Roar!!!
Following the resounding howl from the sky, the ground trembled.
A golden glow appeared in the sky, occasionally crashing into the ferocious giant face and drew a mass of blood from it.
Apparently unable to endure such attacks, the face that enveloped the sky fell directly towards the ground.
After the face, the boundlessly gigantic body mixed with a faint destructive glow descended completely on the ground.
Lines of glowing text quickly appeared:
[Apocalypse: Living World Disaster had descended]
[This Apocalypse is fully manifesting itself in order to conquer this frozen world]
The scene of the snowstorm that filled this world suddenly vanished.
Instantly, the ruins of countless cities, as well as a terrifying army of monsters and drifting poisonous mist appeared in everyoneâs visions.
Boss wielded his black trident with golden fog drifting around his body, gazing down upon the apocalyptic scenery.
ââââIt appears to have gotten much more difficult, will there be an issue?â Gu Qing Shan shouted from below.
Boss shook his head and scoffed: âItâs nothing but a small matterâ
âDonât act tough, thereâs been an issue every single time youâve tried to bragâ Gu Qing Shan seriously called out to him.
Bossâ face twitched.
He then let go of the black trident and summoned a gloomy glow around his body.
âBy my name, I bestow you the power to awaken. Gather and protect your kingâ
As Boss recited the words, he tossed a ring on his finger forward.
Boom!
The void of space around the ring fluctuated.
Countless monsters stood in formation, filling the sky.
All of these monsters were equipped with full suits of armor, their bodies were distorted and filled with an eerie power, faint grey mist drifted around their bodies without scattering.
They opened their eyes one by one and moved their bodies.
âProtect the king!â
âProtect the king!â
âProtect the king!â
The monsters roared.
As they awoke, the ashen aura they gave off grew gradually stronger, almost to the point of replacing the natural presence of this ruined city world.
This was the aura of the Eternal Abyss!
The innumerable Apocalypse monsters unleashed various techniques that struck these monstersâ bodies, only to give off a series of metallic clanking.
ââ-each of these Abyssal monsters had an Abyssal form of their own, which contained immeasurable power, just like how Lin was.
âEradicate themâ Boss casually ordered.
âââUnderstood!âââ the Abyssal monsters uttered a resounding roar before charging towards the apocalyptic ruins in formation.
Nothing was able to stop these monsters as they violently swept across the world.
Gu Qing Shan was surprised.
ââwhile Boss no longer wielded the power he had in the past, he had gained the reinforcement of [Order] and became the King of War.
Furthermore, he still carried so many Abyssal monsters with him as war servants.
Thinking of what happened in the future, it seems he had always held a certain wish in his heart.
But once things had reached this point, he had no choice but to discard those emotions and begin to fight.
Gu Qing Shan pulled back his gaze and looked forward.
The insects and [Human Regiment] were still fighting.
In the middle of the swarm of insects, Reneedol looked up at Boss in the sky while standing under the protection of the two Deities of Fate.
Bossâ figure flashed and descended from above, lightly hovering in front of the swarm of insects.
âReneedolâ
He looked at the girl and spoke with a serious tone: âThe pain and hardship youâve suffered since birth resulted from the schemes of the three Deities of Fate and the Apocalypse. Iâve helped you conquered them just nowâ
âYou accompanied me through numerous years, so Iâve gifted the power I possess to you so that you can protect yourselfâ
âââin reality, Iâve never thought to desire anything from youâ
âIâve merely thought that we would remain togetherâ
Boss wryly smiled, then shook his head.
Reneedol silently listened.
After a long while, Boss spoke with difficulty:
âOur matter had been resolved; you should leave nowâ
Reneedol looked at him and muttered: âFate granted me so much torture and suffering, do you believe that your high-and-mighty gift would be able to soothe it over?â
Terrifying presence rose from her body and blew the insects around her away, only the two Deities of Fate were able to barely remain still.
