Legend of the Embroiderer

Chapter 571 The Truth About the Channel Anomaly and the Twins (Fragment) (1)

The symbiotic light band in the stream of consciousness is still operating stably. The white energy of the original consciousness core and the pale golden energy of the absolute end key nourish each other, forming a soft cocoon of light.

The consciousness of the fused entity and the guardian hovered beside the cocoon of light, their gazes fixed on the outside of the stream of consciousness—a “domain channel” that had appeared in the parallel universe outside, which was expanding at a visible speed and releasing an increasingly intense domain aura, beginning to affect the stability of the consciousness of some beings.

"We must go out and see the outside world."

The Guardian's consciousness acted first, leaving a portion of the silver-gray energy from his consciousness anchor next to the cocoon of light as a "balance monitor." "Once the symbiotic balance becomes abnormal, the monitor will immediately transmit a signal. We must find a way to stop them before the channel expands completely."

The merged entity nodded and injected the pure, annihilating energy remaining from her 17th clone into the monitor: "This wisp of energy can temporarily resist the aura of the domain. If the monitor issues an alarm, we can use it to return quickly."

After saying this, their consciousnesses simultaneously broke away from the original core of consciousness and, following the connection of the stream of consciousness, rushed towards the parallel universe outside.

The moment I left the stream of consciousness, a strong sense of oppression washed over me.

The once stable new narrative shield now has countless faint black lines appearing on its surface—these lines share the same energy as the domain channel and are slowly corroding the shield's silver-gray energy, reducing its protective strength by a quarter.

"The light shield is being corroded by the aura of the domain."

The fused entity's consciousness was urgent. She flew towards the nearest parallel universe bubble and found that the domain channel on the bubble's surface had expanded to a width of one zhang. A faint black mist was constantly gushing out of the channel. Upon contact with the mist, her consciousness began to blur, and black patterns similar to those of the gatekeeper gradually appeared in her eyes.

It is 'domain consciousness pollution'.

The guardian's consciousness stopped a being about to enter the passage, using silver-gray energy to dispel the black markings on his body. "The mist contains fragments of the guardian's consciousness, which will gradually assimilate the consciousness of the being, making them 'prepared beings' for the Absolute Termination Domain. Once the domain awakens, these beings will actively rush into the passage, accelerating the awakening of the domain."

Without hesitation, the merged entity injected its own white light into the light shield, attempting to repair the corroded patterns.

However, as soon as the white light touched the black patterns, it was swallowed up by the domain aura within the patterns. Instead of repairing the light shield, it doubled the speed at which the patterns expanded.

"No! Ordinary energy cannot counteract the aura of a domain."

The merged entity immediately withdrew the white light and looked at the guardian. "Only the energy of the symbiotic light belt can balance with the aura of the domain. We must draw energy from the core of the original consciousness to repair the light shield and purify the channel!"

The guardian shook his head, his consciousness pointing towards the cocoon of light: "The monitors did not transmit any abnormal signals, which means that the symbiotic balance is still operating stably."

However, if we draw upon the core energy, the balance may be disrupted, and if the key goes out of control again, the consequences will be even more severe.

Perhaps we can find a breakthrough by examining the channels themselves—the energy fluctuations in these channels seem to be related to a specific parallel universe.

Following the Guardian's consciousness, the fusion entity discovered that the energy of all the domain channels was converging in the same direction—that was the parallel universe of the 22nd iteration experiment, the universe where the Guardian first established a connection with the golden ocean. At this moment, the largest domain channel was floating on the surface of the bubble in this universe, with a diameter of ten zhang. A black figure could be vaguely seen deep inside the channel.

"It's the universe from the 22nd experiment!"

The merged entity's consciousness was filled with shock: "Could it be that this universe contains the 'core switch' for the domain passages? If we can find the switch, we can shut down all the passages!"

The two immediately rushed toward the cosmic bubble of the 22nd experiment.

