[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-worlds-apocalypse-online":3,"chapter-worlds-apocalypse-online-worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-1498":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},1792294,2388,"Chapter 1499 - Giant Jade Hand","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-1498",1498,"\u003Cp>The secret room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan and Boss were talking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I remember you telling me that you haven’t entered the underwater portion of the Pantheon during regular history, right?” Gu Qing Shan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right, I’ve only explored the above water portion of the ruins” Boss sat on a chair like he was exhausted and replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you sense any sensation of being monitored at that time?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“None”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In other words, this sensation only existed in the underwater portion of the Pantheon...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying that, Gu Qing Shan suddenly thought of something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that monitoring entity can’t detect [Orange Sovereign], would I be able to try and see what it was?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not tonight though.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——Since I’ve already used [Ghostly Shadow of Night] once tonight, I won’t be able to borrow Adorable’s [Spotless Jade] again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I want to try anything, I’ll have to wait until tomorrow night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, tomorrow night it is!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan silently decided this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right, how was my display earlier?” Boss excitedly asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan was a bit speechless, but still praised him: “It was great, thank to you drawing its attention, I was able to get what I wanted”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s great to hear” Boss chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“—–why did you decide to tell that story?” Gu Qing Shan couldn’t help but ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss shrugged: “That wasn’t up to me to decide, the Book of Prophesized Destinies decided on an appropriate Destined Fable by itself”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Destined Fable?” Gu Qing Shan asked in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—–now that I think about it, Boss was reading from the Book of Prophesized Destinies earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss explained: “That’s right, the Book of Prophesized Destinies had manifested a Fable that perfectly matched our circumstances, which took up all of my strength. That’s why I can only sit here motionlessly right now”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One Destined Fable took all of his strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan instantly became serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The teenage Shroud might not have been as powerful as Boss during his peak, but he was still someone who could fight me evenly matched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A Fable you say? Can you tell me the complete story?” Gu Qing Shan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss then told him the entire story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan pondered after listening to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s a very simple story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were three houses, the straw house was destroyed, the wooden house was destroyed, but the brick house remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is too simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——but it was somehow related to Fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as it was related to Fate, no matter how ridiculous or laughable it was, I can’t be complacent with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan opened his palm to release a cluster of black flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black flames turned into Black Hound, but it had its eyes closed and was still sleeping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——-It was currently in the middle of evolution, so it couldn’t wake up yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alright, I wouldn’t be able to rely on it right now anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan paced around the secret room with various thoughts popping into mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right at his moment, lines of glowing text quickly appeared in front of his eyes:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Attention]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The System has detected an emergency situation]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[After three minutes, a unique form of Apocalypse will descend]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Please immediately prepare for combat!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan immediately stood up, opened the door to the secret room, and was about to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He abruptly stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——Boss had completely exhausted all of his strength, so he was essentially helpless inside this secret room by himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This isn’t the same ‘him’ in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there were any danger, he would die!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan immediately took out a formation plate and quickly operated it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The faint power of Huang Quan Origin power appeared from the formation plate to produce numerous glows that manifested as several large-scale defense formations in the void of space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What happened?” Boss asked, a bit confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You should rest as much as you can right now, I’m going to patrol the Isle for a bit” Gu Qing Shan curtly replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——-with so many formations to protect him, if anything happened in the secret room at all, I’d be able to use [Fog Realm Descent] to quickly return!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan closed the door to the secret room, flew up into the sky and observed his surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His inner sight spreads to the entire Isle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was currently the middle of the night, and after everyone gathered to Boss’ little act earlier, they’ve all returned to rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was completely peaceful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no new apocalyptic junk that appeared in the river.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What would it be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan’s inner sight scanned around the place several times, slowly detecting a hint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slowly looked up at the ceiling of this underground cavern. Just above the Isle, he noticed a tiny crack at the very top.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This crack was rapidly expanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh no!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan knew this was bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——after the Samsara was destroyed, the debris broken off from it had scattered all over the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That debris had already crushed the upper half of the Pantheon, so the remaining living beings had to take refuge underground in order to continue living.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——but now, even this underground cavern was unable to endure the weight and was coming down on top of them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A burst of black flames manifested around Gu Qing Shan’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had fully released his presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fwoom——–\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power of Death spreads all over the Isle of Protection, once again disturbing everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of the Isle’s living beings hurriedly gathered and looked at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the pixies sleepily rubbed his eyes and asked Gu Qing Shan: “Are you going to continue telling the three little pigs story?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan loudly declared:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No. We’re in danger, everyone, prepare for battle!