Chapter 11 The Third Barrier

The top three transcendent beings all had the potential to break through the title.

They already met the basic conditions to become a "titled" expert.

All that was missing was a touch of good fortune.

"Senior Jing, do you think... will Qi Zhou succeed in what he wants to do?"

Endless dark tides washed back and forth. In this pitch-black cage, a bright lamp hung high. This was the deepest part of the Prison. The second layer of the domain, superimposed on the "Realm of Authority," made it look more like... an interrogation room.

Han Dang sat high on a throne condensed from the tide.

He looked at the old man not far away, slumped on the ground, limbs drooping, covered in blood.

Jing Shanyan lowered his head. His mental aura had weakened to the extreme. To describe him as being on his last breath was no exaggeration... countless fragments of the Heavenly Sheath were inserted into his body. Under the control of the domain's laws, these shattered stone chips looked like wriggling meat worms.

No one could associate the dying old man before them with the former Grand Judge of the Prison.

The scene was truly horrifying.

After Han Dang finished speaking, the scene became silent for a while.

After a long time, Han Dang sighed again, "Still not willing to talk... still not willing to talk..."

"Senior Jing, I really admire your integrity."

"It's fine if you don't say a word about the secrets of the 'Stars' Plan. But you won't even reply when I chat with you casually. Are you trying to play dead?" Han Dang said slowly, crossing his legs, looking down at the old man, word by word, "You know, you're not far from death now. The 'Heavenly Sheath' has crawled all over your body... If you don't speak up, you won't have another chance."

"..."

Jing Shanyan raised his head.

Even lifting his head was very difficult.

The entire Prison was still sinking.

This domain had completely exceeded his control... This was entirely due to the power of Han Dang's domain's second law.

A titled expert suppressed by a Fourth Order... This was unprecedented.

However, Jing Shanyan's "entrapment" had many preconditions. Although he was a titled expert, he had been in the Tundra Prison for nearly twenty years, even longer than Gui Xue's supervision time. As an ancient-level heavy offender, he enjoyed the most stringent imprisonment treatment. His prison residence was changed every year.

In the core area, Jing Shanyan received the most "radiation."

Therefore.

His transcendent abilities had declined the most.

Initially, Jing Shanyan tried to cooperate with Zhu Wang to create an "Immaculate Land." So he moved out those unmanned capsules buried near the Tundra and used his domain, starting to submerge in the Frozen Lake.

But never expected.

Zhu Wang launched a surprise attack without hesitation...

Under the heavy damage, Han Dang's Fourth Order domain invaded his domain. Then the most terrifying thing happened.

His domain was taken over.

It was still his domain, but it was borrowed by Han Dang. This domain enveloped the survival capsules of the Stars Plan, and in this period, had already submerged at least three hundred meters underground... And would continue to sink.

Outsiders, without Han Dang's permission, even if they came to the Frozen Lake, would not be able to find the entrance.

"That's enough."

A low voice sounded from the darkness outside the domain.

Han Dang raised his eyebrows.

Although the voice sounded loud, it was actually a telepathic message for him alone.

"Teacher, you're back?"

Han Dang opened his mouth with a smile, looking back, "Was the operation successful?"

Zhu Wang, who had returned from his outing, returned to the Frozen Lake. He took off his tattered cloak and hung it on a reef within the shrouded area.

"There were some twists and turns at Mount Kulong, and Nagano's reinforcements arrived quickly."

Zhu Wang recalled his previous experience and frowned.

He fought with Gao Tian halfway.

Gu Nanfeng of Nagano arrived directly... This young man was extremely fast. Fortunately, he withdrew in time, otherwise he might have been stuck on Mount Kulong.

"However, everything is proceeding as planned."

"Taotie has been brought back and is sleeping in the nutrient tank."

Zhu Wang shook off the snow and frost on his body and said earnestly, "You need to know that Jing Shanyan is a very important 'bargaining chip.' If you continue to torture him like this... I'm afraid he will really die."

"Teacher, he's a titled expert..."

Han Dang sighed.

He licked his lips, and asked with a hoarse smile, "Titled experts, how can they die so easily?"

Zhu Wang frowned again, reminding coldly, "Remember what I told you before? No matter how useful and powerful your second law is, never rely on it too much... In the world of transcendent beings, there is always a scale to measure gains and losses. The more you get in the present stage, the more you will lose in the future."

