Light Fortress
Chapter 595 - 145: Gods and Tomb Guardian_2

Chapter 595: Chapter 145: Gods and Tomb Guardian_2

For him,

there was only darkness here as well.

With every step he took, he had to face the deepest fears in his heart.

Finally,

he stood amidst the mist of the inner mausoleum.

...

...

In front of the Wine God’s seat, a figure in a swirling robe appeared.

Qianye had not continued her vigil over the Four Seasons Wilderness.

She was well aware.

In such a moment, the grand array of Qingzhong no longer needed her as a guardian... The chaotic clouds above the dome, those surging, disordered streams of Extraordinary Essence, began to densely rush towards the inner mausoleum.

Without the restraint of the grand array, this Extraordinary Essence would no longer flow slowly.

"Qianye..."

The young man smiled.

He closed his eyes but lifted his head.

"The ’Divine Presence’ in Da Du that time, it was your doing, wasn’t it?"

The Tomb Guardian did not answer.

She stood quietly at the entrance to the inner mausoleum’s wasteland, looking at the young man before her, and like all those who gazed directly at the Divine Throne, she felt a powerful oppression descend directly onto her spirit.

This pressure made her want to kneel, to worship.

But... in the end, she stood very straight.

Straighter than those statues whose bodies reached up to the clouds after the dome had lowered upon them.

A moment later, Master Qianye spoke.

"Do the gods also have questions they don’t understand?"

Her voice carried a smile.

A sympathetic, pitying smile.

The Wine God’s seat waited quietly for what came next.

"Like that pitiful ghost locked within the Source Tower, thanks to the Goddess of Destiny’s favor, I’ve been granted the ability to see the future before it happens... but I’m also very clear."

"In this world, there are too many things that Divination Skill cannot penetrate."

Of course, Qianye would not answer the Wine God’s question; she simply said coldly, "Just as I would never have imagined, that a deity as exalted as you would stoop so low... to come to Qingzhong."

Each god should appear where they are needed.

The Wine God could appear in the fortresses of the North Continent, could appear in the shattered lanes beyond the giant wall, could appear in any dark spot throughout the Five Continents... but he should not be here.

"You should know... I am not a very patient person."

The young man spoke softly.

"I also know, the reason you ask me is because you have questions in your heart that no one but me can answer."

Qianye said softly, "That Prophet cannot see through the mist within the cemetery... in all the Five Continents, only I know what happened inside Qing Tomb. More than the ’Divine Presence’ in Da Du, you want to know Gu Changzhi’s current state."

The Wine God fell silent.

"Isn’t the answer quite obvious?"

Qianye looked calmly at the young man and said, "You... have yet to dare open your eyes."

A layer of mist enshrouded the figure in the moon-white robe.

For the Wine God,

if he did not wish to be seen, he could remain unseen.

So... no matter how the Tomb Guardian observed, whether with the naked eye or with Divination Skill, she could only see a blur of mist; she would never see his face.

"The last ’Divine Presence’... it was indeed related to you."

The Wine God sighed softly.

He waved his hand lightly.

The next moment.

"Rip!"

A sound like tearing silk echoed through the air!

Master Qianye’s swirling robes were sliced cleanly in two, and along with them, her body was cut as well—

But there was no blood splattered.

After the black robes were torn, a withered white bony figure was revealed.

Her blood had long been drained by the Divination Skill, and the part of her body cut after the slash turned into strings of golden threads... Having offered sacrifices through "Divination" and no longer counted among the mundane, Qianye was a spiritual diviner capable of directly gazing into the future of fate.

Indeed, she could not be described as ordinary.

And the price she paid in flesh...

was to become a monster.

The God of Wine maintained a tranquil expression, having already witnessed such a scene. Below the Source Tower, there was still a "Prophet" imprisoned, whose flesh was decaying even more severely than Master Qianye...

He said indifferently, "Do not think that just because you have mastered ’Divination Skill,’ you can be fearless. Compared with a god... Heretics like you who cultivate ancient arts are but ants. I only need a thought to kill you."

The upper half of Master Qianye’s body fell to the ground, with numerous divination threads spreading out. She struggled to prop up her torso, sitting against a stone wall, and gave a weak smile, "Perhaps... you should try to kill me directly."

