Legend of the Embroiderer

Chapter 862 Hidden Seeds Under the Stele (2)

The illusory form of the fused entity, accompanied by the Lord of the Stars and the Creator, headed towards the most severely corrupted "Starfall Universe." The Starfall Universe was now in chaos, with countless infected Starfall people brandishing weapons and attacking each other. Their eyes flashed with an eerie black light, and their bodies were surrounded by a black, corrosive power. The guardians of the Starfall Universe fought valiantly, but were outnumbered and forced to retreat. Many guardians were also infected and joined the attack.

"Symbiotic Treasure, Purify!" The illusory form of the fusion activated the power of the symbiotic treasure, and a three-colored beam of light descended from the sky, enveloping the entire Starfall Universe. The infected beings touched by the beam of light experienced a rapid decline in the corrosive power within their bodies, and their consciousness gradually returned to clarity.

But at that moment, a powerful burst of black energy erupted from the core region of the Starfall Universe, and a colossal black figure emerged from the energy. This figure was formed by the fusion of the consciousness of countless devoured beings and the power of corruption, radiating a terrifying aura. It was the first puppet lord condensed from the power of corruption.

"Insignificant guardians, do you think purification can solve the problem?" The puppet lord roared hoarsely, black energy transforming into countless tentacles that attacked the three fused beings. "The consciousnesses I have corrupted will become part of my power! Even if the corrupting power is purified, their consciousness will completely dissipate!"

The Lord of the Stars mobilized the power of the stars, forming a silver light shield to block the black tentacles: "You think such despicable methods can scare us? We will save all the infected beings!"

The Creator's runic sword, imbued with the power of creation, pierced towards the core of the Puppet Lord: "These consciousnesses are merely imprisoned by you. Once your core is destroyed, their consciousnesses will regain their freedom!"

The Puppet Lord sneered, its black energy surging and binding the rune sword. Simultaneously, more black tentacles attacked the two. The fused phantom manipulated its balancing power, forming a golden blade of light that severed the black tentacles binding the rune sword and flew towards the Puppet Lord's core.

The light blade struck its core, and the puppet lord let out a painful roar as cracks began to appear on its body. But then, it suddenly detonated a portion of its corrosive power, rushing towards the surrounding infected creatures. Countless streams of black energy poured into the infected creatures, causing their bodies to rapidly swell and transform into enormous black monsters that attacked the three.

"Not good! It's forcibly strengthening the infected creatures!" the Lord of the Stars shouted, his Star Blade continuously slashing at the black monster, only to find that these monsters had extremely strong defenses and could regenerate quickly even if their limbs were severed.

The illusory figure of the fusion frowned. She realized that the core of these black monsters was the imprisoned consciousness of living beings. Directly attacking the monsters would likely damage the consciousness of these beings, leading to their complete demise.

"Use the power of the symbiotic treasure to separate consciousness from the corrosive force!" The fused phantom immediately adjusted its strategy, and the three-colored light streams spread again, precisely enveloping each black monster. The light streams flowed within the monsters' bodies, carefully peeling away their consciousness and corrosive force.

This process was extremely slow and required a vast amount of energy. The Puppet Lord seized the opportunity, condensing black energy into a massive black battle blade, which she slashed towards the fused phantom. The Star Lord and the Creator immediately stepped in front of her, unleashing their full power to block the black battle blade.

The clash between the battle blade and the two men unleashed a powerful energy storm, forcing them both to stagger back and spit out blood. The puppet lord pressed on relentlessly, his black battle blade coalescing once more, slashing down with an aura of destruction.

At this critical moment, a stream of green light suddenly appeared, binding the puppet lord's limbs. It was the Lord of Spiritual Essence who had arrived to provide support: "Lord of the Fusion, I'll restrain it! My spiritual energy can communicate with the consciousness of living beings, helping you accelerate the separation!"

The Lord of Spiritual Essence mobilized its spiritual power, merging it into the three-colored light stream. The imprisoned consciousness sensed the call of this spiritual power and began to actively resist the corrosive force, instantly accelerating the separation. The black monster's body began to shrink rapidly, the black corrosive force gradually receded, and the consciousness of the creature regained control of its body.

As the corrosive power receded, the Puppet Lord's power rapidly weakened. It let out a resentful roar, attempting to detonate the corrosive power once more, only to find that it had almost no power left within its body. The fused phantom seized the opportunity, and the tri-colored light blade condensed again, piercing towards the Puppet Lord's core.

The light blade pierced the core, and the puppet lord let out a final roar before its body completely dissipated, transforming into countless fragments of black energy. These fragments were purified by the tri-colored light streams and vanished entirely into the void.

The crisis in the Starfall Universe was finally averted, and all the infected beings regained their senses. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, slumped into the void, their auras becoming somewhat weak.

The intercosmic early warning system sounded the alarm again, and this time, the alarm was more urgent than ever before. The screen showed that in the deepest part of the hyper-multiverse, a massive black rift had appeared, from which countless streams of black light surged, spreading towards various universes. The corrosive power of these black streams was several times stronger than the previous black threads; wherever they passed, planets withered rapidly, and living beings were instantly infected, turning into raging black monsters.

"It's the primordial rift of the corrosive power!" The figure of the Ancient Creator suddenly appeared, his face deathly pale. "I found a record in the fragments of ancient texts. This corrosive power comes from the 'Unknown Void,' an existence even older and more terrifying than the Ultimate Void, known as the 'Void Abyss.' The ruler of the Void Abyss feeds on devouring the origin of the universe and the consciousness of living beings. The corrosive power he sends out is intended to first assimilate the entire hyper-multiverse, and then completely devour it!"

"The Void Abyss?" A hint of solemnity flashed in the fused entity's illusory eyes. "Was that black light stream earlier the vanguard he used for location and infiltration?"

“That’s right!” The Ancient Creator nodded. “The black threads beneath the Peace Monument are his ‘Void Seed.’ After absorbing the monument’s protective power, this seed has opened a passage between the Hyper-Multiverse and the Void Abyss. Now, the Void Abyss’s invading army has arrived!”

The group looked toward the deepest part of the hyper-multiverse, where the black rift had expanded to a range of several light-years. Countless streams of black light surged out like locusts, and wherever they passed, universes were rapidly eroded by the blackness, turning into lifeless and desolate places.