Light Fortress
Chapter 379 - 64: Odd Jobs (5K Words Long - )_2

Chapter 379: Chapter 64: Odd Jobs (5K Words Long Chapter)_2

Either he knocks you down,

or you knock him down.

As long as you come here... there won’t be a third possibility.

Even if you see the situation isn’t right and voluntarily lie down, you’d still get hit with a stick.

In the first few days, there were still some spectators at the front of the Spring Rain Temple who thought they could enjoy the show by grabbing a stool and munching on sunflower seeds... As a result, without exception, all were sent to the hospital by Shen Li.

There’s no other reason.

Shen Li’s most hated thing is the "watching the show" behavior!

Every time he thought of the guy "watching the show" in the small courtyard, he got so irritated that his teeth itched... and he hit those troublemakers outside the door even harder!

Today, Gu Shen was also watching the show.

He even brought a chair to the outside of the courtyard, basking in the sun while watching Shen Li "handle miscellaneous tasks."

"Thanks, Brother Shen."

Gu Shen said with a smile, "Following this trend... it won’t be long before I can have some peace around here."

Shen Li snorted coldly, his expression complex.

Seeing that there were fewer and fewer challengers in front of the Spring Rain Temple, he felt somewhat disappointed.

Rumors were rampant these days.

Many people said he was "cleaning up messes for Gu Shen," but Shen Li didn’t care at all!

Getting into fights here was lawful and reasonable; he didn’t have to worry about being held accountable by the Federation Security Committee, nor about compensation or handling aftereffects after beating someone up...

For a martial arts fanatic, where could one find such an ideal "cushy job"?

But looking at the current situation... in a few more days, this place would return to tranquility.

Wouldn’t he then have no one to fight, no challenges to accept?

However disappointed he felt inside, Shen Li’s face revealed nothing, still wearing that disdainful expression as he said coldly, "Hah, I’d rather it ended sooner..."

"Really?"

Gu Shen thought for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Brother Shen, do you want to fight me again? This time, I won’t use Chi Huo?"

Shen Li narrowed his eyes, cautiously responding, "Are you... serious?"

"Of course I’m serious... but this time, win or lose, you have to agree to one more thing."

Gu Shen earnestly raised a finger and said, "The Spring Rain Temple may only be quiet for a while. If challengers increase again later, I hope you can come and help..."

Win or lose, he can’t lose; is there such a good deal under the sky?

Shen Li appeared troubled.

Previously, he had said that he wouldn’t challenge Gu Shen for a long period.

But when the other party extended an invitation...

His heart was stirred.

Stop pretending, even a fool could see you’re a martial arts fanatic who can’t live without a fight... Gu Shen sighed internally.

He smiled and asked, "To fight or not, I’ll give you three seconds to decide?"

Internally, he began counting.

Three...

Before reaching two,

Shen Li hurriedly spoke out, loudly exclaiming, "Fight!"

...

...

Gu Shen had been cultivating in meditation at the Spring Rain Temple for almost a week.

In that week, Chi Huo had consumed and mostly digested the essence energy from its feast.

This naturally included the expenses of the "rainfall," "soil loosening," and sustaining Apostle Tie Wu’s "life" in the Four Seasons Wilderness... It especially suggests that once the small flame is fed, it could currently sustain about a week’s worth of natural consumption.

As the "flame" grows in the future, this duration is expected to extend further.

Perhaps one day, Gu Shen would be able to form a positive cycle on his own, where the "New World" does not need to consume essence energy to spontaneously cause rainfall.

The reason he proposed another fight with Shen Li...

Firstly, it was because... Gu Shen wanted to continue tricking Brother Shen to act on his behalf after this storm.

Secondly, it was because Gu Shen wanted to practice the so-called "Penetration Technique" of the North Continent.

This was exactly what Lu Nanjin next door at Fenglai Temple had always been cultivating, where the practical faction of North Continent discarded reliance on deep water area trials to enhance strength. Instead, they used self-meditation to cultivate their post-awakening abilities into "innate habits."

Take Lan Qie as an example.

Lu Nanjin, in her "visualization," perceived the flow of every wisp of wind, which was one of the most basic elements in trials of the deep water area; for a veteran like her, it held no difficulty at all... but completely cutting off reliance on the Deep Sea made the once facile wind-controlling techniques become unfamiliar.

In just half a month.

Lu Nanjin had become extraordinarily serene.

She treaded the path she had once walked, walking it anew... something the deep water area could not afford her, yet it was a tangible enhancement.

Meanwhile, while practicing the Operating Breathing Method, Gu Shen was also cultivating the "Penetration Technique."

He no longer entered the deep water area.

Nor did he test his own abilities anymore.

Even the "Source Code" could not erase the records of his trials left in the deep water area. The primary reason he cultivated the "Penetration Technique" was his concern that one day the Federation Government could easily extract his capability information from the deep sea.

To put it plainly,

the deep water area, while providing computational support to the Transcendents, also perfected the "Transcendent Genealogy Map," integrating every ability development and branch into the database records.

Chi Huo had devoured Apostle Tie Wu of the Wine God’s Throne from the Source Tower.

And he himself had also plundered Tie Wu’s original abilities.

If the deep water area spied on and sensed his "Iron Throne" abilities... Gu Shen could not explain this.

Thus,

he could not possibly use the deep water area trials to enhance his understanding of the "Iron Throne."

Choosing to cultivate the "Penetration Technique" also considered his future detachment from the twelfth layer.