freenovelworld Chapter 877 Memory Core Earth Crisis
Chapter 877 Memory Core Earth Crisis
The astral sky was dyed blood red by the light of the shattering Heavenly Dao gears. Yun Yao's fingertips still trembled from shattering the Law Puppet. When she saw the eerie glowing memory crystal core within the core of the puppet, which looked exactly like her mother's, she froze in place. The surface of the crystal core was covered in fine cracks, like a heart entangled in spiderwebs, emitting a dark red light with every beat.
"Be careful!" Chu Mochen's voice pierced through the air, and his Blood Sword slashed across Yun Yao's body, shredding the fragments of the Law that attempted a sneak attack. But Yun Yao's gaze remained fixed on the memory crystal core, as if drawn by some mysterious force.
The star terminal upgraded by System Jun suddenly issued a sharp alarm, and a red data stream jumped wildly in front of Yun Yao's eyes: "Special energy fluctuations have been detected, resonating with the earth's coordinates!" Yun Yao subconsciously reached out to touch the crystal core, and in an instant, countless images flooded into her sea of consciousness like a tide.
She saw a vast chasm split open in the sky of modern Earth, purple lightning lashing out. Countless cultivators, clad in Taoist robes and wielding magical instruments, filed out from the rift. Their eyes gleamed with greed. Wherever they passed, forests withered and rivers dried up, their spirit energy frantically draining the air. In the city, people fled in panic, familiar streets transformed into battlefields. Planes were shattered by magical instruments in mid-air, and explosions echoed one after another.
The scene shifted, and Yun Yao saw her home. Her parents huddled in the corner of the room. Her mother's hands trembled as she dialed the phone, while her father held the door tightly against the pounding sound it made. Outside the window, a cultivator raised his hand with a sinister grin, and a beam of black spiritual energy shot straight towards their home...
"No!" Yun Yao suddenly opened her eyes, her clothes soaked with cold sweat. Chu Mochen worriedly supported her shaky body, but found that the blood-red light projected by the memory crystal core still lingered in her pupils.
"The Earth... is under attack." Yun Yao's voice was hoarse and cold. "They are draining the Earth's spiritual energy. My parents..." Her nails dug deep into her palms, blood oozed out, but she didn't feel any pain at all.
The alarms on the Star Realm terminal grew more urgent. The image of Earth on the holographic projection was fading at a visible rate. Large patches of gray appeared on the once azure surface, a sign of spiritual energy being drained away. "Spiritual energy recovery countdown: 72 hours. If the spiritual energy depletion cannot be stopped before then, Earth will permanently lose its chance of recovery, and all life will be extinct within six months." The System's voice was unusually anxious.
Chu Mochen's eyes instantly became sharp, and the Ni Lin Blood Sword hummed in his hand: "Let's go! Let's go to Earth now!" But Yun Yao slowly shook her head. She stared at the memory crystal core in her hand, and suddenly found that the cracks on the surface of the crystal core were forming some kind of mysterious runes.
"Wait." Yun Yao concentrated, mobilizing the power of her Chaos Dao Foundation to analyze the runes. A moment later, her expression darkened. "This isn't just a robbery; it's a conspiracy by the Heavenly Dao Pavilion. They want to refine Earth into fuel for the 'Heavenly Dao Furnace' and accelerate the process of the Heavenly Dao's unification. Furthermore..." She paused, a flicker of shock in her eyes. "There's also a scene in the memory crystal core that shows someone secretly cultivating forces on Earth in preparation for the arrival of the divine realm."
At this moment, a golden beam of light suddenly descended from the astral sky, and a mysterious masked figure emerged from within. A strange energy wave swirled around him, neither the spiritual energy of a cultivator nor Chu Mochen's fate-defying power. "Void Spirit Envoy, Prince Zhulong," the mysterious figure's voice seemed to echo from a distant time and space, carrying an eerie double resonance. "Do you think defeating the Master of the Heavenly Dao Pavilion is the end? The chess game in the divine realm has only just begun. Earth is merely the appetizer to this feast."
Without a word, Chu Mochen swung his sword at the mysterious man, but the golden light pillar dissipated into countless points of light the moment the blade touched them. The mysterious man's voice still echoed in the astral realm: "The memory core is your key, but also your shackles. When the core is completely shattered, it will be the end of the Earth."
