Chapter 313: The Frost Calamity
Translated by: La0o9
Edited by: Juicetin
Proofreader: Arya
[…Alright fine, how’s the pay? Wait a minute, you’re not going to make me work for free again are you? I have a lot of mouths to feed over here] Zhang Ying Hao complained.
“Money isn’t a problem” Gu Qing Shan answered.
[Who’s so generous?] Zhang Ying Hao asked suspiciously.
“The f.u.xi Empire royalty”
[What a big client indeed] Zhang Ying Hao whistled, [I’ll bring my men over right now, give me the address]
“f.u.xi Empire, the desert palace villa”
[Is today April’s Fools or something? That’s the f.u.xi Emperor’s turf, according to my sources, he’s currently there on vacation, you want me to protect him?]
“No, I killed him, you’re here to protect the Empress]
[You kill him!? You killed the f.u.xi Emperor!!?]
Zhang Ying Hao exclaimed in shock.
“It’s not the real him, just a clone”
Zhang Ying Hao noticed how serious the situation was and lowered his voice.
[Who do you want me to protect?]
“Her Highness the Empress”
[I need the authorization to pa.s.s that air-s.p.a.ce]
“I’ll have it sent to you immediately, first have Liao Xing warp you to the f.u.xi desert, then quickly come here, the situation is very complicated, bring the best men you can”
[I’ll be there right away!]
They hung up.
When Gu Qing Shan wanted to say something to the Empress again, another knock came from the door.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
“What is it?” the Empress calmly asked.
“We have something to report, sire” the person outside responded.
From the sound of it, there seems to be a few dozens of them.
They all emitted a powerful presence.
Their tone carried a sense of impatience and killing intent.
Evidently, they noticed something was wrong.
They were also very worried.
The Empress paled.
There’s no end to killing them.
Gu Qing Shan held the Earth Sword and walked to the door.
“Come in” he said.
The door opened.
Gu Qing Shan circulated all his spirit energy and struck with his full power.
Secret Art, Torrent.
This was a powerful Secret Art he took from another world’s cultivator.
Millions of sword phantoms turned into an overwhelming torrent, cras.h.i.+ng through the door.
In a single moment, the people outside were hit by the countless sword phantoms, swept away by the deadly torrent and crashed into the wall at the end of the corridor.
The wall collapsed.
The torrent of sword phantoms kept going, pa.s.sing through the oasis, only stopped when it finally reached the desert.
The flesh and blood of the victims were literally swept away by the torrent of sword phantoms.
Gu Qing Shan pulled his sword back, commenting: “We won’t be fooling anyone else with such commotion, prepare to face the enemy”
A green light came from the Empress’ hand into the corridor.
Wood Element, Vitality Absorption.
Very quickly, all the blood and severed limbs littered around were absorbed by the green light.
It turned into a small beautiful flower before flying back into the Empress’ hand.
The Empress put the flower away.
From afar, voices could be heard.
“What happened!?”
“Run quick, many people died just now!” a high-pitched female voice screamed.
“Everybody follow me”
“Where is the Empress?”
“Protect His Majesty!” someone shouted.
Within the chaos, a stern voice suddenly shouted.
“No need to come! I am right here!”
All the voices stopped.
Because it was the Emperor’s voice!
All the royal guards followed the voice and quickly gathered around the Emperor.
“Everybody follow me to the conference room!”
The Emperor’s voice echoed across the corridors.
Hearing the voice, Gu Qing Shan and the Empress exchanged looks.
It’s too late to run now, so they both wanted to see just who’s coming here.
A few seconds later, a group of people came to the b.l.o.o.d.y corridor.
They were led by a stern f.u.xi Emperor wearing his royal garb.
A few dozen royal guards followed behind.
The prince and princess walked behind the crowd, but were still following them.
As soon as the Emperor saw Gu Qing Shan, he pointed at him and shouted: “Arrest him!”
Gu Qing Shan released his inner sight and scanned the Emperor, then at the large table behind him.
The unconscious Emperor is still hidden below the table.
Two Emperors were in the conference room at the same time!
Following the Emperor’s order, another group of royal guards quickly came flooding from the corridor into the room.
These royal guards are all either 3rd or 4th stage, normal humans.
The royal guard that drank with him before was also there.
Gu Qing Shan felt his head hurt a bit.
All the officials who came just now were all 5th stage Professionist, they were either obviously clones or had clear bad intentions so he didn’t mind killing them.
But these guards are innocent.
Once he acts, Gu Qing Shan won’t hold back.
——-these before that, he doesn’t want to casually murder the weak and innocent.
The Empress felt herself becoming mad and held on to Gu Qing Shan’s shoulder, asking: “Is this real? Just how many clones does he have?”
Gu Qing Shan contemplated, then raised the Earth Sword and put it at her neck.
He looked at the group of royal guards and shouted: “If you come any closer, I will kill the Empress!”
All the guards were stopped dead in their tracks.
Her Highness the Empress was caught so no one wanted to act carelessly.
They all turned to look at the Emperor.
