CHAPTER 719: CHAPTER 585: YOU SHALL BE BURIED HERE!

"What’s happening?"

Wu Xiaode exclaimed in surprise.

He floated in midair, looking towards the Babylon Pillar.

He saw that brick by brick still emerged from the top of the pillar, but not as quickly as before, instead, it had slowed down significantly.

The speed at which the pillar was being repaired had slowed down.

Ye Jiadie emerged quietly and spoke:

"Little Wu, get ready, we are about to enter that spiritual cursed land, also known as the wound of the pillar."

"Wound?" Wu Xiaode couldn’t help but ask.

"Initially, there was a civilization whose development led to the destruction of the pillar."

"This civilization caught the attention of bizarre beings and suffered the curse of fate and the laws of All Worlds, permanently stuck in the few time nodes of its influential era," said Ye Jiana.

"What do I need to do?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"At those time nodes, prevent the civilization from reaching its tipping point."

"...Okay, does this have anything to do with the sixth card?"

"This is the Curse Card of the Laws, you must unlock it to possess it!"

As the words fell.

The construction of the Babylon Pillar suddenly came to a halt.

A black brick appeared out of nowhere, floating in midair, attempting to land on the pillar.

However, all the bricks representing civilization on the pillar emitted sounds of resistance, refusing to let it land.

The black brick just floated there, unable to land or return to nothingness.

Countless shadows of darkness surrounded the brick, seemingly ready to invade it at any moment—

Wu Xiaode had a flash of enlightenment.

The shadow of darkness, although unclear, felt full of distortion and madness—

It must be of the same kind as the worms!

This was troublesome.

Wu Xiaode flew forward, examining the brick closely.

Ever since the appearance of this black brick, no new bricks had been produced.

—I must resolve its issue!

As his thoughts materialized, several lines of grey shadowy characters gradually appeared:

"You are about to enter a world cursed by all beings and fate, the same world where bizarre beings once used to destroy the pillar."

"The prelude to the chaotic path to godhood begins!"

"Task: Civilization Breaker."

"Description: Create chaos, break all old orders, and let civilization fall into a stagnant state—"

"If you succeed, this sequence will awaken further, and you will gain the power of chaos!"

All the characters flashed and disappeared.

"What the hell, am I supposed to be the villain this time?"

Wu Xiaode smiled, placing his hand on the black brick.

In an instant.

He was sucked in by a force.

...

A university.

Library.

Wu Xiaode found himself lying on a reading table, looking at a book on artificial intelligence.

All the small characters in the book suddenly disappeared.

Several tiny bricks appeared on the pages of the book, forming words that described his current situation:

"You have entered the first node."

"Identity placement: Classmate."

"Target: The male student in a red outfit at the corner wall on your left front, named Liu Ming."

"Description: He inadvertently discovered a method that can break the barriers between all worlds, allowing civilizations to interact with each other, thus triggering an exponential growth in technology and laying a solid foundation for the arrival of seven or eight critical points."

"Node: Tonight at 7:30 PM, he will inadvertently achieve this point with the help of artificial intelligence."

"Please break this node, let nothing happen!"

"Special note:"

"Do not use violence on him, he must willingly give up for this cursed node to be eliminated."

Sounds tough.

Wu Xiaode’s mind was instantly filled with past deeds of Liu Ming.

The man was indeed smart, but not to the extent of creating such a milestone, yet it was the assistance of artificial intelligence that enabled him to achieve this.

—It seems sometimes research also depends on luck.

Wu Xiaode stretched lazily, stood up, and called out:

"Liu Ming, come on, let’s have dinner at the cafeteria."

"You go ahead, I haven’t finished this book yet," Liu Ming said without moving his gaze from the page.

It was now 6:59 PM, only half an hour to go until 7:30 PM.

Wu Xiaode wasn’t going to leave.

He squinted and surveyed the other’s desk.

Books were thrown chaotically on the table, the water bottle was empty, and his mobile phone kept flashing messages.

Mobile phone—

An idea struck Wu Xiaode.

Give me a mobile phone.

He thought silently.

The next second, he suddenly had a mobile phone in his pocket.

"Got any interesting games lately?"

Wu Xiaode pulled out the mobile phone and opened the game download platform nearby.

Liu Ming, engrossed in reading, replied without lifting his head:

"They’re all boring pay-to-play games, I’m sick of them, I’m planning to quit gaming for a while."

Wu Xiaode stealthily glanced at his mobile phone screen.

"’Literature and Philosophy’ has a new push;"

"’Wallpaper Home’ has been updated;"

"’Photography Collection’ has a new message;"

"’Fashion Cover’ has a new message;"

"’Celebrity Photo Shoot’ is rolling out the latest issue;"

"’Guitar Group’ has accepted your membership application;"

With so many notifications, each new one made the phone screen light up.

Wu Xiaode quietly turned on his own mobile phone.

The other’s interests covered wallpaper, photography, fashion, celebrities, and the answer was becoming clear.

If it were just photography—

Wu Xiaode wouldn’t have guessed his hobbies.

If it were just literature, philosophy, wallpaper—

That wouldn’t work either.

But mixing in fashion and celebrities, Wu Xiaode was beginning to speculate.

Which college student would pay attention to male celebrity photoshoots?

So it must be female celebrities.

Aren’t fashion magazines mostly about female celebrities?

Photography includes portraits, right?

Women.

