Barrier of Light

"One of our own!"

A firm voice echoed over the long river where the Styx was rolling, the black water was boiling, and countless Holy Judges had their spirits broken.

The strong wind blew through Gu Shen's soul.

He didn't feel the slightest bit of coldness. On the contrary, the temperature of the water in the Styx was just right.

The spiritual warning of the cross pendant, no problem.

For most extraordinary beings, this is an almost impossible death disaster. They need to use their mental strength to resist the poison of the Styx... and then personally experience the suffering that the Holy Judge suffered back then.

But for Gu Shen, it was just the opposite.

The biggest "difficulty" in this disaster should be to spurn the light and join the "darkness."

Gu Shen didn't even hesitate for a second and directly stated his position.

He is not the Holy Inquisitor, nor is he a believer in the City of Light. The reason why he fled here is because of the pursuit of the Son of Light's Blessing. What does it mean to scold the light?

He could curse all day if need be.

This dream was very lifelike. Those "Holy Judges" who were fighting against Pluto's divine will looked at Gu Shen who spoke at this moment in surprise. They never expected that such a "traitor" would appear in their team. "!

Gu Shen was unmoved.

He knew that all of this was false and that the battle back then had ended long ago.

The fact that he was dragged into this nightmare should be due to the obsession of the "Holy Judge"... These Holy Judges have been dead for many years, and their bodies have turned into withered bones.

Once the beings who maintained order in the City of Light, after their death, they became wild ghosts wandering in hell.

This kind of behavior of dragging people into hell is actually completely opposite to the clear meaning of the word light.

Following his statement.

The entire River Styx gradually became quiet.

The "Pluto" standing tall and sitting at the end of the river, far away from time and space, dreams, and roaring river water, calmly stared at the young man in front of him. In this broken dream, everything was doomed.

Gu Shen didn't believe that Pluto could see "himself".

So he also raised his head and looked directly into the blood-colored eyes in the darkness.

This is the look between the two Plutos twenty years apart.

The huge figure sitting on the throne had a pale flame burning between his brows. It was the peak state of "underworld fire". It was boiling and burning at this moment, as if it was going to burn a hole in the entire sky...

Gu Shen's eyebrows also burned with fire.

It's just that his flames are far, far behind compared to "Pluto" in his heyday.

It was really just a tiny spark of fire.

It may go out at any time.

Although it is small, it is there. This wisp of fire is the "symbol" of his identity.

A little spark today.

Tomorrow can start a prairie fire.

"..."

Staring at this pale fire that is so small that it may be extinguished at any time——

The tall black figure at the end of the Styx didn't say a word and just remained silent.

Gu Shen suddenly felt that he had an illusion. Why did he feel that the guy whose face was covered by the mist... seemed to smile slightly after seeing his own flames.

The nightmare shattered.

The next moment, Gu Shen returned to reality.

The "bloody pupil lights" in the dark hall were densely shrouded in a shrill and bright color. However, after Gu Shen lit the underworld fire between his brows, these bloody pupil lights avoided him!

This is a symbol of "one's own people"!

Gu Shen was startled.

He subconsciously touched his eyebrows, thinking that his words really worked... Could it be that Pluto could really hear his own voice and control his future destiny after twenty years?

This idea appeared and was instantly rejected by Gu Shen himself.

Too ridiculous.

This kind of thing, let alone Pluto, no god can do it.

It should be his own "underworld fire", which has a certain suppressive effect on the remnants of these holy judges...

In a sense, the previous Pluto has fallen.

You are the real master of this hall.

But now... Gu Shen has not yet figured out Pluto's intention of building the hall and what happened back then.

"Wait a minute, Mu Wanqiu is still in the nightmare..."

Gu Shen raised his head and saw the blood-colored pupils superimposed in the distance. One after another, the remnants of the Holy Judge converged on Mu Wanqiu's body. The woman who was chopping bones with a knife looked like a wood sculpture.

A pretty face, full of anger, but just frozen.

Her spirit was pulled into the nightmare by the "Holy Judge"...

No need to think too much, Mu Wanqiu at this moment is probably going through the torturous battle in Styx back then!

Gu Shen immediately ejected a ray of blazing fire and crashed directly into Mu Wanqiu's spiritual sea...

Gu Shen did not hesitate to fall asleep again.

This time, it’s a late-autumn dream!

Although Mu Wanqiu's [Judge] has an S-level ability and has some special connection with the Styx, it does not mean that she can escape this nightmare as quickly as she can.

And there were too many "pupil lights" covering her body.

The remnants of these holy judges seem to be superimposed.

No matter how strong the spiritual will is, the extraordinary person may not be able to resist this level of torture...

However, what I didn’t expect——

A "chi" sound!

When the blazing fire hit Mu Wanqiu's eyebrows, it was blocked.

