The blood continuously flowed out and manifested as a stream of blood in mid-air.
The heavenly beingâs corpse immediately collapsed.
Red Wraithâs soul escaped from the corpseâs head and would soon manifest into proper form in mid-air.
Instantly, Gu Qing Shan drew a black scepter from the void of space and stabbed it into the corpse.
The horned skull on top of the scepter exuded a bright red glow.
The Devil King Warden Rod!
Red Wraithâs soul uttered a shriek, then instantly retreated into the corpse.
The heavenly beingâs corpse abruptly opened its eyes and stared at Gu Qing Shan: âRhode, who exactly are you!?â
Gu Qing Shan was a bit surprised.
To be able to call my name means that Red Wraith had regained his clarity.
The power of [Wicked Thoughts Burning Spirit] should have been able to continue for a while before it lost its effect.
Seems like Red Wraith had a certain level of resistance against Life Talismans in general.
âWho do you think I am?â
Gu Qing Shan asked.
Red Wraith reached his hand out to clutch the black scepter: âThis power to suppress the soul, it should be the Devil King Warden Rodââ youâre the Huang Quan Devil King!â
His gaze appeared complicated.
Gu Qing Shan didnât answer and simply placed his hand on the heavenly being corpseâs head.
[Soul Reading] activate!
One breath.
Two breaths.
Gu Qing Shan frowned and pulled his hand back.
Red Wraith laughed uncontrollably: âYou wanted to use [Soul Reading]? Ahahaha, this heavenly beingâs corpse had been wiped of all memories, and I donât belong to this body. You wonât be able to get any information from me!â
Shannuâs hurried voice told him: âGongzi, Iâm familiar with the Devil King Warden Rod, I can sense that it hasnât truly suppressed Red Wraithâs soulâ
âI knowâ Gu Qing Shan glanced at the notification in the void of space and replied.
Lines of glowing text had already appeared to inform him of the combat situation:
[Attention, you cannot use the Devil King Warden Rod to erase the other party, as they do not exist as a soul]
If heâs not a soul, what is he?
Although Iâve sucked out the blood from the heavenly beingâs corpse, Red Wraith doesnât need to rely on drawing talismans in order to attack.
He had already used a talisman from his Inventory Bag to stop my black dragon breath.
Gu Qing Shanâs expression remained unchanged as he glanced towards the sky above.
The two worlds were still continuously moving back and forth trying to overtake one another but continued to be stuck in a stalemate.
âââthe [Chaos] Serpentes King Ouroboros was still fighting against the two Supreme Yin Heavenly Talismans.
Red Wraith noticed Gu Qing Shanâs gaze and thought of something.
âRhode, you canât kill me. Once I die, you wonât be a match for Ouroboros!â
Gu Qing Shan replied without changing his expression: âI have a proposition for you, if you accept, I wonât kill youâ
âWhat kind of proposition?â Red Wraith asked.
âTell me everything you knowâ Gu Qing Shan replied.
Red Wraith displayed a mocking expression: âYou think Iâm going to trust you?â
Gu Qing Shan simply said: âI am also a member of the Samsara; I can make a vow to heaven and earthâ
Red Wraith was surprised.
When the other party said âvow to heaven and earthâ, an almost unnoticeable fluctuation could be felt in this world.
This proved that he was truly a member of the Samsara.
âWhat do you want to know?â Red Wraith asked.
Gu Qing Shan said: âThe Saint Spirit world was the strongest world, so why did you want to attack and even destroy it?â
Red Wraithâs gaze moved back and forth between Gu Qing Shan and the sky.
âRhode, let us each make a vow to heaven and earth to not attack one another for the next short period of time, we need to get rid of the [Chaos] Serpentes King Ouroboros firstâ
Gu Qing Shan replied: âIt is helping me, itâs not my enemyâ
Red Wraith replied: âIt is an Awaiting of the [Chaos] faction, very soon, youâll find that its measures are even crueler than what youâve imaginedâ
The two bloody talismans in the sky were slowly becoming dim.
âHurry, Rhode, without my power to reinforce them, the talismans will disappear very soon, at that point, there would be no other ways to get rid of Ouroboros, both you and I will have to die!â Red Wraith said with a panicked tone.
Gu Qing Shan looked up at the sky.
The [Chaos] faction...
Against the Apocalypse, the [Order] factionâs goal was for all living beings to become strong enough to fight with them.
But the [Chaos] faction wanted to destroy all living beings before that, causing the worlds to fall into destruction before the Apocalypse arrives.
This way, no Apocalypse would descend upon destroyed worlds.
As the Awaitings, they would be able to silently hide and silently wait until the age of Apocalypse is over.
Hasnât everything that the [Chaos] Serpentes King done so far reflected this same goal?
If thatâs the case, what the [Chaos] Serpentes King needed to do next was very clear.
As a powerful Awaiting that had just regained all of its power, Iâm no match for such an entity.
Then...
I can only rely on Red Wraith to kill it.
But Red Wraith isnât under my control, weâre merely trying to form a temporary truce, and I donât know what other cards he has hidden.
