After sending off the two Source Energy Boats from East Continent and North Continent, Gu Shen returned to clean up the battlefield just after the great battle.
Both the Giant Deer Saint and Xuan Turtle Divine Envoy were slain.
But it wasn’t over. For Transcendents of their Titled Level... besides having so invaluable sealing items, they also carried marks left by the Divine Thrones.
Gu Shen knew that if the Five Continents Force entered the Ice Sea Ruins, they would definitely inspect the Snowfield.
By then, they might use so strange thods to find these bodies.
So he had to thoroughly "clean up" the area.
Gu Shen first found the Giant Deer Saint, whose corpse was split in two, dead beyond any doubt.
As a saint ranked at the lower tier of the Storm Church, his domain was the "Undying Deer," indeed he had remarkable vitality; during the previous battle, his injuries could recover eighty percent in a short ti... but compared to the "Undying Deer," the "Vital Fire" was far superior. The Giant Deer Saint wanted to drag the situation into a war of attrition, slowly wearing down his opponent, but he didn’t expect to be the one worn down to death in the end.
"Five years have passed, you’ve grown significantly. In this situation, how would you handle it?"
Gu Shen was guiding Gu Xiaoman through battlefield cleanup, teaching Xiaoman an important lesson: that in killing one must be ruthless, and in handling the aftermath, even more so.
"First search the body, then scour the Spirit Sea."
Gu Xiaoman looked calmly at the Giant Deer Saint, her voice firm and resolute: "Finally, cleanly dispose of the corpse."
"Go ahead."
Gu Shen nodded, signaling the youngster to start working.
Gu Xiaoman began scavenging the split-open body of the Giant Deer Saint...
"The giant axe... shattered."
"The Spiritual Defensive Sealing Item was also broken."
"The Spirit Sea completely obliterated."
The young fellow frowned in dismay, saying, "Gu Shen, you were too ruthless, weren’t you? Not a single intact sealing item left."
It was her first ti scavenging the remnants of a Titled Transcendent, initially hoping to find so valuable items.
But unexpectedly... she found nothing.
Gu Shen smiled helplessly, "Why not search more carefully?"
Suddenly, Xiaoman recalled the azure glow clinging to the Heavenly Curtain.
Authority... Tide Authority!
She resud her search and eventually found the curved sea shell.
"Found it!"
"Not bad..." Gu Shen grinned, "This ’Tide’ Authority, keep it for now. This thing must not be taken outside, because Authority Items, once they leave the ’Ruins,’ will imdiately be detected by the Divine Thrones... having it with you would only bring trouble."
The smile on Gu Xiaoman’s face quickly vanished.
"I thought this was sothing valuable."
She shook her head, "I didn’t expect it couldn’t be taken out."
"You are the future ’Lord of Wine,’ you will have your own ’Authority’ later on." Gu Shen patted Gu Xiaoman’s head softly, "The Storm’s ’Authority,’ it’s nothing special."
"Then on the Xuan Turtle’s body, shouldn’t there be a ’Cloud Mirror’?"
Gu Xiaoman quickly grasped the real reason Gu Shen brought her here.
She imdiately ran to scavenge the Xuan Turtle’s corpse.
The previous battle was intense.
With ’Iron Armor’ and ’Mystic Water Embryo’ being shattered, the Xuan Turtle had also sacrificed many sealing items. As the battle reached its end, the Skytop was cracking, and seeing that the combined power of two Authority Items couldn’t suppress Gu Shen, the Xuan Turtle lost all sanity, desperately hurling sealing items... in an attempt to avoid death.
So his sealing items were all shattered and valueless.
Gu Xiaoman’s eyes shone brightly as she found a small mirror on Xuan Turtle’s remains!
Having cultivated at the Source Tower for five years.
She was quite aware of the power of the ’Cloud Mirror.’ The Sky Divine Throne’s authority could provide visibility over most regions within the Five Continents, and summon the Skytop clouds to launch extrely powerful attacks.
With two Authority Items in hand, the young one’s smile returned to her face.
Although they couldn’t be taken out, it was still so small gain.
"This ’Authority Item,’ I’ll entrust to you, hold it well."
Gu Shen casually tossed an object, and Gu Xiaoman quickly caught it before getting a proper look: it was a gold-hued "eye."
"This is Light City’s ’Fiery Eyes,’ you only need to press it onto sothing as a carrier, transforming into ’Engraving Pattern.’
Gu Shen grabbed a stone from the snow and handed it to Gu Xiaoman.
Carefully, she placed the ’Fiery Eyes’ onto the stone, and it rged seamlessly, with golden stripes appearing on the pale snowy surface, resembling a growing eye, sowhat eerie...
This was the result of Gu Shen’s earlier cleanup after defeating Long Qi.
Authority Items, he wouldn’t leave even one behind.
"So, three Authority Items?" Gu Xiaoman carefully stored them.
"Yes, we will keep them safe." Gu Shen smiled.
Considering people from the Source Tower, Light City, and Storm Church may return, these three Authorities must never fall back into their hands.
"Next is taking care of the bodies."
Gu Shen looked at Gu Xiaoman, saying, "Go ahead, show your skills."
As he spoke, he raised his palm, summoning forth Fiery Eyes.
If Xiaoman didn’t handle things perfectly, he would clean up afterwards.
"...Alright!"
