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"Oh? Looks like you know quite a bit." Weiss narrowed his eyes, a dangerous glint in his smile. But trespassing on someone else's universe comes at a price, you know.
He gently waved his staff, and a rainbow-like beam of light shot towards the woman. She hurriedly retreated, but was still grazed by the hem of her clothing. Surprisingly, her seemingly ordinary uniform remained undamaged, only slightly rippling.
The angelic power is ineffective? Whis finally dropped his playful expression. Interesting...
The woman steadied herself, her mechanical eyes rapidly rotating: High-level energy interference detected; mission difficulty increased to S-rank. Request activation of the Chaos Protocol.
As she spoke, three more figures emerged from the space-time rift: a giant covered in metal armor, a green-skinned boy floating in mid-air, and—most shocking to Lin Ye—a person who looked exactly like him.
This... is impossible! Lin Ye stared wide-eyed at that version of himself, who was also looking back at him with a complicated expression.
"Lin Ye-β, carry out the elimination mission," the woman commanded coldly.
Lin Ye nodded, and his body erupted with the same aura as Lin Ye, even the golden light of the system was exactly the same.
Weiss, what exactly is going on? Lin Ye felt his throat go dry.
Weiss's expression was more serious than ever before: It seems we've run into big trouble... These are invaders from other timelines.
Another me? Lin Ye clenched his fist. System, can you analyze anything?
[Scanning...]
[Target: An individual host from a parallel universe!]
[Warning! The same system fluctuation has been detected!]
Just then, Beerus's voice came from behind: Hey! What are you doing on my turf?
The God of Destruction finally appeared. He walked over sleepily, but when he saw the scene before him, his purple pupils instantly contracted.
The Time and Space Administration? Beerus's voice was filled with obvious apprehension. How could they be here?
The woman turned to Beerus, her mechanical eye quickly scanning: Detected the God of Destruction of Universe 7, Threat Level: High. Secondary Objective: Restraint.
The metal giant and the green-skinned boy immediately rushed towards Beerus, while Lin Ye walked towards Lin Ye.
It seems we have no choice but to fight first. Weiss sighed, pointing his staff at the woman. "Miss, could you tell me your name? After all, if we're going to fight, we should at least know who our opponent is."
The woman remained silent for a moment before finally speaking: "Captain of the Seventh Special Task Force of the Time and Space Administration, codename Shigure."
"Very well, Miss Shigure." Weiss smiled. "Then let me see just how powerful the Time and Space Administration is."
Lin Ye looked at himself approaching and took a deep breath: Whoever you are, why are you attacking us?
The other person gave a wry smile: "I'm sorry, I had no choice. If I didn't do this, my universe would..."
Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly attacked, throwing a heavy punch straight at Lin Ye's face. Lin Ye hurriedly blocked, and the two identical forces collided, unleashing a deafening roar.
The battle has begun.
Chapter 212: Cosmic Rift
Warning! Warning! A spatial anomaly has been detected at the edge of the seventh universe!
Bulma's scream pierced the Capsule Corporation's early morning tranquility like a sharp blade. Lin Ye was meditating in the gravity training room, the golden aura flowing around him abruptly receding the moment the alarm sounded. He snapped his eyes open, a glint of the system's unique blue data stream flashing in his pupils.
"What's going on?" Lin Ye muttered to himself, his fingers unconsciously reaching for the miniature communicator behind his ear. In the three years since defeating Majin Buu, Universe 7 had never triggered such an urgent alarm level. On the metal wall of the training room, the previously stable gravity parameter display suddenly began to erratically jump from 300 times gravity to unreadable gibberish.
Lin Ye rushed out of the training room, his bare feet landing on the cold metal floor of the corridor. He could feel the entire building trembling slightly, as if an invisible hand was shaking the planet. When he reached the central control room, he found Vegeta and Goku already standing in front of the holographic star map, their faces terribly grave.
What's going on? Lin Ye squeezed to the front of the control panel, and the sight before him made him gasp—at the edge of the star map, a region the size of the Milky Way was twisting and deforming. That starry sky looked like a biscuit being devoured by an invisible giant mouth, with colorful data streams constantly peeling away from the edges. Those streams of light meandered and moved in the void, greedily eating away at the surrounding space like living creatures.
Vegeta's tail thrashed irritably at the ground, leaving charred streaks on the alloy floor: it had appeared three hours ago. It started as a planet, but now… He pointed to the wildly beating data panel, his voice unusually tense: the expansion rate had increased by 1700%. At this rate, it would engulf the solar system in 72 hours.
