Light Fortress-Chapter 1423 - 184: Limit Breakthrough (Part 2)

Even the "sixth-order source armor" couldn’t withstand this blow!

The sixth-order source armor is theoretically capable of withstanding all attacks from fourth-order Transcendents. Only the Titled could break it, but the Red Dragon proved through action that the fourth-order Transcenders can breach the overall defense of the sixth-order source armor!

The initial thrust of the blade seemed like a "warning"—

If you want to survive, you can only choose to fight back!

The two fought from the sky to underground, crashing into the beast tide!

Although the barrier set up by the Red Dragon hid the aura of Transcendents within, preventing the extraordinary beast spirits from noticing, truly falling into the beast tide would still trigger detection... Those extraordinary beast spirits became unusually excited when encountering living people, instinctively pouncing only to be shattered by the terrifying sword energy of iron scales, churned into pulp, and beaten into blood foam!

Within the beast tide, a crimson circle of ten meters, twenty meters, and eventually fifty meters spread out!

Gu Shen’s spiritual power had already reached its peak.

The number of [Iron Scales] he controlled continued to increase, initially twelve flying knives to counter the Red Dragon’s strikes, but as the Red Dragon’s blade speed increased and the pace of attack forced him to maneuver more flying knives—

From twelve to twenty-four, from twenty-four to forty-eight!

Within the Heart Lake, Chu Ling’s warning voice echoed more than once, reminding Gu Shen that his spirit sea was overloading...

If this continues, it could get out of control.

But Gu Shen, in a "state of selflessness," perfectly dealt with the issue of "spiritual" overload, the Chi Huo covering the Heart Lake; theoretically, he was already "out of control," yet the stability granted by the Four Seasons Breathing Method was evident at this moment, and that small flame did not warp due to exhaustion.

Time and again, he pushed against the limits of his spirit sea!

As a third-order Transcendent, and having undergone three transcensions...

The spirit sea he possessed at this moment was on an unprecedented "fourth-order" scale.

Ultimately, the number of "Iron Scale Flying Knives" Gu Shen could simultaneously control totaled eighty-four, yet it still wasn’t enough. The Red Dragon Envoy wielding long and short blades could slash nearly a hundred times in an instant.

"Breakthrough... must still break through!"

The true limits can crush a Transcendent, regardless of their composure.

The state of selflessness also reached its limit.

Veins bulged on Gu Shen’s forehead, his whole body enveloped by the flame of life, the Pure Land frost and snow long shattered by the Red Dragon’s blade light, shattered and scattered everywhere. His eyes focused only on the "Iron Scales" darting through the void, transformed into countless sparks—

Eighty-four, still not enough!

Breakthrough! Continue to break through!

"Buzz!"

Suddenly in Gu Shen’s mind, he heard a faint rumbling sound, his spirit sea, stretched to its utmost, suddenly expanded once more at this moment. The bottleneck of the Deep Sea Ninth Layer, which had confined him for so long, was like a dam holding back countless torrents.

In this battle, Gu Shen had only two fates—

Either collapse or breakthrough.

At this moment, Gu Shen met the latter!

Chu Ling’s warning voice abruptly stopped, and the girl sitting in the Zero had a complex expression.

The breakthrough was achieved.

Deep Sea Ninth Layer.

Soul spirits within the Pure Land Divine Country sensed it as well, looking up.

They felt something different.

Gu Shen’s spirit sea successfully shattered the long-confining dam.

The "blessing" of the three-time transcendent descended once more, and his spirit sea underwent a second massive expansion. Its scale at this point could compare to Zhong Yuan and Fisher during the Duolu River Disaster Realm mission.

A top-tier level among the fourth order!

Such a spirit sea scale, within Sangzhou Cave, could easily allow him to engage in direct confrontations across realms with such super talents as the "Vermilion Bird Divine Envoy," and "Saint Heir Su Ye"!

Gu Shen’s spirit sea expanded by a full double!

And this seemingly "long" expansion of the Heart Sea, in the real world, took only 0.1 seconds, or even less... Manifesting in the actual combat was that the "Iron Scale phantoms" summoned by Gu Shen to resist the Red Dragon’s sword force, in an instant, broke through eighty-four, instantly doubling!

A hundred and sixty-eight!

Gu Shen’s pressure suddenly lightened—

Previously his spirit was wound tight to the extremity, not daring to relax in the slightest.

Maneuvering "eighty-four Iron Scale Flying Knives" for defense and counterattack was the result of breaking the limit in the Deep Sea Eighth Layer. Post-breakthrough... manipulating a hundred and sixty-eight Iron Scale phantoms was no longer laborious.

Gu Shen knew this was not his current limit.

As long as he became familiar with the expanded spiritual sea, he could breakthrough again!

A hundred and sixty-eight Iron Scale phantoms nearly filled the entirety of the three-foot space around Gu Shen.

"Go!"

Without hesitation, Gu Shen seized the opportunity to launch a counterattack!

"..."

Seeing the number of Iron Scale phantoms double, the expressionless Red Dragon Envoy showed no hint of anger on his face, but instead a faint smile appeared; he did not relent but continued striking out!

"Clang clang clang clang clang!"

The sound of clashing metal burst densely throughout the void.

What made Gu Shen’s scalp tingle was... when he maneuvered eighty-four Iron Scale phantoms to counter the Red Dragon, the situation seemed evenly matched. Now that he had broken through, with the number of Iron Scale phantoms doubled, the situation incredibly remained evenly matched!

Moreover, the sense of oppression was still full!

"What kind of monster is this?"

Gu Shen looked at the Red Dragon with shock in his eyes.

If, earlier, he was uncertain... about the true strength of the Red Dragon.