Chapter 1 Gu Shen Wouldn't Let Yuan Shuo Cheng Enter the Living Area

He had purged the extremists, killing off all the remnants of the storm in the entire Southern Cave…

Who knew what kind of trouble these Church transcendents might stir up if they entered the city.

Most importantly.

The S12 district was now full of his people, and the neutrals regarded the Church as mortal enemies.

After he made his attitude clear and refused the Church entry, Yuan Shuo Cheng had nothing to say because Saintess Cadie had already spoken… the main purpose at this stage was the Great Beast Tide Hunt.

That night, flames also lit up outside the high walls of the S12 district.

Yuan Shuo Cheng chose to back down.

These Storm Church members could only rest in their source energy boats.

"Mr. Gu."

Zhuang Su came to the top of the high wall, draped in a black robe, with an expression of admiration, "You actually stopped the 'Storm Faith' outside the wall… it's truly amazing."

"It's nothing, really."

Gu Shen said calmly, "The fundamental reason why the Four Continents can come south is the departure of the Storm God Seat… without the support of the God Seat, the Holy City cannot stop us from entering the Sang Continent Cave. In other words, all the contradictions and conflicts will ultimately rise back to the original problem. Without the storm, the Holy City has no real say when facing us. Now, we are the 'masters' of this high wall."

Behind the envoys of the Four Continents heading south were the Source Tower, the Central City, Guang Ming Bi Lei, Nagano—

It was the Highest Seat.

It was God!

"By the way, Mr. Gu… a strange fellow came to the mansion today."

Mr. Zhuang remembered something and frowned, "That guy looks like someone from the Central Continent, tall and strong, with blue eyes and blond hair. He said he came from the S3 district and wants to join tomorrow's 'Outer Hunt' team to go out of the city… to conduct some source material research."

"Adam?"

Gu Shen then remembered that there was such a guy… whom he had forgotten in the S3 district for a long time!

He hurried to the mansion.

The neutrals were conducting research… a tall and burly guy was wandering around.

"Is this [Winged Iron]? A combination of ancient writing and strong logic alloys… what a whimsical imagination. If I attach these iron wings, can I fly?"

Adam had reinstalled the [Eye of Destiny], and it was obvious that he had recovered well these past few days.

The previously depleted blood energy had also been replenished.

"Just having [Winged Iron] is not enough. You also need a certain amount of transcendent source material…"

Qi Mo accompanied Adam.

He wasn't repulsed by this blond man because this guy was professional enough and had high technical literacy. After taking a tour of the neutral base, some of the ideas he blurted out always gave him quite a bit of inspiration.

"A very beautiful thing, it's just a pity that it still needs transcendent source material."

Adam sighed, "If I remember correctly, the 'External Armor' of the Northern Continent should have this function. If these two are combined, wouldn't it allow ordinary people without source material to take off steadily?"

"External Armor…"

Qi Mo's eyes lit up. He remembered this thing. Not long ago, a red-armored woman with a cold temperament came to the Chi Lang residence and gave the Son of God's Scroll a set of black armor. That set of armor did have a "source energy core", which could be used as an output source of transcendent source material!

Due to information barriers.

Some of the research conducted by neutrals in the Sang Continent Cave could not be combined or fissioned!

"Good idea."

Qi Mo quickly recorded it.

Just as he was preparing to accompany the blond man to the next research item, a voice came.

"Adam!"

The two turned their heads to look, and the person who came was Gu Shen.

Qi Mo respectfully said, "Mr. Gu."

"…Gu Shen! You're finally here!"

Adam smiled, closed the disobedient eye, quickly reached out and took it off, and quickly replaced it with a mechanical prosthetic eye… this operation made Qi Mo and Zhuang Su on the side look astonished.

Was the eye that this guy was rolling around actually fake?

"Is your body recovered?"

Gu Shen said with a smile, "I heard that you want to go out of the city with us for the 'Outer Hunt'…"

"Vias told me."

Adam said resentfully, "The news that the nineteen districts of the Southern Cave are selecting young transcendents to go out of the city walls to fight against the beast spirits has spread throughout the Sang Continent Cave… and you didn't even notify me."

These days, he had been recuperating and studying source material science in the old house left by Zhuang Su.

Once this kind of research starts, it doesn't matter day or night.

Gu Shen was a little helpless. It wasn't that he didn't think about telling Adam, nor that he forgot…

It's just that the Outer Hunt was very dangerous.

Bringing this guy along was like bringing a burden, and he didn't have time to deal with it.

"I know what you're thinking…"

Adam sighed and said, "It's just that you promised me that you would support me in doing research related to [Tanzhe]… now these beast tides are related to [Tanzhe], aren't they?"

