Abundant Martial Arts Virtue

Wu Xiaode assumed the boxing stance, slowly flexing his fingers.

His mind was clear and undisturbed by any external factors.

As the Ghostly Floating Entropy Demon charged, he met its rush head-on while keeping his gaze fixed on its waist.

The kidneys and liver are vulnerable spots on a human body, and a punch there would be unbearable for most people.

The two closed in!

The Ghostly Floating Entropy Demon suddenly shrank its body, protecting its waist and abdomen, while all the runes on its body burst out with a humming noise.

Sharp blade-like shadows swirled around it ceaselessly.

If he charged now, he would either die or be skinned!

But the moment the Ghostly Floating Entropy Demon shrank for defense, Wu Xiaode changed his move.

He stopped his charge, pausing on the spot and even hopping backward by kicking against the ground.

As the cluster of blades surged, he had already retreated continuously, creating a distance of half a meter.

The blades spread rapidly all around—

but only sliced off a strand of his hair.

If someone unaware saw this, they might even think the two were coordinating a performance.

The Ghostly Floating Entropy Demon was somewhat surprised but still laughed crazily:

"Hahaha, how's that? You can't even get close. I want to see how you'll fight me!"

Before it finished speaking, its expression suddenly changed.

While it was talking, Wu Xiaode changed direction again and charged at it with all his might!

He clenched his fist and lunged at the waist of the Ghostly Floating Entropy Demon.

"Seeking death!"

The demon's rune tattoos vibrated, releasing layers of blades to protect its front again.

Wu Xiaode suddenly changed his move, altering the angle of his fist to form a swing, aiming for the cheek of the Ghostly Floating Entropy Demon.

It was called a fist, yet his hand had already turned into a claw.

—He's going for my other eye!

The Ghostly Floating Entropy Demon reacted fiercely.

Such a ruthless scheme!

Even though it was protected by the blades, the opponent was prepared to face several slashes just to gouge out its other eye.

From a cost-benefit standpoint, the opponent surely had the upper hand!

Humans only have two eyes, and if both were lost, nothing would be visible.

It was already uncomfortable with its human-like body.

If it lost its vision too—

Survival would be a problem, let alone combat!

The Ghostly Floating Entropy Demon couldn't help but retreat a step, raising its hands to parry Wu Xiaode's fist.

Bang.

The fist collided with the arms, emitting a muffled sound.

Blocked it!

The Ghostly Floating Entropy Demon felt it had never been so terrified in its life.

But it had blocked it!

So with that—

"Die."

The Ghostly Floating Entropy Demon shouted menacingly.

The instant it yelled, it was just about to mobilize the runes all over its body, but discovered Wu Xiaode had changed his move again.

To call it a change of move wasn't really accurate.

In Wu Xiaode's other hand, something suddenly appeared.

—It was a sharp human bone.

Bone?

Where did he get the bone?

A scene quietly emerged in the mind of the Ghostly Floating Entropy Demon.

That's right.

During their encounter, when he dug out his first eye and as they passed by each other, he retreated to the side of the iron cage and threw the eye out.

There...

The remains of the Shadow of the Sage and the Hundred-Victory Demon General still hung on the cage.

He had thought to use this bone at that moment?

The Ghostly Floating Entropy Demon's thoughts raced, finding that it was struggling to keep up with the opponent's tricks.

—The opponent's move was already old, his fist held in check, his body's momentum completely blocked by it, unable to move for a while.

However, all this was just a feint!

The long bone stabbed fiercely forward like an afterimage.

The Ghostly Floating Entropy Demon's heart trembled, about to defend, but discovered its hands were pinned down by the opponent's fist.

—It turned out it hadn't blocked his fist, but his fist had pressed down on its hands!

It was too late to change moves!

The Ghostly Floating Entropy Demon exerted all its strength to wriggle its body, trying to dodge the bone's stab.

Dodge it.

It must dodge!

Whoosh—

The human bone brushed past its cheek.

Dodged it!!!

The Ghostly Floating Entropy Demon felt as if it had come back to life, kicking off the ground with one foot, flying forward to try to kick Wu Xiaode away.

The opponent had already lost a good amount of blood amidst the blades.

If it could just kick him away, it would have gained a huge advantage in this round of combat!

Yet, its powerful kick hit nothing but air.

—Wu Xiaode had vanished completely from its field of vision!

Where is he?

The Ghostly Floating Entropy Demon was in a panic.

It found that it couldn't see through the opponent's actions at all.