A huge snow-white shadow suddenly appeared. It was the [Judge] in an ownerless state. Even without the blessing of the owner's will, the Judge's attack speed was still extremely fast. In an instant, he pinched Gu Shen's fiery penis with his bare hands. fire.

Gu Shen was a little helpless.

His battle with Meng Xiao had consumed a lot of energy, and he was also trapped by the golden hoop... It was almost impossible to break away from the [Judge] with such a weak flame.

Judge Xuebai held the blazing fire and cast a confused look at Gu Shen.

Gu Shen pointed at Mu Wanqiu, spoke sincerely, and conveyed his inner voice through flames.

"I'm here to save her."

I don’t know... whether this guy can understand human speech.

"..."

There was a brief silence.

The judge, dressed in pale white snow, stared at the blazing fire dancing on his fingertips, seemingly lost in thought. Finally, he looked at Gu Shen, nodded slowly, loosened his fingers, and allowed the blazing fire to hit his master's chest. In the spiritual sea.

Fortunately, this guy can understand and is quite intelligent.

Gu Shen breathed a sigh of relief. The situation was urgent. He controlled the blazing fire and flew directly into the spiritual sea of ​​Beizhou S-class. As rumored, Mu Wanqiu was a spiritual transcendent who had crossed two realms. She was in her own There are layers of restrictions set up in the spiritual sea to prevent sudden "hypnosis".

It's just that these levels were all quickly broken through by Blazing Fire!

"Ding dong."

Between the lightning and flint.

The scene in front of Gu Shen changed rapidly.

He once again... returned to the battlefield twenty years ago.

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Dreams are a world of nothingness built by spiritual power.

Every dreamer does not "wake up" in this world of nothingness as soon as he falls asleep.

It takes time to realize that you are "dreaming".

The speed of awakening is related to the psychic strength of the extraordinary person and the firmness of his willpower.

Even though Mu Wanqiu is a first-class spiritual genius, she still woke up later than Gu Shen... because there were too many "pupil lights" covering her body, and those Holy Judges were like She was a resentful ghost who was in debt. She hadn't met a creditor in eight hundred years. Now she finally met a living person, so they all rushed towards her spiritual sea.

Every Holy Judge abandoned by Pluto in the hall, after "waking up", only does one thing... that is to find "living people", drag "living people" into dreams, and torture them to death!

Two people who originally stepped into this hall would be dragged into the dream, and each would bear half of the resentment.

But under the protection of "Dark Fire", Gu Shen quickly broke away from the dream, and the bloody pupils that originally shrouded Gu Shen's body quickly transferred...these bones went directly to Mu Wanqiu.

What awaited her was not a nightmare.

But countless hundreds or thousands of games!

Cannon fire flew and screams continued.

"I am... on the battlefield where the Holy Judge conquered Hades twenty years ago!"

After Mu Wanqiu woke up, his reaction speed was extremely fast.

The Holy Judge she was staying with at the moment was the "lucky one" at the back of the team who had not yet had time to charge. This nightmare started very early, giving her ample time to react.

certainly.

Luck...is only relative.

When she realized what all this meant, Pluto's divine thoughts had already swept in from the depths of the hall.

In an instant, these Holy Judges were wiped out.

The time when the bodies of the reserve soldiers at the rear of the team and the chargers at the front of the team were shattered was only a few seconds apart.

"These 'bloody pupils'...are emitted by the Holy Judge!"

Mu Wanqiu's spirit felt a sharp pain.

For the first time, she saw that there was such a strange curse in the world. The Holy Judge, who had been dead for many years, was silent in the Palace of Hades, pulling people back... And then, she saw the scene in her nightmare!

The River Styx is mighty!

Sweeping through the souls of hundreds of Holy Judges!

Pluto sat at the end of the long river shrouded in black mist. Without saying a word, he used thunderous means to wash away the souls of these holy judges again and again...

Mu Wanqiu wanted to struggle and summon the [Judge]!

But all failed.

Her abilities were completely prohibited in this dream, because the curse of the Holy Judge was given by Hades, which is an absolute suppression of personality... She completely lost contact with the [Judge], in this Styx Above it, it seemed that it had become a lonely ghost that no one cared about.

So Mu Wanqiu could only feel the mental torture that the Holy Judge who pulled her into the dream had experienced.

Because he is a [spectator] and his mental power is strong enough.

She knew very well that these pains were not torture that was directly imposed on her.

She can distinguish between reality and fiction.

And next... after the Holy Judge's soul exploded, she had an ominous premonition.

The waters of the Styx swept her away.

Familiar faces appeared in my mind.

My parents, relatives...

Lu Zhe, commander of the army...

The dark methods that once tortured the Holy Inquisitor to the point of mental collapse are about to be repeated on him? !

