Barrier of Light

At night, the high walls of the S3 living area were completely dark.

The fiery red [Lanterns] floated in the air, like swimming fish.

"Mr. Zhuang..."

Gu Shen smiled.

What he was waiting for was this moment. He had previously locked the "S3 Living Area" and the entire South Cave... in order to meet the "neutral person".

"You know I'm not dead yet?"

Zhuang Su still had his hands in his pockets. He was very interested in Gu Shen. From the boy's reaction when he saw him, he knew that he had guessed the "truth" about him.

But, how did Gu Shen know?

The neutrals have been silently observing Sangzhou Cave...

Since many years ago.

until now.

They would know all the disturbances on this island immediately, so the moment [Deep Sea] opened the entrance to Area F, they knew...that "outsiders" had entered.

Not only that.

Mr. Zhuang also knew that Vyas personally led the way and led Gu Shen and his party into the South Cave.

In this case... Gu Shen should know that "he" is already dead.

"How did you know?" Zhuang Su couldn't help but ask.

The faint smile on Gu Shen's face was enough to explain the answer to the previous question.

As for the latter one.

"Mr. Zhuang, I always have my 'secret'." Gu Shen smiled and said, "Just like...you have your secret."

This is the first meeting.

You can feel it from the distance between the two...

Both sides are not "candid" enough.

In this case, it was impossible for Gu Shen to tell Mr. Zhuang and the neutral person.

"That's the truth."

Mr. Zhuang nodded.

He suddenly stretched out a hand and grabbed it towards Gu Shen.

There was no warning about this arrest!

But the effect was remarkable, and the space on the high wall instantly solidified——

Gu Shen narrowed his eyes, and he also extended a hand.

"boom!"

A sound of gold and iron colliding exploded in the air.

Mr. Zhuang's sleeves fluttered in the night wind. He stepped back again and put his left hand back into his pocket...

Gu Shen looked as usual.

He glanced at his palms covered by "iron scale skin". The collision between lightning and flint just now was not too strong. The [Iron Throne] instantly defended itself, so that he was not hurt.

but……

His "psychic induction" still didn't alert him to danger.

"Is this the 'great hero' who saved Nanku during the day?" Mr. Zhuang said lightly: "Why do I feel that the name is not worthy of the name?"

Gu Shen laughed dumbly.

The livid color on his skin slowly receded and returned to its original state.

Mr. Zhuang wanted to test himself.

In other words... the neutral wants to test himself.

"This doesn't seem to be a 'let's talk' attitude." Gu Shen was not annoyed. He still smiled: "The people in the S3 living area respect you. You have saved many of them. I always thought... we can become ally'."

"Yeah, I thought so too."

Mr. Zhuang also smiled: "I am indeed here as a neutral person. They hope that I can have a good talk with you. I have to say that after you came to Nancao, the superficial skills you did were very beautiful and almost made everyone... I was deceived. At least most of the neutrals did not see that the 'black curtain wall' you installed in the South Cave during the day was full of ominous..."

Pause slightly.

Mr. Zhuang asked quietly: "If you guessed correctly, is that the mental toxin left by 'Pluto'?"

"..."

Gu Shen fell into silence.

He sighed softly, not expecting that the trick he did for Xizhou Zhongzhou would be misunderstood by "Mr. Zhuang" and see through the source.

obviously.

Mr. Zhuang misunderstood.

However, before Gu Shen could explain, the figure in the dark night rushed up again.

Mr. Zhuang's toes stepped on the ground not covered by "green frost", and his body was as fast as lightning. He was obviously a spiritual extraordinary person, but he possessed terrifying physical combat power that did not match it.

"boom!"

There was another crisp explosion.

The two faced each other at the top of the high-walled city in Area S3, with iron-scaled skin covering their palms. At the moment of the fight, Gu Shen narrowed his eyes, and in his blazing vision, he finally saw Mr. Zhuang's left hand clearly...

That's an alloy iron hand!

No wonder……

He kept his palms tucked into his sleeves, unable to take them out of his pockets.

No wonder, a spiritual type can have such terrifying close combat power!

"Bang bang bang bang -"

Green frost spread, and the city walls continued to explode with muffled sounds.

Mr. Zhuang's figure was extremely erratic, like a butterfly stepping on the narrow area not covered by the green frost. He moved as hard as he could. He deliberately avoided Gu Shen's area... As everyone knows, Gu Shen had no "murderous intention" from beginning to end. Now that he has taken over the realm, even if he steps on the green frost of the Pure Land realm, he will not be frozen.

