Lin Ye stared gravely at the shadows in the projection.
He could sense that the essence of those shadows was utterly incompatible with everything in this universe. They were not enemies, but an entirely different "system."
Like water and oil, they could never mix.
"Three months..." Lin Ye murmured. "Time is tight."
"That is why we need your help," Wu Wu said. "With your current strength, you can become one of the main forces against the Eroders."
Lin Ye pondered for a moment, then nodded. "I accept the cooperation. But on one condition."
"Go on."
"The Void Council must stop eroding ordinary universes," Lin Ye said. "Before the Extradimensional Corruptors arrive, we cannot afford to fight among ourselves."
The Three Sages fell silent for several seconds before nodding in unison.
"Agreed," Guan Kong said. "We will persuade the other members of the council."
"Then, happy cooperation." Lin Ye extended his hand.
Guan Kong hesitated for a moment before extending his hand as well and shaking Lin Ye's.
This handshake represented the first true cooperation between void and existence in countless millennia.
But at that moment, a sudden change occurred.
The crack in the sky abruptly widened, and a jet-black tentacle shot out from within at an unimaginable speed.
"Watch out!" Chi Xu cried out.
But the tentacle's target was not them, but an ordinary universe in the distance.
The instant the tentacle touched the universe's barrier, that universe began to twist and deform. In the end, it completely collapsed and was converted into a mass of chaotic matter.
"They came early!" Wu Wu said in shock. "Wasn't the estimated time still three months away?!"
Lin Ye's gaze instantly sharpened.
He raised his hand, and the True Creation Staff appeared in his palm. But this time, the staff had changed form—a