Chapter 105 The End of Storms

“Gu Shen… ah, Gu Shen!”

The Storm Throne’s divine body was blasted apart again and again by the [Truth Extinguishing Candle]!

First, he was furious.

Then, he became terrified!

He never thought he would actually be defeated in his own home, his divine domain. In less than an hour, half of his boundless ocean had been incinerated by Netherfire!

Judging from this momentum, Gu Shen was determined to kill him… he really would die!

Sitting on the Iron Throne, Gu Shen’s expression remained unchanged. He simply watched the Storm Throne before him, watching him rage, suffer, and despair.

For Gu Shen, this was the first divine war he had ever experienced, and he would not let his guard down because of any reaction from his opponent.

The sight of the Netherfire incinerating the ocean was indeed shocking, but this was a killing move for which Gu Shen had paid ten times the cost in Source Quality. Back then, the Storm Throne had escaped from the Nagano Cemetery.

This time, Gu Shen would not give the Storm Throne that opportunity.

He stared intently at the man before him.

Suddenly—

A gust of wind rose from the boundless ocean. The Storm Throne retracted the two outwardly released authorities and the power of his origin. He wrapped up the entire sea area and rolled it in the opposite direction of Gu Shen’s Tsurusaki tree, clearly preparing to escape!

Of course, Gu Shen would not give the Storm Throne this chance!

The [Truth. Extinguishing Candle] instantly flashed into his palm. This time, Gu Shen himself, sitting on the Iron Throne, personally wielded the great bow. The several spiritual incarnations scattered around him instantly dissipated. Various phenomena floated and gathered behind the Iron Throne. Dark, scorching flames swirled around the great bow, and the arrow of nothingness was instantly dyed black!

"Buzz!"

This arrow was faster than any previous arrow!

A sound like wind and thunder echoed across the surface of the boundless ocean!

The Storm Throne’s divine body was instantly blasted into pieces, but this time the scene of the shattering was somewhat different.

Gu Shen knew that the last time the Storm Throne was able to escape from the cemetery… it was because he used a high-quality sealed item similar to a “scapegoat,” which withstood Bai Shu’s fatal blow for him.

Given the Storm Throne's cautious nature, after this battle, as he boarded the Stormbreaker to head to the dangerous [Old World], he would definitely bring all of his wealth!

He likely had more than one life-saving sealed item!

Sure enough!

The Storm Throne’s divine body did not reorganize after being shattered this time. Countless seawater exploded in the void along with the explosion of the divine body. This time, the “life-saving sealed item” that the Storm Throne took out was slightly different from the previous “scapegoat.” He abandoned a portion of the boundless sea to resist Gu Shen’s [Truth Extinguishing Candle] arrow. This sea area transformed into a false divine body, attracting Gu Shen to fire the arrow and detonate it.

At that moment, a massive storm erupted in the void of the [Old World]!

The divine domain retracted.

Gu Shen returned to the real world. The sealed item thrown out by the Storm Throne was like a steel die. The die carried his storm divine power, and at that moment, it enveloped Gu Shen. The "tidal seawater" contained within the previous false divine body instantly spread out, transforming into a square die cage, trapping Gu Shen within its walls!

As for the Storm Throne, who had thrown out the sealed item to escape, he instantly transformed into a long rainbow and sped away into the distance!

As the two fought, the Stormbreaker had already escaped a considerable distance.

Although Gu Shen’s Netherfire sword had sliced the starship open… he had, after all, restrained the edge of the sword. The starship itself also possessed adaptive and repairing abilities. At that moment, the cracks in the starship had already been initially healed.

“Heh, is this your trick?”

Gu Shen glanced at the great bow.

With a thought, the [Truth. Extinguishing Candle] instantly changed form. Gu Shen recalled his experience in the restarted dream.

He tried to use [Truth] to materialize the Extinguishing Fire Sword, but the silver light wrapped around Gu Shen’s wrist, upon receiving this massive mental power, did not immediately begin to materialize. Instead, it emitted a piercing, sharp鸣.

It was sending a signal to Gu Shen.

The "conceptual weapon" in the spiritual world, [Truth], was not incapable of materializing...

But wanting to perfectly recreate it was a pipe dream.

After Gu Shen issued an affirmative thought!

The silver light of Truth spun rapidly around Gu Shen’s wrist. In the next moment, a silver-white longsword as thin as a cicada’s wing appeared in Gu Shen’s palm... The shape of this sword was no different from the [Extinguishing Fire Sword], but the silver light flowing on the blade exuded an unusual aura. This was not the real [Extinguishing Fire Sword].

But… it was more than enough to deal with the die cage thrown out by the Storm Throne!

Gu Shen slashed down with the sword!

The [Truth. Extinguishing Fire Sword] triggered the trait of ignoring Source Quality. This seemingly impregnable die cage was cut open diagonally as if it were made of paper—

The Storm Throne had seized the opportunity to throw out this life-saving sealed item.

But “unfortunately”… this die cage, on which he had placed high hopes, only briefly “blocked” Gu Shen for about ten seconds.

