Translator: La0o9
Hearing the name Darksea, Gu Qing Shan took a deep breath.
So that was it.
If that’s the case, then everything makes sense.
I really need to save her.
Right now, she’s the only hope of fighting against the Soul Shrieker!
“Thank you for telling me so much”
He sincerely expressed his gratitude to Xuan Ya.
——if Xuan Ya hadn’t told me all of this on her own accord, I would’ve had to spend a huge amount of effort to probe all these secrets.
After all, some of these were absolutely top-secret matters of Calming Soul Country.
Like the end of the Inner Plane, the death of the seven Deities, Darksea’s departure… none of these were matters that normal people would be able to find out. Within this Calming Soul Country, most likely only the royal family and the guardians know of this.
“She said she wanted to thank you, and this was the only thing she could do”
Xuan Ya nodded, then continued.
While listening, Ye Fei Li relayed her message:
“According to the four Pillar Gods’ declaration, the souls of everyone who are considered to be dead would be received and welcomed into the true garden of Eden”
“But no one knows that this was only an illusion created by the monster”
“In truth, after they are dead, their souls would only be taken and consumed by the monster”
“The royal family that used to rule over this world was no match for the four Gods, and definitely no match for that terrifying monster, they couldn’t do anything but prolong their dying breaths”
Gu Qing Shan cut off Ye Fei Li and asked: “If that monster was so powerful, why didn’t it simply destroy the royal family?”
“At the time, that monster used a unique method in order to infiltrate Calming Soul Country——- it consumed the Law of Death of Calming Soul Country then took its place, thus gaining entry and becoming a part of this world”
“It is able to lord over the fate of all dead souls within this world”
“However, it was only after it became the Law of Death that it discovered that the royal family held the means to destroy Calming Soul Country as a whole”
Gu Qing Shan displayed an understanding expression.
If the world gets destroyed, so will the world’s Laws.
Even if the monster wouldn’t be killed outright, it would still suffer heavy injuries.
Having been wounded before by the joint efforts of the seven Deities, it was surely unwilling to suffer heavy wounds again.
Sure enough, Ye Fei Li continued: “When that monster discovered this, it was already too late, so it had no choice but to accept this and tolerated the royal family’s existence”
“That monster could only lift the four fake Gods and use them to usurp their authority——- even so, the monster couldn’t push the royal family too hard into a corner, otherwise when the royal family steeled their determination for mutual destruction, it wouldn’t end up favorably either”
“I understand” Gu Qing Shan sighed.
Laura looked at him and worriedly asked: “Gu Qing Shan, what do we do now?”
“Get rid of those four fake Gods and take back the fragments of the Card” Gu Qing Shan replied.
Zhang Ying Hao asked further: “What about that monster?”
Gu Qing Shan shook his head: “If the original Deities couldn’t kill it, we would naturally be unable to do so either. We need to pick our fights”
Hearing that, Zhang Ying Hao fell into thought.
After a while, he spoke up again: “There are too many variables in this matter. Those four are stronger than any of us, and that terrifying monster has already turned into a part of this world’s Laws, do you think we can really avoid it?”
Gu Qing Shan sighed: “With just the four of us, naturally not, that’s why we need to find help”
“The king?”
“Yes”
“I don’t like him”
“But in the current situation, he’s our only choice for cooperation——- hah, seriously, someone like him isn’t a suitable contract partner at all”
The two of them both expressed clear hesitation.
Their gazes fell onto the sleeping child.
He was still deeply asleep.
Xuan Ya then said something.
Ye Fei Li repeated her words: “She said that you must keep something clear in mind. Every Demi born on this world can awaken a Divine Skill, even if a certain person isn’t particularly powerful, their Divine Skill can far surpass the limit of their strength and exert unimaginable power”
“Furthermore, the current king of Calming Soul Country is, without a doubt, the strongest king in history. She’s saying that we can’t underestimate him or we will find ourselves losing without knowing why”
Gu Qing Shan nodded: “I understand that—— but I need to ask something, does she know what the king’s Divine Skill is?”
“She said that the current king’s Divine Skill is called [Hundred Thousand Selves], this Divine Skill will allow the king to borrow the Divine Skill of every previous king before him”
“…” Gu Qing Shan.
“…” Zhang Ying Hao.
“No wonder he’s the strongest king” Laura commented from the bottom of her heart.
Knock!
Knock!
Knock!
A series of knocks resounded from the door.
Gu Qing Shan turned to Zhang Ying Hao.
Zhang Ying Hao shook his head, expressing that the trap he sprung outside didn’t activate, and he didn’t notice anyone approaching.
Gu Qing Shan released his inner sight but saw nobody as well.
Knock!
Knock!
Knock!
The sound of knocking came again.
Suddenly, Zhang Ying Hao, Ye Fei Li, and Laura froze in place.
They seemed to have been restrained inside a narrow space that didn’t even afford them space to move a finger.
Gu Qing Shan also sensed space coiling itself around him.
