Abundant Martial Arts Virtue

Ding.

A Gold Coin tumbled in midair before falling back into Wu Xiaode's hand.

"There are no characters left to use... Tsk, this is really..."

He thought with mixed feelings.

Indeed.

The coincidence that had just occurred was beyond his wildest wishes—

The "Fisherman" had reaped a bountiful harvest, concealing his tracks for him;

The lord behind the "Chaos" sequence had descended upon Wu Dade's skeletal body.

The occurrence of these two events at once led to an obvious conclusion—

All of this was the doing of the master of "Chaos"!

At this moment.

This lord, with all his troubles, had disappeared to who knows where for his merry frolic.

For Wu Xiaode, this was the most favorable situation.

But everything comes with a price—

Now, he was left without any characters to use.

Shen Feixue and Jiang Shanglan were, of course, Shadow Followers, but did he dare to control them?

No, he didn't dare, he didn't dare.

Wu Xiaode found himself at a loss for ideas.

The Mecha was scrapped as well.

Just now, in order to protect himself, his spiritual power had nearly been depleted.

Then it was time to rest.

Wu Xiaode closed his eyes and sat silently, entering a state of recuperation.

Time slowly passed by.

When it got dark, a strange fluctuation swept across the entire world.

Wu Xiaode opened his eyes from his slumber.

He saw that his spiritual power had been restored, and several lines of ice crystal characters appeared:

"The current world has added a new Law on top of 'Love, Dreams, and World Peace':"

"All those with human bodies are now eligible for a 'sequence'!"

"—From this moment on, humans whose compatibility matches the 'sequence' can acquire assistance from the 'sequence'."

Wu Xiaode was stunned.

He had just taken care of Emperor Bai and the Night King—

but the plans of the bigwigs in the Holy Realm had become even more formidable.

From now on, humans could also carry sequences.

What did this mean?

The lords of the Holy Realm had wised up!

The work previously done by mysterious lifeforms was now also being handed to humans.

Humans can't resist temptation.

Just offer them temptations like "Power," "Eternity," "Wealth," and they can drive humanity to start the next Epoch!

Many crazed humans didn't care at all to whom that Epoch belonged!

Thinking this way—

Without Emperor Bai, there would be other emperors, and without the Night King, there would be other kings.

The mysterious beings were just pawns of the Eternals.

Now humans had also become pawns.

Wu Xiaode closed his eyes to dispel the frustration from his heart, gradually regaining his calm demeanor.

It was at this moment that the Book of the Dead turned to the page of the Primordial Sequence.

A line of prompt runes swiftly emerged:

"The sequences owned by the mysterious lifeforms have spread to humans. This is a critical moment of life and death. A Legendary-level quest is now initiated:"

"Save the common folk!"

"Immediately reach the refuge 3,500 miles to the south. Identify mysterious lifeforms amongst the people and kill them one by one, being careful not to cause any disturbance."

"Ensure that no human is tempted by the sequence."

Wu Xiaode skimmed over the words, his heart void of any ripple.

Was this quest a joke?

To say nothing of the fact that mysterious lifeforms were increasingly resembling humans, making them harder to distinguish—

In these nearly Doomsday times, there was so much that a sequence could offer to a person.

How could he ensure that people wouldn't be tempted by the sequence?

Not to mention, if he acted again to kill the mysterious lifeforms now, it was likely that the Holy Realm would immediately notice him!

Forget it.

It was better not to take on such a quest!

However, even if one is to fail, one should do so with style.

For example...

Wu Xiaode directly opened the Book of the Dead and called out to the little black dot on the pages:

"Hey, still asleep?"

The little black dot lazily typed out a line of text:

"Failing gracefully feels so good, no need to care what those mysterious beings and Eternals are up to, nor do any quests."

"Just sleeping isn't enough, understand?" Wu Xiaode said.

"Does Champion have any further teachings?" the little black dot asked.

"Listen, we fail gracefully not because we follow the scripts set by others." Little Wu said.

"Yes, Champion!" the little black dot replied.

"But besides getting a good sleep, you also need to eat well—getting stronger is also for a better way of failing gracefully. Got it?" Wu Xiaode said.

"Yes, my lord, I'm on it now," the little black dot replied.

It leaped off the pages of the Book of the Dead, instantly piercing through the Void and appearing on the street outside the bar.

Sudden change occurred—

All the sand and dust in the entire town turned into ferocious, howling hurricanes and raging sands, which were completely absorbed by the little black dot!

The sandstorm ceased!

Only after the lazy return of the little black dot to the Book of the Dead and a few minutes passed did the sandstorm once again spread into the town from the desert.

