"I... I..." Lin Ye trembled, unable to speak.
Seeing Lin Ye's pain, Ace forcefully suppressed the reluctance in his heart.
"Lin Ye, you are the universe's hope."
"You cannot abandon your mission because of me alone."
"Promise me, when I lose control..."
"Kill me without hesitation."
"This is my final... and most important request."
The smoke of battle had yet to clear.
"No! I will never kill you!"
Lin Ye firmly refused Ace's request.
"There must be another way!"
"The Star Guardians are so powerful. They must know how to solve this!"
He helped the trembling Ace to his feet, Unyielding determination blazing in his eyes.
"Come, let's find them!"
"Right now!"
Warmth welled up in Ace's heart as he looked at Lin Ye's resolute expression.
But it also made him suffer even more.
"Lin Ye... you don't understand," he said weakly.
"The corrosion of Void Energy is irreversible."
"Even the Star Guardians are helpless against it."
"If there were a way, they would have told me long ago."
Lin Ye shook his head, refusing to accept reality.
"I don't believe it!"
"There must be a method we don't know about!"
"Guardians of other constellations, or even more ancient powers!"
He dragged Ace toward the Void.
Trying to find traces of the Star Guardians.
But the corrosion of Void Energy was faster than they had imagined.
The black-purple marks on Ace's body were spreading rapidly.
Now, even his cheeks were completely covered in Void Patterns.
They looked like a terrifying mask.
"Lin Ye... stop," Ace said with a bitter smile.
"It's too late."
He could feel the other consciousness within him growing stronger and stronger.
That consciousness was filled with a desire for slaughter.
It was madly eroding his sanity.
"I can feel that thing calling to me."
"Telling me