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Piccolo clasped his hands together, his eyes steady: "Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on every corner." Gohan nodded, and Cabba straightened his back even more: "Mission accomplished!"
"Kling, Number 18, you two keep an eye on the Resonance Tower for Alice and Bulma. Report any abnormalities immediately."
Klin scratched the back of his head, a little worried: "What if the clone causes more trouble?"
Number 18 patted him on the shoulder and said calmly, "If they dare to come, beat them to a pulp. It'll be good to stretch your legs."
Finally, Lin Ye looked at Hit, the assassin from Universe Six who had remained silent, merely observing the star map. "Hit, can your Time Travel be used in spacetime turbulence?"
Hitt finally spoke, his voice low: "It's possible, but the turbulence in the rift will affect the speed."
"Then you go in and scout, find the location of the Kronos core." Lin Ye looked at him. "You're the fastest; only you can do this."
Hide nodded, said nothing more, and turned to prepare his equipment. He always did things without saying a word.
Lin Ye finally looked at the Omni-King sitting on the central throne, where two small figures were huddled together whispering. "Your Majesty the Omni-King," Lin Ye softened his voice, "once we enter the rift, we will need your power to stabilize the surrounding spacetime, otherwise we will be torn apart by the turbulence."
The Omni-King raised his head, his previously fearful gaze hardening into unwavering resolve: "We can do it! Cronus has ruined everyone's universe, and we will help you!"
After the tasks were assigned, everyone immediately got to work. Lin Ye followed Alice to the energy control room. As soon as he entered, he smelled coffee. Bulma was hunched over the control panel, with faint dark circles under her eyes, and holding a crystal that shimmered with green light in her hand.
“This is the ‘Core Resonance Crystal’.” Bulma handed him the crystal. “You should embed it next to the Genesis Fragment in your chest. Once you enter the rift, it will synchronize the energy of all the Resonance Towers, allowing you to use all your energy to attack the core. But remember… energy overload will cause your body to collapse, so don’t push yourself.”
Lin Ye took the crystal; it was icy cold to the touch, yet a warm current seemed to flow within it. He recalled Bulma working tirelessly for three days and three nights to draw the design, remembering how she complained, "You guys are just causing me trouble," yet still meticulously crafted every detail of the Ark to perfection.
"I'll be careful." Lin Ye embedded the crystal next to the fragment of creation, and the two instantly emitted a pale golden light, enveloping his entire body. "After this is over, I'll invite you to Namek to pick fruit so you can get some rest."
Bulma rolled her eyes, though her eyes were a little red: "Stop being so sentimental! Hurry up and defeat Chronos, I'm still waiting to study the spacetime energy in the rift!"
Just then, the control panel suddenly beeped an alarm. Alice's expression changed: "Oh no! The resonance rate is stuck at 98%. It's the tower on planet X-73. There's a clone attacking from there!"
Krillin and Android 18 happened to walk in. Upon hearing this, Krillin immediately said, "Let's go fix it! Planet X-73 isn't far from here; we can get there quickly using teleportation!"
Number 18 had already grabbed the energy gun: "Let's go, don't let the clones destroy the tower."
Just as the two were about to set off, Wukong suddenly rushed in: "Wait! I'm going with you! The clone is quite strong, it'll be safer with more people!"
"No need." 18 waved her hand. "We can handle this. You should save your energy to be the vanguard." After saying that, she took Krillin's hand, and Krillin silently recited an incantation. The two of them instantly disappeared from the spot.
Bulma stared at the control panel, her fingers flying across the keyboard: "They've arrived, and Dandy is on his way. They should be able to fix it."
Lin Ye breathed a sigh of relief and looked out the window. Countless warm yellow energy beams were shooting in from various planets, like ribbons of light, winding around the ark and slowly converging into a huge light shield. Goku, Vegeta, and Jiren were already standing in front of the ark. Goku's golden aura, Vegeta's blue aura, and Jiren's white aura intertwined, forming a thick barrier.
"Want to have a spar?" Goku raised an eyebrow at Vegeta. "Let's see who's better at controlling clones."
