Light Fortress
Chapter 314 - 15 Turning the Tables_2

Chapter 314: Chapter 15 Turning the Tables_2

This led to the speed of his breathing technique increasing, becoming faster and more proficient.

As for Chu Jue, a common cultivator, compared to Gu Shen, he performed far fewer cycles each day. With the same amount of cultivation time, his cycles were only one-fifth of Gu Shen’s, or even less. How could their spiritual strength possibly be compared?

"...It’s over."

Gu Shen clenched his fist and gathered his energy.

The final punch, raised high, hung in the air but never fell.

Gu Shen, who always upheld the philosophy of delivering kindness fully, ... certainly did not have the habit of holding back in a duel.

He frowned and looked in the direction of his fist.

Numerous silver threads entwined around his fist, as if forming a spider web.

"Since it’s a contest ... stopping at the right point is proper."

From afar, a tall, thin man wearing the prison’s robe slowly approached. He wore a white wide-brimmed hat and softly said, "Junior Brother Gu, you have already won."

Picking on the lesser ones brings out the greater?

So the "big shot" of the prison has come out ... This guy is much stronger than Chu Jue.

"Huh ... " Gu Shen smiled and asked, "So?"

A "snicker" sound.

A streak of arc light flashed from the Truth Ruler hidden in his sleeve.

The spider silk wrapping his fist was instantly sliced apart ... This scene of the spider silk being severed caught the eye of the thin tall man under the wide-brimmed hat, his pupils slightly contracted. He was very sure that the young man’s strength was at most around the fourth or fifth layer of the deep water area.

But the action of "cutting" the spider silk was so fast that he couldn’t see it clearly.

Did he utilize an ability? Or was it the power of a seal?

"Since you have won, why humiliate further?" the man in the white wide-brimmed hat shook his head, "’To forgive when it’s possible to punish, is this not a virtue Mr. Shu taught you?"

"Sorry... He really didn’t teach me that," Gu Shen laughed.

"According to you, before the fight even started, I had already won. Why would a group of novices, people who aren’t even skilled in using their abilities, come to challenge me? What chance would they have to defeat me? Is it to push others into the fire and then watch the show from the side? Is this the way of the Judgement Institute?"

Chu Jue’s expression turned very ugly.

The man in the white wide-brimmed hat appeared thoughtful.

After these words... he seemed to understand what had happened.

As he had received a distress signal and happened to be nearby, he arrived first and did not expect to witness such a scene.

Glancing at Chu Jue lying on the ground groaning in pain, there was a hint of frustration in his eyes ... leading a dozen novices to challenge the S rank of the Judgement Institute might have been fine if they lost, but playing petty tricks and being exposed, only to be pressed to the ground and severely beaten, was indeed a disgrace.

But it was well-deserved!

"If you are going to fight, then fight to the fullest, men of Changye do not retreat midway when seeing the situation turn unfavorable, or else wouldn’t that be shrinking away like a turtle, losing face for the school behind you, what do you say ... right?"

Though he spoke this way, once Gu Shen got up, he only clenched his fist and did not continue to fight.

He restrained his aura and said with a touch of irony, "Just so you know ... sometimes, face isn’t given by others, it’s thrown away by oneself."

The man in the white wide-brimmed hat couldn’t refute for a moment.

He was at a loss for words.

"And who might you be?"

Gu Shen straightened his clothes, saying, "You’re not here to issue a challenge as well, are you?"

"Not really."

The man in the white wide-brimmed hat took a deep breath, forcing a smile, "Although I really want to fight you... such would be too bullying. Changye advocates fair duels, but not the overpowering of the weak. If you had the strength of the Deep Sea Tenth Layer, then we could indeed have a match."

"I am the eldest disciple under the Fourth Judge, Zou He."

The man in the white wide-brimmed hat glanced at his inept junior, not bothering with him but introduced himself with a smile, "Junior Brother Gu indeed possesses exceptional talent, it is enlightening."

Merely half a year of cultivation.

And he was able to beat Chu Jue to such a state ... describing it as exceptional talent could actually be seen as an understatement.

