Chapter 39 Trap

Above the snow forest, ten thousand miles without a cloud. Yet, a bolt of heavenly lightning descended from the dome, rolling down.

In just an instant.

It crashed down!

Gu Lüshen, whose fist had pierced Bai Xiaochi's chest, still had his forearm buried in flesh. He wanted to pull away, but found that the scarlet blood gushing from the wound had welded him in place, as if cast in steel.

Gu Lüshen narrowed his eyes.

Thousands of meters away, he saw the white-clad figure hidden in the lightning...

Bai Xiu!

Bai Xiu was still alive!

This meant that the Bai Clan and the Tower of Origin's plan in the Outer Mausoleum had failed. Bai Zesheng and Mr. Jin had failed to assassinate this monster!

With a cold snort.

Gu Lüshen raised his other hand, punching towards the thunder that was falling from the sky!

This white-clad youth was indeed a monster, his cultivation speed incredibly fast. In just a year, he had polished his spiritual realm in the ninth layer of the Deep Sea Zone to an incredible degree of solidity, looking as if he could ascend to the next level at any moment. ノ亅丶說壹2З

An extraordinary being of this age, if he could achieve the third phase, would be considered a supremely high genius.

And Bai Xiu had already reached the peak of the third phase!

But... the third layer and the title were still too far apart. Without relying on external force or sealed items, it was impossible for a ninth-layer extraordinary being to assassinate Gu Lüshen!

This punch exploded.

The air vibrated!

Behind Bai Xiu, the blurred image of the "Thunder Realm Walker" reappeared, and under the diffusion and shroud of a wisp of purple light, his speed soared again!

Bai Xiu did not directly summon all of the ancient thunder generals. Firstly, because this was his last offensive measure, and secondly... with his current strength, the chances of him defeating Gu Lüshen were too small. Even if the Thunder Realm Walker fully materialized, there would be no chance.

This attack was merely "testing the waters."

A hundred meters away.

Bai Xiu extended his hands, one palm open, one clenched into a fist, the palm above, the fist below. The blurred phantom behind him made exactly the same movements.

He stopped abruptly.

In the rolling thunder, the white-clad youth's palm and fist were virtually clenched, overlapping for a fleeting moment. He took aim, then suddenly pressed down!

With a "boom"!

A snow-white bolt of lightning burst out, shooting from the phantom Thunder Realm Walker's palm. It resembled a thunder snake at first, then instantly expanded, becoming like a bolt of white silk as it descended towards the snow forest!

Gu Lüshen was expressionless. He delivered the punch as before, unafraid, directly striking the heavenly thunder!

With a "bang"!

It sounded like a very heavy metal hammering sound!

The entire snow forest, nearly ten miles around, was enveloped in snow-white, dazzling lightning. The condensed, thick pillar of lightning was shattered by Gu Lüshen's punch, exploding into thousands of tiny thunder snakes.

Bai Xiaochi closed his eyes, as if anticipating this, and reminded the little girl in his arms in his mind.

Li Qingsui, who had hurriedly closed her eyes, still felt the scorching impact sweep over her even as she desperately lowered her head. The dark world within her skull was washed with a silver-white light, as if millions of tiny snakes were scurrying around.

This was a very heavy, thick explosion.

The majestic sound of thunder continued to ripple.

Gu Lüshen's expression was slightly pale, but not because of exhaustion or injury, but because he was at the very center of the lightning explosion. This attack was like someone had dropped ten thousand tons of bombs from a great height.

Only after he punched did he realize that this seemingly fierce bomb was actually just a high-explosive bomb!

For the purpose of "dazzling"!

"Buzz, buzz, buzz..."

At this moment.

His vision, hearing, and spiritual sense were all interfered with.

And it was at this moment.

The first golden array glyph emerged from the ground, followed by the second and the third. The golden light of the Qingqiu array glyphs surged from the ground, transforming into small swords under the condensation of the Ruler of Truth and Blazing Fire!

Heavenly lightning was a feint.

Earthly fire was the killing move!

Awakening from the heavy thunder, it took only a second for Gu Lüshen to see a scene even more magnificent than the previous heavenly lightning strike. Thousands of golden streamers rose from the ground, arrayed like bamboo slips, trapping him and Bai Xiaochi within.

[Illumination] could not withstand the tremor of divine power and finally shattered.

With a tearing sound!

Gu Lüshen withdrew his arm from the chest of the Bai Clan's patriarch.

But this was not liberation... On the contrary, it was a separation. The moment he withdrew his hand, Gu Lüshen saw the black-clothed figure hidden behind the golden sword array.

Gu Shen!

At this moment, he realized the failure of another plan in the Outer Mausoleum!

Xu Yan... had also failed!

But what shocked him even more than the failure of Xu Yan's plan was that Gu Shen had actually mastered all the array glyphs of the Qingqiu Mausoleum at this moment?

How was this possible!

Gu Shen had only been in Qingqiu for a year!

The former tomb keeper had sat here, meditating for many years, before initially mastering the mausoleum.

There were not many people who could leave a shadow in Gu Lüshen's heart.

One was Gu Changzhi, who had swept away all enemies in East Continent.

And the other was the tomb keeper who had quelled the internal strife of the Gu family.

That day, he led his followers and entered the Qingqiu Mausoleum, preparing to find the lost fire seed... But as soon as he stepped into the inner mausoleum, all the great array glyphs were activated, and the earth shook!

These obscure and difficult ancient characters, when combined, actually burst forth with power like a deity!

It was because he knew he could not defeat the tomb keeper that Gu Lüshen chose to take a step back and play the long game, first enduring, then slowly plotting.

No one hoped for the tomb keeper's death more than him.

