Chapter 183 e0 Area

"In the e0 district, there are seventy-nine main streets and thirty-six small blocks."

"The Vermillion Bird Divine Envoy is stationed in the e2 district, and the mental power of the S-class barrier [Empty Domain] almost covers the entire East Cave... If you want to sneak in, be careful."

Gu Shen stopped outside the high wall of the e0 district.

He stood in a black shrubbery.

It was not yet dawn.

The defense force in the Source Tower's urban area was relatively weak… after all, the manpower brought by each continent was not much, and the Four Divine Envoys had killed all the "extremists." Only drones connected to the [Deep Sea] floated on the city wall.

"Who is the guard of the e0 district?"

"He Chan."

Chu Ling said, "You met him once in Rhein City."

"That young eight-star Divine Official from the Red Grape Group?" Gu Shen vaguely remembered.

"Yes."

Chu Ling said, "He Chan is a genuine 'Fourth Order powerhouse.' The elite force brought by the Source Tower this time is very powerful. The Four Divine Envoys are all top-tier Fourth Order... Even their direct subordinates are not to be underestimated. Objectively speaking, He Chan's combat power should be at the same level as Su Cha of the Chengxin Society."

"Is that so?"

Gu Shen raised his eyebrows. "From the deal that the Red Grape Group offered to Hua Zhi… I could feel that this guy was no good."

"The Central Continent seems harmonious, but in reality, undercurrents are surging."

Chu Ling said, "Wherever there is a power struggle, there will inevitably be division... The Four Divine Envoys are fighting for the 'Kindling,' and the transcendent beings below must take sides."

"Before entering the city, I suggest you take 'protective measures.'"

Chu Ling said seriously, "Although I can help you shield the [Mental Network] of the drones, it would be even better if you prepare some means to deal with the 'Empty Domain' inspection."

"He Chan's mental power shouldn't be able to detect me."

Gu Shen said in a deep voice, "The high wall of the East Cave urban area opens a passage, and the Source Tower has opened the passage permission for the entry and exit of the citizens in the urban area. In this case, as long as I enter the city quietly and there is no conflict... there should be no problem."

Wait.

What did Chu Ling mean by "means"?

"Perhaps…"

Before Gu Shen could speak, Chu Ling said, "You can try the 'Robe of Light's Blessing.'"

…

…

Meng Xiao's Lunar Suppression Robe!

After obtaining this sealed item… Gu Shen immediately performed a "spiritual cleansing." There was no longer any connection between Light City and the robe, but he had never used this sealed item.

After washing away the spiritual imprint.

The Lunar Suppression Robe was just a defensive sealed item in the form of a robe, possessing extremely powerful spiritual envelopment power.

And… converging attacks.

Meng Xiao injected "light" into the robe.

And then the robe shot out "light."

Perhaps injecting other things would have the same effect…

Entering the "e0 district" was not difficult. That high wall could not stop any Fourth Order transcendent being. The difficulty was the [Empty Domain] set up by the "Divine Envoy" and He Chan, who was stationed in the "e0 district."

Putting on the robe, Gu Shen felt that his mental power was suddenly restrained a lot.

Immediately afterwards.

He put on the Ghost Mask.

Under the stimulation of the "Ghost Mask," his entire mental aura slowly climbed… After closing himself up in the Shrine, Gu Shen's mental control had reached a new level. He could now easily suppress the spiritual backlash brought by this "Grade A sealed item."

The Ghost Mask would make the user's face hideous.

That was because the user's spirit could not be controlled independently, so the mask took over "facial management."

At this moment.

Gu Shen easily suppressed the "Ghost Mask." He stretched out his palm and slowly wiped it over. The hideous face was scorched by the "Nether Fire" and immediately dissipated, revealing Gu Shen's original face.

"It's quite ironic…"

Gu Shen chuckled softly.

The Robe of Light and the Ghost Mask, two items with completely different affinities, were actually a "perfect match."

He reached out again, and his five fingers slowly brushed over it. The Ghost Mask slowly changed his facial features with his mental power… Ordinary people, if they could control this mask of a demon, could transform into a real "demon."

The real "demons" were often not blue-faced and fanged.

In an instant, his temperament and appearance became ordinary.

Gu Shen flicked his fingers to release blazing fire. He looked at the face reflected in the flames… Under the effect of the Robe of Light and the Ghost Mask, he could now "freely" change his appearance.

Of course, all of this was just a disguise.

In front of those powerhouses whose mental power crushed him, the authenticity of this "Ghost Mask" would be seen through in an instant.

