Chapter 1 Message

"The message passed through the authority… shouldn't be fragmented."

Gu Shen said in a deep voice, "Either Mu Wanqiu did it on purpose, or..."

Chen Li understood immediately, muttering, "The power of authority is lacking."

The former didn't make sense.

But if it was the latter, then the situation was serious.

"The power emitted by Tan Yao can affect 'authority'?"

Little Iron Man said in disbelief, "Even the divine power from the Fire Seed is interfered with. Does the Sang Zhou Abyss have such terrifying power?"

"The world is vast, and there is no lack of strange things."

Gu Shen lowered his eyes and said, "Prepare for the worst… Also, judging from the combat footage sent back by Mu Wanqiu, there's something strange about it. Logically speaking, Rannos, who is in charge of the Northern Abyss Church, shouldn't be at war with the Northern Continent, and even the smallest-scale collision should be avoided."

"Unless, this is the meaning of 'Saint Gatti'."

He paused for a moment.

"But later, Rannos was clearly bowing his head and apologizing." Gu Shen said, "So… this footage is to remind us that the 【Tide】authority of the Holy City is also lacking..."

"I see."

Chen Li nodded seriously. He didn't really understand, but he was habitually deeply convinced of what Gu Shen said.

He asked earnestly, "So this is the result of 'divination'?"

What divination...

Gu Shen looked at Little Iron Man with a strange expression, not having the heart to tell him the truth.

He perfunctorily said, "Um… sort of."

This was actually the result of his intuition—

The intuition of a top-level mental supernatural being has always been very accurate.

"Then… where are we going next?"

Chen Li scratched his head.

The two had been traveling through the dense forest for a long time.

There wasn't a single supernatural aura.

This was really strange.

Gu Shen had stopped moving forward, standing on the branch of a giant tree, looking at the surging supernatural beast spirits below him, lost in thought.

Gu Shen handed the sleeping Zhuang Su to Chen Li.

"Perhaps, we don't need to go anywhere."

Chen Li was stunned.

He took Mr. Zhuang, and at this moment, he realized something was wrong.

He and Gu Shen had been rushing north, because that was where the beast tide was heading… Even if they didn't meet their companions, they could still escape the deep forest and return to the S12 district, but after so much effort, their position didn't seem to have changed.

In the distant sky, there was a black line that could be seen through the trees.

That was the "poisonous miasma" that Gu Shen had set up.

If the "poisonous miasma" was used as a reference… a "strange" fact would be discovered.

For so long.

The two hadn't moved!

In the world of ordinary people, this phenomenon is called "ghost hitting the wall," but in the world of supernatural beings, this is very normal. Entering a certain disaster zone, or entering a "barrier" with complete array patterns, would cause this phenomenon.

"This is a barrier—"

Chen Li's hair stood on end, and he involuntarily raised his voice: "When did we enter the 'barrier'?"

"It doesn't matter anymore."

Gu Shen took a deep breath and said, "Since we're here, let's make the best of it."

As he spoke, he had already grasped 【Truth】 in one hand.

In fact, he was even more nervous than Chen Li.

Because Gu Shen had confirmed that he had indeed stepped into a pre-arranged supernatural barrier… The master who had created this barrier was stronger than him, both in supernatural realm and in mental strength, far ahead of him.

However, one thing could be confirmed.

If the barrier master had murderous intent, he wouldn't have waited for him to realize it before taking action.

Obviously, there was still room for negotiation.

"If this is a complete 'barrier' in all directions, then no matter how we walk, it's better to wait where we are."

Gu Shen let his voice spread through the deep forest.

This seemingly noisy dense forest was actually very quiet… because there was only the sound of beast spirits surging, but no other human voices.

"Whoosh!"

A very soft sound of air being pierced broke through the dense forest.

Gu Shen reached out and grabbed it, his iron-scaled skin bristling. He clenched a wooden arrow that was shot towards Chen Li's face. In terms of the trajectory of this arrow's attack, it was somewhat similar to the scene of 【Iron Disciple】's attack earlier!

"Bang!"

Gu Shen's five fingers were like hooks, directly shattering it!

Little Iron Man was startled. He didn't see anything clearly, but a cloud of sawdust suddenly exploded in front of him.

He had already released his spirit and entered a state of alert, but he couldn't sense the target at all…

If it weren't for Gu Shen, that arrow would have hit him just now!

However, the only good news was that he had just completed his fourth-order advancement, and now his whole body was ironized, with a domain protecting him. An attack of this level shouldn't be fatal.

"The pressure is so strong."

Chen Li subconsciously muttered a sentence.

Cold sweat broke out on his forehead as he held Mr. Zhuang, gritting his teeth and asking, "Did you see it clearly? Where is the person..."

"..."

Gu Shen, who was highly focused, didn't respond.

Because he didn't see it clearly.

There was no supernatural aura in the direction the arrow came from!

