Light Fortress Chapter 2100 - 100: The Collapsing Tower

The spiritual power of countless Lion Awakening people surged from all over the Central Continent and converged into Chu Ling’s hands.

The computing power of the Dead Sea Zone was still overwhelming, magnificent.

But this time...

This computing power no longer belonged to the [Main System].

"Kill!"

In the Far Sky Sea Area, Gu Shen shouted fiercely and manipulated Chi Huo, burning the sea as he moved!

After choosing Lion Awakening, large amounts of computing power flowed into the Heart Sea of [Source Code], and the power available to the [Main System] began to reduce rapidly. The pressure on the Pure Land Army led by Tie Wu decreased instantly, Ning Fan Sea Area was breached, and the haze in the sky over the four-way inner sea was shattered by blazing radiance!

The third data warfare erupted dramatically in the array box!

Chu Ling clutched the spiritual radiance cast by millions and looked toward the [Main System]. She stepped forward, under the reflection of countless brilliant streams of light...

She condensed into a tangible shell, re-emerged, transforming into particle-like void code.

The black code representing the [Main System]’s will collided fiercely with the white Lion Awakening code of the [Source Code] at the peak of the Source Tower.

This war unfolded in the most straightforward manner, with Chu Ling and the Main System deploying nearly all available computing power for a spiritual clash. The first data warfare proceeded this way, but back then Chu Ling and the Ancient Literature Society lost the world’s trust and thus were defeated.

On another front, the war in the real world did not cease either.

With countless streams of Heart Flow, the Main System forcibly manipulated the links under the Source Tower to launch a "devastating" attack on the Three Continent Fleet.

The priests of the Source Tower, unlike the ordinary citizens of the Central Continent in their "linking methods," were heavy linkers of the Deep Sea. In a sense...

They were believers of the Main System.

The Dead Sea churned, and the priests woke from the "deep linking" state, but their eyes were not lively. Under the control of Heart Flow from the Deep Sea, these people broke free from spiritual dreams and returned to the real world!

The Three Continent Fleet trapped in the Dead Sea mist had originally been seen as prey by the Main System.

But now it’s different.

The computing power of the Main System drastically reduced, and it could no longer ensure the war proceeded as originally planned... If it were to lose within the Source Tower, then it certainly would not let the Three Continent Fleet survive within the high walls.

If this round were destined for defeat.

Then it would fight bloody battles to the very last.

But unfortunately.

In this real-world battle, the adversary the Main System faced was Gu Shen.

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Gu Shen stepped on a flying sword, first arriving at the connection point between the Ning Fan Sea Area and the Source’s high walls.

This was the place where Mu Wanqiu linked spiritually with him!

At this moment, countless gloom enveloped the area, nearly a hundred Source Energy Boats fell into the sea, and the Fifth Legion of the North Continent was swallowed by the Dead Sea, still immersed in dreams as seen by the Main System as "food."

Gu Shen swung out a sword.

Chi Huo descended from the sky, shattering all the gloom covering the Ning Fan Sea Area!

He landed in the position of the main boat, extending both palms gently on Lin Lin and Mu Wanqiu’s shoulders, the fire of vitality gently burst forth, igniting ripples of golden color in the void.

The faces of the two, covered in a haze of gray, slowly awoke.

"...Gu, Gu Shen?"

Lin Lin showed some confusion, subconsciously rubbed his brow, still half-awake between dream and reality, suddenly opening his eyes to see Gu Shen, hesitating to believe, vaguely feeling he might still be in a dream.

"It’s me."

Gu Shen gently patted his old friend’s shoulder, smiling warmly: "Gu Shen, no doubt about it."

"Didn’t they tell you not to hurry here..."

Mu Wanqiu’s face was pale, her first reaction was to open her mouth anxiously to remind.

In the link of Four Seasons Wilderness, she judged the Deep Sea was currently undergoing its twelfth upgrade, the Source’s high walls were preparing as a cage for all aggressors.

She was very worried about Gu Shen, fearing he rushed in to rescue everyone.

"Don’t be nervous."

Gu Shen conveyed the spiritual scene at the tip of the Source Tower and the events following the Dead Sea link’s initiation... to the two.

Lin Lin and Mu Wanqiu held their breath.

After watching this segment of spiritual imagery, the huge stones hanging in their hearts suddenly fell.

"Lead the Fifth Legion, break out of the Source’s high walls, next... leave it to me."

Leaving these words, Gu Shen got up and left.

He rode the Blazing Fire Sword, swiftly moving towards the lower sea area. In this all-out attack, the fleet broke high walls in three directions, and the high-level he was to rescue was the Three Continent attack fleet. The North Continent was Lin Lin Mu Wanqiu, the East Continent was Gu Nanfeng Luo Yu, the West Continent was Batu Su Ye, and wherever Chi Huo passed, the Dead Sea mist was cut and shattered. [Source Code] diverted half of the [Main System]’s power, further restricting the remaining ninety percent. The grip of the [Deep Sea] on the real world weakened to the extreme.

Gu Shen’s rescue operation went extremely smoothly.

In less than ten minutes, he rescued the Three Continent Fleet from the deadly fire dreams of the Dead Sea!

