As the radiance gradually subsided, rays of dawn gradually shined through the clouds.
Standing in the wind, he lightly lifted the young girlâs hand to signal her to stand up.
âYour name?â he asked.
âI am Wu Xing Weiâ the young girl replied.
âThe light of stars is eternal, forever shining through the darkness. What do you say I call you little Wei from now on?â
âYesâ the young girl nodded.
âLittle Wei, I am Shroudâ
âSir Shroud, greetingsâ
âHm, from now on, I will lead you into a battle among billions ofââââ
Poof!
A curt noise cut him off.
The man called Shroud suddenly vanished in front of the girl.
Leaving only a black dog at her feet.
The black dog: â...â
The young girl: â...â
The girl immediately panicked, looked around, and called out loud: âSir Shroud, did you leave already? Why did you only leave this dog with me?â
The black dog decided to speak up: âAbout that... little Wei, I am Shroudâ
The young girl was startled and hurriedly crouched down: âIâm sorry, sir, I didnât know that your real form was that of a black dogâ
She looked carefully at the black dog in front of her, then couldnât help herself stroking his head.
âHm?â the black dog opened his eyes wide: âMind your manners!â
The girl hurriedly pulled her hand back and said apologetically: âIâm sorry, Iâm sorry! I used to have a black dog at home as well, so I just instinctively...â
âYou also have a black dog at home? That means weâre quite destinedâ the black dog said with an interested tone.
âYes, in the end, that dog went into heat and ran away without coming backâ the girl said, a bit sorrowful.
â...â the black dog.
The atmosphere became a bit awkward.
The black dog then cleared his throat: âIn reality, my real self isnât actually a dog, itâs just that a few things occurred a while ago, so Iâm currently stuck in this form for a while before I can return to normalâ
The girl seemed to have been enlightened: âSo that was the case. Sir Shroud, what should I call you when youâre in your black dog form?â
âDo you know the word âTianâ as in âheavenâ?â the black dog carefully asked.
âI knowâ the young girl replied.
âI am the Samsara Tenguâ the black dog lifted his head and said.
âSamara Tin Gou[1]?â the girl asked.
âI said âTianâ as in âheavenâ!â the black dog snapped back.
âAh, I understand. Tengu sir, what should we do now?â she asked.
The black dog thought briefly and said: âI still have urgent business to attend to...â
âTengu sir, let me accompany you!â the young girl said.
The black dog smiled and shook his head: âNo you canât. Youâre still too weak, and that environment is much too dangerousâ
He stood straight and said: âLittle Wei, I will first grant you a series of foundational knowledge and skills through Bestowal, take a look at them first. Once youâre done, Iâll come back to pick you upâ
âWhat should I do?â little Wei asked.
The black dog pointed at his forehead and said: âBecause Iâm currently a dog, quite a few methods canât be used. Come here and put your forehead up against mine, Iâll transfer the knowledge to you this wayâ
âAhâ
Little Wei sat down and put her forehead up against the black dogâs.
A few moments later.
The black dog sighed in relief: âAlright, that much knowledge should be enough for you to digest for now. After grasping the foundational techniques Iâve taught you, no one in your world should be able to defeat youâ
Little Wei slowly stood up, seemingly a bit dazed.
âWas there something you didnât understand?â the black dog asked.
âSir Shroud, your fur is so warmâ little Wei sincerely answered.
âQuietââ Lady Darksea, quickly sent her back to her world, Iâll go find her again laterâ
[Understood, King of War]
A flash of light.
Little Wei disappeared.
It was only now that the black dog sighed and muttered with an annoyed expression: âThe girls of this era are truly undisciplined...â
[King of War sir, would you like me to transport you back?] Lady Darksea asked.
âHm, itâs been so long, I wonder how things are going on Gu Qing Shanâs side. Send me backâ the black dog replied.
[Preparing warp]
[Counting down... 5, 4, 3...]
The black dog silently waited.
He suddenly thought of something and put his paw against his own head.
