Worlds’ Apocalypse Online

[Pure Man]!

These words silently hovered above Gu Qing Shan's head while giving off a faint glow, as if trying to declare something.

Gu Qing Shan's expression remained unchanged, but he was silently shocked.

------if the Dusty World values Titles so highly, why is my Title such a joke again?

Before he could even open his mouth, Laura questioned: "I need to ask, why does he have [Pure Man] as his title?"

『 This was the decision of the Dusty World's collective will as a whole, representing the world's initial impression towards you---- this was true for both of your Titles, and the deep implications contained within aren't something I can explain in a few words 』the woman explained.

After that, she swung the stick in her hand and tapped the glowing text above Gu Qing Shan's head.

Gu Qing Shan could sense something changing.

He turned to the void of space and saw lines of glowing text appearing in front of him:

[You've obtained the Title: Pure Man]

[This is the first Occultism Title you've obtained]

[By obtaining this Title, you received the Occultism power: Innocent]

[Innocent: The entire Dusty World stands witness to your innocence, no one would be able to badmouth or accuse you without reason]

[-----Whenever you do anything or get caught in any incidents, keep in mind that you are innocent]

Gu Qing Shan: "…"

He already had plenty of Titles, from simple ones like [Sword 15], practical ones like [Shen Wei General], eerie like [Star Flame War God], but he had never seen an unusual Title like [Pure Man]

He was already speechless.

The woman depicted of light slightly bowed to them, then said: 『 Your initial Titles have been determined, please head to the end of the passage and you can enter the Dusty World 』

After saying so, she scattered into sprites of light before vanishing in front of them.

Their surroundings returned to silence.

Gu Qing Shan began to lead Laura forward again.

"Laura…"

"Huh?"

"Do you know what your Title ability is?" Gu Qing Shan couldn't help but ask.

Laura asked him back: "You mean [Returned Bramble Blood]? The [Order]'s UI had explained that I would be favored and welcomed by the Dusty World. I would never have to go the long way round or lose my way, the ancestor spirits of the Bramble Bird race would describe my surroundings to me---- I would be able to reach the very center of the world itself"

Gu Qing Shan was speechless again.

Look at her!

Would not get lost, would not have to go the long way around, up until she reaches the center of the world.

--------the entire world welcomes her!

And look at me!

I'm innocent!

The hell do I need to be innocent for!?

Gu Qing Shan shook his head and stopped himself from thinking further about this, regaining his calm.

He walked with Laura to the very end of the passage.

"Whoa------ Gu Qing Shan, look!" Laura exclaimed.

Standing at the end of the passage, Gu Qing Shan looked towards the dark void up ahead and felt unimaginably moved.

The River of Time!

The river that was supposed to be hidden among the Laws of Reality had clearly manifested in front of their eyes.

Even grander, the River of Time was hanging just above their heads, so Gu Qing Shan and Laura could observe the bottom of the river from where they stood.

Countless different flows of time were moving back and forth, chasing and swirling around one another to form an enormous vortex at the very bottom of the River of Time.

And at the center of the vortex, there was a vision clouded in fog.

The vision appeared to be a large continent at a glance, but some strange and unusual things could occasionally be seen appearing from it, completely unaffected by the entire time vortex, unfazed by its influence.

"It's unbelievable, Gu Qing Shan, take a look at that, the River of Time couldn't affect that place at all!" Laura exclaimed loudly.

"You're right. Or rather, it's using the River of Time to create its own unique flow of time" Gu Qing Shan stared closely at the vision and judged.

At this point, lines of glowing text appeared on the War God UI:

[You've discovered the entrance to the Dusty World]

[The Dusty World has also discovered you]

[Thanks to your Occultist identity, the Dusty World believes you to be an innocent man]

[-------no, strictly speaking, you are a pure person]

[You've received the summon of the Dusty World and is about to enter the outskirts of the region]

At the very next moment, Gu Qing Shan felt an immensely powerful force pulling on him.

He and Laura were guided by a force that quickly took them through the River of Time and into the vision clouded by the fog.

…

There was nobody on the cold damp streets.

Gu Qing Shan and Laura lightly landed next to a dim streetlight.

Gu Qing Shan looked down.

There was a path laden with stone bricks below him that continued to stretch until the nearest turning corner.

------all the other streetlights were already broken, only the streetlight immediate to the location they stood was still able to illuminate its surroundings.

A light drizzle showered them from above, drenching the entire city in a chilling wet aura that seemed almost like a large monster always ready to pounce on any unsuspecting victims.

"Is this the Dusty World?" Gu Qing Shan seemed to be in disbelief.

