Light Fortress-Chapter 1545 - 237: Breaking Free

Gu Xiaoman took off the Cloud Ring, slowly rubbing it, lost in thought.

If she guessed correctly.

As long as there is spirit interaction with this ring, her coordinates will be updated externally. In other words, whether immersing in the Cloud Ring for cultivation or passively receiving the warm current sent by the ring... would expose her location!

Throwing it away should prevent being tracked.

With this thought in mind, Gu Xiaoman looked at Wu Yan.

She planned to honor her previous promise not to personally kill Wu Yan.

Of course... she also did not intend to spare this Hunter who planned to kill her.

"I will give you a chance to ’survive’... which also serves as an experiment for me."

Gu Xiaoman said lightly: "If the Cloud Ring can still transmit coordinates to those people, maybe you still have a chance. But you need to think carefully about how to explain this ring and your betrayal of the Divine Envoy if you do survive."

Wu Yan’s pupils contracted; he wanted to say something.

Dissolving Dream activated, and he groaned, losing consciousness instantly.

Gu Xiaoman’s spirit easily broke through Wu Yan’s Heart Sea.

A moment later, Gu Xiaoman left, leaving only a lonely figure at the empty, desolate foot of the snowy mountain.

Wu Yan closed his eyes tightly, leaning against a stone cave, still breathing, but his entire spirit trapped within the dreamscape of Dissolving Dream.

In the snow before him, a silver ring was placed!

Gu Xiaoman’s "experiment" was essentially to observe whether the Cloud Ring could still send signals to those at the Source Tower without spirit interaction.

This was the glimmer of hope she left for Wu Yan.

If the ring could still periodically send coordinates, someone would come.

However, these people, upon seeing Wu Yan, might not necessarily rescue him.

That was something Gu Xiaoman couldn’t intervene in, nor did she care about the aftermath... Dissolving Dream collected a trace of spirit, allowing her to judge whether her guess about the Cloud Ring’s features was correct by observing the final state of this trace.

"Hoo, hoo, hoo..."

The place was extremely cold, the storm howled, and soon thick snow fell on Wu Yan’s shoulders, turning him into a snow sculpture.

Later, the breath of this body grew weaker and weaker.

Until it returned to nothingness, utterly silent annihilation.

...

...

"That guy, did he really freeze to death?"

The trace of spirit stored in Dissolving Dream returned to the void.

This meant Wu Yan died naturally, without intervention.

Gu Xiaoman walked across the snowfield, and this time her alertness hadn’t been triggered for a long while.

Indeed, after discarding the Cloud Ring, the whole world became tranquil.

"It seems that ring can only transmit the coordinates of hosts with spirit interaction..."

Her expression wasn’t good: "I should have realized it earlier, being fooled like this."

Peering and control were the Sky Divine Throne’s forte, and it made sense that the Cloud Ring had a ’locating function.’

"I always knew Qinglong was no good..."

Gu Xiaoman crouched down, scooped up a handful of snow, rubbed her face, and muttered quietly: "No wonder I wanted to give away that useless ring earlier."

Gu Xiaoman gradually calmed down.

After carefully thinking it over, she began to understand everything that happened here.

Her previous encounter with Dong Lai Yue and Sidal was simply because they were strong enough, and their speed fast enough, that they happened to be nearby when the Cloud Ring reported its location for the first time!

If those guys could truly track her in real-time.

Surely the first arrivals would have been Cloud Tiger and Xuan Turtle...

These two ruthless individuals, intent on killing her, wouldn’t show any mercy!

Nothing assured her safety more than handling it herself!

Now that the Cloud Ring no longer reports her coordinates, the Law Enforcers at the Source Tower are probably like ants on a hot pan, frantically worrying.

Perhaps... it’s the perfect opportunity for her to hunt them down?

"Better not."

Gu Xiaoman shook her head, "More actions lead to more trouble."

She was not here to hunt these people.

Though she wouldn’t mind sending those lone Enforcers to meet the Netherworld King, she didn’t want to waste time hunting these candidates specifically.

"I have a premonition... there’s something very important deep within the Ice Sea Ruins."

Gu Xiaoman gazed into the snowy vastness afar.

After the Cloud Ship’s forced landing.

Everyone lost their direction.

However... this wasn’t important anymore; the purpose of the Source Tower’s expedition was to explore the ruins, and since they’ve arrived, there’s no need to hesitate. First collect intelligence, and once enough is gathered, consider the return journey!

Furthermore, as previously speculated.

In no time, Light City, Central City, and Changye, as well as other major powers, would continuously enter the Ice Sea Ruins, making this place bustling!

A group of people trapped here without hope of leaving?

If they truly can’t leave, then none of them would be able to!

...

...

"Damn... why isn’t the coordinate updating?"

"Where’s the coordinate, why isn’t it refreshing?"

Voices like this kept echoing through the control channel in the Source Tower.

