156: Chapter 156 Black Dragon Patrols the River

Eight hundred zhang deep in the water, inside the basalt Immortal Cave.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Gu Shen sat cross-legged in the center of the Immortal Cave. Between his brows, the faint azure glow of the AI Crystal flickered steadily like a breath.

Twelve nuclear-powered Demon Bone Iron Guards stood quietly in Formation all around. Under the multi-threaded micro-control of the AI Crystal, Gu Shen performed tens of thousands of adaptation calculations between the underlying logic of the Thousand Mechanisms Spirit Pivot Array Diagram and the physical output frequency of the Wasteland fusion batteries.

"Cut off the constant direct connection of Divine Sense, switch to delayed action macro command triggering."

Gu Shen opened his eyes, and a cold stream of data flashed across his pupils. He slightly curled his fingers, and the Soul-Pulling Threads that were originally connected to the back of the Iron Corpse's neck retracted into his finger bones like melting snow.

Without the direct control of Divine Sense, the twelve Iron Guards did not paralyze. The blue light in their eye sockets turned into a dark red combat-ready mode. The surging kinetic energy provided by the miniaturized batteries was stored in the skeletal meridians of the Sea-Splitting Profound Whale, ready to erupt with destructive physical strikes at any moment.

"My Lord, body control has been delegated to the local physical circuits. Even if they encounter high-intensity Divine Sense shockwaves or electromagnetic pulses, they will faithfully execute the last attack command until the battery is exhausted or the body is shattered."

The mechanical spider in the corner emitted a steady electronic voice.

Gu Shen nodded slightly. When fighting a Golden Core level Great Demon, any release of Divine Sense could become a target for the opponent's mental attacks. Physical disconnection and fully automated slaughter were the correct ways for Wasteland weapons to confront the powerful figures of the Cultivation World.

Just then, the eight articulated limbs of the mechanical spider suddenly gripped the metal floor tightly, and the red light on its detection head suddenly stretched into a straight line.

"My Lord! The sonar matrix has captured an abnormal echo! Two thousand feet directly above, a super-large cold-blooded heat source of incalculable mass is diving at high speed. The kinetic energy displaced by the water flow has caused the surrounding water pressure to rise by three megapascals!"

Without needing the Crab's sonar warning, the Dark Gold Thunder Bone inside Gu Shen's body had already spontaneously emitted a dull hum.

Outside the blue light shield of the Xuanming Heavy Water Array, the water flow in the originally dead-silent underground rift instantly reversed direction.

A stench so strong it was nauseating ignored the barrier of the water flow and slammed hard against the light curtain of the Heavy Water Array like a collapsing mountain.

Crack, crack... The thirty-six Low-Grade Spirit Stones lit up with blinding spiritual light simultaneously, and the Formation Plate emitted a groan of being unable to bear the burden.

"It is not The Green Lotus."

Gu Shen's expression remained normal; the AI Crystal instantly cut off the physiological feedback of "fear" and "pressure" from his five senses.

In the deep, dark water, two vertical pupils like giant red lanterns slowly lit up outside the Immortal Cave.

Following that, a massive body peeled away from the darkness. It was a black flood dragon over a hundred zhang long. Its entire body was covered in jet-black scales the size of shields, and a broken single horn grew on the top of its head.

It just hovered quietly above the rift, and the surrounding abyss water flow seemed to submit, automatically forming a vacuum zone around its body.

The true overlord of the three-thousand-li waters of the Yunmeng Great Swamp—a Third-Stage Great Demon, the Sea-Covering Black Flood Dragon, Ao Mie.

"A Human Race Formation?"

A low, hoarse Divine Thought mixed with the sound of rushing water penetrated the Xuanming Heavy Water Array without any obstruction, slamming into the titanium-carbon alloy shell of the Immortal Cave like a heavy hammer.

"This King was patrolling the river yesterday and sensed that the old lotus had Origin fluctuations here."

The Black Flood Dragon's massive head slowly moved close to the blue light shield, its scarlet vertical pupils coldly staring at this square metal black box.

"I originally thought it was some blind demon king crossing the border, but I didn't expect it to be a little mouse of the Human Race."

Ao Mie's Divine Thought carried undisguised contempt, "The Yunmeng Great Swamp leaves no Human Race alive. Withdraw this eyesore of a turtle shell and roll out; when this King chews you, I can give you a quick end."

Gu Shen sat upright on the prayer mat, neither making a sound nor any movement.

He just quietly watched the Black Flood Dragon outside, the processing power of the AI Crystal in his mind driven to the limit, rapidly assessing the gap in combat power between the two sides.

"A Third-Stage Early Stage demon Cultivator, Physical Body strength surpasses top-grade Magical Artifacts. Innate Divine Abilities are mostly related to water control and highly toxic poisons. In a frontal confrontation, my Golden Light Finger cannot even penetrate its scales."

Seeing no reaction inside the Immortal Cave, a trace of violence flashed in Ao Mie's vertical pupils.

"Human Race insects are always like this, not shedding tears until they see the coffin."

Ao Mie did not cast any fancy Spells. Here at the bottom of the lake, eight hundred zhang deep, its massive Physical Body was the most terrifying weapon.

The Black Flood Dragon's thick tail lashed out violently in the water.

Boom!

A visible white high-pressure water blade cut through the pitch-black lake water and slashed fiercely at the light curtain of the Xuanming Heavy Water Array.

