Barrier of Light

Hellfire illuminates the spiritual space.

After a brief silence, Shen Li's reply left Gu Shen speechless.

"Second place? Is there anyone earlier than me?!"

"..."

"Who is that person?"

The little iron man cursed and rubbed his sleeves.

"Mu Wanqiu."

After Gu Shen uttered these three words, the little iron man cursed again and pushed back his sleeves.

"Bleach..."

He knew how powerful that lunatic Mu Wanqiu was.

The only S-class in Beizhou...the first lieutenant of the Survey Corps who Central City has high hopes for.

"Forget it, forget it, I don't have the same experience as a crazy woman."

Those who understand current affairs are heroes, and Shen Li understands this truth.

He did want to fight with that person, but if that person was Mu Wanqiu, forget it... He didn't want to be beaten in vain.

Gu Shen shook his head and smiled silently.

The two looked at each other.

Shen Li said: "I am willing to become an 'apostle'..."

He paused and repeated.

"I am willing to be your 'apostle'."

There are millions of words in the world, but they are not worth a few words of sincerity. Gu Shen imagined many scenes after this scene, but he did not expect that Shen Li agreed so readily and neatly.

Not even the slightest hesitation.

This guy is not smart enough to guess his identity as Pluto in advance.

After his identity was revealed, Shen Li was shocked, stunned, and confused.

But facing the position of "apostle" offered by Gu Shen, he didn't hesitate at all.

“In the past few years, many people in Nagano have speculated that I am the ‘Apostle of Hades’.”

The little iron man laughed at himself: "Even I sometimes doubt whether I have become an 'apostle'. If it is true, then why hasn't the legendary Pluto come to me?"

"Now I know that Hades has always been there."

He looked at Gu Shen with a complicated expression, "So... all of this started after the Cemetery God War?"

"right."

Gu Shen no longer concealed anything.

He whispered: "There has never been Pluto. The previous Pluto... died twenty years ago. After the Cemetery God War, I took over the 'Pluto' and weaved this scam with Mr. Bai Shu and deceived the Tower of Source." , deceived Guangming City."

"No wonder……"

Shen Li murmured: "This is how peace came to Dongzhou."

He smiled freely, closed his eyes, opened his arms, and put down all the guard in his mind. This meant that he would not stop any action Gu Shen made towards him——

"laugh."

The underworld fire burned and rolled, making a slight sound of breaking through the sky, like a candle that could be extinguished at any time.

This ray of fire is not much.

Gu Shen had previously given half of it to the winner, Mu Wanqiu... Now, only a slender strand was left.

"Feel sorry……"

He said softly: "I haven't become a real 'god' yet. I can only give you a small ray of hell fire to prove my identity as an apostle. This ray of hell fire is very small and can't do anything. Even the 'authority' of the apostle of Hades is You can't even use it... But this ray of hell fire is my promise that there will be a place for you in the future Pure Land world."

Shen Li smiled and cursed: "Am I the one who cares about those things? Hurry up!"

Gu Shen also smiled.

He separated out a wisp of the already small Hell Fire...

The third level fire master of the deep sea chose two apostles. This is something unprecedented——

Moreover, the "underworld fire" that Gu Shen gave away was more than what he had now!

He gave five components to Mu Wanqiu and one component to Shen Li. The rest... was only 40% of the original Hell Fire.

He will not select any more apostles before he inherits the greater power of "Underworld Fire".

Because he really has no "underworld fire" to separate.

Looking at the history of the five continents, this should be the most sacred seat...

The tiny wisp of black flame was embedded in Shen Li's eyebrows, forming a tangled pupil. The little iron man frowned, his hair was blown by the strong wind, and the black flames between his eyebrows were constantly struggling and carving.

He got the approval of "Pluto"!

The surrounding spiritual space began to change, the wind howled, and Shen Li felt a little bit cold. When he opened his eyes, what he saw... was an extremely majestic and majestic world of ice and snow, with billions of green trees hanging down from the sky. Yin, there are wildernesses in all directions, one of which has been repaired.

In the flowerbed, moths circled around the butterflies, exuding bursts of fragrance.

He came to the Pure Land as an apostle of Hades, attracting the attention of many souls. Li Qingci, Tie Wu and others also saw Shen Li's arrival, but what they saw... was a blurry figure shrouded in ice and snow. .

"Lord God, are you bringing people here to visit again?"

Tie Wu rubbed his chin with a smile in his eyes.

In fact, in chronological order, he was the first "apostle" accepted by Gu Shen.

