Light Fortress-Chapter 63 - 61 Touching You
63: Chapter 61: Touching You
63 -61: Touching You
Spiritual power was completely exhausted.
Surrounded by the deep sea water, Gu Shen floated upwards, feeling as light as cotton at that moment.
There was no stinging pain that came with using the “Truth Ruler.”
It was all because everything here was completed under the protection of the deep sea… No wonder so many Transcendents undergo trials in the deep water area…
“Is it over?”
Gu Shen’s last bit of consciousness murmured, “Have I… passed the first layer of the trial?”
…
…
“Not even close.”
He woke up.
Gu Shen jolted awake in a cold sweat; he hadn’t returned to his apartment, but was instead sitting on a swiftly moving train.
Outside the window, sparks flew in bursts, and the heavy sound of wheels grinding seemed like a dream.
He had returned to the very beginning.
Opposite him sat the girl he had been thinking about, bathed in Holy Light, stunning beyond words, her white dress fluttering, revealing her blindingly pale calves and ankles.
“Where is this…?”
Gu Shen stared blankly at the girl opposite him, the train speeding through nothingness of electricity and light, fireworks bursting and fading outside the window, the digit sequence 0013 glaringly bright.
“This is my home, you could also think of it as… a secret area in the deep water area that no one knows about.”
Chu Ling explained softly.
Then she closed the book in her hand, stood up, and said with a hint of anger, “You were showing off in the Extraordinary Trial just to hold on a bit longer?
Do you know, without the rules of the deep sea to protect you, your spiritual power could have been damaged!”
He was still in the deep water area, within the Extraordinary Connection!
Gu Shen was somewhat startled, seeing Chu Ling’s rare angry expression, he quickly tried to smooth things over with a smile and cautiously said, “My mistake, my mistake… isn’t it… because you are here?”
Had he not heard Chu Ling’s voice, he wouldn’t have taken such a risk.
But for some reason… with her present, he felt like a different person, as if any crazy idea that came to him was worth a try.
Chu Ling suddenly fell silent.
She couldn’t bear to say more, just sighed softly and asked gently, “Didn’t you ever think… what if I messed up?”
Gu Shen smiled and shook his head, “Then it would be my own fault, and I would never blame you.”
“All right, this trial is over!
I promise you, from now on I’ll know my limits!” Gu Shen raised his palm and swore loudly, then asked in a quieter voice, “So… just now… did I manage to maintain a stable state of power?”
“Yes, but what’s the use?”
Chu Ling helplessly said, “You must have felt it, your current Extraordinary Power is very weak.
The scenes in the deep sea trial are completely different from those in the Ghost Cage.”
Gu Shen remained silent.
Indeed, those were completely different scenes… no wonder he couldn’t use this Extraordinary Power in real life.
Because it was simply too weak.
“You’re tougher than I thought; the first layer of the Extraordinary Trial is actually about understanding ‘stability.’ Most people use dozens of connections to explore the characteristics of their abilities.
Most Transcendents can complete the first layer of the trial; it’s not difficult.” Chu Ling said irritably, “But you are tough, gritting your teeth and managing to maintain stability at once… If I hadn’t lifted the deep sea’s protective measures allowing you to confront the resistance recklessly, you would have been forcibly ejected from the deep water area and disconnected.”
“Right… I’m still in the connection.” Gu Shen scratched his head, “Is this also part of the deep water area?”
“The deep water area is much larger than you think.”
Chu Ling slowly said, “A Transcendent’s strength determines their permissions.
Of course, these are the rules written… but there are exceptions.”
For example, herself.
“The deep sea monitors everyone within the deep water area… while 0013 is something it cannot see within the rules.
So, this place is absolutely safe,” Chu Ling chuckled softly, “or rather… for now, 0013 is absolutely safe.”
Gu Shen fell into thought.
He tried hard to digest the massive amount of information in Chu Ling’s few words.
Who would call their Spirit Space home… every connection was always so timely…
A person who could ignore the rules of the deep sea.
A person who wasn’t worried about being tracked down.
“So, the first time we met…”
Gu Shen slowly exhaled, saying, “Was it here?
Like this?”
“Yes…
an unexpected Spiritual Link, with no prior signs, just suddenly occurred.”
Chu Ling lowered her eyes; her crystalline eyelashes and hair shimmered in the Blazing Light, and she said softly with a touch of emotion, “Actually, this train is not supposed to be accessible to anyone else, but you became an exception.
I am not clear about the specific reason.
Perhaps it’s a coincidence, or maybe…
fate’s arrangement.”
She thought for a moment.
She had more to say, but after pondering…
she decided to keep it to herself for now.
“This place…
is too real.”
Gu Shen reached out, touched the railing, and then the long window in front of him….
Every feedback was so realistic, the cold hard iron, the air vents blowing warm air, the splashing arcs outside the window.
“So, my encounter with Zero Zero One…
was it real?”
It was a question he feared to ask but had to.
The encounter with Chu Ling felt like a dream.
And he was afraid it was just a dream.
“…”
Chu Ling did not answer the question, but sighed instead, “I can’t give you an answer.
Because I am also seeking the answers to all this…
Do you remember the question I asked you?”
Gu Shen was taken aback.
The first time they met, Chu Ling asked him a very important question.
Between the 3rd and the 4th scale of the gauge, does π exist?
The deep water area created by Deep Sea is a space within the Spiritual Domain…
situated between reality and illusion, like the “π” in this question.
Does it exist?
Nobody knows.
“Tonight’s link was actually to let you feel your own ‘Extraordinary Power.’ Gu Shen…
your Extraordinary Power is very special, signifying the establishment of ‘order,’ although it is currently weak, it has great potential for growth,” Chu Ling’s eyes brightened, and she earnestly said, “If you want your ‘Chi Huo’ to grow stronger, you need to find Extraordinary Essence…”
At this point, she suddenly frowned.
The electrical arcs of Zero Zero One’s entire train became more rapid, and the Blazing Light started flickering.
What happened?
Gu Shen was startled.
“Extraordinary Sealed Objects…
Transcendents…
they are all free-floating ‘Extraordinary Essence’…”
Chu Ling’s image suddenly began to fluctuate in front of Gu Shen; with the jolting of the train, she was no longer a real person but transformed into a mass of shattered, reassembled codes.
“What’s happening?” Gu Shen stood up anxiously, looking around.
The entire Zero Zero One emitted a deep rumble, its speed started to increase, and all sounds began to diminish and disappear, with the arcs outside the window gradually fading, as if entering an endless long night.
“Tonight, Deep Sea’s system…
will undergo an upgrade…”
Chu Ling’s voice was intermittent.
“They…
have always…
been looking for me…”
She looked at Gu Shen, her eyes filled with apologetic smiles, “In this time…
take good care of yourself…
I’m afraid…
I’ll have to disconnect the link for a while…”
“I’ll wait for you!”
Gu Shen’s voice interrupted Chu Ling.
Chu Ling was taken aback.
She saw Gu Shen’s clear, bright eyes and the hand stretched out firmly in mid-air.
In a face increasingly obscured and covered by digital code, first, a trace of perplexity appeared, then a bit of helplessness.
She smiled lightly; her clean smile erased by countless flickering characters.
In the disordered space and time, the two had always missed each other, never truly touched.
But this time.
The train shook and jolted.
Although, only for a moment.
But the fingers of the boy and the girl touched each other.
