Clakkkk!
The gems were continuously disappearing, being absorbed into the wall to supply the Sacred Gate with power.
Gu Qing Shan was the first to pop his head out from underneath the gems, followed by Boss and Scarlet.
Gu Qing Shan hurriedly pulled Little Dusk up and laid her flat on top.
Scarlet asked in surprise: âRhode, where did you get so many gems?â
Gu Qing Shan glanced at Boss to signal him, then answered: âThis is the Overlord of Radianceâs treasure, Shroud was afraid that he would use them without limit, so he left them with meâ
âThatâs right, all of this is mine!â Boss patted his chest and declared.
âSo that was it!â Scarlet was surprised.
After deceiving Scarlet, Gu Qing Shan faced Bossâ questioning gaze and silently sent his voice: âIt was Laura, she thought of a way to send me the wealth of the Bramble Bird Kingdomâ
âThatâs great to hearâ Boss only felt glad.
A furious roar resounded from outside again.
The secret room trembled continuously, once again filling up with cracks.
âââevidently, the other party had exerted more strength to destroy it.
The gems quickly reduced layer by layer as they were absorbed into the walls.
In the end, only a thin layer of gems remained on the ground, about to be absorbed as well.
ă Insects, inferior life forms, did you really believe youâd be safe hiding in a room like this? ăthe voice loudly resounded.
âââthe last of the gems disappeared.
The Sacred Gate nervously said: ă Itâs hitting me too hard. You need to somehow give me more gems, otherwise, weâre in trouble! ă
Gu Qing Shan and Boss both appeared calm.
Scarlet looked at them and couldnât help but ask: âThe two of you looked like you were ready to throw down your lives earlier, so why do you appear so calm now?â
Boss replied: âScarlet, let me tell you a secretâ
âWhat is it?â
âMoney is a manâs courageâ
Gu Qing Shan moved the ring.
Clack!
Innumerable gems once again enveloped everyone.
As the entity outside continued to attack, these gems disappeared layer by layer, once again reaching the end.
The voice resounded again from outside:
ă Pitiful fools, you might have harvested countless precious minerals from nature, thinking that they would last you for a very long time; unfortunately, you met me ă
Cracks once again appeared all over the room.
The Sacred Gate once again called out nervously: ă Bosses, take a look at thisââ ă
Gu Qing Shan moved the ring.
Clack clack!
Innumerable gems once again surrounded them.
And then, as the entity outside pressed its attacks, these gems disappeared layer by layer, once again reaching the bottom.
The voice resounded within everyoneâs minds:
ă You have certainly collected many beautiful gems, a lot more than I had thought. It seems youâve prepared quite sufficiently for hiding inside this secret room; but regretfully, you were up against meââ the Spirit of Creation that even the Myriad Deities must bow down to, the Lord of Infinite Origins! ă
On the screen, the long tentacle was no longer wrapped around the secret room but instead pulled back to swing at the secret room like a whip.
Bang!
One of the walls was instantly filled with cracks.
The Sacred Gate hurriedly called out: ă Give me more gems! Itâs too horrible! Without gems, weâll die here! ă
Gu Qing Shan moved the ring.
Clack clack clack!
Innumerable gems once again surrounded them.
...
This process repeated 23 more times.
The 24th timeââ
The Sacred Gate tried begging: ă Sir, please sir, Iâm about to break here, can you please stop hitting? ă
Bam!
The door was cracked.
Gu Qing Shan moved the ring to replenish the gems.
The 36th time.
The tentacle was swinging wildly at the secret room.
The Sacred Gate begged for mercy: ă Please stop hitting me, boss man. Even if you keep hitting me, Iâll keep being repaired, so can I have a little bit of peace? ă
The Lord of Infinite Origins said: ă You damned insects, have you been doing nothing but collecting gems for your entire life? How laughable and pitiful! ă
Bam!
The door was cracked.
Gu Qing Shan moved the ring to replenish the gems.
The 65th time.
Gu Qing Shan moved the ring to take out a few canned drinks, tossing them to Boss and Scarlet.
âDrink it, itâs good for youâ Gu Qing Shan told Scarlet.
Scarlet looked at Boss and saw that he had already pulled the tab and chugged it down.
Scarlet also took a sip.
Ah?
My injuries are being healed?
Scarlet was a bit surprised, then followed Boss and chugged it down.
The intense sound of banging resounded from outside the secret roomââ-
Bam!
The door was cracked.
Gu Qing Shan moved the ring to replenish the gems.
The 91th time.
Little Dusk had also woken up and was drinking one of the canned drinks.
The voice shouted in fury: ă Even if my injuries havenât healed, I would still be able to make you use up all of your gems ă
The Sacred Gate spoke sadly: ă Boss Deity King, Iâve already been broken so many times already, please calm down and stop beating me! ă
Bam!
The door was cracked.
Gu Qing Shan moved the ring and replenished the gems.
Theââ
365th time.
The Sacred Gate shouted out loud: ă Hit harder! You hungry or something? What did you do yesterday that made you so shaky? Put your back into it! ă
It was completely silent outside.
It wasnât until a while later that the predicted hit finally arrived.
Bam!
The walls of the secret room slowly became cracked.
Gu Qing Shan moved the ring to release a bunch of gems.
ââ-the secret room was completely repaired.
