Reneedol stood atop her throne and observed Gu Qing Shan.
âIf the Three Wraith Lords had been acting at their full strength, you wouldnât have been able to stop them, but you used a despicable means to assassinate themâ she slowly said.
Gu Qing Shan simply closed his eyes without saying or doing anything.
Seeing him not reacting, Reneedol disinterestedly continued: âUnfortunately, this sort of assassination is useless against meââ- I donât even need to act, with the power of my [Plate of Destinyâs End] alone, I can bring you to your deathâ
Layers of dark barriers appeared around her body, shielding her.
Gu Qing Shan calmly smirked and replied: âReneedol, youâre relying too much on power and equipment to crush others in combat, but you donât understand combat at allâ
âFoolish! These are the Divine Artifacts of the Pantheonâs past, only I am qualified to use themââ why else would I not use them in battle?â Reneedol scoffed.
Gu Qing Shan raised his sword and sighed: âLook at you, stealing Shroudâs power to turn yourself into a solid walnut, but you donât even understand what I actually did to kill themâ
âYou said that I stole Shroudâs power?â Reneedolâs gaze exuded sharp killing intent.
Her rage had been completely lit up.
âDeath Godâ she angrily shouted: âI am the master of Fate, even the Apocalypse must heed my commands. I only need a single incantation to crush all the laughable living beings like you!â
Gu Qing Shan clenched his sword tightly but suddenly lost focus in his eyes.
Reneedol had realized the changes in his emotions and suddenly laughed, mockingly told him:
âLast time, it was Scarlet who helped you stop it, but this time, youâre going to face its great power yourself!â
As soon as she said that.
In an instant, the entire grand hall had vanished together with the world, turning into nothingness.
Apocalypse, [Great Flood]!
But an entire second before the Apocalypse arrived, Gu Qing Shan had already vanished together with a mass of white fog.
ââWorld Technique, [Fog Realm Descent]!
The all-devouring nothingness became distorted due to the loss of its target before it completely vanished.
The grand hall returned to normal.
Reneedol looked around with a grim expression.
âHe fledâ Clotho commented.
âHe grasped the circumstances very quickly. He left this place at the very last split second right before the Apocalypse appearedâ Atropos followed up.
âWhat now?â Clotho asked.
Reneedol said: âWhat a waste of my Apocalypse summoningââ we need to leave right now, donât let the giant eyeball discover usâ
As soon as she said that, the situation changedâââ
The entire ceiling of the grand hall vanished as if it had just been erased, exposing everything within to the outside.
Sword qi then erupted from all around the grand hall and shot towards the sky, striking the giant eyeball.
The giant eyeball paused.
How could someone have dared to ambush me in this world?
It stopped caring about the angels in the sky and looked down.
ă You again, an insect whose eyes are blinded by their desires, deluding themselves into thinking they can borrow my power ă
It stared straight at Reneedol in the grand hall and coldly declared.
Reneedol suddenly realized that she couldnât move at all.
âDamn you, Rhode!â she loudly cursed.
A blurred image then flew in from afar and slashed at her torso, which sent her flying.
The Earth sword!
...
Thousands of miles away, Gu Qing Shan had raised the other three swords in front of himself to guard, but he still received an intense strike to his chest.
Pff!
He spat up a mouthful of blood.
ââthe double reflected damage from the [Plate of Destinyâs End]!
Gu Qing Shanâs expression didnât change at all and formed a hand seal to stop the bleeding.
Once again, he vanished without a trace.
...
On the other hand, having been sent flying by the Earth sword, Reneedol fell straight under the giant eyeballâs gaze.
ă Pitiful insect, tell me where the frozen corpse is, or else you will die here ă
Invisible fluctuations manifested all around her before turning into blood and swiftly trapping Reneedol inside.
Crak crak creakkkk!
The dark barriers around her were being crushed one by one, even the armor she was wearing began to crack.
âNoââ I donât know where the frozen corpse is either!â Reneedol exclaimed in desperation.
...
At a far end of the world.
Gu Qing Shan was standing in the middle of a graveyard and casually picked up a few ants on the ground, muttering to himself: âStill not dead?â
...
Bang!
A booming noise rang out from above the Wraith Temple in the middle of the blood.
The [Plate of Destinyâs End] that Reneedol was wearing had been completely broken.
At this moment, she finally realized that she was at deathâs door.
âIâll tell you! Iâll tell you where it is!â
Reneedol shouted out loud.
The blood scattered around.
With the shadow of death temporarily disappearing, she was finally able to breathe in some fresh air.
ă I will give you three minutes. Keep in mind not to deceive me, or else I will turn you into one of my combat puppets, your soul will be subjected to eternal torture ăthe giant eyeball declared.
