CHAPTER 720: CHAPTER 586: HEART OF THE SAGE!

The world seemed to have died.

Only some broken walls and remnants surrounded him, looking like a palace destroyed by some force.

Within these dilapidated structures, Wu Xiaode did not sense any breath of life.

Suddenly.

A voice echoed in Wu Xiaode’s ears:

"This is not where you should be, leave quickly."

Wu Xiaode was startled, slowly lowered his head to look, and saw an eye had opened on the Butterfly Soul Blade at his waist.

It was the Butterfly Soul Blade that had spoken!

"But I don’t know how to leave, the curse seems to have teleported me to a place beyond my control."

Wu Xiaode gripped the fishing rod tightly as he spoke.

"It’s too late," the urgency in Butterfly Soul’s voice grew, "summon your strongest Concealing Skill, or it will all be over."

Wu Xiaode clenched his teeth.

In fact, everything around was filled with that insectile evil essence, and there were even presences far surpassing them.

Merely sensing it slightly made one unable to restrain from falling into madness!

Wu Xiaode did his utmost to maintain his true self, holding on for the moment, keeping his sanity intact.

However, no monsters had yet appeared nearby!

It was unimaginable what he would do should something appear.

It seemed indeed there was no other way.

At the thought of Wu Xiaode, the Book of the Dead instantly opened, revealing one of the graveyard decks of laws:

"Eternal Night Star."

"—Using it can directly skip the process of certain events, arriving at the best outcome."

Following Wu Xiaode’s will, this card directly covered "Heir of the World Tree."

In an instant.

"The cooldown of ’Heir of the World Tree’ ended!"

This card, which required seven days to cool down, was now again ready to use with the power of "Eternal Night Star"!

Subsequently, lines of ice crystal letterings swiftly emerged:

"You have used ’Heir of the World Tree,’ specifying skill enhancement: ’Evernight City’!"

"Current number of uses of this card: 1;"

"Use number 2;"

"Use number 3!"

And it wasn’t over yet—

Wu Xiaode, who always acted decisively, directly turned the Book of the Dead to the last page.

Gjestastav, the Ancient Dragon King, was propping her cheek with her hand, leaning on the bed, her beautiful eyes looking toward Wu Xiaode.

"I’ve been asleep for quite a while, and it seems I’ve regained my strength just now... Little Wu, do you need me?" she asked.

"Yes," Wu Xiaode sent his thoughts swiftly, "Please replace the ’Heir of the World Tree’ immediately, I need you to use your skill enhancement three times to elevate my concealment ability by three levels."

"Alright."

Gjestastav casually drew "Heir of the World Tree" into her hand.

"Ancient Dragon King Gjestastav."

"The Universal Card known as ’The Substitute’."

"Description: This card can replace any card in any deck, achieving the effect of the replaced card."

"—This is a card from an ancient deck unheard of, her abilities surpass all living beings’ imaginations today."

"—The fifth of the Forbidden Deck of the Void."

Gjestastav glanced at Wu Xiaode.

More lines of ice crystal lettering appeared in front of Wu Xiaode:

"Your current skill ’Evernight City’ has been enhanced by three levels, evolving into the skill: ???."

Thus, with "The Sage’s Fishing Rod," along with "Heir of the World Tree" and "Ancient Dragon King Gjestastav," Wu Xiaode had raised "Evernight City" a total of nine levels!

Nine levels!

That far surpassed "Standing Alone in a Forsaken World."

—Even the name was not visible!

"Are you hiding from something?"

Gjestastav suddenly said.

She looked around and noticed the environment Wu Xiaode was in, her expression turned severe, and she stepped down from the Book of the Dead.

"Elevating it by nine levels is barely enough, but you are too out of sync with this place, you still need my power."

Gjestastav gently wrapped her arms around him from behind.

Several lines of ice crystal lettering sprung up:

"The power of the Ancient Dragon King Gjestastav from the Forbidden Deck of the Void has covered you."

"You have been designated a forbidden entity."

"The environment has accepted you."

"Your Concealing Skill will be more effective."

Wu Xiaode looked at Gjestastav incredulously.

Gjestastav made a gesture to silence him, signaling him to keep quiet for the moment.

Rustle... rustle...

A series of footsteps sounded.

Within the void, a human-shaped shadowy figure gradually approached.

It seemed to be a person, but the flowing black substance oozing from its body was more like moving sludge.

