Abundant Martial Arts Virtue

"Back?"

"Mm."

"The boss seems to have had a lot of fun. Want a midnight snack? I can ask Li Wei and the others for some."

"No need, we'll make something ourselves."

Wu Xiaode walked into the house, sat on the floor, and wiped his ring with his hand.

Two boxes of canned beef and drinks appeared on the ground instantly.

These were still reserved food found earlier in the arsenal.

"Come, sit down."

Wu Xiaode beckoned.

The worried man looked outside.

"It's okay, no need for vigilance, it's safe around here now." Wu Xiaode said.

Only then did he sit down.

If the boss says it's safe, then it's safe.

"Boss, do you want to drink mine? It's strong."

He took out a bottle of aged vinegar as if showing off a treasure.

"No need, I'll drink this." Wu Xiaode opened a bottle of sparkling wine.

The two opened several cans of beef and began eating and drinking.

"Have you adapted to the human body now?"

Wu Xiaode asked.

The worried man pulled out a pistol and skillfully performed a series of gun motions.

"Not bad." Wu Xiaode praised.

A considerable number of mysterious life forms couldn't adapt to the human body and were directly wiped out by the Initial Tribulation of earth, water, fire, and wind.

Those like him are already quite adept.

"It's hard for a human body to resonate with the mysterious Law; I'm still trying. Boss, do you have any good methods?"

The man asked.

"My method isn't suitable for you; you need to find your own path." Wu Xiaode replied.

"True, we aren't the same species, I have to find my own way." The man sighed, drinking vinegar and chewing canned beef.

Seeing how quickly he finished a can, Wu Xiaode thought he might not have enough, so he laid out a few more cans.

"Boss," the man suddenly had a thought, staring at the cans, "everyone who participated in this legendary mission is dead, and you were framed to come here, so why don't we find a place to lay low for a while?"

"Lay low?" Wu Xiaode repeated.

"Yeah, the food we've scavenged from the arsenal can easily support the three of us for a month. Why don't you take us and drop this mission to find a place to hide?" the man suggested.

Wu Xiaode couldn't help but laugh.

"And then? Hide until when?" he asked.

"Hide until—" the man didn't know what to say.

Wu Xiaode patted his shoulder and said, "Do you think by hiding, they'll forget about us? No, they will definitely keep getting stronger, find us, and kill us one day."

"You might escape today, but not tomorrow."

He took a sip of his drink and said in a low voice, "Once you get used to running away, you'll never have the chance to stand up again."

"So you can't be afraid, and you can't run."

"We have to fight them to the end."

There were some things he didn't say.

The Holy ones overlook the world, the nine sequences conspire to crush Pangu, innumerable intricate plots entangle all beings and the mysterious lives.

Avoid one pit, and there's another.

How long can you keep hiding?

It's better to—

Fight a grand and glorious battle.

"Yes, I understand, boss."

The man raised the vinegar bottle.

Wu Xiaode picked up his bottle, clinked it with his, took a sip, stretched, and said:

"You should rest in a while too. There's no immediate danger, take the time to get a good sleep."

He lay back on the camp bed and closed his eyes.

At the moment of "initial awakening," he suddenly lost control over his thoughts.

The emotions suppressed by Festos burst out, making him rush towards that brilliant mass of evil thoughts like a moth to a flame.

At that time, he had only one thought.

Take them down!

Only when that squad of five, harboring evil thoughts, was completely shattered did his anger gradually dissipate, and he regained his composure.

"A bit like 'crimes of passion' in legal terms..."

Wu Xiaode pondered silently.

"No, why did I turn 'passionate'? I must get familiar with this state, gradually adapt to it, and not let it control me."

He silently called upon the Book of the Dead.

The Book of the Dead appeared quietly, displaying lines of bronze text:

"You have acquired 'initial awakening' power, gaining the following basic and high-level abilities:"

"Basic ability: You can 'see' evil thoughts within a hundred kilometers and can utilize others' evil thoughts;"

"High-level ability: Continuous resonance with the ultimate abyss causes your original powers to undergo an evil mutation, forming a more advanced emergent force."

