Abundant Martial Arts Virtue-Chapter 1033 - 869: Reunion Once More_2

The "Ascension Ladder" ritual has been interrupted!

Gu Qingshan held the card, looked solemnly at Wu Xiaode, and said:

"Little Wu."

"—Let me end all of this," Wu Xiaode replied.

He reached to take the card, only to see Gu Qingshan suddenly struck by something, his whole body sent flying.

The Blood Sea erupted with a monstrous wolf.

Gu Qingshan was hit with a single blow, sinking to the bottom of the Blood Sea, unable to resurface for the moment.

Xia Huilan appeared on the bamboo raft.

She held the "Eternal Egg" in her hand, satisfied, and said:

"Did you think you could steal it?"

With that, she flickered away from the Blood Sea World and returned to the top of the Bronze Holy Pillar.

Xia Huilan held the card and whispered an incantation.

"Come on, the ritual continues," she whispered.

After waiting a moment, the card in her hand showed no change, and the power of the entire ritual continued to dissipate, not reactivating.

Xia Huilan was momentarily stunned, looking down at the card in her hand.

On the surface of the "Eternal Egg" card, the illustration changed, transforming into a playing card.

An oil painting-like clown.

Deep in the Blood Sea.

The bronze door remained tightly shut.

Gu Qingshan stood guard in front of the door, fully armed, quietly holding his breath, waiting for the enemy to come.

Inside the bronze door was the secret passage leading to the Eternal Night and Purgatory.

Wu Xiaode and Liu Ping had already crossed the passage, standing in the depths of the Eternal Night World.

There was also a Bronze Pillar here.

The Eternal Night Divine Pillar!

Liu Ping said, "Don't hesitate, the Bronze Holy Pillar is the topmost, the middle section has been destroyed, and then there's the Purgatory and Eternal Night section."

"You can destroy the entire Holy Pillar here too."

Wu Xiaode hesitated no more.

"Then I'll begin!"

He shouted, and card frames burst from his entire body one after another.

The first card, the Dry Holy Well;

The second card, the Fated Girl;

The third card, the Balance of All Things;

And the fourth card—

This card, hiding the direct access to the "Ascension Ladder" ritual, was kept in the Evil Spirit Book.

There was no time to occupy this card any longer; Wu Xiaode drew the Butterfly Soul Blade, stabbing through the Evil Spirit Book and then piercing his own chest.

"Arrghhhh—" he roared in fury.

The endless Evil Spirit Power and the Power of Doomsday he controlled fused together, fully penetrating and destroying the three cards he represented and the fourth card he held.

Buzz!

A deep groove began to appear on the surface of the Bronze Pillar.

"It's working," Liu Ping said excitedly, "it seems that having four 'Pilgrimage' cards truly allows you to damage the Holy Pillar's core!"

—Once the Holy Pillar collapses, the "Pilgrimage" ritual cannot be completed.

No one will ever return to the Eternal!

The next second.

Liu Ping's expression changed, drawing the Prison Suppressing Blade, he shouted: "I'll hold her off for a moment, hurry up!"

He stepped forward, gripping his blade with both hands, striking towards the Void.

Clang!

A resounding clash.

Xia Huilan appeared beneath the blade.

She blocked Liu Ping's blade with a spear, her eyes focusing on Wu Xiaode.

"Little Wu, even you will become my enemy?"

Xia Huilan said.

Wu Xiaode spat out a mouthful of blood, gripping his blade with both hands, unleashing all his strength.

The card frames in the Void around him began to shatter.

But it was still not enough—

Always lacking slightly, unable to completely destroy the four cards.

"Your strength isn't enough,"

Xia Huilan's spear quivered, and Liu Ping was instantly knocked away.

She leisurely watched Wu Xiaode, sighing:

"To destroy four cards simultaneously, you need to gather mighty strength, which you currently lack."

Wu Xiaode's face showed despair.

Suddenly.

He remembered something, shouting loudly:

"Come, lend me a hand!"

The next moment.

Xia Huilan's face changed, shouting harshly:

"No, you don't!"

She flickered toward Wu Xiaode, intending to seize the "Eternal Egg" from the Evil Spirit Book.

But suddenly, hundreds of blade lights appeared in the Void.

—Liu Ping was actually standing in the Void along her inevitable path!

At this critical moment, he reappeared, slashed with all his strength, blocking Xia Huilan.

"Useless!"

Xia Huilan swung her spear.

Liu Ping, along with his blade, was once again knocked away.

No one could stop her now!

Xia Huilan stepped forward, reaching for the Evil Spirit Book, intending to pull out the "Eternal Egg."

She suddenly sensed something was amiss.

Standing behind Wu Xiaode was a figure.

Gu Qingshan!

His hand rested on Wu Xiaode's shoulder, pouring infinite Power of Eternal Destruction into him.

Simultaneously, a prompt rune appeared on the Evil Spirit Book:

"You have unleashed the 'Eternal Destruction Call'."

"Your power resonates with Gu Qingshan's power, summoning him to meet you."

"Gu Qingshan has given all his power to you."

"You are destroying yourself and your four cards."

"—Destruction is complete!"

As soon as this prompt rune was displayed, the Evil Spirit Book completely shattered, scattering in the wind.

—The "Eternal Egg" also was utterly destroyed.

In the Void surrounding Wu Xiaode, the frames of three cards finally disintegrated.

In the "Pilgrimage" deck, four cards suddenly went missing.

The deck was incomplete.

This corresponded to—

Wu Xiaode's body began to dissipate.

The Bronze Pillar not far behind him began to show cracks rapidly spreading and winding.

Crack.

A slight sound.

The Bronze Pillar's disintegration began.

"No!"

Xia Huilan erupted in a scream of furious unwillingness.