The Red Dragon turned and left.
Bai Xiu did not follow.
He silently looked up, gazing towards the Skytop filled with lightning and thunder. The Heavenly Eye, burning with red flas, shattered in the air and was completely annihilated by the second thunderbolt—
Except for the sound of rain, there was no other noise in Tanyao.
This is an absolute "silent place".
The words left by the Red Dragon were heard by him alone.
Not long after.
A great number of black birds swept across the Skytop, making the world noisy once more... Countless wings flapped through the sky and rain, creating a cacophony of unsettling sounds.
Bai Xiu turned to look and saw the majestic volcano, dormant for years, suddenly spewing large amounts of steam!
"Boom—"
The sudden violent roar startled Xiaoman.
The young girl, holding a basket, nearly stumbled. After steadying herself, she looked back with lingering fear... An uncountable number of black birds circled the tall volcano. After the steam erupted, it ford a scorching, mushroom-shaped dark cloud. The black giant birds spiraled around it before screaming and plunging into the mushroom cloud.
It was a breathtaking scene.
Xiaoman pursed her lips, staring blankly at the sight, not understanding why these black birds decisively plunged into the black volcano... It was a furnace leading to the end of life. Their resolute and free sacrifice seed like completing a great deed, as if they willingly sacrificed themselves to rekindle this long-extinct volcano.
The flock of birds circled, soared above the Skytop, and crashed into the dark cloud!
Bai Xiu slowly walked up to Xiaoman.
"It’s over."
He said softly, "Now, you can ’go ho’."
The young girl looked confused, instinctively hugging the basket tighter.
"Ho..."
Over the years, this word remained unfamiliar.
The basket she hugged was actually her ho, and the baby inside was her only family.
"Zizz."
The sound of static from the communication device rang again.
Gu Shen said: "Little Xiuzi, how is it on your side?"
"Everything is smooth."
Bai Xiu looked at his bleeding arm and said calmly, "We’ll et at the main city of S12 district."
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S12 District.
Shen Li stood at the lookout of the high wall, staring at the distant black Beast Tide with a solemn expression. Although Gu Shen had previously laid down a layer of "poison miasma", the images from the A-level alarm were still sowhat frightening, so he had long arranged for everyone to be on high alert.
This ti, the Beast Tide assault started from the East Cave...
The situation was much better than expected.
The extraordinary beast spirits previously diverted had developed a certain spiritual wisdom because they had witnessed the terror of the "poison miasma" earlier, so this ti they had no intention of charging the South Cave!
"Source Tower is really suffering this ti..."
A mber of the Sincere Heart Association lit a cigarette and couldn’t help but laugh.
"These priests always looked down on others... They even asked before if Mr. Xiao Gu needed assistance..."
Another mber sneered, "Haha, now it’s their turn, serves them right!"
On the high wall, there was a lively atmosphere.
Shen Li did not join the banter, standing alone on the watchtower, drenched in heavy rain, observing the direction of the Beast Tide while constantly checking the ti, murmuring to himself, "They should be back soon..."
Gu Shen’s operational plan tonight was only shared with him, Bai Xiu, and Chen i.
The mbers of the Sincere Heart Association could laugh out loud because they did not know that this Beast Tide assault was closely related to Gu Shen, and the main planner of the incident... was still in the territory of Source Tower, yet to return.
Shen Li did not wait long.
From the northern direction.
In the distant night, a silhouette swiftly approached.
"An enemy attack? Such a strong extraordinary aura—"
"Alert! Alert!"
The seemingly relaxed and unprepared mbers of the Sincere Heart Association were the first to notice this silhouette. They reacted quickly, imdiately spreading the alert through the spiritual channel, and soone was already aiming a gun at the shadow in the night!
"Put the gun down, it’s one of ours!"
Shen Li breathed a deep sigh of relief.
He imdiately stood up and lifted the alert.
Simultaneously.
The figure racing through the night heavily stepped on the muddy ground, and from his sleeves, countless pieces of iron flew out, transforming into a long sword against the rain. The third step landed on the sword’s blade, shooting up into the air and sliding towards the high walls, entering the city in just a few seconds.
Gu Shen landed in the S12 district and softly said to everyone, "Thank you for your hard work, continue to keep watch, and just forget what just happened."
The mbers of the Sincere Heart Association looked at each other.
"Tss!"
A wisp of blazing fire swept by, leaving them bewildered, exchanging glances...
They vaguely felt as if sothing had just happened.
But looking towards the high wall again, there was nothing there...
It was not about trusting the mbers of the Sincere Heart Association, but the matter of leaving the city tonight was best kept from them.
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...
"Everything went smoothly?"
"Smooth enough."
After entering the city, Shen Li imdiately caught up with Gu Shen, and they traversed the corridors of the forr church residence in S12 District. Outside, the rain poured, and only faint rain sounds could be heard inside. The corridor was dry, with soft lighting.
Gu Shen removed the ghost mask and the Zhenyue Robe; he could finally use "Chi Huo" now. The dry flas evaporated the rainwater on his body, and he shook the robe, folding it up and putting it away.
"Was it really smooth?" asked Shen Li cautiously, "Why do I feel like your Spiritual Aura seems sowhat unstable?"
"I just had a fight with Suzaku... The Four Divine Envoys are very powerful, not comparable to soone like Lu Zhe or Jia Wei, who are Fourth-Order Transcenders, but they are still the top of the fourth order." Gu Shen smiled helplessly, "Without being able to use my abilities or domain, I could only be on the receiving end. So, I sustained so injuries."
