Legend of the Embroiderer

Chapter 905 The Remnant Soul's Secret Scheme (2)

The Lord of the Stars nodded, a resolute glint in his eyes: "Once we've cleared out the remnants of the souls, I'll find a way to suppress it and make sure it doesn't ruin our plans."

Without further delay, the two immediately got up and threw themselves back into the battle.

Under the full-scale counterattack of the Lord of the Stars, the number of remnant souls was drastically reduced, and those rule guardians corrupted by the strange energy were also killed one by one. Soon, the remnant souls outside the barrier were wiped out, with only a few scattered remnant souls fleeing in terror to various parallel dimensions.

The group did not give chase. They knew that these remnant souls were too weak to pose a threat. Their immediate priority was to reinforce the protective barrier, heal the injured guardians, investigate the source of the strange energy, and track down the escaped remnant souls.

Back at the Peace Monument, the remnant of the merged entity's consciousness had repaired most of the cracks in the barrier. At this moment, her aura was extremely weak, and her form was almost transparent—continuously mobilizing the power of her origin to repair the barrier and resist the remnant soul had brought her consciousness to the brink of dissipation.

"Master Fusion!"

The Lord of the Stars quickly stepped forward and placed the two fragments of origin close to her remnant soul. Golden light emanated from the fragments, nourishing her body. The others also mobilized their own power to merge with the golden light, helping to stabilize her soul.

A moment later, the fused consciousness finally stabilized, and her form became slightly more solid. She slowly opened her eyes, her gaze filled with gratitude: "Thank you all. Without your help, I'm afraid I would have completely dissipated long ago."

"There's no need for thanks between us." The Lord of the Stars shook his head, his tone solemn. "Now that the remnants have been eliminated and the barrier is temporarily secured, we must investigate the source of that strange energy and find the escaped remnant souls."

The fusion entity nodded, gazing at the edge of the hyper-multiverse, a hint of solemnity flashing in its eyes: "I have some guesses about that strange energy. Although its aura is strange, it resonates slightly with the dimensional origin and can erode the power of the origin... Perhaps, it comes from the 'dark side' of the dimensional origin."

"The dark side of dimensional origin?" Everyone was shocked.

The Guardian of the Dimensional Origin exclaimed in disbelief, "Impossible! The Dimensional Origin is pure and flawless, and has never contained any dark power. If it truly existed, I couldn't have been completely unaware of it!"

"Perhaps, you've never noticed," the fusion entity slowly explained. "At the very beginning of the dimensional origin, there was a distinction between light and darkness. Light nourishes the dimension and maintains its balance; the darkness is sealed in the deepest part of the origin. Once the seal is loosened, the power of the darkness will escape and erode everything. I can sense that the wisp of escaped remnant soul is approaching the core of the darkness—there's probably been collusion between them for a long time."

The guardian of the dimensional origin's expression changed drastically. He immediately probed the origin's fluctuations and indeed sensed a trace of dark power fluctuations deep within the origin, as well as the aura of that remnant soul.

“It’s really true…” He was shocked and guilty. “It was my negligence. I was focused on maintaining the rules and didn’t pay attention to the deep seal, which allowed the dark forces to take advantage of the situation.”

“Now is not the time for self-blame,” the Lord of the Stars said in a deep voice. “The power of the dark side has already appeared, and the remnant souls are colluding with it. If we do not strengthen the seal and eliminate the remnant souls as soon as possible, once the power of the dark side fully erupts, the entire super-multiverse will be eroded, and then it will be too late.”

The crowd nodded, their gazes resolute.

After discussion, they decided to split up:

The Lord of the Stars, the remnant soul of the fused consciousness, and the guardian of the dimensional origin form a team to go to the core of the dimensional origin to investigate the dark side seal, track the remnant soul, and attempt to reinforce the seal;

The Lord of Spiritual Origin, the Creator, and the Ancient Creator formed a group, remaining in the Ultra-Multiverse to continue reinforcing the barrier, healing the wounded, and investigating the movements of various parallel dimensions to prevent the remnants of souls from resurfacing, while also keeping an eye on the aura of the other four Origin Fragments.

