Inside the Desolate World Eater Demon Bug’s stomach.
Drifting Sand world.
The black market.
Someone loudly called out: “We’ve found a poem of divination! Anyone who would like to know, bring your treasures here and make a trade. #200 or above coins, treasures of similar value or a different poem of Divination will also be accepted!”
Everyone turned to look.
The one who said that was a well-known Combatant.
After he made the announcement, he had members of his organization get into battle formations, and got ready to fight.
Because someone might come with ill intentions, wanting to use violence to know what that poem of divination was.
An over-3-meter tall muscular man stepped forward and stopped near them.
This was another well-known close-combat Combatant by the name of [Beheader].
“So you’re the famous Beheader? Do you want to exchange information with us for the poem of divination? Or do you want to fight?” the Combatant asked.
“Of course I’m here to exchange information” the Beheader answered in annoyance, “there’s a total of 21 poems, even if someone knows them all, they still have to analyze it to find out where the labyrinth is, I don’t have time to waste”
“Very well, my thoughts exactly, then let’s conclude our transaction quickly” the Combatant said.
The Beheader pulled out a coin and showed it to him: “This is the #337 coin, I think you already know what it does, I want to exchange it for your information”
The Combatant took the coin and smiled.
“Very well, I’m very happy with this offer, I accept”
Everyone silently watched them complete their trade.
A few moments later.
The entire black market began to exchange information regarding the poems as well.
There were almost no large-scale battles.
Because battles took time, and every second wasted fighting was a second where others were using to step closer towards becoming a Demigod.
Soon enough, everyone found a total of 9 poems of divination within the Holy Bibles.
———-only 12 left to go!
…
On the other side.
Gu Qing Shan and Little Xi were quickly flying through the vast, endless desert.
They went past sand dune after sand dune, flying towards a certain direction.
Little Xi still couldn’t contain her surprise, asking Gu Qing Shan again: “So you actually managed to learn the Skill that the Divinities’ enemy used to hunt them, how incredible”
“Do you want to learn?” Gu Qing Shan asked.
Little Xi hurriedly nodded, extremely excited.
“But how should I teach it to you?” Gu Qing Shan asked.
“There’s no hurry, after your card grade increases a bit more, when you can create cards on your own, you’ll just have to teach it to me through a card” Little Xi smiled.
“I can do that?” Gu Qing Shan asked in surprise.
Little Xi replied: “Of course, you’re currently only a grey card. You don’t even know simple card terms like treasures, summoning tools, and card creation, so the more complicated ones are out of the question. You just have to quickly increase your own card grade, and I think becoming a Demigod is the best shortcut for that”
Gu Qing Shan asked: “Didn’t your power also decrease by a lot? Why aren’t you aiming to be a Demigod instead?”
“Because I already have a plan and a clear idea of what to do to get stronger, while you’re still a blank slate, you can use the Divinities’ way to become stronger first before anything else”
While they were talking, a male voice suddenly called out.
“Where are you going?”
The black-skinned man suddenly appeared in front of them, blocking their way.
He was a ruler of the desert, a powerful creature from the Abyss of Sin.
“Ah? It’s you?” Little Xi quickly reacted and smiled: “We’re going to—–”
Gu Qing Shan quickly chimed in: “—go around the desert, searching for a way to leave this world”
“Let me talk to him” he sent his voice to Little Xi.
Little Xi was surprised, but kept quiet.
The black-skinned man stared at the two of them and asked: “How strange, why aren’t you trying to read and analyze the Holy Bibles, that’s the only way to seal the monster”
Gu Qing Shan didn’t answer him and instead threw something to the black-skinned man.
He caught it and took a look.
It was a small black bag.
“I’ve checked the bag, there’s nothing but money in there, you can use it when you leave” Gu Qing Shan said.
The black-skinned man put the black bag away and continued to ask: “What are you going around for?”
“I already told you, looking for a way to leave”
The black-skinned man said: “The entire world is already eaten by that bug in the sky, how is there a way to leave?”
