Legend of the Embroiderer

Chapter 898 Mysterious Dark Energy (1)

At the edge of the hyper-multiverse, eerie energy fluctuations surged slowly like an undercurrent, carrying a chilling aura, gradually approaching the Peace Monument.

The fused remnant soul's expression was solemn. Its primal power slowly spread around it, attempting to probe the details of this unknown energy. However, the moment it touched the energy fluctuations, it was repelled by a strong backlash, and a trace of golden soul blood spilled from the corner of its mouth.

“This energy is too strange. My source power cannot detect its details at all.” The fused entity said softly, with a rare hint of apprehension in its tone. “It is unlike any known dimensional energy. It has neither the gray turbidity of a remnant soul nor the violence of dark energy, yet it can easily backfire on the source power.”

Despite his injuries, the Lord of the Stars mobilized the power of the Stars within his body, intertwining it with the primal power of the fused entity, and once again probed towards the strange energy fluctuations. This time, the two powers merged, barely resisting the backlash, but they could only detect a faint trace of energy.

"The energy trajectory is very scattered, not like it was formed naturally, but more like someone is manipulating it in the dark." The Lord of the Stars said in a deep voice, a trace of solemnity flashing in his eyes, "Moreover, the frequency of this energy fluctuation seems to resonate slightly with the aura of the original remnant soul before it dissipated."

A chill ran down everyone's spines. If this strange energy was indeed related to the remnant souls of those who had lost their dimensional balance, it would undoubtedly bring them even greater trouble. After all, although the original remnant soul had been defeated, its remnants were still scattered throughout various parallel dimensions. If this strange energy were added to the mix, the difficulty of completely eliminating the remnant souls and collecting the fragments would double.

"Ignore this strange energy for now. Let's clear out the remaining souls outside the barrier and reinforce it." The Ancient Creator said slowly, struggling to stand up despite his severe injuries. "The protective barrier is already riddled with cracks. If it is attacked by the remaining souls again, it will eventually shatter completely. At that time, the entire super-multiverse will be completely exposed to danger."

Everyone nodded and immediately sprang into action. The fused consciousness's remnant soul mobilized its primal power to temporarily suppress its fatigue and flew towards the protective barrier, using its primal power to repair the cracks in the barrier. Meanwhile, the Lord of the Stars, the Lord of the Spiritual Origin, and the Creator led the surviving guardians out of the protective barrier and launched a counterattack against the remnant soul's remaining forces.

Outside the barrier, countless remnant souls and corrupted rule guardians continued to frantically attack it. However, without the leadership of the original remnant souls, their attacks had weakened considerably, becoming chaotic and disorganized, like scattered sand.

"Kill!" The Lord of the Stars roared, conjuring a silver blade of light in his hand. The power of the Stars and the primal power of the fragments intertwined, causing the blade to blaze with light as it slashed towards the remaining remnants of the souls ahead. Wherever the blade passed, countless remnant souls were instantly purified, and even the guardians of the rules were slain, their energy dissipating into the void.

The Lord of Spiritual Essence mobilized the power of spiritual essence, transforming it into countless green vines. Wherever the vines passed, the remnant souls were firmly entangled, and the green purifying power continuously eroded the gray energy of the remnant souls, purifying them little by little. The Creator, on the other hand, gripped the rune sword tightly, infusing the ancient power of creation into the blade. The rune sword burst forth with golden light, and with each strike, it could slay a large number of remnant souls, displaying boundless power.

The Ancient Creator remained at the edge of the barrier, activating the ancient runes within his body to create a temporary runic barrier. This barrier helped the fusion entity reinforce the protective barrier and prevented any stragglers from approaching it and attacking the injured guardians.

The battle was about to erupt. Golden, silver, and green energies collided with the gray remnant soul energy, unleashing a powerful energy shockwave that shook the very edge of the Hyper-Multiverse. The surviving guardians, though severely wounded, remained highly motivated, fighting with all their might to slay the remaining remnants of the remnant souls and protect the safety of the Hyper-Multiverse.

