[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-worlds-apocalypse-online":3,"chapter-worlds-apocalypse-online-worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-1696":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},1792446,2388,"Chapter 1697: I spit on your everything","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-1696",1696,"\u003Cp>“This will be the moment of your death”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow slowly approached Gu Qing Shan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan didn’t care about him at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply gripped his sword tightly and raised it high——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then violently plunged it into the ocean water!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A magnificent scene then followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boundless ashen ocean water rapidly retracted under the sword, shrunk down, and turned into a surging water current.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hoh——–\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ocean turned into a river, the river turned into a lake, then a stream, then finally disappeared into nothingness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scenery around them changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black City had reappeared, and Gu Qing Shan found himself standing in the Colosseum once again with his sword in hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An irritated female voice came from his sword: “Remember this... I want to go strolling around the shopping district for ten days... you’re paying...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, I’ve troubled you” Gu Qing Shan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You keep putting me to sleep...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female voice complained and finally went silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, lines of glowing text appeared on the War God UI:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You’ve activated Chaotic Flow]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The Phase Realm has returned to its original position, no longer overlapping with the main world]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan sighed in relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected [Chaotic Flow] was useful!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“—–What did you do!” the shadow solemnly questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nothing, I simply want to take the first turn” Gu Qing Shan replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The countless skeletons returned and entered his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, a boundless mass of black fog emerged from his body and spread in every direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His surroundings were completely enveloped in black fog, turning into overlapping images.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main world’s scenery became blurry again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——Bullying Skill, [Yesterday Recollection]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A unique Phase Realm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow called out and stood still, clearly wary of what he was experiencing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only an entity of his caliber would understand just how terrifying a unique Phase Realm could actually be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason why I acted first was that I was wary that the other party might have some sort of unimaginable Phase Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet my Phase Realm was still dispelled by him using some sort of Temporal technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, I’m the one caught in his Phase Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scenery gradually became clearer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world turned into a scene that the shadow was very familiar with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His home world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sir, what should we do?” someone asked him from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow abruptly turned around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only to see a group of Professionists in military uniform standing in a formation around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was standing in a large underground path, waiting for his orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s right, this was that moment——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the Apocalypse monsters were destroying everything and massacring everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These people were my last subordinates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, did this technique send me to the past?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or is this just a regular illusion?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow grinned, then threw a punch at full power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The void of space around him was quickly shattered, but it recovered just as rapidly, once again forming the same scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow tried using several techniques and spells with a lot of destructive power to thoroughly crush the illusion world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But everything simply reverted itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time continued to rewind to this very moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same underground passage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sir, what should we do now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soldiers seemed completely ignorant of his earlier actions and were still waiting for his orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow fell into thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How exactly can I escape from this Phase Realm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should I let everything play out the same way?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow then said: “Try and hold your positions here, I’m going to take a closer look inside the passage”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes sir!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soldiers then proceeded to take their combat positions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow started walking deeper into the underground passage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He inputted a long password into a heavy metal gate to open it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang clang clang clang——–\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gates closed themselves behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing behind the gates, the shadow was a bit silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next ten seconds, the Apocalyptic monsters will have destroyed everything in the city above and discover this underground passage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My subordinates would only be able to hold the monster’s attack off for a short moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—–so, I have to do everything again from the beginning?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—–if I can’t flee, I’ll die here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that in mind, the shadow swiftly made his way into a bedroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This place was connected to the Arctic Ocean, which hides a secret submarine base that would help me escape this calamity alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow proceeded faster and faster, pushing open the next door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His vision became blurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the images around him began to recede and returned to the underground passage from before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——in front of those same people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sir, why did you come back?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those soldiers looked at him and awaited his orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What exactly is going on here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was I forcefully brought back to the underground passage?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The howls of Apocalyptic monsters resounded from above ground, mixed with countless desperate screams, the sound of collapsing buildings, as well as combat explosions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything was coming to an end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow looked over these soldiers’ faces and observed each of their serious expressions one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of them were extremely loyal subordinates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without them, I wouldn’t have escaped in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow took a deep breath and calmed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s no problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With my current strength, even if I face those Apocalyptic monsters in the past, there would still be nothing to fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that in mind, the shadow returned to his troops and said: “Don’t worry everyone, there’s an ocean current in the passage that will allow us to escape, but we first need to stop those monsters”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes sir!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that there was hope to survive, the soldiers all became high-spirited and prepared themselves for battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom——-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entrance to the underground passage was blown open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Monsters with terrifying appearances appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had bodies as sharp as razor blades, rushing inside like a tsunami, filling the entire underground passage in an instant as they charged towards the soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone, ready!” the soldiers called out in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow stood among the soldiers with killing intent radiating from his body as he prepared to attack as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing but a few insects, even if I have to do it all again, they’re still going to die\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he was thinking this, he felt a cold sensation on his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This cold sensation was accompanied by pain as it penetrated deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sensation that had been lost to him a long time ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow slowly looked up and around himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only to see all the soldiers staring straight at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sir, you deserted us all those years ago, so now we’re here to take revenge” one of the soldiers said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of them carried a sword in their hands, trying to thrust them into his body from every direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their swords were both fast and accurate, almost to the point of being as natural as breathing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“—–You all have a death wish!