Chapter 2072 - 1644: Deities Have No Shadows!

Nothing!

No shadow!

In the palm of Gu Changsheng’s hand, within the water she scooped up, there wasn’t a trace of Gu Changsheng’s shadow!

Gu Changsheng, almost panic-stricken, let the water scatter from her hand, and tightly gripped the edge of the basin, peering into it...

Impossible!

Impossible!

She must have seen wrong!

She must have seen wrong!

It must be because her palm is small, and the amount of water she scooped up was too little, that’s why there is no reflection!

But soon, Gu Changsheng realized that it was merely her wishful thinking!

Nothing!

Still nothing!

In the basin, the water reflected light, but there was nothing...

No shadow of Gu Changsheng...

"No!"

For some unknown reason, Gu Changsheng let out a panicked cry!

Almost at the moment Gu Changsheng’s voice sounded, Zhou Mu and Shi Wujue swiftly flew to Gu Changsheng’s side...

"What happened?" Zhou Mu’s face, as if a Divine Residence, furrowed his brow, the depth of his eyes like a cold pool, full of worry...

"Water... water..." Gu Changsheng raised her hand, pointing at the half basin of water, quietly sitting there...

"What’s wrong with the water?" Zhou Mu tilted his head, glanced into the water, and saw nothing amiss...

"What’s wrong with the water, wife? The water was stored from the previous source, there shouldn’t be any problem!" Yuan Bao also ran over. The water was prepared by him, so there shouldn’t be anything wrong...

But why would his wife cry out because of the wash water in the basin?

Moreover, not only did she cry out, she seemed to be frightened!

This left Yuan Bao quite puzzled.

"Water... water... there is no... no... my shadow in the water!" Gu Changsheng didn’t know what she was saying, more accurately, she was stunned by her own discovery...

Vaguely, Gu Changsheng seemed to remember, under the Broken Cliff of Ten Thousand Fathoms, after Ta You disappeared, atop the Crystal Lotus Lamp, after that woman who looked exactly like herself disappeared, she never saw her reflection again on the crystal...

However, Gu Changsheng thought it was all because of Ta You, but didn’t expect that even here on the Broken Cliff of Ten Thousand Fathoms, it’s still the same!

Her shadow...

Her shadow...

Gu Changsheng, almost dazed, lowered her head, looking at the ground...

At this moment, the sun was setting in the west, the long afterglow drew out a long shadow...

Just like the long shadow behind Zhou Mu, tall and upright...

But standing beside Zhou Mu herself, behind her, there was absolutely... nothing!

Yuan Bao followed his wife’s gaze, looked behind her, speaking absently, "What shadow? How can there be no shadow of my wife in the water? You must be imagining things, scaring yourself..."

However, halfway through his sentence, Yuan Bao’s voice got stuck in his throat!

No...

No shadow!

Sure enough, his wife had lost her shadow...

Yuan Bao didn’t know whether his wife’s shadow was in the basin, but he clearly saw that behind his wife, there was no shadow...

The afterglow of the sunset stretched the silhouettes of Zhou Mu and others, long and tall, yet the ground was missing one person’s shadow!

That person...

is Gu Changsheng...

"N-niang... Madam! Where’s your shadow gone?" Yuan Bao swallowed, looking up with a face full of suspicion, his plump little face full of shock...

What kind of person doesn’t have a shadow?

Yuan Bao had never seen such a thing...

He only knew that, according to the saying, ghosts have no shadows because, like ghosts, they lack life...

But now, his own Madam has also lost her shadow. What does this signify?

"Madam, you’re... you’re not dead, are you?" Yuan Bao didn’t know what to say, as if that was the only explanation for why his Madam wouldn’t get hurt, wouldn’t bleed, and wouldn’t have a shadow...

"I..." Gu Changsheng raised her head, uncertainly looking over at Yuan Bao...

She had once suspected the same...

Yet, she was perfectly fine!

She clearly still had breath, a heartbeat. She could even vividly sense feelings from the outside world, could feel pain, could feel the warmth from her evildoer’s embrace. But she wouldn’t get hurt, wouldn’t bleed, and no longer had her shadow...

"Evildoer, am I still alive? I..." Gu Changsheng’s hand involuntarily grasped the fabric of Zhou Mu’s sleeve, her entire being held in his embrace, unable to break free. It seemed she could only find a semblance of security by clutching his sleeve...

"Changsheng! It’s alright! It’s alright! I am here! I am here!" His hands tightly held the little woman cradled at his chest, Zhou Mu frowned, unable to resist turning to look at Shi Wujue and Baby Jin Bao...

