At the core of the star, the cold, pure light of stardust order remained. But its outer layer, the once entwined dark purple accretion disk of void energy, now boasted countless fine, living golden lines like thorns! These golden lines were not physical entities, but rather a fusion of Pei Du's unyielding will, Xu Shuangyao's protective mark, and the devoured fragments of laws! They entwined the core, like a crown of protection over the source of destruction, emitting an even more dangerous and powerful aura, a blend of destruction and protection, devourment and creation!
The Thorn Star Core! Amidst the millstones of nothingness and the call of guardianship, a new core was reforged on the brink of destruction!
Buzz——!!!
With the Thorn Star Core as its center, a terrifying pressure that was a mixture of stardust order, void swallowing, rule fragments, and guardian marks, exploded like a newborn cosmic singularity, sweeping across this void!
The endless torrent of "Blood of the Star Core" information seemed to have encountered its nemesis. It was instantly repelled and forced back by this new, powerful pressure with a strong self-will! The assimilation force of nothingness could no longer erode Pei Du in the slightest!
His consciousness was completely clear! His will was more unified and powerful than ever before!
Pei Du slowly "condensed" his body within this absolute nothingness. His obsidian-like skin grew even more solid. Within the energy circuits coursing through his body, a harmonious shimmer of violet, dark green, and pale gold formed a more profound pattern. A dark vortex of thorns slowly swirled in his left eye, his icy gaze piercing the void, as if it could see through all rules. From his right eye, a stream of crimson data flowed calmly, like the most sophisticated instrument.
He slowly raised his right hand, which was covered with energy patterns, with his five fingers spread out, facing the endless nothingness that had exiled him.
"I can't be trapped here."
The cold voice echoed in the void.
As his thoughts reached its destination, the Thorn Star Core pulsed violently! A newly comprehended, even more powerful force of annihilation, mixed with the laws of space tearing, burst out from his palm!
Hiss——!!!!
Like a red-hot knife cutting through solidified butter!
This cage of nothingness, which was said to be absolutely exiled and could even erase existence itself, was torn open by Pei Du's new Thorn Star Core power, leaving an enormous space crack with gray-black annihilation flames burning on the edge!
Outside the crack is a violent and chaotic dimensional turbulence that is full of "existence"!
Pei Du took a step forward, and his figure instantly sank into the crack and disappeared in this empty land of exile.
Gaia's orbit, void battlefield.
Deathly silence enveloped the airspace where a stellar-scale battle had erupted not long ago. Vast metal wreckage drifted silently like cold tombstones, telling of the Gravekeeper Fleet's former arrogance and ultimate defeat. Turbulent energy currents, like ghosts, weaved through the wreckage, emitting a low, whimpering sound.
The few remaining Gravekeeper warships, like frightened hyenas, lingered at the edge of the battlefield, their engines running at minimal power, their energy shields at full blast, their sensors frantically scanning every inch of space, wary of the reappearance of the demonic figure. Inside the bridge, the crimson alarm had been lifted, but the oppressive silence was even more stifling than the alarm itself. The surviving commander (a high-ranking executor temporarily promoted) blinked nervously beneath his helmet, his compound eyes flickering red. A cold electronic voice carried an undisguised lingering fear: "Target 'Annihilator'... confirmed to have been consumed by the 'Void Banishment' protocol... Signal lost... 99.99% probability of permanent exile."
"The only valid recyclable item: 'Covenant Fragment'... Status: Stasis field maintained... but the stasis coffin's structure is damaged..." the operator reported, his voice tinged with uncertainty. The damaged stasis coffin, along with the silent stone tablet within, was being carefully captured and retrieved by a relatively intact heavy transport using a tractor beam.
"Recover immediately! Activate the highest level of stasis field redundancy modules! Prepare to evacuate this star region! Mission losses... are unbearable, but the core objective... must be secured!" The temporary commander's voice was filled with desperate determination. The stele was their only remaining victory, their last remaining value.
However, just as the transport ship's tractor beam was about to pull the damaged stasis coffin into the ship's cargo hold—
Buzz!!!
An indescribable terrifying pressure, like a sleeping giant god of the universe opening his eyes, descended upon the entire battlefield without any warning!
Even colder than when Pei Du had appeared before! Even deeper! Carrying a new, interwoven aura of destruction and order, a fusion of the very essence of order! The source... was the void in front of the transport ship!
Snap!
That piece of void, like a mirror hit by a heavy hammer, was instantly covered with spider-web-like black cracks!
Hiss——!!!
The crack suddenly tore in both directions! A huge spatial crack with gray-black annihilation flames burning on the edge appeared out of thin air! Violent dimensional turbulence gushed out like a flood!
A figure, bathed in the flames of annihilation, stepped out from the crack!
Pei Du! Return!
His body, covered in deep, obsidian-black skin, stood tall amidst the turbulent currents. Energy circuits of dark purple, dark green, and pale gold flowed harmoniously across his body, emanating a frightening stability and power. His left eye, a swirling vortex of dark thorns, instantly locked onto the transport ship recovering the stele and the two pinpricks of faint blue light beneath the temporary commander's helmet on the bridge, which had suddenly shrunk to the size of a needle. The crimson data stream in his right eye calmly refreshed: [Target: "Covenant Fragment." Status: Recovering. Threat: Clear obstacles.]
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