[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-worlds-apocalypse-online":3,"chapter-worlds-apocalypse-online-worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-987":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},1791783,2388,"Chapter 988 - Lingering Fear","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-987",987,"\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan wasn’t in a hurry to check the War God UI.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a sword cultivator, his spirit sense had always been extremely sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could sense an entity that could truly take his life staring at him from an unbelievably faraway location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That attack just now came from that entity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Should be... from that direction”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was currently blind, his eyes saw nothing but darkness, but he still turned his head and looked towards the boundless space vortex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across countless worlds, at the place where Gu Qing Shan’s gaze couldn’t reach, the Soul Shrieker was peering at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire process was witnessed clearly by the Soul Shrieker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「『 No! The twin swords Heaven and Earth! 」』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It furiously roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its failure during the Age of Old was still fresh in its memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was now over several ten thousand years later, and the Era of [Chaos] was approaching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was about to rule over all things!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——-so why can I still not kill that detestable bug!?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「『 Despicable human cultivator! I will definitely devour your soul and force it to endure eternal suffering within my body! 」』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Soul Shrieker cursed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boundless grey fog drifted about the Soul Shrieker’s body, constantly giving off thunderous echoes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With its current strength, it was only capable of summoning a single legendary creature like the one earlier by exerting all of its power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To summon upon more powerful forces to kill Gu Qing Shan, it still needed to become even more powerful!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Soul Shrieker sullenly stood for a long while, then declared with a malicious tone: 『「 I shall allow you to live for a while longer, when my power reaches the next level, you will no longer be able to resist 』」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『「 Because it will be the power that truly belongs to deities! 』」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying so, the Soul Shrieker no longer looked towards Gu Qing Shan’s direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turned away and went on its way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——–as it moved its gaze away, across the boundless void, Gu Qing Shan’s sense also ceased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood still and waited for a while longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That feeling of being watched had disappeared...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because they failed to assassinate me, they temporarily hid away to accumulate more power?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gongzi!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shannu suddenly manifested from the void of space in front of him and hurriedly observed him from top to bottom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry, I’m fine” Gu Qing Shan smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After taking a careful look at him, Shannu sighed in relief: “That thing was too powerful, I thought...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hm, I was able to sense your emotions, so I became fully focused and exerted all my powers, that was how I managed to survive” Gu Qing Shan told her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s great, that’s very great” Shannu patted her chest in relief and commented: “What exactly was that thing earlier? Even through my travels with gongzi, I’ve never seen such an attack”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan mused: “An attack that was unleashed from a distance of several million world layers away... I shouldn’t have such a powerful enemy; unless the Soul Shrieker had gained more power from the evolution of [Chaos]”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan thought carefully for a bit and confirmed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had also experienced this sensation before in the corpse of the parallel world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was indeed [Chaos], no mistakes about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What truly terrifying strength”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t help but sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t imagine that the Soul Shrieker would become so powerful simply by carrying [Chaos].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it continued to grow even stronger, then wouldn’t that mean its enemy won’t even have room to flee?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An ambush from infinite worlds apart—— indeed, I was fortunate enough to manage surviving it this time around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Era of [Chaos] had only just begun, and as its Envoy, the Soul Shrieker would surely obtain more and more benefits from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would only grow stronger!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless——-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone could stop [Chaos]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But who would be able to do such a thing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only remaining [Order] is hiding on my body, and it can’t do anything but tell me to run away right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If even [Order] is running away for its life, then Gu Qing Shan really didn’t know who would be able to go up against [Chaos].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan shook his head and turned his gaze towards the following lines of glowing text on the War God UI:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You obtained the title: Enemy of Chaos (primary)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Enemy of Chaos (primary): Whenever you engage in combat against Chaos, your attack strength will be improved by two-fold]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Note: Please use this title with caution, as your opposing force of Chaos will more easily discover your identity when you are utilizing this title]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan shrugged without much care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the moment, he had various unique [War God Titles] like [Enemy of Chaos], [Starflame War God], [Shen Wei General], [Ace Assassin] as well as others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of these titles had their own strength and uses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Usually, Gu Qing Shan would set his title as [Shen Wei General] by default.