For some reason, Gu Qing Shan felt a sense of absurdity.
[Listen to All Things] was Ye Fei Li's ability, but Boss also had this ability.
— — for Boss, this wasn't an ability, it was a technique.
A World Technique.
Techniques were more complex, not as simple and direct as abilities, but they could be used to create more exquisite and unimaginable power.
"Did you hear the Apocalypse?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
"That's right" Shroud scratched his head and said: "I feel like those living beings were uttering their final wails at the brink of death"
"Did you tell the Elder about this?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
Shroud's expression appeared a bit confused as he replied: "I asked the Elder, he said that our world only has the cycle of life and death, all living beings and all living beings remain in the realm of life, but will eventually head towards the eternally sealed realm of death"
"What did he say about the Apocalypse?" Gu Qing Shan pursued the question.
"He said that 'Apocalypse' is only a term for prophecy, an imaginary state that has never actually happened before" Shroud replied.
"Let me rephrase my question, where do you think the voices you heard came from?" Gu Qing Shan asked again.
Shroud scowled in thought for a long while before answering: "I feel like those voices didn't come from the world, because they were very faint — — but outside of the world, there is only the space vortex, so it's very strange"
Gu Qing Shan fell silent and didn't ask anything else.
Through this one day of contact, he had understood a bit about this world's basic knowledge.
The World Valley was a relatively high-level place of inheritance.
In this era, the word 'world' referred to a single place, which was the place where all living beings lived.
Outside of the world, there was only the boundless space vortex.
At this point in time, there was no concept of parallel worlds, nor did parallel worlds exist.
Where exactly did the voices of the 'Apocalypse' come from?
Gu Qing Shan suddenly had a thought.
"You said that you felt those voices were very faint — — - do you have a way to describe this feeling?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
This question was a bit too difficult for an eight-year-old child to answer.
Shroud pondered for a bit, then seriously described: "It's like … you're talking on the other side of the mountain, but I can hear you from the other side of the mountain"
Gu Qing Shan continued, "If that's the case, isn't it more like there's a door between them?"
Shroud's eyes lit up and nodded: "Indeed, that's exactly what happened. Those people were screaming and screaming outside the door, although I couldn't hear them clearly, that's exactly what happened!"
Gu Qing Shan sighed inwardly.
He was only eight years old.
He could hear voices outside the World Gate.
It was impossible to describe Boss's strength.
Shroud clenched his fist with determination: "I have a feeling that once I become stronger, I will be able to hear even more things"
Suddenly, a voice rang out.
"Then let's work hard to become stronger together."
The two of them looked at each other and saw Reneedol walking towards them.
"It's time for dinner, Shroud, I want to go eat with you"
She spoke without hesitation.
"Ah, okay, but I need to change my clothes. Wait for me here with Rhode."
After saying so, Shroud ran away.
Reneedol and Gu Qing Shan could only stand still and wait together.
Gu Qing Shan didn't see any emotions in her eyes.
Gu Qing Shan thought for a bit, then asked:
"Reneedol, were you hiding from something before you fell into the water?"
— — it was only now that he had the chance to ask the reason why she drowned.
Reneedol replied: "I was a slave of the Forest of Elves and Giants"
"The Forest of Elves and Giants!" Gu Qing Shan exclaimed in shock.
That forest was almost as large as an entire world, located to the North of the World Valley, quite far away.
Reneedol lowered her gaze and muttered: "Indeed, it was the forest that no living beings from the outside world were allowed to enter. My sister and I couldn't stand being enslaved by the giants, so we wanted to escape to the elven territory, but were caught up by the giants' patrols"
"My sister was caught by the giants in order to protect me — — she should have been eaten by them by now"
"I was the only one left to escape by myself. In the end, I had no choice but to jump into a fast-flowing river. Because I was worried that the giants would chase after me, I died of exhaustion, it was thanks to you that I was saved"
Gu Qing Shan's thoughts turned and asked: "What kind of creature were the Forest Giants exactly?"
"Cruel, vicious, selfish, and heartless" Reneedol replied.
Gu Qing Shan was a bit intrigued and was about to ask again, but Reneedol spoke up first.
"Rhode, you always like to ask others to ask him, it's going to make people feel disgusted"
Gu Qing Shan froze.
Reneedol turned around and headed towards the canteen.
"Prying into someone else's past is a very rude thing to do — — you can wait here for Shroud, I'm going to eat first"
She left.
Gu Qing Shan stood still, his gaze turning grim.
