Chapter 150 Destiny's Gamble

When the fragments pierced his body, the curse seeped into his blood.

As Gu Shen, the vessel for the curse, could clearly feel… a haze suddenly appearing on his lifeline. This haze lingered, and he initially intended to use Netherfire to dispel it. However, he didn't expect that the interaction between the Netherfire and the Heavenly Sheath fragment would trigger the Traveler's mental dreamscape.

And at this moment, the Heavenly Sheath fragment's divine-level curse, with a wave of the Traveler's finger, simply… vanished into thin air!

"You help me. I help you."

These were the Traveler's words, and the greatest purpose of his appearance in this dream.

Gu Shen had thought that it was he who needed to ask for help.

But unexpectedly, it was the exact opposite.

The Traveler had come to help him "live"!

"The Traveler actively intervened… which means he has the ability to control the 'Heavenly Sheath Curse'."

At this moment, Gu Shen realized a lot of information:

"This also means that the transaction between the Traveler and the Underworld Lord has been extended to me. The original transaction was conducted with the Fire Seed as a token, so even if the Underworld Lord Fire Seed changed owners, this transaction is still effective."

He looked at that withered body, and after the curse dissipated, he felt a headache!

This was a "transaction."

A transaction bound by fate, a contract already signed…

Moreover, it was a mess left by the previous Underworld Lord. Perhaps using "mess" to describe it at this moment was not appropriate, after all, he was the first to benefit from this transaction, enjoying the "benefits" it brought.

This was the reason for Gu Shen's headache.

He truly had no ability to help the "Traveler" survive.

After the Heavenly Sheath curse was dispelled, Gu Shen felt much more comfortable all over.

He sat down on the ground, looked at the withered body in front of him, and said seriously, "Thank you… but I really can't help you. That spear, and those arrows, are not something I can pull out in my current state."

He didn't want to try, and didn't need to try. This thing could pin the Traveler's main body here. With his current skills, even if he exerted all his strength, he wouldn't be able to shake it in the slightest.

"…"

After raising his finger to dispel the Heavenly Sheath curse.

The Traveler stopped speaking.

He lowered his head, as if falling into a long sleep. Those few simple actions seemed to have consumed a great deal of his strength…

Gu Shen continued to ask, "So you can dispel the 'Heavenly Sheath Curse', it's not a coincidence, but you are naturally capable of controlling it… that big guy before, is your Apostle, he wanted to pull out your 'divine artifact', right?"

It was not easy to meet the Traveler once.

He wanted to say a few more words.

The "Sword of Stone" that landed on the tundra six hundred years ago was very likely a product of the "Old World," at least the Traveler could not escape the relationship now…

Unfortunately.

The other party did not intend to respond.

Gu Shen asked a few more questions, but received no response. At this moment, more and more black snow fell from the dome, dyeing the space between the two into an ink painting. Gu Shen sensed that it was time for the "fate contract" to end.

His danger had been resolved.

Although the Traveler did not answer, this encounter was enough to confirm.

The Heavenly Sheath was related to him!

That big guy's desperate attempt to pull out the sword back then… was definitely not accidental!

"Wait, how can I save you?"

Gu Shen stood up and quickened his pace, "If I want to see you again, will this soul contract still be in effect… if I get tainted by the Heavenly Sheath's curse again, can we meet again?"

There was still no response.

He and the "Traveler" were still on the same snow-capped mountain, but their spirits seemed to be moving away at the speed of light, diverging, instantly arriving in two different worlds.

Gu Shen fell silent.

He stood inches away, looking at the withered body nailed to the stone wall, and suddenly had an illusion that there was a soul as "young" as his own hidden in that dry "skeleton," that soul struggling within the body, trembling in the black snow, but unable to utter a single sound, nor transmit the slightest bit of information.

He quietly felt the "spiritual" fracture, and the dream of the Black Snow Mountain collapsed.

He opened his eyes and returned to reality.

…

…

The fire blazed, and there was a hubbub of voices outside the camp.

The moment Gu Shen dispelled the Qingzhong array with his mental power, he "saw" the scene outside.

The young leaders of Nagano were all gathered outside his camp.

It seemed that the news that he had been stabbed by the "Heavenly Sheath Fragment"… had already reached them all.

What relieved him was that.

Uncle Gao and Gu Nanfeng were also present.

If he guessed correctly, the "titled" expert who was holding up Uncle Gao was Zhu Wang. Zhu Wang's purpose was not to compete for victory or defeat, or to determine life and death, but if Gu Nanfeng had not arrived in time… Uncle Gao's battle situation might have been very dangerous.

