Chapter 1845: Battle and departure
Translator: La009
The dark Huang Quan realm.
A single page of the Samsara Heavenly Tome was slowly descending.
The pageâs resonance with the Huang Quan realm was growing increasingly stronger, the light it radiated slowly filling every corner of the world.
â âthe second Artifact Clash was now imminent.
âIs it too late?â Leng Qian Chen furrowed his brows and said.
He turned his gaze back to the peak of the Grand Tie Wei Mountain.
On top of the Grand Tie Wei Mountain, 36 Huang Quan Divine Artifacts were spinning around in the air.
They were gathering power to strike the mass of floating black fog with their full strength one after another.
The black dragon had to be struck a total of 7200 times in order to be converted into a Huang Quan Divine Artifact and gain the qualifications to participate in the Artifact Clash.
Itâs unclear whether or not they would make it in timeâThe skull woman suddenly said: Iâll buy some more time
She then began to mumble a chant while manifesting two bursts of green flames on her hands.
The flames were thrown into the sky, which landed in the void of space around the page.
Instantly, the void of space cracked and crumbled into a mass of darkness.
Noticing that, the page of the Heavenly Tome began to radiate an even more intense light to help the void of space mend itself.
âI thought you said we couldnât interfere with the Artifact Clash?â Leng Qian Chen asked.
Iâm not attacking the Virtuous Karma Page, Iâm simply destroying the void of space around it, thatâs not against the rules the skull woman replied.
Leng Qian Chen pondered her words.
As the void ofspace is broken, the connection between the page and the Huang Quan realm would become slower and more difficult.
That can indeed be considered a way to stall.
ââŠLetâs hope Gu Qing Shan can make it in timeâ
Leng Qian Chen took a deep breath and turned his gaze back to the Grand Tie Wei Mountain.
The 36 Divine Artifacts looked as if they had gone made, currently attacking the black mass of fog with reckless abandon.
-if Gu Qing Shan doesnât make it in time, then all Divine Artifacts without a wielder would be consumed by the Virtuous Karma Page!
The situation in the Huang Quan realm has reached a critical point.
The skull woman raised her hands again.
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Go!
With a grunt from the skull woman, the two bursts of green flames shot into the sky and burnt away the void of space around the page again.
âWeâd be able to stall infinitely like thisâ Leng Qian Chen excitedly commented.
At the very next moment.
The situation changed- â
An illusion of the Forgetting River suddenly manifested around the skull woman.
The water was restless with fog and mist drifting atop.
As if some wondrous noise was calling out to her from the end of the riverââ
Not good, I canât stop the Virtuous Karma Page anymore Il the skull woman spoke in a heavy tone.
âWhat happened?â Leng Qian Chen asked while completely clueless.
â -the Virtuous Karma Page didnât make any attacks, why canât the High Deity stop it anymore?
At this point, from the depths of the Forgetting River, a small dinghy gradually drifted closer.
The skull woman sighed and boarded the dinghy.
Xie Dao Ling is caught in an extremely dangerous struggle, as I have signed a covenant with her, I have no choice but to immediately leave Huang Quan to aid her the skull woman explained.
Leng Qian Chen couldnât help but ask: âWhy is she suddenly in trouble?â
To save a disciple of her sect, she willingly put herself within the control of the previous Heavenly Emperor- as well as accepting all of Gu Qing Shanâs karma. Right now, sheâs in extreme danger so I must act to help her, in accordance to our covenant
The flames in the skull womanâs eye sockets turned spiky as she looked at the Virtuous Karma Page in the sky, her voice full of discontent.
In an instant, the entire illusion disappeared.
And so did the skull woman.
-sheâs gone to the Human realm to aid Xie Dao Ling in battle.
Leng Qian Chenâs heart grew completely cold and desperate.
The previous Heavenly Emperor hasnât even shown himself.
But hes already managed to predict every last detail and forced the High Deity ofHuang Quan to depart for the Human realm.
Who else would be able to stop the Virtuous Karma Page from becoming the Huang Quan PrimaryArtifact now?
His surroundings suddenly became silent.
Sensing something, Leng Qian Chen abruptly turned towards the peak of the Grand Tie Wei Mountain.
The 36 Divine Artifacts had all stopped their barrage and retreated.
