502: Chapter 437: Barrier Attack, Mo Family's Formation-Breaking Weapon Shows Its Power

The silver-white light of the teleportation array dissipated at the edge of the Old Universe ruins. The moment Lin Zhou stepped out of the array, the Fire of Civilization automatically burned to maximum power.

The blue-gold light pushed away the Void Realm energy within a hundred meters, but in the gray-white mist in the distance, dark red light spots were flickering violently—those were the anchor points of the Lord of Nothingness.

A year and a half had passed since the last purification. The volume of the anchor point had expanded from one hundred kilometers to one hundred and fifty kilometers, and the dark red lines on its surface had become denser, with every contraction accompanied by intense pulses of Void Realm energy.

Worse still, a layer of barrier had appeared around the anchor point—not a Void Realm energy shield, but a more complex rule structure, interwoven with Origin stones of space and Void Realm energy.

[Anchor Barrier · Data]

- Type: Space Folding + Void Realm energy composite structure

- Intensity: Peak high-tier divine power

- Characteristics: Space Folding (attacks are transferred elsewhere), Void Realm Erosion (contact leads to loss of presence)

- Constructor: Zhou Tianxing (using Origin stones of space delivered by Major General Huo En)

- Method of Breaking: Requires stabilizing the folded area with a space anchor while purifying the Void Realm energy with the Fire of Civilization

"Zhou Tianxing really did come." Lin Zhou stood at the edge of the barrier, not daring to approach rashly. "He is using the Origin stones of space to reinforce the anchor point while setting up this barrier to prevent us from entering."

"Captain, let me try." Wang Meng raised his battle axe, activated Frenzy, and swung it at the barrier.

The axe blade landed on the surface of the barrier. There was no explosion, no shock—the attack was transferred elsewhere by the space folding, striking a meteorite one hundred kilometers away from the barrier. The meteorite shattered, but the barrier remained unmoved.

"Physical attacks are ineffective." Li Mo's projection analyzed. "Space folding will transfer all attacks to random directions. Unless the folded area can be stabilized, no attack can hit the barrier."

"Then let's stabilize it." Lin Zhou took an Origin stone of space from his Divine Kingdom and pressed it against the surface of the barrier.

[Origin Stone of Space · Stabilize Folding]

- Effect: Temporarily stabilizes space folding within a hundred-meter radius

- Consumption: One Origin stone lasts for ten minutes

- Progress: 10%... 20%... 30%...

Silver-white light poured out from the Origin stone, seeping into the barrier. The space folding on the surface of the barrier began to slow down, and the transferred attacks began to hit their targets. However, the range of the barrier was too large; one Origin stone could only stabilize a hundred-meter area. To open a gap large enough for the team to pass through, at least ten Origin stones would need to be stabilized simultaneously.

"Li Mo, where is your array breaker?"

Li Mo's projection called up a phantom of a device—the Mohist Mechanical Arts array breaker, which he had developed based on the rule fragments of the Void Divine Kingdom and the principles of space folding. It looked like a giant rune, about one meter in diameter, with Mohist mechanical runes and Daoist space Formations carved on its surface.

[Mohist Mechanical Arts Array Breaker · Data]

- Principle: Uses Mohist Mechanical Arts to stabilize space folding and Daoist space Formations to locate barrier nodes

- Effect: Opens a ten-meter diameter gap in the barrier, lasting for thirty minutes

- Consumption: Each device requires one Origin stone of space to drive

- Quantity: Li Mo brought three

"Three units, is that enough?"

"Enough. If all three are activated simultaneously, they can open a thirty-meter diameter gap in the barrier."

"Activate."

Li Mo placed the three array breakers at the edge of the barrier in a triangular arrangement. An Origin stone of space was embedded in the center of each array breaker, and silver-white light shone. Runes flew out from the surface of the array breakers, interweaving into a net in the Void Realm, covering the one-hundred-meter diameter barrier area.

[Array Breaker · Activation]

- Coverage: 100-meter diameter

- Stable Folding Progress: 10%... 20%... 30%...

- Locate Node Progress: 5%... 10%... 15%...

