A length of thin golden chains floated in the middle of the air.
One end of it reached far towards the ceiling, while the other end reached all the way into the ground.
Shannu stood alone by herself in the air.
She was holding the chain in one hand while touching a barrier with the other hand to send her voice:
“Gongzi, just like you had said, this barrier’s only function is obscurement, going through it would place me in the world on the surface”
“Hm, that’s good to hear” Gu Qing Shan’s voice could be heard from deep inside her mind.
“Then should we begin?” Shannu asked.
“Begin now!” Gu Qing Shan replied.
Shannu immediately transformed into the Six Paths Great Mountain sword and continuously spun in the air.
The end of the golden chain was now tied to the sword’s handle, which became increasingly thicker as the sword spun.
At this point, a huge mass of flesh was lifted into the air, hovering in front of the sword.
——–the corpse of a Magisapien.
Gu Qing Shan’s voice could be heard again.
“Ah right, Shannu. This is the body of a monster that had been chopped up, you don’t feel like it’s disgusting, do you?”
“It’s ok” Shannu sent her voice in return: “I’ve cut through innumerable bodies of numerous kinds and went through wounds of several different natures, this one isn’t special at all”
The autumn water-like blue steel sword abruptly thrust forward.
Shu——
The entire sword plunged into the corpse and brought it up towards the ceiling sky-limit.
The thin chains moved with the sword, which appeared almost like a golden burning flame at a distance.
The corpse approached the barrier in the ceiling increasingly closer, eventually speeding up before flying through.
——-it has disappeared from the underground world!
At the same time, deep underground.
Over ten thousand meters below.
Gu Qing Shan had created a small sub-space.
This subspace contained numerous lock-seals and formations that fully isolated itself from the outside world.
Gu Qing Shan was sitting inside with his legs crossed, holding a cup of tea in one hand and the other end of the golden chain in the other.
Shannu’s voice sounded in his Thought Sea:
“Gongzi, I’ve arrived at the surface, what now?”
Gu Qing Shan took a sip of tea, then said: “We wait. Wait until the monster appears——- but you can’t tell me anything regarding that monster”
“Then what?”
“You can’t let yourself be completely eaten by it on the surface, so you have to immediately tell me when you’re about to be consumed”
“For what reason?”
“I can’t perform a sword seal across the entire world, while you’re only protected by [Law Breaker] and [Invincible] in your sword state, you mustn’t transform into your human form to fight it——- after all, it cannot be seen or heard, so we have to lure it into this world”
“How should I inform you when that moment arrives?” Shannu asked.
“After this, we’ll stop communicating. When the moment comes, call out to me a single time” Gu Qing Shan replied.
Shannu thought about it for a bit.
Simply calling out ‘gongzi’ without informing him of anything wouldn’t count as describing the monster’s presence at all.
——this is a good solution!
“I understand, gongzi”
Shannu replied, then stopped talking to Gu Qing Shan.
A long while of uneventful silence.
Time went by incredibly slowly.
Gu Qing Shan sat still with his teacup by his side while meticulously stroking the golden chains in his hand.
In an instant, the entire length of chains vanished into the void of space, no longer visible for anyone.
Absolute Discretion!
——these Divine Artifact chains have zero offensive capabilities, but its most potent effect lies in its ability to hide!
After being done with this, Gu Qing Shan started to silently wait.
Like a true fisherman, he was waiting for the prey to take his bait.
But unlike a fisherman who waits for fish, he was waiting for an Apocalypse that can’t be heard or seen.
——he must immediately pull the Magisapien corpse back into the underground world as soon as the Apocalyptic monster took the bait, not wait for after it had finished consuming the corpse.
There was also another reason for this.
One end of the golden chains was attached to the corpse, while the other end was in his hand, and the Apocalyptic monster mustn’t be heard.
Liao Xiao Pao was turned into a statue almost immediately after he heard the noises it made.
Considering this, the chains would naturally shake and rattle while the monster was eating the corpse.
Since Gu Qing Shan had to focus on controlling his sword, he mustn’t directly notice the monster in any way, shape, or form, so he absolutely cannot let the monster consume the corpse.
His only choice is to reel the corpse back at the very instant the monster is about to take the bait, thus luring it into this underground world!
——–his only chance lies in that split second!
Gu Qing Shan took out an hourglass and placed it next to him.
If this was a simple hunt, he would have all the patience in the world.
But both Laura and Liao Xiao Pao only have a tiny bit of time left to live.
Tear would soon be unable to maintain her technique.
“Hurry up, come on now”
Gu Qing Shan softly muttered to himself.
In the hourglasses, sand was slowly pouring down.
Time was similar to this drifting sand, slipping away bit by bit.
