Abundant Martial Arts Virtue
Chapter 649 - 521: The Sea Demon’s Contract!

Chapter 649: Chapter 521: The Sea Demon’s Contract!

Boom—

The six worlds shook continuously.

Granny Yin, Elder Wu, and the Lion King suddenly halted their actions.

The sacrifice stopped as well.

"What’s the matter?" Granny Yin looked to the opposite side.

She could see a Shadow World gradually emerging next to the world of the Master of All Knowledge.

"The Elemental Venerable is actually joining the fight... No, it seems some changes have occurred in the external world."

At that moment,

All six Venerables looked up together, gazing into the Void.

A majestic voice rose from the Void:

"Challengers join the current battle for supremacy!"

"The current number of challengers is:"

"178."

"In view of the special circumstances that have arisen, the current two competing groups are granted 24 hours of rest."

"The world is also evolving."

"After 24 hours, the battle for supremacy will resume!"

"—The victor shall wield the authority over the Virtual World!"

The Void flickered.

Wu Xiaode felt dizzy for a while before his feet touched solid ground.

This was the West Queen Mother Temple.

He had returned to the altar, where everything was as usual.

hours...

What can be done?

Forget it, let’s check on the dragon’s condition first. If it can recover, I shouldn’t be afraid of ordinary opponents in the upcoming battle.

Wu Xiaode decided to stand still on the altar and carefully sense his own world.

He saw that the fat man was lying on a pile of gold bricks; his snoring became softer until he finally opened his eyes.

"You’re awake?"

Wu Xiaode asked.

Fat Sa jumped up, stepping on the gold bricks and said, "Thank you for your shelter. I was awakened by the aftershock of the worlds shaking."

"Have you figured out the situation?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Yes, the great battle will start after 24 hours—if you don’t mind, I’ll use these gold bricks to repay my debts, and then take another nap," Fat Sa said.

"Why do you owe money?" Wu Xiaode asked again.

Fat Sa sighed and said, "When I just came of age, I was naive. In order to make a breakthrough in strength, I was fooled by the sea demon clan and bought a lot of junk, which didn’t help my strength at all. Instead, I was left with a huge debt."

"Since they tricked you, why do you still have to pay?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Because—a contract was signed, and I can’t renege on it," Fat Sa said with a shrug.

Wu Xiaode looked at the gold bricks scattered on the ground and asked again, "How much money is needed to pay it off?"

"All these gold bricks together should about cover it," said Fat Sa.

"What about after repaying the debts?"

With red eyes, Fat Sa clenched his teeth and said, "Once your matter is settled, I’ll seek revenge on those money-swindling sea demons."

Wu Xiaode looked at him, then at the gold bricks on the ground.

—Nobody’s money is brought in by the wind, and the thought of using the money to deal with swindlers made Wu Xiaode very uncomfortable.

He directly materialized his form and landed beside Fat Sa.

"Where’s the contract? Let me look at it,"

Wu Xiaode said.

Fat Sa pulled a piece of parchment from his pocket and without hesitation, handed it to Wu Xiaode.

Two rows of ice crystal characters appeared:

"The Enslavement Contract of the Sea Demon."

"This is a high-interest loan contract with strong binding force, and violators will pay with their souls."

Wu Xiaode looked directly at the contract, quickly read through its contents, and then sighed with a sense of enormity.

This contract was truly dark!

The document was full of traps, with every word aiming to suck the marrow from one’s bones, even more outrageous than the "Nine Withdraw, Thirteen Return" of the Flag of No Beginning.

"You signed such a contract?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"I was young and ignorant at that time. I thought it would be easy to make money once my strength increased," Fat Sa said, ashamedly bowing his head.

"Your strength seems to have increased," Wu Xiaode noted.

"I just had a breakthrough a few days ago," Fat Sa said with resignation.

Wu Xiaode nodded.

So that’s it, his strength had just broken through and nobody had discovered it yet, nor had anyone helped him, so the timing was just right.

This was indeed lucky for Wu Xiaode.

Mulling over things, Wu Xiaode suddenly thought of something.

"Listen, why don’t we try tearing up that contract? That way they can only stare and won’t be able to make money off you," Wu Xiaode suggested.

"The contract magic of the sea demon clan is very strong. I’ve tried many ways but failed. Legend has it that only two kinds of existences can counter such contracts," Fat Sa explained.

"Which two?" inquired Wu Xiaode.

"Fairies and masters of the Holy Side," Fat Sa replied.

Wu Xiaode paused.

—Isn’t this perfect timing?

"Then why haven’t you sought out a fairy, or tried to find a master of the Holy Side?" Wu Xiaode asked.

Fat Sa heaved a long sigh and shook his head:

"Fairies are extremely rare creatures, they won’t easily appear before others without fate’s calling; and as for masters of the Holy Side—they’re more likely to cheat you than help you dissolve a contract, it’s pure fantasy."

Wu Xiaode thought for a moment, and suddenly said, "I seem to have learned a kind of Holy Series magic."

"You know Holy Side magic?" Fat Sa asked in surprise.

Wu Xiaode nodded.

He had defeated Ulysses and gained his power seed, which he had liked casting onto his bronze hand—

Moreover, he had used this Causality Law technique to help Shen Feixue pull out a contract before.

As for the other Causality Skill from the Holy Side, it was that of the "Strategic Transfer Master."

It’s funny to think the Holy Side’s most powerful abilities were used for dodging debts and escaping; no one came close.

Suppressing his thoughts, Wu Xiaode said:

"Do as I say next, let’s give it a try."

"Okay," Fat Sa immediately responded.

No joke!

He was poor and nearly unable to sustain his power; there was really nothing left for him to be cheated out of!

