206: Chapter 206 Star Core Reversal, Collapse Force Field

Gu Shen sat calmly on the prayer mat, his gaze sweeping over the nine Cyber Iron Guards lined up before him.

The earthy-yellow anti-shock and sound-insulating coating had completely dried, forming a tough film that perfectly adhered to the titanium-tungsten alloy and demon bones.

This metal legion, which had nearly been destroyed by sonic vibrations, had now patched its most fatal weakness and was reborn.

However, there was not a hint of complacency on Gu Shen's face.

He gently stroked his chest. The internal injuries to his organs from forcibly resisting the Mountain-Shaking Zither sound waves had greatly improved under the nourishment of the Wasteland medicinal liquids and Vitality Dew, but that shuddering sensation that struck directly at the Origin was still engraved deep in his memory.

"The Iron Guards are external objects; my own body is the foundation."

Gu Shen parted his lips slightly, his voice spreading steadily in the quiet secret room. "Crab, in your opinion, apart from passive absorption using damping Materials, is there any other way to neutralize that sonic attack technique?"

A faint light flickered in the mechanical spider's eyes, and Crab crawled along Gu Shen's lapel onto the stone table.

"Master, if we set aside passive protection based on Materials science and trace it back to basic physical Laws, the essence of sound waves is actually a type of mechanical wave."

Crab's electronic voice was free of static, revealing the rigorous logic of data computation. "The transmission of mechanical waves must rely on a physical medium. Whether it is air, water, or hard rock layers, all can serve as bridges for their propagation. The target person utilized the high transmission efficiency of the subterranean rock layers to deliver destructive resonant frequencies into your body."

Gu Shen nodded slightly, waiting for the rest.

"To fundamentally block mechanical waves, one must cut off their transmission medium. In layman's terms, this means creating an absolute vacuum zone around you."

Crab's probe projected a holographic screen, where countless particle models were performing complex collision simulations. "However, a vacuum environment would hinder your actions. Therefore, there is a second, extreme solution—altering the physical density and spatial curvature of the medium."

The particle models on the screen suddenly contracted, collapsing wildly toward a central point.

"When the gravity at a certain location is strong enough to distort the surrounding physical space, mechanical waves entering that area will encounter an extreme difference in medium density. The wavelength of the sound waves will be infinitely stretched, the frequency forcibly altered, and eventually, they will be exhausted within the distorted gravitational field, turning into disordered, weak thermal energy."

Gravity distorts space, stretching wavelengths.

This theoretical analysis from otherworldly technology was like the morning light at dawn, piercing through the fog in Gu Shen's Sea of Consciousness.

Body Cultivators in the Great Yu Cultivation World mostly focus on quantitative change, relying on the courage of their Qi and blood to forcibly resist all techniques. Yet, at this moment, Gu Shen glimpsed a higher-dimensional defensive path.

"Gravitational field..."

Gu Shen spread one hand flat, sensing the dark and profound Nirvana Star Core within his Dantian Qi Sea.

Since his dual-world extreme Foundation Establishment, the star core had always been rotating steadily along a specific trajectory. The deep cyan poison-evil true energy surged from the inside out, granting him the violent kinetic energy to destroy cities and fortresses. This outward repulsive force was the source of the invincible Golden Light Finger and Thunder Sound Slash.

If he were to reverse this power, turning repulsion into attraction, and surging into collapse.

Gu Shen immediately closed his eyes, settled his Qi into his Dantian, and cast aside all external distractions.

The circulation route of the Longevity Art suddenly stagnated in his Meridians.

"Reverse."

In his Sea of Consciousness, the AI Crystal erupted with a brilliant, deep blue radiance. Multi-threaded computing power was activated at full capacity, precisely monitoring the subtle changes in the two hundred and six Cold Jade Bones throughout his body.

Inside the Dantian Qi Sea, the high-speed rotating Nirvana Star Core encountered a forced brake that defied common sense.

Intense pain!

The deep cyan true energy that was about to surge through his Meridians was forcibly pulled back, and two diametrically opposed forces collided violently within his body. Gu Shen's complexion instantly turned as pale as paper, beads of sweat the size of beans seeped from his forehead, and his body shivered slightly like a sieve.

The deep blue lightning patterns coursing over the surface of the Cold Jade Bones shone brightly, suppressing the poison-evil true energy that was on the verge of running wild.

"Master, the energy field inside your body is experiencing extreme instability! The cellular stress index is approaching the warning line!" Crab's alarm sounded on the stone table.

Gu Shen turned a deaf ear.

Relying on his incomparably strong willpower, he controlled that violent energy, twisting the star core's rotation trajectory bit by bit, inch by inch.

