A great sense of danger enveloped Gu Qing Shan instincts.
He didnât know what Reneedol would do, but he instinctively sensed it was something ominous.
As Reneedol disappeared, she reappeared right in front of Gu Qing Shan.
âââquite obviously, she was fully prepared to activate some sort of terrible power!
At that instant, Gu Qing Shan switched places with her.
[Shadow Shift]!
Reneedol paused, the technique she prepared had lost its target.
Behind her, Gu Qing Shan thrust his sword backwards!
âââmovement technique, I know that as wellâ
Reneedol shouted as they changed places once again.
This time, it was Gu Qing Shanâs turn to miss.
However, right as their positions were switched back, Gu Qing Shan had already finished making his preparations.
Without a hint of hesitation, his twin swords swung around from his back, before instantly activating a new sword seal.
ââ-Heaven sword [Freezing Frost], Earth sword [Parting Fire]!
A blue and a red arc of light erupted from the swords, reaching Reneedolâs neck in the mere blink of an eye.
Even if Reneedol could use all of Gu Qing Shanâs abilities, she was still considerably weaker compared to Gu Qing Shan when it came to personal resolution and decisiveness in combat.
Facing these two Divine Skills, Reneedol didnât have the courage to block the attacks and instead turned into a mass of fog, disappearing on the spot.
She reappeared a short distance away, observing Gu Qing Shan with a confused expression.
In that instant, both sides had exchanged blows, ending up with neither side being able to do anything against the other.
Gu Qing Shan was a bit surprised.
I was fighting with full strength, and yet things still ended up this way.
On the other side, Reneedol asked:
âHow interesting, this [Fog Realm Descent] is a World Technique, but the Law Behemoths arenât paying any attention to the living beings of the world, so how are you able to use this World Technique?â
Gu Qing Shan stayed silent.
He looked down, only to see the red thread on his hand had abruptly scattered into numerous threads that coiled around his body.
The thread of death had literally tied him up.
ââwhat other preparations has Reneedol made?
While he was pondering on his next move, the girl in front of him had already spoken:
âI understand now, youâre carrying the power of Fate, you definitely have a Fate ability as well!â
Gu Qing Shan opened his mouth but stopped himself from asking.
ââitâs not time yet.
Reneedol completely ignored his silence and continued speaking: âFate cannot see through Fate, so I can only use your abilities, but not see through how strong you truly areâ
Her gaze became excited as she swiftly continued: âBut thatâs easy to tellââ Iâve never seen anyone else whose strength I canât see through, which means youâre exceptionally powerful, perhaps even the most powerful, soâââ
The darkness behind her opened up, manifesting as a huge all-encompassing net.
âIâve determined that youâre the one I must devourâ
Reneedolâs tone had become a bit insane.
As if it was alive, the net rapidly moved and began weaving itself, forming a featureless humanoid face that opened its mouth towards Gu Qing Shan.
Gu Qing Shan felt alarms going off inside his head.
The red threads around his body were becoming increasingly thicker and tighter, inflicting him with a hallucination of a suffocating death.
Gu Qing Shan wanted to act but found that he was unable to move at all.
A line of glowing text swiftly appeared on the War God UI:
[Youâve been inflicted with the Fate Nightmare, you are temporarily unable to move]
Skimming through that, Gu Qing Shanâs mind moved quickly before he abruptly spoke:
âYour strength is certainly impressive; even the 7th strongest swordsman in the world like myself feels troubled dealing with youâ
Right as Reneedol was about to use her ability, she froze.
7th strongest...
In the world?
She stared closely at Gu Qing Shan and slowly asked: âYouâre the seventh strongest swordsman in the world?â
âThatâs right, there are a total of ten Great Swordsmen, I rank the 7th among them all, hailed as Red Wraith, one worshipped by manyâ Gu Qing Shan replied without changing his expression.
Reneedol appeared disappointed without any reserve, muttering to herself: âRed Wraith? Youâre very strong indeed, but my goal is...â
Reneedol subconsciously stopped her hand.
After a few moments of silence, she suddenly asked: âRed Wraith, who is the strongest swordsman in the world? And where is he?â
Gu Qing Shan replied with a grumble: âThe strongest swordsman in the world is known by the name of Mara Heavenly King, he who resides in the far Northâ
Reneedol said: âBut I heard that the far North was a barren and desolate placeâ
Gu Qing Shan continued: âThatâs why the strongest among us likes to stay thereâ
Reneedol didnât say anything in reply, as if thinking about whether or not Gu Qing Shan was actually telling the truth or not.
Gu Qing Shan could sense that she was regaining her calm, and was no longer as insane as before.
Even the featureless face behind her slowly faded away.
This woman.
â-no, this girl is still too young.
â-she wasnât dumb, but she also didnât understand the world very well, so I was able to easily deceive her.
Perhaps this was her only weakness, and as time went by, even this single weakness of hers would soon disappear.
Right as he thought of this, Gu Qing Shan suddenly asked: âYou only received one kind of power from Fate, so how did you unleash that kind of attack earlier?â
Right as he asked this, he activated [See you once again]!
This wasnât any normal technique; it was a unique ability he obtained from the Sacrificial Dance.
Reneedolâs expression became blank and answered: âThe two wings were ripped from each other, one half belonging to me, the other belonging to Duskâ
âBut this division, also caused the power of Fate to become warped somehowâ
âI donât even know what kind of ability I currently wieldâ
âIt... is terrifyingâ
âI canât risk myself by using it arbitrarilyâ
After answering him, Reneedol instantly returned to normal.
She stared straight at Gu Qing Shan, then took a step back: âIf youâre not the strongest swordsman, then I think thereâs no need for us to fight any further, killing you would only waste my powerâ
Gu Qing Shan didnât answer.
ââ-Shannu, come.
He couldnât move at all, only muttering in his mind.
At another location.
Gu Qing Shan abruptly looked up, sensing something.
âGongzi, wait for me!â
She shot into the sky, turned into an autumn-water like blue steel sword and flew across the vast earth.
Psshâ-
The sword pierced through Gu Qing Shanâs chest, giving off sharp sword phantoms.
[Law Breaker]!
Gu Qing Shan instantly regained his freedom.
Reneedol exclaimed in shock: âThatâs impossible! A Fate formation should be the strongest!â
Her heavy presence from earlier had completely disappeared.
Gu Qing Shan drew the Six Paths Great Mountain sword from his chest, before muttering:
âNothing is impossible, even Fate... can be changedâ
He lightly dashed forward with indescribable grace, heading straight towards Reneedol.
As Reneedol looked at him, she found that no matter where she attacked, it would soon prove useless.
ââthe other partyâs killing intent is growing thicker, accumulating power to unleash it all at once.
I wonât be able to stop an attack from this sword!
Reneedol clenched her teeth and quickly made up her mind, retreating into a mass of fog.
However, Gu Qing Shan was already prepared for this, so how could he allow her to escape so easily?
Instantly, a cold blade of sword phantom pierced the fog, skewering Reneedolâs body.
She uttered a sharp grunt of pain, but coldly told him:
âIâll definitely kill you the next time we meetâ
The white fog was growing thicker.
Gu Qing Shan replied: âYouâre going to die right here and now; we wonât be meeting each other againâ
âReally? Unfortunately for you, my spell activated firstââ Iâll be leaving, this grudge will be resolved on a later dateâ
Following Reneedolâs voice, a figure entered the fog and disappeared in front of Gu Qing Shan.
Gu Qing Shan looked at that figure, then at the body that his sword had pierced through.
The white fog scattered.
Gu Qing Shan found an unfamiliar corpse hanging from his sword.