bioinnovel Chapter 400 Unidentified Living Creature
Chapter 400 Unidentified Living Creature
Su Fan hoisted the Pangu Axe onto his shoulder and, stepping on the golden law membrane, sped towards the outer perimeter of the second branch's origin.
The fragments of laws in the void were ground into extremely fine powder by the membrane formed by the will of all living beings beneath their feet, leaving a long, pale golden trail behind them.
Nezha followed on the right, carrying the Fire-Tipped Spear. The flames of the Wind-Fire Wheels exploded into two extremely bright tongues of fire in the void. The temperature at the edges of the flames burned the surrounding floating fragments of laws into grayish-white steam.
Sun Wukong followed at the back, carrying his golden cudgel. The two crystallized dark gold law patterns on his chest's Tanzhong acupoint were extremely conspicuous in the void. Each time they flashed, a small circle of extremely faint silver-white electric arcs exploded at his feet.
"The Void just sent a pulse of law. The seed's movement speed is accelerating, and the flow of law within the channel is so fast that even the heart's circulatory network can hardly keep up."
"The seed is already very close to the exit of the passage. At this speed, by the time we break through the three layers of defense, the seed will have just reached the exit of the passage."
Su Fan took the shattered mirror out of his waist. The signals from the seeds of laws on the mirror's surface had formed a bright, silvery-white straight line.
He tucked the broken mirror back into his waistband and sped up.
The outline of the second branch's origin gradually became clear in the void.
The first layer of legal defenses stood directly in front of the void.
A quantum beam network of causal laws.
The net is extremely large, with no visible edge from left to right, and countless extremely fine dark purple quantum beams are interwoven on its surface.
Each quantum beam vibrates at an extremely fast frequency, and the resulting law ripples form dense circles of law waves on the net surface.
When the ripples spread to the edge of the net, they are absorbed by the net's own law structure. After absorption, they are transformed back into the vibrational energy of the quantum beam, and the energy forms a very complete law closed loop inside the net.
The entire network is a living, law-based defense system.
"Northeast corner. The weak point marked by Eros is in that location."
Nezha pointed his fire-tipped spear towards the net.
The quantum beam weaving density in the northeast corner of the mesh is indeed sparser than in other areas, so sparse that you can see the extremely thick gray-white law deposition layer of the second defense layer behind the mesh through the mesh.
The quantum beam vibration frequency inside the weak point is also lower than in other areas, and the interval between each vibration is longer, long enough for Pangu's axe to split in and then pull out.
Su Fan rushed to the northeast corner of the net, gripped the axe with both hands, and the will of all living beings surged from the golden threads in his palms into the axe blade. The golden light on the axe blade cleaved a bright rift of law in the void.
The crack struck the slowest-vibrating quantum beam at the very center of the weak point, and the quantum beam stopped vibrating the instant it came into contact with the will of all beings.
After the vibration stopped, the dark purple law patterns on the surface of the quantum beam changed from extremely bright to extremely dark, then from extremely dark to grayish-white, and finally disintegrated into countless extremely fine law fragments.
The debris drifted through the air, and after it dispersed, a narrow opening, just wide enough for one person to pass through, was cleaved in the net.
The quantum beams at the narrow edge are automatically repairing themselves at an extremely fast speed, with new quantum beams spreading from both sides of the narrow opening toward the middle.
"The first layer has been split open. Proceed to the second layer."
Su Fan squeezed into the narrow opening, followed closely by Nezha and Sun Wukong.
After the three passed through the first layer of defense, the narrow opening behind them automatically closed, and the net surface returned to a complete closed loop of laws.
The second layer of legal defense lies ahead.
Old domain law fragment deposition layer.
The sedimentary layer was extremely thick, so thick that from the void one could only see a dense, grayish-white liquid slowly churning.
The liquid contained countless fragments of ancient laws from the old domain, each fragment wriggling on its own at a very slow but very regular pace.
The thinnest point of the sedimentary layer is at the exact center of the coordinates marked by Eros. The slurry there is at least several times thinner than in other areas, so thin that you can see the extremely bright dark purple law array of the third defensive layer behind it through the slurry.
"The second layer is a sedimentary layer of fragments of the laws of the old domain, and the structure of the laws is extremely unstable. I used the aftershocks of the Great Calamity to blast a hole at the weak point. After the blast, the fragments of the laws inside the sedimentary layer will be scattered by the shock wave."
