu Xiaode felt a stir in his heart.

Who would have thought that the carefree fairy could speak with such a tone of fear.

"I’ll buy you time."

After Chris sent the message, she immediately addressed the goddess statue:

"We escaped straight back through the bronze door, could it be that the demons had no clue of this?"

A solemn voice emanated from the statue:

"Don’t think this was an easy feat, in reality, he possesses ’Evernight City’ with the power of parallel worlds, and you stole that Parasite’s essence, placing it upon him; along with your travel, your concealment abilities are the best among all races."

Wu Xiaode glanced at Chris and inwardly nodded.

In fact, Chris had been using a certain kind of concealment Demon Art all along, just that he hadn’t been aware of it from the start.

Now that he himself had employed "playing dumb," he sensed the strange fluctuations of aura exuding from her.

—All Laws avoided her.

Evernight City + Parasite’s essence + Chris’s concealment skill—

No, not just these.

There was also the power of this battle flag!

"Plus the time jump, and the Mute Invisible Skill I released, amounting to five kinds of top-level stealth and avoidance techniques—"

The goddess statue said, "That’s the reason we were able to safely arrive here."

The statue moved slightly.

Her finger pointed softly into the Void.

A halo of light emerged, displaying everything that had happened during Wu Xiaode’s escape.

Chris kicked open the bronze door.

Two bronze Demon Gods escaped.

The Time Corpse’s Parasite caught up with them and vanished outside the door.

The next instant.

Countless demons arrived at the same time, surrounding the bronze door, no longer allowing any beings to leave.

The light and shadow vanished.

Wu Xiaode glanced at the battle record on the Book of the Dead.

Several lines of ice crystal small print still lingered on the page, not yet faded away:

"An unknown being infused 100 million Soul Power, using the true Flag of No Beginning."

"The Flag of No Beginning sensed the urgency of your current situation and utilized this 100 million Soul Power to initiate a time leap."

"The leap coordinates are: one hour earlier."

"After some consideration, the Flag of No Beginning did not recognize the contributor of the Soul Power as its master."

The Flag of No Beginning was willing to save people.

But it was unwilling to acknowledge that goddess statue as its master.

The implication here was rather thought-provoking...

Wu Xiaode also remembered Chris’s admonition, and he couldn’t help but glance her way.

Chris, with her head lowered, was devouring her ice cream.

At that moment.

The stone sphere in front of the goddess statue also ceased to swallow any new soil.

It floated quietly in midair.

The next instant.

Howling wind came from the sky and gathered into a green light in front of the goddess statue.

Water, earth, and then wind—

The painful moans of Chris echoed in Wu Xiaode’s mind:

"This is bad, it seems to be what I’m thinking of, Little Wu, our only hope is the flag, you better take control of the flag right away."

Take control right away...

That was easier said than done!

"What are your plans next?"

To avoid any awkward silence, Wu Xiaode asked the goddess statue.

At the same time, he was quickly figuring out a way to control the battle flag.

First.

The flag had a spirit.

It had its own considerations and could assess the situation.

Could he talk to it?

"I need to restore some power first. For example, what I’m doing right now is drawing from this world some of the most basic elements. Don’t worry, I won’t use too much."

The goddess statue said.

"No problem, feel free to use it," Wu Xiaode said with a smile.

"Thank you for your generosity; I will surely repay you," the goddess statue replied.

The wind sphere in front of it stabilized and ceased to draw more wind elements.

Water, earth, wind—

That already made three elements!

In the Void, suddenly a flame burst forth.

The flame kept growing, emanating intense heat.

Fire!

A sense of crisis inexplicably surged in Wu Xiaode’s mind.

He looked at Chris and saw her face turning pale, her legs beginning to tremble uncontrollably.

Not good!

Fairies were not a race that would feign deceit.

He had to think of a way at once!

Wu Xiaode got serious, suddenly clutching the Flag of No Beginning tightly, and transmitted his voice:

"Thank you for saving us, but I can’t cobble together 100 million Soul Power in a short time. Can I owe it for now?"

"It’s not that I really want to owe money, but the situation is urgent."

"What do you think?"

As he spoke, he employed the fairies’ racial innate skill "Shamelessness."

At this moment.

Chris, head down holding her ice cream, couldn’t utter a word.

The goddess statue, focused on condensing the fire orb, also paid no attention to the pair.

Suddenly, a line of ice crystal small print appeared before Wu Xiaode:

"Please align your face with the Flag of No Beginning, quick!"

—The Book of the Dead was urging him!

Wu Xiaode hurriedly faced the white flag.

Another line of ice crystal small print appeared:

"Don’t move, blink your eyes, open your mouth."

Once he had done so—

On the other side.

The fire sphere in front of the goddess statue was completed.

Earth, water, fire, wind gathered.

"I have finally resurrected... All Worlds are mine..."

Curling cracks materialized on the goddess statue, as if something was about to break out from within.

Chris was no longer pretending to look at her ice cream.

She jumped onto Wu Xiaode’s shoulder and whispered, "Did it work? If not, we need to flee right away, or it’ll be too late!"

Wu Xiaode was just about to reply when he noticed the flag in his hand had disappeared.

He instinctively looked back.

He saw a giant dark flag fluttering behind him.

Row after row of ice crystal small print emerged on the Book of the Dead:

"Facial recognition recorded."

"Congratulations!"

"You have opened a ’Super Credit’ account."

"Rule: Nine out, thirteen back."

"The Flag of No Beginning has accepted the aforementioned loan and, after auditing your past actions, has ultimately determined you meet the basic qualifications to maintain it."

"It has acknowledged a master."

"You have obtained the basic usage rights to the Flag of No Beginning."

"The following Time Skill can now be activated:"

"Brief Leap."

"—No one to back you up in a fight? I’ve got you."