Legend of the Embroiderer

Chapter 578 Rune Resonance and Origin Anomalies (1)

The symbiotic cocoon returned to calm, its golden-gray light softly enveloping the primordial consciousness core and the absolute end key.

The white light spot at the deepest part of the cocoon is still growing slowly, its volume has doubled, and fine pale gold patterns have appeared on its surface. These patterns are exactly the same as the mysterious runes in the depths of the void space, and the two are obviously resonating across space.

The consciousnesses of the Guardians, the Fusion, and the Gatekeeper hovered beside the cocoon of light, their eyes fixed on the point of light, trying to decipher the meaning behind the "curiosity" fluctuations it conveyed.

"The patterns on the light spots... are exactly the same as the runes in the depths of Taiwu."

The merged entity's consciousness was filled with doubt. She poured her own white light into the cocoon of light, trying to establish a deeper connection with the light spots. "There must be some kind of connection between them. Perhaps the birth of the light spots is a resonance phenomenon caused by the runes."

The moment the white light touched the light spot, the pale golden patterns on its surface suddenly accelerated their rotation. A faint stream of pale golden light shot out from the light spot, pierced through the light cocoon, and flew towards the depths of the void space—the direction of this stream of light was precisely where the mysterious runes were located.

The guardian immediately followed the trajectory of the light stream, his consciousness breaking through the boundaries of the original consciousness core and entering the chaotic void.

The sight before him startled him: the pale golden runes in the depths of Taiwu had expanded to a width of about ten feet. The patterns on the surface of the runes rotated synchronously with the patterns of the light spots. When the pale golden light streams emitted by the light spots arrived, the runes suddenly burst out with dazzling light, completely engulfing the light streams.

Immediately afterwards, the rune released an even stronger pale golden energy wave, which spread towards the core of the original consciousness at a visible speed.

"The runes are responding to the light! And the energy wave is targeting the core!"

The Guardian's consciousness was urgent. He immediately returned to the cocoon of light and sent a warning to the fusion and the gatekeeper: "The energy wave will arrive in about half a cup of tea's time. We must prepare our defenses—no one knows whether this energy is benevolent or malevolent."

Without hesitation, the gatekeeper fused his black energy with the golden-gray energy of the cocoon of light, forming a "twin protective layer" on the outside of the cocoon of light: "My energy is of the same origin as the Absolute End Key, which can temporarily withstand the impact of rune energy."

However, if the energy wave intensity exceeds expectations, the protective layer can only hold for a maximum of ten breaths—we need to find the nature of the energy wave to decide whether to resist or accept it.

The merged entity then summoned the remnant soul of the narrator and the remaining fifteen clones, instructing them to connect their consciousness into a "perception network": "The consciousness of the remnant soul and clones has a weak connection with the Great Void Origin. Try to sense the fluctuations of the energy waves and determine whether they contain destructive energy."

The remnant souls and clones immediately took action, with countless silver-gray threads of consciousness extending from the perception network, reaching into the depths of the void space like tentacles to capture information from the rune energy waves.

Ten breaths later, the sensory network relayed feedback—the energy wave contained no destructive aura, but rather a warm fluctuation of "nourishment from the primordial void," interspersed with a vague fragment of consciousness: "Primordial awakening... Twin guidance... Runes as keys... Opening a new realm..."

This fragment, though not explicitly pointed to, reminded the Guardian of the Twin Seal memories left by the 0th Generation Observer—memories mentioning "New Domain of Nothingness," a higher-dimensional existence beyond the current Nothingness Space, requiring the Twin Carrier and Runes to activate it together.

"The energy waves are there to nourish the points of light, not to attack them!"

The Guardian immediately instructed the Gatekeeper to weaken the protective layer. "The runes and the light spots are key to opening the new realm of nothingness. The energy waves are to allow the light spots to grow to the point where they can support the 'new realm coordinates.' We don't need to resist; instead, we should guide the energy waves to merge into the light spots."

The goalkeeper immediately adjusted the protective layer, leaving a tiny gap.

The pale golden energy wave arrived just in time, flowing into the cocoon of light through the gap and surrounding the white light spot like a stream of water.

