Hearing the name Darksea, Gu Qing Shan took a deep breath.
So that was it.
If thatâs the case, then everything makes sense.
I really need to save her.
Right now, sheâs the only hope of fighting against the Soul Shrieker!
âThank you for telling me so muchâ
He sincerely expressed his gratitude to Xuan Ya.
ââif Xuan Ya hadnât told me all of this on her own accord, I wouldâve had to spend a huge amount of effort to probe all these secrets.
After all, some of these were absolutely top-secret matters of Calming Soul Country.
Like the end of the Inner Plane, the death of the seven Deities, Darkseaâs departure... none of these were matters that normal people would be able to find out. Within this Calming Soul Country, most likely only the royal family and the guardians know of this.
âShe said she wanted to thank you, and this was the only thing she could doâ
Xuan Ya nodded, then continued.
While listening, Ye Fei Li relayed her message:
âAccording to the four Pillar Godsâ declaration, the souls of everyone who are considered to be dead would be received and welcomed into the true garden of Edenâ
âBut no one knows that this was only an illusion created by the monsterâ
âIn truth, after they are dead, their souls would only be taken and consumed by the monsterâ
âThe royal family that used to rule over this world was no match for the four Gods, and definitely no match for that terrifying monster, they couldnât do anything but prolong their dying breathsâ
Gu Qing Shan cut off Ye Fei Li and asked: âIf that monster was so powerful, why didnât it simply destroy the royal family?â
âAt the time, that monster used a unique method in order to infiltrate Calming Soul Countryââ- it consumed the Law of Death of Calming Soul Country then took its place, thus gaining entry and becoming a part of this worldâ
âIt is able to lord over the fate of all dead souls within this worldâ
âHowever, it was only after it became the Law of Death that it discovered that the royal family held the means to destroy Calming Soul Country as a wholeâ
Gu Qing Shan displayed an understanding expression.
If the world gets destroyed, so will the worldâs Laws.
Even if the monster wouldnât be killed outright, it would still suffer heavy injuries.
Having been wounded before by the joint efforts of the seven Deities, it was surely unwilling to suffer heavy wounds again.
Sure enough, Ye Fei Li continued: âWhen that monster discovered this, it was already too late, so it had no choice but to accept this and tolerated the royal familyâs existenceâ
âThat monster could only lift the four fake Gods and use them to usurp their authorityââ- even so, the monster couldnât push the royal family too hard into a corner, otherwise when the royal family steeled their determination for mutual destruction, it wouldnât end up favorably eitherâ
âI understandâ Gu Qing Shan sighed.
Laura looked at him and worriedly asked: âGu Qing Shan, what do we do now?â
âGet rid of those four fake Gods and take back the fragments of the Cardâ Gu Qing Shan replied.
Zhang Ying Hao asked further: âWhat about that monster?â
Gu Qing Shan shook his head: âIf the original Deities couldnât kill it, we would naturally be unable to do so either. We need to pick our fightsâ
Hearing that, Zhang Ying Hao fell into thought.
After a while, he spoke up again: âThere are too many variables in this matter. Those four are stronger than any of us, and that terrifying monster has already turned into a part of this worldâs Laws, do you think we can really avoid it?â
Gu Qing Shan sighed: âWith just the four of us, naturally not, thatâs why we need to find helpâ
âThe king?â
âYesâ
âI donât like himâ
âBut in the current situation, heâs our only choice for cooperationââ- hah, seriously, someone like him isnât a suitable contract partner at allâ
The two of them both expressed clear hesitation.
Their gazes fell onto the sleeping child.
He was still deeply asleep.
Xuan Ya then said something.
Ye Fei Li repeated her words: âShe said that you must keep something clear in mind. Every Demi born on this world can awaken a Divine Skill, even if a certain person isnât particularly powerful, their Divine Skill can far surpass the limit of their strength and exert unimaginable powerâ
âFurthermore, the current king of Calming Soul Country is, without a doubt, the strongest king in history. Sheâs saying that we canât underestimate him or we will find ourselves losing without knowing whyâ
Gu Qing Shan nodded: âI understand thatââ but I need to ask something, does she know what the kingâs Divine Skill is?â
âShe said that the current kingâs Divine Skill is called [Hundred Thousand Selves], this Divine Skill will allow the king to borrow the Divine Skill of every previous king before himâ
â...â Gu Qing Shan.
â...â Zhang Ying Hao.
âNo wonder heâs the strongest kingâ Laura commented from the bottom of her heart.
Knock!
Knock!
Knock!
A series of knocks resounded from the door.
Gu Qing Shan turned to Zhang Ying Hao.
Zhang Ying Hao shook his head, expressing that the trap he sprung outside didnât activate, and he didnât notice anyone approaching.
Gu Qing Shan released his inner sight but saw nobody as well.
Knock!
Knock!
Knock!
The sound of knocking came again.
Suddenly, Zhang Ying Hao, Ye Fei Li, and Laura froze in place.
They seemed to have been restrained inside a narrow space that didnât even afford them space to move a finger.
Gu Qing Shan also sensed space coiling itself around him.
