"Swish!"

The sound of wind and thunder was extremely fast!

The moment Gu Shen poured his spirit into the bracelet, countless rays of light bloomed in the courtyard.

But he didn't even blink.

The moment Meng Xiao emerged, Gu Shen sneered.

"I knew it... you still had something up your sleeve."

Gu Shen understood this Child of Blessing far too well.

Even in death, Meng Xiao wouldn't let him off easily.

Once the spirit in this bracelet went outside, it would likely transmit his message to Light City—

Except.

Meng Xiao didn't have the chance.

The wisp of remnant soul had barely traveled twenty meters before it crashed into an invisible wall, emitting a miserable shriek.

"Ah..."

The wisp of spirit began to smoke.

It had collided with the spiritual array patterns written by Gu Shen using the ancient script of Qingzhong, specifically designed to prevent spiritual dissipation!

In the sky above the courtyard, dim light flashed, and ancient characters, like walls of bronze and iron, sealed off his escape route.

Meng Xiao gritted his teeth, crashing again into the "ancient script" he had already struck once. Although his remnant soul had dissipated a little, the ancient script had also dimmed slightly after the first impact. Perhaps one more strike would shatter it!

"Fool!"

Just then, Gu Shen made his move.

He expressionlessly raised his hand, and the fourth-level spirit sea rumbled down from above the courtyard, followed by immense pressure that enveloped Meng Xiao's wisp of remnant soul!

In the next moment.

Endless light converged.

Meng Xiao was directly caught in Gu Shen's palm. He struggled desperately, trying to break free from this iron grip... This scene surprised Gu Shen. He thought of Hong Zhong, who had been trapped in the pendant before.

The situation was quite similar.

It seemed his guess was correct. The bracelet and the pendant were from the same series of divine objects... Being able to store the souls of the dead was one piece of evidence.

"Gu, you won't die a good death!"

Even with only a wisp of remnant soul, Meng Xiao could still curse.

But that was all he had time to say.

Gu Shen glanced expressionlessly at the little man in his palm. Without hesitation, he threw him into the finger ring...

What was the greatest torment for a wisp of spirit? Nothing was worse than sending it into the finger ring.

"Crack, crack!"

The finger ring sensed the arrival of food. It didn't discriminate, opening its "big mouth" and biting down. Meng Xiao's remnant soul didn't even have time to scream before it shattered!

With that.

The last bit of trickery left by this Child of Light was completely crushed by Gu Shen.

The courtyard returned to silence.

"Tsk..."

Gu Shen slowly raised the bracelet in front of him. He also picked up the pendant and murmured with emotion, "Being able to store the spirits of the 'deceased,' the two of you... weren't you really created by the same being?"

Of course, there was no response.

Only the faint sound of wind in the courtyard.

Gu Shen smiled, squinting at the bracelet. "So... the correct way to use you is to drive out the previous 'old master' and then inject your own spirit?"

The light had dissipated.

The bracelet was no longer so "clear," but this was also a symbol of it returning to being masterless.

Gu Shen slowly put on the bracelet and cautiously injected his own spirit.

A wisp of dark fire burned between his brows.

This time, the bracelet absorbed not the light of Light City, but the "Nether Fire" from the opposite side... Black flames swirled in the courtyard. This bracelet was different from the pendant. It wasn't free to use, but required absorbing a certain amount of "spirit" to meet the feedback conditions.

The smile on Gu Shen's face gradually disappeared, turning solemn.

Because the "consumption" of this thing was truly astonishing.

Just a small bracelet.

In just ten seconds, it had consumed twenty percent of his spirit sea!

"Rumble..."

A low hum flashed through his mind.

Immediately afterward, one blurry image after another appeared.

Time was like a river.

At this moment, he seemed to be the master who transcended this river, able to dial, pause, and watch scenes from different points in time at will... However, before he truly "looked," these scenes were very blurry, only able to vaguely make out some clues.

"Big Bang..."

"Blacksnow Mountain..."

Gu Shen narrowed his eyes, silently feeling the bracelet's power.

These scenes seemed to be the "past" that had already occurred in the Dolu River Disaster Zone. He seemed to only be able to see history that was "directly related" to him.

And further on...

One scene caught Gu Shen's attention.

"Stop."

He chose to zoom in and stare carefully.

The scene was in his suspended mountain courtyard.

Dozens of mysterious transcendents wearing hemp robes were waiting outside the suspended mountain, and the leader was wearing red armor, his aura very powerful... In the picture, he opened the door of the courtyard, welcoming the red-armored man's "visit"!

These mysterious transcendents didn't hide their auras at all. Gu Shen only glanced at them and recognized the identity of these people!

The adjudicators from Light City!

"Good heavens... are they coming after me directly?"

Gu Shen's heart sank slightly.

Actually, he wasn't too surprised by the divination shown by the bracelet.

It wasn't a big deal that they found him.

Because Meng Xiao's conflict with him in North Continent wasn't a secret.