These candidates have been searching diligently around the vicinity of the Cloud Ship’s landing site for a long time, combing through an area within thirty miles, yet gaining nothing.

No one expected this grand hunting mission to start with a bang, only to have no continuation...

"Everyone, gather three kilometers south of the Cloud Ship, countdown for fifteen minutes, no waiting beyond that."

Soon, the command from Xuan Turtle was issued within the control channel, and shortly thereafter, a group of candidates converged south of the Cloud Ship.

Cloud Tiger and Xuan Turtle stood at a high vantage point. Though their expressions showed no change, their mood was even more gloomy compared to the candidates.

Using the spiritual resonance transmitted by the [Cloud Ring] to hunt Gu Xiaoman was their idea!

To ensure nothing went awry.

Of course, they participated in the plan too, but no one knew from where [Cloud Ring]’s spiritual resonance would be transmitted back. Unfortunately, these two envoys didn’t catch the first two accurate intel, resulting in Gu Xiaoman’s smooth escape.

"Divine Envoy, why hasn’t Gu Xiaoman’s coordinate refreshed?"

"Master, is the hunting task still valid?"

Cloud Tiger waved his hand, interrupting the candidates’ questions.

He cleared his throat and said, "The hunting task remains valid... but there’s no need to wait. If you ever encounter her in the future, slay her; the promised rewards and merits will not be less."

Cloud Tiger clearly understood that with Gu Xiaoman’s cunning, she might have already guessed the means used to capture her location...

It’s a pity for [Cloud Ring], truly a priceless piece of A-grade sealed object.

This sealed object was likely discarded casually by Gu Xiaoman in the freezing snow.

With the [Ice Sea Ruins] being so vast, once discarded, it might never be found again.

Thinking of this, Cloud Tiger shook his head.

He slowly said, "Don’t forget, our main task this trip is to explore the [Ice Sea Ruins]. Just now, Xuan Turtle and I went to take a look further away... Southward from here, there’s a range of snow-caped mountains where we discovered remnants of transcendent resonance."

"Transcendent resonance?"

The candidates were taken aback.

These Ice Sea Ruins have been buried under the sea for countless years, never revealed to the world.

To survive in such a harsh environment,

it would truly require lives that have undergone an Extraordinary Awakening.

"Don’t be nervous, it’s likely the saints from the Storm Church..."

Cloud Tiger smiled faintly and said, "They moved ahead, perhaps they’ve already discovered something. We should go over now and investigate."

Taking the Cloud Ship away was also a step in his plan!

Not killing Gu Xiaoman... doesn’t matter, Gu Xiaoman can’t stay on the Cloud Ship for cultivation forever, right?

As long as this little one disembarks.

Then she’ll face suffering!

All the candidates will hunt her, even if she holds great fortune, is incredibly skilled, and manages to avoid layers of pursuit...

She won’t have the chance to return.

Cloud Tiger would directly take the Cloud Ship, and with strong figures from Five Continents gathering, the "Red Dragon Inheritor" of the Source Tower is a position envied by many; this little one, even if not killed by him, would surely be killed by others!

"Alright, everyone should be here. Let’s board the ship now!"

Cloud Tiger waved, signaled the candidates to lead the boarding, silently counting the number of people in his mind.

Moments later, the counting was completed.

"Missing five?"

Cloud Tiger frowned slightly. Five people might not be much, but it’s exactly a small squad; this was odd. He rechecked the list and discovered candidate Wu Yan was missing along with his teammates.

This wasn’t a case of tardiness since the control channel had been silent regarding Wu Yan’s squad for quite a while.

Xuan Turtle quietly reminded him, "The last to detect Gu Xiaoman’s location was Wu Yan."

"Hmm..."

Cloud Tiger expressionless, said, "If they’re not back, they’re probably dead. No need to worry, we just sail."

Roar!

The Cloud Ship’s engines roared, kicking up countless snowflakes as the large vessel began to move southward.

On the other side, Gu Xiaoman, walking silently in the snow, heard the low roar.

She quickly looked up.

A colossal ship, spewing blue flames, streaked across the sky like a comet.

"Because they couldn’t find me, they activated the Cloud Ship..."

Gu Xiaoman smirked with sarcasm; she knew Cloud Tiger’s intention was to shake her off.

But she didn’t care.

Since leaving the Cloud Ship, she never intended to return.

The visibility of [Ice Sea Ruins] is very low, the blue flame vanished in an instant, and the explosive roar in the air quickly faded. Gu Xiaoman lowered her gaze and continued her difficult trek.

Two footprints in the snow moved forward in interaction, not skewed but rather quite straight.

Gu Xiaoman, following her heart’s guide, silently headed towards the unknown distance...

Unbeknownst to her,

The fleeting Cloud Ship sailed in a direction nearly identical to the long stretch of tracks in the snow.