Legend of the Embroiderer

Chapter 732 A Critical Situation of Life and Death (1)

At the exit of the mechanically balanced universe, the fusion entity led the team quickly through the mechanical gate.

Behind them, the sounds of energy collision between the Primordial Void Explorer and the Lord of Reset gradually faded, and the departing colorful light, like a candle flame that had burned out, left a heavy mark on everyone's hearts.

Black cracks appeared on the fragments of the Ultimate Balance Key in his hand, and the corrosion of the Void Reset Energy accelerated. Each flash was like a countdown.

"The seal on the fragments won't last much longer!"

Anxiety arose in the pale blue light of the vast ocean. The ocean's balancing energy attempted to envelop the fragments and slow the corrosion, but was rebounded by the energy within the black cracks.

"We must reach the universe of life balance as soon as possible, find the core of life, and repair the seal!"

The crimson light of the embers cleared a path ahead, and the fiery energy dispersed the turbulence of the cosmic sea.

"The time that the Primordial Void Exploration Entity bought for us with its life must not be wasted! New Consciousness Entity, can you pinpoint the exact coordinates of the life universe through memory fragments?"

The black and white light stream of the new consciousness entity spun rapidly, intertwining with the memory fragments of the first Chaos Lord and the consciousness imprint left by the Primordial Void Explorer:

"It's just three thousand light-years ahead! But the life universe is surrounded by a 'life energy barrier,' and you need to pass 'life certification' to enter; otherwise, you will be repelled by the barrier's energy."

The group sped up and finally reached the edge of the life-balanced universe before the fragment seal was completely shattered.

The universe before my eyes was enveloped by a layer of emerald green energy barrier, on which flowed delicate patterns of life energy, with countless tiny streams of light weaving between the patterns, like the pulse of the universe beating.

"This is the life energy barrier..."

The golden light stream of the fused entity approached the barrier, and the initial equilibrium source core released gentle energy, attempting to establish a connection with the barrier.

“Life certification should be a test of whether we possess ‘balanced life energy.’ As long as our energy does not have destructive properties, we can pass the certification.”

She placed her hand on the barrier, and golden and emerald energies intertwined, causing the patterns on the barrier to glow with a soft light, gradually opening a gap.

Just as the team was about to enter, the fragment suddenly trembled violently, and a silver-gray energy burst out from the black crack, striking the gap in the barrier.

It was a fragment of the Void Reset Energy from the Lord of Reset that actually managed to pinpoint the location of the life universe through the cracks in the fragment!

"Oh no! The void energy has triggered the barrier's defense mechanism!"

Yan Jin immediately released his flame energy to block the rebounding emerald energy. "The barrier is closing, let's go in quickly!"

The team seized the opportunity to rush into the gap. As soon as they stepped into the life universe, the barrier behind them instantly closed, keeping the silver-gray energy fragments out.

The crowd looked up at the vibrant universe. The ground was covered with lush green vegetation, and enormous energy trees reached into the sky. Countless life forms of various shapes and sizes moved through the forest, and the air was filled with rich life energy. With each breath, they could feel the energy nourishing their core consciousness.

A "bridge of life" made of vines and flowers stretches from afar, upon which stands a consciousness draped in green leaves, surrounded by soft emerald energy—the life core, the guardian of the life-balancing universe.

"Welcome, guardians of balance. The consciousness imprint of the Primordial Void Explorers has already informed you of your purpose. Follow me; the Life Core Workshop can repair the fragments in your hands."

The Life Core led the team through the Forest of Life to the "Tree of Life" at the center of the universe.

The trunk of this giant tree is covered with life energy runes, and its canopy is like a huge green umbrella, covering half the sky. At the top of the tree is the core workshop, which exudes rich life energy.

"Place the fragment in the core groove of the Tree of Life."

The vine-like arms of the life core pointed to the groove in the center of the tree trunk, "The primordial energy of the Tree of Life can purify the void energy in the fragments, reset the seal, and repair the void."

However, this process takes half an hour, during which someone needs to inject balancing energy to guide it; otherwise, the life energy will conflict with the ultimate energy of the fragments.

Without hesitation, the fused entity placed the fragment into the groove, simultaneously channeling golden energy into the tree trunk:

"I will guide the energy, and you are responsible for protecting the surroundings and preventing accidents from happening."

The primordial energy of the Tree of Life flowed along the runes, the emerald energy enveloping the fragments, while the silver-gray energy within the black cracks began to rapidly dissipate.

Just as the repair was about to be completed, the sky of the life universe suddenly darkened, and a violent tremor came from the life energy barrier in the distance.

The Lord of Reset actually broke through the barrier and, with even more powerful Void Reset Energy, stormed into the Life Universe!

