Abundant Martial Arts Virtue-Chapter 1025 - 864: Joining Forces!

The card has vanished!

It has hidden itself within Wu Xiaode's body, impossible to find anymore!

A few lines of small bronze text appeared:

"Eternal Egg."

"The fourth card of the 'Pilgrimage' deck."

"The embryonic form of eternal life is about to be born. It will replace other cards and guide you to the Holy Realm."

"The 'Eternal Egg' is a card with parasitic abilities. When it senses danger, it will undoubtedly begin to parasitize."

"This parasitism cannot be exempted by external forces."

"From now on, you and this egg share life and death."

"This egg is a critical power core of the 'Pilgrimage,' a crucial entity for the eternal return."

This utterly baffled Wu Xiaode.

Parasitism?

Me?

He grinned and said:

"I am the first three cards of the 'Pilgrimage,' yet I'm parasitized by the fourth card?"

"Come, Gu Qingshan, use your sword."

"Kill me."

"Are you sure you want to die by my sword?" Gu Qingshan raised his sword and said, "One strike of my sword can obliterate you completely, annihilating the first four cards of the 'Pilgrimage' together, never to exist again."

Wu Xiaode casually tore open his upper clothing and said:

"I sense a deep conspiracy. I can't explain it now, but I know I absolutely can't continue the 'Pilgrimage.'

"That doesn't mean you have to die." Gu Qingshan said.

"I need an answer—no, I vaguely know some answers. Let my death bear witness to the ultimate truth." Wu Xiaode said.

"...Very well." Gu Qingshan said.

He beckoned with his hand, and a sword appeared in the void, gripped by him.

"Since you have the resolve of eternal destruction, I will fulfill it for you."

As the words fell.

A sword shadow covering the sky appeared in the heavens.

"I'm going to strike now."

Gu Qingshan said.

Wu Xiaode roared at the sword shadow, "Come on, kill me!"

Boom—

The giant sword shadow fell from the sky, piercing the bamboo raft and cleaving open the entire Blood Sea.

At this moment.

One could faintly see Gu Qingshan thrusting his long sword forward—

The sword stabbed into Wu Xiaode's chest.

The two of them kept falling, descending to the bottom of the abyss-like Blood Sea.

The deeper they went, the more they were enveloped by endless darkness, destruction, loneliness, until there was no Law except for eternal destruction.

At the bottom of the Blood Sea, where perception, exploration, and measurement were impossible, something unprecedented occurred.

Gu Qingshan and Wu Xiaode's figures blurred.

In the darkness below them, a bronze door appeared out of nowhere.

It existed for only an instant before vanishing.

Just in that instant—

Their figures wavered, becoming three silhouettes.

But upon closer inspection, one would find there was no third silhouette; there were still only two silhouettes at the bottom of the Blood Sea.

Boom—

The boundless Blood Sea parted, revealing the two of them in the immense abyss.

Gu Qingshan still held the long sword, piercing through Wu Xiaode's chest with boundless power of eternal destruction eroding his body.

"Kill, kill me!" Wu Xiaode roared.

Gu Qingshan, however, withdrew his sword and stepped on the void, saying:

"You have the consciousness to die, which is commendable, but unnecessary."

"Go back, Wu Xiaode."

"It's just a parasite, perhaps it will assist you, after all—"

"Your purpose is to complete the entire 'Pilgrimage.'

He pointed to the parasite on Wu Xiaode's shoulder.

Maybe the situation was too critical just now—

The parasite had already materialized, perched on Wu Xiaode's shoulder.

It looked like a living strip of colorful light.

Wu Xiaode listened quietly and couldn't help but speak:

"Really? Not killing it is also an option?"

"Yes," Gu Qingshan nodded, "you don't need to worry about it, just focus on your own matters."

He pressed his hand into the void.

A passage opened up in the void.

"Go back, back on the road of 'Pilgrimage,' you're not afraid to die, surely you can make it to the end."

Gu Qingshan finally said.

Wu Xiaode was silent for a few moments, then sighed and said, "Okay, I'll try."

He flew into the passage and disappeared.

Gu Qingshan took flight again, waiting for the Blood Sea to close once more, then he sat back on the bamboo raft, pulling out a fishing rod.

Everything returned to calm.

He fished while enjoying the sea breeze, a smile suddenly playing on his lips.

"That move just now was really exhausting, but..."

"I finally get to rest."

He stretched, yawning.

The entire Blood Sea World fell into silence, with only the sound of waves and wind.

Soon after.

A gentle snoring sound came from the bamboo raft.

Elsewhere.

Pilgrimage.

Wu Xiaode appeared in an entirely new world.

"I heard you could guide me to the Holy Realm...so is this the nearest route?"

He asked.

The colorful light strip on his shoulder wriggled a bit.

"Sorry, I don't understand what you mean." Wu Xiaode said.