"Isn't this young man of the spiritual type? How can he be so good at fighting?"

After fighting for more than a hundred rounds, Mr. Zhuang felt a little puzzled as he couldn't attack for a long time.

He didn't expect Gu Shen to be so good at fighting!

During the day, Gu Shen relied on his "mental ability" to massacre the beasts, so he always guarded his inner lake and guarded against attacks and killings. But now it seemed that it had developed into a pure close-quarters wrestling, comparing the strength of Qi machines.

Mr. Zhuang changed from one hand to two hands.

Gu Shen still dealt with it with one hand, but his attack speed was accelerated.

Hit again.

Mr. Zhuang vaguely felt that... his mechanical prosthesis was about to smoke. The young man still looked calm, with a faint smile on his face.

obviously.

This is giving yourself a trick.

He stopped suddenly.

"Senior, why don't you continue?"

Gu Shen also stopped immediately and asked with a smile: "Do you want to rest? Don't worry, I'll wait for you here. We can start anytime after you rest."

"you……"

Mr. Zhuang laughed angrily.

As a result, he suddenly felt that this kid was different from what he imagined.

"If senior doesn't fight enough, I can accompany him until dawn."

Gu Shen said calmly: "If senior has fought enough, you might as well take a rest and give me a chance to 'breathe' so that I can explain a few words."

"..."

Mr. Zhuang was completely silent.

Only then did he realize that after breaking through the "mental poison", he had not given the young man a chance to speak.

Can't blame him.

twenty years ago.

Pluto is really a notorious figure.

How can a guy who uses "Pluto's Poison" be a good person?

Back then, if you had given such a person a chance to speak, you would have been the unlucky one!

"This poison... indeed belongs to Pluto."

Gu Shen said calmly: "It's just that I snatched it from 'Pluto'."

"???"

As soon as this statement came out.

Mr. Zhuang's expression was very wonderful.

"You? Robbed it from 'Pluto'?"

Mr. Zhuang looked at Gu Shen with a complicated expression... He wondered if this young man had drunk too much tonight?

Although it has fourth-level combat power, if it were placed in the legion of the Holy Judge to conquer Pluto... it could only be regarded as a large "cannon fodder".

but……

Gu Shen really didn't lie about this matter.

The poison of the Dolu River is a token of the transaction between "Pluto" and "Traveler". These "river poisons" are the back-up tool used by Hades to kill the Travelers... It's a pity that this back-up trick was not used at all. It was taken away by Gu Shen under the River Styx.

Strictly speaking, he really stole this from "Pluto"!

"It doesn't matter whether what I said is true or not."

Gu Shen Youyou said: "Senior's previous action was just because of the 'Pluto Toxin', which made you believe that... I am a sanctimonious and hypocritical person. So I only need to show one thing to prove my 'true identity'. .”

Mr. Zhuang frowned.

next moment.

Gu Shen took a step forward——

This step made Mr. Zhuang's pupils shrink, and he subconsciously wanted to retreat, but the green frost that had solidified suddenly spread suddenly, instantly freezing his legs and pinning him in place.

"take it easy."

Gu Shen said sincerely: "...I am not a bad person."

When he came to Mr. Zhuang, the blackness in his pupils gradually faded, and a small flame burned deep in his pupils.

Zhuang Su stared at the wisp of fire.

He embraced the entire high wall of the S3 living area into his dream.

And Gu Shen took Zhuang Su into his dream.

At this moment, Zhuang Su's spiritual sea caused an infinite roar. He watched the wisp of fire burning in front of his eyes. The dark night was pierced by the burning. The fire took his soul out of its sheath and came to a boundless wilderness. In this wilderness, there are towering trees that reach into the clouds, and there are towering snows that are frozen for thousands of miles, falling and falling again... He came to the boundless deep sea again, and with the sound of the wheels exploding, he suddenly fell into a speeding car. But it was silent on the seats of the train carriage.

"Buzz——"

The whole world turned from noisy to extremely quiet.

He sat on the seat with a bewildered expression, looking at the ethereal woman floating cross-legged not far away. Very few people in the Ancient Literature Society had seen this "girl". Before the massacre began, "Chu Ling "It is the [deep sea] body responsible for connecting the five continents.

However, after the main system was upgraded, this line of [source code] was destroyed.

As for what happened next... no one except Zhou Jiren knew what Jingshanyan did.

"【source code】……"

Mr. Zhuang looked at this familiar yet unfamiliar face. The black robe covering his face slipped off, revealing an old face. His hair had long since turned gray, but his memory was still clear.

