279: Chapter 279 Ten Arms Encircle! The Ultimate Defense Begins

The brief respite lasted less than a moment before a monstrous black tide surged from deep within the cracks of the dimensional barrier.

The once-dormant chaotic energy churned violently, and a devouring pressure, several times more ferocious than before, crushed down upon the coalition's defensive line like a mountain.

In the next second, ten giant tentacles, each a kilometer in diameter and covered in jet-black devouring scales, simultaneously broke through the dimensional barrier!

Each tentacle carried a terrifying might capable of crushing stars. Their black scales shimmered with a cold, eerie luster, and wherever they passed, space was gnawed into endless, pitch-black voids.

Even the purification energy of the Star Spirit Annihilation Main Cannon was instantly devoured.

They slowly closed in, encircling the third-layer Myriad Race Aggregation Shield. Cracks spread rapidly across the shield's surface, and the brilliant colorful light of the Myriad Race origin faded quickly, like a candle in the wind, ready to shatter completely at any moment.

"It's here! The second wave of tentacle attacks!"

Commander Ling Shuang roared, charging to the front lines in her Dawn Mecha. Her dimensional energy was fully unleashed, and her mecha shield hard-blocked a swipe from one of the tentacles.

With a loud "bang," the mecha's shield shattered instantly. Commander Ling Shuang was sent flying, blood spilling from the corner of her mouth, yet she forced herself to control the mecha and leap back up.

She ordered sharply, "Dawn Mecha Regiment, form ranks! Use purification energy to entangle the tentacles and buy time for the main cannon to charge!"

Over a thousand Dawn Mecha risked being devoured, gathering Star Spirit purification energy to form light shields that wound around the surface of the tentacles, forcibly blocking their advance.

But the tentacles' devouring power was too terrifying; many mecha were corroded by the black scales the moment they got close, and even their mecha cores were swallowed whole, turning into specks of light dust in the universe—a tragic sight.

Commander Lei Meng sat in command of the main fleet array, his eyes bloodshot. He poured his own origin energy frantically into the Star Spirit Annihilation Main Cannon.

All ten main cannons charged to full capacity, and the light-blue purification annihilation beams condensed into ten giant light dragons, roaring "Boom! Boom! Boom!" as they struck the two outermost tentacles in succession.

The moment the beams hit the tentacles, violent white marks appeared on the surface of the black scales. The two tentacles let out shrill psychic wails, large patches of black scales fell off, and the black origin energy dissipated rapidly.

However, the remaining eight tentacles did not retreat. Instead, they became even more violent, accelerating to press down on the defensive line, pouring down devouring black energy like a torrential rain, slamming hard against the third-layer Aggregation Shield.

"Crack—!"

With a crisp sound, the final fundamental barrier maintaining the survival of all races in the universe shattered like broken glass!

The space at the heart of the defense line collapsed instantly. Millions of warships were swept up by the tentacles, their hulls, energy, and soldiers all devoured completely, leaving not even a scrap of wreckage behind.

Commander Ling Shuang's Dawn Mecha Regiment was scattered by the group of tentacles, with hundreds of mecha destroyed. Commander Ling Shuang herself was grazed by the black scales of a tentacle, her arm instantly eroded by the devouring power.

Had Commander Su Qingyue not transmitted Star Spirit purification energy through the global communication network in time, she would have nearly lost her entire arm.

"The defensive line has fallen!"

Some soldiers wept uncontrollably, but despair did not spread. All coalition soldiers gripped their weapons, abandoning their warships one after another and charging toward the tentacles as infantry, using their physical bodies to block their advance.

They knew that behind them was the Dawn, the heart of the universe, and the home of billions of their kin. There was no retreat; they could only defend with their lives!

Old Hu led the top experts of the Myriad Race coalition, gathering the origin power of various races to temporarily construct an origin energy shield around the Dawn. This was the last hope barrier for the entire universe.

But as the eight giant tentacles slammed into the shield simultaneously, it trembled violently, its light fading rapidly. The warships and soldiers behind the shield shivered, their lives hanging by a thread.

Zero's alarm sounded frantically throughout the Dawn's command center. Red data streams flooded the holographic screen, and combat damage data continued to jump rapidly: "Your Majesty! The third defensive line is completely destroyed! Coalition casualties exceed 300,000! The Myriad Race origin shield has only 10% energy remaining! The Devourer's awakening progress has reached 90%!"

Emperor Chen Fan stood suspended in the void, the aura of a Cosmic Venerable fluctuating around him. Having just severed one tentacle had consumed most of his origin energy.

Now, facing the frenzied attack of ten tentacles, a cold light surged in his eyes, yet he did not retreat in the slightest.

He could clearly perceive that deep within the dimensional rift, a terrifying origin far exceeding all the tentacles was brewing. It was the aura of The Devourer's true form, breaking through the shackles of the dimensional barrier at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Commander Su Qingyue, can the ultimate anti-devouring energy core be activated?" Emperor Chen Fan asked in a low voice through the global network, his tone carrying a hint of exhaustion but remaining steady.

"Your Majesty! The Star Spirit Annihilation Main Cannon has integrated the ultimate energy core and can fire the ultimate purification annihilation beam, which can severely damage the multi-tentacle siege, but it requires your Cosmic Venerable rule power to guide it to lock precisely onto The Devourer's true form aura!"

Commander Su Qingyue's voice was urgent yet full of determination. "I have already transmitted the ultimate energy core to the ten main cannons; we can activate it at any time!"

Emperor Chen Fan nodded slightly. The power of the Cosmic Venerable and the Star Spirit origin purification energy erupted from his body once more. Golden rule light enveloped the entire defensive line.

He waved his hand, and his voice reached the ears of every coalition soldier: "All forces, listen! Centering on the Dawn, gather all the origin energy of the universe and activate the Star Spirit Annihilation Main Cannon's ultimate mode!"

"Sever the tentacles, seal the rift, and strike the final blow before The Devourer's true form descends!"

As his voice fell, Commander Ling Shuang, Commander Lei Meng, and Old Hu responded in unison, their voices echoing through the chaotic void: "Understood!"

Commander Ling Shuang led the remnants of the Dawn Mecha Regiment, gathering the remaining Star Spirit purification energy to form a light shield in front of the Dawn; Commander Lei Meng controlled millions of warships, pouring all remaining energy into the main cannons; Old Hu integrated the surviving experts of the Myriad Races to hold the center of the defensive line.

The ten Star Spirit Annihilation Main Cannons slowly rose around the Dawn, their muzzles condensing an unprecedented light-blue ultimate annihilation beam.

The beams were interwoven with Star Spirit purification power and dimensional rule power, exuding a majesty capable of ending the apocalyptic catastrophe.

The ten devouring tentacles sensed the threat of the ultimate energy and launched a final frenzy simultaneously. Black devouring energy wove into a giant net, rushing fiercely toward the coalition and the main cannons!

The ultimate showdown exploded at this moment!

The ultimate collision between the purification beams and the devouring black energy was about to rewrite the fate of the universe's survival!