Forming an Alliance

Liu Ping abruptly opened his eyes.

He looked around.

Only to see Luo Xingchen standing next to him, looking up at the four majestic pillars.

The white wolf had just left.

The Captain had entered the bronze gate, trying to find a way to take down the unknown entity that was trying to escape.

Nothing seemed to have changed, as if — — -

Only after he returned from the Void Pillar did time begin to move again.

A sobbing sound came from the Saint Pillar of Fire.

"So we are the only Saint Clan that still exists among the four Saint Clans. If we knew that you would face such a calamity, we would have …"

On the Saint Pillar, the voice sorrowfully continued:

"We should have stopped playing hide-and-seek earlier"

Luo Xingchen couldn't take it anymore and couldn't help but ask: "Don't you have anything else to do besides play?"

The voice paused, then continued in a low voice: "Even among the four Sacred Races of Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind, we are the oldest existences. We know everything in this world, and in our eyes, life is nothing more than a game. However, we are born with a strange disease, and it is called —"

"'Once you stop looking for fun, you will fall asleep in sorrow, if you still don't look for fun after waking up, you will die of worry' disease"

Luo Xingchen went silent.

Such an indescribable Saint Clan, no matter what you say to them, it's useless.

Liu Ping's attention was drawn by this.

The oldest Saint Clan.

Knows everything.

His mind was filled with thoughts, then he suddenly spoke: "Since you're so powerful, I have something to ask of you"

"Speak" the voice replied.

Liu Ping pulled out the invisible Blade of Nihility, lightly shook it and separated the Warden Saber from it.

He raised the bronze saber in front of the Sacred Pillar of Fire and asked in a loud voice, "

"This Blade is missing a scabbard, do you know how I can create its scabbard?"

"Huh? It's in your hands? "the voice asked in surprise.

Following that.

Whispers came from the Saint Pillar of Fire.

After a while.

The voice spoke again:

"When the True World sensed its future destruction, it expended all of its essence and power to create this Blade, specifically to protect the world"

"You can say that this Blade is the spirit of the world, the will of the world"

"So as soon as it was born, it received the name 'Blade of Protection of the Main Space-Time'"

Liu Ping's heart jolted when he heard that. He asked, "Then, how can I create a scabbard that belongs to it?"

The voice on the Holy Pillar of Fire replied:

"An artifact that can contain this blade can only come from the Four Saint Pillars that also protect this world."

"The scabbard of this saber needs the approval of the Four Saint Pillars before it can appear!"

Liu Ping felt the long saber in his hand tremble violently.

A voice emerged from the blade:

"It's right. Only the power of the Four Saint Pillars can contain me. Hurry up and ask them what they should do."

Liu Ping immediately asked, "What should I do to gain the recognition of the Four Saint Pillars?"

On the Holy Pillar of Fire, the voice sounded again.

"You created an epoch-making Dimensional Card, and made a contribution to elevating the dimension of the entire world in the domain of space-time. Because of this, the Saint Pillar of Wind appeared —"

"You've already obtained the recognition of the Saint Pillar of Wind, but unfortunately, the clan that resided on the Saint Pillar has already completely disappeared …"

"Forget it, we'll help you. Walk to the front of the Saint Pillar of Wind."

Liu Ping walked to the front of the Saint Pillar of Wind.

He waited for several breaths.

The voice suddenly sounded from the Saint Pillar of Wind.

"We can barely pretend to be that clan. Are you ready?"

"Anytime." Liu Ping raised the Warden Blade and said.

The voice coughed a few times, then suddenly recited with a solemn and calm tone:

"Time, you're the sand that living beings can't grasp, but you're my best friend."

"In the endless void, I use the Sands of Time to grant you the recognition of the Saint Pillar, allowing your saber to obtain a place to contain it."

The Saint Pillar of Wind erupted with a vast amount of blue light.

The light was like an ocean of light, gradually gathering in the void above Liu Ping. It then abruptly swooped down towards the blade of the Warden Blade.

"Ahhhhhhhh!"

Liu Ping gripped the saber tightly and roared.

He could only hold on to the hilt with all his might, preventing it from being blown away by the endless light.

A full 7-8 breaths later.

All the light gathered into the Warden Blade, emitting a faint blue glow on the surface of the blade.

Lines of burning text quickly manifested in the void of space:

[Your saber: Warden Blade has received the blessing of the Saint Pillar of Wind]

[A new ability has been attached to the saber:]

[Phantom Spirit]

[Note: By activating this ability, you can summon another you from a parallel timeline to fight for you before you strike]

[— — -Power from the Saint Pillar of Wind]

Liu Ping's heart jumped.

When he obtained the Warden Blade, he had already seen this ability in the weapon's description.

