Abundant Martial Arts Virtue

"Something isn't quite right."

Wu Xiaode muttered, "Under the rules of 'Love, Dreams, World Peace,' all cold weapons should only deal normal damage!"

Little Black chirped,

"You've forgotten the role of skins--just like Qiong's skin can awaken the End of the World Bow, that sabre's effects are actually due to its skin."

Wu Xiaode said, "You mean..."

Little Black hopped and continued,

"'Love, Dreams, World Peace' gives everyone the same starting line, but some have far surpassed others, that's just how it is."

——There will always be those who grow stronger and become existences far surpassing their kind.

This is the most basic Law of all worlds!

"Then let's go, I'll meet with him."

Wu Xiaode said.

He had just taken a few steps when Qiong grabbed him.

"Arian... if it really comes to it, let's just run, that sabre is too terrifying,"

Qiong said with a pale face.

Wu Xiaode smiled and gently replied, "When it comes to weapons like sabres, I have experience, don't worry."

He held Qiong's hand and walked back with her.

Seeing his readiness for battle, Qiong's heart surged with the memory of his past battles.

He was ready to fight!

Then she would follow him to witness this battle!

If he won, of course, she would be proud of him.

But if he lost——

She would definitely take action, even if it meant death, to avenge him!

...

At the entrance of the air-raid shelter.

Wu Xiaode narrowed his eyes at the figure holding the sabre outside.

He was draped in a cloak designed to ward off wind and sand, wielding a huge blade, his expression vacant and indifferent.

Mysterious life!

Wu Xiaode waved to the figure:

"Come in, we have plenty of room here. In front of everyone, let's have a fight to see the outcome."

"See the outcome?" The person sneered, asking,

"What if I kill you?"

"If you kill me, all the people here will obey your commands, and they won't resist whatever you want," Wu Xiaode replied.

"Good!"

The person dragged the heavy giant blade, stepping steadily toward the inside of the air-raid shelter.

Wu Xiaode, with arms folded, continued,

"But if you lose——"

"I won't lose," the person interrupted.

"I'm talking about the rules of winning and losing this fight. If you lose, what then?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Then this place is yours," the person replied.

"Alright, it's a deal!" Wu Xiaode waved his hand back, signaling everyone to make way.

The crowd immediately retreated behind the shelter.

The area was cleared.

Finally, the person reached the opposite side of Wu Xiaode, resting the blade on his shoulder.

Wu Xiaode, standing in position, said,

"Given the respect to a distant guest, you make the first move."

The person looked surprised and glanced at him.

Indeed, Wu Xiaode stood still, seemingly waiting for the other to strike first.

With a ferocious smile, the person shook his head, "You humans, always making meaningless formalities."

"We humans value politeness and rules," Wu Xiaode replied.

The person's face filled with obstinacy as he suddenly erupted in layers of dark shadows, each shadow filled with the agonizing cries.

"I have already slain a ghost hero and achieved this 'Human Demon' skin; killing you will be as easy as chopping vegetables!" the person exclaimed.

Unbeknownst to the person as he spoke, Wu Xiaode had already thrown a punch.

The first punch was "Soul Shock"!

It was a combination of the Divine Skill "Heaven Collapse" and the Wan family's Fist Skill, further transformed into Wu Xiaode's personal style of Death Skill!

Thud——

An airborne punch directly shook the person's chest, freezing him in place.

A mandatory daze for 5 seconds!

At this moment, had he been aware, he would certainly have asked:

"Didn't you agree I would strike first?"

Wu Xiaode did not approach; instead, he drew the Desert Sword from a distance and hurled it with all his might at the person.

A sharp sound of clashing echoed.

The Desert Sword flew into the air, vibrated slightly, and "whooshed" back to Wu Xiaode's waist.

But the person's huge blade had raised itself, emitting strands of Golden Light, blocking the Desert Sword's thrust.

The giant blade was self-aware, protecting its master automatically!

"Where exactly can one buy such weapons?" Wu Xiaode asked.

The person came back to his senses, his expression darkening as he said,

"Tricky fellow."

He slammed the giant blade into the ground, and the soul power bar above his head dropped by one-third.

A series of ice crystal letters appeared:

"The opponent has used a special skin effect."

This was——

He's making a big move!

Wu Xiaode, with quick reflexes, immediately shouted,

"Everyone, leave this place now!"

Before his words were finished.

Countless strands of golden thread burst from the giant blade, sweeping across the entire area like a storm.

Wu Xiaode was the closest, about to be cut into pieces by the dense golden threads——

He bit his lip, but did not activate the "lying flat" sequence.

——Because the process was so bizarre, and nearly everyone around had a sequence watching them.

If the nine major sequences became suspicious, it would be the end of him, and the end of the Primordial Sequence as well.

