The only person who remained in the silent darkness was Gu Qing Shan.
The ship had already sailed far.
The surveillance monster had all been killed.
Only he remained in mid-air, silently pondering.
âSomething is... still offâ Gu Qing Shan said.
ă What is? ăthe Earth sword asked.
âI remember when we arrived, you said that you only kept [Sanctuary], while your other abilities canât be used at allâ Gu Qing Shan replied.
ă I did ăthe Earth sword answered.
âArenât you a weapon spirit? Shouldnât you be unrestrained like the Heavenly King Mara?â Gu Qing Shan doubtfully asked.
The Earth sword replied nonchalantly: ă [Earthâs Choice] needs Soul Points to be unleashed; if I had told you that you can still use [Earthâs Choice] as long as you can give me Soul Points while you have 0 Soul Points, what kind of image would you have of me? ă
Gu Qing Shan froze.
The Earth sword continued: ă Iâm a weapon spirit that cares about image, thank you very much ă
Gu Qing Shan pondered for a while before silently telling the War God UI: âTake a look and seeâ
The War God UI remained silent for a while before popping up a huge wall of notifications.
Gu Qing Shan was shocked and hurriedly checked each one.
[Following combat synopsis, all obtained Soul Points released:]
[Youâve killed the Antimagic Great Elephant, obtaining 100 Soul Points]
[Youâve killed the elephantâs summoner, obtaining 300 Soul Points]
[Youâve killed a bunch of malicious mobs, these mobs are too much weaker compared to yourself, no Soul Points obtained]
[Youâve killed the Man-faced Claw Leaping Wraith, obtaining 13,961 Soul Points]
[Through the Living Being Sacrificial Dance, you killed the following monsters...]
[...]
[Your current remaining Soul Points: 75613/600]
Over 75,000 Soul Points!
I thought I wasnât able to obtain any Soul Points from the previous battles, but the War God UI had actually stored them for me.
Gu Qing Shan was a bit surprised and smiled: âThank you, I shouldnât have berated you just nowâ
A small line of text appeared on the War God UI: [So you admit that you were wrong?]
âAh, yeah, I was wrongâ Gu Qing Shan replied.
A notification then popped up on the War God UI: [The responsibility for this timeâs emotional wounds have been recognized, deducting 613 Soul Points from Gu Qing Shan as compensation for the War God systemâs emotional wounds]
[Ting]!
The Soul Points value on the War God UI changed, leaving Gu Qing Shan with the number [75,000/600]
Gu Qing Shan froze.
A few moments later.
He asked: âDid you purposely leave me with a rounded number?â
The War God UI replied: [Youâre free to think what you like. In reality, you should immediately set off to find Abaddon, not staying here to stop the pursuers]
Gu Qing Shan sighed and didnât answer.
He stood in the darkness, silently waiting.
ââ-it didnât actually take a lot of time.
Around 7-8 minutes later, the sound of howling wind could be heard from far away.
Countless monsters as well as the masked cultivators appeared from the darkness.
They immediately noticed a single soul hovering in the air.
One of the monsters smirked: ă Look, thereâs a stray here ă
âHalt!â a masked cultivator declared.
The monsters and cultivators all stopped.
The leading cultivator brought with him two guards and flew a bit forward.
They arrived in front of Gu Qing Shan.
âItâs you againâ the leading cultivator commented.
He was observing this cultivatorâs soul who wielded two swords.
âIâm sorry, I donât really understand what you meanâ Gu Qing Shan replied.
The leading cultivator spoke: âIt was you who noticed the disguise I made in the secret passage and found the entranceâ
This time, Gu Qing Shan understood.
The cultivator continued: âAt the entrance of the secret passage, it was also you who killed the wraiths from the Wraith realm, allowing those insects to surviveâ
âHow strange, you clearly werenât there at the time, how did you know that?â Gu Qing Shan doubtfully asked.
The cultivator didnât answer him, only silently thought for a short while before continuing: âIt seems that youâre already dead, then Iâll give you a chance?â
âWhat kind of chance?â Gu Qing Shan asked.
The cultivator said: âThat dance of yours is strange, but had incredible powerââ- Iâll make you an offer, hand it over, and I wonât kill youâ
âKill me? But Iâm already dead, take a look, Iâm already a soulâ Gu Qing Shan smiled.
The leading cultivator didnât answer, but his guard scoffed: âIgnorant fool, a soul can also die, and it would be even more painfulâ
The other guard spoke in disdain: âDonât tell him that, those who doesnât know about Huang Quan are just inferior insectsâ
The leading cultivator shook his head and continued: âNever mind that, simply put, hand over the secret of that dance, or I will show you what true hell looks likeâ
What true hell looks like...
Gu Qing Shan appeared a bit nostalgic.
He suddenly changed his tone and said very seriously: âIf youâre willing to learn, Iâd actually be willing to show you the Danceâ
He readied his stance for the beginning of the Dance and waitedââ
No music.
The cultivators watched him curiously.
Gu Qing Shan complained to the void: âOi, this is clearly a grand occasion, there are so many people, these masked dance partners as well as a bunch of huge monsters, isnât that suitable for a Dance?â
He perked out his butt, looked up, and even puffed out his chest to make sure the stance was perfect.
Silence.
No music appeared at all.
A gust of wind blew past.
The horde of monsters as well as the masked cultivators all stared coldly at Gu Qing Shan.
