Light Fortress
Chapter 271 - 247 Welcome to, My World

Chapter 271: Chapter 247 Welcome to, My World

"Buzz, buzz, buzz."

The moment Gu Shen clenched his fist, the metal objects trembled in unison.

It was as if an invisible sense had been born along with his thoughts.

After leaving the old district, he felt something unusual about the Chi Huo between his brows.

Now he had a strange premonition.

He should be able to manipulate these "metal objects", just like Tie Wu manipulated those metal items... With each breath, the Jingzhe Heart Method guided him to enter the contemplative state more quickly.

Was this the gift Mr. Gu Changzhi had given him?

Gu Shen narrowed his eyes...his heart was unbearably itchy, like ants crawling.

He looked up at the surveillance camera in the corridor and asked in a soft voice, "Can you help erase the surveillance?"

"...No problem." Chu Ling had already guessed what Gu Shen was about to do.

After receiving an affirmative reply, Gu Shen took a long breath.

Relieved.

He raised his hand.

With a "pop," the screws at the far end of the corridor twisted out rapidly, the just-tightened exhaust pipe came apart on its own, and as Gu Shen closed his fingers, dozens of metal pipes clattered together, changing their shape and transforming into a quaint mini Iron Throne.

In the Deep Sea’s field of surveillance, everything was calm, with no disturbances.

The surveillance footage had been frozen at the frame before Gu Shen used his abilities.

Gu Shen gazed deeply at the "Iron Throne" before him. He flicked his fingers, and the steel dispersed and reassembled again, as if it was a liquid without rigid structure, turning supple around his fingers.

He didn’t play with it for long.

Suddenly, Gu Shen threw his hand, and the chain of steel flew back into the ventilation duct, quickly returning to its original form.

He stood honestly at the door.

With a "whoosh," the door opened.

"That was tough... do you need to go in and see Song Ci?" Zhou Jiren took out a cigar, bit on it, and glanced at his proud disciple.

"The fellow has a big life, can’t die." Gu Shen shook his head and said, "As long as he’s still alive, it’s fine, and based on the noises inside... it seems I’m not needed."

Mr. Shu grinned.

"Okay... if you’re tired, go back and rest first."

Following the strenuous fight with the Central Continent Apostle, tonight was a night longer than any on the river bank, and everyone was exhausted. Next, the Judgement Institute still had to handle the custody and interrogation of Qin Ye, as well as await the response from the Source Tower.

Gu Shen might be the most exceptional of them all tonight...

After meeting Mr. Gu Changzhi, Chi Huo, inexplicably excited, made his spirit also exceptionally full.

This was also the reason he took the initiative to patrol outside the hospital room... only the Tomb Guardian knew he had borne Mr. Gu Changzhi’s divine presence. After the great battle, his spirit still being so full might draw attention.

"...Alright."

Gu Shen did not refuse his teacher’s kindness; he was worried about not having a chance to be alone to thoroughly explore the "gift" Mr. Gu Changzhi had left him.

...

...

Darkness.

An endless expanse of darkness.

["I... am dead."]

Consciousness resumed from being frozen.

Tie Wu felt his soul was shattered, yet strangely, there was not much pain... Was this what death tasted like?

Before opening his eyes, he imagined what he might see next—

Perhaps he would see his soul floating away from his body, like seaweed.

Lord Divine had told him that at the moment of death, one would see their spirit separate from their body... He believed it without doubt, and during the years of his mission, he had always anticipated this moment.

Today’s death was not a regret for him, but a glory.

It was an honor to be sacrificed in a "Divine Coming."

This was the best fate for an angel envoy.

Then he slowly opened his eyes.

And then.

Tie Wu was stunned.

A flying sweep of grass leaves slapped across his face, mixed with damp dew, and before him was a vast, boundless wilderness; the sky was high and the air was cool, lush and green, with a weave of whimpering wind echoing in the distant low sky, under a thin layer of overcast clouds.

"This is..."

Tie Wu lowered his head and found that his soul had not left his body.

Where was this?

After the descent of the divine, had he not died?

Where was Lord Divine... He subconsciously searched for the token, but the moment he stretched out his hand to search through his trench coat, he found his fingers passing directly through the lapel.

Was this a dream, or had he only his soul left after the descent of the divine?

A deep loneliness and desolation struck at the heart.

He still had not figured out what had happened.

Suddenly, the sound of burning rose from the empty wilderness.

Tie Wu, as if facing a great enemy, tensely looked up, and not far away, a fierce firelight burned, outlining a square portal, from which a familiar young man slowly emerged.

He recognized the young man, but only vaguely... because in the recent mission, this young man was the most insignificant minor character.

Underling.

Trash.

In Tie Wu’s eyes, no different from those officers of Lion Alley who would penetrate with a single sword thrust.

"Who are you?"

Tie Wu’s expression was tense as he stared coldly at the young man before him.

Because his thoughts were frozen, his memory still lingered before the divine descent, completely unaware of what had happened afterward.

After the Lord of Wine God’s divine descent, he should have calmed all chaos and suppressed all foes.

What exactly was happening now?

"East Continent, Gu Shen."

Gu Shen spoke indifferently, giving a remarkably simple introduction.

He saw right through Tie Wu’s thoughts and calmly said, "Tie Wu, the Lord of Wine God has lost, you have been abandoned."

The Four Seasons Wilderness was eerily silent.

The cool wind hissed, and that floating figure in the wilderness, like a ghost, was stunned and bewildered.

This statement was like a bolt from the blue.

After standing dumbfounded for two seconds, Tie Wu reacted.

He flew into a rage and lunged at Gu Shen.

"You are lying! How could Lord Divine lose! How could he abandon me!"

The wilderness, where not even birds bothered to defecate, lacked iron elements, so when Tie Wu lunged, he only stirred up a strong wind, but it didn’t matter... if he remembered correctly, this youngster’s strength was only around the third level of the deep water area.

He could annihilate him in an instant with just a thought!

The distance between the two was not far.

Thus, this fierce lunge truly took only an instant, Tie Wu felt his body exceptionally light, quicker even than the wind!

Gu Shen’s expression remained calm, without a ripple.

He simply threw out a slap.

The next moment.

The ferociously lunging Tie Wu was slapped around by a slap, spinning a full 1800 degrees in place.

Like a top.

After spinning five times, Tie Wu froze, his instincts still wanting to continue the charge, to tear apart the young man before him.

Then again, "smack."

The second slap made Tie Wu see stars, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw Gu Shen’s third raised hand coming down, jolting him back to his senses, and he sharply pulled his neck back, protecting his head with his hands.

Seeing Tie Wu’s current state, Gu Shen nodded in satisfaction.

He could finally quietly appreciate the scenery of this vast wilderness, identical to the vistas he visualized during his Jingzhe Breathing Technique exercises, as if this was the spiritual world he had created.

Every blade of grass, every movement, he felt within his sensorium.

In other words... he was the master of this world.

"Let me introduce this place to you, it’s called ’Four Seasons Wilderness’..."

Gu Shen withdrew his hand, spread his arms open, standing in the wind of the vast wilderness, with countless streaming winds howling past, and the grass and leaves fluttering, as if greeting a new king.

His voice echoed in the wind.

Word by word.

As if it were thundering above the sky or the rumble of spring thunder.

"Welcome to my world."