Chapter 1847: The beginning, the clash of civilizations
Translator: La009
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âNot gonna eat?â the old pixie asked Gu Qing Shan.
He raised a wooden stick with a black piece of meat that was being grilled over an open fire.
The piece of meat was at least over twenty times his size.
â -he really did tear the monster apart with his bare hands.
âNoâ Gu Qing Shan shook his head.
âThis is the only good piece of meat on that thingâs entire body, itâs a shame not to eatâ the old pixie said with a regretful tone.
âI donât like eating random thingsâ Gu Qing Shan replied.
The old pixie then lowered the stick and tried taking a bite from the meat.
âDelicious!â
His eyes glowed brightly as he began to chow it down.
Gu Qing Shan just smiled and stood up, then pressed his hands against the void of space.
In an instant, lines of bloody red text appeared:
[As humanityâs Supreme Soul Artifact of War, you are capable of seeing the rules of all competitions and alter them as you pleased]
[Attention: Your alterations must benefit the Samsara, or not impede the evolution of the Samsaraâs evolution, lest you risk angering the will of the Samsara]
[Youâve invoked this ability]
[You are now observing the rules of the Human realmâs competition]
[Rules: Starting with the Origin Tomb, you must drive the progress of civilization forward. Whenever civilization takes a step forward as a whole, you will also be one step closer to the Ultimate Tomb]
[The ultimate civilization is also the Human realmâs Ultimate Tomb]
[Arrive there, awaken it]
After reading the entire rules, Gu Qing Shan remained silent.
These rules were the same one that the prophet explained to him when he first entered the Origin Tomb.
â â -there are no issues with these rules.
The issue is that itâs now too late, other capable candidates must have entered the Origin Tomb and begun to develop their respective civilizations already, well on their way to arriving at the Ultimate Tomb.
ThenâŠ
To make up for my tardiness, I need to change the rules of the clash again.
â â -first I need to enter an Origin Tomb before I can change the rules.
Then Iâll kill my way inside!
As Gu Qing Shan made up his mind, he suddenly thought of something and turned to the old pixie.
Only to see that the old pixie was still happily chowing down with meat fat dripping down his beard, he also had a can of cold drink that he took a sip from with every bite, clearly having the time of his life.
My idea is the most direct and most efficient, so the Heavenly Emperor might have considered it already.
However⊠ifa pixie helped me with the decision insteadâŠ
The Heavenly Emperor might not have taken that into account.
Just like how Iâm not able to predict what kind ofsuggestion a pixie would make.
Gu Qing Shan returned and sat back down in front of the old pixie.
âThereâs something I need your advice onâ Gu Qing Shan sincerely said.
âGo ahead!â the old pixie heartily replied.
Gu Qing Shan explained everything.
The old pixie pulled out a dirty handkerchief to wipe the fat off his beard, then replied: âThe Human realmâs Clash? If this is a âClashâ, why donât we break their teeth in?â
Gu Qing Shan asked: âYou meanââ a war?
The old pixie became excited and began to blink at him: âThatâs right, why donât we make this even rowdier and fight it out? Of course, Iâm not going to bother with the details, you come up with thatâ
Gu Qing Shan fell into thought.
Half an hour later.
Gu Qing Shan and the old pixie arrived at a familiar valley.
Outside of the valley, there was now a thick wall of light that blocked their path.
ââthis was one of the many entrances into the Origin Tomb, from which Gu Qing Shan was barred from entry the previous time.
Gu Qing Shan thought briefly and said: âFrom this point onwards, youâve been âguidedâ by me into the Samsara and become a part of it, so thereâs no longer a worry about timeâ
The old pixie laughed out loud, displaying a boastful attitude.
He then led Gu Qing Shan inside while calling out loud: âDonât be alarmed, weâre just here to borrow the toilet, wonât be too longâ
They easily went through the wall of light.
Not too long after they did, their surroundings changed.
A lush and overgrown forest had appeared in front of them.
â â- -the primitive era!
This was the most ignorant era, where no knowledge has been fostered and no civilization has been born.
The two of them flew on top of a huge tree that loomed over the land and observed the region within the forest.
