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The elder raised his scepter, and the gem at its tip emitted a beam of green light, striking the slime precisely. But to everyone's dismay, the green light was instantly absorbed upon contact with the slime, which instead became even thicker from the energy absorbed: "It's useless! Chaotic power can devour all energy attacks. We must retreat immediately and seek help from Lord Champa!"

"Trying to leave? Too late." A cold voice suddenly came from the slime. Kronos's figure slowly emerged, his Time-Space Scepter wrapped in black lightning. With a gentle wave of his hand, the black slime suddenly accelerated its spread, surging towards the tribe like a hungry beast, and in less than half a minute, it surrounded the entire tribe into an airtight "cage".

Without hesitation, Gabe unleashed his Super Saiyan form, golden flames shooting skyward as his fist, crackling with blue energy, slammed into the slime: "Damn it! Let them go!" The energy vanished the moment it touched the slime, which even retaliated against him, following the energy's trajectory. Gabe retreated, watching his kin being devoured by the slime, his face filled with despair: "What the hell is this? Are we all going to die here today?"

Just at this critical moment, two golden beams of light suddenly descended from the sky, crashing into the slime like two meteors. "Quick, get them out!" Lin Ye's voice exploded with golden flames. He and Vegeta rushed towards the slime at the same time. The golden energy, fused with the power of inheritance, collided with the black slime, and the originally arrogant slime began to retreat like ice hitting fire.

"It seems the fused power is effective against it!" Lin Ye was overjoyed and increased his energy output. Golden flames formed a barrier around him, forcing the slime back three meters. "Vegeta, you hold off Chronos for me, I'm going to rescue people!"

Vegeta snorted coldly, his deep blue aura interspersed with golden patterns, and his fist slammed towards Chronos with a whooshing sound: "Bastard, your opponent is me!"

When Kronos saw the two, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, which was then replaced by rage: "It's you again! You ruined my plans last time, and this time I will show no mercy!" He pointed his scepter at Vegeta, and a black energy beam shot out like a venomous snake.

"You dare to show off such a paltry skill?" Vegeta dodged to the side, simultaneously slamming his fist into the energy beam. Golden patterns shimmered on his fist as he shattered the energy beam. His figure transformed into a streak of light, engaging Chronos in fierce combat, each collision causing violent tremors.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Lin Ye rushed into the tribe, gathering golden energy in his hands, and carefully peeled away the slime clinging to the young Saiyan. Gabe watched his skillful movements, his eyes filled with gratitude: "Thank you, Lin Ye! If it weren't for you, our entire tribe would have been destroyed."

"No need to thank me," Lin Ye said while rescuing the man. "Protecting the Saiyans is my responsibility. Now is not the time for thanks. You quickly take your people and retreat. Vegeta and I will join forces to deal with him!"

Gabe nodded vigorously and immediately organized his people to retreat to the distant cave. He glanced back at the battlefield, gritted his teeth, and suddenly unleashed the aura of a Super Saiyan: "Wait! I'll help too! Although my strength is not as great as yours, every extra person means a greater chance of survival!" He raised his fist, blue energy gathering in his palm, "Let him see the power of us Universe 6 Saiyans!"

Lin Ye gave him an approving look and didn't refuse: "Alright! Let's all three of us go together and finish this quickly!"

The three charged toward Kronos in a triangular formation. Golden, blue, and dark blue energies converged in their hands into a giant energy ball, distorting the surrounding air due to the collision of the energies: "Kronos, this punch will send you to hell!" The energy ball slammed toward Kronos with a whooshing sound, instantly evaporating the black slime along its path.

Kronos's expression changed drastically. He tried to dodge but Vegeta blocked his retreat. The energy ball slammed into his chest, bursting with blinding light. Kronos let out a painful roar, his body gradually becoming transparent, and the slime seemed to splatter uncontrollably onto the ground: "No! I'm not reconciled!" Before his figure completely dissipated, a black point of light flew out from his body, disappearing like a shooting star into the spacetime rift. "I will return! When I do, I will tear you all to pieces!"

Lin Ye watched as the space-time rift closed, and let out a long sigh of relief. His tense body finally relaxed: "It's finally resolved." He looked down at his palm, where the golden patterns, infused with the power of inheritance, were still faintly glowing.

Gabe walked up to him and bowed deeply: "Lin Ye, thank you. If the Sixth Universe is ever in danger, I will definitely ask you for help immediately."

"Don't mention it, we're friends." Lin Ye smiled. "We need to get back to Universe Seven as soon as possible. Although Kronos is injured, he hasn't been completely destroyed yet, so we must be on guard."