"…"

Before Gu Shen could speak.

Adam turned his head and smiled at Zhuang Su, "By the way… this should be Mr. Zhuang who wrote a 'diary' in the S3 district three years ago, right?"

Zhuang Su: "???"

Adam: "I've read the diary, it's very well written."

Mr. Zhuang looked at Gu Shen, who nodded silently, indicating that what Adam said was true.

Zhuang Su was petrified on the spot.

"I also know something about 'Neutrals'…"

Adam smiled, "The 'transcendent selection' in the Southern Cave should be an organization carried out by 'Neutrals'. As for the deeper purpose, I'm not interested in understanding it. I just want to say, since there are so many transcendents going out of the city for the Outer Hunt, why not add one more me?"

"Too dangerous."

Gu Shen shook his head and said, "This Outer Hunt is a joint operation by the Four Continents… your most feared 'Vermillion Bird' will also go out of the city. Leaving these aside, the combined power of those beast spirits should not be underestimated."

Adam was silent for a while after hearing this.

After a moment, he stretched out a finger and pointed to the sky, "Everyone… haven't you noticed that the top of the Sang Continent Cave is getting darker and darker?"

Gu Shen, Zhuang Su, and Qi Mo all looked up.

The continuous heavy rain did not clean the dome and restore the blue…

On the contrary.

Even though it was already night, the top of the sky could still be seen, with a layer of dirt-like grayness clinging to it, blocking the moonlight…

The sky of Sang Continent Cave.

It was already fake.

But now… under this false sky, there seemed to be an extra layer of dark canopy.

"It's the volcanic ash from [Tanzhe]."

The smile on Adam's face disappeared, and he said solemnly, word by word, "[Tanzhe] volcano is recovering, and the 'volcanic ash' spewing out has covered the entire island. These volcanic ash particles carry 'transcendent characteristics' that have not yet been investigated. In a sense, this is already a transcendent pollution that is enough to threaten all awakeners."

After a slight pause.

Adam continued, "The recovery of [Tanzhe] may be related to the 'Son of God's Scroll', or it may be related to the beast spirits… can these neutrals alone investigate the reason?"

He looked at Zhuang Su and then at Qi Mo.

These two neutral elders were forced into silence…

They really wanted to say that they could handle it.

But the fact is—

The power of the neutrals is not enough to investigate all of this clearly.

"The recovery of [Tanzhe]… may lead to the sinking of the entire Sang Continent Cave."

Adam said seriously, "Gu Shen, my body has recovered and I should be able to use the 'eye' again… I want to go out of the city to follow you and take a look at the 'Outer Hunt', maybe I can find some key clues."

Gu Shen rubbed his eyebrows.

"Mr. Gu…"

After thinking for a moment, Qi Mo said cautiously, "If you want to investigate the 'beast tide'… then he is indeed a good candidate."

After a long time.

Gu Shen sighed softly, "Okay."

Adam's face regained its smile.

"But you can't move around without permission… you need to follow my route and not stray too far."

Gu Shen said, "I will let Chen Li be responsible for protecting you. You must get his consent for any action you want to take."

Adam did not hesitate, "No problem, deal!"

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According to the original plan.

The Outer Hunt would officially begin on the second day of the Holy City's transcendent residents.

The young leaders of the Four Continents reconvened in the deep-water area… this time there were more people in attendance. In addition to the original ones, there were also four archbishops, as well as Saintess Cadie. The four-sided table became five-sided. The Southern Continent, as the reinforcement for the "Outer Hunt" and the local host, was responsible for providing firepower assistance and cooperating in hunting operations.

Yuan Shuo Cheng originally wanted to complain at this meeting and express his dissatisfaction that he led the crowd to support, but did not enter the city.

As a result, he found out.

Except for "Archbishop Teresa" who cooperated with Su Ye, everyone else was rejected outside the high wall…

The Central Continent, the Northern Continent, were the same as Gu Shen!

They simply ignored the so-called archbishops sent by the Holy City!

This meeting finalized the specific combat plan for the Outer Hunt.

There were four primeval forests surrounding the Sang Continent Cave Island. Due to the partial controllability of the "Awakening Experiment", [Deep Sea] only conducted strict monitoring of the urban areas. As for the transcendent landscapes in the primeval forests, [Deep Sea] did not conduct too much data analysis.

A large number of beasts lurked here.

And they had all undergone "transcendent mutations"…

The "Empress Bird Wing Butterfly" that Gu Shen encountered earlier was a good example.

Saintess Cadie's calculations were very clever.

