A sword slashed through the void of space.
The four rings slowly fell from the air, colliding with the sharp blade of the sword one by one.
Like weak soap bubbles, each of the rings shattered on contact and were completely consumed by the sword phantom produced by the sword.
The Ring of Sovereign and the Rings of guardians were then thoroughly destroyed, turning into names that only once existed in Demi history.
A brief moment of silence.
The Invisible fluctuation of power spread from the void of space across the entire world.
The oath of Deities had been dispelled!
Calming Soul Country had manifested itself in the 900 million World Layers once more!
『 No! 』
The God of Life’s desperate and furious voice resounded throughout the entire world.
But it was useless, as this process was irreversible.
…
——-within the dark space vortex, a certain monster slowly unraveled its body.
Six arms, two faces, a body several stories tall with a faint gloomy, yet solemn flame that drifted around its body.
The Soul Shrieker.
It had waited a long time for its prey to appear.
And just now, it finally recognized the faint and tiny fluctuation from the void.
What was that?
It slowly turned towards the direction of Calming Soul Country.
『「 Hiding… there? 』」
The Soul Shrieker muttered in a low voice as its body shifted and flew towards Calming Soul Country.
…
At the same time.
Gu Qing Shan put the Earth sword away as he focused his thoughts on something else.
A small light escaped from his body and swiftly landed on his palm, manifesting as a pattern of a coin mixed from gold and silver.
This was the Coin of the Earth, the symbol of the Earth Pillar God.
At the same time, lines of notifications appeared on the War God UI:
[Wielder of the Earth Pillar, please select the power you would like to activate]
[Possible powers: True Luck, Absolute Forbidden, Shelter]
Gu Qing Shan quickly skimmed through it and silently muttered in his mind: “Activate [True Luck]”
New lines of notifications appeared on the War God UI:
[You’ve chosen True Luck]
[That ability has been activated and will persist for 12 hours]
[After this activation is over, you must wait for 30 days before you can utilize the power of the Earth Pillar again]
The glowing text shrunk and disappeared from Gu Qing Shan’s vision.
Just as Gu Qing Shan was about to talk to the rest, another line of glowing text appeared in the void of space:
[—–Attention:]
[You’ve obtained Occultism artifact: Twine of Cloud Atlas]
[You’ve obtained the lost identity: Awakened from the distant Dusty World. In consideration of this lost identity, you’re being sheltered by the soon-to-disappear Dusty World from the Immemorial Era]
[You have been bestowed the Mystic-type power: Shelter of Past Occultism]
[Special attention:]
[As you have both the power of True Luck and unique luck, both powers have overlapped and formed the Fate Divine Skill: Words of Determined Destiny (Rare)(Unique)(Undetectable)(Unchangeable)]
[This Divine Skill can be activated a total of: 3 times]
[After 3 uses, your True Luck will run out and will only be usable again in 30 days]
Gu Qing Shan’s heart was beating wildly.
——-I’ve never heard of the existence of Fate-type Divine Skills in this Reality.
Not even once!
Gu Qing Shan hurriedly asked: “War God UI, how do I use the ability called [Words of Determined Destiny]?”
[Ting]!
The War God UI replied: [This is an extremely rare Divine Skill, to know of its content, you must give me 500—– no, 1000 Soul Points]
Gu Qing Shan: “…”
The War God UI’s demand changed mid-sentence, causing Gu Qing Shan to feel a bit annoyed.
But there was no choice, the two Deities were about to clash, he needed to clearly understand this ability as soon as possible!
“I’ll pay, answer me quickly!”
Gu Qing Shan replied.
He was instantly deducted 1000 Soul Points.
The War God UI began to explain:
[Words of Determined Destiny gives you the ability to determine the true course of events for a certain future occurrence through a single statement]
[Using Words of Determined Destiny on a specific entity will not only determine their fate but also cause that entity to follow your stated course of action very closely]
[This is a significantly grand power, and you have obtained the right to utilize it three times]
[Keep in mind, you must combine your statement with situational facts while using this ability. Do not state impossible occurrences that violate the basic Laws of Reality and Fate, otherwise, the consequences will he harsh]
Gu Qing Shan asked: “Can you give an example?”
The War God UI replied: [For example, if you state that the God of Life will immediately swear allegiance to you——- considering the difference in power between yourselves, as well as your mutual relations, this will be an impossible occurrence that cannot happen following the natural Law of Reality, and you will receive recoil from the power of Fate]
“Do you have anything else to tell me?” Gu Qing Shan asked.
[One final thing, the closer you are to your target, the more powerful the effect of your luck shall be]
“Got it” Gu Qing Shan replied.
He then abruptly looked to the sky——-
Everyone else was the same, all of them tilting to look up.
Bam!
An immense sound of impact resounded from the sky above.
A malicious male voice resounded from afar:
「 So, you were hiding here? Final carrier of [Order], I’ve finally caught you 」
——-this was the Soul Shrieker’s male voice.
