If I let you practice martial arts, you'll compress your vital energy ten thousand times?

Applause rang out in the ruined half-gate domain.

Snapped.

Snapped.

Snapped.

not heavy.

But it was particularly jarring.

Lin Yuan slowly turned his head.

The karmic fire of the Red Lotus had not completely dissipated, and the lingering power of the Great Brahma Body that destroyed the world still remained around him.

The shattered, blood-red mask had completely fallen off his face.

That young yet indifferent face was exposed to the remaining light from the doorway.

Lin Yuan.

Blood-stained elder.

At this moment, they completely overlap.

Not far away.

Gu Changye stepped out of the shadows.

His long black overcoat was torn in several places by the aftershocks of the gate's domain, and his face was somewhat pale, but his eyes shone with an astonishing brightness.

Like a gambler who finally gets the cards he wanted at the last minute.

"finally."

Gu Changye said softly.

"I saw it."

Lin Yuan looked at him without saying a word.

The surrounding semi-domain has not completely dissipated.

The ashes left behind by Yan Xiao after his death, the shattered space, and the Sky Patrol Blockade Array that Gu Changye had set up in advance temporarily isolated this core area from the outside world's view.

Su Qinghan and Luo Xingshuang could only see the Red Lotus Karmic Fire gradually dying out in the distance.

Lin Yuan's face could not be seen.

I couldn't hear their conversation either.

Gu Changye had clearly anticipated this.

He knew that after Senior Bloodface made his move, there would be a brief period of spatial chaos.

He knew that he only had this one moment.

So he came in.

Use your own life to come in and confirm the answer.

Lin Yuan looked at him, his voice cold.

"You've been waiting for this?"

Gu Changye nodded.

"Yes."

He did not deny it.

There was no attempt to argue.

"I should have confirmed it the moment you asked whether the Lungmen Tower had a lot of energy."

"But at that time, I was still missing one last piece of evidence."

Lin Yuan said calmly:

"Now you have it?"

Gu Changye smiled.

"Got it."

He looked at Lin Yuan.

Looking at that face, it was exactly the same as that of the useless person at the first level of Qi and Blood Realm in Gaowu No.1 Middle School.

The excitement in his eyes was almost impossible to contain.

"Lin Yuan".

"Senior Bloodface".

"Humanoid forbidden zone"

"It turns out it was you all along."

"You're a monster."

Lin Yuan's eyes remained completely unmoved.

"You deliberately let Kuromon take action?"

Gu Changye shook his head.

"I notified the military."

"Su Zhan knew the danger."

"Su Qinghan is also protecting Lin Xiaoya."

"Luo Xingshuang has also arrived."

"I didn't touch Lin Xiaoya."

"She also didn't allow the Sky Patrol to get close to her."

Lin Yuan's voice was even colder:

"But you know Blackgate will touch her."

Gu Changye remained silent for a moment.

Then he nodded.

"Know."

"So you used her to set up a trap."

Gu Changye shook his head again.

"No."

"I set myself up."

He raised his hand and pointed to himself.

"If I'm wrong, I'll die."

"If I guess right, I'll die too."

But the truth will survive.

Lin Yuan looked at him.

The coldness in his eyes had completely subsided.

He suddenly asked:

"Aren't you afraid of dying?"

Gu Changye smiled.

This time, he smiled very openly.

"Afraid."

"Who isn't afraid of death?"

"I'm scared too."

"That's why I'm even more curious about what will kill me."

As he spoke, he glanced down at the remnants of the Extreme Dao Forbidden Domain that had not yet completely dissipated beneath Lin Yuan's feet.

In that space, all the dust, pollution, and energy fragments seemed to be pressed to the ground by some invisible weight.

It cannot float.

They cannot escape.

They cannot even be reassembled.

Gu Changye's eyes grew increasingly intense.

"The Forbidden Zone of the Ultimate Path".

"The physical body becomes a domain."

"The three stages of Dharma form: clone, protective seal, and true body."

"It also has the ability to absorb source energy."

"Lin Yuan, do you know what you mean?"

Lin Yuan did not answer.

Gu Changye continued speaking to himself.

"You are not an ordinary genius."

"He's not a student protected by a powerful ancient body cultivator either."

"You yourself are a forbidden zone that is growing."

"The Black Gate wants those who purify the Gate."

"Dragon Abyss Academy wants S-rank students."

"The military wants to protect District Seven."

"But they didn't see it clearly."

"The one who is truly most dangerous has never been Lin Xiaoya."

Gu Changye raised his head and looked at Lin Yuan.

"It's you."

Lin Yuan said calmly:

"Are you done talking?"

Gu Changye paused slightly.

Then his smile deepened.

"almost."

Lin Yuan took a step forward.

boom.

The forbidden domain descended.

The space around Gu Changye was instantly crushed.

The ground beneath his feet sank silently.

The remaining door dust crumbled and spread to the ground.

Even the several celestial patrol runes he was about to activate in his sleeve dimmed in that instant.

Gu Changye's pupils contracted slightly.

He finally experienced firsthand how terrifying this forbidden area was.

It's not intimidation.

It is an absolute rule.

In this area, if Lin Yuan disagrees, he will have difficulty even mobilizing a wisp of his vital energy.

Gu Changye let out a soft breath.

"That's terrifying."

"Is this the humanoid forbidden zone?"

Lin Yuan raised his hand.

The palm landed.

They did not give Gu Changye any further chance to delay.

Gu Changye's body instantly made a cracking sound.

The sternum collapsed.

The meridians are severed.

The protective patterns on his body lit up layer by layer, only to be crushed one by one.

He did not struggle.

They didn't run away.

He coughed up a mouthful of blood, but the smile on his face didn't disappear.

"I guessed right."

"You're a monster."

