Chapter 165 After the Slap

After leaving the dojo, Gu Shen went to the dojo of Jin Yun, the Second Tribunal Officer.

Compared to the former Tribunal Officer Zhou E, Jin Yun could be said to be "exhaling with pride."

In the struggles of the past few years, he had always been suppressed by Zhou E.

If Gu Shen hadn't returned, the position of Great Tribunal Officer might have really been held by Zhou E!

However, Gu Shen wasn't there to congratulate him.

At this moment, in the Second Tribunal Dojo, many colleagues from the Tribunal were discussing Dao, and Jin Yun was among them.

When everyone saw Gu Shen arrive, they stood up to salute, but Gu Shen didn't have time to greet them.

"Tribunal Officer Jin Yun, do you have time now?"

He cut to the chase, directly naming Jin Yun.

"Of course, of course."

Jin Yun was beaming, quickly agreeing.

The Great Tribunal Officer personally visiting his dojo, what did this mean?

In his opinion, this was obviously another piece of good news.

"Good."

Gu Shen asked with a smile, "I just became the Great Tribunal Officer, and I heard that it's currently the time for the annual shuffle of Tribunal Officer rankings."

The dignified Great Tribunal Officer wouldn't have come just to talk about this kind of thing.

Jin Yun blinked, already guessing where this was going.

His smile didn't fade as he deliberately posed the question, "That's right, it's the time for the shuffle... What are your thoughts?"

"As the 'Great Tribunal Officer,' I have the power to decide the ranking of the dojos of the Tribunal Officers under my command."

Gu Shen said calmly, "In other words, as long as I nod, you don't need to challenge Zhou E to become the First Tribunal Officer."

Jin Yun took a light breath.

He held his breath, eagerly anticipating.

"Come."

While speaking, Gu Shen had already chosen a arena. He jumped onto the arena, looked back at Jin Yun, and beckoned, "Let me see what level your cultivation realm has reached."

"???"

Jin Yun was stunned.

What was going on?

Shouldn't the next step be for the Great Tribunal Officer to personally appoint him, this eternal number two, to move up a rank?!

How had it turned into an examination of cultivation achievements!

He had seen the image of Zhou E being suppressed by Gu Shen in the dojo to the point where he couldn't even speak...

He had fought Zhou E several times, and each time he was slightly inferior!

If he were to take the stage, he definitely wouldn't be any stronger.

So, during this time, Jin Yun had watched the three official departments in Snow Forbidden City discuss that day's "image," feeling unspeakable happiness in his heart.

He never expected that he would also become a lucky guy like Zhou E.

"Come on."

Gu Shen said expressionlessly, "You can't even get on the stage, can you?"

The domain hadn't even been released yet.

The Great Tribunal Officer's pressure had already swept over.

The smile on Jin Yun's face froze, and he climbed onto the arena under immense pressure... All the eyes in the dojo were focused on this.

"Chī!"

Gu Shen joined two fingers together and gently flicked out a wisp of blazing fire.

Instantly, a slender line of fire burned along all four sides of the arena, transforming into a magnificent and dazzling fire barrier.

After doing this, he put his hands behind his back and said in a calm tone, "Fight openly, don't worry about accidentally injuring others."

Just this one sentence.

Made the entire dojo feel excited.

What arrogance was this?

Jin Yun was also a top-tier Fourth Order Transcendents, blessed with two Great Accomplishment Domains. He could destroy a small city in a very short amount of time... If he really went crazy, even a legendary title holder, he had the confidence to injure them!

"Good!"

With Zhou E as the "shining example," Jin Yun took a deep breath at this moment.

He knew what he had to do now was to go all out!

Wasn't it just a fight?

Could Gu Shen, the dignified Great Tribunal Officer, really hit him?

"Mr. Gu... you have to be careful!"

Jin Yun raised one palm, and a streak of silver light flashed across the distance of the dojo. The sound of a blade leaving its sheath pierced through the void. It was a straight longsword, surrounded by a dark and eye-catching enchanting wind.

"First Domain, [Wind Dancer]!"

