As Gu Qing Shan approached, a cold mechanical voice resounded from behind the metal gate:
[Target discovered, identity determined to be human]
[Permission granted]
The metal gate let out a loud rumbling noise.
— — -it opened on its own.
Gu Qing Shan looked inside, only to see that this gate could only be considered a tiny entrance. Behind the gate was a completely destroyed world.
Ruins.
As far as the eye could see, there was nothing but ruins.
This underground world was around several million square kilometers in size, according to the layout and density of buildings, it was easy to imagine how prosperous this world must have been at the beginning.
— — unfortunately, there were no living beings.
There was only a giant black demon egg several hundred meters tall, its shell was covered in mysterious runes that flickered and dimmed from time to time.
It floated alone in the air above the endless ruins.
This demon egg gave off an immense presence, each time it moved forward or backward, the entire sky above it would tremble.
"Welcome, you are the 8,925th visitor of the Breeding Ruins, human male."
The giant demon egg flew towards Gu Qing Shan's direction, speaking in human common with a gentle voice.
— — -this guy is very strong.
Gu Qing Shan silently thought, then asked: "One of my companions has been petrified, do you have a way to save them?"
「 I'm sorry, I don't have a way 」 the giant demon egg replied.
Gu Qing Shan's heart felt heavy as he silently stared at this giant demon egg.
— — lines of strange and unusual text had appeared above its head.
Quite obviously, it was thinking of something.
— — – Gu Qing Shan herself had traveled the 900 million World Layers and learned the languages of many civilizations from the Spire's scholars, which naturally included the common tongue. After coming to Void City, she spent some time in the Hitman Guild to learn even more languages.
But these lines of text were something that Gu Qing Shan had never seen before.
Staring at the lines of text, he felt a bit troubled.
— — -what kind of language is this exactly?
Egg language?
I've never heard of eggs having their own language.
Gu Qing Shan wasn't sure and asked: "I've never seen an entity like your excellency before, what is your excellency's identity?"
The giant demon egg replied: 「 I am the spirit of this world, my duty is to guide the Combatants of this world to the entrance of the next world 」
"But I don't want to go to the entrance of the next world right now, I want to save my companion" Gu Qing Shan said.
"Then please think of something else. If you want to leave this place and go to the next world, you can come find me at any time," the giant demon egg said.
Gu Qing Shan glanced at it and saw another line of text floating above its head.
— — I still don't understand.
Gu Qing Shan had an idea.
There were countless ruins on the ground, and he might be able to find some clues.
He quietly released his Divine Sense and searched the ruins.
Huh?
Gu Qing Shan suddenly saw something new.
It was a broken set of female armor. There was no blood on it, but Gu Qing Shan was sure that it had not been damaged for long.
He continued to use his Divine Telekinesis to search, but did not find anything else suspicious.
A thought slowly appeared in Gu Qing Shan's mind.
"Hello, may I ask if all the Combatants of this world have gone to the next world?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
The giant Demon Egg replied: 「 Indeed, at the time, the system of my world was destroyed by the Apocalypse, leaving nothing but ruins behind, so I can only point you explorers to the next floor 」
Gu Qing Shan didn't say anything and continued to search the ruins.
Very quickly, he leapt forward, landed in the middle of a ruin, and picked up a stone slab from the ground.
This was a stone slab full of strange characters that recorded historical texts that Gu Qing Shan couldn't understand at all.
— — -the reason why he specifically picked up this stone slab was because the text on it was the same type of text as the giant demon egg's Divine Sense.
Gu Qing Shan didn't directly pick up the items left behind by the Combatants of this world, as that would easily provoke the demon egg.
On the other hand, this stone slab originally belonged to the ruined world, so it wouldn't be suspicious.
「 What are you doing? 」 the giant demon egg asked.
"It's nothing, I'm very interested in this type of text, I feel that it has an indescribable sense of beauty" Gu Qing Shan replied.
The giant demon egg paused briefly, then continued: 「 You can see the beauty of this text — — are you a treasure hunter? 」
"Yes"
Gu Qing Shan admitted it.
Lines of glowing text appeared in the air before his eyes.
[Demonkin Civilization Stone Slab (Incomplete), previously taught the following knowledge:]
[Demonkin Language Recognition]
[To comprehend this type of text, Soul Points cost: 1]
So little?
As soon as Gu Qing Shan sighed in relief, a new notification popped up:
[Attention, you no longer have any Soul Points, please pay 1 Realm Point to exchange]
[Exchanging for it is a tough job that requires 30,000 Soul Points]
[Would you like to exchange?]
Gu Qing Shan's eyebrows twitched.
— — I was wondering why it was so cheap, it was just my imagination.
Can I not exchange in this situation?
What kind of situation is this and you're still asking for a cut?
He gritted his teeth in his mind: "Exchange!"
New lines of glowing text quickly appeared on the War God UI:
[A wise choice, exchange complete]
[You've paid 1 Soul Points to comprehend Demonkin Language]
Gu Qing Shan felt a bit of warmth appearing in his Thought Sea. Then, countless lines of text appeared in his mind.
He has learned Demonkin Language.