"Alright, alright, I got it."

Han Dang's face still had a smile, and he didn't look impatient at all. He glanced at the time and said, "In... five minutes, it will all be over."

Zhu Wang wanted to say something more.

As soon as the voice fell, Han Dang waved his hand, turning into a black wall, cutting off his teacher Zhu Wang's sense of the deepest prison. At this moment, in this world, only Han Dang and Jing Shanyan were alone.

Darkness enveloped, leaving only a glimmer of light remaining.

That beam of intense light shone on Jing Shanyan's head.

The dying old man had a pale expression. He spread his arms and straightened his back, apparently ready to welcome the torture.

But this time, Han Dang did not plant the Heavenly Sheath on him again.

"Senior Jing."

Han Dang said softly, "You see, people get confused when they get old... My teacher is also old, and he's so confused that he really wants to negotiate with the Federal Government. You should also be clear that there is no way out for negotiation. Every one of us 'escapees' has to die."

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"All escapees have to die."

In the White Whale Mountains, the man who stood up whispered softly.

Qi Zhou was burning with a dark black flame. He saw the situation in the Tundra more clearly than any other criminal... The enforcers of the two continents had already made up their minds to kill.

These days of "encirclement and suppression" all ended in death—

Judging by this enforcement attitude, there was absolutely no chance for Han Dang, a "trapped beast," to survive.

Submerging seemed flawless, but in reality... once the Federal Government had the means to find their location and lock them in.

Then even if Zhu Wang, Jing Shanyan, and Han Dang had great abilities, they would not be able to escape.

"If you want to live, you must cross the second prison."

The previous prison was the iron wall of the Tundra.

This time, it was the enforcers' encirclement and suppression.

This was also the reason for Qi Zhou's action this time. He chose to go north and face the Central City enforcers directly, rather than go south, because... the number of titled experts in the North Continent's enforcer team was relatively small.

The titled lineup in Nagano only needed one glance to make all the criminals feel fear.

Gu Qilin, Gu Nanfeng, Bai Chen, Gao Tian!

With the strength of these people, not to mention encircling and suppressing escapees, they would even have a chance to take down a medium-sized fortress in the North Continent.

Each of them was a fierce person capable of fighting a thousand.

The Central City side seemed relatively thin.

The one sitting in the rear was only the head of the Investigation Corps, Zi Yu, and she was still a "female."

"Bang!"

A violent explosion erupted on the hillside of the White Whale Mountains.

Qi Zhou knew that the North Continent enforcers had finally couldn't bear it any longer and launched an attack. After a long wait, this group of militants had made full "preparations." Next... was to wait for Han Dang's "detonation" method.

Qi Zhou had been in seclusion for a while. These days, he had also gone out to perform one or two missions, bringing back some fragments.

This time, Han Dang hoped that he would take the opportunity of the White Whale Mountains battle to bring back more fragments.

But... Qi Zhou was not prepared to do as he wished.

What did he want?

Freedom!

From the beginning, when he stepped into the *Jian*, he felt that something was wrong. A group of people hiding in nutrient tanks and drilling into the ground was superficially submerging, but actually "drawing a circle as a prison."

Some of the people inside had never come out after entering the "capsule."

And some people had not returned after going out on missions.

These two states were very strange. Of course, the strangest was Han Dang... As a top Fourth Order transcendent being, Qi Zhou had extremely powerful instinctual senses. Whenever he got close to Han Dang, he felt uncomfortable all over.

There seemed to be something unclean on Han Dang.

After staying for so long, Qi Zhou had not even met Jing Shanyan once. The person in charge of this domain seemed to be Han Dang. He vaguely felt that Jing Shanyan might have encountered misfortune, and it was related to Han Dang.

So, Qi Zhou prepared... to take advantage of this conflict in the White Whale Mountains to escape the encirclement and suppression directly!

If it was just him alone, then it would not be enough to break through.

But with the addition of Han Dang's strange methods, it was different!

This guy had planted mental seeds in some of the escapees. According to the original plan, it would not be long before these escapees would explode with "Heavenly Sheath Fragments"... And then, what he had to do was to take the opportunity to collect some fragments, give the Central City enforcer team a heavy blow, and finally seize the time to escape.

But now it was different.

