DipNovel Chapter 435 Operation Plan
Chapter 435 Operation Plan
When Xuan Yin arrived, Lu Sheng was already waiting in the command room.
Luo Tianfei's holographic projection spread out on the table, with the real-time monitoring screen of the Old God Abyss occupying most of the surface. At the center of the image was the enormous spherical space, its surface shimmering with faint lines of law. Around the perimeter of the spherical space, a blurry figure patrolled back and forth—the Azure Nether Guardian.
"Sit down." Lu Sheng pointed to the chair opposite him.
Xuan Yin sat down. She glanced at the surveillance footage on the table but didn't say anything.
"How long have you been following the Celestial Venerable of Myriad Manifestations?" Lu Sheng asked directly.
"Seventeen years."
"Did you witness him breaking through to a higher realm?"
Xuan Yin thought for a moment. "I met him once. Twelve years ago, he broke through from the mid-stage Spirit Saint to the late-stage Spirit Saint."
"What's going on? Explain in detail."
"He secluded himself for three months. On the day of his breakthrough, the ground of the entire front hall of the Divine Court cracked open. His icy domain expanded uncontrollably, covering an area of fifty miles in radius. Within that domain, all moisture was frozen into ice crystals. Several nearby Spirit Venerable Realm protectors were instantly frozen into ice sculptures."
"Will there be gaps in his defenses when he breaks through?"
Xuan Yin remained silent for two seconds.
"meeting."
"how long?"
"It was very short. I was standing three hundred miles away at the time, so I couldn't observe it precisely. But based on his state after the breakthrough, I infer that the gap in the law's reorganization was approximately one to three seconds."
One to three seconds.
It's similar to Lu Sheng's own experience.
"What was the state of his law shield during those one to three seconds?"
"Completely vanished. The old framework of laws collapsed, and a new one had not yet been established. In that instant—he was just an ordinary person. An ordinary person with an extremely vast spiritual source, but without any legal defenses."
Lu Sheng's eyes lit up.
An ordinary person without any laws to defend against.
Even if his spiritual energy is vast, without the protection of a law shield—
A single chain-resonance orb of light was enough to inflict fatal damage on him.
"But," Xuan Yin continued.
"But what?"
"The Celestial Venerable of Myriad Manifestations is not a fool. He knows that the breakthrough is when one is most vulnerable. Therefore, he will definitely arrange defenses around him. Last time, when he broke through to the late stage of the Spirit Saint realm, the entire front hall of the Divine Court was filled with law array patterns, and there were also three guardians at the early stage of the Spirit Saint realm guarding outside."
What about this time?
"He's inside the Abyss of the Old Gods this time. The spherical space itself is the best defense. The Azure Netherworld Protector is guarding the outside."
"Qingming's strength?"
"Peak of the mid-stage Spirit Saint realm. Ranked third among all the guardians of the Myriad Manifestations Divine Court. His weapon is a Azure Nether Spear, specializing in mid-to-long-range ice-based attacks. Like the Myriad Manifestations Celestial Venerable, he primarily cultivates the Law of Ice Sealing."
What are the characteristics of the Frozen Law?
"Freeze. Although Qingming's Ice Sealing Law is not as pure as that of the Myriad Manifestations Celestial Venerable, he has a unique skill—'Ice Coffin.' It can instantly envelop a target below the Spirit Saint realm with the Ice Sealing Law, completely freezing them. A cultivator in the early stage of the Spirit Saint realm caught in the Ice Coffin will need at least ten seconds to break free."
"What about the peak of the Spirit Saint realm?"
"It's useless. A peak-level Spirit Saint's Law Shield can directly withstand the ice coffin."
"Then he poses no threat to me."
Xuan Yin nodded. "Your Excellency is now at the peak of the Spirit Saint realm, and Qing Ming is indeed no match for you. But he will stall for time."
"How long will it be delayed?"
"If he fights to the death—three to five minutes. If he chooses guerrilla harassment—it could take longer."
Three to five minutes.
