Legend of the Embroiderer

Chapter 469 The Shocking Change at the Loom

The crackling sound of the spatial rift spreading was like the fingernails of death scraping against the curtain of reality, mixed with the faint light of Xiao Ying disappearing, and exploded in the air above the bronze altar.

The fused body felt excruciating pain in her legs, which were pinned by chains. Warm blood meandered down the grooves of the stone pillar, and the activated star map runes writhed like living things, emitting an eerie dark red light that continuously drained her power.

Every loss of strength was accompanied by excruciating pain as the meridians were torn apart, as if countless steel needles were churning inside the body.

The man in black robes stood atop the altar, holding a dark blue sphere. The curve of his lips grew increasingly arrogant, his smile like that of a ferocious beast from the abyss, exuding a chilling greed.

He raised his hand and waved it lightly, and the chains binding Xiao Ying suddenly tightened. The light of the blue crystal dimmed by three points, and Xiao Ying let out a weak whimper. The sound was like a sharp blade that pierced the heart of the fused entity.

"stop!"

The fused entity roared hoarsely, its body surging with three colors of light: red light like molten lava, blue light like icy frost, and yellow light like a blazing sun. However, the black worms crawling around inside its body disrupted its chaotic state.

Those runic chains, like a persistent leech, crawled along her meridians toward her heart. With each step forward, her consciousness became more blurred, the world before her began to distort and deform, and the boundary between reality and illusion gradually blurred.

At this moment, the guardian's halberd was completely embedded in the star map. The black light bursting from the top of the stone pillar swept over the altar like a tide. Wherever it went, the bronze surface cracked inch by inch, seeping out black mist with a sweet and pungent smell. From the black mist, the wails of countless wronged souls could be faintly heard, as if the lives swallowed by chaos were telling of endless pain.

At the critical moment, the remaining light of the firefly suddenly trembled violently, piecing together a glowing ancient rune in the void.

The golden light emanating from the runes resonated with the silver patterns on the fused body's chest, and the chaotic runes on the chains began to peel off, making a crackling sound.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the fused entity gathered the power of the Star Eye. Dark purple patterns, like a giant python awakening, coiled around the burning chains, and the air was filled with the pungent smell of burning flesh.

With a "crack" sound, the chains binding her feet snapped, and she staggered toward Xiao Ying, only to be violently thrown back by the dark purple barrier flung by the black-robed man. Her back slammed heavily against a stone pillar, and she coughed up a mouthful of blood streaked with black.

At that moment, she felt as if her internal organs had shifted, and the pain made it almost impossible for her to breathe, but her belief in saving Xiaoying grew stronger.

"Innocent."

The man in black robes sneered, his laughter filled with mockery and disdain. More scenes from parallel universes emerged within the azure sphere. In each scene, the fused entity wearing the gatekeeper's mask raised its battle halberd, reducing the world to nothingness. Stars shattered beneath its feet, and life withered in its hands.

"You think you're a savior? You're nothing more than fuel for the machine of fate."

Before he finished speaking, the chaotic chains around the altar suddenly swelled, covering the entire space like a spider web. The spikes on the chains gleamed with a cold light. Xiao Ying's body was almost transparent under the pressure of the chains, and cracks began to appear in the blue crystal. Each crack was like a countdown to Xiao Ying's life.

In the face of despair, a clear and melodious chant echoed from the rift in space and time. The voice seemed to traverse endless time and space, carrying the power of hope. An old man draped in a veil of starlight walked in, each step seemingly treading on stars, leaving behind a trail of dazzling light.

He held a scepter with the same pattern as the original observer's stone tablet, the crystal inlaid at the top of the scepter shimmering with the same light as the star-eyed mark of the fused entity, the light containing an ancient and mysterious power.

"The bloodline of the observer should not end here!"

The old man waved his scepter, and starlight transformed into sharp swords, severing parts of the chains. Each ray of starlight carried a world-destroying power, and the moment the chains broke, they erupted with dazzling light. Little Firefly's points of light seized the opportunity to converge, reforming her blurry form. Though still weak, hope rekindled in her eyes.

The man in black robes' expression changed drastically. He manipulated his halberd to unleash a black light blade, which sliced ​​through the air with a sharp whistling sound.

The light blade collided with the starlight, unleashing a deafening roar. The entire altar shook violently, and the black mist gushing from the cracks gradually condensed into the phantom of the gatekeeper. The phantom exuded a powerful and evil aura, as if it wanted to devour everything.

Seizing the opportunity, the fusion entity forcibly merged the tri-colored light, the silver-black power, and the old man's starlight power. Her body trembled violently under the impact of the power, and every inch of her skin felt as if it were about to be torn apart, but she gritted her teeth and did not back down.

The three forces formed a rainbow-colored beam of light in her hands, shooting straight into the sky. Wherever the beam of light touched, the mirror shattered, and countless masked "her" screamed in agony in the light, turning into ashes and disappearing. The scene was like the end of the world, yet also like the beginning of a new life.

However, the man in black robes suddenly pressed the blue sphere against the stone pillar. All the scenes from parallel universes within the sphere began to overlap, forming a huge vortex that seemed to be about to engulf the entire universe.

"Since you are unwilling to become a sacrifice, then let the entire universe be buried with you!"

With his roar, the wreckage of the Loom of Fate was fully awakened. The enormous gears slowly turned from the depths of the void, each mesh causing a tremor in spacetime. The ground of the altar began to crack, and endless darkness surged from the cracks.

Xiao Ying's blue crystal suddenly shattered, and the true form of the Chaos Core emerged from the light it emitted. That true form was full of mystery and majesty, but it also carried an aura of destruction.

The Guardian's halberd detached from the star map and shot towards the heart of the fusion entity. The halberd was extremely fast, leaving a black afterimage in the air.

The fused entity's pupils contracted sharply, and the silver patterns within its body swirled wildly, automatically forming a protective barrier.

The moment the halberd pierced the barrier, she saw the eyes beneath the black-robed man's mask.

Besides the madness, there was also a subtle pain and struggle hidden within it. In that instant, she seemed to see the black-robed man's unknown past.

Just then, the piercing cry of the Chaos Infant echoed from the spacetime rift. The cry seemed to tear apart the soul, and the entire altar began to collapse rapidly, with the surrounding space constantly shattering.

Deep within the rift, a figure larger than the universe slowly opened its eyes. As its eyelashes trembled, countless stars vanished. The figure exuded a suffocating pressure, as if it were the master of the universe, or the embodiment of destruction.

The merged entity knew that the real challenge had just begun, and whether they could find a glimmer of hope in this desperate situation was entirely unknown.