Abundant Martial Arts Virtue

The quicksand dissipated.

Wu Xiaode found himself on the streets of a city.

People were all around him.

But their postures were bizarre—

Some were wriggling on the ground, some stood on one hand, some were desperately caressing their bodies as if they were never aware of their own appearance.

Wu Xiaode scanned over them and instinctively rolled around on the ground.

A few lines of ice crystal characters appeared before his eyes:

"Time:"

"The moment of Pangu's awakening and integration."

"All mysterious beings take on human form and descend upon the world."

"Begin!"

Wu Xiaode tumbled around, crying out loudly: "Oh—eeh—ha—"

He seemed to be struggling to say something, but the limitations of human vocal cords thwarted his sounds.

The other "humans" around him were also making various noises.

—they had only just transformed into humans and were not accustomed to it yet!

Wu Xiaode's behavior was no different from the rest, so no one showed any hostility towards him.

But this couldn't go on.

Although he pretended quite well, he was, after all, a genuine human.

If he kept this up for too long, he would definitely be exposed.

The act must be full and complete!

After rolling for a while, Wu Xiaode suddenly saw someone smash the glass of a street-side shop and began cutting into their own body with the glass shards.

Perhaps among the mysterious life's abilities, there was one that achieved a certain effect by inflicting harm upon oneself.

But now, a mysterious life trapped in a human body trying to activate its own inherent power—

was just too difficult.

Wu Xiaode rolled over and inadvertently touched a piece of glass with his elbow.

The glass, touched by him, hopped and skipped, landing behind that person, and by sheer coincidence, stood upright and still.

The person turned around.

Thud.

The glass pierced into the body.

Having seen this, Wu Xiaode rolled back satisfactorily, howling as he went:

"Umm umm ahh ahh ahh woo wah—"

He rolled past the crowd, along the long streets, and into a secluded rubbish dump, hiding behind a bin labeled "Hazardous Waste," waiting in silence.

One breath.

Two breaths.

Three breaths.

Two lines of ice crystal characters emerged in the void:

"Target has lost too much blood and is deceased."

"Since you contributed to the person's death, you can now use the fairy's ivy brooch."

Without hesitation, Wu Xiaode pressed the brooch.

In an instant,

he transformed into that person.

Now he was set!

Wu Xiaode stood up from behind the "Hazardous Waste" bin, stepped by step he exited the deserted corner and returned to the street.

Things were different now.

On the streets, there were already a few "humans" who could stand steadily.

A woman, crossing her arms, looked disdainfully at her kindred who still couldn't adapt to their human bodies on the ground, and said:

"Just because you've taken on a primitive body structure, you can't adapt? You're all trash."

Wu Xiaode was somewhat surprised.

He had never thought of this before—

Most mysterious beings were in a state of dormancy before descending.

How did they suddenly learn the human language?

As he pondered, the void opened and a line of dark shadow characters appeared before his eyes:

"The sequence has recognized your talents."

"You have first learned to stand and walk in the current situation and passed the basic natural selection, therefore you can directly join this sequence."

"You automatically gain proficiency in human language."

"The name of this sequence is:"

"Jiuyao."

"At this moment, Eternal Ascension has been interrupted, and the Holy Realm faces a tough battle."

"The sequence will immediately proceed with a rapid selection process."

"Prove your worth in battle and win the attention of the sequence!"

"Begin!"

Jiuyao, huh...

He had only heard of sequences like "Dark Night," "Sage," "Divine Gift," and "Miracle," but never "Jiuyao."

There were nine sequences in total.

This one was called Jiuyao; did it have any special significance?

Wu Xiaode mused quietly.

Suddenly,

he found another person had appeared before him.

This person knelt on one knee, coldly watching Wu Xiaode, and sneered:

"Using both legs to stand? Idiot, when the real fighting starts, I can exert more force like this."

A line of dark shadow characters emerged in the void between the two:

"Counting down three seconds, the battle begins!"

Wu Xiaode stood still.

The man remained in his one-knee kneeling position.

Three seconds passed.

