In the river.
A strange object floated up and down, drifting with the current.
The long-cheeked skeleton.
Its body gave off an extremely gloomy and brutal presence, fully focused on moving through the Tomb River.
Most likely, it would be alerted if anything were to appear.
— — last time, it was clearly careless that allowed it to be hit by that brick.
But the situation was completely different now.
As soon as it appeared, everything became silent.
The monsters in the darkness had already run away, afraid that they would be caught by this apocalyptic monster.
— — Gu Qing Shan also didn't dare to provoke it again.
He hid behind a large boulder not too far away from the Tomb River, concealed his presence, silently waited for the long-cheeked skeleton to leave this area, then continued on his way.
After walking for almost 10 hours, he had reached a place that was said to be relatively safe, a place where he could rest for a bit.
After several hundred miles, he would arrive at the deepest part of the Tomb River.
There would be more and more monsters there, as well as more and more dangers.
Gu Qing Shan originally wanted to rest here for a bit.
But he ran into the long-cheeked monster instead.
"Why aren't we moving?"
Gu Qing Shan silently thought.
The long-cheeked skeleton was still wandering around the Tomb River, apparently sensing something and refusing to leave.
Not only did it not leave, but it also happened to be blocking Gu Qing Shan's way forward.
This is going to delay me.
Gu Qing Shan waited for a bit longer, then couldn't help but send her voice to the Delimitation sword:
"How far are we?"
[With your current speed, it should be about half a day's journey] the Delimitation sword replied.
"In other words, we're almost there" Gu Qing Shan replied.
[But the situation will only become more complicated and dangerous, you need to be careful] the Delimitation sword told her.
Gu Qing Shan nodded and said nothing.
The Delimitation sword continued: [In this situation, I can actually give you more help — — as long as you listen to my Thaumaturgy, you can become my sword master]
Gu Qing Shan replied: "If that's the case, I would only be able to possess the Deific Authority that you represent, and would no longer be able to obtain the Six Paths Great Mountain sword, correct?"
「 That's right, we both represent different Samsara Deities, you can choose either me or the Six Paths Great Mountain sword, you can't choose both 」 the Delimitation sword replied.
Gu Qing Shan smiled and transmitted her voice: "Then there is no other way, I want to find my original sword."
「 Up to you, but you won't be able to use my power, so the road ahead will be even more dangerous 」 the Delimitation sword replied.
"I'm fine" Gu Qing Shan said.
He simply sat down behind the rock, closed his eyes, and rested.
Time passed slowly.
On top of the Tomb River, the long-cheeked skeleton circled around once more, but in the end, it found nothing. It angrily swayed a few times before drifting downstream.
The place was finally quiet.
Gu Qing Shan was overjoyed. She did not plan to rest. She walked out from behind the rock and prepared to cross the river immediately.
But after taking a few steps, he had no choice but to stop.
In front of him.
A figure slowly appeared from the river.
It was a woman. She wore a mask on her face and was dressed in a neat set of armor.
Her hands were clasped behind her back as she slowly walked from the river to the riverbank, standing in front of Gu Qing Shan.
— — so there was a living person hiding in the river just now.
No wonder the long-cheeked skeleton didn't want to leave.
But this woman wasn't discovered by the long-cheeked skeleton at all, which means she's quite capable.
"I don't think we've met before?" Gu Qing Shan clasped his fist.
He carefully recalled that this masked woman wasn't one of the envoys he met before.
If I did, I would definitely remember.
"You now have a choice, Gu Qing Shan"
The woman spoke in a low voice.
"What choice?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
"Kill me, or be killed by me" the woman replied.
Gu Qing Shan looked at her and took a few steps back.
The woman waited for a few moments, then asked: "Why aren't you attacking?"
"There's no grudge between us, I won't kill such a person" Gu Qing Shan replied.
The woman said: "Is that so … you've always been like this …"
Gu Qing Shan scowled.
This woman was wearing a mask so I couldn't see her true appearance, but she managed to avoid the long-cheeked skeleton's search and even managed to guess my way of doing things.
That's a bit strange.
Gu Qing Shan asked: "Do you need something from me?"
The woman didn't say anything.
Her figure blurred and disappeared from where she stood.
In the blink of an eye, Gu Qing Shan drew her Delimitation sword from the void of space — — -
A windward slash!
Kih — — -
The sword and Blade clashed. Intense and turbulent wind blew everywhere.
The trees around them couldn't handle the sword qi and Blade phantoms, so they were turned to dust and scattered by the wind.
The two of them both took a step back.
Gu Qing Shan wielded her sword to defend.
"If you don't kill me, then you can die!"
The woman once again charged forward, swinging her Blade to split into tens of thousands of phantom Blade phantoms that flew towards Gu Qing Shan.
Gu Qing Shan raised her sword and thrust forward, manifesting hundreds of thousands of black sword phantoms that flew towards the tens of thousands of phantom Blade phantoms like a blooming lotus.
Secret Art [Drawn Shadow]!
Amidst the thunderous sound of collision, the woman suddenly shouted as her figure passed through the sword phantoms.
"Die!"
She wielded her Blade with both hands, gave up all her techniques and charged at Gu Qing Shan with all her might.
Gu Qing Shan's eyes turned cold.
What a fierce woman, she chose to pass through the countless sword phantoms without caring about how many slashes she took.
She'd rather be wounded to seize the initiative.
— — -the initiative to kill the enemy!
She swung her Blade.
Gu Qing Shan didn't bother to defend and thrust her sword straight towards the woman's chest.
