Abundant Martial Arts Virtue
Chapter 650 - 522 I Take the Bus at People’s Square

Chapter 650: Chapter 522 I Take the Bus at People’s Square

The ground trembled.

Wu Xiaode stood on a utility pole, steadied his stance, and flew forward again.

The world was clearly changing.

Even the animals had noticed.

Birds flocked together in the sky while cats and dogs on the ground continuously cried out, some even becoming frantic.

Wu Xiaode chose to travel through secluded alleys.

This was to avoid being seen by too many ordinary people and thereby causing unnecessary trouble.

"Where are you guys now?"

He ran along a long wall and casually asked.

The voice responded, "We’re in the car now, driving forward. With your speed, you might as well wait for us at People’s Square. It’s a red bus, number 710."

"Received."

Wu Xiaode jumped onto the roof of a five-story building, perched on an antenna pole, and looked in the direction of People’s Square.

Soon.

He would arrive in three minutes.

Suddenly.

The Book of the Dead flipped open and revealed the image of a Golden Teddy.

It panted and quickly said,

"You are the first to send a messenger to meet the World Will. The World Will is very pleased, and your gift was welcomed."

"And then?" Wu Xiaode asked as he moved through the building.

"It has a question for you."

Teddy continued, "Many powerful beings have already descended in this world. Some are extremely good at disguising themselves. It asked if you had a way to make these people visible."

"Why would it ask such a difficult question of me?" Wu Xiaode complained.

"I said the same. Those powerful beings are unimaginably strong. Why ask you? But it said after observing your various battles and ways of handling situations, it thinks your mind is different from ordinary people, so it’s just asking to see."

Wu Xiaode’s mind raced as he ran. "My ’Rage’ does have this function, specifically, it shows Life Force, more specifically, it displays each person’s health bar. The longer the health bar, the higher the life value, the less likely they are ordinary people."

"I’ll tell it right away." Teddy said.

Teddy leaped from the Book of the Dead and instantly disappeared.

Wu Xiaode continued toward People’s Square.

There was nothing much to think about.

— Teddy is a world-class intelligent life form. There must be a reason it’s proactively fostering good relations with the Virtual World.

Anyway, just wait.

Wu Xiaode vaulted over the final wall and gently landed on the ground.

This was People’s Square!

His eyes scanned around and he quickly found the bus stop.

Bus number 710 was slowly pulling into the station.

Wu Xiaode immediately went over, and once the bus stopped, he followed the crowd on board.

He immediately spotted Jiang Shanglan sitting in the back, wearing headphones and looking down at her phone.

All set.

Wu Xiaode couldn’t help but sigh in relief, waited for the people in front of him to finish paying, then also fished out a bill and threw it into the ticket box.

The Book of the Dead suddenly opened again, revealing lines of ice crystals:

"The Virtual World has adopted your suggestion."

"In the current world, all entities shall now display health bars. This feature is temporarily available only to the Virtual World itself and to you."

"Be aware."

"You can now see the health bars of other entities."

The next second.

A health bar appeared above everyone’s head in the bus.

"Eh?"

Jiang Shanglan suddenly spoke.

She had a feeling, looked up, and saw Wu Xiaode.

She covered her mouth, a glimmer of joy flashed in her eyes, followed by thick worry.

Wu Xiaode smiled at her and walked towards her.

In the bus, the health bar above the head of most people was only as wide as a finger, displaying the number "5."

The health bar above Jiang Shanglan’s head, however, was so long that it extended out of the bus window and seemed endless.

The health bar displayed a number: "3,000,000."

— Truly impressive.

As Wu Xiaode was admiring, his gaze suddenly sharpened.

He saw a health bar piercing through the bus in front of him, displaying the number:

"5,000,000."

What kind of existence was this!

The floating health bar moved continuously, heading straight towards where Jiang Shanglan was sitting.

An abrupt change occurred—

Wu Xiaode didn’t even have time to see the second hand jump to the next tick.

After all, this Virtual World was quite extensive. To have an entity more formidable than Jiang Shanglan appearing on a bus in a hidden manner and walking towards her—

To say this was a coincidence, not even a pig would believe!

Wu Xiaode didn’t need to think twice. He immediately stepped forward and pressed his hand below that health bar!

An old man was immediately pressed out.

However, the ordinary people around showed no reaction, as if this old man had not appeared out of thin air.

Without a word, Wu Xiaode grabbed the old man’s shoulder and pulled him to sit together on an empty double seat.

"Young man, what are you doing?"

The old man asked in surprise.

Wu Xiaode grinned and responded, "Old man, look up."

Indeed, the old man looked up and saw a sign above the row of seats:

"Priority seating for the elderly, disabled, pregnant, and those with small children."

A flicker of confusion passed through his eyes, but he quickly smiled and said, "Better leave this seat for someone who really needs it; this old man is still in good health."

Right after speaking, he was about to get up.

Wu Xiaode pressed down forcibly, and the old man sat back down abruptly.

