[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-worlds-apocalypse-online":3,"chapter-worlds-apocalypse-online-worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-1055":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Worlds' Apocalypse Online",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1791951,2388,"Chapter 1056 - Secrets From The Inner Plane","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-1055",1055,"\u003Cp>Translator:La0o9\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The center of the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The God of Life and Soul Shrieker were roaring with all their might.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having lived for countless years, both of them were naturally no stranger to battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why even as they desperately fought, they kept their eyes on any new descending coffins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——–if they noticed any coffin that contained a presence that was too powerful, they would immediately lash out, sparing no efforts in destroying that coffin right away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By doing that, the coffin would fade away and temporarily vanish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, as time went by, those coffins would reappear and descend together with the new wave of black coffins, like an ever-growing tidal wave, causing the two Deities to be unable to keep up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Deity corpses from the coffins had begun to encircle them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Soul Shrieker and God of Life couldn’t help but stand back-to-back, helping one another to barely maintain the balance of the battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——in a situation of life and death, any conflict could easily be temporarily disregarded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention, they had both realized that they were deceived by a third party altogether.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t have much time left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, Gu Qing Shan and Boss arrived at the border of the battlefield under the black umbrella.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss scowled, staring closely at the Deity corpses, and muttered: “I wasn’t mistaken, there are more than just Deities from the Inner Plane among these corpses, some of them I don’t recognize at all...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan asked: “Do you know many Inner Plane Deities?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I recognize all 80,000 True Deities” Boss confirmed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s above a Deity?” Gu Qing Shan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A Deific King——- one of the coffins gave off the presence of a Deific King just now, but was destroyed by the reckless attacks of those two and temporarily disappeared. I’m guessing it’ll show up again later” Boss answered him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan commented: “Which means, the question is where did all the Deities you don’t recognize come from”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He silently came closer, approached an opened coffin, and carefully observed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These coffins seem to be manifested by a technique”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan commented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he stated that, he froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of technique would be able to take control of hundreds of Deities and Demigods?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention a Deific King!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a ridiculous thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan shook his head and was about to dismiss his own thought, but Boss commented: “You’re right, I also feel like this is a kind of technique. Take a look at those Deity corpses——-”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan followed the direction that Boss pointed to and extended his inner sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The coffin closest to them had opened, where half the body of a Deity emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Take a closer look” Boss muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hm”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sensed it with his inner sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were several miniscule threads attached to this Deity corpse, through which the corpse’s arms and legs were being made to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through careful observation, one could see that these weren’t true threads, but rather a strange series of runes that had manifested and solidified through some sort of dark light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, this was a technique!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan and Boss exchanged glances, only to see the look of utter shock in each other’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of them was an expert who had saved numerous worlds, the Devil King of Huang Quan, the Earth God of the Four Elemental Pillars; the other was the Greatest Above the Star Crown, the Abyssal King, the Lord of Infinite Origin; both of which were highly knowledgeable people who had witnessed many things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet neither of them had ever heard of a technique that could manifest and control over a hundred Deity corpses and thousands of Demigod corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss appeared confused: “What kind of technique can actually summon the Deities from their tomb? I really have no clue at all”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan was silent for a brief moment before asking: “Calming Soul Country... was this place really just a shelter for descendants of Deities?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss asked: “What did you think of?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan replied: “The God of Life clearly knew about this beforehand, coupled with how it had insisted on remaining within Calming Soul Country, I think it might have something to do with this technique”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss appeared reminiscent and replied: “At the moment of the Inner Plane’s destruction, it spat out countless corpses of those who fell in battle into the space vortex”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The seven surviving Deities collected these corpses and formed a tomb within the space vortex, to which the God of Life was responsible for looking after”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Later on, the God of Life decided to arrange her own descendants in the vicinity of the tomb, creating a world that later became known as Calming Soul Country”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan was surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder it was called Calming Soul Country, so this place was originally next to the resting place of Deities that fell in battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan couldn’t help just question: “Exactly what kind of world was the Inner Plane? And why was it destroyed?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing how seriously he was asking, Boss answered him: “The Inner Plane was a place that existed to ensure that parallel worlds would never meet, a unique location that allowed the void to separate parallel worlds from one another”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“During the countless nodes of history, different worlds might take drastically different historical turns, in turn becoming parallel worlds to one another”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But there is only ever a single Inner Plane”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Once the Inner Plane is destroyed, both the parallel worlds and the space vortex will slowly become chaotic, causing numerous issues”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan asked: “Just like how a parallel world continued its retaliation against the Apocalypse and ended up falling into the Eternal Abyss?