Within the boundless darkness, the entire River of Time suddenly lit up again.
Countless visions of history appear within the River of Time, displaying countless people and things, as they were all experiencing their own stories.
Above the River of Time, within the boundless darkness, Laura kept her eyes closed, tightly hanging on to the glowing purple length of rope.
She had silently continued to pray.
Suddenlyâââ
She opened her eyes and cried tears of joy: âOoooo, Gu Qing Shan, you finally managed to do it!â
Countless structures abruptly appeared around her one by one.
Almost in an instant, the entire Temporal Oasis had returned.
Followed by numerous people.
The first to return was Barry.
âHm? What happened just now?â he cautiously looked around.
Earlier, he had forcefully entered a state of combat, but was still completely eliminated in a single instant.
That terrifying sensation was still causing his heart to beat a bit faster than normal.
Another voice replied: âIt was most likely the situation that Boss described, but I can sense now that Space-Time had become solid againâ
ââKitty had also reappeared.
Zhang Ying Hao appeared following that and pondered: âIn other words, a result had come out from the matters during the Age of Immemorialâ
Ye Fei Li, the chairman of the Spire Keeper Association, Ye Ru Xi, numerous scholars and wizards of the Spire, everyone appeared one by one, as if none of them had left in the first place.
Ye Fei Li commented: âDonât joke, with Boss cooperating with Gu Qing Shan, I canât think of anyone who would be able to deal with themâ
The sound of crying was heard.
As everyone followed the sound, they saw that Laura was crying.
She sat crouched on the ground while hanging her head, both hands constantly wiping her tears away; it looked as if she was very sad about something.
Everyone exchanged glances.
âYour majesty, whatâs the matter?â the Bramble Bird General Ilya hurriedly asked.
Laura waved her hand dismissively: âDonât mind meââ no one mind me, I just want to cry for a whileâ
Ilya couldnât really say anything else.
Right as everyone was a bit unsure of what to do, someone suddenly appeared next to Laura.
Anna.
Before the collapse of everything, she was hugging Laura.
Anna looked around and saw that everyone was safe, so she happily smiled:
âIt seems Qing Shan wonâ
She crouched down and lightly stroked Lauraâs head, softly speaking to her: âHey Empress, weâve won, why are you crying?â
Laura looked up at her with bloodshot eyes and asked: âBig sis Anna, I have a questionâ
âGo aheadâ Anna replied.
âWhy do you like to drink?â
âBecause drinking will increase my power, and Iâve always liked to drinkâ
Laura broke out crying louder.
Anna hurriedly embraced and tried to console her.
After a while, Laura finally stopped crying.
âBig sis Anna, I have something else to ask youâ she sat on Annaâs shoulder and softly asked.
âGo aheadâ
âWhy do you like Gu Qing Shan?â
âHm?â Anna raised her voice.
ââ-this little girl, why is she asking something like that in front of everyone? Whatâs going on here?
Anna looked around, only to see everyone else either looking up at the ceiling or the patterns on the ground or the patterns on the windows.
In short, everyone suddenly felt an immense sense of interest towards the various decorative items in the Spire.
However...
My matter with Gu Qing Shan is completely pure and innocent, what is there to hide?
Anna pinched Lauraâs cheeks a bit and answered without minding anything: âThe first time I met him was at a bar, at the time, he made me a glass ofâââ
Before she even finished, Laura had already laid her head down on her shoulder and loudly cried out again.
âUuuoooo... Iâm... so emotional... uuooooo...â
She wiped away her snot and tears, speaking discontinuously.
...
The Age of Immemorial.
The battle in the sky had concluded.
In the instant that [Great Flood] descended, all the monsters had disappeared.
Shroud was lying unconscious on the ground, motionless.
Little Dusk landed from the sky to shield him and looked at Reneedol.
âBig sisterâ
Little Duskâs voice was clearly cold: âYou clearly could have had the perfect everything, but you discarded it allâ
Reneedol looked at her and leisurely replied: âMy Fate will be decided by none other than myselfâ
âYou killed Scarletâ Little Dusk said.
âShe did it to herselfââ- how detestable, I let Rhode run awayâ Reneedol gritted her teeth.
She waved her hand.
The glowing key in Shroudâs hand flew up and into her hand.
The key swiftly vanished and returned to Shroudâs hand.
ââ-it was exactly the same as what happened at the divine palace of Fate.
âSure enough, this is the [Key of Myriad Deitiesâ Consent] in Rhodeâs handâ Reneedol muttered in a low voice with a terrifying grim expression.
This key can only be used by an unrestrained Deity.
In other wordsââ
The only one who could use it in this world was Shroud.
While she was thinking, a sharp streak of light shot towards her.
The two Deities of Fate acted at the same time to destroy that streak of light.
Reneedol regained her senses and looked at Little Dusk.
âYou dare attack me?â she asked without changing her expression.
