[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-worlds-apocalypse-online":3,"chapter-worlds-apocalypse-online-worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-1770":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},1792579,2388,"Chapter 1771 - Taking a risk!","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-1770",1770,"\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan fell into thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I had the Heavenly Emperor’s strength and the Pendant of Fire, I would also sneak into Heavenly Palace city as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right——–\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Pendant of Fire!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By using the pendant’s power, the Heavenly Emperor would have easily been able to sneak into Star Gazer city!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then, what’s the Heavenly Emperor’s goal?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——-to get rid of me, Star Gazer’s City Lord, so that both cities are under his control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that succeeds, all of his issues would be resolved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There would be no loss even if he fails, as Heavenly Palace city would still remain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——-that was probably the thought process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heavenly Emperor is already stronger than I am, so he has more reasons than I do to put such a plan into action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So why hasn’t the Heavenly Emperor come to kill me then?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan thought briefly before gradually understanding the reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, I’d just suffered attacks from a Sequence outside of the Samsara.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only did that Sequence not manage to kill me after attacking consecutively, but it also angered the Samsara enough that it acted against the attacking monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That made the Heavenly Emperor a bit unsure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——–the Heavenly Emperor doesn’t know exactly how I managed to survive, nor does he know how I got the Samsara to help me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the parties supporting him has already been gotten rid of, so he naturally has to act with more caution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he kills me by using the power of Miracles, it would still be the end for him if that caused the Samsara to act again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan thought back to how that monster ended up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—–the monster was sealed inside a casket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Timing-wise, the duration of being sealed that way is practically eternal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——it would be an outcome worse than death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For that reason, both he and I have established a delicate equilibrium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heavenly Emperor is definitely thinking of a way to approach and observe me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Approach me…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan turned his gaze and looked up at Li An.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——-Li An is a Tianma, so she naturally can’t be the Heavenly Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Void is boundless, so there are infinite worlds with infinitely unimaginable means and abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless of whether or not he has impersonated Li An, I need to be careful with anyone who tries to approach me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…I need to come up with a foolproof plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What would be a foolproof plan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan remained silent for a brief moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—–regain my strength!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First I need to regain my strength, then wait until the emergence of the Huang Quan realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I retrieve the Six Paths Great Mountain sword, I would be able to dispel any trickery with a single slash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as I get Shannu back, I wouldn’t have to worry about the Heavenly Emperor getting close to me with any sort of unknown techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan took a deep breath and stepped outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『 Where are you going? 』Li An asked from behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have some personal matters to take care of. You should focus on regaining your powers first, no need to worry about me for now” Gu Qing Shan told her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He closed the door as he left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li An was a bit surprised and muttered: 『 Acting all mysterious… 』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan stepped onto the deck of the warship again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lines of bloody red text quickly appeared in the void of space to remind him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Attention: Star Gazer city has great potential, you will most likely have to complete a time-sensitive event in order to continue unlocking the functions it possesses]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Attention: Heavenly Palace city has a concealed technique capable of constantly observing Star Gazer city’s movements]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Attention: Many unusual lifeforms and some Apocalypses have appeared within the great tomb river]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Attention: There are unique Samsara fluctuations emerging from every tomb, Chosen Saints must venture inside in order to investigate them and unearth their secrets]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Attention: There are some Chosen Saints who haven’t left Star Gazer city]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan quickly skimmed through all the messages and stood firmly on the warship’s deck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heavenly Emperor seems to prefer acting only after all preparations have been made, not fighting battles where his victory isn’t certain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s exactly the same as me in regards to this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——if the Heavenly Emperor is hiding in the shadows to monitor me right now, what should I do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He has the power of Miracles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t just the Heavenly Emperor, as representatives of various other Sequences must have entered the two cities as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are they also observing me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to the surrounding footsteps, Gu Qing Shan turned towards the other end of the deck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment of silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gradually sped up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a stroll to a fast walk, then from a fast walk to a slow run, he kept on accelerating——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan was now sprinting at full speed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rushed towards the edge of the deck at an extremely fast pace, before leaping into the air!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s no need to overthink things right now, I need to disregard my concerns and ignore my extreme thoughts. The priority right now is to explore the great tomb and unseal my strength!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, it’s best that I don’t accidentally run into any other Chosen Saints.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do not team up with anybody.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do not join any existing groups.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And do not fight anyone\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—–simply meeting another person would be giving them a chance to size me up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind howled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Gu Qing Shan’s momentum reduced, his descent was imminent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he reached his left hand forward and instantly manifested a metal gauntlet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan didn’t waste any time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gauntlet struck him without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Repel Evil]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan turned into a streak of light as he flew across the sky by this attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—–he didn’t consider his trajectory or where he would end up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Riding the strong wind, he continued flying towards the endless underground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few moments later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He arbitrarily struck himself again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He changed his trajectory!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the Heavenly Emperor was silently observing him from the shadows and was prepared, it would still be impossible for him to predict Gu Qing Shan’s next actions!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one could possibly know where he would end up!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan had decided to enter the great tomb in such a risky manner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, there were no longer any worries about silent observers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thing he had to worry about was the random danger that he might face outside of the two cities…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since when was he not in danger?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind grew stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He continued to fly forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very quickly, his figure could no longer be seen in the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nobody could find him now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sploosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A huge splash erupted in the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not too long after that, a corpse floated to the surface and began to bob up and down the cold gloomy river.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The underground waterflow gradually pushed the corpse onto the shore as it remained motionless for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——and then it was revived!