Not only was space enclosing itself around him, but it was also solidifying into an invisible wall, apparently leaving just enough space for his body to stay in.
All of a sudden, Gu Qing Shan’s eyes seemed to have noticed that and unleashed an invisible airflow that forced the coiling space to expand once more.
It didn’t take much effort.
Gu Qing Shan also felt unexpected.
A similarly unexpected voice resounded from the void of space.
「 Huh? 」
When this voice resounded, Boss who was laying on the sofa had already gotten up and stood by Gu Qing Shan.
“This is [Lock of Dimensional Gate], a Sound-type Divine Skill that can put anyone into stasis, rendering them unable to move” Boss muttered.
“Is that so? Sounds impressive” Gu Qing Shan casually replied.
Two lines of glowing text appeared on the War God UI:
[Due to the inclusion of Primal Chaos, parallel world, Inner Plane, sword, and power of the four Pillar Elements, your Iris World Technique have broken the Divine Skill: Lock of Dimensional Gate]
[Your Iris World Technique is still accumulating power]
Gu Qing Shan’s inner sight scanned through as his thoughts moved.
Four swords had manifested behind his back.
He reached his hands out to wield the twin swords Heaven and Earth.
His killing intent rose.
Without saying a word, the other party acted to restrain Zhang Ying Hao, Ye Fei Li, and Laura.
This was a kind of malicious probing.
If everyone on their side was restrained, the other party would’ve regarded them as having no threat, squeezed them dry of every last bit of value they had, and had them killed!
Gu Qing Shan glanced at the void of space and curtly spoke: “This is the rudest knocking on someone’s door I’ve ever heard. If you want to die, come forward”
——he had been angered.
Following this, if the other party truly dared to act against them, Gu Qing Shan would kill them on the spot even if he had to use the remaining million Soul Points he had!
Apparently sensing this killing intent, the void went silent.
「 How unexpected, other than the Exiled Apostle, there was someone else who could resist my Divine Skill 」
The voice muttered to itself in confusion.
From the void of space, a man wearing a crown and a luxurious crimson cape appeared.
——-the king of Calming Soul Country.
「 You must forgive me for my rudeness just now. After all, I wanted to know what kind of person managed to knock my subordinates unconscious 」the king said apologetically.
He turned to the two men on the ground and muttered: 「 There are fewer and fewer useful ones every year…」
As Gu Qing Shan kept a close eye on him, he noticed that the king couldn’t see Xuan Ya’s soul.
Xuan Ya’s complexion was pale as she was hurriedly shouting something to Gu Qing Shan.
But Ye Fei Li was being restrained in a special space, unable to relay her words.
Gu Qing Shan thought briefly and sensed something occurring.
“Shannu!” he abruptly shouted.
“Yes, gongzi!”
Shannu’s voice replied.
The autumn water blue steel sword flew in front of the bed and abruptly exuded countless black sword images.
Secret Art, [Drawn Shadow]!
A clear and abrupt ‘kih!’ resounded.
Something seemed to have been shattered in the void of space.
All the black images retreated back into the sword as it hovered above the bed to protect the sleeping child.
The Six Paths Great Mountain sword could break all Laws.
There should be no issues using it to protect the child.
Seeing this, Xuan Ya sighed in relief.
The king’s gaze fell onto the sword and scowled.
He spoke in a confused tone: 「 How very unexpected—— she’s already dead and yet you still protect her child so. Did you make some sort of secret deal with her? 」
Gu Qing Shan replied: “The one with an oath with her is you, not us—– I’m finding this to be quite unexpected as well, after all, attempting to kill a child in his sleep isn’t what a normal person would be capable of”
The king went silent as a flash of anger appeared in his eyes.
At that split second, Gu Qing Shan felt that he might have acted right away.
But no attacks came.
「 What do you know? That is an unwanted child, a matter of our royal family, it is unrelated to you outsiders 」the king declared.
His gaze turned to Boss as his tone relaxed briefly: 「 Greatest Above the Crown Star, you seemed to have been injured quite heavily, but is still able to resist my Divine Skill, that truly is unexpected 」
The king once again displayed a smile on his face as he looked at them.
「 Gentlemen, let us not mind such minor matters. Now that you’ve proven your strength, we can now sit down and discuss the current situation 」
「 We have much that we can cooperate with 」
Gu Qing Shan exchanged glances with Boss.
“”Our thoughts exactly””
The two of them answered in unison.
Before he even finished his words, Boss had already charged forward.
His book preemptively opened to a certain page as he held it in his hand, quickly chanting something.
While Gu Qing Shan vanished altogether.
The king showed a mocking expression as he was about to say something, but then his face went pale.
He found himself already restrained.
——-[Lock of Dimensional Gate]!
This was the Divine Skill I borrowed from a previous king, but it’s now restraining me!
An excited voice resounded from the void of space:
Xiu xiu xiu!
At the next split second, Gu Qing Shan came down from above.
A sword with an ancient motif imbued with vicious lightning swung straight at the king’s neck!