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss sighed: “Exactly, since the Inner Plane has already been destroyed, the infinite parallel worlds have begun to fall into turmoil”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan fell into thought again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Inner Plane shouldn’t have been completely wiped out; I remember that Returnees exist...” Gu Qing Shan commented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed, but it is highly dangerous for any soul to reincarnate within the space vortex, where danger exists at every corner. Only Deific Kings would have this kind of ability”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss continued: “There is only 1 Deific King for every 10,000 Deities, and since the Inner Plane had a total of 80,000 Deities, there are only a total of 8 Deific King. The one who rules above the 8 Deific Kings is the Grand Empress of the Pantheon who ruled the entirety of the Inner Plane”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When the Inner Plane was destroyed, the Grand Empress was no match for the Apocalypse and vanished together with her injury. Among the 8 Deific Kings, 2 fell in battle while the remaining 6 knew that they were no match, so they reincarnated and fled”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan was completely taken aback by such a revelation, so he forced himself to regain his thoughts: “Right now, we should probably focus on what exactly this technique is”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss mused: “To cause the God of Life such fear, it would surely not just be a simple technique, it might be related to something that she personally did”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For countless years, she had hidden herself within Calming Soul Country” Gu Qing Shan calmly analyzed: “So we can confirm one thing—— first of all, to her, Calming Soul Country was safe, which means that whatever she did was unrelated to Calming Soul Country”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whatever caused her fear must have originated from outside Calming Soul Country”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If she had hidden within Calming Soul Country all this time, what exactly did she do that was related to the outside world?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them thought for a brief moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It wasn’t the [Order] Card” Gu Qing Shan drew this conclusion, “There are no issues with the Card, I can prove this”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then, there’s only one other thing” Boss followed up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them turned to the God of Life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its current body was that of a black snake, the head of which was covered in hard purple scales, the body grew black arms, and the tail could split into countless tentacles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——-indeed, the only possible issue was this monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fact that the God of Life took his monster’s body as her own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was quite strange, if the 7 Deities combined couldn’t kill this monster, how exactly did the God of Life manage to take over its body?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more they thought about it, the more they felt it inappropriate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While they were coming up with conjectures, the situation on the battlefield gradually grew more dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The God of Life and Soul Shrieker were now both riddled with wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another series of coffins descended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five more Deity corpses emerged from inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Soul Shrieker finally couldn’t restrain itself any longer and shouted: 『「 Show yourself, Gu Qing Shan! 』」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan and Boss were both surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did that guy know we’re here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Soul Shrieker continued to roar: 『「 I know you are around here somewhere, take a look at this——-! 』」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oom!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Endless light suddenly erupted from its body, gradually focusing on its knuckles to form a bright mass of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was essentially all of its power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss commented in a grim voice: “What intense power of Retribution”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan lightly nodded in response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This cluster of Retribution was completely incomparable to the Holy Retribution he faced before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While evading the attacks of Deity corpses, the Soul Shrieker loudly continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「『 I know of your deep connections with the Bramble Bird Kingdom 」』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『「 I give you until the count of three. If you won’t use that concealment technique to save me, I will unleash this Deific Retribution and ground the Bramble Bird Kingdom to dust! 』」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「『 I know you can borrow my power, but I can unleash the same attack many times consecutively—— I refuse to believe that you can actually continue to borrow the power of my Retribution without limit! 」』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan was surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This monster is truly treacherous, grasping a hold of my weakness like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laura had done everything in her power to help me, so I can’t simply watch as her country gets destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss worriedly glanced at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan shook his head and expressed that there were no issues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He calmly looked at the Soul Shrieker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Earth sword silently manifested in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 Your Soul Points aren’t enough to slay it 」the Earth sword’s mountainous heavy voice resounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know, we’re just going to use [Sanctuary]” Gu Qing Shan casually replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He added: “Full power”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 That’s doable 」the Earth sword stopped talking after confirming that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, the Soul Shrieker could no longer resist the Deity corpses’ attack and loudly called out:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『「 Three 』」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『「 Two 』」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『「 One 』」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It angrily roared and swung its fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Divine Skill, [Shadow Shift]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that split second, they switched places with the God of Life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding the umbrella in one hand, he swung the Earth sword with the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Convergence Realm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom———\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Earth sword heavily struck the Soul Shrieker’s body, causing it to lose its balance and nearly faltered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of a sudden, countless images appeared from the void of space to keep the Soul Shrieker stationary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had actually made ample preparations!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, a strike that was 1001 times its own weight combined with Gu Qing Shan’s full might had caused the Deific Retribution in the Soul Shrieker’s hand to veer off-course and move upwards in the space vortex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After his swing, Gu Qing Shan activated [Shadow Shift] again without hesitation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The God of Life was instantly switched back in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the Soul Shrieker managed to react and swung towards its back with all its power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the God of Life managed to understand what had happened, it had been struck and sent flying into a group of Demigods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『 Aaaaaa! Despicable scum! 』the God of Life furiously roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, all sounds ceased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was Gu Qing Shan, the God of Life, or the Soul Shrieker, none of them had the leisure to speak at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all looked above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Deific Retribution shot to the void above and abruptly exploded, scattering the unfathomable darkness to reveal something inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An unimaginably huge green-furred face was looking down from above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The face had its mouth opened wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The countless coffins were coming out from inside its mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A short moment later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power of the Deific Retribution faded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The darkness that obscured the sky above the battlefield had gathered once again, concealing the green-furred face.\u003C\u002Fp>",2124,"2026-06-09T03:05:46.763Z",1,"novelbin.me","a04566e7860f8283c251602483bfba1491b1f03ba992e04d026b3b0beec38ddd","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-1056","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-1054",1850,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fworlds-apocalypse-online-cover.jpg"]