"Fool, is this the time for a spar?" Vegeta sneered, but still adjusted the intensity of his aura. "I'll teach you a lesson after I've dealt with Chronos."
Jiren glanced at them and said calmly, "Focus on the mission, don't get distracted."
Just then, Hite's voice came through the communicator, tinged with urgency: "Lin Ye, there are three clones guarding Kronos's main body in the rift. The core is in his chest, but he is gathering chaotic energy, as if he is about to launch a full-scale attack when we enter the rift."
Lin Ye immediately walked to the bridge, watching the approaching black rift, and his silver-white aura surged instantly: "Understood! Goku, Vegeta, Jiren, prepare for battle!"
"Received!" Three voices came at the same time, their arrogance growing even stronger.
Bulma's voice rang out again: "Resonance rate 100%! The Ark can be activated!"
"Alice, activate the Time-Space Ark!" Lin Ye took a deep breath, and the crystal and fragment of creation on his chest emitted a dazzling light. "Target: the Twelfth Universe Time-Space Rift! All comrades in the universe, let's go!"
"The Time-Space Ark is activated! Entering the Twelfth Universe's airspace, expected to arrive at the rift in three minutes!" Alice's voice was filled with excitement.
The ark slowly began to move, its golden shield isolating the surrounding chaotic energy. Lin Ye stood by the porthole, looking at the scene outside. Countless planetary lights flickered behind them, like pairs of eyes supporting them. Suddenly, various sounds came through the communicator: cheers from Earth's Goten and Trunks, prayers from Namekians, and shouts from other space warriors.
"We're guarding the anchor point on planet X-73, keep it up!" Karen's voice came through.
"The energy tower is functioning normally and can provide energy at any time!" Dandy said.
Hearing these voices, Goku grinned, revealing his teeth: "Look, everyone's supporting us! Kronos is definitely going to lose!"
Vegeta didn't say anything, but he quietly clenched his fist.
Three minutes passed quickly, and the black rift was right before them, emanating a piercing sound of spacetime tearing. Just as Lin Ye was about to order his men to rush into the rift, Hit's communicator rang again: "Watch out! Kronos's main body has moved!"
Lin Ye immediately looked out the porthole and saw a colossal figure slowly rising from the depths of the rift. Kronos's true form was tens of thousands of meters tall, its body composed of countless shattered fragments of spacetime. Within each fragment, one could see scenes of different universes being destroyed: some planets were exploding, some cities were being swallowed up, and some warriors were fighting desperately. A black core emanated from his chest, radiating terrifying energy. A massive hand composed of chaotic energy was condensing a black energy sphere, powerful enough to destroy the entire ark.
"Finally decided to come out?" Lin Ye leaped out of the ark, his silver and gold flames intertwining and shooting straight into the sky. "Kronos, you've destroyed so many universes, today it's time to pay your debt!"
Kronos's voice boomed like thunder, laced with sarcasm: "You ants? You think you can destroy my core?"
"Stop talking nonsense!" Goku, Vegeta, and Jiren also leaped out, their auras forming three pillars of light behind them. "We'll deal with your clones first, then destroy your core!"
Kronos snorted coldly, and the core in his chest suddenly lit up. Three clones rushed out from the crack, rushing towards Goku, Vegeta, and Jiren respectively. Black chaotic energy surged in like a tide, and the golden light shield of the Ark was instantly crushed, making a "creaking" sound.
Lin Ye watched the chaotic energy rushing towards him, clenched his fists, and the crystal on his chest began to heat up as energy from the Resonance Tower surged in continuously. He knew that this battle had only just begun, and they had no way out.
Just as the chaotic energy was about to hit the light shield, the Omni-King's voice suddenly rang out: "Don't be afraid, everyone! We'll stabilize spacetime!" Two pale purple beams shot out from the Ark, wrapped around the light shield, and the dented areas slowly recovered.
Lin Ye glanced back at the Ark, then at Kronos's true form, a determined smile playing on his lips: "Everyone, prepare for battle... Today, we will take back what belongs to the entire universe!"
