Abundant Martial Arts Virtue

A sharp noise echoed in the darkness.

Then.

Seats densely packed with light began to emit, converging into titles.

Among these titles were military ranks like "Soul Seizing General" and divine positions like "Glory Pope," as well as some names completely unknown, such as "Master of Bronze" and "Hidden Group."

Some seats quietly filled with shadowy figures, but some remained vacant.

About half a minute later, only half of the seats were occupied.

"Speak, what's the change in military intelligence?"

A shadow sitting in the "General" seat asked wearily.

The light screen unfurled.

A cold voice followed:

"In the territory of the Great Breakdown, disturbances have appeared within enemy-occupied areas."

"According to emergency military reports from several majors, the A-class Evil Object 'Skeleton' has released 'Destruction: Overflowing Entanglement' and has left its domain, starting to pursue a legion leader."

The image of Wu Xiaode immediately appeared on the screen.

He was seen patting the man in front of the camera, saying:

"I'll leave first to thank you, and not implicate you."

After saying this, he soared into the sky, speeding away.

The footage switched.

A humanoid entity completely composed of bones stood atop the Corpse Mountain.

It seemed to be a skeleton, but there were far too many bones, some even seemed to have their own life, wriggling endlessly.

If all its bones were spread out, seven identical skeletons could be reassembled.

"Alive? Unheard of."

The words fell.

The Evil Object flew into the sky, bursting out with a roar, chasing swiftly.

The scene froze at this moment.

The cold voice rang out again:

"The current escapee is a 'Hermit' sequence soldier entering the frontline battlefield for the first time."

"After this battle, he has been promoted to legion leader."

"This time, a parameter error was detected in his teleportation, causing him to appear directly in the enemy-occupied area, 256.17 meters from 'Skeleton'."

A stir rose among the crowd.

Someone said in a deep voice, "How could this be? How could such power suddenly appear at 'Skeleton'? Isn't this sending him to his death?"

Others chimed in:

"Being able to escape from 'Skeleton,' quite remarkable, but his fate is already sealed."

"Too tragic."

"We finally have an expert, only to bump directly into 'Skeleton.'"

"Who's behind this?"

Suddenly, a female voice rose, directly suppressing all sounds:

"Jiuyao and Mimic, you two sequence beasts conscripted my person to the frontline, placed him in the enemy-occupied area, right beside 'Skeleton,' don't you plan to speak up?"

The crowd looked towards the voice.

In the front row, a luminous seat remained vacant, only a line of small words appeared before the seat.

——Sarina, Holy Avatar.

The crowd couldn't help but breathe coldly, falling silent, not daring to speak further.

Did the Holy Avatar just engage in conflict with the sequence beasts?

That's the battle of immortals!

Who dares to get involved?

The entire scene fell into dead silence.

After a while.

An unclear voice finally sounded slowly:

"I only accepted Jiuyao's opinion, believing your subordinate's strength should be conscripted according to iron rules."

"As for other matters, I really don't know."

The crowd glanced surreptitiously, realizing.

The speaker was the "Mimic" sequence beast, implying it desperately wanted to stay out of this.

So, what about the Jiuyao sequence beast?

Its voice finally appeared:

"We just conscripted suitable persons according to Holy's iron rules, weren't involved in any events, nor deliberately placed him in the enemy-occupied area."

——This is a denial.

The entire frontline briefing fell into a deadlock.

No one knew how much time had passed.

In the light screen, the cold voice rang again:

"Estimates based on all historically equivalent fierce battles show only sequence beasts and stronger Holy Realm entities can contend with A-class Evil Objects."

"The result of this pursuit will reaffirm this point."

"The 'Hermit' sequence's legion leader will be caught within three minutes and killed by 'Skeleton.'"

"Situation report complete."

As all lights were about to disperse, ending the meeting.

Sarina's voice suddenly resounded again:

"I, as the host of the 'Hermit' sequence, issue a conscription."

"All Execution Committee, Elder Council members with more than 50 merit points in the 'Jiuyao' sequence must immediately reach the frontline for combat."

"If defied, I will personally execute."

"Who agrees? Who opposes?"

A silence like death.

After several breaths.

The Jiuyao sequence beast spoke: "This sequence obeys——"

Sarina interrupted coldly:

"Having more than 50 merit points already proves their strength sufficient to survive on the frontline."

"Do you intend to defy my decision, or shall we test natural selection's outcome with a duel?"

The Jiuyao sequence beast's voice fell silent.

With its strength, it dared not contest the Holy.

