This was an eternal river.
The dark river was silent, within the endless past, present, and future, it would always flow without stopping.
All the dead people were sleeping in the river, drifting along with the river without a single shred of consciousness.
This was the River of Death.
Not a single living creature could reach this place.
But if a Divinity could reach this place and enter the depths of the river, they would find that the deepest part of this river wasn't as calm as it seemed.
At a certain point.
A faint sound came from the gloomy underwater cave.
「 Go … to the Realm of Life … 」
「 Hurry … go … 」
A whispering voice, like whispers, resounded in the dark, stagnant water.
As the voice became clearer, a certain entity that was slumbering here heard its call.
「 Lurking in the River of Death … 」
「 Apocalypse Envoy … 」
「 … It's time … 」
「 … Awaken! 」
Within the darkness, a pair of chilling vertical pupils suddenly glowed.
A peerlessly fierce aura spread in all directions.
In the deep and serene abyss, a huge figure quickly floated up to the surface of the water. At the same time, there was a rumbling voice in the water.
「 The time has not yet come, why did you summon me? 」
The lingering whispers continued to echo: 「 That corpse … it carries a secret … it has found its whereabouts … 」
「 … Hurry … Go … 」
Boom!!!
A gigantic figure flew out from the River of Death. It angrily roared towards the silent river below:
「 My subjects, the lurking Children of the Apocalypse, awaken and follow me to the Realm of Life 」
「 We must find that secret! 」
The dark river surged.
Innumerable entities were stirring the river, giving off a dense amount of light under the water.
…
A mountain covered in ice.
Behind a certain large boulder.
The campfire let out a 'crackling' sound, the warmth dispelled the frigid wind. The aroma of food slowly spread through the small formation.
"Then, let's eat!"
Gu Qing Shan declared.
Several Professionists stared at the tray in his hand, their throats twitching.
After a few days of running, everyone found that they were looking forward to every rest and recuperation.
— — running for a few days on this snow-covered mountain range was nothing for Professionists of their level.
However, this place was already deep into the Doomsday Cemetery, and there would occasionally be some scattered doomsday energy nearby.
Once they met, it would be very painful.
Therefore, to be able to take a break and eat the food cooked by Gu Qing Shan was a rare enjoyment in life.
In other words, the value of the ingredients he took out was enough to pay for this mission.
This Gu Qing Shan seems to be a cultivation-type spirit chef.
Eating the food he made was a profit.
Everyone began to wolf down the food.
Gu Qing Shan looked at them and nodded.
He was pleased with the popularity of the food.
The necromancer Safaya was the first member to join the guild.
Next was the Elven Lord Moon Song and the Bottle Curse Master Hesso.
There was also a pair of brother and sister, the older brother Hakuru was an expert in darts, while the younger sister Ramatata was an expert in the mysterious art of Hex Poisons. Although the two of them were wearing primitive clothing made of leaves and feathers, they were both well-known figures in the Wilderness, so no one dared to look down on them.
All five of them had their own mercenary groups, as well as the leaders of their own mercenary groups.
They were both talented and experienced, having entered the Doomsday Cemetery countless times, so they were of great help to Gu Qing Shan.
For the next few days, everyone's efficiency was quite high. The group was already moving away from the entrance of the Doomsday Cemetery, heading towards the direction Gu Qing Shan sensed.
"I'm done, I'm going to scout the situation" Hakuru said.
"You go east, I'll go west" Moon Song replied.
"Very well" Hakuru replied.
The two of them flashed and disappeared from everyone's sight.
One was a blow dart user, the other was an elf archer, both of them top-notch scouts.
The camp.
"Safaya, the incantation you told me last time, tell me again"
Gu Qing Shan asked with interest.
As the God of Death, he had lived for so many years that he didn't know much about incantations related to death.
The necromancer Safaya looked at him respectfully and fearfully spoke: "Sir, I wouldn't dare to show off in front of an expert like you"
Gu Qing Shan waved her hand dismissively: "Ah, that's not it, I'm very serious about asking you for advice, of course, it's fine if you don't want to tell me"
Safaya smiled bitterly and replied: "If you want to listen, I'll slowly tell you"
"Look carefully, when I performed the incantation, all five of my fingers were pressed against the ground, this is because death ultimately returns to the earth"
"I applied three types of Death sensing materials on my thumb, index finger, and middle finger, then used the power of death from my ring finger and pinky finger to activate the Death talisman in my palm — — - note, when summoning the undead, I cannot breathe, nor can I have any thoughts in my mind, this means that I'm Death's partner, not an enemy"
"When the talisman is fully activated, my hand must immediately leave the ground and quickly form three seals, respectively the Seal of Past Death, the Seal of Awakening Slumber, and the Seal of Summoning Sacrifice, the sequence cannot be wrong"
"Also …"
Safaya continued to ramble on.
