Chapter 1 The Silent Chase

Kulong Snow Mountain, a range of undulating terrain stretching for miles, lies across the heart of the tundra's southern flank. It is an excellent "natural barrier" to block the northward advance of Changye enforcers. However, after tonight's suppression, the main force will march across this barrier in full strength.

At this moment, a silent yet breathtaking "critical pursuit" is unfolding on the snow-covered mountain in the dead of night.

The berserk Lost Control, Taotie, is desperately fleeing northwards, towards Kulong.

He no longer cares where he will ultimately escape to… all that matters is whether he can survive tonight.

Although the Lost Control's mental sea is in extreme disarray, some "instinct" still remains.

The pressure from the titleholder has driven him to lose the last vestige of his sanity.

Taotie knows that the presence pursuing him from behind… is an existence he simply cannot contend with, much like the old man who threw him into the snow cage years ago.

Except this time it's even more serious.

If caught, his fate won't be capture and imprisonment, but execution on the spot!

"Escape!"

"Escape!!"

Taotie's eyes are bloodshot, with only this one thought in mind.

His mental sea is near collapse, countless chaotic thoughts entangling in his mind… until a gentle and calm voice crashes into his heart, instantly calming his tangled thoughts for a moment.

"I can save you."

Taotie is stunned.

That calm voice only appears once.

And only speaks a single sentence.

Like a hallucination.

In his current mental state, it certainly seems like one.

But… after that sentence, a path seems to have truly appeared in his mental sea.

A safe path leading to "survival."

Against his better judgment, he changes direction, rushing towards the source of that voice in the vast snow.

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"Changed direction?"

Gao Tian's footsteps halt at the end of the Kulong Snow Mountain range. He narrows his eyes, sensing something is amiss.

His spirit has already firmly locked onto "Taotie."

No matter how the latter changes direction… his spiritual lock will not disappear. Even if this guy escapes to the ends of the earth, it's useless. From the feedback from the spiritual lock, he can judge that Taotie is escaping in this direction.

But at this moment, his spiritual mark is rapidly weakening.

This is a dangerous signal.

Gao Tian is well aware that with a Fourth Order's strength, it's impossible to break free from his "lock"… Even top-tier Fourth Orders like Lu Zhe of North Continent, or Jia Wei of Light City, couldn't easily escape a titleholder's lock.

Even if, in a one in a million chance...

If Taotie had the ability to break the lock himself, he would have done it already, and wouldn't have waited until now.

All possibilities are eliminated.

What remains is only one thing.

Gao Tian gently exhales a breath of hot air, and the hand wearing a white glove slowly grips the black umbrella, raising it up, the tip of the folded umbrella resembling a sharp sword.

He points the umbrella tip at the vast snow in front of him.

"Come out…"

"Since you've been waiting for me here, why not show yourself?"

As Gao Tian's voice fades, a tall, slender, imposing figure actually emerges from the distant white snowflakes.

… The man walks out of the snow mist, slowly, with his hands tucked into his sleeves, clasped in front of him.

"Mr. Zhu Wang, after thinking it over, it really can only be you."

Gao Tian's wording is very polite. Even at this moment, he gives the prisoner Zhu Wang a rather respectful title.

"Mr. Gao, you're too kind."

Zhu Wang's Grand Arbiter robes have long been stripped away.

Replaced with a tattered, barely concealing black prison uniform. Every criminal in the Tundra Prison wears such clothes, but even after shedding his robes, Zhu Wang still exudes a heart-stopping "high-ranking aura."

Every titleholder can be considered someone who has reached "transcendent cultivation."

If transcendent cultivation is for the sake of life's leap, then before becoming a titleholder…

The vast majority of transcendents are merely mortals struggling to cross the sea of suffering. Only by reaching the twelfth level and above can they be said to truly understand the meaning of transcendent cultivation, to truly complete a leap.

Even Divine Seats won't underestimate titleholders, and they will treat these levels of transcendents with courtesy, because they will try their best to select them from among the titleholders.

Without the Gospel Box, without the Tinder Fragment…

Then… this is the "strongest" in the human world!

"I really didn't expect to meet you here," Gao Tian says softly, "I thought someone like you would be saved for the final stages of the encirclement…"

"Sooner or later, it's all the same."

Zhu Wang says indifferently, "Since we're going to meet sooner or later, might as well meet now."

