Chapter 1010: Chapter 1010

Chapter 1010: Chapter 165: From Death to Life

At this moment, the entire Pure Land World shifted from spring to winter.

The Breathing Method began to operate in reverse.

The hanging leaves of the Suspending Wood were covered with a layer of ice crystals, thousands of branches and leaves swayed with the fierce wind… Coldness spread, majestic frost expanded like an invisible mist, enveloping the entire wilderness.

If the seasons reverse, then the leaves do not stay green.

From birth to death, the iron law is overturned.

Gu Shen quietly watched this scene… The “Netherworld Fire” flickered, and a faint grayish gloom overshadowed his Heart Lake.

If he were to become the Netherworld King, sitting high on the Throne, then in the Nether River, drifting with the flow, would be strands of lost souls.

Death accompanies him always.

Silent annihilation has long been held in his hand.

To others, that seemingly insurmountable final barrier seemed not to pose much of an obstruction to Gu Shen…

After reversing the Breathing Method.

Gu Shen knocked on the threshold of “Winter Breathing.”

He looked at the snow-covered trees and murmured softly: “Great Cold… Is this the ‘Great Cold’ that even Mr. Gu Changzhi hadn’t comprehended?”

Rusty Bone, Purple Rain, Aluer, waited not far away.

Gu Shen sat in stillness.

They were there to “guard” him.

They were the strongest Titled figures of the North Continent. From the moment Gu Shen sat down, they felt the changes in the spiritual power of this young man… His Heart Lake was silent, his spirit was introverted, which was clearly a sign of “realization.”

It’s just that they didn’t know, Gu Shen didn’t initially intend to realize anything, only using his spiritual power to scour for the residual fragments of black gemstones… before he sat on the snow-clad mountain cliff.

But now, Gu Shen was genuinely immersed in realization.

Those snowflakes fluttering in the sky above the cliff, which had previously landed on him, turning him into a snowman.

At this moment, those flying snowflakes, however, bypassed him.

This wasn’t a deliberate release of spiritual barring…

Instead, Gu Shen seemed to have melded into one with this heaven and earth.

Those snowflakes naturally avoided him.

Aluer furrowed her brow slightly, watching this scene, somewhat unable to comprehend.

She herself was already a Titled Level Transcendent, and also an Angel Envoy of Her Majesty the Empress… Why couldn’t she see through the spirit of a Third-Order Transcendent?

When inviting Gu Shen to the North Continent, she felt something strange.

The young man’s “Spirit Sea” seemed to be protected by something… At that time, she relied on the perception of the Owl Emblem, suspecting that it was likely a protection granted by the new Battle God Throne.

She had to reassess Gu Shen.

“Gu Shen’s spiritual aura… seems to have changed again?”

At this moment, Gu Shen, his Spirit Sea was completely introverted.

Even for those with a Title… they couldn’t discern its depth.

No, rather than “introverted,” it’s better described as “silent annihilation.” Operating the Breathing Method in reverse, this is a path that truly has never been taken before or will ever be taken thereafter, perhaps only Gu Shen could conceive and accomplish it.

The benefit of reversing the seasons is that he will be reborn from death.

And the downside… is that his second volume of Breathing Method did not continue the “Spring Breathing,” directly ascending to the spiritual pinnacle, the summer of all beings budding.

Instead, it directly went to silent annihilation!

This silent annihilation manifests in all aspects… If it weren’t seen with the naked eye, Gu Shen sitting on that mountain wall, even a powerful figure of Aluer’s Titled Level, couldn’t easily detect Gu Shen’s aura with mere spiritual detection.

Once Gu Shen operated “Great Cold.”

The Pure Land World would be frozen and withered.

Correspondingly, his Spirit Sea would also fall into silent annihilation…

He is withered stone, fragmented snow, a silent lifeless part of this universe.

The three Titled figures, watching this scene, their expressions all showed surprise and disbelief.

Rusty Bone captured the noteworthy word from Aluer: “Again?”

“Gu Shen’s spiritual cultivation… is advancing too fast.”

Aluer said seriously, her expression heavy, “Lord Rusty Bone, when he first came to the North Continent, he wasn’t . Gu Castle expedition, Duolu River reactivation, in these two tasks… his spiritual power has probably increased more than once. Now, it’s the third time it’s increased again.”

Rusty Bone squinted his eyes and nodded slowly.

This general stared at Gu Shen, whose young spirit sea, akin to silent annihilation blending into the world, became a void, even he couldn’t discern the specific strength or weakness of the spirit.

“This young man might be more terrifying than Mu Wanqiu under your command…”

Rusty Bone made this evaluation.

Northern Continent people have always been known for being belligerent and protective. Only in rare circumstances would they admit their skills were inferior to others.

“Xiao Qiu’s state of mind still needs honing.”

Purple Rain said softly, “Though they are both at the seventh level, she’s indeed not as good as Gu Shen… In the previous reactivation task, it was Gu Shen who saved her life.”

Hearing this, Rustbone turned his head, and with a low chuckle, asked, “Little Wen, are you sure his Transcendent realm… is only the seventh level?”

Purple Rain was stunned.

“His Spirit Sea… probably already at ‘fourth-tier level’,” Rustbone said calmly. “A Blessed Son dying at the hands of such a person is within reason.”

As soon as these words were spoken, the three of them fell into silence.

The case of the Blessed Son of Light City has already been concluded.