Mu Wanqiu gritted her teeth, took a deep breath, and prepared to resist.

However, what he never expected was... just when he was about to resist the mental shock, a face appeared in Mu Wanqiu's mind for no reason and should not appear here.

A face with flames burning between his brows, a handsome young man, and a barely good-looking face.

"Gu Shen..."

Mu Wanqiu was slightly startled, and subconsciously read the name of the person in his spiritual sea.

Wait... why is it Gu Shen?

I had only known this guy for a few days, and had only exchanged a few words with him.

To describe it as a chance meeting is a bit too warm.

Shouldn't the mental torture of this nightmare go straight to the biggest "weakness" in the heart?

Just when Mu Wanqiu was confused.

Another auditory hallucination seemed to appear in her mental sea.

"it's me."

The rolling black water of the Styx stopped abruptly just before it hit Mu Wanqiu's forehead.

Five slender fingers gathered and formed in the turbulent river water.

The second transcendent person stepped into this nightmare without reason!

In the River Styx, countless Holy Judges looked at the position where Mu Wanqiu's soul was floating, roaring and roaring. Their holy and blazing faces had long been eroded by the black water, disintegrating to the point where they looked more like ghosts.

And not a drop of the water from the Styx fell on her body.

Gu Shen stood in front of Mu Wanqiu's soul.

He gently reached out and wiped it.

An extremely slender line of fire cut through the water curtain in the air, cutting through all the roaring roars of the boiling river——

This scene.

It's really shocking.

Mu Wanqiu stared blankly at the young figure with his back turned to him, and once suspected that this moment was the real dream.

"I'm here to get you out."

Gu Shen did not look back and said softly: "Don't resist, catch this ray of fire."

He stretched out two fingers and gently wiped them in front of his face. The slender line of fire shrank again and was gathered by him.

Mu Wanqiu stretched out his hands and carefully held the pale flame.

She was a little confused.

She had wanted to observe Gu Shen's "blazing fire" up close...

But unfortunately, that opportunity was fleeting and I didn’t seize it at the time.

And now.

She "got her wish" by holding the blazing fire and looking at it carefully.

However, Mu Wanqiu did not see anything special about Gu Shen's "blazing fire".

If it is the only special place.

After holding the flame himself——

The originally tense heart soon stopped being restless, and the scenes that appeared in my mind disappeared. Only extraordinary people who have experienced the spiritual impact of the Styx will know... that the spiritual sea can be calm under the shroud of the Styx. , what a blessing.

She looked at Gu Shen in front of her with a complicated expression.

The original unreasonable thought resurfaced again.

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Gu Shen's eyes were always on the end of the long river.

It was actually not difficult for him to escape from the filthy dream of the Holy Judge.

But I want to take people away.

It's not that simple.

As the sky-reaching figure on the throne leaned forward slightly, a weight that could crush the entire world also poured in... But this pressure was not on Mu Wanqiu's soul.

The water of the Styx River splashed everywhere, and the whole world seemed to be tilted at an angle.

There was no more flame burning between Gu Shen's brows.

His "fire" was given to Mu Wanqiu.

But the identity of "Pluto" remains.

Perhaps because they had just met once, Gu Shen always felt that the Pluto in front of him did not really exert pressure on him... The meaning he wanted to express by leaning forward seemed to be very simple.

Why are you here again? !

Of course Hades would not speak.

The River Styx was in chaos, and apart from the curses and roars of the Holy Judge's soul, there was only the sound of majestic thunder exploding on the river.

Gu Shen said carefully, looking at the tall black figure, "I'll take them away."

Finished.

He turned back slightly.

The person who indicated that he wanted to take him away was none other than Mu Wanqiu.

"boom!"

A bolt of thunder exploded not far in front of Gu Shen!

This was exactly what Hades had to say to him!

With people?

Absolutely impossible!

This dirty dream is a curse created by Pluto himself.

At that time, his Styx was about to be completed... but was destroyed by the God of Light and the Legion of Holy Inquisitors. These Holy Inquisitors who were the first to charge regardless of life and death were permanently sealed in the dark hall by him, just to vent his anger.

The King of Hades in this lingering dream is full of rage and will not let go of any soul that falls into the River of Styx!

certainly……

This is just a residual dream after all.

If you can survive the "mental torture" that follows, you can escape.

It's just that Pluto probably didn't expect that the method he used to vent his anger would lead to him encountering Gu Shen twenty years later.

In any case, this residual dream was woven by the power of "Underworld Fire" after all.

When the underworld fire meets the underworld fire, they will naturally not kill each other.

But wanting to take someone away is too much.

Bloody thunder exploded on the surface of the Styx River several times in succession. This monstrous anger seemed to be a stern question and threat.

Gu Shen did not retreat even an inch.