Wallpapers also have anime!

Anime beauties.

As for literature and philosophy—

What would a student researching communication with artificial intelligence be doing reading literature and philosophy every day?

Played the guitar.

Tsk—

He must be looking for a girlfriend!

Time to take action!

Wu Xiaode pulled out his phone, smoothly operated it.

He sent a message to someone, then shouted:

"Elder Liu, there’s a female classmate who wants to meet you."

Liu Ming suddenly snapped back to reality.

"Go eat by yourself if you’re fine, why trick me?" Liu Ming asked cautiously, yet there was a hint of expectation in his eyes.

Buddy, I understand that look.

Wu Xiaode laughed, saying earnestly:

"When have I ever lied to you? It’s true."

"Who is it, do I know her?" Liu Ming asked.

"You don’t know her—remember the debate competition our school organized last time? I have a fellow villager, she saw you when she was talking to me and asked me for your contact."

"Really? What does she look like?"

What does she look like?

Wu Xiaode was stuck.

With only half an hour and having just arrived here, where could he find a female student to play out this scene?

There wasn’t even enough time to exchange gold for this world’s currency.

If you randomly found a girl and pulled out a gold bar from your pocket asking her to play along, her first reaction might be thinking she’s encountered a lunatic.

—And he couldn’t just pick anyone; it had to be someone Liu Ming found appealing.

Plus, there was the risk of being exposed.

Tsk.

Such a difficult task, he had to do it himself!

"Wait a second, I didn’t ask her for a photo before, I’ll get you one in a bit," Wu Xiaode said and then stood up and left.

A few minutes later.

He came back, sat down next to Liu Ming again, and showed his phone screen to him.

"See for yourself."

Liu Ming stared at the screen.

A purple-haired woman appeared on the screen, so beautiful that it made one doubt her reality.

"Is she your fellow villager?"

Liu Ming was skeptical.

"Yes, she came to our school again, just messaged me a while ago, said she wanted to meet you," Wu Xiaode said.

"But I have to go to the machine room at quarter past seven for research calculations," Liu Ming said hesitantly.

"Buddy, you can do the calculations next time, but if you miss out on meeting my fellow villager now, who knows if you’ll get another chance?"

Wu Xiaode put the phone in front of him again.

The Purgatory Demon King was naturally extremely beautiful.

To conceal his overwhelming presence, Wu Xiaode even managed a pouting, cute expression.

—Who could resist that!

Liu Ming gritted his teeth and slapped his thigh, saying: "Where is your fellow villager? Let’s go find her now."

"At the south school gate, she said if you’re free to come by, she recognizes you," Wu Xiaode said.

Liu Ming immediately stood up, anxiously saying:

"How can we make a lady wait? That would give a bad impression."

"Then you go, I won’t— I’ll let her know on the phone," Wu Xiaode said.

"Okay!"

Liu Ming ran out the door.

As soon as he left, Wu Xiaode also left the library, found a secluded grove, and with a flash of his body, turned into the form of the Purgatory Demon King.

—But this Battle Armor seemed a bit too cosplay.

Wu Xiaode looked towards the girls’ dormitory.

A few minutes later.

The purple-haired demoness, wearing a simple and plain long gown, placed several gold bars inside a locker where girls stored their clothes.

Next to it was a line of small text:

"To buy your clothes with, don’t look for me."

South school gate.

Liu Ming stood under a large tree looking around.

Wu Xiaode patted him on the shoulder.

As Liu Ming turned around, he was immediately struck with astonishment.

Was there such a beautiful girl in the world?

Is this a dream?

"Hello, you are the fellow villager of my classmate—right?"

He stuttered as he asked.

"Yes, I saw you last time, never thought I’d actually manage to get you to come out," Wu Xiaode smiled and said.

"What did you want to see me for?" Liu Ming asked.

"Can’t I see you if there’s no reason?" Wu Xiaode retorted.

Liu Ming immediately felt he had misspoken, somewhat annoyed, he changed his tone and said: "Would you like a tour of our school? I could guide you."

It was dangerous to stay within the school, what if he wanted to go to the computer building to showcase his research?

Better outside.

If he could keep Liu Ming occupied until after seven thirty, this occasion would be a success!

"No thanks, I haven’t eaten yet... how about we have a meal together?" Wu Xiaode said.

"Good, I haven’t eaten either," Liu Ming said.

"There’s a nice hot pot restaurant across the street, come on, I’ll treat you."

"How can I let you pay—I’m the host, let me do it," Liu Ming hurriedly said.

The two crossed the street and entered the hot pot restaurant.

They sat down.

Ordered.

Soon after.

The hot pot arrived.

Time also smoothly reached seven thirty.

Several lines of grey text suddenly appeared:

"You have defused the first critical point, triggering an unknown power."

"Please note, this critical point is intricately linked with mysterious entities, you might—"

Before the text could finish appearing.

Wu Xiaode felt something fiercely yanked him.

In a flash.

The entire world disappeared.

He found himself standing on a vast expanse of grey clouds.

What?

Where is this place?

Wu Xiaode was somewhat bewildered, and instinctively released his Luminous Flames, and took out "Old Sixth King" to set up a fishing stance.

—Multiple Concealing Skills!

After several breaths.

A few more lines of grey text floated up:

"Please note, you have interfered with a current historical event."

"You have now been expelled from the main history, arriving at an unimaginable, strange evil land."

"You will perish here."