Bright!

Looking at Xiong Zemo's big hand, Xu Le stretched out his hand and wiped it on his suit. It seemed that he disliked his dirty hands and wanted to wipe them clean.

However, after wiping his hands, he did not shake Xiong Zemo's hand, but said with a slight regret:

"Hey, you don't know. The Lighthouse Councilors didn't agree to my request, which made me very unhappy, so... you seem to be happy too early."

Xiong Zemo:?

Jin Mingzhu:......

Is this what a normal person can say? Is he still a congressman? Does he have any qualities?

Xiong Zemo withdrew his hand expressionlessly. Although he was angry about Xu Le's actions, he would definitely not show it at this time.

But as soon as Xiong Zemo retracted his hand, Xu Le stretched out his hand again.

"Huh? I've wiped my hands clean, don't you want to shake hands? Oh, you lighthouse people are really rude."

After Xu Le finished speaking, Jin Mingzhu looked at Xiong Zemo. She now understood why Xiong Zemo killed Xu Le.

Such a guy, if it were her, would probably take action.

"Mr. Xu Le really likes to joke."

"Yes, yes, I like to joke the most. You guys, please don't take me seriously. I am just a researcher. I am weak, pitiful and helpless. I am very afraid of your retaliation."

Jin Mingzhu:......

The petite woman took a deep breath and still maintained her smile when facing Xu Le.

But she stopped talking. Continuing to talk would only make herself angrier.

Xiong Zemo suddenly said:

"Congressman Xu Le looks very much like a friend of mine."

"I look like a friend of District Chief Bear? It's a pity that I am a man and you are also a man."

Xiong Zemo:......

"He was a very capable man, but unfortunately he died in a previous accident."

"I think... your friend must not have been the only one who died in that accident. There should be others."

"Yes, many people died in that accident. The black tide caused too much harm to the world. Because of this, we should work hard to expel the darkness and seek light for the world."

Xiong Zemo's words made Xu Le suddenly silent for a moment, then nodded and said:

"Indeed."

"I have something else to do, so, Councilor Xu Le, let's take our leave here."

"good."

Xu Le nodded, the conversation just now was more than just ridicule.

He was also observing, observing this tall puppet Xiong Zemo.

This is a puppet with an emotional connection. At least he can express anger, with eyes and expressions that are almost equivalent to those of a normal person.

The skin, body, and even body odor are just like normal people.

This is a legendary human puppet and a true piece of ancient Yinduo technology.

These are very useful combat intelligence.

As for what Xiong Zemo said at the end...

The lighthouse people were indeed doing the pursuit of light, and the original reason why Xiong Zemo killed them was because they needed to maintain the legitimacy of the golden light tree.

He knew too much, things he wasn't allowed to know.

So from Xiong Zemo's standpoint, in order to maintain the light, he naturally had to get rid of himself.

Not only them, but those Gu Yinduo's descendants also have the goal of seeking light, and everyone says their goals are very just.

But in the process, there will always be some shady means, killing, betrayal, using power for personal gain, etc.

From Xu Le's point of view, this is an absolute feud, and there is nothing to say.

"Shall we go back?" Wang Shu asked.

After going around in a circle, Xu Le didn't find any useful information on the outside of the tower, and the guards here were too tight, so he couldn't use the technique in public.

In this case, going back is naturally the best choice.

"Let's go, there's no point in staying here anymore."

Several people returned to the lounge, and as soon as they entered the door, they saw Wang Man standing there meditating.

Xu Le did not bother her, but turned to look at Ai Li and Wang Shu. He could not collect information by himself. At this time, he needed to rely on his teammates.

"Tell me about the situation just now and the intelligence you collected. Alley will start first."

Gouzi took out the paper and pen, drew a simple picture, and handed it to Xu Le.

“The first thing is the environment here. The wind here moves upward in a circular winding manner, which means that there should be something like a vent above the internal area.

However, because of this upward ventilation method, I can't collect the smell above, so I don't know what's on it. "

Xu Le nodded. Although he didn't find the upward passage, Ai Li's confirmation was still very important.

There is indeed an upward area here, but I don’t know if there are people from the Golden Light Tree system, such as the Illuminati, above the tree.

"Is there any other information?"

"I also paid special attention to the woman you just asked me to pay attention to. She did have a strong smell on her body. Although she covered it with perfume, the smell cannot be covered with a simple smell. It is the smell of decay. gas."

