Light Fortress-Chapter 1497 - 211: Death of Gu Shen (Part 3)

"According to the information from the Investigation Corps Team Captain Lu Zhe, Gu Shen perished at the bottom of Tanyao Mountain..."

"This is a situation we never anticipated..."

The five major families and three major institutes of Changye held an emergency meeting in the conference room.

However, the seat of the Judgement Institute was conspicuously empty.

Zhou Jiren and Tian Tong left, Zhu Wang and Han Dang were expelled, and now with Gu Shen’s "fall," the Judgement Institute, once ranked first among the three institutes, showed signs of decline... Several Judges, who were still out of town but had an acceptable reputation and prestige, made an exception by participating in this highest-level secret meeting within Changye.

The dignitaries attending this emergency meeting all wore heavy expressions.

The Mu Family Patriarch repeatedly confirmed the intelligence at hand, still unable to believe it.

He had expended great effort in tying the Mu Family to the "Confluence" ship, hoping to regain a high position through Gu Shen’s power. But unexpectedly, such terrible news arrived at this moment...

"Gu Shen... perished at the bottom of Tanyao Mountain?"

A clear, raspy voice came from the conference table.

The voice also carried a hint of absurd laughter.

"Don’t you know what kind of person this guy is? How could he possibly die so easily!"

Li Qingsui stood up, looking at the images sent back by Lu Zhe, her voice trembling more and more: "A flicker of fire, what does it prove? I don’t believe Gu Shen is dead... I don’t believe it!"

Because of her sister’s death.

She began to dislike Gu Shen, dedicating all her time to the confluence tasks. The Li Family and Mu Family became the two families contributing the most to the confluence plan...

In the sparse moments of leisure, she couldn’t help but recall the scenes at Divine Temple Mountain.

Tall mountains, flowing water, blazing fire, black flowers.

She thought she truly "disliked" Gu Shen.

Unexpectedly, her most cherished memory was the leisurely time on Divine Temple Mountain, indifferent to worldly matters, with her sister and Gu Shen.

Even more unexpectedly, time didn’t wait for her to "grow up" a bit more.

It ruthlessly inflicted "torment" once again.

She couldn’t accept that Gu Shen just died like that... killed in the eruption of Tanyao. In her mind, Gu Shen should be the next Gu Changzhi, even if he were to die, it should be in a blaze of glory! 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

The conference room was very quiet.

Li Qingsui’s words didn’t have an inspiring effect.

It wasn’t because Li Qingsui was still young, just a child.

But because the volcanic eruption scene from the Sangzhou Cave was too horrifying, every dignitary present could discern the authenticity of the images and the meaning behind them.

"Deep Sea’s simulation experiment shows... the power of Tanyao’s eruption is equivalent to eight times a child’s explosion. If Gu Shen stayed in the core area, even with ’Sixth-Order Source Armor,’ it would be useless; he would be reduced to ashes in 0.01 seconds."

Mr. Shan propped his chin with his hands.

His gaze was somewhat dazed, dazed by the scarlet fireworks blooming repeatedly over the Ice Sea.

This level of natural disaster is really too terrifying, beyond human power to resist.

Even for someone of his level with a title... there was not the slightest hope of survival.

What truly shattered Li Qingsui’s psychological defenses was the belated entry of Mr. Gu, supported by Gu Nanfeng, who finally joined the meeting. This old man, always diligent despite his white hair, seemed to age ten years overnight, his overall spirit in a very low state.

Even during the heated conflict with Gu Lushen in past years, he was never so downcast.

"Sorry, everyone, I am late..."

Gu Qilin wryly smiled, saying: "I know you are all concerned about Gu Shen’s life and death. The reason I’m late is precisely because of this. A few years ago, Gu Shen came to the Gu Family Ancestral Hall. Although he had no blood ties with the Changye Gu Family, I found him particularly close, so I left a drop of blood, inscribed in the sealed item, as a ’spiritual epitaph.’"

The old man took out a blank wooden seal, his fingers trembling as he placed it on the table.

Everyone was stunned.

"Gu Shen’s spiritual epitaph has dissipated."

Gu Nanfeng spoke for the old man, his voice deep and forlorn.

"In other words."

"Gu Shen... is dead.