Barrier of Light

For Gu Shen, it was a blessing to meet a friend and rival like Bai Xiu.

Extraordinary practice is like climbing a mountain. The road is long and the steps are steep.

No matter where you climb, if you look back, you will always see someone not far away from you. Although such a presence can put pressure on people, it is more of a motivation.

"Okay, that's it. I'll go to Beizhou with you."

Gu Shen actually wanted to know what height Baixiu had reached now.

In his heart.

Xiaoxiu has been the most respectable opponent from beginning to end!

After hearing Gu Shen's promise, Mu Wanqiu's expression softened. She withdrew her fist and the shadow of the [Judge] suspended behind her.

"You said you were going to Qinghe. When?"

Mu Wanqiu raised her eyebrows.

"Now you can."

Gu Shen smiled and raised his chin, motioned to Mu Wanqiu's red source armor, and said, "This is Dongzhou, not a border fortress. Do you want to consider changing your clothes?"

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After a while, the miniature energy boat moved forward slowly on the zenith.

As the "Grand Adjudicator", Gu Shen resolved all authority issues for this energy boat.

Mu Wanqiu, who had removed his source armor and changed into a tight-fitting battle suit, sat in the main driving position.

The microboat is on "autopilot".

For some friends, daily communication does not require too many words, just a few words are enough.

Mu Wanqiu and Bai Xiu are both such people.

The two of them were not good at words.

In the six years since Gu Shen "died", they had been sad and paid homage to him.

But now that we are reunited, there are not many happy words to say.

Mu Wanqiu, in particular, came to this meeting just for the purpose of "fighting". The news of the [Barrier] title ban and the Grand Adjudicator had spread throughout the five continents. She naturally knew about it, but she didn't mention it after the meeting because of those pleasantries. She really couldn't say it.

It was very quiet inside the energy boat, with only the sound of the wind passing by and the occasional intelligent broadcast from [Deep Sea].

The conversation between the two of them went on intermittently, and seemed very perfunctory.

"So you have been practicing under the ice sea for the past six years?"

"That's right. He's almost dead. If he doesn't break through, he might actually die."

Mu Wanqiu moved his head slightly.

She looked at the thin man in the passenger seat, looking a little confused.

Sometimes, she really couldn't figure out the future Pluto in front of her.

The matter of life and death is obviously a big one.

But in Gu Shen's mouth, it was as small as a grain of rice.

"This matter has passed. I successfully broke through and killed Jia Wei." Gu Shen smiled and moved his head, looking at Mu Wanqiu: "So there is nothing to say."

Mu Wanqiu fell silent.

After a few seconds, she spoke: "I watched the fight between you and Jia Wei..."

Gu Shen smiled helplessly and said, "You want to say that I played well?"

His ears were almost calloused hearing these words.

"No."

Mu Wanqiu shook his head and said: "Since you chose to fight him, you must be sure of victory. I just didn't expect that your identity is so sensitive, and you still dare to appear in Guangming City."

There are only a few people in the world who know Gu Shen's identity as Pluto.

The moment Mu Wanqiu saw the "Red Lake Showdown", his heart was in his throat!

Gu Shen, since you dare to run to Guangming City alone!

The extraordinary people from all five continents were sighing, shocked that Gu Shen successfully killed Jia Wei...

But in Mu Wanqiu's eyes, this incident was truly shocking.

The reason is that Gu Shen's "Pluto identity" was not exposed.

"I went to Guangming City not just to kill Jia Wei."

Gu Shen lowered his eyes and said, "It's also to see the God of Light."

"But if I remember correctly, you escaped in a very embarrassed manner in the end."

Mu Wanqiu asked: "What did Guangming say to you? Did he see through you?"

"If what I saw was the real God of Light, if he had successfully seen through me that day, then... I would be dead."

Gu Shen's sentence used two assumptions.

Mu Wanqiu reacted very quickly, "What do you mean? The light...is fake?"

