Abundant Martial Arts Virtue

Pangu World.

A place where humans gathered.

After the catastrophes of water, fire, and Wind Disaster, the earth shook incessantly, leaving the city in ruin.

Skyscrapers were severed in half, and there was damage everywhere.

People were queueing up in long lines, collecting rations.

Suddenly.

A commotion arose in the queue, with several men cursing and arguing with each other.

A staff member pleaded from the side:

"Stop fighting, everyone gets one bag of grain per household, please queue up!"

One man said furiously, "They cut in line!"

Several other men shouted:

"So what if we cut? Our families are desperately waiting for food, can't we take ours first?"

"Exactly, you're being too nosy."

"We'll just take our food and go; it doesn't bother anyone else. You're just asking for a beating, aren't you?"

As they spoke, they were about to charge forward to beat him up.

Seeing the situation turning grim, the man swiftly unleashed his own skin.

Instantly, his body was covered with a layer of cloth armor, with a large "Soldier" character on his chest.

"Oh? Turns out it's a Soldier Skin, Agility +0.2."

Someone exclaimed in surprise.

An increase of +1 in agility would mean doubling the speed and reaction time.

With +0.2, the speed would be enhanced by twenty percent, giving a significant advantage in battle.

Beyond that, what's more important—

The skin signified "Soldier", which meant he hadn't done anything bad before, and even had a small act of kindness.

He was worthy of everyone's trust!

The few men looked at each other and then simultaneously hardened in resolve.

"A mere Soldier dares to stop us?"

"Even though we only added +0.1 in Strength, we outnumber you!"

"That's right, we are many and you are few. Even if you are a Soldier, we'll still beat you into submission!"

The few men babbled on, also releasing their skins.

All of them suddenly wore tattered jackets, each marked with a single character:

"Ruffian."

So they were a gang of hooligans!

It was a pity that Little Wu wasn't there; otherwise, he could have dealt with them in minutes.

The "Soldier" stepped back and said indignantly:

"You create chaos just to snatch a few more bags of grain, do you really think I'm blind?"

The men's intentions were called out, and their faces immediately darkened.

"Get him, kill him!"

They whispered amongst themselves.

Just as a fight was about to break out, a middle-aged man suddenly emerged from the crowd.

"What's all this racket? Get back in line."

The middle-aged man commanded.

The hooligans all turned with menacing looks to face him.

One of them even drew a handgun.

Unfazed, the middle-aged man released his own skin.

A pitch-black broad-bladed sword appeared at his waist, engraved with a single character on the scabbard:

"Constable."

Constable.

Constable.

—That is, a police officer.

The middle-aged man walked up to the gun-wielding man, and said calmly, "Shoot."

The man hesitated.

"Either shoot or hand over the gun, your choice," the middle-aged man said.

Grinding his teeth, the man suddenly pulled the trigger.

—In these chaotic times, the handgun was an asset for his survival; he couldn't hand it over to anyone else!

Kill this constable!

But the constable dodged the bullet in a flash, his long blade piercing the attacker directly.

"Attacking a police officer with a firearm, I'd have every right to kill you on the spot,"

he said.

The man tried to struggle, but the constable pinned him down on the blade, twisting forcefully.

The health bar, which usually decreased incrementally, began to plummet steadily as the blade transfixed the man's chest, draining his life force away until none remained.

A faint golden glow surrounded the constable.

He threw the corpse on the ground, looking around as he said:

"Who else wants to defy order? I actually need to kill two more villains before I can upgrade my skin, so keep at it, why don't you?"

If the police were this fierce!

Then there was no issue.

The ruffians collectively put on ingratiating smiles, nodding and bowing as they said:

"Sir, we were just panicking, we'll get in line right away, right away!"

...

Elsewhere.

Hills.

A cottage.

"Who killed His Majesty the Night King's leading general?"

A stern voice echoed from the Void.

Two Netherworld ghost soldiers clad in spiked armor leaped forth, landing inside the cottage.

—There was no one.

Besides the strange man lying on the ground, there was nothing.

A chill breeze passed.

The countless wails and screams emerging from the fissures outside wafted in with the wind.

The two ghost soldiers made a show of investigating the room.

"Found nothing."

"Right, how could there be someone who killed another and still stayed at the scene? Must've run away."

The two ghost soldiers finished speaking and looked out together.

Aside from the noises, no monsters appeared.

They couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"It's all right, His Majesty said that the things from Hell won't climb up here so fast," one ghost soldier said.