Finally.

He changed himself into an ordinary person.

…

…

Half an hour later, at the dawn of day, on the main street of the e0 district, there was a young man in clean clothes. His appearance was generally neat and tidy. He looked like a rare "decent person" in the Sangzhou Grotto.

He successfully passed the [Deep Sea]'s entry review.

After passing through several alleys in a row, the well-dressed man disappeared into the world. He continuously changed his face and figure, and finally turned into a thin, sloppy image with an ordinary temperament that could not be seen in a crowd.

"Entering the e0 district is smoother than I thought."

Gu Shen said to Chu Ling, "The management here is very loose."

"It may be because the guards of the Source Tower are too lazy to do meaningless 'internal precautions.'"

Chu Ling said, "The first day the Four Divine Envoys arrived, they killed all the 'extremists.' The power of these small churches is not worth mentioning in front of them… As for revenge, it is even more nonsense. They would not have thought that a leader-level genius like you would take the initiative to sneak into the urban area."

In the final analysis, the Sangzhou Grotto territory was just a chessboard.

There was nothing valuable here.

Who would have thought that Gu Shen would personally lurk here to plunder?

"It's just... it's easy to enter the e0 district, but it's not easy to find the 'Child of Divine Grace.'"

Gu Shen tucked one hand into his sleeve and hung it in front of his chest.

He sensed the fluctuations of the iron box in his arms.

This iron box was like a dead thing.

Unlike ordinary "radars," this iron box did not provide active directional guidance. Instead, it evenly emitted weak "mental fluctuations" inside the box…

Gu Shen didn't even know what kind of "mental fluctuations" counted as finding the target.

He had a headache about this.

Zhuang Su had given him a map of the e0 district. After the Awakening Experiment, this medium-sized living area was occupied by a small church. Zhu Que was stingy with manpower and only sent five transcendent beings to station here… After Chu Ling simply borrowed the patrol range of the [Drones], she obtained a relatively complete patrol duty map.

Gu Shen had no good solution, so he could only search street by street.

After the arrival of the Source Tower.

The situation in the e0 district had not changed… The Four Divine Envoys were different from him. They were too lazy to pay attention to the local natives. Killing the extremists was just to save trouble. After occupying the urban area, they began to "plunder geniuses."

The Four Continents were actually doing this, and no one wanted to miss out on free "awakening geniuses."

It was just that the Four Divine Envoys' search was very intense.

Many people guessed that this was part of the "Kindling of Wine" mission assessment…

This was actually the reason why Gu Shen immediately moved out after finding out the location of the "Child of Divine Grace."

He was not sure whether there was a connection between these two things, but he did not want the "Child of Divine Grace" to be found by the Source Tower first.

Based on the principle of searching the most dangerous places first.

Gu Shen's first stop was the church mansion in the e0 district. After the guards from other continents arrived, the first thing they usually did was kill the extremists and then rest in the "mansion"... The residences built by these extremists were much more magnificent and exquisite than the inner city area, and could barely be lived in.

Because the Awakening Experiment had attracted transcendent source matter from several surrounding sea areas, the transcendent cultivation environment of the entire Sangzhou Grotto was very good.

Gu Shen's mental power spread out.

In the mansion.

One person was sitting quietly, performing "mental breathing."

It was He Chan.

In various parts of the mansion, there were also several children of varying numbers…

"There are four in the east courtyard, and they already have good mental power levels."

"There are nearly thirty in the west courtyard, which is obviously much worse."

Gu Shen only "looked" at the mansion from the outside and understood why these children were treated differently. Obviously, Zhu Que needed to gather all the geniuses, and these young awakened transcendent beings were divided into different residential areas due to their different aptitudes.

At that time, they should be sent to the "e2 district" together.

"These people... are not the people I'm looking for."

The iron box didn't react at all.

Gu Shen breathed a sigh of relief. The situation he was most worried about was that the "Child of Divine Grace" had already been found by the Source Tower... If he really had to fight, he was naturally not afraid of He Chan, but in the [Empty Domain], the support from the Four Divine Envoys would be very fast.

If possible.

He still hoped to avoid all battles.

The smoothest situation would be that he could quietly find the "Child of Divine Grace" and take them away.

Right now, the mansion was empty. Apart from He Chan, there were no other transcendent beings.

There should be four other guards.

Were they carrying out a "search mission"?

Gu Shen quickly left the church mansion.

…

…

The following "search mission" was very boring.

