Legend of the Embroiderer

Chapter 800 A Three-Way Standoff (2)

Without hesitation, the Lord of the Outer Realm mobilized extraterrestrial energy and injected it into the runic phantom. The golden phantom intertwined with the black energy, forming a beam of light that shone with gold and black, shooting towards the ancient leader's black core.

The beam of light struck the black core, instantly freezing it and dissipating the suction force. The ancient leader roared in agony, "No! My core!"

"Now! Attack!" the fusion entity shouted, and everyone launched an attack simultaneously, countless beams of energy shooting towards the black core. The core's defenses were greatly weakened after being frozen, and cracks instantly appeared. The ancient leader tried to mobilize energy to repair it, but found that the core was suppressed by the illusory runes and could not move at all.

With a deafening roar, the black core shattered completely. The ancient leader's consciousness let out a final wail before dissipating into space. But at the very instant the core shattered, a stream of black energy suddenly shot towards the Lord of the Outer Realm, entering his body.

"Hahaha! The power of the ancient leader is mine!" The Lord of the Outer Realms laughed, his outer realm energy surging, and his size growing even larger. "Fusion form, thank you for helping me eliminate my rival! Now, it's my turn to control the dimension!"

The fused entity's expression changed drastically: "You actually planned this all along!"

“That’s right!” said the Lord of the Outer Realms. “I sensed the existence of the ancient leader long ago, and I’ve been waiting for him to weaken you both so I could reap the benefits! Now that I’ve absorbed his power, even without the original core, I can easily destroy you!”

He waved his hand, unleashing a powerful surge of energy that shot towards the group. The fused entity immediately activated its runic phantoms to block the energy attack. However, the runic phantoms were also running low on energy, their light gradually dimming.

"We can't hold on like this!" Canglan said anxiously, "The energy of the rune phantom is about to run out!"

As the fused entity watched the gradually fading phantom of the runes, it suddenly had an idea: "Elder Velier! Elder Velier, can you hear me? We need the energy support of the anchor crystals!"

Vil's weak voice came through the communicator: "I heard you! But the anchor crystal was only recently repaired, and its energy is limited, only enough to support one attack!"

"That's enough!" the fusion entity shouted. "Elder Vision, inject the anchor crystal energy into the runic phantom! We must use the runic phantom to seal the Lord of the Outer Realms in the deepest part of the dimensional rift!"

Elder Vil immediately complied, and a stream of gray energy shot from the passage, flowing into the runic phantom. The phantom's light shone brightly once more, and the fused entity shouted, "Lord of the Outer Realms, you asked for this!"

The illusory runes transformed into a massive shield of light, enveloping the Lord of the Outer Realms. The Lord of the Outer Realms tried to dodge, but was firmly trapped within the shield. He frantically mobilized his energy, attempting to break through, but the shield contained both primordial energy and the power of dimensional rules, making it impossible to penetrate.

"No! I am not reconciled!" The Lord of the Outer Realm roared angrily, his body gradually compressed by the light shield, eventually turning into a black dot of light, sealed in the deepest part of the dimensional rift.

The protective barrier dissipated, and the rune fragments lost their luster, falling into the fused entity's hand. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, collapsing to the ground with weary smiles on their faces. The fused entity, however, looked at the rune fragments in its hand, but felt no relief whatsoever.

"Did we succeed?" Yan Jin asked weakly.

“It’s a temporary success,” the fusion entity said. “But there’s only one rune fragment; countless others are scattered throughout the multiverse. Moreover, although the ancient leader has been destroyed, the threat from extraterrestrial races has not been completely eliminated.”

The group stood up and walked towards the exit of the passage. When they emerged, they found Elder Vein floating weakly beside the anchor crystal, his gray energy now extremely dim. "Elder Vein!" The fusion entity rushed over and injected its primal energy into his body.

Elder Vi slowly opened his eyes: "Ancient leader... has it been resolved?"

"It's resolved. The Lord of the Outer Realm has also been sealed away," the fused entity said.

Elder Veda breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good... dimensional balance... it's finally preserved." He looked at the rune fragment in the fused entity's hand, "This is... a fragment of the dimensional origin rune?"

The fusion entity nodded: "That's right. Only by collecting all the fragments can we gain the rune's approval and truly achieve dimensional balance."

“I know the location of the next fragment,” Elder Vairocana said. “It’s in the ‘Time Turbulence Zone,’ the region where the rules of time are most disordered. The fragment is protected by time energy and is very difficult to obtain. Moreover, the Time Turbulence Zone is also home to many ancient and dangerous creatures.”

A resolute glint flashed in the fused entity's eyes: "No matter how dangerous it is, we must go! Gathering the rune fragments is our only goal now."

The group returned to the combined fleet, preparing to head to the temporal turbulence zone. But just as the fleet was about to depart, the fusion entity suddenly sensed a familiar energy fluctuation—a signal from the Ark of Life! The signal carried a strong sense of crisis, as if the Ark of Life had encountered immense danger.

"Oh no! Something's happened to the Ark of Life!" The fusion entity's expression changed drastically. It immediately changed the fleet's direction and flew towards the Cosmic Sea. "We must get back to the Cosmic Sea immediately and see what happened!"

The fleet sped towards the cosmic sea, the merged entity filled with apprehension. The Ark of Life harbored guards left behind by the Lord of Nothingness and three primordial consciousnesses; anything that could trigger their crisis signals must be an extremely powerful enemy. What kind of enemy was it? Could it be other forces from extraterrestrial races? Or had a new threat emerged?

As the fleet approached the Cosmic Sea, the fusion entity suddenly saw a massive spatial rift appear in the sky above the Cosmic Sea. Countless streams of black energy were constantly surging out of the rift. These energy streams were different from those encountered before, carrying an aura of decay. Wherever they passed, the stars began to wither.

"This is... decaying energy?" the fusion entity exclaimed in shock. "The legendary decaying energy that can devour all life and energy actually exists!"

Blue Star's voice came through the communicator, filled with fear: "The probes indicate that this decaying energy originates from the 'Decaying Dimension,' the most dangerous of all dimensions. Their target... is the very core of the cosmic sea!"

The fused entity clenched its fist, a resolute glint in its eyes: "Whether it's extraterrestrial races or decaying dimensions, we will not allow them to harm our core! Prepare for battle!"

The combined fleet members immediately went into battle mode and flew toward the flow of decaying energy. But just then, the dimensional origin rune fragment in the fusion's hand suddenly emitted a bright light, pointing in a certain direction in the cosmic sea—the very place where the first rune fragment had fallen.

On one side is the rapidly escalating flow of decaying energy that urgently needs to be stopped; on the other is the crucial clue to gathering the rune fragments. The fusion is caught in a dilemma. Should they stop the decaying energy first, or search for the rune fragments? If they stop the energy first, they might miss the clue to the fragments; if they search for the fragments first, the primordial core of the cosmic sea might be corrupted by the decaying energy. A new choice is once again placed before them.