Chapter 1044 Deep Sea

【Deep Sea】issued a warning to every transcendent performing a stationed mission.

Every native of Nan Ku felt the tremors in the ground... Because the beast tide composed of these extraordinary creatures was too large, even they could see a clear outline.

At this moment.

A towering wall stood across Nan Ku—

Like a natural chasm!

At this moment, the monitoring function of 【Deep Sea】 resumed, and the images were re-uploaded. Every transcendent could clearly see the situation of the beast tide.

Gu Shen stood on the iron sword.

Suspended in the air.

He surveyed the scene beneath him. This "jet-black chasm" directly cut the beast tide in two, and those extraordinary beasts that stepped over the chasm had already become corpses lying on the ground.

These beasts had awakened their "wisdom," and that was why they felt afraid and chose to retreat!

"Rumble..."

The beasts, originally intending to charge Nan Ku, scattered in the east and west directions.

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In Dong Ku, the Vermilion Bird Envoy looked grim.

"The beast tide... has been diverted?"

"What is this 'black wall'?"

He couldn't understand it.

Gu Shen had actually changed the course of the beast tide with his own strength!

Was that thing Gu Shen's sealed object? Or a forbidden technique given to him by Nagano?

In terms of group attack ability... Vermilion Bird was definitely one of the best in the Source Tower, but even if he emptied his own reserves, he couldn't find a forbidden artifact comparable to this "jet-black wall."

If he wasn't mistaken.

That wall was composed of a large amount of mental toxins!

These creatures were poisoned to death!

"Is this Gu guy so ruthless?"

Although he had lived in the Upper City for a long time and rarely went out, the Envoy enjoyed extremely high privileges in the deep-sea area, and he knew everything that happened outside... In recent years, Gu Shen's reputation had risen, and he was very close to the five major families of Nagano.

Especially the Gu family—

After the battle at the cemetery, many people said that Gu Shen was the chosen successor of Gu Changzhi.

Bai Shuyi received the Fire Seed, and there were rumors that Mr. Bai Shuyi hoped to train Gu Shen as a "crowned one" to inherit the next "Fighting Fire Seed." The truth of these rumors could not be confirmed.

But Vermilion Bird vaguely felt that Gu Shen's extraordinary strength was likely related to the Fire Seed.

But this scene now... made him somewhat suspicious.

The Fighting Fire Seed was upright and honorable. "Poisoning" didn't seem like something a successor of the Fighting Will would do.

"In Dong Zhou, there is also a Pluto..."

Vermilion Bird murmured, "Could this Gu guy be an apostle of Pluto?"

Thinking about it, it was indeed possible!

Pluto also appeared in the battle at the cemetery, and after killing the Dionysus Throne, he disappeared back into the black mist, without showing any signs or news. Given the personality of this Throne twenty years ago, if his combat power had not been damaged and he was still at his peak, he would definitely not be so low-key.

Vermilion Bird had previously vaguely guessed that this Pluto might not have much time left.

Then it was reasonable to hide his identity and look for a "successor" within the five continents.

"Vermilion Bird, Yun Hu, Xuan Gui... prepare to gather at 'e7 area'."

A mental message rang in Vermilion Bird's heart.

It was Red Dragon.

"The beast tide is scattered, and some may come to attack Dong Ku... I need to set up the 'empty domain'."

Red Dragon said calmly, "All three of you must come."

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On the Xi Zhou side, Su Ye's expression was also not good.

This newly appointed Child of Blessing was originally comfortably sitting on the high wall, with the Sanctifiers having prepared tea for him. He was originally planning to watch the impact on "Nan Ku" and enjoy a good show. If Dong Zhou was unable to resist, he would take advantage of the beast tide's rampage to discuss terms again. Of course, this time he would raise the price, a higher price—

The good show did indeed begin.

But he had gone from being a "spectator" to being a "character in the play."

Jia Wei, wearing bright light armor, stood on the city wall and said calmly, "The beast tide has been diverted, and half of it is heading towards us... If I take action now, I have a chance to stop them outside the city wall. With the strength of the Sanctifiers, it won't be a big problem to deal with the remaining half of the beast tide."

"Mr. Jia, there's no need to rush."

Su Ye stood up from his chair.

"Perhaps this beast tide doesn't need you to personally intervene."

He said slowly, "I will go to listen to the 'gospel' and ask for guidance from God."

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Gu Shen deployed a poisonous miasma and drove back the extraordinary beast tide. This scene attracted the attention of everyone in the four continents.