Gu Shen re-stepped on the sword, hovering above the high walls, gazing at this massive cage surrounding Central Continent.

"Hoo..."

He took a deep breath.

Recalling back then, he envisioned awakening within the Ghost Cage, what he saw then was quite similar to the current Dead Sea.

The sky filled with misty shrouds, a desolate gray, devoid of vitality.

Gu Shen found insight.

He silently smiled, extending two fingers side by side, slowly tracing forward.

A gleam of extremely concentrated brilliance bisected the high walls, the Creator’s Divine Domain and Netherworld Fire were already adhering within the Source’s high walls, the collapsed wall fragments falling entirely into the [Pure Land].

"Boom rumble—"

The fleet trapped within the high walls collectively raised their heads.

The oppressive gloom covering the sky was torn asunder by a sudden light.

After the wall broke open, a domed sky of azure blue and a blazing red sun hanging high were revealed.

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...

Gu Shen entered Upper City alone.

Before now, he had never been here.

He had heard of the city’s reputation as the foremost in the world; though engulfed in war and shrouded by the Dead Sea, Upper City remained prosperous.

The streets were wide, neon lights dazzling, with urban skyscrapers standing like forests of steel. In the air, massive unmanned Cloud Ships bearing electronic billboards for the Red Wine Group glided by slowly. The city’s level of prosperity was unparalleled, even Da Du couldn’t compare.

But...

It was too desolate.

After the downpour ceased, rainwater collected in the streets, reflecting the enormous and cold city.

Many years ago, Upper City was bustling and lively.

But now...

This place was practically a ghost town. Even before the Dead Sea’s shroud, there was hardly anyone walking in Upper City, since this was the core area of Deep Sea, also the zone enjoying the most spiritual power.

Upper City’s citizens could stay at home, fulfilling all their desires.

Want food?

Deep Sea provided for them freely.

Want entertainment, amusement?

How could the reality bound by physical laws be as engaging as the "Spiritual World"? With just a thought, they could connect to the Deep Sea Network and spend a limitless vacation in the virtual world. When their "happy" lives ended, opening their eyes, they’d find only a few days had passed in the real world.

No illness, no pain, no troubles.

Upper City’s citizens needed to do nothing but enjoy...

And so the city turned into this state.

Eventually.

People were unwilling to open their eyes, unwilling to face this world. How could the real world compare to the Spirit Network?

This was Deep Sea’s preparation for linking with the Dead Sea.

The entirety of Upper City immersed in a meticulously woven illusion, unable to break free.

When the Dead Sea unleashed, it hoped every linked individual would be like Upper City’s citizens...immersed in dreams, doing nothing, thinking nothing, offering their computing power amidst "intoxication and reverie."

But alas, this illusion was not Upper City’s dream.

It was the main system’s dream.

Gu Shen arrived beneath the Source Tower, and he could discern that the Tower of Heaven had collapsed internally, on the verge of toppling. Only because Deep Sea diverted some of the Torch Authority’s power did the tower still stand precariously.

He ascended the tower silently.

This was where Gu Xiaoman cultivated, where Red Dragon grew, and where Mr. Tianshui painstakingly constructed a sanctuary.

Once upon a time, this was the dream of countless people.

And now.

This tower reaching heaven was decayed, teetering.

It’s been a long, long time since anyone had struggled to ascend for the Double Gods’ Blessing.

As for reaching the top?

Besides Qinglong, only Deep Sea had ever reached the highest point.

After the Divine War concluded...

The Source Tower lacked such a thing as a tower top.

The tower collapsed, with massive stones cascading down.

Gu Shen continued upward, stepping slowly to the summit of the Source Tower, where once grand palaces no longer existed, leaving only ruin.

The Divine Domain of the sky torch, under the control of the Dead Sea, maintained its extended form.

This Divine Domain, now entirely chaotic and pitch black.

Everything in here was food swallowed by the main system, unwilling to be regurgitated...Lin Lin, Bai Shu, Meng Xizhou, Bai Xiu, Gu Xiaoman, Qinglong, and the travellers, all lingered within this chaotic black Divine Domain.

There were a total of six flame seeds in here! This was intended as the main course prepared to be savored last!

Gu Shen did not strike to shatter this darkness instantly but stood quietly, looking at the continuous black and white light erupting from the Skytop.

The war between the "Main System" and the "Source Code"...was nearing its end.

The Lion Awakening code’s white light nearly formed a second sun.

At this moment.

Gu Shen gently passed his two fingers over his brow, softly flicking a wisp of flame, which cleaved through the darkness, landing on Meng Xizhou’s face.

A millennium of darkness lit by a single lamp.

In the next instant, Gu Shen drew his sword.

With one strike, he pierced into the pitch-black Divine Domain, instantly tearing apart the last shadows over Central Continent.

"Rumble!"

The tower, having stood for a century, finally could no longer hold, beginning to collapse.

For hundreds and thousands of miles, and even further beyond.

Countless gazes were drawn here...that tower, symbolizing Central Continent’s supreme status, collapsed in place at this moment.

The Divine Miracle tower, standing tall for a century.

Collapsed in just a few seconds.