The light of dawn slowly rose.
An orange cat was sitting in the middle of the mountain.
His [Ghostly Shadow of Night] had lost its effect, but he wasn't in a hurry to leave.
— — after all, the white flame skeleton wouldn't be able to notice a small animal so quickly within the boundless Doomsday Cemetery.
The unkillable apocalyptic monster was currently focusing all of its attention in an attempt to awaken the slumbering Apocalypses.
The orange cat silently listened to the chanting of the incantation in the wind, contemplating various strategies.
All of a sudden, the dog-headed military cap gave off a faint resonating sound.
A mystical fluctuation then emerged from the orange cat's Thought Sea.
— — following the dog-headed military cap's resonance, the stone coffin was also giving off a resounding sound!
The orange cat curiously observed the two items.
After all, this was something that Shroud left behind at his peak, who knows what exactly he placed inside the stone coffin.
Clatter clatter!
The lid of the stone coffin began to collapse, revealing what was hidden inside.
— — -it was the faint figure of a girl — — no, this form should be a soul!
This soul was currently in slumber, holding a long snow-white bone in her arms.
Boundless glorious light drifted around the white bone, enveloping the soul within.
The girl's soul and the white bone remained motionless.
As if they were both in some sort of mystical state.
As Gu Qing Shan stared at the girl's familiar face, his mood suddenly became a bit better.
This had always been in his mind, but he had left the Age of Immemorial for too long without returning to the River of Death, so it had been delayed.
Who would've thought, it was Shroud who did this.
A second later, Shroud's voice resounded from the white bone:
"Epta and Atley were our comrades, but they both died during the Apocalypse of 'Siming'"
"Atley was unwilling to accept my power because he had established his own force within the River of Death"
"But that wasn't the case for Epta"
"I sensed the ominous signs of the River of Death, so I used the mighty power of Radiance to dig out Epta's soul from the depths of the River of Death when the River of Life and the River of Death alternated. I used the power of the frozen corpses to create a space-time barrier and sealed her within, hoping that her soul would be redeemed in the future."
"Rhode, I'm guessing that you have a way to help her, right?"
At this point, Shroud's voice disappeared.
Gu Qing Shan didn't say anything. She thought for a moment.
— — He was the God of Death. If he wanted to save Epta's soul, he had to summon power from the River of Death and send it into the River of Life.
However, the River of Death had already fallen into the hands of the White Flame Skeleton. It would be very difficult to hide from the White Flame Skeleton and take away a soul from it.
— No.
He clearly had other methods.
The orange cat slowly nodded.
It directly entered his Knowledge Sea and became Gu Qing Shan again.
Gu Qing Shan pondered for a moment, then gracefully danced around the soul.
A line of glowing text appeared:
[You've performed a unique dance to change the world of this soul]
「 This soul belongs to the Samsara 」
— — -on the way back from the Age of Immemorial, in order to see Scarlet, he had danced for over a year, so he was quite familiar with this Sacrificial Dance of Three Lives that could change the fate of the world.
Now that the world's ownership had changed, Gu Qing Shan stopped in her tracks.
The long white bone seemed to have sensed her and trembled, giving off a blinding light that reached all the way to the sky.
Epta abruptly woke up.
She looked at the glowing white bone behind her, then at Gu Qing Shan in front of her and slowly understood.
"Rhode, thank you for saving me" she said.
"No, it was Shroud who saved you from the River of Death" Gu Qing Shan hurriedly replied.
"… I once sensed Shroud's power. If he hadn't specifically sought me out, I would have fallen into eternal slumber due to the coldness and loneliness of the River of Death"
Epta said with a smile. Her figure became even more illusory.
She lightly hovered, riding the light as she slowly rose to the sky, about to completely leave Gu Qing Shan's Thought Sea.
"Where are you going?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
"I was too cowardly in the past, fortunately, I had both you and Shroud's help, not giving up on me even after I died" Epta softly replied.
She lightly waved her hand in the void of space.
The dazzling light descended and enveloped her body.