Reneedol was breathing heavily while numerous thoughts crossed her mind.
Damn it.
How would I know where the frozen corpse is?
Only Shroud knows that information!
But I canât lie either.
This monsterâs telepathic capabilities are overwhelming, as soon as it noticed even a bit of discrepancy, it would skin me alive!
Do I... have no other choice...
While she hesitated, a figure slowly flew up and hovered in front of her.
Demon Dragon!
He took off his yaksha mask and crushed it.
âChooseâ
âââYour majesty the Grand Empress, this is your final chance. Either you surrender and join us, or be killed right here and now by this monsterâ Demon Dragon casually declared.
Reneedol trembled and clenched her teeth: âHow would it benefit you to force me like this?â
âBenefit?â Demon Dragon parroted this word, then shook his head.
âGrand Empress, despite all the suffering Iâve gone through for your sake, you didnât even bother to remember my name, leading to those three old coots killing me offâ
âBut now... since the three old coots are dead, I wonât be petty about itâ
Demon Dragon then bowed towards Reneedol.
âVenerable Grand Empress, if I can convince you to surrender and join us, I will have made a great contribution, that is allâ
âGreat contribution...â Reneedol muttered.
A bright red glow flashed through Demon Dragonâs gaze as he respectfully continued: âIndeed, within this entire Reality Gate, only you have the frozen corpseâs hair and are capable of drawing the outside Apocalypsesâ attentionââ you will become a true ruler, not a weakling whose survival is threatened by a monsterâ
The giant eyeball suddenly declared: ă Three minutes is up ă
Blood surged forward again to surround Reneedol and Demon Dragon from all sides.
âGrand Empress, you are about to die, make your decision quicklyâ Demon Dragon told her.
Reneedol clenched her teeth and screamed: âI accept!â
Demon Dragon lightly sighed and smiled.
He formed a hand seal in and quickly whispered: âEnvoyâ
âThe substitute had surrendered and requested the bestowal of Apocalyptic powerâ
âRepeat, this is a 1st priority 5th category mission, requesting immediate bestowal of Apocalyptic power!â
Far above the sky, a thin strand of light rapidly shot towards them.
This strand of light entered Reneedolâs body.
Reneedol immediately froze up.
âThis... is this the true power of the Apocalypse?â she exhaled with an incredibly moving expression on her face.
...
At the same time.
A burst of black flames suddenly appeared on Gu Qing Shanâs body.
âHm? Youâre back already?â Gu Qing Shan asked in surprise.
The black flames manifested into a black dog and were about to talk to Gu Qing Shan when his expression suddenly changed.
He released his telepathy across the entire world.
âNO!â his voice resounded into Reneedolâs ears.
âAbsolutely do not do it, this is a true Apocalypse! Reneedol, if you surrender to it, everything will be destroyed!â Boss hurriedly tried to persuade her.
Reneedol closed her eyes and abruptly opened them again.
âNo need to care about me, Shroudâ
She raised her hand, sensing the unfamiliar power within it.
The seven strands of the frozen corpseâs hair fluttered behind her back like tentacles that had just come to life.
Reneedol took a deep breath and muttered:
âI was already about to be killed by that monsters, but now that Iâve obtained even more powerâ
âMy Fate would definitely not be to die!â
âAs for anything else, Iâve never cared about them in the first placeâ
A strange aura began to radiate from her body, almost like a corrosive sea breeze.
This breeze seemed slow, but it rapidly filled this entire world.
The giant eyeball in the sky had recognized this aura.
ă You ignorant insect... youâve communicated with the Apocalypses from outside the Reality Gate! ă
For the very first time, the giant eyeball sounded a bit panicked.
âThatâs right, this is because you forced my handsâ
Reneedol sighed and declared.
Various fluctuations began to manifest in the void of space, but they couldnât be noticed with the naked eye.
...
At this exact moment, in another location of this worldââ-
Tiny runes of light manifested from the void of space.
All the runes converged together into a humanoid form.
A young girl wearing modern-looking military combat clothes had descended at this very moment.
ââ-Su Xue Er.
She still had some blood on her body, apparently having just escaped from an intense battle.
A harmonious female voice resounded around her, continuously reporting:
[Arrived in the past]
[In twenty seconds, a true Apocalypse will show itself]
[You may now begin preparation]
Su Xue Er took out a Card from among her hair.
âReleaseâ
Poof!
The Card manifested into a black pistol.
[Target: Gu Qing Shan]
[Initiating the only feasible rescue plan!]
[Preparingâ-]
Su Xue Er reached her hand forward.
The black pistol in her hand slowly changed its form and quickly turned into a long sniper rifle