Let ti rewind just a bit.
Wu Xiaode didn’t return to the mont he had just arrived at the Ancient Dragon King Ruins.
He had gone back even further in ti.
——to the instant right after the Guardian was sent flying by a sword strike.
By doing so, he could perfectly avoid "entering the Ancient Dragon King Ruins" with his other self.
He skillfully traversed the corridors, landing in the courtyard, turning onto another path, passing the banquet hall, the lounge, the rear garden, until he reached the bell tower.
Wu Xiaode pushed open the door, took a few steps, then started shaking his head.
He was sowhat speechless.
——Anyone else exploring these ruins would almost certainly not discover its secrets like he did.
He looked up at the ceiling above the courtyard, adorned with all sorts of elaborate decorations.
"Elent Detection" continued to work, allowing him to sense that deep within the ceiling there seed to be elents discordant with the surroundings——
Wu Xiaode gently leaped up and punched the ceiling.
Thud.
The ceiling instantly crisscrossed with cracks.
Wu Xiaode switched hands and threw another punch, breaking open a large hole in the ceiling.
He flew into the hole, only to find a hidden chamber there, and at the end of it lay a pair of greaves glowing faintly.
"Dark Whisper Greaves."
"?????"
"——You must acquire the complete Ancient Dragon King Set to understand its purpose."
"Current number of set pieces obtained: 4."
"Remaining pieces: 2."
"Note:"
"You have acquired a 4-piece set;"
"You have earned the recognition of the Ruins Guardian;"
"You carry the blood of the Ancient Dragon King;"
"From now on, you may don the set and activate the power of the set."
Wu Xiaode glanced at it but disregarded it, leaping out of the chamber and walking up the stairs toward the upper levels of the bell tower.
"Little Wu, it seems that you can also wear this impressive suit of Battle Armor. Why don’t you put it on?"
Chris asked curiously.
Wu Xiaode responded indifferently, "Gjestastav follows . I ca here just to save her, not to steal her Battle Armor."
"You little rascal, you’ve got quite the sense of loyalty —— I’ll give you a piece of chocolate next ti I have so!"
Chris praised.
The two arrived at the top floor of the bell tower.
A long corridor was visible, linking the bell tower with another building of the underground ruins.
In the middle of the corridor stood a woman in a black dress, as if she had been waiting there for a long ti.
"Do not proceed any further."
The woman said in a cold voice.
Wu Xiaode looked at her in surprise and hesitated,
"Gjestastav?"
——The woman looked exactly like Gjestastav but with a deanor that was more cold and distant.
"Even with the full set of Battle Armor, you can’t truly free from the seal."
The woman continued, "So don’t go any further."
Wu Xiaode scrutinized her closely. Her figure would sotis solidify, sotis turn into an illusion.
"You are one of Gjestastav’s soul fragnts, am I right?"
Wu Xiaode spoke up.
"You’re right, I once tried hard to break free from the seal, even gathered the six pieces of the Battle Armor set using my talents, but what then?"
The woman pointed at herself and said, "My soul was shattered, part of it trapped here, and the other part, having forgotten everything, wandered the All Worlds."
"If what you say is true, then that part of the soul has now returned," Wu Xiaode said.
"But the seal is unbreakable."
The woman’s tone beca increasingly cold and even carried a hint of despair:
"If it happens again, that part of the soul will be split in two again; one half will stay here, while the other can escape——"
"Even if that part of escapes again, it will beco insane, forever wandering and suffering through the All Worlds."
"So please leave."
Wu Xiaode pondered, "How can you run from a problem when you face it? Tell , why was the soul split in two halves, maybe together we can think of a way to solve this issue."
That "Gjestastav" scoffed:
"Are you determined to try?"
"I ca here for this very reason," Wu Xiaode said.
"So be it, I am still afflicted with that Curse, so I’ll have you try it now. If you can escape from the Curse, I will let you pass; otherwise, with the Dragon Blood in my body, I can completely order this passage to close."
A curse?
Before Wu Xiaode could react, he saw "Gjestastav" reach out and point at him.
