The survivors are heroes.

The dead are elites.

Gu Shen had no interest in exploring the bizarre ideas of the man on the other side of the compass mirror about saving the world versus destroying it... He just wanted to remember the pair of eyes soaked in blood and fire. Those eyes possessed a rather unique spiritual characteristic. No matter how much he looked, he couldn't get enough. No matter how much he looked, he couldn't remember them.

"Got it memorized?"

As he spoke, the man suddenly asked.

Gu Shen was taken aback.

"Not really," he said calmly and frankly. "Why don't you show your whole face and let me get a good look? Actually, I wouldn't mind becoming the savior, nor would I mind sending you to the eighteenth level of hell."

The man couldn't help but chuckle.

"Truly... it's better to arrive late than never. Cui Zhongcheng isn't as interesting as you."

He complained softly, then smiled and said, as if comforting a friend, "Gu Shen, we will meet... soon, I suppose?"

"I hope you can still smile then," Gu Shen said with a cold laugh.

"Of course," the man asked gently, "Meeting you is a very happy thing. Why be... so serious?"

The next moment.

The blood fire disappeared.

The compass lost all its response and returned to the C-level sealed object Gu Shen knew.

"Remembered it... but it feels like I didn't..."

Gu Shen frowned. For someone with such an excellent memory as himself, this was a first. If he were to draw those eyes entwined with blood and fire on paper now, following his memory, he might draw a dozen different pairs of eyes.

This guy gave me the compass?

This is a hot potato.

But Gu Shen had to take it. This guy knew all his information... Clearly, he was a complete madman. From the arson case to the solemn stone sculpture to the Yandan Street fog, every case was related to him, and more and more innocent people were getting involved.

What Gu Shen couldn't understand was that, just considering the search for an opponent, Cui Zhongcheng seemed much more suitable than him... He was just a probationary adjudicator in the Tribunal, still in the audit phase.

And Little Mr. Cui held the power of life and death over half of the capital.

Is it because... Cui Zhongcheng is boring?

Gu Shen gritted his teeth a little as he picked up the compass... At least the man was right about one thing: he had to use the compass to dispel the fog on Yandan Street.

Shi Li's spiritual search was complete.

Gu Shen picked up the compass and carefully wiped it. According to Shi Li's memory... this compass didn't require breathing techniques. As long as it was carried on the body and injected with spiritual power, it could dispel the fog.

Sure enough.

Spiritual power was injected into it.

The fog still obscured vision, but the devouring of spiritual power gradually disappeared, becoming just ordinary fog. Following the compass's guidance, the fog that sealed everything could no longer stop him from leaving Yandan Street.

"Good... let's try entering the factory."

Gu Shen was still very careful. He reached out a hand and entered the factory.

The Six Fortunes Hand Beads were silent, with no anomalies.

There was no sign of "peace comes with breaking"... Seeing this, Gu Shen was relieved. He slowly entered the factory and frowned, looking at the red bloody light rising in the snowy white fog.

A small Gospel Box.

Located in the very center of the factory.

Scarlet, lava-like transcendent source material flowed on the ground.

"This is the source of the fog..."

Gu Shen crouched down. He summoned Blazing Fire and carefully observed it for a moment. He finally confirmed that it was the patterns on the factory floor, combined with the Gospel Box, that formed an incredible "transcendent pattern," which caused the Yandan Street fog phenomenon... So, removing the Gospel Box would end everything.

Blazing Fire flickered.

Relying on the Six Fortunes Hand Beads, Gu Shen fearlessly reached out his palm—

"Chichi~~~"

Intense heat rose from the surface of the Gospel Box. Sensing resistance, the surrounding fog was instantly burned away.

"Get up!"

Gu Shen shouted angrily. Blazing Fire was not afraid of the Gospel Box's burning. The second Six Fortunes Hand Beads remained stable, without any changes. Gu Shen slowly lifted the small shrine box from the ground. The bottom of the box was connected to the ground patterns by countless strands. The higher it went, the greater the resistance.

Gu Shen's forehead bulged with veins.

Before he could continue to exert force, the Blazing Fire in his palm suddenly swept away on its own, turning into a thin net that wrapped around the Gospel Box. This was the same action it had taken when it wanted to devour the second hand of the watch. Copying the method, it spread out and wrapped around the Gospel Box, then suddenly contracted.

This net completely severed the connection between the box and the ground array.

Removing it was no longer difficult.

Due to exerting too much force, Gu Shen even fell to the ground with a thud. He grimaced in pain and quickly checked the small shrine box in his palm... Blazing Fire was very well-behaved, spitting out the small box it had swallowed, as if asking for credit.

"You're going to become a spirit,"

Gu Shen rubbed his butt, cursed with a smile, and praised, "...Good job!"

Blazing Fire moved in the air without wind, rejoicing and even feeling a little elated.

