Abundant Martial Arts Virtue-Chapter 1021 - 860: Surrender?

Snowstorm.

Outside a mountain villa.

Wu Xiaode gently landed and stood in front of the large iron gate.

——This is the world selected by the second deck "Destined Woman," which is also the world where the fourth card resides.

"Welcome."

Someone said.

Wu Xiaode looked in the direction of the voice and saw a statue.

——Outside the mountain villa gate, a tall and imposing human statue stood.

The only difference from a human is that it has nine heads, each resembling an evil demon.

"What is the trial here?" Wu Xiaode directly asked.

"The trial in this world is very simple, just combat, but there is a prerequisite for the battle," the statue said.

"What condition?"

"At least three combatants need to form a team to face the trial of this world."

"So I can only wait?"

"Yes, that's the rule; you might need to wait until at least two other combatants arrive here to start the trial," the statue said.

Wu Xiaode fell into contemplation.

The Bronze Holy Pillar is constantly strengthening, and the evil demons are continuously merging with each other.

Should I really waste time here?

But the fourth card is in this world; I must obtain it.

The difficulty of the first world, "Paradise," was already very high.

I have to wait until evil demons pass through "Paradise," complete the fate trial of the "Destined Woman" world, and accomplish the task against the Evil God in the "Balance of All Things" world—

That would take forever!

Moreover, I came here because I have the "Destined Woman" card. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Even if an evil demon clears the three levels, they might not know to choose to enter this world!

"Sorry, if I can only wait, I really don't know when it will be over."

"Can't you let me face the trial directly?"

Wu Xiaode asked.

"No, this is the rule of the trial," the statue said. "After all, throughout the trial, it will always be conducted in a three-against-three format; allowing you to fight alone would be unfair."

"Don't mind fairness, I am willing to fight one against three," Wu Xiaode said.

"The rules of this trial are immutable, cannot be violated; remember that!" the statue said.

Wu Xiaode fell silent.

Are there really such "immutable" rules?

Not likely.

After all, in previous worlds, the Card Spirits, within their capabilities, could maneuver certain permissions to challenge me.

Like in the third world, those option boxes completely misled me.

So…

This world is also trying to challenge me.

"Understood, since the rules cannot be violated, I will wander around here freely, that should be allowed," Wu Xiaode said.

"Of course, you may move freely during the waiting period; feel free," the statue said.

Wu Xiaode nodded, moved to the side, did some light exercises, and began practicing his fist.

The statue, indeed, said nothing.

After finishing a set of punches, Wu Xiaode abruptly changed his moves—

Thud!

A dull sound.

He smashed his fist fiercely onto the ground.

Instantly, a crack appeared on the ground.

Lines of prompt rune popped out:

"You have released the Unity effect of the 'Eternal Crown.'

"Under the influence of 'Unity,' all species fighting against you will have their power continuously absorbed by the crown and transformed into Eternal Attributes, further converting into the type of power you need for absorption."

"The world is no exception."

"The power of the current world is being absorbed by the Eternal Crown."

Useful!

Wu Xiaode's lips curled up slightly.

Since my goal is to obtain this world's card, directly weakening the world's power seems like a shortcut, doesn't it?

Anyway, I haven't broken any rules; you can't expel me!

He kneeled on one knee, raised his fist high, and continued punching the ground.

Each punch may not be strong, but they were frequent.

Thud—

Thud thud thud thud thud!

"Stop!"

The statue suddenly spoke.

"Huh? What's the matter?" Wu Xiaode turned back in surprise.

"...I suddenly remembered there is a special challenge mode, which allows a single person to directly intervene in the three-against-three team trial," the statue said.

"Wow, impressive, that you could remember that!" Wu Xiaode clapped.

"Yes, it came to mind all of a sudden," the statue said.

As if fearing Wu Xiaode would continue striking the ground, it explained further:

"Coercing the world will not bring good results; if the world's power becomes too weak and you haven't passed the trial, both the world and the card will fall into slumber."

"——You will not be able to obtain it!"

Wu Xiaode, in his "Magic Transformation" state, listened silently, knowing the opponent was speaking the truth.

If that's the case—

"Alright, send me to the trial," he said.

The villa gate opened slowly.

A piece of paper flew out from deep within the villa, landing softly in Wu Xiaode's hand.

Several lines of small text were written on the paper:

"The first team trial begins."

"Please enter the villa with your teammates, find three identical statues, and activate them simultaneously."

Tsk.

Quite targeting me!

The "Shadow Followers" have already been merged by me.

I am alone; how can I activate three hidden mechanisms at the same time?

