Legend of the Embroiderer

Chapter 607 Anchor Resonance and the Countdown to the Awakening of the Progenitor (1)

Beside the primordial consciousness core of the void, black markings, like tiny vines, slowly coiled around the core's surface. With each coil, a portion of the core's white primordial energy was absorbed, transforming into black energy carrying the "aura of the progenitor."

The consciousness of the merged entity and the gatekeeper hovered beside the mark, with four-colored and black energies flowing around them, yet they dared not touch the mark rashly—the consciousness of the dimensional progenitor remained within the mark, and any improper contact could accelerate the spread of the mark, or even prematurely awaken the progenitor's consciousness.

"The mark is absorbing the source energy. At this rate, at most half of the core source energy will be devoured in three days."

The gatekeeper's mind was heavy. He could sense the energy flow of the mark through the Absolute End Key. "The key and the mark produced a slight repulsion reaction. Perhaps we can use the energy of the key to temporarily suppress the spread of the mark, but we cannot completely remove it."

The merged entity did not give up. She fused the white light with the last energy of the remnant soul of the narrator, forming a "consciousness probe," and carefully approached the mark.

The moment the probe touched the mark, the fused entity's consciousness was suddenly plunged into a sharp pain—countless chaotic fragments of consciousness flooded her mind. In these fragments, the dimensional progenitor's slumbering place, the conditions for awakening, and the essence of the mark were all presented in blurry images. The clearest of these was the "two-way connection between the consciousness anchor and the mark"—the energy source of the mark was not only the origin of the Great Nothingness, but also the consciousness anchor of the guardian in the new dimension.

"The marker and the guardian's anchor point are a two-way connection!"

The merged entity's consciousness was filled with shock. She immediately withdrew the probe to avoid being devoured by the progenitor's consciousness. "As long as this connection is severed, the mark will lose its energy source and stop spreading!"

However, the methods to sever the connection are either to clear the mark or for the Guardian to actively sever the anchor point—but severing the anchor point will cause the Guardian's consciousness to completely dissipate into the new dimension!

The gatekeeper's consciousness turned cold instantly. He remembered the fragment of the Heart of Chaos that the guardian had left in the Great Void—the fragment still resonated faintly with the guardian's anchor point of consciousness. Perhaps he could establish a cross-dimensional consciousness connection with the guardian through the fragment and inquire about his wishes.

"We cannot make decisions for the Guardians."

The gatekeeper retrieved the fragment of the Heart of Chaos. The silver-gray energy on the surface of the fragment clashed sharply with the black energy of the mark. "We contacted the guardian through the fragment and let him choose for himself—whether to continue maintaining the anchor point and delay the arrival of the progenitor, or to sever the anchor point, remove the mark, and sacrifice himself to protect the Great Void."

The merged entity nodded, and she infused the fragment with white light, while simultaneously guiding the collective consciousness energy of the void to enhance the resonance between the fragment and the anchor point.

The light from the fragment grew brighter and brighter, and a silver-gray band of consciousness shot out from the fragment, piercing through the dimensional barrier of the Great Void and extending towards the new dimension—this was the prototype of a cross-dimensional consciousness connection. As long as the band of light could reach the new dimension, it could establish a connection with the Guardian's anchor point.

The light streak traversed rapidly through space, but as it approached the multidimensional node, it was blocked by a black energy barrier—a barrier set up in advance by the dimensional progenitor to sever all connections between the Great Void and the new dimension, preventing anyone from interfering with his plans.

The moment the light band struck the barrier, it became noticeably distorted, and its energy began to dissipate rapidly, threatening to vanish at any moment.

"It's the ancestral energy barrier!"

The fusion immediately intensified the output of white light, while simultaneously channeling all the collective consciousness energy of the Taiwu into the light band. "We must break through the barrier, or we will never be able to contact the Guardians again!"

