A pillar of light shot out of the cannon's barrel, rapidly swelling until it was several times larger than the ship.
Gu Qingshan's heart skipped a beat.
That wasn't a cannonball. It was clearly an unparalleled spell capable of destroying heaven and earth!
But he had always had a good way of dealing with long-range attacks like this.
In an instant, Gu Qingshan vanished from where he stood and appeared high in the distant sky.
In his place was the triangular metal ship.
—Divine Skill, Shape Shifting!
By then, the pillar of light had arrived.
Boom!
The triangular metal ship was struck by its own full-powered attack and instantly burst into sparks that scattered across the sky.
A tremendous shock wave swept out in every direction.
The entire world trembled without end.
"Didn't leave anyone alive?" Oldest asked.
"I think I entered some kind of arbitration mechanism... Either I survived, or they died," Gu Qingshan said.
Oldest thought for a moment, then said with understanding, "I've seen the Apocalypse Civilization slaughtering its own kind before. I always thought that was simply their nature. So it was actually some kind of arbitration?"
Suddenly, a voice spoke in Apocalypse Common Language from the void:
"Individual: Shadow of Broken Bones."
"Category: Assassin. Identity confirmed."
"You survived this arbitration."
"Now choose Battle Mode or Return Mode."
Before Gu Qingshan could say anything, Oldest spoke with utmost seriousness:
"Gu Qingshan, choose Battle Mode right away!"
Lines of prompts rapidly appeared on the God of War Interface as well: "Attention. Our Soul Power was nearly depleted in the Ancient Era. We are now severely lacking Soul Power, far from enough to truly descend into the Apocalypse True Realm."
"You must choose Battle Mode immediately!"
Gu Qingshan paused, about to question the God of War Interface, when