Abundant Martial Arts Virtue
Chapter 627 - 501 Welcome the Newcomer!

Chapter 627: Chapter 501 Welcome the Newcomer!

The battle did not continue.

The middle-aged man, struck in an instant, a sinister smile suddenly surfaced on his face.

"I didn’t expect to be caught despite being so careful... but can you block me forever?"

"Fate is an unpredictable thing."

"Next time, I will kill her."

In the next moment,

The middle-aged man’s entire body trembled and burst into a cloud of blood mist, dissipating into the endless Dark Void.

"He’s gone."

Wu Xiaode spoke in a woman’s voice.

His long hair fluttered in the wind, his enchanting gaze began to steady, and the prominent contours of his body gradually returned to their original state.

"As expected," he said again, in a man’s voice, "if he wasn’t afraid of being discovered, why would he have set such a secret trail, only revealing it at this moment?"

The woman’s voice spoke again: "Child, you have done well, but I cannot linger in you any longer, or you will break."

"You’re leaving? I have a question for you," Wu Xiaode asked in a man’s voice.

"Speak."

"How can I become as powerful as you?"

——The being that had descended upon him must be the strongest being he had ever encountered.

An opportunity that comes once in a millennium!

In this moment, Wu Xiaode was incredibly eager to receive the other’s guidance.

Having seen the One-eyed Giant, walked with Satan, battled bone dragons, and fought one-on-one with a Robbery Demon——

These events seemed never-ending.

How can one become as strong as she?

With a mere gesture, even enemies who manipulated fate had to keep their distance.

I need that kind of strength!

Upon hearing this question, the woman’s voice chuckled lightly and waved a hand.

There in the Dark Void, suddenly appeared countless drifting motes of dust.

"You want to become stronger?"

"I do, I think about it all the time."

"What a pity, mortals are like dust, even becoming world-class life forms is just the beginning."

The woman gently brushed her hand through the motes of dust.

In an instant, all the dust transformed into planets.

The blindingly bright stars formed clusters, shining brightly in the profound depth of space, illuminating the splendid galaxies that stretched boundlessly.

And the woman stood amidst the endless cosmos, as if she were the creator.

"Do you wish to control everything about all beings? Child," she asked solemnly.

"I don’t want to control others," said Wu Xiaode.

"Why not?"

"Who the hell tries to control me, I’ll beat them down, and I certainly won’t go around trying to control others either," he declared.

"Haha, how amusing!" Unable to maintain her seriousness, the woman burst into laughter.

"I just want to be strong so I won’t be bullied—that is my only wish. I hope to receive your guidance," Wu Xiaode said sincerely.

After the woman finished laughing, she spoke slowly:

"The fate of all beings is as fragile as dust, a lamentable truth. Nevertheless, you are a likable little guy——"

"As a farewell gift, this is for you, my thanks."

"You once changed the line of the world..."

"Perhaps it suits you."

As the voice faded,

Wu Xiaode returned to normal.

On the Book of the Dead, rows of ice crystal letters emerged:

"The Visiter has departed."

"You have regained control of your body."

"The item currently obtained is an absolute secret, do not expose it here, it is temporarily stored in the Book of the Dead, please do not open!"

"Repeat, do not open!"

"Unless you find a place that is absolutely safe and will not reveal the secret, only then can you open the Book of the Dead!"

"Starting teleportation now."

"——Teleporting to Naihe Bridge in 3 seconds."

"3,"

"2,"

"1!"

The Dark Void flashed and disappeared.

Wu Xiaode felt himself once again back on the Naihe Bridge.

The fog on the bridge cleared.

An old man with staggering steps approached.

Wu Xiaode was slightly startled and then realized.

Today, three groups were to be sent for reincarnation.

The first group included Huang Mao.

——That was successful.

The second group was the middle-aged man and his associates.

——They’re all done for, so that counts as a pass.

Now, it was the third group.

Wu Xiaode looked at the old man and felt incredibly weary.

Those two recent fights had completely drained his energy, and he was extremely tired.

He sighed and said:

"Friend, you’re dead, how about going to be reincarnated now?"

The old man looked at him, nodding fearfully.

Wu Xiaode paused again in surprise.

——This time it’s so easy to talk to?

A voice spoke from behind him: "The aftermath of the recent battle still lingers around you, and he senses it, thus fears you."

"You better hurry and send him to be reincarnated while the aura of those two is still present."

Immediately, Wu Xiaode called out the black notebook and quickly recited:

"Let me check—well, your life has been quite decent, although you liked to kill, luckily you didn’t kill hundreds. Originally, you would have gone to Hell, but I have a special pathway here——"

"You’ll become a spruce; you can live for 3000 years."

"That settles it."

"Off you go!"