When Ai Li mentioned the smell of decay, Xu Le, Wang Shu, and Gu Beichen were stunned at the same time.

This rotten smell... is not unfamiliar to them.

The same thing happened to Bai Jing in the past.

Bai Jing was already terminally ill at that time. She often used cologne and heavy smoke smell to cover up the rotten smell on her body, and Xu Le also smelled it.

Not to mention Gu Beichen and Wang Shu who have been following Bai Jing for a long time.

However, the aura of this Jin Mingzhu seems to be lighter than that of Bai Jing.

"Logically speaking, as the head coach of the Lighthouse Warriors and the modifier of exercises, it is certainly not easy for Jin Mingzhu to become a member of the parliament. There is a high probability that she will be beaten with fists..."

Xu Le glanced at Ai Li hesitantly, but hesitated to speak.

The dog hugged his arms:

"If you have something to say, just say it. There's nothing to worry about."

Xu Le clicked his tongue:

"But this warrior... don't look at me like this. I definitely don't mean to look down on warriors, but I just mean that the upper limit of this warrior is level 4.

Normally, a warrior's limit is Level 4 + Top Fruit + Sha, and Sha is not a power that everyone can easily possess.

Compared with you, this golden pearl will even lack the bonus of an evil spirit. Of course, you will also lack the blessing of the top fruit.

So can we judge that the strength of this Jin Mingzhu should be similar to yours? "

Ai Li frowned slightly, she was used to Xu Le's daily humiliation.

But she also had to admit that what Xu Le said made sense.

"It should be about the same. At least in the many years I have been in Zion, I have seen so many warriors, but I have never seen anyone who can break through the boundary of warrior level 4."

"Since the boundaries are real and difficult to break, then why does this Jin Mingzhu become a member of parliament? Because she is beautiful? I think she is not as good as you."

Ai Li nodded, very helpful:

"I think so too."

"So, what does she rely on?"

While Xu Le was speaking, Wang Shu stretched out his finger, and a small golden sapling grew from his fingertip.

"Could it be this, or something similar?"

Warrior potion!

Different from Zion's efforts to develop technology, the original idea of ​​Lighthouse was to develop the life-inducing potion of warriors, fully develop the potential of warriors, overdraw energy, and allow warriors to reach the limits of human beings within a certain period of time.

Just like Bai Jing, she is a good example.

With very mediocre qualifications, he has almost reached the pinnacle of martial arts.

Xu Le recalled just now, especially Xiong Zemo's attitude towards Jin Mingzhu.

Humility, compliance, and an obvious subordinate attitude.

What level is Xiong Zemo?

Strong, very powerful level 4 puppet master. Because he doesn't have much combat experience, Xu Le still has no idea how strong Xiong Zemo is.

All I knew was that the brawny puppet was just a puppet, and he could almost destroy them all at that time.

Although they were very weak at the time, there was still Gu Jianuo, a level 3 alchemist.

But even so, the combined efforts of everyone only killed one puppet. When the tall and thin puppet appeared, Xu Le's mind was filled with despair.

Such people can obey Jin Mingzhu and keep a low enough profile.

Xu Le felt that it was not just because of status. If Jin Mingzhu didn't have the strength, Xiong Zemo didn't need to mess with her at all, he could just play his own game.

Therefore, this golden pearl also needs to be carefully paid attention to, so as not to affect the overall situation due to wrong judgment.

"Can you feel the strength of this golden pearl?"

"Can't feel it."

"Can't feel it."

After collecting the information from Ai Li, Xu Le looked at Wang Shu again.

"Brother Shu, tell me about your findings. Is there any important information?"

"This place is indeed the same as my abilities. They are flowing and above."

Wang Shu's message was very brief, mainly because Ai Li had already reported other information. The only thing that was certain now was that there was something on it, but I didn't know what it was.

"All right."

Xu Le finally turned his attention to Gu Beichen:

"And you?"

"What am I?" Gu Beichen looked confused.

"Are there any clues?"

"What information clue?"

"It's just about this place."

"Oh, the guards here are quite handsome."

"get out."

Xu Le was a little angry. Why did he bring this idiot over? It seriously affected his mentality.

The group of people had just finished their discussion, and Wang Man had just finished her meditation. She pulled away and waved to Xu Le, gesturing for Xu Le to come over.

"What's wrong?"

"Take my hand and let you see something." Wang Man stretched out his finger to Xu Le.