"I suspect it's fake."

Gu Shen said calmly: "Of course, it's just suspicion."

"If it were you, just suspicion would be enough."

Mu Wanqiu nodded without any doubt. She said calmly: "If even Pluto can't recognize light, who can?"

Gu Shen was speechless.

He didn't expect that Mu Wanqiu would trust him so much.

But yes, he is Pluto and she is the one who holds the title. It is difficult to have a more trustworthy relationship in this world.

"The Throne of Light has not made much public appearances in recent years. According to Her Majesty the Queen, when she was living in the attic, the Throne of Light had already locked itself in the Red Lake... It is just that in these years, the spiritual meeting between the highest seats, the Throne of Light has never seemed to There is no absence.”

Mu Wanqiu said slowly: "Coupled with Mr. Gu Changzhi's deep sleep in the past few years, everyone pointed their fingers at Nagano."

Yes.

In those years, no one would doubt the identity of the "God of Light".

Speaking of which.

Mu Wanqiu ended the automatic navigation of [Deep Sea], and she personally took over the driving of the microboat.

besides.

She even unleashed her own domain.

The huge white-clothed ghost floated above the energy boat, spreading its wings to create a safe shadow.

It was obvious that she was aware of the implications of continuing this topic.

But Gu Shen had already prepared it.

He had already asked Chu Ling to cut off the information feedback between the micro-boat and the [Deep Sea] host, and at the same time wrapped the micro-boat with blazing fire to prevent any spiritual messages from being transmitted.

His conversations with Mu Wanqiu were always in a state of absolute safety.

"The God of Light is fake... This news is crazy. If it hadn't come from your mouth, I would never believe it."

Mu Wanqiu said solemnly: "But if he is fake, where has the real throne gone? Who did you see?"

"It's still just a guess..."

"The true throne is dead."

Gu Shen thought for a few seconds and told the person he trusted the most about the answer he had hidden in his heart: "What I saw was the [Deep Sea]."

deep sea.

These two words fell on Mu Wanqiu's mind, causing her to lose consciousness for a while.

In fact, her move to cut off the mental network of the mini-boat had already proved that... she had already had a premonition.

Mu Wanqiu lowered her voice: "Why... do you think it's the [Deep Sea]?"

"I have another identity, and that is the leader of the [Ancient Literature Society]."

Gu Shen passed on the internal documents of the Ancient Literature Society.

The words left by Alan Turing.

As well as a large number of documents and archives...

This information entered Mu Wanqiu's mind, leaving her in shock for a long time, especially the analysis and comparison of the "Awakening Experiment" data in Sangzhou Cave.

“[The deep ocean] is beyond the control of the federal government.”

Gu Shen said: "Those extraordinary beings in Sangzhou Cave are now accepted by both Dongzhou and Beizhou... Don't forget how they awakened. [Deep Sea] linked their brain spirits, using the spirit of [Deep Water Zone] The network has forcibly turned on their extraordinary genes. In this way, as long as the authority allows, [Deep Sea] can control every living being connected to the spiritual network."

Mu Wanqiu's voice was a little hoarse: "Including... God?"

Gu Shen didn't answer.

The silence speaks.

"Turn on autopilot."

Gu Shen gently pressed the button and said: "It's very safe here. Guwen will have a dedicated secret network... I am the authority holder of [Source Code]."

"source code……"

Mu Wanqiu was still in a daze.

Chu Ling took over the miniboat.

"The basic code flowing in the [Deep Water Zone] spiritual network, the lowest level, has most of the uncontrolled permissions."

Gu Shen said in a deep voice: "So far, this is the last means of clamping down on [Deep Sea] by the Guwen Society. However, the main system is constantly being upgraded, and the living space of [Source Code] is being continuously squeezed... The current situation is not optimistic."

"Let me slow down."