"Did you notice anything out of the ordinary?" Laura asked.

"No, these structures are so ordinary that I can't see anything noteworthy" Gu Qing Shan replied.

"It's the middle of the night though, Gu Qing Shan"

After saying that, Laura suddenly put up a finger to shush him.

Gu Qing Shan went quiet.

The two of them had both noticed something and looked up.

Within the cold rain, a small, dimly glowing bird flew across the night sky and gently landed on top of the streetlight.

The small bird looked closely at Laura and chirped continuously.

Laura appeared to be listening attentively.

Gu Qing Shan was a bit surprised, then suddenly realized.

--------that's right, Laura's Title was [Returned Bramble Blood], so the spirits of the Bramble Bird race would show up to explain everything to her.

After talking briefly with Laura, the glowing small bird disappeared without a trace.

"How was it? Did you find out something?" Gu Qing Shan asked.

Laura glanced at where the bird had disappeared to, trembled a bit, then answered : "This place is one of the cities at the outskirts of the Dusty World, we need to quickly find a way to leave this place"

"Why?" Gu Qing Shan asked.

Laura explained: "Because this region is the closest to the outside River of Time, ten days here is equal to one day outside. In other words, our time continues to flow here"

Gu Qing Shan sharply asked: "The deeper we head into the Dusty World, the slower time would flow?"

"Exactly!" Laura affirmed.

"Then what are we waiting for? Give me the directions, I'll bring you and fly over there" Gu Qing Shan said.

Laura shook her head: "That's not how it works. Since we already arrived in this city, we've accepted its help, so we must receive its recognition in order to leave"

"How do we receive its recognition?" Gu Qing Shan asked.

"We need to get the city to bestow us with a more advanced Title" Laura replied.

Gu Qing Shan fell into thought.

-------no wonder the woman in the passage wanted to determine my and Laura's initial Title first.

It turns out that Titles are very important within the Dusty World, they're equivalent to a kind of travel passport.

The Titles themselves also carry a unique power.

"Alright, then we need to somehow quickly get another Title from this city" Gu Qing Shan sighed and said.

"My ancestor's spirit said that ever since we entered this city, all of our actions would affect the creation of our new Title"

While they talked, some commotion could be heard from the nearby alley.

A group of drunkards staggered out from the darkness.

"Look, such a rare beautiful little girl" one of the men called out.

The others turned to Laura.

A man muttered: "This is a rare one… whether we hand her over to the bigshots or sell her, we'd still get a large sum of money"

Another man who seemed to be the leader stood up and said: "Sell her? You're crazy! If we use this kind of little girl as an offering…"

He began approaching Gu Qing Shan and called out: "Hey, you over there. You selling that little girl on yer shoulder?"

Gu Qing Shan replied: "Not for sale"

The man's eyes suddenly turned jet-black and grinned: "Well that's not up to you to decide"

He drew two daggers------

With a cold gleam, the man's body was frozen.

Thud!

His head fell on the ground and rolled away.

At the same time, the other men were also killed by a single strike.

Laura was surprised: "Gu Qing Shan, why did you kill them before even saying anything? That's not how you usually are"

"I can sense a presence from them that makes me feel very uncomfortable" Gu Qing Shan replied indifferently.

In reality, as the Death God of the Twin Rivers of Life and Death, as well as the Huang Quan Devil King, he could sense a wicked power that was being exuded from their bodies from the very beginning.

-----I have to kill them.

"There's something strange about this city, let's go around and take a careful look" Gu Qing Shan suggested.

"Alright" Laura agreed.

As they were about to leave, some noises could be heard from behind them.

The dead men had been revived, once again standing back up.

"Pitiful fool, did you think a single cold weapon was enough to kill us?" the leader grinned.

The men behind him all smirked as well.

An eerie presence suddenly spread from their bodies, almost like something was trying to awaken from their bodies.

Gu Qing Shan stood still and didn't try to turn around.

At the very next moment-------

The men's chests abruptly burst open, spilling blood everywhere.

"No… How did you know our… was hidden in…" the leader seemed clearly unwilling to accept this outcome.

Before they could finish their words, they collapsed back on the ground and lost all signs of life.

------this time, they really were dead.

Within the icy dark rain shower, blurry sword phantoms drifted in the sky for a bit before gradually fading away.

Lines of glowing text appeared in the void of space in front of Gu Qing Shan:

[As the other party's combat skills were so clumsy and they were as weak as ants, you only needed to perform a single strike for the Causality Law to help you discern their fatal weakness]

[Your Causeless Sword (passive ability) has been activated]

[You've killed five Fallen]