Legend of the Embroiderer

Chapter 448 Shi Yuan's Shocking Change

As soon as the Time Watcher finished speaking, fine cracks suddenly appeared all over Xiao Ying's body, like a spider web about to break, covering her illusory body, as if countless invisible hands were tearing it apart at will.

The fused entity was extremely anxious and rushed forward to hug Xiaoying, but a scorching energy acted like an invisible wall, violently pushing her away.

Large blisters instantly appeared on her palms, and the excruciating pain made her tremble all over, with cold sweat rolling down her forehead.

"Her primal power is resonating with the cursed runes left by the mysterious man!" The Watcher's voice was filled with anxiety as his staff spun rapidly, the starlight embedded at its tip shining brightly, forming a crystal-clear protective barrier around Little Firefly.

The purple arcs of electricity generated by the collision of runes, like greedy venomous snakes, roamed wildly along the surface of the barrier, dyeing the originally holy light into an eerie dark purple. The crackling sound of electricity was particularly jarring in the silent space.

The guardian struggled to sit up, his tattered armor creaking under the strain, each movement accompanied by the groans of his bones.

He gritted his teeth and injected blue energy into the ground, and a frigid ice barrier rose up in an attempt to resist the violent energy impact.

"We must sever the connection between the two! But Hotaru's current condition..."

Before he finished speaking, the ground suddenly cracked open with a spiderweb-like fissure, and dark red curse runes, like vines crawling out of hell, burst forth and instantly wrapped around Xiao Ying's body.

Wherever the runes passed, her originally fair skin turned bluish-purple, and the originally lustrous light spots became flickering, like a candle in the wind, which could be extinguished at any moment.

A resolute glint flashed in the eyes of the fused being. She gritted her teeth and mobilized the power of her twins. The golden light was like a dazzling sun, and the dark purple light was like a deep night. The two lights condensed at her fingertips into a tough chain.

"In the name of the Observer, sever this evil connection!" Her roar echoed in the distorted spacetime, filled with anger and resentment.

But those runes seemed to have a life of their own, struggling and twisting wildly, drawing away her power in the opposite direction.

The fused entity felt its power draining away like sand in an hourglass, and its body grew increasingly weak.

Seeing this, the Watcher unleashed a dazzling light from the stars at the tip of his staff, countless time compasses floated in the air, and ancient characters emitted a mysterious glow, transforming into arrows of light that shot towards the runes: "I will suppress it, you take this opportunity to awaken her!"

Just as the three forces were locked in a stalemate, black mist suddenly seeped out from the spacetime rift in the distance. The mist was as thick as ink and slowly spread out.

The mist continued to condense, transforming into hideous faces that opened their mouths wide, emitting piercing shrieks, and charged madly towards the crowd.

The guardian roared and swung his sword, but the blade seemed to sink into mud. Each attack was easily absorbed by the mist, unable to cause it any damage.

"These are remnants of chaos from the time rift!"

The Watcher's expression was grave, his eyes filled with vigilance. "The mysterious man opened Pandora's box before he died!"

The fused being felt her power rapidly draining away. She gazed at Xiaoying's gradually transparent body, her heart filled with anxiety and worry, as if an invisible hand was tightly gripping her heart.

At the critical moment, a golden mark suddenly lit up between Xiao Ying's brows, and a fragment of memory surged into the fused body's mind like lightning.

In that memory, the source of time was a state of chaos. The first observer divided the power of the source into three parts, sealing them respectively in the Key of Time, the bloodline of the Guardians, and...

"The third power lies within the Watchers!"

The merged entity turned to look at the Watcher who was casting a spell. The Watcher paused for a moment, then understood what she meant.

The Watcher sighed softly, a resolute glint in his eyes. He plunged his staff into the ground, transforming into a stream of light that merged into Little Firefly's body.

Xiao Ying's body erupted with intense tri-colored light: the golden power of the observer, the blue power of the guardian, and the power of time origin brought by the watcher, all intertwined to form a huge vortex.

Wherever the light touched, the cursed runes emitted a piercing scream, disintegrating into dust that drifted through the air.

Before everyone could breathe a sigh of relief, strange ripples suddenly appeared in the river of time, and space began to distort and deform.

Countless black chains shot out from the void, like hungry venomous snakes, and coiled around Xiaoying's limbs.

The runes on these chains are identical to those on the mysterious figure from before, only more ancient and powerful, emanating a chilling aura.

"You think this will stop me?" The sinister voice exploded in everyone's minds, making their eardrums ache.

Spacetime began to distort violently, and the fused entity felt as if its body was being torn apart, with every inch of its skin throbbing with excruciating pain.

She strained to look up and saw a gigantic eye slowly emerging from the crack at the end of time. The pupil of that eye contained the stars of the universe, dazzling yet cold, devoid of any warmth, as if it could see through everything and devour everything.

The guardian roared and swung his sword at the chains, but the moment the blade touched the chains, it made a crisp cracking sound, the blue light went out completely, and he staggered back a few steps, almost falling.

Xiao Ying suddenly opened her eyes, which were devoid of any emotion, like a bottomless, icy pool.

She raised her hand and waved, and a dark purple beam of light shot towards the fused entity like a shooting star.

Before the fused entity could react, the beam of light pierced through her shoulder. A wave of excruciating pain overwhelmed her instantly, causing her vision to go black and nearly causing her to faint.

"Xiao Ying has been controlled!"

The guardian roared and lunged forward, trying to rescue Xiao Ying, but was suddenly caught by chains around his neck and hung in mid-air. He struggled desperately, his face turning red.

The power of the Watcher surged wildly within Xiaoying, attempting to regain control, but the giant eye let out a deafening laugh, filled with mockery and smugness.

More chains poured out from the crack, binding the three tightly. Their bodies were twisted and deformed under the chains, causing them immense pain.

"The balance of time has long been broken, and now... it's time for the real end."

The giant eye's voice carried boundless pressure, as if the entire universe was under its control.

Xiao Ying's body began to swell, and a terrifying suction force emanated from her, slowly swallowing everything around her, as a new black hole was about to form.

Before falling unconscious, the fused entity saw the Twin Power Mark on its chest suddenly light up, and a faint golden light shot towards the end of time, seemingly in response to some kind of summons.

The giant eye, upon being touched by the light, suddenly contracted its pupils and let out an angry roar that shook the entire space, suggesting an even greater crisis was about to unfold...