Black flames drifted endlessly around Gu Qing Shan's body.
He stood in the middle of the flames, staring at the empty wilderness, as if he was staring at something.
He appeared to be a bit lost.
"What is it?" Shroud asked.
Gu Qing Shan's lips twitched a bit, then finally asked: "What do the Law Behemoths look like?"
Shroud replied: "Various, humanoid, wild beasts, flowers and grass, stars, elemental beings, so on and so forth. However, the phenomenon on your body is a black flame, which usually represents three different Laws"
"Which three?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
Shroud replied with a bit of interest: "Darkness, Destruction, and Death — — I'm currently heavily injured, so I can't help you enter the World of Laws to see which one is descending. But remember, when they arrive, you have to respectfully address them as Overlords — — after all, these Behemoths are Law lifeforms born from the awakening of the World Origin"
Gu Qing Shan closed her eyes and replied: "Overlord? I'll keep that in mind "
Shroud continued: "I've met two of the three Overlords — — - the Overlord of Darkness is a man who can transform into a lion; the Overlord of Destruction is an elemental lifeform. When you enter the World of Laws and see a burning black volcano, that's it"
Gu Qing Shan continued to ask: "What about the Law of Death?"
Shroud paused a bit, then replied: "Living beings cannot look directly at Death, unless the Overlord personally appears, you cannot seek it out — — this is a rule that living beings must abide by"
"However, I've heard from other Law Behemoths that the Law of Death manifests as a humanoid lifeform wearing a cloak"
Gu Qing Shan paused briefly, then said: "I'm going"
He abruptly disappeared in front of everyone's eyes.
The young boy sighed in admiration: "Hah, when will I be able to enter the World of Laws and form a covenant with the Overlord?"
Shroud smiled and said: "Atley, now that the Laws have recovered, why don't you train your ability to communicate with the World of Laws?"
Atley nodded: "You're right, I need to quickly grow stronger. If Reneedol were to face an enemy again, I wouldn't be hiding in the back"
Shroud was surprised and asked: "What do you think happened to Reneedol?"
Atley replied: "When you fainted, someone came to attack us. Reneedol led them away"
"What!" Shroud exclaimed in shock.
Suddenly, another girl said, "I noticed it earlier. The place we are in is protected by some kind of power. It's very well hidden."
"If Reneedol returns, it will be very difficult for her to find us" the girl who healed Shroud said.
The boy said: "Now that we've recovered our strength, how about we break this layer of protection so that Reneedol knows how to find us?"
"Hurry and break it!" Shroud struggled to say.
The concealment array that Gu Qing Shan had set up was originally only for concealment, so it was very easy to break it from the inside. The three youths exerted their strength together, and very soon, the array turned into a layer of spiritual light and dissipated into the void.
At the same time …
In the wilderness dozens of miles away.
Reneedol turned around abruptly.
"Found you …"
She activated [Ground Shrink] and instantly disappeared.
…
The World of Laws.
This was the source of power that formed the world's appearance. It appeared to be empty, but it was also filled with innumerable Origin power.
These Origin power silently circulated according to their respective attributes and Laws, providing the world with the motivation to exist.
Not too long after Gu Qing Shan stood in the void of space, a humanoid figure wearing a black cloak silently appeared in front of her.
Gu Qing Shan understood and bowed: "Venerable Overlord of Death, I have come here to request to form a covenant with you"
The humanoid figure stood there without saying a single word, then raised his hand and lightly pointed at the void of space.
The burning flames manifested into a line of text:
[Death cannot speak, otherwise, all things will wither]
Gu Qing Shan nodded in understanding.
The text then turned back into flames, then turned back into lines of text:
[Rhode, countless living beings have died at your hands, you are the one with the highest affinity with Death in this world]
[Now, are you willing to form a covenant with me?]
Gu Qing Shan asked: "What is the content of the covenant?"
A new line of text manifested:
[You will provide for me, and I will grant you the power of Death]
— — -this is a good deal.
After Shroud receives the Law of Radiance's favor, he would be able to fight me to a standstill.
If I can receive the Law of Death's favor, my strength would also increase considerably.
Gu Qing Shan silently thought for a bit, then replied: "Venerable Overlord, I do not know how to provide for you"
The burning flames manifested into a line of text:
"The deaths that you bring are my sustenance."
Gu Qing Shan hesitantly replied: "I normally don't kill people"
The humanoid figure wearing the black cloak silently stared at him.
The text changed to form five words:
[Are you serious?]
Gu Qing Shan paused, then couldn't help but recall the battles he once fought.
Sometimes …
Life truly is beyond one's control.