Bang!

The thirty-six Low-Grade Spirit Stones on the Formation Plate instantly turned into powder. The blue light shield did not even last for half a breath before shattering like foam.

The violent high-pressure water blade continued unabated, slashing heavily against the titanium-carbon alloy outer wall.

"Creak!"

A dull sound of metal twisting exploded at the bottom of the water.

The titanium-carbon alloy outer wall dented inward by an inch, but the water blade, which was enough to split a Foundation Establishment Cultivator in two, sank deeply into the inner layer of polymer energy-absorbing gel after cutting through the surface of the titanium-carbon alloy.

The kinetic energy was instantly dispersed and neutralized by the gel, like a sponge absorbing water.

The titanium-carbon alloy remained unbroken.

The Black Flood Dragon suspended in the water, in those scarlet vertical pupils, a rare flash of astonishment appeared.

"No Spiritual Qi backlash, no Formation runes. Relying solely on this dead material that is neither gold nor stone, it withstood a blow from this King?"

Ao Mie's massive body swam slowly, circling the titanium-carbon alloy outer wall of Gu Shen's Immortal Cave once, the cruelty in its eyes gradually replaced by a curious greed.

"Interesting. This turtle shell of yours is a rare item. It's much harder than the Flying Swords of those Human Race Cultivators."

Ao Mie opened its abyss-like giant mouth, revealing sharp teeth, "This King wants to see how many hits from me your shell can take!"

It put away its contempt, massive Demonic Qi surging within its body. Its right front claw reached out, and five black sharp claws, each a zhang long, shot out, carrying a sharp whistle that tore through the water flow, slashing fiercely at the titanium-carbon alloy outer wall.

Inside the cabin.

"My Lord, the armored shell is 12% damaged. The energy-absorbing gel is showing physical fatigue. Calculation result: After sustaining three identical physical strikes, the titanium-carbon alloy will suffer structural disintegration." The Crab's alarm sound was cold and precise.

"That is enough."

Gu Shen stood up.

Blindly cowering in defense would only lead to being trapped to death at the bottom of the lake by this Third-Stage Great Demon. The Dao of Survival is not about refusing to fight, but about counterattacking in the most ruthless manner after figuring out the enemy's trump cards.

Since Spells are ineffective, then use pure physical violence to teach this overlord of the Great Swamp a lesson.

"Open the cabin door."

Gu Shen ordered coldly.

Hum.

At the moment Ao Mie's sharp claws were about to fall, the door of the Immortal Cave, made from the wreckage of an explosion-proof cabin, slid open with a roar of hydraulic exhaust.

The cold, poisonous abyss water instantly poured in.

Gu Shen ignored the rushing water pressure. The Dark Gold Thunder Bone on the surface of his body vibrated slightly, pushing the water flow away by three inches.

"Kill."

A pure physical sound wave command that contained no Divine Sense fluctuations echoed inside the cabin.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Twelve dark cyan figures, like twelve heavy torpedoes launched from launch tubes, faced the pouring water flow and instantly rushed out of the Immortal Cave!

No Spell brilliance, no Spiritual Qi fluctuations.

The skeletal frame of the Sea-Splitting Profound Whale displayed perfect fluid mechanics underwater. The miniaturized fusion batteries output at full power, endowing them with terrifying kinetic energy far exceeding that of a Late Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

The giant claw Ao Mie had swiped down paused abruptly in mid-air.

Its Demonic Sense swept over these twelve Puppets that rushed out, and a trace of absurdity flashed in its eyes.

No life blood, no Spiritual Power fluctuations. In the perception of a demon Cultivator, this was as if twelve rotten stones were crashing towards it.

"Using dead objects to block this King? You are courting death!"

Ao Mie roared, its sharp claws continuing unabated, smashing fiercely towards the No. 1 and No. 2 Iron Guards charging at the front.

Bang!

The sharp claw and the iron fist collided with a roar.

The scene Ao Mie imagined of smashing the opponent into meat paste did not appear. Instead, a violent, high-frequency shockwave, continuous and extreme, was penetrating its protective Demonic Qi along the fists of the two Puppets, attempting to drill into the flesh of its claw!

"Roar—!"

Ao Mie let out a wild roar that shook the abyss.

It never expected that these Puppets with no Spiritual Qi fluctuations not only had bodies as hard as a Third-Stage Great Demon, but that strange fist power also carried an unreasonable destructiveness!

In the one breath it was stunned.

The remaining ten Iron Guards had already closed in.

They knew no fear and did not avoid the sharp edge. Completely abandoning the defensive posture of Cultivators, they were like a swarm of crazy army ants, tightly hugging Ao Mie's massive dragon body, limbs, and even that thick tail.

The high-frequency output of the fusion batteries turned into heavy iron fists, smashing like raindrops onto the Black Flood Dragon's protective Demonic Qi, looking like they were about to break through the Demonic Qi blockade and smash onto the Black Flood Dragon's jet-black scales.

Physical dimensional reduction strikes officially began at the bottom of the eight-hundred-zhang deep sea.

Gu Shen held the thunder pattern gold-slaying blade and stepped out of the Immortal Cave door.

He stepped on the cold silt, looking up at the behemoth in the water that was tightly entangled by the twelve Iron Guards, rolling and roaring wildly.

"Your Excellency Demon King, the times have changed."