Gu Xiaoman stood before the Giant Deer Saint, raising her hands; ’Dissolving Dream’ activated, instantly covering the void with dozens, or even a hundred, black cracks like spider webs and a black coffin descending from the above!
Rumble!
The shattered body of the Giant Deer Saint was completely enveloped by ’Dissolving Dream’!
Reality and dream interchanged, the saint’s remains dragged into the dream realm, completely dismantled!
Monts later, only black embers drifted in the snow.
Having finished, Gu Xiaoman cautiously looked at Gu Shen, her eyes full of anticipation.
"Well done."
Gu Shen smiled, offering praise while his hand continued to conjure Fiery Eyes.
Gu Shen flicked his fingers, and Fiery Eyes flew to encase the ashes—
Boom!
Amidst the scattering sparks.
The corpse remains of the Giant Deer Saint were thoroughly incinerated, leaving not even a trace of powder.
"Rember, when dealing with enemies of this level, don’t leave a single trace. Even if a tiny bit of powder is left, the enemy could lock onto you." Gu Shen said gravely, "In the world of Transcendents, there’s no concept of ’rcy.’ Once life and death have been decided... when dealing with the corpse, you have to be decisive and ruthless!"
The reason for this lesson was that Gu Shen used [Profiling] when he first entered the Ice Sea Ruins!
After Gu Xiaoman killed the Law Enforcer of the Source Tower, she used [Dissolving Dream] to handle the corpses of those squad mbers.
It looked clean and neat.
But in front of truly top-tier Transcendents, it was still hopelessly conspicuous.
If those pursuing were not himself but the Cloud Tiger and Xuan Turtle... they could also find flaws through [Profiling]!
"I understand now."
Gu Xiaoman listened intently, her expression becoming serious.
In these five years, under the guidance of the Red Dragon from the Source Tower, she learned many things, like how to kill and surpass ranks.
But there were still so kinds of "knowledge" she hadn’t mastered yet.
Every assassination from the Source Tower was ticulously planned.
Even if she managed to "counter-kill," no one would pursue the matter...
So she still wasn’t fully aware of how to perfectly handle the "disposal of corpses."
However, with her excellent comprehension, a hint from Gu Shen was enough for her to grasp the key points.
Gu Xiaoman proactively approached the corpse of the Xuan Turtle, continuing to use [Dissolving Dream] to process the head, the broken body, and the countless bloodstains scattered across the snowfield... This ti, the handling was extrely ticulous, leaving not even a speck on the snowfield.
Gu Shen’s gaze beca approving.
This handling was genuinely perfect.
...
...
After dealing with the remains.
Gu Shen and Gu Xiaoman resud their journey.
Across the vast snowfield, a large and small silhouette walked slowly.
The two conversed intermittently.
"Gu Shen, did you really sleep all this ti under the Ice Sea?"
"Yes... I slept for a full five years."
"Five years, ten months, and twenty-eight days."
Gu Xiaoman seriously lifted her little face and boasted with a smile, "I rembered."
"..."
Gu Shen was montarily speechless, only able to reply with a smile, his expression slightly complicated.
Turns out over these years, not just Chu Ling was waiting for him.
There was also Gu Xiaoman.
Perhaps even more people.
"Sleeping for so long, is it a blessing or a curse?" The little one murmured, "I haven’t slept in a very long ti."
Once a Spiritual Transcendent successfully comprehends the breathing thod at the initial level, sleep ti greatly reduces.
For an S-rank genius like Gu Xiaoman, even less need be said.
[Dissolving Dream] endowed her with the ability to reverse reality and illusion within a certain range; she had no need for sleep since reaching the initial level, simple ditation was enough to restore her spirit.
Gu Shen didn’t tell Xiaoman how he spent those five-plus years suffering under the Ice Sea.
It would pain Xiaoman if said.
Having endured his darkest days, there was no need to let those who care about him feel sad.
"Sleeping this long wasn’t actually as comfortable as you imagine." Gu Shen said warmly, "Compared to sleeping under the Ice Sea, I’d rather be back on land, at least able to see you all."
"Tsk..."
Xiaoman couldn’t help but smile at this satisfying answer.
The two returned to the end of the snowy mountain and stood before the air wall.
"Are you ready?"
Gu Shen turned his head to look at Xiaoman.
"Phew... ready!"
The little one rubbed her cheeks, repeatedly took deep breaths, and gave a definite answer.
Chi Huo and Pure Land’s two domains were unleashed, Gu Shen controlled the domains to just cover the two of them, without any leakage or waste.
Gu Xiaoman clutched his sleeve.
Gu Shen stretched out his palm, pressing toward the wall of air, beyond it was the vast snowfield, the "important place" in Xiaoman’s perception.
"Crack, crack, crack!"
The crushing force was triggered at this mont!
Gu Shen squinted his eyes, forcing his way into the wall of air, he felt imnse resistance... even the flawless two Great Achievent domains suffered terrifying oppression!
"Ugh..."
Gu Shen groaned softly.
Gu Xiaoman keenly captured this scene, nervously asking, "Brother Gu Shen?"
"No problem!"
Gu Shen’s brow subtly furrowed, he coldly watched as countless blades in the snowfield shredded his domain.
Iron Throne activated!
Thousands of iron scales flew out from his skin, arranging around the domain, forcefully resisting the crushing force—
The two collided into the world behind the wall.
anwhile, a cold, chanical voice sounded above them.
"Warning! Warning! External intruder detected!"
"Initiate Ergency Response Plan 1!"
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