205: Chapter 205 Refining Bones in the Furnace, Manifesting the Essence of Sound

The four walls of the secret chamber were cold and grim, and the dim yellow light cast by the wall lamps made Gu Shen's figure appear somewhat ethereal.

He sat cross-legged on the prayer mat, slowly exhaling a breath of turbid air, suppressing the lingering metallic tang of blood in his body.

Although the trauma to his internal organs had been forcibly patched by the repair fluid, his True Origin still felt somewhat sluggish when circulating, requiring quiet recuperation to fully heal.

However, the situation was urgent, and he could not afford even a moment of rest.

"Crab, initiate full-spectrum physical monitoring and record all material transformation data." Gu Shen shifted his consciousness and issued the command to the mechanical spider on his shoulder.

"Understood, Master. The multi-spectral mass spectrometer is online, and the surrounding magnetic field parameters have been locked." Crab's monophonic electronic voice sounded steadily, and the blue light on its probe transformed into a fan-shaped light screen, completely covering the massive Mountain-Quaking Kui Ox skeleton.

Gu Shen closed his eyes slightly, keeping his mind focused and clear.

In the deepest part of his Sea of Consciousness, the ancient and heavy Heaven and Earth Furnace emitted a vast, long cry that shook the Void Realm.

The cauldron lid opened with a boom, and a pale white flame of Law surged out from Gu Shen's palm like an inverted waterfall.

The void fire felt devoid of any heat, yet it contained the supreme power to strip away the Origin of all things and dissolve the Laws of heaven and earth.

The firelight spread, instantly wrapping the entire Mountain-Quaking Kui Ox skeleton tightly.

The calcination began.

The bones of ordinary First-Rank or Second-Rank Yao Beast would turn to ash within seconds under this fire of Law.

However, this Mountain-Quaking Kui Ox had reached the Second-Rank Peak during its lifetime, and its bones had been bathed in its innate sound waves day and night, long ago possessing incredible resistance.

The pale void fire burned on the surface of the bones, instantly annihilating the attached dried flesh and residual skin, leaving only a sleek, dark-cyan skeleton.

The peculiar porous honeycomb structure inside the skeleton spontaneously generated a reverse micro-frequency vibration, attempting to disperse and neutralize the smelting power of the fire of Law.

"Master, the target material exhibits an extremely strong physical damping effect. When the high-temperature plasma void fire energy cuts into its microscopic lattice, it is converted into disordered, dissipated heat energy. The refining efficiency is suffering severe obstruction." Crab's report was filled with rigorous data analysis.

Gu Shen's expression was calm, showing not a hint of impatience.

The more violently this Yao Beast bone resisted, the more it proved that the vibration-damping Law contained within it was extremely pure.

"A mere dead bone dares to try and resist the Laws of the Great Furnace."

Gu Shen formed complex hand seals with his ten fingers, and deep cyan poison-evil True Origin surged out from his Dantian Qi Sea, turning into a continuous stream of fuel injected into the Great Furnace.

His Star Core Dao Foundation accelerated its rotation, and an immensely heavy gravitational field burst forth from his body, applied directly onto the massive skeleton.

Under the absolute pressure of the gravitational field and the forced stripping of the fire of Law, the resistance of the Mountain-Quaking Kui Ox skeleton finally began to collapse.

Fine, spiderweb-like cracks gradually appeared on the dark-cyan bone surface.

Wisps of earth-yellow Origin essence, like viscous amber, were forcibly squeezed out from the deepest part of the bone marrow.

"Sizzle..."

The strange sound of material deconstruction echoed in the secret chamber.

It was a full three hours of torment.

Fine cold sweat seeped from Gu Shen's forehead, his Divine Sense consumption was immense, but the hand seals at his fingertips remained as steady as Mount Tai.

The massive Mountain-Quaking Kui Ox skeleton finally collapsed completely, turning into high-strength bone powder that drifted through the air.

These bone powders were all excellent Artifact Refining auxiliary Materials after purification, falling to the ground and piling up into a small grayish-white sand dune.

In the center of the pale void fire, a lump of gelatinous liquid about the size of an adult's fist, presenting a deep earth-yellow color, was floating quietly in mid-air.

The surface of this liquid had no shimmering spiritual light, and even the subtle flow of the surrounding air would eerily fall into absolute stillness when approaching within an inch of it.

The firelight faded, and the phantom of the Great Furnace escaped back into his Sea of Consciousness.

Gu Shen beckoned with one hand, and the lump of earth-yellow gelatinous liquid landed steadily into a specially made spirit-sealing jade box.

[Refining complete. Obtained: One lump of Mountain-Quaking Kui Ox Sound Marrow. One hundred catties of high-purity Mountain-Quaking Kui Ox bone powder.]

"Master, a miraculous material recombination!"

The mechanical spider's eight articulated limbs tapped rapidly on the console, and Crab's electronic voice could not hide its excitement, "Scanning shows that the molecular chain structure inside this gelatinous mass presents perfect absolute black-body acoustic properties. It can absorb and neutralize all sound waves with frequencies between 0.1 Hz and 100,000 Hz. Any infrasonic resonance weapon is futile before it."

Gu Shen examined the Mountain-Quaking Kui Ox Sound Marrow in the box, and a hint of relief finally appeared between his tightly locked brows.

