Among the silence, an old voice spoke:
âAccording to the Spire Associationâs newest information, the first mage to reach lv 35 has appeared in this world, he had expressed that everything felt normal, as well as gratitude towards everyoneâs concerns and support so farâ
âHaving gained your strength today, what do you think were the biggest contributing factors?â
Another slightly nervous voice replied:
âFirstly, I believe that this was thanks to me carrying [Human Regiment], through completing the various cultivation quests, my own strength had grown greatly, all this was thanks to Lady Darkseaâs aidâ
âOf course, I would still like to thank that amorous man the mostââ everyone should know the one Iâm referring toâ
âWithout that amorous manâs Dance and sword, I would have forever fallen as history together with the world of the Spire, having no chance to be resurrectedâ
Sha!
As the newspaper was closed, the voice and sound all disappeared.
âWhat day is it today?â
Yun Ji threw the newspaper to one side and asked.
âThe 19th dayâ Zhang Ying Hao replied.
âItâs so boring, the only thing to do every day is either cultivate or play cards, if we continue like this, Iâm going to get rustyâ Barry complained.
âStraight flush, I win! Pay up, pay up, Iâm telling you all right now, donât try to run without payingâ Chen Wang said.
They were playing cards.
The door was pushed open, several pixies flew in.
âOi, whatâs so fun about staying here, come out and join our drinking banquetâ the long-bearded old man said while being completely wasted.
âNo way!â the four people shouted at once.
Zhang Ying Hao rubbed his temples and muttered: âYouâve already hosted 35 consecutive banquets to celebrate victory; canât you rest for 1 day?â
The long-bearded old man blew raspberries at him, jumped onto the card table, and pointed at him with his short club: âTime is always lacking, itâs been so long since we got isolated and had some time to enjoy ourselves, and youâre here playing cards? Donât you know weâre going to face the now-insane main body of the Abyss and the Samsara world once we get out?â
Everyone stayed silent.
Seeing that this card match couldnât continue, Barry stood up and said: âLetâs go, Ying Hao, weâre sparringâ
Zhang Ying Hao pondered for a second.
âââafter carrying [Worlds Apocalypse Online: Human Regiment], Barry had gotten increasingly stronger by the day.
But one night of drinking with the pixie will make your head hurt for the entire next day, which feels extremely uncomfortable.
Comparing the two, sparring is much better.
âJust in time, my close combat cultivation quest still hasnât begun today, Lady Darksea, please help me activate the questâ
Zhang Ying Hao answered.
He then stood up and followed Barry outside.
The long-bearded old man stared at him, then at Barry, but didnât say anything else.
Barry is the boss of the Justice Iron Fist Club.
That very amorous man was also a member of the Iron Fist Club.
Canât offend them.
Alright, thatâs fine, thereâs still two othersââ
Huh?
When the long-bearded old man turned back to the card table, Yun Ji had already vanished without a trace, only Chen Wang sat there counting his money, calculating how much he had actually won or lost through the entire session.
âSeriously, the bunch of you, hmph, canât even enjoy yourselves at the moment. By the time we get out, youâre all going to cryâ the long-bearded old man scoffed in irritation.
âGet out?â
Chen Wang collected all the money, then casually replied: âWeâve already been stranded here for so long, who knows when weâre going to get out? So letâs not think too much about that just yetâ
He stretched his back and stood up: âLetâs go, Iâll join you for a drinkâ
The long-bearded old man was extremely delighted and replied: âAhaha, sure enough, Lord Chen is a man among men. Thereâs very few people whoâs willing to drink with us pixies nowadays, youâre definitely the one with the strongest tolerance for alcohol among humansâ
âNaturally, the first time Barry went drinking, it was me who took himâ
âOh? How much did you drink?â
âNot that much, that place isnât a place to drinkâ
âNot a place to drink?â
âThereâs no need for you pixies to understand human affairs too much, you wouldnât get it anyways...â
...
Barry and Zhang Ying Hao followed the stairs to the highest floor of the Spire, went through the door, and walked outside.
Kitty was sitting on the edge of a stone wall with both legs hanging down, happily writing something in a book.
Ye Ru Xi was standing next to her, carefully reading another book.
