Legend of the Embroiderer

Chapter 801 The Decaying Tide (1)

The rune fragments shone brighter and brighter, golden beams piercing through the bridge portholes and pointing directly to a coordinate deep within the cosmic sea.

Alarms blared throughout the combined fleet. On the radar screen, the black area representing the flow of decaying energy was expanding at an alarming rate. Wherever it passed, the once brilliant stars lost their luster as if their souls had been ripped away, turning into lifeless rocks.

"Lord Fusion, it will be too late if you hesitate any longer!" came the anxious voice of the Elemental Elder through the communicator. He manipulated elemental energy to build a temporary shield in front of the fleet, but the black, decaying energy began to corrode the shield as soon as it touched it, like a maggot clinging to a bone. "The shield won't last five minutes. The corrosiveness of the decaying energy far exceeds that of the extraterrestrial energy!"

Canglan clutched his chest; the injuries he sustained in the battle with the Lord of the Outer Realms had not yet healed, and the energy of spacetime was flowing erratically within his body.

“The rune fragments are key; without them, we cannot fully control the core of origin. But if we allow the decaying energy to erode it, and the cosmic sea falls, we will be homeless even if we gather all the fragments.”

Yan Jin's life energy continuously overflowed from his body, forming a pale green halo around him, barely suppressing the remaining extraterrestrial energy within him.

"How about we split into two groups? One group can stop the decaying energy, while the other group can follow the rune fragments to find clues."

"No!" The Lord of Nothingness immediately retorted, his void power swirling around his fingertips, his expression grave. "The strength of the decaying energy is unknown. Splitting our forces into two groups will only put us in danger. Moreover, the location of the rune fragment is bound to be dangerous as well, and a small group simply cannot handle it."

The fusion body clutched the rune fragments in her hand, golden light reflecting on her face, her eyes filled with struggle.

She could clearly feel the pulling force emanating from the fragments; it was the summoning of the dimensional origin runes, as if telling her the urgency of collecting the fragments.

The crisis signal from the cosmic sea struck her heart like a heavy hammer. Once the primordial core is contaminated by decaying energy, the entire multidimensional world will be plunged into utter ruin.

"Elder Wei, how much longer can the anchor crystal hold out?"

The fused entity suddenly asked, and Elder Vi's intermittent voice came through the communicator: "Anchor Crystal... less than 10% energy remaining... only one more spatial teleportation can be initiated... but accuracy cannot be guaranteed..."

The fused entity's eyes sharpened, and it made a decision: "Everyone, listen up! The fleet will advance at full speed in the direction indicated by the rune fragment. Yan Jin, Cang Lan, and I will set off first to stop the expansion of the decaying energy! Lord of Nothingness, Queen of Magic, Elder of the Elements, you will lead the fleet to find the rune fragment. You must find the exact location of the fragment within the time we have to buy us!"

“But Lord Fusion, the three of you…” the Magic Queen said worriedly.

"Don't worry, we have rune fragments."

The fusion entity raised the fragment in its hand, which shimmered with golden light. "It can temporarily resist the erosion of decaying energy. Moreover, we are just stalling for time. We will come to your aid as soon as you find the fragment!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the fused entity transformed into a multicolored stream of light and shot out of the bridge, with Yan Jin and Cang Lan following closely behind. The three sped through the cosmic sea and soon arrived at the forefront of the decaying energy flow.

The sight before them made the three gasp. Countless streams of black energy, like venomous snakes, surged out from the spatial rifts and converged into a huge black cloud above the cosmic sea. Below the cloud, the edge of the cosmic sea had begun to show signs of withering, and the originally crystal clear primordial energy barrier had developed fine cracks.

"Attack!" the fusion entity shouted, throwing the rune fragments into the air, and a five-colored light sword condensed in its hand.

Yan Jin mobilized all the life energy in his body, and countless green vines extended from his body, winding towards the black clouds.

Canglan manipulates spacetime energy, constructing spacetime barriers in front of the decaying energy flow in an attempt to slow its spread.

The rune fragments spun in the air, showering down golden light to form a golden shield that enveloped the three of them.

When the black, decaying energy touched the golden shield, it hissed and sparked, and dazzling sparks flew at the point of impact.

However, the amount of decaying energy was too great, and the golden shield soon began to fluctuate, its light gradually dimming.

"This can't go on!" Canglan shouted. The spacetime barrier was being constantly assaulted by the decaying energy and was already showing signs of breaking. "We must find the source of the decaying energy and stop it at its root!"

The fused entity looked up at the enormous spatial rift, from which decaying energy continuously surged, and the scene on the other side of the rift could be vaguely seen.

It was a dimension filled with the stench of decay, where the sky was gray, the earth was cracked, and countless twisted creatures roamed.

"The source lies in the decaying dimension behind the rift, but we cannot enter it at all right now; the energy turbulence around the rift is too powerful."

Just then, Yan Jin felt a sharp pain in his vines. He looked down and saw that the vines wrapped around the black clouds were beginning to wither, and the decaying energy was seeping into his body through the vines.

"Not good!" Yan Jin immediately cut the vines, but a trace of decaying energy still managed to seep into his body. His arm instantly turned gray, and his life energy rapidly drained away.

Upon seeing this, the fused entity immediately channeled its five-colored energy into Yan Jin's body, suppressing the spread of the decaying energy: "How are you?"

"It's nothing, just a minor injury," Yan Jin said through gritted teeth, but his face had already turned pale.

Just as the three were in trouble, the voice of the Lord of Nothingness suddenly came through the communicator:

"My Lord, we've located the rune fragment! It's in the 'Starfall Ruins' deep within the cosmic sea, the ruins of an ancient dimensional civilization, surrounded by powerful spatial turbulence!"

"Great!" the fusion entity exclaimed with delight. "Be careful, we'll head over to provide support right away!"

The three immediately changed direction and flew towards the Starfall Ruins. But just as they were about to leave the range of the decaying energy flow, a low roar suddenly came from the spatial rift, and a huge black shadow emerged from the rift.

It was a massive, decaying beast, its body composed of black, decaying energy, with thick limbs, three eyes on its head that flashed red light, and an aura of suffocating decay emanating from it.

"Trying to leave? Leave your lives behind!" the decaying behemoth roared, swinging its massive claws toward the three of them.

The decaying energy carried on the claws caused the surrounding space to distort and wither.

The fused entity's eyes narrowed, and it unleashed its five-colored light sword with all its might, slashing a five-colored sword aura toward the giant beast's claw.

The sword energy collided with the claw, producing a loud bang. The five-colored sword energy dissipated instantly, and the fused entity was forced back several steps, with a trace of energy residue spilling from the corner of its mouth.

"This behemoth is too powerful!" Canglan exclaimed, immediately manipulating spacetime energy to pull the fused body and Yan Jin behind him. "We are no match for it, we must leave as soon as possible!"

The three abandoned their fight and fled towards the Starfall Ruins with all their might.

The decaying behemoth relentlessly pursued them, continuously unleashing decaying energy blasts to attack the three.

The three of them used their agility to dodge, but several energy blasts still struck the space around them, slowing down their flight.

Suddenly, an area filled with meteorites appeared ahead, and the meteorite ruins were hidden in the center of this meteorite area.

The combined fleet led by the Lord of Nothingness has arrived here and is fighting against the spatial turbulence surrounding the ruins.

"Enter the ruins quickly!" the Lord of Nothingness shouted, manipulating the power of nothingness to open a passage at the entrance of the ruins.