“I… understand a little” Gu Qing Shan answered.
Many of my identities had just been called out directly by the Divine Sword.
If the Divine Sword knew so many secrets, wouldn’t the Samsara know even more?
The Divine Sword must have called out my background to imply this fact.
Many Sequences… had planted people into the Samsara to participate in the Samsara Clash for Supremacy, hoping to become the wielder of this ultimate weapon of living beings.
But the Samsara probably knows all about this.
It was broken by the Apocalypses on purpose…
So the one that had been in control since the beginning was actually the Samsara!
This is most likely beyond all the Sequences’ estimations.
Combined with what the Divine Sword said earlier as well.
That the Sequences would be fleeing as far as possible from the Samsara once it finishes its evolution.
This proves that the Samsara’s might is beyond anyone’s predictions, capable of inciting fear within all.
In other words, from beginning to end, the Samsara has silently been observing as things occur.
It won’t be until the very end that it will…
As Gu Qing Shan thought more about it, he felt a chill running down his spine.
“Divine Sword, if what you said is true, as I’m not a native living being of the Samsara, would I still qualify to participate in the Samsara Clash for Supremacy?”
——this must be made clear as soon as possible.
Otherwise, it would be too late once the Samsara decides to ‘clean up’.
The Divine Sword answered: 「 Any individual that has obtained the qualifications to become a Chosen Saint can participate in the Samsara Clash for Supremacy 」
“Then those other Sequences—–”
「 Also qualified 」the Divine Sword answered firmly: 「 In truth, it is like you’ve said before: just like how a person chooses their weapon, the weapon also chooses the person. The Samsara is willing to observe competitions and struggles, as doing so would allow it to evaluate the competing Chosen Saints——- among which it would select as its wielder and master 」
Gu Qing Shan thought briefly and continued: “But if someone tries to interfere with the Samsara Clash for Supremacy…”
「 Just like how you saw before, they would be directly removed by the Samsara 」the Divine Sword answered.
Gu Qing Shan thought briefly then suddenly exclaimed: “In the beginning, I also attempted to stop the Samsara Clash for Supremacy because that Heavenly Emperor wanted to take advantage of my Shifu…”
During the initiating ceremony of the Samsara Clash for Supremacy, I said: ‘Begin my goddamn ass, fuck you, don’t begin!’
That must have been heard by the Samsara as well!
The Divine Sword replied: 「 No need to worry, that was an act of competition between living beings, a battle between the previous and present Heavenly Emperors, as well as a refusal to initiate the Clash in accordance to the predetermined rules of the Samsara—— the Samsara wouldn’t remove you for that reason 」
It thought for a bit more and continued:
「 You’ve done consistently well up to this point, always attempting to save the Samsara fragment worlds as well as their living beings, so even though you’ve made such a huge mess, the Samsara still forgave you 」
“What are you referring to?” Gu Qing Shan asked.
「 Fusing the Twin Rivers of Life and Death with the Samsara 」the Divine Sword answered.
“Is it… that serious?” Gu Qing Shan tried asking.
「 The Samsara is an extremely strict and closed-off system of 6 worlds with its own cycling mechanisms. This is the first time that another world system had been fused with it, so I suspect that the Samsara initially was wary of the changes, but now… considering its reactions so far, it has already accepted this change 」the Divine Sword explained.
Gu Qing Shan: “…”
I didn’t consider that far into the future, what I did at the time was only to give myself another point of leverage against the Heavenly Emperor.
If I knew that the Samsara was even more of a schemer compared to the dragon race, I wouldn’t be caught dead making such arbitrary decisions!
「 Remember well, do not violate the rules of the Clash as determined by the Samsara, this is the only line you mustn’t cross 」
「 Otherwise, no matter how much of a mess you all make, regardless of whether you are [Order] or [Chaos] or any other forces, the Samsara would not care and remain indifferent to the very end… 」
「 Up until the very last moment of the Clash! 」
After explaining this, the Divine Sword suddenly released a blinding light that fully enveloped Gu Qing Shan’s body.
The coldness and darkness around him had also been thoroughly pushed back.
Once all the negative effects no longer affected him, Gu Qing Shan felt himself returning to his physical peak.
At this point, a voice sounded in his ears:
「 Take a look, he’s waking up 」
Gu Qing Shan opened his eyes.
