The job change is a bizarre and calamity; the nation begs me to tone it down.

Just as Gu Xu was about to make his move, the muffled thud interrupted all his thoughts.

He instinctively turned his head to look.

On the distant horizon, a dark blue pillar of light rose from the ground, like a giant glow stick that had been forcefully driven into the earth.

The blue light rose extremely quickly, reaching the sky within seconds.

Then, with the beam of light as the center, a semi-transparent blue light curtain spread out in all directions at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Like an inverted pot lid, it completely covered a large area in the distance.

The edges of the light curtain were so clear, as if they had been cut with a knife.

A clear dividing line was formed between the covered and uncovered parts, almost as if a sign was written on it: "This road is closed, please detour."

Gu Xu stared at the blue light screen for a few seconds, quickly searching his mental database of known information, only to find that he had found nothing.

He turned to Su Qiong beside him: "Sister Qiong, what is that thing?"

Su Qiong's gaze also fell on that blue light, and her expression changed slightly.

She didn't rush to speak, but instead took a deep breath, her expression a complex mix of anger and emotion.

"Kyoto Great Barrier".

"What's so big about Kyoto?"

"Kyoto Great Barrier".

Su Qiong repeated, her voice slightly lowered: "One of the foundations of the Sakura Kingdom."

Gu Xu raised an eyebrow, signaling her to continue.

Su Qiong crossed her arms and explained in a cold tone, "This thing has quite a history. It's a mythical item that Japan obtained from a fragment of a high-dimensional secret realm a long time ago."

"Just like the 10x experience scroll you used back then."

"As for the specific principles of this Kyoto Great Barrier, I don't know, but the effect is very clear - once this barrier is deployed, it can withstand attacks from demigods head-on without budging."

"To put it bluntly, it's a god-level shield."

After hearing this, Gu Xu's expression subtly changed.

It wasn't shock, but rather a feeling of absurdity, like being slapped in the face at a crucial moment.

He glanced at the still writhing, blood-red worm above his head, then at the solid blue light curtain in the distance that completely enveloped the area.

A scene that sent blood pressure soaring flashed through my mind—

Chaos erupted in the Cloud Realm, with black mist billowing and ghost heads flying everywhere. Gu Xu was preparing to draw his sword and go into battle.

Meanwhile, dozens of kilometers away, the people from the Sakura Kingdom simply put their protective barrier on their heads.

They drink tea when they want to drink tea, admire cherry blossoms when they want to admire cherry blossoms, and don't even plan to touch a hair.

The meaning is clear.

The Izumo Ghost Realm is your Shenxia territory now. If it explodes, that's your problem. We just need to protect ourselves.

How many of you die is none of my business.

"Can it withstand attacks from a demigod?"

Gu Xu repeated the sentence twice, his tone becoming somewhat off: "Why doesn't our Divine Xia have something so good?"

He was really a bit carried away.

"Our Sherlock Holmes' foundation is second to none, isn't it?"

"If we had had this level of defensive equipment back then, this shield alone could have withstood the first and most powerful wave of the Forbidden Water Tribe's attack during the East Sea Battle."

"Those hundreds of thousands of people wouldn't have been forced into such a desperate situation, and Senior Ye Nantian wouldn't have ended up like that..."

At this point, Gu Xu did not continue.

The air was still for a few seconds.

Su Qiong paused for a moment.

That silence wasn't about organizing words, but about deciding whether or not to bring up an old story.

Finally, she spoke up.

"This is a long story."

Su Qiong's voice became very flat, so flat that it was almost impossible to hear any emotion. But the more flat her tone was, the more one could feel how heavy the burden was beneath it.

"When that fragment of the higher-dimensional realm appeared, several major powers around the world had their eyes on it. Naturally, our Divine Xia also participated in the struggle."

"And it wasn't an ordinary person sent; it was a senior Night's Watchman who personally led the mission."

Upon hearing this, Gu Xu was slightly taken aback.

The Night's Watch veterans have stepped in.

To be honest, he's had quite a bit of dealing with the Night's Watch.

Especially the venerable senior Wang Cang.

After all, for Sherlock, the Night Watch is the most elite fighting force in Sherlock.

These old monsters, who have guarded various forbidden areas and key nodes for many years, are all at the top of the food chain in this world.

Therefore... the fact that a secret realm can attract the personal attention of the Night Watchers speaks volumes about its importance.

"But what was the result?"

Gu Xu asked.

"hehe……"

Su Qiong sneered, her smile devoid of any genuine joy: "As a result, our senior was surrounded by a group of people after he went in."

"Who?"

"Jacob, the demigod of the Lighthouse; Yuta Hima, the demigod of the Cherry Blossom Country; and Sylvia, the demigod of Europe. Three demigods, joining forces to attack one of us."

Upon hearing this, Gu Xu's expression turned slightly cold.

Su Qiong continued, "In a one-on-three battle, that senior fought to the very end and severely injured both Jacob and Sylvia. But he also paid a heavy price, suffering serious injuries himself."

"In the end, that bastard Yuta Hima took advantage of the fact that both sides were exhausted and rushed out to steal the most important mythical item in the secret realm."

"This is the Kyoto Great Barrier that you see right now."

At this point, Su Qiong's voice was so cold it could freeze: "The results our people fought with their lives were just sitting on the sidelines waiting to reap the rewards."

"Three demigods ganged up on one person, and the one who was least injured took the spoils."

"Isn't that disgusting?"

Gu Xu did not speak.

He stood there, hands in his pockets, his expression unreadable.

But those who know him know that the quieter he is, the faster his mind works and the more intense the fire in his heart burns.

"Where is that senior now?" Gu Xu suddenly asked.

"The dimensions of the Qinling Underground Palace".

Su Qiong answered decisively: "That place is one of the most dangerous Class A forbidden areas in the country. That senior has been guarding it since he was injured and has not come out yet."

Gu Xu suddenly realized.

So there was another account behind it.

He only knew before that the Night Watchmen of Sherlock had their own duties and were scattered throughout the various forbidden areas of the country.

But no one ever told him that one of these people was forced to retreat to the rear because he was seriously injured after being ganged up on by three demigods.

Yuta Hima, who took the spoils, was from Takamagahara in Japan.

He is a colleague of Yamamoto Furukawa.

It's that force that just now steadily erected the Kyoto Great Barrier in the distance, protecting itself completely without uttering a single word.

Gu Xu raised his head and looked again at the blue light screen in the distance.

This time, his gaze was completely different from before.

Before, it was curiosity; now it's indifference.