Legend of the Embroiderer

Chapter 438 The Mystery of the Entropy Core

The merged entity's consciousness darted through the darkness, as if plunging into an endless abyss. A bone-chilling cold followed her relentlessly; each breath felt like inhaling and exhaling icy frost, tearing at her lungs.

An invisible force, like a greedy python, tightly coiled around her body, the excruciating pain of being broken down and reassembled inch by inch spreading from the nerve endings under her skin, gradually seeping into her bones and marrow.

Her consciousness was on the verge of collapse in agony. Twisted lights and shadows flashed before her eyes, and a sharp buzzing echoed in her ears. The sound was like the wails of countless vengeful spirits, trying to tear her reason to shreds.

Just as her consciousness was about to completely dissipate, the light spot of young Ying suddenly transformed into a strong golden thread, like a life-saving rope, tightly binding the core of her consciousness.

A warm and familiar power flowed through the silk threads, like a bonfire in winter or a mother's gentle embrace, bringing her a sense of security.

"Sister! Go with this force!"

Xiaoying's voice echoed in her sea of ​​consciousness, carrying the firmness unique to a child, like a thunderclap in the darkness, causing the fused body's scattered consciousness to jolt violently.

The fused being strained its leaden consciousness and looked in the direction indicated by the threads.

In the depths of darkness, a dazzling star map slowly emerges, with starlight like jewels embedded in the night sky, mirroring the patterns on the jade pendant.

Just as she was trying to approach the star map and explore its mysteries, space suddenly twisted violently, and a silver figure tore through the void and appeared.

He was surrounded by dark purple energy vortexes, like boiling magma, emanating a chilling aura.

The crystal between his brows burst forth with dazzling light, illuminating the twisted madness on his face. "Trying to escape? The Primal Seed can only belong to me!"

The jade pendant in the silver figure's hand emitted an eerie fluctuation, with runes flowing across its surface, resonating with the star map in the darkness.

The star map instantly twisted and deformed, transforming into a ferocious face with a huge mouth opening to reveal sharp fangs, lunging towards the fused entity.

The fused entity wielded its light blade, the golden and dark purple light intertwining like a magnificent rainbow, colliding with the hideous star map face.

The burst of energy, like a surging wave, caused the surrounding darkness to boil and distort, forming tiny black holes.

Each attack felt like it was draining her life force. The twin powers within her body became increasingly chaotic, with golden and dark purple energies surging and clashing within her meridians, like two mad beasts fighting for territory, trying to tear her body to pieces.

"You think the power of twins is so easy to control?"

The silver figure laughed wildly, his laughter filled with mockery and disdain. With a wave of his hand, twelve dark purple chains emerged from the void, engraved with ancient entropy-increasing runes, radiating a ghostly purple light.

"This is the true power of the observer's dark side. Submit to me, and perhaps I can spare your corpse!"

The chains, like nimble venomous snakes, instantly coiled around the fused body's limbs. The runes burned her skin, making a sizzling sound and emitting a pungent smell of burnt flesh.

The fused body struggled violently under the chains, each twist bringing even more intense pain, yet her eyes still shone with an indomitable light.

At the critical moment, the merged entity suddenly recalled the memories within the ancient tree's rings. Those ancient traditions flashed through her chaotic mind like a bolt of lightning.

She focused her mind, sinking her consciousness into the crystalline patterns at the heart, where the residual power of the holy figure flowed, like a clear spring bringing a glimmer of hope in the darkness.

"Symbiosis Ritual, Initiate!"

The fusion entity bit its tongue, and a sweet, metallic taste of blood gushed out. It then sprayed the blood, imbued with spiritual energy, onto the light blade.

In an instant, the light blade burst forth with dazzling light. The golden and dark purple energies no longer repelled each other, but instead, like the two poles of yin and yang, perfectly merged into a chaotic light, which seemed to contain the mysteries of the universe.

The chaotic light slashed at the chains, and the ancient runes crumbled inch by inch in the light, emitting a crisp cracking sound.

The silver figure's expression changed drastically, a flicker of fear flashing in his eyes, but it was quickly replaced by madness.

He frantically poured the power of the jade pendant into the star map, and a series of booming sounds came from the darkness, like the roar of an ancient behemoth.

A colossal figure slowly emerged, composed of countless dark purple tentacles, each entwined with shattered stars and radiating an aura of destruction.

Its head was a huge, cracked heart that beat with a sound like a doomsday bell, making the fused body's eardrums ache and its sea of ​​consciousness tremble violently.

"This is the afterimage of the progenitor of entropy. Feel true despair!"

The silver figure hid behind the afterimage, its eyes flashing with a mad light, shouting loudly.

The fused being's heartbeat almost stopped. That familiar yet terrifying aura was even more oppressive than before, like an invisible mountain pressing down on her, making it hard for her to breathe.

At this moment of despair, the light from the young Ying suddenly transformed into a stream of light and disappeared into the fused body's brow.

The consciousness of the merged entity instantly cleared, and Xiaoying's memories flooded into her mind like a tide.

It turns out that the young Xiaoying was not an ordinary energy being, but a guardian of the Primordial Seed. Her mission was destined from the very beginning of the universe.

Her luminous spot contains the key to awaken the true power of the seed, the last hope against entropy.

"Sister, use my power to make the Primordial Seed bloom!"

Xiaoying's voice was firm yet gentle, like a spring breeze, giving the fusion entity endless courage.

The fused being formed hand seals, mobilizing all the power within her body. The power of twins and Xiao Ying's energy perfectly merged in her meridians, forming a dazzling pillar of light that shot towards the primordial seed in the darkness.

Enveloped in the beam of light, the seeds slowly awaken, their surface patterns beginning to flow, radiating a soft yet vibrant glow.

Wherever the light touched, the afterimage of the progenitor of entropy began to dissipate, the dark purple tentacles gradually became transparent, and finally turned into specks of starlight and disappeared into the darkness.

The silver figure watched in horror as his power was continuously devoured, his body began to become illusory, and his face was filled with resentment and fear.

"No! I can't fail!" the silver figure roared hysterically, his voice filled with despair.

He slammed the jade pendant hard into the ground, and the entire space began to collapse. Countless fragments fell like meteors, emitting a piercing whistling sound.

Clinging to its last hope, the fusion entity activated the Primordial Seed with all its might. The seed suddenly exploded, bursting forth with dazzling light, and countless points of light scattered in all directions.

One of the points of light enveloped her and Xiaoying, sending them flying into an unknown space. The light illuminated their path and took away the darkness and despair behind them.

When the light faded, the merged entity found itself in an unfamiliar forest. The trees here were transparent, flowing with a silvery liquid, as if formed from galaxies.

The liquid flowed slowly through the tree trunk, making a soft gurgling sound, which intertwined with the mysterious aura in the air, creating a dreamlike atmosphere.

In the distance, a figure draped in a black robe slowly approached. His steps were steady and mysterious, and with each step, a silver ripple would spread across the ground.

He held half a broken jade pendant in his hand, its patterns perfectly matching the jade pendant in the fused body's hand, as if it were a destined encounter.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time, the container of the observer."

The man in black robes spoke, his voice deep and mysterious, as if from a distant time and space, "The road ahead will be more difficult than you imagine..."

The fused entity gripped its light blade tightly, watching its opponent warily, while Xiao Ying's light flickered slightly on her shoulder, seemingly sensing the unknown threat as well.

Deep within the forest, a series of low roars echoed, containing immense power, as if some terrifying being was awakening, and a new crisis had only just begun…