There were a large number of ape people playing with each other near a river.
âTsk tsk, we gotta start developing a civilization from ape people? Thatâs not a simple task at all, weâre late to the party so the others are probably really far aheadâ the old pixie clicked his tongue and commented.
Gu Qing Shan stood motionlessly on top of the tree.
Layers upon layers of dark fog were drifting from his body, gradually imbuing themselves into the void of space around them.
This process only ended after several breathsâ worth of time.
The old pixie simply observed this until it was over before he praised: âWhat immense Mystic-type powerâ
Gu Qing Shan replied: âI thought that your idea was quite nice, so the rules have been slightly changedâ
âThe rules changed? What did you do?â the old pixie seemed intrigued.
Gu Qing Shan didnât answer him.
But an old ape person had separated itself from the larger group, then swiftly climbed on top of the tree to stand before the two of them.
â â -it was the prophet.
He was the designated guide for all Chosen Saints.
The prophet spoke: âWelcome to the great tombââ although you two are a bit lateâ
âRegardless, I must explain the rules to youâ
âStarting with the Origin Tomb, you must drive the progress of civilization forward. Whenever civilization takes a step forward as a whole, you will also be one step closer to the Ultimate Tombâ
âThe ultimate civilization is also the Human realmâs Ultimate Tombâ
âArrive there, awaken itâ
As the prophet finished his speech in one breath, he prepared to lead the two of them towards the camping grounds, but abruptly stopped.
He stood completely still as if to sense something.
His expression gradually became one of fright and terror, muttering in disbelief: âThatâs not possible⊠thatâs just not possibleâŠâ
The prophet turned towards him with a complicated expression and explained: âThe Clashâs rules have been changedâ
âOriginally, every Chosen Saint that arrives here must lead a civilization forward until they reached the Ultimate Tombâ
âBut from this moment onwardsâŠ
âAt certain unique historical moments, civilizations will become intersected. All Chosen Saints must lead their civilizations in a clash against the intersecting civilizationâ
âThe loser will be disqualifiedâ
âOnly the winner will be allowed to keep progressingâ
The prophet paused after that explanation and gave them both a look of sympathy.
âYou both⊠have only just arrivedâŠâ
âAll you have is a group of ignorant ape people whose civilization hadnât even startedâ
âIâm afraid that it wonât be long until you and your ape people are disqualified by another civilization during a clashâŠâ
The prophet sighed.
âIs that how it will be? Gu Qing Shan?â the old pixie nervously asked.
âOf course notâ Gu Qing Shan casually replied.
âOh? Do you have a solution?â
âDid you forget that you just tore apart a giant monster with your bare hands?â
After saying that, Gu Qing Shan pointed his finger towards the ape people tribe in the distance.
A veil of light then draped down from the sky before entering the bodies of the ape people.
As the ape people noticed that, they hurriedly looked around their surroundings.
But there wasnât anything out of the ordinary.
The veil of light that draped over their bodies from before had already disappeared.
The ape people remained cautious for a while, but since nothing really happened, they gradually resumed their playtime.
âWhat did you do?â the prophet asked.
âNothing, I merely gave them some blessingsâ Gu Qing Shan replied.
âDonât worry, I wonât even show up at allâ Gu Qing Shan casually replied.
In front of his vision, lines of bloody red text rapidly appeared:
[Youâve initiate Army Support Mode]
[Youâve imbued the whole ape people tribe with the following basic buffs]
[Photographic Memory, Clear Mind, Fast Thoughts, Maintain Calm, Advancing
Wisdom, Basic Luck, Powerful Constitution, Remove Disease, Crafty HandsâŠ]action
The old pixie narrowed his eyes to observe, then finally said: âA total of 100 buffsââ that will indeed help a civilization grow, but theyâll need a bit of time. If they have to face a civilization with firearms or magic before they can grow, theyâll probably be eradicated immediatelyâ
âDonât worry, they wonât be eradicatedâ Gu Qing Shan said.
âWhat gives you that confidence?â
âNo confidence needed, after all⊠I am the Death Godâ