"Getting to know each other through fighting, today is considered making a good connection," Zou He said nonchalantly, "Junior Brother Gu, being disciples of the same institute, take care of each other from now on and visit often."

With that,

He whispered softly, "Aren’t you up yet? How long do you plan to lie there? Do you not find yourself disgraceful enough?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Jue struggled to get up from the ground, his face a mess, as he took a pristine white silk handkerchief handed to him by a junior sister and covered his bleeding forehead.

He hurried to the presence of his senior brother. "Senior brother..."

Zou He frowned, raised his hand to stop Chu Jue from speaking, and with spiritual power transmitted his voice to reprove, "Why so reckless?"

"It was Han Dang..."

With a face full of grievances, Chu Jue replied inwardly, "Han Dang told me that Gu Shen was weak, only at the third or fourth layer of Deep Sea, and that I just needed to bring the junior brothers and sisters to challenge him. Regardless of the outcome... he would grant me a sealed item..."

Zou He, expressionless, coldly uttered two words in his heart.

Fool.

Turning around, he forced a smile and said, "Junior Brother Xiao Gu, we won’t disturb you further."

"Hold on..."

Gu Shen also smiled, yet he said, "Brother Zou... are you planning to leave just like that?"

Zou He squinted his eyes, feigning surprise as he smiled, "Is Junior Brother Xiao Gu inviting us to stay for tea?"

"Tea is for guests, not for you all."

Gu Shen’s smile gradually disappeared, and dropping all pretense, he spoke bluntly, "One thing at a time, the challenge against me... is resolved, but there are other matters that are not. How did you all know where I live?"

Chu Jue felt a sudden alarm inside.

"Judgement Institute, Han Dang."

Zou He responded straightforwardly.

Without hesitation, he exposed the planner of this challenge: "Judge Zhu Wang of the Judgement Institute, responsible for supervising and maintaining stability in Changye District, holds a complete ’Wind Eye’ surveillance chain. The slightest movement in Changye City surely cannot escape him and his disciple... It was upon Han Dang’s suggestion that this unworthy junior brother of mine rushed here."

Gu Shen clenched his fists silently.

Han Dang.

It was Han Dang again.

He sensed something was amiss.

At the parting at Qing River, Senior Sister Luo had told him... she had applied hypnosis to Han Dang. Everything that happened during the initial trials, Han Dang would have completely forgotten, theoretically, as his strength as a ’Heavenly Eye’ had already topped among the Spiritual Extraordinaries.

This hypnosis should not have been undone.

Thus, Han Dang’s targeting him... was likely at the instigation of his mentor, Zhu Wang, perhaps because Zhou Jiren had not yet returned to Changye, which seemed to have set this mentor and disciple duo eyeing the position of Grand Judge into motion.

There was no need to speculate further.

If Han Dang could summon one group, he could summon five, ten.

Currently, all Transcendents in Changye Three Prisons are highly interested in this ’S’ class newcomer... those with too much strength would indeed have their pride and might restrain themselves a bit, while direct challengers like Chu Jue were not in the minority.

Han Dang had started the trend.

And more would follow!

One cannot finish fighting them off... constant waves of challengers could annoy anyone to death.

To not fight would probably fulfill Han Dang’s wishes.

An S-class... afraid of battle?

Gu Shen was silent for two seconds, in fact, he did not feel troubled... for what he needed most now was combat, real battles. However, the varying levels of strength among those who came to his door were not ideal.

Perhaps... there was another way to resolve this.

"Junior Brother Xiao Gu, if there’s nothing else... we’ll be heading back," Zou He said instinctively. He had already thrown the mastermind behind the scenes out in the open, figured that Gu Shen wouldn’t be able to pin anything on him now.

"Wait a little longer."

Gu Shen suddenly put on a smiling face.

He smiled and said, "Brother Zou... are you heading back to the prison?"

Zou He paused slightly.

Gu Shen earnestly asked, "Could I ask which of the young Transcendents under Brother Zou’s command, specifically under the Fourth Judge, is the strongest?"