Barrier of Light

"please."

The corridor was filled with flames.

The legion commander, whose cloak was blazing, made an inviting gesture.

Gu Shen slowly walked into the giant door.

The world behind this door is not as hot as imagined... wisps of fire and wind swirl around, extinguish, and turn into embers.

Gu Shen raised his head, and his field of vision gradually broadened.

He looked at the scene in front of him in shock.

The world behind the door——

Like a vast and vast "starry sky".

The divine domain spreads and is condensed into a very small area.

In this room, countless extraordinary sources, like shooting stars, rotate around the throne in the center of the pavilion. The figure of the Queen sitting on the throne is enveloped in a bright silvery white light.

The world outside the door is ignited by the "melting pot"——

But the place where the throne stood was filled with biting cold.

In the furnace, a strong wind howled.

The woman sitting on the throne lowered her head and said nothing, as if she was taking a nap.

The throne was not tall, and was as white as snow. The Queen's body was covered and shrouded by countless extraordinary sources, hazy and invisible...

Gu Shen couldn't clearly see the queen's appearance.

But he probably understood the reason why the Queen had not seen the world in the past two years.

The power of the "god domain" in front of me seems to be out of control.

Gu Shen felt the fire between his brows burning restlessly.

Yes, the fire burned without hindrance. The fighting golden hoop that was always clasped on his forehead was silently frozen by the Queen's power after he entered the divine realm...perhaps because it was too far away from Nagano, or maybe Baizhu had just refined the fire. Because of this, the power in the golden hoop did not manifest in the "furnace realm".

Although it is a "melting pot", the temperature here is terrifyingly low.

The heat of the entire Central City was born from the "furnace field".

"These sefirot...are drawing power from the throne."

Chu Ling looked solemn, and she saw the scene at this moment through Gu Shen's eyes.

This is a sight that cannot be explained by common sense.

In fact, Central City has been an eternal winter city born in ice and snow from beginning to end. However, when this furnace burned fiercely, it absorbed all the severe cold into the throne... All the severe cold and frost were absorbed by one person. borne.

"This is……"

"Exchange of equal value."

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"His Majesty……"

After thinking for a long time, Gu Shen finally spoke.

"I came to Beizhou to deliver a message for Gu Changzhi."

He took out the folded letter from his arms and promised Mr. Gu Changzhi at Qingzhong Cemetery that he would send three letters. This is the second letter.

A familiar name awakened the frost and snow in the furnace.

The woman slowly raised her head.

Even through countless snow flakes, she could still feel her "tiredness". She actually fell asleep. Gu Shen was a little worried. Was the queen always in this state during the days when she was hiding from the world?

The woman on the throne looked at the young man in front of her in a daze. To be precise, it was the letter that the young man was holding in his hand.

Her eyes became softer and warmer...

She held out her hand.

"Crash-"

The letter trembled slightly and flew out of Gu Shen's hand, making a clear shaking sound.

Gu Shen stood at the entrance and did not move forward. He knew...the closer to the center of the furnace, the lower the temperature. The Queen's position may have gathered the "severe cold" of the entire Beizhou.

The letter flew slowly——

Frost flakes touch the letter paper, but they are not sticky.

Frozen snow fell on the envelope but did not melt.

It fell on the woman's hand.

A very light laughter came from the ice and snow.

The Queen of Beizhou looked down at the letter in her hand and murmured softly: "This letter... I have been waiting for a long time..."

How long is a long time?

Was it the twenty years that Gu Changzhi slept?

Or was it a date that had been agreed upon twenty years ago?

Gu Shen didn't know what these two people had experienced. He only knew that Mr. Gu Changzhi protected the young queen as she grew up, and personally witnessed her becoming the hero of Beizhou and achieving great dominance... But after that, No chance to meet either.

One person is buried under the Qingzhong Cemetery.

The other person was locked in the furnace on the second floor of the castle.

Although their fires are different, their origins are different, their ideals of struggle, and the beliefs they implement are different... Gu Shen feels that Her Majesty the Queen and Gu Changzhi are actually very similar people.

The moment he stepped into the "Furnace God Realm", Gu Shen felt... the brightness and magnanimity in the Queen that was exactly the same as Gu Changzhi's. The reason why it was so cold here was because she contributed enough heat to burn the entire Beizhou.

Next.

Something happened that Gu Shen couldn't understand.

The Queen gently raised her hand. She did not read the letter, but just revoked the protection of the divine power on the weak letter paper... Under the frost of the furnace, the letter paper was instantly frozen into ice, and then blown by the strong wind. , was torn into pieces, and just turned into pieces.