From the ground, countless of the God of Life’s black tentacles shot up to the sky.
Without waiting for Gu Qing Shan’s orders, Laura had already opened her umbrella.
Everyone vanished.
Zhang Ying Hao’s voice suddenly sounded:
“How sure are you about this gamble?”
Gu Qing Shan’s lips slightly curled and replied: “The cards I am with dealt are quite decent, enough to not fold”
“Come, we’re going as well”
The void slightly moved, as if something had just left, but at the same time, nothing seemed to have happened at all.
In the sky, golden divine runes were being crushed one after another.
Bam!
The world barrier had already been extremely weakened but hadn’t fully given out.
The Soul Shrieker was impatient so it had already begun its attack.
『 Stop! 』
The God of Life’s ear-piercing scream resounded around the entire world.
Bam! Bam! Bam!
The Soul Shrieker completely ignored her words.
—–don’t be ridiculous, I’ve waited for so long just to crush the final [Order], how could I give up right now?
The world barriers were being destroyed by the Soul Shrieker one by one.
The Soul Shrieker had descended.
It entered this world, landed in front of the God of Life, and evaluated the other party.
These two gigantic monsters had finally met face-to-face.
At this point, Gu Qing Shan’s group also closely approached them.
Around 30 feet away from the two Deities, Laura hesitated.
Gu Qing Shan sent his voice: “Don’t worry, come a bit closer”
Laura heard him, gritted her teeth, and moved 10 feet closer.
“More” Gu Qing Shan insisted.
Laura continued.
Everyone moved forward together.
——-until the flower umbrella was right above the God of Life’s shoulder.
If someone could see them right now, they’d notice that they were practically glued to the God of Life’s ear.
Gu Qing Shan glanced at the two Deities.
They remained still, trying to figure each other’s strength out from the presence that the other party gave off.
“What now, Gu Qing Shan? I feel scared here”
Laura was practically sobbing.
“Give me a minute” Gu Qing Shan replied.
——-before the two Deities spoke their first words, he focused his mind and activated the first use of [Words of Determined Destiny].
He stood right next to the God of Life’s ear and softly muttered to it: “You know the most crucial point: It came to this world for the sake of that [Order]——- you cannot allow it to return alive!”
After he finished, Gu Qing Shan immediately sent his voice to Laura: “We’re leaving!”
Feeling like she had just been pardoned of some great crime, Laura hurriedly brought everyone away under her umbrella.
At this point, just as expected, the God of Life questioned: 『 You invaded my world, in order to obtain an [Order]? 』
The Soul Shrieker froze, but grinned: 『「 Indeed, I want to kill the carrier of that [Order]—— thoroughly kill them! The [Order] they carry shall not escape from my hand! 』」
The God of Life froze.
It had been confirmed without a doubt.
This thing’s goal was actually the [Order] Card that I obtained.
But it had already been altered.
——–and it belongs to me!
The God of Life turned its pupil and asked again: 『 If I can help you accomplish your goal, how many Soul Artifacts can you give me? 』
『「 Soul Artifacts? You wish for Soul Artifacts? 』」
『 That’s right, I need Soul Artifacts 』
The Soul Shrieker displayed a mocking smirk, then opened all 6 of its arms wide and scoffed: 『「 The entire 900 million World Layers is about to fall into my hands, as long as you give up the carrier of that [Order], you can have as many Soul Artifacts as you want 』」
The God of Life glanced at the other party’s slightly mocking expression, then lowered its gaze.
『 Is that so… you have the 900 million World Layers… and countless Soul Artifacts…』
Its thoughts wandered.
A split second later.
Not even the blink of an eye, several dozen black tentacles had fully coiled around the Soul Shrieker’s arms and legs.
The Soul Shrieker remained motionless, simply staring at the other party trying to find out their true intention.
It curtly shouted in a low voice: 「『 So you want to shelter that carrier of [Order]? 」』
The God of Life abruptly broke out in hysterical laughter:
『 Since you’re already here, why don’t you perish here as well! 』
『「 For what reason? 』」the Soul Shrieker questioned.
The God of Life glanced at it with a cruel look in its eyes:
『 Because as long as I kill you, both that [Order], and all of your Soul Artifacts shall become mine! 』
The black tentacles that filled this world shot into the sky, encasing the Soul Shrieker within to form a completely sealed black sphere.
All of a sudden, a furious chant-like voice resounded from within the black sphere:
『「 The souls of all living beings in this Reality are but my food, yet you dared show no respect towards myself as a Deity, your soul shall also become my nourishment 』」
Just over a hundred feet from where they were, Gu Qing Shan stood within the void of space, silently watching this.
“They aren’t holding back, seems like we need to retreat even further”
He muttered.
Hearing that, Laura hurriedly retreated together with everyone under her umbrella.
A short moment later.
The battle between two Deities had officially begun!
