It was an unimaginably enormous, still violently beating crimson heart. Countless tendrils, like blood vessels, extended from the surface of the heart, binding a familiar figure tightly in its center. That figure was none other than Su Linglong! Her eyes were tightly closed, her face as pale as paper, and the aura of the Extreme Ice Phoenix emanating from her body was being frantically drawn out and devoured by the giant heart!
I don't have time.
Xiao Han abruptly stood up, his voice hoarse but carrying an undeniable resolve. He stared directly at the ten-thousand-meter-tall Titan and said, word by word, "I promise you, I will purify your core. But you must set off immediately, at your fastest speed, to this coordinate—'Cradle World '!"
He directly imprinted the coordinates of that incomplete star map into the information stream and sent it over.
Iron Crow stared at him in disbelief, his mouth opening and closing, but he could only utter a few words: "You... you're a madman..."
"The deal... is done." A resolute glint flashed in the Mechanical Titan's single eye, as if it too had staked everything. "But, Creator, purification itself is your trial. During the warp drive, the Data Plague will sense your presence; it will materialize within the ship. You must purify me at its source before they utterly destroy us. If you do not reach our destination, we will all turn to cosmic dust."
"Then let's begin." Xiao Han's answer was simple and direct.
Agreement reached!
The next moment, the entire Star Sea Graveyard erupted in cheers!
Thousands of mechanical tentacles reached out from all directions, like pilgrims welcoming a deity, gently lifting the Creation Ark where Xiao Han and his companions were. The colossal Mechanical Titan, tens of thousands of meters tall, began to rumble and disintegrate, separate, and reassemble!
Countless warship wrecks, broken cannon barrels, rusted armor... all of this was melted, compressed, and shaped by an unimaginable force. It wasn't a simple piecing together; it was a complete reshaping at the atomic level!
The chaotic dismantling ultimately returned to the Order of Sublime Text.
A brand-new, menacing warship, brimming with futuristic technology and violent aesthetics, slowly took shape in the sea of stars. Its hull was a deep, dark gold, with smooth yet deadly lines, and its bow resembled a sword about to pierce through dimensions. Countless eerie blue energy patterns flowed across the hull, like the blood of a living being.
"Buzz--"
The warship's belly opened, perfectly accommodating the Creation Ark within the core bridge area.
"Named: Genesis."
"Flight engine... start."
Iron Crow and Lin Qingxia stood by the porthole on the bridge, watching the stars rushing past outside, a sense of unreality washing over them. They had truly created a glimmer of hope from that desperate situation.
However, the roar of the jump engine had not yet reached its peak, and the brilliant light symbolizing hope had not yet fully shone.
"Sizzle... sizzle..."
A sudden change has occurred!
The smooth, mirror-like dark gold metal walls inside the bridge suddenly began to writhe eerily, as if melting wax. Bulges rapidly rose, and countless crimson patterns flashing with garbled code appeared on their surfaces.
The administrator's cold voice, like a death knell, echoed through the bridge:
"Creator Qualification Trial, Phase One... Begins."
Mission objective: Eliminate the 'Logic Parasites' within the ship.
The words had barely left his mouth!
"Pfft! Pfft!"
Dozens of bulges burst open simultaneously, and a viscous, liquid-metal-like substance gushed out, quickly gathering and taking shape on the ground. One after another, hideous monsters crawled out of the walls.
They don't have conventional eyes; instead, they have countless compound eyes covering their entire bodies, each flashing with glaring error codes. Their bodies constantly switch between solid and liquid states, their shapes twisted and grotesque, emanating a nauseating aura of chaos.
As soon as these monsters appeared, their countless compound eyes instantly locked onto Xiao Han, Lin Qingxia, and Iron Crow in the center of the bridge.
"Sizzle--"
The sharp, piercing noise seemed to scrape directly into the souls of the three. The dark gold, mirror-like walls of the bridge rippled eerily, like water rippled after a pebble had been thrown in. Bulges rose up, and crimson patterns flashing with random symbols quickly appeared on their surfaces.
"Pfft!"
A viscous, mercury-like substance gushed out from the bulge, rapidly gathering, wriggling, and taking shape on the ground. It had no fixed form, sometimes stretching into sharp blades, sometimes melting into a puddle of mud. Its scarlet compound eyes, covering its entire body, flashed glaring error codes, locking onto Xiao Han and his companions.
"Logic Parasites!" Iron Crow's face turned deathly pale. "Watch out! Don't let them touch you! They don't just attack physically, they will... rewrite your lives!"
Before the words were even finished, the nearest parasite suddenly shot forward, its forelimbs transforming into countless fine, hair-like metallic tentacles in mid-air, aimed directly at Lin Qingxia. It wasn't an assassination attempt, but rather more like an embrace, a fusion tainted with deadly contamination.
"Life Ice Prison!"
Lin Qingxia's beautiful eyes narrowed. Ignoring her weakness, she pushed forward with her delicate hand. The temperature in the air plummeted, and a layer of emerald green ice crystals instantly spread out. Unlike ordinary frost, these ice crystals seemed to contain a vibrant life force. The parasite's tentacles were frozen, and the scarlet gibberish on its surface also froze, as if a program had been forcibly paused.
Efficient!
But the next moment, more parasites surged in from all directions, ignoring physical barriers and even beginning to dismantle the walls, attempting to penetrate from every angle.
Fine beads of sweat appeared on Lin Qingxia's forehead, and the area covered by emerald green ice crystals grew larger and larger, but her face also grew paler and paler.
"Firewall construction... 78%! Damn it, the administrator's core privileges are rejecting me!" Iron Crow's hands blurred across the virtual screen as she gritted her teeth and pressed the "Defector Core" into the console's slot. A pale blue data barrier unfolded before her, barely blocking the invasion of a few monsters, but infected red spots began to appear on the barrier's surface.
If this continues, assimilation is only a matter of time.
At this critical moment, Xiao Han, who had been keeping his eyes closed, finally opened them.
He didn't look at the hideous monsters, nor did he care about the precarious defenses. His gaze seemed to pierce through the surface of matter, directly seeing the chaotic code composed of "0" and "1" at the very bottom of these "Logic Parasites".
The Genesis Divine Art quietly began to operate.
Xiao Han did not mobilize any spiritual power, but instead wove his mental energy into an invisible and intricate net. The next moment, an information flow completely different from all the power within the bridge emanated from his sea of consciousness.