Within the Chamber of Contemplation, the flow of time and energy seemed viscous and heavy.
Purple-black energy beams pulsed slowly like the blood vessels of giant serpents, injecting corrupt power into the dim sphere of light at the center.
At the same time, they extracted strands of silver, pure energy threads from the light sphere.
They merged them into themselves. The dozen or so floating energy cocoons rose and fell faintly with this pulsing, the twisted outlines within sometimes clear, sometimes blurred.
They gave off an unsettling dormant aura, as though they could burst from their cocoons at any moment and transform into Aberrant Guardians even more terrifying than the one outside.
"These 'cocoons' are secondary aberrants. Their energy levels vary, but the three largest are nearly as threatening as the one we just faced."
Ming Xin swiftly surveyed the area and made his judgment. "Ying Sha, you handle the eight smaller cocoons around the perimeter.
Use Shadow Erosion to destroy their energy structures. End this quickly. Do not give them a chance to fully awaken.
I'll sever these energy beams and deal with the three large ones, then try to make contact with the core."
"Understood!" Shadows gathered in Ying Sha's eyes. His figure flickered, splitting into several dark silhouettes that nearly blended into the background.
They silently glided toward the relatively smaller purple-black energy cocoons at the edges.
He knew the key to his task was speed and silence. Before the enemy could react completely, he had to dismantle their structures.
Ming Xin stepped forward, his gaze fixed on the thick energy beams connected to the light sphere.
He did not attack at once. Instead, he held his hands loosely before his chest as the newly formed Miniature Universe within him accelerated.
A hazy gray Dao Rhyme containing