[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-worlds-apocalypse-online":3,"chapter-worlds-apocalypse-online-worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-1576":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},1792372,2388,"Chapter 1577 - Secret of Traveler","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-1576",1576,"\u003Cp>Anna wiped her tears away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’ve finally reunited after such a long time, but he has to leave again right away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can’t you stay for a while? Even a single day is enough” she asked him in an extremely rare begging tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan consoled her: “It’ll be ok, what I’m going to do isn’t travelling through time, but to use [Distortion]”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is there a difference?” Anna asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That time when I left from the Temporal Oasis was an outlier. In reality, after activating [Distortion], I would begin to exist at a certain moment in the past and continue existing until the very moment I leave—- which was this exact moment”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then... the next time you show up would be at this exact time?” Anna asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right. You will see me leave, then reappear in front of you right away” Gu Qing Shan explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna was a bit surprised but understood what he meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hoh—–\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She softly sighed, then held back her tears and said: “Seriously, making me so sad for a brief moment like that—- then I’ll wait right here for you”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shroud spoke with a serious tone: “We can’t delay anymore, the Apocalypse won’t wait for anyone, we need to leave right away before the situation changes again!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait a minute” Anna said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took a ring off her finger and put it on a certain finger on Gu Qing Shan’s left hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That contains my entire collection of good liquor” Anna said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan nodded and happily told her: “Then I’ll graciously accept”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitty was standing on the side, slowly commenting: “Right, and she put it on his ring finger—–”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laura replied: “It’s for assurance”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone nodded like it was obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything was ready\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shroud turned back into black flames and entered Gu Qing Shan’s Thought Sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three coins were thrown into the air, where they motionlessly hovered while radiating a miraculous fluctuation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—–Gu Qing Shan was the Angel of Condemnation as well as the Demon King of [Order], and with the branch of the Bramble Tree that Laura gave him, it was easy for him to activate the three coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, a glowing river appeared behind him, after which he retreated one step and vanished from everyone’s sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three coins danced in mid-air, moving against the surging flow of the River of Time, bringing Gu Qing Shan upstream in the river.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Soul Points were rapidly being depleted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——–just like the previous time, since [Distortion] was an ultimate Space-Time ability, he needed to expend the corresponding amount of Soul Points in order to activate it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan turned to the War God UI.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We won’t be able to travel too far back” he told Shroud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shroud replied: “That’s not important, we just need to pay attention to avoid both your and my past selves”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three Great Laws of Reality doesn’t allow someone to meet their past selves within the same timeline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that happened, the three Great Laws of Reality would erase one of the two in order to ensure that there weren’t any historical paradoxes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only an entity at Lady Unextinguishing Sand’s level, or Shroud at his peak, would possess enough power to resist the three Great Laws of Reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is a bit of a headache, I can’t head back to the 900 million World Layers, since my past self was there; and I can’t go back to the Tomb of Myriad Beasts or the Wraith realm, since the version of me who used [Distortion] the previous time was there”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan told him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shroud thought briefly and said: “Then let’s choose a location that we haven’t been to yet”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan suggested: “Let’s go to the island that we arrived at earlier——- if Su Xue Er had brought me there, I assume there must be a special reason for it”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since we’ve chosen a location, what about the time? How far can you go back?” Shroud asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan turned to the War God UI and checked the rapidly decreasing Soul Points value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled wryly: “At most, I’d only be able to return to the period when I was about to leave the Tomb of Myriad Beasts”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s enough” Shroud nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them turned towards the River of Time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Get ready, I’m heading down”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go, we have a lot of things to do, so the faster, the better!” Shroud replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan shifted his body and dived down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He crashed straight into a vision of the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oong oong oong!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three coins began vibrating while giving off a rapid loud noise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the darkness, space rapidly became distorted to form a huge gap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan immediately rushed through!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything then returned to normal, as if nothing had happened at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Space was distorted for a brief moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan instantly reappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shroud also flew out and manifested into human form, cautiously observing their surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——–the two of them were at the same place they had left earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the scenery was much different compared to before——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Numerous airships could be seen moving in and out of the island just a bit further away, clearly a prosperous location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after they had returned to the past the island was still covered in a layer of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The barrier...