Chapter 60 The Heart of Chaos

"Using the 'deep blue star' to neutralize the 'heart of chaos'?"

When Lin Yuan ran this crazy idea through his mind, he broke out in a cold sweat.

This was a hundred times crazier than his previous decision to stab the BOSS in the eye!

The first option provided by the system was to "find a life energy source of equivalent intensity."

Although the "deep blue star" in his hand had high purity, in terms of "intensity"—the total energy it contained—it probably wasn't even a tenth of that of the "heart of chaos."

Using a "small flame" to extinguish a "massive volcano"?

That wasn't "neutralizing."

That was "adding fuel to the fire"!

The failure rate definitely wasn't just 88%; it was likely 99.999%!

"No, no, it's too risky." Lin Yuan shook his head repeatedly, forcibly suppressing this tempting but lethal idea.

Better to be safe and just throw this "time bomb" away.

His life was more important.

He sighed and controlled the "ghost"'s mechanical arm, preparing to pick up the "heart of chaos" and toss it into some remote corner.

However, just as his mechanical arm was about to touch the "heart of chaos."

The system, which had been silent, suddenly popped up a new notification.

A line... that made Lin Yuan's eyes widen instantly.

[Supplementary Note: According to the 7th Revised Theory of 'Energy Resonance Annihilation' in the 'ashilya' database, if the 'purity' gap between two opposing energies exceeds the threshold, a 'structural collapse' effect will occur where the high-purity energy acts upon the low-purity energy during the annihilation reaction.]

[Deducing...]

[Based on the purity comparison between 'deep blue star' and 'heart of chaos', if an opposition is performed, there is a 73% probability that the pure bio-energy of the 'deep blue star' will first collapse the 60% of relatively unstable 'gene-mutated cell' portions within the 'heart of chaos'.]

[Ultimately, there is a 45% probability that after the annihilation reaction, the core 'void crystal core' can be stripped away intact.]

"Holy shit?!"

Seeing this new "supplementary note," Lin Yuan's eyes nearly popped out of his head.

A 45% probability?!

This... how is this different from getting it for free?!

He was just despairing over a success rate of less than 0.001%, and in the blink of an eye, the system opened a "super backdoor" with a success rate as high as 45%!

"I knew it! I knew you weren't that simple, you damn system!" Lin Yuan was so excited he almost shouted out loud.

This felt like playing a gacha game.

You look at the 0.01% drop rate in the pool, sighing and ready to give up.

Then the system suddenly jumps out and tells you: "Dear, we've detected you are a distinguished VIP user. We are now opening an exclusive pity channel for you; a 10-pull is guaranteed to yield an SSR!"

Sweet!

"Let's do it!"

Lin Yuan made his decision instantly.

With a 45% success rate, if he didn't gamble on this, he wouldn't be Lin Yuan!

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, he began to carefully study this "fight fire with fire" plan.

"Let the two energies oppose and annihilate each other..."

He looked at the two spheres on the storage platform—one large and black, one small and blue—and fell into thought.

How to make them oppose each other?

Just smash them together?

No.

Lin Yuan immediately rejected that idea.

Too crude.

Heaven knows what would happen if these two "bombs" were smashed together.

If the blast power couldn't be contained and it caught his own "ghost," the loss would outweigh the gain.

There had to be a controllable, safe "reaction vessel."

"Reaction vessel..."

Lin Yuan's gaze swept back and forth across the body of the "ghost."

Suddenly, his eyes fixed on the "nanocluster plasticity tool arm."

Another bold idea popped into his head.

Since this tool arm could turn into an "armor-piercing spike" and a "fake reactor," could it... turn into a "bottle"?

An ultra-high-strength "reaction kettle" that could hold both of these "bombs" inside?

Even he felt this idea was a bit far-fetched.

But the more he thought about it, the more feasible it seemed!

The body of the "ghost" was "Adaptive Lattice Armor" grown using "oracle-grade armor" as a "seed crystal."

Its strength far exceeded any material known on Earth!

Using it as the inner wall of the "reaction kettle" would definitely be sturdy enough!

