Abundant Martial Arts Virtue
Chapter 597 - 475: New Arrival

Chapter 597: Chapter 475: New Arrival

How could a world be called a "sphere"?

Wu Xiaode couldn’t figure it out.

He subconsciously looked towards the Void.

However, the Book of the Dead did not appear.

He paused for a moment, then came back to his senses.

—Soul Power is not available, awakening type powers are all unavailable.

That is to say—

Were all his powers sealed?

Wu Xiaode sensed briefly and immediately discovered that the Book of the Dead was hidden within his mind.

As his thoughts moved, the Book of the Dead opened, revealing a line of ice crystal small print:

"All skills cannot be used."

"In the current environment, this book can only give corresponding prompts and display your basic information."

Wu Xiaode pondered for a few moments, then moved his body, lightly tapping his foot on the ground.

Whoosh.

He directly jumped onto a large tree in front of the temple, standing on the top branches.

So it is.

As a cultivator of the Yuheng Realm, his bodily strength was still intact, it was just that he could not use Soul Power and Magic.

Recalling the whole affair carefully—

Actually, the one that was supposed to be sealed in this Earth was the World Will.

However, it used various means to make him take its place at the last moment.

Now it has survived the great calamity, beginning to grow stronger, even the beings within the world were growing stronger.

Yet he had taken its place and was trapped in this Virtual World.

"I thought I could make another friend, but I ran into Elder Wu."

Wu Xiaode gave a self-mocking laugh, but he wasn’t very angry.

After all, drifting in the Jianghu is like men and women falling in love, there’s always the bitter betrayal for true feelings.

There’s absolutely no need to get angry.

—Just go back and finish it off.

But how to go back?

Suddenly a commotion arose inside the temple:

"Not good! The main statue of Ning Shen Temple is smashed!

"Come and see!"

"It must be someone whose marriage prayer failed, and they came over and smashed the Ning Shen Temple’s main statue."

Hurried footsteps followed.

Then another irritated voice:

"Damn, can’t find a girl, takes out the anger on the immortals, really trashy.

"—I’ve told you before to install surveillance cameras, last time money from the Merit Box was stolen and we couldn’t find the thief!"

"Call someone to install it tomorrow!"

The crowd dared not make a sound.

Wu Xiaode crouched on the treetop, quietly listening, shaking his head.

He had already checked, there was nothing wrong with the people or the statues in the temple.

The problem was with himself.

—Why had he descended in such a form in this world?

A line of ice crystal small print suddenly emerged in his heart:

"Originally, you were supposed to be completely sealed, but at the last moment, you changed the name of ’Sleeve Universe’ skill, passing through the highest alert verification to be let through."

The tone was that of the Human Emperor.

Well now, the Book of the Dead couldn’t be opened, he could only communicate with himself through text.

"What should I do now?"

Wu Xiaode asked.

Another line of ice crystal small print emerged:

"The will of the ’Virtual World’ is extremely strong, you need to contact it yourself; any additional advice will provoke its displeasure, and it’s best we don’t contact each other for a while."

Wu Xiaode couldn’t help but sigh.

Alright then.

For now, he will try to understand this world.

He lightly leaped down from the treetop, a few meters high, and landed in the square in front of the temple.

Noise from the temple never ceased.

It probably wasn’t a good idea to go in and tell them that actually nobody smashed the statue, I am the main of Ning Shen Temple, I have come to life, and now feel fine.

Better to head down from the mountain!

Maybe there’s some more relevant information in the city.

Wu Xiaode walked towards the steps leading down the mountain.

He had just stepped on the stairs—

Suddenly, the entire world completely disappeared.

All around was dark murky fog, completely obscuring any direction.

Wu Xiaode stood within the fog, looking down, he saw his skin begin to wrinkle.

Not only that, the power in his body was also draining away.

What’s happening!?

Wu Xiaode was startled and quickly stepped back.

Just as he stepped back, the pervasive dark mist around him disappeared completely.

Night had fallen.

Moonlight scattered across the square.

The noisy voices from the nearby temple continued unabated.

Everything went back to normal!

Wu Xiaode looked at his hands.

The wrinkled skin had smoothed out again, and strength gradually returned to his body.

Wu Xiaode breathed heavily a few times, unable to resist looking at the stairs.

All the anomalies had occurred after he stepped on the stairs.

Could it be—

Was he trapped here?

He pondered for a moment and stepped forward again.

The world disappeared once more, fog instantly arose!

Wu Xiaode immediately retreated, turned around, and found another path down the mountain.

As he moved forward a few steps, the world instantly disappeared again, and desolate fog enveloped everything around.

He was indeed trapped on this mountain!

Tsk.

What now?

He couldn’t possibly stay on this mountain forever.

Wu Xiaode sat down at the corner of the stairs, quietly considering his options.

From the southeast corner of the square suddenly came a sound of car doors opening and closing.’

"The tourists have left, boss."

