World's Apocalypse Online Chapter 532

Destiny Quests have been removed, War God Quest activated?

Gu Qing Shan was confused as he looked at the War God UI.

-------is there a difference between these two types of Quests?

Then, a new icon lit up underneath the War God UI.

This icon was placed after [War God Skills], [War God Thaumaturgy], [War God Title] and [Doomsday Chronicles], becoming the 5th icon to be lit up.

Interestingly, this icon was different from the others, as it showed the figure of Gu Qing Shan in battle with a sword in hand.

Following Gu Qing Shan's gaze, a few lines of text appeared above the icon.

[New option created and chosen]
[Your choice has been accepted by the System]
[The System's adjustments has been made accordingly]
[From now on, the goal of the System's Quests will be where your sword points]
[According to real-time circumstance, the System will set up various methods of using Soul Points for every Quest, fully supporting you]
[During this War God Quest, you'll receive the following Soul Points usage: Iaido] (1)
[Iaido: After gaining certain amount of Soul Points, you may choose one Skill, increasing its damage two-fold the next time you use it]
[After using it once, your Skill's power will return to normal]
[Note: Iaido requires Soul Points to use, the more powerful the technique, the more Soul Points it will cost]
[Special note: Iaido can be stacked]

Briefly reading through [Iaido]'s description, Gu Qing Shan understood right away.

He couldn't help but silently praise it.

Certainly, this was a powerful trump card.
If I'm able to remain in [Iaido] state, I'll be able to constantly keep one of my Skills at double power.
The key point of this is that the doubling can be kept stacking the more Soul Points I gain.
Which means, I can choose to make any one of my Skills and make it more and more terrifying over time.
Unfortunately, such an attack will only last for one use before it returns to normal.

While Gu Qing Shan was thinking, the [War God Quest] icon below the UI started to shine.

The first War God Quest was here.

-------this was a Quest created from Gu Qing Shan's own choice.

Blood-red lines of text started to show up on the War God UI.

[Current War God Quest objective determined: Destroy Kindling]
[The System has created the following description according to the Quest]
[This is the first time you'll face off against the Demon King Order since your transgression, and it has yet to be fully born]
[Worlds Apocalypse Online is still in its incubation Kindling period, its weakest and original form. At the same time, it has not been activated]
[It must collect an abundant amount of Soul Points to fully light of the fire from a kindling and grow to its next stage]
[This is why it's called Worlds Apocalypse Online: Kindling]
[Because of the excellence you showed during the first mission, Kindling had quickly found you]
[It wants you to help it collect Soul Points]

“Do you have a way to deal with Kindling?”

[Improvise, the System will issue Quests according to Kindling's specific situation until you finish the final objective]
[Please keep in mind, the goal of Kindling is to collect Soul Points, we must not let it gather enough Soul Points]

Gu Qing Shan couldn't help but ask: “What happens if Kindling collects enough Soul Points?”

[Kindling will be upgraded, Worlds Apocalypse Online: Origin, will officially launch]
[The 30 million World Layers around Aboul will be covered in Worlds Apocalypse Online: Origin's range, countless worlds will fall under its slavery]

“Origin? What is that?”

[Similar to your past life]

Gu Qing Shan scowled.

He mused a bit before speaking: “Origin… living beings under its influence will be able to kill demons to level up, but their overall power will never be able to reach a certain height, is that correct?”

[No, in truth, it is the demons who level up through killing living beings. At the same time, living beings become slaves to the Demon King Order and will never be able to become as strong as the demons could, to stand against them]

----meaning it will be nothing but a one-sided slaughter.
Perhaps at the start, a lot of demons might die, but the ultimate winner will always be them and not us.

 Gu Qing Shan closed his eyes and thought for a bit before answering: “Got it”

The War God System spoke: [In the form of a Quest chain, we will constantly be fighting against Kindling until we can finally destroy it]
[This will also be your current War God Quest]
[When the War God Quest is completed, you will receive a reward from the System]

“What reward will it be?”

[Secret]

Gu Qing Shan laughed.

He suddenly asked: “War God System, you know so many things and hold so many secrets, just where did you get them?”