Uncharacteristically, Sun Wukong wasn't grinning. His Super Saiyan Blue aura unconsciously radiated outwards, ionizing the air in the control room and creating tiny sparks. Lord Beerus and Whis had already arrived. He scratched his head, his brow furrowed. "Just before the communication suddenly cut off, I sensed a... very strange aura. It didn't resemble any living being, nor did it resemble energy; it was more like..."
Nothingness itself. Lin Ye continued his words, simultaneously bringing up the system interface. To his shock, the originally azure system screen had turned a warning crimson, with black borders flashing incessantly around its edges. An unprecedented notification was frantically flashing on his retina:
Chaotic erosion detected
[Resistance Protocol Activated]
[Skill Tree Chaos Resistance Unlocked]
Wait, System, you knew this was going to happen? Lin Ye questioned in his consciousness. The answer was a sudden influx of fragmented memories—images of countless universes collapsing in a rainbow of light, stars dissipating like grains of sand, and the screams of living beings echoing in the void. Finally, a vague mechanical voice announced: Defense Protocol No. 9527 activated...
Bulma's exclamation interrupted Lin Ye's thoughts: "My God! Something's coming out of the crack!" Her trembling fingers zoomed in on the surveillance footage, causing everyone to gasp—an amorphous, multicolored energy mass was seeping from the crack, spreading through the universe like a viscous liquid. Planets in its path weren't destroyed, but rather erased from existence as if wiped clean, leaving no trace, not even a remnant.
"System, analyze the target!" Lin Ye gritted his teeth, noticing that his palms were already sweating.
The system interface rapidly unfolded into a holographic projection, and a cold, mechanical voice echoed in my mind:
[Target Identification: Chaos Devourer (Large)]
Threat Level: Cosmic
【Characteristics: Erosion of the Existence Level / Distortion of Laws / Assimilation of Energy】
[Immediate evacuation from the current universe is recommended.]
Vegeta slammed his fist on the control panel, the metal surface denting with a crack: "Are you kidding me! You want me to run away?" A deep blue aura erupted from him, shattering the glass instruments in the control room under the energy impact. "Kakarot, let's go!"
Wait! Lin Ye grabbed the impulsive Saiyan prince, feeling the taut muscles in his arm. A normal attack might be ineffective! The system indicated that thing could devour any form of energy! It would convert attacks into its own nourishment!
As if confirming his words, Beerus's purple figure suddenly appeared on the surveillance footage. The God of Destruction conjured energy blasts powerful enough to destroy galaxies, the purplish-black destructive energy capable of instantly evaporating a galaxy. However, the moment the energy blasts touched the Chaos Devourer, they were assimilated into a rainbow of light, becoming part of that bizarre energy mass, like water droplets falling into the ocean. A look of astonishment flashed across Beerus's face, but Whis quickly used his scepter to tear open space and pull him away.
Even the power of a God of Destruction... Goku's golden hair fell down, and his Super Saiyan Blue form unconsciously dissipated. A hint of confusion, unlike anything Lin Ye had ever seen before, flashed in his eyes. What exactly was this...?
The control room fell into a deathly silence, broken only by the piercing alarms of the instruments. Lin Ye noticed that the first icon in the system's Chaos Resistance skill tree was faintly glowing—it was the basic skill called Order Barrier, but activation required an unknown substance called Genesis Particles. He quickly browsed the system database, only to find that the relevant entries were encrypted, displaying only a single line of small text: Primal Energy at the Beginning of Creation.
Bulma, contact the Omni-King's Temple immediately! Lin Ye's voice was hoarse with tension. Vegeta, gather all members of the Z Fighters, including Piccolo from Namek and Dende from Kami. Goku, go to Namek and find Dende. I need the original Namekian Dragon Balls, the ones the Grand Elder created originally.
"What are you going to do?" the three asked in unison. Bulma's fingers were already flying across the keyboard, bringing up the inter-universe communication interface.
Lin Ye stared at the ever-expanding cosmic rift on the monitor screen, its seven-colored chaotic light dancing in his pupils: "The system has a solution to combat this, but we need to prepare." He retrieved an encrypted memory and projected it into the air—it was footage of the previous host battling a similar energy entity. "If my guess is correct..." He paused, his voice low and somber, "This could be a catastrophe affecting all universes. The resurrection of Majin Buu three years ago might just be a harbinger."
Just then, the communicator in the control room suddenly activated automatically. Weiss's elegant yet urgent voice came through, accompanied by an unsettling buzzing in the background: "All Gods of Destruction of all universes, please proceed immediately to the Omni-King's Palace for an emergency meeting." Repeat, "All Gods of Destruction, immediately..."
