The forest world.
Gu Qing Shan held the dark green bow in her hand.
Lines of glowing text appeared from the void of space:
[You've obtained the Bow of Fallen Souls]
[This Dreamscape Soul Artifact is powerful, but requires a corresponding level of strength to wield it]
[With your current level of strength, when you wield this bow, you will obtain the following supernatural powers:]
[Power of Wither: All beings struck by your arrows will rapidly age, decay, and be destroyed at any moment]
[Root of Corrosion: All beings struck by your arrows will quickly corrode, unable to be saved, unless the corroded part is cut off]
[Attention: Only when your personal strength increases again will you be able to exert more of this Dreamscape Soul Artifact's power]
In the next second, a figure leaped up from the longbow.
Lady Fusi.
She swung her scepter to release several hundred illusory images.
The light and shadows were filled with all kinds of dangerous battle scenes.
In this world, Gu Qing Shan had gone through numerous trials, triumphed over countless powerful foes, and finally obtained this Dreamscape Soul Artifact — — -
The Bow of Fallen Souls.
"We've used many techniques to weave the entire process of your trials, which should be able to fool the enemy's detection — — - as long as your opponent doesn't perform excessively well, you should be able to win the favor of [Chaos]"
Recalling something, Lady Fusi added: "Don't worry, I've also used a small trick to guide your opponent onto a wrong path"
"What will it do?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
"It will most likely choose an incomplete statue, and the corresponding Awaiting of that statue has already disappeared" Lady Fusi replied.
"That sounds quite pitiful" Gu Qing Shan commented.
He suddenly went silent.
"What is it?" Lady Fusi asked.
"Let me confirm something again. In the past, the Awaitings of both the [Order] and [Chaos] factions didn't want both sides to suffer, so they created [Order] and [Chaos], exhausted all of their power and fell into slumber, is that correct?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
"Indeed" Lady Fusi replied.
Gu Qing Shan's eyes flickered as she slowly said: "Madam, in the [Chaos] faction, there are some Awaiting whose strength is on par with yours, is that right?"
Lady Fusi replied: "Of course, there is an Awaiting who possesses similar traits and abilities as me"
Gu Qing Shan looked down at the dark green bow in her hand and silently muttered in her mind: "War God UI, inspect this bow, please display all of its properties"
Lines of glowing text quickly appeared on the War God UI, showing the item's information from before.
"There's no problem … that's strange," Gu Qing Shan muttered.
He always felt that something was wrong.
It was like walking through a quiet and uninhabited valley, yet feeling that countless people were lurking in the dark and trying to do something.
This had nothing to do with his spiritual sense. It was purely a warrior, or rather, a commander on the battlefield, who sensed something on the battlefield.
It was too smooth.
Would a war that had lasted for a long time come to an end so smoothly?
Admittedly, this was the wish of everyone. However, a calm warrior would never ignore the undercurrents hidden beneath the calm surface just because of the desire in the depths of his heart.
There was no such thing as such a simple matter in this world.
Even if a single person wanted to change their own fate, they would have to go through countless hardships, let alone this war that involved the fate of countless living beings, the Awaiting, as well as the Apocalypse itself.
For such a matter, 'smooth' could only mean one thing.
— — -something had been overlooked.
Gu Qing Shan's mind was a bit uncertain, but his expression slowly turned solemn.
Noticing the change in his expression, Lady Fusi asked: "Gu Qing Shan, this is a crucial moment for [Order] to seek a chance to survive, so why do I see hesitation and hesitation on your face?"
Gu Qing Shan replied: "It's nothing, I'm merely thinking from another perspective — — Lady Fusi, have there been any setbacks in your schemes up to this point? Or were you almost discovered by the enemy? "
Lady Fusi thought briefly, then replied: "No"
She then realized, her expression turning solemn: "Do you think that there's a trap here?"
Gu Qing Shan replied: "I don't have any proof, I simply feel that we should be cautious — — - because both sides are roughly equal in strength, which means … if you were able to do something to the [Chaos] faction, the enemy would also be able to do the same to the [Order] faction"
Lady Fusi scowled.