He stepped on the iron sword and slowly returned to the s12 area.

Mu Wanqiu sent a message: "In that 'black wall'... is it all river poison from the Duolu River?"

After becoming an Apostle.

Pluto didn't have many secrets from her anymore. The power derived from the "Pluto Fire" was something Mu Wanqiu could sense and guess roughly.

"Yes."

Gu Shen didn't hide it and smiled, "Remember the giant we met in the Pluto Palace? The 'black jade bead' inlaid in his brow was the source of the mental toxin in the Duolu River."

"I see..."

Mu Wanqiu suddenly understood why the mental toxin in that black river suddenly disappeared after the Duolu River mission.

The Bei Zhou Legion hasn't found out the specific reason yet.

They thought that the appearance of the "Traveler" had caused changes in this super-large disaster area.

However, it was fortunate that there was a "Traveler."

Otherwise, Bei Zhou's attention might have been drawn to the "Pluto River," and if they kept investigating, they would find out some clues sooner or later.

"Is it really okay to use 'river poison'?" Mu Wanqiu hesitated.

Gu Shen knew what she was worried about.

If the Bright City and the Source Tower wanted to investigate this toxin... they could still find out some information.

"Even if they find out that this is a poison related to 'Pluto,' so what?"

Gu Shen said calmly, "Don't forget, 'Pluto' has always been in Dong Zhou."

In the past two years, Pluto, who had appeared briefly in the cemetery god war, had completely disappeared.

Just like Gu Changzhi back then... but now the five continents no longer accept this kind of "disappearance."

For a Throne, silently "falling asleep" is equivalent to "dying."

The deterrent force of the highest seat lies in being "awake"!

He deployed this poisonous miasma to let Zhong Zhou and Xi Zhou investigate! Everything about the "Fire Seed" is destined to be chaotic and unknowable. No matter how outsiders investigate, they can only get one piece of information in the end.

Pluto is still alive.

That's enough.

Gu Shen stepped on the flying sword and looked at the "poisonous miasma" behind him with satisfaction. This battle was over, and he subconsciously took out the "pendant" again...

The latter still reminded him.

【"Do not go."】

【"Do not go."】

Gu Shen frowned slightly.

【The Protection of the Goddess of Destiny】will guide the host to the right direction. In a sense, it is the last "life guarantee" that transcendents can trust. In most crisis situations, the pendant will give a direction towards "life."

When going to the beast tide, the pendant told him not to go.

When returning, the pendant also gave him a vigilant signal.

Gu Shen hovered in mid-air.

He felt some confusion and some bewilderment at this moment, because the beast tide had been dispersed and divided into two groups, heading towards the Bright City and the Source Tower's garrison areas.

The intuitive reactions of the mental system no longer aroused.

He felt extremely safe.

But the pendant reminded him...

Danger?

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Gu Shen landed on the city wall of the s12 area.

"You son of a... scared me to death."

When Shen Li saw Gu Shen return, he punched him as soon as they met, but gently lowered it in the end.

Gu Shen smiled and asked, "What's wrong? Have you ever seen me do something I'm not sure about?"

"..." Shen Li's expression was complicated.

Having known each other in Nagano for so long, he had indeed never seen Gu Shen do anything rash... but those beast tides were too scary after all. To complete the diversion, one either had a top-level "sealed object" or possessed an extremely powerful group attack domain.

The latter probably had to be a titled transcendent.

"But speaking of which, what exactly is that black wall...?"

Shen Li lowered his voice and quietly approached.

Gu Shen looked at him like he was an idiot.

The 【Heavenly Eye】malfunctioned for three minutes. No one would think that this was an accident. Everyone should know that he deliberately shielded it.

"Can't I even say it?" The little iron man asked pitifully.

"It's not that you can't say it... Do you really want to know?"

Gu Shen thought of his true intention in bringing Shen Li to Nan Zhou and showed a meaningful smile.

"???"

Shen Li felt that this smile was not good and quickly dismissed the idea: "... Forget it, I didn't ask."

Gu Shen walked down the district with a flick of his sleeve.

Bai Xiu, Chen Mei, and many others sent messages.

There were also many messages from Lu Zhe and Yequan, all asking him if he was injured and if he needed help.

Gu Shen replied to each of them.

However, among these people's messages, one caught his attention.

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s3 area.

In Mr. Zhuang's old house, a figure was working at a desk. The once empty desk was now piled with books, interspersed with more than a dozen complex 【Deep Sea】projections.

Adam took off that eye and put on the "mechanical prosthetic eye."

