In front of him was a ball of light.

Gu Shen felt like a fish floating in the deep sea.

This was an unprecedented feeling... his consciousness was separated and existed completely independently in another space.

It was difficult to describe it as "technology".

It was more like... a miracle.

It was a great miracle that only gods could accomplish, but it was completed by a computer. Gu Shen reached out his hands, sensing his existence in another dimension.

Was this the Transcendent Link?

The ordinary residents of the five continents, living in the material world, had no idea that the deep sea provided a deeper level of Transcendent Link... It was more like a dream controlled by subjective consciousness.

And the light in front of him... was it the deep sea?

Gu Shen reached out his hand to touch the light, but it was empty.

At the moment his fingertips touched it, the light dissipated, like fireflies dispersing in the night, flowing backwards and transforming into blurry human figures, changing rapidly in the flow of data.

Was this the deep sea choosing its form?

In the end, the ball of light solidified into the outline of a child.

The child bowed to Gu Shen and said, "Serial number Z340011240001, welcome to the 'Deep Water Zone'. With the current serial number, you are only granted the test of Transcendent Trial and the first layer of the deep sea."

After saying this, the image of the child instantly blurred and turned into countless chaotic streams, finally condensing into a narrow "door" floating in the dream.

Gu Shen carefully observed his surroundings.

Besides the door... there was no other exit. It was different from what he had imagined about the deep sea. It seemed that every person who underwent the Transcendent Link existed as an independent individual. At least, that was what he had discovered so far.

So, the only host that could connect was the "Deep Sea".

He couldn't help but marvel at the greatness of Alan Turing. The true Transcendent should be the "Deep Sea", which could handle countless tasks while connecting with billions of living beings...

"After entering this door, I should be able to sense my 'Transcendent Power'."

Gu Shen held his breath and carefully touched and pushed open the door.

A warm current enveloped him.

The world melted once again... his vision disappeared, and the whole world became dim.

Gu Shen sensed himself turning his head, but it was still pitch black. He opened his eyes, closed them, blinked, and confirmed that he could control his senses in his consciousness.

This feeling was like being in the darkest night or truly blind.

"Wait... has the first layer of the deep sea's Transcendent Trial already begun?"

Gu Shen's heart suddenly calmed down as he recalled what Senior Sister Luo had said.

The deep sea provided a link to every Transcendent... As the trial progressed, the control over Transcendent Power would become more proficient.

So, the first layer should be the most basic perception.

Chu Ling said that the assessment group's evaluation of her abilities was not accurate... "Tearing" should be replaced with "creating", and there was not much difference in terms of "blazing light"... The world in front of him was so dark because his Transcendent Power was still too weak.

"Phew..."

Gu Shen let out a long breath.

He smiled and heard his own laughter.

Now he truly felt like he had entered the cage of ghosts... He was facing his most genuine Transcendent Power, which was not as powerful as the evil world, but rather fragile like a flickering flame.

It could be extinguished with a touch.

He reached out a hand and struggled to touch the dark world in front of him.

It seemed like his fingertips were tearing something... It was much more difficult than tearing the cage of ghosts... He was destroying the disorder in this space and establishing his own "order".

This tearing was actually creating.

Then, a faint flame lit up in the darkness.

This flame was too weak, like a flickering strand of hair, withered grass. It hovered around Gu Shen's fingertips, as if it would be extinguished by a gust of wind, leaving only a small part swaying frantically.

But precisely because there was only a strand left, it would never be extinguished.

"Am I... this weak..."

Gu Shen grinned.

He felt an endless sense of satisfaction. Although his mental power was rapidly consuming, he truly saw his "Transcendent Power" in its true sense. It was a strand of orderly light in the darkness, but it was so weak that it could be accidentally extinguished with a breath.

Having it was enough.

A spark can start a prairie fire.

He did his best to maintain the burning of this flame... but as his mental power was consumed, it seemed that a lot of wind appeared in the space of the first layer trial, blowing from all directions, trying to extinguish the flame.

A ray of light illuminated Gu Shen's pale cheeks.

This flame was too beautiful.

He couldn't bear to look away, nor did he want it to be extinguished.

"Don't be too strong, it will hurt yourself."

Chu Ling's voice sounded softly in the space of the first layer trial, "Your power has great potential for growth. It's already quite difficult to summon it for the first trial. To maintain stability, it may still take some time."

"You're right... it's really not easy..."

Gu Shen smiled with a crooked mouth.Gu Shen's voice was low, revealing a hint of weakness, but more than that, it was filled with suppressed joy. "This flame... is this my power?"

His voice was soft, but incredibly firm.

"Can I look at it a little longer, please?"

Chu Ling fell silent for a moment.

She didn't interrupt the young man's stubborn persistence, but quietly accompanied him, staring at the struggling flame in the darkness.

The flame was so weak that it would extinguish in two seconds.

Two seconds, three seconds.

It didn't go out.

A minute passed...

The flame was still burning.

In the first layer of the trial space, the wind gradually picked up. The flame was no longer trembling at the tip of Gu Shen's finger, but was carefully cradled in his palm, half-enclosed for protection.

Gu Shen's consciousness began to tremble uncontrollably... The essence of the Transcendent link was that the Deep Sea provided computational power, and the host provided mental power. His mental power was almost exhausted, and he was barely holding on with sheer willpower.

The stability of this space was becoming difficult to maintain, with a wild wind sweeping through, as if it wanted to scatter one's bones.

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Three minutes... five minutes...

If no one interrupted, he would keep going with sheer willpower.

"Gu Shen..."

Chu Ling spoke with a hint of heartache.

The moment her voice sounded—

The flame went out.

The wind also stopped.

The stability of this space returned to normal.

Unconsciously, Gu Shen had curled up to protect the flame, having exhausted all his mental power... After a long pause, he smiled weakly, his face pale. He slowly opened his palm, as if showing off his child, with a hint of pride.

In the center of his palm, there was a thin flame.

It was pulsating slowly.

Very stable.

"Does this count as... maintaining stability?"