Boss appeared reminiscent and slowly replied: âI was born in darkness, suffering the pain of being endlessly torn apart within boundless blood. This life continued for around 10,000 years, at which point my consciousness began to grow, began to ponder who I amâ
âAfter another 800 years, I was able to obtain a bit of power and decided to begin searching for my identity, but the world I resided in was too great. Every step I took, I had to endure a different kind of suffering: being burned, being torn, being pierced, being cut, being deprived, being starved, being skinnedâââ a lot of times, the only thing I had left was a little bit of consciousnessâ
âAfter 1000 years of this, I gradually realized my identityâ
âIndeed, I finally knew that I was the overseer of a seal, responsible for watching over the corpse of the [Eradicator of all things and all living beings] and prevent it from ever resurrectingâ
âThrough countless years, I would have to feel the same suffering as the corpse, because only then would this corpse be restrainedâ
âThis life would have been unending and infinite, continuing until the end of eternity, as that was my Fateâ
âHowever...â
âI resisted this Fate and began to absorb the power of this corpseâ
âIt was because of this that you see me standing in front of you right now, and also why I can sympathize with your experience, hoping to shelter you even moreâ
Reneedol was surprised to hear this.
Boss sincerely continued: âFate is a kind of trend that accumulates through the progression of all living beings and all things, it brings us suffering, only to be overturned by our hands. This is the gift we grant ourselves, as well as the most precious thing in our livesâ
âAs for the power I gifted youââ- is actually isnât a lot at all, you donât have to worry about itâ
âReneedol, I truly didnât want to scheme anything against you at all, I merely wanted to thank you for staying with me during my loneliest hoursâ
âI hope that you will fare excellently from now onâ
Boss lowered his head, then slowly retreated: âLet usââ- part our ways hereâ
He turned around in mid-air, propping the black trident on his shoulder and flew towards Gu Qing Shan with an expression of loss.
Reneedol stood still.
At this time, the two Deities of Fate exchanged glances, then hurriedly told Reneedol something.
âWait!â
Reneedol called out.
âWhat is it?â Boss suddenly stopped.
âThe two Deities of Fate said that there is still one more Divine Artifact of Fate, return it to them, and Iâll leave immediatelyâ Reneedol said.
Boss sighed, then turned to the two Deities of Fate: âThe situation was extremely dire during that time. The three Divine Artifacts of Fate were forged through me silently expending the essence of that corpseâs power, borrowing the hands of millions of Deities to complete. Each of them contains infinite power, you should already be satisfied with two of themâ
Clotho and Atropos both appeared unwilling to accept and quickly whispered something into Reneedolâs ears.
Bossâ voice became cold and continued: âThe Divine Artifacts of Fate depends greatly on their usersââ- their wielder will determine the power they are able to exert, even being greedy will not improve them in the slightestâ
After saying that, he no longer turned around and flew back to Gu Qing Shan.
Gu Qing Shan patted his shoulder.
Boss shook his head without saying anything.
Suddenly, Reneedol declared again:
âThe two Deities said that only by obtaining all three Divine Artifacts of Fate would I be able to protect myself and gain true freedomâ
She reached her hand forward.
Boundless starlight gathered in her hand, manifesting as a Starlight Hammer that was several meters in length.
Boundless power was gathered on the hammer, causing the void of space around it to continuously crack.
âHand over the third Divine Artifact, or I will kill both of you right hereâ
Reneedol shouted.
Boss sighed and wanted to say something else, but Gu Qing Shan stopped him.
âReneedol, it seems that youâve been too busy resisting Fate that youâve forgotten the most important thingâ Gu Qing Shan said.
âWhat are you referring to?â Reneedol asked.
âThe Deities of Fate arbitrarily took over your body without asking, thatâs called stealing, which sullied their names as Deitiesâ Gu Qing Shan replied.
Reneedol silently watched him and waited for his next words.
âWhile youâre here demanding something that belongs to someone else, thatâs called robbing, which is even worse than what they didâ
Gu Qing Shan looked straight at her and stated the simple truth: âIâll be frank. All things have their spirits, even a pet dog knows how to repay someone with gratitude. But you vile snake of a woman, not only did you threaten someone who saved you, but you also wanted to take something that doesnât belong to you, then threaten to kill them when they refuseâââ
âYouâre even less than a dogâ