Legend of the Embroiderer

Chapter 874 The Dark Underbelly (2)

The Lord of the Stars mobilized the power of the stars, forming a silver light shield to block the light arrow. The light arrow collided with the light shield, erupting in bursts of black smoke, and the light shield's radiance rapidly dimmed.

The fusion entity seized the opportunity, mobilizing the power of its six colors to condense into a massive blade of light, which it slashed towards the fortress gate. The blade struck the gate, unleashing a burst of intense light, instantly purifying most of the dark runes on the gate and creating a huge crack.

"Not good! They want to destroy the gate!" Dark General's expression changed drastically, and he immediately separated a portion of his dark energy to attack the fused entity.

The black energy transformed into a gigantic hand, reaching out to grab the fused entity. The fused entity tried to dodge, but found its body bound by an invisible force, unable to move.

"Watch out!" the Lord of the Stars shouted, mobilizing all his power to attack the black palm. The silver light blade struck the palm, momentarily slowing its movements.

Taking advantage of the moment, the fused entity broke free from its restraints, condensed a light blade once more, and slashed towards the gate. This time, the light blade pierced directly through the gate, completely destroying it.

"The gate has been destroyed!" Dark General's eyes were filled with rage. He abandoned the Creator and attacked the fused entity.

The fused being's expression changed slightly as she mobilized the six-colored power to form a light shield, blocking the warhammer's attack. The immense impact forced her to retreat repeatedly, her blood and qi churning within her body.

The Creator and the Lord of the Stars immediately rushed to their aid, and the three of them joined forces to attack the two dark generals. Six-colored light blades, golden rune swords, and silver light blades intertwined, forming a powerful energy stream that blasted towards the two generals.

The two generals were struck by the energy flow, their bodies instantly covered in cracks as the dark energy rapidly dissipated. They roared in pain, trying to summon more dark energy to retaliate, but found that the surrounding dark energy had been purified by the fusion's six-colored power and was impossible to mobilize.

"Impossible! How could my dark energy fail?" Dark General's eyes were filled with disbelief.

"Our power is the perfect counter to your dark energy." The fused entity sneered, condensing light blades once more and slashing towards the two generals. The light blades struck their core areas, and their bodies completely dissipated, turning into wisps of dark energy.

After breaking through the second line of defense, the power of the concealment runes had only one hour left. Without further ado, the group immediately advanced towards the third line of defense.

The third line of defense was a dark swamp, filled with black silt that emitted a potent poison. Deep within the swamp, countless black tentacles wriggled in the silt, instantly dragging any creature that approached into the swamp and devouring it completely.

"The silt in this swamp can devour all energy, and even my six-colored power cannot purify it." The fusion entity tried to release a trace of its six-colored power, but it was instantly swallowed up as soon as it touched the silt. "Moreover, there are a large number of dark tentacles hidden in the swamp, and we cannot force our way through."

The Lord of the Stars observed the swamp's environment: "The Dark Palace lies at the end of the swamp; we must get there as soon as possible. Lord of the Spiritual Essence, can your spiritual energy detect the distribution of the tentacles and open a safe passage for us?"

The Lord of Spiritual Essence nodded, transforming his spiritual energy into countless tiny threads that penetrated deep into the swamp: "The tentacles are densely distributed, but in the center of the swamp, there is a narrow passage without tentacles. We can walk through this passage."

The group cautiously entered the swamp, following the path indicated by the Lord of Spiritual Essence. The swamp's mud emitted a pungent odor, constantly eroding their energy shields. Each step required a significant expenditure of energy to maintain the shields and prevent them from being swallowed by the mud.

Just as the group was about to emerge from the swamp, it suddenly trembled violently, and countless black tentacles surged from the mud, attacking them. It turned out that before his death, the Dark Strategist had relayed the news of the invaders to the commander of the third line of defense—the Dark Swamp King.

"If you want to get through my swamp, leave your life behind!" A deep voice came from the depths of the swamp, and countless tentacles surged like a tide, surrounding everyone.

The fused entity mobilized six-colored power to form a light shield, blocking the tentacles' attack: "The power of the concealment runes has disappeared; we've been discovered!"

The Creator swung his sword, slashing at the approaching tentacles: "These tentacles have extremely strong regenerative abilities. We must find the Swamp King's true form to completely eliminate them!"

The Lord of Spiritual Essence immediately mobilized his spiritual energy to probe the Swamp King's location: "Deep in the silt in the center of the swamp! Its true form is enveloped by countless tentacles, making it very difficult to attack!"

"I'll draw its attention!" The Lord of the Stars mobilized the power of the Stars and blasted it towards the center of the swamp. Silver energy exploded, and countless tentacles surged out of the mud, attacking the Lord of the Stars.

Swamp King's attention was drawn to the Lord of the Stars, and most of his tentacles surged toward him. The fusion entity seized the opportunity, mobilizing all six-colored powers and condensing them into a slender blade of light, which it thrust into the depths of the swamp's central mud.

The light blade pierced through the layers of tentacles and struck the Swamp King's main body. The Swamp King let out a painful roar, and all the tentacles stopped attacking and began to rapidly retract.

Seizing the opportunity, the group quickly rushed out of the swamp and arrived in front of the Dark Palace. The Swamp King's true form completely dissipated under the attack of the light blades, and the Dark Swamp also lost its corrosive properties.

The dark palace before them stood hundreds of thousands of meters tall, constructed of black crystals and radiating intense dark energy. Around the palace were complex dark magic arrays, with countless black energy lines flowing within them—the energy circuits through which the Dark Sovereign performed his rituals.

At the top of the palace, the Dark Sovereign's true form floated in the void, surrounded by countless streams of dark energy, constantly absorbing the energy of the array below. Below him lay the Dimensional Guardian Crystal Core, enveloped by countless dark runes, its seven-colored light growing increasingly dim.

"The ritual isn't finished yet!" A glimmer of hope flashed in the fused entity's eyes. "As long as we destroy the magic array, we can stop him!"

The group stealthily approached the palace, intending to take the opportunity to destroy the magic array. But just as they were about to touch the array, the Dark Sovereign suddenly opened his eyes, a strange smile flashing in them: "You've finally come. I've been waiting for you for a long time."

He waved his hand, summoning dark energy to form a massive energy shield that trapped everyone: "Without the light of origin within you, my ritual could not be completed. Your arrival is just what I need to finish the last step."

"You knew we were coming all along?" The fused entity's expression changed drastically.

“Of course.” The Dark Sovereign sneered, “The power of the Dimensional Guardian Crystal Core is too great. To completely control it, the power of the Origin Light must be used as a guide. I deliberately had my clone reveal information about the crystal core to lure you here and seize the Origin Light within you.”