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He controlled his black flames, directing it towards the cracking ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone immediately understood as they looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——-this is a life-threatening situation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone hurriedly began to prepare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elves quickly distributed weapons and prepared their formations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giants informed Little Dusk and stood around protecting her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An old pixie shouted: “I knew the Destined Fable from earlier would bring something to us!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pixies all nodded and took off their pajamas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all already fully equipped and ready for combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlet flew up from the ground, standing next to Gu Qing Shan: “Rhode, where’s Shroud?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He needs some rest, so we need to resolve this situation by ourselves!” Gu Qing Shan declared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tossed the long-handled scythe to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlet carefully caught the scythe, then handed him a small bottle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s this?” Gu Qing Shan asked in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It was alcohol that I mixed, it’s very potent” Scarlet whispered to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan opened the bottle, smelled it, then drank it all at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black flames around his body abruptly rose like boiling water and exerted almost twice as much pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re right, the alcohol you mixed was very good” Gu Qing Shan praised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlet smiled brightly and said: “Really? I learnt mixing from you, so when will you teach agai——–”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wave of intense rumbling abruptly resounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone looked up, only to see that the stone ceiling had already been broken through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A giant severed hand dropped down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This hand was almost as big as the Isle of Protection itself. As it fell into the river near the Isle, a huge amount of water was splashed into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Followed by another tremor!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone on the Isle felt physically shaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant severed hand stood straight up in the water, which appeared completely smooth, almost like a solid piece of jade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is that thing!?” Scarlet exclaimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan didn’t answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alarms were intensely ringing in his mind, telling him to flee as far as he could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fingers of the hand slowly began to move, shifting into a strange shape that appeared somehow connected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s wiggling, Rhode!” Scarlet hid behind Gu Qing Shan and fearfully called out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan’s heart also jumped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hand wasn’t wiggling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was forming a hand seal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——-it is trying to perform a Cultivation-type technique!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, the entire underground cavern disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Isle of Protection disappeared as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything vanished without a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The living beings of the Isle noticed that they’ve been transported to a strange place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A grand array of palaces appeared in front of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lonely moonlight illuminated their surroundings, putting the beautiful palaces with their intricate designs on display, but no signs of life could be seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was standing in the main square in front of the palace with an empty jade altar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the corners of the altar, four enormous statues that respectively depicted the Azure Dragon, the White Tiger, the Vermillion Bird, and the Black Tortoise stood motionlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The land outside of the palace was vast and planted full of trees, which formed a borderless forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scene caused everyone to open their eyes wide in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Gu Qing Shan remembered all of this, so he kept his eyes on the giant jade hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hand’s fingers continued to change as if it was preparing to unleash another technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following this shift, the four enormous statues slowly turned their heads towards the group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan’s expression immediately changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——–this is the [Moon Light] series of Immortal Craft of the Heaven realm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the future, Red Wraith had once used these techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, damn it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even an Awaiting like Ouroboros or the Apocalypse statue was able to take this Immortal Craft unscathed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could anyone here survive?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan’s gaze became sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pair of crimson flame gloves appeared on his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He threw a single punch towards the giant jade hand from afar, leaving an afterimage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silently, the giant jade hand froze and its gesture was stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the technique had already been completed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the four statues, the Black Tortoise opened its eyes and stared down at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——within this [Moon Light] Immortal Craft, the four Divine Beasts respectively represent Life, Death, Turn, and Shift; which one of them would the Black Tortoise be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan didn’t have time to think further as his figure vanished from where he was standing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He appeared in front of the giant jade hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan loudly roared and threw another punch towards the giant jade hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——–[Ethereal – No Pardon]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bam!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a resounding noise, the giant jade hand shook a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan didn’t stop there, his fists turned into ten, a hundred, a thousand, and ten thousands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, hundreds of thousands of flaming fists struck the giant jade hand at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ethereal – Myriad Shadows]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of his fist striking the giant jade hand felt like there was a rain shower pouring on the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, all the fists disappeared, the flames from earlier had also died down as an unusual fluctuation appeared on Gu Qing Shan’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant jade hand suddenly began to shake, almost as if it felt fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hand shifted its fingers again in an attempt to form another hand seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan took a deep breath and sighed helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, he took advantage of the barrage of fists to use his swords and found that he wouldn’t be able to destroy this hand in a short time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only solution left was this one strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After throwing so many punches earlier, Gu Qing Shan could sense it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This final strike would definitely be able to destroy the giant jade hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after performing this attack, all of my power will be drained for a while!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——[Ethereal – Null Tribulation].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the most powerful strike of [Ethereal], the strike that contains the power that once broke the samsara apart!\u003C\u002Fp>",1954,"2026-06-09T03:05:55.795Z",1,"novelbin.me","e36500b7161dd36296bcf56d2414904dbf81ef3bd8336573ca0b2d1b71a691d2","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-1499","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-1497",1850,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fworlds-apocalypse-online-cover.jpg"]