Chapter 409: Divine Awakening? The Prototype of the White God Deep within the spatial rift, chaotic energy surged like a boiling black sea.
Deep within the spacetime rift, chaotic energy surged like a boiling black sea. Each wave crashing against the spacetime fragments splashed up tiny fragments of "nothingness," terrifying beings capable of devouring even light. Lin Ye hovered in the void, his fingers unconsciously clenching, the divine power in his palms slightly burning with tension.
Not far away, the black energy sphere of Kronos's true form was still expanding, the spacetime patterns wrapped around its surface twisting like living things, a sight that sent chills down one's spine. "This guy's energy is at least three times stronger than before." Lin Ye gritted his teeth, glancing out of the corner of his eye at the Ark's golden light shield trembling slightly, "Once this thing explodes, not only the Ark, but the entire rift in the Twelfth Universe will collapse."
"Outsider, what are you staring at my energy sphere for?" Kronos's voice suddenly rang out, tinged with mockery. "Do you really think that the 'scrap energy' cobbled together from those few universes can withstand my attack?"
Lin Ye looked up and met Kronos's "eye," composed of fragments of spacetime, which reflected images of countless universes being destroyed, sending chills down one's spine. "You destroyed nine universes, and you still dare to call energy 'junk'?" Lin Ye's voice turned cold. "Your so-called 'freedom' is the annihilation of countless lives?"
“Life? It’s nothing more than a byproduct of the rules.” Kronos scoffed, then hurled the energy ball at the Ark. “Once I destroy the Ark, I’ll devour the remaining universes one by one. Then, the entire dimension will be my chaotic domain. That will be true freedom!”
The black energy sphere left a trail of afterimages in the void, tearing tiny rifts in spacetime wherever it passed, even distorting light into curves. Lin Ye's pupils constricted sharply, and without a second thought, he leaped into the air, his silver-white aura surging to its peak. He quickly condensed an energy sphere infused with divine power in his hands: "Wukong, help me hold him off!"
"Understood!" Goku's voice came from the side, and the silvery-white aura of Ultra Instinct instantly spread around him. He teleported in front of Chronos and smashed a heavy punch into the fragments of the opponent's body: "Hey! Your opponent is me!"
Kronos was momentarily stunned by the attack, and the energy ball slowed down by a fraction of an inch. Lin Ye seized the opportunity, slamming the energy ball in his hand fiercely towards the black energy ball.
"boom!"
The two energies collided violently, and the shockwave spread out like a tsunami, instantly shattering the surrounding spacetime fragments into nothingness. Lin Ye felt as if his arm had been struck by a heavy hammer, his bones making a crisp "crack" sound. He was sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily into a huge spacetime fragment, spitting out a mouthful of golden divine blood.
"Lin Ye!" Wukong instantly teleported to his side, reached out to help him up, his face full of worry. "Are you alright? That guy's energy is mixed with the laws of spacetime, ordinary attacks are useless!"
Lin Ye wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. The fragment of creation and the core resonance crystal on his chest were burning hot, as if reminding him of something. "I'm fine." He took a deep breath and barely straightened his body. "I just tried. Only the energy of a God of Destruction or the power to rewrite the laws can damage his core."
"The energy of the God of Destruction?" Vegeta's voice came, his deep blue aura mixed with light purple destructive energy, clearly indicating that he had broken through the bottleneck. "I just used destructive energy to blow up his arm, which did cause damage, but his fragments can be quickly repaired."
Jiren also walked over, surrounded by righteous energy, his fists clenched until they turned white: "The warrior of Universe 11 was devoured by his chaotic energy. I can feel that his core is in his chest... Once the core is destroyed, he cannot repair his body."
Lin Ye's eyes lit up: "Then let's divide the work... Goku, you use Ultra Instinct to restrain his movements and prevent him from throwing energy balls again; Vegeta, you use Destruction Energy to attack his body fragments and try to delay the repair speed; Jiren, you keep an eye on the core position for me, and I'll rush in as soon as there's an opportunity!"