Lin Yuan said coldly:

"If you don't force me..."

"I can't be bothered with you either."

Gu Changye's smile became even more pronounced.

"Then I'm even more certain."

"Lin Yuan".

"You do not refrain from killing."

"You just find it troublesome."

Lin Yuan's eyes turned slightly cold.

The palm continued to press down.

Gu Changye's body began to crumble inch by inch.

But at that very moment, Lin Yuan suddenly sensed something was amiss.

Gu Changye's blood is not right.

The structure of Qi and blood is incomplete.

The connections between bones, meridians, and internal organs are too regular.

They don't look like real people.

It's more like a stand-in meticulously crafted by some means.

Lin Yuan's eyes darkened.

"You are not the original body."

Gu Changye's lips curled into a strange smile.

"You only just realized that?"

Suddenly, a layer of silver-black patterns appeared on the surface of his body.

Those patterns resembled the secret runes of the Heavenly Patrol Division, or perhaps some kind of puppet self-destruction array.

Lin Yuan raised his hand, and the Extreme Dao Forbidden Domain suddenly pressed down.

They wanted to forcibly seal off all the fluctuations within this body.

But Gu Changye had already made preparations.

A silver-black flame ignited from his heart.

It did not explode outwards.

Instead, it was burned from the inside.

Burn the body.

The smell of burning.

Burn away all remaining traces.

Gu Changye's voice became hoarse in the firelight.

"I'll be waiting for you in Dragon Abyss City."

"If you don't come..."

"Everyone will know—"

He raised his head.

He stared at Lin Yuan's face.

He said, slowly and deliberately:

"Who are you."

A chill ran through Lin Yuan's eyes.

He clenched his fists tightly.

boom!

Gu Changye's life puppet body was instantly twisted by the pressure of the Extreme Dao Forbidden Domain.

But the next moment.

A burst of silver-black flames erupted.

The Celestial Guardian's puppet self-destructs.

This was not an ordinary explosion.

It is a self-destruct technique specifically designed to destroy evidence, sever tracking, and transmit the last memories.

Boom—!

The damaged core area of ​​the gate was completely engulfed by the silver-black flames.

outside world.

Su Qinghan suddenly looked up.

"What is that?"

Luo Xingshuang's eyes narrowed.

"The aura of the Sky Patrol?"

"Gu Changye?"

She wanted to rush in.

But the silver-black flames lasted only a moment.

The next moment, all spatial remnants were burned to ashes.

The half-gate domain completely collapsed.

Night fell once again over the civilian district.

The streets have been restored to their original state.

Only the cracks scattered across the ground testify to the horrific battle that had just taken place here.

The center of the fire.

Lin Yuan stood quietly.

The black robe has reformed.

The blood-red mask was once again placed over his face.

No one saw his true face.

No one knows what Gu Changye just saw.

He glanced down at the ground.

Only a few silver-black ashes remained there.

Gu Changye is not dead.

The one who died was a puppet of fate.

His true form is in Longyuan City.

Lin Yuan's eyes darkened.

"Gu Changye".

"You'd better really wait for me there."

He raised his hand.

The last bit of silver-black ash was crushed by the ultimate qi and blood.

Then, he turned and looked in the direction of the tenement building.

Lin Xiaoya kept her eyes closed.

The red lotus flame pattern on the forehead burns quietly.

She's fine.

This is enough.

Lin Yuan took a step forward.

The figure disappeared from the spot.

After a while.

Inside the old tenement building.

Lin Xiaoya slowly opened her eyes.

The food in the room was still on the table.

It's just too cold now.

She looked at the opposite side with a somewhat blank expression.

Lin Yuan was sitting there.

He was holding chopsticks in his hand.

His expression was calm.

It was as if they had never left.

Lin Xiaoya rubbed her eyes.

"elder brother?"

Lin Yuan looked at her.

"woke up?"

"Um……"

She looked down at the rice in her bowl, then looked out the window.

"Were you dreaming again?"

"Hmm," Lin Xiaoya asked softly, "Have the bad guys left?"

"I'm gone."

Will they come again?

Lin Yuan picked up a piece of meat and put it into her bowl.

"meeting."

Lin Xiaoya was taken aback.

Lin Yuan continued:

"So we're going to Longyuan City for further studies."

"There are people waiting for us there."

Lin Xiaoya couldn't understand.

But when she heard Lin Yuan say "we," she felt at ease.

She nodded.

"I'm going with my brother."

Lin Yuan hummed in agreement.

The night is deep outside the window.

Everything quieted down again.

But Lin Yuan knew.

Someone is waiting for him in Longyuan City.

……

Longyuan City.

The Black Tower of the Celestial Patrol Bureau.

In a windowless, sealed room.

A silver lamp suddenly lit up.

Under the lamplight.

A young man in black slowly opened his eyes.

It was Gu Changye.

Compared to Gu Changye in the Seventh Safe Zone, his aura was deeper, more complete, and more authentic.

On the table, a black Sky Patrol Token, about the size of a thumb, was slowly turning to ashes.

Gu Changye's face was pale.

Fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

The destruction of the puppet and the return of its memories come at a cost to the original body.

But the corners of his mouth slowly turned up.

He saw it.

I really saw it.

Lin Yuan.

Blood-stained elder.

They're all the same person.

Gu Changye chuckled softly.

Laughter echoed in the secret room.

"Lin Yuan".

You absolutely must come.

"I can't wait any longer."

He raised his hand.

At the top of the file on the table, a line of text was slowly written.

Lin Yuan, the seventh security zone.

Hazard level: Not assessable.

The pen paused for a moment.

He added another sentence.

Suspected: Unregistered humanoid restricted area.

After finishing writing, Gu Changye looked out the window at the non-existent night.

He said softly:

"Welcome to Dragon Abyss City."

"monster."