Light Barrier - Chapter 59: Deep Waters
The night wind howled.
The taxi raced at a speed of 90km/h.
Gu Shen was currently sitting in the taxi.
“The assessment team’s evaluation of your transcendental ability is wrong.”
He had a stomach full of questions, but before he could ask, Chu Ling took the initiative to speak.
She hit the nail on the head.
She always knew what he wanted to ask.
“They’re right about one thing, though. There are indeed no records of the power you possess in the current Transcendental Spectrum Chart. But their evaluation that it has the characteristics Blazing Light and Tear… is mistaken.”
The voice in the earphones continued unhurriedly, “To figure out your transcendental power, you first need to grasp a concept… logic.”
Gu Shen frowned. “Logic?”
“It’s not the conventional understanding of logic, but the logic in the domain of transcendence,” Chu Ling said. “Everything has a structure. The vehicles you see now, the tall buildings outside the window, the grass growing in the wilderness, the bodies of all living beings in this world… These are all part of the logic that exists in the domain of transcendence.”
Gu Shen furrowed his brow deeply.
“We can live, buildings can rise, and matter can have structure… all because of the existence of logic,” Chu Ling said casually. “Since you have some understanding about Alan Turing, you can probably guess what I want to say here. Logic represents order, while transcendence represents disorder.”
He recalled the transcendental power that Senior Sister Luo had used on the training ground.
Spilled water can’t be gathered again
A broken mirror can’t become whole again.
This was a power that defied rules and order.
This was transcendence.
“The Cage of Ghosts is essentially an illogical sealed object. The owner of the object had emptied out its logical structure, leaving only the irrational and transcendental characteristics of reflecting evil thoughts. The higher the danger classification of a sealed object, the less logical it is. So the evil thoughts you saw in this dream were essentially a kind of tearing of order.”
Gu Shen’s eyes brightened.
He began to understand what Chu Ling meant. “You mean, in the Cage of Ghosts, my Blazing Light tearing the world apart is only superficial. In fact, Tear is a characteristic of the Cage of Ghosts.”
“That’s right,” Chu Ling said solemnly. “It reflects the evil thoughts of the dreamer, and these evil thoughts are responsible for destroying the entire dream. As for your transcendental power, it acts as a powerful restraint against this disorder, resulting in the final scene you witnessed when the dream of evil thoughts was torn apart. If you had stayed a little longer, you might have been able to see the aftermath of the shattered painting. The disorderly dream of the Cage of Ghosts was endowed with logic in your hands, and the collapsed world formed… a barrier around you.
“Your ability isn’t Tear, but Establish, not destruction, but creation.” The girl’s voice was very soft. “But like the two sides of a mirror, the worlds of transcendence and order are complete opposites… So, in the dream, we saw the transcendental side completely torn apart. Isn’t that very interesting? In a sense, you are a demon capable of destroying worlds.”
That’s why… my evil thoughts are so immense. Gu Shen shuddered.
“We’re here.” The taxi driver slammed on the brakes.
Gu Shen got out of the car in a daze.
He stood in front of the apartment building for a long time and took a deep breath.
He stretched out his hand toward the building in front of him.
But a gust of cold wind blew by. Gu Shen shivered and quickly retracted his hand.
Chu Ling’s laughter came from the earphones. “You’re overestimating yourself. The scene in the Cage of Ghosts was just a dream. It was the dream that elevated your evil thoughts infinitely and gave you such magnificent power. In reality, let alone destroying this building, with your current transcendental power, you can’t even kill a mosquito.”
Gu Shen heaved a sigh of relief. For some reason, the scene in the dream had surfaced just now.
He was afraid that even a gentle pinch would crush the entire building into pieces…
“Wait.” Gu Shen reacted. “You’re saying I can’t even kill a mosquito now?”
That was too weak!
“You should know about Deep Sea providing access to the Deep Waters,” Chu Ling said calmly. “Won’t you know how capable you are now when you enter the Transcendent Trials in Deep Sea?”
Gu Shen entered his apartment.
The warm glow of the lights enveloped the room.
The orange cat’s eyes were shining with the light of wisdom. She was already waiting at the table with a smile. After the holographic screen turned on, the loading screen of beach waves sweeping across appeared.
Gu Shen immediately sat in front of the holographic screen.
He took a deep breath.
“Connecting to Deep Sea currently requires external equipment for assistance… But it may not be needed for much longer. They have almost developed the technology for this. It won’t be long before everyone can establish a connection with Deep Sea through a mind connection.” The orange cat meowed and tiptoed to Gu Shen’s side. “Just like… me right now.”
Gu Shen had previously guessed that the reason Chu Ling could connect to this orange cat was that a chip had been implanted in Orange’s body.
News about chip technology and connecting to Deep Sea had indeed been circulating for some time, but not many people dared to experiment with it themselves.
“They… Is they referring to the members of a research institute?” Gu Shen muttered. “Are you using the same technology as them?”
“Yes,” Chu Ling replied calmly. “I’m faster than them. Of course… it’s only for now.”
Gu Shen looked at the orange cat meaningfully.
“About my secrets, you’ll naturally know in the future.” The orange cat licked her paws. “Of course, if you want to know now, I’ll tell you everything.”
“If you don’t want to tell me, I won’t ask.”
Gu Shen shook his head and said seriously, “Of course, I’m not stupid. Not asking doesn’t mean I won’t guess.”
Chu Ling could have a mind connection with him at any time. This meant she possessed technology that was one step ahead of the research institute. Then he thought of her style of doing things that disregarded Deep Sea.
Gu Shen didn’t want to think too deeply about it, nor did he dare to.
“Alright.” The light in the orange cat’s eyes slowly faded. “Transcendental connection to Deep Sea… is loading. See you in the Deep Waters.”
Gu Shen felt intangible fluctuations.
The light on the holographic screen seemed to have a soul, resonating with his mind with every fluctuation.
It was as though there was a guiding force seeping out from the light and electricity, summoning him. He closed his eyes and felt the mental resonance.
His eyes were closed, but his mind opened its eyes.
At this moment, it was as though countless sea currents were wrapping around his soul, and his soul began to sink.
He began to understand what Senior Sister Luo meant by ordinary people’s minds couldn’t bear the Deep Waters.
Boom!
Gu Shen slowly opened his eyes.
In front of him were endlessly spreading and intertwining curves. He seemed to see the entire world exploding, gathering back, moving irregularly… until it finally coalesced into a ball of light.
“Connected to Deep Sea. Serial number V340011250001, I am pleased to serve you.”