Legend of the Embroiderer

Chapter 904 The Remnant Soul's Secret Scheme (1)

At the edge of the multiverse, strange energy fluctuations surged slowly and steadily like an invisible undercurrent.

The aura was cold and eerie, lacking both the gray turbidity of remnant souls and the violence of dark energy, yet it could easily distort the surrounding dimensional rules, causing subtle black ripples to spread through the space.

The fused entity's remnant consciousness wore a solemn expression, its primal power slowly spreading outwards as it attempted to touch that strange energy and probe its secrets.

But as soon as they made contact, a strong backlash suddenly erupted, and the golden primordial power was instantly eroded into tiny black holes. The fused entity staggered back several steps, and a trace of golden soul blood spilled from the corner of its mouth.

"This energy is too strange; my source power is simply unable to resist its erosion."

The fused entity's voice carried a rare hint of apprehension, and its form became even more ethereal, clearly indicating that continuous combat had taken a heavy toll on it.

The Lord of the Stars, barely managing to maintain the chaotic power of the Stars within his body, held the two fragments of origin in his palm. The golden light of the fragments surged slightly, barely resisting the impact of the strange energy around him.

"Let me try to fuse the power of the stars with the essence of the fragments; perhaps that will allow me to investigate more clearly."

The Lord of the Stars spoke in a deep voice, his fingertips surging with silver light, intertwining with the golden light of the fragments to form a two-colored light thread that probed towards the strange energy fluctuations.

This time, the light filament barely withstood the backlash, but could only detect a faint energy trajectory and was unable to pinpoint its core location.

"The energy trajectory is scattered, but it always revolves around the origin of the super-multiverse, as if it is absorbing the power of the origin."

The Lord of the Stars withdrew the light threads, his tone solemn, "Moreover, I can sense that the frequency of this energy fluctuation resonates slightly with the aura of the fleeing remnant soul."

Everyone's hearts sank. If this strange energy was indeed colluding with the remnant soul, and given its ability to erode the power of origin, it would sooner or later become a fatal threat to the destruction of the super-multiverse.

Despite his severe injuries, the Ancient Creator stood up, his ancient runes flickering slightly as he managed to steady his breathing: "The most urgent task is to clear out the remaining souls outside the barrier and reinforce the protective barrier."

"The protective barrier is already riddled with cracks. If it is attacked again by the remnants of the remnant souls and breaks, the Hyper-Multiverse will be completely exposed to the threat of strange energy and remnant souls."

The Lord of Spiritual Essence nodded, mobilizing the remaining spiritual energy within his body to transform it into a green light shield, protecting the several heavily injured guardians around him: "That's right, the strange energy is temporarily hidden. Let's deal with the immediate crisis first, and then slowly investigate its details."

Once the decision was made, everyone immediately got to work.

The fused entity's remnant consciousness mobilized its primal power and slowly flew toward the protective barrier. Golden primal light surged forth like a tide, gradually repairing the cracks on the barrier.

The Lord of the Stars, the Lord of the Spirit, and the Creator led the surviving guardians out of the protective barrier and launched a counterattack against the remaining remnant souls and the corrupted rule guardians.

The Ancient Creator remained at the edge of the barrier, activating ancient runes to create a temporary runic barrier, preventing any stragglers from breaching the barrier while simultaneously healing the less seriously injured guardians.

Outside the barrier, the remnants of the original souls, now without their original leader, continued to roar chaotically, launching futile attacks on the barrier.

Although their attacks were weak, their strength lay in their sheer numbers, and among them were many rule guardians corrupted by strange energy, whose power far surpassed that of ordinary remnant souls.

"kill!"

With a furious roar, the Lord of the Stars roared, and the two-colored light blade in his hand swelled up. The power of the Stars and the essence of the fragments intertwined, and with each strike, it could completely purify several remnant souls, and even easily cut through the armor of the rule guardians.

The Lord of Spiritual Essence mobilized the power of spiritual essence, transforming it into countless green vines. Wherever the vines passed, the remnant souls were firmly entangled, and the green purifying power continuously eroded the gray energy of the remnant souls, dissolving them little by little.

The Creator gripped the runic sword, channeling ancient creative power into its blade. Golden runic light illuminated the void, and with each swing of the sword, countless remnant souls and guardians of the rules collapsed, dissipating into streams of energy.

The battle intensified, with golden, silver, and green energies colliding with gray remnant soul energy and eerie black energy, unleashing powerful energy shockwaves that violently shook the very edge of the hyper-multiverse.

The surviving guardians were all severely injured, but they remained in high spirits. Even with their arms corroded by strange energy and their armor riddled with cracks, they never retreated a single step, protecting their homeland with their lives.

The Lord of the Stars charged ahead, his light blade flashing, slaying countless remnants of the fallen.

Just as he was about to finish clearing away the remnants of souls in an area, the remnants of souls within his body suddenly awakened again, emitting a violent agitation, and gray energy surged wildly in his meridians.

"Something's not right! This strange energy is the power of the 'Dark Side of Origin,' which shares the same origin as my remnant soul!"

The voice of the fragmented soul carried a hint of panic, as well as an undisguised longing: "It's tempting me. If I merge with it, I can break free from your control, and even devour your stellar power to reshape my form!"

The Lord of the Stars was startled and quickly mobilized the power of the Stars to suppress the remnant soul fragments within his body: "Stay calm! Don't be tempted by it! This energy is unpredictable. If you merge with it, you will only be devoured, and then we will all be devoured!"

However, the restlessness of the remnant soul fragments grew more and more intense, and the gray energy was almost breaking through the shackles of the stellar power, rushing towards the direction of the strange energy fluctuations.

The Star Lord's internal energy was in disarray, his whole body was in excruciating pain, his aura instantly weakened, and the light blade in his hand also dimmed a bit.

A guardian of rules corrupted by eerie energy seized the opportunity to circle behind the Lord of the Stars, condensing a black blade of light that carried a chilling aura as it slashed toward his back.

The Lord of the Stars was suppressing the remnant soul fragments within his body with all his might, and had no time to dodge. The black light blade was about to strike his back.

"careful!"

With a loud shout, the Lord of Spiritual Essence immediately mobilized all his spiritual energy, transforming it into a green light shield that stood behind the Lord of Starry Sky.

With a crisp "crack," the green light shield was instantly covered in cracks. The Lord of Spiritual Essence was struck by the recoil and crashed heavily to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of green soul blood, his breath growing weaker and weaker.

"Lord of the Spiritual Origin!"

A hint of guilt and anger flashed in the eyes of the Lord of the Stars. He stopped suppressing the remnant soul fragments within his body and instead actively guided a wisp of Star Power to intertwine with the gray energy of the remnant soul fragments, forming a two-colored stream of light that slashed towards the Rule Guardian.

The light stream, carrying the sharp power of the stars and the eerie energy of the remnant soul, instantly pierced through the body of the rule guardian, completely purifying it without leaving even a trace of residual energy.

After eliminating the threat, the Lord of the Stars rushed to the Lord of the Spiritual Essence's side, helped her up, and at the same time mobilized the primal power of the fragments to nourish her body: "I'm sorry, it was all my negligence that caused you to be seriously injured."

"There's no need to apologize. We're partners, and we should support each other."

The Lord of Spiritual Essence smiled weakly, his gaze falling upon the body of the Lord of Starry Sky. "This fragment of remnant soul is too dangerous, and it can resonate with strange energy. If we don't find a way to control it soon, it will become a major threat sooner or later."