Lines of glowing text continued to show up:

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[The power of Occultism within the Twine of Cloud Atlas is continuously being released]

[Thanks to this, the two Angels of Condemnation are able to bypass the restriction on Space-Time during this Duo Image combat state and become linked]

[As the distant in Space-Time between you two is too lengthy, please wait for a moment]

[------a few minutes later, you will be able to start drawing the Cards synchronized with the Angel of Condemnation – Dusk]

Gu Qing Shan was a bit surprised.

Little Dusk has woken up?

And it turns out the Twin of Cloud Atlas is capable of linking the [Duo Image] combat state bypassing Space-Time.

Did they know what was happening here?

A loud series of cracking noises had cut off Gu Qing Shan's thought.

Cracks had appeared all over the wall of the secret room.

-------the tentacle full of vertical irises was exerting all of its strength to crush the room.

「 Feeble being, you have a bright mind, but you fail to realize the truth of the world 」the voice spoke.

"Then I'm all ears" Gu Qing Shan replied.

The voice became extremely grand---------

It resounded from everywhere, but also nowhere at the same time, echoing through the souls of everyone here to manifest as a solemn declaration:

「 I, the Lord of Infinite Origins, am the soul of the natural Laws of Reality, he who lords over all! 」

「 I am the Godfather of all, the master of all spirits, the King of Deities! 」

These two statements seemed like they were the only thing remaining in this entire world, continuously resounding in their minds.

Boss was unable to stand up straight, practically kneeling on the ground.

The cracks on the wall were growing increasingly larger, the Scared Gate was faintly grunting in pain.

Gu Qing Shan caught Boss and sent his voice: "What's the matter with you?"

Boss appeared enlightened and replied: "I am a part of him------ it turns out that all the Deities were once a part of his body, we belong to him, so he could very easily influence our everything.

Gu Qing Shan looked up to see tiny bits of dust were crumbling away from the ceiling.

The cracks on the wall were growing bigger.

The Sacred Gate shouted out loud: 「 I won't be able to endure much longer! 」

Boss stood up, flipped through the Book of Prophesized Destinies, then took out a treasure chest and poured all the gems within into the door.

"You need to endure, otherwise, all of us will die" Boss said while breathing heavily.

The gems were being absorbed into the door.

A second later, all the cracks quickly disappeared.

「 Hoh----- it's good now, as long as there are gems, I will be able to endure for a bit longer 」the Sacred Gate sighed in relief.

Gu Qing Shan and Boss exchanged glances.

"How many gems do you have left?" Gu Qing Shan sent his voice and asked.

"None" Boss replied.

"Stall for a bit longer" Gu Qing Shan told him.

"Do you have a solution?" Boss asked.

"Maybe" Gu Qing Shan replied.

The two of them finished their exchange in almost the blink of an eye.

Boss blinked, then opened the Book of Prophesized Destinies and took out ten more closed treasure chests and grandly displayed them on the ground.

He loudly called out: "Great Lord of Infinite Origins, take a look, we still have so many gems, is it really worth it for you to expend your limited power on us?"

「 Limited? 」the voice suddenly became angry and shouted: 「 I am the master of all the Deities, how dare you suggest that my power is limited! 」

Gu Qing Shan continued: "What you said earlier-------- 'you've continuously hindered my plans, so now I must use my powers to erase you'-------- I suspect that 'power' is considerably precious to you right now. Most likely, you've sustained some sort of injury that still hasn't totally healed"

------This was information that Gu Qing Shan obtained from the hidden divine palace of the Myriad Deities.

The voice was shocked: 「 No… that is impossible, you've been under my constant observation, how could you have known about this 」

It seemed to have fallen into thought.

Gu Qing Shan's gaze turned to the void of space.

A series of glowing text slowly appeared:

[The Duo Image combat state had been established. As the distance in Space-Time between you and the other Angel of Condemnation is too lengthy, please patiently wait]

Gu Qing Shan sent his voice to Scarlet and asked: "Do you have any gems?"

Scarlet was also anxious as she replied: "I don't have any gems, what now?"

Gu Qing Shan's gaze scanned through the secret room.

Boss doesn't have any gems left, Scarlet also doesn't, while Little Dusk has been taken control of, and I also don't have any gems.

This is a true emergency.

The voice spoke up again:

「 Do you want to live? 」

Gu Qing Shan was surprised, then exclaimed in delight: "Of course, you should have cooperated with us from the very beginning"

The voice continued: 「 You and that girl next to you------ give up on your Samsara identities and I shall grant you a chance to survive and work for me 」

The voice was slowly raised higher and declared with a solemn and grand tone: 「 The numerous living beings and all things in this world are connected to me. Their flesh, skin, and bones; the food they eat; the sun they feel; the journeys they go through; even the place they reside after death; all of them are the Laws that I granted them, as well as existences that had transformed from my body. I advise that you do not hold any wishful thinking, as I am the world itself 」

Following its speech, the darkness around the secret room instantly receded. Large and grand divine palaces abruptly sprouted from the ground; the sun above brightly illuminated all things; beautiful flowers and green grass quickly grew all over the ground with butterflies dancing above them; a clear river flowed across a mountain in the distance, drawing a scene of heavenly beauty that was perfectly harmonious, almost like it was the garden of Eden.