He imdiately found himself unable to move.
"Gjestastav" proclaid loudly, "Go, as a heavy criminal, to that despairing world. Endure the mortal cycle of birth, aging, illness, and death. Feel the anguish of being utterly powerless. Toil away your life for re sustenance, then you will realize just how terrifying it is!"
Wu Xiaode was slightly startled.
This statent...
Why does it feel so familiar?
Before he could ponder further, an odd transmission wave descended upon him.
With a "swoosh", he broke through the Void and vanished on the spot.
"Gjestastav" looked at the empty bell tower, a faint sadness appearing on her face.
"There’s... no hope..." she said softly.
Elsewhere.
The Virtual World.
The Coffin of Slumber Awakening from the Dragon Clan burst open, and Wu Xiaode rose from inside, his expression full of bewildernt.
"Eh? You woke up?" Satan, who was sitting outside and smoking a cigar, asked.
"I don’t know—wait a minute!"
Wu Xiaode turned his attention to an Angel beside Satan.
The Angel suddenly radiated trendous power, completely transforming her deanor and presence as she floated in midair.
—An incarnation has arrived!
"The World Will is here," Satan hastily stood up.
The two of them watched the Angel until the incarnation on her was fully complete.
"Wu Xiaode, you have been sent to ," said the Angel with an authoritative tone.
Wu Xiaode exclaid in surprise, "I was just hit by a Curse—wait a second, is this curse what sent here?"
With a casual wave of the Angel’s hand,
Layers of light and shadow appeared in the Void, showing Wu Xiaode forgetting everything, leaving the place, and suddenly acquiring parents in this city, becoming a student at a school.
He studied hard, went to college, fell in love, got married, had children, and then worked overti every day to earn a living, dying suddenly among the living.
"..." Satan.
"..." Wu Xiaode.
"You were formally sent here to serve your sentence by the other side," the Angel said.
"Respected one," Satan bowed slightly to the Angel and argued, "He was clearly in a dream just now and committed no cri worthy of imprisonnt, and I can testify to that. You should also have been monitoring the matter and know the full story."
"If that weren’t the case, I would have imprisoned him long ago," said the Angel.
"Wait a second—" Wu Xiaode pondered. "This imprisonnt seems to be different from what happened to Jiang Shanglan and the others. My experience is even worse, and I don’t rember anything from my past."
"That is the fate of heavy criminals," the Angel said.
The Angel displayed a contemplative look and continued,
"In the endless stretches of ti, only the evil beings that other worlds cannot handle co here to be punished."
"Since the Great Destruction, more and more heavy criminals have been coming, not all of them truly wicked."
"So I must accelerate evolution."
"Little Wu, after you resolve the matters on your end, co quickly to the struggle for supremacy and assist ."
"Of course, I will," Wu Xiaode imdiately responded.
—By saying this, the Angel was essentially overruling the curse.
He didn’t have to live in this haze as a violent criminal anymore!
He was greatly relieved that he had already established a network of relations in the Virtual World and had left a good impression before the World Will.
Otherwise, who knows what would have happened this ti!
The Angel nodded at him and then suddenly, a gust of roaring wind surged around her, and she ascended into the sky.
—The incarnation was over!
Satan relaxed slightly, his expression grave, "Brother Wu, only extrely ancient beings have the authority to send criminals directly to the Virtual World. You must be careful."
"I know," Wu Xiaode said with a wry smile.
—He was no match for that monster.
So he had to pick up the pace and release Gjestastav as soon as possible!
Wu Xiaode returned to the coffin, lay back down on the bed, and whispered,
"I’m leaving."
He closed his eyes and quickly re-entered the dreamscape.
The bell tower.
Wu Xiaode reappeared.
He slapped his head in frustration and said,
"I forgot to take a look just now, after waking up whether those Soul Crystals were still there."
Across the corridor, the woman in the black dress reappeared, looking at him in disbelief.
"You..."
Wu Xiaode ca back to his senses and waved at her,
"Hey, I’m back."
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