Barrier of Light

In the dark room.

The fire surged.

With his eyes closed, Dionysian only relied on his mental fluctuations to sense the "extraordinary power" rolling around Xu Yan's body.

He frowned.

The darkness was illuminated bit by bit by the blazing light, and the majestic heat gathered between Xu Yan's eyebrows. The originally fair skin slowly cracked, as if a third "flame vertical pupil" was about to vaguely condense. Outline!

Xu Yan's [Fire Thief] is replicating Gu Shen's [Blazing Fire]!

The flame's vertical pupils were just a crack.

Xu Yan's expression turned as pale as paper.

[Fire Stealer] has recreated many abilities, but none of them have ever been as difficult as [Blazing Fire].

As this wisp of flame cracked, a huge amount of extraordinary source material began to condense between Xu Yan's eyebrows.

He almost mobilized all the power he had cultivated so far.

I want to condense a ray.

A minute later, Xu Yan's expression turned frightened.

The inward collapse of the extraordinary source matter has not slowed down at all, and is getting faster and faster.

Just a tiny wisp...is it so difficult?

next moment!

A "chi" sound.

The flame goes out.

The cracked vertical pupil slowly closed.

Xu Yan's expression was as bright as gold paper. He lowered his head suddenly and spat out a mouthful of blood... Then he raised his head again, with disbelief written all over his face.

This is the first time!

[Fire Thief] Reproduction failed!

The irony is... Xu Yan has stolen so many abilities, but this time Gu Shen's ability is really fire.

Can a fire thief really steal fire?

Severe tearing pain resounded inside the skull.

After the failure of stealing fire, he was paying the price for his "transgression"... Xu Yan raised a hand and touched the area between his eyebrows. It was still hot. He lowered his head and saw his reflection in the pool of blood. face.

A trace of burning and scalding marks appeared above his eyebrows.

"This this?"

Xu Yan's voice was trembling.

He looked at the throne in fear.

Lord Kamizo's expression didn't seem to change much.

Actually.

Just judging from the condensed scene of Xu Yan, the Dionysian didn't "see" anything strange.

The occurrence of this backlash phenomenon can only explain one point.

Gu Shen's "Blazing Fire" was of a higher level than Xu Yan's "Fire Thief", by a lot.

The young god slowly stretched out his palm, and his five fingers touched Xu Yan's eyebrows like a breeze. This was a great reward, and Xu Yan's fearful expression gradually became calm.

He once again felt the gentle power of God.

Like a hot spring, it reached all of his limbs and finally gathered at the center of his eyebrows.

The power of Dionysus.

The scar was healing...and something terrible happened.

The original injury can be greatly recovered in just a few dozen breaths.

But at this moment, Xu Yan had a small "scar" between his eyebrows, but it was recovering extremely slowly.

This seems to be a wound that is difficult to heal.

only……

God is still God after all.

Under the power of Dionysian fire, the scar between Xu Yan's eyebrows scabbed and fell off.

The young man retracted his palm, thoughtfully.

From the "touch" just now, he seemed to feel a little bit of the characteristics of the Blazing Fire. Maybe it was not comprehensive... but it was interesting enough.

Xu Yan didn't know what Master Shenzu noticed.

But he heard Lord God's comment.

"A... strange ability."

…

…

"The spiritual link...has been established."

"The spiritual link...has been released."

Safety Committee Building.

A test is over.

Duwei stared at the main control screen, feeling a little uneasy.

Although he is Luo Yu's friend and supports Gu Shen mentally, if there is really a problem with Brother Gu's report, he cannot suppress the abnormality without conscience. However, the test results came out soon... This is almost Du The most beautiful report Wei had ever seen.

"Gu Shen's spirit is very stable."

A team member took out the image captured by [Wind Eye]. In the safety assessment test of extraordinary people's mental power, the real scenes of the battle scene are also considered to be an important part of the assessment.

A lot of details can be captured from images and pictures.

During the battle between Gu Shen and Xu Yan, the buildings on Mu's Long Street were almost not damaged.

Just because they "broke out of the wall", the battle between the two broke several courtyard walls. Other than that, there was no loss... And the video uploaded to the deep water area of ​​the Snow Forbidden City attracted countless attention. Here, the long street is in flames, but it is actually just a huge force.

Gu Shen deliberately wanted to create a big scene...

Du Wei instantly understood the reason for the birth of "Sea of ​​Fire".

What followed was a heartfelt sigh, which was truly amazing control.

"[Deep Sea] rated Gu Shen's mental stability as 99 points." The team member sighed: "There is still one point short of a perfect score... This is the highest score I have ever seen, and Bai Xiu only scored 95 points. .”

Deep Sea's mental evaluation of extraordinary people will give a total score.

