Chapter 2116 - 106: The Traveller’s Choice

The cold wind on the Tundra was biting.

Underneath the Heavenly Sheath stood a figure. To be precise... two figures.

Bai Xiu stood before the massive Stone Sword, alone, silently admiring the Divine Miracle before him, while a slumbering Tomb Ghost lay curled up at his feet.

"Sorry to keep you waiting!"

Amidst the thick fog, a figure hurriedly emerged.

Gu Shen wore an apologetic smile on his face: "I encountered some things on the road... which delayed me a bit."

He wasn’t lying to Gu Nanfeng. The prior encounter was indeed quite fortuitous.

On this trip, he had initially planned to meet Bai Xiu under the Heavenly Sheath.

But while passing by, he "heard" some voices, so he decided to pause temporarily.

Even though he had detached the Netherworld Fire from his Heart Sea.

His "Blazing Fire" could still envelop thousands of miles, hearing all voices, and in this regard... Gu Shen was almost indistinguishable from the Divine Throne, perhaps even stronger.

"It’s fine, I can wait."

Bai Xiu’s voice was very soft, "What do you plan to do with this guy?"

He cast his gaze towards the figure sleeping beneath him.

After the Divine War at the Source Tower ended... the Traveler’s Soul Oath was considered fulfilled.

Of course, Gu Shen wouldn’t let this divine seat of a foreign race regain freedom so easily.

After the Divine War, both Bai Xiu and Meng Xizhou were heavily wounded, and if the Traveler were to recover first and go outside the Fortress to lead the tribe, it could very well spark a new war...

They are not of our kind, their hearts are different.

The former Netherworld King and the Traveler were always scheming; neither of these guys was easy to deal with.

At that time, Gu Shen was busy pursuing the remnants of the Deep Sea, so after dispelling the gloom of the Source Tower, he immediately resorted to lifting the Great Success Divine Domain, sealing the Traveler’s soul within a shell, putting it into a temporary "comatose" state.

Today, Bai Xiu had brought the Traveler here.

"What do you think, just kill it outright?"

Gu Shen looked at the Tomb Ghost and spoke with a smile.

There wasn’t the slightest hint of compassion in his eyes.

Of course, when Gu Shen spoke of killing, he meant killing the Traveler, not Xing Yun...

"In the past few days, the Traveler’s spirit should have awakened."

Bai Xiu hinted, "If he dared to make even the slightest move, I would’ve struck first, but he’s been very obedient."

"Do you wish for him to live?"

Gu Shen laughed.

"I hope the Tomb Ghost lives."

Bai Xiu shook his head, "I’ve talked to this guy... if his spirit is destroyed, the Traveler’s Spark will have to be inherited by the Tomb Ghost."

He knew what Gu Shen had been busy with these days.

The Traveler’s Spark had always been placed in the furnace of Central City!

For so many years, the Traveler’s Spark had been used as fuel!

It wasn’t that no one in the Northern Continent wanted to smelt it, but this spark, having wandered the Old World for hundreds of years, had extremely peculiar properties; no Transcendent could be found within the Five Continents that suited this spark.

Kill the Traveler, and the spark would have to be inherited by the Tomb Ghost.

As for the Tomb Ghost...

Bai Xiu understood Xing Yun; this guy willingly embraced a mundane life, and smelting the spark to become a Divine Throne was not the life Xing Yun desired.

"I understand what you mean."

Gu Shen nodded, took a step forward, and lightly tapped the Tomb Ghost with his toe.

"Hey, wake up."

As his words fell, the Tomb Ghost’s closed eyelids quivered slightly, as if wanting to keep up the pretense of sleep.

Gu Shen squatted down, speaking softly: "Pretending to sleep is easy for a moment but not for a lifetime. Don’t you want to know the whereabouts of those tribesmen outside the borders?"

With those words.

The Tomb Ghost opened his eyes slowly.

His pupils were completely black, profound and vast like the void.

This was a Great Success Divine Throne who had smelted the spark, but had to compromise and pretend to be asleep.