He slowly spoke to the black shadow at the end of the river and said, "You can't touch her. She is the apostle of Hades."

Mu Wanqiu: "???"

Black Shadow: "..."

However, Mu Wanqiu was surprised to find that after Gu Shen said these words, the thunder on the river seemed to have stopped falling!

The dark being who leaned forward slowly sat back and stretched out a palm to support his chin.

"Pluto" seemed to be lost in thought.

For a moment, the sense of oppression dissipated a lot, and the thunder on the river gradually subsided, leaving only the miserable howls of the Holy Judges, who were tortured and collapsed.

"Read it with me."

Gu Shen glanced back at Mu Wanqiu and said, "I hate the light."

"I hate light!"

Mu Wanqiu spoke almost without hesitation.

She spoke frankly from the bottom of her heart, "I hate the City of Light, I hate the Holy Judge, and I hate the Seat of Light!"

As soon as this statement came out.

Mu Wanqiu had an illusion.

The water of the Styx River seemed to have become gentle.

She looked nervously at the dark figure sitting on the throne. The blood pupils of "Hades" seemed to be able to penetrate people's hearts. Even though she knew she was not lying, she was still a little nervous and couldn't help but cast a questioning look at Gu Shen.

Need to say more?

Gu Shen saw the meaning of Mu Wanqiu's inquiry and shook his head.

After a short wait.

"Ah……"

A disembodied faint laughter seemed to resound from the dome.

Pluto's face shrouded in mist nodded slowly, and Mu Wanqiu's soul felt relaxed.

She returns to reality.

"Crack!"

The long knife fell, vibrating continuously, and finally calmed down.

Mu Wanqiu returned to reality, breathing heavily.

She stood on her knees.

Countless bloody pupils slowly moved away from her body...

Mu Wanqiu stretched out her hand with lingering fear and grasped the long knife again, but even so, the sense of security in her heart did not increase by one point.

Her body had unknowingly become so weak during the nightmare just now, that after she returned to reality, she could not even hold the handle of the knife with enough strength...

Without any choice.

She hammered the knife with both hands and stood up reluctantly.

"Are you okay?"

A gentle voice sounded not far away.

At this moment, Gu Shen's condition actually looks better than Mu Wanqiu's...

The damage caused to him by the nightmare just now was negligible.

"It's okay...it's just a slight mental setback. I'll recover soon."

Mu Wanqiu leaned against the stone wall, her voice slightly hoarse.

After experiencing the nightmare just now, she no longer dared to use her sword easily, let alone slashing these resentful "Holy Judges".

The dead bones that she had chopped into pieces were crackling and bouncing in the darkness.

They are long dead.

They are already immortal.

Due to the curse of "Pluto", even if they are cut into millions of pieces, they can still be put back together.

Mu Wanqiu suddenly felt something in her heart. She raised her head and looked at the [Judge] who had been guarding her during her dream. The tall, snow-white ghost figure with a tall stature nodded to his master.

It was like holding up a lamp, holding up a ray of Gu Shen's "blazing fire".

Mu Wanqiu's expression was complicated.

It is this ray of fire.

Protected his soul.

She said in a hoarse voice: "Brother Gu...thank you."

Tsk, the title has changed, from calling him by his first name to Brother Gu.

Gu Shen smiled, shook his head and said, "No need to say thank you, I owe you this."

Previously being chased by Meng Xiao, if Mu Wanqiu had not accidentally opened the [Gate] of the Styx, then he would not be standing here now.

Mu Wanqiu nodded and said nothing more.

Regarding this matter... it seemed that Mu Wanqiu simply wrote a thank you, Gu Shenfeng Qingyun replied with a "no thank you", and that was the end of it.

But that's not the case.

Mu Wanqiu has never been the kind of person who is pretentious and reserved. He is vigorous and principled in doing things.

Repay kindness with kindness.

There is revenge.

For her, saving Gu Shen's life before was just a matter of following her heart.

She never thought about asking Gu Shen to repay.

But now that Gu Shen has saved him, this is a favor.

Gu Shen could not care, but she couldn't care.

"You said before...I am the apostle of Hades..."

After a moment of recovery, Mu Wanqiu suddenly thought of something very important.

"you……"

She stared into Gu Shen's eyes, wanting to question Gu Shen's true identity.

But before he finished speaking, he was interrupted.

"Don't forget, I entered your spiritual sea."

Gu Shen's face was calm and he said: "Of course I saw your ulterior 'secret nightmare'... It is necessary to explain that I have no habit of spying on dreams. In that case, I wanted to save you. , I have no choice.”

"When you step into the Dolu River, you will be haunted by the dream of the River Styx. In that dream, the [Judge] is holding a big banner and taking you across to see Hades at the other side."

Gu Shen told the content of that dream.

He asked calmly: "You are not the [apostle] of Hades, who is?"