The mountain-shaking bone zither of Core Disciple Qin Wuyan, which had nearly caused him to be buried in Mang Mountain, relied on infrasonic penetration that ignored physical outer armor.

Now that this restraining object was in his hands, the offensive and defensive situation between the two sides would surely be overturned.

"You will need to assist with the calculations for the process of fusing this object with the polymer energy-absorbing gel and preparing the coating." Gu Shen closed the jade box and properly stored it in his Storage Ring.

"Leave it to me, Master. My Materials science database contains hundreds of ratio schemes for composite armor. In just three hours, I will definitely be able to derive the optimal Fusion equation." Crab promised the task with confidence.

The high-intensity refining caused the hidden injuries in his internal organs to ache faintly.

Gu Shen walked to the corner and took out a jar of iron-sealed meat paste and a bottle of pure water.

Opening the seal, he swallowed the meat paste along with the pure water into his stomach.

His powerful stomach quickly ground it up, converting it into a surging stream of heat that nourished his exhausted body.

He sat cross-legged on the prayer mat, circulating the Longevity Art to guide his True Origin to nourish his injured heart meridians.

The secret chamber returned to silence.

Time passed slowly in the dark underground world.

Gu Shen closed his eyes to regulate his breathing, the Cold Jade Bone emitting a faint, ghostly light under his skin, smoothing out the injuries within his body bit by bit.

Once his injuries were largely healed, it would be time for the Cyber Iron Guard legion to reshape their golden bodies and be reborn.

The next day.

Gu Shen awoke from his meditation, his eyes as clear as a mirror.

The sluggish feeling in his body had dissipated by seventy percent, and the remaining external injuries could be recovered by relying on the powerful self-healing ability of the Cold Jade Bone.

"Crab, is there a result for the coating ratio?"

"Master, the deduction is complete."

The holographic light screen suddenly lit up, and a set of detailed physical data and operational procedures appeared before Gu Shen's eyes.

"Using the Mountain-Quaking Kui Ox Sound Marrow as the core sound-absorbing matrix, mixed with the Shelter's specialty polymer energy-absorbing gel as an extension adhesive. At the same time, to ensure the coating can perfectly fit the interlayer between the titanium-tungsten alloy armor and the internal Yao Beast bone, it needs to be supplemented with two taels of Mica Spirit Sand for attribute neutralization."

Crab's explanation was clear and logical, "After this composite coating solidifies, it can not only absolutely isolate physical resonance from infrasonic waves, but also provide an extra buffer layer to dissipate force. By then, the Iron Guard bodies will be completely immune to high-frequency vibration damage."

Gu Shen nodded slightly, quite satisfied with this plan that fused technologies from both worlds.

He waved his big sleeve.

Six intact Second-Rank Iron Guards, as well as the three Third-Rank Iron Guards (Thunder Cloud Snow Leopard, Golden-Horned Rhinoceros Beast, Flame Poison Crocodile King) that were paralyzed due to internal damage from sound wave resonance, were lined up neatly in the center of the secret chamber.

"Open the furnace, repair."

Gu Shen walked to the front of those three damaged Third-Rank Iron Guards.

Geng Metal Sword Qi flickered at his fingertips, like a sharp scalpel, cutting open the seams of the titanium-tungsten armor.

He removed the broken red copper wires inside and re-cast and re-connected them.

The damaged miniature battery protective shell was also re-reinforced by him with refined steel.

Subsequently, the most critical coating pouring process slowly unfolded.

Gu Shen placed the Mountain-Quaking Kui Ox Sound Marrow, polymer energy-absorbing gel, and Mica Spirit Sand into a large cauldron, slowly simmering them with a gentle fire of True Origin.

Under the dual catalysis of high temperature and magic power, the three gradually melted into a pot of viscous slurry emitting a faint earth-yellow light.

He spread his ten fingers slightly, and Soul-Pulling Threads reached into the cauldron, drawing out strands of the sound-insulating coating slurry.

The dark threads moved precisely between the inner walls of the nine Iron Guards' armor and the outer layer of the Yao Beast bones.

The slurry was evenly applied to every mechanical joint, every array pattern node, and the protective cover of the miniature batteries.

The coating solidified upon cooling, turning into a tough, earth-yellow film that was neither metal nor wood.

The entire process was cumbersome and tested micro-manipulation; Gu Shen spent two full days and nights before he finished coating all nine Iron Guards.

When the armor of the last Golden-Horned Rhinoceros Beast Iron Guard was riveted back together.

Gu Shen stepped back three paces, gazing at the steel legion before him.

In appearance, they were still in that cold and hideous dark paint, and the ghostly blue light in their chests remained as steady as before.

But beneath that indestructible shell, there was now an additional sound-insulating barrier that restrained all things.

"Restart the array." Gu Shen issued the order.

Hum—!

The blue light in the eye sockets of the nine Cyber Iron Guards burst into brightness in unison.

The heavy bodies stepped forward at the same time, their movements uniform, with an astonishing momentum.

Gu Shen flicked his fingers repeatedly, and several powerful Qi blasts containing True Origin from the Longevity Art broke through the air, striking heavily on the chest armor of the Golden-Horned Rhinoceros Beast Iron Guard.

The Qi blasts entered the body but were like a clay ox entering the sea, with absolutely no resonance echo transmitted out.

The anti-vibration sound-insulating coating was a complete success.