“Did… did you also see me?”

A puzzled expression appeared on Gu Shen’s face.

If Adam seeing the "Child of Divine Favor" standing at the Tanyao Pass was connecting the current puzzles and clues together…

Then what did seeing him mean?

The sealed item, [Eyes of Destiny], is actually quite different from accurately directional sealed items like [Blessing of the Goddess of Fate].

This item randomly provides disordered information.

Disordered.

This means that it can see the past, the future, and may also present mixed, confusing clues.

“……”

Adam took a long time to recover. He rubbed his head, sighed deeply, and said with a wry smile, “These images didn’t last long. Now when I look again, that strong ‘shock’ has disappeared.”

Gu Shen pondered.

After a long while, he asked, “Do you think the ‘Transcendent Beast Tide’ and the ‘Tanyao’ phenomenon… are these two things related?”

Adam was taken aback.

He immediately understood Gu Shen’s meaning.

“Now that you mention it, it does seem like there’s a connection…”

Adam was engrossed in his research. For him, once he delved into research, the outside world’s time could almost be ignored.

But this time.

He had just finished looking at “Tanyao” and was still immersed in the shock of the side effects.

[Deep Sea] issued an A-level disaster warning.

However, he turned a deaf ear, sent the information to Gu Shen, and continued to bury himself in research. It wasn’t that he was bold and unafraid of death… but Gu Shen gave him a strong sense of security.

The mission to “Tanyao” had been confirmed.

Before that, even if there was truly an unstoppable danger, Adam believed that Gu Shen would not abandon him.

Hugging the right thigh meant there was nothing to fear.

“When the beast tide warning was lifted, I looked again, and the abnormality of ‘Tanyao’ disappeared…”

Adam murmured, “Are these transcendent creatures attracted to the active volcano?”

Gu Shen left the old house.

Although he had obtained some “hints” this time, they were of little use and made him even more confused…

The only thing he could be sure of was the connection between “Tanyao” and these transcendent creatures.

If the active volcano had an attraction that caused a large number of transcendent creatures to "besiege" it, then the beast tide just now must have been the largest scale in recent years, without exception.

“After you resolved the crisis, [Deep Sea] issued B-level warnings to Dongku and Xiku respectively.”

Chu Ling said, “But the latest news… the warnings have been lifted.”

Those transcendent creatures who were originally preparing to go north from Nanku directly into the active volcano split into two groups, and the threat no longer existed… naturally, it was downgraded to a B-level disaster.

Gu Shen was originally waiting for the transcendents of Bright City and Upper City to have a taste of it.

But unexpectedly, the warning dissipated so quickly.

“Is it because the attraction of ‘Tanyao’ has dissipated?”

He narrowed his eyes and took out [Divination of the Goddess of Fate] again.

This pendant showed a situation similar to "Duo River".

[“Do not go.”]

[“Do not go.”]

[“Do not go.”]

No matter where he was or where he was going… as long as he took out the pendant, he would receive such a disturbing reminder.

……

……

Xiku, on top of the high wall.

Night enveloped.

In the core territory of the Western Continent, the Holy Judges liked the night view of the Sangzhou Caves… because everything here was “false.” The sky was fake, the borders were fake, and [Deep Sea] built a large cage.

So the night was also fake.

“The Gospel guides us not to go forward.”

Su Ye looked into the distance, enjoying the night breeze, and said with a smile, “Mr. Jia Wei, look… it’s peaceful here, those beast spirits have dispersed… we didn’t waste a single soldier.”

“……”

The heavily armored man wearing bright light armor stood with his sword, watching the distance with the Child of Blessing.

“I went to investigate.”

Jia Wei said calmly, “Gu Shen’s method of dispersing the beast tide today seems to be ‘mental toxins’.”

“You are such a meticulous person.”

Su Ye said softly, “I was also concerned about this matter. This time, I deliberately asked God, and the answer He gave was… that ‘black curtain’ is composed of Pluto’s mental toxins.”

“Pluto’s mental toxins…”

Under the cold mask, Jia Wei’s eyes could not be seen.

But he would always remember the scene in the suspended courtyard in Central City a year ago.

He once identified Gu Shen as the murderer who killed Meng Xiao!

But…

In the end, there was no evidence to prove it.

The Holy Judges came aggressively and left silently… Meng Xiao’s death ended like this.

In the Duo River disaster, Meng Xiao failed to “invite the gods” and completely cut off contact with the temple. Jia Wei vaguely felt that before he died, he wanted to desperately send back some information…

Perhaps it was related to "Pluto"?