"That makes a lot of sense, but meeting you isn't a good thing."

"If you continue to stand in my way, then I'll have to kill you first before I can take Taotie back."

Gao Tian has a headache and sighs at length, asking, "How about we each take a step back? Don't block my path, let me pass now, and I can pretend I didn't see you…"

It's not that he fears fighting.

It's just that Zhu Wang's strength is there for all to see. The former Grand Arbiter is not an easy character to provoke—this is indeed a tough nut to crack!

No one wants to stir up trouble at this juncture.

Gao Tian is participating in this mission, of course, not to gain merit for the Federation.

It's just because Miss is involved, and the current Li Qingsui just so happens to not be strong enough.

So Gao Tian can't leave.

He's following the whole time, and his true duty is only one thing, to protect Miss's safety.

The ones truly responsible for fighting against titleholder-level opponents… are actually Gu Nanfeng and Bai Chen from the main camp!

Gao Tian looks at Zhu Wang in the snow wind.

The latter's expression doesn't change much, he just slowly shakes his head.

This is the meaning of rejection.

Some fights can't be avoided.

Gao Tian lowers his eyes. From the moment of silence in the field, he has been thinking… it's just that his thinking time is very short. After a second, a cold light pierces the silence of the snow mountain, blooming directly several feet in front of Zhu Wang!

The black umbrella is like a sword, stabbing fiercely at Zhu Wang's forehead.

The former Grand Arbiter leans back abruptly. Gao Tian's "sword" is fast, but his reaction speed is even faster. His tall, withered body instantly drifts backwards several meters like an oiled paper figurine. Then, Zhu Wang presses down with both hands, and within a hundred meters around them, the snowfield stirs up bursts of dust and smoke. Hundreds and thousands of reverse-spinning black lotuses appear on the snow layer.

… This is his titleholder domain, which can cause great damage to people's will and spirit!

He surrendered actively when he was captured in Changye before.

At that time, Gu Nanfeng put on something that completely restrained his domain, and his beloved disciple Han Dang was seriously injured… Surrender was the only choice, otherwise he would have chosen to continue fighting until everything was completely over.

"Kill!"

A low, deep roar echoes in the night sky.

Zhu Wang's domain envelops Gao Tian, but the latter only snorts coldly.

Gao Tian's sword strikes are extremely fierce. After missing with one stab, he immediately changes his thinking. He stabs fiercely into the lotus domain with one sword. This sword has a remarkable effect. Under the blessing of Gao Tian's powerful mental strength, he directly tears the lotus flower directly below the domain at his feet to pieces…

However, within this lotus domain, birth and death are very normal.

If one blooms, then ten thousand bloom together.

One is torn apart.

Soon several will replace it.

Countless lotus flowers rotate around Gao Tian, one nested within another, one turn following another. Even if he closes his eyes and doesn't look, it's as if he's in a mental whirlpool, making him dizzy and suffocating.

But this time, the entrant of the domain is Gao Tian, one of the top three mentalists in Changye.

He stands normally, without any shaking. On the contrary, he's like a mountain, majestic and motionless, allowing the lotus domain to constantly exert pressure… He accepts it all, and is not affected at all.

"Brother Gao, why be so persistent in pursuing 'Taotie'?"

Zhu Wang asks calmly, "What good will it do you to kill him?"

Gao Tian's expression doesn't change.

First of all, extremely dangerous super criminals like this are no longer something that the young people of Changye can deal with now. If Gu Nanfeng and Bai Chen don't show up… Gu Shen and the others alone wouldn't be able to catch Taotie.

In this case, it really requires a titleholder to take action.

If he catches "Taotie", the credit can be attributed to Miss.

This mission, suppressing the first evader, is a great achievement!

If Miss gets it, she will definitely be very happy.

"I bet you're still thinking about that little girl Li Qingsui in your mind right now. You want to kill Taotie, and then attribute the credit to the future head of the family? It's rare to see such a loyal 'guardian' like you."

Zhu Wang says with a faint sneer, "It's just a pity, you won't have this opportunity today."

Gao Tian frowns.

Taotie's spiritual mark… is being cleansed.

He can no longer gradually sense his current "location."

Those who escaped from prison this time include not only transcendents, but also the first Chief Inquisitor of the prison, Jing Shanyan… Could the power to erase his spiritual mark come from Jing Shanyan?

