Abundant Martial Arts Virtue
Chapter 136 - 109: Presenting a Knife!

Chapter 136: Chapter 109: Presenting a Knife!

A flash of light.

Wu Xiaode found himself in a supermarket that was a complete mess.

Hiss hiss hiss—

Outside, a series of sounds came through, sounding like the communication between monsters.

Wu Xiaode looked out.

The street beyond was filled with black serpents, densely packed and stretching into the distance.

The White Tiger appeared quietly and whispered,

"This world is filled with killings—we can almost travel through it at will."

"Was it a timely departure just now?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Yes, you can take a look at these Chang Ghosts," said the White Tiger.

Around it, one by one, the Chang Ghosts began to appear noiselessly.

Expressions of pain emerged on their faces, and from their bodies emerged continuous "fizzing" sounds.

Their flesh was almost entirely corroded away, with white bones faintly visible.

"Even though this is a weakened version of All Things in the World, and even with so many Chang Ghosts to help me resist... I fear I won’t be able to withstand another onslaught," Wu Xiaode murmured.

"They can recover, but it will take time," the White Tiger said.

Wu Xiaode sighed and said, "Can we find a place related to the Holy Sect? Let’s see what the Holy Sect is like in this parallel world; it might help with my current situation."

"Climb aboard, I’ll take you for a spin to look. We might find the Holy Sect," offered the White Tiger.

"Thank you," Wu Xiaode said.

He mounted the back of the White Tiger, and immediately the beast dashed forward.

The light and shadows blurred.

Wu Xiaode appeared in the midst of a forest.

Before him, several centaur-like armored monsters were fighting with a group of lizards over a corpse.

—So the demons aren’t united after all.

Taking advantage of these monsters not having turned around to look this way, Wu Xiaode patted the White Tiger on the head and said, "Find a place with humans."

"Alright," responded the White Tiger.

With a leap forward, the man and tiger vanished from the spot.

The next second,

they appeared on a wide street.

Whoosh—

An arrow shot across the street, striking a monkey-faced creature and pinning it directly to the wall.

That arrow looks familiar.

Wu Xiaode turned his head and immediately saw Zhao Zhibing.

At the moment, she wore no mask.

She was not playing the role of an S-rank club leader but appeared as a princess in this parallel world.

An immortal crane stood beside her.

"Little Wu!" Zhao Zhibing called out.

"Your Highness, you’re here too?" greeted Wu Xiaode.

He rode the White Tiger to Zhao Zhibing’s side.

"How did you suddenly appear here? And who is this?" Zhao Zhibing asked, looking at the White Tiger.

"I have a contract with this spirit named ’White,’ which allows me to travel through lands of killing. And this is?" Wu Xiaode looked at the immortal crane and said.

"Yu, my contracted spirit," introduced Zhao Zhibing.

"Hello, Yu," Wu Xiaode said.

The immortal crane tilted its head to look at him, nodded, but did not speak.

"Hello, White," Zhao Zhibing said to the White Tiger.

"Hello, human," the White Tiger replied in human speech.

A wave of inexplicable emotion washed over Zhao Zhibing.

She had thought Wu Xiaode was merely a martial master who would need time to develop and stand on his own.

Who would have known he possessed so many strange abilities and had even established a relationship with a spirit.

Wu Xiaode didn’t ponder as much.

He glanced around, and not far away was the palace.

Indeed, Zhao Zhibing had used the Space Transmission Device and targeted the palace of the parallel world.

After he had mentioned it to her last time, she had been given the authority by the emperor.

—She had come to retrieve data!

"Let me lend you a hand first, and then I’ll attend to other matters later," Wu Xiaode said.

"Did something happen on your end? We couldn’t get in touch with you before," Zhao Zhibing said.

"I was dueling the High Priest. He has an ability that can lock down a specific space; maybe that’s why you couldn’t contact me," Wu Xiaode explained.

Zhao Zhibing paused, and couldn’t help saying, "This is troublesome now. The High Priest has a way to return to the real world at any time, while you must kill enough monsters before you can go back—"

"He must have set up an ambush where you teleported away from."

She had come to this realization so quickly!

Impressive indeed.

Admiration filled Wu Xiaode’s heart as he spoke,

"No worries, I have some ideas. If they work, the outcome is still uncertain."

While the monsters were still nowhere in sight, he vibrated his body, releasing countless strands of Demon Mist to envelop them both.

"Let’s go, I’ll get you into the palace," Wu Xiaode said.

"Great!" Zhao Zhibing smiled.

Wu Xiaode’s fog had withstood various tests, never having been deciphered by the monsters, proving trustworthy.

The two crossed the street and arrived directly at the palace gate.

Wu Xiaode was about to scan the code when from behind the gate came sounds:

"Welcoming Her Highness the Princess back to the palace."

Rumble, rumble, rumble—

The great doors swung open.

Inside, two rows of robots knelt down, saluting just like humans.

It wasn’t until then that a robot murmured,

"Welcome back with the princess, holder of the Shangfang two-dimensional code."

Wu Xiaode shrugged.

Well, the grandness was indeed different.

"At ease, get back to defense duties," Zhao Zhibing commanded.

"Yes!" the robots answered in unison.

Zhao Zhibing and Wu Xiaode walked inside together.

The grand doors closed behind them with a thud.

"I should have come to the palace earlier... it’s just that I never thought this place would be a parallel world, and the map of this world is so hard to obtain," Zhao Zhibing lamented.