Just as the three were about to activate the time-space device, two figures suddenly appeared in front of them. Champa, hands on his hips, his round face full of displeasure, spoke in a tone like a cat whose tail had been stepped on: "Hey! You outsiders, did you get my permission to fight in my universe? If you destroy my planet, I won't let you off!"

Bardos sighed helplessly and bowed slightly to the three of them to ease the awkward atmosphere: "Lord Champa was just worried that you would disrupt the balance of the Sixth Universe. But now that the crisis has been resolved, we will not pursue the matter further." She looked at Lin Ye with a hint of approval in her eyes, "I didn't expect that you could actually resist the power of chaos, it's truly surprising."

Lin Ye nodded: "Thank you for your understanding, Lord Champa and Lord Bardos. We will leave now and will not disturb the order of the Sixth Universe any further."

Back at Capsule Corporation in Universe 7 after passing through a spacetime rift, Bulma was already waiting at the lab door. Seeing the three return safely, she finally breathed a sigh of relief: "How did it go? Did you defeat Kronos?"

Lin Ye shook his head, his smile fading slightly: "No, he escaped again. But this time his consciousness fragments were severely damaged, so he probably won't dare to cause trouble again for a while."

Vegeta scoffed and slammed his fist into a nearby metal pillar, leaving a deep fist mark: "If I ever run into him again, I'll pulverize him completely, leaving not even a fragment of his consciousness!"

Lin Ye walked to the window, gazing at the star-studded night sky, his eyes resolute. He knew that the war against Kronos was far from over; the threat of chaos hung like a sword of Damocles, ready to fall at any moment. But he was not afraid. As long as he could fight alongside his comrades, he had the courage to fight to the very end, even against a force capable of destroying the universe.

On a deserted planet in the sixth universe, forgotten fragments of black slime slowly writhe, gathering beneath a massive rock to form a small black vortex. Within the vortex, a much larger, dark shadow vaguely wriths, as if something far more terrifying is quietly awakening, nourished by the chaos.

Chapter 436: Prophecy of Chaos

The ancient book room of the Temple of Time was filled with the musty smell of old paper. Sunlight streamed in obliquely through the stained glass, casting dappled shadows on the dusty bookshelves. Anise squatted in front of the innermost bookshelf, her fingers tracing a row of ancient books with faded covers, finally stopping at a thick book bound in animal hide. She laboriously pulled the book out, and as soon as she opened the first page, the yellowed pages rustled crisply.

"Did you find it?" Lin Ye's voice came from the doorway. He had just finished his morning exercise, sweat still glistening on his forehead, and his training clothes were dusty. Seeing Anise's furrowed brows, he strode over. "Judging from your expression, you've found a clue about Kronos?"

Anise raised her head, her face even more solemn than the pages of the ancient book. She handed the book to Lin Ye and pointed to a passage marked with vermilion: "Read this passage yourself."

Lin Ye leaned closer, the ancient characters twisted like snakes. He stared at them for a few seconds before deciphering them, his pupils suddenly shrinking: "'When the Lord of Chaos is reborn three times, spacetime will completely collapse, and the entire universe will fall into eternal darkness'—you mean, the last time we repelled Kronos, it wasn't a complete annihilation, and he can be reborn twice more?"

“It’s not just a matter of two times.” Anise sighed, her fingertip pointing to the footnote at the bottom of the page. “It says later that his power doubles every time he’s reborn. The first rebirth was enough of a headache for us, and if he manages to do it a third time…” She didn’t finish her sentence, but the despair in her tone said it all.

Just as Lin Ye was about to speak, the door to the ancient book room was suddenly kicked open with a bang. Bulma rushed in, carrying a tablet computer. Her red high heels clattered on the floor, and her hair was disheveled from running so fast: "Something terrible has happened! The monitoring station just sent an alarm. An extremely strong chaotic energy fluctuation was detected at the edge of the universe. The value is twice as high as when Kronos last appeared. He has definitely begun his first rebirth!"

"Let's go! To the monitoring room!" Lin Ye grabbed Anise's wrist, and the group quickly walked through the temple's corridor. The guards they encountered along the way, seeing their anxious expressions, tactfully made way for them.

In the monitoring room, more than a dozen screens were lit up simultaneously, and the soldiers in charge of monitoring were frantically adjusting the parameters. On the main screen in the center, the scene at the edge of the universe was clearly visible: in the originally pitch-black space, an irregular black crack was slowly expanding, the starlight around the crack was distorted into spirals, and viscous, ink-like chaotic energy overflowed from the crack, gathering into rolling dark clouds in space.

