9999 Merit points.

How was this achieved?

In his own world, a few people had fervently performed, cooperating to earn a mere three merit points after three attempts.

And yet, she had 9999 merit points!

Facing Gjestastav, who had amassed such a vast amount of merit, Wu Xiaode now hesitated to rashly trigger the "Divine Enthronement."

After all, she had accumulated so much merit, perhaps for a specific purpose.

If her Divided Soul were to merge and her memory were to recover, only to find out he had spent all her merit—

It's hard to say whether that would be a good thing or a bad thing.

Besides, this was the Ancient Dragon King Relics, fraught with dangers.

Using 9999 merit points for Divine Enthronement might provoke unrestorable anomalies.

That would be troublesome.

Wu Xiaode made up his mind and stretched out his hand to perform a void summoning.

—A very basic Purgatory Fire Summoning Skill.

Fiery Flame clusters emerged out of nowhere, falling from the void and encircling Wu Xiaode's arm.

"Melt."

Wu Xiaode placed his hand on the surface of the water.

The frozen lake instantly sprang up in plumes of mist, and soon, the sound of flowing water resonated.

Wu Xiaode paused for a moment, then realized.

It turned out this was not a lake, but a subterranean stream beneath a glacier.

Having been frozen for so long, he initially thought it was a dead lake.

"Look, they're coming back to life," Gjestastav exclaimed joyously.

In the river, the sealed one-horned black snakes gradually began regaining vitality.

Before long.

A massive undercurrent surged from deep beneath the ground.

The jiao riding the current approached, lovingly circling the one-horned black snakes.

"It looks like they're all its family," Wu Xiaode thought to himself.

After circling a few times, the jiao looked at Wu Xiaode, its eyes conveying gratitude.

"No need to thank me; she wanted to save these black snakes," Wu Xiaode waved his hand.

The jiao glanced at them both, then suddenly dived back underwater. Shortly after, it emerged holding a pure black fishing rod in its mouth.

The fishing rod was placed at Wu Xiaode's feet.

"For me?" Wu Xiaode asked.

The jiao nodded and transmitted psychically, "After this connection is made, a natural void undercurrent channel will form here, sprawling in all directions, perfect for fishing—"

"Within the Dragon King's treasure, there are many spiritually aware artifacts that drift through the random voids with the currents."

"Once you enter the water to find them, they will definitely hide."

"Only through fishing can you obtain them."

"Alright... I do know how to fish, thanks," Wu Xiaode said.

The jiao gave him a meaningful look before turning and leading the snakes deeper into the current.

They soon vanished from sight.

Only Wu Xiaode and Gjestastav's Divided Soul were left standing on the shore.

"Are you going to fish?" Gjestastav asked.

"I used to fish before; for the sake of the Dragon King's treasure, let's give it a try," Wu Xiaode said.

He picked up the fishing rod to examine it, noticing that it was completely intact.

Rows of ice crystal characters appeared next to the fishing rod:

"You have obtained the 'Elderly King Six'."

"Fishing rod, rare class Divine Artifact."

"Description:"

"1. When you use it, your concealment ability increases by +3 levels."

"2. This fishing rod is immortal, indestructible to any attack."

"—May we fish until the end of time."

Regardless, this was a fine item indeed!

Wu Xiaode, not expecting a mere fishing rod to be so powerful, simply started casting his line.

Soon.

The float began to move.

He yanked the rod up forcefully, the hook instantly emerging from the water.

But the hook was empty.

That was wrong!

—He had definitely hooked something just now!

At the very last moment, whatever it was had slipped off the hook!

Wu Xiaode, undeterred, cast his line back into the water.

He waited a while again.

The float moved—

Whoosh!

Wu Xiaode pulled the rod up.

The hook was empty again.

Gjestastav, standing with arms crossed, spoke:

"Can you do it, there's not much time left, soon—"

Wu Xiaode pulled out the Black Flag from behind him, stuck it into the ground and said, "We have time, now let's see if we can catch any treasures."

Gjestastav softly reminded him:

"Those treasures have spirits... they won't be easily hooked."

"You're right, I need a new strategy," Wu Xiaode said.

At that moment, another prompt rune appeared in the void:

"Rescuing the snake group, merit gained: 1."

"Current Merit: 6 points."

6 merit points.

Wait!

Maybe I can do it like this...

