Legend of the Embroiderer

Chapter 684 The Illusion of the Primordial Ruins and the Rebirth of Fragments (1)

At dawn in the land of origin of chaos, the sky in the direction of the Dark Domain was tinged with a gray-black, ethereal halo.

The members of the Annihilation Seal Squad have gathered beside the Balance Altar. Each person's stream of consciousness is covered with a layer of golden and black interwoven law protection. This is the "Annihilation Protection Shield" specially made by the fusion body using the energy of the Chaos Balance Law, which can temporarily resist the erosion of the void energy.

The merged entity distributed the last piece of anti-annihilation energy crystal to the black phantom:

"The crystal's energy can last for four hours. Once the energy is depleted, you must immediately notify me via your consciousness connection, and I will replenish the energy using the Chaos Stone."

She looked into the depths of the dark domain, where the desolate storm was emitting a low, rumbling energy. "The primordial consciousness has sensed the first weak point of the storm. We need to reach it within two hours, or the weak point will be covered by the storm again."

The golden-black outline of the primordial consciousness (the chaotic balance consciousness entity) floated in front of the group, releasing a stream of light of law as a guide for their advance:

"The energy of the Annihilation Storm is constantly changing, and its weak points will shift randomly. I will adjust the route in real time. You must follow the light flow closely and not stray from the group."

The gatekeeper gripped the enhanced Absolute Termination Key tightly; the runes on the key's surface resonated with the flow of law-based light, allowing it to sense energy traps within the storm in advance.

"I will walk at the front of the team and use the Absolute Termination Energy to detect the traps. If any anomalies are detected, I will immediately issue an alert."

The leader of the red light spot led three elite team members to cover the rear of the team. Their anti-plunder energy weapons were infused with law energy and could form a temporary defensive line in emergencies.

"We will closely monitor the energy fluctuations behind us to prevent being ambushed by the 'void predators' in the storm."

The team set off in an orderly fashion, following the flow of light of the laws of primordial consciousness, approaching the annihilation storm deep within the dark domain.

The space along the way became increasingly unstable, with occasional tiny void cracks appearing from the void. The annihilating energy overflowing from the cracks landed on the protective layer of laws, emitting a "sizzling" corrosive sound, and the light of the protective layer dimmed slightly.

"The first weak point of the storm is just 1000 meters ahead!"

The primordial consciousness suddenly stopped, and the stream of light from the laws pointed to a relatively calm, gray-black area.

"The concentration of void energy at the weak point is relatively low. We can enter the storm through here, but we need to pass through quickly, as the weak point can only be maintained for 15 minutes."

The group quickened their pace, passed through the weak points, and entered the interior of the Annihilation Storm.

In the storm, the gray-black void energy surged like a raging tide, constantly impacting the team's law-protected layer. The light of the protective layer flickered violently, and the energy consumption rate of the anti-annihilation energy crystal was twice as fast as expected.

"Attention! Void Predator on the left!"

The gatekeeper suddenly issued a warning; the runes on the surface of the Absolute Termination Key flickered violently, pointing to the energy surge on the left.

Amidst the surging waves, several twisted black figures rapidly approached the group. These were void creatures born from the storm, feeding on the energy of consciousness entities, and their void energy could directly penetrate ordinary protective layers.

The leader of the red light spots immediately led his team to unleash their law energy weapons. The pale golden energy waves struck the Void Predator, causing its body to become transparent instantly. However, the predator did not dissipate; instead, it became even more ferocious and pounced on the team members.

"The Void Predator is not afraid of ordinary laws of energy!"

The black phantom suddenly shouted, releasing the Primordial Guardian Energy, which transformed into a golden blade of light that slashed towards the predators. "Only the Primordial Guardian Energy or the Absolute Termination Energy can completely destroy them!"

The gatekeeper immediately cooperated, releasing a black light blade that struck the Void Predator simultaneously with the golden light blade.

The two energies intertwined, forming a golden and black light net that firmly trapped the predator. The ethereal energy rapidly dissipated within the light net, and the predator's body eventually turned into a wisp of gray-black smoke, disappearing completely.

