Abundant Martial Arts Virtue
Chapter 578 - 457: Becoming the Guard of the Evil Phoenix!_2

Chapter 578: Chapter 457: Becoming the Guard of the Evil Phoenix!_2

So, receiving guidance from the Evil Phoenix was indeed a very precious treatment.

"Just follow the master, and remember, if the master doesn’t ask, don’t speak unnecessarily,"

Zanjin advised again.

"Yes," Wu Xiaode responded.

By now, the square had already gathered some demons.

Almost everyone had transformed into human form, everyone held their breath in anticipation, ready to embark.

Wu Xiaode glanced around and felt that each of these demons was no weaker than the Qilin.

—The Evil Phoenix was truly formidable.

According to Qilin’s memory, it just felt that all the strong had died, and it could finally come out to kill some people and vent, so it slaughtered the city.

The Evil Phoenix, however, seemed to have a clear purpose.

The superiority of the two was immediately apparent.

Another gong sounded.

The Evil Phoenix appeared quietly, glanced at everyone, and commanded:

"Depart!"

A man with fire-red skin took out an Array Plate, pressing several spots on it.

Whumm—

The Array Plate hummed deeply, simultaneously releasing an invisible power that enveloped everyone.

The next instant.

The sky whirled and the earth turned.

Wu Xiaode felt his feet hang in the air for a moment before promptly landing on solid ground.

The lighting around was very dim.

Overhead were endless stone walls.

Looking around, the ground was covered with bizarre rocks and the distance was enveloped in deep mist, with no end in sight.

—This seemed to be deep underground.

So why come to such a place?

Wu Xiaode sneakily glanced at the others, noticing that everyone had already become alert.

Zanjin looked towards the Evil Phoenix.

The Evil Phoenix nodded slightly, found a large rock, sat cross-legged on it, closed her eyes, and ceased to move.

Zanjin spoke loudly:

"Alright, we have finally crossed that narrow path and reached this safe location."

"Everyone, please continue exploring."

"Handle minor dangers on your own, but in moments of extreme peril, the master will personally intervene."

"Let’s begin!"

Wu Xiaode quietly listened, his gaze swept past the Evil Phoenix, and landed behind her.

There was clearly a rugged path behind her.

The path was hidden in the mist and when the wind blew, the mist slightly scattered, revealing mountains of skeletons on either side of the path.

The dense skeletons each preserved a posture of terror and struggle.

Even the skeletons nearest to the crowd bore dark bloodstains.

Wu Xiaode’s pupils contracted sharply.

This must be the narrow path mentioned by Zanjin.

Looking so perilous, no wonder his words contained "finally crossed."

—What on earth was this place?

Wu Xiaode looked impassively towards the Book of the Dead, only to see the pages automatically turning to the Wall of Sighs, revealing a dense dark mist.

Utterly dangerous.

Tsk.

Unexpectedly, just by revealing his treasure-seeking Divine Skills, he had been brought to such a place by the Evil Phoenix.

It was indeed dangerous.

Wu Xiaode pondered, his mind racing, his gaze once again falling on the Book of the Dead.

The Book of the Dead naturally flipped to the page titled "Shadow Followers."

Facing the current perilous situation...

"Brother Kunlun, I need to borrow your ’Dual Aspects of Reality and Illusion,’" Wu Xiaode said.

On the card for Shadow Followers, Li Kunlun sensed something and shrugged:

"When are you taking me to the Human Emperor’s Secret Realm to enhance my strength?"

"Soon, when I return," Wu Xiaode promised.

"Okay, take it and use it, but there’s one thing to note."

"What?"

"Activating this move will make you very hungry. If you don’t eat well, you’ll starve sooner or later — I’m not joking!" Li Kunlun warned.

"Received!"

Wu Xiaode said.

Several lines of ice crystal letters suddenly appeared on the page:

"You have borrowed ’Virtual and Real Phases’ from Shadow Follower Li Kunlun."

"Each activation of ’Virtual Phase’ or ’Real Phase’ requires Soul Power according to the extent of the activation."

This is it!

Wu Xiaode slightly closed his eyes, deployed "Evernight City" around himself, but his body remained untouched by the Luminous Flames.

—With "Evernight City" as cover, any strange phenomena produced by activating the "Virtual and Real Phases" were erased.

Two lines of ice crystal letters popped out:

"You have activated the Real Phase of the Virtual and Real Phases."

"Real Phase: From this moment, reach the future and return from the future."

This was Li Kunlun’s forte, and it should be enough to cope with the current situation...

Right?

Wu Xiaode only felt an invisible ripple around his body, gradually concentrating at his waist, forming an invisible layer.

—In any case, it didn’t feel very comfortable.

It was like there was an extra hook on his back.

This was the "Real Phase."

Wu Xiaode looked at the others, and saw that everyone had dispersed, carefully moving through the rubble, trying to find a path.

Zanjin’s voice suddenly sounded in his ear:

"Brother White Wolf, let’s start, in front of our Lord, we need to do our best."

Wu Xiaode knew he was noticed by others because he had been standing still for a while.

He nodded slightly to Zanjin and then walked toward an unoccupied direction.

Countless stones lay scattered on the ground, stretching to the horizon.

As Wu Xiaode walked, he utilized Xiao Baihong’s talent for finding objects, trying to sense the surroundings.

Suddenly—

A scream rang out tens of meters to the left.

Wu Xiaode turned his head and saw a black gleam surge from beneath the ground, striking a Bear Demon.

The Bear Demon immediately disintegrated, its flesh stripped clean and its bones scattered on the ground.

The black gleam did not disappear, instantly turning into a boundless tide, rushing toward everyone like a tidal wave.

—This won’t do, someone has to take action to stop it!

Wu Xiaode couldn’t help but look back at the Evil Phoenix.

Then the man clad in flaming red shouted, "Go!"

He pulled out an Array Plate and slammed it forcefully—

In an instant, the Evil Phoenix and the man vanished.

Those left behind in the face of that dark tide of light had no way to resist, one by one turning into skeletons.

Wu Xiaode picked up a rock from the ground and threw it at the dark tide of light.

The rock also turned to powder!

This was going to be tough.

If he used "Evernight City" to create a parallel world, he might be able to avoid it.

But what exactly is this place?

What was worth the Evil Phoenix’s effort to excavate?

If he survived, what would he say when the Evil Phoenix asked him about it?

Tsk.

Wu Xiaode pondered until the instant the black light rushed towards him, then he shouted:

"Return."

In an instant.

Everything vanished.

The world flashed, reappearing before his eyes.

He saw the Evil Phoenix still sitting cross-legged on a rock, guarded by the red-skinned demon holding an Array Plate.

Everyone was alive.

The crowd had dispersed, carefully navigating through the rubble, trying to find a path.

Zanjin’s voice suddenly sounded in his ear:

"Brother White Wolf, let’s start, in front of our Lord, we still need to do our best."

Wu Xiaode glanced at Zanjin and nodded slightly.

The Real Phase was successfully activated.

—He had returned to several dozen breaths before.