The emotionless voice spoke again:

"According to Sarina's proposal, all Execution Committee and Elder Council members with more than 50 merit points in the 'Jiuyao' sequence must be immediately teleported to the frontline."

"Meeting adjourned!"

One by one, figures in the seats quickly vanished.

Only the badge on Sarina's seat continued to emit light.

At this moment, everyone else had already left.

The voice that had announced all the information spoke again:

"Sarina, why haven't you returned? I remember your task is to find the Pangu Card Set."

"I have a Holy Object to give you," Sarina said.

The voice seemed to carry a hint of emotion, advising:

"What are you planning to do? You've already avenged your subordinates, you should be satisfied."

"I just want you to make a minor arrangement..."

"What arrangement?"

Sarina's eyes flickered, hesitating:

"If, and I mean if, my subordinate survives while fleeing, you need to set up various supplies and defenses along his route to buy him time to breathe."

The voice said:

"He'll be caught in 1 minute; the Catastrophe Zone is a place even a Holy cannot descend to. A Holy's presence would attract super S-level Evil Demons here — so give up, 'Skull' will kill him, he has no chance."

Sarina insisted, "Listen, you just need to do it; his life or death is not your concern."

"Alright, as you wish," the voice replied, helplessly.

...

On the other side.

Wu Xiaode sped through the sky.

He glanced back and then resolutely descended towards a towering mountain ahead.

The pursuer's speed was too fast.

There was nowhere to hide.

Thud.

He landed on a giant rock atop the mountain, holding his breath and staying motionless.

Invisible ripples began to fade from him.

——The heavy visions also waned, eventually disappearing completely.

The resonance with the ultimate abyss ended.

The Evil Spirit Book opened, revealing lines of bronze text:

"The Evil Spirit Power has completed resonance with your soul, transcending the shackles of time and space, synchronizing with you from the ultimate abyss of death."

"With the second Evil Spirit Power, you have surpassed the 'Initial Awakening' phase and ascended to a higher stage."

"You can now enter the 'Burning God' state."

"Do you want to enter 'Burning God'?"

What was there to say, the enemy was about to attack!

"Enter," Wu Xiaode said.

In an instant.

The Void opened.

Boundless darkness cascaded like a waterfall from the heavens, pouring into his body.

This darkness was the most extreme evil.

It began to supply Wu Xiaode with power far stronger than that of "Initial Awakening."

Even around the lines of bronze text in the Evil Spirit Book, faint dark mist appeared:

"You have entered the 'Burning God' state."

"In this state, you can continuously receive evil from the ultimate abyss, gaining three basic abilities:"

"1. Perceive all evil thoughts and utilize them;"

"2. The Evil Spirit Power surges within you, ready to replace Soul Power consumption at any time."

"3. All your skills are enhanced by 'malice,' becoming more powerful."

"Additionally."

"The evil thoughts you summon from the ultimate abyss are even stronger."

"Thus, using the Divine's calming authority to 'Steal Heaven and Change the Sun', you merge into the Death Side's evil calming authority, releasing a dual surge skill that completed an evolution."

"The Evil Spirit Evil Skill: Fetus Concealed Confusion has fully evolved."

"You have obtained a higher-tier Mysterious Level Destiny Skill:"

"Evil Thought Burning God: Sinister Destiny Disaster."

All the small text flickered away.

Wu Xiaode stood calmly on the giant rock, silently sensing the changes in his power.

Before long.

A figure descended from the sky.

"Why didn't you run? Are you ready to be killed by me?"

Skull crouched on another giant rock, staring at Wu Xiaode.

Wu Xiaode looked back at it.

Then —

He showed a look of surprise and asked softly:

"You're so determined to hunt me down..."

"Yet there's no malice in your heart, why is that?"

Seemingly finding the question particularly interesting —

Skull thought seriously for a moment before speaking:

"Killing you is as natural as you needing to breathe; it doesn't require the emotions of all beings and the strange."

"So you must kill me?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Indeed."

"What if you can't kill me, what would happen?" Wu Xiaode asked again.

"If I can't kill you," Skull said.

Wu Xiaode sighed, casually flexing his wrists, then assumed a boxing stance:

"That simple, then come."

"Alright," Skull also assumed an attacking posture, smiling, "come on."

"You first," Wu Xiaode said.

Skull was about to strike when a fist suddenly enlarged before its eyes.

Thud.

It was blasted away by Wu Xiaode's punch, shattering the giant rock, piercing through the black mountain, and plunging deep into the earth.

——Boxing Technique, Dragon Snake Arise!