Mu Wanqiu rubbed his eyebrows and murmured: "So I not only joined Pluto's cult, but also joined the rebel organization that was jointly expelled by the Five Continents Council?"

"These two are actually the same, there is not much difference."

Gu Shen smiled and said: "You should feel lucky. In addition to the leader of the Ancient Literature Society, I am also the next Pluto and one of the seven gods with the highest seat in the future."

Mu Wanqiu felt deeply that she had been greatly deceived.

She looked at the contented man beside her with a complicated expression.

"Some secrets are more comfortable to be told."

Gu Shen said calmly: "Accept the reality, you are already on board, be my [winner], and Pluto's authority Fu Ze can choose at will."

"I really believed your lies back then..."

Mu Wanqiu was a little dumbfounded. She gritted her teeth and felt a headache.

Just being the crowned king of Pluto is troublesome enough.

Plus a member of the Ancient Literature Society...

If he is discovered, he must not be hunted to death?

"Don't worry too much."

Gu Shen smiled and stretched out a finger, shaking it and said: "I might as well tell you some good news. The great Queen of Beizhou Central City should know almost all the secrets about me. So you just serve me. It can be regarded as being loyal to the Queen."

Does Her Majesty the Queen know Gu Shen's dual true identity?

Mu Wanqiu was very smart. A few key words flashed through her mind and she quickly understood their meaning.

Therefore, during the "Dolu River Disaster" mission, the Queen summoned Gu Shen early!

Everything in that disaster was designed by Her Majesty the Queen!

His Majesty knew that Gu Shen was the "King of Hades", so he arranged the mission of Styx to lure out the travelers, and at the same time suppress the Outer Continent God's Throne... The final result was a great victory.

"The Queen doesn't care about 'Pluto' and 'Ancient Literature Society'?"

Mu Wanqiu frowned and spoke, but then murmured: "No, what she did was not that she didn't care... but that she was deliberately protecting you."

Her Majesty the Queen has a very good relationship with Mr. Gu Changzhi.

Gu Shen was obviously blessed by Gu Changzhi——

Gu Shen just smiled and did not take the initiative to answer.

Let Mu Wanqiu guess the "mysterious part" by herself.

He will not tell his champion that Mr. Gu Changzhi left three top-secret letters.

There is one letter in it.

It is reserved for Her Majesty the Queen.

At that time, Gu Shen was still in the "ignorant" stage. He only knew that Her Majesty the Queen, who was meditating in the attic, had understood the forbidden magic that could spy on the evolution of destiny... The content of the letter he wanted to send had already been It has been watched countless times.

At that time, what Gu Shen could see was limited.

Now looking back.

I was able to obtain protection from Beizhou precisely because Her Majesty the Queen had already read the "letter" in advance.

As for tearing it off, Gu Shen didn't understand it so far.

perhaps……

This involves a very distant future.

Mu Wanqiu thought about it for a long time, but she still didn't understand the things about Her Majesty the Queen, but it was no longer important.

Her Majesty the Queen's attitude towards Gu Shen is obvious to all.

Since her status as the crown holder is equivalent to a clear chess piece in His Majesty's eyes, there is no need to worry and she will do whatever she has to do.

"By the way...what is this silver bracelet on your wrist?"

Gu Shen noticed Mu Wanqiu's skills again.

He had noticed something strange before when they met in the spiritual wilderness.

A circle of silver light wrapped around Mu Wanqiu's wrist.

Unexpectedly, in the real world, this silver light actually materialized and became a bracelet.

"Tsk."

Mu Wanqiu's thousand-year-old cold face showed a rare playful and sarcastic smile: "You really didn't recognize it, did you?"

Gu Shen was startled.

This silver light was something I felt the last time I saw it...

The smell is very familiar.

"This is 'Golden Spike'."

Mu Wanqiu raised her wrist and criticized harshly: "To be precise, it is a special sealed object that contains the spirit of the 'Golden Spike Flower'... Be honest, have you forgotten it?"