Tonight’s battle, in Gu Shen’s eyes, put him at a relative disadvantage.
Using [Truth] made the situation with Suzaku about a six-four split.
He was injured, and so was Suzaku.
As for that final arrow...
Gu Shen only knew he hit the target, but he didn’t know exactly what kind of state Suzaku was in.
He looked appreciatively at Little Iron Man, paused, and then complinted him.
"Not bad, your foresight has improved."
Gu Shen was indeed lightly injured; the Purgatory Barrier of Nanli had a terrifying scorching effect on the soul.
If it were soone else.
For instance, soone like Shen Li...
Getting hit fully three to four tis would probably lead to soul collapse, with one’s Spirit Sea being scorched to nothingness. The pseudo-S-grade divine artifact granted by the Sky Divine Throne to the Four Divine Envoys requires an equally powerful seal to counter it at the sa level.
However, Gu Shen is an exception.
With the "Pure Land," a god-tier world with complete rules enveloping his soul, Gu Shen’s Spirit Sea is incredibly sturdy. The Li Fire within the Purgatory Barrier would need to burn through all the primordial substance stored in the "Pure Land" to have a chance to touch the essence of his soul!
"Cough..."
Receiving a complint from Gu Shen, Shen Li couldn’t help but smile.
Then he quickly reined in his smile, saying, "Why hasn’t Little Xiuzi co back yet?"
Gu Shen asked aningfully, "Little Xiuzi?"
If mory serves...
Shen Li used to dislike Bai Xiu quite a bit.
This mission, he’s already habitually changed his address to "Little Xiuzi," hasn’t he?
"I an, Bai Xiu..."
Shen Li promptly corrected himself, muttering in a concealed tone, "Didn’t Bai Xiu go out to pick soone up? Why hasn’t there been any news, nor a return ssage? Is he reliable?"
"If Little Xiuzi isn’t reliable, then perhaps no one is..."
Gu Shen recognized Shen Li’s thinly veiled concern and laughed, "Don’t worry, God’s Favored Son has already been successfully picked up, and the Beast Tide’s onset ans Bai Xiu has arrived at ’Tanyao’ with the people..."
"That’s good..."
Little Iron Man stubbornly said, "What I an is, as long as he can complete the mission, initially I thought I could at least try to fight for it."
"Tonight’s mission isn’t that simple," Gu Shen continued with a smile, "In the worst-case scenario, three Divine Envoys could pursue southward. Are you confident you could complete it in such a case?"
"I..."
"Even if I can’t, isn’t Chen i also there..."
Shen Li murmured, "That guy has [Ti Slow]..."
At the end of the corridor in the church courtyard, Chen i was waiting with a lantern; he had long heard the conversation between the two.
Hearing this, Chen i laughed with a mix of annoyance and amusent.
"I don’t want to take the initiative to fight, don’t you try to throw this onto ."
He shook his head and said, "Tonight’s mission isn’t about fighting. My ’spiritual perception’ is quite a bit inferior to Bai Xiu’s; if I were to take on this task, it would be incredibly troubleso if an encounter is triggered."
The S-grade characteristic ability [Thunder Realm Walker], with an extrely broad perceptive scope, perfectly suited the stormy weather.
Bai Xiu’s Spiritual Sensing Range can rival "Chi Huo" nearly!
In such a situation.
Bai Xiu has the option to "fight" or "not fight."
If there are too many Divine Envoys, he can take God’s Favored Son and leave. In tonight’s operational mission, the initiative brought about by the S-grade ability is more crucial than [Ti Slow].
"Okay, I admit, I’m a bit worried about him."
Shen Li sighed and said, "I’m even more concerned about the legendary ’God’s Favored Son’..."
Gu Shen had inford them of the mission and clarified his relationship with the "Neutrals" to them... of course omitting all information related to the "Ancient Literature Society."
Mr. Zhuang and Qi Mo and others, were at the mont in the attic at the end of the corridor in the estate.
S12 District has already fallen under Gu Shen’s control; they don’t need to hide underground on a daily basis anymore.
In an absolutely safe area.
Many Neutrals have co to the surface.
Regarding the information about "God’s Favored Son," Shen Li and Chen i had already learned from Mr. Zhuang. Because of Gu Shen, they maintained a sense of respect towards the "Neutrals" organization.
However, the two were very curious.
What kind of image is the "savior" that the Neutrals were willing to remain hidden in the Sangzhou Cave for twenty years to look for?
The two [Deep Sea] alerts both seed to be related to the abnormalities in "Tanyao."
Beast Tide, Tanyao, God’s Favored Son...
These three elents were clearly closely linked.
The trio reached the estate’s attic; before pushing open the door, Shen Li asked curiously, "Gu Shen, theoretically, that little one... should only be three years old. Can a three-year-old cause such a big commotion?"
"Three years old..."
Gu Shen paused for a second, recalling Xiaoman and the child in the basket, softly saying, "It’s not three years old."
Shen Li was a bit bewildered.
"And... it’s not just one."
Gu Shen sighed, stating with a headache, "You’ll understand when Bai Xiu returns."
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(PS: Last night I hit a writer’s block, there will be three Chapters updated today~ The second update will be at ten in the evening, seeking monthly votes~)
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