[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-worlds-apocalypse-online":3,"chapter-worlds-apocalypse-online-worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-977":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},1791773,2388,"Chapter 978 - Approaching Crisis","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-977",977,"\u003Cp>The Ring of Loyalty looked very small at first, like something that only a little girl could wear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as the man held the ring between his fingers, the ring grew by itself to accommodate his size.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man wore the ring and declared: “My name is Boss; I hereby vow that I would never harm anybody in this room”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ring of Loyalty gave off a faint light that circled around the man before it was absorbed into his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laura told him: “Even if that wasn’t your original name, the Ring of Loyalty would still produce the same results, because it directly locks onto your soul”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying so, she carefully looked at the man to observe his reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I used to have quite a few different titles, but none of them are very interesting at all, so I’ve decided. From now on, I’m Boss” the man confirmed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone felt a bit awkward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——-do we really have to call him Boss?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wouldn’t that mean, normal conversations would go like this:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss, time for dinner”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss, good afternoon”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss, where are you going?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this really how it’s going to be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan didn’t care much about that and was the first to reach out his hand, smiling: “Boss, welcome to our little group”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man looked at his outstretched hand and curiously asked: “What does this signify?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Ying Hao explained and casually asked him: “He’s offering to shake your hand, this is meant to as a welcoming gesture—— if you don’t even know about this, do you normally not make contact with anyone?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right” the man generously admitted: “I’ve been staying in a place far from the masses, only very recently was I heavily injured and saved by Gu Qing Shan, leading to my current contact with you all”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing him, everyone felt sympathy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No parents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Away from people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heavily injured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This person is genuinely strong, but he still fell into such a predicament.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fine, ‘Boss’ it is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s only a name either way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that in mind, everyone accepted the name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan told him: “Boss, you should rest up a bit first—– Fei Li, give him another can of Soul Points drink”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sure” Ye Fei Li replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan then turned to the Demon Dragon and asked: “Now, please tell me where Little Dusk is”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 She’s being imprisoned in the deepest part of the Holy Church of Fate; the coin is also in the possession of the Holy Church of Fate’s pope 」the Demon Dragon answered him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Very well, then let us move right away” Gu Qing Shan said without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 I don’t want to 」the Demon Dragon replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why not?” Gu Qing Shan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 That Pope revered me from the bottom of her heart, I was her God, and now you want me to meet her with this appearance? 」the Demon Dragon half-complained and half-rejected him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While saying that, he sneaked a glance at his master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His master refused to say anything and simply looked at Gu Qing Shan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan took a look at Demon Dragon’s appearance again: an emerald green top hat; hair and beard braided to hang all sorts of trinkets; a face full of patterns that looked like doodles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—–yep, this appearance is definitely not suitable to meet a woman with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I need to make sure of something first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have you been using your identity as God to mess around with the woman of the 900 million World Layers?” Gu Qing Shan sternly questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 No, definitely not. I have no interest in such things. That Pope and I only came into contact from discussions about Space-Time and Fate 」the Demon Dragon swore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Very well, I’ll trust your words—– do you have anything that can be used to recognize that it’s from you?” Gu Qing Shan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Dragon sighed in relief and answered: 「 Yes, take a strand of my hair, the Pope will recognize that it’s from me right away 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan wielded his sword and cut a single strand of his hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he was about to catch it, he froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A heavy sense of pressure that caused one to hold their breath flashed by his spirit sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan shivered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned towards Lin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin also had a heavy expression on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you feel that?” Lin asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I did, and you?” Gu Qing Shan replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My instincts aren’t as sharp as you cultivators, but I can sense a desperate battle approaching us” Lin explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t help but emanate fighting intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan corrected her: “It’s not just a battle. My spirit sense is sharper than the majority of other cultivators, I can also feel death approaching”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan reached towards his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His back was soaked in cold sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others had different expressions on their faces as they heard them talking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Fei Li helplessly said: “I couldn’t sense anything at all”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Ying Hao seemed to be in thought and replied: “I was able to faintly sense something, as if we are in a state of being hunted”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man called ‘Boss’ took out a book and carefully flipped through it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, not good. I can see an enemy of mine approaching” he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your enemy? Then why do I have a feeling the target is me?” Gu Qing Shan scowled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss replied: “That would depend on how much you’re related to my matter—- come, press your hand against mine, I’ll check to see if there is anything related to you”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your book is—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s able to observe events that happened recently that might be related to my life and yours”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan pressed his palm against Boss’ hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then looked towards the book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something unimaginable happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where the book was originally blank, it quickly displayed the Soul Shrieker’s appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——-the Soul Shrieker was standing on an Abyssal Behemoth, quickly moving along the endless space vortex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the next page of the book, a black crow slowly manifested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three women were sitting on the black crow’s back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Su Xue Er, Anna, and Ning Yue Chan! Why are the three of them together, and being chased by the Soul Shrieker as well!?” Gu Qing Shan shouted in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ning Yue Chan?” Zhang Ying Hao asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who’s this Ning Yue Chan girl?” Ye Fei Li also asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A person who came from the same cultivation world as I did” Gu Qing Shan replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She’s a female cultivator who’s been running all over to look for Gu Qing Shan. I took her in and she’s currently a captain of the Bramble Bird royal guards” Laura replied at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Ying Hao and Ye Fei Li immediately understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Gu Qing Shan didn’t care for the specifics and spoke: “Laura, let me borrow your armor”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Got it!” Laura answered right away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bramble Bird Sovereign armor appeared on Gu Qing Shan’s body again, four swords manifested behind his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no other way, if the opponent was the Soul Shrieker, any level of preparation would not be excessive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can we see where they are?” Gu Qing Shan asked Boss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Unfortunately, my book can only catch faint images, I don’t have a way to pinpoint where they are” Boss answered apologetically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gu Qing Shan, don’t be too rash, if we can see these images, I have a way to find out more information” Laura told him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really?” Gu Qing Shan was overjoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laura took out a golden alarm clock from inside her backpack and gave it to Boss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is a single-use Space-Time instrument, it is able to discover something that happened in the past with the tiniest trace, display it and then try to locate it”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss received the golden alarm clock and smiled: “This thing looks very valuable, you said that this can only be used once?