Chapter 57 Mistaken Identity

After receiving a slap from Gu Shen, Ba Kui was not angry at all. Instead, he scratched his head and chuckled foolishly.

It seemed that this slap was the secret token to truly confirm his identity.

Thanks to this slap.

It seemed that he had initially gained "trust."

Feeling slightly relieved, Gu Shen suddenly felt that there was a reason why Zhen Yue often called Ba Kui a "fool."

Well deserved.

"Prepare to return."

Gu Shen still didn't have a pleasant expression and coldly ordered, "Take out all the items and prepare for battle at any time!"

"…Yes!"

Low responses echoed in the black snow.

Gu Shen silently held his breath. He led the team and slowly walked back in the direction they had come from… Now he had roughly figured out the nightmare pattern of this Black Snow Mountain. The fastest way to leave should be to return to the original position and then extinguish the light source.

As long as he didn't light a fire, he should be able to sense the "door" again!

Naturally, he wasn't trying to lead them out of the nightmare by walking this way.

He had already sensed the true "Zhen Yue's" aura!

Although weak, it was approaching his group.

It wouldn't be long before they met… If he could seize this opportunity and take the lead with these followers, then perhaps he could seriously injure Meng Xiao!

In this Black Snow Dreamscape, his senses were stronger than everyone else's!

"Stop."

At a suitable distance, he paused slightly.

Gu Shen's expression was gloomy as he raised his hand to signal the followers behind him not to continue forward.

"Lord Duke?"

Ba Kui suddenly became vigilant.

In this ghostly place, their mental power was greatly weakened. At this moment, apart from the black snow and a faint arc of light, they couldn't see anything else… let alone anticipate danger in advance.

"…Someone is coming."

Gu Shen narrowed his eyes and said calmly, "Prepare to fight."

As soon as he finished speaking.

At the far end of the black snow, at the ridge of the mountain, a faint glow floated out…

"Wait, is that?"

The followers were stunned. The black snow was torn apart by the glow, revealing a familiar figure.

Because he had perceived the laws of the Black Snow Mountain, Meng Xiao did not use the "Fire of Blessing," fearing that the majestic power of Light City would break him free from this nightmare, causing him to lose track of Gu Shen.

So he had been holding the primitive fire lit by the gravel, stirring up a weak, illuminating glow. These glows were not dazzling. In the black snow, they flickered and dimmed.

The followers recognized the blurry figure on the other side of the snow.

Lord Duke Zhen Yue!

The second Lord Duke Zhen Yue!

Everyone was stunned.

They looked at the one beside them, and then at the one on the distant snow mountain… Ba Kui's eyes widened, and his throat rattled. For a moment, his mind was blank, and he couldn't say a word.

Meng Xiao stood still.

He frowned as he looked at his team members, then his gaze locked onto "Gu Shen."

Gu Shen, had turned into his appearance.

Meng Xiao sneered.

He looked expressionlessly at "himself" on the other side of the black snow, then moved his gaze to the subordinates surrounding the counterfeit, and coldly rebuked, "What are you waiting for? Can't you tell the real from the fake?"

His Blessing had been activated for many years.

Only at this moment was it conveniently closed.

After Meng Xiao finished speaking, he realized, after seeing the silent reaction of his subordinates… that he had no way to display the "Blessing" at this moment. It was likely that those believers of Light City really couldn't distinguish the real from the fake in this way.

"What are you waiting for?"

The same deep voice was slowly spoken by Gu Shen.

He quickly issued an order, not giving the crowd too much time to think, or Meng Xiao time to speak, and coldly rebuked, "Can't you see that he doesn't have the 'Blessing'? He is the fake! Kill this doppelganger now!"

Black snow swirled.

The followers hesitated for a moment…

People tend to believe what they see first.

Believe that is the truth.

Gu Shen took the lead, occupying the identity of "Zhen Yue"... In this kind of encounter, if Meng Xiao could not use direct means of proof, such as the Blessing, to regain control, then he would immediately fall into a disadvantage.

Because the battle was about to begin!

"Aooo!!!"

With a roar of a bear, Ba Kui rushed out the moment Gu Shen gave the order!

He rushed out the fastest!

He even wanted to rush out when the followers saw the second Lord Duke Zhen Yue and were stunned… The reason was nothing else but his aching face.

Gu Shen's slap was too hard, too real.