He decided to take advantage of the chaos in the White Whale Mountains to break out of the encirclement directly... At that time, the "enemy" he needed to face should only be one, the head of the North Continent's Investigation Corps.

Zi Yu.

His "Ghost Fire Domain," two laws, had begun to merge...

In a sense, he had already transcended the Fourth Order, like half a titled expert.

This was already the result of Qi Zhou's desperate cultivation. Even though this realm was not enough to contend with a "genuine" titled expert, he still had a chance to escape.

He adjusted his breathing.

The battle in the White Whale Mountains had already broken out. He saw countless lights and several powerful mental auras... Among them were also Fourth Order experts from the North Continent. These people should be captain-level leaders in the corps.

But none of it mattered anymore.

His location was very hidden.

What he was waiting for was the "big explosion" in the White Whale Mountains—

Han Dang's "detonation" would bring out countless Heavenly Sheath Fragments, causing a violent collision with the North Continent enforcers who were attacking from the front. And when the turmoil was the most violent, it would be the time for him to withdraw!

He stood on the top of the mountain, his mental power sweeping over countless snow forests.

The two laws had already merged, ready to strike for "unity"...

In Qi Zhou's "overlooking" vision, every second of this war became very slow, until the North Continent enforcers stepped onto the White Whale Mountains and rushed into the effective impact range of the Heavenly Sheath Fragments.

The explosion ignited in an instant.

Blood splattered.

But then, a wall of light rose from the ground. It was a towering wall of fire composed of scarlet flames. It was not high but very wide. The caster was a young figure at the forefront of the North Continent enforcer team. He pushed the wall of fire with one hand, looking like one person, opening up the light of the entire team.

Qi Zhou was slightly stunned.

He noticed that this young man's attire was completely different from that of the North Continent corps' transcendent beings... The black trench coat fluttered up and down under the wrapping of the firelight, reflecting the divine light.

"Gu Shen, a Nagano enforcer? When did he run here?"

Qi Zhou certainly knew this young man.

At this time, he realized something was wrong...

Perhaps, the final action chosen by the North Continent enforcers after waiting overnight was not a "rash" attack.

But truly ensuring everything was foolproof.

What they were waiting for was not the dawn.

But a certain person!

The young man who held up the wall of light. And what made Qi Zhou feel even more horrified was... this young man held up the wall of fire and actually fully accepted those Heavenly Sheath Fragments that were shooting over!

Holding up the wall of fire, standing in front of everyone alone, this move was very cool.

But... it would come at a price.

No matter who it was, confronting the "Heavenly Sheath Fragments" so directly... meant that he would be entangled by a large number of Heavenly Sheath Curses next.

Before long, his transcendent source matter would run out, and he would forever become a mortal!

"How dare he..."

In the moment that Qi Zhou was stunned, a wisp of mental power swept over.

He lowered his head.

He saw the young figure holding up the wall of fire, staring at the top of the snow mountain...

Was this, locking onto himself?

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Gu Shen calmly watched the top of the snow mountain.

Even though he alone bore most of the "Heavenly Sheath" impact.

Behind the Central City team, there were still people who were hit by the fragments.

However... with him here, these corps warriors who were unfortunately hit would not be in any danger.

"Little Gu, sir!"

"Brother Gu!"

"You actually came!"

For this mission, his joining was directly communicated with the Central City command in the rear. He arrived at the White Whale Mountains, and Lin Chou issued an order for everyone to press forward together and launch an encirclement and suppression. These things all happened in one go.

Until this moment, those North Continent leaders realized Gu Shen's arrival.

They transmitted messages one by one, greeting this familiar comrade-in-arms who had "fought side by side" not long ago.

"There is a 'big fish' still on the top of the mountain."

Gu Shen lowered his voice and said, "Please everyone be on guard, he may be rushing to break through."

As soon as the voice fell.

On the top of the mountain, there was a rumbling sound of torrents surging—

A figure wrapped in black flames, like a cannonball, shot out from the White Whale Mountains.

Ghost fire burned wildly.

In the general control channel, a calm female voice sounded.

"Everyone, release the cordon, do not resist forcibly, avoid unnecessary losses, let him break through."

Corps Commander Zi Yu slowly walked out of the base.

She stood in the snow tide at the foot of the White Whale Mountains.

The woman folded her arms and looked at the approaching ghost fire, saying calmly.

"Repeat."

"Let him break through."

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(There will be more tonight.)

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