"A person who swore to win against fate, to slay all evil …"
He muttered to himself.
All of a sudden, his surroundings became dark.
Everything was isolated from the darkness.
Boss's voice resounded again:
"I've never doubted Reneedol's words, nor did I investigate them. I've probably fallen in love with her from the very beginning"
"But one day, when I wanted to know the truth, it was already too late"
"So I set up a Causality Law technique"
"This Causality goes like this:"
"Prove Reneedol's words, or expose her lies, after achieving this goal, you will automatically obtain the second Sealing Token"
"This is a Causality Law that I set up myself, not even Reneedol can do anything about it!"
"Gu Qing Shan, you can stay in this era to cultivate, or help me find out the truth and obtain the Sealing Token"
"All in all … I don't have any other friends"
"That's up to you"
Boss's voice slowly faded away.
Gu Qing Shan stood still and silently listened.
If I find the truth, I'll obtain the second Sealing Token.
Or should I not search for the Sealing Token at all and stay in this era to cultivate together with Boss?
If that's the case, I might be able to become as powerful as the Lord of Eternal Origins?
No.
There's no meaning in living in the past.
Boss's body was still destroyed by the Apocalypse in the end.
— — the most important thing to do is to make sure that Reneedol doesn't obtain the other half of Boss's body!
Gu Qing Shan took a deep breath, turned around, and ran towards a secluded area of the valley.
The river.
The river flowed without stopping, flowing for thousands of miles from the upper reaches, passing through the World Valley and into the distance.
Gu Qing Shan stood at the edge of the river and looked upstream.
There was only a single such river in this world, one that connected all civilizations and all regions.
In many civilizations, it was known as the River of Fate.
Reneedol was brought to the World Valley by this river.
Gu Qing Shan quickly stepped into the water.
The cold, turbulent water flowed around his body, as if urging him to follow the current.
"Alright, I'll go investigate the Forest of Elves and Giants"
Gu Qing Shan muttered.
He walked against the flow of the river, heading upwards.
…
At another location.
Within the world of the Spire that drifted along the River of Time.
Boss stood at the top of a lonely tower, holding a glass of liquor in his hand as he silently watched the cold rain.
Even after countless years had passed, the memories that seemed hazy would always become clear at certain moments.
They were reminding him that everything wasn't over yet.
"Reneedol …"
He sighed with a sorrowful expression.
The rain was getting heavier.
All of a sudden, a figure shot towards him from afar and landed next to him.
"It's not a good habit to get soaked in the rain" Bali commented.
He offered Boss a cigar.
"I'm not used to this" Boss refused.
Bali lit the cigar with the flame on his fingertip and mocked: "What? You got beaten up by me in the afternoon and now you're hiding and crying? "
The leader's brows twitched, and there was a hint of anger in his voice.
"Bastard Bali, we agreed this was supposed to be a boxing match, yet you're still hitting me everywhere?"
"Ahahaha, naive brat, there's nothing you wouldn't do in a fight. If you don't even know how to be shameless, what else can you do?"
"Shameless? I've never been like you, going around owing money "
The two of them exchanged glances.
Boss suddenly received the cigar and lit it.
"I'll make it clear first, when I beat the shit out of you, you're not allowed to beg for mercy" he casually declared.
Bali smirked and said: "I'll feed you my shit"
Boom!
A thunderous explosion.
The two of them took to the sky and began to fight with their bodies in the pouring rain.
Far away.
A few dozen miles away, a bar.
Meow coldly laughed and spoke with a mocking tone: "Rude men — — I'll bet 20 RMB on my bro"
Jang Young-ho pushed his sunglasses up a bit, took out 30 RMB from his pocket and threw it on the bar.
"Big sis Meow, this is the romance of a man — — I'll bet on Boss"
Ye Fei Li was holding a video game console in her hand, casually tossing a few coins on the table and said: "I'll bet on Bali"
Jang Young-ho glared at him.
Ye Fei Li didn't even look up and explained: "This is a brawl, not a fight to the death, Boss is too arrogant, not dirty enough"
Anna had been silently listening the entire time, then nodded and agreed: "That's right, Bali is too dirty when he fights, I'll bet on Bali"
Saying so, she raised the bottle and gulped it down.
"Hey, where's your bet money?" Jang Young-ho asked.
Anna clapped her hands.
Lola jumped up and slammed a large bag of gems on the table.
Everyone went silent.
"Your bet is too much, we're just playing around, can you not do this" Jang Young-ho struggled to speak.
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