Ba Kui had already determined in his heart that the one beside him was the real Lord Duke Zhen Yue!

This time, he wouldn't be a fool!

Taking the lead!

If he killed the fake first, he would be the first to contribute!

Ba Kui transformed into a giant bear in the black snow, climbing over broken snow and jagged rocks on all fours as if walking on flat ground. He seemed to have transformed into a tank, crushing everything in his path. His aura was majestic and terrifying!

Seeing Ba Kui rushing so selflessly, the other hesitant followers made the same offensive choice subconsciously—

This elite team of seven had a clear division of labor and amazing combat power.

The natural-type transcendent retreated backward, opened the distance, loaded a strong logic bullet, and began firing at the figure at the far end of the black snow!

The assault-type, like Ba Kui, pounced forward.

The sound of swords and blades, accompanied by the roar of a bear!

In an instant, dozens of attacks enveloped the real Lord Duke Zhen Yue!

Gu Shen, on the other hand, stood in the very center of the crowd.

What he had to play now… was a qualified "Lord Duke Zhen Yue."

His fingers moved.

When fighting against Meng Xiao, Gu Shen was forced to reveal his trump cards one by one… But in fact, he also saw the information hidden by the other party, under the guise of the Truth Ruler's silver light.

The blazing fire turned into dozens of dim rays and swept toward the distant snowy ground!

A net of dim light, spread!

Seeing this scene, the followers felt much more at ease. Their firepower also became more fierce and fierce… The net of dim light was a skill that only the Zhen Yue main robe could use. It seemed that the one beside him was the real deal!

On the other side.

Meng Xiao's expression was extremely gloomy. The sudden attack… was somewhat beyond his expectations.

He had seen a very similar scene in the bracelet—

On Black Snow Mountain, he was besieged!

He thought that the scene had passed because he had encountered a group of clones while climbing the mountain, which highly overlapped with the prophecy of the bracelet, and after the battle… it would be considered "prophecy verified"!

But he never expected.

The real "calamity" was here!

The bracelet had given a warning long ago, but he didn't guess the real answer…

Meng Xiao retreated backward as soon as possible, subconsciously preparing to summon the ever-victorious "Blessing of Light," but when the fire of blessing in his chest had just started to ignite a trace of the flame, he felt a strong "sense of instability" coming from all directions of the space!

For some reason, this mirror world was extremely repulsed by his "power of light"!

If he ignited the blessing.

It was very likely… that in the next second, he would be sent out of here!

If he missed this opportunity, Gu Shen might escape his control!

"I can't ignite the blessing…"

This meant.

He had no more direct, more straightforward way to prove his identity.

He was clearly the real deal.

But he was being hunted down as a fake.

How aggrieved was this?

Dozens of sharp bullets shot over. Even Meng Xiao, as powerful as he was, was a little embarrassed. His figure blurred and flickered instantly, dodging the bullets. Then a bear paw struck!

Ba Kui arrived!

He was no longer "half-beast," but completely "bear-like." A four-meter-tall giant bear directly pressed down on Meng Xiao like Mount Tai… Under the background of the giant bear's body, Meng Xiao's body appeared extremely thin, like a candle that could be blown out.

"Roar!"

Ba Kui tried his best, wishing he could smash the hateful clone into meat paste with one paw!

Fool… Meng Xiao was really annoyed when he looked at this grinning guy.

The bullets blocked all his retreat routes. He had no choice but to punch out and fight against the giant bear!

"Boom—"

A muffled explosion.

Ba Kui, who was pressing down like Mount Tai, instantly shrank his pupils. He felt a terrifying and majestic force coming from the clone's fist… He seemed to be hitting an unshakable iron mountain!

The next moment, it was he himself who flew out!

This battle would not stop because of one person's failure, just as it would not be interrupted because of a missed bullet… The moment Ba Kui flew out, the other two assault-type transcendents in the team also arrived at the same time.

A heavy slash, a strike—

Like two crescent moons, they were slashing down towards Meng Xiao!

Meng Xiao's expression was extremely ugly.

These were all carefully selected "capable subordinates" that he used to fight against the enemy… But now they were waving their knives at him!

He delivered both fists again.

Two more explosions roared. [Oborozuki] climbed and entangled, instantly knocking the two assault-type transcendents away.

The last one to arrive in front of Meng Xiao was the "blazing fire" disguised as Zhen Yue's dim light in Gu Shen's hand!