He will always remember this "girl".

"gentlemen."

Chu Ling said softly: "I have a name, you can call me 'Chu Ling'."

Chu Ling.

Yes...this name has not appeared for many, many years.

Zhuang Su suddenly moved his head and looked at the young man who brought his spirit down and came to this space... If this girl is regarded as the cornerstone of the reconstruction of the ancient literature society, then this young man is...

Gu Shen stood at the end of the Ling Ling Yao train carriage.

He reached out and opened the door leading to the next carriage of the train... In the spiritual space, no one knew what world would lead behind the [door].

With a desire for the truth, Zhuang Su stood up unsteadily, took a deep breath, and stepped behind the [door].

Behind the [door] is a small conference room.

Pure land, bit by bit, all spiritual images are shattered.

"As you think."

Gu Shen said softly: "I... am the [key]."

…

…

Everything in the spiritual world disperses like bubbles.

The sea water disappears.

Return to reality.

The blazing fire deep in Gu Shen's pupils... slowly dissipated.

The glow reflected in Zhuang Su's eyes subsided.

"key……"

He murmured: "I see...you are...the key..."

All the doubts and confusions that he had encountered on the way here disappeared at this moment.

Because Gu Shen is the [Key].

So when he came here, he discovered the true identity of the "Neutral" from the clues in S3 City...

So he replicated what the "neutral" did.

He had been waiting for the "neutral" to come and prove his identity.

"Senior, is the information about 'Underworld Fire' still important now?"

Gu Shen said with a smile. He spread his arms and leaned back against the city wall to rest.

The pure land is gone, and the frost is melting.

Zhuang Su regained his freedom of movement, but he did not take action again. Instead, he said with a complicated expression: "'Underworld Fire' is indeed not important anymore... If you are the [Key], then anything you can do is possible." of."

Gu Shen smiled.

"I'm sorry...I was abrupt."

Zhuang Su slowly bent down and bowed, and said seriously: "I almost made a mistake..."

"Nothing, there's nothing wrong with your handling."

Gu Shen shook his head. Zhuang Su's mental power was very strong, and he should have reached the top level of the tenth level of the deep sea. If he chose to launch a surprise attack when he came up, he might actually pose a threat to himself.

However, he has "iron scale skin". Once Zhuang Su has murderous intention, Blazing Fire will immediately sense it.

so……

Nothing will happen.

Gu Shen did not tell Zhuang Su how his "underworld fire" came from. Even if he completed the "exchange" at this moment, he did not reveal his true identity...

As long as you can prove that you are a good person.

Are these still important?

"Mr. Zhuang, to be honest, I have been waiting for you to arrive."

Gu Shen said calmly: "The current situation in Sangzhou Cave is quite serious. In addition to me, there are also three continents, as well as the hidden 'extremists' in Nanzhou, who are all active... If the neutrals are discovered by them, nothing good will happen. End."

"yes……"

Zhuang Su nodded and said: "But we are observing everything, and the current situation is relatively stable."

"Maybe the goddess of fate is looking after us," he paused and smiled: "The activities of the 'neutralists' are mainly concentrated in the South Cave, and the South Cave happens to be the stationed territory of Dongzhou..."

"..."

Gu Shen sighed softly in his heart.

It seems that the intelligence of the neutrals is still limited. [Deep Sea] has cut off the link of everyone in Sangzhou Cave, and the members of the Ancient Literature Society are no exception. They have no special means to communicate with the outside world.

Therefore, Zhuang Su did not know about the redistribution of the Four Continents territory at all.

If Gu Shen hadn't been keen enough to realize the true identity of the "neutral person", then those participating in carving up this area at this moment should be Xizhou and Zhongzhou...

No matter what, the territory of the "neutral" was in danger, and he made the right bet.

So after thinking for a while, Gu Shen just nodded and smiled in agreement.

He did not tell Zhuang Su that the "Goddess of Destiny" was himself.

"Dear [Key], please forgive me for my previous reckless 'temptation'."

Zhuang Su bowed again: "This is very rude, but I have no other choice. If you want to survive in a place like Sangzhou Cave, 'neutral people' must be extremely cautious and careful. We cannot afford the slightest mistake..."

Gu Shen returned the gift.

He shook his head and said seriously: "It's nothing. You don't have to feel guilty or apologize anymore."

"..."

Zhuang Su came to the top of the wall. He stood under the [Lantern] and stretched out a hand to Gu Shen in an inviting gesture.

"Next, is the true side of the 'neutral'..."

"Mr. Xiao Gu, please come with me."