Watching the scene that appeared on the screen, Gu Qing Shan's group was shaken.

"Boss, were you able to do this during the peak of your strength?" Gu Qing Shan asked in a whisper.

Boss sent his voice: "Don't be fooled, it's only an illusion------- but I was indeed capable of doing this"

Gu Qing Shan gave him a sidelong glance.

If you hadn't been charmed by female beauty------

The world would probably have been completely different.

The voice continued: 「 Only after you become my subjects would I feel relieved to let you exist in this world 」

"You'd accept us right away as long as we gave up our Samsara identities?" Gu Qing Shan asked.

「 That's right. Do it quickly, open the door, then I shall grant you a new identity 」the voice said.

Gu Qing Shan chuckled: "We haven't even finished talking and you're already telling us to open the door?"

「 I can't see any other way that you would be able to survive 」the voice declared.

Crack crack crack!

The walls began to heavily crack and collapse.

The scene of beauty outside had completely disappeared, leaving nothing but a tentacle full of vertical irises that was exerting strength on the secret room.

"Stop!" Gu Qing Shan called out.

「 What? 」the voice replied.

"I actually have something else very crucial that I wanted to tell you before" Gu Qing Shan said.

The sound of crushing outside the secret room did not stop at all.

The voice mocked: 「 Tiny and feeble being, you do not understand. There is no meaning in trying to stall for time in front of me, I am everything, the true lord of all beings and all things in this world, the thoughts and souls of all beings originated from me and bend to my will! 」

Bang------

The walls began to break apart!

The Sacred Gate cried out: 「 My body is already starting to collapse. I had thought that I'd be able to go out and play, but now I'm losing my life for it 」

Gu Qing Shan shouted back: "Endure for a bit longer!"

The tentacle full of vertical irises coiled tightly around the walls, it continued to crush the secret room.

Several tiny tentacles slipped through the cracks on the wall, then reformed into a large one that abruptly pierced through Little Dusk's back.

Little Dusk's eyes lit up, turning into a pair of vertical irises, then stared down at everyone and smirked: 「 Look, I've taken over a soul. She was originally a part of me, and now she had once again------- 」

Before the voice even finished his words, a sword had already flashed.

This sword strike bypassed Space itself to hit Little Dusk.

"Shannu, cut!" Gu Qing Shan abruptly shouted.

The sword vibrated swiftly, then------

「 AAAARRRRGGGGHH! 」Little Dusk uttered a maddened screech.

A mass of black mist went out of her body, turned back into a tentacle that fearfully fled the secret room.

The voice uttered a furious roar and echoed through the darkness:

「 Useless! Once that room has been completely crushed, you tiny insects will no longer have a place to avoid your fate! 」

Boss rushed forward, caught Little Dusk, then flipped through the Book of Prophesized Destinies and chanted an incantation.

A layer of yellow light enveloped Little Dusk.

"She's fine, but she needs to rest" Boss said.

"Are we going to die here?" Scarlet bit her lip and asked.

"---------Let's fight" Gu Qing Shan wielded the Six Paths Great Mountain sword and said.

Scarlet silently nodded, wielded her black flames scythe, took a deep breath, and also prepared herself for battle.

「 This is the first time I've gone outside; I don't want to die! 」the Sacred Gate uttered a loud cry.

Bang!

One of the walls had been completely broken to pieces and is about to collapse on itself.

Right at that moment--------

Gu Qing Shan sensed something and suddenly drew something from the void of space.

A Card had appeared in front of him.

Depicted on the Card was a lapis ring that gave off a boundless green glow. It exuded a feeling of elegance and grace, granting anyone who looked at it the feeling of being protected.

Lines of glowing text appeared in front of Gu Qing Shan's eyes at breakneck speed:

[Attention, you may now draw one synchronized Card between yourself and the Angel of Condemnation – Dusk]

[You've completed the Card draw!]

[You obtained Unique Card: Ring of the Bramble King]

[This was a ring passed down through the royal throne of the Bramble Bird Kingdom, which included the entirety of the Bramble Bird Kingdom's wealth]

[Attention: This ring contains a total of 9,999,999,999,999 treasure vault worlds, as well as one large trunk full of energy drinks from the World Destroyer – Ye Fei Li]

[You may access this ring at any moment and use anything contained within]

[Special description:]

[----To a Bramble Bird, wealth is nothing but dust on the ground]

Gu Qing Shan shook the Card without hesitation.

Poof!

The Card disappeared, leaving the ring in his hand.

He put the ring on, randomly chose a world inside, then focused his mind.

Clack!!!!!!!!!

The secret room that was originally on the verge of collapse was suddenly filled to the brim with gems of every color, completely enveloping them.

At the very next moment.

The entire secret room returned to an intact state!

--------not even a single crack remained!

The Sacred Gate's shocked exclamation followed:

「 Huh, what the? 」

「 What the hell!? 」

「 WHAT THE HELL!!!!!!?! 」