"54 minutes!"

The Rubik's Cube paused strangely before the last two steps, and the red-robed judge stared at it, feeling as if time was passing slowly. He guessed that the cube's pause was because the boy had exhausted a lot of mental energy and needed to take a break before making the final sprint.

It must have reached its limit.

What a pity.

Otherwise, this result could have been faster... Although it didn't matter anymore. In the previous audits, the fastest dream-solving record for the Green Cube was 3 hours and 1 minute. Gu Shen's record had surpassed it by more than two hours. It was unlikely that a faster record would be set in the coming years.

As the Rubik's Cube in his palm completed its final assembly.

The boy slowly opened his eyes.

Dream solved, completed!

At this moment, every member of the audit team focused their gaze on Gu Shen's face, hoping to see the lingering emotions from the dream in his eyes... Everyone who had experienced the Green Cube would have expressions of fear and regret in their eyes.

But Gu Shen's eyes showed nothing.

They were clean, black and white, like a clear lake.

It was disappointingly calm.

"Congratulations on completing the first seal, the 'Green Cube' dream," the Chief Judge said calmly, looking at Gu Shen. "Your performance is neither good nor bad. You need to speed up for the second item."

The other members of the audit team remained silent.

Feeling guilty, the red-robed judge didn't look into Gu Shen's eyes. He heard a soft sound of placement, and the boy placed the Green Cube in front of him, then said softly, "Is that so? I need to speed up... I thought I was already fast enough."

"You can be faster. This is about the 'S-level' audit," the Chief Judge said casually. "If you feel that your mental energy cannot support it... you can choose to give up now."

Previously, they didn't see any fear or panic in the boy's eyes.

But they all felt it... Gu Shen's completion of the Green Cube dream had consumed a lot of mental energy.

This was the necessary cost of dream-solving!

"I choose to continue."

Gu Shen smiled and reached out to take the inverted hourglass from the table.

"Very well..." Tang Qingquan said, "If you're ready to enter the dream, turn the 'Sand of Time' upside down."

The Sand of Time...

That was the name of this seal...

Gu Shen nodded.

He wasn't in a hurry to start.

After learning about Tang Qingquan's true identity, Gu Shen directly ignored the Chief Judge's urging words.

With the experience of the Green Cube, Gu Shen decided to carefully observe this seal before turning the hourglass upside down... The Green Cube was a dream that involved spatial manipulation and required finding the right patterns. This hourglass, on the other hand, clearly corresponded to the rules of time.

The sand in the hourglass was pure white, piled up like a small mountain, gently swaying as the sand flowed normally.

After about a minute, Gu Shen shook it a few times, carefully examining it from all angles... There didn't seem to be anything abnormal from its appearance.

After making sure nothing was missed.

He chose to slowly invert the hourglass.

"Buzz."

As expected, at the moment he inverted the hourglass, his mental energy began to uncontrollably dissipate, as if being sucked into a quicksand, along with the countless grains of sand...

Because his mental energy was too weak.

He was directly hypnotized into the dream by the seal.

...

...

"Tang Qingquan."

The red-robed judge saw Gu Shen enter the dream and spoke solemnly, "Today's audit process will be recorded, and Zhou JiRen will see it. If Gu Shen experiences a mental breakdown due to forcibly attempting the second dream... we will all be responsible for it, and you will be the first."

"..."

Tang Qingquan remained silent.

"Why can't you get along with a child?" the Chief Judge asked, "Since it's not Zhao Lao's intention, why make things difficult for him?"

The Chief Judge sitting in the central seat slowly looked at the red-robed judge beside him.

"Do you want to know why?"

Finally, he broke the silence.

The Chief Judge Tang Qingquan took out a file bag from his briefcase.

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"Everyone, just yesterday... I received a report."

This time, it was the red-robed judge's turn to be stunned. "A report? Someone reported Gu Shen?"

"It was submitted by Han Dang from the Arbitration Court," Tang Qingquan said calmly.

Han Dang's name was familiar to everyone. He was a well-known figure among the younger generation, a leader of the younger generation in the Arbitration Court.

"He investigated Gu Shen's case in Dafeng City... the truth about that fire case..." He took out the file bag. "I think everyone should take a look at this report."

When the red-robed judge took the file, his expression suddenly changed.

"Based on the on-site investigation and the side notes of the fire case... there is sufficient reason to suspect... that Gu Shen does not possess transcendent abilities, but illegally used transcendent seals..."

He read out the contents of the report, unable to help but laugh, and muttered, "Nonsense! Since when can side notes be used as evidence!"

The Chief Judge also smiled silently.

"Indeed, side notes cannot be used as evidence. If this report wasn't submitted by Han Dang... I wouldn't even bother to take a look."

He said coldly, "The key is the 'investigation truth' in this report."

"You all came to Dafeng City to inspect Gu Shen's mental potential... and the risk of losing control."Tang Qingquan looked around, his voice gradually rising, "We came to investigate whether he possesses 'S-level' abilities. But if this report is true... if Gu Shen is just an ordinary person, then the problem is very serious!"

If this report is true... then fabricating a fire scene, deceiving for amnesty, defrauding the council, a series of accusations would follow.

These could already be considered as charges.

"Han Dang is currently on his way to gather evidence." The Chief Justice said, his eyes focused inward, "I haven't reported this to Councilor Zhao yet. If Han Dang successfully gathers evidence and proves that everything in the report is true... you all should know what will happen, right?"

The red-robed judge held the report, cold sweat seeping from his forehead.

He suddenly understood the real intention of Tang Qingquan's advocacy for extending the review process... If the five-person panel gives Gu Shen an 'S' rating, and then Han Dang's accusation report is verified, then the problem won't just be with Gu Shen.

Without a doubt.

The correctness of the review will be questioned, and the five-person panel will face the most severe investigation!

"We'd better pray that this is all a misunderstanding, a counterattack attempted by Zhu Wang in response to Zhou JiRen's amnesty incident... If this report can be withdrawn, then everything will return to normal."

At this moment, the Chief Justice finally clarified his position, saying, "I have high hopes for this kid, without a doubt he has 'S-level' potential. The premise is... he indeed possesses Transcendent abilities."