"After the shattering, a very brief vacuum of laws will appear around the opening. Pass through it before the vacuum is filled with the slurry."
Sun Wukong slammed his golden cudgel directly in front of the weak point in the sedimentary layer, and the aftershocks of the great calamity on the cudgel exploded into a circle of extremely bright silver-white electric arcs.
The electric arc struck the weak point precisely in the center, and the grayish-white slurry on the surface of the sediment layer was blasted open with an extremely deep gash the moment it came into contact with the aftershocks of the mass exploding.
A large number of fragments of ancient domain laws surged out from inside the opening. The fragments were evaporated into nothingness by the aftershocks of the calamity in the void. After evaporation, a very short-lived vacuum of laws was formed around the opening.
The vacuum lasted for a very short time, but enough for three people to squeeze through sideways.
After passing through, the sediment layer automatically heals behind you, and the slurry resumes its extremely slow churning rhythm.
The third layer of legal defense is just ahead.
The collective defensive array of the core aggregate of the second branch law.
The defensive array was extremely large, with a very thick main channel for communication based on the laws at its very center. The law structures near the channel's exit were extremely dense, so dense that the naked eye could only see a bright, dark purple array of law light.
The light array contains at least dozens of law core aggregates, and the law frequency of each aggregate is the same as the encrypted communication frequency of the detector.
They rotate at high speed inside the light array, and the law ripples generated by the rotation form an extremely thick law defense membrane around the array eye.
The density of laws on the membrane wall is extremely high, so high that even the golden light on the blade of Pangu's axe can only barely leave very shallow law burn marks on the surface of the membrane wall.
Nezha pointed his fire-tipped spear towards the defensive formation:
"The weak point of the third layer is near the exit of the main communication channel of the law in the very center of the array."
"The exit is located at the deepest part of the array. To reach the array's core, you must first pass through the defensive circle of these dozens of law core aggregates. Great Sage, can your aftershocks of the Great Tribulation create an opening in the defensive circle?"
Sun Wukong slammed his golden cudgel into the void, and the aftershocks of the great calamity on the cudgel exploded into a circle of extremely bright white electric arcs.
He glanced down at the two crystalline dark gold law patterns on his chest's Tanzhong acupoint; the patterns flashed briefly as he finished speaking.
"It's not difficult to break through the defensive circle of dozens of aggregates individually; the challenge lies in their coordinated repair. Once one is breached, the adjacent aggregates immediately pour their law energy into the repair opening, resulting in extremely rapid repair."
"We need to use the will of all living beings to block the repair channel while simultaneously blasting the opening. Once blocked, the repair energy can't flow in, and the opening can hold out longer. Until we break into the core of the formation."
Sun Wukong slammed his golden cudgel in front of the defensive formation.
Su Fan nodded, took the Pangu Axe off his waist, and held it with both hands.
The will of all beings surged from the golden threads in the palm and poured into the axe blade, and the golden light on the axe blade cleaved open an extremely bright law rift in the void.
The crack struck the surface of a law core aggregate on the outermost edge of the defensive circle. The dark purple law membrane on the surface of the aggregate cracked open with a deep gash the instant it came into contact with the will of all living beings.
As the opening split open, dozens of surrounding aggregates simultaneously poured extremely concentrated law-repairing energy into the opening. This energy was rapidly transmitted along the law patterns inside the defensive circle towards the opening.
Sun Wukong attacked at the same instant.
The golden cudgel grew thicker and longer, its tip precisely inserted into the center of the opening. The aftershocks of the calamity poured in from the tip, exploding into a ring of extremely bright white electric arcs inside the opening.
The electric arc forcibly cut off the energy of law repair that was being conducted towards the opening. After the cut-off, the energy of repair accumulated into a very thick layer of dark purple law slurry around the electric arc. The slurry surged in the void but could not be poured into the opening.
Supported by the aftershocks of the eon, the opening held up, and the law membrane at the edge of the opening slowly healed inward, but the speed of healing was blocked by the will of all sentient beings.
"The breach has held. Enter the core of the formation!"
Su Fan was the first to squeeze through the opening into the defensive perimeter, followed closely by Nezha and Sun Wukong.