Gu Shen saw this scene and couldn't help but smile.

This Blazing Fire... was just like a human toddler, only needing a few light words of praise to be happy all day.

The small flame began to vigorously absorb the white fog in the factory, flying quickly through the factory like a vacuum cleaner... Before, because of Shi Li, Gu Shen didn't dare to exert Blazing Fire's full power, but now it was different.

After the Gospel Box was removed, the fog in the factory was just transcendent source material about to dissipate into the air, rich and precious.

In less than a minute, the factory, where nothing could be seen, became extremely clear.

The small flame was still not satisfied, jumping on the ground a few times, obviously asking Gu Shen... if it could eat the patterns engraved on the ground.

The Gospel Box combined with the ground pattern, constantly generating fog.

Now that the box had been removed, the ground carvings still had a lot of transcendent aura residue.

"...Eat it."

After a moment of pondering, Gu Shen nodded.

The Yandan Street case, he had already solved it... The fog in the factory and the carvings on the ground were all unowned transcendent source material. If he didn't eat it, others would come to deal with it, and it would be a waste.

Cui Zhongcheng wouldn't investigate the whereabouts of these transcendent source materials.

Ten minutes later.

The small flame slowly descended with satisfaction, landing on Gu Shen's brow and burping.

This feast... was even more abundant than the time it devoured the transcendent source material at Qushui!

"Eating from the bowl and thinking about what's in the pot," Gu Shen rubbed his brow and murmured softly, "The Qushui source material hasn't been completely digested yet... Aren't you afraid of bursting?"

He was actually a little worried... This little guy can eat so much.

What should he do in the future?

Looking at the completely dissipated fog, Gu Shen slowly breathed a sigh of relief, "Fortunately... the Yandan Street case is finally over."

He took out his phone.

The fog dissipated... and the signal, which had been blocked by the transcendent source material, was restored.

...

...

"Zhou Yexin's father, Zhou Yu, is a member of the Tribunal's Special Operations Group, with a near-S grade rating. He was a well-known genius adjudicator in the Yinghai District, but unfortunately, before he could unleash his own brilliance, he died in an explosion."

"A near-S grade transcendent died in an explosion?"

"Yes... It's indeed an incomprehensible thing, but that's the truth. No trace of transcendent aura was found at the scene. As for what you said, the 'blood fire' seen in Zhou Yexin's dream, there was no way to explore it... The Tribunal dispatched the top investigators at the time, but they didn't gain anything."

The highest floor of the Huazhi Building.

Grand Justice Tang Qingquan, standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looked a little lonely. He slowly said, "Zhou Yu was my fellow disciple. He could have become the most dazzling star in Dongzhou. After the incident, I personally went to the scene... Gu Shen, I can responsibly tell you that no transcendent aura was detected in that explosion."

Cui Zhongcheng's voice rang out.

"Or... it was a transcendent ability that exceeded our understanding. Just like this Yandan Street fog." Little Mr. Cui had the compass in front of him. He wore gloves and examined it carefully. He said, "If not for Gu Shen... Even if this fog was resolved, we would only think that everything was done by Shi Li. No one would know that the man who truly planned all this was hiding in the compass, spying on our every move."

"Blood and fire..."

Tang Qingquan murmured softly, shaking his head, "This information is too little... You talked to him and met him, didn't you remember his features?"

"The other party should have spiritual abilities," Gu Shen sighed softly, "I tried to capture it, but I failed."

Cui Zhongcheng and Tang Qingquan were both a little disappointed.

But they also knew... If all this was true, then the owner of the compass, who was also the murderer who killed "Zhou Yu" back then, was far too strong for Gu Shen. It was normal for Gu Shen not to remember his features.

"Some ancient texts are engraved on this compass..." Cui Zhongcheng said lightly, "I don't know what these ancient texts represent, but since he asked you to keep the compass... then he will contact you later."

"Do I have to keep this compass?" Gu Shen had a headache, "Why don't you keep it, you can talk and play games with him."

Cui Zhongcheng said calmly, "Since the compass didn't come into my hands... then it means he doesn't want to communicate with me. Transferring the owner may break the connection. From the current point of view, we have no choice."

"Actually, it's not impossible to accept the compass. But I know my own capabilities too well..." Gu Shen said helplessly, "Deep Sea Third Layer, save the capital? Little Mr. Cui, are you serious?"

"Being able to advance to the Deep Sea Third Layer in such a short period of time after awakening your abilities... shows that you are indeed a one-in-a-million genius, don't underestimate yourself." Cui Zhongcheng said calmly, "I'm just asking you to hold the compass, not to do anything. The tall ones will bear the burden of the sky falling. It's not your turn yet."

Gu Shen sighed softly.

He suddenly asked, "Mr. Tang... there's one more thing. At the scene of the incident, was a rabbit doll found?"