The lower the score, the greater the risk of loss of control.

And what often determines whether an extraordinary person will continue to be detained in the Security Committee Building... is whether he can get a passing score in this test. In fact, this is not difficult.

It's just that... Shen Li, an old acquaintance of the Safety Committee, often hovered around 60 points before meeting Gu Shen, and failed several times.

Extraordinary abilities run the risk of losing control.

This is a general concept.

Anyone, of any ability, of any age, may lose control... At present, the Federation does not have a systematic explanation. Of course, some extraordinary forces have their own unique understanding of loss of control.

For example, Mr. Gu Qilin made it clear to Gu Shen that losing control was an ominous attack.

The more stable your mind is at ordinary times, the easier it is to resist losing control.

80 points is a very high score.

Those who reach 90 points are all ruthless people with solid cultivation... They are rare. However, this scoring system does not have much reference effect except for evaluating mental stability. An extraordinary person with a mental stability score of 85 points is the biggest Maybe he is a weak newcomer who has just started practicing and doesn’t understand anything.

The further you get to the back, the more powerful your abilities become, and the more powerful your mental power is needed to control it all.

In Nagano, applying for the second breathing method also requires passing the "mental test" of the safety committee to determine the score.

"Brother Gu, congratulations."

Duwei took the report and went straight to the detention room of the building.

He sincerely congratulated: "Judging from this report... it will take up to 45 hours before you can leave the building."

"How's the report going?"

Gu Shen asked curiously.

"It can be called the most beautiful report in history." Du Wei said frankly, looking at Gu Shen with an incredulous look, and said seriously: "Your mental stability score is 99 points. If you are still detained here, then the Snow Forbidden City will Every extraordinary person should be arrested."

"I scored 99 points." Chu Ling said slowly, "The one point I missed was because I was afraid you would be proud."

Gu Shen smiled.

He is not in a hurry to go out at the moment, and it doesn't hurt to stay here for two days.

With Luo Yu handling the follow-up to this incident at Mu's Long Street, we can basically rest assured.

Most importantly, the treatment here is great.

The Safety Committee got themselves a separate room.

There is a bed, quilt, heater, and virtual glasses that can connect to the deep sea. It looks like a vacation.

But... for some reason, Gu Shen didn't see the interrogation table in the detention room, and instead felt a little uncomfortable with it.

He is different from the prisoners held normally.

All your own permissions are retained.

And you can get a link with [Deep Sea] at any time.

In other words...change a place to practice.

After Du Wei left, Gu Shen silently circulated the Breath of Spring alone.

if.

There are no unexpected words.

These 45 hours will pass quickly.

…

…

"Meeting you in a place like this... was something I didn't expect."

In front of the small courtyard of Bacchus.

Zhu Wang spoke quietly, and immediately looked at the man in the wheelchair beside him.

Gu Lushen looked calm.

This is their second meeting today.

The first time was on Long Street.

At that time, Zhu Wang simply thought that Gu Lushen took action because of Gu Qilin... And looking back on the past year, Xin Fang himself had extended an olive branch several times.

But... the water in the Gu family is too deep, and he is self-aware.

He couldn't afford to offend either side.

Zhu Wang didn't want to get involved in this muddy water... so he could only politely decline several warm invitations from the new faction.

And now.

Many things this year have become clear to me.

Dionysus only lived in the Snow Forbidden City for half a year.

And Gu Lushen...may have had contact with Zhongzhou for a long time.

He had long heard that some of the five major families in Nagano violated the rules of the year and began to seek power from other continents to break the balance... Zhu Wang only thought this was a rumor and nonsense, but now he realized it.

The largest undercurrent is hidden under the deepest reef.

Why do so many people need to break the rules?

One, two, is enough.

"Mr. Grand Adjudicator, I don't know what you are talking about... I just came here without intending to wander." Gu Lushen said calmly, "It's true that we meet each other everywhere in life."

"..."

Zhu Wang was silent.

After the turmoil on Mu's Long Street subsided.

Gu Lushen pushed the wheelchair away, and the two of them did not interact too much. Half an hour later, they both appeared in front of the small courtyard of the Bacchus.

Zhu Wang looked silent.

Gu Lushen suddenly laughed: "Just kidding... You don't seriously think that there is someone in this world who is willing to be a good person, do you?"

No one would stand up for a "stranger" without any reason.

Zhu Wang rejected so many good intentions from the new faction of the Gu family.

On the long street.

He cares about Lu Shen, so he shouldn't come forward!

Gu Qilin is a completely ruthless person... If today's situation is not under control, then Gu Qilin will really take action.

"That old man has a tough personality. If it weren't for Brother Zhu, I would definitely not be there today."

