Worlds’ Apocalypse Online

The two cities stood side by side on top of the barren wasteland.

From above the gloomy sky, two shining sheets of paper fluttered towards the ground.

One of them flew towards the Immortal City and landed in the Heavenly Emperor's hand.

While the other fluttered through the wilderness until it hovered in front of Gu Qing Shan.

Looking at the sheet of paper, Gu Qing Shan felt a sense of unprecedented sudden realization.

Almost instantly, he understood what the sheet of paper in front of him represented.

This was a form of communication that surpassed words and languages.

His soul instantaneously understood the authority that the paper represented.

And that the Heavenly Emperor within the Heavenly Palace had received the same kind of paper as well.

Gu Qing Shan reached his hand out to receive the paper sheet.

Immediately, lines of bloody red text began to appear in front of his vision:

[The Samsara's Beast King realm has become accessible]

[All Chosen Saints must leave the Human realm and make their way to the underside of the world in search of everything within the Beast King realm's great tomb]

[From this moment onwards, the faster and the more Merit one accrues, the more their strength would be unsealed]

[Attention: Within the great tomb, the only safe locations are the two cities]

[All Chosen Saints will be granted shelter within the two cities, where they would be allowed to rest, reorganize, and team-up before heading into the depths of the great tomb to fight]

[You are one of the two City Lords]

[Please bestow your Immortal City a name so that the Samsara can use it to notify all Chosen Saints of its existence]

As the messages appeared, Gu Qing Shan also received the same information from the paper sheet.

-----so I have to name it.

And since all Chosen Saints are going to be notified of the city, I can't stall for any longer.

Gu Qing Shan thought briefly and suddenly asked:

"I want to know what the Heavenly Emperor's Immortal City is called"

Some fluctuations could be felt on the paper sheet.

Gu Qing Shan instantly understood what it was expressing.

------the Heavenly Emperor's city was called the Heavenly Palace.

"The Heaven realm hasn't become accessible yet and he has the gall to name his city the 'Heavenly Palace'?"

Gu Qing Shan shook his head and turned toward his city.

-------it was a gigantic interstellar warship that had landed on the ground, temporarily shifting from its aerial form to its stationary form, which was outfitted with a few functions to make it more suitable to camp in the wilderness.

However, it was constantly maintaining a primed posture with energy flowing across its metallic surface, ready to abruptly take off at any moment.

Gu Qing Shan sighed and muttered: "In truth, I prepared this warship for the sake of a certain comrade who once had a home called the S.S. Divine Temple…"

"While 'Divine Temple' had a different meaning, it carried the same message as 'Heavenly Palace'------ as a man of science, I believe that what truly deserves the respect of man isn't some divine authority, but rather boundless space, billions of stars, and the eternal truth of the universe"

"…This city, let it be known henceforth as the Star Gazer"

The paper sheet fluctuated briefly.

And then, the paper sheet released some fluctuations that shot above the clouds before merging with a similar wave of fluctuations from the other Immortal City and disappeared without a trace.

-----they'd been transported to the Human realm.

The Samsara would inform every Chosen Saint of their upcoming trials, the way to unseal their strength, as well as-----

The existence of the two cities 'Heavenly Palace' and 'Star Gazer'.

Time slowly passed.

After an unknown amount of time, the darkness around them slowly faded away.

Gu Qing Shan noticed that he was standing in the middle of the sky, while the Heavenly Emperor was standing a short distance from him.

There were countless visions below their feet.

Each Chosen Saint, no matter where they physically were, could instantly see both the Heavenly Emperor and Gu Qing Shan.

The paper sheets in Gu Qing Shan's and the Heavenly Emperor's hands then radiated some minute fluctuations.

They both understood the Samsara's will right away.

It was their turn now.

---------the two City Lords must now introduce their respective Immortal Cities so that the Chosen Saints could choose between one of them to enter.

The Samsara didn't say what benefits this might bring them.

But being characters of their caliber, Gu Qing Shan and the Heavenly Emperor naturally recognized the implicated values.

The Heavenly Emperor took the initiative and announced to all Chosen Saints:

"My subjects, we have been through countless eons together, witnessing and suffering through the shattered Samsara, and now, I have finally created our Heavenly Palace!"

The giant city clad in colorful heavenly light appeared behind him.

The majority of Chosen Saints immediately cheered.

-----all of them were those who had faked their deaths after the Samsara shattered, they all knew the strength of the Heavenly Emperor as well as the Heaven realm.

The Heavenly Emperor's solemnity had already been deeply ingrained in their minds!

"I will spare the meaningless formalities. Come to me and join the Heavenly Palace, receive your heavenly authorities and explore the great tomb together, we shall help the Samsara complete its evolution as fast as possible!"

After that, the Heavenly Emperor took out a badge.

He declared: "All Chosen Saints who have received a heavenly authority will be granted a Heavenly Badge, with which you will be able to receive your earnings, weapons, armors, pills, and necessities from within the Heavenly Palace's vaults!"

The badge was activated and released a bunch of lights.

The lights were revealed to be treasures piled up as high as a mountain, overflowing almost like the ocean.

Seeing this, Gu Qing Shan understood right away.

-------I only managed to find a single warehouse before, inside of which there were numerous treasures hidden.

It's a mystery just how many similar warehouses did the Heavenly Emperor prepare ahead of time!

------he had already predicted this!

This time, all the Chosen Saints cheered with considerable vigor.

Seeing this, the Heavenly Emperor couldn't help himself chuckling boastfully.

While everyone's powers are sealed and their Divine Weapons have been taken away, all of these are the next best thing within the realms.

To explore the great tomb, a solid set of armor, sharp weapons, healing pills, and other supportive products are all necessities for any Chosen Saint.

"Gu Qing Shan, it's your turn now, but I suspect that no one would be willing to go to your city" the Heavenly Emperor said.

He stepped back with a boastful expression, clearly ready to watch things play out.

------it was Gu Qing Shan's turn now.