Chapter 1 Gu Bu Battlefield

Gu Shen sat in the Initial, feeling his spiritual world.

In the lake of his mind, seven red shadows flickered. Seven strands of Mind Stream power controlled each of the seven red shadows!

Having regrown within the shell of the "Divine Infant," Gu Shen's spirit was suppressed by transcendent laws, but these laws could not suppress his Mind Stream power. After wiping out the Initial's programmed settings, the upper limit of the "Red Shadow's" power largely depended on the controller's mental strength.

The more battle experience the controller had, the thicker the spirit, the stronger the combat power the Red Shadow could unleash!

"After the Forge's Netherfire... my Mind Stream power has broken through from six strands to seven..." Gu Shen murmured softly.

Seven strands of Mind Stream power were what Silver Fox General possessed at his peak. But this was not Gu Shen's limit.

*Boom!*

You clenched your fists silently.

I must command the upcoming Gu Bu War.

Although the fortress was silent, Gu Shen knew that the war had not yet begun. The Traveler race had long coveted the Seven Continents, and now that they had finally discovered the coordinates, they would not simply launch a single wave of attacks and stop.

This kind of fighting style gave you the illusion of "having strength but nowhere to use it." Heavenly Hound, Wild Dog, Bloodhound!

So they could only defend passively and could not attack proactively.

Within the incomplete Umbrella Defense Line, hundreds of thousands of portals opened every second. The Traveler race's high-level beings, like ants, launched a frenzied attack on the Gu Bu Fortress. Obviously, they knew that this surprise attack was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Once missed, there would be no second chance. To successfully "land" on the Northern Continent, they had to tear open this gap before the Central City reinforcements arrived!

Lin Lin drifted over. It was also watching the Gu Bu battlefield through A’Fu.

You would only be a burden if you went back.

The next moment, the gray-winged creature crashed into the Gu Bu battlefield, leaving a straight, slender gray line behind it. Like a cannonball, it splashed countless snowflakes upon landing. Having drifted in the void for eight hundred years, the Traveler race's high-level life had evolved extremely specialized "combat organs." Its seven fingers were like iron hooks, linked together by "fish-fin" like membranes.

At the end of the battlefield, a gray-winged figure hovered in the high sky.

The fourth strand of Mind Stream power successfully separated. Jiang Jing's spirit entered the vacant A’Fu, performing simple activities to adapt to the body.

Just as Zi Yu was preparing to withdraw the [Dragon Annihilation] domain, the Northern Continent's sky resounded with a trembling roar.

The attacked Jiang Jing reacted quickly, but the moment she drew her blade, she was struck by the long tail. The silver battle blade flew out of her hand, slowly spinning dozens of times in the air before slamming into the ground.

Gray bone wings unfolded, gently flapping in the air, emitting a low, muffled rumble.

As the spirit master, although he would not suffer substantial damage... the "fear" and "shock" of being killed would be truly transmitted to the lake of the mind. Usually, when A’Fu fought in the Initial, Jiang Jing would set up the combat program. Dead was dead. As an AI, it would not be affected by emotional fluctuations.

"This is not an enemy you can fight against." Most importantly...

"No, it's more than seven strands... my eighth strand of Mind Stream power will soon be separated..."

The child-like Red Shadow slowly opened its eyes, looked at Da Man, and said seriously: "That guy carefully observed the Gu Bu battlefield before choosing to attack him."

"Yes…"

And that gray-winged creature silently landed on the defense barrier.

Because more and more portals were opening within the Umbrella Defense Line, and more and more Travelers were gathering.

These eight stationed guards under Lin Chou's command were absolutely top-tier talents in any legion!

He reached out his hand, hoping to receive Jiang Jing and bring her back to the ship to rest.

Your spirit link was severed!

"Roar—" The gray-winged creature roared lowly, directly twisting off A’Fu's head!

Could it be that the rule suppression of ten strands of Mind Stream power in the real world did not exist for him? "Lieutenant General Gu Shen."

The sound of an explosion ripped through the Umbrella Defense Line.

Now, with the Southern Continent War in full swing, a large number of generals were dispatched south with their legions under orders from Central City. There were very few generals still stationed on the northern border... However, the "Eight Dogs" under Grand Duke Zhu Xue's command had remained stationed without moving. For so many years, Lin Chou had always regarded them as the "absolute guardians" of the northern border.

Jiang Jing said loudly: "Little Sleeves, you don't need to worry about the Gu Bu battlefield. My A’Fu should go inland and join the Seven Continents Alliance. I'll leave that gray-winged creature to you."

