Chapter 581: Playing your cards
Translated by: La0o9
Edited by: Dr.Lock
Proofreader: Arya
ă Once [Revolution] is born, it will surely kill you before anyone else, at that time, I will definitely come for your soul myself⊠ă
Before the voice of the master of Purgatory finished, the Earth sword flew out and thoroughly shattered the blood rune.
The spell collapsed, bringing with it the curtain of flame and the figure.
Gu Qing Shan silently looked on as the flame died out.
His gaze gradually turned cold.
The Earth sword slowly flew back, hovering by Gu Qing Shan.
ă Do you think it was telling the truth? ăthe Earth sword vibrated and asked him.
âIt wasâ Gu Qing Shan nodded, âhoweverâŠâ
ă However what? ăthe Earth sword asked.
âAssuming yourself to be the ultimate winner when the other player still has a full hand of cards, that is always the dumbest thing you can doâ Gu Qing Shan replied.
ă I canât see these cards youâre speaking of ăthe Earth sword said.
âThatâs because game-changing cards must be hidden and only shown right as youâre about to play themâ Gu Qing Shan told it.
ă Then what do you plan to do next? ăthe Earth sword spoke in its mountainous heavy voice.
Gu Qing Shan muttered: âThis Purgatory projection suddenly appeared out of nowhere, spouting a bunch of garbage, but still refused to fight⊠does it really think the same trick is going to distract me twice?â
Gu Qing Shan quickly walked to the center of the divine temple, raising the Earth sword high and stabbed it into the ground with considerable force.
âI saidââ get out here!â
He shouted angrily again.
Intense lightning suddenly erupted from the Earth sword.
Countless surprised whispers suddenly came from the void of space.
It wasnât just the lightning that caused that.
In his rage, Gu Qing Shan even poured Soul Points into the Earth sword.
As an ancient Divine Armament, the ceremonial sword of old, the Earth sword had the ability to âcontactâ the Gods.
When supplied with Soul Points, it had the power to kill Gods and Daemons alike.
ă Ah, so much Soul Points, if I canât even show my worth now then when would I ever? ă
Infused by huge amounts of Soul Points, the Earth sword whispered.
And it suddenly vibrated.
Invisible waves of power rippled across the divine temple, showing off the true power of a Divine Armament.
The Earth swordâs mountainous heavy voice echoed around even the outside of the divine temple.
ă Daemons and hellspawns alike, show yourself! ă
Oom!
The air remained silent, yet at the same time, a stifled impact could be felt exploding around the mind.
From the void of space, beautiful black flowers manifested.
Inside these flowers were alluring enchantresses clad in flimsy clothing, exuding temptation.
They all looked at Gu Qing Shan in surprise.
Tianma.
They were Tianma.
ă Ikikikii, heâs angry ă
A female voice resounded, lingering around the divine temple.
ă A sword cultivator. Looks like heâs from a cultivation world, but he noticed our presence, could it be heâs from a Samsara world? ăanother female voice spoke up.
ă Dummy, with so many people dead, of course, he would notice something, he doesnât necessarily know what kind of existence we are ă
ă True, true, Samsara worlds are rare, it would be too much of a coincidence to run into a little one that knows about us ă
ă Now that you say it, a cultivatorâs soul is quite delectable isnât it? ă
ă Quite right, quite right ă
The female voices werenât at all afraid.
A second later, all the flowers disappeared.
Wild and appealing women came out from the void of space one after another.
They all came close to Gu Qing Shan, trying to tempt him with their charms.
ă Young man, would you like to play with big sis? ă
ă Big sis is a bit tired, let us sit down and talk for a bit ă
ă What a handsome young man, Iâm tempted myself ă
The Tianma all cheerfully spoke.
They gracefully and gently inched closer, almost touching Gu Qing Shanâs body.
Gu Qing Shan didnât move at all, but the Earth sword in his hand disappeared.
The flying sword swept through while vibrating sharply.
An invisible air came from the Earth sword, turning into a sword-infused wind that howled all around the divine temple.
Taiyi Sword Array, Incomplete form!
Gu Qing Shan had used a single sword to unleash a part of the Taiyi Sword Arrayâs power.
Hoh!
Within the howling wind, countless screams of pain could be heard.
The black flowers became gloomy, withered and faded into the void of space.
A few moments later.
The wind scattered and silence returned.
There were no longer any sounds coming from the void of space.
Only the Earth swordâs sword tip was softly pointed straight at one Tianmaâs necks.
ă Alive ăthe Earth sword told Gu Qing Shan.
âWell doneâ Gu Qing Shan said.