"Guess," Wu Xiaode whispered, "there are dozens of mortals on this bus. If you accidentally hurt any one of them once you make a move, what do you think will happen to you?"

The old man squinted and said, "Young man, I don’t know what you’re talking about."

Wu Xiaode leaned close to the old man’s ear and said:

"Once you make a move, I will immediately utilize your power and launch an attack, meaning our fight would cause mortal casualties—"

"When an Awakener causes mortal casualties, life is instantly stripped away, and you will be sealed on the Naihe Bridge with me."

The old man said nothing, merely looking at him.

His eyes were filled with murderous intent, and he stared intently at the old man, whispering:

"Let’s get acquainted once more. I’m in charge of affairs on the Naihe Bridge, here specifically to attract business. The moment you cause trouble, I’ll ensure you’re reincarnated as a spruce."

"Being a spruce is quite cool. Enduring thousands of years of wind, rain, getting struck by lightning, gnawed on by countless bugs, unable to speak a word, without any companion to communicate with, just standing there—"

"I guess you would like that, wouldn’t you?"

A flicker of brutality passed through the old man’s eyes.

An unparalleled aura was about to surge from him, causing all the mortals around him to shudder.

The next instant—

The health bar floating above the old man’s head emptied completely.

Fortunately for the old man, he reacted swiftly, immediately retracting his aura and forming handprints.

—He was left with a sliver of health!

That sliver of health instantly filled back up to five million points.

Wu Xiaode sighed regretfully.

If the old man had truly released his full strength, causing the deaths of mortals from the energy fluctuations, he would now be reporting to the Naihe Bridge.

—This is the supreme Law of the Virtual World!

No exceptions for anyone!

But this guy reacted too quickly. Even Wu Xiaode himself couldn’t seize that brief moment to finish him off before his health restored and his aura was completely contained.

This time was indeed abrupt.

Next time, baiting must be more professional.

"Are young people nowadays all this fierce? But I’m just an old man who has always abided by the law. I’ve never done anything illegal."

The old man hummed softly, his face donning a harmless smile.

"Looks like you’ve adapted well to this world," Wu Xiaode patted his shoulder and laughed: "But remember, the moment you step out of line, I’ll definitely catch you and send you to be reincarnated."

After speaking, he took out his phone and called Jiang Shanglan.

"Next stop, Queen Street, you get off."

After saying that, he hung up the phone.

The bus moved slowly forward, waiting at a red light, starting up, turning, entering the lane, and then traveling some distance before coming to a stop at Queen Street Station.

Jiang Shanglan immediately stood up and got off from the back door.

Wu Xiaode watched her blend into the crowd; only then did he look back at the old man and finally said:

"You must be very influential and powerful outside, but in this world, you’re just like us, with only one life."

"You also have only one life," the old man retorted immediately.

Wu Xiaode smiled happily.

"I’ve always been interested in these one-on-one affairs. If you want to die, bring it on."

After saying that, he stood up, got off the bus, jumped onto the platform, and waved cheerily at the old man amid the crowd.

The old man stared at him, his face showing a terrifying intent to kill as if he had never been treated this way before.

—But how could he attack now?

"Aren’t you afraid of death?" the old man suddenly transmitted his voice.

"Sorry, it’s too noisy here, I can’t hear what you’re saying clearly. But remember, happiness is the most important aspect of being alive. If you keep bothering her, I promise to send you happily to report at the Naihe Bridge," Wu Xiaode also transmitted his voice.

He grinned, remaining stationary.

But the old man did not make his move.

If he attacked and the opponent had any skills like splash damage, blocking, or rebounding...

The moment it affected the mortals around him, he would immediately have his lifespan stripped by the Virtual World and be sealed on the Naihe Bridge.

The bus started up again.

The vehicle gradually drove away.

The old man ultimately said nothing more.

He just silently stared at Wu Xiaode, as if imprinting his appearance in his mind.

As the bus turned a corner and disappeared from sight,

Wu Xiaode then turned around—

He immediately saw Jiang Shanglan standing behind him.

Jiang Shanglan’s face was pale as she trembled, "Do you know who that man was just now?"

Wu Xiaode shook his head.

I’ve faced the One-eyed Giant even when I was still a mortal; why should I care about him?

Jiang Shanglan grabbed his hand, shaking it back and forth, frantically saying, "He is the notorious World Hunter who has destroyed countless worlds and even killed a demon. He must have specifically come to kill me this time."

"You actually threatened him?"

"Little Wu, you’re such a fool, why did you even bother with me? Now you’re definitely doomed too."

Wu Xiaode took her hand and headed towards a noodle shop.

"Hey, are you hungry? Shall we have a bowl of noodles together?"

"... And you still have the appetite to eat noodles!"

"What else? Let’s go."

The girl was led by him, slowly moving her feet through the crowd.

Perhaps it was the throng of people around—

Gradually, she nestled closer to him, following his direction, and moved forward together.