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the title increased his attack speed as a whole and was extremely useful for any combat situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What happened just now?” Zhang Ying Hao took flight and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Fei Li also flew up next to him and said in relief: “That thing just now was too scary, I was already in a bit of despair, thankfully you managed to survive”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Ying Hao shivered slightly and asked Ye Fei Li: “You were able to follow that battle just now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I couldn’t see it clearly, but I saw how that thing leapt forward——- if it was me, I wouldn’t have been able to react at all before I was devoured whole” Ye Fei Li was still fearful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Ying Hao didn’t say anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t even observe what happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan patted his shoulder and consoled him: “Don’t feel too much of a hurry, just go at your own pace. There is no shortcut in improving one’s strength”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, I understand that, but it’s still a bit shocking to hear” Zhang Ying Hao smiled bitterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It was also because of luck that I survived just now. It was a good thing that I had this sword” Gu Qing Shan told him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked down gently at the Earth sword in his hand and sent his voice: “Earth sword, thank you”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During that decisive moment just now, he couldn’t even communicate to the Earth sword as he was fully focused on performing that single attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Thaumaturgy [Earth’s Choice] was triggered by the Earth sword itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the benefit of having a sentient weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It understood what its wielder needed and would automatically utilize its own abilities for the wielder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Earth sword’s heavy mountainous voice sounded with an unusual solemn tone:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「 I suggest that you rethink your attack just now as carefully as you can, because I have never seen you perform swordsmanship to that degree ever before 」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did I unleash that slash just now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter what Secret Art of Sword Array I used, I would always need some time in order to circulate my spirit energy and unleash it to manifest as an attack from my swords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So how did I accomplish that in just a split second?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And also...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan fell into thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised the Earth sword, wanting to swing it——-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His arms were numb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only did that slash just now fully deplete his spirit energy and Soul Points, it also exhausted his bodily strength as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wouldn’t be able to experiment with it right now no matter how much he wanted to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder the War God UI specifically gave me a [You’ve entered a state of weakness] warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan could only put his swords away, telling Zhang Ying Hao and Ye Fei Li: “Let’s go, return to the ship”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them nodded and returned to the ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan plopped himself down on the deck of the ship, laying completely flat on the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How does it feel to exhaust all of your strength?” Boss asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——he had also exhausted all of his power and was lying right next to Gu Qing Shan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Quite uncomfortable, I’ll need a bit of rest” Gu Qing Shan replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hm, you reacted very quickly just now, and that slash was quite interesting” Boss praised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I hadn’t been able to, I would’ve already been dead” Gu Qing Shan smiled deprecatingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss casually replied: “After that thing killed you, none of the people on this ship would have been able to escape as well”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Unable to escape? Not even you?” Gu Qing Shan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss answered: “I was already severely wounded to the point of near-death, having lost all of my powers, I would also be helpless”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then it looks like the situation was a lot more dangerous than I had thought” Gu Qing Shan replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed, that’s why I can finally feel relieved to stay here after I saw you unleash that attack” Boss told him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Fei Li and Zhang Ying Hao’s expressions both twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss claimed that he had lost all of his powers, but he also revealed something extremely important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss was able to observe the combat earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a certain perspective, this proved his strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Ying Hao walked up next to Boss and seriously asked: “What happened just now? You seem to understand it a lot better than Fei Li”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss asked him: “You want to know?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes” Zhang Ying Hao sincerely nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss explained: “The one who attacked just now was the Soul Shrieker. From across countless worlds, it unleashed a mythical [Chaos] demon”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This demon, well, it wasn’t particularly powerful, but it had a special ability. It was able to bypass countless worlds and directly attack its target”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With its power, it would supposedly be able to devour Gu Qing Shan without issues, but due to Gu Qing Shan’s viciousness, he managed to counter-attack and slay it with a single strike”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to this explanation, both Zhang Ying Hao and Ye Fei Li went silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The enemy summoned a demon to ambush Gu Qing Shan from across countless worlds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What level of power is that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can a God even achieve that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A [Chaos]... demon?” Zhang Ying Hao muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right, it was quite impressive, at least, we aren’t able to deal with it right now” Boss answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Ying Hao mused for a bit, then hesitantly asked: “Is [Chaos] currently working for the Soul Shrieker?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss chuckled and shook his head: “It’s actually the other way around, the Soul Shrieker is working for [Chaos]”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is the power of [Chaos] really that strong?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It is vastly stronger than your wildest imagination”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying so, Boss signaled for Zhang Ying Hao to take a look outside the ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The men on bandit ships were organizing their attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several hundred bandits gathered in the air, all looking down towards [The Empress].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kill him and I can obtain such generous rewards...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone whispered as he read the personal UI in front of his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—–they were all staring at Gu Qing Shan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Ying Hao easily caught that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He fixed his sunglasses, picked up a bottle of liquor on the floor before taking a sip.\u003C\u002Fp>",1899,"2026-06-09T03:05:28.614Z",1,"novelbin.me","c8d02b28ab8c23284b05d5e7225f95b9ffb231f61d2364dbd07f306b4de5140b","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-988","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-986",1850,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fworlds-apocalypse-online-cover.jpg"]