Chapter 61 Void Crystal Core

"Not enough energy!"

Inside the "high-pressure cooker," Lin Yuan watched as the blue "deep blue star" was being devoured and dissolved at a visible rate under the frantic counterattack of the black void energy. His heart instantly went cold.

He had miscalculated!

He had only thought about that 45% success rate, but ignored that this was, after all, a "gamble."

And with gambling, there was always the possibility of losing!

Once the energy of the "deep blue star" was exhausted, the remaining void energy inside that "heart of chaos" would lose its balance and completely run wild!

When that happened, forget about the "void crystal core"; his "high-pressure cooker," along with his incredibly cool "ghost," would be blown into cosmic dust on the spot!

"What do I do?! What do I do?!"

Lin Yuan's brain was working at high speed.

Give up?

Open the "high-pressure cooker" now and throw these two "bombs" out?

Too late!

The annihilation reaction between the two energies had already begun and entered its most critical stage. Opening it now would be equivalent to detonating it early!

"Energy... energy... I need more pure life energy!"

Only this one thought remained in Lin Yuan's mind.

But in this godforsaken monster corpse, where was he supposed to find "pure life energy"?

Wait!

Life energy?!

Suddenly, it was as if something was lit up in Lin Yuan's mind.

He abruptly remembered something else.

Something he had brought back and had been protecting as a "miracle medicine" ever since.

That... "box of miracles" that could make Academician Wang "rejuvenated"!

No, it should be called the "cradle of life" Portable Emergency Medical Unit!

Its scanning report clearly stated that it had a built-in "Universal Multipotent Stem Cell Cultivation Module"!

And its power source was a higher-level miniature energy source of the same origin as the "ark reactor"!

Did that mean it could produce the purest, most primitive... life energy itself?!

This thought was like a life-saving bolt of lightning, instantly illuminating the darkness in Lin Yuan's mind!

"System! System!" he roared frantically in his heart, "Is that medical kit I salvaged earlier still there?!"

[Item "'cradle of life' Portable Emergency Medical Unit" is stored in the Subspace Storage Module.]

The system's answer made Lin Yuan ecstatic.

It was still there!

It had been brought along with the "ghost"!

"Quick! Take it out! Give me all the energy inside it and pour it into this 'high-pressure cooker'!" Lin Yuan gave the command without hesitation.

[Warning: The energy core of the 'cradle of life' Portable Emergency Medical Unit is a stable energy source designed to power precision medical equipment, not for high-intensity energy confrontation.]

[Forcibly extracting its energy will cause permanent damage to its internal energy core! Do you confirm?]

"Confirm! Look at what time it is! Never mind damage, even if I had to eat it, I'd do it!" Lin Yuan's eyes were already bloodshot.

Vroom—!

The next second, on the storage platform of the "ghost," that suitcase-sized "box of miracles" made entirely of milky-white metal appeared out of thin air.

Immediately after, an energy conduit composed of nanobots and shimmering with silver light suddenly extended from the surface of the "high-pressure cooker." Like a venomous snake, it plugged into the energy interface of the "box of miracles" with incomparable precision!

"Suck it... dry!"

A massive, warm torrent of energy filled with the breath of life was instantly and roughly extracted from the "box of miracles," then frantically poured into the "high-pressure cooker" where the violent reaction was taking place!

It was like pouring a large bucket of aviation kerosene onto an oil lamp that was about to go out!

Inside the "high-pressure cooker," that "deep blue star"—which had originally grown dim and was about to be completely devoured by the void energy—instantly burst with light after receiving this injection of powerful "reinforcements"!

It erupted with a blue light more brilliant and pure than at any time before!

That light, carrying an unquestionable power of purification, slammed back against the counterattacking black void energy!

Sizzle, sizzle—!

The two extreme energies engaged in a final, most tragic clash within that small container!

Under the purification of the blue life energy, the black void energy retreated steadily!

And on the surface of the "heart of chaos," the last bit of stubborn flesh and blood tissue also rapidly disintegrated and dissolved under the radiance of the blue light!

Finally!

When nearly half of the energy in the "box of miracles" had been extracted.

When that "deep blue star" was also completely exhausted and turned into nothingness.

That black-red "heart of chaos" had all its "flesh and blood" parts finally and completely "purified"!

All that remained was the core, that 40% of pure void energy!

And having lost the restraint and balance of the "flesh and blood," this pure void energy became even more violent and unstable!

Like a madman stripped of his clothes, it crashed and rampaged frantically inside the "high-pressure cooker," seemingly wanting to completely devour the entire container!

"Just a little bit more! Just the last bit!"

Lin Yuan stared fixedly at the screen, his heart nearly jumping out of his throat.

He took all the remaining energy in the "box of miracles" and pressed it all in at once!

"Suppress it... for me!"

Boom—!

The final and most massive surge of life energy, like a blue tsunami, slammed hard against that black void energy!

After the two energies underwent one last violent collision and annihilation.

Calm finally returned inside the entire "high-pressure cooker."

No, it wasn't calm.

It was... nothingness.

All the energy had disappeared.

Only one thing remained...

A diamond-shaped crystal, only the size of a pigeon's egg, completely pitch-black as if it could even absorb light, with a surface as smooth as a mirror.

It floated quietly in the very center of the "high-pressure cooker."

Around it, space was undergoing a slight but clearly visible... distortion.

[Ding-dong!]

[Congratulations to the host for successfully stripping 'void crystal core' *1.]

[As this operation integrated multiple high-difficulty techniques and had an extremely low success rate, the system's comprehensive judgment for the task evaluation is: SSS-grade!]

[Congratulations to the host for receiving a permission point reward: 5,000 points!]

[Congratulations to the host for receiving a special reward: 'Void Affinity' (Passive Skill).]

[Void Affinity: Because the host's consciousness came into close contact with and endured the impact of pure void energy, your spirit has developed a certain resistance and affinity for void energy. Effect: When facing a 'Void Devourer,' the probability of being discovered is reduced by 30%. When analyzing knowledge related to 'space technology,' comprehension ability is increased by 50%.]

When this string of system notifications, so luxurious they were almost blinding, rang out in Lin Yuan's mind,

Lin Yuan was completely stunned.

SSS-grade evaluation?!

5,000 authority points?!

And a passive skill that sounded incredibly awesome?!

"I've... I've struck it rich..."

Lin Yuan's mouth was wide open, and drool was almost coming out.

He felt like the first player in a game to solo a hidden boss.

System announcements filled the entire screen!

Rewards were coming in faster than he could take them!

"Calm down! Calm down!"

He forced himself to calm down.

He knew it wasn't time to celebrate yet.

He immediately checked his "belongings."

The "box of miracles" was out of energy, completely scrapped, and had turned into an expensive "brick."

The "deep blue star" had also been consumed.

In exchange, he got a "void crystal core," 5,000 authority points, and a god-tier passive.

This deal...

Was a huge profit!

It was simply a massive gain!

Excitedly, Lin Yuan opened the "slag discharge port" at the top of the "high-pressure cooker."

That pitch-black "void crystal core" was slowly pushed out by a gentle force field.

Lin Yuan controlled the mechanical arm to carefully clamp it.

It didn't feel like it had any weight in his hand.

But Lin Yuan could feel a terrifying attraction coming from this small crystal, as if it could suck in his entire soul.

Is this... the core of space?

Is this... the origin of a "Void Devourer"?

Looking at this tiny, beautiful, but infinitely dangerous crystal, an even bolder and crazier idea suddenly popped into Lin Yuan's head.

If...

He directly installed this thing on the "ghost" as an engine... what would happen?