[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-worlds-apocalypse-online":3,"chapter-worlds-apocalypse-online-worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-1156":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},1791852,2388,"Chapter 1157 - Battle of dragons!","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-1156",1156,"\u003Cp>『「 Today, all of you will die right here! 』」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying so, the Soul Shrieker’s presence slowly escalated to its peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had gotten serious, ready for one final battle against [Order]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of a sudden, a voice resounded from inside the ship:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Perhaps, one person wouldn’t necessarily die”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan leapt out from the ship and stood in mid-air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Soul Shrieker paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked at Gu Qing Shan, then at the ship, its expression full of doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan chuckled and replied: “I’ve now understood something. The reason why you’ve been able to find me, was because you knew that I wanted to come here and save Lady Darksea”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three coins suddenly appeared in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then, if I simply discard the [Demon King Order] and use the power of the three coins, randomly fleeing to a random point in time, none of you will ever be able to find me”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Endless black fog appeared from the three coins and slowly enveloped Gu Qing Shan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Soul Shrieker stared incessantly at him and spoke: 『「 I know you’re not going to give up on these people, give up on [Order] and flee by yourself. I know you, and I know you’ve never been such a person 』」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan casually replied: “In the wake of a new era, both you and I are nothing but ants in front of the wheel of Fate. When the Apocalypse approaches us, unless we want to be crushed, we will have to change ourselves”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black fog slowly grew stronger and surrounded him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cold, emotionless voice resounded from within the fog:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re free to do what you want to these people, and I’ve left the [Order] right here, I’m leaving”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Soul Shrieker and Demon Dragon exchanged glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Dragon couldn’t help but question: 「 Where are you going? 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I still haven’t thought about that. Perhaps the prehistoric era, the Age of Old, or one of the relatively peaceful eras within the River of Time”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan’s voice appeared transcendent: “I’m not going to tell you where I’m heading, only that you will never be able to find me”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Soul Shrieker went silent briefly and spoke: 『「 How ridiculous, and here I thought of you as an enemy I must face with everything in my arsenal. Who would’ve thought you’re just another crippled satisfied to live an easy-going life? 』」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「『 This Deity is the founder of the Era of [Chaos], the true ruler of this era, and I do not have the leisure to search for a mere ant within the River of Time 」』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「『 Scram, flee as far as you can 」』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Soul Shrieker’s gaze left Gu Qing Shan’s figure and turned to the ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could sense...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 That can’t be true, I refuse to believe he’d ever act like this 」the Demon Dragon gazed at the Soul Shrieker and spoke full of doubts: 「 Gu Qing Shan, this is another one of your schemes, isn’t it? 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No” Gu Qing Shan replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three coins abruptly erupted with power!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black fog fully covered Gu Qing Shan and shot to the sky, quickly leaving from this current timeline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—–he had truly left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 He ran away! We need to chase after him! 」the Demon Dragon took out his three coins and shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「『 There is no need 」』the Soul Shrieker calmly replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Dragon shouted again: 「 We can easily kill these garbage in front of us any time we wish. We need to quickly chase after him or he would really get away 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Soul Shrieker stood still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『「 I am the envoy of [Chaos], the ruler of this era, and I can clearly sense it——- 』」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Soul Shrieker displayed a complicated expression and gradually spoke: 『「 The final [Order] within the 900 million World Layers, [Worlds Apocalypse Online – Demon King Order] had been discarded by Gu Qing Shan and left in that ship 』」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『「 The entirety of [Chaos] is cheering, urging, waiting with bated breaths, they are telling me to complete the final step 』」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 BUT GU QING SHAN IS ABOUT TO DISAPPEAR! 」the Demon Dragon shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Soul Shrieker coldly replied: 「『 So what? 」』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Dragon froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Soul Shrieker continued: 『「 He left the [Order] here, do you understand? He had given up everything, becoming a garbage that’s about to be left behind by the era. This sort of person is no longer worthy of becoming a stepping stone for the era, he can live the rest of his life as a mundane nobody; because he’s not qualified to die at my hands 』」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Dragon was in disbelief and asked: 「 The final [Order] is left in the ship? Are you sure it’s not a trap? 