Gu Qing Shan seriously listened.
But the other two Combatants didn't.
The Voodoo Curse Master Ramatata and the Voodoo Curse Master Hei Suo both lowered their heads and carefully organized their items.
— — -they could unleash a powerful attack in the shortest amount of time possible, but they had to rely on the Voodoo Curse and the Voodoo Doll, so they had to make a lot of meticulous preparations beforehand.
Gu Qing Shan listened to Safaya's explanation and occasionally nodded.
"… Finally, you need to chant the incantation: 'Dead people of the River of Death, come out!'"
Safaya explained.
"Got it, it's quite complicated" Gu Qing Shan sighed emotionally.
"Indeed, the slightest mistake will lead to terrifying consequences, you must be careful" Safaya emphasized.
Gu Qing Shan thought for a bit, then lightly pressed her hand against the ground and chanted: "Dead people of the River of Death, come out!"
Bam — —
A dull gray light exploded.
The camp's formation was directly broken.
The ground cracked open, revealing a bottomless crack in front of everyone.
Countless skeletons crawled out from the crack, standing on both sides of Gu Qing Shan.
Gu Qing Shan was surprised.
Without any hand seals, or any undead materials, he simply shouted and the skeletons appeared.
Safaya had already respectfully knelt down next to him and said: "Sir … your identity … really is …"
The Voodoo Curse Master Ramatata and the Voodoo Curse Master Hei Suo also stood far away with respectful expressions on their faces.
As Gu Qing Shan was about to say something, a line of glowing text appeared in the void of space:
[You are the Death God of the River of Life and Death, when it comes to Death techniques and summoning undead, as long as you give the order, the incantation will immediately be completed without any doubt]
Reading the War God UI's explanation, Gu Qing Shan appeared a bit pleased.
So much effort from the Age of Immemorial actually resulted in such an unexpected harvest, how unexpected.
"Too much commotion" he told the skeletons.
The skeletons silently nodded.
They crawled back into the crack. The crack quickly closed up.
Everything returned to normal.
"Tsk tsk, the River of Life and Death is truly miraculous" Gu Qing Shan praised and smiled at Safaya.
Safaya lowered her head: "Sir … it was actually because of you …"
Suddenly, her expression froze.
Everything around her was frozen.
The hoarse female voice resounded again:
[Gu Qing Shan, the Dance of Death had been broken by the True Apocalypse, but the Sacrificial Dance is undergoing a drastic change]
[Now, you need to contribute your power to complete a brand new Dance of Death]
Gu Qing Shan hurriedly asked: "What should I do? Contribute Soul Points? "
The hoarse female voice replied: [No, I can sense that a great storm is about to descend, you need to speed up and find a power that can help you]
Gu Qing Shan was confused: "A power that can help me?"
[Indeed, you need to use your own authority — — - the Death God of the River of Life and Death, you need to use this identity to create a dance troupe of your own]
"A dance troupe?" Gu Qing Shan was stunned.
[Indeed, give it a try. This is the condition for the Sacrificial Dance to evolve, it will also greatly aid you in battle, perhaps even benefit the River of Life and Death]
[— — quickly teach your subordinates, starting with the warm-up dance]
[Quickly! You will not regret it]
The hoarse female voice disappeared.
Everything returned to normal.
Gu Qing Shan noticed that Safaya was still looking at him with a respectful gaze.
The same goes for the Voodoo Charm User Hei Suo and the Voodoo Charm User Ramatata.
He took a deep breath.
— — I need a dance troupe.
I don't know what exactly happened for the lady to rush me so much.
Then, no matter what — — -
I need to give it a try.
After all, that's how Reneedol was defeated.
The Sacrificial Dance is absolutely crucial, I can't give it up.
Gu Qing Shan had made up his mind.
He clapped his hands and muttered: "A skeleton, only one, make sure to be quiet"
Bam!
As the dust settled, a skeleton wielding a sword and a shield appeared in front of him.
Gu Qing Shan cleared his throat, walked up, and said: "Put down the sword and shield"
The skeleton did as he was told.
"Very well" Gu Qing Shan clapped his hands and recalled the warm-up dance.
The one who taught me this basic dance was the recording of the strongest Combatant of the Bygone Era.
It started like this — — -
[First, I need you to try this — — -]
Gu Qing Shan made a pose and stood still.
The skeleton did the same.
Silence.
All of a sudden, the music started.
It was a very contagious beat!!!
Gu Qing Shan and the skeleton both nodded and clapped to the beat, preparing for the official start of the dance.
An eerie atmosphere silently manifested.
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