His innate ability, similar to [Storm Cut], belonged to the wind element.

Under this stern shout, countless winds poured into the entire dojo.

Jin Yun's Tribunal Officer robe fluttered wildly in the wind, but these countless enchanting winds were different from the natural winds summoned by [Storm Cut]. They carried the killing intent from Jin Yun's spiritual sea and appeared outside the void, appearing pitch-black. Every wisp of wind was like a blade, cutting the dojo's void!

"Boom—"

Gu Shen still had his hands behind his back.

A strand of his spiritual power swept out, producing a soft rumble.

The Fire of Life spread for hundreds of meters, enveloping the entire dojo. Wisps of flame landed in front of the eyebrows of the hundreds of spectators in the dojo.

Every wisp of flame emitted a wisp of spirit.

The black wind blades summoned by Jin Yun could only create a sound of breaking through the air in the arena. Most of the spectators only felt that the wind in the dojo was very strong and noisy at the moment. They didn't feel the true sharpness of [Wind Dancer]!

"...Not bad, continue."

Gu Shen praised with a smile.

"Second Domain... [Blade Cleave]!"

Jin Yun held the longsword in one hand. His entire aura continued to rise in the gathering of countless winds!

His second domain required constant accumulation and accumulation of power.

In actual combat, this belonged to a consumption-type domain that became stronger and stronger the more he fought!

Since his debut, he had never fought such a smooth battle!

The entire dojo was filled with wind elements. He seemed to have become the master of this world. Jin Yun felt unprecedentedly powerful. Even a casual slash could easily split the entire dojo!

The next moment.

He drew his sword!

Hundreds of strands of [Blade Cleave] were superimposed together. These wind blades were like waves, the front wave pushing the back wave, repeating in this way.

Gu Shen remembered that the Deep Sea Archives mentioned this Second Tribunal Officer.

Jin Yun was actually suitable for multi-person missions, mainly in charge of offense.

If it was a team battle, with several powerful Transcendent paving the way for Jin Yun's terrain environment and accumulating power for [Wind Dancer], then Jin Yun's upper limit would be very high...

It was probably like this now.

Nearly three hundred strands of [Blade Cleave] were superimposed together!

This kind of slash had already surpassed the limit of the Fourth Order!

If a title holder like Sage Deer were to take it head-on... it was very likely that they would be injured!

But unfortunately.

Gu Shen and weak title holders like Sage Deer weren't on the same level.

So, from beginning to end, he just stood quietly in place, waiting for [Blade Cleave] to reach Great Accomplishment. More than three hundred black wind blades superimposed together had already turned into a crescent-shaped black hole nearly ten meters long!

Jin Yun's slash seemed to want to crush the entire dojo!

The next moment, Jin Yun slashed out with all his might—

[Blade Cleave] arrived in front of Gu Shen.

Gu Shen's cheek was less than ten centimeters away from the curved apex of [Blade Cleave].

Perhaps even shorter.

But the closest distance between the two was frozen here.

Gu Shen gently extended two fingers, the fingertips pressing against the tidal wave of blade energy superimposed by three hundred strands of [Blade Cleave]. There was no bloody scene of flesh flying.

[Pure Land] descended.

The frost and snow of Great Cold suddenly danced wildly, instantly suppressing [Wind Dancer]!

The position where Gu Shen's two fingers touched, [Blade Cleave] was frozen into a round black solid crescent!

"Kacha!"

Then, two fingers exerted force, [Blade Cleave] shattered into countless fragments of black light.

Jin Yun stared blankly at the scene in front of him.

Gu Shen put away [Pure Land] as if nothing had happened... The time he summoned the [Pure Land] domain was extremely short, about only one second. If the time was longer, he was afraid that the Second Tribunal Officer in front of him, like Zhou E before, wouldn't even have the ability to speak.

"Not bad, continue."

Gu Shen was still those four understated words.

He put away the [Pure Land] domain just to see where Jin Yun's limit was.

So far, this Second Tribunal Officer hadn't disappointed him!