"No problem!" the three said in unison.
Goku charged forward first, fully unleashing the "Sign" form of Ultra Instinct. A silvery aura swirled around him as he dodged each of Chronos's attacks with pinpoint accuracy, while simultaneously delivering powerful punches to the fragments of Chronos's body: "Hey! You're too slow! Are you getting old?"
Enraged, Kronos reached out to grab Goku, but Goku easily dodged each time. "Annoying monkey!" he roared, swinging his other hand at Vegeta, countless black tentacles extending from his palm.
"Want to hit me? Not so easy!" Vegeta sneered, his destructive energy surging as he conjured a destructive energy blast in his hands and slammed it into the tentacle: "Break!"
"Bang!" The tentacle exploded, scattering black chaotic energy everywhere. Jiren seized the opportunity to rush forward, gathering all his righteous energy, and slammed a heavy punch into the fragments of Chronos's leg, forcefully creating a crack: "Your chaotic energy has no effect on righteous energy!"
Kronos was forced to retreat by the three of them, and the spacetime fragments around him began to spin wildly, the resulting gravity trapping Goku, Vegeta, and Jiren firmly: "A bunch of ants, do you really think you can beat me?" His voice turned ferocious, "Since you're so eager to die, then I'll destroy the Ark you care about first!"
As he spoke, he suddenly reached out his other hand toward the ark, and countless black tentacles extended from his palm, heading straight for the ark's energy core like venomous snakes.
Lin Ye's eyes widened in fury. Not only was Zeno on the ark, but Piccolo, Gohan, Android 18, and the others were also on board. If the energy core were destroyed, everyone would die! "No! We absolutely cannot let him succeed!"
He abruptly ripped open his collar, and the fragments of creation and the core resonance crystal simultaneously erupted with blinding golden light. "Alice, forcefully activate the highest level of the divine resonance module!" Lin Ye's voice was resolute. "I will merge the energy of the entire universe and break through to the rudimentary form of 'above the White God'! Even if my consciousness is devoured, I will block those tentacles!"
[WARNING! Once the highest level of authority is activated, there is a 99% risk that your consciousness will be devoured by the authority of the God of Destruction! Execute?]
"Execute!" Lin Ye answered without hesitation.
Golden light spread rapidly along his blood vessels. He felt as if his body was being scorched by fire and frozen by ice. The two extreme sensations intertwined, and the pain almost made him lose consciousness. The Destroyer God patterns on his skin slowly turned pure white, and the silver-white aura around him gradually turned into a crystalline white. Even his hair began to emit a faint white light.
At the same time, energy from the entire universe flowed into his body continuously through the core resonance crystal. He could "see" Bulma on Earth hunched over the control panel, staring intently at the parameters of the energy resonance tower, her forehead covered in sweat; Dende of Namek leading his people in chanting magic, pale green light enveloping every resonance tower; Cabba of Universe 6 inspiring the other warriors to hold their ground at the spacetime anchor point; and even the remnants of the Time and Space Administration were doing their utmost to fend off the clone's sneak attack, buying him time.
"Is this... the belief of the entire universe?" Lin Ye slowly opened his eyes, his pupils turning pure white. The white flames around him condensed into a pair of enormous wings. When the wings flapped, even the surrounding chaotic energy was being purified. "Kronos, you say you are the embodiment of chaos? Then today, I will use this belief of the entire universe to purify the chaos you brought!"
His speed instantly broke through the limitations of space and time, and he blocked the ark in the blink of an eye. Facing the black tentacles that were attacking, Lin Ye stretched out his right hand, and white flames condensed in his palm into a huge blade of light. This was the "Prototype of the Light of Creation", which was a fusion of Saiyan genes, divine power, destructive energy and the belief of the entire universe.
"Cut it off!"
As the light blade struck, the black tentacle severed instantly, the chaotic energy at the break purified into nothingness by the white flames. The people on the Ark stared in disbelief, with Piccolo muttering to himself, "Is this... Lin Ye's true power?"