The reason was simple... Gu Shen had left a thread of Blazing Fire in the Traveler’s brow; as long as the latter’s mental will fully awakened, Gu Shen would be aware of it.

In a single thought.

The Blazing Fire could instantly destroy the host’s entire Spirit Sea!

"Are they... still alive?"

The Traveler’s voice was hoarse.

He was deeply concerned about his tribesmen!

To evade the punishment of oath-breaking, he had no choice but to reincarnate into the Five Continents, enduring such hardship, all for the day he could lead his tribesmen to claim a suitable homeland.

Now he knew his dream was shattered.

First, there was Gu Changzhi.

Then there was Gu Shen.

Even if he regained the peak strength of Great Achievement, it would be impossible to secure a place in the Five Continents...

Perhaps the void was the best homeland for the Traveler Tribe.

"All the Sacrificials are dead."

Gu Shen calmly said, "The fight on the Northern Continent Border lasted three days and nights, their numbers were truly vast."

The Traveler’s expression remained unmoved, his eyes were cold; he cared nothing for the survival of the Sacrificials...

Among the Traveler Tribe, Sacrificials had always been "pawns".

From the moment of birth, their very existence was to face death!

All dead? Then let them be dead.

"The Black Snow Mountain Giants are still alive, as well as the High-Order Transcendents and rare intelligent creatures; I spared them all a life." Gu Shen smiled, "In theory, the majority of your tribe’s creatures still retain their lives."

In the battle of the Calamity Barrier, Gu Shen only eliminated the remnant of the Deep Sea Main System.

As for other creatures, he didn’t kill them; instead, he used Blazing Fire to seal off the entire area, completely trapping them inside, leaving it for future resolution.

For existences like the Deep Sea Main System, Gu Shen naturally couldn’t keep them.

Threats and evils must be eliminated as soon as possible.

But the Traveler...

This entire tribe, in Gu Shen’s view, no longer posed a threat and couldn’t stir up any waves.

He could kill them anytime he wanted.

"Then I really must thank you for your mercy..."

The Traveler’s tone was full of sarcasm.

Gu Shen was indifferent and continued with a smile: "Is that so? Speaking of which, many people say that I’m a great philanthropist, and I think so too."

A great philanthropist? Hearing this, the Traveler’s face twitched slightly.

This Gu fellow, what a cheek!

"They are still alive, but only alive for now."

The smile on Gu Shen’s face slowly faded: "In fact, their lives are entirely in your hands."

"Me?"

The Traveler laughed at himself.

Looking at the Blazing Fire Rope binding him, he murmured softly: "I’m a prisoner myself, how can I decide their life or death..."

"You certainly can."

Gu Shen said solemnly: "I will not let go of any civilization that could threaten the Five Continents, so I will not allow a Traveler with animosity to leave."

If this tribe still harbors animosity towards humans.

Then Gu Shen wouldn’t hesitate to crush them all.

In seven years, the Super Giant Source Material Storm will descend... The future fate of the Five Continents is entirely unknown.

If the Travelers are released, these Extraordinary Creatures who are extremely skilled at surviving in the void might just endure this catastrophe.

Once the aftermath of the disaster fades, they could turn around and settle old scores with the battered human civilization.

Gu Shen would never allow such a scene to occur.

"So... you want me to clear away the hatred." The Traveler raised his head, squinting at Gu Shen.

"There was never any hatred between us."

Gu Shen said expressionlessly: "A thousand years ago, we were on the same boat."

Except for the unrecognized Low-level Sacrificial, the High Order Transcendents of the Traveler Tribe actually have much in common with humans.

It’s just that because they live in the void, they evolved the ability to change their outer shell appearance at will.

The Underground Research Institute, through genetic sequencing, found that human and Traveler gene sequences are highly overlapping, which actually proves the "escape" hypothesis from a thousand years ago.

The Starship Civilization’s demise gave birth to two different branches of civilization.

The Travelers, and humans.

