Legend of the Embroiderer

Chapter 758 Hidden Shadows in the Gray Space (1)

The gray cracks on the surface of the ultimate balance core continued to spread, and tiny gray energies wrapped around the core patterns like vines. The originally brilliant white light was stained pale gray, exuding an eerie and oppressive aura.

The white energy around the fused entity surged, attempting to force the gray energy back into the crack. However, the gray energy, like a leech clinging to a bone, not only did not retreat but instead slowly spread towards her stream of light along her energy trajectory.

"This energy can permeate along the energy connection!"

The fusion entity hurriedly withdrew its energy, warily observing the cracks on its core.

"Its nature is different from all the energies we know. It neither attacks actively nor devours other energies, but it can continuously pollute the surrounding energy field."

The crimson light of the Flame slowly approached the core, while the green life energy transformed into a wisp of light, carefully touching the gray energy.

The moment the light filament came into contact with the gray energy, it was instantly stained gray, its vitality quickly dissipated, and it turned into a lifeless speck of light.

"They can even pollute life energy!"

Yan Jin hurriedly withdrew the stream of light, his eyes filled with shock, "What exactly is that thing?"

After the new consciousness sacrificed itself, no one could fully decipher the records about the energy of the cosmic sea. Although the power of nothingness in the initial void remnant could sense spatial fluctuations, it could not analyze the essence of this gray energy. Everyone fell silent and could only watch helplessly as the gray cracks continued to expand.

Just then, the alarm on the Ark of Life suddenly sounded, and the control panel screen showed that a large number of spatial rifts had appeared at the edge of the cosmic sea. Each rift was seeping out the same gray energy as the core, which was spreading towards the center of the cosmic sea at an extremely fast speed.

"This is bad! The gray energy doesn't have a single source!"

A pale blue light stream rushed to the control panel, bringing up a panoramic view of the cosmic sea. On the screen, dozens of gray cracks were distributed like a spider web along the edge of the cosmic sea, and gray energy formed a huge energy band that enveloped the entire cosmic sea.

"If this continues, the energy field of the entire cosmic ocean will be polluted by gray energy!"

Within the golden light stream of the Order Origin Consciousness, runes flickered rapidly as it attempted to mobilize the energy of order to construct a barrier to prevent the spread of gray energy. However, the golden energy was stained gray as soon as it came into contact with the gray energy band, and the barrier instantly lost its effectiveness.

"Even the energy of order cannot resist pollution!"

The voice of the primordial consciousness of order was filled with despair: "This energy transcends the existing rules of the cosmic sea, and we are simply unable to deal with it using any known methods."

The primordial consciousness of spacetime attempted to distort space to isolate the gray energy band outside the cosmic sea. However, the gray energy could penetrate the spatial barrier, and the distorted space not only failed to isolate the energy but also accelerated its spread.

"The rules of spacetime are ineffective against it..."

The silver light of the primordial consciousness of spacetime dimmed slightly, "It seems to be an existence from outside the rules of the cosmic sea."

The fused entity stared at the ever-expanding gray energy band on the screen, then at the crack in its core, and suddenly realized a terrifying possibility:

"The gray energy in the core may be the 'vanguard' of the cracks at the edge of the cosmic sea. They are echoing each other from the inside and outside, trying to completely pollute the original energy field of the cosmic sea."

The initial wisp of black light suddenly trembled. His power of nothingness sensed that countless faint fluctuations of consciousness were hidden within the gray energy band. These fluctuations of consciousness were neither unified nor aggressive, but they carried a common "purpose"—to assimilate the energy of the cosmic sea.

"A consciousness entity is hidden within the gray energy band!"

The voice of the initial ethereal remnant was solemn: "They did not attack actively, but were just constantly releasing gray energy, seemingly paving the way for some 'subject'."

Everyone's hearts tightened. If it were only energy pollution, there might still be a way to purify it, but once an unknown consciousness intervened, the situation would become much more complicated.

The fusion entity took a deep breath and made a decision: "Yan Jin, Cang Lan, you will stay on the Ark and assist the three original consciousness entities in protecting the core and slowing down the rate of gray energy pollution as much as possible."

I and the remnants of the primordial void traveled to the edge of the cosmic sea to investigate the origin of the gray rifts and the purpose of those conscious entities.

Yan Jin wanted to object, but seeing the determination in the fusion's eyes, he finally nodded: "Be careful. If you encounter any danger, send a signal immediately and we will provide support as soon as possible."