“Gu Shen has Pluto’s mental toxins in his hands…”

Jia Wei asked with a puzzled tone, “Now that this has been confirmed, hasn’t the Gospel pointed out the next action?”

Su Ye glanced at Jia Wei.

He sat back on the chair and asked leisurely, "Have you forgotten? I just said that the Gospel instructs us not to go forward."

No need to move forward.

That is… no action is necessary.

“It’s not surprising that a top genius from Dongzhou can produce this kind of sealed item.”

Su Ye smiled softly, "Just like I can produce God's 'Great Sun'… Gu Shen can deploy Pluto's 'poisonous miasma', which only shows that Pluto trusts him very much and is willing to bestow treasures. But is accepting Pluto’s ‘bestowal’ a good thing?"

Jia Wei fell silent again.

Twenty years had passed, but he still couldn’t forget the bloody scene of the encirclement and suppression of “Pluto” back then.

That kind of throne that had completely fallen into darkness… must be dirty and filthy.

Then the objects he bestowed must also be dirty.

“Since the ‘Gospel’ has given this guidance, we only need to follow it…”

Su Ye said gently, “Don’t forget, throughout the ages, all those who have gotten too close to Pluto have had no good end.”

……

……

E7 district, the four envoys gathered.

They were preparing to jointly deploy the S-level sealed item [Empty Domain] of the Source Tower.

In the Source Tower, if you become a full-star divine official and choose to become an "apostle", you will get a "token". If you choose to become a "divine envoy", you will get a quarter of the [Empty Domain].

This is a sealed item personally cast by the Sky God Seat. [Empty Domain] is four differently shaped bronze puzzles, engraved with the "attributes" of the divine envoys themselves: Dragon, Sparrow, Tiger, Turtle. Obtaining a single piece can exert considerable strength.

If they gather together and unite…

They can deploy a very powerful "barrier". In the past hundred years, [Empty Domain] has only appeared a few times.

Not at any time can the Source Tower gather four divine envoys.

Moreover, the divine envoys of past generations are generally not very harmonious when their own strength is extremely strong.

So it is difficult to have a task that allows these four young powerhouses with top strength to gather together and choose to "join forces"!

“...The beast tide has retreated?”

The four of them were suspended in the air and had already taken out their own corner of the puzzle, but before they started to deploy [Empty Domain], the surging beast tide in the distance dispersed.

A false alarm.

Although the beast tide retreated, the Red Dragon did not intend to take back the puzzle pieces.

"Let's deploy [Empty Domain] first." He looked at the darkness of Dongku and said calmly, "No one knows how many transcendent creatures are outside the Sangzhou Caves, and no one knows when the next impact will occur… Deploying [Empty Domain] will give us a certain amount of 'buffer time'."

Hearing this, the other three divine envoys nodded.

This time, the Nanku raid was a warning. Before the joint holy city carried out the outer ring suppression… these beast tides could riot again at any time. In this case, it was a wise move to defend first.

In the night, the four suddenly dispersed. On the wilderness outside the e7 district, each took out a piece of the puzzle. Four long rays of different colors penetrated the night and shot straight into the false sky—

"Buzz buzz buzz!"

Vibrations came from the void.

The sky of Sangzhou Caves is simulated, but it doesn't matter. The condensation of [Empty Domain] only requires the transcendent source quality wandering in the void. As the light pillars of the four divine lights formed, countless transcendent source quality resonated with the [Empty Domain] puzzle.

This square little domain instantly spread—

"Rumble rumble!"

A gale swept through.

The expressions of the four divine envoys became extremely sincere and solemn. They all took out their [Empty Domain] fragments and included the districts they guarded within the scope of the barrier.

This process lasted for nearly ten minutes.

When the transcendent source quality in the void returned to calm, the [Empty Domain] was completely condensed.

"Phew…"

The four divine envoys breathed a sigh of relief.

The four [Empty Domain] puzzles are now suspended above the e7 district. This is a rare "union"!

Dragon, Sparrow, Tiger, and Turtle, hug each other.

However, although the four-god puzzles are united in the e7 district at this moment, the ownership of this complete sealed item does not belong to the Red Dragon.

The owner of [Empty Domain] will always be the four scattered ones.

The Red Dragon can only move his part…

If you want to move this "solid" barrier, you need all four people to gather together.

But if you want to disassemble it.

