Chapter 1847: The beginning, the clash of civilizations

Translator: La009

Crackle crackle

“Not gonna eat?” the old pixie asked Gu Qing Shan.

He raised a wooden stick with a black piece of meat that was being grilled over an open fire.

The piece of meat was at least over twenty times his size.

– -he really did tear the monster apart with his bare hands.

“No” Gu Qing Shan shook his head.

“This is the only good piece of meat on that thing’s entire body, it’s a shame not to eat” the old pixie said with a regretful tone.

“I don’t like eating random things” Gu Qing Shan replied.

The old pixie then lowered the stick and tried taking a bite from the meat.

“Delicious!”

His eyes glowed brightly as he began to chow it down.

Gu Qing Shan just smiled and stood up, then pressed his hands against the void of space.

In an instant, lines of bloody red text appeared:

[As humanity’s Supreme Soul Artifact of War, you are capable of seeing the rules of all competitions and alter them as you pleased]

[Attention: Your alterations must benefit the Samsara, or not impede the evolution of the Samsara’s evolution, lest you risk angering the will of the Samsara]

[You’ve invoked this ability]

[You are now observing the rules of the Human realm’s competition]

[Rules: Starting with the Origin Tomb, you must drive the progress of civilization forward. Whenever civilization takes a step forward as a whole, you will also be one step closer to the Ultimate Tomb]

[The ultimate civilization is also the Human realm’s Ultimate Tomb]

[Arrive there, awaken it]

After reading the entire rules, Gu Qing Shan remained silent.

These rules were the same one that the prophet explained to him when he first entered the Origin Tomb.

– – -there are no issues with these rules.

The issue is that it’s now too late, other capable candidates must have entered the Origin Tomb and begun to develop their respective civilizations already, well on their way to arriving at the Ultimate Tomb.

Then…

To make up for my tardiness, I need to change the rules of the clash again.

– – -first I need to enter an Origin Tomb before I can change the rules.

Then I’ll kill my way inside!

As Gu Qing Shan made up his mind, he suddenly thought of something and turned to the old pixie.

Only to see that the old pixie was still happily chowing down with meat fat dripping down his beard, he also had a can of cold drink that he took a sip from with every bite, clearly having the time of his life.

My idea is the most direct and most efficient, so the Heavenly Emperor might have considered it already.

However… ifa pixie helped me with the decision instead…

The Heavenly Emperor might not have taken that into account.

Just like how I’m not able to predict what kind ofsuggestion a pixie would make.

Gu Qing Shan returned and sat back down in front of the old pixie.

“There’s something I need your advice on” Gu Qing Shan sincerely said.

“Go ahead!” the old pixie heartily replied.

Gu Qing Shan explained everything.

The old pixie pulled out a dirty handkerchief to wipe the fat off his beard, then replied: “The Human realm’s Clash? If this is a ‘Clash’, why don’t we break their teeth in?”

Gu Qing Shan asked: “You mean—– a war?

The old pixie became excited and began to blink at him: “That’s right, why don’t we make this even rowdier and fight it out? Of course, I’m not going to bother with the details, you come up with that”

Gu Qing Shan fell into thought.

Half an hour later.

Gu Qing Shan and the old pixie arrived at a familiar valley.

Outside of the valley, there was now a thick wall of light that blocked their path.

—–this was one of the many entrances into the Origin Tomb, from which Gu Qing Shan was barred from entry the previous time.

Gu Qing Shan thought briefly and said: “From this point onwards, you’ve been ‘guided’ by me into the Samsara and become a part of it, so there’s no longer a worry about time”

The old pixie laughed out loud, displaying a boastful attitude.

He then led Gu Qing Shan inside while calling out loud: “Don’t be alarmed, we’re just here to borrow the toilet, won’t be too long”

They easily went through the wall of light.

Not too long after they did, their surroundings changed.

A lush and overgrown forest had appeared in front of them.

— —- -the primitive era!

This was the most ignorant era, where no knowledge has been fostered and no civilization has been born.