"I……"

Gu Shen was speechless for a while.

After escaping from Gubao Fortress and returning to Wuzhou, and after confirming that the spiritual link with "Golden Spike Flower" would not be broken, Gu Shen never cared about it again.

Golden Spike Flower is very sensible. The two tasks it was given were to "open up the map of the [Old World]" and the other to "find the aura of the Benefactors."

Both tasks are very difficult.

The former has no end or end, it silently carries out spiritual rubbings.

And the latter...has made no progress over the years.

Because there is no need to report on either task, Golden Spike Flower rarely takes the initiative to come to the Pure Land in "spiritual form".

Over time, Gu Shen had almost forgotten the existence of this "cute pet".

"I can't help it..."

Gu Shen apologized softly, and took the initiative to send a ray of spiritual thought to the distant [Old World].

Soon he received a cheerful mental reply from Golden Spike.

This big guy can be said to be a model of "heartless".

Perhaps because of the decades of waiting in [Maze] Zheqian, the loneliness and frost and snow in the past few years are actually nothing to Golden Ebony Flower. Now she suddenly got the "favor" of her master. The big snake cheered and heard the news The feeling of soul thought that was extremely joyful.

This made Gu Shen even more ashamed.

"You really are destined to be the hands-off shopkeeper."

Mu Wanqiu said angrily: "After you 'died', I went to the [Old World] several times and saw the big snake in person."

As the [Crown Holder], she has half of the power of Hellfire.

Golden Spike Flower will not have any hostility towards Mu Wanqiu.

Moreover, she will also be regarded as the "master". Of course, her position cannot be compared with Gu Shen.

"In the past few years, it has been wandering in the [Old World]. Although it has suffered many injuries, its body and soul have gradually grown, and now it has reached its 'peak period'... I didn't tell it about you, but it took the initiative to give up part of its spirit. Present it and make it into a sealed object to facilitate induction within a certain range. The most important thing is the contract symbol of 'master-servant identity'."

Mu Wanqiu used his mental power to project an image.

Above the huge snowfield.

A giant snake hundreds of meters long was entangled on the glacier, its head hanging down.

Mu Wanqiu, who was wearing red source armor, stretched out her palm and patted Jin Sui Hua's flat triangular head as if patting a hill.

"Actually, I never believed the news of your death."

Mu Wanqiu said calmly: "Although there is an obituary announcement from the Gu family, you died in the sea of ​​ice, and the authority of Hellfire has not been shaken. This phenomenon is really abnormal..."

"If you really die, either the power of the underworld fire that remains with me will dissipate with your death."

She continued: "Either, as the [Crown Holder], I was regarded as the next successor by Hellfire and received complete authority, but neither of these two things happened."

"I can only say that it is such a pity that the disaster will last for thousands of years."

Mu Wanqiu's teasing words left Gu Shen speechless.

He thought of their previous meeting in the spiritual wilderness. Mu Wanqiu had indeed improved a lot in the past few years, at least in terms of her acting skills and her character... She was obviously not worried about her "death". When she learned that she was still alive, she immediately thought of a way to do it. He set up a trap and successfully obtained three "promises" from himself.

"As a scourge, of course you have to live well."

Gu Shenhun smiled nonchalantly and said: "Golden Harvest Flower is willing to give you its 'spirit' and serve you as its master. This is actually a good thing. You can keep this bracelet, there is no need to give it to me."

If he wants to summon Golden Spike Flower, he only needs to shout in the [Pure Land].

No matter how far apart.

The power of Pluto can send his voice to the Golden Spike Flower Heart Lake.

The most important meaning of this silver bracelet is "trust".

Golden Spike Flower is willing to submit to Gu Shen, and is also willing to extend this contractual relationship to the [winner] Mu Wanqiu. In a sense, it recognizes Mu Wanqiu's strength and identity.