She swung her scepter and lightly tapped Gu Qing Shan's body.
Countless faint lights manifested from Gu Qing Shan's body and manifested into a sheepskin scroll.
"There are no issues, every secret protector has selflessly offered their power to ensure that your identity would not be discovered" she said.
Gu Qing Shan pondered: "I want to know, within the [Chaos] faction, what kind of power does the one with a similar trait and ability as you possess possess"
Lady Fusi replied: "He is the Prophet of [Chaos], just like me, he is able to travel through Time and Space to see certain things that will happen in the future"
"In other words, that Awaiting might have been able to witness our meeting" Gu Qing Shan commented.
"No, he would not touch any fragment of Space-Time that I used my technique to conceal — — - doing so would consume too much power, forcing him to fall back into slumber. Furthermore, we are both wary of each other" Lady Fusi replied.
Gu Qing Shan immediately asked: "Then, at the same time, did you also see the fragment of Space-Time that he used his technique to conceal?"
Lady Fusi replied: "If I tried my best, I could, but after that, I would fall into slumber due to exhausting all of my power"
Gu Qing Shan continued: "Please investigate and see if there were any moments that he had concealed within the timeline that you and him are related to"
Lady Fusi stared deeply at Gu Qing Shan, then said: "Earth God, your cautiousness has left a deep impression on me"
"Every single move in war requires extreme caution, otherwise trillions of living beings would die" Gu Qing Shan replied.
"But the River of Time is too long, even if I expend all of my power, I would not be able to observe every single scene related to him" Lady Fusi replied.
She raised her hand and raised three fingers.
"I can only choose three points of time to observe if he had done anything"
"Furthermore, after that, I would fall into slumber just like the other Awaiting, unable to help you for the time being"
"We must accurately guess the point of time that he had done something, otherwise, you would have to face an unknown trap by yourself, and we would not be able to help you"
Gu Qing Shan fell silent.
— — -this was a gamble with little hope.
He pondered: "If we correctly guess the moment that he had done something at the very first point, would you still have enough power to fight alongside me?"
"Indeed, investigating the second point of time would exhaust my power, and investigating the third point of time would require me to pay the price" Lady Fusi replied.
Gu Qing Shan muttered in a low voice: "If you cannot participate in this battle, our chances of victory would be greatly reduced — — in other words, we must correctly guess what he had done at the very first time"
He fell into deep thought.
If an unknown enemy had set up an unknown trap at an unknown time.
When would that be?
What exactly did he do?
Time is too long, so how would we be able to determine the exact time?
There is only a single chance, there is no room for error, so how would we be able to guess the truth?
Perhaps anyone would feel powerless in the face of such a problem.
— — -this is basically an impossible calculation.
Lady Fusi had also thought of this and sighed: "You've made reasonable assumptions about both our enemy's power and strategy, but I've carefully lurked for so many years, constantly observing the abnormalities of the Space-Time around me, afraid that he might have arranged something, but I've never found anything"
"Which is why you've always been on guard against him?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
"Indeed. After all, he and I both have similar abilities, so I naturally have to be on guard against him discovering my actions" Lady Fusi replied.
"You've never noticed anything out of the ordinary — — then, we can first assume one thing. If he had arranged something, he would definitely not want you to discover it, so — — -"
Gu Qing Shan paused briefly, then concluded: "He had already arranged everything before you went into hiding"
Lady Fusi shook her head: "Before I went into hiding, there was a period of over 100 million years, but I still couldn't determine the exact moment that he had done it, nor could I know what he had done"
"Do you know him well?" Gu Qing Shan asked again.
"No, I've fought against him once, so I only know that he has similar abilities as I do, but I don't know much about him" Lady Fusi replied.
That's too difficult, there's no way to find an answer. She silently thought.
