Light Barrier

Chapter 60

Light Barrier - Chapter 60: Blazing Fire

There was a sphere of light in front of him.

Gu Shen felt like a fish floating in the depths of the sea.

It was an unprecedented sensation. His consciousness had been peeled away and existed independently in another space.

It was difficult to describe it merely with the word ‘technology’.

It was more like... a miracle.

It was a great miracle that only gods could complete, yet a computer completed it.

Gu Shen stretched out his hands and sensed that he was ‘living’ on another level. Is this... a transcendental connection?

Ordinary residents of the Five Continents lived in the tangible, material world. They had no idea that Deep Sea provided an even deeper level of connection, the transcendental connection. This place was more like a dream controlled by subjective consciousness.

And the light before his eyes... Is it Deep Sea?

Gu Shen reached out to touch the sphere of light, but he touched nothing.

The moment his fingertips made contact, the light dissipated. It was like fireflies gathered in the deep night, scattering upon a single touch. Countless glimmers flowed backward and transformed into a blurry human figure that was swiftly shifting in size and form amidst flowing data.

Is Deep Sea choosing an image?

Finally, the sphere of light settled into the outline of a child.

The child bowed to Gu Shen. “Serial number V340011250001, welcome to the Deep Waters. With the current authority of the serial number, only the tests of the Transcendent Trials and the First Level of Deep Sea are available.”

The child’s image instantly blurred and dissolved into countless turbulent streams. Finally, in the floating dream, it condensed into a narrow ‘door’.

Gu Shen observed his surroundings.

Apart from the door, there was no other exit. This place was different from the Deep Sea he had imagined. It seemed that everyone who made a transcendental connection existed as an independent individual. At least, this was what he had discovered so far.

So the only interfacing mainframe was Deep Sea.

He once again marveled at Alan Turing’s greatness. True transcendence should be Deep Sea, capable of handling countless tasks while connecting with billions of living beings...

Once I enter this door, I should be able to sense my transcendental power.

Gu Shen held his breath, carefully touched the door, and pushed it open.

A warm current enveloped him.

The world melted again. His vision disappeared, and then everything became very dim.

“Don’t be too stubborn. You’ll hurt yourself.” Chu Ling’s voice resounded softly in the first level trial space. “Your power has strong potential for growth. It’s already not easy to summon it in the first trial. Maintaining its stability might take some time.”

“You’re right. It’s really not easy...” Gu Shen’s voice was very low, sounding very weak, but it was full of unmistakable joy. “Is this fire... my power?”

He quietly stared at a wisp of fire and sighed. “It’s so beautiful. I just want to keep watching it.”

Chu Ling was silent for a while.

She did not interrupt this young man’s stubborn persistence but quietly accompanied him, looking at the wisp of fire burning with difficulty in the darkness.

This fire was so weak that it seemed it couldn’t last more than two seconds before extinguishing.

Two seconds, three seconds.

It didn’t extinguish.

A minute passed...

The fire was still burning.

In the first level of the trial space, the wind gradually intensified. The flickering fire was no longer floating tremblingly around Gu Shen’s fingertip. Instead, he carefully cradled it in his palm and half-covered it for protection.

Gu Shen’s consciousness began to shudder uncontrollably... The essence of the transcendental connection was Deep Sea providing computational power and the user providing mental power. His mental power was about to run out, and he was holding on through sheer willpower.

The stability of this space was becoming difficult to maintain. Strong winds swept through as though they wanted to shatter his bones.

Three minutes... five minutes...

If no one interrupted him, he would have continued to persevere with his willpower.

“Gu Shen...” Chu Ling said worriedly.

The moment her voice appeared...

The fire went out.

And the wind stopped.

The stability of the space returned to normal.

Gu Shen smiled weakly, his face pale. He turned in the direction of Chu Ling’s voice and slowly opened his palm. This action carried a hint of showing off.

In his palm was a slender flame.

It was swaying gently.

It was very stable.

“So...” Although his tone was tired, it carried more joy and pride. “Does this count as maintaining stability?”