The gap in the laws of the Myriad Manifestations Celestial Venerable's breakthrough to the Spirit Immortal Realm lasts only one to three seconds.
In other words, Lu Sheng must eliminate Qing Ming before the Myriad Manifestations Celestial Venerable begins his breakthrough, enter the spherical space, and deliver a fatal blow within one to three seconds of the Myriad Manifestations Celestial Venerable's laws being reorganized.
Time is too tight.
"Can we infiltrate the spherical space beforehand?" Lu Sheng asked Luo Tianfei.
"Yes, you can. But penetration takes time. Last time it took you about ten minutes to penetrate the spherical space. This time, your spatial laws are more precise, so the speed will be faster. But it will still take at least three to five minutes."
It takes three to five minutes to penetrate the spherical space.
It will take three to five minutes to finish off Qingming.
It takes six to ten minutes in total.
"No," Lu Sheng shook his head. "I can't accurately predict when the Myriad Manifestations Celestial Venerable will break through. If I attack Qingming first and then penetrate the spherical space, it will take a total of six to ten minutes. During this time, the Myriad Manifestations Celestial Venerable could break through at any moment. I won't be able to catch that window."
"It must be the other way around."
"The other way around?" Xuan Yin asked.
"First, infiltrate the spherical space and wait inside. The moment the Myriad Manifestations Celestial Venerable breaks through—then make your move. As for Qingming—"
Lu Sheng looked at Xuan Yin.
"You stop him."
Xuan Yin's expression remained unchanged. But her fingers clenched slightly under the table.
"I am at the early stage of Spirit Saint. Qingming is at the peak of the middle stage of Spirit Saint."
"I don't need you to beat him," Lu Sheng said. "I just need you to hold him off. During the three to five minutes I'm infiltrating the spherical space, don't let him interfere with me."
"Three to five minutes," Xuan Yin repeated.
"Your sonic interference can reduce his law operation speed by 30%. With the added bonus of the sonic domain—it might reach 40%. You should be able to hold out against a peak mid-stage Spirit Saint for three to five minutes with his law operation speed reduced by 40%."
Xuan Yin thought for a while.
"Possibly. But what if Qingming abandons his pursuit of me and instead tries to stop you from infiltrating the spherical space?"
"Then attack him from behind. Use your sonic blade to cut through his shield. He can't completely ignore your attacks."
"My sonic blade has limited penetration against the shields of a mid-stage peak Spirit Saint."
"A limited amount is fine. As long as he's distracted, that's enough. It only takes me three to five minutes to penetrate the spherical space. He can't possibly block both you and me in three to five minutes."
Xuan Yin remained silent for ten seconds.
"Alright. I'll give it a try."
"It's not a 'try'," Lu Sheng's tone changed. "It's a must. If you can't do it, we'll both die in the Abyss of the Old Gods."
Xuan Yin looked into his eyes.
"I understand."
Lu Sheng nodded and turned his gaze back to the holographic projection.
"Luo Tianfei, I need detailed terrain data for the outer perimeter of the Old God Abyss. Mark all usable cover, concealment, and areas of turbulent energy flow within a 1000-meter radius of the spherical space."
"Data processing is underway. Expected completion in ten minutes."
"And also—the patrol routes of the Azure Guardian. Record his daily patrol times, routes, and stops. I need to find the periods when his defenses are weakest."
"The patrol data for the past seven days has been recorded. The Azure Guardian's patrol routes follow a pattern—a four-hour cycle, each cycle consisting of three fixed routes that alternate in turn. During breaks in patrol, he returns to a rest point near the outer wall of the spherical space, where he stays for about twenty minutes."
"A twenty-minute break."
Lu Sheng memorized the number.
"Those twenty minutes were my window of opportunity. While Qingming lingered at the rest stop, I began to infiltrate the spherical space. Xuanyin was watching him from outside. If he ended his rest early—Xuanyin would intervene and stop him."
"Feasibility assessment—" Luo Tianfei calculated. "Sixty-five percent."
"Sixty-five?" Lu Sheng frowned. "Where were the points deducted?"