"Who could have expected this to be a parallel world three years from now," Wu Xiaode also shook his head and said.

The two walked into the great hall.

The helmet remained properly placed on the dragon throne.

"If we had known what would happen over these three years... perhaps we could have dealt with everything better."

Zhao Zhibing walked directly to the dragon throne and sat down, putting the helmet on her head.

The immortal crane stood by her side.

After a while,

she took out a palm-sized black box, pulled a wire from it, and connected it to the helmet.

——That was the data being copied.

Wu Xiaode released the fog, completely enveloping the surroundings, and cautiously kept guard.

"Don’t worry, there’s no fighting nearby," the immortal crane said.

Their gazes met with that of the White Tiger.

"There’s no fighting within ten miles, but beyond that, there’s a battle for food between monsters," said the White Tiger.

"Of course I know, to be precise, it’s happening twelve miles away," said the immortal crane.

"To be exact, it’s twelve miles and three feet," said the White Tiger.

"If you’re going to be that precise, it should be twelve miles, three feet, and six inches," said the immortal crane.

"One monster is dead," said the White Tiger.

"But its eyes are still open," said the immortal crane.

"The heart has already stopped beating," said the White Tiger.

"You just have to argue with me, don’t you," said the immortal crane.

"The eyes have closed," said the White Tiger.

"Is this amusing to you?" said the immortal crane.

"You two——enough!" Wu Xiaode and Zhao Zhibing said in unison.

The immortal crane turned away, not looking at the White Tiger.

The White Tiger also huffed and turned its head away from the immortal crane.

Twenty minutes later.

Zhao Zhibing packed up her things and stood up, saying, "It’s ready."

"Good, then you go back first, I’ll look for some clues around here, see if I can break the sect leader’s methods," Wu Xiaode said.

Zhao Zhibing looked him up and down and suddenly asked, "Where’s your Dream Blowing Blade?"

"It’s shattered."

"How did it shatter?"

"The sect leader borrowed ’God’s’ Power and used a move that shattered the blade."

"How did you fight after that?"

"I still know boxing."

"...Wait a moment."

Zhao Zhibing took out a talisman from her sleeve and gently tore it apart.

Bang!

A long saber appeared in her hand.

"This saber is called Zhen Country; it was the ancestral sidearm of the Zhao family. My father was afraid I’d be at a disadvantage in the Otherworld, so he packed everything for me. Now it’ll be just right for you," said Zhao Zhibing.

"This... might be too valuable," Wu Xiaode hesitated to say.

"Life is more important than anything; staying alive comes first," Zhao Zhibing stuffed the saber into his hand.

"Okay," Wu Xiaode looked deeply at her and let go of his reservations.

Zhao Zhibing turned and walked back to the throne and put the helmet on again.

"Go ahead, I’ll check the information here again. I hope that when I return, I’ll hear you call to report your safety," said Zhao Zhibing indifferently.

"Don’t worry, I’m not going to lose to that guy," Wu Xiaode said.

He mounted the White Tiger, and with a flash, he disappeared from the grand hall.

After he left.

After a while,

Zhao Zhibing slowly took off the helmet and placed it aside.

"Although life is of utmost importance..."

"I, the princess, can’t even protect my own Boxer."

"What a disgrace."

She tightened the longbow and quiver on her back and touched the bundles of talismans at her waist, then stepped towards the entrance of the grand hall.

Boom——

The doors opened.

Zhao Zhibing walked out of the palace, casually pulling out a talisman and sticking it on herself.

Her presence was immediately isolated.

She pulled out another talisman and stuck it on herself.

Her figure gradually became transparent.

She pulled out another talisman and stuck it on herself.

Her footsteps became light.

She pulled out another talisman and stuck it on herself.

Invisible defenses formed around her.

She pulled out another talisman and stuck it on herself.

She pulled out another talisman and stuck it on herself.

She pulled out another talisman and stuck it on herself.

... She had stuck on herself more than a hundred talismans.

"Zhibing, that’s enough. If you stick on any more, people will think you’re a zombie," said the immortal crane, helplessly reminding her.

Zhao Zhibing paused.

"Yes, Yu, you’re right," she said.

She pulled out a talisman and tried to stick it on the immortal crane.

"I don’t need it!" the immortal crane kept jumping back.

"Stop dodging. When you came last time, I was planning to prepare a talisman like this for you. It’s for nourishing feathers," said Zhao Zhibing.

"Really?" the immortal crane asked incredulously.

"Why would I lie to you? Try it," said Zhao Zhibing as she stuck the talisman on the back of the immortal crane.

Instantly, a radiance flashed on the talisman.

That patch of feathers became even whiter, even emanating a soft glow.

The immortal crane was overjoyed, shouting, "Quick, do you have more? Give me a few more!"

"Of course, I have talismans specially made for conditioning your body, as well as those for protection, resisting magic, speeding up flight..."

A quarter of an hour later.

A person covered in talismans, and a crane covered in talismans, emerged from the palace.

"Let the battle begin," said the immortal crane.

Its long beak was tipped with seven or eight talismans, fluttering in the wind, looking quite bizarre.

"That’s right; we need to make some Sealing Demon Talismans. In the future, if we ever come here again, once we detect danger, we can immediately return—we need to capture more Demons for that purpose," Zhao Zhibing spoke to herself, looking towards a Demon at the end of the street.

The Demon had been daydreaming, but for some unknown reason, it suddenly shivered, a coldness spreading across its back.