Light Fortress-Chapter 1480 - 204: The Final Battle (Part 3)_3

"You can still laugh."

Gu Shen said indifferently, "It seems the two arrows just now weren’t ruthless enough."

He raised his hand to gather the silver bow—

"...Wait!"

The humanoid creature in the mountain wall couldn’t hold back and roared, "Are you really going to say nothing? Don’t you want to know the connection between ’Blood Fire’ and ’Chi Huo,’ or the meaning of these ancient texts here?!"

Xiao naturally understood why Gu Shen took so long to come down—

He was recovering his spiritual power on the mountain!

Now that he’s come down, it means... Gu Shen can launch at least another attack like that!

Those two attacks earlier nearly knocked his soul out!

If another one comes, I’m afraid I’ll really be finished!

"Oh, scared now?" Gu Shen mocked coldly, "Seems your mouth isn’t as tough as I imagined."

"..."

Xiao’s expression hovered between anger and frustration, using the Bloodfire Spirit to stir up chaos in the outside world, showing no fear even against the Seven Gods above the mortal world!

But his biggest vulnerability was his true form hidden in Tanyao Volcano—

Outside, he could be endlessly arrogant.

Yet now, in front of Gu Shen, he didn’t dare.

Xiao knew Gu Shen was as insanely daring as himself; once pushed past his limits, Gu Shen could do anything.

So... if he behaved as recklessly as he did in the outside world, Gu Shen might retaliate with a strike of [Truth. Extinguishing Candle], teaching him a lesson.

A real... lesson.

In this situation, Xiao could only restrain himself and swallow his anger.

"I know what you’re thinking now—you want to delay time until the Beast Tide arrives outside, or wait for some opportunity to ’survive.’

Gu Shen stepped back two paces, looking at the man on the stone wall and the mysterious ancient texts encircling Xiao.

"I generally don’t like giving chances to dead people, but this time, I might make an exception for you."

He said calmly, "I know your Spirit Sea must be locked; killing you would yield nothing for me... So you can spill some information now. If what you say turns out to be uninteresting old rubbish, I will end you with an arrow. But if it’s intriguing enough, maybe you’ll have a chance to survive?"

Xiao stared intensely at Gu Shen.

He knew Gu Shen’s character... ruthless in killing, never showing mercy.

Those who inherit the Netherworld King’s Spark never miss a strike!

Saying such words in this moment is because Gu Shen has completely seized control of the situation, wanting useful information from Xiao’s mouth...

This arrow can be released at any time.

And he doesn’t have a choice.

Living one more second is still living... For Xiao, in this desperate situation, living one more second might bring a chance of survival.

Whether this can unfold smoothly depends entirely on his next words.

The depths of Tanyao fell into a brief silence.

Gu Shen clearly didn’t like this silence, the silver light in his palm was already surging.

In his heart, there was an invisible countdown.

If Xiao doesn’t speak soon, he’s going to shoot!

"Gu Shen, do you know the meaning of these ancient texts..."

After thinking for several seconds, Xiao took a deep breath and decided to reveal a big secret.

He gazed into the young man’s eyes before him, speaking each word deliberately.

"These ancient characters you’re seeing right now... are the world’s most precious forbidden technique, ’Longevity Technique.’

"You only know that I want to attain ’longevity.’

"But you don’t know, someone in this world has already attained ’longevity.’