Tie Wu remembered clearly that back then, he used to call Gu Shen "God's Throne", but Gu Shen insisted to him to call him "Sir" in person.

Now he no longer cares about "apostle" or not, these are all false names...

After "died" by the divine presence of the Dionysian Seat, Tie Wu gradually became enlightened in the Pure Land.

Now he only has an empty soul left... The only thing he can do is to make the Pure Land world more majestic and perfect.

As for walking in the outside world and solving problems for God, he can't do that.

Then he can't bear the name of "apostle".

However, in the Pure Land world, every time Gu Shen's spirit comes, Tie Wu will call him "God's Throne" in his heart. This is something that Gu Shen cannot correct no matter how many times he corrects it...

Di Jiu saved his body back then.

But now Gu Shen has saved his spirit.

Among the two gods, the one who really made him feel "alive" was not the God of Dionysus... but Gu Shen.

Therefore, this "God's Throne" is a title that Tie Wu speaks from the bottom of his heart.

…

…

Above the wilderness, there is a land untouched by ice and snow.

This is the innocent realm where the souls of the apostles meet Pluto. Shen Li saw a slim figure wearing red armor at the far end of the wilderness where the grass and leaves were flying.

"Gu Shen."

Mu Wanqiu didn't call Gu Shen a god, she called him by his first name.

Gu Shen smiled and nodded.

The two were friends, and Gu Shen himself didn't like the superior-subordinate "apostle" relationship in the Tower of Source.

"This is Shen Li, now the second apostle in the Pure Land."

Gu Shen introduced Mu Wanqiu.

The latter glanced at the little iron man and hummed softly, "I've heard of it."

"I've admired you for a long time."

Shen Li hid his previous behavior of rolling back his sleeves very well. He smiled and stretched out a hand.

Mu Wanqiu, who seemed as cold as an iceberg, did not refuse people thousands of miles away.

She stretched out her hand generously, shook hands with Shen Li, and looked at Gu Shen at the same time.

"You seem to be very anxious to 'recruit' the apostles... After dividing these hellfires, will your own be enough?"

Mu Wanqiu's words somewhat reminded Gu Shen.

"Enough."

He smiled and said: "It's strange to say... I know that I shouldn't conduct the 'apostle selection' at this stage, but there is always a bad feeling in the dark that I should do this."

Mu Wanqiu raised her eyebrows: "That sounds very unlucky."

Gu Shen laughed at himself: "Pluto never encounters anything auspicious."

"If 'Underworld Fire' is not enough, I have more here."

Mu Wanqiu glanced at Shen Li, then looked back at Shen, and said calmly: "At least... more than you. If you need it, I can return it all to you."

"What do you call this? Can I take back the 'dark fire' I sent out and the water I threw out?"

Gu Shen smiled slightly: "Of course, if there is really a need, I won't be polite to you."

"very good."

Mu Wanqiu never liked to mince words when speaking: "I didn't come here to meet the 'Second Apostle'. Apart from the matter of 'Dark Fire', there is another matter."

"There is a sudden wave of beasts in all directions of Sangzhou Cave, and [Deep Sea] gave it an A+ danger rating."

The red-armored woman waved her hand and evoked a spiritual scene.

Due to the spread of Tan Yao volcanic ash.

The [Deep Sea] field of view of Sangzhou Cave is gradually shrinking, and the [Sky Eye] has failed on a large scale... The information data that can be provided at this moment is also very limited.

"The number of these beast spirits far exceeds the previous estimate of the Underground Research Institute. In the Beikong Forest alone, there are nearly 30,000 beast spirits running south."

Mu Wanqiu said solemnly: "In the past reports of Sangzhou Cave, we have not found that there are so many animal spirits living there... Even if they are 'extraordinary mutations', these guys are breeding too fast, which is unreasonable."

"It's unreasonable."

Gu Shen narrowed his eyes: "Just now, the South Cave was also hit by a beast wave..."

"..."

Shen Li thought about what he had done after becoming gluttonous, and chose silence on this topic.

"They seem to be stimulated by something."

Mu Wanqiu said: "Such a large-scale beast wave coming from all directions... It is difficult to explain it by 'coincidence'."

"There are no coincidences in this world."

Gu Shen lowered his eyebrows and said, "Do you still remember the 'baby' that Gu Xiaoman picked up?"

"God baby?"

Mu Wanqiu has been to Area S12 once.

That time she came to deliver "Sixth Level Source Armor" to Gu Shen and stayed in the city for half an hour.

Gu Shen took his crown holder to visit the neutral's mansion and the baby who was perfect except for his "head".