Using [Wind Dancer] to superimpose this trump card of [Blade Cleave], although the formation conditions were harsh, it was still a great weapon that could kill across realms!

He was looking forward to Jin Yun taking out another similar trump card.

"Continue?"

Jin Yun was stunned in place. He had almost accumulated all his strength, and Gu Shen had crushed his slash with a light touch of his fingertip.

What else could he use to continue?

Seeing Jin Yun's expression, a hint of disappointment appeared in Gu Shen's eyes: "Is that all you have?"

This move was indeed good.

But it was just good.

Although he hadn't really fought Zhou E, judging from the observation results of his spiritual power, the First Tribunal Officer should have two or three similar trump cards, but because the suppression of [Pure Land] was too strong, and his own appearance that day was too intimidating, Zhou E didn't have the chance to use even one trump card.

"Yes!"

Jin Yun took a deep breath and said loudly, "Please accept my blade!"

[Wind Dancer], which had been briefly crushed by [Pure Land] for a second, was now flying again above the dojo.

[Blade Cleave] also re-gathered densely.

But this time, [Blade Cleave] was no longer superimposed...

Jin Yun held the sword in both hands, and wings spliced from [Wind Dancer] and [Blade Cleave] kept emerging behind him.

The two Great Accomplishment Domains now seemed to have become his sealed items!

Gu Shen watched with great satisfaction.

Not bad, this move was also very interesting.

"Buzz!"

The ground of the arena exploded directly. Jin Yun instantly disappeared from the spot. His burst speed was too fast. This slash was actually what he had accidentally comprehended when he tried to advance to the title level!

The fusion of [Wind Dancer] and [Blade Cleave] failed.

But these two domains with compatible nature could actually maintain a cohesive and unified state for a short time!

Under the blessing of these sword wings, he could briefly possess the "extreme speed of the world" comparable to a wind-type title holder!

In an instant.

Jin Yun's sword energy arrived in front of Gu Shen.

No one in the dojo could see his movements at all—

This slash was indeed fast.

Wind-type Transcendents did have an "extreme speed" that was difficult for ordinary people to reach.

Gu Nanfeng was the best example.

But top-level mental systems weren't afraid of the extreme speed of the wind system, especially mental system monsters like Gu Shen.

No matter how fast the wind in this world was, it couldn't be faster than the pinpoint capture of spiritual power.

The moment Jin Yun drew his sword, Gu Shen's palm had already been raised, and he made the simplest defensive counterattack.

Backhand, a slap.

"Pa!"

The monstrous wind in the dojo was extinguished at this moment, and a miserable figure like a kite with a broken string flew out of the arena.

[Wind Dancer] and [Blade Cleave] withered extremely quickly in the air.

"..."

Gu Shen silently looked at the palm he had swung out.

He controlled his strength.

This slap didn't use any domains, nor was it attached with the power of [Truth] and authority, but... this was not something a Fourth Order could withstand.

The watching Transcendent in the dojo were all stunned.

Because the owner of this dojo, Second Tribunal Officer Jin Yun, had been embedded in the wall in the distance.

Dust rustled.

Gu Shen sighed softly in his heart. He didn't react on the surface, took a step, and arrived at the end of the dojo covered in smoke.

He extended a hand, pulled Jin Yun out, and threw him back into the dojo.

Another step.

Gu Shen also returned to the dojo.

"Cough cough cough..."

Jin Yun was covered in dust, and his whole person was extremely embarrassed. He looked at Gu Shen with horror in his eyes.

"Relax."

Gu Shen said helplessly, "I will use 'Blazing Fire' to heal you."

Because of the withdrawal of strength, this slap only caused some external injuries.

The Fire of Life only needed a few minutes to heal.

But Gu Shen knew that this great slap would leave Jin Yun with an unforgettable impression.

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Not long after.

The battle image from the Second Tribunal Dojo spread out.

The fact that Gu Shen gave Jin Yun a great slap was known throughout Nagano.

Inside the Tribunal, the rumors about the new Great Tribunal Officer being optimistic about "Jin Yun" were completely debunked. Wasn't this slap even harsher than the one given to Zhou E back then?