The communication was suddenly interrupted by a piercing noise, the sound like the screams of a thousand dying people compressed into electronic pulses. Interspersed within the noise were some kind of inhuman roars, their pitch fluctuating wildly, completely unlike the vocal cord structure of any known creature. Goosebumps rose on Lin Ye's arms; the sound reminded him of the screams of a collapsing universe from the system's deep memories.
The forces split into two groups. Lin Ye quickly assigned tasks, noticing the survival countdown on the system interface had begun to tick. "Lord Beerus and I will attend the Council of Gods. Bulma, you'll be responsible for analyzing the composition of chaotic energy. Call upon any equipment you need." Vegeta and Goku gathered their forces and protected Earth, prioritizing the evacuation of colonies at the edge of the solar system.
Vegeta snorted coldly, his tail taut: Why should I take your orders? His purple aura surged again. I suggest we just charge in, before that thing fully matures...
Based on this alone, Lin Ye activated the system interface, displaying a simulated projection of the Chaos Devourer before everyone. The projection showed that, at the current expansion rate, the Seventh Universe would be 30% devoured in 72 hours, and Earth was right in the path of that devouring. Even more terrifying, the system predicted that the Chaos Devourer's evolution speed would increase by 3.7% for every star system it absorbed.
Bulma's face turned deathly pale. Her hand trembled slightly as she pulled up the star map: "I...I'll start analyzing right away. But I need samples...remote scanning might not be enough..."
Goku patted Vegeta on the shoulder, unusually serious, and said, "He's right, Vegeta. Let's go find Gohan and the others first; Piccolo should be able to help." He turned to Lin Ye, "I'll handle Namek, but the original Dragon Balls might be sealed in the Grand Elder's Sanctuary; it'll take time to unseal them."
When Lin Ye teleported to Beerus's side, he found the God of Destruction frowning, a rare sight, his purple skin covered in a fine layer of sweat. "Boy," Beerus said in a deep voice, staring at the constantly twisting cosmic rift, "I've lived for hundreds of millions of years and have never seen anything like this. It doesn't feel like life, nor like energy, it's more like..."
"The opposite of existence," Weiss continued, his usually relaxed expression turning serious. "Mr. Lin Ye, has your system provided any useful information?" The tip of the angel's scepter flickered with an unstable light.
Just as Lin Ye was about to answer, he suddenly felt a sharp wave of dizziness. The scene before him distorted like a poorly received television screen, and a system warning exploded in his mind:
Chaotic scan detected!
[Emergency shield activated!]
[WARNING: Host has been marked]
The seven-colored energy within the cosmic rift suddenly surged violently, like a boiling oil pan. Without warning, a beam of light shot out from it, so fast that even Weiss only had time to slightly widen his eyes. The angel instantly deployed its angelic barrier, but the beam of light pierced through the barrier like a phantom, heading straight for Lin Ye's heart!
"Watch out!" Beerus shoved Lin Ye aside, simultaneously gathering destructive energy in his right hand to meet the beam of light. The moment the two forces collided, a dazzling light erupted, and the space cracked like a spiderweb in glass. When the light dissipated, Lin Ye was horrified to discover that Beerus's right arm was digitizing from his fingertips, turning into scattered blue code, like a deleted digital image.
"Lord Beerus!" Lin Ye and Whis exclaimed simultaneously. Lin Ye instinctively tried to use the system's healing function, but found that the relevant modules were locked.
As the God of Destruction watched his arm gradually disappear, a fear—an emotion Lin Ye had never seen before—appeared in his eyes for the first time. It...it was rewriting the very essence of my existence. Beerus's voice was distorted with pain; it wasn't destruction, not killing, but a direct erasure from the cosmic memory...Whis, take us to the Omni-King's Palace immediately. This thing...might be more dangerous than we imagine.
Weiss nodded solemnly, tapping the ground lightly with his scepter. In the last moment before the teleportation light illuminated, Lin Ye saw what appeared to be a gigantic eye opening within the cosmic rift, its pupil composed of countless rotating galaxies, staring intently in his direction. The system's notification sounded coldly:
The Chaos Devourer has identified its host as a threat target.
[Survival countdown: 71 hours, 58 minutes, and 22 seconds]
[It is recommended to launch the Genesis Project immediately.]
Chapter 213: The Council of Gods
The pure white hall of the Omni-King's Palace was shrouded in an almost solidified oppressive atmosphere. As Lin Ye followed Beerus and Whis through the towering crystal archway, he felt an invisible pressure, as if the air in the entire space had turned into a viscous liquid. The soles of his boots echoed crisply on the hall floor, each step reminding him—this was the sacred place where the gods held their meetings, and he was merely a mortal.