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right, this place seems to be quite crucial” Shroud replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every time an airship wanted to enter, the faintly glowing barrier would open a gap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, there were also the sporadic Professionist moving in and out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had to show their certificates or hand over a certain amount of cargo money before the mercenaries guarding the barrier would let them through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Two youngsters, you seem to be strangers here”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A voice called out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan regained his senses and saw that a mercenary was approaching him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the other side of the barrier, he tightly wielded his weapon and observed the two of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What kind of currency do you accept?” Gu Qing Shan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is this your first time here? I can’t let first-timers in arbitrarily—– it isn’t an issue of money, it’s about whether or not you can be trusted” the mercenary cautiously explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then signaled to someone behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few moments later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A female mercenary arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan opened his eyes wide at the female mercenary, his gaze turning a bit cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why her again?” Shroud sent his voice, seemingly irritated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I also feel like we’re a bit unlucky this time” Gu Qing Shan replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the future——-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was this female mercenary who refused to let me through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reasoning she used was extremely prude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female mercenary flew towards the barrier and glanced at Gu Qing Shan, then at Shroud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She displayed an amused expression without smiling and patted the other mercenary’s shoulder, telling him: “Take their money and let them in”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The male mercenary was surprised: “But big sis, they’re first-timers, why are you letting them in without thoroughly checking them?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is there to be afraid of about a couple of young birdies? Have them pay the fee and let them in” the female mercenary said just that and immediately left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The male mercenary was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan was also stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They faced each other’s direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The male mercenary explained: “Normal currency won’t be accepted, you need to use hard currency—– like Origin Gems, Superior Metal alloys, magic items, perfect-grade spirit stones, ancient totems, doomsday beads, etc., things of the same nature”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have Origin Gems, how many?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...I just have the one here, it’s a real shame to hand it over”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan took out an Origin Gem from his chest pocket with an extremely stingy expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The male mercenary shook his head: “I can tell that you aren’t the wealthy kind, otherwise, you wouldn’t be——- alright brother, since you’ve come here, you’re trying to make a fortune for yourself. Just head to the mercenary guild and accept a mission, after a few adventures, as long as you don’t die, you’d still have a chance to leave your—— behind. Got it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Got it” Gu Qing Shan amicably replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The male mercenary took out a Card and opened a gap in the barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come in”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan and Shroud both entered the barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There you go, there’s a lot of opportunities on the island, so don’t try to take on anything too dangerous right away——- you’ll have to figure out the rest yourself” the male mercenary was very friendly and even advised him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan clasped his fist and flew towards the island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the way, neither of them said anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——while they were let in without issues, they weren’t pleased about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them found an inn, booked a room, then sealed it tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were both Combatants who had been through many worlds, but neither of them could tell what was so unique about this island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now that there’s some time, I need to begin communicating with the sword spirit”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan took out a long rectangular box and opened it in front of Shroud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——the box contained the fragments of the Delimitation Divine Sword together with the artifact spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shroud glanced at it and judged: “I think you need to expend Soul Points in order to communicate with the sword spirit”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re right” Gu Qing Shan was impressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The War God UI also said the same thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Shroud only needed to glance at it once to draw to that conclusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve used up your Soul Points to activate [Distortion], while I’m about to use my Soul Points for something else, so I think you should wait until you’ve recovered some Soul Points before you think about waking the sword spirit” Shroud suggested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan was surprised and asked: “Was there something more important to deal with right now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, hand me the six Sealing Tokens” Shroud said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan handed the Sealing Tokens to Shroud just as he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shroud’s expression slowly became serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gu Qing Shan, I carry with me a certain secret related to the frozen corpse, and I’m going to hand it over to you”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why?” Gu Qing Shan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because after this, I want to regain my power and would have to make a dangerous gamble, thus unable to protect this secret”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they spoke, the six Sealing Tokens gave off a faint glow as they began to circle around Shroud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shroud began chanting something in a whisper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mass of translucent light emerged from his chest and hovered in front of Gu Qing Shan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan looked at the mass of light and mused: “This is...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not sure what it is either, apparently it was something that the frozen corpse found within the Reality Gate before it was sealed away—– I’ve tried everything I could but still couldn’t open it, but I can sense crucial portions of the frozen corpse’s memory—— this object is extremely important, even more so than any other treasures” Shroud replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan hesitated a bit before reaching his hand out to receive the mass of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, lines of glowing text appeared on the War God UI:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You’ve received a secret]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Because you carry with you a fragment of the Traveler’s Proof (Key of the Past), you’re qualified to come into contact with this secret]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[When you find the second fragment of the Traveler’s Proof, you will be able to trigger this secret]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Special note: The most precious secret within the Reality Gate]\u003C\u002Fp>",1960,"2026-06-09T03:06:10.876Z",1,"novelbin.me","983f0bc8536e3e7eac2c84be1c5b5269fdace539b0ef1d8872284bfbf3ccfa3c","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-1577","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-1575",1850,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fworlds-apocalypse-online-cover.jpg"]