Chapter 1363: Choice

The blood continuously flowed out and manifested as a stream of blood in mid-air.

The heavenly being’s corpse immediately collapsed.

Red Wraith’s soul escaped from the corpse’s head and would soon manifest into proper form in mid-air.

Instantly, Gu Qing Shan drew a black scepter from the void of space and stabbed it into the corpse.

The horned skull on top of the scepter exuded a bright red glow.

The Devil King Warden Rod!

Red Wraith’s soul uttered a shriek, then instantly retreated into the corpse.

The heavenly being’s corpse abruptly opened its eyes and stared at Gu Qing Shan: “Rhode, who exactly are you!?”

Gu Qing Shan was a bit surprised.

To be able to call my name means that Red Wraith had regained his clarity.

The power of [Wicked Thoughts Burning Spirit] should have been able to continue for a while before it lost its effect.

Seems like Red Wraith had a certain level of resistance against Life Talismans in general.

“Who do you think I am?”

Gu Qing Shan asked.

Red Wraith reached his hand out to clutch the black scepter: “This power to suppress the soul, it should be the Devil King Warden Rod—– you’re the Huang Quan Devil King!”

His gaze appeared complicated.

Gu Qing Shan didn’t answer and simply placed his hand on the heavenly being corpse’s head.

[Soul Reading] activate!

One breath.

Two breaths.

Gu Qing Shan frowned and pulled his hand back.

Red Wraith laughed uncontrollably: “You wanted to use [Soul Reading]? Ahahaha, this heavenly being’s corpse had been wiped of all memories, and I don’t belong to this body. You won’t be able to get any information from me!”

Shannu’s hurried voice told him: “Gongzi, I’m familiar with the Devil King Warden Rod, I can sense that it hasn’t truly suppressed Red Wraith’s soul”

“I know” Gu Qing Shan glanced at the notification in the void of space and replied.

Lines of glowing text had already appeared to inform him of the combat situation:

[Attention, you cannot use the Devil King Warden Rod to erase the other party, as they do not exist as a soul]

If he’s not a soul, what is he?

Although I’ve sucked out the blood from the heavenly being’s corpse, Red Wraith doesn’t need to rely on drawing talismans in order to attack.

He had already used a talisman from his Inventory Bag to stop my black dragon breath.

Gu Qing Shan’s expression remained unchanged as he glanced towards the sky above.

The two worlds were still continuously moving back and forth trying to overtake one another but continued to be stuck in a stalemate.

——–the [Chaos] Serpentes King Ouroboros was still fighting against the two Supreme Yin Heavenly Talismans.

Red Wraith noticed Gu Qing Shan’s gaze and thought of something.

“Rhode, you can’t kill me. Once I die, you won’t be a match for Ouroboros!”

Gu Qing Shan replied without changing his expression: “I have a proposition for you, if you accept, I won’t kill you”

“What kind of proposition?” Red Wraith asked.

“Tell me everything you know” Gu Qing Shan replied.

Red Wraith displayed a mocking expression: “You think I’m going to trust you?”

Gu Qing Shan simply said: “I am also a member of the Samsara; I can make a vow to heaven and earth”

Red Wraith was surprised.

When the other party said ‘vow to heaven and earth’, an almost unnoticeable fluctuation could be felt in this world.

This proved that he was truly a member of the Samsara.

“What do you want to know?” Red Wraith asked.

Gu Qing Shan said: “The Saint Spirit world was the strongest world, so why did you want to attack and even destroy it?”

Red Wraith’s gaze moved back and forth between Gu Qing Shan and the sky.

“Rhode, let us each make a vow to heaven and earth to not attack one another for the next short period of time, we need to get rid of the [Chaos] Serpentes King Ouroboros first”

Gu Qing Shan replied: “It is helping me, it’s not my enemy”

Red Wraith replied: “It is an Awaiting of the [Chaos] faction, very soon, you’ll find that its measures are even crueler than what you’ve imagined”

The two bloody talismans in the sky were slowly becoming dim.

“Hurry, Rhode, without my power to reinforce them, the talismans will disappear very soon, at that point, there would be no other ways to get rid of Ouroboros, both you and I will have to die!” Red Wraith said with a panicked tone.

Gu Qing Shan looked up at the sky.

The [Chaos] faction…

Against the Apocalypse, the [Order] faction’s goal was for all living beings to become strong enough to fight with them.

But the [Chaos] faction wanted to destroy all living beings before that, causing the worlds to fall into destruction before the Apocalypse arrives.

This way, no Apocalypse would descend upon destroyed worlds.

As the Awaitings, they would be able to silently hide and silently wait until the age of Apocalypse is over.

Hasn’t everything that the [Chaos] Serpentes King done so far reflected this same goal?

If that’s the case, what the [Chaos] Serpentes King needed to do next was very clear.

As a powerful Awaiting that had just regained all of its power, I’m no match for such an entity.

Then…

I can only rely on Red Wraith to kill it.

But Red Wraith isn’t under my control, we’re merely trying to form a temporary truce, and I don’t know what other cards he has hidden.