By the power of God.

It is not difficult to reassemble the letter paper.

But...why would she do this? Even if you don’t want to read the letter in front of you, you wouldn’t just tear it up, right?

Gu Shen was stunned.

"Thank you for coming to deliver the letter, but this is the best home for this letter..."

The Queen looked at Gu Shen with a smile. She just said this meaningfully, and didn't say much else.

Two people looked at each other from a not-too-distant distance away...

Gu Shen felt that his soul was shaking.

His eyes were attracted by the Queen's eyes, and when he really looked there, the surrounding scenes were blurred. The wind and snow, the throne, and the woman all disappeared. The eyes that aroused his spirit seemed to have turned into a bright moon.

This was the first time...his mental power was completely "defeated".

If the queen had just released the dream.

Then he has fallen.

With his current strength, it is absolutely impossible to complete the dream interpretation... After regaining consciousness, Gu Shen quickly took a deep breath, circulated the breath of spring, and calmed his mind. He was also the lucky person who experienced the "divine presence" and fought in the "divine battle".

Looking back carefully, when he first faced the Dionysus...he had never felt such strong mental oppression.

It’s not that Dionysus is weak.

But the Queen is too powerful.

Although the Queen of Beizhou is locked in the attic, her strength is probably among the top three among the seven highest gods!

That glance just now...did she see through her soul?

Gu Shen looked a little pale.

The existence of Guwenhui and Chu Ling, the Golden Spike Flower outside the Beizhou border, the sealed Ruler of Truth, and the Pluto fire buried in Qingzhong Cemetery are all big secrets that cannot be exposed.

The Queen did not read Gu Changzhi's letter at all... Gu Shen had no idea about His Majesty's attitude and stance towards her.

It would be terrible if these secrets were discovered by the Queen.

The current peace in Dongzhou is based on the existence of the second god "Pluto"... If anyone else in the highest seat knows that Pluto has died and only left a residual fire, then there will be no Doubts will spark a huge dispute.

An extra fire is enough to change the pattern of five continents.

If the Queen knew that he was Pluto's candidate for fire...

Are you still so "kind" to yourself?

Gu Shen subconsciously touched his pendant.

Fortunately, nothing strange happened from [The Asylum of the Goddess of Destiny]... If this thing is still useful in the Furnace God Realm, then it proves that at least he is not in danger now.

Gu Shen took a deep breath.

The habit he developed after facing life and death several times made him always vigilant and keep his trump cards...but when he actually faced the throne of God, these trump cards were not strong enough. He told himself that there was no need to be nervous, that he was in good condition and in good spirits. Anyway, in front of the Queen of Beizhou, everything can be seen through at a glance.

The gap in strength is huge, no matter how tight it is, it will be useless.

His biggest trump card is probably the "ruler", but even if he proposes a deal, the devil inside probably won't dare to accept it, right?

Judging from the strength that the devil hiding in the darkness has shown so far, even if it can escape, it will most likely end up being beaten to death by the Queen.

"No need to be nervous."

really.

The Queen of Beizhou could tell at a glance that Gu Shen's current state was too tense.

In fact, everyone who saw the throne in person was like this. Some were too excited to finally meet the rumored figure of faith, and some were scared because they were afraid that their secrets would be seen through and exposed.

And the reason why this young man is so nervous is because... he has too many secrets.

She smiled and said: "Actually, before you came to Beizhou... I was paying attention to you."

The biting cold wind blew away the mist between the two.

Gu Shen heard the Queen's soft voice, and the big stone hanging in his heart finally let go... The voice was very gentle and made people feel inexplicably relaxing. It was the soothing feeling he felt in the lobby on the first floor.

In the realm of the Furnace God, she absorbed the negativity and negative suffering, and what she released was the relaxing spiritual power.

Before Beizhou, did you focus on yourself?

Gu Shen smiled bitterly. After the exchange of looks just now, he felt unsure. How much of his secret had the Queen discovered?

Pluto's identity...should not have been seen.

But there is no certainty about other things, such as the existence of the Ruler of Truth, which is very likely to be seen through, but the Queen doesn't care.

With her status and friendship with Gu Changzhi, she would not embarrass Gu Shen because of the existence of a forbidden sealed object.

The Queen said softly: "This time when I came to Beizhou, I couldn't find any news about Mr. Shu and the others. It's really a pity... Thanks to you, the Fort can be defended. I would like to express my respect to you on behalf of the border."