The fused entity and the remnant of the initial void boarded a small probe ship, detached from the Ark of Life, and flew towards the gray crack at the edge of the cosmic sea.

The probe ship was moving at extremely high speed, but the gray energy band spread even faster. The stars along the way had been stained gray and lost their original light, making the universe feel oppressive and lifeless.

"The energy fields of these stars have been completely polluted, and even their core energy has turned gray."

The power of nothingness, emanating from the initial wisp of nothingness, seeped into a gray star. Sensing the energy state within, its expression grew even more solemn.

"And the contamination is irreversible; even if the gray energy on the surface is removed, the core cannot be restored."

The fusion entity's mood grew increasingly heavy. If this irreversible pollution continued to spread, it wouldn't be long before the entire cosmic sea would become a desolate gray space.

The probe continued its journey and finally arrived at a gray crack at the edge of the cosmic sea.

The crack was hundreds of feet wide, and its interior was pitch black. Gray energy continuously poured out from it, and the space around the crack was extremely unstable, threatening to collapse at any moment.

The fused entity and the initial void remnant emerged from the probe ship, hovering in front of the crack, cautiously observing the situation inside.

"I'll use the power of nothingness to probe the inside of the crack."

The initial ethereal remnant mobilized black energy, transforming into a thread of light that slowly seeped into the crack.

As soon as the light filament entered the crack, it was pulled by a powerful suction force and instantly disappeared into the dark crack. The initial void filament was also affected by the backlash, the light stream trembled violently, and energy residue spilled from the corner of its mouth.

"There is a powerful gravitational field inside the crack, and there is unknown energy interference that my Void Power cannot detect."

"The voice of the initial, ethereal remnant was filled with pain,"

Moreover, an aura even more powerful than the gray energy is hidden within the crack, though it hasn't yet revealed itself.

The fused entity frowned. She tried to mobilize the four primal imprints within her body, attempting to use primal energy to sense the interior of the crack. However, as soon as the four primal energies approached the crack, they were suppressed by the gray energy and could not play a role.

Just then, a large amount of gray energy suddenly surged out of the crack, condensing into blurry humanoid figures. These figures were entirely gray, without distinct facial features, and emitted faint fluctuations of consciousness. They were the consciousness entities that the initial remnants of nothingness had sensed.

"Who are you? Why are you polluting our cosmic sea?" the fused entity asked, attempting to communicate with the other party.

The gray figure did not respond, but slowly rotated around the fused entity and the initial void remnant. Gray energy continuously seeped from their bodies, forming an invisible energy circle that surrounded the two.

The initial wisps of nothingness sensed the effect of the energy circle and their expression changed: "They are building an energy barrier to trap us!"

The fused entity immediately mobilized white energy, transforming it into a blade of light that slashed towards the energy circle. However, the blade of light turned gray as soon as it touched the energy circle, lost its impact, and slowly dissipated.

"The energy field can contaminate the attack energy!"

The merged entity felt a chill run down its spine. It tried to use spacetime energy to teleport away, but found that the surrounding space was locked by gray energy, making it impossible to jump.

The gray figures suddenly moved more rapidly, approaching each other as their gray energy intertwined to form a massive gray cocoon of light, completely enveloping the fused entity and the initial void remnant. The gray energy inside the cocoon continued to compress, attempting to completely corrupt the energy of both of them.

"If this continues, we'll be completely trapped!"

The initial void remnant released all its void energy, constructing a black barrier inside the light cocoon to temporarily block the erosion of the gray energy. "We must find a way to break through the light cocoon and leave this place!"

As the fused entity looked at the ever-compressing gray cocoon of light around her, she suddenly remembered the origin energy of the singularity space. Although the origin energy had dissipated, a trace of black and white energy remained in her body, which might be able to resist the gray energy.

She channeled the black and white energy within her body, transforming it into a thin blade of light, and repeatedly slashed at the same spot on the cocoon. The black and white energy proved effective; a fine crack appeared on the cocoon, and the compression rate of the gray energy slowed down accordingly.

"It works!" The initial Void Remnant exclaimed in delight, immediately mobilizing Void Energy and injecting it into the crack to widen the gap.

The gray figure noticed the damage to the cocoon of light and became even more agitated, continuously releasing gray energy in an attempt to repair the cracks.

The fused entity and the initial void remnant seized the opportunity, simultaneously increasing their energy output. Black and white energy intertwined with void energy to create an energy impact that slammed into the crack.

With a loud bang, the gray cocoon of light shattered completely, and the fused entity and the remnants of the initial void seized the opportunity to rush out and quickly retreat back to the probe ship.