"Shroud left me a bit of power that can help me pass through a certain amount of Space-Time and reincarnate into the era I wanted to be born in"
"Then — — I'll be leaving first, perhaps we'll meet again at some point in time"
Epta nodded to Gu Qing Shan and was about to leave.
Gu Qing Shan suddenly recalled something and shouted: "Wait a minute, Epta!"
Epta stopped and looked at him in confusion.
Gu Qing Shan smiled and shrugged: "From now on, do you still want to fight by our side?"
Epta nodded: "I'm going to search for an era of the past, where I was born and grew up. I hope that in the long river of time, there will be a suitable opportunity to meet you"
She continued: "— — this time, I will no longer hide in the back and feel inferior … I will fight, become stronger, and hopefully meet you in the end — — I will return to Shroud's protection!"
Her gaze was a bit panicked, but it quickly became resolute.
Gu Qing Shan was a bit surprised, then a smile slowly appeared on his face.
— — even he could tell what she was trying to say.
"Epta, I … have a gift for you" he said.
"What is it?" Epta asked.
Gu Qing Shan turned to the void of space and asked: "Lady Black Sea, is she qualified to become the carrier of [Order]?"
Lady Black Sea's voice followed: "The creator of [Order], sir Gu Qing Shan, I have infused her with a seed of [Order] — — in truth, as soon as she is born, the seed of [Order] will generate a corresponding template of [Order] based on her aptitude, I will notice it and report it to you"
Gu Qing Shan sighed in relief and told Epta: "I've given you something, you'll understand what it is later"
Epta nodded, smiled at Gu Qing Shan, then vanished into the light.
Gu Qing Shan waited for a few moments. Lady Black Sea's voice suddenly sounded:
"The creator of [Order], Gu Qing Shan, shall now report to you"
"Epta had reincarnated into the human realm from the Samsara"
"Through the great power of the Lord of Infinite Origins, she traveled through time and was born 19 years ago, in a certain low-level world of martial power"
"The human army template she was infused with was extremely rare, a unique [Order] template"
"Her basic information is as follows:"
[Name: Xu Xingwei]
[Race: Human]
[World Affiliation: Samsara]
"Order Template: Destined Princess (One and Only)"
Gu Qing Shan silently listened, then couldn't help but feel surprised.
Xu Xingwei.
Isn't this Xiao Wei?
It was because he met her that Shroud finally realized and regained his composure.
— — -at the peak of Shroud's power, he left behind a portion of it to save Epta.
And now, Epta has reincarnated into the Samsara.
In the not-too-distant future, she would save Shroud and become his follower.
But at the very last moment of that future, Reneedol opened the Reality Gate and summoned the true Apocalypse.
At that moment, both Shroud and I were transported away by Su Cher, leaving only Xiao Wei behind.
Xiao Wei was about to be destroyed by the Apocalypse.
So this time, it was Shroud's and my turn to save her again.
… the bonds between humans could actually be intertwined to such a degree.
Is this the so-called 'fate' of the Samsara?
Gu Qing Shan couldn't help but sigh.
All the light slowly faded away, leaving only sprites of light that were absorbed into the white bone.
A line of glowing text appeared in front of Gu Qing Shan's eyes:
[You and Shroud have jointly caused a considerable amount of power fluctuation. The commotion was too great and had drawn the enemy's attention]
[Please prepare for battle]
Gu Qing Shan snorted and left his Thought Sea.
He knew that the commotion this time was a bit too great, but because it was related to Epta, he didn't try to hide it.
Gu Qing Shan turned back into human form from the orange cat and stood in the middle of the mountain.
A second later.
A pale white flame fell from the sky.
The white flame skeleton.
「 You again? 」 it gritted its teeth.
Gu Qing Shan sighed, then grabbed the Earth sword from the void of space: "It's a small world"
The white flame skeleton scoffed: 「 That Dance of yours requires a large amount of Prayers, and the Dragon of Death isn't here, so I'm guessing that you wouldn't be able to activate that Dance right now 」
Gu Qing Shan replied: "Without a grand occasion, I won't perform that Dance"
He waved his hand and grabbed the Heaven sword from the void of space.