While the mass of black fog had fully reformed- â â
It was now a long rectangular pillar that stood straight on top of the mountain.
The outside of the pillar was engraved with numerous mystical runes that were everchanging, continuously shifting and moving around.
A humanoid form was manifesting from within the pillar.
As the humanoid took a step forward, he swiftly became detached from the pillar and was now standing on top of the mountain.
It was Gu Qing Shan.
He looked up at the Virtuous Karma Page in the sky and declared in a low tone: âFrom today, I have become a Huang Quan Divine Artifact, the representation of death and slumber. My body manifests the final power of humanity, and with that power I shall be your competition for the position of Huang Quan Primary Artifactâ
As soon as he said that, the long black pillar of metal behind him became scattered into millions of pieces, then instantly reformed into the shape of a giant eyeball that peered into the Boundless Void.
âThe will of the Samsara⊠is hibernating, then so long as you can alter the rules, so can Iâ
Seemingly being able to observe something, Gu Qing Shan lightly lifted his hand.
The giant eyeball once again turned into a mass of black fog before reforming into the shape of a humongous faceless head.
The head spoke with a booming voice:
As the Supreme Soul Artifact of humanity, I hereby pronounce the rules: J r Unless one side purposefully retreats, this competition shall only cease with the complete death of either J
Within the Huang Quan realm, both the void of space and the ground began to tremble.
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Lines of bloody red text swiftly followed:
[Youâve invoked the power of the Soul Artifact of War: Rules Alteration]
[Youâve altered the rules of the Artifact Clash]
[From this moment onwards, unless one side purposefully retreats, the competition will not stop until one sideâs death]
[Your competitor: The Samsara Heavenly Tome]
The text suddenly began to glow.
Gu Qing Shan stood still.
In the sky, a booming voice spoke from within the Virtuous Karma Page:
r How very surprising for the final power of humanity to still manifest after so many years J r Among all of my predictions, this is the worst possible case J
â â â -the previous Heavenly Emperor.
âIf this is the worst case, you must have made ample preparations to deal with this level of dangerâ Gu Qing Shan commented.
Of course, you are worthy of me getting a bit seriousââ I shall have the complete Samsara Heavenly Tome descend upon Huang Quan to take your life
The Heavenly Emperorâs voice disappeared.
The Virtuous Karma Page that was floating in the sky have begun to give off a colorful glow.
Out of nowhere, several more pages manifested before coming together to form a complete book.
-the Primary Artifact of the Heaven realm and Wraith realm, the Samsara Heavenly Tome!
In the past, it was thanks to both this artifact and the [One Being Myriad Lives] technique that the Heavenly Emperor managed to defeat the Huang Quan Devil King!
As Gu Qing Shan observed the Heavenly Tome, he could feel a faint but obvious prickling sensation on his skin.
His spirit sense had manifested so clearly that itâs directly affecting his body.
He could sense the power of the Samsara Heavenly Tome, as well as the results of a direct confrontation with it.
â â -while humanityâs supreme Soul Artifact of War is indeed very powerful, even the Human realm at their peak lost to the Huang Quan Devil King and the Heavenly Emperor.
If they fought nowâŠ
Gu Qing Shan didnât say anything and simply pulled out the Delimitation Divine Sword, pointing it towards the void of space.
Delimitation Thaumaturgy, [Behold]!
In an instant, numerous overlapping images manifested into a rapid vision.
Everything that occurred while he was enduring the barrage from the 36 Divine Artifacts was being replayed.
The skull woman boarded the dinghy and followed the Forgetting River through the void of space to make her way into the Human realm.
All the events were displayed in a mere 2 seconds.
âThis is the [Forgetting River] Divine Skill⊠ShifuâŠâ
Gu Qing Shan muttered under his breath.
â -the skull woman was brought to the Human realm through their covenant.
In other words, the situation where Shifu is at must also be very dangerous.
As expected, the Heavenly Emperor doesnât miss anything in his calculations.
No matter what kind of hand I play on my side, heâs already prepared a coup termeasure for it.
ThenâŠ
How would I manage to win against him?
Gu Qing Shanâs gaze shifted slightly.
Come to think of it, the only time I managed to observe the secret of the fake
Heavenly Emperor and the Samsara, as well as finding out about the Eternal Mind Seizer was because- â
I didnât even Imow what step to take next.
