Abundant Martial Arts Virtue
Chapter 655 - 526: The 2nd Skill!

Chapter 655: Chapter 526: The 2nd Skill!

"Such huge goldfish and soul crystal fish!"

Maresa glanced at the palm-sized goldfish and soul crystal fish in his own hand and then at the vast shape made by the outstretched arms of the other party, the corners of his mouth twitching involuntarily.

As one of the World Masters and among the stronger ones, he indeed had quite a reserve of gold and some soul crystals.

—But his reserves couldn’t withstand such deep cuts!

Should he kill this fellow?

Just like before, anyone who dared to propose excessive conditions had been killed by him.

All of their possessions became his.

This thought surfaced and circled in Maresa’s mind before he quickly snuffed it out himself.

The Virtual World was no ordinary world.

Impatience leads to chaos in great plans; he might not even see tomorrow’s sun.

Maresa took a deep breath and forced a smile on his face, then spoke:

"Please wait a moment, I’ll check if there are any more at the bottom of the lake."

He dove in dramatically, returning to stand at the bottom of the lake, conjuring two large fish sculptures, one with gold and the other with soul crystals.

The two fish looked lifelike, as if they could swim away from his hands at any moment.

Maresa felt a pang again, standing at the bottom of the lake for a while to adjust his emotions, before resurfacing.

"Do you mean these two fish?" he asked respectfully.

"No," Wu Xiaode said.

Maresa stared at him wide-eyed.

—You clearly motioned this big, now you’re not satisfied?

Wu Xiaode waved his hand and said, "These really aren’t the two I had, but never mind, you’re so considerate, if I don’t accept them, it would seem like I’m looking down on you, so I’ll accept them."

"...Thank you," Maresa said.

Wu Xiaode took the two fish, his face showing satisfaction, and spoke:

"I can tell you have a kind heart. I have a favor to ask of you."

"Please go ahead," Maresa said.

"My sister has been cursed and is currently in poor health. If you have any way to help her, please do, and I will be truly grateful!" Wu Xiaode said.

Cursed?

This is exactly my specialty!

Maresa smiled slightly, and respectfully said, "Where is your sister? I will go see her."

"Go through this forest heading south, and you’ll see a cottage, my sister should be there," Wu Xiaode instructed.

Maresa said, "Then—"

Wu Xiaode interrupted him directly, "If you can help my sister, come back and see me, I have something for you."

Perfect!

This is it!

Maresa suppressed the excitement in his heart and earnestly said, "Wait for my good news."

With that, he headed south.

After a while.

Maresa, holding a letter, reappeared before Wu Xiaode.

"How is it?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Your sister’s curse is extremely severe, I did my utmost but only managed to remove a tiny bit... This is a letter from your sister," Maresa said.

In this moment, he appeared utterly honest and sincere.

—He had just met Jiang Shanglan and immediately realized her power far surpassed his own.

Not only above his own, but she likely outmatched the majority of world-class life forms!

Such a being had been cursed.

—And it was a terrifyingly powerful curse!

Even with all his strength, he had only managed to lift less than ten percent of the curse.

The depths of this world were too profound.

He must not act recklessly!

Wu Xiaode took the letter and opened it, beginning to read:

"Dear brother, the person you sent has a kind heart, albeit not strong, but he did help me a little."

"See if you can thank him in some way."

After reading the letter, Wu Xiaode put it away and looked at Maresa, saying:

"We’re poor at home, we don’t really have anything to thank you with."

"However, I once learned two spells when I was younger, now I’m imparting one of them to you; it might help you in some way."

Maresa was waiting for this moment, he quickly replied, "Then I thank you deeply."

Wu Xiaode placed his hands on his shoulders and said, "It’s a spell, please repeat after me:"

"Adjusting sails with the wind."

Maresa repeated, "Adjusting sails with the wind."

The next instant.

He saw a long red life bar appear above his head, with a number on it:

"900,000."

Looking at the other side.

Wu Xiaode also had a life bar above his head, but it was golden, with the number:

"100,000."

100,000... it must be the initial value for world-class entities.

He could easily kill him.

—But his life bar was golden, filled with an indomitable law force.

So that’s how it is.

If he could see others’ strength like this in tomorrow’s supremacy battle, that would indeed be a significant advantage.

This auxiliary magic was completely worth it!

"Many thanks, I shall take my leave," Maresa bowed and said.

"Mm, take care, I hope you have good fortune in the days to come," Wu Xiaode grinned and said.

Maresa nodded at him and left.

Wu Xiaode continued to sit by the lake, fishing.

After a while.

Jiang Shanglan quietly appeared.

"How is it? Did he help at all?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"He indeed did his best, and the curse on me was lifted a bit more," Jiang Shanglan said with a smile.

"That’s great, I hope Satan finds more clients, so your recovery speeds up," Wu Xiaode said.

Jiang Shanglan recounted the process, saying:

"First Satan collects money, then you take on the task here and get some money again, finally helping lift my curse, allowing me to see the life bar—tch, Little Wu, are you a devil?"

