The sound of music continued to play from the phonograph.
The small brick houseâs small cat door had already been closed.
Xiao Die sat cross-legged on top of her sofa, holding up her chin with one hand while observing Gu Qing Shan.
Gu Qing Shan was a bit doubtful, so he asked: âWhatâs the matter?â
Xiao Die slowly replied: âIâm thinkingâââ should I just turn you into an ominous demon? This way, your power will enter an explosive period of growthâ
âAre you worried that the Wraith realm wonât let me go?â Gu Qing Shan asked.
Xiao Die sighed and replied: âSomeone on their side ran into conflict against you, then died as soon as they left. Even if you have an alibi, the Wraith realmâs layers upon layers of means might still be able to find leftover tracesâ
Gu Qing Shan wasnât too worried.
After all, I already eradicated Elder Duâs soul.
Without proof, the Wraith realm humans donât have the courage to act as they pleased in a place like Void City.
Which leaves them only with small-scaled ambushes.
Iâm more than confident about fighting off this level of attack.
So he leaned on the sofa and asked casually: âYou can convert me into an ominous demon?â
Thinking that he felt tempted by her offer, Xiao Die replied: âNot only can I convert you into an ominous demon, I can also ensure that youâre able to turn back into human form as you wish, like meâ
âWould my strength grow explosively?â Gu Qing Shan asked.
âAt least twice as much! Ominous demons are all products of mutated Laws, each of them is not only unique but also incredibly powerful!â Xiao Die replied.
Gu Qing Shan paused.
He was now actually a bit tempted and hesitantly asked: âIs the success of the conversion guaranteed?â
âOf course not, but you donât have to worry, you wonât die even if you failâ
Saying so, Xiao Die clapped her hand.
The dog by the door stepped inside, resting by Xiao Dieâs feet.
âTake a look, this is the example of a failed attemptââ but if you turn into a dog, Iâll just raise you from now onâ Xiao Die stroked the dogâs head and said.
The dog stared closely at Gu Qing Shan with a doubtful look in its eyes, seemingly trying to recall something.
Gu Qing Shan wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and forced a smile: âItâs alright, Iâd rather stay human, Iâm more used to fighting as a human either wayâ
Xiao Die sighed.
ââ-Gu Qing Shan isnât willing to give up on his human identity.
Then Iâd have to think of other ways to help him.
She lightly tapped the blank Card on the table again, muttering: âGirl, are you still there?â
The blank Card moved a bit.
Xiao Die said: âAlright, can you help me with a divination on what my Hitman friend would run into following this?â
A female voice replied from the blank Card:
âI can tell you right now without diviningâ
Xiao Die and Gu Qing Shanâs expressions both became focused.
The female voice explained: âI can sense those dead guys, their souls are all leaving Void City to return to the Wraith realm, with Elder Du missingâ
Despite knowing that the other party could see the future, Gu Qing Shan couldnât help but be surprised by this.
ââthis City Lordâs assistant is a bit too good at divining with Astrology.
The female voice continued:
âBut what you donât know is that even if Elder Duâs soul is no longer here, the single spark representing his soul would still remain within Primal Chaosâ
âThe Wraith realm has the triple combination techniques of Space-Time Reversal, Soul Growth, and Body Reconstruction in addition to the Life Talismans, as well as Immortal Craft. As long as theyâre willing to investigate, they can definitely find the truthâ
âThatâs why, you had better tell your Hitman to flee, flee as far as possibleâ
At this point, the voice on the Card disappeared.
Xiao Die put the Card back onto the table with a worried expression.
She looked at Gu Qing Shan and replied: âIt seems youâll have to leaveâ
Gu Qing Shan stayed silent without saying anything.
The Wraith realm should have only fused 60-70% of their total fragments so far, which pales in comparison to the Tomb of Myriad Beasts.
And yet they are still powerful to this degree!
Xiao Die put her hand on the dogâs head.