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Soul Shrieker pointed at the ship with absolute confidence: 『「 It is not, the [Chaos] within this void had proven it to me, there are no mistakes 』」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Soul Shrieker’s expression turned obsessive and muttered: 「『 This is the final [Order], and as soon as I destroy it, everything will be over 」』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It abruptly moved and flew towards the ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the Soul Shrieker moving forward, the Demon Dragon appeared a bit hesitant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless if Gu Qing Shan had truly given up on resisting or if he had something else planned, he had indeed left this timeline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I won’t pursue him, he will truly slip away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would thoroughly vanish from the 900 million World Layers, hidden in an unknown era and unknown world, no longer to be found.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can’t let that happen!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Dragon opened his palm and tossed the three coins forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black fog then began to spread, enveloping him in just a few seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fog moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black dragon disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had gone to chase after Gu Qing Shan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Soul Shrieker ignored this and made its way in front of the ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『「 Last carrier of [Order], will you come out by yourself, or do I have to drag you out? 』」the Soul Shrieker questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door of the ship opened again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barry walked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Soul Shrieker observed him and spoke in a hoarse voice: 『「 Indeed, this is the final [Order], and the last carrier of [Order] 』」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was literally trembling in anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After countless years, this moment had finally arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even an entity of its caliber couldn’t control its emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barry stood on top of the ship, lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and breathed out a circle of smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He faced the Soul Shrieker’s gaze head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, I heard that if you kill me, the Era of [Chaos] will completely descend?” [1]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barry asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Dragon was flying through the endless fog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using the power of the three coins, he was once again traversing the River of Time to search for Gu Qing Shan’s trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, since Gu Qing Shan hadn’t left for too long, there was still a faint residue of Space-Time fluctuation, allowing him to find where he had gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Dragon sped up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his full might, flying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until a certain moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He abruptly stopped and glanced at the fog in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan appeared from the fog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve already given up on the [Order] and everything else, so what are you pursuing me for? What else do you want from me?” he asked with irritation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Dragon silently observed him and muttered: 「 Indeed... I can sense it... it must be you 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you talking about?” Gu Qing Shan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Dragon replied: 「 Ever since our encounter on the Gemini Star, I’ve sensed that power from your body 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What power?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 My power 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Dragon took out a pair of gauntlets, slowly donning it on his hands, then continued: 「 At the time, I had thought that I felt it wrong 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 After all, within the same timeline, how could there be two individuals who wield the same power of the Demon Dragon? 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 During that battle at the final moment of the Age of Old, you suddenly appeared and manipulated the Soul Shrieker to kill me 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 However, I’ve already been converted into an Abyssal creature at that time, so I couldn’t die. The Soul Shrieker only forced me into slumber 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 Because of that, it might have killed me, but it did not strip me of my powers 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 No one could have stolen the power of the Bygone Era ultimate Soul Artifact from me! 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Dragon swung his fist after donning his gauntlets to warm himself up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hoh—–\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Intense flaky flames erupted from the gauntlets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 Gu Qing Shan, you wield the power of another Demon Dragon, an unimaginable truth 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 For that reason, I had come to the Bramble Bird Kingdom myself, only to be defeated 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 I followed the Abyssal King and acted as your servants in order to observe you 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 I thought, and thought, and thought, and thought, but still couldn’t come up with a reason why you wielded almost the exact same power I do 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 Later on, after I recalled the twin swords Heaven and Earth, I finally understood 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 You killed another ‘me’ within the parallel world fragments of the Age of Old 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 That ‘me’ must have still been laying in slumber within the Abyssal Prison and hadn’t been converted into an Abyssal creature 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 You must have obtained the power of that other ‘me’, that is surely what happened! 