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right, use it” Laura told him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss nodded and crushed the golden alarm clock with his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hour, minute, and second hands as well as the numbers all fell onto the book, scattering as parts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden parts began to give off light and levitated on top of the book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the picture on the book vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The glowing light began to display the scene that was depicted in the book earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This was about 10 minutes ago, you can hear what they’re saying, but it’ll take some time to determine where they were exactly” Laura explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“10 minutes ago?” Gu Qing Shan felt anxious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it had already been 10 minutes, there was no telling if the Soul Shrieker had caught up with them or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where are they now!?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan clenched his fist tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three girls in the picture began to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xue Er spoke up first: “We seem to be a bit unfortunate, as we both fell in love with the same man”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that beginning, everyone couldn’t help but feel shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s going on?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they’re being chased by the Soul Shrieker, why do you still have the leisure to be discussing such a thing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone couldn’t help but sneak a glance at Gu Qing Shan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan pretended like he didn’t notice their gazes and continued watching the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the scene, Ning Yue Chan replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She asked: “What kind of person is he?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, it’s quite hard to say. Hm, he’s also a cultivator”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A sword cultivator? Tsk” Ning Yue Chan disdainfully scoffed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s wrong with sword cultivators?” Su Xue Er and Anna asked at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Sword cultivators... constantly swaying...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...personally, I think sword cultivators, in general, are nothing decent regardless of gender”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...And here I was wondering what happened, turns out it was a sword cultivator who used devious means to make the both of you pledge your true love. Furthermore, making you live in such a tattered and sorrowful state, I hate this kind of person”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...There’s no need for you to make any excuses for this kind of man. Once we return to the Bramble Bird Kingdom, I’ll help you see clearly just how he truly is”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The conversation between the three girls was on full display in the scene depicted by the book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone’s gaze was focused entirely on Gu Qing Shan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Erm, about this, I can vouch for him, Gu Qing Shan doesn’t seem like he’s done anything” Ye Fei Li said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Certainly, he doesn’t seem like the type” Lin casually added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Ying Hao’s eyes were a lot sharper than Ye Fei Li, and he had a better way around words, so he spoke up: “Gu Qing Shan is a good brother of mine, during all these years, he hadn’t even had time to sleep, so I’m sure he hadn’t gone around any women either. He’s simply well-loved by others, there was no way around that”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this explanation, and recalling what she saw of Gu Qing Shan’s experiences, Lin suddenly felt like Gu Qing Shan had gone through a lot of hardship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Love?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew everything there was to know about Gu Qing Shan, and she knew these women, so she was already prepared to see this play out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I already knew about this beforehand, so I shouldn’t be angry, but I still couldn’t control my emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hah, when it comes to romance, it has always been something that’s beyond the control of people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin’s thoughts turned and recalled two other women she saw in Gu Qing Shan’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were Gu Qing Shan’s maids, who later became his junior sisters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They said—–\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan was a young birdie...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling the scene at the time, Lin’s mood improved somewhat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene slowly faded and left a long series of numbers in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laura looked carefully at these numbers and sighed in relief: “These are coordinates within the 900 million World Layers, now we can locate—–”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She then spoke in shock: “Huh? They seem to be in the vicinity of the Bramble Bird Kingdom, they’ll arrive here very soon!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire room was plunged into a sense of miraculous silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone can infer without a doubt that the three girls were all coming for Gu Qing Shan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But from the looks of things, they didn’t know that the one the other party was looking for was also Gu Qing Shan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What should we do next?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of a sudden, the sky outside darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A black crow had appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t stop me, I’m looking for Gu Qing Shan!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xue Er’s voice arrived from above the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black crow flapped its wings and swiftly made its way towards the Bramble Bird royal palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laura swiftly gave the order: “Go, let them in, do not trigger any defense mechanisms, and definitely do not harm them”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bramble Bird General Ilya immediately left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was suppressing the smirk on her mouth as she made her way outside, loudly giving the orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Big bro Qing Shan, what now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laura carefully looked at Gu Qing Shan and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan didn’t answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was completely stunned, his usual confidence and calm gone without a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seemed to be panicking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone else tried to remain silent, occasionally sneaking glances at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although a monster as powerful as the Soul Shrieker was approaching them, there was always the option of running away if they couldn’t face the threat of such a monster head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was no way for Gu Qing Shan to run from this matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Against a threat, this guy always had a way to turn the situation around and turn the tide in his favor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this situation turns out to be more dangerous than any other he had ever faced...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the stunned silence—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 Pftt! 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As everyone turned to look, they found it was the Demon Dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Dragon recalled what Gu Qing Shan sternly questioned him earlier and couldn’t help but chuckle out loud.\u003C\u002Fp>",2345,"2026-06-09T03:05:28.614Z",1,"novelbin.me","cdebf2bc75e46c46310d2a249e3021060415fc8af1b38b8f7ab614dfd76629a6","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-978","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-976",1850,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fworlds-apocalypse-online-cover.jpg"]