âStand up, itâs time to use you nowâ she said.
The dog rolled on the ground and turned into a man carrying a large Blade.
Xiao Die explained: âThis is a person that I managed to save, he has the transportation method to several unique human worlds, you should leave with him, now!â
Before Gu Qing Shan replied, the man had already spoken:
âMaâam, I know himâ
Xiao Die was surprised: âHuh? How did you know him?â
Gu Qing Shan looked at the man.
ââhe had already noticed the dogâs gaze towards him earlier.
Gu Qing Shan also replied: âThatâs right, weâve met each other onceâ
âIn a world where all supernatural power is sealed offâ the man continued.
His gaze was filled with a bone-deep grudge, asking Gu Qing Shan: âDid you also fall into the ploy of that so-called Old Guide?â
Gu Qing Shan opened his mouth, but couldnât answer him.
On the Gemini Star, Shannu had disguised herself as the so-called Old Guide in order to deal with Lin in cooperation with me.
But this man suddenly appeared halfway through, begging the Old Guide to help him return to his original Fei Xue world.
Flustered, Shannu randomly pointed him to a random world.
The man was successfully sent away.
This earned Linâs trust.
However!
However!
The world Shannu directed this man to was a world where all men had gone extinct, leaving only women behind!
I didnât think Iâd run into him again at this place.
ââand to think he was someone that failed his conversion into a demon and was turned into a dog.
Gu Qing Shan couldnât help but ask Xiao Die: âWhere did you find this person?â
Xiao Die replied: âThere are frequently people who are willing to offer up their everything to ask for aid from us ominous demons, you should knowâ
âOne day, I was at the end of a certain summoning ritual, so I came to take a lookâ
Recalling something, Xiao Dieâs face turned a bit red, then continued: âI then found this guy living in horrible condition, turned into a certain kind of tool to be used day-in, day-out... so he was willing to offer his everything in exchange for me leading him awayâ
âSo you took him to Void City?â Gu Qing Shan asked.
âThatâs right. I originally wanted to help convert him into an ominous demon, since Iâd gain a helper this way, but he failed, so I could only have him watch over my house and son whenever necessaryâ
âUnexpectedly, he managed to awaken a teleportation ability to a few predetermined locations, secretly holding several teleportation paths in his hand; so he became one of my preparations, leaving him here in case of any abrupt situationsâ Xiao Die explained.
Gu Qing Shanâs gaze turned to the man.
The man appeared drained and weakened, the areas around his eyes already turned black, slightly shifting blue, quite obviously the victim of long and unceasing abuse.
This person... is one greatly ravaged by fate.
Harshly trained martial arts his entire life to break through the void of space and left the Fei Xue world, only to reach the Gemini Star where all supernatural abilities were sealed.
When he finally managed to leave the Gemini Star, he ended up in a world with only females.
He was finally saved by Xiao Die and brought to Void City, only to fail his conversion and become a dog.
With that in mind, Gu Qing Shan felt a bit awkward.
He sighed, patting the manâs shoulder: âYouâve been through a lot, I truly do feel sorry about your matter, Iâââ
The man also seemed to have recalled the bitter past and stopped Gu Qing Shan, gritting his teeth: âThis is unrelated to you, it was all because of that Old Guide, throwing me into a world like that. One day, Iâll definitely return to take revenge on him!â
Gu Qing Shan stayed silent, not having the courage to continue this topic.
Xiao Die retraced their thoughts and told Gu Qing Shan: âThis shouldnât be delayed further; the Wraith realm humans might arrive at any moment. Iâll have him open one of the paths and take you away!â
âNoâ Gu Qing Shan resolutely refused, âBefore this, I didnât know that the Wraith realm had such capabilities, but now that I know, Iâll deal with the aftermath by myselfâ
âYouâre not going to leave?â Xiao Die asked in shock.
âI want to remain here until I become a Titled Hitman, then take that chance you mentionedâ Gu Qing Shan replied.