The Gods of Destruction and angels of the twelve universes had gathered, arranged on either side according to their universe numbers. Lin Ye noticed that most of the Gods of Destruction had solemn expressions. Quitra from the fourth universe was nervously tapping the armrest of his chair with his claws, and Champa from the sixth universe was unusually not eating, his fat fingers twisted together. Only Rumsey from the tenth universe still wore a disdainful expression, his elephant-like trunk held high, his eyes full of contempt for Lin Ye.
The King has arrived!
The attendant's resounding announcement pierced the silence like a sharp sword. Two Omni-Kings emerged hand in hand from behind the throne, their childlike appearances creating an eerie contrast with the tense atmosphere. To Lin Ye's surprise, the Omni-Kings' eyes gleamed with a wisdom beyond their years, their gaze seemingly able to penetrate the soul and see through all pretense.
"Everyone saw that, right?" Zeno asked, tilting his head on the left. His voice was still childish, but his tone was unusually serious. He waved his hand gently, and a real-time image of the edge of the seventh universe was immediately projected in the center of the hall—the distorted spatial rift had now expanded to the size of three galaxies, and the colorful energy flow extended outward like tentacles.
The Omni-King on the right added: Universe 5 has lost 30% of its domain. With a wave of his small hand, the scene shifted to a chilling spectacle—countless galaxies were swallowed by a torrent of seven colors, leaving only absolute nothingness in its wake, where even starlight could not escape. Alek's last communication indicated that chaotic energy was rewriting the laws of physics.
Lin Ye gasped. The system immediately analyzed the image, and the data stream scrolled rapidly across his retina:
The Chaos Devourer's evolution speed exceeded expectations.
[Current rate of consumption: 1.4 galaxies/standard time]
[Threat level raised to multiverse level]
[It is recommended to immediately activate the inter-universe joint defense protocol]
Beerus stepped forward, his purple tail twitching uneasily. "I think we should form a joint defense force immediately." He glanced at Lin Ye. "I recommend Lin Ye take charge of tactical command; his system seems to have a solution to counter Chaos."
Rumsey immediately scoffed, exhaling a puff of hot air from his long trunk: "Let a mortal command gods? Beerus, you're becoming increasingly depraved." The elephant-shaped god of destruction pointed his trunk at Lin Ye, the gems inlaid in his tusks gleaming dangerously. "This inferior life form isn't even qualified to attend! I suggest he be expelled from the temple immediately."
Mosco, the blond God of Destruction from Universe 3, shook his head, his mechanized vocal cords emitting a synthesized voice: "I agree with Rumsey's assessment. This is clearly a crisis at the divine level, and it should be resolved by us Gods of Destruction joining forces. Mortal power is insignificant in the face of threats at this level."
Lin Ye noticed that although the other Gods of Destruction didn't speak, most of them showed expressions of agreement. Helles from Universe 2 elegantly waved his feather fan, but the doubt in his eyes was obvious; Sidara from Universe 9 made no attempt to hide his sneer, his three eyes narrowed into slits.
Just as the atmosphere was about to reach a stalemate, Weiss cleared his throat elegantly, his scepter tapping the ground with a crisp sound: "Have you all noticed a crucial fact—" He paused to make sure all eyes were on him, "Chaotic energy has a special affinity for divine power.
He tapped his scepter again, playing a video of Beerus's arm being corrupted. Seeing the destructive energy so easily assimilated, the expressions of the Gods of Destruction changed drastically. Quitra even subconsciously touched his own arm, as if the terrible corruption were contagious.
"And this Mr. Lin Ye," Weiss continued, suddenly teleporting behind Lin Ye—a move so fast that even most angels couldn't catch it. His slender fingers lightly touched Lin Ye's back, and a golden light immediately spread out from the point of contact; his power system was different from ours. In fact...
Lin Ye felt the system interface suddenly pop up, with complex golden runes flowing in the air, forming a three-dimensional matrix. To his surprise, these runes contained variants of Namekian Dragon language, as well as some ancient characters that even the system could not fully recognize.
This is... Dragon God runes? Quitra of Universe 4 narrowed his eyes, his cat-like pupils shrinking to a thin slit. How could a human master such an ancient script? As far as I know, even the current Namekian Grand Elder doesn't recognize the complete Dragon God runes.
Weiss smiled and stepped back to his original position: "Interestingly, these runes are evolving autonomously. Look here—" he pointed to a transforming symbol, adapting to the properties of chaotic energy, much like an immune system fighting off a virus.
"Enough!" The Omni-King suddenly clapped his hands, the crisp sound shaking the entire hall and even causing subtle ripples in the space. All arguments immediately ceased. "We don't have time to argue about this." The Omni-King on the left tilted his head to look at Lin Ye, a hint of curiosity flashing in his eyes. "Lin Ye, tell me your plan."