Chapter 956: Chapter 956
Chapter 956: Chapter 120: Cremation (Third Update)
“You want to kill me?!”
“What right do you have to kill me!!”
Meng Xiao’s hysterical voice came to an abrupt halt.
Because that sharp strike, infused with the Fourth-order Domain, had already severed his head.
At this moment, his eyes were still somewhat dazed.
[Moonlight], Magic Robe, Blessing… with these three enhancements, his flesh was almost invincible among those in the same realm, except for rare monsters with insanely high attack abilities, others couldn’t possibly break through.
A Third-Order Transcendent took a single strike to decapitate him.
Meng Xiao could not comprehend it all. He had previously hidden in the darkness, watching as the Divine Statue was toppled, and had all the information and intelligence in his grasp. The reason he dared to engage in close combat with Gu Shen was that he was not afraid of the so-called “Three Realms Transcendent.”
What about surpassing three realms?
He was, after all, truly at the Deep Sea Tenth Layer!
That seemingly effortless strike…
That seemingly effortless strike, how could it be so sharp?
The Nether River shattered.
At that last moment, he grabbed Gu Shen and crashed into the passageway of the Netherworld Palace, with countless Extraordinary Essence raging in the void, and the door washed out by the surging black water.
Gu Shen, holding Meng Xiao’s head with one hand, softly said, “Can’t figure it out?”
Meng Xiao’s life force was fading rapidly.
But it did not directly extinguish.
Gu Shen felt a faint dread growing within him… as expected of the “Undead,” Meng Xiao’s body, even after losing its head, still clung tightly to his shoulder, refusing to let go.
The Light Blessing flowed within this body. Evidently, this thread of Blessing Light attempted to connect with the distant West Continent Divine Throne, but unfortunately, in this place called “Nether River,” the Light Blessing was the most useless thing.
Gu Shen had a vague premonition…
If the head were reattached.
Meng Xiao could come back to life!
If the Blessing could really link to the Divine Throne, then with the effect of a Divine Miracle, the injuries this guy had now could even fully heal!
Although it would require draining life force, if the Undead were restored to full health and state even once, they wouldn’t be able to fight this battle.
“I don’t understand…”
Meng Xiao stared at Gu Shen, muttering, “Is that tree of yours… Su Xuan?”
This wasn’t the first time seeing it.
The last time, he was pulled into the Dream by Gu Shen, shot with an arrow, and saw the blurred massive tree shadow within the Dream.
“Yes, it is the Su Xuan Tree.”
Gu Shen lightly answered, resolving his doubt: “Think again about what I said to you before, perhaps… you will find the answer.”
Meng Xiao’s thoughts became increasingly slow.
The Su Xuan Tree, a divine tree that even Lord Divine could not cultivate…
How could Gu Shen possess it?
He had always been pursuing the connection between Gu Shen and the Netherworld King…
Light City had never ceased its investigation into the Netherworld King for the past twenty years.
Even though everyone in the Five Continents believed the Netherworld King was dead.
Light City had not given up on searching for the whereabouts of the “Netherworld King’s Spark,” for them, they could not believe the Netherworld King was truly dead until the “Spark” appeared.
This time, the Netherworld King appeared in the East Continent, yet they still retained their doubts.
No one saw the true form of the Netherworld King in the black mist.
No one knew where the Netherworld King went after the cemetery incident.
In such circumstances, the Holy Judgment Army of Light City once proposed a bold hypothesis…
Perhaps, the Netherworld King was truly dead?
At this moment, the guess from the Light Holy Judgment Group suddenly and irresistibly surfaced in Meng Xiao’s mind, and he found that this absurd guess… seemed to align with an even more absurd reality.
Meng Xiao’s thoughts were more and more sluggish, and his vision turned increasingly hazy.
He suddenly felt the scene before him was strangely familiar.
The disaster scene projected by the bracelet was now eerily reenacted.
Time seemed to slow down, because his blood had already run dry, and he saw the vast Nether River, Gu Shen dressed in black, and a dot of light igniting at the far end of the Black River.
That was the strange light of the [Door] being opened.
All along, Meng Xiao had mistakenly believed that the bracelet’s real “disaster” warning was the big explosion…
He had tried everything to avoid this disaster.
The final scene turned out to be what he witnessed after being “decapitated.”
Meng Xiao stared hard at Gu Shen, forcing out the remaining sounds in disbelief.
“Are the Netherworld King?”
Gu Shen did not answer, simply smiling silently.
This secret, even if the other party was a dead man, he did not want to divulge.
Who knew… whether the Light God’s Seat in the West Continent had any taboo methods that could establish a link with Meng Xiao’s lost soul?
Gu Shen did not know, nor did he want to take this risk.
Giving Meng Xiao these last few seconds to ponder life’s unresolved mysteries was already his greatest mercy and forbearance.
The head that Gu Shen held in his hand burned fiercely, and the pain, shock, distortion, and surprise on Meng Xiao’s face were all incinerated into ashes in the fire…
The power of the Light Blessing also dissipated with it.