Nourished by the energy waves, the light spot expanded in size again, and the pale golden patterns on its surface fully unfolded, forming a perfect mirror image with the patterns of the runes. The resonance intensity of the two also reached its peak. The runes deep within the void began to move slowly, approaching the direction of the original consciousness core, as if to merge with the light spot.

Just then, the Absolute End Key inside the cocoon of light suddenly hummed.

The pale gold runes on the key's surface resonated with the light spots and the Taiwu runes, creating a triple resonance. Three pale gold light bands intertwined in the air, forming a complete "Taiwu New Domain Map".

The map clearly marks the location of the new domain, the conditions for its activation, and the changes that may result from its activation. The star domain contains energy that "transcends the cycle of nothingness," which can free all beings from the limitations of energy consumption and truly achieve "eternal existence." However, the price of activation is that "fragments of consciousness from twin carriers" are needed as the "activation medium" for the key.

"Does activating the medium require fragments of our consciousness?"

The gatekeeper's consciousness was wary. He recalled how an ancient being had tried to seize the guardian's core essence. "Could this be another trap? Once we offer up our consciousness fragments, we might lose control of the twin balance, or even be devoured by the energy of the new realm."

The Guardian did not answer immediately. His consciousness sank into the Absolute End Key, trying to find more information about the New Domain from the key's memories—as a product of the 0th Experiment, the key might contain hidden records of the 0th generation Observer about the New Domain.

Sure enough, a hidden memory of the 0th generation observer surfaced in the key: "The Too Much No New Domain is not a trap, but an 'evolutionary direction' without origin."

The fragments of consciousness of the twin carriers are not sacrifices, but 'connecting links' – only by integrating with the twin consciousness can the new domain establish a stable channel with the current void space, avoiding spatial collapse caused by dimensional differences.

However, it is important to note that a 'Primal Guardian Beast' exists within the new domain. It will test the entrant's 'heart of balance'; if they harbor a desire for control, they will be deemed a threat by the guardian beast and completely eliminated.

With his memories fading, the Guardian's consciousness became clear again.

He passed on the contents of the memory to the merged entity and the gatekeeper, alleviating their concerns: "The fragments of consciousness are just a link and will not affect our complete consciousness. Moreover, the new domain can enable all existence to achieve eternity, which is the ultimate goal of 'breaking the cycle' that we have been pursuing."

The gatekeeper nodded, and he was the first to release a wisp of black consciousness fragment. After the fragment merged with the light spot, the patterns on the surface of the light spot became clearer, and a black line was added to the channel markings in the new domain map - this was the "final energy" that the gatekeeper, as one of the twin carriers, injected into the channel.

The guardian followed closely behind, releasing a wisp of silver-gray consciousness.

The moment the fragments merged with the light spot, the light spot burst forth with a dazzling golden-gray light. The channel markings in the new domain map were supplemented with silver-gray lines, which intertwined with the black lines to form a complete "twin energy channel".

The fused entity watched the two's actions and also wanted to release its consciousness fragments, but was stopped by the guardian: "The new domain passage only requires the consciousness fragments of the twin carriers to activate. Your white light needs to remain in the current void space to stabilize the existence of the parallel universe. If we encounter danger after entering the new domain, you can stay in contact with us through the light spot and provide support."

The fusion entity did not persist; she retreated to the edge of the cocoon of light to observe the fusion progress of the light spots and runes.

The runes deep within the Taiwu Space have moved to the vicinity of the core. They float outside the cocoon of light, and the resonance intensity with the light point reaches its peak. The pale golden light band between them is getting thicker and thicker. The passage in the new domain map is also beginning to transform from a "map" into a "physical passage". Deep within the passage, a golden space full of vitality can be vaguely seen - that is the Taiwu New Domain.

"The passage is about to stabilize; we are ready to enter."

The guardian's consciousness, filled with anticipation, approached the light spot along with the gatekeeper's consciousness, preparing to enter the new realm through it. "Fusion body, once we enter, you must closely monitor the state of the light cocoon and runes. If any abnormality occurs, immediately use white light to sever the resonance to prevent the energy of the new realm from backfiring on the current space."