Under the reflection of the light and shadow.

Half of this man's face was intact, while the other half looked like it had been destroyed once...

That "eyeball" was lying quietly on the table.

But what was strange was that the pupils of the 【Eye of Destiny】were still turning, silently wandering and observing the surrounding scenery at a very fast speed, like a tadpole trapped in a narrow pool...

"Knock—"

Gu Shen gently knocked on the wooden door of the inner room.

"Come in."

Adam held a pen in his left hand, writing furiously, while his right hand was constantly writing something in the void projection... He was a left-hander, or a genius who could do two things at once. For mental-type transcendents, multitasking was not too difficult, but it was very difficult to be so familiar with it. And he wasn't just putting on a show.

Gu Shen glanced at the projections above the desk and then at the drafts on the desk.

Source-Material Studies, Old World Origins Studies.

This guy was conducting two studies at the same time, or perhaps more. These materials combined were too dazzling.

He couldn't understand these things.

Perhaps only Chu Ling could understand it.

"I saw a cross-sectional view of 'Tan Yao' and ancient documents recording the history of the Sang Zhou Caves."

"This man didn't lie to you. He is indeed studying 'Source-Material' and 'Old World Origins' and is trying to connect them."

Chu Ling said, "At this time, the 'mechanical prosthetic eye' is better than the 'Eye of Destiny.' That eyeball with its own consciousness that can jump around won't help him read two documents at the same time."

"It's me, Gu Shen."

Gu Shen stood behind the door and spoke again.

Adam got up quickly.

Very obviously.

This "mechanical prosthetic eye" was also prepared for Gu Shen. The two looked at each other, and this time there was no awkward poetry recitation... Adam rubbed his hands a little embarrassedly and squeezed out a smile, saying, "Mr. Gu, I didn't expect you to come so quickly! Come, sit!"

"You just said... you observed abnormal movements in the direction of 'Tan Yao'."

Gu Shen was not polite with Adam.

Besides, this house originally belonged to Mr. Zhuang... He pulled out a chair and sat down.

After returning to the s12 area and reading all the messages, he immediately set off and returned here.

The reason was simple.

Adam told him that "Tan Yao" had undergone strange changes—

"To be precise, it wasn't what I saw, but what the 'Eye of Destiny' saw."

Adam also turned his chair to face Gu Shen.

He placed the spinning eye in his palm and then said sincerely, "After I settled down, I would take some time every day to stand at the highest point and use the 'Eye of Destiny' to observe 'Tan Yao.' Because of the extraordinary effects of this eye, I can see through the 'mountain body.' That 'cross-sectional view' was drawn by myself, but this time... when I looked at 'Tan Yao,' the eye began to bleed."

"Bleeding?"

Gu Shen's heart sank. This kind of thing... had happened twice.

Once, when Adam tried to see the Child of Blessing clearly.

The other time, when Adam looked directly at the Pluto Fire!

If this was the price that the "Eye of Destiny" paid for peeking at the Fire Seed...

Then the abnormality of Tan Yao was related to the Fire Seed?

"This time, what did you see?" Gu Shen quickly asked.

"I..."

Adam hesitated for a moment. He slowly took off the mechanical prosthetic eye and put on the Eye of Destiny. The moment he put it on, his temperament became much more gloomy. He chanted in a low voice, "The dim and lightless subterranean fire will eventually erupt, and everything will be burned to ashes. Moths sink and embrace the earth's core, and all beasts rush towards the light..."

"The Child of Blessing will give this world destruction and rebirth."

Due to the infection of the "Eye of Destiny."

When he saw some "information," he inevitably immersed himself in the environment that the eye brought him.

After reciting this sentence, Adam immediately took off the eye.

He stopped chanting, and his temperament changed again... gradually from gloomy to relaxed and easy.

"Drip."

"Drip."

In the silent room, there was a soft sound.

It was clear tears mixed with blood, falling to the ground.

Adam covered his eyes with one hand, squeezed out a smile, and said with difficulty, "That's about what I saw... Mr. Gu, I saw a tiny, blurry figure... standing on the crater..."

"The 'Child of Blessing' is looking at me, looking at all living beings in this world."

This time.

The "guidance" given by the Eye of Destiny was very vivid.

The scene had already appeared in Gu Shen's mind.

"Also..."

Adam was silent for a few seconds. He seemed to hesitate whether to speak, but after struggling for a while, he chose to continue.

So Adam said in a hoarse voice.

"I seem to have also seen you..."