After the three passed through the defensive circle, the opening behind them was filled with repair energy, and once filled, the aggregate defensive circle restored its complete closed loop of laws.
The core of the formation is right in front of us, and the extremely thick main channel for law communication is prominently displayed at the very center of the core.
The law structure at the edge of the exit is extremely dense, so dense that the flow of law inside the exit is so fast that even the void is torn with extremely fine law cracks.
From the depths of the crack, a faint, dark purple light of law emanated, each flash of light accompanied by a very low-frequency hiss of law.
The rhythm of the hissing and the frequency of the seed movement transmitted synchronously from the heart network of the Ruins were completely in sync.
"The seed is almost here. The pressure of the laws at the exit of the passage is rising, and the seed is very close to the exit. Prepare to blow up the passage."
Su Fan took the shattered mirror out of his waist. The signal from the seed of law on the mirror had turned into an extremely bright silver-white straight line, pointing directly to the center of the passage exit.
He tucked the shattered mirror back into his waistband, gripped the axe with both hands, and poured the will of all living beings into the axe blade.
Sun Wukong slammed his golden cudgel directly in front of the passage exit. The residual energy of the calamity on the cudgel reached its limit, and silvery-white arcs of electricity danced on the cudgel, their frequency perfectly synchronized with the movement frequency of the seed.
The roar of laws within the exit channel is accelerating, and the cracks in the laws at the exit edge are widening.
Deep within the crack, a tiny silver-white dot of light is rushing out at an extremely fast speed.
The seed of the law has emerged.
The instant the seed burst out of the passage exit, Sun Wukong's golden cudgel slammed into the very center of the passage exit at the same moment.
The aftershocks of the calamity on the rod exploded into a circle of extremely bright silver-white electric arcs, which precisely struck the law membrane wall at the exit of the channel, blasting through the membrane wall.
After the explosion, the flow rate of the laws inside the passage dropped sharply, and the vacuum created by the drop forcibly sucked the seeds that were rushing out of the passage out of the passage.
The seed tumbled violently in the void, then hovered in the center of the vacuum zone. The extremely thick gray-white law slurry film on its surface was forcibly torn apart by the pressure difference between the laws inside and outside the channel, exposing the law core inside the seed.
Sealed at the very center of the core was an extremely small fragment of dark gold law, the frequency of the law within the fragment being extremely familiar.
It was a fragment of the primordial energy of the great calamity deep within Sun Wukong's spiritual platform, which had been extracted. The surface of the fragment was still wrapped in a very faint golden aura of law, which was the complete law frequency of the will of all living beings.
Su Fan aimed the blade of the Pangu Axe at the dark gold law fragment, and the will of all living beings shot out from the tip of the axe blade, hitting the surface of the fragment.
The fragment vibrated on its own the moment it came into contact with the will of the Dao of All Beings. After the vibration, the law sample inside the fragment was forcibly erased by the will of the Dao of All Beings.
After being wiped away, the fragments turned into ordinary gray-white law remnants, which slowly drifted away in the void.
The core of the law inside the seed disintegrated on its own after the fragments were erased. After disintegration, the entire seed shattered into countless extremely fine law powders, which were diluted into nothingness by the law vacuum in the void.
"The seed has been erased. The second branch cannot obtain a complete sample of the Laws of All Beings."
Su Fan retrieved the Pangu Axe and took the shattered mirror from his waist.
The silver-white straight line on the mirror surface had completely disappeared, and the heart network of the Ruins synchronously transmitted back a minimalist law pulse, the content of which was only one word.
stable.
He tucked the shattered mirror back into his waistband, turned, and walked out of the defensive perimeter.
After taking a few steps, he suddenly stopped and looked down at the thin golden line on the palm of his left hand.
The thin thread briefly became hot when it wiped away the sample of the laws inside the seed. The temperature was higher than ever before, so high that the burning sensation lingered in the palm of the hand for quite some time.
The law sample inside the seed was reverse-propagated very briefly before he erased it.
It wasn't a devouring pulse; rather, the dark gold law fragment inside the seed instinctively transmitted a faint frequency of the will of all living beings back into the depths of the passage the instant it was erased.
The passage leads to the old domain.
Although the vortex of laws in the old domain has dissipated, the fundamental laws within the old domain are still slowly repairing themselves in silence.