Gu Shen searched from sunrise to sunset. He searched street by street according to the map of the e0 district given by Zhuang Su, but found nothing…

Finally, at dusk.

Gu Shen prepared to take a rest.

He unintentionally came to a small alley, and as a result, he saw several figures "wrestling" fiercely in the corner. This phenomenon was very common in living areas. Because of the lack of supplies, these natives sometimes fought for a piece of food, and it was normal for them to be bruised and bloodied…

"Bastard!"

"You've only brought back this little bit of stuff after a whole day and night?!"

A scolding voice came.

Gu Shen's gaze was attracted, and he originally glanced back.

But after taking another look, he realized that this was not "wrestling," but a one-sided "beating": three ragged adults were beating a seven- or eight-year-old child in the corner. The three adults were very thin, but they were unusually fierce. They stomped on the back of the curled-up child dozens of times in a row.

The latter begged for mercy while being beaten.

But in fact… begging for mercy was useless.

In this case, to stop being beaten, you could only wait until they were tired of hitting.

Instead of begging for mercy, it was better to save some energy.

Gu Shen glanced at them, and they also glanced at Gu Shen.

Seeing someone coming into the alley… the three people's movements did not stop at all.

The reason was very simple.

Under the envelopment and transformation of the Robe and the Ghost Mask, Gu Shen's appearance at the moment was not much different from theirs… They were all skinny "short-lived ghost" images, and they did not seem to be intimidating at all.

"Heh… spit!"

One of them did not hide his disgust at all.

He spat a large mouthful of thick phlegm at Gu Shen.

The other two did not stop their feet, but gestured to Gu Shen to get lost quickly.

"…"

Gu Shen was too lazy to pay attention. He quickened his pace expressionlessly, preparing to leave here.

Buzz!

But when he passed by the three people, the iron box in his arms emitted a very light mental tremor.

So Gu Shen's footsteps suddenly stopped.

This action… was obviously a kind of provocation in the eyes of the three violent people, and it was the kind with bad intentions.

Gu Shen stood silently on the spot. He wanted to re-sense the "mental tremor" of the iron box, but this thing was too stubborn. It didn't ring easily. After ringing once, there was no movement.

His gaze swept over the three "ferocious-looking" adult vagrants. The whole process only took a second. He confirmed that these three guys, who were a hundred years old combined, had nothing to do with the "Child of Divine Grace."

Immediately afterwards.

Gu Shen looked at the miserable boy who was being beaten in the corner. The latter was covered in blood, and several bones in his body were broken.

Was this the Child of Divine Grace?

No…

Obviously not.

This miserable boy's mental power was very weak, and his aptitude was also mediocre… The iron box rang once and then there was no follow-up. Gu Shen vaguely felt that there should be some clues left on this boy.

Well… that was probably the case.

He wanted to say, "Excuse me."

But a slap came over his head, and the leader's angry voice exploded in the alley, "I you…"

Pa!

Gu Shen's body did not move.

But the slap that was swung out was just swung into the air.

Gu Shen swung back a louder and crisper one. He didn't want to kill anyone in the e0 district. This slap made the leader's entire face flip over. He flew out for dozens of meters like a twisted doughnut and crashed heavily into a wall, passing out.

"???"

The other two vagrants were stunned when they saw this scene.

Gu Shen walked forward, and at the same time stretched out his hands, pressed the two people's heads and slammed them together. The movements were clean and neat, and the entire alley instantly became quiet… He came to the boy who was begging for mercy.

The boy was scared silly.

He looked at this scene blankly, his face full of blood and tears…

"Don't be afraid, it doesn't hurt."

Gu Shen's voice sounded faintly, "... Soon, you will forget all this."

A ray of fire burned in the dark alley. Gu Shen squatted down and pressed the hand burning with blazing fire on the boy's forehead.

The moment the palm touched the forehead.

Gu Shen's spirit went straight into the boy's spiritual sea… The mental strength of the transcendent beings who were forcibly developed by the [Main System] in the early stage of awakening was relatively weak. Gu Shen could achieve "stable memory reading."

He saw the boy's bleak life, but it didn't matter. The nine-tenths of the residents in the Sangzhou Grotto were probably like this.

He was going to find the whereabouts of the "Child of Divine Grace."

Soon.

The memory lock came to last night.

On the garbage mountain, the moonlight was dim, and several people were fighting…

In the miserable boy's memory, Gu Shen saw the girl who didn't say a word while being beaten, and finally the girl retrieved the "bread" from the garbage mountain.

Seeing this.

The iron box in his arms buzzed again.