On top of the mountain.
The wind continued to howl.
No one said anything.
As a living being, Gu Qing Shan was exuding killing intent, causing everyone to notice something unusual.
Luo Bingli and Xie Shuang Yan exchanged glances, then slowly retreated to Gu Qing Shan's side.
Qin Xiaolou was a bit nervous, so he couldn't help but look at Xie Dao Ling.
Her expression was still calm as she softly asked:
"Qing Shan, what's going on?"
Gu Qing Shan smiled, then stared closely at Dugu Feng and said: "We still have a question to answer"
"What is it?" Qin Xiaolou hurriedly asked.
"Dugu Feng — — - whether or not he lied to us" Gu Qing Shan said.
Dugu Feng shook his head and spoke with a firm expression: "I've never lied to you about anything"
Gu Qing Shan replied: "Yes, you've never lied to me, that's why I was almost fooled by you"
Everyone's expressions froze.
Dugu Feng has never lied, so how could he possibly lie to Gu Qing Shan?
That doesn't make sense at all.
Dugu Feng smiled and shook his head: "I know you're a meticulous person who thinks too much about everything, but now that we've won the decisive battle, can't you just relax and stop thinking about unimportant things?"
Gu Qing Shan also smiled: "Alright — — as long as you can answer one of my questions, I'll immediately apologize to you and punish myself with three cups of wine during the banquet"
"What is it?" Dugu Feng was still smiling.
"Back then, in order to deal with the demons, you lent me the Boundary Stone, and told me — — - during your Era, this stone had only appeared twice" Gu Qing Shan said.
"That's right, as the Apostle of Water, when facing the calamity of the Era's destruction, I naturally had to use the Boundary Stone once; as for the second time this stone appeared, I hid it and left it for you in the future" Dugu Feng said.
Everyone silently listened.
"He wasn't lying, I've been using Causality Law to observe him" Qin Xiaolou said.
Gu Qing Shan praised: "Indeed, there is nothing wrong with what he said, unfortunately — —"
"What's a pity?" Dugu Feng asked.
Gu Qing Shan waved her hand and the void behind her opened.
A woman walked out from the void.
Dugu Qiong.
She smiled sadly, her face full of confusion and despair. "Father … Are you … still my father?"
As she spoke, everyone felt a certain aura from her body.
"She is an apostle! The Water Era's Apostle! "Luo Bingli exclaimed.
Asura King unsheathed his two blades, staring at Dugu Qiong, then at Dugu Feng, shouting, "What is going on here?"
Following his movements, everyone unsheathed their weapons and faced Dugu Feng, taking a defensive stance.
Dugu Feng looked at Dugu Qiong expressionlessly.
"The Boundary Stone has indeed been used twice. The first time was on the Water Era's Apostle, but that person was Dugu Qiong, not you," Gu Qing Shan said.
"So what? I have to protect my daughter. She was corrupted by the evil creatures all those years ago, even now, she still carries the evil aura of the evil creatures. Gu Qing Shan, don't listen to her "Dugu Feng said.
"So that's what it was, you released multiple parallel worlds in her place to contact me in order to protect her?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
"That's right" Dugu Feng replied.
Their gazes met.
Dugu Feng's expression was calm.
At the very next moment, Dugu Qiong let out a sharp scream as black scales appeared all over her body. She fell to the ground, struggling in pain.
"Look — – she's acting up again"
Dugu Feng scowled and walked towards Dugu Qiong.
Gu Qing Shan waved her hand to stop him and shouted: "Xiao Lou, Shuang Yan, protect her for a bit"
The two of them stepped forward, held Dugu Qiong down and used their respective spells to heal her.
A while later.
Qin Xiaolou wiped the sweat off his forehead and told everyone: "She's been infected with a bit of evil aura … it's very hard to deal with, if it weren't for me and Shuang Yan working together, it would've taken a very long time to completely remove it"
Everyone looked at Dugu Feng.
Dugu Feng's expression showed a bit of sorrow, then helplessness.
He continued: "During those long years, I had to protect her while preparing to fight at any time, and I also had to be on guard against the evil aura on her body. Gu Qing Shan, congratulations on finding out about my daughter's illness, are you satisfied now?"
