Light Fortress

Chapter 1646 - 332: Blasphemy Against the Light

"For those who believe in the Light, receiving guidance from it is quite normal."

Jia Wei said, "If I were you, I wouldn’t blame the ’process’ of one’s own mistakes on the guidance. Wrong is wrong."

Yao Jin suddenly asked, "Is it possible that the ’guidance’ was wrong?"

Jia Wei squinted his eyes.

"How long has it been since you last saw Lord Divine?"

Yao Jin slowly said, "It’s been a long time since Lord Divine has conveyed his Divine Thought to the outside world. The only evidence of his existence is the daily ’sunset’ and ’sunrise.’"

"Yao Jin, this is Red Lake!"

Jia Wei’s voice became deep.

"I know this is Red Lake."

Yao Jin continued without stopping, "I also know that the entire Light City is within the Divine Domain... but if Lord Divine is truly safe and sound, why can’t the hidden ’Heir of the Nether King’ be found? Wutuo is dead, Yuan Yang is dead, would such things happen if Lord Divine glanced at the Divine Domain even once?"

"The Heir of the Nether King has always been just your speculation."

Jia Wei said coldly, "We uphold the will of the Light, how could we not sense the dark and impure aura of the Netherworld Fire? There’s no need for Lord Divine to take action; such a sinister existence would be sensed by the temple’s Light Mirror as soon as it entered Light City!"

"My lord."

Yao Jin sincerely said, "Do you... really believe this?"

"Regarding the mishap with the Gu Family Envoy."

He sat on a small boat and smiled wryly, "It was because the Light Mirror failed."

"If, as you say, some reckless ’Heir of the Nether King’ has indeed arrived in Light City..."

Jia Wei’s patience was running thin; he roughly understood why Yao Jin came today.

Trapped in the temple’s Sunset Mountain, losing control over the Secret Dungeon.

Yet he still wanted to bet, to prove he was right—

"As soon as he shows himself, he will die."

He looked straight at the sickly young man on the boat and said, "And he will die a miserable death. I will break his limbs, letting him taste the pain the Holy Judge felt from being slaughtered by the Netherworld King back then."

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Song Ci was restless in the small courtyard, hesitating as he fiddled with a golden stalk of wheat gifted by the temple.

This was a spiritual object condensed by the "Light."

Extremely pure, it resembled a stalk of wheat.

Yet, just by gently crushing it, the Dream of the Light Flame containing spiritual power would manifest and envelop the host’s brow.

Gu Shen had seen this thing many years ago.

During the Changye newcomer battle that year, Gong Zi defeated numerous opponents and successfully grasped a Dream of the Battle God Throne, completing the realization!

And now, Song Ci was struggling with whether to comprehend the "Dream of the Light Flame"—

Gu Shen noticed he had been struggling for several days and now smiled as he spoke, "Are you worried that once you comprehend the Dream of the Light Flame, there’ll be no turning back?"

"Even if I don’t comprehend it, do I still have a way back?"

Song Ci sighed bitterly.

He said helplessly, "From the moment I began to refine the ’Light Token,’ I had no way back. What I worry about is... if I recklessly enter the Dream, will I encounter misfortune and disaster once again."

He recounted everything that happened during the Heart Cleansing Pool Trial to Gu Shen.

The calamity and ominousness encountered on the Golden Bridge made Song Ci vigilant.

He’s not afraid of facing challenges directly.

If it came to a real fight, he’s not intimidated by the Great Elder.

It’s just... those guys in the Light Temple always like to play dirty.

What if he’s tricked during the comprehension of the "Dream of the Light Flame," then what?

In recent days, Gu Shen hasn’t been back to the courtyard much.

Knowing that Song Ci had a smooth Heart Cleansing Pool Trial, he didn’t ask much until now when he learned there was such a matter.

"Don’t be afraid, just enter the Dream."

Gu Shen, having heard it all, remained calm and composed, "Just refine the ’Dream of the Light Flame.’ After you’ve comprehended it, if there is any misfortune and disaster... I will handle it for you."

"You’ll handle it for me?"

Song Ci clicked his tongue.

If someone other than Gu Shen had said this, he’d laugh it off as a joke.

But if it’s Gu Shen, perhaps he really could do it—

In the Dream realm, Gu Shen is invincible!

"Alright!"

Song Ci took a deep breath, didn’t hesitate, and directly crushed the golden wheat stalk. Instantly, a blaze of light erupted, and he immediately entered a state of meditation, his entire aura becoming restrained.

Gu Shen, meanwhile, waited quietly by the side.

After Song Ci spoke, Gu Shen had a rough idea of some truths—

The search for the Undead in Light City, naturally isn’t for distributing benefits.

That Temple Grand Elder is no benevolent savior, the Holy Judge has long had eyes on Song Ci. If they don’t take this opportunity to make some maneuvers, it wouldn’t align with Gu Shen’s understanding of them.

This time, during the Torch Trial, the temple distributed a large number of Dreams of the Light Flame.

These Dreams of the Light Flame were all crafted by the Grand Elder alone.

Compared to the pure spiritual containers in Changye, this Light Wheat contains rather complex temple Secret Techniques, likely with intricate Array Patterns layered within.

Gu Shen speculated that these patterns in the wheat act, on one hand, to help the temple gather information about the Transcendents refining the Dream of the Light Flame.

On the other hand,

they facilitate the temple’s influence over talented and powerful Transcendents.