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan stood up and examined his surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m currently ‘stranded’ on a deserted island that is only a few meters squared in total.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This place is already exceptionally far from the two cities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can’t see anything but the great tomb river within my range of vision, there aren’t any large patches of land around here either, only a few small islands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My surroundings are still dark\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s unknown whether it’s daytime or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing on top of the muddy sand, Gu Qing Shan felt his feet stepping on something sturdy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He crouched down and dug the ground up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only to see that there was an ancient stone stab under his feet, which was engraved with complicated patterns that seemed to depict some sort of lost civilization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least, Gu Qing Shan had never seen these patterns before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Great…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan muttered under his breath, then suddenly laid down before placing mud all over his body and once again activating [Govern Spirit].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few moments later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large dark shadowy figure emerged from the riverbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadowy figure silently and uneventfully traveled along the flow of the river as it headed downstream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan’s eyes remained shut as he continued to lay under the mud for a long while before reviving himself again, slowly patting the mud off his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——he didn’t know what that shadowy figure was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his Spirit Sense reacted in such a way that he felt he was in critical danger, almost enough for him to use [Virtue].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a good thing that he managed to avoid it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan once again took a closer look at the patterns on the stone slab.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still completely intelligible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, the patterns on the stone slab seemed to be connected somehow, which radiated a powerful force of rejection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——it was rejecting Gu Qing Shan from approaching it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan sighed, then realized that he should call someone for help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come on… a real combatant, or someone knowledgeable”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking out the Reincarnation Gloom Orchid, Gu Qing Shan silently muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Barry, Kitty, Ying Hao, Anna, Laura, Lady Fusi—– so many comrades, anyone will do”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come and help me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Reincarnation Gloom Orchid glowed, [Moon Invitation] was activated!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thin strands of red thread emerged from the void of space to form a summoning gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, lines of bloody red text appeared in the void of space:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Moon Invitation’s summoning target is currently random]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Attention: Due to your Title of ‘Pure Love Gang’, you will summon an individual that is compatible with the Title]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Through the name of the ‘Pure Love Gang’, you’ve found an old comrade]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The summoning gate opened with a bang——-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A silver beard old man the size of a thumb slowly stepped out from the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Gu Qing Shan facepalmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I think this is the great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather of the pixie king?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——-I really don’t know how their relationships work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, this is the pixie that I saved from the passageway that led into the Dusty World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why is it a pixie!?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How is a pixie supposed to cooperate with me to explore this great tomb?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention, what part of being a pixie fits the ‘pure love’ description!?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan couldn’t help but turn towards the void of space where a line of bloody red text was hovering:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Only the best playmate can become a pixie’s lover, a relationship that lasts for life]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[—–this is a strange race]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[But without a doubt, they are definitely pure!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan silently read through everything, then turned to the pixie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only to see the silver beard old man had flown up as he landed in front of Gu Qing Shan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hah, during my dream today, I already knew I had to come out at this point” the old man said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really? You can only keep one ability in this place, so which one did you keep?” Gu Qing Shan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man appeared solemn and began to speak: “You are a comrade of our pixie race to whom we owe a lot, considering the severity of the situation, as well as the joint vote between all the pixies in the dreamscape, together with 28000 coin tosses that I did myself, not to mention various raffles, campaigns, presentations, costume parties—— and the most important play-bidding competition of us pixies, I finally recognize that I must also display the exceptional capabilities of us pixies”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What exactly is it?” Gu Qing Shan couldn’t help but ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man pulled out a short stick and began to draw the shape of an animal in the mud and explained: “Years ago, the progenitors of our pixie race dawned upon our most powerful Quipcraft as they observed the movements of this animal right here”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——he still hasn’t explained what the ability was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan still kept his hopes high and turned to look at the animal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a donkey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The donkey somehow began to move and did a sideways roll in the mud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look! It was this movement right here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man appeared excited and exclaimed: “This is the essence of our pixie race, the ideal of our Quipcraft——”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What exactly is it?” Gu Qing Shan shrugged and just asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silver beard old man suddenly turned to him with gleaming eyes and called out: “This is called the donkey roll, can’t you see it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan sighed and asked: “You mean the ability you kept was actually a kind of martial art skill?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“NO! You only saw the form of it, but missed the spirit of it” the silver beard old man replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I still don’t get it” Gu Qing Shan really couldn’t understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silver beard old man flew up and whispered to him in a mysterious tone: “It’s throwing a tantrum——- also known as playing dirty”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Playing dirty?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silver beard old man flew back to the stone slab and landed on it before explaining: “Take a look, these patterns are actually saying that ‘nobody except the successor of the Cambrian civilization can enter'”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan suddenly realized that the pixies were also an exceptionally knowledgeable race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’d witnessed plenty of mysteries and the secrets of many civilizations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No wonder I can sense that these patterns are rejecting me, then should we change to another island?” Gu Qing Shan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, we’re going to play dirty…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silver beard old man said as he looked around in a shifty manner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The river was silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was nothing in their surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silver beard old man shiftily walked up to a part of the stone slab and poked at the pattern with his short stick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—–the pattern was changed by his poke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There, I’ve changed the ‘can’ part of this message”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now, this pattern reads: ‘nobody except the successor of the Cambrian civilization can’t enter'”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he said that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A rumbling noise could be heard from deep under the island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A door leading underground appeared right in front of Gu Qing Shan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——-I could have never imagined that ‘playing dirty’ meant something like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the pixie’s power system developed in quite a strange direction, their Quipcraft has the ability to alter Laws!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What an unreasonable power!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the door open, the old pixie’s eyes glowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He urged impatiently: “Come on now! Let’s go inside and see what kind of treasure we can find!”\u003C\u002Fp>",2444,"2026-06-09T03:06:15.124Z",1,"novelbin.me","1127dcd504805f3143b48caf5bcfdafb44a37c279910810f9a3f907a996ada02","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-1814","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-1769",1850,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fworlds-apocalypse-online-cover.jpg"]