Light Barrier

Chapter 94

After Madam left, the clinic closed early as an exception.

Gu Shen returned home and fed Orange. Chu Ling was still offline.

He connected to Deep Sea alone.

This time, as Gu Shen had expected, after summoning the Blazing Fire in the real world, the trial of maintaining stability on the first level of the Deep Waters no longer posed any difficulty.

Perhaps it was because his mental power was several times stronger than before, but his mental space was unusually stable. The Blazing Fire, which had previously struggled to maintain its form, was now dancing energetically in his palm, blooming and retracting, playfully changing shapes.

Thanks to the assassination attempt by the Eternal Foundation and the life-and-death battle with Qu Shui, summoning the Blazing Fire and maintaining its stability was now as simple as eating and drinking to Gu Shen.

Rather than calling it a gradual buildup, it was more like a reconstruction after destruction.

The cultivation of transcendental power is indeed a slow process, but it doesn’t mean I can’t reach the sky in a single step, Gu Shen mused while his consciousness immersed in the Deep Waters. Deep Sea merely helps transcendents understand their power... It’s like a baby growing up and learning to run and jump. Once these basic movements are mastered, they can be combined and integrated. For those with high talent, once they learn to run, it won’t take long before they can run fast.

When transcendental power just awakened, trancendents were like babies. To learn to walk, they needed to crawl on the ground first.

Even the most talented people needed to go through this process.

After learning to walk, running and jumping would quickly follow. After mastering the basics of their power, transcendents could branch out and develop in various directions.

The first three levels... is probably just the most basic stage of mastery.

Gu Shen made up his mind. “Deep Sea, I want to enter the second level.”

After a few seconds of silence, the simulated lights transmitted a message. “Serial number V340011250001, access granted. Entry to the second level is permitted.”

The scene in front of him suddenly changed.

The Blazing Fire suddenly spread out and turned into endless fluorescence. In the dispersing flames, Gu Shen felt the fluctuations of his consciousness. He seemed to have returned to the dream of removing the imprint from Madam during the day.

Mental power was intangible.

But it truly existed.

The trial of the Second Level of Deep Sea... is related to the ‘minute’ control of the mind. If the first level is to help me summon and stabilize the Blazing Fire, then the second level should be reminding me to use the Blazing Fire to perform hypnosis.”

From the looks of it, my Blazing Fire is really a mental-type ability.

This second level... doesn’t seem that difficult.

Gu Shen smiled.

He immersed himself in the Transcendent Trials.

...

In the virtual world was a vast sea, and every thread of consciousness was an electric current in the water. Billions of threads of consciousness wandered in the Void. No one could prove that this world truly existed, but likewise...

No one could prove that it was false either.

“Who initiated this meeting?” the tall figure of Zero-Three asked in a deep voice. “I still have something very important to do. I only have ten minutes in the real world.”

“I initiated it. Ten minutes will suffice.”

The speaker was the only female in the meeting room. She was a petite girl of about fifteen or sixteen years old. She looked thin and small, but her voice was exceptionally calm. “Regarding the Act... we can’t delay any longer. We need someone to stand up and prevent all of this from happening. If the East Continent passes the Act, the possibility of us finding the key will dwindle even more. The full awakening of transcendental essence will accelerate Deep Sea’s evolution, and Zero-Three’s concerns will become reality. Without the key, this door will soon be discovered.”

“The Five Continents’ parliaments are relatively independent. I’m currently in the West Continent. Sorry, I can’t help you.”

The young man’s voice in the corner of the meeting room was regretful. As blood-colored swirls condensed, his consciousness took shape. A nameplate representing his identity appeared on his chest, engraved with the three numbers 957.

“Central Continent, sorry,” an old man with the code name 064 said succinctly.

The girl’s gaze landed on the tall man, 073, and the jovial young man, 031.

“I’m not in the East Continent, but if I have the means to try... The East Continent Parliament might delay the enactment of the Act,” Zero-Three said. “What about you? From what I know... you’re in the East Continent.”

The young man shrugged and said indifferently, “Regarding stopping the Awakening Act... I’m afraid I can’t help. This matter has garnered too much attention. Even if I were a member of the Parliament, there would be a limit to what I could do. Besides, I’m not.”

Zero-Three frowned. “If I remember correctly, you have significant influence in the East Continent.”

“Unless Gu Changzhi wakes up, who can single-handedly decide whether to enact the Act or not?” the young man said calmly. “But I’ve found another solution. Let’s just say... there’s no need for you to worry anymore. I’ve found the key.”

Zero-Three was stunned.

“Aha... I can understand your current emotions. It’s probably a mix of shock, doubt, and a little disbelief.

“In the new world, the key of hope still exists... After all, this is just a sentence left by Turing before he died.”

The young man smiled. “It’s just a fleeting remark. No one can be certain there’s really a key that can surpass the omnipotent authority of Deep Sea, break all shackles and restraints, and lead us toward the light. Over the years, we have been struggling in pain, striving to find the key with all our might. But sometimes, all we need is just a little bit of...

“Luck.”

Even though time was limited, everyone endured this fellow’s verbose and self-satisfied boasting.

“Not long ago, I stumbled upon the key, and he passed my verification.” The young man suddenly stopped smiling and became grave. He looked at the girl and said, “Of course, the most important verifier here is you. I’ve already sent the key to the city where you are.”

The girl fell silent.

She furrowed her brows, trying her best to recall the details of these days.

Then she shook her head.

“I’ve encountered some trouble lately...” she said with difficulty. “I didn’t sense the existence of the suspected key, and there’s no sign of the red door opening.”

The young man fell into contemplation.

“Although I don’t know what method you used to verify it, it’s obvious that the red door didn’t respond... It’s not the key.” Zero-Three was a little disappointed. He looked at the young man and shook his head. “The matter of finding the wrong key has happened more than once. I hope you’ll be more careful.”

“We’re running out of time. Let’s end this meeting here,”

Zero-Three said, “Finally, according to the rules... in order to prevent the worst outcome, please look into my eyes. I will seal the memories of this meeting to prevent anyone from being spied upon. If this door is breached, the only thing that can remain in the Deep Waters is useless code names.”