At the time, I used a fragment of the Delimitation Divine Sword to hit myself, triggering its [Repel Evil] power to send me in a random direction away from Star Gazer city.
And then, I summoned a pixie.
-no one can know for sure what a pixie would do next.
So that was the only time I managed to escape the Heavenly Emperorâs calculations.
In that caseâŠ
Gu Qing Shan started to formulate a plan.
Although it seemed to be a long time, it had actually only been a few breathâs worth of time.
Another line of bloody red text appeared in front of his vision:
[Attention, the Clash has begun!]
In the sky, the Samsara Heavenly Tome began to radiate a brilliant light, rapidly manifesting numerous lines of incantations.
Gu Qing Shan remained motionless.
From the void of space next to him, an autumn-river-like sword silently appeared.
The sword then transformed into an aloof beauty who stood next to him.
âGongzi?â Shannu spoke in a low voice.
Gu Qing Shan toss her the Devil King Warden Rod.
âThe rule is that it âwill not stop until one sideâs deathâââ- so all you have to do is run. Whenever that becomes impossible, return to Hell and rest, no need to risk your lifeâ Gu Qing Shan sent his voice.
âUnderstood ! â
Shannu looked up at the Samsara Heavenly Tome and began to emanate a miraculous fluctuation.
Thaumaturgy, [Livingâs Wisdom]!
â -she can use all of Gu Qing Shanâs abilities!
Gu Qing Shan reached his hand forward.
Shannu immediately took his hand.
In an instant, Shannu transformed into him, while Gu Qing Shan had transformed back into his necromancer Rhode form.
[Ultimate Mystery of All Beings Equal]!
They both invoked this [Ultimate Mystery] at the same time to assume different identities.
Shannu now assumed the identity of the Bygone Era Ultimate Soul Artifact of War and would officially take part in this Artifact Clash.
Meanwhile, Gu Qing Shan had returned to his Death God identity and is no longer part of the Artifact Clash.
âGongzi, Iâm goingâ Shannu declared.
âHm, Iâll trouble you with thatâ Gu Qing Shan replied.
Shannuâs body shifted before she leapt into the sky, transforming into a black dragon clad in black flames that fully eclipsed the sky.
Boom ââ
A resounding sound of explosion, followed by a bright blue flash!
The sound barrier as well as lightspeed were both instantly surpassed.
In that instant, the black dragon had already broken through into the void of space and fled somewhere unknown.
After a short pause, the Samsara Heavenly Tome instantly broke through the void of space to pursue it.
The Artifact Clashâs rule is that it will not stop until the death of one party.
-if it wanted to become the Huang Quan Primary Artifact, it must find the black dragon, then defeat it!
Both Divine Artifacts had disappeared from the Huang Quan realm.
At this point, Gu Qing Shan turned to Leng Qian Chen.
âI need to go to the Human realm to rescue my Shifu, as well as resolve a critical matter involving humanityâ Gu Qing Shan said.
âWhat matter?â Leng Qian Chen asked.
âThe Bygone Eraâs humanity only brought with them a part of the Samsaraâs Human heritage, the other part is being hidden within the Human realm Origin Tombâ
âIn the past, humanity lost to the Heavenly Emperor during the Clash, so they used that bloody experience as a basis; not only to create the Calamity Dragon of Annihilation, but also another creation in an attempt to triumph against the Heavenly Emperor during the consequent Clashâ
â â -That creation had been floating through the Boundless Void until it was picked up by the Pantheon during the Age of Immemorial, then passed down by the descendants of the Pantheon for countless years, eventually making its way to my homeworld and becoming intertwined with my fate â- â â only after finding it would I have truly obtained the complete last power of humanityâ Gu Qing Shan explained.
âThen goâ Leng Qian Chen replied.
âBrother Leng, after I leave, I need you to go to Hell. Hell lies within the Grand Tie Wei Mountain, which is our final bastion of safety; protect it and do not come outâ Gu Qing Shan said.
âAlright, Iâll keep watch over Hellâ this time, Leng Qian Chen didnât refuse.
Gu Qing Shan nodded to him, then slowly walked backwards.
The void of space behind him gradually cracked and broke.
A vision of gloomy tombstones and graves would be seen.
He had gone to the Human realm..