The Holy Judges returned empty-handed.

The Great Knight went to the small courtyard of Xuankong Mountain, risking his own reputation, to convict Gu Shen… Unfortunately, Jia Wei’s final gamble was a complete loss, and when the Holy Judges left Central City, they only took with them the curses and disdain of the entire city.

But what was important was what happened in the Nether River, which even Her Majesty the Empress might not be aware of.

The latter part of Black Snow Mountain was full of miasma.

Impossible to investigate!

How did Meng Xiao die… this question is not only being investigated by Light City but innumerable Transcendents in the deep water area of Central City are all investigating, everyone cares about the truth of the matter, but no one knows what the truth is like.

So, even Purple Rain believes that since Jia Wei could not find any evidence against Gu Shen, then the truth is simple — Gu Shen was innocent from the start.

“Why would you say that?”

Purple Rain raised her head, looking at the towering figure as large as a mountain, and said somewhat nervously, “Did you see something, or perhaps discover some clue?”

The man with the crutched sword chuckled softly, “What clues are there? Do you take me for an immortal?”

Although Gu Shen is not from the Northern Continent.

But upon hearing this, Purple Rain let out a sigh of relief.

“It’s just that… some things don’t need evidence, right?”

Rustbone sighed leisurely, “Exclude all impossible options, and what remains is the answer.”

Did the Blessed Son really die under the shock of the traveller?

The possibility is low.

The legion commander had seen the internal archives of the restart mission… When Lu Zhe went to the latter part of the Black River for rescue, the traveller had already been subdued by Her Majesty the Empress, both Gu Shen and Mu Wanqiu at the third-order could survive, so how could Meng Xiao, the fourth-tier captain, die here? Was he truly so unlucky to be stomped by the traveller?

Exclude those impossible options, and you can find the reason why Jia Wei went to Xuankong Mountain’s courtyard.

Meng Xiao was murdered.

Murdered… by Gu Shen.

“The power of Gu Shen’s ‘Spirit Sea’ is the strongest I’ve ever seen in my life, never has a Transcendent at the third-order had such powerful and pure spirit… Even Gu Changzhi, at the height of his glory, didn’t achieve this.”

Battle God Throne Gu Changzhi, once apprenticed under the West Continent Light City.

And Rustbone, also honed his skills under the Light City.

The two once faced off at the peak of their youth… needless to say, Gu Changzhi never lost a fight in his life, everyone who faced him only had one outcome — loss, Rustbone was no exception.

Just being able to duel with Gu Changzhi was a lifelong honor for any genius.

“Perhaps… he is a Three Realms Transcender.”

Rustbone smiled, “Of course, I have no evidence. Just like I say he killed Meng Xiao… it’s something without evidence, so you can rest assured, no matter how crazy those Holy Judges get, they have no evidence, Meng Xiao can only be ‘accidentally killed’.”

“Three Realms Transcender?”

Both Aluer and Purple Rain fell silent.

It has been a long time since this word was heard… because it’s too distant, something impossible for ordinary people to achieve.

A Second Realm Transcender is already the ceiling for geniuses.

Mu Wanqiu, with her combat power, could easily sweep through the new generation of peers in the Northern Continent! Absolutely invincible among the third-order!

But Three Realms… what concept is this?

“You mean… Gu Shen’s current Spirit Sea can be comparable to ‘fourth-tier’?” Aluer rubbed his temples, murmuring, “This is too… incredible…”

“After losing to Gu Changzhi, I knew this guy was someone I could never catch up with in my lifetime.”

Rustbone said plainly, “Of course, I don’t mind this kind of failure, who would want to compete with a sun in terms of winning or losing?”

“That duel was an important reason for embracing CN021 under my command, even when the Changye Gu Family of that year was looked down upon by the world… But as long as Gu Changzhi was alive, no one dared to touch it.”

“Now Bai Shu has become the new Battle God Throne… But I still believe that the first family of the East Continent is still the Gu family, and it will definitely remain so in the future,” Rustbone said calmly, “what Gu Changzhi left behind is more than just ‘Spring Breathing’, the Gu family bloodline flows with brilliance like the sun, and this breathing method is the greatest heritage of the Gu family, many geniuses will emerge among them.”

“Wait a minute… Spring Breathing?”

Aluer realized the strangeness in Gu Shen’s spiritual state.

Spring Breathing is not supposed to be this silent, cold!

“So,” she murmured, “Gu Shen… is he reverse cultivating the breathing method?”

Rustbone lowered his eyes, a trace of complex meaning flashing in his pupils, “Though I don’t know how this young man accomplished it… but he’s on a path completely contrary to what Gu Changzhi took back then. Every strand of his spirit at this moment will be filled with ‘murderous intent’, ‘bitterness’, ‘silent annihilation’… From life to death, the end is death, from death to life, it might just be living.” ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ nοvelfire.net

“If Gu Changzhi died at the last ‘Great Cold’, then perhaps the path Gu Shen is taking now might be the right one.”

Gu Shen opened his eyes.

Great Cold… fully comprehended.

His Spirit Sea’s scale did not improve, the amount of spiritual power did not change at all, but with the reverse development of the second volume of the breathing method, he could feel his spirit becoming more refined, with more killing power!

The current Pure Land is already a bleak, cold realm!

If I were to cast the “Pure Land Domain” again, the beings enshrouded by the Spiritual Domain… might directly freeze and silently annihilate!