And no one hoped more that the array glyphs of this mausoleum would lose their inheritance.

Among the "bounty hunters" who hunted the Tomb Specter in Chino, the highest bidder was Gu Lüshen. Over the years, he had been looking for an opportunity to meet the planner of this Qingqiu Mausoleum, either to use him to find the weak point of the mausoleum's array glyphs, to facilitate future actions, or... to kill him directly, so as to prevent the creation of a second "Miracle Land."

But.

Often, a person fears what will happen, and then it happens.

Gu Shen, the nominal successor of Chino's divination... had actually been secretly learning the mausoleum's array glyphs, and had mastered them all in just one year.

In other words, the news that the tomb keeper had taken a divination disciple was actually a deception.

She was actually trying to find an array glyph successor to inherit her mantle.

And Gu Shen... was the next tomb keeper?!

Gu Lüshen's expression gradually darkened. He realized that he did not fully understand or grasp everything within this mausoleum.

Gu Shen did not waste words.

He pointed his fingers and wiped them across.

The golden array glyphs suspended behind Bai Xiaochi suddenly trembled, their sword tips aimed at Gu Lüshen, bypassing Bai Xiaochi and Li Qingsui with incredible agility, and charged forward.

Gu Lüshen pulled out the fist that had pierced Bai Xiaochi.

The two were no longer together.

This meant that... all the Qingqiu array glyphs could attack one person without restraint! Without worrying about accidentally injuring others!

A low roar echoed within the array glyphs filled with sword light!

In an instant, Gu Lüshen was submerged in the blazing array glyph light.

The array glyphs of the Qingqiu Mausoleum did not only take the form of "swords," there were many other forms, but Gu Shen's current ability to control them was limited. To condense so many array glyph powers at the same time required a great deal of spiritual power, and to control the array glyphs to attack was even more exhausting!

Gu Shen controlled the Qingqiu Grand Array, trapping Gu Lüshen within!

Strands of golden light tore his sleeves and cut his skin.

Even without the divine power of the "Dionysus Throne," Gu Lüshen could be considered one of Chino's top titled extraordinary beings. He was a contemporary of Gu Changzhi, and his physical skills and abilities had been cultivated to perfection.

A strand of frosty white light flowed on the surface of Gu Lüshen's skin.

After tearing his clothes, the Qingqiu array glyphs collided with his skin, only making crisp sounds, bursting with pale light, but not really injuring his flesh and blood!

His ability was called [Obscure Moon].

In the Federation's files, it was defined as a "strong offensive" ability... But for so many years, Gu Lüshen had been sitting in a wheelchair, never taking action, so not many people knew the specific details about [Obscure Moon].

Gu Shen narrowed his eyes, trying to attach Blazing Fire to the array glyph light!

At the moment of cutting his skin, he would launch a spiritual invasion!

To hypnotize a titled expert by crossing an entire stage of extraordinary cultivation... was almost impossible, but if Blazing Fire could follow the blood and directly enter the spiritual sea within the skull, it was not entirely without a chance!

"Clang!"

It was still a crisp sound.

He still failed.

The Qingqiu array glyphs could tear Gu Lüshen's sleeves, but could not tear the [Obscure Moon]'s defensive power, which was fortified by divine power!

At the same time, Bai Xiu, suspended in the high sky, once again descended with thunder!

A waterfall of lightning poured down on Gu Lüshen's head.

This time, it was no longer just a thunderclap used for dazzling, but a real "pure thunder force" containing killing power!

Gu Lüshen was busy dealing with the countless sword energies.

He once again used his physical body to withstand the lightning.

And this time, a horrifying scene appeared.

The descending lightning directly landed on the weakest point of [Obscure Moon]!

The crown of his head!

Gu Lüshen's pupils shrank, and he grunted.

A bloody aura appeared in the array glyph cage... Gu Shen seized the time, manipulating a small sword, trying to send in a wisp of Blazing Fire spirit, but unfortunately the wound on the crown of his head was extremely small, and the healing power of the Dionysus Throne repaired it in an instant.

But this was extremely important information!

Because to "trap" Gu Lüshen, the Qingqiu array glyphs had to be dispersed into thousands of strands, so the killing power could not be condensed and could not break through Gu Lüshen's [Obscure Moon] defense.

But... Bai Xiu's Thunder Realm Walker could!

The two exchanged a glance!

Bai Xiu struck his palm again, while Gu Shen controlled his sword in advance, waiting for the opportunity!

Unfortunately, this time Gu Lüshen was prepared. He smashed the thunder in advance with his fist, not giving the other party a chance to wound him.

But, in the next moment, the second bolt of lightning arrived one after another.

Bai Xiu, suspended in the air, held his breath and concentrated. The Thunder Realm Walker behind him tirelessly struck his palms again and again, striking the palm thunder, and one after another brilliant white light roared down, turning into a waterfall.

Bai Xiu accurately sent them one by one into the cage of array glyphs.

The sky was dark, and thunder rumbled.

Within the array glyph cage, Gu Lüshen was very disheveled.

His hair was disheveled, and his clothes were torn with hundreds of ragged wounds.

He punched faster and faster.

And more and more lightning fell from the sky!

Finally, a bloody cut was made on his shoulder. It was a very small thunderbolt that exploded directly, and after the thunderbolt exploded, a wisp of golden light shot into Gu Lüshen's flesh and blood.

The spiritual fire invaded the blood!

Gu Shen fully activated his breathing technique, and this wisp of blazing fire instantly surged back in Gu Lüshen's blood, rushing straight to the crown of his head.

He whispered.

"Gu Lüshen! Enter the dream!"

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(ps: There will most likely be a chapter before 5 pm)