192: Chapter 192 The Assassination Attempt Fails

Two completely different and powerful auras collided violently in the wild night.

Core Disciple Qin Wuyan stood thirty feet away, his white clothes as pure as snow, as his fingertips lightly flicked that simple and ancient sound-stabilizing spirit tuning fork. A ripple of sound waves, barely discernible to the naked eye, undulated from the bronze prongs, advancing layer by layer toward Gu Shen's position like water ripples.

These sound waves possessed none of the brilliant radiance of ordinary Spells, nor did they have an overwhelming momentum. They were hidden within the Void Realm, pointing directly at the inherent frequency of the material Origin.

The riverbed debris scattered along the path spontaneously turned into piles of fine powder the moment they came into contact with these sound waves. As the breeze blew, the stone dust drifted away, testifying to the terrifying nature of this sonic resonance.

Gu Shen's body stood tall like a pine tree, his feet firmly nailed to the dried-up riverbed.

He closed every pore on his body, locking the dark green liquid true essence of the Longevity Art tightly within his Dantian's Qi Sea. Facing sonic resonance that could affect biological organs on a physical level, ordinary spiritual energy shields were useless; only pure physical foundation could withstand it.

The sonic ripples arrived in an instant, slamming solidly into Gu Shen's body.

"Weng—"

Gu Shen's clothes disintegrated into countless fluttering rags like butterflies under the vibration, revealing the black flood dragon black gold armor worn underneath.

This top-tier inner armor, integrated with the reverse scales of a third-rank Great Demon and Wasteland alloys, immediately shimmered with a layer of dark golden light. This golden light formed the first line of defense against the sonic resonance.

But the sonic resonance penetrated the defense of the black gold armor in just a moment, flooding into the depths of Gu Shen's flesh and skin.

The Cold Jade Bone emitted a dull hum beneath his flesh. Two hundred and six crystal-clear bones trembled slightly under the resonance of the sound waves. The deep blue lightning patterns roaming deep within the bones suddenly flared up, and the overbearing Thunder-Magnetic Force transformed into countless tiny electric arcs, forming a reverse shock-absorbing net on the surface of the periosteum, neutralizing all the vibrational force that attempted to destroy his internal organs.

Gu Shen remained motionless.

In his Sea of Consciousness, the AI Crystal's deep blue light flashed frequently, its multi-threaded computing power precisely recording the destructive parameters of these sound waves.

"Master, the infrasound frequency released by the target is highly targeted, intended to trigger resonance in your heart and lung organs," Crab's standalone electronic voice quickly reached Gu Shen's ears from the iron buckle on his collar. "Fortunately, the bone density of the Cold Jade Bone has exceeded the limits of carbon-based organisms, naturally blocking the conduction of such frequencies."

Gu Shen's mind was as clear as a mirror.

Core Disciple Qin Wuyan's methods were subtle and precise. If he were allowed to continue plucking the spirit tuning fork and constantly raising the resonance frequency, although the Cold Jade Bone would be fine, his internal organs would eventually be unable to withstand the accumulated load.

Defense was never his intention; seizing the initiative was the best strategy.

"Since you are proficient in physical sound waves, I shall test your Divine Soul foundation."

Gu Shen's eyes suddenly turned cold.

Without hesitation, the Foundation Establishment Stage Divine Sense deep within his Sea of Consciousness instantly boiled.

The Soul-Shocking Spike technique, which had helped him turn the tide in desperate situations countless times, operated at high speed. At the same time, a trace of frigid Geng Metal Sword Qi was forcibly extracted from his Dantian and perfectly blended with that Divine Sense power under the assistance of the AI Crystal.

Divine Sense as the iron, Geng Metal as the edge.

A small, translucent, pale gold sword about an inch long quietly took shape in front of Gu Shen's brow.

God-Slaying Sword.

This method specialized in severing Divine Soul obsessions and ignored the target's physical defense; it was one of Gu Shen's frequently used trump cards.

"Go."

Gu Shen spoke softly through his teeth.

That streak of pale gold light seemed to cross the boundaries of spatial dimensions, shooting out from his brow. Its speed was like lightning, not stirring the slightest sound of wind along the way, as it pierced straight toward Core Disciple Qin Wuyan's Sea of Consciousness thirty feet away.

Core Disciple Qin Wuyan was about to raise the vibration frequency of the sound-stabilizing spirit tuning fork when he suddenly felt alarm bells ringing in his heart.

As a True Disciple of the Beast Taming Sect, his perception of killing intent was already extremely keen. He clearly sensed a sharp aura capable of tearing the Soul approaching in an unavoidable manner.

"A Divine Sense offensive technique?!"

Core Disciple Qin Wuyan felt a secret chill. In the Cultivation World, Cultivators proficient in Divine Sense secret arts were as rare as phoenix feathers or unicorn horns, each being an existence that made people's faces change at the mention of them. This unremarkable-looking, rugged Loose Cultivator actually hid such a sinister killing move.

He wanted to pull back and dodge, but the speed of the God-Slaying Sword was truly too fast, arriving three inches from his brow in an instant.

Just at the moment the translucent Geng Metal Divine Sense small sword was about to penetrate Core Disciple Qin Wuyan's brain.

A sudden change occurred.

A green jade pendant hanging from Core Disciple Qin Wuyan's waist, ancient in style and shaped like a black tortoise, suddenly erupted with a dazzling, warm light.

This jade was named soul-warming jade, a treasure personally bestowed by a Nascent Soul Stage Grand Elder of the Beast Taming Sect. This treasure not only had the miraculous effect of nourishing the Divine Soul but also had highly profound spontaneous defensive formations inscribed on it, specifically countering various types of Divine Sense assassinations and Possession techniques.