The old man turned into a streak of light and vanished from the Naihe Bridge.

——All of today’s tasks are complete!

Wu Xiaode immediately opened the black notebook, and the task rewards had already appeared on it:

"Today’s task is complete, the rewards are as follows:"

"1. Return to your world, time: 10 minutes."

"2. Growth Stone."

Wu Xiaode, holding the notebook, couldn’t help but say:

"That’s it?"

A line of small print emerged on the notebook:

"The current reward matches your task achievement."

Wu Xiaode said, "They only give me 10 minutes to go back, and the material is just a lousy stone—I sent all those terrifying bastards away!"

Another line of small print surfaced on the notebook:

"According to the original world line, those people would not have died, nor would they have harmed the Naihe Bridge and this world."

"It was you who changed the world line, forcibly resuscitating a person who had already died."

"You caused all of this."

"Otherwise, the Naihe Bridge would still be in a peaceful sealed state, although operating at overload, but without collapsing."

"Therefore, everything you’ve done is regarded as a remedial measure."

Wu Xiaode held his forehead and stood for a while.

Alright then.

It seems reasonable enough.

Anyway, I managed to save Jiang Shanglan.

That’s the biggest gain.

Once he had come to terms with it, he couldn’t be bothered to argue any further, closed the notebook, and said:

"Send me back to the human world."

A dizzying whirl.

Wu Xiaode suddenly appeared in West Queen Mother Temple on Cuiyun Mountain.

Outside, the night was pitch-black.

——It hadn’t actually been that long.

The voice behind him sounded again: "It looks like everything has been resolved, so I’ll be leaving too, but there’s one more thing I must tell you."

"Please go ahead," said Wu Xiaode.

The other’s tone was strangely quirky, "Although I used magic to make everyone forget about you, the commotion you just caused will inevitably make everyone recognize you again—"

Wu Xiaode couldn’t help but let out a wry smile.

He had planned to lay low, but the battle on the Naihe Bridge was so terrifying that it was bound to alert the other Honorable Ones once again.

"Well, we’ll see how it goes," Wu Xiaode said.

"Hmm, be careful—I’m off."

Wu Xiaode looked back.

There was nothing.

The other had already left.

——There shouldn’t be anyone around now, right?

I need to find an "absolutely safe and secret location" to open the Book of the Dead and retrieve the item that the lady left for me.

What could it be?

Wu Xiaode felt as if a million ants were crawling in his heart.

However, the "Virtual World" is definitely not safe.

So then—

Shall I return to the "Heaven and Earth" world?

Although I only have 10 minutes, in the "Heaven and Earth" world, with Shen Xiujun and Blood Youth standing guard for me, and opening "Everday City" myself, I should be able to keep that secret item from being exposed.

Let’s go!

Just do it!

Nothing is more important than getting stronger.

Wu Xiaode whispered, "I want to use the task reward to return to my world."

Whoosh—

A soft sound.

He disappeared from the altar.

...

The Heaven and Earth world.

Sare Town.

A bar.

"I’m back!"

Wu Xiaode pushed open the door to the bar, only to see Shen Xiujun sitting behind the bar with a dejected expression.

"Brother Wu, how can I completely kill the Feeding Demon Master?"

She said disheartenedly.

Wu Xiaode couldn’t help but pat her on the head.

As long as the Feeding Demon Master was still alive, Shen Xiujun couldn’t fully control the power of the Infinite Calamity, and dealing with that guy just now was indeed tough.

"That enemy is no ordinary foe; I reckon no one I know could beat him," Wu Xiaode comforted her.

"Sigh, by the way, Brother Wu, why did you come back?" asked Shen Xiujun.

"I have ten minutes to do something important..."

Wu Xiaode glanced around.

"Where’s Blood Youth?"

"She performed so poorly earlier that I sent her to scrub the toilets."

"... Call her up here, you two come with me upstairs, and hurry, I have less than ten minutes."

"Brother Wu, ten minutes isn’t enough," Shen Xiujun protested.

Wu Xiaode glared at her:

"You’re going to act as protectors for me! I have serious business to attend to!"

Shortly thereafter.

Upstairs in the bar.

Shen Xiujun and Blood Youth guarded the door to the room.

Wu Xiaode secured the door, then activated "Everday City," opening a node to a parallel universe to hide inside.

He then sensed the Wall of Sighs.

There were no signs on the wall.

All clear.

Now is the moment!

Wu Xiaode took a deep breath and opened the Book of the Dead.

He flipped through pages titled "Wish Wall," "Wall of Sighs," "Holy Walk Wall," "Shadow Followers," and others, arriving at a page that had been blank before.

On this page, there appeared a badge of strange design.

A line of ice crystal small print appeared next to the badge:

"Welcome newcomer, please register."