"This time the beast tide broke out, the mental fluctuations from zero to one appeared in the mind of the 'God Infant'."

Area S12 has been observing the divine infant.

As soon as this phenomenon appeared, Qi Mo immediately contacted Gu Shen and told him about Adam... Only then did Gu Shen rush to the forest and stop the [Iron Disciple] at the critical moment.

Gu Shen was persuasive: "The baby's mental fluctuations, what does it mean?"

Mu Wanqiu murmured: "This 'baby' does not really have no spiritual sea... It has some special ability, maybe it can attract 'Tan Yao', maybe it can lead the 'tide of beasts'..."

No matter which one it is, "spirit" is needed.

Gu Shen nodded: "Yes, the manifestation of ability activation is the 'spiritual' fluctuation."

"Sorry to interrupt..."

At this moment, Shen Li, who had been silent, suddenly spoke in a low voice.

His mission this time is to guard Adam.

To a certain extent, his mission failed. Even though Gluttony killed the Great Winged Sparrow King, Adam was nowhere to be seen.

But he had listened to the entire conversation between Adam and Qi Mo.

Includes some messages from the "God Child".

Shen Li understood everything he should know.

Gu Shen and Mu Wanqiu both looked at Little Iron Man, who scratched his head and asked slowly: "Do you think... that baby who looks very smart and very stupid is like an empty shell?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the wilderness became quiet.

Empty shell.

This is a very appropriate and charming adjective.

Can eat, sleep, and blink.

Can't speak, can't move, can't grow up.

All the data of the divine infant's body tend to be perfect. This is simply a "vessel of God" created by God.

Because this baby was adopted by Gu Xiaoman a long time ago and was taken care of like a family member...so everyone who saw him subconsciously regarded him as a normal "living person".

What Shen Li said at this moment awakened Gu Shen.

Is there a possibility, is it possible for the divine infant... not him, but it.

It's just an empty shell, a container.

…

…

In the Tan Yao volcano.

"Crack!"

The hot wind rolled, and a scarlet figure landed inside the volcano, stepping on the hard and hot solidified lava, splashing out a bright blood-red light——

The "Lihuo" domain that the Suzaku Divine Envoy had opened up now only had a very weak layer left, tightly covering the whole body.

On weekdays, his domain can spread for hundreds of meters!

After comprehending the two realms, you can superimpose the diffusion and double it again!

But now, he tried his best, but he could only cover it with a thin layer.

On the one hand, there are injuries.

On the other hand, there are too many "ashes" in Tan Yao Volcano.

It has been burning here for many years, like a copper furnace. From the outside world, Tan Yao has been "quiet" for more than a hundred years, but the mountain ash inside has never really been extinguished.

Some fires only need a little wind to burn.

"Did I guess wrong... the red dragon is not here?"

Suzaku frowned. He had completely given up on using his mental power to explore the path.

As for the "naked eye", there is even less hope.

The amount of mountain ash inside Tan Yao is too much.

The only thing he could rely on was his innate "telepathy". In the hot environment inside Tan Yao, Suzaku looked around... In fact, what he could see was very limited:

There were tens of thousands of layers of flying ash stacked on the ground.

And the inner wall of the volcano that goes out, reignites, and repeats the process.

This ghost place really looks like a copper furnace, and the flames will rise from nowhere.

Every second spent here is a huge consumption of Lihuo Domain!

Fortunately, Suzaku did not gain nothing.

He vaguely felt a slight sound...

"Boom."

"Boom."

The sound was very slight, like a drumbeat, more like a beating heart and a floating pulse. It seemed to be the only clear direction guide in the noisy volcano.

Here, there are living creatures.

Suzaku took a deep breath, clutched the "Lihuo Position Tablet" tightly, and walked towards the direction of the drumming sound.

The sound was extremely soft and faint.

Once you don't pay attention, you will lose it immediately...

Suzaku walked quickly, and he didn't know how long he had walked. He suddenly felt that the road was longer than ever before, but when he looked back, the retreat behind him had been covered by tongues of flames.

For a moment, he felt that the inside of Tan Yao was actually an unpredictable "disaster". It was easy to get in but difficult to get out.

Until you look back.

The road to ashes has reached its end...

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

"Boom..."

"Boom..."

"Boom..."

Suzaku arrived at the finish line, but did not see the red dragon he wanted to see.

On the volcanic stone wall inside Tan Yao, there is really a heart inlaid, a scarlet heart covered with blood-colored flames, blooming like an epiphyllum, scarlet and mysterious.

The sound of powerful drums echoed around.

The mountain ashes flew, and the ashes rekindled.