Chapter 100

On the other side.

High above.

Wu Xiaode was flying.

He had just passed through a cloud, drenched from head to toe, with his clothes and pants clinging to his body.

Although his body was being controlled by a spirit, the sensation did not disappear. A cold wind blew, and he couldn't help but feel like sneezing.

This was definitely not a pleasant experience.

But this was a minor issue; more importantly—

Wu Xiaode said with his mind, "Senior, I can't fly. Please be careful and don't let me fall to my death."

"Don't worry, my sword will carry you," the spirit possessing him responded.

He lowered his head, squinted at the monster racing across the ground, and said, "This sword technique, once mastered, can help you understand all sword skills. Watch carefully!"

As he spoke, the monster suddenly sensed something, stopped abruptly, and looked up at the sky.

In the SUV, Zhao Zhibing also looked up into the sky.

"Xiao Wu..."

She gasped.

Inside the SUV, Li Kunlun, who had been meditating with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes and shouted, "Stop the car! Stop the car quickly!"

Xiao Baihong asked, "Why are we stopping?"

"Even if we are to be executed, we must see this sword technique before we die, brother."

Li Kunlun patted his shoulder, opened the car door, and jumped out.

He looked up, shielding his eyes from the sun, and squinted at the person holding a sword flying in the sky.

The sky was a clear blue.

It was calm and windless.

However, as the person in the sky moved, the wind became turbulent.

Then.

The sword appeared.

In fact, Wu Xiaode did not see how the spirit wielded the sword.

He could only rely on his senses to remember every movement and exertion of his body, the generation and release of the sword technique, and the circulation of soul power.

Everyone only saw this scene—

Wu Xiaode flew in the air, lightly shouted, "Go!"

The long sword flew out of his hand, transforming into a stream of light, like a star falling to the ground, heading towards the monster.

Halfway through its flight, the sword suddenly disappeared.

In the next moment.

A giant sword shadow, hundreds of meters long, fell straight down.

The sky and earth were obscured by this sword.

It seemed to contain some profound truth, severing everything in its path.

People watching the sword could not even form a single thought.

This was the flying sword technique that could cut through everything!

"Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, watch me block your move—"

On the ground, the monster let out a hysterical roar.

The moment the sword shadow fell.

The sound abruptly stopped.

—The monster was instantly pinned to the ground by the giant sword shadow, unable to move.

It struggled fiercely, its form becoming even more massive.

At first, it transformed into a nearly ten-meter-long scorpion with a human face, attempting to use its venomous stinger to break through the giant sword shadow.

However, the giant sword had mountains, seas, and stars, with a bright moon shining overhead.

The venomous stinger was reduced to bone by the moonlight and then turned to ashes before it could even approach.

The monster let out a high-pitched scream.

Its body trembled, and it transformed again into a fifty-meter-long two-headed snake.

The two snake heads circled the giant sword shadow, trying to find an opportunity to destroy it.

Wu Xiaode, still in the air, lightly formed a sword gesture and said softly,

"Suppress!"

Boom—

The sword shadow emitted countless rays of light, illuminating the earth.

All living beings were unharmed by this light, but the two-headed snake's flesh and blood exploded, revealing its white bones.

The monster's body trembled again, transforming and expanding to hundreds of meters, becoming a black dragon with vertical pupils, and spoke in a female voice,

"I have thousands of souls, you can't kill me!"

At this moment, everyone felt a sense of despair.

It turned out that the monster had been toying with them.

If it had appeared with this level of power from the beginning, who in the world could have stood against it?

Wu Xiaode's gaze turned cold, and he changed his sword gesture.

The giant sword shadow pierced into the black dragon's body inch by inch, emitting a cold sword aura.

"Destroy," Wu Xiaode said.

A deafening boom echoed in all directions.

The sword shadow flashed.

The black dragon's flesh and bones exploded, completely dissolving in the endless sword aura.

The earth also split open, a deep fissure quickly spreading out from where the black dragon was struck, extending to the horizon.