"Great Tribunal Officer, so you came to the dojo to beat me up..."

A moment later, under the treatment of the Fire of Life.

Jin Yun was mostly recovered.

He was now in a very melancholy mood.

He wasn't a fool.

After that great slap, he suddenly understood a lot of things.

"What are you saying, am I that kind of person?"

Gu Shen sat cross-legged, directly opposite Jin Yun. He directly denied it, saying, "This is called guidance. I am very satisfied with your cultivation realm. After this fight, you will not be far from breaking through to the title level in the future. Remember, when combining [Wind Dancer] and [Blade Cleave], don't pursue too much lethality. The essence of Transcendent cultivation is the sublimation of the life level. Finding a way to combine the two elements containing different spiritual realms is the real path to advancement."

Jin Yun listened blankly.

Indeed.

He felt that this slap was worth it. Fighting with Gu Shen was much better than fighting with other Transcendents!

In the entire Tribunal headquarters, the only one qualified to fight him was Zhou E!

But the identities and status of the two were sensitive.

In recent years, due to the competition for the "Great Tribunal Officer" position, Jin Yun couldn't directly challenge Zhou E. The two were in a 50-50 situation, slightly stronger or slightly weaker. If he rashly launched a "challenge" and didn't win, then the so-called Great Tribunal Officer title would naturally be lost.

Adhering to this mentality of not daring to take risks, Jin Yun had been stuck in front of the title step for several years.

Now.

After drawing his sword regardless of the consequences, he indeed gained a lot.

"Of course, what I came here to say to you is not just about your Transcendent cultivation."

Gu Shen paused and continued, "I hope that in the years to come, there will be no more 'open and secret struggles' in the Tribunal. The first and second positions are just the world's evaluation of you. In my heart, there is another scale, and I hope you understand that as long as I am the 'Great Tribunal Officer,' the weight of this scale will definitely be heavier than the world's views."

Hearing these words, Jin Yun's pupils shrank slightly.

Of course, he understood what Gu Shen wanted to say.

Gu Shen suppressed the current era, and no one could compete with him.

As long as he was there, no one could covet the position of "Great Tribunal Officer"—

But he would always relinquish this position.

Struggling was meaningless.

Because the future "Great Tribunal Officer" would be personally appointed by Gu Shen.

"Regarding the choice of the 'Great Tribunal Officer' successor, I will maintain absolute neutrality and objectivity, and will never favor anyone. If one day a junior surpasses you... then he may also become my 'successor.'"

Gu Shen said calmly, "For example, Zhong Fan, who is ranked fourth, I am very optimistic about him."

Jin Yun was silent.

Zhong Fan was indeed a formidable junior.

Although he was ranked fourth.

But after the "Uto" defection, the third Tribunal Officer position in the Tribunal was currently vacant... This time, it was just the rotation, and Zhong Fan would most likely be ranked third.

"If you and Zhou E continue to fight, you will only benefit others."

Gu Shen said lightly, "In addition to Zhong Fan, there is also Xie Zheng. Everyone in the Tribunal is moving forward."

Jin Yun opened his mouth, wanting to say something but stopped.

He suddenly realized that he had indeed done something very stupid.

"From today onwards, go to the First Tribunal Dojo more often. Seek more discussions with Zhou E. The rarest thing in this world is 'meeting an evenly matched opponent.'"

Gu Shen said with some emotion, "Do you know how lucky it is to have a 'friend' with comparable strength to spar with?"

"I... I understand."

Jin Yun's voice was hoarse, and he lowered his head.

Gu Shen hummed with a calm expression.

When Jin Yun looked up again, Gu Shen had disappeared, not knowing where he had gone.

"Guidance..."

He leaned against the pillar of the arena, smiled sadly and self-deprecatingly.

The Second Tribunal Officer softly repeated the words Gu Shen had just said. He rubbed his throbbing head and said with a wry smile, "Why do I feel like it was a warning?"