The voice appeared both unwilling to accept the truth and confused, then declared once again:
ă Very well, insects, the number of gems youâve prepared had far exceeded my estimations, but regardless, I have already imprisoned you here ă
ă ââ-You will be trapped here for all eternity, having nothing to eat, nothing to drink, no cultivation resources, and nothing that you can use. Dying in the darkness shall be your ultimate fate ă
After saying this, the long tentacle pulled back and went away.
Only the small secret room remained in the boundless darkness.
âHeâs rightâ Gu Qing Shan commented.
âYeah, if I were him, Iâd think that this was a good idea as wellâ Boss replied.
Clack!
Their chopsticks intersected, then avoided each other as they each took a piece of beef from the hotpot.
Little Dusk was sitting on one side, putting in more meat for everyone.
Little Dusk had a bottle of liquor in her lap, she was drinking while also stealing some seaweed from Gu Qing Shanâs bowl.
ââthey were having dinner.
There was naturally some food in Lauraâs treasuryââ since everyone had a very deep impression of Gu Qing Shanâs cooking, and since she found out that Gu Qing Shan was trapped inside a small room, she had made sure to prepare plenty of ingredients.
âSo spicy!â
Little Dusk tried a piece of meat and stuck out her tongue.
Scarlet handed her bottle to Little Dusk and said: âHere, youâll feel better after a sipâ
Right as Little Dusk was about to drink, Gu Qing Shan stopped her.
âYou canât drink her alcohol, if you do, youâre going to collapse right awayâ Gu Qing Shan said.
He gave her a bottle of fruit juice instead.
The four of them enjoyed a healthy meal.
Gu Qing Shan put the pot away, then prepared a few snacks.
Once everyone had finished, he took out a few dozen bottles of different alcohol and told Scarlet: âThank you for transferring your life force to me earlier. Since we have some time right now, give each of these bottles a little taste and commit their taste to mind. After a bit, Iâll teach you alcohol mixing techniques in detailâ
Scarletâs eyes lit up brightly and loudly said: âGot it!â
Gu Qing Shan left her to herself, then went to Boss and Little Dusk: âBoth of you, come here with meâ
âWhatâs the matter?â
âCome here firstâ
The two of them were a bit puzzled but still followed him.
Gu Qing Shan told them with a stern expression: âWhile that guy still believes that he has us trapped, I need to use a profound force to remove all of your links with himâ
Boss shook his head: âThat couldnât possibly be done. In reality, he is the will of the world itself, the original omnipotent God capable of linking himself with all things. Heâs just currently injured without being able to heal, otherwise, we would have already fallen under his controlâ
Scarlet thought further and asked: âWhy did he suddenly show up? Was it because he noticed that both of you happened to be in a state where you couldnât fight?â
Gu Qing Shan and Boss exchanged glances.
This was a good question.
âOther than this reason, itâs possible that... it isnât quite that simple...â Boss pondered and replied.
Gu Qing Shan nodded.
Scarletâs expression became grim and said: âWhen he took control of me, I wasnât able to resist at all. Without Rhodeâs sword strike, I wouldnât have regained my senses and would have attacked youâ
Gu Qing Shan put up one finger and told them: âBut it wasnât able to take control of Scarlet and I, so now, Iâm going to do something that the two of you need to do with meââ this is the ultimate secret that would allow you to escape his controlâ
âGot it!â Scarlet and Boss both replied with delight.
Gu Qing Shan cleared his throat and shifted into a graceful pose.
One breath.
Two breaths.
Three breaths.
A series of glowing text appeared in front of his vision:
[Youâve begun to practice the Living Being Sacrificial Dance]
[This session shall be a 3-person group dance. As the lead dancer, you will guide your two dance partners to experience the wonders of the Dance]
[Let us begin with a series of warm-up steps]
[Perk up your head, puff out your chest, and wiggle your buttocksââ]
[Music, go!]
Doong!
Doong, doong, doong!
Dum dum tsh! Dum dum tsh!
A series of rhythmic drumming resounded out of nowhere.
Bossâ expression changed and exclaimed: âWhy is this devilââ this Dance that even devils worship?â
Gu Qing Shan glared at him and sent his voice: âWatch your words, do you want to die?â
Boss was soaked in cold sweat.
A second later, he noticed that he had lost control of his body and began to strongly wiggle his butt.
âHey, are you saying that Scarlet also escaped his control like this?â Boss asked.
Gu Qing Shan replied with a stern expression: âExactly! This is the only method to escape his control, you will need to change your world jurisdiction in order to not be under its controlâ
Little Dusk also began to follow his lead and asked with an amused voice: âBy just performing this charming Dance?â
Gu Qing Shan made a pose where he puckered up his lips, then answered very seriously: âThatâs rightâ
Boss: â...â
Little Dusk covered her mouth and giggled: âWhoa, I like this Danceâ
She happily followed, the more she danced, the better she became, several times better than Boss was doing.
While the three of them were dancing, something appeared from the void of space.
When everyone turned to look, they saw that it was a Card that had silently appeared in front of Little Dusk.
Little Dusk glanced at Gu Qing Shan.
Gu Qing Shan naturally saw the notification on the War God UI and happily told her: âNicely done, youâve received the favor of the Dance, this Card was a reward from the Dance to you, take it!â
Little Dusk then took the Card with her hand and read its description out loud:
âCausality Law technique: [Weapon Prohibition]â