Gu Qing Shan explained: "I am more than willing to form such a covenant with you, but I am not a bloodthirsty person, I hope you can understand this"
The Overlord of Death still didn't say anything.
A cluster of black flames hovered in front of Gu Qing Shan.
The flames manifested into an unfurled covenant with two simple lines of text:
[You will provide for me, and I will grant you power]
[— — Overlord of Death]
This was the simplest covenant that Gu Qing Shan had ever seen.
However, since the one who signed the covenant was the ruler of the Law of Death, no one would dare to violate it.
Unless they didn't want to live anymore.
Gu Qing Shan praised: "What a brilliant covenant, I'll sign it"
He placed his hand on the black flame covenant.
Hoh — —
The covenant turned into a cluster of flames and entered Gu Qing Shan's body.
Everything around him disappeared.
Gu Qing Shan suddenly felt himself standing on solid ground again.
He had returned.
A surprised voice resounded:
"Rhode, did you really form a covenant with the Overlord?"
Gu Qing Shan's heart sank, but her expression didn't change as she looked back.
Only to see Reneedol crouching next to Shroud, observing her.
Gu Qing Shan nodded: "I did, what happened to those people you chased after?"
Reneedol revealed a bloody wound on her arm, which the girl next to her was currently healing her.
Reneedol replied: "Those people were under the orders of a swordsman called 'Red Wraith', who wanted to kill everyone in our World Valley"
"'Red Wraith'? Why would he want to kill us? "Gu Qing Shan appeared confused.
"Because he was wary of the power of the World Valley, so he wanted to take advantage of this calamity of Laws to eliminate us once and for all" Reneedol replied.
"Then you — — -"
"I couldn't win against him, so I barely managed to escape. I'm afraid this place isn't safe either, we need to escape right now" Reneedol's tone carried a bit of fear.
"Hmph, we've already regained our powers, if that 'Red Wraith' dares to come, we'll kill him!" the boy angrily declared.
Shroud appeared very calm and replied: "Reneedol just told me that 'Red Wraith' is the 7th strongest swordsman in the world, the few of us might not be able to win against such an expert — — especially since my injuries haven't fully healed yet, I'll only become your burden"
Reneedol's eyes were filled with tears as she lowered her head: "Shroud, don't worry, we'll take you away right now, we definitely won't let the inheritance of the World Valley end because of that swordsman"
"I, Reneedol, swear that I'll definitely let you live!"
Shroud looked at her in shock, then couldn't help but grab her other hand and clench it tightly.
"Don't worry, Reneedol, I'll remember this swordsman called 'Red Wraith'. Once I recover, we'll definitely find him for revenge!" Shroud said.
Reneedol wiped her tears, forced a smile, and replied: "He's too strong, we can't win against him"
"Reneedol, don't worry, one day, I'll make him pay with his life" Shroud resolutely declared.
"Hm, I believe you" Reneedol lightly picked Shroud up and carried him on her back, saying: "None of us can die, because we're the last people left in the World Valley"
"We're leaving!"
Her words were filled with helplessness and bitterness.
Even the three young men next to her appeared sorrowful.
Gu Qing Shan looked at everyone, then at Reneedol.
Suddenly, Shannu spoke with a strange tone in his Thought Sea: "This woman is quite capable, I feel like …"
Luo Bingli pondered and continued: "This woman's actions just now … gave me an inexplicable sense of familiarity"
The Earth sword spoke with a heavy tone: 「 It's over, this woman has grasped Gu Qing Shan's acting skills 」
"Ah — —" the two girls realized.
The Chao Yin sword uttered a nervous' oong ', expressing that this was going to be a very troublesome matter.
Listening to the sword spirits' conversation, Gu Qing Shan couldn't help but rub her temples, feeling a sense of exhaustion.
A few moments later.
Reneedol carried Shroud on her back, flying through the wilderness towards the North.
The young men and women followed behind her.
The North …
Gu Qing Shan silently went silent.
— — the Extreme North is a desolate and desolate place, rumored to be the place where the 'strongest swordsman in the world' Mara Heavenly King resides.
This was what I told Reneedol.
Reneedol believed it.
She didn't give up on Shroud, nor did she give up on exploring the North.
— — she now understood how to kill two birds with one stone.
Once she learns how to deceive — —
No, I should say, once she gradually grasps the art of strategic speech, wouldn't she become even harder to deal with?
Could it be, during the Age of Immemorial, this terrifying woman became so terrifying by learning my skills?
Gu Qing Shan silently thought, feeling a headache coming on.
No, I have to solve this problem as soon as possible …
While flying along with the group, Gu Qing Shan was thinking of a way to deal with this.
Behind him, a cluster of black flames flickered faintly.
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