Looking at Lin Ye's new form, Kronos's face, composed of fragments of spacetime, showed shock for the first time: "Impossible! How could you break through to this level? This is power that surpasses the rules of the Omni-King!"
"Because I am not fighting alone." Lin Ye's voice resounded throughout the entire spacetime rift, and a massive barrier of white flames formed around him, protecting the Ark completely. "Behind me are the partners and beliefs of the entire universe. This power is something you can never understand!"
He charged towards Kronos, the white light blade coalescing once more, its target aimed directly at the area on Kronos's chest that shimmered with black light... that was Kronos's core.
Kronos finally panicked. He frantically mobilized the spacetime fragments around him, trying to block Lin Ye's attack: "No! I am the ruler of chaos! I cannot be destroyed!"
Fragments of spacetime rained down on Lin Ye, only to be purified by the white aura surrounding him. Lin Ye's speed increased, the white light blade in his hand grew brighter, and he drew ever closer to the core of Kronos.
"Cronus, your reign of chaos ends here!" Lin Ye leaped into the air, channeling all the energy of the universe and his own divine power into the light blade, "Light of Creation? Purification!"
The blade of light slammed into Kronos's core, the black chaotic energy receding like a tide, and fragments of spacetime beginning to crumble. Kronos let out a deafening scream as his body, purified by the white blade of light, slowly dissolved into nothingness: "No... I'm not reconciled! I haven't..."
The sound gradually faded away, and Kronos's body completely turned into nothingness, leaving only wisps of purified energy that slowly dissipated into the spacetime rift.
As Lin Ye watched this scene, his tense body finally relaxed, but his consciousness began to blur. The side effects of the Divine Resonance Module had kicked in; the authority of the God of Destruction was trying to devour his consciousness. He staggered backward, and hallucinations began to appear before his eyes: one moment he was in the office where he had worked overtime until dawn before his transmigration, the next he was on Namek beating up Frieza, and then he saw the smiling faces of his companions on the Ark.
"I can't...fall asleep..." Lin Ye bit his tongue, the pain temporarily keeping him awake. "I still need to...protect everyone..."
Just as he was about to lose consciousness, a warm energy came from behind him. Lin Ye turned around and saw two small figures floating beside him—it was the Omni-King! Pale purple energy enveloped his body, suppressing the erosion of the God of Destruction's authority.
"Lin Ye, you've done a great job." The Omni-King's voice was filled with satisfaction. "Chronos has been destroyed, the spacetime rift is closing, you can rest now."
Lin Ye looked at the smiling face of the Omni-King, then at Goku, Vegeta, and the others rushing towards him in the distance, and finally closed his eyes in peace. Before his consciousness was swallowed by darkness, he heard Alice's voice:
[System Notification: Kronos has been destroyed, the spacetime rift is gradually closing, and the chaotic energy of the entire universe is being purified... Congratulations, host, you have completed the "Dimensional Dominator" stage mission!]
[Host consciousness is about to fall into a deep sleep, automatically activating "Consciousness Protection Mode"... Connecting to the Ark Medical Pod... Connection successful!]
On the Ark, Goku watched as Lin Ye was protected by Zeno and flew towards the medical pod. He couldn't help but scratch his head and say with a smile, "Great! We finally won! When Lin Ye wakes up, we must have a big celebration!"
Vegeta snorted, but still nodded: "That guy is indeed quite strong... but I won't lose to him in our next sparring match."
As Jiren watched the spacetime rift gradually close, a hint of relief flashed in his eyes. The revenge for the Eleventh Universe had finally been taken.
Piccolo and Gohan exchanged a glance, both seeing relief in each other's eyes. Android 18 walked to the control panel and said to Alice, "Keep an eye on Lin Ye's situation. Notify me immediately of any unusual activity."
"Received, Ms. No. 18."
The spacetime rift slowly closed, and sunlight once again shone into the twelfth universe. The Ark space station, carrying everyone, flew towards Earth, where their companions awaited, a warm home awaited, and a belated celebration awaited.