Hmm.
The fur is truly soft and warm.
With another flash of light, he disappeared as well.
...
Inside the grand hall.
Everyone was holding their breaths while silently observing the vision that Reneedol had summoned.
Within the dark tunnel, blood was flowing like a surging river towards the Wraith realm.
A heavy shadow could be seen within the blood.
The giant eyeball!
It was passing by their world.
ââ-in the Pantheon ruins, all the worlds were hidden behind the walls. Some of them could be seen, like how Gu Qing Shan was able to see some of them when he first arrived here; while others were hidden behind other walls, invisible to the outside.
The Wraith realm itself was hidden deep inside the walls, which was then further reinforced by countless Causality Law obscuring formations, so normal people wouldnât be able to detect it.
âIn one minute, it will arrive at the exterior of our world. If it had not discovered us, it will continue moving forwardâ Wraith Lord Giant Frame said.
âLet us see if the many Causality Law techniques weâve put up would be able to elude its sensesâ Reneedol replied.
Time slowly passed.
The entire Wraith realm was waiting with bated breaths.
Gu Qing Shan turned his gaze to the War God UI.
He selected a certain Title from the [War God Titles] column.
[Title: Shen Wei General]
[Description: This is the highest rank of General within the human unified army]
[By equipping this Title, you obtain the unique skill: Quick Attack (advanced)]
[Quick Attack (advanced): Your attack speed will increase by 20%]
Gu Qing Shan equipped the [Shen Wei General] Title, silently adjusted his breathing, and waited for an opportunity.
In the vision.
Under everyoneâs careful gazes, the surging blood slowly went past this part of the tunnel and continued moving forward.
In the sky, the angels continued to keep up their guards.
A few moments later.
Lin faced the vision directly and reported: âGrand Empress, it seems to have leftâ
Everyone sighed in relief.
Reneedol ordered: âContinue to hold the line and observe for a little while longerâ
âUnderstoodâ Lin responded.
After another period of time.
Wraith Lord Bai Yuan chuckled and commented: âIt seems that although that eyeball is powerful, it is actually quite lacking when it came to obscurementâ
âIndeed, we might be able to take advantage of this fact later on to try and ambush itâ Wraith Lord Fate Obstruction suggested.
âHm, indeedâ Reneedol lightly nodded.
Suddenlyââ
The sound of a scoff resounded in everyoneâs minds.
A resounding voice echoed throughout this world:
ă Ants who hide in their burrows always feel that theyâre safe ă
ă This is the laughable point of inferior creatures, the sorrow of their insignificant dust-like lives ă
A gigantic shadow suddenly appeared far above the sky.
Everyone was shocked.
The giant eyeball!
ââit had arrived!
Reneedol suddenly stood up and shouted: âStop it for me!â
The two Deities of Fate appeared by her sides and began chanting an incantation.
After giving her orders, Reneedol also began to chant.
In the vision, the army of angels had all prepared themselves to fight.
ââalthough this was a meaningless endeavor, they would at least be able to buy a bit of time for the Grand Empress.
At the center of the angels, Lin raised her dual blades, then lowered them.
Throwing the blades away, she took out a pair of gauntlets and equipped them.
Under the current circumstances, running away was impossible, no one would be able to escape.
In that case, I would have to fight in my strongest state!
Rumble rumble rumble rumbleâââ
The giant eyeball broke through the world barrier almost right away, appearing in the middle of the sky like a shining moon.
Blood continuously flowed out from behind it.
The angels nearest to it were reduced to ash in an instant.
Lin took a deep breath and shouted: âAll retreat, Iâll charge first!â
...
Right at that momentââ-
Inside the grand hall.
Gu Qing Shan turned his gaze towards the vision and silently said in his mind: âLady Darkseaâ
[Understood!] Lady Darksea replied.
...
At the same time.
In the sky.