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Gu Shen left the Second Tribunal Dojo. Perhaps because he had exercised his muscles and bones, he felt more comfortable than ever before.

The situations of these two Tribunal Officers were different, and they needed to be treated accordingly.

Zhou E's aura was sluggish and difficult to recover. If he was attacked at this time, he would probably really become depressed.

So, Gu Shen carefully comforted and encouraged him.

As for Jin Yun, who was complacent for a while, he needed to be "warned" properly.

Warn, warn, warn first and then hit.

Presumably, that slap would allow Jin Yun to reminisce for a long time.

Those who could sit in this position were not fools. After being slapped, Jin Yun should also understand what Gu Shen really wanted to say.

In this Tribunal, there could be challenges, there could be competitions.

But there must never be "factional struggles"!

"On the northern border of Nagano, there is a 'North Continent Source Energy Boat' approaching."

Chu Ling's voice rang in Gu Shen's heart.

At the same time, she sent the image captured by [Wind Child].

A miniature Source Energy Boat was moving forward at an extremely fast speed in the dome.

"Mu Wanqiu."

Gu Shen only took one look to confirm the identity of the owner of this miniature Source Energy Boat.

He sighed softly and said helplessly, "Clearly there is [Pure Land] that can transmit messages, but she doesn't use it. Is she afraid that I will be afraid of fighting and run away?"

"Mu Wanqiu is on the Nagano whitelist, but North Continent Source Energy Boats are not allowed to enter Nagano territory without permission. Bai Chen is preparing to intercept them."

Chu Ling said, "Now Bai Chen is connecting to the Source Energy Boat's communication."

"I apply for a temporary link with Bai Chen."

With a thought, Gu Shen intervened in the spiritual network of the prison and directly spoke with Bai Chen of the Bai family.

"Brother Bai Chen, this is Gu Shen—"

According to seniority, Gu Shen did have to call Bai Chen "Brother."

When he first entered Nagano, Bai Chen had already been promoted to the title level.

"Gu Shen?"

Bai Chen was preparing to go out to welcome the Source Energy Boat.

Mu Wanqiu was a very important VIP with high status, but Nagano had not received a notice from Central City. According to regulations, he had to ask the other party's intentions.

"Sorry, I forgot to report to Nagano in advance."

Gu Shen smiled and said, "Mu Wanqiu was invited by me. Let me take care of the 'welcoming' work for this Source Energy Boat."

"I see."

Bai Chen smiled after hearing this and didn't say anything more.

Now Gu Shen was the official Great Tribunal Officer of the Tribunal headquarters, and he was still Mr. Shan's deputy... According to rank, he was lower than Gu Shen. He had no objection to this work transfer.

After completing the negotiation.

Gu Shen immediately stepped on the [Truth] Iron Sword and rushed to the northern border of Nagano.

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The yellow sand rolled, and a Source Energy Boat parked on a small hill.

The cabin opened.

A woman wearing red Source Armor slowly raised her head. Above the iron dome with yellow sand, a strand of silver light flew by quickly.

Gu Shen jumped down from the [Truth] sword light.

"Hey, hey, you are now the famous [Judge] of the North Continent."

Gu Shen said in a joking tone, "Putting aside this title, you are also the captain of a team in the Investigation Corps. Your identity is so sensitive, and you don't know to get a batch approval to go to Nagano? Be careful that Nagano directly uses the Sky Sheath weapon to bomb you down!"

Mu Wanqiu's title was the same as her ability.

[Judge]!

This was actually a great honor!

S-level abilities were basically unique... so the [Judge] title she got would leave a strong mark on the historical monument of the North Continent!

"The approval from [Deep Sea] is too slow."

Mu Wanqiu frowned and said, "I have been too busy these days. The application I submitted when I set off to the south... I'm afraid it will arrive tomorrow."

"Is there a need to be so urgent?"

Gu Shen sighed.

"I'm looking for you to fight, of course I'm anxious."

With a bang, Mu Wanqiu heavily closed the cabin of the miniature Source Energy Boat. At this moment, her eyes had begun to glow, "Doing it now is better than any other day..."