Will that wisp of the will of all living beings be captured by the origin of the laws of the old domain? And if it is captured, will it trigger some new law mechanism?
The heart network of the Ruins has not yet transmitted any abnormal signals back to the direction of the Old Domain, but the burning sensation of the thin line in the palm cannot lie.
He hoisted the Pangu Axe onto his shoulder and walked towards the membrane wall, stepping on the fragments of laws in the void, leaving a faint golden footprint with each step.
Nezha followed behind him carrying the Fire-Tipped Spear, while Sun Wukong brought up the rear carrying the Golden Cudgel.
The three of them passed through the healing marks of the second layer of sediment, through the repair nodes of the first layer of quantum beam interwoven network, and through the narrow opening on the membrane wall that was not yet fully healed, and stood once again on the South Heavenly Gate city wall.
The golden light of Mars shone on the city bricks, and everyone on the city wall was waiting for their return.
Xu stood up from the edge of the Guixu Crack, walked to Su Fan, placed his right hand on the pale gold line on his chest, and spoke after a moment of silence.
"The origin of the laws of the old domain captured the frequency of the will of all living beings that was transmitted back from the depths of the passage during its self-repair process."
"After it was detected, the structure of the laws within the old domain underwent extremely subtle changes. These changes were not aggressive, and the original laws of the old domain did not re-condense into a vortex."
"But in its silence, it released an extremely faint signal of law, the content of which lasted only for a very short moment. That signal pointed to a deeper part of the void outside the membrane, a direction that was not on any known coordinates of a dense area of law."
"It doesn't resemble the probe passage of the second branch, nor the messenger passage of the third branch. It is older than the Old Domain, and deeper than the origin of the extraterrestrial gods. The origin of the Old Domain's laws calls it the Land of Ruins."
"What is the Land of Ruins?"
Su Fan looked at the ruins.
Eros walked over from the edge of the non-core area of the city wall, and the semi-transparent dark purple law membrane around him trembled very slightly when he heard those three words.
He raised his right hand from his side, palm facing up, and the crystal of law reappeared in his palm.
This time, all three laws within the crystal lit up. The three laws rotated on their own inside the crystal at an extremely fast pace, so fast that in the end, the three laws merged into an extremely complex law rune.
The rune contains the oldest law archive of the third branch, and the archive contains only one sentence.
"The Land of Ruins is the last piece of primordial void in the deepest part of the void that has not been explored by any system of laws. Before the three branches of the Old Domain Laws split apart, they sensed an extremely ancient law echo at the edge of the Land of Ruins."
"The frequency of the echo is exactly the same as the aftershocks of the laws that shattered chaos when Pangu created the world. The original laws of the old domain sealed this echo in the deepest part of its core for 30,000 years."
"It has never released anything to the outside world in the past 30,000 years. Now that it is actively releasing signals, it means that it has sensed the fragments of laws sealed within the will of all living beings that resonate with the echoes of the Ruins."
"The trace of the will of all living beings that the seed of law transmitted in reverse before it was erased triggered the deepest law resonance of the origin of the old domain's laws."
"Was that echo in the desolate land left behind by Pangu when he created the world?"
Su Fan looked at Eros.
"The Third Branch Law Archives do not record the specific source of the echo. However, the archives record another matter: After Pangu shattered the chaos, nine fragments of the axe blade were scattered throughout the chaos."
"The location of the nine fragments is recorded on Hongjun's stone tablet. Eight of them have been returned to their original positions or their whereabouts have been confirmed. However, the first fragment, the fragment of the first axe blade that Pangu cleaved when he created the world, has the highest density of laws among the nine fragments and is the one that seals Pangu's original will the strongest."
"Hongjun only marked its general direction on the stone slab, not its exact location. That direction perfectly matches the direction of the Ruins of Desolation."
Su Fan took the Pangu Axe off his waist.
There was no light on the axe blade, and no law patterns on the axe handle, but when he held the axe handle, he could feel the extremely complete Law of All Beings sealed inside the axe head pulsating slightly.
The frequency of the pulsation overlaps very slightly with the frequency of the law signal released by the origin of the old domain's laws.
He hoisted the axe onto his shoulder.