The f.u.xi Emperor was a bit stunned at first, but then his face was filled with rage.
He shouted: “That Empress is a fake, I order you to kill both of them!”
The guards hesitated.
While they were still hesitating, the princess pulled the prince through the group of guards and came forward.
“No, that’s not a fake, that’s really mother!” the princess yelled loudly.
“Ridiculous! You dare to doubt my words!?” the Emperor glared back.
“It’s really mother, I recognize her gestures and physique, I know that’s mother, no one do anything rash” the princess was on the verge of crying.
“You’re mistaken. Get up there and kill them!” the Emperor ordered.
The Empress coldly laughed: “Guards, listen to my orders, kill this b.a.s.t.a.r.d that dares to impersonate the Emperor”
All the guards were confused without end.
Gu Qing Shan swung his hand and pushed the large table behind him away.
An unconscious body appeared in front of everyone.
The f.u.xi Emperor!
Gu Qing Shan put down the sword at the Empress’ neck and pointed at the Emperor in the corridor.
“You’re a fake” he said.
“I’m a fake?” the Emperor laughed.
He released his full power, enough to make the entire palace shake.
Gu Qing Shan’s hand moved.
In that moment, the Earth Sword turned into a blurred shadow, weaving through the layers of royal guards to attack the Emperor.
“Fool!”
A layer of light appeared from the Emperor’s hand and struck at the Earth Sword.
Bam!
With a dull impact, the Earth Sword was stopped.
This was the 5th stage power of the Earth Element – All Things Collapse!
“Just with—-“ before he could say anything else, his voice was stopped.
5 threads of blood appeared on his body.
The Emperor’s body then exploded into a mist of blood and collapsed.
Gu Qing Shan opened his palm as the Earth Sword came back, floating next to him.
[Sword Manipulation]
[Secret Art, Silver Star]
“How unfortunate, you can’t even receive a small bit of my power, so you must be fake” Gu Qing Shan spoke.
“Did you see that? Would the real Emperor be such a weakling?” the Empress raised her voice.
All the royal guards exchanged looks.
That’s very true. They’ve all seen the Emperor’s might, he wasn’t such a weakling.
“Please forgive us, Your Highness”
The royal guards all knelt down.
The prince and princess both rushed into the conference room and came to the Empress.
“Mother, what happened here?” the young prince asked.
“Someone tried to impersonate your father to destroy the f.u.xi Empire from within, but he’s caught now” the Empress explained simply.
“Men, gather all the royal guards” she ordered.
“Be careful!” Gu Qing Shan shouted.
The prince had taken out a sharp dagger, stabbing it at the Empress.
This happened so suddenly that no one managed to intervene in time.
Clang!
The Empress disappeared, replaced by Gu Qing Shan who blocked knocked the dagger away with his sword.
“Just who are you?” Gu Qing Shan questioned.
“d.a.m.n it, you ruined our grand plan” the prince begrudgingly said.
Gu Qing Shan raised his sword: “Tell us everything, then maybe you can leave with your life”
The prince flashed an eerie smile: “You want to know? Unfortunately, I’m not going to tell you”
“I will make you talk” Gu Qing Shan spoke in a low voice.
The prince looked at him mockingly and answered: “You won’t get a chance to, I’m going to leave right now, but I’ll be back”
Before Gu Qing Shan could do anything, the prince suddenly collapsed on the spot.
Gu Qing Shan rushed forward, prying the prince’s mouth opened.
Black blood flow from inside the prince’s mouth.
He committed suicide by poison.
Gu Qing Shan squinted at the body on the floor, muttering: “He’ll be back?”
The dead comes back to life, then it must be that event after all.
Gu Qing Shan’s expression changed completely.
If the prince refused to speak at all, or said something else, Gu Qing Shan would’ve had no lead.
But the prince had said such a thing in front of a returner.
Perhaps he thought that no one would know what he meant.
But Gu Qing Shan understood immediately.
The Frost Calamity.
It’s coming.
The f.u.xi Emperor actually wanted to do such a thing!
Gu Qing Shan sighed and shook his head: “The end of the world is about to come…”
Humanity had no way to resist against the Frost Calamity.
Such a powerful person as the f.u.xi Emperor could’ve used the power of an entire nation to fight against the calamity, but instead got lost in his own ambition.
To the fate of humanity as a whole, this is a very devastating strike.
Gu Qing Shan suddenly stopped moving.
Lines of glowing text appeared in front of his sight.
Gu Qing Shan was looking at the War G.o.d UI.
[The user has discovered the start of a calamity]
[An Apocalypse story Quest has appeared]
[Quest description: Using various hints and signals, the user concluded that a world-ending calamity is about to appear. Following this, the user must confirm his conclusion to be correct]
[Quest objective: The user must witness of the calamity with his own eyes]
[Quest reward: After the conclusion is confirmed, the user may use Soul Points to quicken the process of repairing the Chao Yin Sword]
[Note: Soul Points are the most fundamental power of all beings, power that comes from the origin of the soul. Using its versatility, you can quicken the process of repairing the Divine Armament]