And the "nanocluster plasticity tool arm" could perfectly construct any shape he wanted according to his thoughts!

"Let's do it!"

Lin Yuan acted immediately.

He controlled the flexible tool arm, extending it to the front of the "ghost."

Then he closed his eyes and began to conceptualize the shape of a "reaction kettle" in his mind.

It was a... cylindrical vessel, similar to a pressure cooker.

Inside were two independent chambers to separately house the "heart of chaos" and the "deep blue star."

Between the two chambers was a "valve" he could open at any time.

And at the very top of the vessel, there was a small "discharge port."

To... eject the "void crystal core" that might be stripped out.

The entire design was simple and crude, yet filled with the unique "pragmatic" style of a junkyard owner like Lin Yuan.

"System! Follow this blueprint! Transform!"

As he gave the order.

At the tip of the tool arm, countless nanobots once again began a frantic, dizzying reorganization!

Metal flowed, extended, and took shape in silence.

In just over ten seconds, a "pressure cooker"—identical to the one in his mind, shimmering with a dark gold luster and filled with violent aesthetics—appeared in front of the "ghost."

“Whoa ˶╹ꇴ╹˶! It actually worked!” Lin Yuan watched in awe.

He felt like his "ghost" was practically a universal "Magic Brush Ma Liang."

As long as he dared to think it, it dared to build it!

"Alright, the pot is ready. Now it's time to put in the ingredients."

Lin Yuan took a deep breath and began the most critical operation.

First, he controlled another mechanical arm to carefully place the "deep blue star" into the left chamber of the "pressure cooker."

Then, holding his breath and using every ounce of patience and gentleness he possessed, he lightly placed the extremely unstable "heart of chaos" into the right chamber.

"Click."

The lid of the "pressure cooker" closed with a perfect seal.

The entire process was incredibly smooth.

Lin Yuan's heart was in his throat.

He knew that next would be the moment to witness a miracle... or witness his own "death-seeking" end.

He took one last look at his surroundings.

This was a massive, relatively enclosed chamber.

It should be able to withstand it... right?

"Damn it, whatever!"

"Fortune favors the bold! You have to fight to win!"

"Whether this moped turns into a Land Rover depends on this one move!"

Lin Yuan frantically pumped himself up in his heart.

He gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, and issued the command to the "valve" connecting the two chambers.

"Open... for me!"

"Click—!"

A slight mechanical sound, as if coming from the depths of his soul, rang out.

The valve opened.

The "deep blue star," representing "pure life."

And the "heart of chaos," representing the "chaotic void."

Inside that small, sealed "pressure cooker."

They finally touched.

There was no earth-shattering explosion.

No world-destroying light.

At the moment of contact, the interior of the "pressure cooker" fell into a... strange, absolute "silence."

All light, all energy, and all matter seemed to be completely erased by an invisible "eraser" at this moment.

Lin Yuan "saw."

The moment the black-red "heart of chaos" touched the "deep blue star," it was like snow meeting a hot iron; the layer of flesh on its surface, composed of "gene-mutated cells," began to rapidly and silently collapse and dissolve!

The "deep blue star" was also being consumed at an equally alarming rate, growing smaller and dimmer.

Two diametrically opposed energies were engaged in a... silent, but extremely tragic, mutual annihilation!

Lin Yuan was so nervous his palms were drenched in sweat.

He stared fixedly at the changes inside the "pressure cooker."

He saw the flesh of the "heart of chaos" being rapidly collapsed.

Ten percent...

Thirty percent...

Sixty percent...

It worked!

According to the system's deduction, as long as 60% of the flesh portion was collapsed, the core "void crystal core" could potentially be stripped away!

However, just then!

An anomaly occurred!

When nearly half of its flesh had been collapsed, the "heart of chaos" seemed to sense a fatal threat.

The 40% of "Void Energy" inside it suddenly went berserk!

A surge of pure black energy, filled with an aura of destruction, violently erupted from its interior, turning around to frantically devour the "deep blue star"!

"Shit! Not good!"

Lin Yuan's heart instantly sank to the bottom.

The energy of the "deep blue star" was about to run out!