"The first fragment of the Heaven-Opening Axe is in the Ruins of Nothingness. The signal released by the origin of the ancient domain's laws just now was to tell us the location of the first fragment. It's using its own memories of the laws to guide us. It's not a trap, but a return gift."
After Su Fan finished speaking, the burning sensation on the thin line in his left palm had not completely subsided.
He tucked the Pangu Axe into his waistband and looked up at Eros.
"Where is the entrance to the Land of Ruins?"
Eros held the crystal of law in his palm up to his eyes.
The extremely ancient law rune inside the crystal was slowly rotating, at a pace so slow that it took only a few dozen breaths to complete one rotation.
After the rune finished spinning, a very fine crack appeared in the center, from which a faint wisp of dark purple light emerged. The light spread out above the city wall, forming a very simple star map of laws.
A location was marked on the star chart, extremely far from the outer edge of the membrane wall, so far that the law patterns at the edge of the star chart could barely reach it.
That location is not in the direction of the old domain, nor in the direction of the origin of the second branch, nor in the direction of the envoy passage of the third branch.
It is located in a very remote corner deep within the void, surrounded by no known areas of dense laws, only a very dark void where even fragments of laws are extremely sparse.
It's so sparse that the area on the star map is almost completely blank.
"The entrance to the Land of Ruins has no fixed coordinates. It drifts freely in the deepest part of the void, and its drifting trajectory is extremely irregular."
"The location of the entrance, recorded by the ancestors of the third branch before the split of the Old Domain, is now 30,000 years old. No one knows how far the entrance has drifted in those 30,000 years."
"But the frequency of the Pangu Creation Law echoing within the Ruins of the Land of Nothingness remains unchanged, and the frequency of the echoing law has a very subtle overlap with the Law of All Beings within the Pangu Axe."
"Use the Pangu Axe as a beacon of law, and fly into the depths of the void following the direction of the echo frequency. The entrance is where the echo frequency reaches its peak."
After Eros finished speaking, he pressed the star map down, and the star map condensed into the interior of the crystal.
The crystal transformed back into the draft agreement crystal with only one clause lit up, and he pressed it back into the center of his chest core.
Su Fan took the Pangu Axe off his waist, gripped it with both hands, and the will of all living beings flowed from the golden threads in his palms into the axe handle.
The Pangu Guardian Law and the will of all living beings within the axe handle were simultaneously activated deep within the spiritual platform. The two laws intertwined, emitting a faint golden light from the tip of the axe blade.
The light pierced through the golden light of Mars above the South Heavenly Gate, penetrated the membrane wall, and struck the extremely dark void outside the membrane wall.
The light flashed briefly in a very distant part of the void, and then disappeared on its own.
That was the initial direction of the echo of the laws of the Void Land sensed by Pangu's Axe.
"The echo is indeed there. The direction is the deepest part of the void, slightly northeast. It roughly matches the direction marked on the Eros star map. Great Sage, Void, let's go. Let's go to the Land of Void's End to retrieve the last fragment."
Su Fan hoisted the axe onto his shoulder.
Sun Wukong slammed his golden cudgel against the city bricks and tumbled off the crenellation.
The two crystalline dark gold law patterns on his chest's Tanzhong acupoint flashed in the golden light of Mars. He slung the stick over his shoulder and grinned.
"Of the nine axe blade fragments, eight are in our hands. The last one is in the Ruins of Desolation. Once we retrieve it, your axe will be complete. I'm quite curious to see what kind of tricks it can pull off once it's whole."
"We don't know what kind of patterns it will create. But the first axe blade fragment that Pangu cleaved contains his most primal memories of the laws he established when he created the world."
"After retrieving it, we'll at least know one thing: what was the first thing Pangu saw after splitting the chaos?"
Su Fan, carrying the axe, turned and walked towards the membrane wall.
Xu stood up from the edge of the Guixu crack, took the stone core out of his bosom and held it in the palm of his left hand.
When the silvery-white crystal on the core surface came into contact with the initial direction of the echo of the laws of the Void Land, its brightness jumped up. He pressed his right hand to his chest and adjusted all the perception of his heart's pulsation network to the echo frequency.
Then he opened his eyes, and in his pale golden pupils was reflected a very faint dark golden light from the deepest part of the void.
"The echo frequency is slowly increasing. The signal released by the origin of the old domain's laws just now has activated the law echoes within the Ruins of Desolation, and the echoes are awakening from their dormancy."