Since Uncle Gao was safe, then at least it meant that the information he had given was useful and timely.

The fact that these people were all gathered here meant that the encirclement and suppression of Kulong Snow Mountain had ended.

Gu Shen was about to leave the tent, but suddenly a flash of inspiration passed through his mind.

He sat in the tent and said softly through voice transmission, "Everyone… I am fine, no need to worry. There are many trivial matters after the encirclement and suppression, I appreciate your hard work."

"Brother Gu, what are you saying?"

Mu Qingyang opened his mouth anxiously. He was the first to say, "What is your condition?"

After saying that, he was about to enter to check.

But the next moment.

A large hand full of calluses firmly held him down.

Gu Qilin shook his head at this young man.

"Little Gu, is it convenient for me to come in?"

The old man asked in a gentle tone.

"…"

Gu Shen was silent for a moment, and replied reluctantly, "Please come in."

As soon as Old Man Gu entered the tent, he re-supported the Qingzhong Array.

The old and the young looked at each other.

Gu Shen stretched out his index finger and made a "shush" gesture.

The old man's expression was extremely wonderful.

"Your injury…"

Gu Qilin stared at Gu Shen for a long time.

Gu Shen no longer concealed anything. He spread his hands, indicating that he was fine.

Indeed!

At this moment, Gu Shen was not injured at all, and his source power was very stable. How could this look like he had been stabbed by several Heavenly Sheath fragments?

This was completely a normal person!

"The news of my injury has already spread…"

Gu Shen was not in a hurry to leave the tent. He asked, "There should be many people outside worrying about me now, right?"

"Knowing that, why don't you hurry up and go out?"

The old man glared.

But soon, he understood Gu Shen's intention to deliberately avoid the world.

The problem in front of him did not seem to be whether to go out or not.

"Wait!"

"You… dispelled the 'Heavenly Sheath Curse'?"

Gu Qilin realized the biggest problem, and re-examined the young man in front of him like a ghost.

He quickly circled around Gu Shen twice. According to the information provided by Mu Qingyang and Luo Yu, Gu Shen should have injured his right shoulder and right forearm, with a total of three wounds.

However, at this time, all three wounds had disappeared—

Under the package of the Fire of Life, the wounds healed.

Most importantly, the aura of the Heavenly Sheath's curse had also disappeared!

The transcendent who was stabbed by the fragment would exude a very unique aura. The Heavenly Sheath was dissolving the source power at all times, and this bad news was also a torment to the spirit of the person who was hit!

Gu Shen's aura was very healthy!

The old man said in surprise, "It's really dispelled… how did you do it?"

He couldn't talk about the dream he had earlier.

Gu Shen could only smile helplessly, "Does that matter?"

Gu Qilin was silent. Since he met Gu Shen, this seemingly ordinary little guy had created many "unreasonable" miracles, or rather… divine miracles.

He was not a fool either. Gu Changzhi and Bai Shu both had such a good opinion of Gu Shen.

These were two consecutive Divine Seats.

Was there anything more reasonable than a person favored by a Divine Seat creating a miracle?

"You're right, that's not important. What's important is that you can do it."

The old man sighed. His many years of combat experience allowed him to quickly regain his composure.

Gu Qilin did not delve into Gu Shen's secret, but asked seriously, "More importantly, what do you want to do by hiding this news?"

"The 'tragedy' of Kulong Snow Mountain was planned by Han Dang."

Gu Shen said seriously, "He hopes to see us fall into chaos, and finally be forced to compromise with the arrangement of the 'amnesty order'... If I guessed correctly, many of the law enforcers outside have already begun to lose their fighting spirit."

Once injured by the Heavenly Sheath, the final outcome was to lose their abilities!

There was nothing more terrifying for a transcendent.

"...Yes." Gu Qilin said calmly, "A total of forty-seven people have been injured so far. They have all been cursed by the 'Heavenly Sheath', and will gradually lose their source power until they have nothing. The situation outside is a bit bad now."

"Send them over." Gu Shen said slowly.

The old man was stunned again.

He raised his eyebrows and looked at Gu Shen, wanting to confirm what this kid was saying again.

"Send all those who have been cursed to me."

Gu Shen raised his head and said seriously, "Don't ask any more questions. Just send them here. I don't need to say anything else. After tonight, the people outside will understand."

Han Dang's gift was very vicious.

If the curse was not resolved… the law enforcers would encounter great resistance!

Old Man Gu guessed what Gu Shen wanted to do, "You want to absorb all their curses…?"

It was not difficult to guess.

Gu Shen nodded slowly.

