socalfunplaces Page 94
Page 94
However, a turning point occurred.
The style of the mural changed abruptly, with oppressive and conflicting colors. The figure of the Chaos Omni-King became larger and more unstable. He frequently used some kind of power—galaxies were erased, timelines were forcibly distorted and reset, and nascent life-bearing planets instantly turned to dust, only to be reshaped in the next moment… With each reset, the light on the Chaos Omni-King fluctuated violently, as if bearing an enormous burden.
"Overuse... of the reset ability?" Lin Ye stared at the scene of the galaxy's annihilation and rebirth, his brows furrowed. The meaning of the mural was clear: the Chaos Omni-King had abused the power to reshape everything.
The consequences were catastrophic. The mural clearly shows that after a massive reset, the Chaos Omni-King's body suddenly erupted with uncontrolled chaotic energy, tearing Him apart! The scene is breathtaking—the enormous chaotic figure, as if cleaved by an invisible giant axe, split into three relatively independent figures with different attributes of light (order, golden-white; destruction, dark purple; power, fiery red)!
"This..." The little white sphere flickered violently, its voice filled with disbelief, "The three Omni-Kings... they came to be like this? They... originally shared the same origin?!"
Lin Ye locked his gaze on the three split figures on the mural. Their core outlines and primordial aura were identical to the original chaotic figure! The splitting was a painful tearing apart, not a gentle separation. After the split, the three figures were noticeably weaker, their light far less pure and vast than in the chaotic era.
What follows the split is an even more chilling scene.
Three newly formed figures—Order, Destruction, and Power—after a brief period of confusion, are filled with fear and dread regarding the "out-of-control source." The mural depicts them joining forces, mobilizing the power of all the nascent gods in the universe to set up a massive sealing array that covers the sea of nothingness! At the core of the array is that mass of chaotic energy, forcibly stripped away, representing the core will of the Chaos Omni-King and the "reset" of its origin, resembling a shattered heart!
The sealing array erupted with light like billions of stars, firmly locking the chaotic core. Countless chains of law extended from the array diagram, binding, piercing, and imprisoning the roaring, unwilling chaotic energy. In the end, the chaotic core was completely suppressed and sank into the deepest part of the "Origin Land"—the location of the temple. The three Omni-Kings, weary and troubled, left this sealed land, becoming the three supreme beings known to later generations: Order, Destruction, and Power.
The mural ends. The final scene depicts the completion of the seal, creating a somber and suffocating atmosphere.
Lin Ye stood in the center of the temple, speechless for a long time. The truth was too shocking. The three supreme Omni-Kings were actually the same being torn apart! And the "system" that granted him the power to travel through time was actually the sealed core power of the Chaos Omni-King! It felt like holding a bomb that could explode at any moment, enough to tear the universe apart!
“Master…” Xiaobai’s voice was grave, tinged with data noise, “The system core… its energy characteristics match the chaotic core described in the mural… 99.999%! Could it be that we…”
“That’s right.” Lin Ye’s voice was low and calm, but his clenched fists betrayed the turmoil within him. “My power, my transmigration, all originate from the sealed… Chaos Omni-King.” He looked up, his sharp gaze sweeping over the murals. “This temple is not only a record of history… it itself is a part of that seal!”
As soon as he finished speaking, a sudden change occurred!
The murals depicting the sealing array on the inner walls of the temple suddenly shone brightly! Dazzling, cold, and filled with hostility! Countless chains, composed of pure law energy and shimmering with complex runes, shot out from the murals like awakened venomous snakes! Their target was clear—Lin Ye! More precisely, the system power within him that shared the same origin as the Chaos Core! Sensing the aura of the "key," the sealing array automatically activated its cleansing process!
"Warning! A world-destroying level sealing law has been detected! Target: Host's core energy source!" Xiaobai's voice was shrill, the alarm blared, and the light sphere burst forth with a strong shield light in an attempt to block it.
However, the chains of law contained the power of the universe's origin, which imprisoned the little white shield as easily as paper! The chains were incredibly fast, carrying the chill of freezing spacetime and the will to crush everything, rushing straight towards Lin Ye!
Deadly crisis! The universe itself is annihilating "alien objects" in order to maintain the stability of the seal!