It wasn't difficult for the adjudicators to find this information. To investigate the death of the Child of Blessing, they would naturally "follow the vine" to find him... However, visiting his little courtyard on the suspended mountain seemed like something that would happen soon.

Could these guys already be on their way?

He wanted to continue looking at the aftermath of this "disaster divination," but found that... the information this bracelet could provide was limited. There was only this blurry image. What would happen after that was still unknown.

"..."

Gu Shen knew that the best way to avoid the scene shown by the divination was to leave North Continent immediately.

If he didn't live on the suspended mountain, the adjudicators naturally wouldn't knock on his door.

But he didn't want to do that.

The reason was simple... At this moment, he had already guessed why Meng Xiao was so hostile to him. This guy had probably seen a blurry image of him when he used the bracelet.

In order to change a small "misfortune," he constantly took the initiative to attack.

In the end... he died on the River of the Dead!

"Meng Xiao's ashes were poured into the River of the Dead, and these sealed objects were burned clean... I even completely annihilated the last wisp of his spirit."

Gu Shen remained unmoved, coldly saying, "I'd like to see what other means Light City has to dig me out."

He withdrew from the bracelet's spiritual immersion.

This divination had consumed half of the spirit he had just injected.

"You little thing, you don't seem to have good intentions..."

Gu Shen flicked the bracelet, saying lightly, "Could it be that all the owners who took you have been tricked to death?"

"Clang, clang~~~"

The bracelet made a crisp sound, sounding pure, harmless, and pleasant.

After absorbing Gu Shen's spirit, this bracelet became much dimmer, as if it had been dyed with a layer of ink, looking quite "sinister and strange."

Gu Shen was already certain... this divination bracelet was a sealed object related to the [Blessing of the Goddess of Destiny], but its ability was different, only providing a certain picture.

In comparison.

Its guidance was clearer.

The pendant would tell you good or bad.

And it would tell you what might happen in the future.

As for good or bad... it was up to the user to distinguish.

Having Meng Xiao's example, Gu Shen didn't think he needed to be too nervous even if he saw the "disaster divination" provided by this bracelet... Being able to foresee the occurrence of an event in advance was already a huge advantage.

If Light City really came to visit.

Then he would be fully prepared, open the door generously, which would be better than improvising without warning.

……

……

When Gu Shen had finished dealing with these trivial matters.

That long-lost, familiar voice finally sounded in his spirit sea.

"Doesn't that magic robe need to be taken care of? Perhaps there are similar 'spiritual' remnants..."

Chu Ling had actually been watching everything that happened in the courtyard.

But she knew very well.

It wasn't appropriate to speak when Gu Shen was highly focused.

So she patiently waited for Gu Shen to finish before reminding him of the last sentence.

"Don't worry... the spirit of the robe had been dealt with by me earlier."

Hearing this voice, Gu Shen became unusually relieved.

He sighed contentedly, found a chair in the corner of the courtyard, slowly lay down, closed his eyes, sank his spirit... and then came to the familiar "001."

Seeing the girl who had been waiting for him in the carriage.

Gu Shen smiled from the bottom of his heart.

His spirit could finally not be so tense.

In the Dolu River Disaster Zone, he had to face the mirrored dreams of Blacksnow Mountain, the pursuit of Light City, the mechanisms of the Underworld Palace, and the conspiracies of the Traveler... One battle after another, and the calculations that were even more tiring than the battles, consumed a lot of Gu Shen's mental energy.

Now.

He could finally put down those defenses.

"Sorry for the wait..."

Gu Shen said apologetically, "I'm back."

From the moment he stepped into the Dolu River.

He had disconnected from Chu Ling.

Although the time wasn't long... seeing each other again at this moment gave him a feeling as if he had been through another lifetime.

But in the next moment, this feeling of daze vanished.

Chu Ling didn't speak.

She just opened her arms, then jumped into Gu Shen's arms, giving Gu Shen a quiet hug.

"..."

Gu Shen was slightly stunned.

Perhaps because his spirit was still immersed in the memory of the "Nether River Bloodbath."

Receiving the hug like this, Gu Shen was at a loss for a moment. He subconsciously looked at his fingertips... In the Dolu River, his hands were covered in blood.

But fortunately, here, he only had a soul, a clean soul.

Chu Ling silently hugged Gu Shen, recalling the storybooks she had read, those words in response to "I'm back."

The best reply at this moment was probably "It's good that you're back."

But she couldn't quite say this sentence.

After thinking about it, she added a few words, which made it much easier to say.

"It's good that you came back alive..."

What was truly important wasn't coming back.

But being alive.

These somewhat awkward and warm words made Gu Shen smile from the bottom of his heart.

He reached out and gently patted the girl's head in his arms, his fingers stroking her soft long hair.

This was a warm hug.

The girl exuded a faint fragrance, which smelled very good.

"Whirr, whirr..."

The train was moving forward in the deep sea, and brilliant arcs of light swept past the window, like silent fireworks. In the depths of the sea, this was a tranquil beauty that no one could see.