Light Fortress

Old World, Void Zone.

Two starships advance side by side, breaking through the shattered meteorite chaos, moving northward.

In addition, a big snake accompanied the starships on their journey.

Within the Time Dojo, Gu Shen opened his eyes, a dazzling brilliance flashed deep within his pupils!

Just now, in his Spirit Sea, he sensed a familiar aura!

Across thousands of miles, the spiritual auras of the Judge and the Iron Eater appeared within his sensory range!

"Are we about to reach the Ice Sea Zone?"

Gu Shen took a deep breath.

The spiritual auras of the two Angel Envoys appearing within his sensory range... this indicates that he is now close to the Five Continents!

Sensing the aura of Mu Wanqiu and Shen Li should have been a joyous occasion.

But Gu Shen couldn’t feel happy at heart.

An ominous premonition seemed to disperse in the Heart Lake.

A Netherworld Fire ignited on his brow.

Gu Shen activated the Netherworld King Authority, disregarding the last void barrier, forcibly initiating a spiritual link, summoning the two Angel Envoys to meet him in the Four Seasons Wilderness.

The next moment.

Two blurry figures appeared on the wilderness.

"Gu Shen—"

"Gu Shen!"

Shen Li and Mu Wanqiu sensed Gu Shen’s "return" instantly, and their spirits reached the wilderness in an instant.

These two blurred figures, seeing the familiar "Pure Land," and the towering Su Xuan tree, felt a moment of disorientation.

The journey for Gu Shen was too uneasy.

How could one achieve the Divine Position without encountering obstacles?

These years, sharing life and death, meeting briefly and parting often, every meeting could be the last.

Since the Gu Castle war began.

Mu Wanqiu and Shen Li waited every day for Gu Shen’s return...

But many high-up members of the Three Continents Alliance believed that Gu Shen wouldn’t come back.

It wasn’t pessimism.

Rather... they truly could only rely on themselves.

At this moment, Gu Shen’s expression was even more complex than the two.

Having left the Five Continents, forced into exile.

He finally saw old friends from his homeland, those he cared for and wished to protect.

Gu Shen’s voice hoarse, spoke slowly and steadily.

"I have returned!"

These four words stirred a warm breeze in the Four Seasons Wilderness.

Golden spike flower petals flew through the air.

After five years, Shen Li’s entire aura had changed significantly, he had grown a beard, gained several scars on his cheeks, and his body emitted a chilling fierce "Iron Aura," a formidable aura that was intimidating.

Shen Li had thrown himself into the North Continent, participating in the Gu Castle war, even with the Iron Eater’s top-tier Protective Domain for sanctuary... he was still injured many times.

Each injury made him stronger.

But upon seeing Gu Shen, a smile immediately bloomed on the Little Iron Man’s face; he was still the same as he was years ago, naive with a touch of silliness.

The fierceness, the ruthlessness, was only for his enemies!

When slaughtering Sacrificial ones, he was fiercer than anyone, never showing mercy!

Mu Wanqiu’s aura hadn’t changed as much as Shen Li’s.

She had passed her youthful age, now wearing a black cloak, somewhat resembling the Purple Rain Commander of the Investigation Corps years back, originally indifferent like an iceberg; after cultivating the Judge to the ultimate level, this cold aura had transformed completely into the dignity of a superior, now holding the position of battlefield inspector, Mu Wanqiu had become the "Deputy Commander" of the Investigation Corps, nearly controlling the entire corps’s mobilization.

She was the absolute pillar ranked top five in strength in Central City.

"You..."

Seeing Gu Shen’s figure, a hint of anger flashed in Mu Wanqiu’s eyes.

It wasn’t the first time Gu Shen had "left without saying goodbye."

Last time in the Ice Sea... it was the same.

But this guy had a unique charm.

Even if the whole world told Mu Wanqiu Gu Shen was dead.

She believed he would appear, alive and well, before her one day.

So the thousand words in Mu Wanqiu’s heart about long-awaited reunions didn’t turn into reproach.

Ultimately, it became a meaningful sigh.

"... It’s good to be back."

Indeed, could there be better news than Gu Shen returning alive?

To Mu Wanqiu,.

Nothing.

"Everyone... how is the situation in the Five Continents now?"

Gu Shen was very clear-headed, knowing that now wasn’t the time for reminiscence; once the spiritual link was completed, their conversation advanced less than ten seconds before he hurriedly inquired about the current war situation.

"Very bad."

Shen Li and Mu Wanqiu spoke simultaneously; after speaking, the two exchanged glances, seeing fatigue in each other’s eyes.

"The Traveler Tribe launched a fierce attack at the Northern Continent Border; currently, three major legions are holding their ground at the Gu Castle Battlefield, but that’s not the main point; the bigger battlefield lies in the Five Continents Inland."

Shen Li spoke first, with a sigh: "If you could have returned a few days earlier... the Three Continents Alliance launched a full assault on the Source Tower; Meng Xizhou, Bai Xiu, Gu Xiaoman, have already rushed the Source Tower and engaged Qinglong in Divine War!"

Gu Shen’s heart tightened!

This was the scenario he feared most.

He had already traveled with all his might, yet still missed the Divine War at the Source Tower?

The words Mu Wanqiu said next made his mood even heavier.

"No... the Divine War at the Source Tower likely has already ended."

Mu Wanqiu added gravely: "The North Continent’s Fifth Legion fleet is now trapped in the Ning Fan Sea Area, this is the sea scene I saw."