Gu Ci's Emotions

Terror instantly filled their faces.

The White Emperor didn't even glance at them.

Just a few meters away, he flicked his finger at Gu Ci in the Life-Support Pod.

"Buzz!"

The White Emperor’s Token that Chen Fan refused transformed into a pure white Stream of Light, silently piercing through the Alloy outer wall of the Life-Support Pod and precisely embedding itself between Gu Ci's eyebrows.

Under the wide-eyed gazes of Zhao Xin and the others.

Gu Ci's withered body, which had been as dry as firewood, became plump again at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The gruesome wounds on his body, left by the burning of his Origin Source, healed rapidly under the white light, leaving not a single scar.

Even more terrifying was that the Golden Body Origin within him, which had been almost completely burned out and was nearly extinguished, was not only rekindled at this moment, but became even more dazzling and bright!

The radiance was even more solid and dazzling than it had been at its peak!

"Cough!"

With a violent cough, Gu Ci suddenly sat up in the Life-Support Pod and ripped off all the tubes attached to his body.

He opened his eyes, his gaze initially blank, but when he clearly saw the illusory figure of the White Emperor standing not far away, he was struck dumb, his expression trembling violently.

"Junior Gu Ci pays his respects to White Emperor!"

An irresistible, gentle force supported his knees, preventing him from kneeling.

The White Emperor's calm voice rang out, carrying a rare hint of gentleness.

You have a good student.

After he finished speaking, his figure, which seemed to merge with heaven and earth, began to become ethereal and transparent, like a reflection in water.

Only a distant sentence remained, echoing in the ears of the stunned crowd, and clearly entering Chen Fan's mind.

"Chen Fan, I'll be waiting for you at the end of the Core Zone..."

The voice completely disappeared.

The figure of the White Emperor also vanished without a trace, as if he had never existed.

Inside the medical room, the oppressive force that had been suppressing everything quietly dissipated.

Zhao Xin and the others were panting heavily, their bodies already soaked in cold sweat.

Gu Ci, who had just been reborn and whose cultivation had even improved, stood there in a daze.

He turned his head and looked at Chen Fan, who stood calmly beside him, with an incredibly complex expression.

He's not stupid.

The words White Emperor uttered before leaving, along with the changes in his own body, made him instantly understand everything that had just happened.

This kid...

The figure of the White Emperor vanished completely, and the air seemed to begin flowing again.

"Thump!"

Chief Instructor Zhao Xin and several top medical experts collapsed to the ground, their legs giving way.

They were panting heavily, their bodies already soaked in cold sweat, yet their faces were filled with an overwhelming fervor.

"It's the White Emperor... it really is White Emperor!"

Zhao Xin, the iron-blooded major general who had been in charge of the Blue Star Training Camp and had seen Corpse Mountain and Sea of Blood, was so excited that his voice trembled and his eyes reddened, like the most devout believer.

This is White Emperor!

The pillar of the Human Federation, a living legend, a myth standing at the pinnacle of Martial Dao!

To have seen His Majesty's countenance today is enough to make me die without regret!

However, Gu Ci, who had just been pulled back from the brink of death, completely ignored the commotion of those around him.

He stepped down from the Life-Support Pod, shirtless, every muscle in his body brimming with explosive power. His Golden Body Origin had become even more harmonious and profound than before.

He went straight up to Chen Fan.

Those once cold and lonely deep eyes were now churning with unprecedentedly complex emotions, as well as a trace of lingering fear and heartache that could not be concealed.

He raised his hand and pressed it heavily on Chen Fan's slightly thin shoulder.

"You... little rascal..."

A single rebuke, yet it contained a thousand unspoken words.

Chen Fan grinned, revealing a set of white teeth, looking carefree and oblivious.

Looking at him like this, Gu Ci felt both annoyed and amused. In the end, all her emotions turned into a long sigh, and she pulled him out of the medical room.

Behind them, Zhao Xin and the others were still immersed in the immense joy of meeting the White Emperor, talking incoherently, and even began to discuss whether to seal up this medical room and turn it into a sacred place for the Training Camp.

The Training Camp, on a quiet, tree-lined path.

Moonlight filtered through the gaps in the leaves, casting dappled shadows.

Chen Fan recounted his conversation with the White Emperor to Gu Ci, from the Ten Thousand Races Wager to the dangers of the Core Zone and his final choice.

He didn't hide anything at all.

Gu Ci listened quietly, his steps slowing down and his brows furrowing more and more deeply.

When he heard that Chen Fan would face the combined might of all the Alien Races Prodigies in the Core Zone Myriad Laws Source Realm, including those Half-Step Golden Body and even true Golden Body Realm prodigies, his face, which had just regained its color, instantly turned pale again.

He knew better than anyone that it wasn't a trial.

That was a true death sentence, a desperate trap set up by Ten Thousand Races to stifle the future of Human Race!

"Do you know," Gu Ci stopped in his tracks, "That every Alien Races there wishes they could devour you alive, steal your Fortune, and make a name for themselves over your corpse?"

"They'll pounce like mad dogs, using every despicable means imaginable!"

"I know."

Chen Fan nodded, his expression calm.

Gu Ci stared at him, his chest heaving violently, and almost growled, "Then why are you still going?!"

Chen Fan suddenly grinned, his youthful mischievousness and unruliness resurfacing, his eyes sparkling with excitement.

"Teacher, isn't this good?"

"If they don't come, where will I find so much nourishment to perfect my 'Myriad Dao Furnace Scripture'? How will I Bone Refinement my White Jade Bones and break through to the Golden Body Realm?"

He shrugged, looking completely innocent, and said, "This was an event personally arranged for me by the Ancient Ancestors of the Alien Races! Wouldn't it be too disrespectful not to go?"

"..."

Gu Ci was speechless for a long time after being choked by his fallacies and heresies.

Seeing the undiminished yet increasing fighting spirit in Chen Fan's eyes, his tense face finally relaxed, turning into a helpless and indulgent bitter smile.

Yes.

This is the Chen Fan.

This was his unprecedented, Invincible Path, destined to be paved with Corpse Mountain and Sea of Blood.

If I were to forcibly stop him, I would only be cutting off his path.

"Enough, enough," Gu Ci waved his hand, rubbing his throbbing temples. "Your own path is yours to walk. Your teacher... will only be responsible for handing you the knife."

He took a deep breath, his eyes sharpening again. "Before we set off, I burned all my understanding of the geniuses and their techniques of various races that I gathered on the Starry Sky Frontline into a digital archive and gave it to you. Remember it well! Don't let anything go wrong!"

"Okay!" Chen Fan replied readily.

Just then, Chen Fan suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

He subconsciously reached into his pocket and felt around.

There, something had appeared somewhere, though I don't know when.

He took it out and looked at it; both master and apprentice were stunned.

It was an ancient jade talisman with a warm, smooth surface and a faint white glow.

It has no patterns, yet it gives people the illusion of being eternal and indestructible.

It was that very elixir he had already used, which White Emperor had flicked into Gu Ci's brow, saving his life...

White Emperor’s Token!