This place was an underground cavern.
It was completely silent around him.
A man dressed in a red cloak was standing next to him.
“Lord… Bloodcloak” Gu Qing Shan slowly stood up and greeted him.
「 Don’t worry, you are currently very safe 」Lord Bloodcloak said with his arms crossed.
Gu Qing Shan examined himself to see that all of his injuries had healed.
Lord Bloodcloak explained: 「 The reason why you’re here is that the Saint Realm had expressed its will, saying that you require an environment of absolute silence before you wake up 」
Gu Qing Shan was surprised to hear that and parroted: “The Saint Realm?”
「 That’s right, the Hall Master performed a Saint Realm technique on you to communicate with the Saint Realm 」Lord Bloodcloak said.
“In other words, I summoned the Master of the Heroic Spirit Hall?”
「 No, I was the one who summoned the Hall Master 」
“Then, I must have summoned you”
「 That isn’t the case either, I was also summoned by someone else 」Lord Bloodcloak answered.
Gu Qing Shan paused.
The will of the Saint Realm was summoned by the Master of the Heroic Spirit Hall, while the Hall Master was summoned by Lord Bloodcloak, but then Lord Bloodcloak wasn’t summoned by me either.
…that’s a bit complicated.
“If they could summon you… was it Xue Er?” Gu Qing Shan asked.
「 Indeed, she summoned me, I summoned the Hall Master, and the Hall Master summoned the will of the Saint Realm 」
Seeing the change in his expression, Lord Bloodcloak said: 「 Don’t worry, she and the Hall Master have both evaded the Heaven realm’s encirclement, they’re currently clashing against the heavenly beings head-on 」
“Did the Heavenly Emperor show up?”
「 Not yet, the Hall Master said that that individual was caught in some trouble and had temporarily taken refuge without being able to show themselves; otherwise, the Hall Master said that we would only be able to flee 」
Gu Qing Shan’s eyes shifted briefly before exuding overwhelming killing intent.
All of this was the handiwork of the Heavenly Emperor.
Not only did he take over the position of Heavenly Emperor by ambushing Shifu during her battle against the Apocalypse, but he’s also trying to mess with me.
I need to think of a way to send him straight to the Nine Hells of Huang Quan!
While Gu Qing Shan was thinking this, lines of bloody text started appearing in the void of space:
[During the reset of the Samsara, all communication had been cut off]
[At the moment, the Master of the Heroic Spirit Hall had finished preparing the necessary energy and ritual]
[If you agree, you will begin to perform a ceremony to once again establish connection with the Saint Realm]
Gu Qing Shan remained silent.
He seemed to be making some sort of decision.
Noticing that, Lord Bloodcloak smirked: 「 I’m going to head out to help the two of them, you can join us at any moment 」
He handed a teleportation Card to Gu Qing Shan and turned around, his figure disappearing from the cave.
Gu Qing Shan put the Card away, then pressed a button on his bracelet.
He disappeared as well.
…
The underside of the Human realm.
Gu Qing Shan reappeared on the deck of the interstellar warship.
——at this point, he finally took a deep breath and spoke: “Begin”
As he said that, a single drop of blood emerged from the void of space and gently dropped in between Gu Qing Shan’s eyebrows.
His surroundings immediately cleared up.
Bloody mist began to swirl and boil in massive quantities, manifesting a gigantic blood-colored pillar that connected heaven and earth out of thin air.
The blood color gradually grew deeper and deeper; as the platform under his feet slowly piled up higher and higher, the sound of urging and cheering from all sorts of spirits could be felt from every direction.
“Finally, I have someone to help me…”
Gu Qing Shan muttered under his breath and placed his hand against the gigantic pillar.
His thoughts immediately took physical form, manifesting as a unique name.
Right at this moment!
Gu Qing Shan began murmuring with a heavy tone: “Please heed my summon and once again descend upon this land——”
“Devil of True Antiquity, Overlooker of Myriad Worlds!”
Instantly, a bloody shadow appeared on top of the gigantic pillar.
This bloody shadow was overwhelmingly large, constantly shifting its form while being on top of the gigantic pillar, manifesting ferocious creatures, unlike anything Gu Qing Shan had ever seen before.
「 So it turns out you were participating within the Samsara Clash for Supremacy… 」
The shadow observed Gu Qing Shan and commented.