Eyes coldly emerged from the sludge only to be quickly covered again.

The creature soon morphed into a girl.

—A girl with thirty-six heads, every four heads bunched together with new heads growing on top, reaching six layers high!

She was shaking a handbell, all eyes continuously scanning around, all mouths making noise:

"The party is about to begin... the party is about to begin..."

This creature stopped halfway as if sensing something, standing not far from Wu Xiaode, looking around.

Could I even be noticed here?

Wu Xiaode’s heart tightened.

He suddenly realized that even Gjestastav, who had been holding him all this while, was trembling uncontrollably.

Feeling Gjestastav’s fear, Wu Xiaode, on the contrary, relaxed.

He had done everything that could be done.

If he could still be discovered, then there was nothing more to say.

It would be a fight, and nothing more.

However, at that moment, an unexpected change occurred—

Without a sound, the Butterfly Soul blade leapt from its sheath and vibrated fiercely in the Void.

A row of ice crystal characters appeared:

"You are covered by an unknown concealing method, originating from the Butterfly Soul blade."

With the nine layers of Evernight City, combined with Gjestastav’s taboo aura, and the Concealing Skill of the Butterfly Soul blade!

The Concealing Skill on Wu Xiaode had reached an unprecedented level!

The creature hesitated for a moment on the spot, shook the bell again, and all its mouths said in unison:

"The meeting place is ready... We can meet up... now."

As it spoke, it took steps forward and continued on its way.

Shortly after.

The creature disappeared from Wu Xiaode’s sight.

Taking advantage of this moment, the Butterfly Soul blade spoke up:

"This way!"

Its blade pointed towards a broken staircase.

Wu Xiaode immediately rushed over, descended the stairs, and pushed open a door.

Outside the door was an endless, rapidly moving dark cloud, spreading in all directions.

"Jump down to return, quick!"

The Butterfly Soul blade urged.

Wu Xiaode was about to jump when he suddenly felt something.

—Just in time, at this very moment, his Spirit Skill "Element Detection" was activated.

What should he do?

Wu Xiaode instinctively glanced at the wall to his left.

The detection of elements told him—

There was something incredible inside this wall!

Wu Xiaode clenched his teeth.

If he was to break through the wall, he would definitely not act; he would just jump down and leave this place.

After all, the noise would be too great, and he truly didn’t have the confidence to fool the creature from before.

Besides that creature, there were even several presences in the Void that could lead him to collapse, which he did not dare to touch or sense!

But—

According to his detection of elements—

All he needed to do was place his hand on the stone wall and lightly press.

To do it or not?

A light press is all it takes.

Should he act or not?

This one action would determine life or death.

Wu Xiaode wavered for a moment, then suddenly mustered boundless courage.

The countless human worlds upon the Babylon Pillar all turned into a tragic elegy for the civilization that birthed the coming of the monster.

No one could do anything.

No one could stand against the creature.

Then—

If everyone was to die anyway—

What was there to fear?

A resolute look flashed in his eyes, he stretched out his hand, gently touched the wall, and slowly pushed inward.

The wall silently turned, revealing the hidden object inside.

It was a throbbing heart.

Gray characters crazily flashed in the Void, sending Wu Xiaode a warning:

"Anomalous object detected: Heart of the Sage."

"Description: This is a specialized form of life transfiguration. Simply place the heart on your chest, and you can randomly transform into a type of creature which will conceal your true identity."

"—An identity concealer for the Strange Gathering."

Wu Xiaode grasped the throbbing heart, recalling the scenes from just moments ago.

On the stairs.

The sound of the bell ringing rose again.

"Come now, everyone, from the depths of the mysterious fog, it is time for our meeting," said the creature at the outset.

A gusty wind blew from the corridor.

Something seemed to be descending.

Wu Xiaode looked at the endless Void outside the door, then at the increasingly intense and maddening aura on the stairs—

At this moment, neither the Butterfly Soul blade nor the chaos made a sound.

—At this crossroad of fate, no one dared to make a decision for Wu Xiaode.

One breath.

Two breaths.

Wu Xiaode slowly lifted his hand, placing the throbbing heart against his chest.

The heart immediately sprouted twisting and extending blood vessels that wrapped around his entire body.

New flesh grew at a visibly rapid pace.

In almost an instant—

He was transformed into an unheard-of creature!