The other party gave him shelter and let him have a good rest.

If the contract could be dissolved, he would have no problem following Wu Xiaode!

Wu Xiaode closed his eyes and took a deep breath, then reached out his hand.

With his gesture, a sanctified white light appeared in the Void, materializing into a flock of snow-white pigeons.

The dove fluttered its wings and landed on his hand.

"Fat Sa, do you have any gold?"

As Wu Xiaode asked, he gave Fat Sa a meaningful look.

Understanding the hint, Fat Sa picked up a gold brick from the ground, ready to hand it to Wu Xiaode.

"That’s too much."

Wu Xiaode said silently with his mouth.

—Are you kidding me, I originally used this magic to save money, and you’re giving me such a huge gold brick?

Fat Sa immediately broke the gold brick in half, pried a small piece off of one half, and then handed it to Wu Xiaode.

"Is this acceptable, sir?" he asked.

"It’s fine, I’ll try to help you lift the contract," Wu Xiaode said.

Gold—

About the size of a thumb, Wu Xiaode gently placed it in front of the dove.

Upon seeing the piece of gold, the dove immediately shook its head:

"That’s too much, why on earth, we from the Holy Side never make a losing deal."

Wu Xiaode happily took back the gold and pried off a larger piece.

Now, only a piece of gold the size of a fingernail was left, which he put in front of the dove again.

The dove then nodded:

"This is more like it, trying to trap us from the Holy Side with a contract? Dream on!"

It picked up that small piece of gold, hopped off Wu Xiaode’s hand, and landed on Fat Sa’s shoulder.

"You need to release it."

Wu Xiaode instructed.

Carefully standing up, Fat Sa said to the dove on his shoulder:

"Please fly away, thank you!"

The dove glanced at him and said, "You are destined to be with our Holy Side, work hard and you will be rewarded!"

Having said that, it spread its wings and flew towards the sky.

Shortly after,

the dove flew into the clouds and disappeared from sight.

—This is one of the two major causality skills of the Holy Series:

Pigeon Skill!

"Hidden causality skill of the Holy Series."

"Skill description: Spend a certain amount of gold to summon a holy dove and let it go."

"Note: After the dove flies away, all agreements, contracts, and debts are deemed null and void."

"—Only those practitioners from the Holy Side who have mastered this skill will be recognized and henceforth may venture into the world on their own."

"—Release doves to your heart’s content, for they embody the true essence of holiness and mercy."

A moment of silence ensued,

then suddenly, a disturbance occurred—

Around Fat Sa, multiple silhouettes suddenly emerged, all of them women with long hair cascading over their shoulders, their upper bodies human and lower bodies mermaid tails, floating midair, staring intently at Fat Sa.

Sea demons!

It was unclear what magic they had used to sense the change in the contract across such a vast distance.

"You tore up the contract?" one of the sea demons asked sternly.

"What are you all looking at, a bunch of deceivers, today someone stands up for me, what else do you want?"

Fat Sa said boldly.

The sea demons all looked towards Wu Xiaode.

Wu Xiaode nodded, "He’s with me now."

"You should pay back his debts," one of the sea demons demanded, looking straight at him.

"The contract was unfair, you cheated him," Wu Xiaode replied.

"He clearly signed the contract and should comply with it. By doing this, you have no credibility," the sea demon retorted.

"So, what do you plan to do?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"As a world entity, what you fear most must be the catastrophe of immeasurable proportions. If you don’t pay his debts, we will invite a master of catastrophe to take action and utterly destroy your world," the sea demon said.

Another sea demon, seemingly the leader with a fierce expression, declared:

"No one can tear up a sea demon’s contract. I swear, your corpse will hang from the gates of Sea Demon City, announcing to all our dignity."

Wu Xiaode silently smiled, his tone growing warmer:

"Come on, I’ll be waiting."

"I will wait for you all to kill me—but if you don’t kill me, all of you will die."

The sea demons looked at each other, temporarily lost for words.

As the magic’s effect seemed to fade, the sea demons’ silhouettes began to disappear.

Wu Xiaode snapped his fingers, happily saying:

"Alright, we haven’t wasted money, we’ve saved a considerable expense."

With caution, Fat Sa said, "Big Brother, you should be careful not to run into a master of the great catastrophe in the future. I’ve heard you world entities are incredibly powerful and fear nothing but those masters."

"It’s fine, I’ve already encountered those masters before,"

Wu Xiaode said nonchalantly.

—He had even killed one, imprisoned another, and was dating another.

Fat Sa immediately sensed the confidence emanating from him and puffed out his chest, determined:

"Big Brother, we’ve got a battle in 24 hours. I’m going to sleep a bit more. Just wake me up when it’s time, and I’ll give it my all!"

"You sleep. I won’t touch these gold bricks; from now on, they will be your bed," Wu Xiaode said.

"Thanks, Big Brother!"

Fat Sa was overjoyed, rolling over and burying himself beneath the gold bricks.

Shortly after,

even snoring could be heard coming from underneath the gold bricks.

—How tired could he be?

Wu Xiaode couldn’t help but laugh and shake his head, then he left his world.

He opened his eyes on the offering table.

Nothing had changed around him.

It was still too early, and not many people had come up the mountain to make offerings or burn incense.

"Are you there?"

Wu Xiaode asked.

After a moment,

that voice sounded in his ear:

"Miss is taking a car, preparing to rent a place to hide."

"Give me the location, I’ll go and protect her," Wu Xiaode said.

"That’s great — we’re waiting for a bus on Youth Road. It will take three minutes and twenty-one seconds to arrive. Come quickly if you want to, I have a bad feeling," the voice replied.

"I’m on my way."

Wu Xiaode spoke, then suddenly vanished from the offering table.