Yun Yao gripped the crystal core tightly and suddenly felt a drop of black liquid seep from the cracks, dripping onto her fingertips. Suddenly, a chilling memory flooded her mind—she saw a familiar figure conversing confidentially with the head of the Tiandao Pavilion. That person was actually her mentor in the modern world, a highly respected professor of physics!
"Impossible..." Yun Yao stumbled back, but Chu Mochen caught her in time. Her mind kept flashing back to the memories of her time with the professor, their discussions about the mysteries of the universe, his words of encouragement to pursue her dreams. All of this seemed incredibly ironic.
The Star Realm terminal suddenly beeped, and a holographic map unfolded, marking several locations on Earth with unusually strong spiritual energy fluctuations. "These locations are the core areas of spiritual energy plunder and the source of memory crystal core energy," the system said. "More importantly, according to data analysis, Yun Yao's parents are located in one of these areas."
Yun Yao's eyes instantly became firm. She put the memory crystal core into her arms and said to Chu Mochen, "Let's go. But this time, we can't rush around like before. Tiandao Pavilion has been operating on Earth for a long time, and there are mysterious forces from the divine realm interfering. We need a plan."
Chu Mochen nodded, and the Ni Lin Blood Sword drew a graceful arc in his hand: "Whatever you say, I will accompany you."
Yun Yao took a deep breath and began to mobilize the power of the Chaos Dao Foundation and the Star Realm Terminal, constructing a massive tactical sandbox in the void. "First, we must find and destroy these spiritual energy plundering points. Second, we must rescue my parents and the others trapped. Finally..." Her eyes grew cold, "We must find the traitor and determine the full extent of his schemes on Earth."
At this moment, a chaotic signal suddenly came from the Star Realm terminal, and a blurry figure appeared on the screen. "Yun Yao, is that you?" A familiar voice came, and Yun Yao's pupils suddenly contracted—it was her mother's voice!
"Mom! Where are you? Are you okay?" Yun Yao asked anxiously.
The figure on screen trembled, as if about to say something, but the signal suddenly became unstable. "I...we're...teaching him...in the lab..." Before he could finish his words, the screen went completely black.
Yun Yao clenched her fists, her nails piercing the skin on her palms. "The laboratory... I know where it is. That's where the professor conducted secret research. I never thought it would become their base."
Chu Mochen patted her shoulder and said, "Don't worry, we'll go right away. With me here, no one can hurt your family."
Just as the two were about to depart, the ground in the astral realm suddenly shook violently. Countless black vines emerged from the ground and entwined themselves around them. These vines exuded a rancid odor and were covered in strange runes. Every twist seemed to suck their spiritual energy.
"This is... the 'Soul Devouring Vine' from the Tiandao Pavilion!" Yun Yao gritted her teeth. "It seems they don't want us to go to Earth so easily." She mobilized the chaotic spiritual energy, forming a protective shield around her, blocking the vine's attack. Chu Mochen wielded the Nilin Blood Sword, severing the approaching vines one by one.
But there were too many vines, and they would regenerate quickly after being cut. Yun Yao suddenly thought of something and shouted to Chu Mochen, "The power of these vines comes from underground. We need to find their roots!"
As the two battled, they searched for the source of the Soul-Devouring Vine. Finally, Yun Yao discovered a shimmering black stone tablet, engraved with ancient runes. "Here it is!" She concentrated her chaotic spiritual energy and struck the stone tablet with a single palm. The stone tablet exploded with a bang, and all the Soul-Devouring Vine instantly lost their power, dissipating into black ash in the air.
After resolving the Soul-Devouring Vine crisis, Yun Yao and Chu Mochen immediately opened a passage to Earth through the Star Realm Terminal without delay. Waiting for them at the other end of the passage were even more dangerous enemies and a shocking conspiracy that would overturn their understanding.
The moment she stepped into the passage, Yun Yao glanced back at the astral sky. It was still overcast, but her gaze remained unwavering. No matter how many difficulties and obstacles lay ahead, she would not retreat. This time, she was fighting not only for herself and the world of cultivation, but also to protect the Earth that had given her life and nurtured her, and to protect her beloved family.
"Earth, I'm back. This time, I won't let anyone hurt you again." Yun Yao whispered, then stepped into the passage with Chu Mochen, their figures disappearing into the light. Behind them, the alarm at the Star Realm terminal continued to sound, indicating that this crisis had only just begun...