"The awakening process is slow, but the echo frequency will continue to increase after awakening. Based on the current rate of increase, it will take quite some time for the awakening to be completed. We have enough time to fly to the Ruins of Desolation."
"But the entrance to the Void is drifting on its own, and its drift trajectory is extremely irregular. The direction sensed by the Pangu Axe is only a preliminary direction. After flying into the depths of the void, it needs to be continuously calibrated. The calibration frequency and the echo enhancement frequency must be synchronized, otherwise it will lose track of the target."
"You handle the calibration. The heart's pulse network and the will of all living beings of Pangu's axe are in sync, so the calibration accuracy is high enough."
After Su Fan finished speaking, he squeezed into the narrow opening in the membrane wall and stepped onto the golden law membrane wall to enter the extremely dark void outside the membrane wall.
Sun Wukong, carrying the golden cudgel, followed on the right. Xu, barefoot, stepped on a fragment of Kunlun mother rock that Nezha had temporarily handed over. The three of them flew towards the Void End in the depths of the void.
Nezha watched the three disappear into the void, slung his Fire-Tipped Spear over his shoulder, and turned to walk to the edge of the battlements.
Eros stood at the edge of the non-core area, and the semi-transparent dark purple law membrane around him flickered slightly when Nezha turned around.
Nezha tilted his head and looked at him.
"Your third branch's law archives only record two things regarding the Ruins of Desolation: the entrance drift and the law echoes."
"Are there any others? For example, besides that law rift, are there any other law traps inside the Ruins of Nothingness?"
"That place is a primordial void that no one has been to for 30,000 years. If it contains something even more ancient than the origin of the laws of the old domain, the Great Sage and the Ruins would be completely in the dark if they went in."
Eros remained silent for a moment.
He raised his right hand from his side, and the crystal of law reappeared in his palm, with the extremely ancient law rune inside slowly rotating.
After spinning a few times, a very fine crack appeared at the edge of the rune, and a faint wisp of dark purple light emerged from inside the crack.
"When the ancestors of the third branch were recording the location of the entrance to the Land of Ruins, they sensed another law signal at the edge of the entrance."
"The signal was extremely weak, so weak that even the origin of the laws of the old domain could not detect it. The frequency of that signal did not belong to any known law system, nor to the chaotic law system."
"Our ancestors sealed this signal deep within the archives of laws, with only four words in the note: Unknown living creature."
"Unidentified living creature. There are living things in this desolate place."
Nezha slammed his fire-tipped spear to the ground.
"It's uncertain whether they're still alive. That signal only appeared once, 30,000 years ago, and then it went completely silent."
"If it is still alive, its laws are older than the origin of the laws of the old domain, older than the ancient gods of chaos, and even older than Pangu creating the world."
Eros clasped his hands together, and the crystal disappeared into the core.
Nezha was silent for a moment, then took the broken mirror out of his waist and shone it in the direction of the ruins.
The law signals of Su Fan and the other two were moving rapidly into the depths of the void, and the movement speed was extremely stable.
He tucked the shattered mirror back into his waistband, shouldered the Fire-Tipped Spear, and walked to the very center of the city wall. The mark of law on his left shoulder shone brightly in the golden light of Mars.
"There are living things in the desolate land. Laozi, can those living things be sensed by the Dao Heart?"
The Primordial Celestial Venerable sat cross-legged with his back straight, a whisk resting across his knees.
He took the whisk off his lap, and the whisk strands drew an arc in the air, within which a real-time projection of the star chart of the laws of the entire primordial realm appeared.
The direction of the Ruins on the projection was an extremely dark void. In addition to the awakening law echo from the Ruins, there was also a very weak law signal slowly pulsating in the void.
The signal was extremely weak, so weak that even the Dao Heart could only barely detect a faint trace of the boundary of the law.
The beating frequency is extremely slow, so slow that it only beats once every very long period of time.
But it was jumping, and each jump was bigger than the last.
"The signal of the living being's laws is awakening. The echoes of the laws of the Ruins have activated it."
"It is awakening from its slumber, and its awakening is happening even faster than the echoes of the Ruins."
"At the current speed, by the time the Great Sage and the Void reach the entrance to the Land of Void, it should have fully awakened."