"Have you never thought about… that my appearance here is not just to block your advance."

Zhu Wang says softly, "I'm here to stop you from retreating."

Stop him from retreating…

He came to chase people, so why would he retreat?

Unless something happened to the garrison, and Miss encountered danger!

"!!!"

A blazing light of anger instantly ignites in Gao Tian's pupils. His suave face instantly turns gloomy, like an enraged lion… Zhu Wang's words make him suddenly wake up.

… Taotie looks like a big fish.

But in reality, Taotie… is just bait, specially used to lure him!

Gao Tian turns his head and looks in the direction of the garrison.

What he sees now is no longer a mountain full of silver-white, but an entire black purgatory, filled with black lotus flowers. Zhu Wang has spread his domain all over Gao Tian's path of return.

When the enemy retreats, I advance; when the enemy advances, I retreat.

The only thing he has to do is to hold Gao Tian back.

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From the moment the old-fashioned communicator at the garrison uttered the words "Accept with a smile," Gu Shen began to act.

He instantly moves towards the nearest enforcer team, a total of two groups, totaling nine people, who are besieging a high-risk criminal at the eighth level of the Deep Sea in the snow forest… but without warning, the criminal's body explodes, and Heavenly Sheath Fragments splash out. A wall of fire rises from the ground in an instant, blocking the front of these two groups of enforcers.

"Boom!"

The sharp, ear-piercing explosion penetrates the wall of fire and goes directly into their eardrums.

The nine enforcers are caught off guard by this sudden scene. The next moment, a tall figure covered in iron scale skin appears in front of them.

Gu Shen blocks in front of him with one hand, and presses the other hand on the ground.

_Su Suo_ wood rises from the ground, the Great Cold Domain breaks ground, and countless ice slags are paved behind the wall of fire…

In the end, he activates a wisp of "Nether Flame" from between his eyebrows, blocking the impact of the Heavenly Sheath Fragments, which is enough to cause all nine of them to be hit.

However.

His abilities are limited.

No matter how fast he reacts, he can only save one group.

The final general attack has already been launched, and the gift left by Han Dang is also fulfilled at this moment. The entire Kulong Snow Mountain is shrouded in a wailing sound, and blood mist permeates the air. Most of these mists are from the criminals… Many of them directly explode their bodies in battle, as a trigger source, and shoot out a vicious "Heavenly Sheath Curse" with all their strength and lives!

This raid is very deadly.

Many of Changye's enforcer teams have been hit.

They fall in pools of blood, with pale expressions, feeling the corrosion of the "Heavenly Sheath" power. Their source quality is flowing… Their abilities are weakening, and the most terrifying thing is that they can't resist and can only accept it passively.

The wall of fire dissipates, and the ice and snow are waved away.

Gu Shen slowly stands up, his eyes are very distressed.

Many enforcers have fallen.

He looks at the blood mist all over the mountain. This is the same "disaster" as the scene predicted by the bracelet… If he had been more careful, could he have avoided it?

"Hurry up and rescue them, don't blame yourself too much."

Chu Ling's voice rings out, "The omen of fate is destined to happen, this is not your problem… No matter how careful you are, you can't change the ending. This disaster scene is destined to appear on Kulong Snow Mountain."

Gu Shen rubs his face, feeling a little numb.

Until the voice behind him calls out to him.

"Mr. Gu!"

Among the nine enforcers who were rescued, there is a young woman who has just experienced a tragic battle. At this moment, her face is covered with blood, and her temples are stuck to both sides of her face, looking very haggard.

After being rescued by Gu Shen, the spirits of the nine enforcers are a little dazed.

"Thank you…" This woman reacts the fastest. She is the only one who remembers to thank him, and murmurs, "You… are you okay?"

Gu Shen shakes his head.

Only that woman reaches out her slender finger and points at him again.

Gu Shen licks his dry lips. Under the reflection of the reflected flowing fire, he notices that his expression is a little pale at the moment.

Only then does he feel something is wrong.

A sharp sting comes from his body.

The forearm and shoulder that are blocking in front of his face… have blood flowing out, and the fire of life covers the wound, but the blood does not stop flowing, and the injury does not heal quickly.

Thin Heavenly Sheath Fragments are inserted into Gu Shen's skin.

At this moment.

The Stone Sword curse is spreading in his blood.

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