Gu Jianlin had imagined countless scenarios of encountering that monster again, yet never thought it would be here. A year later, he once again caught the scent of the storm burning, hearing the sharp sound of tires screeching on the ground, and the earth-shattering feeling of a truck colliding head-on.

The yellowed painting was swept by the wind, falling into the vermilion flames, burning to ashes.

He thought he would be fierce and wrathful like a lion, but unexpectedly he was remarkably calm.

He could even say, "Long time no see."

Indeed, it has been a long time. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

That was the target he pursued ever since entering the world of Ascenders, honing himself through countless tests of life and death, just so he could stand before it with sword in hand someday.

Just like now.

Snap.

A pebble crushed underfoot.

The Ghost Car Ancestor emerged from the darkness, rather than saying he was a being from the Ancient Era, it was more apt to say he resembled a pure human. His visage was captivating, tied in a neat ponytail, silver earrings gleaming in the dark, wearing a black shirt paired with gray slim-fit pants, stepping in polished black leather shoes.

This man wore a green Rolex GMT-Master II, and held a brand-new Huawei phone, the screen displaying a paused short video, seemingly his entertainment in moments of boredom.

"Long time no see."

He raised his head, revealing an extraordinarily eerie smile, while the shadow behind him danced like a demon.

Anyone else would be shocked out of their wits by his demeanor.

This was completely different from dealing with any Ancient God Clan member throughout history.

This was clearly human!

"Third Law."

Gu Jianlin softly said, "You’ve changed since then."

Back in the burning storm, the Ghost Car Ancestor appeared like an Evil Spirit, the nine-headed bird with a terrifying human face roared recklessly, now its life state seemingly entirely transformed, stable and restrained.

It seems, this must be Vermilion Bird Venerate’s gift.

The Ancient Supreme who first walked the path of the Third Law, naturally could bless its ancestors.

The Ghost Car Ancestor stared at him, voice peculiarly calm: "You have changed as well. When I first saw you, you were quite weak. Now you can bear the name of Qilin, remarkable."

He gazed at the black-haired youth before him, seemingly seeing the stunning girl in the dark: "Worthy of being chosen by Qilin Venerable and Candle Dragon Venerable, they seem quite suited."

Skylark floated in the darkness, watching the silent youth, seemingly awaiting his decision.

Because this was a very perilous situation, the Ghost Car Ancestor was not at full strength when he came to the real world, even now he hasn’t fully recovered his rank, but his rank is extremely high, among his kind he belongs to the very strong category, and now also fused with the power of the Third Law, extraordinarily powerful.

Even the Canglong Ancestor from Buzhou Mountain cannot defeat him at the same rank.

Gu Jianlin raised his blood-red eyes, softly said: "Did you kill the Gu Family members?"

He didn’t expect an answer, but since no action has been taken now, he might as well ask a few more questions.

At least it might solve the confusion in his heart.

"If describing what I did with the Chinese word ’kill’, it’s not very accurate. If you understand through your perception, then yes, I did kill all of them, not a single one left. Since ancient times, this has been my deed, though sometimes I didn’t personally act because some of the Gu family members... were quite weak."

The Ghost Car Ancestor waggled a finger, smiling, "They weren’t worthy of my action. After all, in the human world, there are still many powerful Ascenders, like Prince Zheng, oh... you should call him the Emperor. And like Liu Che and Liu Xiu, there’s also Li Shimin, and my old rival Zhu Di."

He scratched his head, each name spoken of reverberates through history like thunder: "And of course, there’s your grandmaster Taihua. I can’t understand how these people can fight like that."

Gu Jianlin was silent for a moment, feeling that ancient pressure, calmly said: "The Gu Family, it’s related to the Third Law experiment, right? It’s not passed via bloodline because such forbidden power is transmitted through spirit. While matter shapes consciousness, in the transcendent world, it’s consciousness that truly evolves matter. The Gu Family, is your experimental subject."

The Ghost Car Ancestor gave him an approving look: "Correct."

Gu Jianlin enunciated clearly: "Gu Ci’an was your last experiment."

The Ghost Car Ancestor’s smile remained: "Correct."

"You left me alone because of the presence of my teacher."

"Correct."

"Back in the Sea of Eternal Life, it was also you who ambushed the President."

"Correct."

"The Order of the Hidden, including Solomon, they all belong to you?"

"Correct."

Gu Jianlin clenched his palm, nails piercing the skin, blood oozing.

Drop by drop, staining the shattered stone path.

"Gu Ci’an wasn’t just a vessel, because his body remains."

His voice became hoarse: "If he and I were both Supreme Level beings, then theoretically we should be immortal, only falling into a long slumber until the end of time. But the reality is he hasn’t been in slumber, he’s truly gone from this world. You... killed him."