Gu Qingshan fixed his gaze on the horizon.
"They actually dared to come all the way into Chaos... This time, I've already gained enough power. I won't let you get away..."
He murmured softly, holding a sword in one hand and swinging the Hand of Destruction with the other.
In an instant, the Senluo Sword World unfurled, swallowing an entire Dark Continent.
An angry insect cry rang out:
"A Phase World?"
Gu Qingshan flipped his hand, hiding the Hand of Destruction and the World-Defining Divine Sword behind his back. "I used my Sword World to take in the Dark Continent. Will that cause any problems?"
The Hand of Destruction replied, "Normally, that wouldn't work, because the Dark Continent has to remain connected to Chaos, constantly drawing on the power of Chaos to suppress all the eras—but you're the master of the Dark Continent, and an Apostle of Chaos, so you can just barely isolate it in another Phase World for about fifteen minutes."
The World-Defining Divine Sword said, "I'll have to use all my strength to hold the Sword World open. I'm afraid you won't be able to wield me in battle."
"That's fine," Gu Qingshan said.
—A sinister figure appeared in the mist ahead.
The Nine Faces Insect Demon!
It paused in midair for several breaths, then suddenly looked toward Gu Qingshan.
"You think you can hide from me just because you've borrowed the power of the Darkness Sequence?"
"Of course not. Your strength speaks for itself. I suppose we'll have to fight first and talk about everything else later." Gu Qingshan let the darkness around him disperse and walked toward his opponent, one step at a time.
The distance between them closed.
The Nine Faces Insect Demon calmed down. The nine faces on its body stared fixedly at