Wu Xiaode glared at her, saying irritably, "I’m doing this to help you, while Satan also makes money, I get a little money, and it even subsidizes the Virtual World, ensuring a bright future for all, how can that be wrong?"

Jiang Shanglan found herself unable to argue.

Wasn’t she desperate to regain her power?

—She dreamt of it!

Currently, his actions indeed could help her.

Indeed, she shouldn’t have spoken about him.

She looked at the purple ring of the Oblivion River on his hand, seeing the ring glinting with a soft glow.

—The earnings just now, the World Will could take seventy percent!

For a virtual world without gold, this was simply a huge sum!

So the World Will also stood on his side.

As for herself—

Of course, she stood on his side too.

"Alright, I was just joking with you," Jiang Shanglan changed her tone and said softly, "But what did you mean when you mentioned earlier that you had learned two types of magic when you were young?"

Wu Xiaode looked around and after seeing that no one was nearby, he said mysteriously:

"Don’t rush, the business has just started, this trade secret will soon be presented before you."

Jiang Shanglan was about to continue questioning when she suddenly sensed something.

"Someone is coming, looking for you," she said quietly.

"It’s business! Let’s continue with the business—hurry back, we’ve got to grind off the curse on you today no matter what," Wu Xiaode said.

Jiang Shanglan took a deep look at him, then quickly disappeared towards the edge of the woods.

After a while.

A burly man appeared in front of Wu Xiaode.

"Hello, I am Huo Yuanfa," the burly man respectfully said.

"Hello, just call me Little Wu," Wu Xiaode responded with a smile.

"I wonder what sir is doing here..."

The two of them chatted on.

Jiang Shanglan stopped paying attention and prepared to return to the cabin to wait.

Suddenly.

A surging Golden Light erupted from the lakeside.

Jiang Shanglan’s figure flashed instantly back beside Wu Xiaode, looking around warily.

"I feel death—did that man just die?"

She asked in surprise.

Wu Xiaode replied emotionlessly, "Yes, he planned to abduct me and force me to give up the intelligence."

Jiang Shanglan was speechless for a moment.

However, Wu Xiaode shook his fishing rod, baited it again, and continued speaking:

"It’s good, before the battle for supremacy begins, we’ve already eliminated those who don’t know their place; this will lighten the world’s burden a bit."

"People who don’t even know the depth of the water daring to strike, the virtual world really looks down on them... Another person is coming," Jiang Shanglan said.

"Right, you go back, I’m fine here."

The two of them parted ways again.

After a few breaths.

Another man appeared by the lake, speaking with Wu Xiaode.

Shortly after.

The man dove headfirst into the lake.

...

Elsewhere.

Maresa walked aimlessly through the city, observing the health bars appearing above people’s heads.

Although it was expensive, it was indeed worth it!

He even saw a world-class lifeform, with a health bar reading 500,000.

—Definitely no match for him.

Good.

This was too convenient.

Once the battle started, he could use this health bar for combat preparation.

However...

The neutral figure named Little Wu had mentioned—

"...When I was young, I had learned two types of magic, and now I will impart one of them to you..."

He wasn’t a fool to overlook such an obvious quest clue.

There were actually two types of magic!

One was the health bar, which was already so useful.

—But what about the other?

What exactly was the other type of magic that the neutral figure had?

With this thought, Maresa could no longer contain himself and turned around to head back.

Soon, he arrived by the lake.

Of course, by now a lot of world-class lifeforms had already arrived, doing tasks with Little Wu.

"Huh? You came back?"

Wu Xiaode asked in surprise.

Maresa looked at the lifeforms, feeling displeased at the thought of them soon possessing the "health bar" ability too.

But there was nothing he could do.

He couldn’t just kill the neutral figure.

The golden health bar above his head had a certain Judgement-like quality; if he dared to act rashly, his end would be extremely tragic.

"Haha, yes, I suddenly remembered something," Maresa said.

"What is it?" Wu Xiaode asked, puzzled.

"I remember you said that you knew two types of magic... didn’t you?" Maresa asked quietly.

"Right."

"May I ask sir, what is the other type of magic?"

As Wu Xiaode had just directed the last person to the small cabin in the woods, he simply let Maresa come closer and whispered:

"This magic is incredible, I only teach it to true warriors."

"I am a true warrior," Maresa declared confidently.

"Are you? Come, I’ve got a task here, a mission to transcend at the Naihe Bridge..."

Wu Xiaode explained in detail.

Maresa’s cold sweat almost fell.

—This task was really dangerous.

But what was the other magic? Was it worth taking such a risk?

"Go, once you complete the task, you will acquire the second skill."

"I guarantee it’s worth it."

Wu Xiaode said.

"Sir, it’s not that I don’t trust you, but I just want to know, what is the second magic?" Maresa asked respectfully.

Wu Xiaode patted him on the shoulder and said mysteriously:

"Have you noticed? More and more competitors can now see others’ health bars."

Maresa nodded.

"Would you like to stand out from them?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Sir, are you suggesting?"

"—The second skill, hiding the health bar."

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