Gu Qing Shan narrowed his eyes, then glanced through all the dead people standing in the River of Death.
Their killing intent had risen to their very limits.
This was the sign of being ready to attack at any moment.
It seemed like these dead people had already decided on their stance of being on the side of Apocalypse, so they wouldnât bother themselves by listening to Gu Qing Shan.
But that was nothing too significant, so Gu Qing Shan was focused on the other âhimâ.
This is an Apocalyptic shadow that replicated a lot of my abilities.
This guy is very troublesome.
ââ-I need to get rid of him first.
Better yet, I need to make sure that he wonât get a chance to act at all!
Gu Qing Shanâs killing intent was boiling, but he showed nothing on his expression and spoke to the replica: âHey, did you really think you can win against me just because youâre my replica?â
Dragon Hex!
The replica scoffed at him, then replied: âGu Qing Shan, youâre going to die here today, do you believe that?â
ââdone!
Both of them had called out the other person, this was the Azure Dragon Hex.
Both of them had also been called by the other personââ-
That was the Red Dragon Hex!
While neither of them responded, being silent itself was an answer.
Dragon Hexes were simply unreasonable!
ââ-currently, neither of them were able to move or attack the other party.
Gu Qing Shan tried and found out that he truly couldnât move, so his killing intent became stronger by 30%.
The others didnât notice anything, but Dead Fatty saw it all very clearly.
He raised a signboard:
[Brother Gu, why did you let a Dragon Hex leak, thatâs extremely not good!]
Gu Qing Shan glanced at him.
Far above the sky, a sharp metallic howl abruptly resounded.
Gu Qing Shan had used his thoughts to manifest a sword seal and activated it.
The situation instantly changedââ-
A frigid streak of light shot across an extremely long distance and instantly arrived, piercing through the replica Gu Qing Shan.
The Six Paths Great Mountain sword!
The sword contained so much force that it pulled the replica with it, pinning him on the black wall.
The replica opened his eyes wide and looked at Gu Qing Shan in confusion.
[Youâve clearly been affected by the Dragon hexââ howââ] he tried asking.
Oong!!!
The flying sword appeared to be extremely angry and uttered a sharp howl as it shook inside replica Gu Qing Shanâs chest, unleashing numerous black sword images.
A mass of blood splattered everywhere as the sword-infused wind slowly turned transparent before disappearing completely.
The replica Gu Qing Shan was swiftly eliminated and was gone completely.
The Dragon Hex that was affecting Gu Qing Shan was also instantly dispelled.
The Six Paths Great Mountain sword then happily flew back and hovered next to Gu Qing Shan.
Gu Qing Shan looked at the scattering mass of blood and simply answered: âJust because you canât swing your sword doesnât mean I canât swing my swordâ
Shannuâs voice sounded in his mind:
âGongzi, Iâve saved that individual and placed them in a safe locationâ
âYouâve done wellâ Gu Qing Shan replied.
ââIâve now completed the first mission.
Now I need to think of a way to head towards the Northwest to look for the part of the frozen corpse thatâs been hidden there.
However, under the current circumstances, if I let that glowing cloaked skeleton discover that the frozen corpseâs part was hidden inside the Doomsday Necropolis, it would definitely summon every type of Apocalypse imaginable in order to retrieve the frozen corpse.
Gu Qing Shan turned to the glowing cloaked skeleton.
It had raised its bone scepter at him and shouted: [Atley, the plan cannot be delayed any longer, kill this Death God now!]
Atley waved his hand and ordered: âAll dead people, charge! Kill him!â
The dead all gathered their strength to attackâââ
But they all found themselves restrained in place, unable to move.
Azure Dragon Origin Hex â Binding!
The speech that Gu Qing Shan had delivered successfully restrained them all.
[Itâs fine, I will deal with the Dragon Hex] the glowing cloaked skeleton declared.
It stamped the bone scepter on the ground with considerable force.
Fwaaaaââ-
A layer of white flames spread from the bottom of the scepter and quickly enveloped the army of the dead.
The dead army swiftly regained their mobility.
Roar!!!
They swung their weapons and rushed towards Gu Qing Shan.
Standing on top of the replica Death Dragon, Atley shouted: âRiver of Death, manifest yourself in the Realm of Life and conquer the living!â
Bho bho bho bhooâââ
The dark river started spreading even faster, turning every bit of land it touched into mud before dissolving them in the intense surging flow.
The River of Deathâs water was rapidly expanding in every direction, quickly turning an entire area of the Doomsday Necropolis into a dark ocean.
More and more dead people emerged from inside the river.
They all raised their weapons at Gu Qing Shan.
In just a few seconds.
From above there was nothing below except a violently surging dark river with the dead taking up every inch of it.
The encirclement had been completed!
Dead Fatty was now very nervous.
This place has been sealed, so we canât leave.
The dead cannot be killed.
If the Death God and Death Dragon were to be killed by a bunch of dead people, thatâll be a joke for thousands of years to come.
If we runââ-
The Desolate Sacrifice world is rapidly being converted into the River of Death, where else would we be able to run?
He turned to Gu Qing Shanâs side.
Thereâs only a small number of skeletons in front of him.
These skeletons are the lowest entities within the River of Death, what can they do?
[Brother Gu, hurry up and summon some more people]
Dead Fatty hurriedly raised his signboard.