On the Book of the Dead, next to the dot representing Little Black, a few lines of small text appeared:

"The destined battle has already been renounced."

"Tanking succeeded!"

"——On this windswept day, I, together with his Excellency the Champion, watched the winds and engaged in a leisurely conversation about life, utmost contentment."

"Pangu's power, I shall take it as I please, unconstrained by any specific allegiance."

All the small text flashed and quickly disappeared.

A thought came from Little Black:

"Champion, when I manifested as that decoy tanking, someone was calling out to that decoy."

"Additionally, the power of the wind disaster is not small, I need to sleep for a while, to prepare for evolution..."

Once the transmission was over, Little Black lay motionless on the page of the book.

Wu Xiaode nodded in satisfaction.

That's right.

If you don't have strength, that's not called tanking.

That's called waiting for death.

Now we have to get stronger in our own way!

As for the one manifested by the sequence, the tanking loafer ——

Arian.

Someone was calling him?

He has been dead a long time ago.

In this era, who would look for him?

The answer emerged in Wu Xiaode's mind, but he shook his head, not planning to meet with this person.

Not to mention other factors, he could be targeted by other sequences at any moment.

Now is really not the time to meet with anyone!

As he was silently pondering, he saw the pages of the Book of the Dead slowly flip to the Wishing Wall's page.

A figure quietly appeared on the Wishing Wall.

"Go, Little Wu, you need to integrate into the crowd."

The voice of the Human Emperor sounded.

Wu Xiaode spread his hands and said, "Given the current situation, if I approach the crowd, I might bring danger to them."

"You need to formally join this infiltration," the Human Emperor said.

"Infiltration?"

"Yes, sequences like 'Chaos' and 'Fishing' are not normal. You need to join the command of sequences similar to the 'Sage', 'Dark Night', Little Wu," the Human Emperor said.

Seemingly sensing Wu Xiaode's confusion, he continued:

"Every normal sequence has its true meaning of existence, and this meaning is the real secret of every Eternal. Little Wu, you need to find out what that is."

Now Wu Xiaode understood.

——Why do some Eternals want to drive humans off the stage of history?

Why do they want to end the prelude?

There must be a reason!

But ——

Wu Xiaode hesitated, "Once I load other sequences, my Primordial Sequence ——"

"I will help you conceal it, that's what I'm good at," the Human Emperor said.

The Book of the Dead turned pages automatically.

In the blank space around Little Black, dense Eternal Runes appeared, flickered a few times, and along with Little Black, disappeared into thin air.

"Master... then I'll go and contact that person," said Wu Xiaode.

"Mhm, remember to make good use of your Book of the Dead, like today I could issue a task," the Human Emperor said.

Accordingly, a note appeared on the Wishing Wall:

"Task: Rekindle Past Bonds!"

"Description: Reconnect with an old acquaintance, infiltrate a power, and regain favor and trust within a sequence."

"Reward: Unknown."

Wu Xiaode accepted the task, then placed his hand on the fairy's green ivy brooch.

The next instant.

He transformed into Arian.

——Arian of the Shangmo family!

"I wonder if contact can still be established..."

Wu Xiaode pondered, then with a flick of the Holy Treasure Ring, pulled out a pink scarf.

"Prison Flame Curse Scarf."

"——The Curse family's token of affection."

"——A mature woman can destroy it at any time, to end this secret relationship unknown to others."

Indeed, this was the token of affection that Qiong, the matriarch of the Shangmo family, had given to him during that battle!

No sooner had he taken out the curse scarf, a warm and eager voice sounded:

"Arian, are you still alive?"

"Of course," said Wu Xiaode.

"I have been unable to contact you... I thought you were dead," said Qiong, her tone carrying a hint of sadness.

Wu Xiaode felt a bit dazed.

This graceful and voluptuous woman, keen on power and profit, appeared to be standing in front of him again, smiling and gazing at him expectantly.

"Some things happened, as you know, the dangers of this era are too great," said Wu Xiaode.

"How about you? If it's dangerous, I'll come to rescue you," Qiong stated firmly.

Wu Xiaode was silent for a moment.

She said "I'll come to rescue you," not "come to me."

Wu Xiaode spoke:

"...Could you guide me to your direction? I will come to find you."

Qiong's voice rang out again, "I have a soul connection with the curse scarf — after all, it's our token of affection. I feel you are seven hundred miles west of me."

"Very well, I'll find a way to come to you," said Wu Xiaode.

The woman's voice became excited:

"Then I'll wait here for you, and won't go anywhere."

"Arian, you must come, I don't want to lose you again."