The silence in the dense forest was broken again.

A ethereal, echoing sound came faintly.

【"Let them go."】

Chen Li, who was on edge, held Zhuang Su, looking at Gu Shen hesitantly after hearing these words.

They…

Did it refer to himself and Mr. Zhuang?

The arrow just now wasn't to attack, but to point out the target!

Gu Shen grinned.

He shook his hand. Squeezing that arrow just now looked easy, but it was actually very prickly, and his iron-scaled skin was still in a state of stress.

"Who are you, Your Excellency?"

"..."

There was no response in the dense forest at all.

It seemed that the barrier master wasn't prepared to chat with him much.

Only the distant forest mist and mountain ash revealed a line of light, which was obviously the guidance to "leave."

Gu Shen narrowed his eyes.

He didn't intend to take the opportunity to leave together. The entire barrier was under the control of the mysterious guest, and who to let go and how to let them go was all up to him. It wasn't realistic for him to try to break through by force.

Currently, this barrier master didn't seem to have any malice.

In that case, sending Chen Li and Zhuang Su away was a good choice.

They would be a burden here, but if they left, they could notify the Southern Abyss base camp. If something unexpected happened, he would still have reinforcements.

With that thought in mind.

Gu Shen patted Little Iron Man on the shoulder and said calmly, "Take Mr. Zhuang and leave here."

"What about you?"

Chen Li didn't move, but stared at the dense forest, stubborn as could be: "If I leave, what will happen to you?"

Gu Shen didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"Are you worried about my safety? Take care of yourself first..."

He sent a message impatiently: "Get the hell out of here, hurry up, this is a command from the Divine Seat!"

Little Iron Man felt a stabbing pain in his brow.

He gaped at Gu Shen.

After the Soulscourge Apostle contract… he couldn't disobey the command of the Divine Seat!

Under normal circumstances, Gu Shen wouldn't use Divine Seat privileges.

But at this moment, he didn't have time to explain too much to Chen Li… Under the forced request of the Pluto Authority, Chen Li hugged Mr. Zhuang, stepped on the giant trees, and left towards the direction where the mountain ash was scattering.

Soon, the barrier returned to "silence."

This was a different kind of dead silence.

The beast tide was surging below, but not a single supernatural beast spirit looked up. The space where Gu Shen was currently located seemed to be located in an alternate dimension, completely transparent and non-existent.

"Now… can you come out for a meeting?"

Gu Shen seemed to relax his posture, but in reality, he was gripping the ruler, not letting go even a little bit.

As long as the other party attacked.

He could immediately counterattack… with the fastest speed and a 【Truth Ruler】 full of spirit!

"First time meeting."

After a few seconds, the response from the depths of the forest finally sounded again.

This time, it was no longer an ethereal sound concealed by mental power.

Gu Shen's gaze fell to the front of his body. The darkness shattered, and a ray of bright red light broke through the mountain mist. In the depths of the dense forest, the barrier master's position had never moved even a bit.

The speaker was a young man, and a breeze blew his scarlet cloak.

It was a "first time meeting."

But not entirely.

Because Gu Shen had seen this face countless times in the database. It was a slender face that could be called handsome, with two sword marks on his right eye, one long and one short, the long one almost piercing half of his cheek.

Among the four god envoys of the Source Tower, this one ranked first.

And was the undisputed first.

"Red Dragon..."

Gu Shen frowned. This was something that exceeded his expectations.

This supernatural barrier had no murderous intent towards him.

But if it was arranged by the Four God Envoys, they should have wanted to take this opportunity to get rid of him.

"It's me."

On this giant tree, there were thousands of branches, but the Red Dragon chose the thinnest one. His weight was not light, pressing the branch for a while, and the wind made an unbearable sound, but it didn't break.

The Red Dragon crossed his arms, his expression slightly smiling.

"Wait… where's Bai Xiu?"

Gu Shen realized something was wrong. The strongest person in this dense forest should be Little Xiu.

With Bai Xiu here, it was impossible for the Red Dragon to set up a supernatural barrier here.

"..."

The Red Dragon just smiled slightly at this.

Everything was understood without words.

Gu Shen's expression darkened. The Source Tower was searching everywhere for the "Cloud Mirror target." Although he gave Gu Xiaoman the "Ghost Mask" to modify her appearance and aura, he wasn't sure if the Sky Divine Seat had special methods to lock onto her aura.

The appearance of the Red Dragon was a very bad thing.

If he had already encountered Bai Xiu…

Then meeting him at this moment was equivalent to announcing another bad news.

Gu Xiaoman had been discovered.

"Gu Shen, I know you are extraordinarily talented and a peerless 'S-class' in the Eastern Continent..."

The Red Dragon said gently, "But you are not the only 'S-class' in this world. According to the Security Council's rating standards, Bai Xiu counts as an S-class, and Mu Wanqiu should also be an S-class. Oh, I personally killed a fourth-order 'S-class' in the Southern Continent. In that case, this so-called 'S-class' is not that rare."

