Legend of the Embroiderer

Chapter 480 The Secret in the Pupil

The guardian hung on the broken stone pillar, his palms raw and bloody from the rough stone surface. Crimson blood dripped slowly from the cracks in the pillar, and when it fell into the dark water below, it strangely created dark purple ripples on the surface.

The giant, scale-covered hand, holding half a stone slab, hovered above the water's surface. Dark green slime seeping from between the scales dripped into the water, each drop creating tiny black bubbles on the surface.

The shimmering silver runes along the edge of the stone slab resonated with the patterns on his armor, bursting forth with blinding light. Within the light, the blurred figure of the fused entity emerged, her hair whipping wildly in the unseen force, her eyes filled with terror, urgently mouthing, "Don't touch..."

Before the words were even finished, the giant hand, accompanied by a foul stench, was already inches away. The guardian, enduring the excruciating pain in his arm, forcefully swung his waist to dodge.

The giant hand slammed heavily onto the stone pillar with a deafening roar. Shards of stone rained down, and a sharp piece grazed his cheek, leaving a bloody mark.

He seized the opportunity to flip and leap onto the protruding rock next to him. As soon as his feet touched the ground, before he could even stand firmly, the water suddenly exploded with a "bang," and countless octopus-like tentacles shot out from the water.

Each tentacle is covered with raised fleshy growths, and at the top is a bloodshot eye that makes a "click-clack" sound when it moves, like rusty gears struggling to mesh, which is terrifying.

"Want the stone tablet? You'll have to get past me first!"

A hoarse voice came from the depths of the water, accompanied by a teeth-grinding sound of bones grinding together, as if countless giant beasts were tearing each other apart underwater.

The Guardian gripped the Chaos Lightsword tightly. The black mist swirling around the sword grew increasingly intense due to the rampage of his bloodline power, with flashes of scarlet lightning occasionally crackling within it.

He roared and swung his sword at the nearest tentacle, but the lightsaber struck as if it were hard rubber, leaving only a shallow white mark. The recoil made his hand go numb.

This action thoroughly enraged the tentacles, and the eye at the tip suddenly shot out a dark purple ray. With a "whoosh," wherever it went, the rocks instantly turned into dust, and the air was filled with a pungent, burnt smell.

At the critical moment, the uncorroded runes on the Guardian's armor suddenly lit up, weaving together to form a silver barrier. The rays struck the barrier, emitting a piercing "sizzle," and ripples spread across its surface, like the surface of a lake tossed with pebbles.

The guardian took the opportunity to examine the half of the stone slab in his hand and discovered that in addition to the words "Eye of Destiny," there was also a miniature star map engraved on it. Every star on the star map was lifelike, and the central mark was shimmering with a faint light, which was exactly the same as the star map that appeared on the floor of the castle hall.

"So the stone slab was the key to unlocking the star map mechanism!"

The thought had barely crossed his mind when the water suddenly began to boil violently, with bubbles rising continuously and a muffled rumbling sound coming from beneath the surface, as if some enormous creature was awakening.

A gigantic figure slowly rose up, its upper body humanoid, with bulging muscles and skin that was an eerie grayish-purple color, covered with scales, each scale shimmering with a dark purple light.

Its lower body is a huge fish tail. When the tail swings, the water splashes it creates fall on the rocks, instantly corroding holes in them.

The monster had two curved horns on its head, and between the horns floated a beating purple heart. The blood vessels on the surface of the heart were clearly visible. It emitted a similar aura to the heart of the first observer and faintly made a "thump-thump" sound.

"You lowly descendants of the observers dare to covet the power of the Eye of Destiny!"

The monster opened its gaping maw, revealing a mouthful of sharp fangs, and spewed out a cloud of black poisonous mist.

Wherever the poisonous fog went, the air crackled and popped, and rocks that came into contact with the fog instantly melted into black liquid, hissing and emitting white smoke.

The guardian held his breath, mobilizing the rampaging power of his bloodline. The Chaos Light Sword instantly erupted with a light that intertwined silver, black, and azure, interspersed with tiny golden specks.

He roared and swung his sword at the poisonous fog. With a deafening boom, the light collided with the poisonous fog, and the resulting energy shockwave shook the entire space violently. The surrounding rocks shattered and fell into the water.

During the fierce battle, the guardian suddenly discovered that the arrangement of the scales on the monster's tail was exactly the same as the chaotic array he had seen in the space-time rift.

A thought struck him, and disregarding the surging blood and qi within him, he aimed the half-stone slab at the monster.

The runes on the stone slab and the scales on the monster's body lit up at the same time, their light intertwining to form a net of light.

The monster let out a painful roar, the sound so loud it hurt people's eardrums. Its fish tail began to twist uncontrollably, and fine cracks appeared on its heart, which was suspended between its horns. Purple blood slowly flowed out along the cracks and dripped into the water, instantly turning a large area of ​​the water purple.

"what have you done?!"

The monster roared, its eyes filled with terror, and slammed its enormous hand down towards the guardian.

Before the guardians could respond, the Chaos Infant's maniacal laughter suddenly echoed from above the castle:

"How foolish! You think activating the stone tablet will turn the tide?"

Before the words were even finished, a dark purple bolt of lightning struck down from the sky, cracking and hitting the monster's heart. The monster let out a shrill scream as its body began to disintegrate, its scales falling off and burning to ashes in mid-air. Meanwhile, the half-piece of stone in its hand, propelled by the lightning's impact, flew towards the Chaos Infant, trailing a long, luminous tail.

The guardian was extremely anxious, ignoring the excruciating pain caused by the rampaging of his bloodline power, and the taste of blood in his throat could not stop him.

He gritted his teeth, leaped into the air, and tried to grab the stone slab. Just as his fingertips were about to touch the slab, a powerful suction suddenly came, and he felt dizzy as the surrounding space began to distort and deform.

When I opened my eyes again, I found myself in a strange space filled with a light mist and countless fragments of memories floating around me, each emitting a faint light and recording the past of the first observer.

He saw the first observer standing solemnly before the Chaos Abyss, his hands forming a seal, splitting his bloodline in two, one half being injected into the slumbering being in the crystal coffin, and the other half being used to seal a terrifying being. As the sealing took place, a deafening roar echoed from the abyss.

Then we see the fusion body in the ancient secret chamber, desperately guarding the secret of the "Eye of Destiny," fighting fiercely against the minions of the Chaos Infant. Her body is covered in wounds, but she still refuses to back down. In the end, she is ambushed by the Chaos Infant and falls into a pool of blood.

At the center of all the memory fragments, a giant pupil floated, the same one he had seen underwater. The "Eye of Destiny" rune in the center of the pupil swirled more and more rapidly, and cracks began to appear in the space around the rune, showing a faint tendency to get out of control.

In the real world, the Chaos Infant held aloft the fused dark purple core and half a stone slab, and the resonance between the two caused the castle to begin to collapse rapidly.

The sounds of collapse were deafening; the castle walls crumbled and bricks rained down.

The fused body was faintly visible in the light, and the last vestige of clarity in her eyes was rapidly fading. Blood spilled from the corner of her mouth and dripped down her chin.

Outside the castle, countless planets infected by the power of chaos began to converge here. Amidst the buzzing sound of air being torn apart, a massive vortex large enough to devour the entire universe was forming. Dark purple lightning flickered at the edge of the vortex, emitting crackling sounds, as if foreshadowing the arrival of the end times.