The shell that had been tightly gripping his shoulder lost all its power at that moment, falling into the water with a splash, and Gu Shen patiently waited for the head in his hand to be burned into nothingness; he didn’t even leave Meng Xiao the skull, going all the way for a good deed.
Gu Shen thoughtfully held a “cremation ceremony” for this Blessed Son of Light City.
However… there were some things he definitely intended to take.
More items appeared in his hand.
First was Meng Xiao’s most frequently used treasure, the A-level magic robe engraved with the Zhenyue Pattern. Although it was filled with the annoying aura of Light City Blessing, it was a top-notch protective item.
As long as one wore this magic robe, it was like having a Fourth-order [Moonlight] covering the body, providing protection; besides which, with accumulated power, one could also perform shooting through the robe.
The only downside was that in some areas it didn’t cover completely.
But the defensive power of this robe was truly astonishing.
Without the {Extinguishing Candle}’s support, even his iron arrow would have difficulty piercing the Zhenyue Robe.
Gu Shen gladly accepted it.
Second was the bracelet in Meng Xiao’s hand.
Gu Shen didn’t know its use yet… he tentatively burned it with Chi Huo and found the bracelet was exceptionally sturdy, unfazed by his fire.
Just this fact alone was enough to prove its preciousness.
In addition to these two items, Meng Xiao also had some miscellaneous seal items on him, which Gu Shen stripped off.
Gu Shen always suspected that Meng Xiao could perform some kind of “future divination”!
There must have been some taboo seal on him.
At the moment there was no time to examine them closely, he had to put them all away, Gu Shen summoned his Pure Land Domain for simple storage.
A surprised exclamation came from afar across the Nether River.
A graceful figure skimming low, drifted towards him, treading on the body of a Judge holding open a banner.
Mu Wanqiu stepped out of the portal first, only to find Gu Shen had not left… she anxiously waited over the Nether River, searching for Gu Shen’s figure, afraid that something unexpected might happen in the Netherworld Palace.
The collapse of the Netherworld Palace had already spread throughout the entire Disaster Realm.
The whole Disaster Realm seemed to be under the bombardment of some tremendous force.
Finally finding him now, Mu Wanqiu breathed a sigh of relief, landing not far from Gu Shen.
She looked at the Chi Huo burning beside Gu Shen, and the clouds of ash and debris rising continuously, puzzled, “What’s this?”
“Hmm… this is Meng Xiao.”
Gu Shen’s Chi Huo had turned into a smelting furnace, floating in the air, inside which lay the “honored” Duke Zhen Yue of the North Continent. The cremation had reached its final stage, and all of Zhen Yue’s bones had been burned to dust, impossible to discern any human figure.
Mu Wanqiu was momentarily speechless, having to admit that Gu Shen was a more ruthless person than she was.
He hadn’t left the Netherworld Palace but rather went to hunt down Meng Xiao!
It’s just that Gu Shen’s strength had reached such a level, just breaking into the Three Realms, yet able to slay Meng Xiao?
“Rest in peace, the Holy Judges of Light City below will keep you company.”
It sounded like a devout farewell, but there was not a trace of blessing in Gu Shen’s expression, as he reached into the furnace and grabbed a handful of ashes, sprinkling them over the Nether River.
Mu Wanqiu’s lips twitched, another hellish joke.
After all, this place was called the Nether River. The rightful source is novel·fire.net
Those whose ashes were scattered here likely wouldn’t find rest.
“Do you want to try grabbing a handful of ashes to sprinkle, it’s quite satisfying.”
Gu Shen extended the invitation to Mu Wanqiu.
The latter shook her head.
“No need.” Mu Wanqiu said softly, “I find this guy’s ashes filthy.”
Now Meng Xiao was already a criminal on the North Continent’s wanted list.
Unless something unexpected happened.
Once this mission restarted and completed, he would be arrested and sent to the North Continent Military Court to pay for his actions… whether summoning outer deities or murdering fellow soldiers, these all violated the iron laws of the North Continent.
Now Meng Xiao had been killed by Gu Shen.
Mu Wanqiu rubbed her forehead, thought for a long while before asking, “You should know what it means to kill the Blessed Son of Light, right?”
Meng Xiao was indeed a criminal, indeed meant to be judged.
But before he got detained, he was killed in the Disaster Realm for unclear reasons… those charges, instead, couldn’t be established.
If this news got out, it would undoubtedly cause a massive stir throughout the West Continent, regardless of the actual truth, the Holy Judges would surely launch an investigation!
Gu Shen responded, calmly saying, “The Holy Judges of the West Continent will desperately search for the culprit. They are the messengers of light, and those who are targeted by them generally not end well.”
“I’ve had interactions with the Holy Judges before; they’re even more fanatical than you might imagine…” Mu Wanqiu sternly reminded, “Once you’re entangled with them, it’s endless trouble.”
Gu Shen looked at the ashes in the furnace, falling into contemplation.
After a moment, he sighed, “Alright, I understand.”
Mu Wanqiu had just felt relieved.
“In the future, those chasing Holy Judges after me, just cremate them …”
Gu Shen earnestly asked, “What do you think of this approach?”