Not only was space enclosing itself around him, but it was also solidifying into an invisible wall, apparently leaving just enough space for his body to stay in.
All of a sudden, Gu Qing Shanâs eyes seemed to have noticed that and unleashed an invisible airflow that forced the coiling space to expand once more.
It didnât take much effort.
Gu Qing Shan also felt unexpected.
A similarly unexpected voice resounded from the void of space.
ă Huh? ă
When this voice resounded, Boss who was laying on the sofa had already gotten up and stood by Gu Qing Shan.
âThis is [Lock of Dimensional Gate], a Sound-type Divine Skill that can put anyone into stasis, rendering them unable to moveâ Boss muttered.
âIs that so? Sounds impressiveâ Gu Qing Shan casually replied.
Two lines of glowing text appeared on the War God UI:
[Due to the inclusion of Primal Chaos, parallel world, Inner Plane, sword, and power of the four Pillar Elements, your Iris World Technique have broken the Divine Skill: Lock of Dimensional Gate]
[Your Iris World Technique is still accumulating power]
Gu Qing Shanâs inner sight scanned through as his thoughts moved.
Four swords had manifested behind his back.
He reached his hands out to wield the twin swords Heaven and Earth.
His killing intent rose.
Without saying a word, the other party acted to restrain Zhang Ying Hao, Ye Fei Li, and Laura.
This was a kind of malicious probing.
If everyone on their side was restrained, the other party wouldâve regarded them as having no threat, squeezed them dry of every last bit of value they had, and had them killed!
Gu Qing Shan glanced at the void of space and curtly spoke: âThis is the rudest knocking on someoneâs door Iâve ever heard. If you want to die, come forwardâ
ââhe had been angered.
Following this, if the other party truly dared to act against them, Gu Qing Shan would kill them on the spot even if he had to use the remaining million Soul Points he had!
Apparently sensing this killing intent, the void went silent.
ă How unexpected, other than the Exiled Apostle, there was someone else who could resist my Divine Skill ă
The voice muttered to itself in confusion.
From the void of space, a man wearing a crown and a luxurious crimson cape appeared.
ââ-the king of Calming Soul Country.
ă You must forgive me for my rudeness just now. After all, I wanted to know what kind of person managed to knock my subordinates unconscious ăthe king said apologetically.
He turned to the two men on the ground and muttered: ă There are fewer and fewer useful ones every year...ă
As Gu Qing Shan kept a close eye on him, he noticed that the king couldnât see Xuan Yaâs soul.
Xuan Yaâs complexion was pale as she was hurriedly shouting something to Gu Qing Shan.
But Ye Fei Li was being restrained in a special space, unable to relay her words.
Gu Qing Shan thought briefly and sensed something occurring.
âShannu!â he abruptly shouted.
âYes, gongzi!â
Shannuâs voice replied.
The autumn water blue steel sword flew in front of the bed and abruptly exuded countless black sword images.
Secret Art, [Drawn Shadow]!
A clear and abrupt âkih!â resounded.
Something seemed to have been shattered in the void of space.
All the black images retreated back into the sword as it hovered above the bed to protect the sleeping child.
The Six Paths Great Mountain sword could break all Laws.
There should be no issues using it to protect the child.
Seeing this, Xuan Ya sighed in relief.
The kingâs gaze fell onto the sword and scowled.
He spoke in a confused tone: ă How very unexpectedââ sheâs already dead and yet you still protect her child so. Did you make some sort of secret deal with her? ă
Gu Qing Shan replied: âThe one with an oath with her is you, not usââ Iâm finding this to be quite unexpected as well, after all, attempting to kill a child in his sleep isnât what a normal person would be capable ofâ
The king went silent as a flash of anger appeared in his eyes.
At that split second, Gu Qing Shan felt that he might have acted right away.
But no attacks came.
ă What do you know? That is an unwanted child, a matter of our royal family, it is unrelated to you outsiders ăthe king declared.
His gaze turned to Boss as his tone relaxed briefly: ă Greatest Above the Crown Star, you seemed to have been injured quite heavily, but is still able to resist my Divine Skill, that truly is unexpected ă
The king once again displayed a smile on his face as he looked at them.
ă Gentlemen, let us not mind such minor matters. Now that youâve proven your strength, we can now sit down and discuss the current situation ă
ă We have much that we can cooperate with ă
Gu Qing Shan exchanged glances with Boss.
ââOur thoughts exactlyââ
The two of them answered in unison.
Before he even finished his words, Boss had already charged forward.
His book preemptively opened to a certain page as he held it in his hand, quickly chanting something.
While Gu Qing Shan vanished altogether.
The king showed a mocking expression as he was about to say something, but then his face went pale.
He found himself already restrained.
ââ-[Lock of Dimensional Gate]!
This was the Divine Skill I borrowed from a previous king, but itâs now restraining me!
An excited voice resounded from the void of space:
Xiu xiu xiu!
At the next split second, Gu Qing Shan came down from above.
A sword with an ancient motif imbued with vicious lightning swung straight at the kingâs neck!