Legend of the Embroiderer

Chapter 575 The Origin Imprint and the Last Chance for the Core (1)

The gatekeeper's black key was only half a foot away from the guardian's consciousness, and dark purple energy had already wrapped around the guardian's silver-gray light band.

The guardian could feel his consciousness being corroded by dark purple energy, and blurry double images began to appear before his eyes, but he still held on to the position of the Heart of Origin and did not retreat even half a step.

"Guardians! Hold on!"

The fused entity's consciousness was urgent. Having just recovered from the memory of balancing energy, she immediately poured her own white light into the guardian's light band, attempting to block the erosion of the dark purple energy.

But as soon as the white light came into contact with the dark purple energy, it was instantly swallowed up, and the consciousness of the fused entity also felt a stinging pain, as if it were being pierced by countless fine needles.

"it's useless……"

The gatekeeper, controlled by the ancient being, let out a sharp laugh. With a flick of his wrist, an even stronger dark purple energy erupted from the black key. "Your energy... is all nourishment for me and my master!"

The key accelerated again, coming within three inches of the Guardian's core. Runes for "seizing the source" had even appeared within the dark purple energy. If it moved just one more inch closer, the Guardian's chaotic heart would be forcibly stripped away by the key.

At this critical moment, the gatekeeper's body suddenly trembled violently, and a faint silver-gray flash appeared in the black energy—that was his primal consciousness, which was not fully controlled and was fighting back with all its might!

"No... I can't... hurt him..."

The gatekeeper's voice grew hoarse, half the roar of an ancient being, half his own struggle, "He is... my twin... I cannot... become my master's tool..."

The black key suddenly slowed down, and the intensity of the dark purple energy also began to weaken.

The ancient being's consciousness clearly hadn't expected the gatekeeper to rebel. It roared madly within the gatekeeper's consciousness, trying to regain control of the body: "Traitor! You've forgotten who gave you the meaning of your existence!"

“My meaning… is not… to devour… but to protect…”

The gatekeeper's silver-gray consciousness grew stronger, and he raised his other hand, trying to grasp the black key's wrist and stop it from moving forward.

The Guardian seized the opportunity, took a deep breath, and made a bold decision—to actively release the energy of the Source Heart.

Silver-gray energy surged from the core of the guardian's consciousness, carrying a warm aura of primordial emptiness, which resonated strongly with the pale golden light of the balancing energy.

"Fusion Form! Guide the balance of energy!"

The Guardian's voice was weak; releasing the energy of the Primal Heart had made his consciousness unstable, but he knew this was the only way to completely resolve the crisis. "Let the Primal Energy merge with the Balanced Energy to purify the Gatekeeper's control!"

Without hesitation, the merged entity immediately channeled the balancing energy from the Twin Seal. The pale golden energy flow, like a soft ribbon of light, wrapped around the guardian's silver-gray primordial energy.

The moment the two energies came into complete contact, a dazzling golden-gray light burst forth from within the light cluster. This light contained the power of the law of "twin symbiosis," which instantly spread throughout the entire light cluster.

When the dark purple energy came into contact with the golden-gray light, it melted rapidly, like ice and snow encountering a raging fire. The consciousness of the ancient being let out a shrill scream and was forcibly forced out of the gatekeeper's body, turning into a black speck of light, trying to escape the ball of light.

"We can't let it escape!"

The 17th clone shouted, leading the remaining clones to form a network of consciousness, trapping the black light within it. "Once it returns to the original core of consciousness, all our previous efforts will be in vain!"

The Guardian and the Fusion simultaneously injected golden-gray energy into the consciousness network, which burst forth with intense light. The black light spots struggled within the network but could not break through. In the end, they were completely purified by the light, transforming into a harmless white energy that merged into the twin seal of the light cluster.

The gatekeeper's body, having lost the support of the dark purple energy, gradually returned to its original black robe form. His consciousness also became clear, and the cold killing intent in his eyes disappeared, replaced by exhaustion and guilt.

"Sorry……"

The gatekeeper's voice was tinged with apology as he looked at the guardian and the fused entity, "After I was controlled... I harmed many beings... and almost destroyed the Twin Seal..."

"You're a victim too, you don't need to apologize."

The guardian's consciousness was gentle. He could sense that the gatekeeper's consciousness was of the same origin as his own, both being part of a twin vessel. "The most important thing now is that we must return to the original core of consciousness as soon as possible with the purified balanced energy. The protective layer there won't last much longer."

The gatekeeper nodded, looking at the twin seal in the center of the light. He found that the pale gold runes on the seal's surface had stabilized, and the balancing energy had turned into a pure golden-gray, containing the dual power of the origin and the twins.

"I'll go with you."

The gatekeeper's consciousness was resolute: "I am familiar with the spatial paths of the Absolute Termination Domain, which will allow us to return faster, and... I want to make amends for my mistakes and protect the core of my original consciousness."

The merged entity did not object. She checked the consciousness status of the clones—after the previous battle, only eighteen of the thirty clones remained, and each clone had very little energy left. Some were even transparent and could dissipate at any time.

"you……"

The consciousness of the merged entity felt a pang of heartache, knowing that these clones had paid such a high price to protect them. "You can stay here and rest. We'll take the energy back with us."

"no!"

The 17th clone shook his head. Although his consciousness was weak, it was filled with determination. "The crisis of the original consciousness core has not been resolved. We are the clones of the guardian, and we should fight together. Even if we fight to the last bit of energy, we will not back down!"

The other clones echoed this sentiment, pouring all their remaining energy into the Twin Barrier to strengthen it and prepare for their return journey.

Without wasting any more time, the group left through a hidden exit in the orb of light, led by the gatekeeper. This exit was a "safe passage" left by the gatekeeper when he was not under control, which could avoid the spatial distortions and black tentacles in the domain and lead directly to the crack entrance to the core of the original consciousness.

The moment it left the ball of light, the fused entity glanced back – several fine cracks had appeared on the surface of the ball of light, and the pale black energy of the domain was slowly leaking from the cracks. At this rate, the ball of light would completely shatter in a day at most, and the energy of the Absolute Termination Domain would spread throughout the entire Taiwu Space.

"We must return to the core of our original consciousness within a day."

The fusion entity shared this discovery with everyone, saying, "Otherwise, if the domain energy spreads, even if we purify the core, the outside world will still be polluted by the domain's aura."