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Intense killing intent emanated from the Demon Dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the fog, he was warming his entire body up in order to prepare to eliminate Gu Qing Shan once and for all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan chuckled and replied: “As expected, someone who’s working as a spy couldn’t possibly be dumb——– that’s right, I had indeed obtained the power of a slumbering Demon Dragon”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 Not only that, just a while ago, you’ve also killed an Azure Dragon 」the Demon Dragon continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, it was Gu Qing Shan’s turn to be surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh? You also know about this, and you still came to kill me by yourself?” he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Dragon smirked and spoke full of sarcasm: 「 Don’t act dumb, Gu Qing Shan. Wasn’t it because you desired my Demon Dragon powers that you purposely led me here? 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 Between the two of us, the survivor will be able to thoroughly obtain the other party’s power 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 As I said back at the Bramble Bird Kingdom, there is only one Demon Dragon in this reality! 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 There is only one individual who can use the Demon Dragon’s bloodline ability to devour the power of living beings, and that is me! 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two figures abruptly flashed and turned into black shadows, vanishing where they stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, the two dragon-shaped clusters of black fog had traversed an extreme distance to crash into one another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oom—–\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Invisible shockwaves spread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fog of the River of Time was scattered by the power of their clash, blown away out of sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their draconic shapes scattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two figures flew back in opposite directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan was sent flying a few dozen meters and coughed up a bit of fresh blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the Demon Dragon was only sent back two steps before regaining his stance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swung his fist to discard the blood on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 The information I received said that you killed an Azure Dragon, but both the power of the Demon Dragon and Azure Dragon only amounted to this much, huh? 」the Demon Dragon commented, a bit disappointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan looked at the Demon Dragon in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only to see that the Demon Dragon was wearing a yaksha mask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wraith realm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, the Demon Dragon was a spy of the Wraith realm who had laid in hiding for over a million years, up until today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the slumbering Demon Dragon of the past, he had grown considerably stronger to an unbelievable degree!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Dragon’s eyes were hidden behind the mask, standing absolutely still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the Demon Dragon as well as the reinforcement of the Wraith realm, he wasn’t an opponent that could be arbitrarily defeated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Dragon suddenly said: 「 Now that we’re talking, Gu Qing Shan, I really have to thank your little scheme 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cheh, you’re using such an attack to thank me?” Gu Qing Shan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Dragon shook his head and continued speaking from behind the mask:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 I don’t know why the God of Life hadn’t come with us, but you had even managed to split me up with the Soul Shrieker; the level of scheming you’ve employed is truly worthy of praise 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 If you still carried [Order], then the one who killed you would not have been me, but the Soul Shrieker—— as it must personally defeat you in order to finish the [Order] off, that is the covenant between it and our Wraith realm, one that I cannot go against 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, the Demon Dragon acted regretful and continued: 「 But Gu Qing Shan, you’ve let greed cloud over your eyes and forgot a certain thing 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What would that be?” Gu Qing Shan wiped the dried blood at the corner of his mouth and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 You’ve forgotten that schemes are useless in front of absolute might 」the Demon Dragon casually replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black fog once again manifested from his body, gradually morphed, and took the form of the black dragon from below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His killing intent boiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was ready to kill Gu Qing Shan with his next attack and steal the power of the two dragons from him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan was still estimating the clash from before and muttered: “You are currently very strong indeed, but my power is only around 20-30% lower than yours”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Dragon smirked: 「 Even a difference of 10% is more than enough to decide victory and defeat, let alone 30%. Gu Qing Shan, you’ve outsmarted yourself; today I’m going to kill you and turn you into my power 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan paused for a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hm... in front of absolute power, schemes are useless, I agree with that”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slowly said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he did, an autumn-clear blue steel sword appeared from behind him and turned into a cold beauty in maid clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shannu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She twirled her body and transformed into Gu Qing Shan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gongzi, will I be able to turn into a dragon as well?” she asked with anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[1] lmao, my favorite one-liner in the entire series\u003C\u002Fp>",2481,"2026-06-09T03:05:48.268Z",1,"novelbin.me","66b22255fd4ce684a70cb66babafc1a5a6af21840b0b2730329c067af82815be","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-1157","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-1155",1850,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fworlds-apocalypse-online-cover.jpg"]