Qin Xiaolou felt a bit bad hearing that, so he kept glancing at Gu Qing Shan.
Gu Qing Shan spoke with an apologetic expression: "If that's the case, you really are a good father, I've misunderstood you"
"You flatter me" Dugu Feng replied.
Qin Xiaolou smiled: "Alright, the misunderstanding has been resolved, let's go to the banquet — — -"
"Xiao Lou" Gu Qing Shan cut him off: "The Boundary Stone has been used twice, by me and Dugu Qiong"
"That's right" Qin Xiaolou replied.
"Then what about Dugu Feng?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
All was quiet.
Qin Xiaolou was stunned.
At the very next second, he felt a bone-piercing chill in his heart.
Everyone turned to look at Dugu Feng.
Behind Dugu Feng, the giant corpse's silhouette hovered in the air, as tall as the mountain, faintly discernible in the wind.
That's right.
The Boundary Stone was used by Dugu Qiong and Gu Qing Shan.
Then Dugu Feng definitely didn't use it.
But he said that he was split into two people, one of them kept his human identity, while the other joined the demons, turned into a giant corpse, and found the demons' weakness …
This isn't right!
— — -the giant corpse and him are independent!
Gu Qing Shan looked up at the giant corpse's silhouette with an emotional expression.
"After I found this out, I asked myself" he said.
"Ah? What did you think? "Dugu Feng asked.
— — his face didn't show any signs of panic, nor did he show any emotions.
No one knows what he was thinking.
Gu Qing Shan continued: "If I were a demon … would I be able to watch as my own kind are killed by the Primal Chaos?"
"Why not?" Dugu Feng asked.
"Because demons are incompatible with living beings, they stand against each other. As a member of the demons, why should I help those who stand against my own kind to fight against my own kind?"
Gu Qing Shan continued: "For example, me — — - if I were a living being, my own kind would all die, leaving me as the only human left in this world, while the others are all demons. I would have to live with countless demons for eternity — — - from a civilization's perspective and an individual's perspective, how lonely would that be — — - it could even be called eternal torture"
Dugu Feng lowered his head and said nothing.
Gu Qing Shan continued: "But this reason alone isn't enough to explain everything, unless there's another powerful reason to support its position. Fortunately, I've heard about the secret that Dugu Qiong found — — -"
"The Primal Chaos is the power that kills the tombs"
"All the tombs are struggling within the Primal Chaos, trying to expel it from their bodies — — - some of the tombs have already been completely destroyed by the Primal Chaos, while others have given birth to demons and temporarily escaped from the threat of the Primal Chaos"
Dugu Feng suddenly asked: "What about that?"
Gu Qing Shan stared at him and softly answered: "The giant corpse once told me that a few traitors framed it and trapped it in that world"
"However, while the other tombs are suffering within the Primal Chaos, it managed to escape from the destruction of the Primal Chaos, living in a world of its own. Even if the Apocalypse came to kill it, it would only turn into countless black skeletons that would continue to roam the earth without rest"
"Compared to the other tombs, the treatment it receives and the situation it's in is proof of its status and identity"
"— — -it is the leader of the demons"
Hearing this from Gu Qing Shan, everyone's expressions changed.
Dugu Feng silently sighed.
Gu Qing Shan shrugged: "I need an explanation, or you need an explanation"
Dugu Feng spat out a single word: "Die"
Boom!!!
Countless eerie runes appeared from the void of space, quickly circling around Gu Qing Shan's body, giving off strange buzzing noises filled with killing intent.
The Boundary Stone on Gu Qing Shan's body flew up, fused with the countless eerie runes and turned into a grey light that struck Gu Qing Shan's body.
Gu Qing Shan didn't move.
In the blink of an eye, all the runes disappeared.
He was still standing where he was, completely unharmed, not dead like Dugu Feng said.
"Gu Qing Shan … how pitiful of you, you've probably never trusted a single person in your entire life" Dugu Feng coldly said.
"I trust a lot of people, other than those who want to kill me" Gu Qing Shan replied.
He caught the Boundary Stone and muttered: "You split me into the Apocalypse and living beings, but after I fought against the Nine-Faced, I realized something from its ability — — pure living beings are nothing more than the manifestation of a demon's spell"
"You already knew at that point?" Dugu Feng asked.