"No honor in this trick..."

Wu Xiaode murmured as he quickly started searching for statues.

A while later.

He had already found three statues.

A statue in the courtyard.

A statue in the corridor of the manor building.

And one more, hidden in a sealed underground storage room.

——Fairly simple.

Wu Xiaode directly dismantled the manor building, revealing the statue in the corridor.

He then flattened all the buildings outside the underground storage room, completely dismantling it to expose the statue.

Then he found three stones, took to the air himself, and with three fingers flicked the stones out.

Pop, pop, pop——

The statues were hit simultaneously.

——First trial passed!

"May I ask what the second trial is?"

Wu Xiaode asked rather politely.

The statue closest to him began to speak:

"The second trial is a three-on-three team battle."

"This trial draws inspiration from battlefield rules."

"Your health bars are fixed, and you cannot use Healing Skills."

"The three team members must take turns fighting until there's no one left on the opposing side."

Wu Xiaode nodded.

——So, it seems I have to fight against three health bars with just one of my own.

Looks like these combat rules are quite up-to-date to deal with me.

But I'm well-versed with these health bars!

"Battle start!"

As the words fell, a figure suddenly appeared in the void.

"I am—"

Before the figure could finish speaking, Wu Xiaode had already performed a Four Pillars Ultimate Skill.

His body spun around, his foot lifted, and he kicked with full force at the opponent's chin.

Ultimate Skill·Jaw Shattering Kick!

With a crisp sound, the figure was directly kicked into the air.

Floating!

Another voice rang out from the void:

"Damn it, you're rude—"

Wu Xiaode didn't care about that, he followed up by jumping, grabbed the opponent's throat with both hands, and forcefully slammed down—

Ultimate Skill·Double-Handed Throat Slam!

Boom!

The ground was smashed into a deep pit.

Given that each attack was a critical hit—

The first combatant's health bar was already empty!

As for Wu Xiaode, he was still at full health.

"Perfect!"

The statue shouted extremely unwillingly.

——This is the treatment for being at full health.

Then the second person appeared.

This was a man dressed like a cowboy, and as soon as he appeared he drew two revolvers from his waist, shouting angrily:

"You have no sense of justice."

Wu Xiaode originally couldn't be bothered to argue, but when the other mentioned "justice," he paused.

"Don't talk nonsense, how do I not have a sense of justice?"

He coldly asked.

"Our guy was still introducing himself when you attacked!" said the cowboy.

"Hmph, that counts? Then hurry and introduce yourself."

Wu Xiaode said.

The cowboy said solemnly, "I am—"

As soon as he started speaking, he suddenly pulled the trigger, and the twin revolvers spurted flames.

Wu Xiaode slightly lowered his head to look at his hand.

The Magic Seal in his hand was complete and quite perfect.

——Giving you time to speak doesn't mean I'm a fool.

Limitless Evil Spirit Power surged towards his hand, and Magic was immediately activated.

Evil Soul Heart Stealing·Divine Puppet Ghost Loss!

Even the Eternal Demon couldn't resist this skill!

Bang—

Wu Xiaode sidestepped one bullet, only to be hit in the shoulder by another, losing a bit of health.

On the other hand.

The cowboy looked bewildered, as if he was dreaming.

A moment passed.

The Divine Puppet was already successfully crafted.

The cowboy walked behind Wu Xiaode and said, "I concede, and now I join him."

The void split open.

The third combatant appeared.

This time it was an Evil Demon.

Wu Xiaode, however, was somewhat intrigued by that previous shot.

These people were not ordinary.

They seemed to be figures from some historical legends, their attacks were simply unstoppable.

Fortunately, I know how to strategize in a health-bar environment.

"Finally, there's someone with Evil magic, we can have a good fight."

Wu Xiaode said.

The Evil Demon looked at him and said, "I am a U-level entity temporarily invited by the current World Will, I was originally traversing the endless void, my name is 'Shu'."

"Why do you also like introductions?" Wu Xiaode curiously asked.

The Magic Seal on his hand was completed again, ready to be activated at any time.

At this moment, an unexpected thing happened.

Shu suddenly stepped forward, knelt on one knee before Wu Xiaode, and said respectfully:

"I do not wish to submit to the Eternal, Sir, please let me follow in your footsteps."

Wu Xiaode was stunned.

Shu continued, "Once merged with the Holy Pillar, you lose yourself, and your entire power is used by the Holy Pillar, please Sir, keep me by your side and do not let me go back."

——There's such a thing?

Wu Xiaode hesitated and said, "Then first concede."

"I concede."