Gu Qing Shan simply looked at the other party without saying anything else.
—–this was a boss character beyond any doubt.
But Gu Qing Shan couldn’t ask them for help by eliminating those heavenly beings.
——like the Divine Sword had said, he definitely could not violate the rules of the Samsara, as this was the line that the Samsara had drawn.
The monster that tried to attack Gu Qing Shan from beyond the world was an example of what would happen if someone tried to.
But the Samsara has allowed the members of the Sequences outside the Samsara to steal Chosen Saint qualifications for themselves.
In other words, they were allowed to keep their experience and knowledge.
This means knowledge wasn’t part of the restrictions.
Gu Qing Shan said: “There is an Apocalypse that I would like you to take a look at for me”
「 Oh? Simply take a look at? 」the Overlooker of Myriad Worlds replied.
Gu Qing Shan pointed towards the far distance.
A shroud of shadow was continuously creeping over the land, silently destroying everything it passed.
“I don’t need you to do anything, but if you can tell me what this Apocalypse is, it’ll save me a lot of time and effort, after that… I’ll help you look for some good food” Gu Qing Shan said.
In this place, the only rule established by the Samsara was ‘fight the Apocalypses’.
There weren’t any other requirements beyond that.
「 This Apocalypse, it is actually the destructive manifestation of an Apocalyptic gem, which works almost like a balloon—— you will need to find a way to break through its manifestation and go inside, then destroy the Apocalyptic gem from within 」
After the Overlooker of Myriad Worlds explained that, the blood-colored pillar began to fade away.
Its figure also gradually disappeared.
“You’re leaving already?” Gu Qing Shan asked with surprise.
「 Of course, it isn’t time for me to show up just yet——– once you and all of your allies have regained your original strength, and once the Samsara permits an all-out battle between all sides, I will be able to manifest again 」
「 At that time, there will be an abundance of good food… 」
「 I look forward to seeing you again 」
After saying that, the Overlooker of Myriad Worlds completely disappeared.
All the supernatural phenomena vanished with it.
Gu Qing Shan stood there thinking for a short while before he pulled out the Card from before.
…
A few dozen minutes later.
Su Xue Er, Lord Bloodcloak, the Master of the Heroic Spirit Hall, as well as Gu Qing Shan were standing on the deck of the interstellar warship.
The four of them were all staring at the shroud of shadow from the distance.
“Mark it” Gu Qing Shan ordered.
A ray of light was shot from the interstellar warship, which clearly marked out a region within the shroud of shadow.
[So we just need to attack that place with everything we have?] Su Xue Er gently asked.
“That’s right, to get rid of this Apocalypse, we must break through that point exactly” Gu Qing Shan replied.
『 Then what are we waiting for, let’s attack it in unison 』the Master of the Heroic Spirit Hall said.
Everyone quickly took offensive postures.
Su Xue Er summoned a metal trunk that was as tall as three grown adults and then used the components inside to quickly assemble a hand-held cannon.
Lord Bloodcloak took out a Card that was glowing with blinding light.
The Master of the Heroic Spirit Hall prepared a small, intricate, grey mechanical crossbow.
——since they needed to attack with everything they had, of course, they were preparing the strongest forms of attack they could.
“On my count, get ready” Gu Qing Shan said.
He then jumped down from the interstellar warship, transforming into a lightning giant during his descent and began charging towards the shroud of shadow at full speed.
「 5 」
「 4 」
「 3—- 」
The giant casually pulled out a giant axe clad in glimmering blue light as he ran across the wasteland.
He then began to speed up and sprint!
「 2 」
「 1 」
「 ATTACK! 」
The giant uttered a resounding roar and swung his lightning axe towards the shroud of shadow with all his strength.
At the same time, several ferocious attacks flew past him and struck the shroud of shadow at the same spot.
Bang———
A ground-shaking tremor reverberated as a crack was made on top of the shroud of shadow.
The lightning giant then swung his axe madly towards the crack until it turned into a large hole.
He then leapt inside with reckless abandon and rushed head-first into the darkness before suddenly jumping into the air and catching a gem that radiated destructive presence.
The giant then squeezed it with all his strength.
Crak crak!
The gem was crushed into fine dust, which the giant scattered in the wind.