The believers she brought would not be responsible for exploring the road, but only for participating in the battle… that is to say, if they wanted to "Outer Hunt" the beast spirits, the Four Continents would have to contribute their own efforts, and the Storm Church would only be responsible for providing support from behind.

If the Four Continents could not accept this condition, then they would not mind delaying the "Outer Hunt"…

This was quite a spectacle.

The Sang Continent Cave clearly belonged to the Southern Continent, but now the high-level officials of the Five Continents were gathered to discuss the future of this isolated island.

The Southern Continent… was the one who cared the least.

This meeting did not encounter much resistance.

The "requirements" put forward by Cadie were also within the expectations of the leaders of the Four Continents.

They never had any hope for the support of the Storm Church.

Whether it was the Source Tower or the Eastern Continent, they had long wanted to start the Outer Hunt, but the World Conference had finalized the specific process of the Sang Continent Cave mission, and everyone had to act according to the rules.

The so-called meeting was just a "routine matter".

However, Gu Shen noticed an interesting thing.

At this meeting, Vermillion Bird's eyes were no longer just fixed on him…

After the chaos in the E0 district, he completely turned his spearhead against Guang Ming Bi Lei. It was not convenient to resolve private matters in this kind of public meeting, but with this guy's style, he would inevitably find trouble with the Western Continent in this Outer Hunt.

Gu Shen was happy to be clean and watch the fire from the other side of the river.

After the meeting, Gu Shen quietly came to the outside of Gu Xiaoman's small courtyard.

The dark moonlight was quiet and silent, sprinkling in the courtyard and flowing all over the ground.

The little guy was practicing boxing.

Since practicing the "Spring Breathing", her spirit had become particularly full. Even Gu Shen had to sigh at this speed of progress… as expected of the future master chosen by the "Fire of Wine", the recovery speed of the spiritual sea was truly extraordinary. Even he himself was ashamed of it back then.

Gu Xiaoman was very diligent.

These days, she had integrated "Spiritual Breathing" into her daily habits. With the gradual development of her spiritual sea, the amount of sleep she needed was getting shorter and shorter, and the amount of time she could use for cultivation was getting longer and longer.

The iron training dummy in the small courtyard had been hit with dozens of dents at this moment, looking a little shriveled.

Gu Shen's eyes were gratified.

He didn't push the door open, but just stood outside the courtyard, watching this scene with "spiritual power".

When Gu Xiaoman finished a set of punches and rested with her hands on her knees, he silently sent a wisp of the "Fire of Life Force"…

Gu Shen's realm had reached the "perfection" of the eighth level of the Deep Sea.

He could make a wisp of the "Fire of Life Force" leave his fingertips and release it linearly.

Gu Xiaoman, whose black shirt was soaked with sweat, sat down cross-legged on the spot. She deeply exhaled a mouthful of turbid air. Although her spirit was still full, her body had felt completely exhausted.

At this moment—

"Blazing Fire" silently merged into her heart sea.

Gu Xiaoman slightly moved her head and looked outside the door, there was a touch of warmth in her eyes.

She knew where this wisp of fire came from.

This wisp of fire was very warm, dissipating the fatigue on her body.

After Gu Xiaoman moved her head, a gentle reminder came from outside the door: "If you are tired, rest well, you have to go out of the city tomorrow."

"…"

Gu Xiaoman smiled and said nothing.

She knew that tomorrow was the "Outer Hunt", but she didn't rest because of this. Instead, after breathing long two or three times, she stood up again, wiped off the sweat, swung her arms and punched out a gust of wind, punching the iron training dummy again!

"Boom!"

Every punch here was what she had used to hit her unbearable old days.

She put the past pain, and depression.

All hidden in the fist.

Hit on the iron pile!

These days, she had become very familiar with those neutrals in the S12 district.

Gu Xiaoman, who hadn't talked to outsiders for several years, felt that after meeting Gu Shen, she seemed to have suddenly been taken care of by the goddess of fate overnight.

Overnight, there were many people who cared for her and loved her.

Aunt Chen who carefully selected clothes for herself, Mr. Qi Mo who sent snacks every now and then, Mr. Zhuang Su who taught her to read and study, and the masters who taught her physical skills cultivation…

All of them said she was a genius.

However, she never felt that she had any genius.

If you have to say there is anything that is still great—

That is, she can run very well.

In the past, she was chased through more than a dozen alleys in the E0 district. She could keep running and running. No matter what kind of opponent, don't even think about catching up with her…

She was very worried that she was not worthy of her position.

Now.

She finally saw the light of the future.

She didn't want to stop there.

She wants to keep running wildly, keep running wildly… until the real "light" comes.

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(Thank you to the alliance leader for the reward of the unchanging old heart, because I am traveling abroad, so I owe a chapter more.)