The northern border of Nagano was very barren.

There were many barren mountains here.

It was very suitable for fighting!

After looking around, Mu Wanqiu began to stretch her muscles.

Crackle!

The crisp sound made Gu Shen frown. "Wait! You're not going to fight now, are you?"

"Of course, otherwise when are we going to wait? Do you know how hard it is to ask for leave from the Investigation Corps!"

Mu Wanqiu frowned, she made a fighting pose, and a huge white-clothed judge appeared behind her.

Six years ago, Xiao Qiu's vision was not as powerful as it was now!

Worthy of being an S-level genius!

Gu Shen had a clear answer in his heart the first time he saw the [Judge] phantom.

Mu Wanqiu's true strength was definitely a strong one among the title holders!

Because she was too young, she might not be as good as Jia Wei, but she was definitely one level stronger than Yunhu and Xuan Turtle!

"Boom!"

Mu Wanqiu directly punched Gu Shen.

"Ora!"

The judge also gave a low shout, its snow-white clothes were propped up by the gust of wind, the Great Accomplishment Annihilation Domain spread out, and the tall judge grabbed the void snow-white wolf brush, like a spear, and poured the majestic killing intent and the death aura of the judgment towards Gu Shen!

Gu Shen didn't retreat or dodge.

He stretched out his palm and directly caught Mu Wanqiu's fist!

There was a muffled sound of "bang."

The two collided.

Gu Shen took a step back, but only one step.

On the other side, the majestic death aura from [Judge] poured down.

Gu Shen raised his head and sighed.

He didn't feel any pain at all.

This was an attack from [Judge]…

The Annihilation Domain that Mu Wanqiu used to crush others was completely ineffective on Gu Shen.

Gu Shen, who had perfectly passed the Great Cold stage, frankly opened his chest and accepted all the killing intent in the Judge's brush.

Because he was Hades.

The next moment, [Pure Land] covered out.

Mu Wanqiu's calf source armor was covered with a layer of green frost.

Gu Shen slowly released the palm that wrapped Mu Wanqiu's fist. He said regretfully, "Is there still a need to fight this fight? I don't think there's any need... Those methods you are good at are ineffective against me."

"Kacha!"

Mu Wanqiu leaned forward, her body was frozen by Pure Land, and even if she pulled out her calf, new green frost would immediately freeze on.

Gu Shen floated back dozens of meters.

He said with a smile, "Alright, alright, I know you want to fight me... I promise you, I will use all my strength and never hold back, but not now."

"Not now?"

Mu Wanqiu frowned and said, "What do you mean?"

"As my appointed [Crown Holder], you haven't fulfilled the obligations that [Apostle] should fulfill."

Gu Shen folded his arms and said seriously, "I want you to accompany me to Qinghe District for a trip, it counts as working together on a mission."

Mu Wanqiu narrowed her eyes.

Qinghe District, she knew that it was a backward district in Jiangnan.

With Gu Shen's current strength, the entire Five Continents and even [Old World] could be visited.

What was there to go to a place like Qinghe District? And she needed to accompany him?

She asked alertly, "What mission?"

"Temporarily confidential."

Gu Shen smiled and said, "You only need to give me an answer now, go or not?"

Mu Wanqiu stared at Gu Shen for a long time.

She also looked at the barren land where the yellow sand was rolling. If they really fought, it would not be easy to deploy in this place.

"Go."

Mu Wanqiu said, "But you also have to promise me one thing."

Gu Shen took away the [Pure Land] and said helplessly, "What, I have already agreed to accompany you for a good fight, do you still have to make extra demands?"

"Don't forget, this is what you owe me."

Mu Wanqiu patted the snow slag on her body unhappily. She said seriously, "Count it as me using the second request. After this matter is over, go to the North Continent with me."

"I know I probably can't beat you."

"I just want to see the gap between me and you..."

Mu Wanqiu took a deep breath and asked seriously, "Bai Xiu is now following General Silver Fox to cultivate, Gu Shen, do you really not want to know what level Xiao Xiu has grown to now?"

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