Xu Le hesitated slightly, but without thinking too much, he stretched out his hand.

When his palms touched Wang Man, a blazing white light bathed them.

Everything around him became frozen.

Xu Le looked back at the others. Aili Wangshu and the others were all normal, but his vision was hazy and he couldn't see clearly what was around him.

Shifting his gaze, Xu Le actually saw himself in this hazy state.

He still kept holding hands with Wang Man.

Wait, Wang Man is here too, so what does this state mean? Out of body experience?

"What's this?"

"This is the passage that Master Lightcast opened for me. Master Lightcast is indeed here. Only when I am close enough to Master Lightcast can I use this ability."

"What can you do in this state?"

"Being unnoticed, passing through walls, and floating." Wang Man said with a smile.

When Xu Le heard what she said, his eyes suddenly lit up.

These abilities cannot be said to be particularly powerful, but they are indeed particularly useful at times like this.

At least it helps them see what's up there.

"Isn't this kind of out-of-body experience dangerous?"

"Of course not. Brother Xu Le can control his own soul. It's actually very simple."

"How to do it?"

"Take my hand and feel it."

Wang Man briefly taught Xu Leyou how to use this kind of soul to leave the body.

Xu Le seemed to be very familiar with this form. After just a few glances, he roughly understood the method.

"Can we go up now?"

"Okay, but Brother Xu Le must hold my hand. If we don't have Lord Lightcast's protection here, we will be discovered."

Discover? Xu Le nodded slightly.

Then the two of them began to float upward, not very fast. It took them nearly a minute to reach the ceiling.

"here."

Wang Man pulled Xu Le and came to a vent. The rotating fan seemed to be automatic, bringing the wind upward.

Wang Man took the lead with one hand, and the fan in front of him seemed to be stuck by something.

She quickly grabbed Xu Le:

"Quick, hurry over."

Although Xu Le didn't understand the situation, it was still best to do what he did at this time.

Across the fan, Wang Man began to explain;

"Here is a tree."

"I know."

"This is not the tree of Guinduo."

"I know this too."

Wang Man:......

"Since Brother Xu Le knows everything, why didn't he ever tell me? I spent a lot of effort exploring this place before."

"Actually, we have discussed this before, didn't you hear?"

"You are always talking behind my back."

"No, it's just that we are afraid that if we speak too loudly, we will disturb others."

After chatting for a few words, Xu Le and Wang Man had arrived at a new level.

The first floor is an area filled with golden runes.

"What...are these?" Although Xu Le was confused, he felt vaguely familiar with these runes.

As expected, after seeing these runes, the Soul Tree was slightly touched.

Is this a reminder for him to use the underworld reincarnation to collect these runes?

Xu Le subconsciously stretched out his hand, but Wang Man interrupted him directly:

"No, Brother Xu Le, if you touch these runes, you will definitely be discovered by the guards here. This is very dangerous."

"guard?"

Wang Man pointed at the golden runes on it, and Xu Le looked carefully. There were some moving things hidden in the runes.

Some faceless men hiding in the runes.

Xu Le stared at the faceless man for a while, and the faceless man actually felt something.

On its empty golden face, one eye suddenly opened, an upright eyeball, and it turned to look in the direction of Xu Le and Wang Man.

Wang Man quickly grabbed Xu Le and avoided the sight of the golden faceless man.

Although the Faceless Man sensed something, it seemed that it could not see Xu Le and Wang Man. After wandering around their original positions for a while, it retracted its gaze and hid it among the runes.

"These golden creatures should be the guards here. Although they can't see us, their perception is very keen. If you don't pay attention, there is a possibility of discovering the existence of spirits."

"Understood." Xu Le nodded.

Unfortunately, without a body, Gu Yin has no way to use his multiple visions.

Otherwise, you can also carefully explore the specific attributes and levels of these golden faceless men.

"Continue to go."

"good."

Crossing the rune-protected magic circle, Xu Le and Wang Man carefully avoided these faceless men. There were many of them, hiding in every corner here.

Leaving the magic circle and continuing upward, a magnificent scene appeared in front of Xu Le and Wang Man.

The golden branches are wrapped around the inside of the golden tree in strange postures, criss-crossing and endlessly flowing, with a constant flow of golden-white light, as if a layer of golden electricity passes through the branches.

The inside of the golden tree was completely lit up by these golden energies, as if a layer of gold powder had been sprinkled on it during the day.

"Isn't it beautiful here?" Wang Man asked.

