Within the spatial folds of the Emerald Dream universe, the aftermath of the anti-entropic concerto collided violently with the energy flow of the entropic self-detonation, forming countless miniature space-time vortices. Lin Yue's original time threads, torn by the energy, cracked like spiderwebs, and fine cracks appeared on the surface of the seventeen-colored gems, as if they were about to collapse at any moment. The shadows of the silver-armored warriors dissipated at a visible speed, their melodies gradually replaced by a piercing cacophony.
"Energy backlash exceeds the calculation threshold!" Three of Lu Li's seven afterimages have already shown data disorder, and the golden code twisted into a strange spiral in the void, "We must cut off the connection with the amplifier!" The calico cat's gear collar burst out with the last blue light, and it jumped onto the core of the annual ring that was about to collapse. The gears on its neck suddenly detached and reorganized, forming a temporary quantum barrier.
At that moment, the roar of meshing gears echoed from deep within the dark matter cloud. The remnants of the twelve devastated mechanical hearts began to reassemble, coalescing under the entropic energy into a massive mechanical giant. Black vines entwined its joints, and half a pulsating purple crystal hovered in its chest—the fragment of the entropic core that hadn't been completely destroyed. The giant opened its fanged maw and unleashed a wave of sound woven from entropic spells, instantly shattering the calico cat's quantum barrier.
"That's... the Entropy Shadow Colossus!" The calico cat's fur stood on end, its pupils reflecting the purple crystal on the colossus's chest. "Legend has it that this is the vessel where the Entropy Demon projects its energy into the physical universe!" Lin Yue forcefully thrust the Origin Time Thread into the ground. Where the thread touched, silver thorns sprouted, attempting to wrap around the colossus's ankles. But as soon as the thorns touched the colossus's mechanical skin, the entropic energy corroded them into black ash.
Lu Li's six afterimages suddenly merged into a single entity. He compressed the golden code throughout his body into a blade of light and leaped towards the colossus's joints. As the blade sliced through the mechanical shell, countless black tentacles emerged from within, wrapping around his arms. "Oh no! These tentacles are absorbing my data energy!" Lu Li's body began to show signs of transparency, and data particles continuously escaped from the surface of his skin.
Lin Yue's notebook pages suddenly shifted without a breath, blood-red streaks appearing on the blank pages. She recalled the "Time Ruins Prison" mentioned in Fang Zhou's memories—a sealing device created by the original Time Guardians using a time paradox. A scalding liquid light seeped from the cracks in the seventeen-colored gemstone. She connected the silk thread to the notebook, outlining a complex space-time anchor in the void. "Calico Cat! Use your gear collar to create space-time resonance!"
The reorganized gears at the calico cat's neck began to spin in reverse, visibly distorting the surrounding space. Lin Yue seized the opportunity to throw the original thread of time at the Entropy Shadow Colossus. The moment the thread made contact with the colossus, it dragged it into a temporary time-ruin constructed from memory fragments. The colossus roared angrily, each roar shattering the surrounding memory fragments. However, Lin Yue discovered that when the colossus attacked the remembered civilization scene, the light of the purple crystal would briefly dim.
"Its power comes from consuming the narratives of civilization!" Lin Yue inserted a silk thread into a floating island of a magical civilization, reminiscent of a memory fragment. The spells cast by the island's magicians transformed into physical runes, clinging to the thread. Lu Li seized the opportunity to break free from the tentacles, and the golden code recondensed into a light net, confining the colossus's movements to the center of the Time Ruins. The calico cat leaped onto the colossus's shoulder, its gear collar emitting high-frequency vibrations, disrupting its internal entropy energy cycle.
However, the Entropy Colossus suddenly changed its strategy. It stopped attacking the memory scene and instead aimed its purple crystal at Lin Yue, unleashing a beam of entropy powerful enough to rip apart spacetime. In the nick of time, the shadowy figure of the silver-armored warrior leader reappeared. He used his armor to block the beam, but he himself completely dissipated in the entropy energy. "Remember... the key to reversing entropy... lies in the seventh universe..." The leader's final words transformed into starlight, merging into Lin Yue's seventeen-colored gem.
The Ruins of Time began to collapse unsteadily, and the Entropic Colossus seized the opportunity to break free and shatter the space-time anchor with a single blow. Lin Yue and the others were thrown back into the real universe, leaving the Emerald Dream on the brink of destruction. The core of the annual rings completely disintegrated, transforming into a cloud of emerald dust. This dust, eroded by the entropic energy, gradually turned to a dull gray.
The mechanical giant held the purple crystal high, emitting a frightening energy wave, as if the entire world was under its control. Lin Yue's heartbeat accelerated rapidly. She could feel that the power of this attack was enough to destroy everything.
At this critical moment, Lin Yue's mind suddenly flashed with the leader's last words. She remembered that the leader had said that when she faced a desperate situation, the gem in her hand would resonate with the empaths in the multiverse, thus opening a path to an unknown realm.
Lin Yue tightly grasped the gem in his hand, concentrating his mind and pouring his strength into it. The gem began to emit a dazzling light, reflecting the purple crystal in the mechanical giant's hand.
Suddenly, a powerful pulse of energy burst out from the gem and rushed straight towards the mechanical giant. In that instant, the entire space was shrouded in light, as if time had stopped flowing.
As the light gradually dissipated, Lin Yue was surprised to find that in the void, a cosmic coordinate that had never appeared before began to flicker. This coordinate was a mysterious purple, and the same seventeen-color patterns as the silver armor flowed on its surface.
Lin Yue stared at the coordinates, a surge of curiosity welling up in her heart. She didn't know what kind of unknown territory the "Seventh Universe" these coordinates pointed to was, but she decided to explore it.
Following her decision, the gem's light shone once more, enveloping her. The next moment, her figure vanished from the spot, along with the cosmic coordinates gleaming with purple light.
"Go there!" Lin Yue shouted, quickly connecting the Origin Time Thread to Lu Li and the calico cat. At this critical moment, she used all her strength to violently tear open a rift in space and time.
This crack was like a torn veil of night, dark and deep, as if leading to an endless void. However, within this terrifying darkness, a faint light shone through, a symbol of hope.
Without hesitation, Lin Yue led Lu Li and the calico cat into the space-time rift. Their figures vanished in an instant, as if swallowed by darkness.
However, the moment they entered the rift, the Entropy Shadow Colossus's attack poured down like a torrential rain. The terrifying energy was like a volcano about to erupt, hot and violent, carrying the power to destroy everything.
Under this devastating attack, the Emerald Dream universe was instantly torn into countless fragments, and the entire universe trembled under the ravages of entropy. And the figure of the mechanical giant, like a ghost, stepped into the cracks step by step, closely following Lin Yue and others, without mercy.
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