His mental strength was completely exhausted.
The seawater of the Deep Sea wrapped around him and carried him upward. At that moment, Gu Shen felt as light as cotton.
There was none of the stabbing pain that came from using the "Truth Ruler."
Because everything here had been done under the Deep Sea's protection... No wonder so many transcendent beings chose to undergo trials in the Deep Water Zone...
"Is it over?"
With the last of his consciousness, Gu Shen murmured, "Does this mean... I've completed the first level of the trial?"
"It's still too early."
He woke up.
Gu Shen broke out in a cold sweat. He had not returned to his apartment. Instead, he was sitting on a speeding train.
Clusters of electric arcs burst outside the window, and the grinding of the wheels was heavy. Everything felt like a dream.
He had returned to the very beginning.
Sitting opposite him was the girl he had longed for day and night. Bathed in holy light, she was breathtakingly beautiful. Her white dress swayed, revealing calves and ankles so pale they were almost dazzling.
"This is...?"
Gu Shen stared blankly at the girl across from him. The light rail sped through a void of electricity and light. Countless sparks burst and vanished outside the windows, while the words 00 Me were strikingly conspicuous.
"This is my home. You can also understand it as... a secret area within the Deep Water Zone that no one knows about."
Chu Ling gave a calm explanation.
Then she closed the book in her hands and stood up. Her voice carried a trace of anger as she said, "You showed off during the Transcendent Trial just to hold on a little longer? Do you know that without the Deep Sea's rules protecting