Gu Qing Shan undid his dancing stance and cleared his throat: âIt seems my condition is a bit off today; Iâll teach you some other timeâ
The cultivator went silent briefly before his voice became malicious: âAre you making a fool out of me?â
Gu Qing Shan dejectedly sighed.
If I was able to dance, how easy would it be to deal with these people here?
Regretfully, the Dance refuses to show up.
Gu Qing Shan waved his hands dismissively: âDonât misunderstand, I havenât had the intention to make a fool out of you from the very beginning, nor do I have the ability to do soâ
âBut itâs fineâ he moved his body around a bit and wielded his swords tightly: âIn truth, in the end...â
âI just want to kill you all, gentlemenâ
Everything went silent for a brief moment before the sound of laughter echoed through the darkness.
The monstersâ mocking and sarcastic laughter resounded.
ă Just himââă
ă He wanted to kill us ă
ă Ahaha, kill all of us, he probably doesnât know how to write the word âdeathâă
ă What a pitiful fool, heâs gone insane ă
ă Itâs fine, Iâll just devour his soul whole ă
Despite their attitude, they abruptly attacked without any warnings!
Hundreds of spells and techniques flew past the masked cultivatorsâ leader and shot towards Gu Qing Shan.
His sword moved.
Divine Skill, [Rahuâs Eclipse of Sun and Moon]
First strike, Sword of Extinguishing Flame, [Parting Fire]!
Gu Qing Shan wielded the Earth sword and pointed forward.
Countless sword phantoms surged forward from the sword, emanating billions of tiny noises.
These razor-thin sword phantoms did not attack the enemy, but instead attacked one another a hundred thousand times!
Clang clang clang clang claââ-
Fwoom!!!
The world turned into a sea of fire.
Gu Qing Shan slashed a single time from afar.
In that instant, all the offensive techniques of the monsters were dispelled within the fire.
The slash of flames, named [Parting Fire] was the first strike of the Divine Skill!
The monsters howled and screeched within the fire, but every technique or spell they unleashed were extinguished right in their hands, unable to even reach Gu Qing Shan.
The leading cultivator was no longer as calm as he was before.
He shouted: âOh no! This level of swordsmanship, that is definitely a Divine Skill from the Asura realm, hurry! Hurry! Hurry! We need to stop him!â
All the cultivators leapt forward and collectively formed the hand seals.
The leading cultivator gritted his teeth: âYouâre not the only one with a Divine Skill!â
The groupâs hand seals were rapid, finishing the combination Divine Skill in just the blink of an eye.
âSir, done!â one of the cultivators reported.
âMy turn!â
The leading cultivator clasped his hands together, about to trigger the Divine Skill.
He abruptly stopped.
âSir!â
The cultivators behind urged him.
The leading cultivator was sweating bullets, but did not trigger the Divine Skill.
His hands had not clasped together.
In truth, his hands were barely half a centimeter away from touching.
As soon as this half a centimeter distance was overcome, the combination Divine Skill would be completed!
Regretfully, no matter how hard he tried to push his body, spirit energy, will, and even inner sight, he could not finish the final step of the Divine Skill.
A faint white mist appeared between his hands that slowly expanded to his entire body.
In the air, Gu Qing Shan had just pulled the Chao Yin sword back.
The second strike of the Divine Skill, [Freezing Frost], Sword of Destroying Frost.
ââ-[Freezing Frost] locks the form, solidifying the body of living beings and stops them from moving, that was the essence of the Sword of Destroying Frost!
Layers of white mist gradually expanded from the leading cultivator, then enveloped all the cultivators, then to every monster within this passage.
None of them could move even a single bit.
As [Parting Fire] and [Freezing Frost] were unleashed, the ultimate strike of the Divine Skill, [Sun Moon Eclipse] then became vivid.
Gu Qing Shan let go of his swords and suddenly sighed.
He muttered: â[Sun Moon Eclipse] was hailed as the Sword of Traceless Heaven and Earth; I had been confused what that actually meant, until today when I finally understoodâ
The Earth swordâs heavy voice resounded: ă Letâs not discuss the technique just yet, weâre still in the middle of battle, so why did you let go of both myself and Chao Yin? ă
The Chao Yin sword also let out a doubtful âwu wuâ sound.
Gu Qing Shan replied: âBecause neither the Heaven, Earth, Sun nor Moon can see this strike, it does not require a sword, but it is a sword strike that would always hitâ
ă Would always hit? Can the target not ever avoid it? ăthe Earth sword asked.
Gu Qing Shan answered with a single word: âIndeedâ
As soon as he declared so, something seemed to have passed through the entirety of the secret passage.
The cultivators and monsters completely melted away like residue snow beneath the scorching sun, disappearing without a trace.
Silence.
Earth sword suddenly spoke up: ă This is a Mind Sword ă
Gu Qing Shan continued: â[Parting Fire] and [Freezing Frost] are first unleashed, followed by a Mind Sword, in other wordsââ-â
ă Whoever you think of, that person will die ăthe Earth sword replied.
âThey cannot understand this strike, and thus they cannot avoid itâ
Saying so, Gu Qing Shan turned his gaze towards the void of space.
Lines of glowing text appeared in front of his eyes:
[Youâve utilized the Soul Points usage method: Offering. The Soul Points cost of the ability you unleashed was halved]
[You expended 75,000 Soul Points to unleash the Asura Divine Skill: Rahuâs Eclipse of Sun and Moon]
His Soul Points value instantly became 0.
And at the very next moment, it began to skyrocket!