Gu Qing Shan muttered: "You're both wary of each other …"
"If I were him, I would also carefully avoid you before considering how to act"
"— — -you avoided each other"
"What he wants to do must be related to this Apotheotic Combat. After all, this is a crucial moment that will decide whether or not the Era of [Chaos] would fully descend, as well as whether or not [Order] would be completely destroyed"
"Because of that, countless years ago, he would have made some preparations at a moment when you wouldn't be able to sense it"
Lady Fusi continued: "There are too many things that he could have done — — - this is the same as scheming against an unsuspecting person, I have no way to guess what he would have done"
Gu Qing Shan shook her head: "For this matter, if we exclude all of your actions, the things that he could have done are actually traceable"
"From the outcome, to ensure that the Era of [Chaos] would fully descend, the victor of the Apotheotic Combat must be the true heir of [Chaos], and not someone like me who attempted to kill the True Deity of [Chaos]"
"If we want to put an end to this … Unless …"
Lady Fusi felt herself becoming tense and couldn't help but ask: "Unless what?"
"Unless, countless years ago, this matter could have been confirmed" Gu Qing Shan replied.
Lady Fusi replied: "But there are simply too many variables in the endless passage of time. There is simply no way to be certain that a certain event that happened billions of years later would have started, progressed, and ended according to one's own will — — not even us Awaitings could achieve such a feat"
"No"
Gu Qing Shan uttered a single word.
His mind quickly turned, quickly considering the other party's method to break out of this predicament.
"The True Deity of [Chaos] is supported by the entire Era, so she would never die. Only by initiating the Apotheotic Combat would she be able to seize the Deity seat and kill the True Deity"
"And the prerequisite for initiating the Apotheotic Combat is to sacrifice an [Order] to the Era of [Chaos] — — - Lady Fusi, are there any issues with this?"
Lady Fusi replied: "There are no issues, that is indeed the case"
Gu Qing Shan continued: "If that is the case, then there are a few places where the other party could have tampered with"
"The first is to tamper with the personnel participating in the Apotheotic Combat — — I trust my companions on this, because I know them very well. Furthermore, even if the other party had tampered with them, my power is more than enough to deal with my companions"
Lady Fusi nodded: "I've looked through your companions, there are no issues"
Gu Qing Shan stayed silent for a bit, then continued: "Then, there is one other thing that the other party could have arranged in advance over billions of years ago"
"What is it?"
"[Order], the [Order] that I sacrificed"
Gu Qing Shan recalled the scene when she sacrificed the [Demon King Order].
From start to finish, this [Order] didn't express anything, nor did it respond.
— — with the cunning of this [Order], it shouldn't have acted this way.
Gu Qing Shan recalled many times in her mind and confirmed: "This is the only place where the other party could have turned the tables, as well as the only method that could have been arranged over billions of years ago. This method would determine the final direction of the Apotheotic Combat"
"Just like how you, Lady Fusi, infiltrated the chaotic bronze palace and secretly altered the test of the Apotheotic Combat, your old foe had done the same thing"
Gu Qing Shan took a deep breath and concluded: "I believe that he had already tampered with [Worlds Apocalypse Online – Demon King Order] over billions of years ago"
Lady Fusi looked at him and couldn't help but feel a sense of respect.
This was the first time she had felt respect for an existence that was several hundred times weaker than herself, and it came from the bottom of her heart.
She continued: "According to your deduction, we would need to return to the moment when the [Demon King Order] was created — — because after the [Order] was created, no one could have tampered with it"
"This is the only answer I can think of" Gu Qing Shan replied.
"Let us go!"
Lady Fusi swung her scepter and broke through the void of space.
The two of them entered the void of space and hovered in the air.
Below them was a vast, glowing river.
Lady Fusi solemnly said: "We will now be going against the flow, back to billions of years ago, back to the moment when [Worlds Apocalypse Online – Demon King Order] was created. Gu Qing Shan, do not let go of my hand, otherwise, you will be killed by the Law of Time due to going too far back in time"
"I understand, Lady Fusi"
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