Even Old Man Gu, who had seen many big scenes, felt some shock at this moment.

What he felt more was outrageous!

Outrageous, too outrageous!

The power of the Heavenly Sheath fragments would be superimposed to a certain extent according to the number—

The area where the Sword in the Stone was inserted was designated by the Eastern Continent as a "forbidden area" because… the power of the Heavenly Sheath was too powerful. Except for the Divine Seat, almost no living being could fight against it.

"Time is limited, and I'm afraid I don't have time to explain now."

Gu Shen said sincerely, "I'll trouble you to put on this act with me after you go out later."

Acting…

Absorbing the Heavenly Sheath curse from dozens of people was not a child's play!

Old Man Gu was silent for a few seconds, took out a cigar and held it in his mouth, but did not light it. He asked in a hoarse voice, "Are you joking with your life, or… are you very confident?"

Gu Shen just smiled. He didn't answer, but asked, "What do you think?"

Before Gu Qilin could speak again.

Gu Shen said sternly, "Remember to clear the surrounding area later. I need absolute quiet and privacy."

Old Man Gu just glanced at Gu Shen deeply before leaving.

Many times, he felt that Gu Shen looked "familiar."

In many moments.

This little guy overlapped with Gu Changzhi back then.

At this moment.

Just like at that moment.

Soon, forty-three cursed people were sent to Gu Shen's camp area.

Gu Qilin satisfied all of Gu Shen's requirements.

He even personally deployed his "Infinite Measure" to provide a cover, ensuring that external mental power could not penetrate inside, and no one could see a shadow in the area…

Even the old man chose to "close his eyes and not look."

This was a very high respect.

The law enforcers outside did not know what was happening inside.

But they knew.

Gu Shen was stabbed by the Heavenly Sheath fragment… and then Gu Shen summoned all the injured.

Connecting these two things, the things happening in the "Infinite Measure" area did not need to be said.

Gu Shen wanted to absorb everyone's curse!

Li Qingsui tightly pinched Gu Nanfeng's sleeve. One big and one small were waiting outside the Infinite Measure area…

Luo Yu, Gong Zi, Mu Qingyang, Bai Xiu, Bai Chen, and the others were all waiting silently. The Kulong Snow Mountain battle had just ended. This was the biggest victory achieved by the Northern Encampment of Nagano.

But at this moment, it seemed to become less important.

They were more concerned about Gu Shen's "safety."

The old man kept his promise, put on this act with Gu Shen, and kept silent about Gu Shen's situation, without revealing a single bit of information.

So this not-so-long night became long.

…

…

Gu Shen first performed hypnosis.

What he was going to do… could not be easily spread.

After hypnosis, he collected the Heavenly Sheath fragments from these forty-three injured people one by one. After this collection, the Black Box would be full, and the next time he wanted to extract the "Heavenly Sheath fragments," he would need to replace the container.

Counting the time, it was almost time.

After collecting the Heavenly Sheath fragments, the next thing to do was to "draw" the curse.

This was not difficult.

What was really difficult was… after drawing enough curses, re-immersing them into the previous dream.

Old Man Gu asked Gu Shen whether he was gambling with his life or whether he had the certainty of success?

In this world, what things could have the certainty of success?

Gu Shen had always believed in his own intuition.

Some things could be gambled on.

This time, his intuition told him that drawing the curse… and re-entering the dream, this matter could be gambled on.

If all of this was a scene destined by "fate,"

Then he would return to Black Snow Mountain again.

If the experiment was successful, then he would discover a very important bug… as long as he used "Netherfire" to interact with the "Heavenly Sheath" to initiate a transaction, then he could enter the dream and return to the top of Black Snow Mountain.

The negative effects of the Heavenly Sheath fragments would also be cleared by the Traveler again and again!

Gu Shen took a deep breath.

He completed all the preparations… As before, he dipped his fingertip in Netherfire and touched the curse flowing in the blood.

Far away in the temporary base of the Gu family, thousands of miles away.

A certain dizzy, just woke up from a big sleep unlucky, just rubbed his eyes, ready to lift his head from the table.

A force in the dark shrouded in the mind to come.

"No way…"

Zhong Gui's expression was pale, and he murmured, unable to say a word more.

A huge vortex spun in his mind.

The world was dark.

When he opened his eyes again.

He returned to that withered body again, as if wearing a ten thousand-pound armor, unable to move.

Black snow filled the air.

This time, the person on the other side greeted him first.

"Wow, what a coincidence."

Gu Shen squatted on the snow, smiling warmly and politely: "We are quite destined, we meet again."