Lin Ye's pupils contracted sharply. His mind raced. Dodge? Space was reinforced by the laws of nature, making teleportation ineffective! Confront it head-on? The power level far surpassed anything he'd seen before; a direct confrontation would be certain death!
The core of the body's systems was stimulated, unleashing unprecedentedly violent energy! The sleeping behemoth was awakened, roaring in fury! The power nearly burst its meridians, but it also offered a glimmer of hope!
"I can't be locked in!" Lin Ye roared inwardly. He abandoned defense and dodging. Since their powers shared the same origin, and the chains were targeting the core of chaos... the only way to survive was not to fight against the laws, but... to control or guide them!
The moment the chains touched his body, Lin Ye made a crazy decision!
Instead of drawing on system energy to form a shield, he precisely channeled all the raging chaotic primordial power into his hands! His hands were instantly enveloped in deep, viscous, light-devouring chaotic energy, emanating a more primal and domineering aura of destruction than the chains of laws!
"open!"
Lin Ye roared, advancing instead of retreating! His palms, sharp as knives, wielded the power of ultimate chaos, as he fiercely grabbed at the chains that had attacked first!
Swish——!!!
A piercing sound of space being torn apart rang out!
There was no explosion, only the direct collision and annihilation of opposing forces of the same origin!
The primordial chaos, like a greedy glutton, frantically tore at and devoured the law runes that formed the chains! The power that was enough to imprison the universe, upon encountering the more primal and violent primordial chaos, was like encountering its nemesis, trembling and collapsing violently!
Lin Ye's hands felt like they were being plunged into the confluence of lava and ice, the excruciating pain accompanied by a powerful backlash that assaulted his soul! His body was forced backward through the void, his arm muscles bulging, his skin cracking and oozing golden divine blood, only to be instantly repaired and torn apart by chaotic energy... the cycle repeated itself endlessly!
He succeeded!
The first chains that came into contact with the metal, like metal thrown into strong acid, quickly turned black and softened, disintegrating into points of light and disappearing!
"Effective!" Lin Ye's eyes flashed with a sharp light. Ignoring the excruciating pain in his arms and the weakness caused by the frantic draining of energy, he moved like a ghost within the temple! His hands transformed into deadly weapons, each swing precisely grabbing the chains, trading injury for injury, using his very essence to confront the laws!
Chaotic energy collided with the sealing laws, stirring up a silent energy storm. The murals flickered with light, and the temple trembled! With each collision, Lin Ye's understanding of this forbidden power deepened, and his mastery of it grew ever more refined. He no longer simply relied on the system; he was attempting to control it on the edge of life and death!
However, the chains emanating from the murals were endless, growing thicker and stronger, their power of law increasing with each passing moment! Lin Ye was like a lone boat in a raging storm; though he hadn't capsized, he was severely exhausted, his wounds were healing rapidly, and his breathing was labored.
"Master! The energy is being consumed too quickly! The sealing power is increasing!" Xiaobai shouted anxiously, but the interference had little effect.
Lin Ye felt immense pressure. The power of the temple was nearly inexhaustible. The chaotic origin within him was only a fragment, not yet fully under his control.
Just as Lin Ye was contemplating how to break through the formation's core, another unexpected event occurred!
The shattered chains did not disappear. They transformed into specks of light, as if summoned, silently merging into his body! More precisely, into the boiling core fragments of chaos!
Om-! ! !
A throbbing sensation originating from the depths of his soul swept through Lin Ye's entire body!
Consciousness was dragged into an endless vortex! Countless fragmented and chaotic images flooded his mind—the agonizing resentment of the Chaos Omni-King being torn apart, the indifferent exhaustion of resetting the universe, the overwhelming rage of being betrayed and sealed by "himself"...
"Ugh!" Lin Ye groaned, his movements sluggish, his eyes glazed and confused, his consciousness being assaulted by overlapping wills. The chaotic energy in his hands also became unstable.
"Master! Wake up!" Little White cried out anxiously, its light flashing wildly.
In the critical moment, a dark golden chain, several times thicker than the other chains and engraved with the most complex and mysterious runes, shot out silently from the dome like a spear of judgment, carrying an aura of annihilation, straight at Lin Ye's back! Its speed surpassed all previous ones!
Lin Ye was caught off guard by the fragmented will and reacted a beat too slowly!