"Yes, as pure living beings, they would definitely be countered by the demons, this was most likely the reason why you gave me the Boundary Stone — — - if I, as a living being, was destroyed, then I, as an Apocalypse, would also be greatly weakened"
Gu Qing Shan continued: "To avoid being controlled by you, I thought of a way. Before entering the realm of the Blood Sea, I had an entity shield me for a bit, then used the Sacrificial Dance to change my identity"
Following his explanation, a rectangular frame appeared from the void of space around him.
"Right now, I am no longer a living being, but a Blood Sea Card: Gu Qing Shan"
Saying so, he crushed the Boundary Stone.
Two Gu Qing Shan's disappeared at the same time, fusing into one.
A Gu Qing Shan appeared.
"I've already dealt with all the pieces you've left behind, so what are you going to do now?"
He drew his sword and pointed it at Dugu Feng — — - as well as the giant corpse behind him.
Dugu Feng looked at him, then at everyone else.
The Apostles and the Saints of the Samsara had already made their preparations for battle.
They could act at any moment.
Dugu Feng suddenly smiled and shook his head: "Gu Qing Shan, this is also the reason for your sorrow — — - you've been searching for secrets too much, this will only make you understand true sorrow"
"Perhaps you are destined to be this pitiful"
Saying so, Dugu Feng retreated step by step.
His entire body turned into a black scale, flew out, landed on the giant corpse's armor, and became one of the countless scales.
The giant corpse's body had completely solidified and appeared outside the mountain.
It lowered its head, silently staring at Gu Qing Shan.
"We've fought side by side for countless years, Gu Qing Shan" the giant corpse spoke with a resounding voice.
"That's right, it's been a very long time, so I'm very mindful of this friendship. As long as you give up on the evil spirits behind you — — I'm guessing that they still have a way to revive themselves — — if you give up on saving them, we can live in harmony. In fact, if you want to do something, I can stand firmly by your side and become your true friend" Gu Qing Shan sincerely said.
The giant corpse went silent for a bit, then spoke with a resounding voice: "I've never doubted your friendship towards your comrades, that's why I haven't acted even now"
Countless black scales began to fall off from its body, vibrating in the air and sending an invisible power to the entire world.
A split second later.
Everything stopped.
Gu Qing Shan was surprised and looked around.
Only to see that the four Apostles and six Saints were all frozen in the void of space, their expressions still the same, completely motionless.
"Time … no, this isn't the power of Time" Gu Qing Shan muttered in a low voice.
"Of course it isn't the Law of Time, this is the freezing of all Laws" the giant corpse replied.
Its body lightly shook, breaking free from the sealing nails that were holding it in place.
Behind it, the bronze pillar that connected heaven and earth turned back into a scale and returned to its body.
The giant corpse's body slightly moved, landed on the mountain peak, and turned back into Dugu Feng's appearance.
"Which means, you already know that we were defeated by Primal Chaos" Dugu Feng asked.
"That's right" Gu Qing Shan replied.
"To win against us, the living beings of the infinite worlds used up all of their power to unleash a power that contained the Mystery of Destruction — — - it was called the King of the Sequences, or you call it [Worlds Apocalypse Online] …"
Saying so, Dugu Feng waved his hand.
A magician's robe appeared over his body, while a scarecrow appeared a few dozen meters in front of him.
Dugu Feng threw a small fireball at the scarecrow.
Hoh — —
The fireball flew out and hit the scarecrow.
A few moments later.
The scarecrow was burnt to a crisp.
The flames slowly went out.
Dugu Feng looked at the pile of ash and asked without turning around:
"What did you see?"
Gu Qing Shan thought for a bit, then asked: "You mean — — [Worlds Apocalypse Online] is like that fireball technique, and the evil creatures are the scarecrows?"
"Indeed"
Dugu Feng turned around, looked at her with a deep gaze and said:
"Gu Qing Shan, you've been busy your entire life, saving those illusory living beings, and now that you insist on knowing the truth, I'll tell you"
"You are the ultimate Sequence of the living beings of the infinite worlds"
"Just like that fireball — –"
"If you kill me, you will also turn to ash"
(End of this chapter)
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