Let us pause at this very moment.
â-what was occurring right now?
The Reality Gate had been opened.
The Silent Light Apocalypse was currently destroying everything.
The original Gu Qing Shan and Shroud had fallen into the River of Time, sent to the future by Su Xue Er.
Little Wei was about to be swallowed up by an Apocalypse.
Under these circumstances, Gu Qing Shan had begun to act from a secluded corner of the main square.
Lines of glowing text flickered in front of his eyes:
[Attention, attention!]
[Your past self had left the current timeline]
[One of the two âDistortionsâ affecting this timeline had disappeared, only you remain]
[The power of âDistortionâ you carry is continuing to exert its power]
[Time and Fate had given birth to countless variables]
[Whether the future would head towards destruction, or towards another direction, will be decided by you and the other living beingsâ actions]
Gu Qing Shan quickly skimmed through the message and looked at the main square.
Right as little Wei was about to be swallowed by the white lightââ
âShroud!â Gu Qing Shan called out.
Right before Shroud manifested as a set of skeletons.
At the very same time, Xie Dao Lingâs voice echoed by Gu Qing Shanâs ear:
âThe Reality Gate still hadnât completely opened, I need to seize this moment to close it, otherwise, the 9 Apocalypses would descend on us!â
Gu Qing Shan immediately said: âNo Shifu, please eliminate all the other Apocalypses firstâ
He then sent his voice to Shroud: âShroud, donât bother with the Silent Light Apocalypse, hurry and close the Reality Gate!â
â[Got it]â
Xie Dao Ling and Shroud both answered.
A second later.
The giant abruptly leapt into the sky and vanished without a trace.
A female wraith cultivator then appeared, also flying after him.
[The Samsara carrier!] the Time Apocalypseâs real voice echoed.
[Donât bother with the frozen corpse, it wonât escape, kill the Samsara carrier first!] the glowing cloaked skeleton also declared.
All the Apocalypses immediately turned towards the female wraith cultivator.
Gu Qing Shanâs heart jumped all the way to his throat.
Shifu!
Why are youâââ
Suddenly, Gu Qing Shan turned towards the main square.
Only to see that all the panicking wraith cultivators and angels had stopped fleeing.
If someone took the time to observe beforehand, they would discover that all the wraiths and angels had actually been moving in groups, and were purposely or coincidentally surrounding a dozen wraith cultivators.
â-those dozen cultivators were actually those who had been possessed by the Apocalypses!
Having received the Time Apocalypseâs orders, their attention was drawn to the female cultivator in the sky.
At that exact moment, all the angels and wraiths on the main square acted at once!
And they used a single techniqueââ
A clear chiming female voice shouted: âSix Wraiths Nine Revolution Immortal Formation!â
A bright green heavenly aura appeared in the hands of each wraith and angel on the square.
Fwoom!
The bright green glow erupted to the sky!
A dozen figures were blasted into the sky before being reduced to sand and dust while still falling back down.
âââthe possessed wraith cultivators had all been killed!
This meant that all of them had been forced to fall into slumber and would be unable to participate in this decisive battle.
The green glow appeared and vanished in almost a single instant.
During that short instant, all the Apocalypses on the main square had been killed, leaving only the two most powerful ones remaining.
The Time Apocalypse.
And the glowing cloaked skeleton.
All the wraith cultivators and angels surrounded them and spoke in unison: âââTo survive after being struck by my Immortal Formation, the two of you must be the strongest Apocalypses hereâââ
Gu Qing Shan silently watched all of this happen when he finally realized what was going on.
Shifuâs [Myriad Incarnations][1] had silently replaced the countless wraiths for a while as she was here!
Those Apocalypses wanted to ambush her, but they didnât realize that she was ready to ambush and eliminate them all in return!
She managed to eliminate all of the other Apocalypses and left only the two most powerful enemies.
Gu Qing Shan sighed with a look of admiration in his eyes.
ââno wonder Shifu wanted to show me her identity and was persuading me to leave, earlier.
So she was afraid of friendly fire!
In the sky, the masked wraith cultivators slowly descended back down.
The countless wraiths and angels started to return to her body and eventually ended up as a single person.
With a faint magic fluctuation, this personâs jet-black wraith cultivator outfit transformed into a bright green silk dress.
The mask continued to shield her facial features, revealing only a pair of calm water-like pupils.
The Time Apocalypse questioned with a heavy tone: [Who are you?]
âXie Dao Lingâ the female cultivator answered.
[Indeed, she truly is the carrier of the Samsara] the glowing cloaked skeleton said.
âYou just realized that now?â Xie Dao Ling mocked them with a light tone.
The only entities left on the main square were her, the two Apocalypses, and Gu Qing Shan in a secluded corner.
