"What did you say?!"
Gu Qingshan barked.
Within that patch of light and shadow, the Giant Corpse said quietly, "I'll ask you just one thing. Are you willing to come save me?"
"Of course. What do I need to do?" Gu Qingshan asked.
The Giant Corpse said nothing.
Dozens of black scales flew out from the patch of light and shadow. They quickly joined together, forming a complete suit of mysterious, imposing armor.
"Everything you've encountered that's connected to me—including the spell I cast on the Tide Sound Sword and these scales—comes from a mysterious Divine Skill: Transcending Calamity."
"What is Transcending Calamity?" Gu Qingshan asked.
The Giant Corpse explained in detail, "When you broke through the World Gate and took everyone away from this stretch of the void, I was still trapped on the Bronze Pillar. I couldn't go with you. At that moment, my only option was to activate 'Transcending Calamity'—"
"It's a mysterious art that combines three laws: fate, the Law of Causality, and spacetime."
"I made the assumption that, one day in the future, you'd be able to return to this moment and save me."
"Once fate, the Law of Causality, and spacetime agreed to it, I would be saved on the spot and leave the void world that was about to be destroyed with you."
"We're in the same spacetime. You're competing in the Six Paths Competition, while I'm taking care of some necessary matters."
"The condition for all this to work is that you really do have to travel back in time and save me."
Gu Qingshan's head began to ache from listening. After a long moment, he said, "You were clearly beyond saving, but by using this art, you could count as saved—and you even came with me to the new void world