Chapter 505: The Cavalry Has Arrived
It was unclear whether this was physical damage from using the retrace ability or the harm inflicted by Little Black’s shattering of the temporal barrier.
Hearing Hei Sha’s words, the seventh elder’s face showed disbelief.
This was the first time it had ever encountered a creature capable of nullifying the retrace ability.
Even the strongest few specimens in the Infinite Laboratory struggled against the retrace ability, relying on endless repetition to wear down Hei Sha.
But a violent shattering like this had never occurred before.
After a moment of confusion, the seventh elder’s gaze towards Little Black shifted.
He had originally intended to retrieve this special substance for the Infinite Laboratory’s collection, for research and containment.
Yet he hadn’t expected that even their combined efforts couldn’t subdue it.
How could he leave now, when he was so close?
This laboratory clearly contained data on Mo and Hei Lin’s secret research projects—data he considered extremely important.
He desperately wanted to know what gave Hei Lin the confidence to betray his own people.
As Little Black loomed closer again, the words “Black Reaper Project” from Hei Lin’s conversation with the mysterious creature during the retrace suddenly flashed in the seventh elder’s mind.
A realization struck him.
Perhaps this mysterious black substance was the Black Reaper they spoke of.
With Little Black closing in, he had no time to dwell on it. The seventh elder called out in a deep voice:
“Form the array together! Attempt to seal it!”
As the words fell, the seventh elder struck first. The golden leaf on his forehead glowed again, and golden energy rapidly gathered in his hands.
His hands moved, leaving countless afterimages in their wake.
As his hands moved faster and faster, strands of golden thread materialized in the air, weaving and intertwining.
At that moment, the remaining members of the Spirit Energy Clan joined the attack, except for the injured Hei Sha.
In the blink of an eye, countless golden threads intertwined in the air, weaving along intricate paths. A pure gold talisman materialized in the sky, etched with a distorted symbol.
The symbol seemed to possess a magical power. Even a distant glance made Feng Qi’s head swim, followed by waves of stabbing pain that slowed his thoughts to a crawl.
The mysterious symbol on the golden talisman immediately reminded Feng Qi of the “divine script” that Tian Shu had once mentioned.
Tian Shu had explained that during his attempts to merge with divine power, his mind had been flooded with incomprehensible knowledge and texts. He called these “divine script,” a special language used only by the Pillar Gods.
For ordinary creatures, trying to comprehend this script would cause their heads to throb and their thoughts to become sluggish, like a CPU overloaded and freezing.
Attempting to forcefully decipher the meaning behind the divine script could even cause one to spontaneously self-detonate and die on the spot.
Witnessing this, Feng Qi realized that the Spirit Energy Clan clearly had some research into the divine script. They seemed to be using the Pillar Gods’ power characteristics to counter Little Black.
The golden talisman surged through the air like a wave, its side bearing the divine script facing Little Black.
In an instant, Little Black, who was still expanding, froze in mid-air.
The divine script radiated specks of golden light, bathing Little Black in its radiant glow.
The divine script’s effect on Little Black didn’t seem to be an energy-based attack.
Otherwise, given Little Black’s resistance to energy, it would have been impossible to restrain it even slightly.
Under Feng Qi’s curious gaze, the divine script twisted and contorted.
The characters seemed to be composed of multiple forms, constantly shifting their shapes every second, without any fixed form.
Under the pressure of the divine script’s power, Little Black was unable to move.
During this stalemate, he noticed that the Spirit Energy Clan members were also struggling.
Golden characters flashed across their golden eyes, and their bodies, entirely composed of energy, flickered and became unstable.
It seemed that activating the divine script was also putting immense pressure on them.
Seeing this, Feng Qi still didn’t dare to act rashly.
His entire skeleton was riddled with cracks, his right arm and ribs were shattered, and he dropped bone fragments with every step. Any attack could shatter him completely.
Calculating the time, Mu Qing should be arriving soon.
The safest course of action was to wait for her.
As for who would win between the Spirit Energy Clan and Little Black, Feng Qi didn’t need to think hard to know it would be Little Black.
The early version of Little Black, while far less powerful than his 1500-years-later counterpart, already displayed terrifying combat prowess.
The seventeen Spirit Energy Clan members present could temporarily restrain Little Black, but not indefinitely. Once their energy was depleted, they would almost certainly be torn apart and devoured alive.
Just as he had anticipated, Little Black, frozen in mid-air, gradually stirred. The black mist, formed from Spirit Energy Nanoworms, slowly spread toward the seventh elder and the other Spirit Energy Clan members. Seemingly adapting to the pressure of the divine mark, Little Black’s movements gradually became unrestricted.
This sight left the seventh elder and the other Spirit Energy Clan members utterly stunned, especially the seventh elder, whose face was filled with horror.
The divine script he had unleashed came from a stone tablet in the Infinite Laboratory’s collection. That mysterious tablet was etched with three divine script, each possessing a powerful sealing effect. Creatures facing the divine script would gradually turn into stone statues, while energy-based bodies would cease to function.
It had taken the Spirit Energy Clan years to decipher the three divine script, but even after cracking them, using them proved incredibly difficult.
The divine script were like condensed logic of the universe’s natural laws. To replicate them, one had to perform millions of transformations per second, following the script’s inherent rules.
Even for the Spirit Energy Clan, with their advanced analytical capabilities, replicating this type of text proved extremely difficult.
It was impossible for this single entity to complete the task alone; it required the assistance of its clansmen to barely maintain the process.
It was like having multiple CPUs running in parallel to process and execute commands.
Even if the replication succeeded, it couldn’t be sustained for long.
Soon, it would enter a state of high-load analysis, placing immense strain on its energy body.
It had intended to use the power of the divine script to suppress this mass of black, mysterious substance, forcing it into a petrified, sealed state. To its surprise, the substance quickly adapted to the suppression of the divine mark.
As this realization struck, a storm of shock and terror surged within its mind.
The only way for this substance to move freely under the pressure of the divine script was if it had somehow deciphered the underlying principles of the script.
The divine script, which the Spirit Energy Clan struggled to decipher even with collective effort, had been fully understood by this substance in an incredibly short time.
At this thought, the seventh elder’s heart turned to ice. The idea of confronting Little Black vanished completely.
Originally, it had planned to steal all the data from the top secret laboratory, take this mysterious living substance with it, and deliver it to the Infinite Laboratory as a new exhibit for research and containment.
But now, all it wanted was to escape this place as quickly as possible.
Devouring energy, splitting to grow, unaffected by Miracle retrace, and able to decipher divine script rules in an instant… it realized an uncontrollable demon had been unleashed.
To oppose it, even the strongest would be dragged down and defeated.
Its very nature made it nearly impossible to defeat.
The only method it hadn’t tried was a physical offensive.
But the Spirit Energy Clan was weak in physical combat and lacked any means of physical attack.
Just as the seventh elder was contemplating how to escape, a flowing jade light suddenly appeared at the entrance of the top secret room.
The moment the jade-colored figure solidified, the ground cracked, and jade-colored arcs of electricity crackled and spread.
Mu Qing had arrived.
Her overwhelming aura radiated forward, and her scarlet eyes glared ferociously at the seventh elder and the other Spirit Energy Clan members.
Not far away.
Seeing Mu Qing’s arrival, Feng Qi decisively leaped out from behind the experimental equipment and waved to her, signaling his presence.
The cavalry’s arrived. Time to run!
(End of the Chapter)