Song Ci’s concerns are not without reason—

If the temple’s attention is on the Undead, then once he has refined the Dream of the Light Flame, he will surely be dragged into another Dream realm crafted by the temple.

Gu Shen is patient.

He’s sensing the fluctuations in Song Ci’s spiritual power, waiting for the emergence of that Dream realm created by the Grand Elder!

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Endless light enveloped Song Ci.

In a daze.

He seemed to sink to the bottom of a rosy lake, the vast amount of water submerging him, yet he felt not coldness, but a warmth that reached the heart.

He saw pure white wings sprouting from his back.

That was during the Great Divine War in Da Du when the fully melted [Light Token] displayed its battle form.

After becoming an [Apostle], he used the Divine Power just this once.

He had heard that the Dream of the Flame trial was exceedingly difficult.

So before crushing the wheat spike, he meditated for several days to adjust his spirit state. But now he discovered... this Dream was very gentle towards him, with no rejection or resistance, let alone any difficulty.

He thus arrived at the bottom of the Red Lake.

The water in the Dream Lake seemed nonexistent, and he could even breathe freely —

In the light of the dream, Song Ci saw a book tower, standing at the bottom of Red Lake.

It is said that the greatest Divine Miracle in Light City is neither Sunset Mountain nor Red Lake... The entire temple is built around these two Divine Miracles, but these two are built around a long-standing book tower that has existed for six hundred years with inhabitants on the Five Continents, a fact that has been verified.

Changye City and Light City had long been "built."

But, the Five Families and the Light Church hold the core secrets of the two ancient cities, and to this day, no one knows what remains were left here by those who once lived here.

But at this moment, Song Ci saw it.

That book tower truly exists —

He could even push open the door and take a look inside.

"Is this the end of the Dream of the Flame?"

Legend has it that in Light City, there exists a "know-it-all" Forbidden Book Tower, where it’s said innumerable secrets are stored.

As long as you enter the book tower and read quietly.

You can achieve omniscience.

This is what Believers in the Light Church refer to as "Light be with you."

The sharpest eye in this world is not the [Cloud Mirror], nor the [Deep Sea], but Light.

There are countless rays of light in the world.

And they all ultimately return to the West Continent.

Submerging in the book tower.

And then... sealed within the pages.

Song Ci pressed his lips together, feeling a slight sense of loss; this "Dream of the Flame," which greatly benefits others, seemed rather average to him...

But it makes sense, as he already possesses the [Apostle] token.

The Dream of the Flame naturally had no significant effect.

He shook his head, dismissing stray thoughts, and stepped forward, pressing his palm against the Forbidden Book Tower.

If he’s not mistaken.

To complete the final trial of the Dream of the Flame, one would need to push open the door to the book tower.

"Creak—"

The wooden door of the Forbidden Book Tower was not hard to push.

But when Song Ci exerted his strength, the entire lake began to tremble, and immediately, a majestic voice echoed in his Heart Sea.

"Song Ci!"

"Since you have taken the Light Token, why have you not come to Light City?"

Song Ci’s pupils contracted.

From the gap in the wooden door of the Forbidden Book Tower, countless black mist instantly seeped out.

An avalanche of disaster and omen poured forth!

Song Ci reacted swiftly, retreating the moment he saw the black mist, but the dark mist had already transformed into a large hand, which was faster and grabbed his shoulder.

Pat!

Instinctively, Song Ci wanted to counterattack.

"How dare you, as an [Apostle], profane the Light?"

A roar came from within the black mist.

The roar struck directly at the Heart Lake, causing Song Ci to uncontrollably halt his move.

He grunted, and his originally stable Heart Lake had a rift instantly appear.

The words "profaning the Light."

Clearly imposed a restraint on Song Ci as an [Apostle], and a trace of pain appeared in his eyes.

As a [Light Apostle], no matter how unwilling, he could not perform an act of "profaning the Light"!

Taking advantage of this opportunity.

The black mist continued to advance, and the spirit hidden in the mist flicked its sleeves, casting out numerous black serpents that unleashed disaster and omen, launching a fierce attack on Song Ci’s spiritual soul!

At that moment.

"What do you think you are? How dare you call yourself Light?"

A cold voice rang out in this Red Lake Dream.

Bang!

A blazing fire roared in front of the Forbidden Book Tower, tearing apart the black mist.

Sitting cross-legged in a small courtyard, Gu Shen placed his hand on Song Ci’s shoulder; within the Spiritual World, he condensed his form, appearing next to Song Ci.

Successfully entering the Dream, Gu Shen immediately swung his blade.

This swing was fierce and powerful, with a crack, it severed the withered hand in the black mist at the root!

Roar!

A deafening howl of anger and agony.

Angry and terrified hissing came from the black mist.

"Who are you?!"

Gu Shen did not directly respond to the question.

He coldly said, "I am here specifically to ’profane the Light’!"

The next moment, Gu Shen took out the [Jade Ring] sealed in the depths of the Pure Land and threw it towards the Forbidden Book Tower.

Once thrown, the [Jade Ring] turned into a vortex, greedily consuming all spirit within this Dream—

The soul enshrouded in the black mist tried to escape, but it was too late.

Rumble!

In an instant, the mist surrounding Song Ci was completely devoured by the [Jade Ring]!

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(PS: Bad news, my heart doesn’t feel quite well today. There might not be a third update, so don’t wait for it.)