"Hmm, very good, that’s the time, as soon as we get in, we’ll collect all their phones," he said.

"Understood!"

"Let’s go, let’s climb over the wall."

Seven or eight figures rushed towards the temple’s surrounding wall and set up a ladder against it.

Wu Xiaode couldn’t help but look back.

—Were they here to rob the temple?

Indeed.

After those people climbed over the wall, a commotion immediately erupted from inside the temple.

"Nobody moves."

"This is a robbery!"

"Hand over your phones."

"Take out all the Merit money you recently received!"

What followed was a series of beatings.

As a cultivator from Yuheng Realm, Wu Xiaode, although distant, heard everything clearly.

He could even make out the actions and behaviors of everyone inside.

—This was indeed a robbery.

Considering this place was far from the city, located halfway up a hill, and guarded by only a few temple caretakers, it was indeed a good spot for a robbery.

"Quick! There must be more hidden money, take it out!" someone shouted harshly.

More beating of clubs and pleas for mercy followed.

After listening for a while, Wu Xiaode simply stood up and walked toward the temple.

After all, this was a place that worshiped the lineage of himself and The Queen Mother of the West; if he couldn’t protect it as a divine spirit, he might as well help out in a fight as a mortal.

With his hands in his pockets, he jumped up and directly climbed over the wall, landing inside the temple.

"Who’s there!"

"Who is it!"

A few robbers shouted.

In the courtyard, five or six people were kneeling, with their hands tied behind their backs, and all their phones had been collected and set aside.

A few robbers were rummaging through boxes and drawers.

As soon as Wu Xiaode entered, they reacted, drawing out machetes and clubs from their hands.

"Hello, I’m here to give you a tip-off," Wu Xiaode said.

The robbers paused.

"What tip-off are you talking about?" the lead robber asked.

Wu Xiaode continued, "Someone just called the police, I believe they will arrive shortly, so stop robbing and run."

The robbers immediately panicked.

They thought no one had noticed since they had just taken everyone’s phones, but someone had still called the police!

With a grim face, the lead robber said with fists clasped:

"Young man, thanks for the heads-up. Did you see who called the police?"

"I did," Wu Xiaode said.

"Did that person run away?"

"No."

"Where is the person?"

"It’s me."

Wu Xiaode placidly continued, "I was the one who called the police; they said they would be here soon, so you better run."

A moment of silence.

A robber tugged at the sleeve of the leader, panicking, "Boss, the police are coming, let’s run."

The lead robber shouted sharply:

"Run my ass, someone spoiled our plan, we must teach him a lesson he won’t forget."

"Everyone, charge!"

A few robbers charged at Wu Xiaode.

Thud. Whack. Thud. Whack.

Wu Xiaode simply swung his fists, knocking the group of robbers over.

He rummaged through the robbers, found some loose change, kept it for himself, and then waved at them:

"Remember, I’m Wu Xiaode, I hang around these mountains, I won’t go far."

"You better run now. The police will arrive shortly."

The robbers, enduring the pain, helped each other limp towards the temple exit.

Only then did Wu Xiaode step forward and untie the temple staff.

A thin, tall old man expressed his gratitude:

"Young man, thank you for saving us. May I know who you are—"

"I’m Wu Xiaode, just passing by, noticed something amiss, and helped out a bit," Wu Xiaode said.

"This is no small help, please come inside. Oh, and when the police arrive, could you please be a witness?"

The crowd hurriedly got up to pour water and make tea for Wu Xiaode, while the old man directed them to tidy up the overturned boxes and drawers.

"Why haven’t the police arrived yet? We should at least hear a siren by now," the old man muttered.

Wu Xiaode spoke:

"The police won’t be coming."

"Ah?"

"I didn’t call them."

"...Why didn’t you call the police?" the old man asked cautiously.

Because I don’t have a phone.

Bone phone is an Extraordinary Power, it can’t be used in your world.

But there are some other considerations ... it’s okay to speak them out.

"To be honest, I rushed out without any money and was slightly worried about starving to death," Wu Xiaode earnestly continued.

"Besides, those robbers, once they escape, will surely bear a grudge and might come back for revenge."

"That’s exactly why you should have called the police," the old man hastily said.

"I plan to stay around here for a while, but unfortunately, I don’t have much money—letting them go only ensures they will come back for revenge, and then I’ll have money to spend."

Wu Xiaode placed a set of car keys on the table.

The old man was speechless.

So you even kept the robbers’ car?

"Elder Wu, go see what kind of car the robbers had," said the old man.

A man responded and went out.

Soon, he came back, his face flush with excitement:

"It’s a luxury sedan. Even sold as a used car, it’s worth several hundred thousand."

"Very good," Wu Xiaode happily said.

—Those robbers, as long as they’re not caught, will surely come back.

This way, there’s a preliminary guarantee for my finances.

If I need to continue staying on this isolated mountain, having money means I won’t starve.