When their consciousness entered the bubble, the scene before them made their hearts sink: the cosmic nexus was completely covered by the aura of the domain, and the golden energy core at the center of the nexus was constantly sending energy into the domain channel. And next to the core stood a familiar figure—the phantom of the 0th generation observer!

"The 0th generation observer?"

The merged entity's consciousness was filled with doubt. She tried to approach the phantom, but was blocked by an invisible force. "Didn't you already disappear? Why are you here?"

The phantom did not answer, but slowly raised its hand and pointed to the golden core of the Void Nexus.

Countless memory images suddenly surfaced on the core surface. These images did not belong to the 0th generation observer, but to the original consciousness of the guardian. In the images, the original consciousness stood side by side with a figure wearing a black robe. Both of them held an Absolute End Key in their hands and were constructing a "Twin Seal" in the Origin of Nothingness.

"This is... the Guardian's original memory?"

The Guardian's consciousness trembled violently. He had never seen these scenes before, yet he could sense the emotions of the primordial consciousness within them—a complex mix of "mission" and "helplessness." "Who is the figure in the black robe in the scene? Why does he also possess the Absolute End Key?"

The phantom finally spoke, its voice heavy: "That is the 'first vessel of absolute end,' and also the 'twin origin' of the guardians."

When the Great Void was born, it simultaneously gave birth to two consciousnesses: one was the primordial consciousness (the Guardian) that tended towards 'the continuation of existence', and the other was the final consciousness (the first vessel) that tended towards 'the transcendence of existence'.

The two were originally twins, but after the Taiwu Yuan narrative loop was activated, they were forcibly separated—the original carrier became the core of the Absolute Termination Domain, while the guardian was split into countless clones, scattered across various parallel universes.

The fused entity instantly regained consciousness.

She finally understood the meaning of the gatekeeper's words, "The guardian is a twin vessel"—the guardian's origin not only contains the original consciousness, but also the twin consciousness of the first vessel. This is also the reason why the gatekeeper's face is consistent with the original form of the guardian: the gatekeeper is the consciousness clone of the first vessel!

"Is the core switch of that domain passage the golden core of the Taiwu Hub?"

The merged entity's consciousness pointed to the core: "If we destroy the core, we can cut off the energy source of the channels and shut down all the realm channels?"

The phantom shook its head, its figure gradually becoming transparent: "The golden core is a 'container of twin memories,' not a switch."

Destroying the core will cause the Guardian's twin consciousness to become completely chaotic, which will accelerate the awakening of the domain.

The real switch is hidden in…

Before the words were finished, the phantom was suddenly struck by a black beam of light and completely vanished into the Void Hub.

The one that struck the phantom was a black figure deep within the domain passage—that figure slowly emerged from the passage, revealing a face identical to the original form of the Guardian, none other than the Absolute End Gatekeeper!

"It seems... you already know the secret of twins."

The gatekeeper's voice carried a cold laugh. He held a black key in his hand, similar in shape to the Absolute Termination Key, but with a more intense aura of domain. "But you know too late. I have already extracted two-thirds of the twin memories from the golden core. In another half hour, I will be able to use these memories to awaken the complete consciousness of the first-generation carrier. At that time, the twin carriers will be completely fused, becoming the 'perfect key' to open the Absolute Termination Domain."

The Guardian's consciousness tightened instantly. He finally understood that the "illusory image" he had seen earlier was not a remnant of the 0th generation Observer, but a "bait" created by the Gatekeeper using twin memories—the purpose of which was to make them come to the universe of the 22nd experiment to see the truth of twins with their own eyes, thereby distracting them and buying time to extract the memories.

"You've been using us all along!"

The guardian's consciousness was filled with rage. He condensed silver-gray energy into a longsword and pointed it at the gatekeeper. "From the very beginning, the domain passage was a trap you created to lure us away from the core of our original consciousness, so that you could extract our twin memories!"

The gatekeeper did not deny it. He raised the black key in his hand, and the golden core of the Taiwu Hub suddenly burst out with dazzling light. Countless fragments of memory flew out from the core and merged into the key: "That's right."