Xiao Die froze.
Indeed, only by becoming a Titled Hitman would he be able to take that chance and reasonably enter the Wraith realm.
No one is clear about the secret of the Wraith realm.
This would be the only chance.
Xiao Die hesitantly asked: âIf they come to kill youââ-â
âIâll deal with those issues as they come upâ
âAre you confident?â
âIâll try to smooth this matter over, in case that I canât, Iâll just go straight against themâ
Saying so, Gu Qing Shan quickly considered a strategy.
I can continue to take on jobs while fighting against the Wraith realm, if they keep on being unable to kill me, that would instead aid my reputation.
Wouldnât that mean Iâd become a Titled Hitman even faster?
He silently thought.
Xiao Die patted the man and said: âThen I guess you wonât be of any use nowâ
The man once again turned back into the dog, quickly returning outside, and laid on top of the stairs.
Xiao Die sat back down on the sofa and spoke in a low voice: âAlright, if weâre going to do this, might as well make it big. If those wraiths are going to act rashly, Iâm going to have a bit of fun with themâ
Intense dark power started to exude from her body.
Suddenly.
The blank Card flew up by itself, hovering in front of Gu Qing Shan.
The female voice from before asked:
âFiend, which Combatant do you have a grudge against in the Wraith realm?â
Gu Qing Shan was a bit surprised.
Xiao Dieâs worriedly voice sounded in his mind: âDonât gloss over it, answer carefullyâ
Gu Qing Shan understood and sternly replied: âI donât have a grudge against a single person, I want to kill themââ all of themâ
The female voice asked again: âBut why?â
Gu Qing Shan recalled what he saw during his Spirit Wanderer state, as well as what the Tomb of Myriad Beasts went through.
â-those Wraith realm humans directly stole the Delimitation Artifact for themselves, releasing all the Apocalypses within the great tomb.
If I hadnât gone to seek reinforcement from parallel worlds, the entire Tomb of Myriad Beasts would have been done for.
The Li pair of brother and sister, Zhao Qiong, Wang Shun, all of them as well as hundreds of thousands of normal people like them would have lost their lives in the infinite Apocalypses.
All the worlds around the Tomb of Myriad Beasts would have been destroyed as well.
Gu Qing Shan couldnât stop himself from clenching his fist and replied: âI trust that you know about the Wraith realmâs modus operandiââ only by killing all of these Wraith realm humans and destroying the Wraith realm itself would my mind be at easeâ
âBut if youâre planning to use the power of one person to fight against the entire Wraith realm, your only outcome would be failureâ the female voice replied.
âNothing has happened yet, and there are no guarantees. Even if you can foresee the future, the future also has its different directions, and the path it will take is ultimately decided by our choicesâ Gu Qing Shan replied.
ââduring his first meeting with Lady Fusi, she had also once said that she was capable of seeing several possibilities of Gu Qing Shanâs future.
But Gu Qing Shan decided to not trust these futures.
He wanted to challenge his own future.
Right as he made this decision, Lady Fusi saw even more of his future possibilities.
ââ-this attitude was the exact reason why Lady Fusi took interest in him, and one of the reasons why she had handed him the Earth Godâs coin over to him.
Hearing that, the female voice went silent briefly.
After a while, she slowly continued: âIâve found the last spark of Elder Duâs life within Primal Chaos and crushed it, thoroughly returning it to Primal Chaosâ
âYour ambush of him will not be revealedâ
âBut as youâve been caught in a conflict with Elder Du and his people at the City Lordâs manor, you will need to be careful of those Wraith realm humans investigationâ
Saying so, the blank Card returned to the table and fell silent again.
Gu Qing Shan looked blankly at Xiao Die.
ââ-what just happened?
Why did this City Lordâs assistant suddenly agree to help?
But Xiao Die was clearly delighted.
âThatâs great, with her aid, this matter will definitely be resolved without issues!â