Chapter 118: Eighth-Rank Battle King Declares Global War

Ever since he heard the Sky Serpent speak of ancient secret strategies, Gu Sha had been reminded of the time in the alternate dimension within S City, where Lin Xingyan collaborated with a high-ranking member of the Zombie race—a creature who had hoped to turn the tide of battle using such a strategy.

However, that zombie’s plan had been seen through instantly by Lin Xingyan, and now, this Sky Serpent harbored the same intent. The Sky Serpent was far too compliant. Gu Sha, a man plagued by deep-seated suspicion, found that the more cooperative the creature became, the more convinced he was that something was amiss. Of course, he could not rule out the possibility that the Sky Serpent was genuinely terrified, or that the strategy it offered was authentic, but Gu Sha did not believe it. For this reason alone, the Sky Serpent was destined to die.

Still, the Serpent’s words gave Gu Sha pause for thought, particularly its description of these ancient secret strategies, which completely shattered his fantasies about legendary immortal techniques.

"Who would have thought that even immortal cultivation had to follow the laws of science!" Gu Sha smiled faintly, immediately sheathing his Tang blade and beginning his search of the cavern.

Under Gu Sha’s violent exploration, the structures within the cavern were demolished one by one. His search method could be summarized in a single word: "Demolish!" He conducted a destructive search. Finally, just as he had nearly leveled every structure in the cavern, he discovered traces of documents in one of the palaces.

These were a dozen giant stone steles, each over ten meters tall, covered in dense, intricate inscriptions. He could only call them text for lack of a better term, as they appeared quite abstract to Gu Sha. Without hesitation, he pulled out his phone and took photos of all the carvings to preserve them. Afterward, he destroyed the steles, ran out of the cavern, and began scouring the pocket dimension for resources.

Having experienced the future through his visions twice before, he was intimately familiar with this small dimension. He gathered the resources with incredible speed, moving directly to retrieve them based on his memories. In this way, Gu Sha spent over ten days in the small world, essentially peeling back its skin; he had swept its resources clean. While there might have been a few omissions, they were negligible.

Following more than ten days of frenzied absorption, Gu Sha’s cultivation progressed rapidly. He broke through from a Sixth-Order War King to an Eighth-Order War King, nearing the Ninth-Order.

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After emerging from the pocket dimension, Gu Sha immediately pulled out his phone, intending to ask the authorities for a few experts in ancient scripts. To his surprise, his phone was flooded with missed calls. The most frequent caller was his dedicated handler, Nie Qingqing, followed by Han Ze and Kuang Dao, with even the First Elder of Dragon Continent having called several times. Because he had been inside the pocket dimension without a signal, none of the calls had connected.

Just as Gu Sha was wondering about the situation, another call came in—it was Nie Qingqing. Gu Sha answered at once.

Nie Qingqing’s anxious voice came through: "Mr. Gu? Is that you?"

"Yes."

Nie Qingqing took a deep breath and said, "Mr. Gu, we’ve finally reached you! You’ve been unreachable for half a month, and a major crisis has erupted in the outside world!"

"What happened?" Gu Sha asked.

Nie Qingqing replied, "A nuclear explosion occurred in the Ghost Island Continent. Every continent on Earth claims it was your doing and is pressuring the Dragon Continent. Even though our Elders have maintained our innocence, because of your past actions in D City, they are all demanding an explanation. Specifically, the two bastions in the Ghost Island Continent have declared that if they don't receive a satisfactory answer, they will launch every single one of their intercontinental missiles at the Dragon Continent—they’re ready to drag us down with them. The Rice Continent, the Asan Continent, the Black Continent, and others are all backing them!"

"Oh," Gu Sha asked, "And then?"

Nie Qingqing said, "The Elders want you to deny this on the Global Forum. Since there’s no proof, as long as you deny it, they will handle the rest."

Gu Sha did not answer directly, instead asking, "Any other major events lately?"

Nie Qingqing pondered for a moment before saying, "The number of suspected alternate dimension appearances across the globe is increasing sharply. However, it’s impossible to track, and most of the reports cannot be verified. After all, the territory currently held by humanity is very small."

"Good, I understand." Gu Sha hung up.

At that moment, in the J City bastion of the Dragon Continent, Nie Qingqing was in her office with a group of high-ranking superhumans. A video projection showed the Elders, who had been listening to the conversation. Nie Qingqing hung up the phone nervously and said, "Leaders... Mr. Gu... he hung up!"

The high-ranking members of the Superhuman Association were at a loss for words. On the screen, the First Elder said calmly, "It doesn't matter. He has been informed. As long as he posts a denial on the forum, that will suffice. Our Dragon Continent is not to be trifled with!"

Suddenly, a young superhuman in the office gasped: "Something’s wrong! Look at the Global Forum—the God of Slaughter... he... he has declared war on the entire world!"

Everyone was shocked and immediately pulled out their phones to check the site. They saw that Gu Sha had posted:

"The explosion in D City, Ghost Island Continent—I did it. I just didn't expect so many of you to be so dissatisfied. Since that's the case, I’ll just have to let the nuclear missiles fly a little longer, until you are all convinced."

Below that, Gu Sha tagged several official accounts, including those of the Rice Continent, the Black Continent, the Asan Continent, and the Ghost Island Continent—all the regions that had publicly demanded his punishment on the forum.

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Immediately after, Gu Sha posted again:

"If the whole world is unhappy, then let the nuclear missiles fly across the whole world!"

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In just two or three minutes, these two posts had surged to the top of the trending list. Countless comments flooded in, and the servers were struggling to keep up.

In the office, both the high-ranking members of the Superhuman Association and the Elders on the video call wore grim expressions. Han Ze, sitting in his chair, suddenly spoke: "Based on my understanding of Gu Sha, he truly means what he says. To use Kuang Dao’s words, this is a god—a god without a single restraint!"

The atmosphere became heavy and oppressive. The First Elder said in a deep voice, "Quick, reach out to Gu Sha again. Placate him and ensure he doesn't do anything reckless."

Nie Qingqing dialed the number immediately, but through the speakerphone, everyone heard only a busy signal. The other party had already turned off his phone.

"It's over," someone whispered.

The atmosphere turned stiflingly dull.

At this moment, far away in the Ghost Island Continent, Gu Sha was piloting a fighter jet toward one of the bastions.