Light Fortress
Chapter 283 - 259: The 8th Divine Throne (3rd Update)

Chapter 283: Chapter 259: The 8th Divine Throne (3rd Update)

Divine Miracle!

Only a Divine Miracle could describe it!

Even the Transcendent known as Fire Stealer from the Central Continent, who startled the Four Corners, didn’t possess such terrifying ability.

To be able to use the deceased’s abilities as one’s own!

What does this mean?

It means freely absorbing the dispersed Extraordinary Essence, almost like a human, movable "Qingzhong"!

Tie Wu still remembered, during their previous confrontation, he had glanced at this unremarkable youth and had probed the depths of the other’s spirit. At that time, his feeling was... this fellow’s Extraordinary Power was probably in the third to fourth layer of the deep water area.

But now, within the Spiritual World.

He had a kind of illusion.

This was a master who had perfected his skills to the absolute, complete pinnacle.

After constructing the Iron Throne, Gu Shen didn’t sit long. He stood up again, snapped his fingers, and the throne behind him instantly turned into ash, with countless iron elements dissipating into the air, and the hawks soared with their cries... Gu Shen had discovered long ago that perhaps due to the unique nature of his Chi Huo, gathering Transcendence in the Spiritual World was much easier than in the real world.

Just like the last time, during "slaying ghosts" inside the Ghost Cage.

He merely moved two fingers.

And bisected the entire world of the Ghost Cage!

By then, his Chi Huo had only gathered a tiny wisp, not even enough to match a strand of hair, probably not sufficient to light a cigarette in the real world.

After realizing this truth, Gu Shen inevitably felt a bit helpless.

Is this what they call "Timid in the real world, forceful in the Spiritual Domain"?

But looking at it now, that wasn’t so bad... Tie Wu, having seen his Iron Throne, had already fallen into an extreme state of shock.

After pondering for a night, Gu Shen came up with a bold idea—to persuade Tie Wu to stand against the Source Tower, the best method was to turn this former Angel Envoy under the God of Wine’s command into his own Angel Envoy!

After the arrival of the God, Tie Wu was left with but a wisp of spirit, meaning it was impossible for him to return to the real world anymore.

That meant even more.

Gu Shen could confidently and boldly manifest his divine presence in front of Tie Wu!

"This can’t be possible... this can’t be possible..."

Tie Wu murmured, "You... who exactly are you?"

Gu Shen merely smiled.

He slowly squatted in front of Tie Wu and gently countered, "Who I am, as an Angel Envoy under the Source Tower... you must be able to guess something, right?"

He posed a question.

To see how Tie Wu would think... if he dared to think it, he dared to admit it.

Tie Wu stared intently at Gu Shen.

"Even the Fire Stealer’s power... is only to transform his own Extraordinary Essence, to learn and imitate, unable to absorb others’ Extraordinary Essence..."

Beading sweat on his forehead, after some deliberation, a possibility suddenly came to his mind.

A slight tremor surfaced.

"Absorbing Extraordinary Essence, that’s something only the Power of Fire can do..."

Gu Shen kept a composed face, but upon hearing this, he couldn’t help but hiss inwardly and took in a breath of cold air.

This was guessing that he himself carried the Power of Fire, Tie Wu really dared to think it.

This was his Spiritual Domain, if you dare to think it, I dare to accept it.

"Continue."

Gu Shen gently smiled and guided, "Perhaps, you could think about the Old World..."

"?!"

Upon hearing this, Tie Wu was suddenly enlightened.

He felt his conjecture had been confirmed. After his initial shock, he asked cautiously, "You... are you... the eighth Divine Throne from the ’Old World’?"

Indeed.

A significant piece of information emerged.

A tumultuous wave surged within Gu Shen’s heart... yet, on the surface, he still smiled gently, maintaining his composure.

The eighth Divine Throne?

Aren’t there only seven Divine Thrones in the human world?... As far as Gu Shen knew, those were the seven parts of the Power of Fire that were derived from the Gospel Box, the total sum of powers available.

The ’Old World’ still retained an eighth part?

Since Tie Wu mentioned the "eighth Divine Throne," this information must have already spread among the Divine Thrones and their Angel Envoys... Gu Shen softly said, "Is there a need to be so surprised?"

Tie Wu’s expression was complex; he fundamentally took it as a definitive answer.

Now looking at Gu Shen again, he still couldn’t believe that someone with this kind of power could be such a young man.

But he had seen the true face of the Wine God.

That Lord was also youthful in appearance. Possessing the Power of Fire meant one was no longer mundane, and both appearance and exterior were merely results manifested by Divine Power... If desired, a Divine Throne could choose any age or appearance to maintain.

"How can I not be surprised?"

"All the Angel Envoys across the Five Continents know the rumors of the eighth Divine Throne..."

"Everyone thought it was just a rumor... When the Federation Government migrated from the ’Old World,’ the power of the Gospel Box was no longer intact, splitting into the Power of Fire, and the Five Continents only retained a part of it, with the remaining power being sufficient to create other Gods... Logically, the existence of an eighth Divine Throne is plausible."

At this, Tie Wu narrowed his eyes, somewhat doubtful, "But how do you know nothing about it?"

"I never admitted... that I am the so-called ’eighth Divine Throne’ you speak of." Gu Shen spoke indifferently: "That is just your wishful thinking."

Tie Wu was stunned.

Gu Shen then said, "But now... even if I say I am not, would you believe me?"

Tie Wu looked at the young man before him, somewhat shattered.

Of course, he didn’t believe in the-so called "eighth Divine Throne" rumor... No one understood better than the Angel Envoys what the ’Old World’ was; a place where order had collapsed and logic was destroyed, how could any being survive there? In his view, even a ’God’ could not live on!

After all the searching, the Federation Government had been looking for many years and had found absolutely nothing.

It was just a rumor.

Yet... he had seen his own Iron Throne here.

Capable of harboring the spirits of the deceased, able to concentrate the deceased’s Extraordinary Essence... Besides a Divine Throne possessing the Power of Fire, who else could perform such an unbelievable Divine Miracle?

"The existence of certain things, within the Spiritual World, is determined by whether people believe in them..."

"So, does it really matter whether I am a Divine Throne or not?"

Gu Shen spoke calmly, "What matters is... do you want to live on?"

Tie Wu stared blankly at the young man.

The invisible barriers that had trapped him in this wilderness seemed to have disappeared.

Gu Shen’s expression turned serious as he spoke again.

His every word, every sentence, truly resonated like the words of a god, echoing and swirling through the wilderness.

Tie Wu had never heard such a powerful voice before.

"Believe in me, become my Angel Envoy, and I can grant you... a new life."

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(This also counts as the extra update I promised everyone at the beginning of last month. Also, asking for your monthly vote~)