Bronze-colored eyes coldly stared into the distance. "I was… killed?!"

This "defect" had become a "combat advantage," because A’Fu had no fear of the Heaven's Sheath fragments. But such a human-like mechanical life had appeared.

Next up was the real battle!

A palm!

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"Is it because of the Fire Seed? After refining the Netherfire... my state of mind seems to have lost its bottleneck..." "Are you sure?"

An A’Fu drew its blade and began to run. They skimmed the ground, charging against the Traveler race. Silver battle blades were wrapped in chilling murderous intent. Wherever they passed, Traveler corpses were cut open in an instant like falling leaves, and blood splattered in the sky above Gu Bu.

The [Source Code]'s unbreakable "upper limit" had been successfully broken through by the Master of Forge! But... there were a few obstacles in front of him that had to be swept away.

The [Dragon Annihilation] fire sea had reached its limit. Zi Yu, with a pale expression, stood outside the fortress gate, looking at the noisy battlefield inside and outside. A’Fu's combat power exceeded her imagination. It was almost with the ease of cutting melons and vegetables that it slaughtered these high-level beings of the Gu Bu Fortress. Seeming to realize that it could not break through the fortress gate in a short time, the Traveler race had actually given up on "charging."

Bai Xiu unconditionally trusted him! "Whoosh-"

The [Old World]'s portal was opened, and tens of millions of Travelers were constantly squeezing towards the entrance of the defense line.

The Umbrella Defense Line was incomplete under the impact of the source energy storm. A large umbrella had been torn open, and half of it had already fallen to the horizon. Under the collapsing and broken "umbrella surface," tens of millions of floating boards were still working, propping up half of the defense barrier. However, the gap had been torn open, and the remaining half of the defense barrier had little effect.

A large piece of white haze was swept away! The Divine Infant was also gradually getting to know him.

But this theory did not seem to work on him.

There was a corresponding relationship between the real world and the spiritual world, but the former had more rules and restrictions.

The current support was only the first wave of forces urgently mobilized from the Northern Continent's interior, a total of seventy-eight source energy boats, speeding from Luo Yin City, Dragon Bone Fortress, and Huang Tie City Fortress respectively. As Gu Shen's alarm and the details of the Gu Bu Fortress war spread, more and more source energy boats would arrive at the front line. They would carry out a comprehensive blockade around the Gu Bu Fortress, encircling an area of ten miles as a battlefield, thereby leaving a certain amount of "buffer space."

A’Fu was killed.

Because the Master of Forge in the Starship Civilization era had broken through the threshold of ten strands of Mind Stream power... Lin Lin once said that its master simultaneously separated a dozen strands of Mind Stream, focusing on forging and tempering.

Gu Da Man's expression was a little disappointed.

It stared at the few A’Fus on the Gu Bu battlefield. In just a few tens of seconds, the Traveler race's seventh attack was slaughtered. However, it also noticed the "strength gap" between these four A’Fus. One A’Fu was clearly weaker than the others.

Then he reluctantly gave up the idea of re-piloting A’Fu.

Gu Da Man's voice was interrupted by a sharp sound.

They stopped only because the "high-level life" had issued an order—

"Does the Traveler race have such powerful high-level beings?"

Sitting in the Initial, Gu Da Man's expression was pale, and he suddenly opened his eyes.

No matter how strong an esper's spirit was, the maximum number of "Mind Stream

power" that could be separated in the real world was ten, because the [Source Code] could easily separate thousands of Mind Stream power in the Deep Water Area, but when born in the real world, there were only ten Mind Stream power.

"The Traveler race's high-level intelligent life cannot be underestimated... With your current strength, returning to the battlefield will not help us." They only had bones and no blood.

The Heavenly Hound wearing a mask personally opened the source energy boat hatch for him, and said in a deep voice: "The next war will be taken over by us... You and Commander, please rest."

Gu Da Man bit his teeth, looked up and said, "Lin Lin, give me another Jiang Jing!"

Its gaze locked onto the four ghostly A’Fus on the Gu Bu battlefield. This siege should not have been so difficult. According to the original plan, this incomplete fortress had already been occupied.

But now, he vaguely felt that the breakthrough of Mind Stream power seemed to have no pressure. But as long as he said he could do it.

At the fortress battlefield, the Jiang Jing controlled by Bai Xiu suddenly stopped advancing and killing, and instead began to retreat quickly.

However, Jiang Jing had no such concerns. They held their blades and wantonly plundered and killed among the ruins of the Gu Bu Fortress. This battlefield was not considered large, so every time A’Fu's blade energy clashed, it could ensure that an area was "cleared"!