Evil mutation?

Wu Xiaode's mind stirred as he began summoning "Dragon Snake."

In an instant.

Endless black lines emerged from his body, forming a giant dark hand floating in the air, exuding immense power.

The man, who was bowing his head eating canned beef, was startled and jumped up, looking into the air.

But in that moment, Wu Xiaode had already dispelled the "Dragon Snake," pretending to know nothing, continuing to fake sleep on the camp bed.

There was nothing in the air.

—Did he sense it wrong?

The man wore a confused expression, slowly sitting back down after a while.

Wu Xiaode withdrew all the power and started contemplating.

After experiencing "initial awakening," he now needed to calm down and contemplate the so-called Evil Spirit Power.

He silently recalled everything that had just happened.

Actually, besides "Dragon Snake," there's an even more powerful force.

He could clearly sense that the potential of his evil mutated Ning Shen Temple master skin hadn't been fully tapped.

Analyzing the entire battle process, Wu Xiaode slowly achieved an understanding.

So-called "initial awakening"—

It's an advanced state that includes emergence, allowing him to preliminarily sense the connection between all things and "evil."

For example...

Wu Xiaode closed his eyes.

The next second.

He immediately sensed the operations within his whole body, the functions of his internal organs, his limbs, his entire body's Eight Extraordinary Meridians.

The operations within his body connected with the outside world through his senses, constantly producing "thoughts" from external causes and effects.

Thus, a person becomes conscious.

Evil thoughts are born.

—He must find a way to control evil thoughts.

Otherwise, the next time he senses someone harboring evil thoughts towards him, he certainly won't be able to suppress his emotions and will rush to destroy the other.

Wu Xiaode took a deep breath, beginning to get fully accustomed to the "initial awakening" state.

Half an hour passed.

His heart suddenly skipped a beat, sensing something again.

In his ceaseless exploration, he suddenly recalled something.

Back when he was on the brink of death, transported to the Death Demon Cave, the power of the Book of the Dead was awakened.

How exactly was that power entirely awakened successfully?

At that time…

He had already cast aside life and death; he only wanted to slap the one-eyed giant hard, making it understand humiliation.

To let it feel his anger.

Anger, fury, reckless revenge.

These intertwined thoughts propelled the completion of the whole matter, finally fully awakening the power.

—So the source of his power is essentially anger.

Anger allowed the Book of the Dead to manifest.

Now, this power has reached a higher level.

To control the evil thoughts, perhaps…

It requires anger.

He thought silently, meanwhile continually sensing the "initial awakening" power on his body, gradually entering a state of forgetfulness.

Time continued to pass.

A few hours later.

It was approximately midnight.

Wu Xiaode suddenly opened his eyes.

The man had already fallen asleep, and Big Banana was sitting at the entrance, gnawing a can of beef while drinking a can of gasoline.

"Boss, you're awake?" Big Banana turned to ask.

"Mm, how did you—switch with him?" Wu Xiaode probed.

"Yes, he's already slept for a while." Big Banana said.

"How was your sleep?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Haha, I sleep pretty soundly; he had to shake me hard to wake me up." Big Banana scratched his head embarrassedly.

Wu Xiaode remained silent for a moment.

Alright.

The worried man did a good job.

Next time, better knock you out.

To avoid the noise.

While thinking, he looked out the door.

Saw several figures appear outside.

They were the three men and one woman.

They were fully dressed, weapons in hand, and approached the door where Wu Xiaode was.

"What's up?"

Wu Xiaode asked.

"The dark tide came early, we need to hurry, to arrive at that area before it breaks out," said the purple-haired woman.

"Dark tide?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Yes, a dark tide formed by countless spirits, it erupts from the former Heavenly Emperor Palace, capable of destroying everything around, but this is also the best moment to enter the Heavenly Emperor Palace."

"Come, healer, we need your power."