She pondered: âKitty, this chapter 5 of yours is a bit too fast-paced, and the descriptions are too detailed, would this be a bit...â
Kitty waved her hand dismissively and replied: âItâll be fine, weâre stranded here anyways so no one can complain to me. Iâm going to prepare a few more chapters so I can release a new book when we get out, 100,000 wordsâ worth of chapters on day one, Iâd like to see someone tell me that I put in too many cliffhangers now! Hahahaâ
She laughed triumphantly.
Ye Ru Xi displayed a complicated expression.
Placing the book down, she sighed: âGet out... I really wonder how long itâll take until we can get outâ
Everyone couldnât help themselves from looking up at the sky.
The entire world of the Spire was surrounded by a glittering bubble of light, preventing everything from going in or out.
Outside the bubble of light was the vast River of Time, countless moments, people, and scenes of history were quickly flowing past them.
ââthe world of the Spire was now like an island that floated in the great river, being carried by the flow.
No one could leave this island.
Similarly, everything that occurred outside couldnât affect this island in the slightest.
A figure flew in from afar and landed on the top floor of the Spire.
Ye Fei Li.
Everyone looked at him.
âAny changes today?â Barry asked.
Ye Fei Li shrugged and replied: âHeâs still immersed in that final sword strike since Anna is watching him, I went backâ
Barry clapped his hands: âAlright, letâs get back to our own business then. Since weâve carried [Order], letâs continue cultivating. We need to make sure that as soon as the bubble of light disappears and we return to the normal timeline, everyone will have enough strength to fight against the Wraith realmâ
âOf course, as for the Abyssââ-â
His gaze turned to a secluded corner.
Boss was sitting on a deck chair in the corner, drinking a canned drink sip by sip.
Sensing Barryâs gaze, he slowly put the canned drink down and replied:
âIâve told you many times. As soon as we left, the Eternal Abyss would no longer have any reinforcement. Furthermore, because of the losing battle, it sensed some sort of threat and completely woke upâ
âYou all had better pray not to run into the awakened Eternal Abyss, otherwise, it only needs to sense you for you to die from being unable to endure its perceptionâ
âWhat about you? Since youâre the Abyssal King, can you make it fall back into slumber?â Ye Ru Xi asked.
Boss smiled bitterly: âWhen itâs still sleeping, I can help it manage everything, but once it had awakened, flaunting my supposed authority just means Iâm afraid I wonât die quick enoughâ
âWhat exactly is the Abyssâ main body actually like?â Ye Fei Li asked.
â...A few scattered organs, similar to a human, but couldnât reform into a complete bodyâ Boss replied.
âThe first thing to awaken would be the eyeball, but I donât know anything after thatâ
After answering, he picked up the canned drink and continued to drink it sip by sip.
Zhang Ying Hao sighed and replied: âThe Eternal Abyss, the Wraith realm, the Samsaraâââ the world outside is truly terrifying. Right now, I miss the time back in our homeworld, when I still didnât know anythingâ
Ye Fei Li nodded in agreement.
Seeing everyone a bit dejected, Kitty put her pen down and said: âItâs ok, we still have Gu Qing Shanâ
An old man wearing a pointy hat flew in from afar, then followed-up on her words: âThat is indeed the case. That final sword strike of his resurrected everyone who lost their lives during the battle of the Spire, then bypassed the Laws of Time and Fate to create this oasis separated from the River of Time. This is a feat not even the Gods managed to accomplish, I feel like as long as heâs around, we would be able to deal with any dangerâ
The old man greeted each person here.
âââhe was the chairman of the Spire Keeper Association. He originally died from the Soul Shriekerâs soul absorption skill, but his fate was reversed thanks to Gu Qing Shanâs final sword strike and now lived once more.
âOld man, why are you here?â Barry asked.
âIâve just performed a Divination together with the Forecaster of Calamity, Yun Ji. We predicted that Gu Qing Shan would soon awaken from his deep immersionâ the chairman of the Spire Keeper Association replied.
âââWHAT!?âââ everyone shouted in unison.
Kitty leapt to her feet and said: âCome, letâs go take a lookâ
She immediately vanished into the void.
The others also flew away towards the faraway region of the world.
...
The battlefield.
Gu Qing Shan stood motionlessly.
His four swords silently hovered behind him.
For the past 19 days, he had kept his eyes closed while immersed in that final sword strike.
The seventh strike of the Ultimate Sword Dance.
âââLast Sacrificial Sword, [Sacrifice of Infinite Worlds Resurrection].