As soon as the words were spoken, thousands upon thousands of mechanical warriors were launched from the deck of the warship. They were entirely silver-white, with sleek designs, and their eyes gleamed with a merciless blue light.
They ignored Xiao Han and his two companions, who were fighting fiercely below, as if they were merely insignificant background figures. All the mechanical weapons had only one target— the Asura Progenitor's Heart, which was about to explode completely!
The magnificent warship named "Order" began a cold and precise transformation in the torn space.
The ship's hull resembled layers of peeling metal petals, revealing at its core a colossal sphere intricately constructed from billions of silver runes. It hovered there, radiating an absolute and unquestionable brilliance of Order, as if it were the end of all chaos and disorder in the universe.
"Absolute Order Cage" activated.
In an instant, billions of silver divine chains, more dazzling than starlight, shot out from the sphere, like living serpents, precisely coiling around the rampaging Asura Progenitor's Heart.
Sizzle--Sizzle--
The moment the divine chain touched the crimson heart, the annihilation ripples and the divine light of Order collided violently, emitting a piercing sound of dissolving. The violent energy was continuously neutralized and decomposed by the divine chain, transforming into the most basic, harmless energy particles that drifted in the void.
However, in this display of power that could be described as a miracle, Xiao Han, Lin Qingxia, and Su Linglong were gently yet resolutely repelled by an invisible force field. The feeling was not like an attack, but more like sweeping a few obstructive items into a corner while cleaning a dusty room.
This extreme indifference, treating them as if they were nothing, set off alarm bells in Xiao Han's mind, who should have been filled with pride after the bloody battle. A chill ran from the soles of his feet straight to the top of his head.
They don't even deserve to be taken seriously in the face of this force.
"Warning. The target energy core is experiencing ultra-high density collapse."
"Judgment: The target will initiate ultimate self-destruction."
"The energy level exceeds the containment threshold of the 'Absolute Order Cage'."
The cold, electronic voice of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion broadcasted the message without any emotion, as if stating an established fact.
The crimson heart, tightly bound by the Divine Chain of Order, had its most violent will fully unleashed. It ceased releasing energy and instead began to contract frantically, collapsing all its world-destroying power inward, preparing to use a most spectacular self-destruction to reduce this sea of stars, along with that loathsome "cage," to nothingness.
"Modify the protocol. Initiate 'Protocol: Singularity Exile'."
As the main AI "Tianshu" issued its command, the cage instantly stopped retrieving energy and instead focused all its energy on a single point. A beam of light, deeper than a black hole and capable of devouring all concepts, locked onto the rapidly shrinking heart, preparing to blast it into Unknown Dimension rift just before it self-destructed.
However, just as the banishment beam was about to hit, a sudden change occurred!
The Shura Heart, on the verge of self-destruction, seemed to smell the most delicious delicacy in the world and trembled violently. It sensed the Shura Origin within Xiao Han's right arm, which was suppressed by the World Tree Runes and shared the same origin!
It has found a new "host"!
Boom!
The Shura Heart defied the edge gravity of the Exile Beam, unleashing its last potential, changing direction, and charging towards Xiao Han like a blood-red meteor!
"High-energy pollutant attractant detected."
Target locked: Individual, Xiao Han.
"Threat level upgraded. Execute synchronized banishment."
The logic of "Tianshu" was impeccable. The beam of exile deflected without hesitation, like the scythe of death, following the Shura Heart, and dragged Xiao Han into the darkness that represented eternal damnation!
Xiao Han!
Su Linglong and Lin Qingxia gasped in shock, their beautiful eyes filled with horror. Without a second thought, one unleashed the ultimate power of ice, and the other ignited the last barrier of life, attempting to stop them.
However, faced with the technological might representing the pinnacle of civilization in the universe, their defenses were like thin ice under the sun, shattering at the slightest touch and instantly turning into countless points of light, unable to even slow down the beam of light.
Xiao Han felt a chill run down his spine; he was truly in a life-or-death situation.
Hid? That heart would instantly crash into his body, and the self-destruct energy accumulated within it would be enough to wipe him completely, from his soul to his very being.
If he doesn't hide, he will be banished to Unknown Dimension along with this time bomb, forever lost and never to return.
This is an unsolvable deadlock!
"Idiot! Their technology originates from the same source as the Creation Ark! Use your Genesis Divine Art! You are the 'Creator'!" In her mind's eye, Mei'er let out a piercing scream.
Those words were a wake-up call!
In a flash, a hint of madness flickered in Xiao Han's eyes. He abandoned all resistance and evasion, and instead did something that no one could understand.
He actively activated the suppressed Shura Origin within his right arm, sending out a resonant cry of "longing" from the depths of his soul towards the blood-red heart that was lunging towards him!
Bring it on!
At the same time, he cleared his mind of all distractions, pushed his mental power to its limit, and fully activated the "Genesis Divine Art." He didn't confront the world-destroying beam of banishment, but instead simulated his will into a false yet supremely powerful "Creator's Supreme Command"—
[Take over!]
This command, like a piece of virus code that could not be blocked by any firewall, forcibly inserted itself into the complex and star-studded stream of exile commands of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion.
The "Tianshu" AI, which was executing the "exile" command, suddenly received two completely opposite highest priority instructions.
One is [the target of exile].
One is the [target of takeover].
Logical conflict!
Buzz--
The exile beam, powerful enough to annihilate everything, froze for a fraction of a second just before it touched Xiao Han's body.
Now!
The Shura Heart has already crashed into Xiao Han!
There was no earth-shattering explosion, no horrific carnage. The heart, which contained the power to destroy the world, transformed into a pure torrent of blood the moment it touched Xiao Han's right arm. Guided by the trace of Shura Origin, it surged wildly into his newly grown right arm, which was protected by the World Tree Runes!
"Ah--!"
An uncontrollable roar of pain burst from Xiao Han's throat.
On his right arm, crimson crystals spread wildly at a visible speed, reshaping every inch of his skin and every bone. A power of Asura, billions of times purer and more terrifying than the one given to him by the jailer, exploded within his body!
The crisis seemed to have passed, but then it seemed... to have gotten worse.
The banished beam dissipated.
In the starry sky, the huge, cold, emotionless electronic single eye of the "Order" slowly rotated, finally locking onto Xiao Han.
Locked onto the object that had just been "contained" --
A new container.
"The fusion entity has been confirmed. The target has combined with an unknown life form, and the energy fluctuations are increasing exponentially."
"Threat level reassessed... classified as 'world-ending'."