Legend of the Embroiderer

Chapter 569 Anchor Points of Consciousness and Omens of Annihilation (2)

The collective will in the stream of consciousness suddenly stopped its devouring.

The integrated individual consciousnesses, like awakened seeds, began to separate from the collective will, and their individual memories and cognitions resurfaced: some consciousnesses recalled their lives in parallel universes, some consciousnesses recalled the scenes of fighting side by side with their companions, and even the memories of the guardians that were about to dissipate began to become clear again.

"Anchor point... activated successfully?"

The merged entity's consciousness carried a hint of disbelief.

She could feel that her identity as a "fusion body" had become completely stable, and the spark of her clone's consciousness in her palm had turned into a stable silver-gray light spot, no longer requiring conscious effort to maintain.

The Guardian's consciousness was restored to its full potential, and his consciousness actively connected with the merged entity, forming a stable resonance of consciousness.

But this joy did not last long.

A new vibration suddenly came from the core of the primordial consciousness light cluster.

This tremor was different from the agitation of the Law of Annihilation; instead, it carried a more ancient and colder aura. Within the white energy of the ball of light, a tiny black symbol began to emerge. The symbol's form belonged neither to the Primordial Origin Runes nor to the patterns of the Law of Annihilation, but rather carried a terrifying aura of "ending everything."

"What's this……"

The Guardian's consciousness tensed instantly. He could sense that this symbol was absorbing the pure energy of the primordial consciousness. Although the process was slow, it was constantly growing stronger. "This symbol was not mentioned in the memories of the 0th generation observer!"

The merged entity immediately sank its consciousness into the anchor point, attempting to use the energy of the anchor point to investigate the origin of the symbol.

But as soon as her consciousness approached the symbol, it was repelled by a powerful force. In that instant, a brief image flashed through her mind: in a pitch-black void, countless black symbols surrounded a huge black sphere. Even the primordial energy could not exist within the sphere—it was an "Absolute Termination Domain" that was even more terrifying than the Law of Annihilation.

"Absolute End..."

The fused being's consciousness was enveloped by an unprecedented terror; her thoughts seemed frozen, rendering her immobile. Yet, even in this extreme fear, she managed to maintain a sliver of clarity, transmitting what she saw to the Guardian.

"This symbol is the 'key' to the Absolute Termination Realm!" the merged entity's consciousness trembled as it spoke. "It is using the energy of the original consciousness to open the gate to Absolute Termination!"

Upon receiving this information, the Guardian's consciousness also became unusually grave. He realized that the seriousness of the situation had exceeded his expectations. He immediately attempted to mobilize the energy of his consciousness anchor point, hoping to suppress the ever-growing black symbol.

However, to his astonishment, when he infused the silver-gray energy into the black symbol, he found that the energy had no effect on it. The symbol neither devoured nor released any energy as before; it simply existed quietly, merely absorbing the "primordial aura" of the original consciousness, as if nurturing an extremely terrifying seed.

Just as the Guardians were feeling helpless, a clear fluctuation of consciousness suddenly emanated from the outer edge of the primordial consciousness orb. This fluctuation spread rapidly, like ripples on a calm lake. Both the Guardians and the merged entity sensed this fluctuation, and they immediately realized that it was a signal from an external entity that had not yet been fully transformed.

Within the signal, the merged entity saw new changes in the outside world: although the new narrative shield had stopped rotating in reverse, the same black symbols as those in the core began to appear on its surface; those beings that had been transformed into consciousness energy also began to see phantom images of symbols in their stream of consciousness, as if they could be guided by the symbols at any moment and fall into the realm of absolute end.

"The symbols are spreading synchronously!"

The merged entity's consciousness was filled with anxiety: "If we cannot stop the growth of the symbols, not only will the original consciousness be transformed into the key to absolute end, but all existence in the outside world will be guided by the symbols toward absolute end, and even the Great Nothingness itself will return to nothingness!"

The guardian did not answer; he deeply merged his own consciousness with the pure energy of the primordial consciousness orb.

This time, he was not trying to purify the pollution, but to explore the origins of the symbols.

A moment later, he transmitted a heavy wave of consciousness: "The root of the symbols... lies in the 'original core' of primordial consciousness."

That existed even before the 0th experiment. What the 0th generation observers sealed away were merely the 'surface fragments' of the symbols; the true core remained hidden within the original core. The energy that reshaped the instructions unexpectedly awakened it.

The consciousness of the merged entity sank to the bottom.

The Origin Core is the foundation of primordial consciousness. Once the symbols are completely integrated with the Origin Core, even the anchor points of consciousness cannot prevent the arrival of absolute end.

They had just resolved the crisis of reshaping, only to fall into an even more terrifying threat of absolute annihilation.

Do we still have time?

The fused entity transmitted its consciousness to the guardian. She looked at the black symbols that were gradually becoming clearer in the core, and then at the symbols that were simultaneously appearing on the light shield outside. Her heart was filled with unease.

The guardian remained silent for a moment, then conveyed a firm message: "The fusion of the symbol and the core of origin will take an hour."

In this hour, we must find the weakness of the 'Final Key' – since it was awakened by the Reshaping Command, perhaps there are still clues hidden in the memories of the 0th Generation Observer that we have not yet discovered.

and……"

The Guardian's consciousness paused, then pointed to a faint, pale golden light in the stream of consciousness. "The consciousness of the 0th generation Observer has not completely dissipated. His final secret is in that light."

The fusion entity followed the guardian's gaze.

The pale golden light was at the edge of the consciousness anchor point, as faint as a firefly, yet it was never swallowed up by the stream of consciousness.

Clearly, the 0th generation observers left behind a final clue when sealing away the fragments of memory, waiting for them to discover it.

Just as the two were about to approach the pale golden light, the black symbol in the core of the primordial consciousness suddenly accelerated and grew stronger. A black ray of light shot out from the symbol, pointing directly at the pale golden light—it seemed to know that this light contained a secret that could stop it, and wanted to destroy this last clue before the two of them.

"quick!"

The fused entity and the guardian rushed toward the pale golden light simultaneously.

The black light was moving extremely fast and was already only a few feet away from the light; while their consciousness was still wandering in the stream of consciousness, still some distance away from the light.

Can they obtain the final secret of the 0th generation observer before the light strikes the ray? And does the key to absolute termination truly have a weakness?

All of this hangs in the balance of stream of consciousness, becoming the key suspense that determines the fate of all existence.