[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-worlds-apocalypse-online":3,"chapter-worlds-apocalypse-online-worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-568":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},1791314,2388,"Chapter 566 - Secret discussion","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-568",568,"\u003Cp>Chapter 566: Secret discussion\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Proofreader: Arya\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The running hoofs sounded like a night shower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brilliant spectacles of light had completely encircled the black horse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around the light, various strange noises and screeches mixed and melted into each other, as if countless enemies were hiding in the dark, discussing something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three flying swords were quickly flying around the inside of the formations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were giving off nonstop slashes, killing the monsters that attempted to infiltrate the formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As fast as the swords were, it almost looked as if this was a monster meat grinder, killing the ghosts and revenants as they tried to enter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of the ghosts could escape being killed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan even had the time to casually check the War God UI.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing the Entropy Ghost gave him a large haul of Soul Points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scattered ghosts that came from it also gave quite a bit of Soul Points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling relaxed, Gu Qing Shan stopped paying attention to the number of Soul Points he was getting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier on, he gave the Earth sword 100,000 Soul Points, but after killing the Entropy Ghost, this expenditure was quickly replenished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, his Soul Points were steadily increasing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, all the formations lit up at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant that the amount of enemies had exceeded the perceived limit, forcing all the component formations of the array to go into an overclocked state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in the cultivation world, or even the Suspended world, for this sort of large-scaled formation array to enter this state meant that the war had reached a pivotal point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But here, in this lost world of the Old Gods, the large-scale formations reacted like this from a mere skirmish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless ghosts and revenants surrounded the formations, sticking close to the moving formation array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if they were preparing for something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Be careful, they’re coming!” old man Jiao informed him in a loud voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan’s gaze extended further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the wilderness, there were ghosts everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had accumulated enough to look like a rampaging tsunami that was about to sweep everything away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after that, a huge amount of ghosts rose up to obscure the night sky before crashing down like a real wave on the black horse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three swords quickly reacted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They turned into afterimages moving around the inside the light of the formations, slashing away without stopping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wave after wave of ghosts were forced back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Occasionally, a few lucky fishes who got through simply got struck by three swords at once and died in pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the scales of battle were quickly tipping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were too many monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had completely encircled every layer of the shining formation array, even when killed by the flying swords they didn’t give up at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the sheer force of number, the formations were starting to break down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Too many!” Laura screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan muttered: “Don’t worry”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unequipping the [You Ji General] title, he equipped another title, [Talented General].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Title: Talented General]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Equipping this title grants you the unique Skill: Rampaging Sword Qi]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Rampaging Sword Qi: Countless fine sword qi drifts about the blade of your sword, whenever you activate this skill, the sword qi will manifest into phantoms and attack an additional time]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a thought, he activated the hand seals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All three swords abruptly stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They no longer dashed around chaotically, instead each aiming at a different powerful revenant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sevens strikes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sevens strikes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sevens strikes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a flash, second lights had lit up on all three swords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Flowing Dragon]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a shout, Gu Qing Shan fully circulated his spirit energy to trigger the hand seals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Secret Art, [Seven Stars Flowing Dragon].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arcs of lightning as large as an adult’s arm manifested around the swords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blinding lightning turned into a ferocious sea of lightning, illuminating the area as bright as day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blue lightning formed a terrifying dragon head that sprung out from the tips of the swords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following the head, a flowing dragon body made from sword qi and lightning also appeared from the swords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that wasn’t all!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the lightning dragons took flight, another lightning dragon appeared from the swords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three swords, three [Seven Stars Flowing Dragon], thanks to the effect of the [War God Title], had turned into six lightning dragons!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Six lightning dragons scattered all around from the shining light of the formations, quickly destroying the wilderness indiscriminately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What wave of ghosts?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What army of revenant?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the power of lightning, it all returned to nothing in a few short moments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling the power of the heavenly lightning, the ghosts and revenants wanted to flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But who can flee from the pursuit of six lightning dragons?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flying around the wilderness in a destructive dance, the lightning dragons quickly killed everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After 10 breaths’ worth of time, the blinding white-blue electrical power gradually faded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, everything returned to silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were no longer any ghosts, no longer any noise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laura rubbed her eyes as she cautiously looked around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were supposed to be cornered, but in the blink of an eye, all the ghosts had disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—–what ghosts?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if the overwhelming waves of monsters just now was a delusion or a fake illusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The night was silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What kind of swordsmanship is that?” old man Jiao asked in a hoarse voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ghost-killing swordsmanship”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While answering him, Gu Qing Shan also felt a bit drained and exhausted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Seven Stars Flowing Dragon] has always been a powerful Secret Art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even at his current level of cultivation, using all three swords to consecutively perform [Seven Stars Flowing Dragon] three times was a bit hard to swallow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three swords returned from the now desolate wilderness, gently hovering towards Gu Qing Shan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a wave of his hand, all three swords disappeared into the void of space behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tapping his Inventory Bag again, this time he took out a gourd of liquor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This gourd was made from a 1000 years Fire spirit jade, they say that the taste of liquor becomes more intense when brewed in this material for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The outside of the spirit jade was carved with a seemingly casual bouquet of hundred flowers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This bouquet looked arbitrary at a glance, but the more you look the more animated they felt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a bouquet that was casually drawn flowed with life and inspiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Qin Xiao Lou’s art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The liquor was also brewed by Qin Xiao Lou using rare herbs and flowers, the Bai Hua medicinal liquor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This bottle of liquor was beneficial to every cultivation, but normal people couldn’t even dare to think about drinking a drop of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back when Gu Qing Shan was still at Bai Hua sect, using their close relationship, he shamelessly asked Qin Xiao Lou for a few dozen gourds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he returned to his original world, he drank and gave it all away a bit too freely so this was the last remaining one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…I really should return to take a look after all this is over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of Bai Hua sect, Gu Qing Shan tilted his head up and drank the entire gourd dry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the strong alcohol flowed down his throat, he felt his entire body being refreshed, his spirit energy once again stimulated to gather.