“What is that?” Anise asked, pointing to the center of the crack, her voice trembling slightly.

On the screen, a tall figure was gradually coalescing in the chaotic energy—it was Kronos. He was half a head taller than when he last appeared, and his black armor was covered with new patterns, each pattern flowing with dark purple energy. At the top of the Chaos Scepter in his hand, a black gem shimmered with a chilling light.

"I didn't expect you to arrive so quickly." Kronos's voice came through the screen, laced with undisguised sarcasm. "But it's fine, saves me the trouble of coming looking for you. This time, I'll let you watch the Seventh Universe turn to ashes in my hands!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he pointed his scepter sharply at the screen, and a black energy beam as thick as a bucket instantly pierced through the void, heading straight for Earth. The soldiers in the monitoring room cried out in alarm, and some had already reached out to press the emergency defense system button.

"Don't touch that! It's too late!" Lin Ye shouted, and before anyone could react, he had already rushed out of the monitoring room, his body instantly engulfed in golden flames. Just as the energy beam was about to reach the atmosphere, he leaped into the air, his right fist wrapped in dazzling golden light, and slammed fiercely into the energy beam.

"boom...!"

A massive explosion resounded high in the sky, as golden and black energies collided, creating a ring-shaped shockwave that shattered the clouds below. Lin Ye felt a surge of violent power rush into his body through his arm, his internal organs churning as if struck by a heavy hammer. He couldn't help but groan, his body flying backward like a kite with a broken string.

"Lin Ye!" Vegeta's voice followed closely behind. He rushed out of the temple almost simultaneously with Lin Ye, and seeing Lin Ye being blasted away, he immediately accelerated and caught him steadily in mid-air. Both of them staggered a few steps upon landing. Vegeta looked down at the blood trickling from the corner of Lin Ye's mouth, his brow furrowed: "Are you crazy? That guy's strength is clearly much greater than last time. Taking his attack head-on is practically suicide!"

Lin Ye wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, straightened up by leaning on Vegeta's shoulder, and stared intently at the still-undissipating black crack in the sky: "If I don't take it, am I supposed to just watch the Earth get blasted through? But you're right, his current power is indeed troublesome, and a direct confrontation is definitely not an option."

“It’s not about brute force, it’s about outsmarting them.” Anise and Bulma caught up as well. She raised the Scepter of Inheritance in her hand, the crystal at the top emitting a soft golden light. “My power of inheritance can neutralize chaotic energy, and your Saiyan power will be responsible for breaking through. Let’s try it together!”

"Count me in!" Krillin and Gohan rushed over, both of them glowing with energy. "We were training when we heard the explosion and came over. Is that guy Kronos back again?"

"Stop talking nonsense, let's go!" Vegeta shoved Lin Ye aside, his body erupting with a blue Super Blue aura. "This time, I'll be the main attacker!"

No one spoke further, and they all released their auras. Golden, blue, and white light intertwined and converged into a huge energy sphere in mid-air. Anise aimed the Inheritance Scepter at the energy sphere, and golden light poured into it, causing the energy sphere to expand even further.

"Is that all you've got?" Kronos's voice rang out again. He hovered before the rift, looking at the energy spheres that everyone had gathered, his face full of disdain. He slowly raised his scepter, and a black light screen shot out from the gem at the top of the scepter, forming a shield in front of him. "Let me tell you a secret, my barrier can absorb all energy attacks. You're just handing me energy."

"Never mind, let's fight first!" Gohan shouted, propelling the energy ball towards Chronos. The others followed closely behind, slamming the energy ball into the black barrier.

However, what Kronos said was true. The moment the energy sphere touched the barrier, it was instantly absorbed like a drop of water merging into the ocean, and the black barrier's light actually shone even brighter. Kronos stretched comfortably, his body becoming more solid under the nourishment of the chaotic energy: "Thank you for the treat. Now, it's my turn."

He swung his scepter violently, and countless black energy threads shot out from it, weaving together in mid-air to form a massive energy net that descended upon the crowd. Wherever the energy net passed, the air hissed and crackled.

"Get out of the way!" Lin Ye's pupils contracted, and he instantly activated his Super Saiyan God form. Golden flames surged as he drew his lightsaber and slashed fiercely at the energy net. With a "sizzle," a hole was cleaved in the energy net, but it quickly healed itself.

"Don't try to cut through it! Go around it!" Bulma shouted from the side, pointing to the edge of the energy net, "The energy density is lowest there!"

