[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-worlds-apocalypse-online":3,"chapter-worlds-apocalypse-online-worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-975":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},1791771,2388,"Chapter 976 - Convinced?","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-975",975,"\u003Cp>As the ceremony was taking place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire palace was being heavily guarded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the top of the palace, a hidden defense post.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single Bramble Bird royal guard was responsible for this post.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was carefully observing for any abnormal movements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Divinities had just appeared in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guard couldn’t help himself looking up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man wearing sunglasses appeared behind him and looked up at the sky together with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man carefully observed the Divinity’s appearance and felt interested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What a wonderful train of thought, creating Soul Artifacts using the appearance of Deities as a base, but didn’t they know that it would cause the Soul Artifacts to lose control?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not to mention, their power would be so vastly inferior to a real Deity that they would essentially just be toys”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man commented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While he was speaking, the guard standing in front of him seemed completely ignorant and continued to stare at the Divinity in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Divinity was talking with ‘Laura’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of a sudden, on top of the platform, a guard stepped out between ‘Laura’ and Ye Fei Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This drew the attention of everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sunglasses man also looked down to observe the commotion below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew who this guard was, and knew that he saved himself once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Choosing this occasion to appear in front of the 900 million World Layers, what are you trying to do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sunglasses man muttered to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The results didn’t disappoint him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan together with Zhang Ying Hao and Ye Fei Li suddenly began to dance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the dance was over and when everyone was beginning to state their desires.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sunglasses man also couldn’t help himself speaking: “I want to continue searching—–”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of a sudden, his eyes regained their clarity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What a bizarre Dance, I don’t seem to recall such a dance ever existing before”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sunglasses man contemplated and carefully pondered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He flipped open the book in his hand and muttered: “Record”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following his words, a page on the book began to display the scene of the Dance just now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of a sudden, flames erupted from the book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The page that was recording the Dance was burnt to ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sunglasses man was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It can’t be recorded?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He doubtfully asked the book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The book was trembling slightly, as if afraid of something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sunglasses man slowly closed the book and put it away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even a book that can take a peek into Fate couldn’t record this Dance...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He muttered and fell into thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Dance that I don’t recognize.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even the Book of Fate is able to record it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Things have gotten quite interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If all he did was save me, there would be nothing else to say, but when he’s this mysterious, I have to remain here and look for the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was thinking this, Gu Qing Shan leapt out from the platform and killed the 16 Divinities who were still in a trance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after that, the Demon Dragon descended from above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demon Dragon exerted his prowess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demon Dragon died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thing that remained of the Demon Dragon was a single head that was thoroughly sealed away with a green hat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was now that the sunglasses man regained his senses from his earlier contemplation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? Isn’t that my pet? What is he doing here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seemed surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On top of the ceremonial platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan was trying to negotiate with the Demon Dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There are too many people here, let us find a peaceful place to have our talk” Gu Qing Shan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled the dragon head along with him into the palace, while also ordering various arrangements around the palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Laura, cut the live broadcast, have the guests return and order the entire palace into a state of maximum security, and be prepared to face any possible situations”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Got it” Laura replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin, please protect Laura, I’m worried that the Demon Dragon might have an accomplice”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It probably didn’t think that far ahead—— but fine, it’s better to be careful” after saying so, Lin left to find Laura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhang Ying Hao, Ye Fei Li, follow me into the palace for now”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sure”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, the Bramble Bird General, Ilya, appeared again to announce the closing of the ceremony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bramble Bird guards got busy with their work to maintain and enforce order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very quickly, the Bramble Bird army appeared on the scene, they were fully armed and swiftly joined the work of keeping the venue peaceful and orderly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Officials came up to each group of guests and led them out of the venue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even now, everyone was still confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Divinities appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Divinities were wiped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a blank period of time between these two events, so what occurred?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one managed to recall what happened at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, it was the appearance and death of the Demon Dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more one understood the prowess it displayed, the more shocking its death was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bramble Bird Kingdom actually had enough power to deal with an opponent of that level!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turns out that aside from having the Bramble Great Tree and endless wealth, the Bramble Bird Kingdom was also a considerably powerful country!