The gatekeeper also injected absolute annihilation energy into the light band, greatly increasing its intensity, and launched another attack on the barrier. This time, the light band successfully penetrated the barrier, but at the moment of penetration, half of it was swallowed by the barrier's energy. The remaining energy, with a slight fluctuation, continued to advance into the new dimension.

Two days later, the light band finally reached the new dimension's anchor point of consciousness.

The Guardian's consciousness sensed the fluctuations in the light band and immediately injected its own consciousness energy into it, forming a stable cross-dimensional consciousness connection. A blurry image of consciousness appeared in the connection. One-third of the original energy of the new dimension had already been contaminated by the ancestral consciousness. On the surface of the Guardian's anchor point, black patterns similar to the mark also appeared, indicating that his consciousness was being slowly eroded by the ancestral.

"A fusion... a gatekeeper..."

The Guardian's consciousness was weak, yet still clear. "I know why you've come. I sensed the two-way connection between the mark and the anchor point long ago."

Cutting the anchor point is the only option. Don't hesitate. I'm willing to sacrifice myself for the sake of the Great Void.

The fused entity's consciousness choked with emotion as she watched the guardian's anchor point gradually become transparent in the image, unable to utter the words of refusal—the safety of Taiwu was more important than the sacrifice of any individual.

The gatekeeper's consciousness also fell silent. He knew the guardian's decision was correct, but he still hoped to find other ways to avoid this sacrifice.

"and many more!"

The gatekeeper's consciousness suddenly remembered the hidden ability of the Absolute End Key: "The key can end all dimensional energy. Perhaps we can use the key to sever the anchor point while preserving the fragments of the guardian's consciousness, giving him a chance to be reborn in the Great Void!"

Although some memories will be lost after rebirth, it's better than them disappearing completely!

The Guardian's consciousness was filled with surprise, and he immediately agreed to the plan: "The moment you sever the connection, I will compress the core of my consciousness into fragments and transmit them back to the Great Void through the light band."

You used the energy of the key to receive the fragment and merge it into the fragment of the Heart of Chaos, which may allow me to re-establish my consciousness.

Now, let's get started, don't waste time!

Without hesitation, the merged entity and the gatekeeper fused the Absolute End Key with the fragment of the Heart of Chaos, forming a twin energy stream of "End - Guardian," which simultaneously attacked the mark and the light band. The moment the energy stream struck the mark, the connection between the mark and the anchor point began to loosen; at the same time, the light band transmitted a signal to the anchor point in the new dimension to "receive the fragment."

In the new dimension, the Guardian's consciousness anchor suddenly burst forth with a dazzling silver-gray light.

The core of the anchor point was compressed into a tiny fragment of consciousness, which rapidly transmitted towards the void along the band of light.

The remaining part of the anchor point, after losing its core, transformed into countless strands of silver-gray energy, which violently collided with the primordial energy of the new dimension. The energy shockwaves generated by the collision temporarily suppressed the spread of the primordial consciousness in the new dimension, buying more time for Taiwu.

When the fragment of consciousness passed through the light band and arrived next to the fragment of the Chaos Heart of the Great Nothingness, the fused entity and the gatekeeper immediately injected the twin energy stream into the fragment.

Enveloped by the energy flow, the two fragments gradually merged into a complete silver-gray consciousness core. Under the influence of the key's energy, the black patterns on the core's surface quickly dissipated, restoring it to a pure silver-gray color—the guardian's consciousness fragments were successfully preserved!

"Success! The Guardian's consciousness is still intact!"

The merged entity's consciousness was filled with ecstasy. She carefully stored the core of her consciousness into a pale golden energy shield. "As long as we find a suitable vessel, we can awaken the Guardian. Although it will take time, at least there is still hope!"

Just then, Taiwu's original consciousness core suddenly trembled violently.

After losing its energy source from the anchor point, the black mark did not stop spreading; instead, it erupted with even stronger black energy. The patterns on the mark's surface spun rapidly, revealing a clear line of Taiwu characters: "The sacrifice of the consciousness anchor point is the final condition for the awakening of the progenitor!"