The clockwise surge gradually transformed into a counter-clockwise convergence.

One hour. Two hours.

The air in the secret room became abnormally heavy.

The dust motes that had been floating steadily in mid-air suddenly seemed to be under some inexplicable traction, all changing their falling direction simultaneously. They were no longer under the control of gravity, but instead swirled and slowly gathered toward the position where Gu Shen sat cross-legged.

"Click, click..."

The steel floor beneath Gu Shen emitted a faint groan, actually beginning to sink under this invisible heavy pressure.

The star core reversal was beginning to show results!

Gu Shen gritted his teeth, continuing to increase the intensity of the true energy contraction.

The deep cyan liquid true energy no longer nourished his limbs and bones, all of it collapsing back into the interior of the star core. The mass of the star core stacked crazily at an infinitesimally small point, and a layer of extremely dark and profound death light emerged on its surface.

A terrifying gravitational field, far exceeding ordinary gravity techniques by ten times, spread out from Gu Shen as the center, expanding to a range of three zhang around him.

Strange phenomena arose.

The halo of light from the wall lamps at the top of the secret room, the moment it shone into this three-zhang Domain, underwent visible refraction, being forcibly bent and stretched.

The mechanical spider on the stone table was captured by this gravitational force; its eight articulated limbs clamped tightly onto the tabletop, and its metal shell emitted creaking sounds of stress fatigue.

"Master... the surrounding spatial curvature has reached three point five... the density of the sound wave transmission medium has surged..." Crab's electronic voice became extremely muffled, as if someone had covered its mouth and nose; every syllable was drawn out extremely long.

Gu Shen opened his eyes abruptly.

There was no white in his eyes at all, completely occupied by the dark and profound death light of the star core.

He raised his right hand and flicked his finger.

A sharp Geng Metal Sword Qi shot out from his finger, slashing toward the refined iron wall opposite him.

However, that Sword Qi, which was usually invincible, fell into an extremely viscous quagmire after traveling only a foot from his body. Its forward speed dropped sharply, its sharpness was stripped away and crushed layer by layer by the surrounding distorted gravity, and it finally turned into a wisp of breeze, dissipating into nothingness.

Even his own attacks could not easily penetrate this force field.

"Absolute defense, accompanied by absolute blockade."

Gu Shen carefully contemplated the changes around him.

Within this three-zhang Domain, he was the sole Dominator. Any Magic Treasure, technique, or even invisible sound waves and Divine Sense that entered this space would be distorted, slowed down, and eventually ground into powder within this extreme collapsing gravitational field.

If Core Disciple Qin Wuyan's Mountain-Shaking Zither sound waves dared to attack again, the moment they stepped into this three-zhang area, their specific sound wave frequency would be forcibly stretched and altered, turning into a breeze brushing against his face.

"This technique shall be named 'Absolute Collapse'."

Gu Shen decided on the name for this brand-new Divine Ability born from the Laws of the two worlds.

He slowly dispersed the reversed true energy.

The star core resumed its clockwise rotation. The deep cyan mana surged into his parched Meridians like sweet rain after a long drought, bringing a wave of comforting warmth.

The distorted light around him returned to normal, and the imprisoned dust fell to the ground.

"Master, the test data from the force field just now has been recorded."

Crab's articulated limbs released the tabletop, its probe's red light flickering. "This force field can effectively resist over ninety percent of mechanical waves and energy radiation. However, its consumption of your true energy is immense. With your current true energy reserves, the duration of full-power maintenance will not exceed the time it takes to drink a cup of tea."

The time it takes to drink a cup of tea is enough to decide the outcome for battles in the ever-changing Cultivation World.

With a new trump card added, Gu Shen's state of mind became even more calm and unruffled.

He took out a can of iron-sealed meat paste, pried open the iron lid, and swallowed the meat paste with a bottle of pure water. Warm Qi and blood generated from his stomach, replenishing the physical strength consumed by the intense practice just now.

Calculating the time, it had been several days since he retreated to the Wasteland after the battle on the outskirts of Mang Mountain.

The Beast Taming Sect's search net must have already been spread across the depths of Mang Mountain. Since Core Disciple Qin Wuyan failed to catch me even after using the Heaven Fire Mountain Burning Great Array, he must be stirring up even larger waves now.

"A Prodigy like Core Disciple Qin Wuyan, having suffered a secret loss, will definitely not let it go."

Gu Shen stood up and smoothed out the wrinkles on his robe.

He walked over to the nine newly painted, brand-new Cyber Iron Guards.

He waved his large sleeve.

The Iron Guards turned into streams of light, all of which vanished into his Storage Ring.