"What do you want to say?"

Gu Shen said coldly. The murderous intent that he hadn't felt in the barrier before suddenly became surging.

"What I want to say… is actually very simple."

The Red Dragon said lightly, "I already know all the news about 'Gu Xiaoman'."

These words made Gu Shen's heart skip a beat.

This was equivalent to saying that the Red Dragon had already fought with Bai Xiu!

The Red Dragon said gently, "I don't know if your talent is higher or lower than Bai Xiu, another 'S-class' in the Eastern Continent… First time meeting, I have prepared a little gift for you, please don't dislike it and accept it all."

As soon as he finished speaking.

"Boom!"

The tree trunk that had been pressed to the extreme snapped open with a crack, and his body shot out suddenly!

Gu Shen's eyes blurred, and the scarlet figure that was still dozens of meters away a moment ago instantly appeared in front of him, only less than a meter away.

He drew out 【Truth】.

The Red Dragon rotated his knife.

"Clang—"

The silver-white ruler bloomed with countless streamers in the air, and the thousands of strands of slender light were all bounced away by the rotating red cloak. The Red Dragon Envoy's knife speed was frighteningly fast. The moment he drew his knife, he shook out tens of thousands of knife lights, cutting off all of Gu Shen's 【Truth】 attacks that contained attacking power—

In addition, his knife was of extremely high quality and had special attributes that could cut through the rules!

Gu Shen's reaction speed was very fast. He countered with 【Truth】 and quickly retreated, and the Pure Land domain rose from the ground. The Su Xuan tree and the thousands of icy snow branches and leaves smashed towards the Red Dragon, but this could not change anything.

After drawing his knife, the Red Dragon did not stop at all. Even under the erosion of the cold current of Great Cold Intent, he still stubbornly drilled out a straight spiral trajectory!

He never expected that the crisis of life and death would come so quickly!

Gu Shen became extremely calm. In the face of life and death, his heart was numb, and he even felt a faint joy…

At this moment, there was only one word left in his mind:

Attack!

Attack, attack, only attack!

The Red Dragon created this desperate situation, and he only had this choice left—if he retreated, he would die!

At this moment, it was like when he killed Shadow in the Xiku mansion.

Either, escape and wait for death.

Or, break through desperately.

Gu Shen chose the latter… He tactically slid back ten feet, smashing all the Pure Land towards the Red Dragon, trying to consume the attacking sharpness of this first Source Tower Envoy, and then pressed his hands down and held them at his waist.

There, he hid the two short daggers he had seized from Xiku.

Frost and snow filled the sky, covering the long forest.

The Red Dragon only made one cut, and all the whistling wind and snow that smashed in front of him was cut to pieces. Then he saw two silver lights flashing behind the snow curtain.

Breaking Source! Tearing!

As a mental supernatural being, Gu Shen did not retreat at all. He chose close combat to seek a chance to break through, and launched his knives fiercely to start a counterattack!

The Red Dragon's expression did not change.

The moment he crashed through the wind and snow, his body began to vibrate at a high frequency. Most of the strong attacking supernatural beings who could grow to the top fourth-order had realized the great 【Complete Flash】.

In a top supernatural showdown, the success rate of 【Complete Flash】 was no longer 100%.

On the one hand, it depends on luck.

And this duel was a pure "strength crush."

Gu Shen's two knives missed, not because he was unlucky, but because the Red Dragon had seen through the trajectory of these two knives—

Breaking Source and Tearing were assassin daggers, the kind that would draw blood as soon as they were unsheathed.

Once they missed, it was an ominous sign!

In Gu Shen's original expectation, once these two knives were delivered, no matter what, they would disrupt the Red Dragon's attack.

But unfortunately, the Red Dragon was stronger than expected, or rather… perfect.

Every action of this first envoy was without error, and there was no flaw to pick out.

Perfectly integrated.

Relying on 【Complete Flash】 to dodge the surprise attack of the two short daggers, the Red Dragon's short knife smashed out at this moment—

Yes.

Not unsheathed, but smashed out.

The long knife he had used to cut the wind and snow earlier, but at this moment, the short knife, like a stick, stabbed out heavily. Gu Shen also used 【Complete Flash】, but his 【Complete Flash】 failed to activate, and the Red Dragon captured the true trajectory of his body's high-frequency vibration.

"Puff!"

The Red Dragon grabbed the short knife with his backhand and smashed it out together with the scabbard, like a sticky worm rod, and stabbed Gu Shen's shoulder, instantly piercing this ball of flesh and blood!

A blood mist exploded in the sky above the deep forest.

Gu Shen flew out heavily!

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(ps: I spent a lot of time today making a detailed outline, so the update is so late~ Everyone has been waiting for a long time, the climax of Sang Zhou Abyss is next~)