"I never wanted to give it to you."

Mu Wanqiu snorted coldly and said, "That was given to me by Golden Spike Flower. If you want it, you can find it and take it yourself."

Gu Shen couldn't laugh or cry.

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It was already dark when the mini-boat reached Qinghe District.

And the wind was blowing cold and wet.

There were dense clouds around the airship, and there was a hint of thunder. It looked like a heavy rain was likely to follow.

Chu Ling took over the berthing of the microboat.

Mu Wanqiu and Gu Shen just jumped off the airship.

In the black night, the mountains are rolling and the majestic livid color is like a gloomy picture. This is an uninhabited land strictly controlled by the [Deep Sea]. Several small towns around it have also been forcibly relocated by the federal government, covering an area of ​​nearly 100 meters. It's all deserted. Because it is an uninhabited area, naturally no [Light Source] will be built.

"laugh."

Gu Shen landed on the ground, and when he stood up, he waved his hand and threw out two balls of blazing fire.

The two balls of blazing fire spread to the ground, bounced up, and turned into two ancient lanterns, floating on the shoulders of the two people.

"I don't understand something."

Mu Wanqiu said: "Since this mission is between Hades and the apostle, why didn't you call Shen Li to come out?"

"You seem to care about him."

Gu Shen smiled and said, "If you want him to come with you, we can turn around and go back to Nagano now and take him with you."

"……forget it."

Mu Wanqiu waved her hands quickly, raised her eyebrows and asked, "What is the next task?"

From the moment they met until now, Gu Shen has never said anything about this mission.

This mystery aroused Mu Wanqiu's curiosity.

But now that we have arrived at the mission location, it looks like an ordinary controlled mountainous area, nothing special.

"The next task is simple."

Gu Shen put his hands behind his back and looked at the surrounding environment. He used his mental power to visualize the scene he had seen in Liu Quan's memory and conveyed it to Mu Wanqiu's mind.

Mu Wanqiu read it carefully.

She frowned and asked: "The [Black Folding Knife] in this mental image seems to contain a disaster that has the same origin as the Underworld Fire?"

"good."

Gu Shen nodded and said: "I give you half of the authority, so in terms of sensing disasters... there is not much difference between you and me."

Looking at the history of the five continents, there is no second winner as lucky as Mu Wanqiu.

There has never been any god who has such great love for the [He who holds the title] under his command and spares no effort.

Share half of the initial authority?

This is simply taking away half of your life!

Of course, Gu Shen has always had a good eye for people... In the years when he was away from Wuzhou, Mu Wanqiu did everything a [winner] should do. Although she guessed the truth about Gu Shen's "life and death", she did not Without any leakage, she secretly cooperated with the layout of the two thrones. Her cooperation and protection were also an important part of the chess game to this point.

The most important thing is that Mu Wanqiu independently completed the connection with Golden Spike Flower, expanding the rubbing map of Beizhou [Old World] to several times its original size!

"Is there a disaster like this in a place like the underworld and fire?"

Mu Wanqiu suddenly realized the problem.

The real Pluto is still growing.

How do disasters from the same source flow out?

There is only one possibility.

The former Pluto... left a disaster here!

Originally, the entrance and exit of the disaster realm was very tight, but as time changed and the years passed, a gap opened in the disaster realm, causing the "disaster" to leak out!

"Now, we must first find the location of the [black folding knife]."

Gu Shen said calmly: "Then we will find out the disaster left by the previous Pluto."

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Night rain fell in no man's land.

A lantern lit by a blazing fire will not get wet from the rain, nor will it go out.

These two lights illuminate the dark mountain shadows.

Based on the images from that year, Chu Ling locked the specific coordinates of "Lintie Mountain", but the "dying man" who handed Liu Quan the black folding knife that year walked some distance after giving away the folding knife.

Gu Shen and Mu Wanqiu both released their spirits.