"Master! Behind us!" Little White screamed shrilly, recklessly crashing into the dark gold chains!
puff!
The ball of light was pierced instantly! Little White cried out in pain, its light dimmed abruptly, and it fell as if a power outage had occurred!
"Xiao Bai!" Lin Ye's eyes were bloodshot! The excruciating pain and rage from his injured partner surged like an ice tide, instantly dispelling his chaotic will and transforming it into a cold, pure killing intent!
The dark gold chain pierced through Xiaobai's body, its momentum undiminished, still aimed at Lin Ye!
"roll!!!"
An unprecedented rage exploded in Lin Ye's chest! The chaotic origin within his body, which had become even more violent and had gained a strange connection due to the fusion of fragmented wills, erupted like a lit powder keg!
This time, chaotic energy surged like boiling black flames, instantly engulfing Lin Ye's entire body! He whirled around, neither dodging nor avoiding, his right hand, enveloped in black flames, formed a claw, and with a resolute determination to tear everything apart, fiercely grabbed at the tip of the chains!
There was no sound of collision.
Only the terrifying annihilation of two worlds grinding and devouring each other!
Hee hee hee…!
The dark gold chain runes flickered frantically in resistance, but when they came into contact with the condensed chaotic essence in Lin Ye's palm, they melted and disintegrated like ice and snow! Lin Ye's palm was burned and bloodied by the backlash, revealing his golden bones, but he seemed to feel no pain, his eyes filled only with cold flames!
broken!
He roared inwardly and clenched his fingers tightly!
Click!
A crisp sound, the sound of the supreme law breaking, rang out!
The dark gold chain, containing the strongest sealing power, shattered inch by inch from its tip! In the end, it turned into dark gold dust in Lin Ye's hands!
The main chain shattered, and the light from all the murals on the inner walls of the temple went out abruptly! The emitted chains of law instantly disintegrated and vanished. The temple fell into deathly silence and darkness, with only the chaotic black flames burning on Lin Ye's body, like the only torch in the darkness, illuminating his blood-stained figure and cold face.
He slowly withdrew his hand, the chaotic black flames receding to reveal his body covered in wounds. Looking down at his palm, it was a bloody mess, but the residual chaotic energy in his bones was rapidly repairing his injuries. At the same time, he clearly felt the shattered fragments of the law chains slowly merging into the chaotic core fragments within his body, like nutrients... or like fragments of shackles returning to their original form.
An indescribable sense of connection quietly formed between him and the Sealed Temple, and even this Sea of Nothingness. It was as if he was no longer an intruder, but... half a master?
"Little White!" Lin Ye immediately looked at the falling ball of light.
The sphere of light was dim and cracked, and the faint energy pulses at its core indicated that it was not destroyed, but severely damaged.
"Master..." A weak, intermittent signal came through, "Core...damaged...40%...dormant...repair..."
"Hold on!" Lin Ye immediately mobilized the chaotic energy within his body, which seemed even more "docile" after calming down and fusing with the fragments of laws, and carefully channeled it into Xiaobai's body. A gentle, life-giving light enveloped the sphere, temporarily halting the spread of cracks.
Just then, a cold, indifferent yet extremely faint voice, as if just awakened from an endless slumber… a voice of doubt, resounded without warning directly from the depths of Lin Ye's soul:
"The key... fragments... finally... awakened?"
The voice did not come from the outside world, but rather seemed to be a whisper unconsciously emitted by a dormant entity within the body after merging with fragments of laws!
Lin Ye froze instantly, a chill running down his spine to the top of his head!
The fragment of the chaotic core within him... just now... spoke?!
The sound... is it the remnant will of the Chaos Omni-King awakening?! Or... a strange illusion after merging with the seal fragments?
He abruptly looked down at his hands, then gazed into the deathly still depths of the dark temple, a place seemingly teeming with even more terrifying beings. Little White was safe for now, but the crisis... seemed to have only just begun?
Chapter 238: The Awakening of Chaos
The cold, indifferent voice, like the finest ice needle, pierced directly into the depths of Lin Ye's soul, bringing a chill far exceeding the emptiness of the temple. That whisper—"The key...the fragment...finally...awakened?"—was not an illusion; it came from within him, from the chaotic core that was greedily absorbing the fragments of the chains of law!