Phantom Spirit.

It's the ability of the scabbard!

Now that I've obtained one of them, there are still a few other abilities left. I'll probably need the recognition of the other Saint Pillars to manifest them.

The Warden Blade vibrated and spoke: "In truth, I can't hold on much longer. Very soon, I won't be able to stop the power of fate from devouring you. But fortunately, I've obtained this ability. It allows me to rest and increase my power"

"So you can still hold on?" Liu Ping asked.

"Yes, you can even test the power of the scabbard" Warden Blade replied.

Liu Ping was a bit curious, so he silently activated [Phantom Spirit].

The void of space shifted.

A black silhouette appeared in front of Liu Ping.

Its silhouette was exactly the same as Liu Ping's, holding an invisible blade in its hand.

— — -it was the [Blade of Nihility]!

"So this is me from a parallel timeline? Why is it a shadow? "

Liu Ping curiously asked.

On the Saint Pillar of Wind, the voice spoke again:

"This was our idea — — -"

"Because every time you activate [Phantom Spirit], what it captures is a parallel timeline version of you that was created when you activated [Phantom Spirit]. Whether it's strength or other aspects, it's no different from you. That's why it must appear in the form of a shadow that can disappear at any time to prevent the Law of Causality from becoming chaotic"

Liu Ping looked at the description in the void of space again and found that the description of [Phantom Spirit] was indeed half a sentence longer than before:

[Phantom Spirit]

[Note: By activating this ability, you can summon another you from a parallel timeline to fight for you before you strike, and can disappear at any time]

Liu Ping nodded and asked: "Then, how do I get the recognition of the other Saint Pillars?"

The voice replied: "If you want to get the recognition of the Saint Pillar of Fire, you must get our recognition"

"What do I need to do?" Liu Ping asked.

"Wait a moment."

Whispers could be heard from the bronze pillars again, as if the existences on the bronze pillars were discussing something with each other.

A moment later.

The voice coughed lightly and said: "If the ending of this world is destruction, you must help us find a new place to stay — swear that you will do this, and we will grant you the recognition of the Saint Pillar of Fire"

Luo Xingchen stood beside Liu Ping and whispered to him: "These guys are not reliable, think carefully"

Liu Ping asked: "You guys are so powerful, do you still need to place your hopes on me?"

"There's no other way, you don't know how terrifying the enemy is … Can you promise us?" the voice asked nervously.

"But I'm only a level 43 Card Master" Liu Ping said.

The voice said solemnly: "But you have the title 'Twilight's Embrace'. In the future, you will definitely do something that countless people have never done before, and we will pursue you — because you are the only light amid destruction"

"Alright, I promise" Liu Ping said.

— — -the most important thing right now is to create the scabbard. If I have the scabbard, the backlash of [Fate] will be completely dispelled, only then will I have the chance to do more things!

As for the Saint Pillar of Fire, their power and knowledge are both quite shocking.

At most, I'll ask them for advice, but not let them do it.

That should be fine, right?

On the Saint Pillar, the voice happily said: "Very well, we will activate the Saint Pillar of Fire — — wait, this is the Saint Pillar of Wind, we need to return to the Saint Pillar of Fire, you come here as well"

Liu Ping turned around and came in front of the Saint Pillar of Fire that was shrouded in clouds.

A voice came from the Saint Pillar as if it was singing:

"Finally, this moment has come, before the Saint Pillar is destroyed, we have obtained a promise"

"The four Saint Pillars want to rely on the power of our race to continue into the future"

"And we will bestow upon them the miracle that Twilight desires."

The clouds scattered.

Countless wooden houses, gardens, rivers, trees, grass, and tombstones could be seen on top of the bronze pillar.

These things seemed to be attracted by some sort of power, circling around the bronze pillar and spiraling upwards, almost covering the entire pillar.

What kind of power could do this?

Liu Ping carefully observed.

Below the wooden houses, there were long wooden planks that were deeply nailed to the pillar.

The entire bronze pillar was covered in rusty nails.

Everything was nailed to the pillar.

Inside these buildings, palm-sized figurines with thin wings on their backs were flying back and forth.

A figurine wearing a crown sat on a throne made of stone, holding a half-eaten ice cream in one hand, while the other was scratching its feet, speaking with a serious expression:

"Twilight One, from now on, we are in an alliance."

"No problem" Liu Ping replied.

All the figurines cheered.

The figurine wearing the crown nodded, pulled out a dirty short stick from below the throne, and pointed it at Liu Ping:

"Today, right here, we pixies have decided to grant you the power of the Saint Pillar of Fire"

As soon as he said that.

The bronze pillar began to vibrate lightly.

The crimson light of fire radiated from the pillar, illuminating the entire world of nothingness.