Theoretically, it had learned many human combat moves as well.

I, too, had fought with many of my kind, thus getting familiar with human combat styles.

But!

This guy was a monster!

Crack.

A sharp pain radiated from the back of my neck.

The world spun around me.

The head of the Ghostly Floating Entropy Demon hung at an odd angle on its neck, and its body fell to the ground as if it had lost control.

Wu Xiaode's voice followed:

"Having lost an eye, I naturally slipped into your blind spot. Couldn't you see through that?"

He stood not far away, his body covered in blood from cuts, looking somewhat disappointed.

A cigarette was lit between his fingers.

Actually, no more needed to be said, but he seemed unsatisfied with the fight, so the Ghostly Floating Entropy Demon heard him continue:

"Also—"

"This fight didn't allow weapons, so that bone couldn't have hurt you."

"My attacking with that bone was just a bluff, to divert your attention."

"You actually dodged?"

"Is something wrong... It seems you forgot your own combat rules."

The Ghostly Floating Entropy Demon lay on the ground, convulsing.

The blow just now had broken its neck, and now it not only had lost control over its body, but even breathing was a struggle.

I clearly had every advantage.

Why did I lose to him in the fight?

Why?

I couldn't understand at all.

However, Wu Xiaode's mind was crystal clear.

Mysterious life forms were too accustomed to various magics and incredible powers, always trying to have such power even in close combat.

That had always been their way of survival.

They subconsciously ignored the essence of close combat.

But I focused on it.

Now, it was time to finish off this enemy.

Wu Xiaode, with a cigarette in his mouth, took a step forward and slowly raised his fist.

In the blink of an eye—

A hand suddenly extended from the Void and gently patted the Ghostly Floating Entropy Demon's head.

The Ghostly Floating Entropy Demon let out a scream.

Like its two fellows, its flesh dissolved cleanly away, its soul was collected by that hand, and it was pulled back into the Void, disappearing.

Wu Xiaode paused, then scoffed:

"This trick again?"

Rows of ice crystal letters had already appeared before his eyes:

"Sacrificing a high-level Mysterious being activates Divine-given Sequence Power and removes the temporary enhanced rules set upon this world."

"The current temporary rule 'one-on-one' has been canceled."

"'No summoning of minions for combat' has been canceled."

"'No use of magic' has been canceled."

"'No use of weapons' has been canceled."

"'No use of Soul Power' has been canceled."

"You have consecutively won battles on the 'Divine's Gift,' and therefore you shall receive the following reward."

The Void flashed.

An aromatic fruit fell into Wu Xiaode's hand.

"Eternal Fruit."

"An exclusive item from the Holy Realm."

"Eat it, and you are bound to transform into a high-level Mysterious life form, with a certain chance to turn into a Mysterious King, and a very small chance to turn into a Mysterious Nightmare Demon."

"—A collective reward from the nine Great Sequences of the Holy Realm."

A voice followed from the Void:

"Eat the fruit, mortal."

"Your value proves you have the qualifications to become a Mysterious being."

Wu Xiaode pocketed the fruit and smiled, without speaking.

The feeling of being sliced by those blades was far from pleasant, and considering all the restrictions had now been lifted—

He casually took out a gold brick and chanted:

"Heavenly Father, I need a bit of healing!"

The gold brick instantaneously turned into drifting sands and flew into the sky.

At the same time.

Holy light radiated from Wu Xiaode's body, and all his wounds healed at a visibly fast rate.

One breath.

Two breaths.

Three breaths.

Wu Xiaode looked up, only to see that both his health bar and soul power bar were full.

Below the soul power bar another line of text appeared:

"Dear customer, due to your good credit, you have been granted the privilege to borrow a sum of gold bricks weighing up to 100 million kilograms from Heaven, with interest as low as nine out of thirteen parts repayable, please reply promptly if needed."

Wu Xiaode pretended not to see it, his gaze moving to the lines from the Divine-given Sequence, and he said with a laugh:

"Is something wrong, the humans have won, yet you want me to become a defeated Mysterious being? I don't think that counts as a reward."

All the letters flashed and transformed into a new prompt rune:

"Since you refuse to become a Mysterious being, then hand over the Eternal Fruit."

Wu Xiaode glanced at the Holy Treasure Ring.

The fruit had already been thrown into the deepest part of the ring, sealed tight in a preservation box.

Think you can get it back after it's come into my possession?

"I've bled quite a bit just now, let's consider the fruit as medical expenses," he said earnestly.