……

……

Boom!

A loud noise came from the Stormbreaker.

Gu Shen, wielding the [Truth. Extinguishing Fire Sword], had returned here. He released his scorching fire divine sense, enveloping the entire starship. At that moment, the survivors that the Storm Church had brought aboard the starship were all huddled in the corners of the living area.

These people trembled, not daring to look directly at the boy who resembled a black sun.

Gu Shen knew that those who could be brought aboard the starship by the Storm Throne… were definitely his most loyal believers.

He also saw the gazes these people directed toward him.

In addition to fear, there was also hatred.

These people had long ago dedicated their lives to the Storm Throne. They were not at all afraid of the name “Gu Shen,” but the pressure of the Underworld Fire Seed was something that low-level transcendents simply could not resist.

This suppression directly acted upon their souls. It could not be changed simply by being “loyal” enough to the Storm Throne.

As Gu Shen released his divine sense and killing intent, the ground beneath the feet of any transcendents who were close to Gu Shen was already soaked...

Gu Shen did not kill these people.

It was simple.

It wasn’t because he was benevolent or compassionate.

It was because these people… were very useful “tools” to him.

They were loyal to the Storm Throne, they had faith, and this was actually a good thing.

Because Gu Shen had the [Holy Book].

After this battle ended, Gu Shen would release the power of the [Holy Book] to perform a soul baptism on these loyal believers. From then on, the object of their loyalty and dedication would change… Gu Shen didn’t mind taking in the loyal people that the Storm Throne had painstakingly cultivated as his own.

“Are you going to continue hiding?”

Gu Shen strode through the starship, looking more like an emperor inspecting his territory than the Storm Throne.

At that moment, Netherfire had already enveloped the entire Stormbreaker.

Gu Shen had not found the Storm Throne’s “aura,” or rather… the entire starship exuded the transcendent aura of the Storm Throne.

This throne had previously ended the divine war with Gu Shen in the most embarrassing way possible.

And now, he was playing tricks that were no different from “acting like a rogue.”

Escape?

The Storm Throne could no longer escape.

No matter how much he restrained his aura, no matter how much he refused to respond to Gu Shen, he could not change the ending...

Gu Shen had caught up with the Stormbreaker and controlled it. If necessary, he could kill everyone on the starship.

In the end, Gu Shen arrived at a closed nutrient tank base.

Gu Shen was very familiar with this nutrient tank base.

Whether it was Mount Rintetsu or the bottom of the Floral Banner… he had seen similar scenes.

At that moment, there were hundreds of alloy pods before Gu Shen, neatly arranged. The “transcendent lives” created by the Gene Laws remained in a state of slumber, dwelling within the pods. The infants in these pods were frozen, and the Storm Throne, whom Gu Shen had been searching for, was standing at the end of the base.

At the end of the base, a hole had been torn in the iron wall of the Stormbreaker.

The biting winds of the [Old World] poured in through the gap, filling the Storm Throne’s robes.

He stood before the gap, and only needed to take one step backward to leave the starship.

The divine war had not yet ended...

As long as the Storm Throne was willing, what followed would be another “long” chase.

"Not escaping?"

Gu Shen also stopped. No matter what choice the Storm Throne made, he didn’t care.

He didn’t care.

"Not escaping..."

The Storm Throne's face was not pale, but flushed red. This was a worse shade than pallor, signifying his impending demise.

Half of his divine domain had been incinerated by Gu Shen.

The final life-saving sealed item was equivalent to losing a quarter of his divine domain’s power.

Now, he had little divine power left, and with his old wounds still unhealed, this battle… was impossible, no matter what.

Gu Shen saw the Storm Throne's open lapel, and also saw the handprint imprinted on the Storm Throne's chest.

He said calmly, “You must regret your decision four years ago, right?”

"Regret..."

The Storm Throne lowered his eyes and smiled. Regarding this question, he gave an answer that was beyond Gu Shen’s expectations.

"What do I have to regret? I simply made the best choice I could see..."

Gu Shen was silent for a few seconds.

The Southern Continent, caught in the cracks between the Tower of Origin and the Tri-Continent Alliance, truly had no room for choice.

However...

At least the Storm Church once had the opportunity to join the Alliance.

"Now, the only thing I regret is not killing you sooner."

The Storm Throne said quietly, "Without you, everything would have been fine for me."

He ambushed the Tri-Continent Alliance, completed the betrayal, and ultimately escaped successfully.

Bai Shu, Lin Lei, and Qing Long were all caught in the divine war—

And he was sailing to the [Old World] with the Church. After a while, he would be able to heal his old wounds. In fact, he had the opportunity to become the ultimate winner.

But he just happened to meet Gu Shen here.

"Such is fate."

Gu Shen raised [Truth], pointing the sword tip at the Storm Throne.

He said softly, "Will you do it yourself, or shall I?"

The Storm Throne smiled.

He stretched out a hand, hovering before his brow. A bright blue radiance flashed, and the shadow of the Storm Seed was pulled out. A vast divine威扩散 spread, and Gu Shen unfurled the [Pure Land], suppressing the Seed’s威压 within this alloy base.