If the Five Continents can’t withstand the Source Material Storm, and human civilization has to flee... Then the Transcendents, in order to cope with the void environment of the Old World, might alter their genetic sequence.

In other words, humans who lose their homeland might one day in the future evolve into "Travelers."

In the Underground Research Institute’s studies, there is also a special case, "Living Fish" Fisher, due to the Extraordinary Awakening, Fisher evolved gills, and before becoming a Northern Continent General, he was always unrecognized, considered a "freak" by many, which really is a manifestation of human "Travelerization."

The Traveler laughed: "Then, are you preparing to let me go back?"

Gu Shen also laughed: "How could that be possible? You think too beautifully... On the contrary, I’m preparing to keep you in the Five Continents."

The Traveler coldly said: "Then why do you act all righteous, talking about eliminating hatred."

"In seven years, the Super Giant Source Material Storm will hit."

Gu Shen said lightly: "You must stay in the Five Continents to resist the storm... Your people must also stay here."

"You want to use me as a scapegoat?"

Anger flashed in the Traveler’s eyes.

As soon as Gu Shen spoke, he knew what Gu Shen was plotting.

"The best way to eliminate hatred is to face battle together."

Gu Shen said expressionlessly: "You stay at the North Continent Giant Wall, we’ll fight a battle together, and after it’s over, there will naturally be no hatred."

"Waging war against the Super Giant Source Material Storm?"

The Traveler seemed to hear an extremely ridiculous, extremely absurd joke.

"After the fight, indeed there will be no hatred, Traveler and human civilization will be wiped out!"

The Traveler lowered his voice angrily: "Fool, do you know how terrifying that thing is? Do you think the current Five Continents can compare to the once-flourishing Starship Civilization of a thousand years ago?"

Gu Shen was silent for a few seconds.

"Of course not."

He admitted: "Whether it’s in terms of technological level, or the equipment strength of the Extraordinary Army, the Five Continents is far behind the Starship Civilization."

He paused for a moment.

Gu Shen smiled: "But this time, human civilization is not prepared to retreat, so you have no choice, we choose to fight, Travelers must fight as well."

"Crazy..."

The Traveler looked at Gu Shen as if he were looking at a madman.

"I give you two choices."

"One is to maintain dignity, refuse to compromise, and then I will destroy your spirit, letting the entire Traveler tribe accompany you to the grave."

Gu Shen extended two fingers, gently pressing them against the Traveler’s forehead: "I will persuade the Tomb Ghost to melt down this spark... Though it will be hard on him to bear this weight, he has worked hard all his life, enduring once more for the Super Giant Storm doesn’t count for much."

As he finished speaking, he said no more.

"Wait, wait..." The Traveler was a bit flustered: "What is the second choice?"

Gu Shen said warmly: "Make another Soul Oath, the oath content is simple. I will grant you a certain degree of freedom, but the premise is you must bring your people and resist the final Source Material Storm together with human civilization. After making the oath, I will extract your spirit and return you to your original Divine Throne Shell. Afterwards, you can enter the Time Dojo with me for cultivation, and if during this period, you can defeat me, the Soul Oath can be nullified."

Defeat Gu Shen... nullify the oath?

Hearing this, the Traveler’s eyes lit up.

Gu Shen had demonstrated his strength when tearing apart the Dead Sea at the Source Tower.

He knew Gu Shen was very strong!

But this encounter, he sensed something different... The "Netherworld Fire" power on Gu Shen seemed to have withered, this guy wasn’t even a God Seat anymore!

Taking a deep breath.

The Traveler raised his head, staring hard at Gu Shen: "Are you sure? As long as I defeat you, the Soul Oath can be nullified?"

If this condition could be included...

Perhaps, this was not a bad choice.

Once the Super Giant Source Material Storm descends, the Five Continents Civilization will be swept away, and the Traveler Civilization wouldn’t fare much better as the void environment would become even harsher than a thousand years ago.

Seeing Gu Shen nod with a smile.

The Traveler no longer hesitated: "...I choose the second!"