The cross-section of the fissure was smooth and flat, and a cold chill spread from the crack, causing everything around to freeze.

The sword technique was complete.

The giant sword shadow dissipated.

The long sword drew a beautiful arc in the sky and returned to Wu Xiaode's side.

Wu Xiaode floated down and gently landed in front of the SUV.

Looking up.

The destroyed mechs were burning everywhere.

The ground where the monster had walked was covered in flames.

The earth was scarred and ravaged.

—Fortunately, the sword had slain the black dragon.

Li Kunlun walked directly to him and said in a low voice,

"Listen carefully, this is the most important thing:"

"Give me something to eat immediately, and then tell me what is most important now—without food, the onlookers will soon see through us."

The spirit and Wu Xiaode listened together.

The spirit suddenly understood, smiled, and said, "Retract!"

In the world, all the sword auras disappeared.

The cracks emitting cold air also closed.

"Until we meet again!"

With that, the spirit disappeared from Wu Xiaode's body.

Wu Xiaode casually reached into his pocket and pulled out a few chocolate bars.

—These were from the night before, taken from the commander's backpack in the underground tunnel of the parallel world.

"Is this enough?" he asked.

"It will do," Li Kunlun said.

"The most important thing now is to keep it hidden and prevent the world from falling into panic," Wu Xiaode said.

"Agreed," Li Kunlun said, finishing the chocolate and scanning the place where the monster had died.

The monster reappeared instantly.

It was only a few meters in size, lying motionless on the ground, seemingly dead.

"I turned it into a rubber monster," Li Kunlun said in a low voice.

"How do you explain the fire at its feet?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Pre-installed alcohol, set to ignite on a timer, cheap special effects," Li Kunlun said.

Wu Xiaode understood.

This Li Kunlun, not only had awakened his memories from his previous life, but also retained the memories of the current world for over a decade, naturally knowing how to handle the challenges of this world.

Wu Xiaode let out a long sigh of relief.

At this moment, he had the time to read the lines of ice crystals on the Book of the Dead:

"Your body has completed the final synchronization."

"The ancestral spirit has left your body and returned to the spirit world."

"You have received the teachings of the ancient ancestral spirit."

"You have begun to master the unknown flying sword technique:"

"Long Moon Sparse Shadow."

"Description: To activate this sword technique, you need at least 20 soul points, with no upper limit. The more soul points, the greater the power, up to the point of splitting the heavens and earth."

"Due to this karmic connection, you have obtained a secret sword technique of the Immortal Swordsmen."

"You have begun to master the prerequisite sword techniques for this sword, and with diligent practice, you will become proficient in swordsmanship."

Flying sword—

So flying swords really do exist!

Wu Xiaode sighed, reaching out to grab something, but realized he had no sword.

The sword had returned with the spirit.

A sense of loss welled up in Wu Xiaode's heart.

...

"Perhaps it won't be long before we can't hide it anymore."

"But at least wait half a month—half a month from now, the crops will start to be harvested, and this is a crucial half month!"

"The new batch of equipment needs to be armed to the army, which will take about ten days."

"In short, we must delay for a while longer!"

Behind the screen.

Everyone listened quietly to the ministers' discussions.

Until finally—

The emperor said loudly,

"Alright, go and find ways to delay. We must buy more time and avoid exposing the truth until the crops are stored."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The ministers left one by one.

Zhao Zhibing made a gesture and led Li Kunlun, Zhao Junyu, and Xiao Baihong out from behind the screen.

The emperor said, "Xiao Wu, how is your matter?"

Wu Xiaode's holographic image appeared in the air, looking at everyone.

—The threat from the Holy Church still worried him.

After all, Xia Huilan was just an ordinary person.

At this moment, he was sitting outside the royal hospital's special care ward, with Xia Ni.

Xia Huilan was designing new mechs, fully engrossed, unaware of the outside world.

Wu Xiaode guarded outside, communicating with everyone through his holographic image.