——Just dodge hard!

With his agility reaching an unprecedented 15 points, he had already surpassed everyone here.

Add to that his familiarity with saber skills, the numerous Human Emperor's Teachings, the jade slides of the Flower Sect Mountain, and even his keen combat intuition——

Wu Xiaode suddenly took a step forward, vigorously completing a slide tackle.

A number of ice crystal characters suddenly jumped out:

"You have activated the 'Tidal Brilliance' of the 'Tidal Frost Showy Armor'."

"When you slide tackle, your movement speed and attack speed increase threefold!"

15 points of agility, tripled!

That's 60 points of agility.

This was an unprecedented figure.

Wu Xiaode became a blur, weaving in and out of countless golden threads.

Sometimes he was almost cut, but he would draw his Butterfly Soul saber, creating a flurry of saber light, using the force of the slashes to dodge away quickly.

He dodged and attacked with a speed that reached the extreme.

"Aaaaaah, I'm going to fully activate this Eternal Blade with a supercharged Soul Power, see if you can still not die?"

The Mysterious Life holding the saber roared.

Boom——

More Golden Light swept over the entire underground shelter.

All the humans present were swept away, turning into a mist of blood.

Wu Xiaode rolled on the ground and slide tackled again, holding a saber in one hand and a sword in the other, slashing out a dizzying mix of saber light and sword shadows.

Within the endless clamor of clashing blades, he suddenly found a trail of blood on his cheek.

He was injured at last!

However, Wu Xiaode couldn't see how he had been cut at all.

——This meant the opponent's moves had exceeded his ability to cope.

"Tsk."

He made a snap decision and slapped his hand on his waist.

In an instant.

A tremendous force grabbed hold of him and yanked him back forcefully——

Whoosh!

He passed through the limits of space, appearing directly in front of the mechanical metal door at the back of the bomb shelter.

"You used the 'Eternal Guardian Rope'."

"You've returned to the position where you set your anchor."

Wu Xiaode silently sheathed his swords and touched the blood on his cheek.

"Quite strong..."

He murmured lowly, then suddenly vanished, speeding through tunnels, halls, shelters, fences, and returning once more to the entrance of the bomb shelter.

The man holding the massive blade grinned and said, "I've killed a third of your people."

Wu Xiaode slowly shifted his gaze.

Blood and flesh littered the ground.

Qiong lay in a pool of blood, half of her body erased by the sword light.

She clutched the End of the World Bow tightly, waiting until Wu Xiaode appeared in her line of sight before smiling with relief, saying:

"What a pity, Arian."

Wu Xiaode crouched down, gently stroked her face, and whispered in her ear:

"What's a pity?"

"I... wanted to have your child..."

Her eyes began to lose their color.

Wu Xiaode wiped the tears from her cheek, saying softly:

"Fool."

Qiong exhaled a breath and closed her eyes.

Wu Xiaode, expressionless, pressed his hand against her and directly turned her into a gray-white card, collecting it into the Book of the Dead.

"Give up? Or shall I kill all of you?"

The Mysterious Life lifted its massive blade, grinning broadly.

Wu Xiaode remained silent and slowly stood up.

Suddenly, a blue and a red surge of light fell from the Void, slamming into his back and staggering him.

The chilling blue light drifted onto his left arm, transforming into a green dragon's head;

The crimson light attached to his right arm, becoming a fiery dragon's head.

"The power of the 'Ning Shen Temple Water and Fire Child' from the Immortal Peach Orchard of Kunlun Mountain is activated."

——The Twin Dragons of Separation and Adversity!

The Green Dragon turned its head towards the Mysterious Life opposite and declared:

"Eight hundred runners sprint up the north slope,"

"The artillery on the north slope run abreast;"

"The artillery fear bumping into the runners,"

"The runners fear the artillery's blast!"

The Fire Dragon also turned to face the Mysterious Life with the great blade and roared rapidly:

"A gourd of wine weighs nine taels six,"

"A gourd of oil, six taels nine."

"Six taels nine of oil to swap for nine taels six of wine,"

"Nine taels six of wine not to swap for six taels nine of oil."

Both dragons finished reciting together.

The person opposite watched defensively, somewhat baffled for a moment.

In an instant.

Three lines of ice crystal characters appeared before Wu Xiaode's eyes:

"Supreme Dragon Divine Spell has been completed, Curse Skill activated;"

"Jiuyou Kan Dragon Divine Spell has been completed, Curse Skill activated;"

"You may make your move now!"

Wu Xiaode stored his sword and saber in the Holy Treasure Ring and loosened his neck, stepping towards the other side.

"This urgent desire to kill a person, I haven't felt it for a very long time."

He spoke calmly.