novelsite Chapter 417 They've arrived
Chapter 417 They've arrived
Lu Sheng waited for fourteen hours in the warship graveyard.
For the past fourteen hours, he had been in a semi-conscious state. His late-stage Spirit Saint perception was fully activated, covering a radius of 50,000 li. No change in the fluctuations of the laws could escape his perception.
He received two communications during that time.
The first time was with Dao Yi.
The aircraft is finished. He and Zhou Lei have already set off and are expected to arrive at the outer perimeter of the Old God Abyss in eight hours.
The second one was Consort Luo.
Everything is normal around Earth. No unusual energy signals are approaching the solar system.
But she added one more thing—
"Two high-speed energy signals have been detected 380,000 miles away in the direction of the Old God Abyss."
Lu Sheng's eyes snapped open.
"Two paths?"
"Two paths. One is extremely powerful, at the peak of the Spirit Saint level. The other is slightly weaker, at the mid-stage of the Spirit Saint level."
Myriad Manifestations Celestial Venerable and Azure Netherworld Protector.
Xuan Yin was right. He really didn't come alone.
"What about speed?"
"Extremely fast. Based on the current speed, we should reach the outer edge of the Old God's Abyss in about six to seven hours."
Six to seven hours.
Lu Sheng took a deep breath.
It takes Dao Yi's aircraft eight hours to arrive.
In other words, the Celestial Venerable of All Things will arrive before Dao Yi.
"Damn it."
Lu Sheng quickly adjusted his plan.
The unorthodox turret's shot might be too late.
He can only rely on the law traps and his own combat power.
"Luo Tianfei, inform one: after reaching the outer perimeter of the Old God Abyss, do not rush into the warship graveyard. Find a place to hide 100,000 miles away and await my instructions."
"clear."
Lu Sheng stood up from the wreckage.
Six hours.
He has six hours to prepare.
He began to set up a second line of defense around the spherical space.
It's not a physical defense line—he doesn't have that many materials left. It's a perception network at the level of laws.
He used spatial laws to lay out dozens of extremely tiny spatial nodes within a three-thousand-mile radius around the spherical space. Each node is a sensing anchor point, capable of transmitting back information about the fluctuations of the laws within a three-hundred-meter radius in real time.
These anchor points are connected together to form a sensing network covering three thousand miles.
Once the Celestial Venerable of Myriad Manifestations enters this area, Lu Sheng can accurately grasp his position, speed, and state of law.
Know yourself and the enemy.
This was the last preparation he could make.
After setting up the sensory network, Lu Sheng returned to his concealed position outside the spherical space.
He sat cross-legged and adjusted his breathing and heartbeat to the lowest possible frequency.
He suppressed the fluctuations of the laws to a minimum.
In this state, even if a peak-level Celestial Venerable of the Spirit Saint passed by him within 300 meters, he might not be able to detect him.
wait.
One hour.
Two hours.
Three hours have passed.
Lu Sheng's perception suddenly detected an extremely faint fluctuation of the law.
It came from a very far place. But with the perception precision of a late-stage Spirit Saint, he could clearly distinguish the quality of that fluctuation.
Peak of the Spirit Saint realm.
"They've arrived."
Lu Sheng's heart skipped a beat. But he forcibly suppressed it.
Fluctuations are approaching.
From 50,000 li away—to 40,000 li away—to 30,000 li away—
Then, at a distance of about 20,000 miles, the fluctuations suddenly stopped.
It's stopped?
Lu Sheng frowned.
They stopped. About 20,000 miles outside the Old God Abyss.
Why stop?
"Under observation," Lu Sheng judged.
The Celestial Venerable of Myriad Manifestations was not an impulsive person. Although he adopted a domineering stance, he would still conduct reconnaissance first once he arrived at the destination.
A distance of 20,000 li is completely within the perception range of a peak Spirit Saint. The Celestial Venerable of Myriad Manifestations is using his perception to scan the entire warship graveyard area.
Lu Sheng suppressed his aura to the limit.
He blended into the background of the warship wreckage like a stone.
Three minutes have passed.
The two energy signals moved again.
But the way of moving has changed.
The two signals are no longer running in parallel. Instead, they have separated.
One goes left, and the other goes right.
outflank.
The Celestial Venerable of Myriad Manifestations and the Azure Netherworld Protector split into two groups and advanced into the depths of the warship graveyard from two different directions.
They are looking for spherical space.
Lu Sheng's mind raced.
At the peak movement speed of a Spirit Saint, a distance of 20,000 li could be covered in about 40 minutes to reach the vicinity of the spherical space.
If they split up, that would actually be good news for Lu Sheng.
When the Celestial Venerable of Myriad Manifestations is alone, Lu Sheng may not be able to defeat him, but he can at least keep him occupied.
But if the two of them come together—a peak Spirit Saint and a mid-stage Spirit Saint—he has absolutely no chance of winning.
"It's better to separate. It's better to separate."
Lu Sheng silently recited two sentences.
He is currently located one kilometer outside the spherical space. With the warship wreckage concealing his presence and his aura extremely well-controlled, the Myriad Manifestations Celestial Venerable's long-range scan should not be able to detect him.
But once they get within three thousand miles, the perception network set up by Lu Sheng can accurately lock onto them.
And they will also get closer to spherical space.
Although the thin film of the laws in the spherical space is very well concealed, it is only a matter of time before it is discovered by a close-range scan by a peak Spirit Saint.
Thirty minutes later.
The first anchor point of the perception network has been triggered.
Azure Guardian.
He entered a three-thousand-mile radius from the southeast.
Lu Sheng clearly "saw" the figure of the Azure Netherworld Protector through the sensory anchor point—a long emerald green robe, a thin face, and a slow speed, releasing law scanning waves as he flew.
He paused in front of a huge warship wreckage, circled it once, and then continued flying forward.
Search mode.
Five more minutes passed.
The second signal triggered a perception anchor point in another direction.
Myriad Manifestations Celestial Venerable.
Enter from the northwest.
Lu Sheng finally "saw" the person who had kept him on tenterhooks for three months.
The appearance of the Celestial Venerable of Myriad Manifestations was beyond his expectations.
He wasn't the kind of venerable, otherworldly old man. Instead, he was a middle-aged man who looked to be in his early thirties. He wasn't tall, and he wore a dark gold short brown jacket. He had short hair, a square face, and unremarkable features.
Just like an ordinary farmer.
But the pressure of law emanating from him—
Even though they were more than two thousand miles apart, and even though there was indirect transmission through the sensory network, Lu Sheng could still feel that pressure.
heavy.
It felt like a mountain was pressing down on my heart.
The pressure of laws exerted by a peak Spirit Saint is a level higher than that of a late-stage Spirit Saint. It is a sense of absolute control over the laws of heaven and earth that emanates from the very core of one's being.
"Impressive," Lu Sheng admitted to himself.
But he was not afraid.
Being afraid is useless. Even if you can't win, you have to fight.
Moreover—he also has a law trap.
The Celestial Venerable of Myriad Manifestations' search speed was much faster than Qingming's. He hardly needed to stop and scan carefully; his perception of the laws spread out like water, leaving no blind spots in its path.
Fifteen minutes later.
The perception wave of the Celestial Venerable of All Things touched the edge of the spherical space membrane.
Lu Sheng clearly felt that the sensory wave paused for a moment the instant it touched the membrane.
Then--
The direction of movement of the Celestial Venerable of Myriad Manifestations has changed.
He no longer conducted a zigzag search. Instead, he flew in a straight line towards the spherical space.
found it.