- Estimated Full Activation: About five minutes

Five minutes later, a thirty-meter diameter gap appeared on the surface of the barrier. Dark red light poured out from the gap but was blocked by the Fire of Civilization.

"Enter!" Lin Zhou was the first to step into the gap.

Dragon Vein Golden Scale followed closely behind, and Wang Meng, Qin Qing, Su Yueyao, Chen Xuan, and Iron Face followed one after another. Inside the barrier, the concentration of Void Realm energy was fifty times that of the outside, and the consumption of the Fire of Civilization soared to 20,000 Divine Power per minute.

[Inside the Anchor Point · Environmental Data]

- Void Realm Energy Concentration: 50 times that of the outside

- Rule Stability: 10%

- Visibility: Less than fifty meters

- Fire of Civilization Consumption: 20,000 Divine Power per minute

The anchor crystal flickered in the gray-white mist. The crystal was much larger than it had been a year and a half ago, and the dark red lines on its surface were denser. In the center of the crystal, the phantom of the Lord of Nothingness was clearer than before—it was a huge humanoid outline, with dark red lines covering its entire body like blood vessels, contracting and expanding, slowly wriggling. Its eyes were closed, but the dark red light under its eyelids was getting brighter.

[Lord of Nothingness · Status]

- Sleeping: Yes

- Awakening Countdown: About three months (originally six months, advanced due to reinforcement by the Origin stone of space)

- Anchor Contamination Level: 70% (rebounding)

In front of the crystal, a figure was floating—Zhou Tianxing. His hands were pressed on the surface of the crystal, and dark red Void Realm energy poured from his palms into the crystal. The integrity of his divinity had dropped from 100% to 70%, and his divine fire had turned gray-white—the color of Void Realm energy. He was sacrificing his own divinity to the Lord of Nothingness to accelerate its Awakening.

[Zhou Tianxing · Status]

- Divinity Integrity: 70%

- Divine Fire Form: Gray-white (Void Realm energy contamination)

- Behavior: Sacrificing own divinity to accelerate the Awakening of the Lord of Nothingness

- Sacrifice Speed: Consumes 10% integrity per month

- Estimated Full Sacrifice: About seven months

"Zhou Tianxing!" Lin Zhou's voice exploded in the Void Realm.

Zhou Tianxing turned back. His eyes were no longer human eyes, but two clusters of dark red flames. He smiled, a twisted and crazy smile.

"Lin Zhou, you are late. The Lord of Nothingness is about to awaken; you cannot stop it."

"Your divinity integrity is only 70% left. After sacrificing yourself, you will die too."

"Die? No, I will not die. I will become a part of the Lord of Nothingness, coexist with it, and live forever."

"That is not eternal life; that is nothingness."

Lin Zhou took a step forward, and the river of civilization surged out from his Divine Kingdom, turning into a blue-gold torrent that rushed toward the crystal.

[river of civilization · Purification Mode]

- Target: Lord of Nothingness anchor point

- Consumption: 100,000 Divine Power per minute

- Purification Speed: One meter per second

Wherever the river passed, the dark red lines began to fade, but the fading speed was much slower than a year and a half ago—because of the reinforcement by the Origin stone of space, the contamination level of the anchor point had rebounded to 70%, and the purification resistance had increased.

[Anchor Point · Purification Progress]

- Contamination Level: 70%... 69%... 68%...

- Purification Speed: 0.2% contamination level per second

- Estimated Full Purification: About five minutes

Zhou Tianxing did not stop the purification. He sneered, withdrew his hands from the crystal, and turned to face Lin Zhou.

"Do you think purifying the anchor point can stop the Lord of Nothingness from Awakening? Its consciousness is about to condense; as much as you purify, it can recover just as much."

"It must still be purified."

Lin Zhou increased the power of the river of civilization to the limit. Consumption was 200,000 Divine Power per minute, and the purification speed increased to 0.5% contamination level per second. The dark red of the crystal faded rapidly, and the golden core began to emerge.

[Anchor Point · Purification Acceleration]

- Contamination Level: 68%... 65%... 60%...

