Chapter 1367: Angel Wings of Condemnation

As Gu Qing Shan’s group came out from the Saint Spirit world.

At another location.

The Wraith realm.

Outside of the Wraith Temple.

All of the most powerful wraiths had entered a combat-ready state.

Although they don’t know what happened, this was a joint order from all three Wraith Lords, so they understood how serious the situation was.

The three Wraith Lords were in an emergency meeting, discussing the matter that had just occurred.

The atmosphere was tense.

“What exactly happened earlier?” one of the Wraith Lords asked.

“There was an extraordinarily high-authority fluctuation on the Myriad Talismans Array, but despite my continuous investigations, I couldn’t find anything” another Wraith Lord replied.

“Indeed, I’ve even resorted to using Immortal Craft, but still could not find the talisman that caused that fluctuation” the third Wraith Lord affirmed.

They exchanged glances.

“Could it be, sir Wraith Saint had returned?”

“Come, let’s go take a look”

“For the sake of sir Wraith Saint’s safety, we first need to turn on all defensive formations”

“Let me”

One of the Wraith Lords took out a formation plate and swiftly operated it.

Very quickly, layers upon layers of light flashed before disappearing into the void of space.

All defensive formations had been activated at once.

It was only now that the three Wraith Lords walked deeper into the Wraith Temple and put their hands on a spot in the wall.

A secret passage opened in front of them.

Through the passage, at the very end of the darkness, there was an altar.

On top of this altar was a single hovering crimson talisman.

This talisman was silent and unresponsive, but around it, mirages of the sky, clouds, clusters of palaces, aquatic pavilions, as well as precious and rare species could be seen.

The three Wraith Lords clasped their fists and bowed in unison: “Wraith Saint, sir”

The talisman remained silent as if it had lost its soul and didn’t move.

“It seems that he still hasn’t returned” one of the Wraith Lords sighed.

Another Wraith Lord seemed confused: “That is strange, if it wasn’t the Wraith Saint, then who was it that connected to our Myriad Talismans Array?”

“Could it have been the Heavenly King?”

“It couldn’t have, the Heavenly King doesn’t understand talismans, the Myriad Talismans Array is a part of the Wraith Saint himself. It could have only been the Wraith Saint or another unknown entity”

The three Wraith Lords exchanged confused glances.

Finally, one of the Wraith Lords sighed: “Hah, sir Red Wraith had disappeared for so long without contacting us, I really wonder what had happened to him”

“That’s right, that incident is approaching us, but the sir is still nowhere to be found…”

…

The space vortex.

Gu Qing Shan looked at the woman next to him and the duck plushie.

A mystical fluctuation exuded from their bodies, almost as if something was disappearing from them.

Crow’s body gradually grew taller and more masculine.

The duck plushie’s changes were considerably more drastic, all of its feathers first fell out, then it grew into a goose.

After becoming a goose, it quickly turned into a dog, then continued to change.

——-seems like he would be able to return to human form eventually.

Gu Qing Shan felt assured, so he decided to use this time to check what he gained.

Following his thought, lines of glowing text quickly appeared on the War God UI:

[You’ve successfully saved the Saint Spirit world]

[You’ve obtained the gift of the world spirit, please take out your Condemnation Codex]

Gu Qing Shan took the black handbook out as instructed and held it in his hand.

[You’ve found the truth of the Wraith realm’s destruction of the Saint Spirit world and obtained the following reward:]

[Card: Armor of Condemnation]

[You’ve sealed the Chaos Serpentes King and obtained a unique gift from the world spirit:]

[The Inner Plane’s Condemnation Origin power]

[This Origin power is the manifestation of the Condemnation Codex’s power. You may directly utilize it to help you gain three Condemnation Cards, or you can use one Condemnation Card as the price to thoroughly activate this Origin power and increase your Condemnation rank]

Gu Qing Shan seriously thought about this, then said: “If I choose to obtain three Cards, then I’d obtain a total of four Cards, including the Armor of Condemnation”

[Indeed] the War God UI replied.

“Then, what would happen if I increase my Condemnation rank?”

[Your Condemnation rank will be promoted from ‘Cherub’ to ‘Angel’; after this promotion, you will also obtain a new Condemnation Card]

Gu Qing Shan was a bit hesitant.

