DipNovel Chapter 439 Waiting
Chapter 439 Waiting
Time seemed to drag on.
Lu Sheng crouched behind the ruins of the Old God Abyss for three days.
He barely moved for three days. While maintaining the interference of the laws, he continuously monitored all changes inside and outside the spherical space through the Eye of the Law.
They eat by chewing the spiritual crystal cores stored in their storage space.
The water is extracted automatically from faint spiritual particles in space by the body's internal "Heaven-Swallowing Furnace".
Sleeping—not sleeping. A peak Spirit Saint can remain awake for more than half a month continuously.
Xuan Yin stayed by his side. She was even quieter than Lu Sheng. Cultivators of the Sound Laws were naturally adept at perceiving the world in silence.
On the third night—there is no night in space, but Lu Sheng set his schedule according to Earth's time habits—Luo Tianfei's communication arrived.
"Latest data. The Myriad Manifestations Celestial Venerable's absorption progress—78%. The absorption speed has slowed significantly. The average speed over the past 24 hours has decreased by approximately 20%."
"Slowed down?"
"Yes. I speculate there are two possible reasons. First, the higher the concentration of primordial energy in the core area of the Spirit Emperor's remains, the more difficult it is to absorb. Second—"
Luo Tianfei paused for a moment.
"second?"
"Your interference with the laws may have already begun to take effect. A slight frequency deviation has appeared in the primordial energy absorbed by the Celestial Venerable of All Things. His spiritual core will be less efficient in digesting this deviated energy."
Lu Sheng narrowed his eyes.
Did he detect the interference?
"No. According to the data from the Eye of Law, the Celestial Venerable of Myriad Manifestations did not actively adjust his devouring rhythm. If he had detected interference, he should have changed the devouring path or paused devouring to investigate. But he did not do so."
"good."
The interference is in effect. And it hasn't been detected.
"Based on the current slowed pace, how much longer will it take for him to reach 85% completion?"
"Seven to ten days."
Seven to ten days.
Lu Sheng glanced at Xuan Yin, who was squatting beside him.
Xuan Yin sensed his gaze and turned her head slightly.
"It will take another seven to ten days," Lu Sheng said.
"I can wait."
"It's not just about waiting. Over the next seven to ten days, I need you to do two things. First, continue practicing multi-frequency chain resonance. On the day we take action, your sonic interference must suppress Qingming immediately."
"And the second one?"
"Second—keep an eye on the spherical space for me. My Eye of Law can only passively sense fluctuations in the laws. If the Celestial Venerable of Myriad Manifestations does something inside the spherical space that my Eye of Law cannot detect—your sonic detector might be able to detect it."
"I understand."
The two continued to wait.
Fourth day.
Day .
Day .
Lu Sheng's interference with the laws lasted for six days. During this time, he made minor adjustments to the intensity of the interference—gradually increasing it from three per thousand to five per thousand.
The improvement was extremely small, so small that the Celestial Venerable of Myriad Manifestations could not perceive it. However, this accelerated the accumulation of impurities.
Seventh day.
Luo Tianfei's communications.
"The Myriad Manifestations Celestial Venerable's absorption progress—eighty-one percent. The speed has slowed further. At the same time—his spiritual source fluctuations have shown abnormally high-frequency oscillations."
"High-frequency oscillation?"
"Every two hours or so, the spiritual energy fluctuations of the Celestial Venerable of Myriad Manifestations will exhibit a high-frequency oscillation lasting approximately ten seconds. This oscillation does not occur during the normal absorption process."
"It's a harbinger of a conflict between the laws." Lu Sheng's heart skipped a beat.
"My judgment is consistent. The skewed energy accumulating in his spiritual core has begun to interfere with the operation of his laws. Currently, it's still mild—he can suppress it through his own law regulation. But as the skewed energy continues to accumulate—"
"When he breaks through, it will be impossible to suppress him."
"right."
Lu Sheng's fist slowly clenched in the darkness.
Eighth day.
The patrol route of the Azure Nether Guardian has changed.
"He's shortened the patrol area." Xuan Yin detected this change using sound waves. "Previously, each patrol covered an area of eight hundred meters around the spherical space. Now it's shrunk to five hundred meters."
Why?
"I'm not sure. It's possible that he sensed an internal anomaly—the spiritual energy fluctuations of the Myriad Manifestations Celestial Venerable were fluctuating, and Qingming, as a protector, would certainly have sensed it. He might be worried about external interference."
Did he actively search the surrounding area?
"Yes. Today during the day, he conducted a comprehensive scan of the laws surrounding the spherical space. The range was approximately one kilometer."
"Has the Eye of Law been discovered?"
"No. His scanning precision is insufficient. The spatial rift into which the Eye of Law is embedded is too small; even a peak-stage Mid-Spirit Saint cannot detect it."
Lu Sheng breathed a sigh of relief.
But Qingming's vigilance had increased. This meant that the upcoming operation would be more difficult.
"Did he report to the Celestial Venerable of All Things through the sphere-shaped space?"
"No. He's been outside the whole time."
"That means he hasn't yet determined it's external interference. It's just an instinctive alertness."
Lu Sheng continued to maintain the interference of the laws.
Day 9.
The progress of the Myriad Manifestations Celestial Venerable's devouring is 83%.
The high-frequency oscillation of the spiritual energy fluctuation changed from once every two hours to once every hour.
"It'll be soon," Lu Sheng said to Xuan Yin.
"Are you ready, sir?"
"We're ready anytime."
tenth day.
Early morning—there is no early morning in space, but according to Lu Sheng's internal clock, it is early morning.
The spiritual energy fluctuations of the Celestial Venerable of Myriad Manifestations suddenly underwent a drastic change.
It is not a high-frequency oscillation.
Yes--
"The Spiritual Source Core is expanding rapidly." Luo Tianfei's urgent communication came through. The seven-minute delay was particularly irritating at this moment. "The expansion rate is extremely fast. Judging from the fluctuation characteristics—the Myriad Manifestations Celestial Venerable is forcibly pushing forward the fusion of laws. He is attempting to break through the bottleneck!"
Lu Sheng's pupils suddenly contracted.
"He's broken through?!"
"Not yet. But he's making final preparations for the breakthrough. The expansion of the spiritual core is accumulating the energy needed for the breakthrough. At this rate of expansion—the breakthrough will occur within twenty-four to forty-eight hours!"
Twenty-four to forty-eight hours.
Two days at most.
"Xuanyin!"
"I am here!"
"Are you ready?"
"I am ready."
Lu Sheng stood up.
His legs, which had been squatting for ten days, made a slight cracking sound the moment he stood up. He moved his joints and took a few deep breaths.
"From this moment on—don't leave my sight."
"clear."
Lu Sheng looked at the silvery-white light flowing on the surface of the spherical space a kilometer away.
The show is about to begin.