The group immediately changed direction and rushed out through the opening Lin Ye had created. Just as they landed, a deafening roar came from behind them as the energy net slammed into the ground, instantly corroding a large crater tens of meters in diameter, with thick black smoke still billowing from its bottom.

“This can’t go on.” Bulma took out her tablet, her fingers flying across the screen, which displayed Kronos’s energy analysis chart. “I’ve been scanning his barrier and found a weakness…his back! The barrier’s energy all comes out from the top of the scepter, and the back is the weak point in the energy cycle. Attacking there might break the barrier!”

Lin Ye's eyes lit up, and he immediately looked at Vegeta: "Join forces?"

"It should have been done a long time ago." Vegeta sneered, his aura surging once more. "This time, I won't lose to you."

The two exchanged a glance and simultaneously transformed into two streaks of light, rushing towards Kronos. Kronos was preparing to launch another attack when he sensed the movement behind him. Just as he was about to turn around, Lin Ye appeared behind him, his right fist, enveloped in golden light, slamming into his back.

"Get out of my way!" Kronos roared, trying to activate his barrier, but it was too late... Vegeta's attack followed closely behind, his blue fist slamming into the same spot.

"Crack!"

The black barrier shattered instantly, dissipating into countless black specks of light. Kronos let out a painful roar, his body becoming transparent. He stared in disbelief at his hands: "No! This can't be! I've definitely become stronger!"

"You have indeed become stronger, but you are too arrogant." Lin Ye panted, his Super Saiyan God form aura gradually subsiding. "Before your next rebirth, you'd better learn how to defend first."

"Next time... I will make you pay the price!" Kronos's figure grew fainter and fainter, finally turning into a black speck of light and disappearing into the crack. The black crack also began to slowly shrink, eventually closing, and space returned to its original darkness.

Everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief. Klin plopped down on the ground, wiping away sweat: "That scared me to death! That energy net almost trapped me."

“Don’t relax too soon.” Lin Ye walked to Anise’s side and looked at the ancient book in her hand. “He will be reborn a second time, and his power will be twice as strong as it is now. We must find a way to completely destroy him before that happens.”

Anise nodded and turned to the next page of the ancient book: "The book says that the core of the Lord of Chaos is hidden in a spacetime rift. Once the core is destroyed, he will never be able to regenerate. But the spacetime rift is very unstable, and no one knows its exact location."

"I know the location!" Bulma suddenly shouted, holding up her tablet. The screen displayed a complex coordinate system. "When I was scanning Chronos's energy just now, I detected a fluctuation in the spacetime rift and pinpointed its approximate location. It's on the edge of the Supreme Kai's World!"

"The Supreme Kai's World?" Gohan frowned. "The spacetime there is very fragile. If we go in, will we be teleported to another place?"

“Very likely.” Bulma pushed up her glasses, her tone serious. “Moreover, the concentration of chaotic energy in the spacetime rift is extremely high. An ordinary person wouldn’t last a minute before being corroded. But we have no other choice. We either go in and destroy the core, or wait for Kronos to be reborn a second time. Whether we can win then is still a question.”

Lin Ye clenched his fists, his gaze resolute: "No matter how dangerous it is, we must go. Earth, the Seventh Universe, we cannot let them be destroyed by Kronos."

"Count me in." Vegeta cracked his knuckles, a smile of excitement spreading across his face. "I didn't get enough of that last fight, this time I'll finally take care of that bastard."

"Let's go too!" Krillin and Gohan said in unison. "The more people there are, the more strength we'll have."

Anise looked at everyone with a relieved smile on her face. She raised the Scepter of Inheritance: "The power of inheritance will protect us. Let's prepare now and set off for the Supreme Kai Realm in half an hour."

Half an hour later, on the helipad of the Temple of Time, a silver-white spaceship was ready. Bulma checked the last parameter and waved to everyone: "Get on, everyone. The spaceship's shield can withstand the corrosion from the spacetime rift. It should last until we find the core."

Everyone boarded the spaceship one by one, with Lin Ye being the last to board. He glanced back at Earth and silently vowed, "Wait for me, I will definitely come back."

The spaceship slowly ascended, breaking through the atmosphere and heading towards the realm of the Supreme Kai. Inside the cabin, everyone was checking their weapons and equipment. No one spoke, but every face was filled with determination.

Lin Ye walked to the porthole, watching the stars rushing past outside. A sentence from an ancient book flashed through his mind: "When the Lord of Chaos is reborn three times, spacetime will completely collapse." He clenched his fist and whispered, "Kronos, this time, we will not give you another chance to be reborn."

Behind them, in the void at the edge of the universe, a faint black dot was slowly flickering, as if brewing the next storm.