Once the [Chaos] Serpentes King is dead, I would definitely be next on Red Wraithâs hit list.
Regardless, neither of these monsters can die before the other...
Gu Qing Shanâs thoughts quickly ran through, sent his voice to Red Wraith, then suddenly shouted: âRed Wraith, your fate is to perish!â
The Devil King Warden Rod abruptly trembled.
Red Wraith uttered a desperate shriek, his body trembled intensely for a while, then became completely still.
Time slowly passed.
A few dozen seconds later.
In the sky, the two bloody talismans shattered with a tiny noise and disappeared without a trace.
The holy white light was becoming increasingly blinding.
The snake manifested from light flew down, looked at the corpse on the ground, then at Gu Qing Shan.
It spoke with a gentle voice: ă It is our victory ă
âThatâs right, but this isnât the end. We still need to head to the Saint Spirit world and kill everyone who has been taken over by wraithsâ Gu Qing Shan said.
He waved his hands to put the hovering heavenly being blood away, then propped the Devil King Warden Rod on his shoulder.
ââthe heavenly beingâs corpse was still stuck on top of the scepter, completely motionless.
The [Chaos] Serpentes King said: ă You are correct. After the three worlds have fused together, the source of the virus had already been destroyed, and the entities that remain within the Saint Spirit world must also be destroyed ă
Gu Qing Shan nodded: âLet us go kill those wraithsâ
The white light coiled a few times around Gu Qing Shan, then gently spoke: ă That is incorrect ă
âWhat is?â Gu Qing Shan asked.
The [Chaos] Serpentes King gently answered him: ă Only killing the wraiths isnât enough, every other type of entity must be eradicated as well ă
âFor what reason?â
ă To ensure that the world after fusion would be the same as before: a world of monsters without the ability to reproduce ă
The [Chaos] Serpentes King patiently explained: ă You and I are both one-of-a-kind unique entities, the monsters Iâve collected thus far under me were also the same, unique entities without any kin. This way, the world shall continue to not draw the attention of any Apocalypse, we will be able to continue surviving until a favorable turn shows itself ă
âWhat is this âfavorable turnâ?â Gu Qing Shan pursued the question.
The [Chaos] Serpentes King paused.
ă Dragon King of Atrocity Jail, I actually do not know either, but we would be able to continue surviving, isnât that right? ăit said.
Gu Qing Shan replied: âAs long as we can survive, nothing else mattersâ
The [Chaos] Serpentes King then said with a hint of a smile: ă That is indeed the case. This is the only chance of life within the Apocalypse ă
Gu Qing Shan suddenly changed the subject and asked: âThere are still many infected creatures in this world, should we eradicate them all as well?â
ă No! Definitely not! A world that had been destroyed and still contains plenty of traces belonging to the Plague Apocalypse, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, ensuring that every other Apocalypse will avoid this place ăthe [Chaos] Serpentes King replied.
Gu Qing Shan praised it: âI admire your ability to make such thorough considerationsâ
The holy light fully descended around Gu Qing Shan, then disappeared without a trace.
...
The Saint Spirit world.
The Frost empire.
The [Chaos] Serpentes King flew above the clouds and continuously unleashed its intense light in every direction.
Like a bolt of lightning, it flew across each county, city, and town of this world at unimaginable speeds.
Chaos Divine Skill, [Hyaline Slash]!
Wherever the Serpentes King went, all the wraiths appeared to be directly erased by the holy light, the same as those infected creatures in the plague world.
It was a surviving Awaiting from the age of Immemorial, a near-undefeatable entity in front of these few wraiths!
The large number of wraiths who took over the people of this world were killed off.
In a few dozen breathsâ worth of time, the [Chaos] Serpentes King had returned in front of Gu Qing Shan.
ă This place had been completely cleaned up; we shall have to move towards the other side of the continentââ I can sense the existence of many subjects under the protection of the orthodox Inner Plane Deities ăthe Serpentes King told him.
âSo we have to kill them all as well?â Gu Qing Shan asked.
ă Naturally, but you are still weak, I will be responsible for doing this alone ăthe [Chaos] Serpentes King replied.
It turned back into a cluster of light, about to shoot into the sky.
âWait a moment!â Gu Qing Shan called the Serpentes King back.
The cluster of light paused and descended again.
ă What is the matter? ăthe [Chaos] Serpentes King asked.
âJust now, the battle between you and that guy wasnât over, which one of you was actually stronger?â Gu Qing Shan curiously asked.
The [Chaos] Serpentes King replied: ă It was thanks to you holding him off, otherwise, if he had continued to infuse power into that bloody talisman, I would have had to face the attack of that world-swapping technique ă
âIs that so?â
Gu Qing Shan swung the black scepter in his hand a bit forward.
The heavenly beingâs corpse flew out.
âWhile I still have some luck remaining, Iâd like to see that scene againâ Gu Qing Shan said.
Before he finished his words, the heavenly beingâs corpse suddenly drew two finished talismans and tossed them towards the [Chaos] Serpentes King.