Worlds’ Apocalypse Online

Gu Qing Shan felt a sense of delusion.

That he was now the River of Death, and that he was the manifestation of the River of Death's will itself.

Ever since ages long past, dead souls over countless years had slumbered in the depths of the River of Death.

Without the River of Death, these souls would have drifted endlessly through the void, not receiving any rest, let alone peace, and would have ultimately dissipated into nothingness.

This was the virtuous karma accrued by the River of Death, innumerable, uncountable, and immeasurable!

Gu Qing Shan took a deep breath and let himself experience the miraculous sensations from the surrounding void of space.

The will of Huang Quan is waiting for me.

------as the Death God, what kind of Huang Quan Divine Skill do I need?

Gu Qing Shan remained silent for one breath's worth of time.

A carousel of images played in his mind, displaying everything that had occurred ever since he began his participation in the Samsara Clash for Supremacy.

My original wish, it was------

Gu Qing Shan closed his eyes and focused on a single deep desire in his heart.

The void of space around him continuously rumbled, almost as if it was mingling with his Inner Sight.

A few moments later.

A huge whirlpool manifested far above the sky.

The dark-colored Origin Power of Huang Quan descended from it before being entirely infused into Gu Qing Shan's body.

At this point, from the Forgetting River, the Hall of Reincarnation, the Bridge of Life and Death, the Gates of Hell, and the Tie Wei mountain; countless devils and Deities were all gazing upon him.

------this was the coronation of a Virtuous Deity.

Everyone kept their silence and patiently waited for the ceremony to conclude.

Time slowly passed.

All the lights eventually faded away.

And things returned to normal.

Gu Qing Shan opened his eyes with a pleased look on his face.

He then suddenly vanished from the world of Huang Quan.

…

The Human realm.

Gu Qing Shan appeared on top of a flowing grand river.

[All-Encompassing Sword Realm] was immediately invoked to isolate this whole area.

While gazing downwards at the flowing river, Gu Qing Shan muttered: "[Guidance]!"

The void of space shifted.

A man appeared out of nowhere, hovering in the sky while still unconscious.

Gu Qing Shan swung his hand.

Splash!

The man fell into the water.

Blub blub blub blu-------

The man suddenly resurfaced and spat out a mouthful of water.

Gu Qing Shan flew down and carried the man to the sandy riverbank.

"You're finally awake" Gu Qing Shan said.

"However… I seem to have lost all of my powers, including the frozen corpse's power" the man replied.

"Shroud, you've now entered the Samsara Clash for Supremacy, so all of your powers had to be sealed------ in fact, it took everything I had to retain your memories" Gu Qing Shan explained.

"What's the current situation?" Shroud asked while wiping off the water from his body.

Gu Qing Shan explained everything to him from beginning to end.

After listening to him, Shroud said with a serious expression: "If the Human realm really does possess the hidden will of the Samsara, then I must act extremely cautiously"

"That's right, the situation is highly dangerous, so I didn't wake anybody else except you" Gu Qing Shan replied.

His gaze fell towards the void of space, where a notification was floating:

[You've obtained the Huang Quan Divine Skill: Divine Guidance]

[You are capable of traveling between the worlds of life and death as you wish, guiding the living into death, and bringing the dead to a new life; imbuing new power into the Twin Rivers of Life and Death world system]

-----indeed, this was the single desire that Gu Qing Shan had this whole time.

To awaken the hibernating living beings within [Order]!

Allowing them to also join the worlds of the Samsara and earn their chance to fight!

Shroud thought briefly and said: "So that's what happened. You are the ruler of the River of Death, and since the River of Life had also been assimilated into the Samsara, the Human realm is the most likely location for it to appear"

"But I haven't heard any rumors of the River of Life at all" Gu Qing Shan continued.

"Which means it might have been concealed------- so I need to find it?" Shroud asked.

"That's right, you are the Lord of Radiance, so as soon as you find the River of Life, it's not unreasonable for you to regain all of your powers, at the same time, you won't be rejected by the Samsara and instead possess a great deal of Merits the same way I do" Gu Qing Shan replied.

Shroud nodded and grinned: "As expected, it's best that I should be the one responsible for such matters, anyone else wouldn't be able to do it"

Gu Qing Shan said: "Indeed, whether it's knowledge, discerning eyes, expertise, wisdom, experience, or even combat prowess, you're the best of them all------- so I'll leave this matter to you. I have a lot of enemies in the Human realm so it's inconvenient for me to stay here for too long, and to protect the secret of your identity, I'll have to return to Huang Quan"

Shroud pounded his chest and boastfully said: "I am the Greatest Above the Star Crown, Great Lord of Infinite Origin, and the Unspeakable Secret Apocalypse----- don't worry, I'll search through the entirety of the Human realm and quickly find the River of Life, so that I can join the fray as soon as possible"

"I'll be waiting for your good news" Gu Qing Shan said.

"Alright" Shroud nodded.

Gu Qing Shan then placed one hand on Shroud's shoulder.

[Apocalypse Awakening], activated!

[Apocalypse Awakening: If a living being had ever been reinforced by a Sequence, you are capable of once again awakening the power of that Sequence on them]

After doing that, [All-Encompassing Sword Realm] faded away together with Gu Qing Shan.

The Human realm.

Shroud was now standing alone on a sandy riverbank, silently pondering his next move.

"Although I've lost all of my powers, Gu Qing Shan has helped me awaken [Order]------ I am still a King of War of the [Worlds Apocalypse Online – Human Regiment]…"

With a single word, he summoned a slightly translucent blue-glowing interface.

A single line of text was written on the interface:

[The Sequence is still being awakened, 3 minutes remaining]

3 minutes.

Guess I'll wait.

Shroud silently nodded, then heard a voice from a short distance away:

"Brat, which mountain are you heading to?"

Shroud was surprised, then suddenly realized after a short pause that he naturally couldn't sense anybody approaching since he had lost all of his powers.

Turning to look towards the nearby forest, he saw a few vicious-looking muscular men approaching him.