"Before I die, I have a question..."

The Storm Throne looked at Gu Shen, puzzled, "After I die, what are you going to do with this Seed?"

"I will give it to Red Dragon."

Gu Shen said lightly, "He will become a more powerful Storm Throne than you."

"Heh... hehe..."

After receiving Gu Shen’s answer, a complex expression appeared in the Storm’s eyes.

In the next moment, he made a gesture as if to crush it with force!

With a crisp crack!

The Storm Seed’s vast power instantly spread. Gu Shen held the Truth Extinguishing Fire Sword in front of him. He watched with his own eyes as the Storm Throne detonated his body. The power of this explosion was enough to tear the entire Stormbreaker apart from the middle and destroy it...

But Gu Shen’s Pure Land divine domain absorbed all of the explosive aftermath!

Before his “death,” the Storm Throne used this explosion to send the Storm Seed through the gap in the back of the base.

After swallowing the explosive aftermath, Gu Shen did not hesitate and directly swept out of the starship.

Netherfire had long been woven into a net in the void outside.

The “Storm Seed” that the Storm Throne threw out was like a brilliant star to the Netherfire, shining brightly even from tens of miles away.

Without any effort, Gu Shen received the Seed.

After doing all of this, Gu Shen did not rush back to Red Dragon six hundred miles away.

He immediately returned to where he had previously left.

At that moment, there was a large hole in the base. Gu Shen casually waved a strand of Scorching Fire, sealing the gap in the back of the base. After the sound of the wind subsided, it became very quiet here.

Gu Shen stood before these life pods left over from the Gene Laws, and said softly, “Speaking of which… do you know my origins?”

The gene pods were silent.

"In a sense, I am the same as the people here, there is not much difference."

Gu Shen smiled faintly, "So I know very well… what it’s like to live in a nutrient pod. To have one's consciousness sealed in a frozen state, even to discard memories, and to spend long and difficult years, this is indeed a very painful experience, but it doesn’t matter. As long as you can live, these things don’t matter."

"When the freezing is lifted, when the body is resurrected, when the future is ripe..."

"Then, you still have a chance to turn the tables."

"Don’t think I don’t know that you and Red Dragon have signed a soul contract of absolute obedience. So as long as your soul is still there, no matter when, at your command, Red Dragon will kneel before you again, even if he becomes the Throne, it is impossible to解除 this unequal contract established long ago. Your last hope of turning the tables is not yourself, but Red Dragon."

After these words were spoken, the temperature of the alloy base dropped several degrees.

A faint echo spread across the alloy walls.

Gu Shen said calmly, "Because you think that you can’t win against me no matter what, and if you continue to fight… you will only lose, only die. That's why you came up with this method to gamble as a last resort, betting that I would believe that you were really ‘dead,’ and betting that I would stop after obtaining the Seed. This is the last gamble of a desperate gambler. You have been making similar decisions from beginning to end. From the moment you attacked the Ice Sea Fleet, you revealed your nature. You are a complete gambler. As long as there are enough benefits, you will bet everything to gamble on the favor of the Goddess of Destiny."

"But this time, you lost your bet."

Gu Shen came to a frozen nutrient pod.

He stretched out his palm, pierced through the pod’s red-silver glass, and pressed it to the brow of a young teenager.

“???”

The boy opened his eyes in shock and anger, looking at Gu Shen in disbelief.

"I didn’t kill those people on your ship because they are still useful to me, not because I am kind."

Gu Shen looked pitifully at the strange young man in the nutrient pod, and said coldly, “But if you disperse your spirit into their bodies, then they will all have to die... So you thought that by dispersing your spirit and placing it in these nutrient pods, you could escape disaster?”

"Warning! Warning!"

A piercing alarm suddenly sounded in the alloy base!

Each and every red-silver pod popped open, and those young transcendent lives gained the opportunity to “escape” at this moment—

But…

The door of the alloy base was frighteningly hot!

One person was burned to ashes directly upon touching it. The entire person burst into flames in an instant, and then exploded!

Outside the base, Netherfire had already turned into a sea of fire!

Gu Shen’s Cloak of Invisibility tumbled in the sea of fire. His entire person transformed into the supreme master of judging life and death, looking down coldly at these fragile transcendent lives.

"As a throne… in order to eke out an existence, you are even willing to entrust the most important Seed to the enemy’s hands..."

"Storm, I really overestimated you."

He stretched out his palm.

Chi Chi Chi!

In an instant, the Netherfire dispersed and swept out, like silk threads, entangling all of the transcendent lives in the alloy base.

"So incompetent, muddled, numb..."

"In the name of the Underworld King, I sentence you to death."

Gu Shen shook his head in disappointment.

He clenched his fingers.

The sea of fire churned in the base, and nearly a hundred heads were chopped off in unison!

The last wisp of the Storm Throne’s remaining divine thought, the last glimmer of hope for survival, was extinguished!

(End of chapter)