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even his inner sight became clearer from that as his spirit was lifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting on the horse’s back, he suddenly laughed joyfully: “How satisfying!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>————-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lying in her bed, Anna was also holding a gourd of liquor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same gourd, the same liquor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staring at the gracefully carved bouquet of flowers, she was silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had asked for this from Gu Qing Shan when she noticed he was drinking this alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, Anna had just returned to her room in the Church and was about to sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she couldn’t fall asleep at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To become stronger, I went to the Fallen Zones of the 900 million World Layers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To chase after Gu Qing Shan’s footsteps, I’ve been working hard to train my skills, to become stronger everyday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Living in the battle zone was tough, but it also built character.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In all the harsh battles, I was always the first to step forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ve endured all those torture-like training regimes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one has worked as hard as I did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone believes me to be a devout believer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no one knows what exactly I’m actually fighting for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Endure, and endure some more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, all of my efforts had paid off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna carefully put the Bai Hua medicinal liquor away and took out something else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a small, sealed black vial, as you lightly shook it, you could faintly hear a sigh coming from inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tear of Death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the treasure she received from the Church’s Holy Relic awakening ritual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In yesterday’s ritual, there were a total of 8 members of the church who received the chance to awaken a Holy Relic from their exemplary behaviors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before her, there was a person who awoke a new God’s Chosen Skill, capable of turning themselves into a blood red bat that caused everyone’s attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right after that, someone received an antique 7-shot revolver, after going through the Hound Deity’s confirmation, it was determined that this was the legendary firearm: [Flower of Death Bloom]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some received a Secret Art of the Church called [Void Three-set Shadow Evasion].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clear that everyone received considerable rewards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, when it was her turn, all she got was this sealed black vial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two aspects Deities didn’t say anything, only mentioning that this was a secret potion that increased her body’s reaction speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The companions who participated in the ritual with her didn’t think too much of it either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she was quite disappointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after the ritual was over, once everyone had gone away, the Hound Deity and Crow Deity both came to see her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They carefully told me to use the thing inside this small vial well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They said this belongs to the God of Death from the Age of Old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For several ten thousand years, this thing had never appeared before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even they were not sure why this treasure suddenly showed up, or why it chose me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remembering the two aspect Deities’ stern expressions, Anna felt a bit triumphant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seems like I’m some sort of chosen one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the last 24 hours, Anna had been using her soul flame to connect with this black vial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, the time has come, the vial could finally be opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lightly touched and easily opened the vial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A black drop of liquid came out from inside, gently hovering in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following the two aspect deities’ teachings, Anna waved her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Manifest” she muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A long scythe appeared in her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shaft of the scythe was jet black, at the end of it was a black skull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade of the scythe was a burning crescent-shaped flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Anna’s weapon, created from her talents with the darkness and the Fire Element.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every battle up to now she had been using this weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apparently sensing her scythe, the black drop of liquid began to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It touched the scythe and quickly disappeared from sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then——-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still holding the scythe, Anna was stunned for a brief moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? Don’t tell me it’s a fake? Why can’t I feel anything?” she muttered in a low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oom!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scythe abruptly started to shake intensely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thick black fog erupted from the shaft of the scythe and quickly enveloped the whole thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red burning flames on the blade disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, it was replaced by a silently burning black flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Various strange powers were accumulating in the black flame as if it would immediately be released when Anna attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Various mystical runes started to appear on the black shaft of the scythe, as the black skull at the end also disappeared, instead replaced by a shining black gem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, the scythe gave off a sense of solemnity and coldness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black fog didn’t dissipate either, it kept lingering about the scythe, occasionally boiling and drifting away just a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is a manifestation of my powers, how did it change appearance?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She held the scythe as she normally would and lightly swung it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wherever the black flame blades passed, the void of space was ripped open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chaotic, faint, misty wind came out from the rip, blowing against Anna’s flowing hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The space vortex… I haven’t done anything yet, why did the space vortex open?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna was shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On another side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep inside the Church.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hound Deity had come here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was staring at a large statue of a God.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the God’s hand, a jet black crow stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Crow Deity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hound Deity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were servants of the God of Death, the aspects who spread sleep and death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were having a secret discussion regarding Anna.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You made little Anna black out drunk?” Black Crow asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right, it wasn’t easy to deceive her, but compared to other methods, this was the simplest and most effective way” Black Hound anxiously answered, “what of the fortune telling results?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve asked Nine Lives, it said that the outcome had changed, little Anna won’t go to Aboul, and she won’t be stripped of her life by the [Demon King Order]”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s good, I don’t want her to become a grudgeful spirit—- our Church has had more than enough of those” Black Hound sighed in relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed, little Anna is one of our people, she shouldn’t be stolen away by the [Demon King Order]” Black Crow agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The [Demon King Order]… it’s speeding up its actions, what do we do now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not yet time for the results to come out yet, with the other Orders being gone or waiting in the dark, we had better also silently sit on the sideline”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hm…”\u003C\u002Fp>",2323,"2026-06-09T03:05:22.790Z",1,"novelbin.me","ed1f7d953bb68b231fca83be9ac1f690429e32d26528ea0af56c0b8ed56e0fc1","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-569","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-567",1850,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fworlds-apocalypse-online-cover.jpg"]