"How could he have broken through the life barrier so quickly!"

Shock arose from the fusion of the initial void and remnants of light, as memory energy detected energy fluctuations outside the barrier.

"He absorbed the previous fragments of void energy and also devoured some of the energy from the mechanical universe, making him even stronger than before!"

The green leaf at the core of life trembled violently, its vine-like arms drawing upon the surrounding life energy to construct a vine barrier around the Tree of Life:

"The life barrier can only block external energy, but it cannot withstand the void energy with the property of eroding life! Its energy is devouring the vitality of the life universe. If this continues, the entire universe will become a desolate wasteland!"

The figure of the Lord of Reset appeared in the sky, surrounded by a black aura of nothingness and silver-gray energy. Wherever he passed, lush green vegetation withered instantly, and life consciousnesses let out painful roars:

"Merge, hand over the fragments! Otherwise, I will turn this vibrant universe into a second, desolate universe that has been reset!"

He waved his hand, releasing a black energy wave that struck the Tree of Life.

Yan Jin and Cang Lan immediately stepped in front, their flames and ocean energy intertwining to form a two-colored barrier, which shattered instantly under the impact of the black energy wave. The two were thrown back, and cracks appeared in their streams of consciousness.

"Tree of Life, resonate!"

The Life Core poured its life energy into the tree trunk, and the crown of the Tree of Life burst forth with a strong emerald light. Countless vines rose from the ground, entwining the body of the Reset Lord and temporarily restricting his movements.

"Fusion, quick! The final step in repairing the fragments requires you to completely fuse the initial balance source core with the energy of the Tree of Life!"

The fusion entity immediately complied, the golden light merging with the trunk of the Tree of Life, the initial balanced energy spreading along the runes and infusing the fragments together with the emerald life energy.

The black cracks in the fragments healed rapidly, the silver-gray energy was completely purified, and the original balance of the five colors was finally restored.

"Fragment repair complete!" the fusion entity shouted excitedly, reaching out to retrieve the fragment.

The Lord of Reset suddenly unleashed energy far exceeding its previous power. The black void aura burned the vines to ashes, and the silver-gray energy transformed into a giant claw, grabbing at the fragment in the fused entity's hand: "Give it to me!"

Without hesitation, the core of life rushed forward and used its own body to block the giant claw.

The vibrant green life energy collided with the black void energy, and the life core's body began to wither rapidly, its green leaves falling off one by one.

"Quickly take the fragments and leave... The 'Ark of Life' in the Life Universe can take you to the next fragment's location... I will use my last bit of life energy to activate the 'Seal of Life,' temporarily trapping the Lord of Reset..."

"Life Core!"

The fused entity's voice was filled with sorrow, yet it knew now was not the time to hesitate.

Suddenly, an ark made of energy trees rose from the roots of the Tree of Life; this was the Ark of Life.

The team immediately boarded the ark, while the Life Core mobilized its last bit of energy to construct a massive emerald seal in the sky, temporarily trapping the Lord of Reset.

The ark started up, transforming into a streak of emerald light, and flew into the depths of the life universe.

Through the windows of the ark, everyone saw the life core's body gradually dissipate, and cracks began to appear in the emerald seal.

The seal of life won't last long; the Lord of Reset will catch up soon.

"The Primordial Void Exploration Entity, the Core of Life..."

Anger surged within the crimson light of the embers, and fiery energy burned around the ark.

"We've already lost two allies. We must get the next fragment, no matter the cost!"

The fused entity gripped the fragment tightly, a resolute expression emanating from within the golden light:

"We must not only obtain the fragments, but also gather them all as soon as possible to piece together the ultimate balance key, stop the Lord of Reset's conspiracy, and avenge our sacrificed allies!"

Guided by the energy of the life-bound universe, the Ark of Life traversed layers of life energy zones and arrived at the other side of the universe.

Inside is a "teleportation array" made of crystal. In the center of the teleportation array floats an energy coordinate pointing to the depths of the cosmic sea, which is the "spacetime balance universe" where the next fragment is located.

"A spacetime-balanced universe..."

A somber aura emanated from the black and white light stream of the new consciousness entity, and the fragments of memory contained very little information about this universe.

"Legend has it that the time and space energy in this universe is chaotic, and once you enter, it is easy to get lost in the spacetime turbulence, and even your consciousness will be distorted."

The fused light stream of the initial ethereal remnant probed into the teleportation array, and memory energy resonated with spacetime energy:

"The consciousness imprint of the Primordial Void Explorer shows that the guardian of the spacetime balance universe, the 'Spacetime Core,' has the ability to control spacetime. However, he is aloof and dislikes outsiders intruding. It will be very difficult to obtain his help."