Among their group, if anyone had the most understanding of these bizarre and supernatural matters, it would be Shi Wujue and Baby Jin Bao!

Zhou Mu desperately wanted an answer from them because the concern of his little woman was his own concern!

Why had things suddenly turned out this way?

In just a few days, how had his little woman turned into this?

"Gu Changsheng, under the Broken Cliff of Ten Thousand Fathoms, besides meeting Ta You, did you encounter anything else?" Baby Jin Bao moved a step closer to Gu Changsheng, his little face showing not worry, but instead, a hint of surprise, asking eagerly and breathlessly!

"Encounter anything else? Encounter anything else?" Hearing the question, Gu Changsheng repeated Baby Jin Bao’s words somewhat helplessly, unable to fathom what had actually transpired beneath the Broken Cliff...

In fact, Gu Changsheng’s recollection of what she endured beneath the Broken Cliff was originally fragmented and unclear, not even she knew, so how could she provide Baby Jin Bao with an answer?

"Gu Changsheng, do you know that besides ghosts, there are people in this world without shadows?" Baby Jin Bao stared at Gu Changsheng intensely, his wide eyes unblinking, almost greedy as he spoke, "And those are deities! During the Post-Ancient Era, there were no gods, and even people were unaware that deities actually had no shadows! Because deities control the cycles of time and beings, and yet, these cycles cannot depict the true form of deities..."

"Deities are supreme beings, born to the great destiny of heaven and earth. A person’s shadow is a rule bestowed by nature. When the light shining upon you can no longer influence your existence, you lose your shadow and cease to be human..."

Baby Jin Bao spoke intermittently, but his voice was undeniably shaken!

Upon hearing this, Gu Changsheng was full of disbelief, unable to resist turning to look at Shi Wujue.

Shi Wujue had once said that his ancestors traced back to the Ancient Wilderness Times, a period when gods existed. He might know whether Baby Jin Bao’s words were true or false!

Under the watchful gaze of Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu, Shi Wujue slowly nodded, his eyes on Gu Changsheng also filled with disbelief...

He had always known Gu Changsheng was extraordinary!

In the prophecies of the Shi Family, only a person of destiny could help them achieve the truth within their clan, and Gu Changsheng was that person of destiny. Later, Shi Wujue saw Gu Changsheng’s image within a ray of moonlight he had caught...

Everything, all of it, highlighted the exceptional nature of Gu Changsheng...

Yet, even knowing Gu Changsheng’s uniqueness, Shi Wujue didn’t expect she would be this extraordinary...

"Gu Changsheng, under the Broken Cliff of Ten Thousand Fathoms, what exactly did you encounter? What did you experience? Why did your shadow disappear?" Baby Jin Bao moved another step closer to Gu Changsheng, eagerly pressing for answers, "Do you know, only deities possess a flesh and blood body but have no shadow? What did you encounter that led you to take the first step towards becoming a god?"

"I... I..." Shaken by Baby Jin Bao’s repeated questions, Gu Changsheng frantically shook her head, but unexpectedly, she recalled her effortless effort beneath the Broken Cliff!

"Divine Blood!" Gu Changsheng’s eyes widened in a shock, shouting out the realization she had come to, "Divine Blood! I fell into the Divine Blood Mausoleum! A Crystal Palace, a Crystal Mausoleum! I fell there! It was there that I met Ta You, he healed my Divine Soul Injury, and after Ta You disappeared, there was no shadow of mine on the crystal, none..."

Gu Changsheng’s explanation was chaotic.

Yet Baby Jin Bao still understood!

Upon understanding Gu Changsheng’s words, Baby Jin Bao’s eyes instantly flashed with brilliance, gazing at Gu Changsheng with renewed heat, "Divine Blood? Divine Blood? It’s Divine Blood? You mean the Broken Cliff of Ten Thousand Fathoms sealed Divine Blood? The Essence Blood of gods?"

"I don’t know! I don’t know! I didn’t find any Divine Blood! I turned the Crystal Mausoleum inside out and found no Divine Blood. When I climbed out from beneath the Broken Cliff, I looked back, and the Crystal Mausoleum had become a ruin, everything scattered to dust..." Gu Changsheng shook her head, speaking quietly.

"Haha..." Hearing this, Baby Jin Bao suddenly laughed, pointing at Gu Changsheng with a look of satisfaction, "Gu Changsheng, this Baby didn’t see wrong! Didn’t see wrong! You really are this..."