"Your Majesty."

"I have arranged another live broadcast, explaining the rubber monster and the special effects of the holographic image."

Wu Xiaode continued, "By the way, the rubber monster has been moved to the Dongjin City amusement park, free of charge, for promotion of a sci-fi movie—this has dispelled more doubts."

"The online public opinion has temporarily calmed down, but nothing must happen again soon," the emperor said thoughtfully.

"Next, you need to consider tonight's matter. You must come back alive," Zhao Junyu said.

Everyone fell silent.

It was already 6 PM.

In six hours, they would go to the parallel world.

Wu Xiaode thought of Qian Mingkui.

He looked at Zhao Junyu and said, "About Old Qian..."

Zhao Junyu said, "I have prepared a spatial teleportation device for him. He will return to that place."

Wu Xiaode nodded slightly.

Qian Mingkui had his own destiny, and it would not be good for them to follow him.

If the giant eagle saw strangers and became hostile, it would be counterproductive.

On the throne, the emperor's voice sounded again,

"I don't know if it's right or wrong, but I have given you five nuclear bombs, to be used in the parallel world by the S-Class Club leaders."

Wu Xiaode's expression did not change, and he glanced at Zhao Zhibing.

This girl put on an indifferent face, just listening quietly.

Since she was not stepping forward, Xiao Baihong was also smiling foolishly, not paying attention.

The emperor's words could only be answered by him.

"Thank you, Your Majesty," Wu Xiaode said, bowing.

"Parallel world? What are you talking about?" Li Kunlun asked.

"About to tell you, since you are going tonight too," Wu Xiaode picked out the key points and briefly explained the situation.

Li Kunlun listened carefully, and his expression became serious: "If that's the case, please arrange for me to eat immediately."

Everyone was taken aback.

"Does your ability require food to be activated?" Zhao Zhibing asked.

"Not exactly, but I am too weak now and need to eat to accumulate soul power, use my ability, and increase my soul power limit," Li Kunlun said.

"Only by eating?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Yes," Li Kunlun said.

"Sounds great!" everyone exclaimed.

Just eating to get stronger.

Who wouldn't envy that!

No wonder in the other world, there were people specifically coming to the sin prison to take his ability!

Li Kunlun's expression, however, was somewhat tense.

He said, "It's best to get me something to eat right away—after all, the situation tonight is different from what you think."

"The emperor has already ordered takeout, which will arrive soon," the emperor said.

"Aren't you going to treat me to a state banquet or something?" Li Kunlun asked.

"The takeout is to tide you over. The state banquet is being prepared. I heard you were once a king?" the emperor said with interest.

Everyone looked at Li Kunlun.

Li Kunlun was only sixteen, but he had a mature and worldly appearance.

"Yes, I once ruled over the most brilliant civilization in a nebula, but now I am a prisoner," he said calmly.

"Do you have any advice for my problems?" the emperor asked.

"I need everyone's help to continue living—so don't be polite, please speak," Li Kunlun said.

"There are a few families in my country who have joined the cult, always causing trouble. Is there any way to deal with them?" the emperor asked.

"Kill them," Li Kunlun said.

"They are powerful families, with many branches and connections," the emperor said.

"Powerful families? Then exterminate their nine generations, behead them all at the city gate, and display their heads as a warning," Li Kunlun said.

"That's not good, I want to leave a good legacy, and now I only have information power," the emperor hesitated.

"What's a legacy? You need to know, powerful families are very rich," Li Kunlun said in a low voice, with a "you know what I mean" tone.

"Rich..." the emperor said, resting his chin in his hand.

"Don't play around, be careful, if you need to kill, kill, if you need to flay, flay. Look at the situation now," Li Kunlun said.

"I can only remove them slowly. The cult is too fanatical, and I fear they will drag too many people with them," the emperor sighed.

"Short pain is better than long pain," Li Kunlun said coldly.

"Hmm..." the emperor fell into deep thought again.