The Time Apocalypse stood in the middle of the main square and coldly scoffed: [Did you think you could win just because you got rid of a few small fries among the Sequences? You arenât even a match for me by myself]
âThatâs true, I am indeed no match for youâ Xie Dao Ling admitted.
But her expression continued to stay prideful and muttered: âBut since my disciple had said that we could win, then we will definitely winâ
In the sky, Demon Dragonâs furious roar echoed:
âDespicable! I forbidâââ
His voice was suddenly cut off.
Everyone was shocked.
[The Reality Gate is about to be opened, and when the 9 Apocalypses appear, nothing else will be an issue] the Time Apocalypse said.
âThe 9 Apocalypses will not appearâ Gu Qing Shan stated.
The Time Apocalypse and the glowing cloaked skeleton both turned towards him.
[So you were the traitor] the glowing cloaked skeleton said with a tone filled with killing intent.
Gu Qing Shan leaned on the wall and casually said: âTo prevent Gu Qing Shanâs interference, Demon Dragon had willingly used a precious gem to restrain him and get the chance to open the Reality Gate. This suggests that the weapon isnât particularly powerful in combat, its strength lies in its summoning abilities and its gate-opening techniqueâ
[Youâre asking for death!] the Time Apocalypse angrily roared.
Boomââ-
Without being able to see what had happened, Gu Qing Shan was suddenly sent flying and spun several times in the air before he crashed into the ground to create a huge crater.
A second later, a voice spoke up from inside the crater:
âThereâs no need to get angry, Iâm merely telling the truthâ
A mass of white fog manifested next to Xie Dao Ling.
Gu Qing Shan stepped out from inside the white fog, shielding her.
âQing Shan, are you ok?â Xie Dao Ling asked out of concern.
âAs long as the Apocalypses that destroyed the Samsara doesnât show up, I wonât die just yetâ Gu Qing Shan replied.
He casually glanced at the void of space.
Lines of glowing text floated in mid-air:
[You were struck by the Time Apocalypseâs Temporal Corrosion technique]
[Through the power of Invincible that you borrowed from the Six Paths Great Mountain sword using Ghostly Shadow of Night, you had endured the attack]
Indeed, even now, he was the Invincible Spirit Snatcher Apocalypse.
No one would be able to kill him so easily.
Xie Dao Ling narrowed her eyes and muttered: âIf that is so, then I can feel assured. This guy dared to attack you in front of me, Iâm going to think of a way to kill himâ
âShifu, please hold it off for me, Iâm going to deal with the glowing cloaked skeletonâ Gu Qing Shan said.
As he said that, he suddenly felt a bad omen.
So he instantly sent his voice to Shroud:
âHow was it? Did you close the Reality Gate?â
Shroud answered while clearly struggling: [Although the Gate has been temporarily been closed, the Apocalyptic Divine Weaponâs gate-opening technique is too powerful, I canât maintain this foreverââ]
[Not good! Gu Qing Shan, the gate-opening technique is too powerful, I definitely would not be able to hold it!]
Gu Qing Shanâs heart felt heavy.
âShifu, do you also have a method to close the Reality Gate?â he asked.
âI do, otherwise, I wouldnât have arrivedâ Xie Dao Ling replied.
âThe Gate is about to be forced open again, please help my comrade restrain the Reality Gateâ Gu Qing Shan told her.
âThen what about here?â Xie Dao Ling asked.
âLeave it to meâ Gu Qing Shan clenched his teeth and said.
He was no match for the glowing cloaked skeleton alone, so how could he take both the glowing cloaked skeleton and the Time Apocalypse?
ââthe Time Apocalypse was an even more powerful Apocalypse!
Xie Dao Ling silently asked him: â60%?â
âI still have countermeasures preparedâ Gu Qing Shan answered without changing his expression.
Xie Dao Ling glanced profoundly at him, then leapt into the sky.
[Donât even thinkââ] the glowing cloaked skeleton furiously roared.
Gu Qing Shan glanced at it.
Instantly, countless sword phantoms manifested out of thin air to attack the glowing cloaked skeleton and send it flying.
Before the Time Apocalypse could even move, Gu Qing Shan had already turned to look towards it as well.
Divine Skill, [Mountain Wraith]!
A blue flash of light flickered.
From the void of space, an arc of lightning manifested out of nowhere and slipped into the wraith cultivatorâs body.
The body of the wraith cultivator that the Time Apocalypse possessed suddenly froze.
Gu Qing Shan asked: âDid you know? Your biggest failure was when you decided to possess a bunch of cultivatorsâ
Bam!!!
He was suddenly sent flying.
The wraith cultivator was now standing where Gu Qing Shan originally stood.
Behind him, a shadow remained affected by the power of [Mountain Wraith].