Once the [Chaos] Serpentes King is dead, I would definitely be next on Red Wraith’s hit list.

Regardless, neither of these monsters can die before the other…

Gu Qing Shan’s thoughts quickly ran through, sent his voice to Red Wraith, then suddenly shouted: “Red Wraith, your fate is to perish!”

The Devil King Warden Rod abruptly trembled.

Red Wraith uttered a desperate shriek, his body trembled intensely for a while, then became completely still.

Time slowly passed.

A few dozen seconds later.

In the sky, the two bloody talismans shattered with a tiny noise and disappeared without a trace.

The holy white light was becoming increasingly blinding.

The snake manifested from light flew down, looked at the corpse on the ground, then at Gu Qing Shan.

It spoke with a gentle voice: 『 It is our victory 』

“That’s right, but this isn’t the end. We still need to head to the Saint Spirit world and kill everyone who has been taken over by wraiths” Gu Qing Shan said.

He waved his hands to put the hovering heavenly being blood away, then propped the Devil King Warden Rod on his shoulder.

——the heavenly being’s corpse was still stuck on top of the scepter, completely motionless.

The [Chaos] Serpentes King said: 『 You are correct. After the three worlds have fused together, the source of the virus had already been destroyed, and the entities that remain within the Saint Spirit world must also be destroyed 』

Gu Qing Shan nodded: “Let us go kill those wraiths”

The white light coiled a few times around Gu Qing Shan, then gently spoke: 『 That is incorrect 』

“What is?” Gu Qing Shan asked.

The [Chaos] Serpentes King gently answered him: 『 Only killing the wraiths isn’t enough, every other type of entity must be eradicated as well 』

“For what reason?”

『 To ensure that the world after fusion would be the same as before: a world of monsters without the ability to reproduce 』

The [Chaos] Serpentes King patiently explained: 『 You and I are both one-of-a-kind unique entities, the monsters I’ve collected thus far under me were also the same, unique entities without any kin. This way, the world shall continue to not draw the attention of any Apocalypse, we will be able to continue surviving until a favorable turn shows itself 』

“What is this ‘favorable turn’?” Gu Qing Shan pursued the question.

The [Chaos] Serpentes King paused.

『 Dragon King of Atrocity Jail, I actually do not know either, but we would be able to continue surviving, isn’t that right? 』it said.

Gu Qing Shan replied: “As long as we can survive, nothing else matters”

The [Chaos] Serpentes King then said with a hint of a smile: 『 That is indeed the case. This is the only chance of life within the Apocalypse 』

Gu Qing Shan suddenly changed the subject and asked: “There are still many infected creatures in this world, should we eradicate them all as well?”

『 No! Definitely not! A world that had been destroyed and still contains plenty of traces belonging to the Plague Apocalypse, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, ensuring that every other Apocalypse will avoid this place 』the [Chaos] Serpentes King replied.

Gu Qing Shan praised it: “I admire your ability to make such thorough considerations”

The holy light fully descended around Gu Qing Shan, then disappeared without a trace.

…

The Saint Spirit world.

The Frost empire.

The [Chaos] Serpentes King flew above the clouds and continuously unleashed its intense light in every direction.

Like a bolt of lightning, it flew across each county, city, and town of this world at unimaginable speeds.

Chaos Divine Skill, [Hyaline Slash]!

Wherever the Serpentes King went, all the wraiths appeared to be directly erased by the holy light, the same as those infected creatures in the plague world.

It was a surviving Awaiting from the age of Immemorial, a near-undefeatable entity in front of these few wraiths!

The large number of wraiths who took over the people of this world were killed off.

In a few dozen breaths’ worth of time, the [Chaos] Serpentes King had returned in front of Gu Qing Shan.

『 This place had been completely cleaned up; we shall have to move towards the other side of the continent—– I can sense the existence of many subjects under the protection of the orthodox Inner Plane Deities 』the Serpentes King told him.

“So we have to kill them all as well?” Gu Qing Shan asked.

『 Naturally, but you are still weak, I will be responsible for doing this alone 』the [Chaos] Serpentes King replied.

It turned back into a cluster of light, about to shoot into the sky.

“Wait a moment!” Gu Qing Shan called the Serpentes King back.

The cluster of light paused and descended again.

『 What is the matter? 』the [Chaos] Serpentes King asked.

“Just now, the battle between you and that guy wasn’t over, which one of you was actually stronger?” Gu Qing Shan curiously asked.

The [Chaos] Serpentes King replied: 『 It was thanks to you holding him off, otherwise, if he had continued to infuse power into that bloody talisman, I would have had to face the attack of that world-swapping technique 』

“Is that so?”

Gu Qing Shan swung the black scepter in his hand a bit forward.

The heavenly being’s corpse flew out.

“While I still have some luck remaining, I’d like to see that scene again” Gu Qing Shan said.

Before he finished his words, the heavenly being’s corpse suddenly drew two finished talismans and tossed them towards the [Chaos] Serpentes King.