Lines of glowing text appeared in front of Linâs eyes:
[Attention, the founder of Order already had Worlds Apocalypse Online: Human Regiment reinforce you since a while ago]
[The Regiment UI has been activated]
[Following his excellency Gu Qing Shanâs orders, you will be transported away from this world in the form of âOrder Reinforcementâ towards another world to temporarily take care of a newborn carrier of Order, nicknamed âMortal World Angelâ]
[Preparing teleportation, please wait for five seconds]
[5]
[4]
[3]
[...]
Lin read these lines of text in surprise, the frosty expression on her face also melted away like snow.
She glanced at the vision and mouthed the words: âYou... must surviveâ
A flash of light.
She vanished.
âNo! The 12-winged seraph had disappeared!â Wraith Lord Fate Obstruction exclaimed.
The other two Wraith Lords were also shaken.
Even Reneedolâs expression had changed.
ââon the current battlefield, the 12-winged seraph was the strongest fighting force they had, if she disappeared, then there wouldnât be anyone capable of stopping that monster!
In that instantââ-
Extreme pain was suddenly inflicted on all three Wraith Lordsâ bodies at once.
The three Wraith Lords were still shaken from what they saw and were now suddenly struck by immense pain, so their minds couldnât react in time.
Is it attacking me?
This same thought appeared in all three Wraith Lordsâ minds.
This was also the last thought that they ever had.
At the same time he activated the Demon Dragonâs Bloodkin ability, Gu Qing Shan had also brandished the Six Paths Great Mountain sword.
In a fraction of a second!
A blinding flash of a blue sword phantom filled the grand hall like moonlight that only lasted as long as a bolt of lightning.
The color of blood was reflected on top of the blue moonlight before both disappeared.
âNO!â
Reneedol shouted.
Deity of Fate Clotho stopped chanting and pointed her hand towards Gu Qing Shan.
âFateâââ she shouted.
Gu Qing Shan suddenly turned his gaze towards her.
ââHuang Quan Divine Skill, Iris Sword Technique, [Forgetting River Severance]!
Clang clang clang clang!
Clotho was struck by numerous sword phantoms through the roof of the grand hall disappearing without a trace.
Three dull noises were then heard.
The three Wraith Lordsâ bodies collapsed on the ground.
Their bodies were still enveloped in countless layers of shining defensive techniques.
But all of them were useless.
âââtheir gazes were attracted by the abrupt change in situation, their bodies were eroded by the Demon Dragon Bloodkin ability, their minds were shaken by the giant eyeballâs attack, they were completely unable to predict that the real Death God was silently standing next to them.
With a slash of [Law Breaker], their death was set in stone.
Three heads rolled on the ground and swiftly vanished into the void.
ă Offering... ă
A hoarse female voice whispered.
The desolate sound of drumming resounded.
Gu Qing Shan brandished a sword clad in frigid sword qi and turned to Reneedol.
âYou are not Cang Wu Zhang, Iâm definitely going to kill you today!â Reneedol shouted.
Gu Qing Shan shrugged and held the Samsara Wicked Mask up against his face, replying to her: âI was originally no match for youâ
He pointed at the sky and continued: âBut itâs coming for you nowâââ shouldnât you be running away?â
Countless desperate screams resounded in the sky.
The angels were being reduced to dust and ash one after another, completely erased from this world.
Reneedol had also calmed back down and scoffed: âIâll still have plenty of time to flee after killing youâ
The Deity of Fate Clotho reappeared next to her, staring straight at Gu Qing Shan together with Atropos.
Boundless starlight gathered in Reneedolâs hand into a scepter.
Heavy darkness converged around her body to form a dress armor.
âWho exactly are you? What... grudge do you hold against me?â she questioned.
Gu Qing Shan stood still, but his swords manifested one by one behind his back while his killing intent gradually gathered to form a terrifying presence.
âThe debt of the Age of Immemorial will be settled right here and nowâ he softly spoke.
Reneedol was surprised, then realized: âRhode, so it was you...â
[1] itâs the same Tian Gou joke, but the âtianâ used here is âçâ, meaning sweet, so I changed it a bit