- Lin Zhou Divine Power Reserve: 5 million → 4 million → 3 million

- Estimated Full Purification: About two minutes

Zhou Tianxing rushed toward Lin Zhou, and a dark red beam of light shot out from his palm. Lin Zhou cut off the beam with the Sword of Civilization and simultaneously swung his sword at Zhou Tianxing's right arm. The sword light was blocked by a shield, the shield vibrated, but Zhou Tianxing did not retreat; instead, he accelerated his sprint.

[Battle · Data]

- Zhou Tianxing Rank: LV4500 (Divinity Integrity 70%)

- Lin Zhou Rank: LV6700

- Gap: Lin Zhou has the advantage, but Zhou Tianxing is reckless

Zhou Tianxing's attack method was completely different from before—he did not defend, only attacked. Every attack was burning his own divinity integrity in exchange for higher attack power. His divinity integrity dropped from 70% to 60%, 50%, 40%...

[Zhou Tianxing · Burning Divinity]

- Consumption: 1% integrity per second

- Attack Power Increase: +50%

- Estimated Survival: About forty seconds

Lin Zhou did not entangle with him. The river of civilization was still purifying the anchor point; he only needed to stall Zhou Tianxing for forty seconds. Wang Meng rushed out from the flank, his battle axe hacking at Zhou Tianxing's back. Zhou Tianxing dodged, but Qin Qing's Net of Law entangled his legs. Su Yueyao's moonlight enveloped him, and the silver-white light suppressed the Void Realm energy. Iron Face's Fire of Justice was conducting a presence judgment, and Zhou Tianxing's presence intensity was declining.

[Team · Siege]

- Wang Meng: Frontal containment

- Qin Qing: Restrict movement

- Su Yueyao: Suppress Void Realm energy

- Iron Face: Weaken presence

Zhou Tianxing's divinity integrity dropped to 30%. His body began to become transparent, but his smile became even crazier.

"You... cannot stop... the Lord of Nothingness... has already... awakened..."

The phantom of the Lord of Nothingness in the center of the crystal suddenly opened its eyes.

Dark red light shot out from its eyes, illuminating the entire anchor point.

[Lord of Nothingness · Awakening]

- Status: Partially awakened (consciousness awakened, body not fully condensed)

- Rank: LV8000 (originally LV10000+, decreased due to the anchor point being purified)

- Behavior: Attack

A dark red beam of light shot out from the eyes of the phantom, rushing straight at Lin Zhou.

Lin Zhou dodged, but the speed of the beam was too fast, grazing his left arm. The divinity integrity of his left arm dropped from 100% to 80%, and memory was lost again—he forgot his student ID number at Xinghai University.

[Lin Zhou · Status]

- Divinity Integrity: 100% → 80%

- Memory Loss: Partial (short-term memory)

"Civilization Judgment!" Lin Zhou raised his hand, and a blue-gold beam of light shot toward the phantom of the Lord of Nothingness.

[Civilization Judgment · Definition]

- Definition Content: "Void" is an illegal existence

- Target: Lord of Nothingness phantom

- Consumption: 500,000 Divine Power

- Effect: Phantom integrity 100% → 80%

The dark red light of the phantom dimmed a bit, but it was not defeated. Its eyes closed, and it fell back into a deep sleep. The Awakening was postponed, but not stopped.

[Lord of Nothingness · Status]

- Awakening: Interrupted

- Awakening Countdown: Reset (about one year)

- Anchor Contamination Level: 50% (after purification)

Lin Zhou knelt on one knee, gasping for breath. The moment the Lord of Nothingness awakened, Zhou Tianxing was drained of his last bit of divinity by the phantom and dissipated into gray-white light spots.

[Zhou Tianxing · Fallen]

"Captain, your left arm..." Su Yueyao rushed over, and the moonlight enveloped him.

"It's fine. Memory was lost, but the Fire of Civilization can rebuild it." Lin Zhou stood up and looked at the crystal that had been half-purified. The dark red had faded for the most part, and the golden core had already emerged. The phantom of the Lord of Nothingness had closed its eyes, in a deep sleep.

"One year. There is still one year."

He turned and looked at the team.

"Let's go, back to the fortress."

"Yes."