The wraith cultivator nodded behind himself: [Thank you, I wonât be so careless again next time]
The glowing cloaked skeleton reappeared and spoke in a low voice: [He seems to be able to take quite a beating, be careful]
In front of them, the entire Wraith Temple had been levelled to the ground.
Gu Qing Shan stepped out from a faraway mountain.
Rumble rumbleââ-
The entire mountain collapsed behind him.
âSuch ridiculous strength, yet concentrated on a single punch, peh!â Gu Qing Shan spat out some blood and returned to the main square in a flash.
It was completely unblockable.
Even with [Invincible], the Time Apocalypseâs attack was no joke.
With the Time Apocalypseâs time manipulation, there was literally no time to react to its attacks, the only thing he could do was take the hit.
On the contraryââ-
If Gu Qing Shan didnât have the power of [Invincible], he would have already died.
[Invincible Spirit Snatcher, you originally had the chance to advance your Sequence, I truly donât understand why youâd betray us] the Time Apocalypse said.
Gu Qing Shan clenched his swords tightly and replied: âProbably because I felt that living beings could still winâ
[Win?] the glowing cloaked skeleton chuckled.
Suddenly, a figure descended from above and landed on the main square.
Demon Dragon.
He looked at Gu Qing Shan with a merciless and furious gaze.
[The Secret Apocalypse and that Samsara carrier had collaborated, Iâm unable to open the Gate for now] he reported to the two Apocalypses.
The glowing cloaked skeleton said: [Very well, let us first eliminate this traitor first, then weâll come with you to open the Gate]
[I agree] the wraith cultivator answered.
They all then turned towards Gu Qing Shan.
Demon Dragon took a step forward and pointed the sword in his hand towards Gu Qing Shan:
[I, the Apocalyptic Divine Weapon, can summon all Apocalypses in existence, combined with both End of Time and Silent Light here to attack you. I really donât understand, do you want to die so badly?]
Gu Qing Shan looked at his opposition.
Three against one...
No one would be able to fight off these two Apocalypses as well as the Apocalyptic Divine Weapon who had possessed Demon Dragonâs body.
No, it isnât time yet.
If I tried to summon the Tianma to help Demon Dragon take back control, the two Apocalypses would definitely eliminate all the Tianma.
I donât have a way to capture Demon Dragon either.
What should I do now?
How would I separate them?
Gu Qing Shan put up one finger and stated: âApocalyptic Divine Weapon... I know that you can summon all Apocalypses, but I donât know if youâve noticed it or not, your strength as an Apocalypse is completely useless right now. Not to mention how all the Apocalypses inside the Boundless Void had already been used up by the two Apocalypses behind youâ
Hearing him, Demon Dragonâs expression became grim.
Gu Qing Shan cleared his throat and continued: âIâm just trying to tell you that youâre in fact nothing but a crippled right nowââ after so many years of being sealed, youâre already obsolete. You should just go back to the forge and be made into a gilded golden toilet, that way youâd actually be able to fulfil your wish of washing everything awayâ
[You have a death wish!] Demon Dragon howled and charged towards Gu Qing Shan.
Gu Qing Shan took a step back.
ââI just need a single chance.
As long as the Time Apocalypse and glowing cloaked skeleton donât attack togetherââ-
Boom!!!
A sound of impact resounded throughout the world.
A bottomless jet-black crevice had appeared on the ground.
Boundless white flames continued to burn inside the crevice, which continued to eat away at the ground.
[Heâs trying to provoke you] the Time Apocalypse cautiously said.
[Thatâs right, we should attack all at once right now to make sure that heâs given no chances whatsoever] the glowing cloaked skeleton also said.
Demon Dragon regained his senses and gritted his teeth: [Couldnât he just run?]
The Time Apocalypse replied: [He would not. He wants to stall us hereââ if we all head towards the Reality Gate, the Samsara carrier and Secret Apocalypse would not be able to stop our combined attackââ and youâd be able to continue your summoning to cause the Gate to open]
Sure enough, a mass of white fog appeared just a bit in front of them.
Gu Qing Shan coughed up some blood and stared closely at them
âTsk tsk tsk, so the renowned Apocalyptic Divine Weapon was truly nothing but a crippledâ he happily laughed.
Demon Dragonâs expression was conflicted.
[Regardless of what you say] he took a step back and scoffed: [Youâre still going to die here]
Gu Qing Shan wiped the blood from his mouth as his thoughts quickly turned.
âââhow exactly should I avoid the Time Apocalypseâs attack?
Do I have any other countermeasures?
Suddenly, he looked down at his wrist as if he just felt something.
A black thread had silently wrapped itself around his hand without him noticing.
While the other end of the thread reached towards the void of space.
[1] Her ability was previously translated as One as Millions, but after knowing how it worked better, I changed the translation name to fit
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