"The biggest uncertainty is the timing of the Myriad Manifestations Celestial Venerable's breakthrough. You can't guarantee that you'll be inside the spherical space at the exact moment of his breakthrough. If you infiltrate and the Myriad Manifestations Celestial Venerable hasn't reached his breakthrough threshold yet—he will discover you. With his late-stage Spirit Saint level strength, he can launch an attack on you from inside the spherical space—"
"Then it's not a sneak attack anymore. That's a head-on confrontation."
"Yes. The odds of winning in a head-on confrontation—given your current peak Spirit Saint state—are about 50%."
50%.
It's the same as his previous estimate.
"Fifty percent isn't enough," Lu Sheng shook his head.
"How much do you wish to raise it to?" Xuan Yin asked.
"At least 70%."
"How should I bring it up?"
Lu Sheng thought for a while.
"There are two options. First, continue to improve my strength. But I'm already at the peak of the Spirit Saint realm, and I've exhausted my resources. It's unlikely I'll make any major breakthroughs in the short term."
"And the second one?"
"Second—weaken the Celestial Venerable of All Things."
"How can we weaken him? He's inside the spherical space; we can't touch him at all."
Lu Sheng's lips twitched slightly.
"It's okay if I can't reach him. I can cut off his 'supply'."
Xuan Yin was stunned for a moment.
"What do you mean, sir?"
"The primordial energy of the Ling Emperor's remains is transmitted to the body of the Myriad Manifestations Celestial Venerable through the law threads of the spherical space. If I were to set up a Law Eye outside the spherical space to continuously monitor the energy transmission path—and then perform targeted interference at key points—"
"His absorption speed will decrease," Xuan Yin added.
"It's not just a decline," Lu Sheng said. "If the interference is precise enough, the energy he ingests will become impure. Impure energy flowing into the spiritual core—at best, it will affect cultivation efficiency; at worst, it will trigger a conflict of laws at the crucial moment of a breakthrough."
"A conflict of laws." Xuan Yin's eyes widened slightly. "If a conflict of laws occurs at the moment he breaks through to the Spirit Immortal Realm—"
"The gap between rules can extend from one to three seconds to five seconds or even longer."
"A blank space for more than five seconds—"
"Enough for me to unleash a three-shot chain resonance."
There was a few seconds of silence in the command room.
Xuan Yin looked at Lu Sheng.
When will you depart, sir?
"Three days later," Lu Sheng said. "I need three days to prepare. The deployment plan for the Eye of Law, the plan to interfere with the energy transmission in the spherical space, and contingency plans for various emergencies—all of these need to be finalized in these three days."
"What can I do?"
"Practice," Lu Sheng said. "Practice your sonic interference. Within three days, increase the interference effect on peak mid-stage Spirit Saints from 40% to 50%."
"This is difficult."
"It has to be done, even if it's difficult."
Xuan Yin didn't say anything more. She stood up and walked towards the door.
She paused when she reached the door.
"Your Mightiness."
"Um?"
"If the plan fails—and the Celestial Venerable of Myriad Manifestations successfully breaks through to the Spirit Immortal Realm—what do you intend to do?"
Lu Sheng looked at the spherical space that was quietly floating on the holographic projection.
"Then run."
"run?"
"Run back to Earth. Activate all defenses. Then—try to survive the pursuit from the Spirit Immortal Realm."
Xuan Yin's back paused for a moment.
Then she went outside.
The door closed.
Only Lu Sheng and the holographic projection remained in the command room.
"Consort Luo."
"exist."
"Please simulate this for me. If I were to deploy Eyes of Law outside a spherical space, and then use these Eyes of Law to directionally disrupt the energy transmission path—how many nodes would I need? What would be the required precision for each node?"
"Calculation in progress..."
"It is estimated that at least twelve Eye of Law nodes will be needed. The required precision of each node is less than 0.008 millimeters."
0.008 millimeters.
His current accuracy is 0.005 millimeters.
"That's enough."
Lu Sheng began to formulate a battle plan in his mind.
Three days.
Three days later—he was going to the Abyss of the Old Gods.