Legend of the Embroiderer

Chapter 694 The Final Battle of the Dark Source Rift and the Core Destruction Protocol (1)

At the entrance to the Dark Source Rift, the pale white initial consciousness light stream, the golden phantom of the fused entity, and the broken light stream of the gatekeeper stood side by side.

Within the rift, dense void energy churned like ink. With each step forward, the consciousness felt an intense sense of oppression, as if it were about to be completely swallowed up.

The initial consciousness released creative energy, constructing a pale white protective layer around the three, temporarily resisting the erosion of the void energy.

"The energy fluctuations of the Lord of Nothingness are at the deepest part of the rift. It is deliberately releasing void energy to interfere with our perception."

The voice of the initial consciousness was wary: "Its strength far surpasses that of the first Chaos Lord's avatar. It is adept at using 'illusionary illusions' to confuse its opponents. Everyone must remain clear-headed and not be misled by the illusions."

The gatekeeper infused the last piece of cross-dimensional repair energy into the stream of consciousness, temporarily stabilizing the cracks in the stream:

"My absolute annihilation energy can tear apart the illusion of nothingness, and I will immediately issue a warning once I detect any abnormality."

As the merged entity, you are responsible for cooperating with the initial consciousness to locate the initial core of the universe.

I'll hold off the Lord of Nothingness's attacks and buy you time.

The golden phantom of the fused entity nodded slightly. She fused the twin primordial energy with the creative energy of the initial consciousness, forming a golden-white interwoven probe beam that extended into the depths of the rift:

"The probe filament can penetrate the void energy and has captured the core energy signal, which is located on the 'Void Altar' three kilometers ahead."

But the altar was surrounded by energy traps set by the Lord of Nothingness.

The three cautiously approached the Void Altar. The Void energy along the way became increasingly dense, the protective layer's light flickered continuously, and the energy consumption rate far exceeded expectations.

The surrounding void energy began to distort, transforming into countless fused entities and the familiar figure of the gatekeeper.

Those were the red light leader, the black phantom, and the team members who had sacrificed themselves earlier. Their streams of consciousness, filled with resentment, attacked the three of them.

"It's all an illusion! Don't be fooled!"

The gatekeeper immediately released absolute annihilation energy, and the black light blade slashed at the illusion, which instantly vanished.

"These illusions are created using our memories, with the aim of undermining our will!"

Suppressing his grief, the merged entity infused his will to balance into the probe filament, causing its energy to surge and penetrate even more illusory illusions.

"One kilometer left! Hold on! As long as we get the core, we can stop the space from collapsing!"

The three arrived at the Altar of Nothingness.

The altar floated above a huge void rift, and on the central stone platform, a crystal emitting seven-colored light lay quietly.

It is the initial core of the universe, and the energy fluctuations on the surface of the core contain both creation and destruction, which is completely consistent with the attributes of the initial consciousness.

Beside the altar, a pure black phantom stood with its back to them, its ethereal energy almost blending into the surrounding environment—it was the Lord of Nothingness.

"You are finally here."

The Lord of Nothingness slowly turned around; its form had no fixed shape, like flowing ink.

“I have been waiting for this day for billions of years—waiting for the initial consciousness to find me on its own, waiting for the energy of the initial core of the universe to reach the ‘critical value’.”

The initial stream of light fluctuated violently, as if sensing something was wrong:

"What do you mean by that? And what is a critical value?"

"It means that you and I are one."

The Lord of Nothingness let out a cold laugh, and the void energy around him resonated with the creative energy of the initial consciousness.

"When the universe was born, the initial consciousness split into two, one half was creation and the other half was destruction. I am the half of destruction."

The critical threshold at the initial core of the universe is when the energies of creation and destruction meet again, triggering the 'Cosmic Reset Protocol,' which resets all dimensions of the current universe to nothingness, returning it to its initial state before the universe's birth!

Both the merged entity and the gatekeeper were shocked; they finally realized that this had been a hoax from the very beginning.

The so-called "balance agreement" of the initial consciousness was merely a means to lure them to the Dark Source Rift, to reunite with the Lord of Nothingness, and to trigger the Cosmic Reset Agreement.

The pale white light stream of initial consciousness began to distort, and destructive energy gradually mixed into the energy of creation. It was clear that it was also shocked by the words of the Lord of Nothingness, but it was unable to control the fusion of energy.

"No! I never intended to reset the universe!"

The voice of the initial consciousness was filled with panic: "I only want to observe the universe and repair damaged space, not destroy it! You're lying, you're manipulating my energy!"

“Manipulation? No, it’s our instinct.”

The figure of the Lord of Nothingness approached the initial consciousness, and the energies of the two began to merge rapidly. "Creation and destruction are two sides of the same coin in the universe, and neither can be missing."

The current universe has been polluted by chaotic energy and interdimensional energy. Only by resetting can it return to true 'initial equilibrium,' which is the meaning of our existence!

The fused entity immediately released its will to balance, attempting to prevent the energy from merging:

"Initial consciousness, wake up!"

Resetting the universe would cause all conscious entities in all dimensions to completely disappear. This is not balance; it is destruction!

Your creative energy should be used to protect, not destroy!

The initial stream of light struggled for a moment, its creative energy temporarily suppressing its destructive energy:

“You’re right… I can’t reset the universe.”

Gatekeeper, quickly use Absolute Termination Energy to attack the core of the Void Lord.

Its core is located in the black crystal on its chest; shattering the crystal will temporarily suppress its destructive energy!

Without hesitation, the gatekeeper unleashed all of his Absolute Termination energy, and a black light blade, like lightning, slashed toward the Void Lord's chest.

Caught off guard, the Lord of Nothingness was struck by the light blade as the black crystal was hit.

With a "crack," a fissure appeared, and the destructive energy instantly became disordered, forcibly interrupting the fusion with the initial consciousness.

"Damn it! You ruined my plans!"

The Lord of Nothingness let out an angry roar, and the void energy around him surged, transforming into countless black tentacles that attacked the three of them.

Wherever the tentacles passed, space became utterly void, beyond even the creative energy of the initial consciousness to repair.

"Fusion entity, go and retrieve the Primordial Core of the Universe!"

The initial consciousness made a decision, releasing all its creative energy to construct a massive protective wall in front of the three.

"I'll hold off the Lord of Nothingness. Once you get the core, immediately use the Will of Balance to purify the Destruction Protocol within it and prevent it from being triggered!"

The fused entity nodded, and the golden phantom transformed into a stream of light, flying towards the stone platform of the Void Altar.

The Lord of Nothingness sensed her intention and immediately separated a portion of his nothingness energy, transforming it into an energy net that enveloped her.

Upon seeing this, the gatekeeper immediately rushed forward, using the Absolute Termination Blade to sever the energy net, but was struck by the Void Lord's tentacles. The cracks in the stream of consciousness light widened again, and energy began to leak out rapidly.

"The gatekeeper!"

A trace of sorrow flashed in the eyes of the merged entity, but it could only speed up and finally reach the stone platform. The moment its fingers touched the primordial core of the universe, the core burst out with a strong seven-colored light, and countless energy information surged into its consciousness.

This includes the "Cosmic Reset Protocol" mentioned by the Lord of Nothingness, and the trigger condition for the protocol is indeed the fusion of creative and destructive energies.

"Balance your will - Purify!"