"Are you going to stay in this ruin forever, sir? Why aren't you leaving with me? "Gu Qing Shan asked.
The giant demon egg replied: 「 Although I'm a spirit, my situation is a bit unique. I haven't fully hatched yet, so I can't leave 」
Two lines of text appeared above its head:
「 Can this guy do it or not? 」
「 — – Fine, he seems to be a bit suspicious. How about I find a chance to ambush him and directly transport him to the surface?
Alright, so that's what happened.
Gu Qing Shan pondered a few times, then suddenly smiled: "You might not know this, but before coming to the Dusty World, I was the most famous treasure hunter in the infinite worlds"
The giant demon egg paused.
Another line of Demonkin Language appeared above its head:
「 … This is a rare chance, how about I test him, there's nothing to lose after all 」
It finally said: 「 If that's the case, please take a look at this for me — – 」
From the ground, an irregularly shaped piece of grey rock flew up and hovered in front of Gu Qing Shan.
Gu Qing Shan caught the piece of scale.
Lines of glowing text appeared in the void of space:
[A hybrid scale of the Apocalypse Envoy]
[This is a mutated piece of scale that was formed after the Apocalypse Envoy descended on the Fiendkind's body]
Gu Qing Shan felt a bit more assured.
He spoke: "Strange, this thing seems to be a piece of scale from some sort of lifeform, but it seems to have been corroded by something and mutated like never before"
The giant demon egg went silent for a bit.
A line of glowing text appeared on top of the egg:
[He really is quite capable, how about I let him take a look at that thing for me, then transport him to the surface]
[That way, even if he manages to decipher anything, as long as he dies, the secret will be kept]
The giant demon egg spoke: [You are a very perceptive person, I want to ask you to take a look at something for me, I'll pay you well]
Rumble rumble rumble — –
The ground split open.
A giant hand that was several dozen meters long flew out and quickly hovered in front of Gu Qing Shan.
[Please help me take a look at what it is] the giant demon egg said.
While Gu Qing Shan was about to say something, the entire world disappeared in front of his eyes.
A blood-red fog drifted around him.
「 … So it's this … 」
A voice whispered.
As soon as Gu Qing Shan heard the voice, he naturally understood the current situation.
— — -this was the True Old Demon, the Overlook of the Infinite Worlds!
Who would've thought that this giant hand would make it come here in person?
A second later, he could clearly sense that the other party had noticed him.
"The Death God of the River of Life and Death …"
「 In terms of strength, the demon in front of you is five times stronger than you are — — - if you can kill it, I will give you a chance to make a deal with me — — this chance can save your two companions 」
As soon as it said so, the fog of blood disappeared.
Everything returned to normal.
Gu Qing Shan's expression changed a bit as he looked at the giant demon egg.
Stronger than me?
Five times?
Just because of this egg-like guy?
Let me think, how do I get rid of this thing …
The giant demon egg didn't seem to notice anything and spoke up: 「 You are a treasure hunter, help me take a look at this 」
Gu Qing Shan thought for a bit and replied: "Sure, but I want my payment first"
"What do you want?"
"Can you save my companions?"
「 No, I don't have that ability, I advise you to give up as well, otherwise, you'll die 」 the giant demon egg immediately replied.
"Then, can you help me heal my left hand?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
"Your left hand?"
Gu Qing Shan raised her left hand and clenched it into a fist: "That's right, it's suffering from some sort of curse, unable to perform even the most basic of attacks"
「 Let me take a look 」 the giant demon egg said.
"Take a look"
Gu Qing Shan threw a punch from afar.
— — [Ethereal – Grand Mountain]!
Those struck by this punch would have their thoughts shattered, their thoughts turning blank.
In the blink of an eye, the giant demon egg fell into a daze.
Gu Qing Shan sighed, drew the Earth sword and Chao Yin sword, and slashed at the void of space, leaving countless afterimages.
Clang clang clang clang clang!
The sound of slashing resounded from the giant demon egg, but it didn't crack, nor did it leave any white marks.
— — -its shell is very sturdy!
In the blink of an eye, 999 attacks had been made.
Gu Qing Shan sheathed her sword and waited for a few moments.
A few moments later.
The giant demon egg slowly regained its senses and focused its attention on Gu Qing Shan again.
「 Pitiful bastard, you dare to attack me? 」
It spoke full of mockery.
Gu Qing Shan made a shushing gesture, then pointed at the giant hand that was several dozen meters long and said:
"Actually, about this thing — — I have something I need to tell you beforehand — —"
The giant demon egg looked at him, waiting for him to continue.
At this point, the entire ruined world was silent.
Lines of glowing text appeared on the War God UI:
[Prerequisite: Anticipation has been completed, the other party is currently observing you]
[Prerequisite: Silence has been completed, the other party is currently observing you]
[Prerequisite: Ardent has been completed, you've struck the other party 999 times]
[Prerequisite: Focus has been completed, you haven't used any other abilities that require Realm Power]
[Silence, Anticipation, Ardent, Focus have all been completed]
[You can now activate [Song and Dance Manipulator]]
Gu Qing Shan smirked and muttered: "I originally didn't want to use this — –"
Sha!
He performed a cross in the air!
Beautiful!
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