"Yes, at least they have to give us and all beings some time to upgrade our skin; otherwise, wouldn't we all die?"

The other ghost soldier joined in.

"So do we keep searching here?"

"Search my ass; let's hurry back and upgrade our skin, or do you want to end up like this Gao Sai?"

"Let's just say the murderer has disappeared, move it! Move it!"

"Move!"

In a flash, two figures disappeared rapidly back into the Void.

Wu Xiaode stood at the corner with his arms folded, enjoying the cloaking power of the "Lying Flat" sequence, quietly watching the two perform.

Not until they were gone did he slowly dissipate the murderous intent on his body.

He could have taken action just now.

But he discovered something pleasing—

The monstrous creatures had begun to understand self-preservation.

Towards the unknown, they were showing emotions of fear.

If this continued, what difference would there be between them and humans?

They were becoming predictable.

—Nothing but humans who had obtained a sequence, possessing slightly stronger mysterious powers.

Humans would have the confidence to deal with them!

Wu Xiaode looked outside.

To upgrade skin, one must kill ghostly creatures.

He needed to check the rifts in the ground and see if there was anything to kill.

Before that—

"'Fishing' sequence, take a look at this."

As he spoke, he reached out and touched a brooch.

In an instant.

Wu Xiaode transformed into the appearance of Gao Sai.

The moment the Fishing Sequence activated, it immediately collected all his status and information.

"Congratulations."

"The mysterious life you have obtained is one of the more numerous individual species among the mysterious species."

"This can help 'The Angler' complete a pleasant fishing experience."

"You have received 'The Angler's' reward:"

"Eternal Guardian Rope."

"Eternal item."

"Description: Tie it around your waist, and whenever you need to return from wherever you are, just pull it."

"—Cast a long line to catch big fish."

"—A must-have item for fishing in the river."

A golden rope that was partially visible suddenly appeared in Wu Xiaode's hand.

One end was a hefty anchor, sharp enough to be driven directly into the ground; the other end had a loop made of the rope.

This item was good!

Wu Xiaode happily planted the sharp anchor next to the lying Arian and then tied the rope around his waist.

The moment it was tied, the rope became invisible.

Wu Xiaode tugged at the rope, and he instantly disappeared, reappearing beside Arian.

This was exactly what he needed at the moment!

With this rope, he could…

Wu Xiaode cast his gaze outside the cabin, continuously contemplating his next plan.

A few minutes later.

He strode out of the house and came to a crevice outside.

Standing at the edge, he looked down to see a deep, fiery wind that seemed bottomless.

Countless ghost creatures crouched in the crevice, wailing and attacking each other.

Whenever a ghost creature was killed, the others rushed to devour its corpse, growing stronger.

There were also some cauldrons and pits filled with bones.

—This was truly a vision of Hell!

Wu Xiaode watched silently for a few moments, determination surfacing in his eyes.

Now—

How many people could directly obtain Heavenly Realm Skin?

He was already ahead of the rest.

But to beat those mysterious creatures, he had to go far beyond all other beings!

Wu Xiaode took a deep breath, took a couple of running steps, and leapt towards the crevice—

He plunged vertically down into the world of Hell, accompanied by the fierce fire and howling wind!

As soon as he entered the crevice, ghost creatures immediately noticed him.

Groups of ghost creatures constantly climbed within the gap, trying to come up and seize him.

Wu Xiaode showed no fear; instead, he charged directly at them.

"Die!"

He shouted, delivering a punch.

The ghost creature tried to bite his fist, but the moment it made contact, all the sharp teeth in its mouth shattered instantly.

Snap.

Like the crisp sound of a watermelon bursting, the ghost creature's head exploded into a mist of blood.

—In the face of this "Tai Chu" Fist, its entire skull became its weakness!

Seeing this, other ghost creatures rushed over, hoping to overwhelm Wu Xiaode with their sheer numbers and topple him.

But it was useless!

The "Tai Chu" Fist was unleashed, and Wu Xiaode went into an "unrivalled" state, immune to all control and hindrance.

A faint giant with an axe emerged behind him.

—Kunlun Mountain Immortal Peach Orchard Ning Shen Temple strongman skin!

With the strength tripled, Wu Xiaode dragged countless ghost creatures, effortlessly punching and blowing them up one by one!

In an instant.

A line of ice crystal lettering appeared:

"You have killed three ghost creatures!"

"Congratulations, your skin has been upgraded!"