"This dreamscape is actually a forcibly established spiritual link."

"Although it's a release of the 'Annihilation Dream' ability… its essence is similar to the Ghost Cage. Xiao doesn't control Zhou Yu's abilities. The body he controls is just equivalent to a freely moving sealed item."

"So in this dreamscape, you are a 'guest,' and he is also a 'guest.' The true master is already dead."

The master is dead, but the Annihilation Dream remains.

This does indeed resemble a sealed item that autonomously emits power.

"All forcibly established spiritual links have a way to break free… it's actually like a door. If you can enter, you can exit. It's just that entering is easy, and exiting is difficult."

This principle isn't hard to understand.

Anyone can immerse themselves in a dream; there's no threshold.

But not everyone can solve the dream…

"Xiao's relationship with Annihilation Dream is very delicate. He possesses Annihilation Dream but can't control it…" Chu Ling watched the barrier of light above, and under the layers of pressure, a tiny crack bloomed in the barrier.

The blazing fire roared.

"So, in this Annihilation Dream, his authority is limited to the level of 'seeing.'"

"That's why… he predetermined the rules of the game and only appeared when the Annihilation Dream image ended. All the revelations were due to insufficient ability. He had been observing the whole time," Chu Ling said. "Unlocking Annihilation Dream is extremely difficult, but you are the famous S-level, who has even broken the fastest record for solving three nightmares. If the key to leaving Annihilation Dream is in your hands, then the final killing intent of this dreamscape is meaningless."

Gu Shen understood.

"If I solve the dream… I can leave at any time…"

"That's right."

"He can see your performance in this dreamscape and determined that you can't solve the dream within a controllable range, which is why he launched this spiritual devouring," Chu Ling said. "And the way to break the situation lies in this…"

"All spiritual links that can be forcibly established can be forcibly canceled… for example, I entered this Annihilation Dream without being invited."

Gu Shen suddenly realized that every "spiritual link" between Chu Ling and himself was forcibly established.

Even within Han Dang's "Domain of Truth."

Even in a dream, Chu Ling can establish a link with himself!

If every door in the world has a key, then the one she holds is the… master key that can open any door!

"I can forcibly send your spirit away from Annihilation Dream."

"Everything has a sequence. In the brief moment when I forcibly disconnect the link… no one knows how many seconds, perhaps only a millisecond, you have a chance to kill Zhou Yu's real body."

"With Xiao's style, if this spiritual devouring is interrupted, he will initiate a self-destruction and release the masterless Annihilation Dream. If the supernatural ability is allowed to run wild, then no one knows what will happen. Perhaps the entire Liberty Auditorium will be instantly destroyed… but if his spirit is stuck in Annihilation Dream, but his body is executed, then the physical death of this body will lead to the complete dissipation of Annihilation Dream. According to Mr. Turing's summary of the Iron Law of Transcendence, the massive supernatural source substance will dissipate, and all of this will return to nothingness."

Gu Shen held his breath.

He vaguely felt the heavy burden on his shoulders. At this moment… the fate of everyone was in his hands. The two titled transcendents didn't know what was happening in the dream.

They had an information bias.

"So…"

Gu Shen's voice was hoarse, like a young lion, "You forcibly disconnect the spiritual link between me and Annihilation Dream, send me out, I kill Zhou Yu… and it's all over, right?"

"Yes."

Chu Ling said, "There is only one chance. And only one bullet."

Zhou Yu's body possesses an extremely powerful physique. To end the life of such a "titled" expert in an instant… Gu Shen could only think of one way.

Collapsing Snow.

The bullet was strung through with a red thread and worn on his chest as a good luck charm… according to his teacher, as long as it hits, then this bullet can take away anyone in the capital.

When Zhou Jiren said this, he also included himself in the context.

A bullet sufficient to kill a "top-tier title."

“…Let’s begin!”

Gu Shen didn't hesitate. The moment he roared, the scene before him rapidly changed, and his spirit sped away like lightning. The blazing light and blood-red shadows constantly colliding before his eyes turned into bubbles.

In an instant, he returned to reality.

Zhou Jiren on the tower and Gu Zhi in the open space of the auditorium both felt the return of Gu Shen's spiritual power… and in the instant that even these two titled experts didn't react.

Gu Shen suddenly reached out and yanked off the red thread.

At the same time, the snow-white streamer in his palm roared, and the Ruler of Truth, which had been ready for a long time, stirred up a silver blaze—

A mechanical sniper rifle appeared out of thin air, and he shouldered it, with the butt resting on his shoulder!

The pale, snow-like bullet was pushed into the chamber.

Under the night sky, the exciting final movement sounded like a hymn at a funeral.

With a "bang"!

The gun fired.

A snow-white and poignant streak pierced through the tower, through the auditorium, through the flying grass clippings and frost.

Shattering the nocturne.

In an instant.

The entire world fell silent.

Gu Zhi looked in shock at the gun-wielding youth standing on the roof under the great moon.

Zhou Jiren's face, hidden under the eaves of the tower, was complex. He stood still like a wooden sculpture, letting the cigar he was holding burn to ashes, falling piece by piece on his clean, snow-white suit.

The two titled transcendents… were struggling to digest this scene.

"Zhou Yu," who was spreading his arms and posing as if he were ready to be judged, had a bullet pierced through his brow. This shot was extremely precise, with a straight line. The bullet pierced through his celestial spirit, chiseling out a slender and tight hole, and blood flowed out.

This was truly an ironic scene… Xiao had invited all the saints to judge himself.

Neither the Grand Arbiter nor the fortress-titled expert had succeeded.

The one who finally carried out the judgment…

Was an insignificant micro-bullet.

And a weak youth with only the power of the Deep Sea third layer.

The black linen robe was torn to pieces in the night wind. The logic of this body was completely shattered. Without a body, without a vessel, the spirit became an ethereal thing.

And so Zhou Yu, who should have died ten years ago, ushered in true destruction at this moment.

The wanton smile in his pupils gradually disappeared, turning dim, as if he had returned to his true self in the last moment of his life.

A gentle breeze blew.

Someone fell heavily.

The shattered dream floating over the Dadu District shattered with the wind.

Annihilation Dream, dispelled.

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