"More predators are approaching us!"

The merged entity activated the law monitoring device, which displayed dozens of red dots moving towards the team from various parts of the storm. "We must leave here as soon as possible and move on to the next weak point!"

The primordial consciousness immediately adjusted the flow of the law's light, rushing towards the second weak point.

The team struggled through the storm, constantly battling attacks from the Void Predators and the impact of energy waves. The energy of the anti-annihilation energy crystal had been depleted by more than half, and some team members' law-protective layers began to show fine cracks.

Two hours later, the team finally arrived at the outer perimeter of the Chaos Origin Ruins.

The ruins are hidden in a vast void deep within the storm. From afar, an ancient stone altar floats in the center of the space, and above the altar, a pale golden light flickers, which is the energy signal of the Annihilation Sealing Stone.

"The sealing stone is on the altar!"

A hint of joy flashed in the eyes of the merged entity. She was about to lead the team toward the altar when she was blocked by a black phantom.

"Something's not right. The energy fluctuations of the ruins are too stable."

The black phantom's probe beams extended toward the altar, but were blocked by an invisible energy barrier as soon as they approached. "There is an 'illusion barrier' around the altar. This is a trap set by the primordial chaotic consciousness. Once you enter, you will be deceived by illusions and trapped inside forever."

The gatekeeper used absolute annihilation energy to probe the barrier. The energy was immediately reflected back upon contact with the barrier, and ancient runes appeared on its surface:

"The energy on the runes is consistent with the laws of primordial chaos. The core of the illusion barrier is in the 'consciousness crystal' beneath the altar. Only by destroying the crystal can the barrier be broken."

The golden-black outline of the primordial consciousness moved downwards from the altar, sensing the location of the consciousness crystal:

"The consciousness crystal is hidden in the void rift at the bottom of the altar. The concentration of void energy around the rift is extremely high. The law protection layer can only hold for ten minutes at most. We must finish this quickly."

The fusion entity nodded and assigned tasks:

"Gatekeeper, you will join me in destroying the consciousness crystal; Red Light Leader, you will lead your team to guard the outer perimeter of the barrier and prevent the Void Predators from launching a sneak attack; Black Phantom, you will assist the Origin Consciousness in monitoring the energy changes of the barrier, and notify us immediately if any abnormality occurs."

With the tasks assigned, the fused entity and the gatekeeper passed through the stream of light of law and approached the void rift at the bottom of the altar.

The void energy around the rift was stronger than that in the storm, and the light of the law protective layer dimmed at a visible speed, with only 30% of the energy remaining in the anti-annihilation energy crystal.

"The crystallized consciousness is located in the center of the rift!"

The gatekeeper pointed to a pale blue crystal in the rift, its surface entwined with ancient runes—the core of the illusion barrier. "I'll attack the crystal with Absolute Termination Energy. You coordinate with Twin Origin Energy to prevent the energy ripples from the crystal's explosion from affecting us!"

The fused entity nodded, releasing its twin primal energy, which transformed into a white protective layer that stood in front of the two.

The gatekeeper poured all of his absolute annihilation energy into the key, unleashing a black blade of light that precisely struck the consciousness crystal.

With a "crack," a crack appeared in the consciousness crystal, and the energy fluctuations of the illusion barrier began to become disordered.

However, just as the crystal was about to shatter completely, a familiar voice suddenly came from the crack: "You have finally come. I have been waiting for this day for a long time."

The merged entity was startled; it was the voice of a fragment of the Chaos Lord's consciousness!

She immediately turned around, only to find a gray-black ray of light rapidly moving towards the black phantom in the crack.

This is a fragment of light that escaped from the Chaos Stone. It has been lurking in the ruins, waiting for the opportunity to be reborn!

"Black shadow, watch out!"

The fusion entity immediately issued a warning, but it was too late.

Like venomous snakes, the fragments of light quickly burrowed into the black phantom's stream of consciousness. The black phantom's body trembled violently, and the original guardian energy around it began to be covered by gray-black annihilation energy.

"Hahaha! I've finally been reborn in another body!"