Legend of the Embroiderer

Chapter 335: Space-Time Rift

Li Zhao stood on the grassland, looking at the black-robed people gathered in the distance, and held Lingyue's hand tightly.

The sky was clear after the two moons merged into one, but he could clearly feel the undercurrent surging in the air.

Lingyue suddenly screamed, and black lines appeared uncontrollably on her right hand, forming a strange echo with the dark lines on Li Zhao's left hand.

"This is..." Lingyue looked at her hand in horror, "The power of the dark vein is eroding me!"

Li Zhao hurriedly injected the power of purification into her body, but found that his power changed when it came into contact with Lingyue - golden light and purple lines intertwined with each other, forming a rotating Tai Chi pattern.

"Don't waste your efforts."

The voice of the leader of the men in black came from the clouds, "The new world you have created is nothing but a fragile bubble."

He opened his arms, and suddenly countless black cracks appeared in the sky, from which swarms of dark creatures poured out.

Li Zhao was about to meet the enemy when he felt dizzy and found that he and Lingyue were teleported to a black castle floating in the air.

"Welcome to the rift in time and space." The remaining spirit of the leader of the men in black appeared. "This is the intersection of all parallel worlds."

He waved his hand to open the castle gate, and Li Zhao was shocked to see countless crystal balls displayed in the castle, each of which contained a different version of himself and Lingyue.

"These are our reincarnations in different time and space."

Lingyue trembled and said, "The leader of the men in black wants to absorb all of us in time and space and become an eternal existence."

There was a violent tremor outside the castle. Li Zhao saw himself in another time and space leading the army of light to attack the castle, while Lingyue was locked on the top of the tower.

"Save me!" Ling Yue's voice came through time and space.

Li Zhao instinctively rushed to the top of the tower, but was bounced back by the power of the leader of the men in black.

"it's useless."

The leader of the men in black grinned, "In every time and space, you repeat the same tragedy - love, separation, and then death."

Li Zhao suddenly realized that his right hand had been completely covered by dark patterns at some point, and a golden mark also appeared on Lingyue's left hand.

"We must break this cycle." Lingyue said firmly, "Use our power to close all the rifts in time and space."

She threw the purple bead into the air, and Li Zhao injected the power of the white bead into it at the same time, and the two beads merged into a huge yin and yang ball.

The Yin-Yang ball burst out with a strong light, and all the crystal balls began to crack.

Li Zhao saw countless versions of himself and Lingyue disappearing with a smile in the light, and the leader of the men in black roared angrily.

Just as the darkness was about to be dispelled, Li Zhao suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest. He looked down and found that the magic wand of the leader of the men in black was stuck in his heart.

"Do you think this is the end?"

Along with these words, the voice of the leader of the men in black actually came out from Li Zhao's body, as if he had already merged with Li Zhao.

Li Zhao was suddenly struck by lightning. He was horrified to find that his body was completely out of control and a dark force was pouring out from the depths of his soul.

"I have already planted the seeds of darkness in your soul. You are destined to become my puppet!"

The voice of the leader of the men in black echoed in Li Zhao's mind, mocking his arrogance.

Li Zhao tried desperately to resist this dark force, but his body seemed to have lost all its strength and became weaker and weaker.

Just when he was about to be completely swallowed by the darkness, he used up his last bit of strength and pushed the Yin-Yang ball in his hand into Lingyue's body.

"Go!" Li Zhao roared, his voice filled with despair and unwillingness, "Go and seal the last rift!"

Lingyue looked at Li Zhao with tears in her eyes. She knew that this farewell might be forever.

But she did not hesitate at all, and resolutely threw the Yin-Yang ball towards the altar in the center of the castle.

In an instant, the altar burst into dazzling light, like a shining sun.

The light quickly spread out, covering the entire castle, and all the cracks in time and space began to slowly close under the illumination of this light.

Li Zhao felt his consciousness gradually dissipating, and his body became increasingly transparent.

Just as he was about to disappear, he suddenly saw Lingyue being sucked into a space-time rift that had not yet closed by a powerful suction force.

"Lingyue!" Endless fear and despair surged in Li Zhao's heart. He struggled desperately to catch her, but his hands only grabbed nothingness.

Li Zhao was drawn into another time and space and completely lost contact with Lingyue.

When Li Zhao woke up again, he found himself lying in an unfamiliar forest with a girl in black standing beside him.

The woman turned around, and Li Zhao was surprised to find that she had Lingyue's appearance, but was surrounded by pure dark power.

"Welcome to my world."

The girl sneered and said, "Here, I am the Queen of Darkness, and you..."

She suddenly leaned close to Li Zhao's ear and said, "He is my prisoner."

Li Zhao wanted to resist, but found that his purifying power was completely suppressed.

"Don't waste your energy." The girl said contemptuously, "In this time and space, light has long been swallowed by darkness."

She waved her hand and opened a mirror. Li Zhao saw another self in the mirror kneeling at the feet of the girl in black, with a dark shackle around his neck.

"Who are you?" Li Zhao asked sternly.

The girl chuckled. "I am Lingyue, the God of Darkness you created. When you merged your twin powers, I took the opportunity to split this space and time."

She suddenly grabbed Li Zhao's throat and said, "Now, I want you to watch this world being destroyed in darkness with your own eyes!"

Li Zhao felt the fragments of the Yin-Yang ball in his body begin to resonate.

He concentrated, and the fragments suddenly burst into light, knocking the girl in black back.

"Impossible!" She looked at Li Zhao in horror, "How can you still use the power of light?"

Li Zhao stood up and found that his hands had turned half black and half white.

"Because I finally understand that true balance is not about eliminating darkness, but about coexisting with it."

He stabbed the fragment of the Yin-Yang Ball into his heart, and the two forces merged in his body to form a new energy core.

The girl in black screamed and rushed over. Li Zhao waved his hand lightly, and a black and white energy wave knocked her back.

"Let's go back." Li Zhao said softly, "Lingyue, our fate shouldn't be like this."

The girl's figure began to dissipate. She smiled through her tears, "So, the true balance... is love."

When Li Zhao opened his eyes again, he found himself back to the original time and space.

Lingyue was calling him anxiously, but the residual soul of the leader of the men in black had completely dissipated.

The silver moon in the sky suddenly split into two moons, and the words at the junction changed to "Eternal Balance".

"Did it work?" Lingyue asked tremblingly.

Li Zhao nodded: "All the rifts in time and space have been closed, and the leader of the men in black has been completely eliminated."

He looked into the distance and saw that the forces of light and darkness were signing a peace agreement. "But the true balance needs us to spend the rest of our lives protecting it."

Li Zhao felt a sharp pain, and his shadow separated from his body again, condensing into the appearance of a girl in black.

"Remember, I am always present in the shadow of your soul."

Shadow chuckled, "When you need strength, call my name - Shadow Moon."

Li Zhao was about to ask further questions when the shadow had already disappeared.

He looked down at his palm and found that the fragments of the Yin-Yang Ball were slowly rotating.

Children's laughter came from afar. Li Zhao held Lingyue's hand tightly and looked at the peaceful earth under the shining of the double moons.

Although this battle across time and space has ended, new challenges are quietly approaching - and this time, he will join hands with Lingyue to protect this fragile balance.