Light Fortress Chapter 1753 - 401: Creator

The sky above Chanyi City was enveloped by a cascade of fire, countless flames blossoming brilliantly, ultimately converging into the center of Gu Shen’s forehead.

Silver Fox was also captivated by this phenomenon.

He furrowed his brows and murmured, "Is this... the second domain?"

At Gu Shen’s forehead, where the myriad strands of flame entwined, a small figure began to take form.

"Anthropomorphic Domain."

Bai Xiu spoke in a deep voice, "Just like my [Thunder Realm Walker]."

The stronger the domain, the more likely it is to manifest anthropomorphic phenomena.

Bai Xiu’s [Thunder Realm Walker] and Mu Wanqiu’s [Judge] are perfect examples.

S-level abilities can generally achieve "anthropomorphism."

Even A-level abilities, such as Shen Li’s [Iron Eater], can manifest as anthropomorphic domains if the cultivator is strong enough.

But oddly... Gu Shen’s "Blazing Fire" had always remained in an embryonic state.

Yet at this moment, the flames at Gu Shen’s forehead coalesced into a small figure. As he opened his eyes, golden flames spread behind him. This small figure instantly moved to the top of Gu Shen’s head, resembling a bright sun, continuously emitting scorching light, the flames nearly capturing half of Chanyi City’s night sky, constantly infusing into this anthropomorphic domain.

"How can the quantity of Extraordinary Essence within this kid’s domain be so vast?"

Silver Fox couldn’t help but exclaim in awe.

These days, he had diligently nurtured two young talents.

But in truth... both Bai Xiu and Gu Shen were unparalleled geniuses, often needing just a slight hint to grasp the essence themselves.

In his view, Gu Shen would probably need another six months to consolidate the second domain.

Due to the triple Super Realm breakthroughs.

Every step on Gu Shen’s cultivation path was more challenging than others.

He required an enormous amount of source material to complete the formation of the "second domain."

Even possessing the qualifications to consolidate the second domain, the conversion time couldn’t be bypassed.

Yet Silver Fox never expected Gu Shen’s domain to consolidate so quickly!

"The amount of source material within Chanyi City is indeed abundant, but even with non-stop operation of the breathing method for transformation, it’s impossible to form a second domain in just over a month, right?"

Silver Fox sensed something amiss.

This was too unbelievable!

Even if Gu Shen divided all his Heart Flow Power for source material transformation... this speed exceeded his comprehension.

Unless.

The kid could produce source material within his own body!

This thought just emerged but was immediately dismissed by Silver Fox as absurd... to achieve such a divine miracle, unless Gu Shen was a Divine Throne?

...

...

At this moment, Gu Shen’s Spirit Sea was unprecedentedly tranquil.

The "Blazing Fire" second domain had trapped him for a long time, because having long engaged with fourth-tier experts, Gu Shen was clear about the path of the fourth tier.

So when he was near death at Ice Sea, he pondered similar questions.

Like a person walking or running would never just think about the first step.

Before consolidating the "Fire of Life," Gu Shen had already considered... how to proceed with his second step.

It’s just that being in the midst of it, even seeing some things clearly, the actual path differed somewhat from his expectations.

He wanted to "elementalize" and "materialize" the second domain.

On the surface, "Blazing Fire" appeared as a Spiritual Ability, but it was actually a "special trait" ability, possessing elemental characteristics of fire, as well as Gu Shen’s own spiritual attributes.

Hence, there was the "Fire of Life."

Gu Shen fused his spirit with elements, but this first domain was rather lacking in terms of lethality.

Thus... Gu Shen needed a second domain with sufficient destructive power!

After Silver Fox’s guidance.

He found a clear direction!

At this moment, Gu Shen stood.

He clenched his fist.

With a thud, a crisp sound echoed between his knuckles, and a circle of crimson ripples resonated off the giant wall’s walls.

The Blazing Fire Spirit behind him mimicked the exact movement.

"Boom!"

A muffled roar erupted from Chanyi City’s walls.

The fiery cascade draping over everything burst entirely, crushed by the Blazing Fire Spirit!

...

...

"Phew..."

Gu Shen let out a long breath.

The second domain was formed!

He looked back at the fire-shaped creature floating in the air, which still had the appearance of a child... this was Gu Shen’s current limit.

These flames consumed ninety percent of his accumulation in the Pure Land!

The consolidation of the second domain consumed more source material than he imagined, and creating the fire-shaped creature was akin to creation, with every inch of conjured skin requiring a massive amount of Extraordinary Essence, which could only come from himself and not from freely drawn Void Source Material.

"The second domain’s consolidation was more challenging than I anticipated."

Gu Shen thought to himself, "But overall, it went smoothly."

He had only been in Chanyi City for about two months.

"The success of the second domain relies entirely on the accumulation in the ’Pure Land’."

These days, Chu Ling had accompanied Gu Shen throughout.

The consolidation of the Blazing Fire Spirit was purely a "resource battle", and the accumulated source material in the Pure Land was indeed insufficient.

In the Spiritual World, Chu Ling managed part of the garden and assisted Li Qingci and Adam in new construction planning.

