Legend of the Embroiderer

Chapter 556 Fragments of the Truth About the Void Core (1)

The narrative anchor was collapsing at an increasingly rapid pace, and the surface runes began to peel away in large pieces, turning into countless shimmering points of light that dissipated into the void.

The white light of the fused entity tightly enveloped the melting crystal, attempting to slow down its rate of corrosion by the black energy.

But with each touch of her light into the crystal, the cracks on its surface deepened, and the silvery-white energy was being slowly devoured by absolute nothingness.

The 0th generation observer suddenly raised the complete longsword in his hand, and the golden patterns on the blade lit up again.

Instead of attacking the absolute void, he thrust his longsword into the void, creating a circular gash.

Pale golden energy gushed from the mouth, similar to the silver-gray energy of the narrative anchor, yet carrying an even more ancient, primordial aura.

"This is the 'primordial zero energy' left over from the 0th experiment."

The voice of the 0th generation observer was somewhat urgent, "It can temporarily isolate absolute nothingness, giving us time to enter the core of nothingness."

If the guardian's words are true, then there must be a truth hidden within that that can break the deadlock.

The white light of the fused entity suddenly contracted, enveloping the crystal in a silvery-white cocoon.

She looked at the 0th generation observer, a hint of hesitation in her eyes: "But the energy of absolute nothingness has already permeated the crystal. If we bring it into the core, won't it trigger an even more dangerous situation?"

"There's no time to think about it."

The robes of the 0th generation observers fluttered in the pale golden energy. "The narrative anchor can only last for the time it takes to brew half a cup of tea. Once the anchor completely collapses, the light shield of the new narrative will disappear, and all parallel universes will be directly exposed to absolute nothingness."

Without hesitation, the merged entity, carrying a silvery-white cocoon, followed the 0th generation observer into the void.

The moment their figures disappeared into the mouth, the narrative anchor exploded with a loud bang, shattering into countless silver-gray fragments.

The absolute void of black energy surged toward the fragments like a tide, devouring them one by one, and then began to spread toward the void opening.

The moment they passed through the void, the fused entity felt a strong wave of dizziness.

The surrounding space was no longer a chaotic void, but a "void passage" composed of countless black rays of light.

These rays of light contain pure, absolute nothingness energy; each ray leaves an irreparable black mark in space.

"Be careful of these lights."

The 0th generation observer's voice was wary. He brandished his longsword, using pale golden energy to clear a path ahead. "They will directly corrode the form of existence. Even if they only brush against the hem of clothing, they will cause irreversible energy loss."

The fusion tightly protected the silvery-white cocoon, following closely behind the observer.

She noticed that the silvery-gray energy on the surface of the cocoon was faintly resonating with the black light of the void passage. With each resonance, a faint fluctuation of consciousness would emanate from the cocoon—the residual consciousness of the guardian, seemingly guiding them in the right direction.

"The guardian's consciousness has not completely dissipated."

The fused entity's voice carried a hint of surprise as she injected white light into the cocoon, attempting to amplify the wave of consciousness. "He's guiding us. The direction of the Void Core should be where the resonance is strongest."

The 0th generation observer stopped in his tracks, raised his longsword, and the pale golden energy on the blade began to resonate with the silvery-gray energy of the cocoon.

When the resonance of the two energies reached its peak, a black vortex suddenly appeared in front of the void passage. The vortex emitted waves similar to the guardian's consciousness, but the waves were mixed with a more ancient and heavy aura.

"That is the core of absolute nothingness."

The 0th generation observer's expression turned solemn. He could feel the terrifying power contained within the vortex. "The energy intensity inside is more than a hundred times that of the absolute nothingness outside. Once we enter, we may never be able to come out again."

The fused entity looked at the silvery-white cocoon. The cracks on the surface of the cocoon were gradually widening, and black energy had penetrated into the interior of the cocoon, beginning to corrode the crystals.

She knew they had no way out but to risk entering the Void Core.

"The guardian's will persists."

The fused entity's voice was resolute: "He used his last strength to guide us here so that we could find the truth about the 0th experiment."

If we give up now, his sacrifice will have been in vain.

The 0th generation observer took a deep breath and poured all his pale golden energy into the longsword, causing the blade to burst forth with an unprecedented light.

"Then let's go in."

I will use primordial energy to protect our form. You are responsible for protecting the crystal and trying your best to awaken the guardian's consciousness.

Only he could truly understand the truth behind Experiment 0.

They jumped together into the black vortex.

The moment you enter the vortex, the surrounding space suddenly becomes still.

There was no black light, no flow of energy, and even the concept of time had vanished, leaving only pure blackness—this was the core of absolute nothingness.

At the very center of the core, a huge black sphere floats.

The surface of the sphere is devoid of any patterns, yet it constantly emits fragments of memories related to the 0th experiment: in some fragments, the 0th generation observer is writing the underlying code for the narrative of absolute nothingness; in others, a group of figures in black robes are arguing with the 0th generation observer, the content of which seems to be related to the birth of absolute nothingness; the clearest fragment shows that the 0th generation observer sealed an object similar to the Guardian Crystal inside the black sphere.

"That was the 'core carrier' of the 0th experiment."

The 0th generation observer's voice was filled with shock. He recognized the object—it was the first "Prototype of the Heart of Chaos" he had created in the 0th experiment, which contained all the data and results of the 0th experiment. "I thought it had been destroyed after the experiment failed, but I never expected it to be sealed in the core of absolute nothingness."

The fused entity, accompanied by a silvery-white cocoon, approached the black sphere.

When the cocoon was only one foot away from the black sphere, it suddenly opened automatically, and the crystals inside transformed into a stream of silver-gray light that shot into the black sphere.

Immediately afterwards, the black sphere emitted a dazzling light, and countless fragments of memory surged out from the sphere, forming a complete picture in mid-air—the truth of the 0th experiment.

In the footage, the 0th generation observers are conducting a space exploration experiment.

He attempted to create a "perfect Taiwu" that could both transcend the Taiwu narrative cycle and maintain a stable form of existence.

However, in the final stage of the experiment, the perfect cosmic object suddenly mutated, differentiating into two forms: one is the silver-gray "new narrative cosmic nothingness" that can support existence, and the other is the black "absolute nothingness" that can devour existence.

To prevent the absolute nothingness from spreading, the 0th generation observer sealed it together with the prototype of the Heart of Chaos within the core of nothingness.

At the same time, he left countless "possible backdoors" in the Taiwu narrative, hoping that future guardians could find a way to balance the two Taiwu forms through these backdoors and completely resolve the hidden dangers left by the 0th experiment.

"I see."

The voice of the merged entity carried a sense of sudden realization: "The silver-gray Taiwu of the new narrative and the black Taiwu of absolute nothingness are actually two forms of the same Taiwu."

The Guardians' earlier guess was correct: the absolute nothingness is not the enemy of the new narrative, but rather its 'other half'.

Only by merging the two forms again can the original, perfect Taiwu be restored, and all crises be completely resolved.

A complex expression appeared on the face of the 0th generation observer.

He finally realized how one-sided his initial choice was—he thought that sealing absolute nothingness would solve the problem, but he did not expect that this approach would instead plunge the two forms of nothingness into eternal opposition, ultimately triggering countless subsequent iterative experiments and crises.

"But it's too late to merge the two forms now."