183: Chapter 183 Ling Shuang's Resolve, The Final Battle

The space-time ark sped through the star sea towards the direction of Yongning City.

Guardian Lin Jingyun leaned against the porthole, his complexion as pale as paper.

Forcibly repairing the Seal had exhausted most of his Chaos Origin, and even after taking several sacred healing pills, it would be difficult to recover in a short time.

Ling Shuang sat beside him, silently watching the stars flash past outside the porthole.

Her battle armor was still stained with the grayish-black blood of the Void Evil Spider, and her white hair appeared exceptionally glaring in the spiritual light of the cabin.

Zhou Zhiting and Song Xinghe sat opposite them, both of them likewise covered in blood with withered auras.

In this battle, nearly half of the dozens of veteran generals they brought had been lost.

Those veteran brothers who had followed them for hundreds of years remained forever in that barren Void Realm.

The cabin was very quiet, with no one speaking.

After a long while, Ling Shuang spoke.

"Jingyun, how much longer can the Seal hold?"

Guardian Lin Jingyun was silent for a moment, then slowly said: "Shortest a year, longest three years."

The Mother of Void Evil Spiders consumed a great deal during this impact on the Seal, and will not make a move again in a short time.

"But once it recovers, the next impact will be even more violent than this one."

Ling Shuang nodded and asked no more.

When the star skiff arrived at Yongning City, the sky was already bright.

Morning light spilled over the city walls of Yongning City, coating the entire city in a layer of gold.

The commoners in the city had just woken up; the laughter of children came from the alleys, smoke curled up from breakfast stalls, and everything was so peaceful, so tranquil.

No one knew that in the deepest part of the star sea, a crisis sufficient to destroy everything was brewing.

Guardian Lin Jingyun looked at all this, a sense of sourness surging in his heart.

This was everything he had sworn to protect.

These commoners, these children, this cooking smoke and laughter.

He could not let all this disappear.

Upon returning to the Alliance Grand Hall, Guardian Lin Jingyun immediately summoned the representatives of various realms to brief them on the situation of the Void Evil Spider.

The grand hall was packed to capacity, and the expressions of the representatives from various realms were extremely solemn.

When Guardian Lin Jingyun mentioned that the Seal could only last for one to three years, a sound of gasping echoed throughout the hall.

"Ancestor, what should we do now?" a young representative stood up and asked, his voice tinged with tension.

Guardian Lin Jingyun was about to answer, but Ling Shuang spoke first.

"I will go guard the Seal."

The hall instantly fell silent, and everyone's gaze focused on Ling Shuang.

She stood up, leaning on a cane, her white hair appearing exceptionally striking in the spiritual light of the hall.

Yet her voice remained clear and resolute.

"The Void Evil Spider may impact the Seal again at any time, and someone must guard it there.

Jingyun is the future of the star sea; he needs time to Cultivate and prepare for the trip to the Void Abyss ten thousand years later.

And I, an old hag, happen to go do this matter."

Zhou Zhiting suddenly stood up: "Ling Shuang, I will accompany you!"

Song Xinghe also stood up: "I will go too."

Ling Shuang looked at these two old friends who had followed her for a lifetime, a complex light flashing in her eyes.

She opened her mouth, wanting to refuse, but knowing she could not.

"Alright, let us go together."

The three white-haired elders stood side by side once again.

The hall was dead silent, and many young representatives had tears welling up in their eyes.

They remembered all those years, everything the three elders had given for the star sea.

From the bloody battles on the Eastern Front to the invasion of the Ash-Eater Clan, from the homeworld of the Void Clan to the opening of the Destruction Realm, their figures were never absent.

Guardian Lin Jingyun stood up and walked before Ling Shuang.

"Teacher, let me go.

You have guarded the star sea your entire life, it is time to rest."

Ling Shuang shook her head and raised her hand to gently pat his shoulder.

"Jingyun, you said it yourself, you are the Guardian.

But you are not the only Guardian.

We old fellows can still fight for a few more years.

When we truly can no longer move, you can step up."

She paused and continued: "Besides, you have more important things to do.

The Seal of the Void Abyss can only last for ten thousand years; ten thousand years later, you must face the Mother of Evil Spirits.

That is a terrifying existence far surpassing the Void Evil Spider.

You need time to Cultivate, time to grow stronger.

All we old fellows can do is buy time for you."

Guardian Lin Jingyun opened his mouth, but found he could say no words of rebuttal.

Ling Shuang was right.

He needed time, a lot of time.

And Ling Shuang and the others were using the rest of their lives to buy this time for him.

He gave a deep bow: "Teacher, take care."

Ling Shuang smiled slightly and helped him up.

"Do not be like this, we are not going to our deaths.

We are merely going to guard the Seal, not to wage war.

Besides, with Zhiting and Xinghe around, these old bones of ours can hold out for a few more years."

She turned around and looked at the representatives of various realms in the hall.

"Everyone, go back and prepare well.

The threat of the Void Evil Spider has not been lifted, and the defenses of various realms cannot be relaxed.

Especially in areas where space-time wrinkles frequently appear, key monitoring must be maintained.

Once any abnormalities are discovered, report them immediately."

The representatives of various realms stood up one after another and consented in unison.

