Light Fortress
Chapter 546 - 129: Parting Gift

Chapter 546: Chapter 129: Parting Gift

The dense Indian lilac forest cast slender and spindle-shaped silhouettes under the scorching sun.

The constant buzz of insects mingled with the noisy hot wind.

The stacked wild grasses on the bullock cart were intermittently blown by the wind, revealing the corner of a dried, stinking corpse. A pair of pale, shriveled legs could vaguely be seen, and an odd smell of fly eggs still emanated from the clothes hidden beneath the withered grass...

The young boy looked perplexedly at the man emerging from the dense forest.

"Sir... I don’t understand what you are talking about..."

His expression was full of confusion and sincerity.

Gu Shen stopped.

He calmly observed the young lad before him.

Watching his "performance."

The young boy pointed to the bullock cart, lifting a corner of the wild grass. The odd smell assaulted his senses. He had just wanted to explain that he was transporting his deceased father away from the city for burial, but Gu Shen didn’t give him the chance to speak.

Gu Shen’s expression was impassive as he waved his hand.

With a "whoosh" sound,

it was as if a metal plate cut through the void.

And indeed, it was a metal shard slicing through the void.

The young lad’s words stopped abruptly as he staggered, grabbing onto the bullock cart in an attempt to steady himself... He hadn’t felt actual pain in the first few seconds, but a few seconds later, as he reached out to touch the itchy spot on his neck, a vivid, crimson line of blood appeared around it.

With a "thud,"

his head fell off.

A head fell to the muddy ground!

A strand of Blood Fire seeped out from the middle of the forehead of the head, emerging and coalescing with emotions of anger, panic, and confusion.

"Gu Shen!"

An angry roar came from within the Blood Fire.

Gu Shen merely gestured with his hand, effortlessly capturing the strand of Blood Fire.

Through the flickering light of the fire, Xiao, thousands of miles away, saw the "weapon" that severed the head: a thin piece of rust borrowed from the abandoned bullock cart.

This piece of rust...?

He suddenly realized why Gu Shen was here.

These vessels are too weak.

Their sensory abilities are limited... The time to retrieve the sealed items from the church was very pressing. Even though he had been extremely cautious, he still hadn’t noticed any tampering with the items.

He had thought that even a wisp of Gu Shen’s Chi Huo would be clearly detectable by him!

But... that wisp of fire was hidden in the rust!

All traces were securely concealed!

Weakness has its benefits; he could abandon this vessel at any time, flee at any moment, and not feel the pain like those in Da Du.

But the greatest problem with being weak

is that he was too weak.

Unable to resist at all.

"I’ve been waiting for you a long time."

Gu Shen, holding that wisp of Blood Fire, spoke indifferently, "Leaving Xiyin City wasn’t easy, was it? You’ve had a hard time."

In front of Xiao, he waved his hand again.

A gust of wind arose, blowing away all the dried grass on the cart, revealing a pale "corpse."

Every checkpoint they passed had no one inspecting this "fresh corpse" because its odor was too overpowering. Now, as the "corpse" rolled off the bullock cart, it revealed one sealed item after another hidden under the weeds...

Gu Shen could feel the intense spiritual fluctuations within the Blood Fire.

Fury!

Frustration!

In order to leave Xiyin City, Xiao had almost used up all the "vessels" that had been lying low within the city for a long time. The reason he took such a convoluted and bizarre route was to ensure he could pass through the inquiries smoothly... Each wave of priests who came to inspect included his Blood Fire Believers. After the difficult escape, he realized he was just a fool.

In the end, everything was done for the benefit of Gu Shen!

Gu Shen looked at the pile of sealed items. None of them really caught his eye.

What he cared about the most... was the Anger Lamp.

Spiritual power brushed over the many items.

The Iron Throne activated, humming softly... Gu Shen found the ancient lamp, lifted it into his palm, then, looking at the pale strand of Blood Fire, he smiled and said, "You seem very angry?"

That strand of crimson fire suppressed its furious emotions.

"Gu Shen... This vessel has no power, killing me would be in vain."

He had figured it out.

Gu Shen was uninterested in these sealed items.

He only cared about that antique lamp.

Gu Shen put away the Anger Lamp, loosened his grip, letting the strand of Blood Fire float, and smiling, he asked, "What do you want to say?"

"Do you know why I made a move against the New Moon Church?"

Xiao seemed to return to the earlier negotiation, lowering his voice and slowly saying, "We can continue to trade, I will tell you critical information about the Forbidden Technique."

Gu Shen nodded.

It looked like... he was lost in thought.

But the next second,

he lifted his head, looking towards the Blood Fire, and spoke coldly, "You can save your breath."

He slapped it hard!

The slap completely shattered the Blood Fire!

This already weak spirit was scattered, turning into fireflies... Gu Shen had no desire to waste any more time with Xiao, having found the Anger Lamp, he didn’t want to spend another second in the Southern Continent.

The content of the Forbidden Technique, he could guess and explore on his own.

There would never be cooperation with "Xiao" again!

Based on his understanding of Xiao,

this guy must have arranged a pick-up for the sealed items out of Xiyin City. Even if Xiao hadn’t found a body as strong as Zhou Yu’s over the past year, it was likely that he could find a Transcendent of the third stage.