Chapter 1643: First moments in the Dusty World
[Pure Male]!
These words silently hovered above Gu Qing Shan’s head while giving off a faint low, as if trying to declare something.
Gu Qing Shan’s expression was unchanged, but he was silently shocked.
——if the Dusty World values t.i.tles so highly, why is my t.i.tle such a joke again?
Before he even asked anything, Laura had already asked: “I need to ask, why is he a [Pure Male]?”
『 This was the decision of the Dusty World’s collective will as a whole, representing the world’s initial impression of you—- both yours and his t.i.tle were the same, 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 s.p.a.ce and saw lines of glowing text appearing in front of him:
[You’ve obtained the t.i.tle: Pure Male]
[This is the first Occultism t.i.tle you’ve obtained]
[By obtaining this t.i.tle, 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 is caught in any incidents, keep in mind, you are pure]
Gu Qing Shan: “…”
He have had plenty of t.i.tles, from simple ones like [Sword 15], practical like [Shen Wei General], eerie like [Star Flame War G.o.d], but never have he seen an unusual t.i.tle like [Pure Male]
He was already speechless.
The woman depicted of light slightly bowed to them, then said: 『 Your initial t.i.tles have been determined, please head to the end of the pa.s.sage and you can enter the Dusty World 』
After saying so, she scattered into light and vanished 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 t.i.tle can do?” 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 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 h.e.l.l I do need to be innocent for!?
Gu Qing Shan shook his head and stopped himself from thinking further about this, regaining this calm.
He walked with Laura to the very end of the pa.s.sage.
“Whoa—— Gu Qing Shan, look!” Laura exclaimed.
Standing at the end of the pa.s.sage, Gu Qing Shan looked towards the dark void up ahead and felt unimaginably moved.
The River of Time!
The river that was supposed to have been 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 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, it was completely unaffected by the entire time vortex, remaining 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 G.o.d UI:
[You’ve discovered the entrance to the Dusty World]
[The Dusty World had also discovered you]
[Thanks to your Occultist ident.i.ty, the Dusty World believes you to be an innocent man]
[——-no, strictly speaking, you are a pure male]
[You’ve received the summon of the Dusty World and is about to enter the outskirts region]
At the very next moment, Gu Qing Shan felt an immense 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.
…
There was n.o.body 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 laid with stone bricks below him that continued to stretch until the nearest turning corner.
——all the other streetlights were already broken, only the streetlight immediately where they stood was still able to illuminate its surroundings.
Light rain was showering them from above, filling 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 any noteworthy targets” 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 small 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 intently.
Gu Qing Shan was a bit surprised, then suddenly realized.
——–that’s right, Laura’s t.i.tle was [Returned Bramble Blood], so the spirits of the Bramble Bird race would show up to explain everything to her.
After talking shortly 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 was the closest to the outside River of Time, one day here is equal to ten days 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 as well in order to leave”
“How do we receive its recognition?” Gu Qing Shan asked.
“We need to get the city to give us a more advanced t.i.tle” Laura replied.
Gu Qing Shan fell into thought.
——-no wonder the woman in the pa.s.sage wanted to determine Laura and mine initial t.i.tle first.
It turns out that t.i.tles are very important within the Dusty World, they’re equivalent to a kind of travel pa.s.sport.
The t.i.tles themselves also carry a unique power.
“Alright, then we need to somehow quickly get another t.i.tle 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 t.i.tle”
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”
He drew two daggers——
With a cold gleam, the man’s body became 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, how come you killed them before you even said anything? That’s not how you usually are”
“I can sense a presence from them that makes me very uncomfortable” Gu Qing Shan replied indifferently.
In reality, as the Death G.o.d of the Twin Rivers of Life and Death, as well as the Huang Quan Devil King, he could sense a wicked power exuding 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 finished 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 s.p.a.ce 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 (pa.s.sive ability) had activated]
[You’ve killed five Fallen]