Gu Lushen laughed at himself: "You know, some people have been saying over the years... that my legs were broken by his old man."

Yes.

Zhu Wang had heard such remarks as early as when the civil strife broke out in the Gu family.

At first, he believed it three-thirds of the time.

But later the new faction gained the upper hand... The old man had no choice but to compromise, and everyone realized that Gu Lushen's broken leg might not be that simple.

Zhu Wang always thought that the split of the Gu family was because Gu Lushen was strong enough.

But look at it now.

Perhaps, all this is not so simple.

Able to suppress the old school and exert pressure for a long time...

How long has Gu Lushen maintained contact with this person in Zhongzhou?

"I... don't want to talk now."

Zhu Wang sighed softly, his eyes twinkling.

He stood in the shadow of the alley, the wind blowing and fluttering his Grand Inquisitor robe.

The word justice floats in the shadow of nothingness.

Swallowed by darkness.

"I can see that you are in a complicated mood right now."

Gu Lushen exposed him and said lightly: "You and I are both people who have climbed to the top of Nagano. I understand your feelings. I was the same way many years ago. I thought that there was nothing in this world that could make me betray myself. conscience and bottom line. But things like that still appeared later.”

Zhu Wang narrowed his eyes and looked at Gu Lushen.

"You also saw today that the old guy's domain is called 'Infinite Scale'."

Gu Lushen said meaningfully, "Everything in this world can be weighed, and conscience and bottom line are certainly no exception...so it is not strange for people to betray anything, as long as the other side has enough weight. And if a person with extreme power wants to go further, the price he has to pay will naturally be extremely heavy. In comparison, conscience and bottom line are nothing. If you want to blame, you can only blame Libra. On one side, the temptation to place is too heavy.”

"Is it?"

Zhu Wang said calmly: "Perhaps you overestimate your bottom line."

Gu Lushen raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Since we are already on the same boat... we might as well clarify some things."

Zhu Wang said faintly: "You and I are different. At least I reached the top of Nagano by myself, but you... most likely relied on betraying your conscience. Since you were doing such a thing many years ago , how can you possibly understand me?"

If I hadn't met Gu Lushen in front of this small courtyard.

Such words will never come out of Zhu Wang's mouth. As the Grand Adjudicator and the all-round leader of the Nagano Adjudication Office, he needs to mediate among all parties. He must hide his true thoughts, and the Gu family's The new faction... before they merged, they would never be the force he wanted to offend.

But now, it's different.

Zhu Wang let out a long breath of the depression accumulated in his chest, looked at Gu Lushen, and said coldly: "So, you... can't understand how I feel at this moment."

Gu Lushen was not angry.

on the contrary.

He laughed out loud.

"Everyone...has a first time."

Gu Lushen said calmly, "It's the same with me, and the same with you, it's just that I woke up a little earlier than you."

"Look what I'm holding now..."

Gu Lushen stretched out a hand, made a fist, and smiled softly: "I have almost everything I want, and what about you?"

Zhu Wang was sincerely silent.

He had nothing to say.

"You seem to have grasped everything..."

Gu Lushen said two words with force.

His voice was filled with gentle sadness, but more of sympathy, "Don't deny it, in fact we are all the same... the same wretches. In fact, we have nothing to hold on to, and we have never boarded the so-called At the top, we just climbed very high. Once we fall, we will be shattered to pieces."

The pinnacle of Nagano?

No... there is no peak in Nagano... There are several big mountains here. Zhu Wang just climbed one of them, and Gu Lushen also climbed one of them. But when he looked up, the highest peak was hidden in the sky. The radiance of Qingzhong made everyone breathless.

That's the real culmination.

Hidden in the clouds, hidden in the admiring eyes of the world.

"Nagano has been peaceful for too long."

Gu Lushen spoke softly and said: "Ordinary people can never shake the throne of God... If you want to create a new era for the Snow Forbidden City, you can only rely on the power of God. Now that God is here, Nagano will change the sky. Are you sure? Why don’t you take this opportunity to climb to the top of the real mountain?”

Zhu Wang looked a little confused.

"Brother Zhu..."

"You always have a choice in front of you, that is, not to enter this courtyard."

Gu Lushen chuckled softly: "It's just...in that case, you will lose everything. If you are really different from me, you might as well prove it."

He pushed his wheelchair and slowly entered the yard.

Before leaving, don't forget to close the wooden door.

Zhu Wang just stood in front of the wooden door.

He watched the wooden door close, which seemed to be a door of destiny.

At this moment, his expression showed pain, struggle, and entanglement.

After a long time... these all disappeared.

Only numbness remained on his face.

Zhu Wang stretched out his hand.

"Squeak——"

He pushed open the wooden door and walked into the yard.