"It's really beautiful."

Xu Le also had to admit that in terms of magnificence and overall environmental style, there was indeed something very interesting here.

Those fluttering golden branches feel like the tentacles of a creature, they can move and glow, so magical.

"I checked here before. There shouldn't be any more creatures. Let's just keep going up."

"good."

This section is very long, and Xu Le has seen all kinds of gorgeous scenery.

Through the trees, they found that their position had exceeded the place where normal clouds floated. When they looked down, there were already white clouds covering the situation here.

Soon, the appearance of the Golden Light Tree changed.

The originally golden tree trunk gradually dissipated and turned into a red color that resembled withering.

It's not really going to wither. The tree trunks here are still very vibrant, but overall, they are far from the brilliant colors they used to be.

It felt like a branch of pure gold turned into a branch of flesh and blood.

And the further up you go, the more obvious this is.

"Why do you feel like corruption is starting to happen here?"

"It is indeed corrupt, but I don't know the specific reason."

The two gradually floated, and after passing through several clouds, a circle of circular platforms appeared in their field of vision. These platforms looked like white jade sculptures.

Xu Le looked at the reliefs, angels, tentacles, monsters, and the moon.

Some of them are very similar to the full moon gods he has seen. As for the big eyeball monster, Xu Le doesn't know if it is the full moon itself.

When Xu Le looked at these reliefs, they actually moved slowly, and the big-eyed monster focused its gaze on Xu Le.

This is something Wang Man has never encountered before.

Their eyes met for a moment, and Xu Le did not panic. Although he could not use many abilities in his soul state, he could still use the Soul Tree.

He wrapped his soul in branches.

Looking at the statue in a strange state.

After a long time, the statue looked away from him, and Xu Le also breathed a sigh of relief.

Xu Le did not relieve this state, but still looked at the white jade platform.

Scattered red-robed monks can already be seen here, and they look somewhat similar to the Illuminati believers Xu Le has seen before.

Is the top of the tower really the place where the Illuminati is located?

Xu Le got a little closer and took a closer look at these red monks.

But when he looked closer, he was startled by the appearance of this man.

Its face was completely rotten, just like the rotten golden light tree at its feet, and the face of the monk in front of him turned completely red.

Mold mixed with rotten cheeks made him tremble when he walked, as if his face might fall off at any moment.

It was hard for Xu Le to imagine whether this person was a human being or not, and whether he would have the rotten aura of a special warrior on his body.

It's a pity that he has no sense of smell and no way to judge the situation here.

But even so, the monk still clasped his hands, covered most of his body with a red monk's coat, and prayed devoutly around the white ring. He didn't know what they were praying for.

There is a new area above the white ring.

Beautiful domed buildings, like mushrooms hanging on the trees, surround the golden light tree.

But by the time we got here, this tree was no longer a golden light tree.

But a rotten scarlet tree.

The further up you go, the more severe the decay becomes.

There are also red-clothed monks in those dome-shaped mushroom-like buildings, but as they get higher, the degree of decay on these red-clothed monks becomes more profound.

Some of the red monks' bodies had become tangled in their monastic clothes.

Flesh and plants eroded each other, making them look like trees and people at the same time.

Xu Le couldn't help but worry when watching this scene. If these people were affected by the Golden Light Tree, would Wang Shu also have the possibility of such distortion?

After all, the energy of the Golden Light Tree also flows in his body.

Homogeneous energy.

"Continue going up?" Wang Man saw that Xu Le's face was not very good-looking and asked cautiously.

"Well, keep going up."

Further up, the two came to a garden-like area. Red flowers could be seen everywhere, and these flowers were carefully pruned, which was obviously different from the messy ones below.

Except for the flowers, everything else around the garden was empty, and there was no trace of the monks.

Xu Le grabbed Wang Man and took the initiative to float to the garden area.

After observing these flowers up close, although they are bright red, they are full of the smell of corruption.

Even if he approaches in soul state, Xu Le feels a strong pollution.

Even if these flowers are not the source of corruption, they are absolutely closely related to it.

Turning his head to look at the middle of the garden, it was empty, and there were some traces of footsteps on the ground. It looked like people came often, but Xu Le found no trace of anyone here.

"Aren't you here?" Xu Le murmured.

"What's not there?" A voice came from his ear.

Xu Le looked at Wang Man, who had a strange look on his face:

"Brother Xu Le, why are you looking at me like that?"