"Make your move, we are both human now, but my adaptability is stronger than yours. Killing you is like slicing through melon and vegetables," the man said.

Wu Xiaode looked at him coldly, motionless.

"You don't dare to attack me?" the man continued to taunt.

Wu Xiaode still didn't move.

The man grew impatient and snorted coldly, "If you won't come at me, I'm going to make a move."

"Come at me then," Wu Xiaode said.

The man strained his body, but didn't move.

"An immobilization spell from the emerging magic! You can actually use such magic!" the man exclaimed in surprise.

Wu Xiaode didn't say a word, picked up a brick from the ground, and went forward to crack the man's head open.

Thump.

The man lay on the ground with blood streaming, motionless.

"Dying by an immobilization spell I cannot resist... I accept this."

He struggled to say at the last moment.

Wu Xiaode was somewhat speechless.

After the man took his last breath, Wu Xiaode dropped the brick and muttered softly, "Brother, I don't have any immobilization spells."

"—Your knees were on the collapsed railing, which is made up of iron bars, your legs have been numb for a while already."

As his words fell.

Black, shadowy small letters began to emerge:

"You have defeated a mysterious life."

"To win higher privileges, please participate in another elimination battle."

"Teleporting!"

Whoosh—

Wu Xiaode only felt a flash of light and shadows, and he had left that street.

He went through a dizzying whirl.

His feet suddenly stepped onto solid ground.

All around him was the vastness of space, and he was standing on a huge arena.

Countless mysterious lives were fighting on the arena.

—This was a space independent of the influences of the Pangu World!

Even the Holy had such power in their sequence!

Strange...

Since the sequence can shelter mysterious lives, why are there so many mysterious lives in the Pangu World?

As if it knew what he was thinking, a row of black shadowy letters emerged:

"Prove your worth, and you shall receive more!"

Suddenly, a man appeared in front of Wu Xiaode.

"I'm your opponent this round? Alright, time to die!" the man exclaimed loudly.

He charged toward Wu Xiaode at great speed, swinging his hands through the air as if to strike.

"Hoh yu gen! Hoh yu gen!"

The man kept shouting while striking the air repeatedly.

Wu Xiaode's forehead veins were about to burst, and he couldn't help but say, "What are you doing?"

"Strange, why aren't you losing blood? I clearly saw on the human simulators that such moves could send out energy wave attacks," the man said, confused.

"Big brother, you really are—"

Wu Xiaode had started to say something but suddenly realized that the sequence was watching and quickly changed his tune, "You still don't understand human cunning, they must be deceiving us!"

"Really?"

"Otherwise, why do you think I'm not losing blood?" Wu Xiaode said, spreading his hands.

"Damn, it's too hard to use my original moves in this body, completely without the Gathering Star Shell, how can I kill you?" the man said in frustration.

"Killing is easy, like this."

"Like what?"

"Smack."

Wu Xiaode's palm twisted the man's head askew, hanging on his neck.

Rows of black shadowy letters appeared again:

"You have passed the test once more."

"Now, it's a test of your talents beyond fighting."

"Please think of a method for the sequence to cope with the current situation."

"If your suggestion is rated 'valuable,' you will be granted King-level mysterious status."

"If your suggestion is rated 'extremely valuable,' you will be granted Emperor-level mysterious status."

"If your suggestion is adopted, you will become a temporary member of the Council under the current circumstances."

Wu Xiaode read quickly.

Countless thoughts flashed through his mind, suddenly he remembered something.

The Flag of Quicksand said that the things that will happen in the future, he is powerless to stop them from happening again.

If that's the case—

"My suggestion is, let's construct a Divine Pillar, so our world can descend upon this world, and we can regain our power," Wu Xiaode said.

He waited for several breaths.

Suddenly, an imposing female voice echoed in the Void:

"Your suggestion is outstanding, it has broken through the current dilemma and grasped the key to turning the situation around."

"Suggestion accepted."

"You have become one of the current members of the Council."

"In recognition of your outstanding talent, I bestow upon you the title:"

"Holy Demon Lord."

"Beginning teleportation!"