She looked back toward the inner mausoleum.

"And see if he will appear."

The God of Wine did not make a move.

To him... killing Master Qianye was meaningless.

One does not take an extra step to deliberately crush an ant beneath their foot.

And ever since he had arrived at the Qing Tomb Inner Mausoleum.

He had felt some unexpected "breaths"... Deep at the entrance of that inner mausoleum, something seemed to be growing, and that "breath," he had not personally felt in a very long time.

Some of it was familiar.

Yet some of it was foreign.

His expression showed fluctuation, uncertain.

"If I’m not mistaken, you have been in Changye... for some time now, haven’t you?"

Master Qianye lowered her gaze.

The ominous premonition from previous days had found its answers after today’s encounter with the God of Wine.

"No wonder, Changye has been so unsettled recently..."

"Xu Yan, Zhu Wang, Gu Lushen, and perhaps even more people, the things you instigated them to do seemed like an assault on the systems established by Changye... In reality..."

"You just wanted to confirm an idea..."

"Gu Changzhi’s Flame Breath has been extinguished, so... no matter what is done to Changye."

The Tomb Guardian laughed hoarsely in self-mockery, "He will not wake."

The God of Wine’s arrival at the Snow Forbidden City was an utterly absurd matter...

If he feared Gu Changzhi so much, why would he personally come here?

Yet, at this moment, Master Qianye suddenly understood the reason.

That encounter with Gu Lushen gave her the final insight.

Over the many years, Gu Lushen could spy on the secrets of the "Flame Breath," deceiving everyone.

It was because of this that he brazenly instigated the internal strife within the Gu family.

And succeeded in gaining the upper hand!

No one knew the specific condition of the Qingzhong "Flame Breath" better than him.

If such a person were to join the God of Wine’s cause... then everything that happened in Changye would make sense.

"I think..."

Master Qianye sat slumped at the entrance of the inner mausoleum, glancing back at the turbulent influx of Extraordinary Essence into the mausoleum. With a complex smile, she said to the God of Wine, "Since you are so eager to know the final answer, why not open your eyes and see for yourself?"

The God of Wine’s face showed hesitation, doubt, and struggle.

Eventually...

All these emotions vanished.

Of course, he would not let anyone see such negative emotions emerge.

Having come this far, why would he retreat?

Therefore.

The youth opened his eyes.

And the next moment.

He saw a gigantic barrier enveloped by a fierce brilliance stretching forth from within the inner mausoleum. At this moment, he found his answer: that familiar Flame Breath of Gu Changzhi. With Qingzhong Array Patterns no longer under control, the Extraordinary Essence that Qingzhong had accumulated for decades surged into the inner mausoleum. Like an insatiable void, the Flame Breath devoured the Extraordinary Essence within the Qingzhong Cemetery—

The cloud of Essence that had built up for over a decade burst through in an instant.

The God of Wine’s Divine Domain was also shrouded at this moment.

This gigantic Fire Barrier grew at an inconceivable rate. After being infused with the Extraordinary Essence, it quietly formed into a huge sphere of light within minutes, and the speed of its expansion increased exponentially thereafter. When the God of Wine opened his eyes, all he could see was an expanse of magnificent Holy Light, along with an unstoppable force.

The Fire Barrier enveloped the inner mausoleum in an instant.

With the spreading speed of this Fire Barrier, it was not impossible for it to devour the city of Changye to the south of Qingzhong within minutes... Yet the numerous intense glares ultimately hovered at the outer edge of the Qingzhong Array Patterns.

This barrier formed only within the cemetery.

From afar.

It appeared as if a large cocoon of light had emerged in the night sky above Qingzhong.

Indeed.

This was the cocoon.

A cocoon created by the god himself, a Flame Breath cocoon that had been forging for twenty years.

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(PS: 1 I’m too tired today. After having dinner, I took a nap, and when I woke up, it was almost 10 pm, so this Chapter is posted quite late. 2 There will only be one Chapter today, and I will be posting less over the next few days as a form of rest. It’s likely I’ll take another day off, until I resume on the 6th.)