Gu Qing Shan replied: âMy power of Death had certainly grown unprecedentedly powerful, but the Apocalypse seems to have corroded the dead and turned them into half-Apocalypse, half-dead entities. I canât summon them that wayâ
[In other words, we only have these skeletons?] Dead Fatty raised another signboard.
âRightâ Gu Qing Shan confirmed.
Dead Fatty felt stunned and a bit desperate.
Gu Qing Shanâs gaze slowly became cold as he watched the approaching dead army, continuing: âDead Fatty, we need to work together and fight in order to hope to survive thisâ
Dead Fatty clenched his teeth and quickly wrote another signboard: [Iâve killed these things for several days in a row in the River of Death already. While I can easily absorb this garbageâs power to make myself not tired, Iâm already so sick of them that I canât even vomitââ- how about this, Iâll use my Dragon Hex; Brother Gu, you peh peh peh]
Gu Qing Shan was a bit stunned, then realized that he was referring to a dragonâs breath.
Wait a minute, a Death Dragon can easily absorb the power of others?
That kind of Dragon Hexââ
In an instant, Gu Qing Shan thought of an idea.
He quickly asked: âDead Fatty, weâre going to be fighting for our lives, hurry and tell me, what can your Dragon Hex do?â
Dead Fatty thought briefly before agreeing with him and pulled out a small piece of paper from his chest, silently shoving it into Gu Qing Shanâs hand.
Gu Qing Shan read it and saw a few lines on the piece of paper:
[Attention: Burn this after youâre done reading]
[The Death Dragon Hex can absorb one thing that I chose from the enemyââ life force, mana, power, blood, wisdom, spirit energy, prayers, etc. Itâll take effect as soon as I speak, but I can only absorb one thing per day]
[I can use this power myself, or bestow it to a comrade]
Gu Qing Shan quickly read through every word and instantly burnt the paper.
The dead were charging at them from every direction.
The encirclement was getting smaller.
Gu Qing Shan ignored them all and asked with a heavy tone: âHave you chosen what kind of power you would absorb today?â
Dead Fatty shook his head.
Gu Qing Shan continued: âGood, then choose Prayers, when I give you the signal, use your Dragon Hex and help me replenish Prayersâ
[But how exactly are we going to fight?] Dead Fatty raised the signboard to ask.
âIâll go firstâ
After saying that, Gu Qing Shan took a deep breath and shifted into a pose.
Immediately, the skeletons that were standing in formation earlier retreated, let go of their weapons, and stood around him.
The skeletons also shifted into the same dancing pose.
While being surrounded by millions, they were preparing to dance.
A second later.
A faint female humming could be heard.
The gentle sound of a flute slowly spread all over.
The atmosphere was silently changing.
A hoarse female voice suddenly sounded in Gu Qing Shanâs ears: ă Youâve only done a single warm-up practice session and youâre attempting to perform the official Dance already, isnât that too impatient? ă
Gu Qing Shan lightly shrugged and replied: âI have a new dance idea that Iâd like to tryâ
ă Oh? Then Iâll be waiting with bated breaths ă
The hoarse female voice said with interest before slowly going silent.
Tuuuu~~
The charming sound of a flute manifested out of nowhere.
Followed by the tune of a piano.
A graceful female humming voice drifted through the air.
Suddenly.
The sound of drumming resounded.
Doong! Doong! Doong!
Thump thump tss! Thump thump tss!
A trumpet echoedâââ-
Puââ- pupuuuuââââ
Someone was loudly singing: âSu Wei Su Wei Su Wei Su Wei![1]â
A resounding beat had suddenly manifested.
The skeletons stood with their bones straight up, put their hands together in the air, then began to rapidly shake their hip bones.
The Sacrificial Dance, begin!
Gu Qing Shan followed the music and raised his hand to beckon towards the wave of dead people charging at him from the front.
Cla cla clag clak clagâââ
The attacking dead people that he beckoned at suddenly let go of their weapons and rolled all over the ground. The flesh and skin that was still left on their bodies were suddenly stripped away, leaving only their bones behind.
They were all prostrating on the ground to repent.
Gu Qing Shanâs gaze flickered and shouted: âConvert!â
In the void of space, lines of glowing text were rapidly scrolling in front of his eyes.
[You are the head priest of this Deathmatch Dance]
[Youâve fully grasped the power of world jurisdiction]
[You are converting the world jurisdiction of the dead that youâve chosen]
[All the chosen dead have been converted to the Samsara world jurisdiction]
Gu Qing Shan smirked.
He stabbed a jet-black scepter casually into the ground.
On top of the scepter, the one-horned skullâs eye sockets were giving off a bright red glow.
âDead Fatty, youâre up!â
Gu Qing Shan performed a short tap dance and whispered.
Dead Fatty was currently standing still with a signboard that says [...] in his hand, his eyes opened wide, completely unable to comprehend what was happening.
âDead Fatty!â Gu Qing Shan shouted out loud.
Dead Fatty then suddenly snapped out of it.
He threw the signboard on the ground and laughed: âAs expected of someone chosen by the Dragon Ancestor, youâre really differentâ
A dark grey aura began to spread from his body.
Fwoom!
Dead Fatty shot into the sky and transformed into a dragon that was hundreds of meters in length.
The dragon ascended and swirled around among the clouds.
His vertical irises looked down on the boundless River of Death with a merciless and indifferent expression.
Suddenly, it uttered a single word that resounded throughout this entire area:
ă YOâââ-ă
[1] Check the translatorâs note at the bottom for a YT link to what I think is the song for this entire dance sequence