Abundant Martial Arts Virtue

Invisible ropes flew out, sinking into the crevice.

They landed on the slumbering ghostly creature and with a forceful yank—

The ghost was immediately ensnared.

In an instant—

The Eternal Guardian Rope, carrying the ghost, "swooshed" into the Void and directly descended into the pub's underground basement.

That ghostly creature responded incredibly fast, its eyes snapping open the moment it got caught, revealing a murderous intent.

However, upon realizing it had suddenly appeared in the basement, suspended mid-air, with a human man standing before it, it showed no sign of panic.

Instead, it was delighted, revealing a sinister smile and said,

"Looking for death, fool? Didn't you realize I am a mighty ghost warrior?"

Wow.

A ghost warrior?

That sounds impressive!

The ghost spread its wings, unleashing layers of dull flames, evidently about to unleash its killing blow—

Wu Xiaode threw a punch from afar.

Thud.

A direct hit.

The ghost was immediately stunned by the punch and became motionless.

It could no longer maintain its floating position and began plummeting downwards.

—Crack!

A sharp and clean sound.

The mighty ghost warrior sat straight onto the Butterfly Soul blade, fixed into the ground and glinting coldly.

"Sorry," Wu Xiaode said with unmistakable remorse, "to prevent the world from destruction and to avoid any accidents, I had to set up a simple trap."

He threw another punch.

The ghost—

No, His Excellency the ghost warrior fell into a 5-second stupor once more.

However, the blade started entering from its bottom, traveling upwards, penetrating its bones and flesh, continually destroying its life force.

The health bar above the ghost warrior's head began to plummet rapidly.

Even as it was befuddled, the pain was so intense that its face involuntarily twitched.

Wu Xiaode felt even more apologetic.

If there were no sandstorm outside, he would not mind having an open and fair fight with the ghost warrior.

All the machinery in this house, dedicated to Mecha research and manufacturing, could not be damaged.

He had no choice but to kill it like this.

"I didn't give you a chance to fight back, and for that, I am sorry. Let's end this quickly, so you suffer less," he added.

With that thought, Wu Xiaode willed it.

The blade immediately began to vibrate!

Its trembling instantly intensified the ghost warrior's injuries, destroying its flesh, organs, and bones.

The health bar was immediately depleted.

Rapidly emerging ice crystal characters floated to the surface:

"You have slain a ghost warrior!"

"This kill exceeded the original requirement, hence your skin has gained additional advancement."

"Your skin has now advanced to:"

"Child with a fan from the Ning Shen Temple of the Immortal Peach Orchard on Kunlun Mountain."

"Effects:"

"Power +7;"

"Agility +7;"

"Spiritual power +3;"

"World Affinity +1;"

"Explanation:"

"Spiritual power can command all forces within the Pangu World."

"World Affinity will grant you higher world treatment under the same circumstances as others."

"Please continue to slay 9 Netherworld ghost soldiers, or higher-level ghost creatures, to further advance your skin."

All the characters finished displaying.

A two-meter tall, jade fan phantom appeared behind Wu Xiaode.

This fan was none other than the "Child with a fan" skin.

But it seemed to have other uses as well.

Wu Xiaode's thoughts flickered, and he turned.

The fan immediately switched places with him, interposing itself in front of him, solidified for a moment, then turned back into a phantom.

—The fan could temporarily block attacks for him!

Interesting!

"Chris, how come I've never seen other Divine Positions at the Ning Shen Temple?" Wu Xiaode asked.

There was no response.

Chris showed up unexpectedly and now, she seemed not to be here this time.

Did she return to the Immortal Peach Orchard?

Right, how is the Inner World like the Immortal Peach Orchard doing now?

Wu Xiaode took out the bracelet to return to the Immortal Peach Orchard.

But he saw two lines of ice crystal characters emerge:

"The Inner World has regained authority."

"You cannot enter the Inner World without a certain level of skin!"

—Can't go?

Wu Xiaode shook his head and stepped out of the basement, back into the pub.

There was no use dwelling on the impossible, something he never liked to waste energy thinking about.

He sat at the bar, reviewed all the prompt runes once more, and couldn't help feeling itchily curious.

—Really want to try out the function of "spiritual power."

After all, this was the first time he saw such power.

Seemed to be used like this—

He looked at the sandstorm outside, raised his hand, and pressed down forcefully.

The grains of sand pounding against the bulletproof glass were immediately pushed away.

As if controlled by something, they no longer tried to attack the house but instead became somewhat docile.

For a brief moment.

Wu Xiaode suddenly withdrew his hand.

The grains of sand once again bombarded the glass, producing a "sassafras" sound.

Now he understood!

A little spiritual power could control the wind disaster for three seconds.

Three points of spiritual power meant nine seconds!

It wasn't much use for now, but if he could continue to enhance it—

Using it for stealth attacks in the future could be extremely useful!

Huh?

Why would I need to stealth attack people?

Wu Xiaode discarded the thought and took out the game controller to continue operating Wu Dade.

The steel Battle Armor and Wu Dade could come back now!

Although the important parts of the Battle Armor were covered with special steel plates, other parts had sustained some wear from the sandstorm and needed to be inspected.

Furthermore, before Emperor Bai's next arrival, he needed to replenish the lost spiritual power.

It might come in handy!

…

Time slowly passed.

It was almost time for Emperor Bai's arrival once again.

Wu Xiaode walked to a corner, took out the game controller, and sat down cross-legged.

Wu Dade stood in the pub without any injuries, quietly waiting.