The System replied: [While living beings are still weak, the more they know, the more danger they are in]

Gu Qing Shan agreed wholeheartedly with this statement.

He gave up on asking.

Gu Qing Shan finally focused his gaze on the selection screen in front of him.

[Congratulations! One chosen by the gods to become the pioneer of a new age. This is a gift from the Bramble Birds, please confirm to register with the System]
[Accept/Reject]

Since Gu Qing Shan didn't answer it, the screen has been hovering here all this time.

Perhaps waiting for too long, a new line of text showed up.

[15 seconds later, you will automatically be registered with the Kindling System]

Reading these glowing words, Gu Qing Shan understood.

In the past life, the thing he and his word used was [Worlds Apocalypse Online: Origin]

[Kindling] was [Origin]'s first form.

In order to upgrade and become [Origin], it came to find him.

Gu Qing Shan held his sword tightly.

Without hesitation, he answered straight: “I reject”

A new line of glowing white text appeared.

[Please state your reason for rejection]

Gu Qing Shan was stunned.

Before he even answered, another line of text showed up.

[From now on, those who reject registration into the Kindling System without a reason will not obtain any rewards from the Bramble Birds]
[So, please solemnly state your reason for rejection]

Gu Qing Shan scowled.

He originally wanted to answer ‘no reason', but that plan was a bust now.

Seems like [Kindling] really hates this answer.
Was it originally like this, or did someone mess with it?

------of course Gu Qing Shan didn't know that Su Xue Er rejected [Kindling] over and over with the same ‘no reason' answer.

That was why [Kindling] had now changed its strategy.

Now, Gu Qing Shan had to give a reason for rejecting it, otherwise he won't be able to continue with the Bramble Bird missions.

What reason do I give now?

After being briefly stunned, Gu Qing Shan thought of a proper reason.

He stared straight at the various lines of glowing text in front of his eyes and answered seriously: “I don't know how to read”

The small white glowing letters in the air started trembling.

Apparently this reason caused even more damage compared to ‘no reason'.

Right at this moment, the War God UI suddenly lit up.

A line of glowing text showed up on the UI.

[You can carry Kindling]

Gu Qing Shan hesitantly: “It will use me-----”

[That doesn't matter, as long as you don't give it any Soul Points]
The War God System continued: [If you do not carry Kindling, it will do everything in its power to eliminate you]

“And if I do it won't?”

[There are over hundreds of millions of people carrying it right now, so once you accept it, it will no longer pay special attention to you]

Gu Qing Shan asked: “Is it going to affect you?”

[It is a newborn. I'm not afraid of it]

Hearing the War God System answer firmly, Gu Qing Shan also straightened his back.

He quickly shouted to the bunch of white letters in front of his eyes: “Wait a minute”

The letters were getting ready to leave, but stopped as they were called back.

The letters then all disappeared, turning into a giant ‘?' in the sky.

Gu Qing Shan questioned it: “What kind of attitude is that? Going away just because I don't know how to read?”

The ‘?' trembled slightly.

Obviously, it had never been in such a situation before.

So [Kindling] didn't know how to react to this.

Gu Qing Shan sighed: “Can't you use sound or voice instead?”

The ‘?' suddenly went away.

A voice came: [Congratulations! One chosen by the gods to become the pioneer of a new age. This is a gift from the Bramble Birds, please confirm to register with the System]

“Confirm”

Following Gu Qing Shan's choice, something happened.

He stared straight at the void of space in front of his eyes.

The War God UI turned into a transparent blue display and shrunk in size.

A bright red UI appeared right next to it.

The red UI was very simple, primitive even.

It was far from the [Worlds Apocalypse Online: Origin] that he knew in his past life.

Which also meant that the true [Worlds Apocalypse Online] had yet to be activated.

A line of text showed up on the War God UI.

[It has successfully registered you, but it doesn't know I'm here. You have to act like only it exists for now]

Note:
(1) Iaido: The original word means “a stance to gather power”. ‘Iaido' is a concept in japanese sword techniques, emphasizing being aware and capable of quickly drawing the sword and responding to a sudden attack. Read here for more details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iaido

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