Little Dusk quickly drew Cards from the void of space and firmly replied: âScarlet is dead, Rhode is also no longer here, only Shroud is still aliveââ I wonât let you do anything to Shroudâ
Reneedol stared closely at her with a thoughtful gaze.
âPitiful little sister, what do you think you can actually do?â she asked.
Little Dusk didnât answer and simply reached her hand forward to wield a glowing crimson spear.
Reneedol couldnât help but retreat a step.
This spear... is very dangerous.
Even if the [Plate of Destinyâs End] was capable of reflecting double the damage to the opponent, this spear is fatal, I might simply die from being struck by it.
Double reflected damage didnât mean anything to this spear.
As for the weapons manifested from [Tear of Deities]ââ
Little Dusk has a terrifying Card that can seal all weapons.
Detestable!
ââ-the third Divine Artifact of Fate isnât in my hands, otherwise, I wouldnât be in such a difficult situation against her!
Reneedolâs eyes went cold and shouted: âAll out!â
The two Deities of Fate had already prepared, so they both recited an incantation.
âWith my power of Fate, you shall fall into boundless darkness...â
âWith my power of Fate, you shall forget all grudges...â
The two of them swiftly finished their entire chant.
Clang!
The spear fell from Little Duskâs hand as her expression suddenly became blank.
ââthe two Deities of Fate and Reneedol had instantly restrained Little Dusk.
âShe will forget everythingââ what now? Should we kill her?â Clotho asked.
âOf course, sheâs too dangerous, she canât be left aliveâ Reneedol replied.
âShould I do it?â Atropos asked.
âNo, Iâll do it myselfâ
Killing intent exuded from Reneedolâs body as she loudly chanted: â[Great Flood], you shall heed my order, herebyâââ
She suddenly shut her mouth.
The terrifying presence only appeared for a brief moment before it vanished.
ââ-Shroud had woken up.
Shroud stood up and shielded Little Dusk, asking with a frown: âReneedol, what are you doing?â
Reneedol opened her mouth but was unable to utter a single word.
A terrifying presence radiated from deep under the icy ground.
Indeed.
Shroud is the only one who could ensure that the corpse entity is sealed. If I killed Shroud now, or simply forced his hands too much, it would result in unpredictable consequences.
The mere faint consciousness of that corpse had eliminated half of the Matriarch of Myriad Earthsâ body and forced this void monster to flee.
Currently, this corpse has entered a dangerous active period.
How would I stay alive if I angered it?
Reneedol lowered her gaze towards the dark glowing key in Shroudâs hand.
ââ-I canât touch him at all.
He is the key to obtaining the third Divine Artifact of Fate.
âReneedol! Regardless of why you attacked Dusk earlier, I hope that youâll recognize the fact that she is our comrade from now onâ
Shroud crouched down and flipped through the Book of Prophesized Destinies to heal Little Duskâs injuries.
âDusk is going to wake up soon, come here and make sure to apologize to herâ Shroud earnestly told her.
Reneedol froze.
Me?
Apologize?
She faced his eyes straight on.
His gaze contained a hint of confusion and questioning.
âYou cannot completely cut him off, the Death God is no longer here, so he had become the only remaining person prophesized to be capable of re-establishing the Pantheon, as well as heading to the Dusty World in the future and retrieve the most powerful Divine Artifact for youâ Clotho whispered into her ear.
âYou cannot fight him, as the entity under the ice is currently in an active state, once someone happens with the seal, you will die as wellâ Atropos whispered into her other ear.
Reneedol clenched her fists tightly and trembled without stopping.
Rhode.
Damn you, Rhode.
Iâve clearly won already!
Reneedol took a deep breath and slowly approached Shroud.
âShroud, youâre right, I was in the wrongâ
She spoke with a gentle voice, but she clenched her teeth so tightly that her gums were bleeding.
After hearing this, Shroud finally smiled happily.
âThatâs right. I donât know what kind of opportunity Rhode got, but I canât sense his existence at all. Since weâre the only ones left, we must band togetherâ
He appeared thoughtful, then opened the Book of Prophesized Destinies again.
The book continuously flipped through itself, then suddenly stopped.
Shroud ripped that page down, then threw it to the air and whispered: âDark and light are mutually bornâ
Hohâââ
The page that was radiating light suddenly became jet-black.
An aura of death exuded from the page.
âShroud, what are you doing now?â Reneedol asked.
âRadiance has the characteristic to stimulate the growth of all Laws, as well as an extreme mean to create Deathâ Shroud appeared full of emotions as he explained: âThe Death God is no longer here, but this world still needs the Law of Death to existâ
He tapped the page with his finger.
Poof!
The page turned into a mass of black flames, then manifested proper form.
Following Shroudâs voice, the flames gradually manifested as a bird.
âCrow of Death, from now on, you will replace Rhode, walk the earth and spread his Law, up until one day in the futureâââ
Shroudâs voice slowly became lower:
âThe Death God shall definitely returnâ
âAt that time, we shall meet once againâ