The Lord of the Stars charged ahead, his blade of light flashing, slaying countless remnant souls and guardians of the rules. But just as he was about to clear out a section of remnant souls, the fragments of remnant souls within his body suddenly awakened, emitting a violent agitation.

“Something’s wrong. This strange energy is calling me!” The voice of the fragment of the remnant soul carried a hint of panic and an undisguised longing. “It shares the same origin as my original remnant soul, yet it is more powerful and more bizarre. I can feel it tempting me to break free from your control and merge with it.”

The Lord of the Starry Sky was shocked and quickly mobilized the power of the Starry Sky to suppress the remnant soul fragments within his body: "Stay calm! Don't be tempted by it! This energy is unpredictable. If you merge with it, you will definitely be devoured by it. At that time, not only will you completely dissipate, but I will also be devoured by it."

However, the restlessness of the remnant soul fragments grew increasingly intense, with gray energy surging wildly within the Starry Sky Body, attempting to break free from the shackles of the Starry Sky Power and rush towards the direction of the strange energy fluctuations. The Starry Sky Body's internal energy was in disarray, causing excruciating pain throughout its body, and its aura began to fluctuate, resulting in a significant drop in combat power.

A remnant soul seized the opportunity to circle behind the Lord of the Stars, condensing into a gray light blade that slashed towards his back. The Lord of the Stars was focused on suppressing the remnant soul fragments within him and had no time to dodge; he was about to be struck by the light blade.

At this critical moment, a stream of green light suddenly rushed in, blocking the attack of the gray light blade. The light blade dissipated, and the figure of the Lord of Spiritual Origin appeared beside the Lord of Starry Sky, his eyes filled with worry: "Lord of Starry Sky, what's wrong? Your aura is very unstable."

"The remnant soul fragments within me are being lured by that strange energy and are now running wildly. I can hardly suppress it anymore," the Lord of the Stars said with difficulty, his forehead covered in cold sweat and his whole body trembling slightly.

The Lord of Spiritual Essence felt a chill in his heart and immediately mobilized his spiritual energy, merging it into the Lord of the Starry Sky to help him suppress the fragments of the remnant soul: "Hold on! Let's suppress it together. We absolutely cannot let it escape our control and merge with the strange energy."

The two forces merged, finally managing to suppress the restlessness of the remnant soul fragments. The gray energy gradually subsided, and the remnant soul fragments returned to a semi-dormant state. The Lord of the Starry Sky gasped for breath, glancing gratefully at the Lord of the Spirit Origin: "Thank you, Lord of the Spirit Origin."

“No need to be polite. We are companions and should support each other.” The Lord of Spiritual Origin shook his head and looked toward the direction of the strange energy fluctuations. “This strange energy is too dangerous. It can actually lure fragments of remnant souls. If we don’t find out its details soon, it will become a major threat sooner or later.”

The Lord of the Stars nodded, a resolute glint in his eyes: "Once we've cleared out the remaining remnants of the souls, we'll immediately investigate the source of this strange energy. We must eradicate it completely and never let it disrupt the balance of the hyper-multiverse."

Without further delay, the two immediately turned around and launched another counterattack against the remaining remnants of the Soul Remnant. With the assistance of the Lord of Spiritual Essence, the Lord of the Starry Sky no longer had any worries, and his combat power was restored to its original state. With each swing of his light blade, the remaining remnants of the Soul Remnant fell under his sword.

Half an hour later, the remaining remnants of the souls outside the barrier were finally completely wiped out, leaving only a few scattered souls, terrified and fleeing to various parallel dimensions. The Lord of the Stars and the others did not pursue them. They knew that these remnants of souls were weak and could not cause any significant trouble. The most urgent task was to reinforce the protective barrier and investigate the source of the strange energy.