Three days later, Ling Shuang, Zhou Zhiting, and Song Xinghe embarked on their journey once again.

This time, they brought even fewer people, only ten veteran generals who voluntarily followed.

These veteran generals were comrades-in-arms who had fought side by side with them back then; now all of them were white-haired, yet their eyes still burned with Battle Intent.

Before departure, Guardian Lin Jingyun saw them off before the Monument of Heroes.

He knelt before the monument and deeply kowtowed towards the name of Ancestor Bai Yunzhou.

"Ancestor, have you seen this?

Teacher Ling Shuang and the others are going to fight the final battle.

Please bless them to return safely."

The Chaos-colored light atop the monument gently flickered, as if responding to him.

Ling Shuang stood behind him, looking at his back, her eyes filled with deep affection.

"Jingyun, get up."

Guardian Lin Jingyun stood up and turned to look at the three elders.

Ling Shuang was still in a plain white robe, leaning on a cane with her white hair fluttering.

Zhou Zhiting was in crimson battle armor, holding the battle blood spear in hand, looking heroic and dashing.

Song Xinghe was in a grey robe, holding the chief token of the Investigation Department in his hand with a calm expression.

Behind the three of them were ten white-haired veteran generals.

Some of them leaned on swords, some supported themselves with spears, and some even trembled slightly while standing.

Yet in their eyes, the exact same Battle Intent as back then burned.

Guardian Lin Jingyun looked at them, his eye sockets somewhat moist.

"Teacher, Senior Zhou, Senior Song, Seniors, take care."

Ling Shuang nodded and turned to board the star skiff.

When Zhou Zhiting passed by Guardian Lin Jingyun, she suddenly stopped and reached out to pat his shoulder.

"Kid, do not cry.

These old bones of ours are still quite sturdy."

Song Xinghe also walked over and stuffed a Jade Slip into Guardian Lin Jingyun's hand.

"This is the archive of the Investigation Department I compiled over the years, recording all abnormal situations across the realms of the star sea.

If we cannot return, these things are handed over to you."

Guardian Lin Jingyun grasped the Jade Slip tightly and nodded heavily.

Song Xinghe smiled slightly and turned to board the star skiff.

The star skiff slowly ascended into the air and drove towards the deepest part of the star sea.

Guardian Lin Jingyun stood before the Monument of Heroes, watching that star skiff grow further and further away until it finally vanished in the depths of the star sea.

He turned around and walked back to the small courtyard.

Starting from today, he was going to begin seclusion.

Refine the Chaos Origin, raise his cultivation base, and prepare for the trip to the Void Abyss ten thousand years later.

Also, find a method to completely annihilate the Void Evil Spider.

He could not let Ling Shuang and the others sacrifice themselves in vain.

A month later, news came from the Seal location.

Ling Shuang had already led the team to build a simple camp beside the Seal.

They took turns standing guard day and night, monitoring every subtle change of the Seal.

The Mother of Void Evil Spiders temporarily did not impact the Seal again, but those small squads of Void Evil Spiders would drill out from the cracks of the Seal from time to time.

Every single time, they were slaughtered completely by Ling Shuang and the others.

Two months later, abnormal movements appeared in the Seal once again.

The Mother of Void Evil Spiders began accumulating power, preparing for the second impact.

The runes on the Seal began to flicker, and the grayish-black mist grew increasingly dense.

Ling Shuang sent a message to Guardian Lin Jingyun: "The Seal can still hold for three months.

Three months later, prepare for battle."

When Guardian Lin Jingyun received the message, he was Cultivating in the small courtyard.

He opened his eyes, looked at the communication talisman in his hand, and remained silent for a long time.

Then, he stood up and walked toward the Alliance Grand Hall.

"Qiuyu, transmit the order to all realms, the Realm Guardian Army is to assemble urgently.

Three months later, proceed to the Seal location and fight a decisive battle to the death with the Void Evil Spider."

Shen Qiuyu solemnly nodded and turned to transmit the order.

Three months later, outside Yongning City, three hundred thousand troops of the Realm Guardian Army had finished assembling.

This was the full military force the Star Sea Alliance could mobilize.

The elites of all realms were fully dispatched, and the supplies of the Artifact Hall and Pill Hall were piled up like mountains.

Guardian Lin Jingyun stood upon the general-summoning platform, his gaze sweeping across these three hundred thousand faces.

Some were young, some aged, some familiar, some unfamiliar.

Yet they all shared a common identity—Guardians.

"Soldiers, today we set out on an expedition to the Seal location to fight a decisive battle to the death with the Void Evil Spider."

His voice spread across the entire field, clear and resolute.

"The Void Evil Spider feeds on time and space; once the Seal is broken, the entire star sea will face catastrophic disaster.

Our home, our loved ones, everything we have sworn to protect, will be devoured by them."

"Yet we will not retreat, nor will we fear.

Because we are Guardians, and because behind us is everything we must protect."

Three hundred thousand soldiers shouted in unison, their voices shaking the clouds.

"Guard the Dao! Guard the Dao! Guard the Dao!"

Guardian Lin Jingyun raised his hand to signal for quiet.

"Set out!"

Three hundred thousand troops of the Realm Guardian Army boarded the star skiff, majestically driving towards the depths of the star sea.