[Swallow Returns]!
The woman didn't seem to notice it at all as she swung her Blade with all her might, tearing through the void of space and slashing towards Gu Qing Shan's head!
She's going to perish together.
What a fierce Blade technique!
Gu Qing Shan's heart skipped a beat, she didn't even have time to use any other techniques and had no choice but to swing her sword — —
Secret Art, [Desolation]!
Kih — — -
The sound of metal clashing against stone resounded throughout the world.
The air of the Blade and the sword spread in every direction, tearing open a crack in the sky, wiping away all the rocks, trees, and grass on the ground.
The woman lightly tilted her body to dispel the momentum of the sword, then swung her Blade around to unleash a cold gleam.
Not only was she able to easily deal with a Secret Art, she was also able to counterattack.
Gu Qing Shan's pupils dilated as his attitude became a bit more cautious.
— — -this is an opponent who's been through countless battles!
He wielded his sword with both hands and stabbed forward.
River Traversing Iron Sword!
A huge sword shadow flew out from the longsword and met the chilling saber light head-on.
At almost the same time — — -
Gu Qing Shan had already leapt into the air to receive the woman's attack.
The world fell into chaos.
Like thunder, the Blade and the sword intertwined to form a cacophony of sounds that could split rocks and clouds.
After fighting for a few breaths' worth of time, two streaks of light suddenly chased each other, crossed each other, fell, and crashed into the ground.
The earth split in all directions like waves.
Inside the crater.
The Blade was placed horizontally against Gu Qing Shan's neck.
The sword pierced through the woman's mask.
The woman didn't move.
Gu Qing Shan lightly raised his sword, the tip of the sword and the mask left the woman's face.
A beautiful face appeared in front of Gu Qing Shan.
Ning Yuechan.
"How did you know it was me?" she asked.
"As soon as we fought, I felt like it was you" Gu Qing Shan replied.
This answer made Ning Yuechan feel a bit satisfied.
"Why are you here? I remember you carried an [Order] "Gu Qing Shan asked.
"I gave up" Ning Yuechan replied.
"Why?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
"I prefer pure combat" Ning Yuechan replied.
"Are you a Saint's Chosen?" Gu Qing Shan asked again.
"It's a long story" Ning Yuechan replied.
Gu Qing Shan went silent.
Their battle just now must've alerted others.
Someone will soon come to check the situation.
It might even attract some Apocalypses and monsters to hunt them.
It's a long story.
There's no chance to explain it in detail right now.
Ning Yuechan glanced at him and muttered: "I shouldn't have shown myself, but I was a bit worried, so I waited here for you"
"Worried about what?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
Suddenly, some small noises could be heard from outside.
Ning Yuechan's expression changed a bit. She reached her hand out and lightly placed it on Gu Qing Shan's chest.
Her voice slowly became gentle:
"In terms of swordsmanship, you've indeed improved a lot, but as I've been watching you in the shadows, constantly plotting for everything, I'm worried — –"
"In order to save everything, you're drowning in countless schemes, slowly forgetting what you should be doing"
Gu Qing Shan was a bit surprised, then repeated: "What I should be doing …"
"You should understand what I mean" Ning Yuechan solemnly asked: "What is the most important thing for cultivators of our generation?"
She stared deeply at Gu Qing Shan.
Behind her, the scene of an intense war was unfolding.
Within that world, people were fighting with everything they had, cheering for the sake of battle, screaming for the sake of slaughter.
"Gu Qing Shan, you're so smart that you can use schemes to defeat countless enemies, you must also have a way to solve your most fundamental problem"
After saying so, Ning Yuechan took a step back and entered that world.
At the very last moment, she seemed to have remembered something as a smile appeared on her face.
"Once everything is over, I'll come find you and have a relationship"
All of a sudden, the scene vanished.
She had left.
Gu Qing Shan stood still and fell into thought.
At this point, a humanoid monster with eight sharp claws appeared above the crater and looked down.
「 A living person, heh heh heh … 」
A blurred figure flew up and went straight for the monster's head.
The blurred figure flew back and hovered next to Gu Qing Shan.
The Delimitation sword.
「 More and more people are about to come to check on the situation, what are you waiting for? 」 it reminded her.
Gu Qing Shan blankly nodded, but didn't move at all.
A few moments later.
He suddenly called out in his mind: "Echelon"
"I'm here" the highest-ranking Echelon replied.
Gu Qing Shan said: "Up until now … I've been forced to move forward … I had no choice but to do everything I could …"
"What are you trying to say?" the Echelon asked.
Gu Qing Shan hesitated: "I'm thinking, now that you've become the highest-ranking Echelon, can I still issue a War God Quest?"
"Of course you can" the Echelon replied.
Gu Qing Shan said: "I'm going to issue a Quest right now"
"What's the Quest's objective?" the highest-ranking Echelon asked.
"— — to become the strongest"
Gu Qing Shan calmly replied.
The highest-ranking Echelon fell silent.
Silently, lines of crimson text appeared in the void of space:
[You've found the right objective]
[Temporarily abort the Quest to awaken all Echelons]
[Quest accepted: The Strongest!]
[This Echelon shall begin absorbing the remaining hidden powers and convert them into the highest-ranking Echelon's abilities]
[The various powers, arranged in chronological order, are as follows:]
[Number 1: Seed of the Eternal Psyker Snatcher]
[Number 2: Ruler of Annihilation]
[Third: Silent Light, Apocalyptic Force]
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