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 900 million World Layers as a whole was shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right at this moment, countless forces and organizations were reconsidering their attitude and relations with the Bramble Bird Kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today’s ceremony had basically been ruined, but what occurred instead was more than enough for them to gradually digest over the next period of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan put the dragon head on the table and silently waited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Fei Li gave Zhang Ying Hao a can of drinks, then another for Gu Qing Shan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need, I’ve already gotten one” Gu Qing Shan told him\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The one I prepared for you earlier was for the sake of intense battle, it can replenish a lot so it’s a waste to use it now. Better use this one with a lower capacity just to recover your stamina” Ye Fei Li explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan then received and popped it open, slowly consuming it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These things always had a random flavor that couldn’t be controlled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Gu Qing Shan’s luck was quite decent this time since the can he received was strawberry flavored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Ying Hao’s can had a much deeper flavor, it was pork ribs soup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking a few sips, Gu Qing Shan’s stamina that was used up during the Dance and the battle afterward was slowly replenished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How miraculous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t help but asked: “Fei Li, would there be any adverse effects to you when you’re making so many canned drinks?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Fei Li smiled and replied: “It does cost me Soul Points to create these things, but it’s ok for now. I obtained quite a bit of Soul Points in the Tower of Infinite Worlds”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You mean you killed a lot of monsters?” Zhang Ying Hao asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hm, that tower was seriously huge, I discovered a certain spot in the tower where monsters would respawn very quickly, so I camped there for a few days killing them until I reached the absolute limit of Soul Points I can store before I left” Ye Fei Li replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few moments later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laura and Lin returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everything has been arranged properly. In case anything happens, we’ll immediately receive reports and choose whether to engage in combat or flee” Laura told them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan nodded and turned to the Demon Dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, have you thought it through?” Gu Qing Shan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 Whose information do you want to know about? 」the Demon Dragon asked him in return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan replied: “The Angel of Condemnation and her corresponding coin, if I remember correctly, they should be on your hands, correct?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Dragon thought for a bit, then slowly understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 You’re trying to collect the three coins? To travel through time? So that’s what you were after 」the Demon Dragon said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if not for that, I would still look for Little Dusk, she’s my partner” Gu Qing Shan replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Dragon went silent briefly, then spoke up: 「 I have one condition, if you accept it, I will tell you 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then what if I don’t?” Gu Qing Shan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 Then you can forget about ever finding that Angel of Condemnation 」the Demon Dragon replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tell me your condition first” Gu Qing Shan replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Dragon told him: 「 When you use the coin to return to the past, I want to come with you 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You? What are you going back for?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan asked in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Dragon mused before answering: 「 Ever since that battle several ten thousand years ago, I would feel my mind occasionally becoming clear and sometimes falling cloudy. I want to return to that moment and look for the root cause of all this”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan looked up for a bit and contemplated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apparently, the Earth Creator took advantage of when the Demon Dragon fell into slumber and did something to him...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not possible” Gu Qing Shan refused, “I won’t take you back to the past”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Dragon’s face went grim and questioned: 「 Why not? 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because I don’t want to return to the Age of Old, but rather a different period of time” Gu Qing Shan replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Dragon thought for a bit, then made another offer: 「 Then how about this, after you finish your trip to the past and return to the present, give me the coins, I will use them once 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan refused right away: “Still not possible, I have no idea what you would attempt in the past, so I can’t let you go”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staring at him, the Demon Dragon grumbled each word: 「 So you won’t give me anything? 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan shrugged and said generously: “Aside from this, you can demand anything else, I’ll consider them”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 I can tell that you’re the one in charge here, then I want to take the Bramble Bird Empress away with me 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not possible”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 Then I want this World Destroyer, he’s very valuable 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not possible”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 Then give me your sword, choose among the twin swords Heaven and Earth and give one of them to me 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not possible”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Dragon went silent, closed his eyes, and ignored Gu Qing Shan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oi, can’t you think of something else? Maybe we’ll arrive at some sort of agreement” Gu Qing Shan encouraged him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Dragon roared in anger:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 Bastard, not only did you kill me, you refused to give me anything I want. I’d rather die right now than to tell you the answer you want! 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan scowled: “Wait, let us negotiate again”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 What bullshit negotiation! You’re trying to rob me blind! 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You really insist on not telling me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 I’d rather die! 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While roaring, the Demon Dragon suddenly heard a sound by his ears:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tell him”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this extremely familiar male voice that sounded straight out of his nightmare, the Demon Dragon froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even while he only had his head left, he could still feel the traumatic shadow in his heart rising back up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh no!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s him! It’s him! It’s him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master is actually here, and is giving me an order from the shadow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—–what does master mean to do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—–what should I do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Dragon’s mind quickly moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a part of the Abyss, how could I go against him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But why is he on Gu Qing Shan’s side?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the master is sometimes unreliable, he would always resolve crucial moments without fail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then that means, Gu Qing Shan might be on the same side as the master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Dragon slowly displayed a flattering smile and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 Gu Qing Shan, actually, I was just joking with you before. I’m more than ready to tell you where the Angel of Condemnation is 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan: “...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone else: “...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan stared at the Demon Dragon, then remembered how his head still wasn’t completely clear and hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Demon Dragon... your words changed even faster than the wind... I don’t think I can believe you”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan tried probing him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A knock then came outside the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A certain male voice came from the other side: “Excuse me for arbitrarily showing up here, but I would like to personally thank you for saving my life”\u003C\u002Fp>",2108,"2026-06-09T03:05:28.614Z",1,"novelbin.me","5cfead655880969403e169c764d3c49c9cd7af6dc59bcafd962e5283ccce22f4","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-976","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-974",1850,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fworlds-apocalypse-online-cover.jpg"]