The soul-warming jade sensed the external Divine Sense intrusion and activated spontaneously.

A green black tortoise phantom several yards in size, formed entirely from Divine Soul power, manifested violently in front of Core Disciple Qin Wuyan. Runes flowed on the tortoise's shell, exuding a heavy aura like a mountain, seemingly solid and impervious to all techniques.

"Zheng—!"

Gu Shen's invincible God-Slaying Sword stabbed fiercely onto the back shell of the green tortoise phantom.

When the two collided, they actually produced a clear sound of clashing metal within the dimension of Divine Sense perception.

The Geng Metal sharpness attached to the God-Slaying Sword frantically cut at the tortoise shell, trying to tear open a crack. However, the grade of that soul-warming jade was extremely high, and its foundation was incomparably thick. Although the tortoise phantom undulated violently under the strike and its light dimmed rapidly, it stubbornly withstood that lethal thrust.

The stalemate lasted for less than a tenth of a breath.

Seventy percent of the God-Slaying Sword's sharpness was forcibly ground away by the tortoise phantom. The remaining thirty percent of residual Divine Sense barely managed to penetrate the phantom, turning into a wisp of breeze that struck Core Disciple Qin Wuyan's brow.

A touch of paleness suddenly appeared on Core Disciple Qin Wuyan's originally warm and composed face.

His body swayed slightly, his brows furrowed tightly, and a trickle of blood flowed down from his nostrils. Although that remaining thirty percent of the God-Slaying Sword's power was not enough to tear apart his Sea of Consciousness, it still caused his Divine Soul to vibrate, producing a moment of sharp pain and dizziness.

However, as a Prodigy of a great Sect, Core Disciple Qin Wuyan's recovery power was astonishing.

He stabilized his body, the Cultivation Technique in his Sea of Consciousness operating at high speed, and in the blink of an eye, he forcibly suppressed that trace of dizziness, his eyes returning to clarity.

"What overbearing Divine Sense Sword Intent."

Core Disciple Qin Wuyan raised his hand to wipe away the blood under his nose, his gaze becoming increasingly cold as he stared fixedly at Gu Shen opposite him. "With a physique as powerful as a demon, you actually also practice such a rare Divine Soul killing move. 'Dual Cultivation of Law and Body' is not enough to describe Your Excellency; you are truly an all-rounder. If not for this soul-warming jade of mine protecting its master, I'm afraid I would have suffered a great loss from that strike just now."

Gu Shen stood on the dried riverbed, his expression normal, but the calculations in his heart were flipping rapidly.

The God-Slaying Sword had returned without success, but he felt no discouragement at all.

This was the terrifying aspect of the top-tier Sects in the Great Yu Cultivation World. Which of those True Disciples wasn't armed to the teeth by their Sect elders with massive amounts of resources and heavy treasures? From physical defense to Divine Soul protection, they were all guarded by high-level treasures; the kind of one-hit-kill weakness found in ordinary Loose Cultivators simply did not exist.

The resource barrier was like a heavenly chasm.

"Master, the jade pendant on the target's waist released a high-intensity energy field, neutralizing your Divine Sense frequency," Crab's tactical analysis was delivered immediately. "This kind of passive-trigger defensive device must consume its internal energy storage significantly. With that strike just now, its light has already dimmed by more than half; two more times, and this object will surely shatter."

"No need to try again."

The God-Slaying Sword was extremely taxing on the mind, and performing it continuously was also a great burden on one's own Sea of Consciousness. Facing such a fully armed Sect Prodigy, simple assassination methods had already become ineffective.

Seeing Gu Shen remain silent, Core Disciple Qin Wuyan instead felt a bit of mockery in his heart.

"Your Excellency's trump card has been played and failed to achieve anything; I presume you have no other way."

The sound-stabilizing spirit tuning fork in his hand was raised again, true essence pulsing from his fingertips, as he was about to pluck an even higher-frequency resonance sound wave.

"For a Loose Cultivator like you without any Sect or school to be able to temper your Physical Body and Divine Sense to such a degree is truly not easy. Unfortunately, a Loose Cultivator is ultimately just a Loose Cultivator. Today I shall let you know what Sect foundation truly means!"

Gu Shen looked at that bronze fork poised to strike and slowly raised his right hand, hovering it in mid-air.

He was naturally aware that if he allowed Core Disciple Qin Wuyan to continue using sound waves, while his Cold Jade Bone would be fine, the internal organs of this Physical Body would eventually be damaged. Since a lone-wolf style of single combat was difficult to break the deadlock, he would let this Sect Prodigy witness what a truly unreasonable steel torrent looked like.

"Sect foundation, is it."

Gu Shen flipped his wrist, and a faint light flared on his Storage Ring.

"This Chen would like to experience it."

Along with his cold words, three massive black shadows crashed down from the Void Realm.

"Dong! Dong! Dong!"

The dried riverbed had three deep pits smashed into it, with debris shooting out.

Three Cyber Demon Bone Iron Guards, their entire bodies covered in matte black titanium-tungsten alloy armor, stood like three iron towers in front of Gu Shen.

Between the gaps in their chest plates, the deep blue glow of micro-fusion batteries pulsed rhythmically. The red light within their eye sockets instantly locked onto Core Disciple Qin Wuyan ahead.

Three Cyber Iron Guards with embedded third-rank Great Demon skeletons radiated a suffocating and heavy sense of pressure from head to toe.

The night wind blew, dispersing the raised dust.

Gu Shen stood behind the three Iron Guards and lightly tapped his finger.