"Who?!" Lin Ye roared suddenly, his muscles tensing instantly as he warily "introspected" the surging, darker, and more viscous chaotic energy within his body. It beat slowly like an ominous heart that had just been awakened, each beat stimulating Lin Ye's entire body and even causing his connection to this sea of nothingness to pulsate.
There was no response. Only an indescribable, overwhelming, and suffocating sense of presence permeated the core of chaos. It was no longer merely a source of power, but more like an ancient will that had slumbered for countless years and had just opened its eyes a crack.
"Master! The core energy activity index... is skyrocketing! The Chaotic Will... it... it's really awakening!" Xiaobai's weak voice was filled with shock, accompanied by intense electronic noise. Its tattered sphere of light was struggling to stay afloat under the influence of the chaotic energy Lin Ye had channeled into it; the spread of cracks was temporarily halted, but the repair was extremely slow.
Lin Ye's heart sank. The worst had happened. The fragments of the seal hadn't strengthened him; instead, they had become a catalyst for awakening the behemoth within him!
Just then, something unexpected happened!
It didn't come from inside the temple, but from the outside world, from that sealed and isolated vast multiverse!
Om-! ! !
An indescribable "pulse," as if the very foundation of the universe was trembling, pierced through the void barrier of the Origin Land and swept across! This pulse carried a pure, overwhelming chaotic aura, instantly synchronizing with the fluctuations of Lin Ye's core!
Lin Ye's vision blurred suddenly, not visually, but at a spiritual level! Countless shattered images, distorted light and shadow, and overlapping dimensions surged into his consciousness like a tsunami:
On a vibrant magical continent, the sky suddenly cracked open into a gigantic void, and chaotic energy poured down like a waterfall. Forests, mountains, and cities were silently annihilated and reassembled upon contact, transforming into distorted and grotesque geometric structures...
A highly advanced interstellar civilization, its fleet cruising in orderly formation, suddenly finds space collapsing and flipping without warning. Huge starships, like paper boats being kneaded by an invisible giant hand, instantly disintegrate and merge, forming bizarre chaotic sculptures with the shattered planetary debris...
In a cultivation world, in the immortal realm, immortal mountains float, radiating boundless light. A chaotic torrent appears out of nowhere, the laws collapse, and the immortal energy is polluted and devoured. Powerful immortals are assimilated by the chaos in terror, turning into mindless energy bodies...
"No—!" Lin Ye groaned, forcibly severing the terrifying torrent of perception, cold sweat beading on his forehead. This was not an illusion! This was a real cosmic catastrophe unfolding! The will of the Chaos Omni-King, merely unconsciously emanating fluctuations, had transcended space and time, forcibly "merging" with all the multiverse structures it touched! Erasing differences, returning to the most primordial state of chaos!
"Warning! Large-scale spacetime distortion detected at the multiverse level! Energy characteristics... originating from the host's core! Chaotic will... is interfering with reality!" Xiaobai's voice was weak yet sharp, confirming Lin Ye's perception.
Almost simultaneously, the void space in front of Lin Ye distorted violently, and three figures exuding supreme majesty, yet carrying an aura of shock and anger, suddenly descended!
Order Omni-King (golden-white light), Destruction Omni-King (dark purple light), Power Omni-King (blazing red light)!
Their light fluctuated violently, clearly shocked by the chaotic pulse sweeping across the universe. When their gazes instantly locked onto Lin Ye, especially when they sensed the familiar yet terrifying aura awakening within him, emanating a power that sent shivers down their very souls, their shock and anger instantly transformed into icy killing intent!
"Insect! How dare you... awaken 'it'!" The voice of the Omni-King of Destruction was like the roar of billions of stars exploding. Dark purple destructive energy condensed in His hand into a giant scythe that seemed capable of severing cause and effect. Without any nonsense, He directly cleaved down towards Lin Ye! This strike contained pure laws of destruction. Space itself emitted a mournful cry of unbearable pressure, locking onto the "concept" of Lin Ye's existence!
Lin Ye's pupils contracted sharply. Sensing the threat, the chaotic core within his body spontaneously unleashed a surge of violent energy in an attempt to protect its master. He subconsciously mobilized this power, forming a profound chaotic shield in front of him.
boom--! ! !