Blazing fire swayed in the mountains and ravines.

Also swaying... there was a huge ghost in a white shirt.

Not long after, Lin Tieshan was searched over and over by the two title holders.

The judge squatted in a ravine, his white shirt fluttering. He stretched out his scarlet fingers and dug out a large crater.

The pit was deep and a coffin lay inside.

"This coffin-making craft seems familiar..."

Gu Shen looked at the coffin and couldn't help but twitch the corners of his eyes.

"Looks familiar?" Mu Wanqiu was confused.

"I just saw, um... a similar coffin not long ago."

Gu Shen knelt down and watched carefully, then breathed a sigh of relief: "It's just that the craftsmanship of this coffin is much poorer."

At first glance, the coffin in front of me is somewhat similar to the one built by Tundra Xie Zheng.

Because of a series of "coincidences".

Gu Shen is already suffering from Turing PTSD.

However, upon closer inspection, this coffin is just similar, and does not achieve the uncanny craftsmanship of "starship casting". As for some of the carvings on it, it makes no sense.

Painting a tiger cannot be compared to a dog.

That's probably it.

"..."

Although Mu Wanqiu didn't understand what Gu Shen meant by what she said, in her opinion, the appearance of this coffin was really unreasonable.

According to that mental image.

When the black folding knife was delivered, the man was seriously injured and was about to die.

So for a "seriously injured person", the remaining strength is not reserved for seeking help, but sent for burial?

"The carvings on this coffin are very strange. Are they some ancient writing?"

Mu Wanqiu looked around and didn't understand.

Fortunately, there is a Turing successor next to him who is proficient in "ancient Chinese".

"No shit."

Gu Shen raised his eyebrows. There were some simple taboo barriers set up on the surface of the coffin, which seemed to have countermeasures to prevent it from being opened.

But he didn't have much patience and snapped his fingers.

The judge on the side understood this.

It punched hard and violently opened the coffin.

"boom!"

A crisp explosion sound exploded in the deep mountains, the coffin burst with a bang, and a large amount of spiritual poisonous mist poured out!

Obviously, this is the price to pay for opening this coffin——

The power of this mental poison mist is extremely terrifying.

It only takes a few seconds to erode the spiritual sea. No matter how strong the willpower of the coffin-opening transcendent is, as long as it comes into contact and is eroded, it will be shrouded in "nightmare" for a long time in the future!

Because this toxin comes from Pluto’s fire!

But it's a pity.

The ones opening the coffin at this moment are Pluto and his crown holder.

Gu Shen and Mu Wanqiu stood silently in front of the coffin. They allowed their mental toxins to lock on and attack until all the fog dissipated...

Unscathed.

Mu Wanqiu frowned and waved his sleeves, saying: "The toxins in this coffin are similar to those in Doluhe."

"It's the same power, but the toxin here has been diluted."

Gu Shen looked normal. Because the concentration of toxins was too low, he didn't even bother to take out the snuff bottle to collect the toxins.

The poison in this coffin, if spread, would be enough to destroy an entire town.

But now it's all absorbed by him.

Hmm, does it taste good?

Lying in the coffin was a haggard mummy. The skin had been eroded to the point of being disfigured, leaving only a thin layer of skin.

At this moment, Gu Shen could clearly see the boundaries and carvings on the coffin.

Although inferior.

But the carvings on the coffin sealed the poisonous mist on the deceased.

The purpose of using his last effort to "bury" himself can be seen at this moment. The deceased did not want the spiritual poisonous fog to spread after his death, causing innocent people in the area near Lintieshan to be infected by the poison of the underworld.

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(PS: Let me talk about updates. I have been updating for fifty days in a row. My body cannot bear it, and the plot is easy to decline. I want to change the update status. From now on, I will probably upload a chapter of more than 7,000 words every day, and then update in the future. The time will not be so bad, I will try to send it out before six o'clock in the evening.)