— — -the battle could begin at any moment.
The white flame skeleton smirked and raised its bony hand.
Pale white flames erupted from its hand and manifested into a giant axe.
「 You clearly left the Doomsday Cemetery, but now you've returned, what is your purpose? 」
The white flame skeleton asked.
Its presence continued to rise, its killing intent felt almost tangible as it pressed down on Gu Qing Shan.
Gu Qing Shan shrugged: "I'm here to surrender"
「 Surrender? 」 the white flame skeleton asked in disbelief.
"Yes, there's a condition — — as long as you grant me a single wish, I'll immediately surrender" Gu Qing Shan replied.
The white flame skeleton stared at him for a while, then retracted its killing intent.
「 What is the condition? 」 it asked.
Gu Qing Shan cleared his throat: "As long as you leave the space vortex and return to the Reality Gate, I'll immediately give up on fighting you"
The white flame skeleton went silent for a while.
That simple?
He'll surrender just like that?
No — — -
If I leave, he naturally won't have to fight anymore.
What kind of surrender is that!?
As the white flame skeleton was about to rage, it suddenly thought of something and spoke up: 「 I understand, Gu Qing Shan, you must have returned to the Doomsday Cemetery for something important 」
Gu Qing Shan silently sighed.
This thing is very smart and knowledgeable, it's probably impossible to hide from it.
Then I can only — — -
Fight again!!!
Gu Qing Shan wielded his sword and flew forward. While he was still on his way, two huge sword phantoms had already collided with the white flame skeletons like a curtain of light that blocked out the sun.
「 You still don't understand? Your attacks are useless against me 」
Saying so, the white flame skeleton allowed the two sword phantoms to strike it.
Completely unharmed, it took a step forward and left a trail of light where it stood.
The trail of light and the sword phantoms disappeared at the same time.
The axe in its hand turned into intense white flames as it swung forward.
Instantly, the world around them turned blank.
The entire Northwest was engulfed in white flames!
Rumble rumble rumble — — -
With a deafening explosion, the ground was reduced to nothing.
The white flame skeleton suddenly looked up.
Only to see Gu Qing Shan standing in the sky, the black armor she was wearing was broken into pieces and slowly crumbling.
"Surrender, and you can become my Doomsday Envoy. Otherwise, my next attack won't be so simple."
The white flame skeleton smirked.
The axe in its hand gave off even more intense white flames.
Gu Qing Shan coldly looked down at it and quickly thought of a countermeasure.
All of a sudden, he noticed some changes in his Thought Sea.
— — -after Epta left, the white bone was left behind.
This was one of the Frozen Corpse's components!
A line of glowing text appeared in the void of space in front of Gu Qing Shan's eyes:
[You've obtained the Frozen Corpse's white bone]
[As you've helped Epta complete her reincarnation, as well as the 'Last Dog of Vengeance's Military Hat', the white bone of the Frozen Corpse has acknowledged you]
[The white bone is currently infusing all of its power into the 'Last Dog of Vengeance's Military Hat']
[The 'Last Dog of Vengeance's Military Hat's' Temporary Manifestation 'ability has been activated]
[Attention:]
[You've temporarily obtained 1/6th of the Frozen Corpse's power]
Gu Qing Shan looked down.
The dog's head hanging on his shoulder gradually lost all its fur and turned into a skeleton dog's head.
— — -it was a white bone dog head gauntlet with crisscrossing teeth!
Notifications kept popping up in front of Gu Qing Shan's eyes.
All of a sudden, the white flame skeleton's furious roar resounded from below: 「 Come, tell me your answer — — submit to me, or die? 」
Gu Qing Shan silently put on the gauntlet and landed in front of the white flame skeleton.
"Umm — — I only have one question" he said.
「 What is it? 」 the white flame skeleton asked.
Sensing the endless power coming from the white bone gauntlet, Gu Qing Shan replied:
"A fist bigger than the world, have you ever seen one?"
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