Gu Shen bowed, shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, you are serious. This is what I should do, not only for Beizhou, but also for everyone's homeland."

After a slight pause.

Gu Shen looked at the crumbs of envelopes falling in front of him. He felt regret from the bottom of his heart. The extraordinary source of power wandering in the Furnace God Realm was quite overbearing, swallowing up the heat around the throne. A mere piece of paper could not bear such power at all. Violent extraordinary power.

Frozen, broken, and then swallowed by countless turbulent currents.

At this level, my own blazing fire will definitely not be able to piece together these broken pieces of paper... I just don't know if a figure with the level of a god has such great power.

However...since Her Majesty the Queen chose to tear up this letter, she probably would not restore it at all.

He sighed softly, looked at a piece of debris falling from his palm, and murmured: "Your Majesty, the biggest mission of my trip to Beizhou... is actually to deliver the message."

Recall what Mr. Gu Changzhi said back then.

Gu Shen felt complicated.

In the cemetery, Mr. Gu Changzhi vowed to himself that after sending this letter, he would immediately get help from the entire Beizhou...

But now, Her Majesty the Queen tore up the letter without even reading a word of it!

The woman sitting in the ice and snow smiled.

"The reason for tearing up the letter... you will know later."

The Queen said softly: "I guess he said that after this letter is delivered, you will immediately receive support from the entire Beizhou and be treated as a distinguished guest, with a status at least equal to that of the Grand Fair."

Gu Shen was stunned.

He stood there, unable to utter a word... because the words Her Majesty the Queen spoke at this moment were almost exactly the same as Mr. Gu Changzhi's farewell words at the cemetery, word for word.

"Since I know the purpose of this letter, does it matter whether I read it or not?"

The Queen asked: "Same question...ask yourself, do you really need the so-called 'duke's treatment' when you come to Beizhou to deliver a message this time?"

Gu Shen was silent for a while, feeling impressed by the Queen's extraordinary power.

Some things really cannot be described as "coincidences". Being able to say Gu Changzhi's farewell words at the cemetery verbatim, Gu Shen is more willing to believe that this is a "miracle" that can be replicated.

He heard that Her Majesty the Queen herself had created a method of foresight comparable to "divination".

Perhaps, this is the power of the method of foresight?

"I came to deliver the letter just to fulfill Mr. Gu Changzhi's last wish." Gu Shen thought for a while and said slowly: "I thought... you would be very sad. This letter is very important to you."

After saying this, Gu Shen shook his head.

Sadness is never something to show to others.

And that letter... the Queen must have had her reasons for tearing it up.

In the final analysis, I am just a "messenger". I don't know where the letter starts or where it ends. I just need to know... that the letter is delivered successfully, that's all.

What exactly the hundreds of words written here are not that important to me.

As for Beizhou's "ducational treatment", it is even less important.

If it weren't for his teacher and senior sister...he wouldn't have stayed too much in Beizhou.

"Actually...even without this letter, I still want to meet you."

The Queen looked at Gu Shen, her eyes a little wandering, and said something that Gu Shen didn't expect: "You are a person who has a 'sincere heart' but doesn't know it."

A sincere heart?

Hearing these four words, Gu Shen couldn't help but smile.

He was the chosen one of the Rule of Truth. He killed two extraordinary people when he first awakened. After that, his promotion path was full of killings. He directly slaughtered the entire snow mountain in the uninhabited land of the tundra. In the eyes of outsiders, he was dazzling. "S-level", but in fact he can't tolerate a grain of sand in his eyes. Once he has the intention to kill, he will not leave anyone alive.

Gu Shen always believed that this was the reason why he was favored by the "Pluto Fire".

Gu Changzhi and the Queen chose to burn themselves for the sake of their people's homeland. This behavior can be described as "sincere heart".

Gu Shen was in awe and respect for their actions.

But ask yourself, it is difficult for him to do such a thing...

Is there any connection between a sincere heart and the dark and unlucky Pluto?

This is the quality that stands on opposite sides of light and dark.

Sure enough... the Queen's eyes can see through most of the fog in this world, but when it comes to "fire" people and things, she can also see things wrong.

Gu Shen raised his head, stared at the throne, smiled and echoed: "Your Majesty has good taste."

He didn't say much.

After all, it was just a compliment, and he would happily accept it and then leave it at that.

The queen on the throne also smiled.

She looked at Gu Shen, and there was a sudden turmoil between the two of them, and there was a blur.

Sure enough... I didn't know it.

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