The colorful strip projected a line of small text:

"Shortcut."

This was understood.

In the current world, maybe the fifth card of the Pilgrimage wasn't hidden, but it was a shortcut to the Holy Realm.

Could it be that without going through the deck's world, one could directly reach the Holy Realm?

"In gaming terms, I would have activated some kind of hidden quest."

Wu Xiaode gazed around.

This is a primitive forest.

He was standing by a rushing river, and in the distance, a giant corpse lay on the mountains and rivers.

——It seemed just like the corpse of the Evil Demon from the manor world.

Wu Xiaode glanced at it and paid no more attention.

He took off his shoes, walked barefoot toward the river, and said:

"Well, I've broken through four worlds in a row without stopping, and I just took a sword from Gu Qingshan."

"I'm exhausted now and need to take a break."

"You can understand that, right."

The colorful light band hesitated for a moment, not responding.

Suddenly, several giant Evil Demons emerged from the forest, roaring at Wu Xiaode in unison:

"Get out, this is the world of the Evil King of Ten Thousand Insects among the three Evil Demon Kings!"

Wu Xiaode simply ignored them.

His eyes were drawn to the water, watching the salmon jumping in the river intently, and he said without turning his head:

"What does it have to do with me."

"If you don't leave, there is only one outcome—death!"

The Evil Demons rushed towards him.

Wu Xiaode wore a slightly pleased expression on his face and murmured to himself:

"Such fine salmon."

He casually picked up a dead branch and drew a graceful arc on the riverbank.

This was a random swing.

Yet, with such a swing, the Evil Demons were unable to dodge.

They seemed as if they were actively seeking out the hit.

Smack! Smack! Smack!

The dull sounds in the air brought about a shockwave.

It was clearly just a dead branch, but it exploded the blood on several Evil Demons, and their figures turned into shadows, flying into the forest.

Boom——

The forest was smashed into a clearing by the Evil Demons, extending all the way to the horizon.

Wu Xiaode tossed away the dead branch, sitting by the riverside, and casually took out a fishing rod.

"The season of salmon migration, how marvelous!"

A skillful cast.

The fishing started.

"Steam one, fry one, braise one—trust my cooking—once I've finished eating, we'll head off."

Wu Xiaode said pleasantly.

In the Void before him, several lines of glowing small text appeared:

"Please pay attention:"

"The Master of Time has left the battlefield."

"God's henchman Satan has gone to help with the Creation Map."

Wu Xiaode smiled at the corner of his mouth as if he hadn't seen these prompts, just watching the salmon in the river.

...

On the other side.

In the incredibly far Dark Void.

Time began to move again.

The world hidden in history reappeared.

Rows of small bronze text floated in the air:

"A parasitic situation has appeared during the Pilgrimage journey that external forces cannot exempt."

"You urgently need to grasp the corresponding power——"

"Only when you can hold the Power of Eternal Destruction can you eliminate such parasitism."

"In addition."

"Adding 'Eternal Destruction' to the Evil Spirit Book, fusing with Evil Spirit Power, can produce higher-level emergence."

"Keep it up!"

All the small text gathered.

A knocking sound rang out.

Before anyone could respond, the door was kicked open.

A stout man dressed in ancient military Battle Armor stood at the door, shouting:

"Soldier Gu Qingshan of the vanguard camp, it's your turn to patrol around the military camp tonight, remember to report promptly."

"Yes." Gu Qingshan replied.

Damn.

Now am I Gu Qingshan?

Liu Ping truly had a skillful hand, directly tricking the parasite onto Gu Qingshan and transforming himself into Gu Qingshan of past times.

Liu Ping also transformed into Gu Qingshan to guard the Blood Sea.

The real Gu Qingshan transformed into my appearance and went off to "Pilgrimage" to buy time.

Tsk.

This one seems like quite a big play.

Gu Qingshan stood up, casually walking out of the room.

The stout man stared at him intensely.

Could it be he's inclined towards Longyang?

How did Gu Qingshan handle such situations back in the day?

He was pondering when suddenly he sensed the intense malice emanating from the other.

"Reporting to the officer, I'm preparing to patrol."

He opened his mouth and said.

"Let me check your equipment."

"Officer——"

"Don't be afraid, I'm just worried you might not have brought everything."

"No, officer, it's ticklish."

Thump.

A fist swung.

The officer, transformed into a monster, was directly punched and sent flying into the night sky, continuously heading south.

Gradually fading from sight.

The evil thoughts were severed.

——Seems like he's dead.

The next second.

The Evil Spirit Book quietly appeared, automatically turning to a blank page:

"Currently, we will be loading the Power of Doomsday, merging it with the Pangu Sequence. Do you accept?"

"Accept."

Gu Qingshan said. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

——Or rather, he was the true Wu Xiaode.