You only need one thought from one of the divine envoys to find his own corner of the puzzle, and the [Empty Domain] will collapse—

"Okay."

The Red Dragon nodded and said with satisfaction, "You can go back. Don't forget the task I mentioned last time."

……

……

“The beast tide separated and rushed towards the east and west…”

“Su Ye and Jia Wei remained unmoved, and did not even send a single Holy Judge to check, nor did they mobilize the garrison forces in the ‘city’. They may have predicted the next movement of the ‘beast tide’.”

Late at night.

Gu Shen sat alone on the wall of the S3 district.

He silently sorted out the information that appeared today.

“Bright City should not have ‘destiny divination objects’. How dare Su Ye remain calm?”

Gu Shen looked at the pendant in his hand that kept sending out warnings.

This kind of sealed item is really too precious.

Besides himself and the Queen, there may not be any extra "fate-type sealed items" in the entire Five Continents… Adam is an exception, and his [Eyes] can only be regarded as half a fate-type sealed item.

He couldn't figure this out.

"In addition, the four divine envoys of the Source Tower met and condensed the [Empty Domain]."

“On the surface, the internal relationship between the four divine envoys is not good. The Red Dragon is domineering and acts alone, the Black Turtle is passive and avoids the world, and the Suzaku and the Cloud Tiger are at odds… but the union of [Empty Domain] shows that they have a very unified ‘purpose’. This Sangzhou Caves mission, the four divine envoys are here for the same mission goal, so they must unite."

Gu Shen couldn't figure this out even more.

Based on the behavior of the four divine envoys, they should be the forces that care the least about the "beast tide."

When they first entered Dongku, the four divine envoys killed all the extremists. The purpose of their doing so was certainly not to "punish evil and promote good", nor to "relieve the poor", but simply to "facilitate management".

If that's the case.

If the beast tide rushes into the city, then let it rush into the city.

There is no need to worry about the threat of the beast tide with the strength of the four divine envoys. Just protect the Upper City transcendents…

“Are they establishing [Empty Domain] to protect the innocent civilians in the city?”

Gu Shen rubbed his eyebrows. He couldn't figure it out. An absurd thought couldn't help but arise. He murmured, "Could it be that their mission is really to save Sangzhou Caves?"

As soon as he said this.

He couldn't help but smile…

However, in the dark night, a very light laughter also came from behind him.

"Heh…"

The laughter was very deep and carried a faint hint of mockery.

Obviously, he heard Gu Shen's murmur.

“?!”

The moment the laughter entered his heart, Gu Shen turned his head to look back.

There are many night watchmen stationed on the high wall of the S3 living area.

At this moment, the night was extremely quiet and peaceful. There was not a single shadow of a night watchman. Only the fiery red [lanterns] floating in the air, like flamingos, slowly soared under this false night.

A figure wearing a black robe, with his hands in his pockets, stood under the embers of the fiery red [lantern], leaning against the other end of the high wall, just standing in the darkness and shadows, silently watching him.

The hairs on Gu Shen's back stood on end…

With his mental alertness, he didn't even notice the "arrival" of the man in front of him. This was a very scary thing. Even Chen Mo and Bai Xiu couldn't do this.

“Sorry, your idea just now was really absurd.”

The figure said in a low voice, "So… I couldn't help but laugh."

“……”

Gu Shen was silent. His iron scale skin was almost about to burst out of his sleeves. However, after bumping into this night walker, his "mental alertness" was not triggered, so… this is not an enemy?

"No matter when, the Source Tower can never really want to save the world."

The figure continued, "You are from Dongzhou, you must know why Dongzhou has been so bleak for the past twenty years… you shouldn't have such naive ideas. That tower is indeed very high, but it will not spread light to the world, nor will it point the direction."

“… Who are you?”

Gu Shen asked subconsciously, but in reality, he had already guessed the true identity of this night walker.

Near the high wall of the S3 district, those night watchmen have all fallen asleep.

This night walker, three years ago, left this living area in this way, stepping on the dreams of countless people.

"I heard you've been looking for me."

The figure looked at the cyan frost spreading on the ground, lost in thought.

Gu Shen's "Great Cold" domain only spread halfway before stopping.

"It seems… you've already guessed who I am."

The man with his hands in his pockets chuckled again.

He raised his head and said sincerely, "Neutralist, Zhuang Su… I want to have a talk with you."

……

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(Only two updates today, I'm tired, I'll rest and take a break.)