Gu Qing Shan slightly narrowed his eyes while keeping a hold on the invisible length of chain in his hand, his entire body remaining as still as a statue.
Silence.
Silence.
Silence.
Suddenly, Shannu’s voice resounded in his Thought Sea:
“Gongzi!”
Gu Qing Shan instantly opened his eyes and pulled the golden chains with all his strength, grunting out loud: “Get down!”
The golden chains immediately became tense and were pulled down a huge distance.
At the same time.
From the ceiling of the underground world, the Magisapien corpse descended like a streak of light.
A gigantic crimson mouth that exuded a rotting presence swiftly followed the corpse, showing itself in the sky.
The Apocalyptic monster!
It has arrived!
Bang——-
Its body crashed through the world barrier like a layer of glass, shattering into pieces that scattered everywhere.
The Apocalyptic monster was focused on following the Magisapien corpse, ferociously swallowing the entire corpse in one swift gulp.
Deep underground, Gu Qing Shan’s expression was firm.
To prevent himself from sensing anything from the monster, he had already let go of the golden chains.
His hands were rapidly forming a sword seal.
——in theory, with his cultivation realm, all he needed was a single thought to manifest a sword seal and activate it.
But this time it wasn’t the same, as he couldn’t use any other techniques, the only thing that could kill this enemy was his sword!
Gu Qing Shan had no choice but to give it everything he’s got!
His hands were moving so fast that they left afterimages as they formed one sword seal after another.
Secret Art, [Drawn Shadow]!
Secret Art, [Drawn Shadow]!
Secret Art, [Drawn Shadow]!
Gu Qing Shan was using nothing except this one sword seal——–
He currently can’t use his Iris Sword, so this technique was the only one that could instantly produce numerous sword images to attack his enemy.
And these Secret Arts were unleashed at the exact moment when the Magisapien’s corpse was swallowed by the monster!
It was still silent inside this little sub-space.
The sand continued to pour down.
Gu Qing Shan continued to form his sword seals.
He couldn’t hear anything from outside, nor see the situation of the outer world, but he knew that this was his only chance to kill the other party!
One breath.
Three breaths.
Five breaths.
Lines of glowing text suddenly appeared from the void of space;
[You’ve killed the Apocalyptic monster that cannot be seen or heard]
[Note: It is dead, the power that prevents it from being seen or heard has disappeared]
[Note: I still cannot display its name in order to prevent you from falling victim to petrification and having your soul devoured the next time you encounter the same type of Apocalypse, in case you remember its name]
[This is an unimaginable battle, no living being had ever been able to defeat this monster during the age of Apocalypse, not even the Gods have done so. Only spirits had been able to achieve a feat of this caliber in the past]
[You’ve obtained a large amount of Realm Force]
[Remaining Realm Points: 1000]
Gu Qing Shan finally relaxed his hands.
At this time, Shannu suddenly called out to him:
“Gongzi, everything is over, but it’s best that you come out for a bit”
“What’s going on?” Gu Qing Shan asked
“The spirits want to see you…”
Gu Qing Shan thought of something, then summoned a mass of white fog to envelop his body.
…
Above ground.
The white fog scattered to reveal Gu Qing Shan.
The body of a crimson monster that was several meters in length was lying on the ground.
Next to this monster stood numerous realm spirits from the Blood Sea who had been summoned here.
“I’ve troubled you all!” Gu Qing Shan clasped his fist and thanked them.
——–when the Six Paths Great Mountain sword continuously attacked, he had also summoned them.
The sword was capable of injuring it, and spirits aren’t considered living beings.
This was double insurance.
The bloody giant stepped forward and angrily said:
「 Youngster, next time you want to summon us inside someone else’s stomach, can you at least tell us ahead of time? 」
It pointed to its own body.
—–which was stuck full of rotten flesh and exuded a terrible foul smell.
The other spirits were also the same, each and every last one of them.
They all stared at Gu Qing Shan with an angry look.
“Everyone, I’m sorry, I really didn’t think that things would occur this way”
Gu Qing Shan hurriedly apologized.
Suddenly, lines of glowing text appeared on the War God UI again:
[The monster that cannot be seen or heard had thoroughly died]
[The state of petrification and soul absorption it manifested had also disappeared]
[Your two companions have returned to normal]
Gu Qing Shan was surprised
So I would have been able to save them as long as I killed that Apocalyptic monster.
But why did the Overlooker of Myriad Realms tell me that this was a transaction?
While he was thinking this, the spirits’ expressions changed at the same time and vanished in front of him one by one.
His surroundings became a blur.
At the very next moment, the bloody Phase Realm reappeared in front of Gu Qing Shan’s vision.
