Chapter 119 Tan Yao

Here is Tan Yao.

Mountain rain poured down, steaming up billowing mist.

Almost no one would come to such a place. It was a "dormant volcano," but no one knew when it would erupt again...

Bai Xiu had already learned about the "Child of Divine Grace," Adam's prophecy, and the Cloud Mirror Project of the Source Tower from Gu Shen.

At this moment, he gently took off the bamboo basket on his back.

Bai Xiu lifted the cotton cloth covering the basket, looked at the infant whose expression was even calmer than his own, and then looked at the little girl who looked dazed, completely unaware of why she had come to this place...

"So," he smiled helplessly, half asking, half talking to himself, "which of you is the 'Child of Divine Grace'?"

Xiao Man looked blank.

As for the child in the basket... it was even more impossible for it to answer.

After Bai Xiu asked, there was silence at the foot of Mount Tan Yao, and there was no response for a long time.

He knew there would be no response.

But he probably already had an answer in his heart.

Bai Xiu looked at Xiao Man and asked softly, "Seeing this place, is there anything you want to say?"

"I..."

"Do I need to say something..."

Xiao Man recovered. She looked at the surrounding rocks and the oppressive black volcanic ash high above. After thinking for a long time, she said seriously, "This is really a hellhole. How long are we going to stay?"

"..."

Bai Xiu was speechless for two seconds.

He said softly, "Wait."

Mountain rain swirled in the air.

After saying this, Bai Xiu stopped talking. He waited patiently, standing at the foot of Mount Tan Yao. The Lei Jie Xing Zhe (Thunder Realm Walker) floated up into the sky against the heavy rain, hiding in the clouds, overlooking the distant land.

Xiao Man pursed her lips. She felt...

Something flowing in her body.

It was blood.

The blood in the human body flowed all the time, but being able to clearly feel the "flow" in the body... was another matter. She not only felt it very clearly, but also had a "misconception" that her blood was about to burst out of her skin at any time.

Her cold hands and feet became scalding hot.

She lowered her head, and the entire volcanic ground seemed to be shaking. The tremor was very weak, as if a heart was beating underground, constantly rumbling, again and again, the pulse of the earth seemed to be connected to her feet.

Each "heartbeat" made her feel her blood boiling.

"Whoosh—"

A sharp whistling sound that tore through the sky rang above Xiao Man's head. She looked up and saw a huge black bird spreading its wings and swooping wildly through the wind and rain, finally crashing into the dark volcanic ash that shrouded the sky.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

Lightning flashed, and more than one figure swept across the sky.

They were one giant bird after another.

Dodging in the lightning and thunder, fighting the firmament, drawing a straight line, their destination was Tan Yao. No matter how strong the wind and rain, no matter how terrifying the thunder, their speed did not stop at all – until they crashed into the volcanic ash.

The ground was shaking.

Xiao Man then realized that the pulse under her feet was not a heartbeat... Of course, there could not really be a heart buried under this dormant volcano. The violent tremor was because a "beast tide" was rushing from afar.

The Lei Jie Xing Zhe (Thunder Realm Walker) sat high in the clouds, overlooking the distance.

Bai Xiu calmly looked at the infant in the basket, and the infant also calmly looked at him. The two made eye contact...

Bai Xiu's eyes were gradually filled with lightning.

He wanted to see the child's soul clearly.

But...

The final result was emptiness.

He couldn't see, or rather... couldn't see through it.

Perhaps it was because the Lei Jie Xing Zhe (Thunder Realm Walker) was not strong in the use of mental powers, or perhaps because his strength was not strong enough, or perhaps...

No matter how many maybes.

This was the first time in Bai Xiu's life that he had failed to directly see the soul of an unawakened person.

He only saw a blank.

A blank soul seemed like a joke the goddess of fate was playing on him.

It was just that the infant in the basket was not smiling at the moment, otherwise it would have been very appropriate.

"Can we go?"

Xiao Man exhaled deeply. She rubbed her cheeks and felt that the breath she exhaled at the moment was scalding hot.

"Uncomfortable?"

Bai Xiu asked gently, "Wait a little longer."

He looked up.

The Lei Jie Xing Zhe's (Thunder Realm Walker) vision expanded.

At this moment, he was located at the highest point in the clouds, looking down at the entire human world shrouded in a false sky.

……

……

"What are you laughing at?"

Zhu Que stared at the black-robed man burning with holy light in front of him.

"Nothing."

Gu Shen said, "I'm just thinking, you should really hate me. In order to kill me, you actually chose to dismantle the Source Tower's [Sky Domain] barrier and retrieve that 'Southern Departure Spirit Tablet'."

Zhu Que felt a thump in his heart.

Yes, for some reason, he hated the guy in front of him very much.

Perhaps because he was comprehending the second realm of "Departure Fire", his killing intent had often been boiling these days, always full of baleful aura.

But this time it was really strange.

Even without seeing his face, he had only seen through some traces of his actions in the streets.

Why did such a strange hatred surge in his heart?

"Buzz—"

The alarm sound of [Deep Sea] rang in the minds of every law enforcer.

"Alarm! Alarm!"

"Disaster designation: Beast Tide."

"Hazard definition level: Level A."

"Estimated arrival time: Countdown 44 minutes 18 seconds."

The moment the alarm sounded, Zhu Que's eyes suddenly contracted. He looked at the black-robed man in front of him in disbelief. At this moment, he finally understood what the other party's smile was for.

[Deep Sea] gave the image of the beast tide captured by [Sky Eye].

In the heavy rain.

The original silent Chang Lin had been trampled and destroyed, and a large number of beasts poured out, and this time... they were pouring out from the direction of Dong Ku!