The two of them flew on top of a huge tree that loomed over the land and observed the region within the forest.

There were a large number of ape people playing with each other near a river.

“Tsk tsk, we gotta start developing a civilization from ape people? That’s not a simple task at all, we’re late to the party so the others are probably really far ahead” the old pixie clicked his tongue and commented.

Gu Qing Shan stood motionlessly on top of the tree.

Layers upon layers of dark fog were drifting from his body, gradually imbuing themselves into the void of space around them.

This process only ended after several breaths’ worth of time.

The old pixie simply observed this until it was over before he praised: “What immense Mystic-type power”

Gu Qing Shan replied: “I thought that your idea was quite nice, so the rules have been slightly changed”

“The rules changed? What did you do?” the old pixie seemed intrigued.

Gu Qing Shan didn’t answer him.

But an old ape person had separated itself from the larger group, then swiftly climbed on top of the tree to stand before the two of them.

– – -it was the prophet.

He was the designated guide for all Chosen Saints.

The prophet spoke: “Welcome to the great tomb—– although you two are a bit late”

“Regardless, I must explain the rules to you”

“Starting with the Origin Tomb, you must drive the progress of civilization forward. Whenever civilization takes a step forward as a whole, you will also be one step closer to the Ultimate Tomb”

“The ultimate civilization is also the Human realm’s Ultimate Tomb”

“Arrive there, awaken it”

As the prophet finished his speech in one breath, he prepared to lead the two of them towards the camping grounds, but abruptly stopped.

He stood completely still as if to sense something.

His expression gradually became one of fright and terror, muttering in disbelief: “That’s not possible… that’s just not possible…”

The prophet turned towards him with a complicated expression and explained: “The Clash’s rules have been changed”

“Originally, every Chosen Saint that arrives here must lead a civilization forward until they reached the Ultimate Tomb’

“But from this moment onwards…

“At certain unique historical moments, civilizations will become intersected. All Chosen Saints must lead their civilizations in a clash against the intersecting civilization”

“The loser will be disqualified”

“Only the winner will be allowed to keep progressing”

The prophet paused after that explanation and gave them both a look of sympathy.

“You both… have only just arrived…’

“All you have is a group of ignorant ape people whose civilization hadn’t even started”

“I’m afraid that it won’t be long until you and your ape people are disqualified by another civilization during a clash…”

The prophet sighed.

“Is that how it will be? Gu Qing Shan?” the old pixie nervously asked.

“Of course not” Gu Qing Shan casually replied.

“Oh? Do you have a solution?”

“Did you forget that you just tore apart a giant monster with your bare hands?”

After saying that, Gu Qing Shan pointed his finger towards the ape people tribe in the distance.

A veil of light then draped down from the sky before entering the bodies of the ape people.

As the ape people noticed that, they hurriedly looked around their surroundings.

But there wasn’t anything out of the ordinary.

The veil of light that draped over their bodies from before had already disappeared.

The ape people remained cautious for a while, but since nothing really happened, they gradually resumed their playtime.

“What did you do?” the prophet asked.

“Nothing, I merely gave them some blessings” Gu Qing Shan replied.

“Don’t worry, I won’t even show up at all” Gu Qing Shan casually replied.

In front of his vision, lines of bloody red text rapidly appeared:

[You’ve initiate Army Support Mode]

[You’ve imbued the whole ape people tribe with the following basic buffs]

[Photographic Memory, Clear Mind, Fast Thoughts, Maintain Calm, Advancing

Wisdom, Basic Luck, Powerful Constitution, Remove Disease, Crafty Hands…]

The old pixie narrowed his eyes to observe, then finally said: “A total of 100 buffs—— that will indeed help a civilization grow, but they’ll need a bit of time. If they have to face a civilization with firearms or magic before they can grow, they’ll probably be eradicated immediately”

“Don’t worry, they won’t be eradicated” Gu Qing Shan said.

“What gives you that confidence?”

“No confidence needed, after all… I am the Death God”