After a while,

He looked towards the center of the pub and saw ripples of the Void emanating from there.

In the next moment.

Shadows flickered in the Void.

Thump.

Thump.

Two figures landed.

Emperor Bai and one of his followers had arrived!

"Eh? Your Majesty, you unexpectedly returned here just like me!"

Wu Dade said with a smile.

Emperor Bai looked somewhat disheveled, his body covered in wounds. After glancing at Wu Dade, a strange expression crossed his face.

"What's wrong?" Wu Dade asked.

"I don't know why, but my intuition tells me that I should thank you," Emperor Bai shook his head as he spoke.

His follower collapsed on the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood and falling into a coma.

"Your intuition is correct, like for instance—"

Wu Dade was speaking when he suddenly threw a punch at the follower.

The follower immediately sprang up as if to take some measures to avoid the attack, but was caught off guard.

"Dade, why are you hitting my follower?"

Emperor Bai didn't finish his sentence when he saw a strange card in his follower's hand.

His face instantly changed.

"Damn it, who are you teleporting?"

Emperor Bai roared angrily, disregarding his wounds, and unleashed a stream of light toward the card.

Rip—

The card was instantly split in half in mid-air.

However, the teleportation passage had already successfully formed—

A figure tumbled out from the Void and onto the ground in disarray.

Night King!

The two figures behind him were about to appear, but the Void passage suddenly closed!

The teleportation passage was ultimately disrupted by Emperor Bai!

Seizing the moment, Wu Dade chuckled:

"Your Majesty, your follower is a traitor."

With that, he punched the follower, sending him flying toward the corner of the wall.

At the corner.

Wu Xiaode silently delivered a punch.

The traitor was bewildered again!

Seizing the moment, Wu Dade followed up, driving the Desert Sword directly into the opponent's chest and twisting fiercely!

The follower's blood was quickly drained.

In the blink of an eye—quick as a hare and lethal as a falcon—the entire process seemed slow but was actually swift. Emperor Bai and the Night King only saw the follower being flung away, seemingly struck by an invisible blow mid-air, and then impaled and bled by the sword.

The follower was dead.

Two lines of ice crystal script appeared in front of Wu Xiaode's eyes:

"You have killed a Netherworld ghost soldier."

"Keep up the good work!"

Wu Xiaode's gaze fell on Emperor Bai and the Night King, his demeanor cooling down as he continued to manipulate the game controller.

"Welcome, welcome, Your Excellency Night King, have you come alone to fight us?"

Wu Dade sheathed his sword and said leisurely.

Emperor Bai immediately reacted.

The Night King had planted a mole by his side, wanting to take advantage of his injury to assassinate him!

No wonder Dade had said "Your intuition is correct earlier."

Luckily, Wu Dade was on his side!

"Night King, since you've pressed me so hard, let's settle this with life and death," Emperor Bai said through gritted teeth.

Although he was injured, Wu Dade was in good form.

An advantage lay with two against one.

The Night King had always wanted to kill him—

Why not take the chance!

With that thought, Emperor Bai's body erupted with a powerful killing intent.

Wu Dade also readied himself for battle.

Fight!

After killing you, my skin will advance to the next level!

The bar fell into silence.

This was the last quiet moment before Emperor Bai and Wu Dade took action.

Seeing the situation turn dire, the Night King realized he was now at a disadvantage.

"Hahaha, Emperor Bai, I only came to test you, to see if you really are fit to be the boss," he suddenly burst out laughing, casually tossing out a card.

Emperor Bai watched the card warily, then suddenly realizing something, his expression changed, and he caught the card in his hand.

The card depicted a chessboard patterned in black and white, nothing more.

"Are you serious?"

Emperor Bai asked.

The Night King smiled and nodded.

"Good, then let's agree on that," Emperor Bai said.

He pricked his finger, letting his blood smear on the card.

The next moment.

The card turned into two streams of black and white light, each merging into Emperor Bai and the Night King.

With a quick sense, Emperor Bai immediately laughed:

"Dade, from now on, the Night King is on our side!"

Wu Xiaode quietly watched the two reach an agreement.

With the situation turning against him, the Night King had reluctantly agreed to an alliance to save his skin.

With his assurance, Emperor Bai now had a powerful ally, and past grievances would naturally be overlooked.

And what about himself?

Tsk.

The primary reason he was so eager to meet with them and change the course of events was another pressing matter.

In this apocalypse—

Would the mysterious lifeforms be sent by Pangu into the Death World, or was there another way for them to survive?

Did they harbor secrets unknown to him?

How would the sequence guide them?

Forewarned is forearmed.

Information on the mysterious was also crucial!

Wu Xiaode thought for a few moments, then manipulated the game controller and said:

"Congratulations to you, my best to you."

"So, what shall we do next?"

The Night King, visibly displeased but forcibly suppressing his emotions, glanced at Emperor Bai.

—Clearly following Emperor Bai's lead.

Emperor Bai's lips curled up slightly, asserting his imperial authority:

"This place is quite nice. We should hide here first, then go out and hunt."

After pondering, he added:

"We must accelerate the killing of humans to upgrade our ghostly skin; that is the way to survive."

The Night King nodded, saying nothing.

Wu Dade was silent for a moment, then added:

"It seems we must continue the slaughter."

Emperor Bai, seeing the Night King in agreement and feeling validated by Wu Dade's words, couldn't help but burst into boisterous laughter.

The Night King kept gazing outside at the swirling sand.

He suddenly spoke:

"We must at least survive until the Inner World appears, by that time—"

"We will have completed the task given to us by the sequence."