Light Fortress
Chapter 253 - 229: The Ultimate Lan Qie

Chapter 253: Chapter 229: The Ultimate Lan Qie

Tie Wu’s mission to Da Du this time actually had another important purpose... the Divine Throne he served was extremely curious about Gu Changzhi, who was sleeping in Changye City, and wanted to find out the truth.

It was not just the Wine God.

Everyone in the Federation Council was curious.

Was Gu Changzhi asleep, or had he died?

Over the past decade, the discussion about this question had never stopped. There was a time when very fierce proposals appeared. Many believed that Gu Changzhi had long since died and suggested that they should take the ember from this man and choose a new host. By reversing the calm and peaceful outcome that continued to prevail in Changye City, it wasn’t hard to deduce the conclusion of the debates at that time—

No one was willing to take the risk.

No one had the courage to desecrate and insult a "god".

Even those who hoped for his death preferred to believe in their hearts...that this once invincible man was merely asleep.

But if he was just asleep, why was there no news for so many years, and not even one Angel Envoy appeared in Changye City... Could it be that East Continent didn’t have a single Transcendent that Gu Changzhi deemed worthy?

"How long do you plan to keep playing?"

The hoarse and angry voice of Qin Ye echoed in Tie Wu’s mind.

A brand-new observational image transmitted from the metal piece.

The blob of black annihilation in the underground sewer had been digested by ninety percent, and Qin Ye, lying in the sewage, was revealing most of his face. The spiritual power of the Xumi domain was no longer entirely focused on himself but had begun to spread out again in this region.

After speaking, Qin Ye fell silent.

Because he had also seen the current scene in Lion Alley...

...

...

The badge floating above Song Ci’s forehead was shedding thousands and thousands of strands of soft light.

For the two Angel Envoys, this force was not unfamiliar.

Seven kinds of embers, each corresponding to the Origin Power of the seven Divine Thrones... And when an Angel Envoy selected by a Divine Throne used their token, they could temporarily borrow this power.

Divine Power was a force completely different from ordinary Extraordinary Essence.

It was filled with sanctity, vastness, and irresistibility.

As much as they were reluctant to admit it, the radiance falling from that badge... was Divine Power.

"An Angel Envoy from East Continent has appeared..."

Tie Wu clenched his molars, his expression dark as he spoke, "Gu Changzhi is very likely still alive. Shall we continue the mission?"

"...Continue."

Qin Ye was still calm.

The last black spot covering his cheek was being rapidly removed.

"Do you still remember the Divination result from the Source Tower? Qingzhong no longer shows any signs of life... This is very likely a blinding spell left by Gu Changzhi, just an apostle’s badge!"

"No one can confirm his death before seeing ’Gu Changzhi’ in person!"

The Tomb Guardian of Qingzhong possessed supernatural abilities of prophecy.

A certain being from the Source Tower had a similar power as well.

Both were well-known Prophets across the Five Continents, and the results of their divinations had never been wrong, both with a one hundred percent accuracy rate. However, now they stood on opposing sides... it was destined that one party’s prediction was incorrect.

"The mission continues—"

"I’ll take you partway, kill Lu Nanzhi, then we’ll withdraw from East Continent."

Qin Ye extended a hand and fiercely wiped it in front of his face.

The last traces of black annihilation were devoured completely—

...

...

"...We’re almost there!"

The flapping wings of the Truth Ruler, coupled with the push from Lan Qie, made their speed very fast.

The three of them were already seeing the edge of the black domain.

In reality, once they left the underground region, it wouldn’t be difficult to break free from this domain...and at the far end of their sight, they could already vaguely see a surge of ice waves coming their way. There was only one Transcendent in Da Du District capable of wielding the Ice Sea like this!

Shuang Chuan, Gu Zhi!

Although he wasn’t the teacher... after all, he was a Titled, and it was truly a comforting thing to see a Titled expert in this kind of battle.

Mr. Gu Zhi had also noticed Gu Shen’s Chi Huo.

He raised his hand from afar.

Just as Gu Shen was about to let out a sigh of relief in his heart.