Chapter 437: The Spacetime Rift

The spaceship slowly came to a stop at the edge of the Supreme Kai's World. The scene outside the porthole made everyone hold their breath. The void, which should have been pitch black, was now twisted and deformed like crumpled paper. Pale purple spacetime lightning tore through the void, creating fleeting slits and emitting a piercing "sizzling" sound. Even light was bent here, forming strange bands of light.

"This place is too eerie." Klin clung to the porthole, swallowing hard. "I feel like all the energy in my body is sloshing around, like it's about to be sucked away."

Lin Ye reached out and pressed his hand against the porthole, feeling a slight tremor at his fingertips. He frowned and said, "The spacetime stability is almost zero. Once we go in, we'll likely be randomly teleported to different locations. Everyone, concentrate your energy, stick close to Anise, and don't fall behind."

“Don’t worry, I’m here.” Anise raised the Scepter of Inheritance, and the golden crystal at the top of the scepter suddenly lit up, enveloping the entire spaceship in a soft light. “The power of inheritance can resonate with the energy of spacetime. I will try my best to maintain a stable protective shield, but this consumes a lot of energy. We only have one hour at most to find the Chaos Core.”

Bulma rapidly tapped on the control panel, and the spaceship's hatch slowly opened, releasing a chilling aura: "I've set up the locator; the Chaos Core is roughly three thousand light-years to the northeast. Remember, if you sense any strong energy fluctuations, contact them immediately via communicator. Do not act rashly!"

Everyone nodded and stepped out of the spaceship one by one. The moment they set foot on the edge of the Supreme Kai's world, the ground beneath their feet suddenly began to liquefy, as if they were walking on mud. Gohan immediately released his ki to stabilize himself, only to find that his ki was torn to shreds by the distorted spacetime the moment it left his body.

"Don't waste your energy!" Anise's voice came just in time. She pointed her scepter forward, and golden light condensed into a solid platform beneath everyone's feet. "Ordinary energy is useless here. Follow my protective shield!"

Everyone hurriedly followed Anise's footsteps, stepping into the distorted spacetime rift. As soon as they crossed that invisible boundary, the surrounding scenery instantly changed drastically—the Supreme Kai's World that had just been before them vanished, replaced by a raging grassland where countless Saiyans clad in animal skins and wielding spears were fighting against enormous beasts.

"This is... an ancient Saiyan tribe?" Vegeta's pupils contracted, and he instinctively clenched his fists. He could sense the pure fighting spirit emanating from these ancient Saiyans, which was several times stronger than that of the current Saiyans.

"Don't stare!" Anise suddenly shouted, slamming her scepter into the ground. Golden light exploded, tearing apart the scene before her. "These are fragments of memories left over from the spacetime rift. Once you fall into them, your consciousness will be trapped in the past, never to escape!"

Vegeta snapped back to reality and realized that his hand had uncontrollably reached out towards the ancient Saiyans. He gritted his teeth and shook off the illusion, cold sweat beading on his forehead: "Damn it, this thing can actually affect people's consciousness."

Before everyone could catch their breath, the surrounding scenery changed again. The green plains of Namek appeared before them, and under the giant mushroom-shaped plants, a group of small Namekians were praying. In the distance, a huge planet was slowly approaching.

"That's what Namek looked like before its destruction!" Krillin exclaimed. He had heard the Elder mention this history before. "That was a comet! It was the one that almost destroyed Namek!"

"Don't look! Concentrate!" Lin Ye shouted, forcibly shifting his gaze away from the Namekian. He could feel that the more empathetic he became to the scene before him, the more easily his consciousness was drawn into it.

Just then, Future Trunks suddenly appeared not far away. He was covered in wounds, his sword resting on the ground, facing Androids 17 and 18, who exuded a terrifying aura. "Trunks!" Gohan couldn't help but rush over, but Anise grabbed him.

"That's not real! It's an illusion!" Anise's face was pale; maintaining the protective shield had clearly taken a toll on her. "If we get distracted again, we really won't have any time left!"

Gohan then realized what was happening and, seeing Future Trunks being defeated by the Androids, clenched his fists so tightly they cracked, but could only force himself to turn his head away.

Lin Ye took a deep breath and focused all his attention on the space between his eyebrows. Just then, a system notification sounded in his mind: [High-intensity chaotic energy fluctuation detected, less than 500 light-years from the target point, at the 11 o'clock position].

"Found it! It's over there!" Lin Ye immediately pointed to the left. "Everyone, give it your all, the Chaos Core is just ahead!"