The Tianma was no longer as relaxed as before, instead now shouting in fear: ă Donât! Donât kill me! Who are you!? ă
Gu Qing Shan replied: âYou donât need to know who I am. Iâm asking the questions here, what is your relation with [Origin]?â
The Tianmaâs expression loosened a bit and spoke: ă Kihihi, so you wanted to know that, then you need to use a bit of benefitâ- ă
The sword flashed.
ă Aaaeeâ! ă
She screeched uncontrollably as her body fell to the ground.
Gu Qing Shan had sliced off her limbs.
âI know you can easily regrow your limbs, but I guarantee that if you keep refusing to talk, I will have you enjoy this pain over and overâ Gu Qing Shan spoke without changing his expression.
ă You bastard! ă
âSpeak, what is your relation with [Origin]?â
ă Hmph⊠ă
As the Tianma hesitated for just a second, the sword was thrust straight into her stomach.
ă Aaeeek! You devil! ă
As intense pain struck her, the Tianma once again screamed in pain.
âThat much is enough to pass as a devil? Then what are you, after eating so many peopleâs souls?â Gu Qing Shanâs tone didnât waver at all.
His sword began to slowly slice along her body towards her chest.
Unable to bear the pain, the Tianma screamed: ă Iâll talk! Iâll talk! [Origin] came to our master asking to cooperate! ă
âCooperate? And your master didnât come here?â Gu Qing Shan asked.
In Tianma society, all lower-ranked Tianma are considered a higher-ranked Tianmaâs personal belongings, they donât have things such as personal rights.
Any lower-ranked Tianma must call a higher-ranked Tianma their master.
So this Tianmaâs words werenât lies.
ă It offered my master a lot of benefits, so the master had us come here to aid it ă the Tianma told him.
âNo, thatâs wrong, your master would definitely come here herself for such an important dealâ Gu Qing Shan shook his head.
His sword began to slice upwards faster.
The Tianma screeched in pain again, shouting unbearably: ă Spare me! Spare me! I know I was wrong! ă
It was only after Gu Qing Shan had stopped his torture that she could barely breathe for a few seconds.
âThink carefully before you speak this timeâ Gu Qing Shan coldly spoke.
The Tianma breathed heavily: ă I donât have a reason to deceive you, our masterâs power is too great that she couldnât descend on this world by herself ă
âYouâre lyingâ
Gu Qing Shan shook his head: âPerhaps your master really is overflowing with miasma, so powerful that itâs difficult for her to descend on this world, but she isnât fully incapable of going here herselfââ the only price she would have to pay is having her strength limited, unable to fully exert herself hereâ
Gu Qing Shan continued: âPerhaps she would disguise as a normal Tianma and silently take command until everything is overâ
âTo be able to persuade a great Tianma, the price [Origin] paid mustâve been quite great, your master would definitely come here herself to ensure that nothing goes awryâ
Hearing that, the Tianma was so shocked she forgot her own pain, shouting in surprise: ă How do you know so much about us Tianma ă
âSpeak, where is your master? Where is she now?â
Seeing that it wasnât possible to fool him, the Tianma could only reply: ă She had already accomplished what she promised and returned ă
âOne final question, why did you not carry [Origin]?â
ă Our Tianma world is a closed-off and heavily isolated, no [Order] can attach to our bodies ăthe Tianma replied.
Gu Qing Shan nodded, withdrew his sword and turned to leave.
The precious material of the Old Gods had already been taken away and [Revolution] was coming, there was no longer any meaning in staying here.
He got the intel he was looking for.
Behind him, cold sword phantoms appeared all over the Tianmaâs body.
She could only let out a curt scream before being thoroughly silenced.
Gu Qing Shan quickly left the divine temple.
He came all the way to the plaza outside the temple before stopping.
Because Ilya had brought Laura and everyone else here.
âWhy are you here?â Gu Qing Shan asked.
âI noticed that there wasnât a single person left alive in this city besides us, so we decided to meet up with you first before doing anything elseâ Ilya explained.
She sighed: â[Origin] already got the material of the Old Gods, it will soon become much stronger. When that happens, it will definitely not let obstructions like us surviveâ
âRight, youâre the supreme general of the Bramble Bird Kingdom, you must know a lot of things so I have something I need to askâ Gu Qing Shan spoke.
He took off the chilling bell bracelet on his wrist to show her.
âThis is a token of the Tianma. In other words, I only need to shake this bracelet to summon them, but why havenât any Tianma come even though Iâve been shaking it for so long?â
âDo you have relations with the Tianma?â
Ilya couldnât believe what she just heard and asked him back.
In all of known history, she hasnât heard of a single person who could or would actively form relations with the Tianma.
After all, in the eyes of a Tianma, all living beings are nothing but food.
Gu Qing Shan replied: âI owe them a small debt from a while ago, so now Iâm planning to pay them backâ