“Yeah, because it’s a bug, there should be various openings and hollow areas within its body, our goal right now is to search for those hollow areas” Gu Qing Shan answered with a serious expression.
The black-skinned man said nothing.
“Find a way to leave this world from here…” he muttered in a low voice.
“Look, I’m not wasting time standing here chatting with you anymore, we’re going to keep looking” Gu Qing Shan told him.
“Alright, I hope you’ll find the way” the black-skinned man smiled at them.
He moved out of their way.
Gu Qing Shan brought Little Xi and flew past him, quickly disappearing into the horizon.
The black-skinned man silently watched as they left and muttered: “The way to leave… I hope you’ll find it…”
He disappeared from the sky.
A sand storm began to brew in the desert of sand.
…
After Gu Qing Shan and Little Xi went far enough away.
Gu Qing Shan finally stopped.
Little Xi also stopped and asked him: “Why did you say that to him? Weren’t we looking for the labyrinth?”
“Where’s the Abyss of Sin?” Gu Qing Shan asked her back.
“Ah, with our current speed, we’ll reach it in about 2 hours” Little Xi answered him.
“Are all the wardens inside the Abyss of Sin powerful wild creatures like that black-skinned man?” Gu Qing Shan asked again.
“Of course not, only a few of them are like him, there are other different types of powerful wardens as well” Little Xi replied.
“Can they deal with the monster in the seal?” Gu Qing Shan asked.
Little Xi froze.
She suddenly recalled how the giant green arms practically covered the earth before as the sinful creature tried to break free from the ground.
It was a terrifying monster that she could barely seal away at the peak of her power!
Indeed, when the giant green arms took over the surface of the world, no creatures outside of the black market could possibly escape.
Even the powerful wardens of the Abyss of Sin couldn’t stop themselves from being devoured by the monster.
“They can’t, the most they can do is immediately notify the Divinities, but there are no longer any Divinities here… yet he’s still alive and well!” Little Xi wondered in confusion.
Gu Qing Shan sighed and spoke: “That scorpion is no longer his original self…”
“According to my deductions, perhaps the appearance of the figure of light was the final struggle of the wardens from the Abyss of Sin before their deaths”
Little Xi asked: “Why do you think so?”
Gu Qing Shan replied: “Because he appeared exactly where the labyrinth is——– he was blocking our path into the labyrinth”
Gu Qing Shan slowly continued: “He and his family sat with me on a ship, wanting to do everything to leave this world, but now he appeared to block my way, giving off such clear killing intent. It was obvious that he isn’t welcoming me into taking the Divine Armaments away”
“But what kind of creature would want to prevent me from taking the Divine Armaments?”
“The entire world is currently hoping to activate the Divine Armaments, except a single creature who doesn’t want that”
“——the sealed creature”
“The creature must’ve used a method that we don’t understand to bypass the figure of light’s seal and entered the scorpion’s body”
Little Xi couldn’t help but shook her head: “You were suspicious that he was no longer the original him with just that?”
Gu Qing Shan replied: “Of course not, I used the process of elimination. I assumed that there could only be one thing that could deal with a powerful wild creature like himself, as well as taking over his body”
“In fact, I only confirmed it after I gave him the bag of coins——– because we had already decided to split the money inside the bag, but earlier he acted like he didn’t know about that at all”
“The real him felt very awkward about taking the money, so he wouldn’t have just taken the money without saying a single word like he did just now”
Gu Qing Shan’s voice became a bit done: “If he’s already dead, the Demon Scorpion Empress is most likely in a similar situation, if you want further proof, you can try to check your summoning card of her”
Little Xi took out her Demon Scorpion Empress summoning card.
It was blank.
Little Xi sighed as she looked at Gu Qing Shan: “You’re right, looks like we’re going to have to think of some way to deal with him before we can enter the labyrinth”
Gu Qing Shan chuckled bitterly.
“It’s not just him, I’m guessing that every warden in the Abyss of Sin are currently within the labyrinth”
“That monster had already taken over their bodies, it would definitely not allow anyone to take any Divine Armament away, nor let them unleash the new seal”