The current Pure Land is considered the 3.0 version.

"Indeed, I’m lucky to have you."

Gu Shen smiled with satisfaction: "Otherwise, this Second Domain might have taken even longer."

Back then, cultivating beneath the Ice Sea severed the Spiritual Link with Chu Ling.

Otherwise.

The speed of condensing the Spark of Life would likely have quickened, taking less than six years.

"For some reason, when assisting you in condensing the Second Domain... I thought of the Divine Embryo of the Divine Temple Mountain."

Chu Ling gently said: "It seems that my physical body in the real world also relies on Essence to live."

Gu Shen was taken aback.

"If you can draw Essence in the Pure Land and create Blazing Fire Spirits..."

Chu Ling asked, "Would it also mean that in the future, after you touch upon the Blazing Fire Origin, you could create a Divine Embryo for me in the same way?"

Gu Shen’s eyes suddenly lit up.

Chu Ling’s words were a revelation to him.

The birth of the Blazing Fire Spirit is essentially a "creation" from zero to one—

His anthropomorphic domain is completely different from those like the Thunder Realm Walker, Judge, and Iron Eater!

These abilities already had anthropomorphic forms.

As the abilities developed, the consciousness of the domain’s personification became clearer.

But he actually created this "Personification of Blazing Fire"!

If in the future, he masters the "authority of creation and destruction," and has the ability to shape a body with Essence, creating a purely Essence-based body... seems not impossible either!

The remaining challenge now is how to manifest Chu Ling’s spirit into such a vessel.

Up to this point.

To Gu Shen, Chu Ling’s spirit is still an untouchable "void."

She is the [source code], a program left by Mr. Turing in the depths of the Deep Sea, but her consciousness within the Ling Ling One is so elusive that it, along with Ling Ling One, could disappear anytime into the data ocean of the deep water area, and Gu Shen cannot retrieve it; the Divine Embryo on Divine Temple Mountain acts as an external "hardware."

Chu Ling transfers her consciousness into the Divine Embryo and so descends into the real world.

But to truly live.

One must understand where Chu Ling’s spirit is...

The [source code] has been injected into the main host of the Deep Sea, and according to previous deductions, the Deep Sea host has already ascended, reaching the Sky Divine Domain, so to capture Chu Ling’s spirit, one must go to the peak of the Source Tower.

Thus, the greatest obstacle to this matter.

Is Qinglong.

With this in mind, Gu Shen took a deep breath, feeling a wave of pressure.

"Alright, I was just speaking hypothetically."

Noting Gu Shen’s uneasy reaction, Chu Ling spoke up.

She did not know what he was thinking at that moment, nor was she aware that Gu Shen was already seriously considering how to ensure foolproof action against the Sky Divine Throne.

But she could sense that Gu Shen’s emotions were not calm.

To change the topic, Chu Ling smiled and asked, "It’s not easy to condense the Second Domain; it’s something to be happy about, and you should smile more. By the way... what do you plan to call this domain?"

"The name of the Second Domain?"

This was something Gu Shen had never really thought about.

His ability is called Blazing Fire.

The name sounds extremely simple, almost perfunctory.

Because when he awakened his ability, the Security Committee confirmed that it wasn’t on the genealogy chart... so, as per convention, they gave the naming rights to the Awakener and the teacher who discovered the Awakener.

Mr. Shu set on the name "Blazing Fire" to confuse external observers.

This decision was wise and helped the still immature Gu Shen quite a bit.

Many people thought he belonged to the elemental type.

Gradually, people began to think he was of the Spiritual type.

Eventually, the world learned that this seemingly unremarkable "Blazing Fire" was actually a trait type ability.

"My First Domain can significantly heal and eradicate injuries... hence it is named ’Spark of Life.’

Gu Shen murmured in his Heart Lake.

"It is because of the blessings of the First Domain that the ’Blazing Fire Spirit’ was birthed."

Creation and destruction are opposites.

The Spark of Life evolved in the end into "Creation Power," where Blazing Fire drew the Essence from the Pure Land World to forge a brand new Elemental Body for itself.

"Causality, causality."

"It is precisely because of the Spark of Life that the ’Personification Domain’ can be created and born..."

The First Domain and the Second Domain have this relationship.

Without one, there wouldn’t be two.

"Why not call your Second Domain... Creator?"

Chu Ling suggested, "The Blazing Fire Spirit is still small now, but it will gradually grow. You can use this Second Domain to reorder and create a larger world... and the later ’Domain Unification’ is when you incorporate that Pure Land that doesn’t belong to you into ’Blazing Fire.’ Isn’t this ability exactly what a creator has?"

Creator?

This is a term that instilled awe in Gu Shen from the bottom of his heart.

But it’s incredibly fitting at this moment to describe the second domain ability of Blazing Fire.

This spontaneously created "Fire-shaped Creature" signifies more than just an anthropomorphic domain; it represents "hope" from void to existence.

This is...

A Divine Miracle.

To create a body for Chu Ling, to overthrow the Sky Divine Domain, to shatter the Deep Sea Main System...

What is needed is a Divine Miracle.

Gu Shen smiled and said, "Alright, let’s call it Creator."