Wu Xiaode pondered for a moment, then suddenly slapped his forehead and spoke,

"I don't want to seal myself too mightily right now."

"Then I'll spend 6 Merit points and seal myself as a Fisherman."

The words had just left his mouth.

Rows of ice crystal letters suddenly appeared on the Book of the Dead:

"You have spent 6 Merit points to seal yourself as 'Fisherman'."

"This title holds no power, thus your 'Divine Enthronement' was successful."

"Title: Fisherman."

"Description: Fishermen can fish up anything besides fish."

"You have equipped this title!"

Splash—

A spray of water.

At the end of the long fishing line, a hook dragged something heavy back in front of Wu Xiaode.

—It was a toilet made entirely of premium Soul Crystals.

"The treasure is truly a treasure..."

Wu Xiaode split the toilet to revert it back to a pile of premium Soul Crystals, then continued to cast his rod.

Splash—

Another spray of water.

Hooked on the line was a piece of leg armor.

"This is for you,"

Wu Xiaode said.

The Divided Soul of Gjestastav spoke, "Aren't you collecting armors? I already have the leg armor from that set, this one's for you."

"I can't wear it," Wu Xiaode said.

Gjestastav looked at him and then at the leg armor, suddenly realizing, "True, you're a man, it would be tight around the crotch."

Wu Xiaode's eyelid twitched as he explained,

"It's not that it would be tight around my crotch, but that this leg armor can be worn under the armor for double protection."

Gjestastav insisted,

"It's tight around the crotch."

Wu Xiaode couldn't stand it anymore.

You, a Dragon Girl, why are you so stubborn about this?

He quietly pressed the fairy's green ivy brooch—

In an instant, he grew purple hair, a graceful figure, delicate skin, and beautiful yet majestic eyes.

—The Purgatory Demon King was a woman too!

"See? Your lady here can just strip down and wear it!" the purple-haired sister retorted angrily.

Gjestastav was stunned.

She suddenly smiled lightly and said softly, "So you truly never intended to keep the Battle Armor for yourself."

"Nonsense!"

The purple-haired sister kept a close watch on the water as she replied offhand.

—I can't keep fishing like this.

As great as these items are, what I really want is the true treasure!

But it's not quite right to let the Shadow Followers stab me over such a small matter.

It's not like one should constantly ask friends to make sacrificial stakes!

Wu Xiaode silently pulled out the Butterfly Soul dagger and stabbed himself through.

Heavenly Ghost!

Luck +3!

Splash—

The hook flew high again and dropped something in front of Wu Xiaode.

Wu Xiaode wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and closely examined the item—

It turned out to be a small bronze figurine.

"What's this?"

Wu Xiaode asked.

"Who knows," Gjestastav said.

Wu Xiaode could only pick up the small bronze figurine.

Though called a small man, it was actually a bizarre being with eight heads. Since the entire statue was only half the size of a palm, it looked quite miniature and not so eerie.

"?????"

"—Better keep it safe, it seems to hold some kind of secret."

"—This is the most precious treasure in the undercurrents; once it appears, other treasures will hide and no longer show themselves."

It seemed there was no more fishing to be done.

Wu Xiaode pulled the Butterfly Soul knife from his chest, performed a Healing Skill on himself, and carefully hid the small bronze figure.

—The Book of the Dead said it was the most precious treasure!

But what exactly was it?

It was only step by step from here.

"Let's go, let's find the last scattered part of the armor set," Wu Xiaode shrugged and said.

The two walked back along the staircase to the marble path and continued onward.

Gjestastav suddenly clutched her head, crouching painfully on the roadside, unable to move.

"What's wrong?"

Wu Xiaode asked.

Gjestastav sobbed and said,

"Last time, I was captured just ahead and endured endless pain and torment..."

"Do you remember what happened?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"I can't remember the specifics anymore, but if we continue forward, I think I'll go mad!"

"Then step back a bit and rest for a while,"

Wu Xiaode nodded at her and reassured her softly, "Don't worry, I'll bring back the last piece of the armor set."

Faint fluctuations of magic emanated from the Void.

This proved that others had already entered the Ancient Dragon King Ruins and begun searching for the Dragon King's treasure.

I have to speed up!

But safety first!

Wu Xiaode was enveloped in a layer of Luminous Flames, lightly touched the ground with his feet, and quickly darted forward.

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