The countdown refreshed quickly—

These beasts did not know what had stimulated them, and they were constantly accelerating.

"Countdown 39 minutes 07 seconds."

"Countdown 34 minutes 03 seconds."

The mountains began to tremble. The obvious tremor could be felt even by Gu Shen and Zhu Que.

"Two choices—"

Gu Shen smiled and said, "One, you try to kill me and see if you succeed in killing me in the end, or if I kill you... As for the warning from [Deep Sea], it's actually not that important. Just forget about that damned beast tide, just like your 'Fire Seed Dream'. Anyway, you have no chance of becoming the new master of the 'Wine Fire Seed'. Why not try to kill me?"

"Two..."

Before he could finish speaking—

Zhu Que rushed over.

"Boom!"

The Southern Departure Purgatory erupted with monstrous anger. The two exchanged nearly a hundred blows in an instant. Gu Shen clenched [Truth]. Instead of retreating, he advanced and collided with Zhu Que. The light sword transformed by [Truth] slashed out countless blazing shadows in an instant!

Zhu Que was tough, but Gu Shen was even tougher!

Zhu Que's [Departure Fire] domain was completely withstood by Gu Shen in this confrontation.

Finally, the two separated again.

Gu Shen tore Zhu Que's chest armor with a cross slash, and at the same time was hit by a palm, and the whole person crashed into the "Purgatory Fire Wall" again, paying the price of the soul being briefly burned.

He slowly wiped the blood from his Oni mask and continued to laugh: "Two, now remove the 'Southern Departure Purgatory' and watch me leave. Only in this way will you have a chance to rush back to 'e7 district' to make up for it..."

Zhu Que's eyes were scarlet.

There was more than one message in his mind.

In addition to the alarm issued by [Deep Sea], there were also messages from other Divine Envoys!

"Beast tide is coming—"

"Return to e7 district quickly to re-establish the barrier."

His killing intent was stronger than ever before, it was already monstrous, but the pain from his chest made him clear-headed, rational...

This was not a battle that could be "resolved quickly".

Zhu Que stared at the man in front of him. He wanted to see the person's true face under the black robe burning with snow-white flames...

Rage lingered, killing intent surged!

"Oh, I forgot there's a third way."

Gu Shen joked with a smile: "That is to stand here with me and waste time, but when the beast tide crushes the high wall of Dong Ku, your 'Vermillion Bird Divine Envoy position' may have to change hands."

"You..."

Zhu Que lost his mind again.

In the Southern Departure Purgatory, the two figures collided again. Gu Shen pierced his chest armor with a sword, and at the same time he was hit by Departure Fire, and his mind was frantically burning. The two's attacks were extremely violent. Zhu Que was completely unaware of the pain, and Gu Shen had the "Fire of Life" to repair his external injuries, and thus entered a stage of crazy fighting...

Zhu Que couldn't wait to tear the man in front of him apart and swallow him alive!

It's just that!

He couldn't do anything about it!

This man's fighting style was extremely tough, and his skin was thick, and his mental and physical defenses were perfect!

His "Departure Fire Purgatory" burned the soul, he resisted it with just a muffled groan!

If it were other fourth-level people, they would burn out their minds and die violently after only two hits!

But this guy, stubbornly resisted more than a dozen hits...

Apart from a groan, there was no other movement!

As for the injuries from the confrontation, this black-robed man should have obtained some kind of blessing from the City of Light, and those minor injuries would quickly recover... Adding the pressure of the beast tide countdown, this was the most disgusting battle Zhu Que had ever fought since he started practicing. He even suspected that this guy was the new Light Blessing Child, Su Ye!

Gu Shen was calm and unhurried.

In terms of spirit, he had the support of "Pure Land". The burning of Departure Fire did bring excruciating pain, but he could endure it, these pains were nothing.

In terms of physical body, he had the support of the "Fire of Life". Although these two domains had not yet been cultivated to balance, they were already remarkably effective when combined.

His strategy was very simple, that was to drag the battle into a "long-term wrestling" consumption phase!

Just keep fighting like this!

He could afford to spend it!

Zhu Que... could not afford to spend it!

After several consecutive strong attacks, the Vermillion Bird Divine Envoy ended in failure. Even though his killing intent was monstrous, he also recognized the situation.

He could not seriously injure this tricky black-robed man in a short period of time.

The "Departure Fire Holy Armor" on his chest had been pierced by Gu Shen.

If he continued to fight.

His spirit could not be concentrated, and the situation might usher in a reversal.

"You wait..."

Zhu Que's eyes were about to split, and he threw out harsh words: "I will kill you! I will kill you!!!"

There was very little time left for the beast tide countdown, and Yun Hu Xuan Gui's urgent urging had been sent several times.

At this moment, he could not fight any longer.

He had to set off immediately to go to "e7 district".

Rolling Departure Fire aimed at Gu Shen and launched the last attack... This was actually a "bluffing" move, which Gu Shen easily took.

At this point, the Southern Departure Purgatory was lifted—

Amidst the rolling heat waves and countless thick smoke, the Vermillion Bird Divine Envoy dragged the feathers of a huge demon bird into the sky.

"I will kill you!"

Zhu Que's voice still echoed in the mountains and rain.

Gu Shen sneered, he finally waited for Zhu Que to give up.

At this moment, it was his turn to take action!

Gu Shen used [Truth] and transformed it into [Extinguished Candle].

Drawing the bow and nocking the string, there was no string and no arrow.

Gu Shen drew the bow into a full moon, aiming at the fiery red bird and man in the distant night.

"Zhu Que—"

His spiritual sound was like a great bell, rolling out for several miles.

"I'll send you an arrow!"