At the end of his field of view, a pitch-black boundary suddenly appeared. If Xumi was originally just like an inverted giant bowl, then after Qin Ye broke free from the black spot, the interior of Xumi instantly gained dozens of layers of barriers and limits.

"Thump thump thump thump thump thump!"

In an instant, Qin Ye’s spiritual power locked on, and dozens of layers of black domains overlapped and enshrouded them.

The distant ice tide was instantly isolated outside, losing all breath... Through the previous probing, Gu Shen had already grasped the approximate abilities of Xumi, and as long as they were still within the domain and targeted by Qin Ye, it would be extremely difficult to even break through one meter of spatial distance.

The significance of distance in the real world was lost.

At least... his own movement no longer had meaning, all progress would be pulled back to the origin... No, even worse, there was a regressive return.

The black domain underfoot kept shattering.

Despair flickered in Lu Nanjin’s eyes as the entire Xumi crumbled like collapsing quicksand, inevitably drawing them backwards.

And in the far distance of the sky, a faint vibrating sound could be heard.

A streak of black light shot across.

Lu Nanjin instantly drew her sword, deflecting the iron sword that shot at her from who knows where, shaking the ground upon impact. Her face darkened as she looked at the center of the flowing sand in the far layers of the black domain, her wrist stinging from the vibration.

Without any pause, then came the second streak of black light!

This time, she saw it clearly!

This black light... was an iron sword!

Gu Shen only felt a massive wave of force dispersing. He bent his body into an iron bridge pose to perfectly dodge the sword, but his "Six Blessings bracelet" shattered, breaking a bead—

Obviously, just dodging was useless.

The killing range of this iron sword was not as slim and delicate as what the naked eye could see!

It was, in fact, a very long path of penetration!

Gu Shen’s expression became somewhat ugly... One more bracelet bead, would that be enough?

He looked slowly ahead.

After giving up the futile resistance to run against Xumi, the old building’s roof collapsed like quicksand. The world before him filled with countless buzzing sounds, and hundreds, thousands of black lights "slowly" bloomed before him.

"..."

Gu Shen stood silently at the center of Xumi, his world covered by a rain of iron swords, a scene of sheer despair with no glimpse of life.

Lu Nanjin didn’t step back, putting her sister down.

She drew her twin swords with both hands, took a deep breath, and stepped forward.

She stood in front of Gu Shen and Lu Nanzhi.

Lady Nanfeng’s face was pale as she stepped forward, trying to protect her sister but was stopped by a sheath.

In that final moment.

Lu Nanjin closed her eyes, and countless "slow" black lights arrived simultaneously, shredding the old building into pieces, the sharp cold light seemingly piercing the entire world.

The grand black splendor devoured the three of them.

This was a death too gruesome to look upon directly.

The gust of wind hit squarely on the face, but Gu Shen did not close his eyes, his world filled with Chi Huo, seeing everything more clearly than ever before.

He saw a tender vine sprout at his feet, but this vine just barely emerged before halting its growth and quickly retracting.

He saw a tall, blurry, snow-white shadow appear beside him.

He saw the ice tide that rushed in from afar.

He saw all of these shatter—

A handsome man in a cloak with round shoulders appeared in front of Lu Nanjin. He unsheathed his long sword, a simple and unadorned wooden sword that seemed to have no lethality, but when drawn, it opened a screen of absolute purity.

There was wind.

Thousands of swords shattered.

Thousands of crackling explosions erupted in an instant. What should have been an earth-shattering roar was, past the screen created by the wooden sword, a realm of quiet, filled only with the flowing sound of wind and the peaceful noise of the sword being returned to its sheath.

Returning the sword to its sheath.

A full ten seconds passed.

Only then did Lu Nanjin and the Lady slowly open their eyes... Because the sudden silence of the world made it unclear to them whether they were dead or alive.

Not until they saw the cloaked man standing before them, and the scattered iron filth all around, did they realize what had happened... The air was filled with the faint scent of sandalwood mixed with the rich smell of rust.

Lu Nanjin looked around in confusion, finding the wind’s flow inexplicably familiar.

"What... is this ability?" she asked with a hoarse voice.

Gu Nanfeng adjusted his cloak, smiled softly, and said, "Lan Qie."

"But... it’s Lan Qie cultivated to its extreme."