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his life at risk, the shadow howled angrily and exerted 100% of his power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immense gusts of wind erupted from his body to manifest into hundreds of thousands of fist images.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was an advanced fist technique, his signature move, an unstoppable attack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, both the soldiers and the Apocalyptic monsters were eradicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The underground passage had also been destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world was literally leveled by the barrage of fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, after those soldiers’ bodies were destroyed, they transformed into skeletons with skeletal wings that swiftly took flight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skeletons each wielded two swords in their hands, continuously circling above while observing the shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Somehow, all of them appeared to be grinning, mocking him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow spat up some blood, gritted his teeth, and ferociously declared: “A bunch of poser skeletons, I’m going to eliminate you all”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deep heavy voice responded to his threat:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 Oh? What a relatively confident individual 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow instantly turned around, finally noticing that a large entity had already appeared behind him at some unknown point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a giant whose entire body appeared bloody red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 YAAAAAH! DIE! 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant howled and put all of his strength into a single downward attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bam!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bam!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bam!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a resounding sound of impact, the shadow was struck deep into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earth trembled, flames rose to the sky, and the world itself began to collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a regular world, so it was unable to endure the giant’s attack and was destroyed right away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world crumbled and faded away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emptiness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cough cough...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow spat up some blood, then looked around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was nothing around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at the very next moment, a familiar world reappeared around him again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This place is—–\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black City!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow sighed in relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems that the other party’s Phase Realm had a time limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although I had taken a severe injury, I managed to survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, the other party’s Phase Realm is already gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s my turn to rampage!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood up and angrily roared: “Gu Qing Shan, get out here, I’m going to kill you and use your head as a chalice!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t appear at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow was a bit anxious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I need to see my target in order to activate my Phase Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a gentle female voice sounded from behind him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dear, are you going on the ring again today?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow abruptly turned around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only to see a woman holding a baby looking closely at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She appeared clearly worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow’s heart dropped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Phase Realm hasn’t gone away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This woman and the child in her embrace had both died a long time ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I sold out the former for a chance to survive, while the latter was killed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I finally gained enough strength, I had trampled that enemy under my feet, but this woman had already been tortured to death long before that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dear, don’t go on the ring again, we don’t need too much money” the woman worriedly told him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She kept the baby in her embrace with one hand while her other hand reached out to hug the shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with every step she took towards him, the shadow was unable to help himself taking a step back, maintaining the same distance the entire way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t come here!” the shadow angrily shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dear, what’s gotten into you?” the woman asked with a strange expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I... merely wanted to live! This is a world of evil, even if you want to redeem yourself and live a new life, don’t get me involved!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow called out and swung his fist towards the woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was instantly sent flying and died on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hoh... hoh... hoh...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow clutched the wounds on his body and breathed heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a voice called out from behind him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dear, don’t go on the ring again today”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow abruptly turned around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That woman in my memories is still alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stood in front of him with an expression of concern and gentleness, whispering to him: “I don’t need luxury and wealth, I just need you to be safe”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman approached, wanting to embrace him tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We... can we just live like this, there’s no need to sell our dignity or do any of those dirty deeds, please?” the woman asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow shouted out loud and threw another punch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman was sent flying again, dying in front of his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the baby in her embrace was only sent flying into the sky and hasn’t actually fallen to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow glanced over that tiny figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was his child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At an age where they haven’t even learnt to speak, they were killed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His child was killed by his own ambitions, murdered by his enemy to take revenge on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow suddenly felt a bit absentminded and reached his hand out towards the small figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The child returned to his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman called out again:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dear, please don’t fight anymore, we can simply live our lives in this simple manner, can’t we?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She embraced him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He embraced the baby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, he opened his bloody-colored eyes and screamed out loud: “NO! I must become the most powerful person in this world! I want to wield the world’s authority in my hands, to make everybody grovel at my feet. Even if it costs your life in the process, I need to achieve this!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The illusion disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman and baby both vanished together with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was already nothing left in his embrace, but he noticed that he had been restrained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An innumerable number of skeletons had plunged their swords through his body, pinning him in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hundreds of swords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Completely stripping him of his life force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skeletons didn’t say a single word, only staring at him with their hollow eye sockets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They seemed to be mocking something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The swordsman from earlier emerged from the void of space and stood watching him with his arms crossed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Peh!” the shadow spat out his saliva with a scoffing tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The swordsman sighed with a complicated expression in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You merely won a gladiator match, you don’t have the right to mock me” the shadow said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan remained silent for a few moments and shook his head: “——-In reality, your loss had already been determined from the very first moments”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why?” the shadow questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“—You know perfectly why. You had sacrificed those who had protected and sheltered you in order to survive and finally become the Gladiator King”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It was exactly because your heart was filled with cowardice and regret that I could see your sins and use [Yesterday Recollection] to reenact them”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sword appeared from the void of space hovering behind Gu Qing Shan, seemingly ready to attack at a moment’s notice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow didn’t say anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I mock and spit on your everything” Gu Qing Shan stated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sword danced like an image.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A severed head was sent flying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>#\u003C\u002Fp>",2358,"2026-06-09T03:06:14.093Z",1,"novelbin.me","bbc01eb256d7da67a3a600722d113bb373dcfbb098f43a77498f8174009d54df","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-1697","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-1604",1850,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fworlds-apocalypse-online-cover.jpg"]