If I don’t increase my Condemnation rank, I’ll obtain a total of four Cards.

If I do increase it, I’ll only obtain a single Card.

“What’s the benefit of increasing my Condemnation rank?” Gu Qing Shan asked.

[You will have to ask your Condemnation Codex for that answer] the War God UI replied.

Gu Qing Shan flipped the black handbook open and silently asked the question again.

A line of text quickly appeared on the black handbook:

[After increasing your Condemnation rank, you will obtain a Card of the type you choose, additionally, every Card you obtain from now on will be promoted by one rank]

[Specifically, the Cards you obtain will be promoted from Azure to Lilac]

Gu Qing Shan pondered for a bit, then said: “I will sacrifice one Condemnation Card as the price to activate the Condemnation Origin power and increase my rank”

[Are you sure?]

“I’m sure”

[Please choose the Condemnation Card you wish to sacrifice]

Gu Qing Shan paused.

At the moment, he had a total of three Cards.

The [Crimson Demon Divine Spear] was currently not with him, [Divine Word: Cleanse] was a highly useful magic Card, and the [Armor of Condemnation] was an armor made specifically for Condemners.

Gu Qing Shan reached his hand out to touch the [Armor of Condemnation] Card, then replied: “I choose this Card”

[Your choice has been confirmed, currently releasing his Card’s power to activate the Condemnation Origin power to increase your rank]

[In three seconds, your promotion shall be complete]

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As the black handbook silently sat in Gu Qing Shan’s hand, an invisible force suddenly manifested and entered the handbook.

This Condemnation Codex began to give off violet light.

[Congratulations, your Condemnation rank has been promoted to Angel of Condemnation]

[All of your Cards shall be promoted]

[The Card ‘Crimson Demon Divine Spear’ is currently not present, promotion temporarily stopped]

[The Card ‘Divine Word: Cleanse’ is currently being promoted to Lilac grade, please re-examine it in ten minutes]

[You will obtain a new Card, please choose a Card type to receive]

Gu Qing Shan skimmed through everything, then said: “I choose my new Card to be a defense armament, it would be best if it’s an armor”

The black handbook automatically flipped to the next page to display an empty Card slot.

Lines of descriptions appeared below the Card slot:

[In accordance with your Condemnation rank, you will obtain a new Lilac Card: Angel Wings of Condemnation (armor)]

[Condemnation Origin power is currently manifesting this Card, please re-examine it in ten minutes]

Gu Qing Shan sighed in relief.

Finally, I have a half-decent set of armor.

Furthermore, when the [Crimson Demon Divine Spear] returns, its strength will be further increased.

This is a good thing.

He then noticed something and turned to his side.

Crow was rubbing his flat chest with his hand, so excited that he was trembling.

“Ahahahaha, I’ve turned back!”

While laughing hysterically, he took out what seemed like a communication device and spoke into it: “Lize, my precious, I want to invite you for a drink tonight”

The medal gave off the scream of a woman, followed by a hurried questioning voice.

“Ahaha, I’m not dead, of course, I’m not dead”

Crow began to explain.

After a short while, he hung up.

“Oi, aren’t we supposed to immediately report to Void City that we’ve returned?” Gu Qing Shan asked.

He looked at Crow, then at Yu Juan.

Yu Juan had also turned back into a human man from the duck plushie, his hand also holding a communication device.

—–as expected, Yu Juan is more reliable.

Just as he thought that, Yu Juan quickly spoke: “Yes, yes, tickets for tonight’s concert… WHAT!? There are only VIP tickets left? Are you sure?”

“… How much?”

“Fine, give me one”

After he finished booking his ticket, he put the communication device away, only to notice Gu Qing Shan’s gaze.

Yu Juan said with an embarrassed expression: “I didn’t think that only one hour had passed despite how long we were in there, so there’s enough time for me to return for the concert”

Gu Qing Shan speechlessly took out his communication talisman.

——although I can just use [Fog Realm Descent], it’s probably best to go the official route at a time like this.

“Xiao Die, it’s me, please help me contact the Hitman Guild”

“Hm… A lot had happened… it’s a good thing that we’re still alive, please have the Guild send people to pick us up”