"I want to help."

This was the strongest combat machine that could be created in the Starship Civilization era. The only flaw was that A’Fu could not possess a "domain" comparable to a seventh-order esper.

He held the box thrown out by Jiang Jing in his arms. It contained valuable resources enough to affect the inland war. Although reinforcements had arrived, he still had many things to do. He had to explain the characteristics of the "Traveler race," explain the gift of the Initial, and the existence of Jiang Jing.

Even though the Red Shadow could not exert its true strength now.

The flames burning at the fortress gate gradually extinguished. Wind and snow howled, and a drizzle began to fall from the sky. However, Zi Yu did not feel cold. On the contrary... the burning light of source energy boats fell on the earth, and you felt an unprecedented peace of mind.

Heaven's Sheath fragments could not harm them no matter how they released their power! The Red Shadow frowned slightly.

But Da Man was different. The battlefield was noisy.

......

The source energy boat fleet on the northern border finally arrived.

The strength displayed by the gray-winged creature so far could be considered a considerable high-level extraordinary being in the human world! Little Sleeves left a strand of Mind Stream power to monitor the outer void of the Initial. Seeing Gu Da Man wake up, I immediately spoke to comfort him.

But this was just an illusion.

The speaker was not Bai Xiu.

This was your first time piloting Jiang Jing with mental power. Although there was no way to keep up with Jiang Jing Bai Xiu's pace, your performance on the Gu Bu battlefield was already quite good.

Instead, they sat cross-legged on the ground, maintaining a Red Shadow with a fully open Mind Stream power. Jiang Jing possessed extremely powerful single-unit combat capabilities.

But now.

It knew that as long as it passed through the Gu Bu Fortress's intact gate, it would be the "new world" that the race had dreamed of. At this moment, the Red Shadow was in an extremely mysterious state.

Gu Shen shook his head and refused: "This war is not as simple as you think." Gu Shen, covered in blood, slowly parked the source energy boat and landed.

The image of the Gu Bu battlefield was transmitted into the mind lake through the A’Fu controlled by Bai Xiu... "Obviously, ten strands of Mind Stream power is a big threshold."

The [Dragon Annihilation] domain should be dissipated now. But this guess could not stand.

That vacant A’Fu trembled slowly. The dim light in its eyes gradually brightened, and a ray of light ignited between its eyebrows. "…Okay!"

The next moment.

I was gradually getting to know the "Divine Infant." "Rumble!"

They had no "extraordinary power," only a physique tempered to the extreme.

The scene of Gu Da Man being killed was very fast and impactful. This gray-winged creature possessed extraordinary wisdom. It was not only strong in combat power, but also had a "rigorous" logic in its attacks, and did not give Gu Da Man any chance to fight back or "exchange injuries for injuries."

Indeed......

......

"No matter what, this is a good thing."

The gray-winged creature stood alone on top of the tower spire. Its claws clenched the spire tightly, and its long tail swept around casually. The "noise" in front of him was just gathering strength.

Moreover, its combat power was so high.

"My true body's current combat power is limited. Controlling 'A’Fu' can not only provide assistance to the Seven Continents, but also hone my own Mind Stream cultivation. This is a win-win situation."

"I do not recommend you to drive A’Fu back to the battlefield again... Because if you come again, the ending will not change." Now was not the time for me to "rest"!

Chu Ling originally guessed.

Seven iron hook claws rotated, scraping out a cluster of brilliant golden sparks!

As the thought flashed by, the Red Shadow shifted its attention back to the current front line battlefield.

At this moment, on top of the completely collapsed giant wall of the Gu Bu Fortress, there was still a tower standing alone. This was a remote corner of the source energy storm explosion. The aftermath destroyed most of the tower's main body, and the remaining part was like a sharp needle piercing the sky, standing straight and pointing to the pale moon.

"Kill!"

The Red Shadow spoke softly in the lake of the mind. To say so......

The whole world was noisy for a few seconds.

I still did not dare to lean on the driving seat, did not dare to relax at all. Even though I saw the reinforcements arrive, I still kept my spirit tense... Gu Shen knew that the battle against the Traveler race had long exhausted his mental strength. Once he relaxed, he might fall asleep.

Directly pressed an A’Fu's head!

Zi Yu was very struggling to face the Traveler race's impact, because your [Dragon Annihilation] domain could only be released at the Gu Bu gap. Once you go deeper, you would be affected by the "Heaven's Sheath fragments"...

In the past, when I practiced Mind Stream power, I would encounter bottlenecks more or less. Every additional strand of Mind Stream power I cultivated was like separating an additional clone.