Arriving later but starting earlier.

Gu Shen had planned the details of this battle long ago… With his own strength, he couldn't shake Meng Xiao at this stage. Now he could use the power of the entire team to attack Zhen Yue together!

"Shameless…"

An inexplicable fire of rage burned in Meng Xiao's chest, but he didn't even have the time to open his mouth and spit out words!

Gu Shen's attack had already arrived!

Those "dim lights" were the means he had used to deal with Gu Shen before… Now they were mimicked vividly by the S-class ability Blazing Fire, almost exactly the same!

Meng Xiao punched out.

[Oborozuki] crushed the dim light in a devastating manner!

His expression changed slightly. These "dim lights" were unexpectedly fragile… They were not as tough as his robe's light net at all. After all, they were not the same light source. But this powerful blow gave Gu Shen an opportunity.

This punch directly "missed"!

The "blazing fire" that shot over instantly scattered like fireflies, turning into a soft light that wrapped around his fingers, and burrowed into Meng Xiao's face, forehead, and skin all over his body!

Gu Shen's combat style rarely involved head-on collision.

He wanted to win, to live!

All of Gu Shen's methods in battle… were to "kill" the opponent, so there was nothing more powerful than directly invading the spiritual sea!

A thunderclap exploded in the spiritual sea.

Meng Xiao groaned painfully.

He never expected that the mental power of a third-order transcendent would be so difficult to deal with… In that instant, he actually had the thought of "unable to resist"!

The moment he lost his mind.

Gu Shen expressionlessly issued another order: "Attack again!"

Ba Kui, who had been knocked back, and the two assault-type transcendents, stepped on the ground again and charged towards Zhen Yue!

They saw it.

This "clone's" combat power was amazing!

But the Lord Duke was even more skilled!

In one exchange, he used the light of his robe to capture the opponent's mind, and now was the best time to directly behead him!

Gu Shen's "blazing fire" rushed through Meng Xiao's body!

This power was interfering with Meng Xiao's spirit.

At the same time, Gu Shen was not relaxed either.

Hypnosis required a price… The success rate of hypnotizing a fourth-order with a third-order was terribly low, not to mention someone like Meng Xiao, the "chosen one"!

Gu Shen never thought of successfully hypnotizing him at all.

Even if Meng Xiao voluntarily opened the gate of his spiritual sea and let the blazing fire rush in, he would not rashly venture in and truly complete the hypnosis…

This person carried the blessing of the Light Throne!

Once he dragged Meng Xiao into his "Pure Land"... there might be big problems!

Therefore, what Gu Shen was pursuing was a moment of distraction.

In a life-and-death duel, a moment was enough.

Gu Shen held his breath, and he tried his best to burn the "blazing fire," trying to interfere with Zhen Yue's consciousness as much as possible!

Meng Xiao closed his eyes in pain.

Knives, swords, bullets, whizzed past—

Time seemed to slow down at this moment, as if countless shackles were falling from the sky, trapping Zhen Yue, so that he would be subdued here… However, these shackles seemed to be struggling violently in countless times of slow motion, but in the real world, they did not even last for a moment.

The blazing fire that crashed into Meng Xiao's spiritual sea was instantly shattered!

Gu Shen's expression was slightly pale.

At the final moment, he felt a powerful and vast force… It seemed that the wisp of blessing aura was deeply rooted in Meng Xiao's mind. This failure of the blazing fire hypnosis was already doomed.

Meng Xiao, who broke free from the "hypnosis," flickered instantly.

The bullets missed one after another, brushing past his body and shooting into the distant boundless night!

In the black snow, there was a sound of clanging erupting!

Meng Xiao had nowhere to retreat. The rainbow light that slashed down with knives and swords arrived at the top of his head.

This knife and sword once again perfectly locked his retreat.

But this time.

He didn't retreat.

The Lord Duke Zhen Yue, who leaped out of the snow pit, was as fast as lightning. He directly stretched out his hands and inserted them into the chests of the two team members, destroying this perfect assassination!

He looked expressionlessly at the two followers who assassinated him, and pure light force burst out from his fingertips, twisting their chests into a blur.

"Fools."

At this moment—

The two assault-type transcendents seemed to understand something.

They looked in shock at the cold and merciless face of Lord Duke Zhen Yue.

The last moment of life.

They didn't even have time to cry out.

They were extinguished so abruptly by "light."

(End of this chapter)