With the tasks assigned, everyone immediately set to work.

The three Spirit Lords led the injured Guardians to the Guardian Base near the Peace Monument to begin treatment and reinforcement.

The three Star Lords mobilized their power to open a passage to the core of the dimensional origin.

"Be extremely careful. The core area is already dangerous, and with the added threat of the Dark Side's erosion, if you encounter a crisis you cannot handle, send a message immediately," the Lord of Spiritual Essence instructed, his worry evident.

"Rest assured," the Lord of the Stars replied solemnly. "You also need to strengthen your defenses and not be careless. If any remnant souls launch a counterattack or there are any traces of fragments, send a message immediately."

After speaking, the three turned and stepped into the passage, flying towards the core area of ​​the dimensional origin.

Within the core area, dazzling golden light surged like a tide, maintaining the balance of the entire universe. However, the deeper one went, the thinner the golden primordial power became, replaced by an increasingly dense black dark power and a faint wisp of gray remnant soul energy.

The space here is extremely unstable. The power of the dark side is constantly eroding the source, causing the surrounding rules to become disordered and tiny spatial cracks to spread everywhere. If you make a wrong step, you may be swallowed up.

“The power of the dark side has eroded part of the origin, and the seal may not be able to hold.” The guardian of the dimensional origin whispered, and the power of the rules around him unfolded, forming a golden light shield to protect the three of them. “My power of rules can temporarily resist the erosion and guide us to the sealed place.”

The Lord of the Stars and the Fusion followed closely behind, cautiously advancing through the core area. The Lord of the Stars condensed a Starry Blade of Light to illuminate the path ahead; the Fusion mobilized its primal power to probe the surrounding darkness and the aura of remnant souls; the Guardian of the Dimensional Origin focused on guiding the way and repairing the eroded primal trajectory.

Along the way, they encountered many primordial creatures corrupted by the dark side—these were originally guardians of the origin, but now they were berserk and out of control, covered in black energy, and attacked them madly.

With a wave of his arm, the guardian of the dimensional origin transformed the power of the rules into a blade of light, annihilating the attacking spirits. His eyes were filled with regret: "It is all because of my dereliction of duty that I failed to protect them."

"Only by reinforcing the seal and clearing away the darkness as soon as possible can they be restored," the fused entity comforted softly, while simultaneously channeling its primal power to purify the less corrupted spirits, attempting to awaken their consciousness.

The Lord of the Stars used a light shield to protect the two of them, while simultaneously mobilizing the power of the Stars to assist the Guardian of the Dimensional Origin in clearing out the rampaging Origin Spirits. He knew that these Origin Spirits were also victims, and he would try his best not to kill them if possible.

After a difficult journey, the three finally arrived at the sealed place of the dimensional origin.

The scene before them left the three completely stunned.

In the center of the sealed land, there is a huge golden seal, covered with complex primordial runes. The light of the runes has become extremely weak and is full of cracks. Clearly, the seal has been severely eroded by the power of the dark side.

Beneath the seal, dark, shadowy power surged forth like a fountain, constantly eroding the cracks in the seal and making them grow larger.

Beside the seal, the wisp of the escaped remnant soul hovered there, its gray remnant soul energy intertwined with the black power of the dark side. It was constantly using its remnant soul energy to ram into the seal, trying to accelerate the seal's breaking speed.

What shocked them even more was that beside the remnant soul were two Origin Guardians who had been corrupted by the power of the dark side. These two guardians were originally companions of the Dimensional Origin Guardians and were powerful. However, at this moment, their eyes were empty and their bodies were exuding a black aura. They were assisting the remnant soul in breaking through the seal.

"It really was you guys!"

The Lord of the Stars coldly shouted, his eyes filled with icy killing intent, "Your original remnant soul has been defeated, yet you still refuse to give up, colluding with the forces of darkness to try to break the seal and erode the dimensional origin. How dare you!"