229: No. 22

The moment Zhang Qilin uttered that word "Good," Lin Tianyi felt the connection between himself and the entire Sea of Chaos undergo a heaven-shaking, earth-shattering change.

If before, he had been a lone boat anchored in place by Zhang Qilin.

Then now, Zhang Qilin was actively granting him access to the core permissions of the entire "Seal"!

"The mask is the 'processor.' Your will is the 'command.' My power is the 'energy.'"

Zhang Qilin's voice rang out directly in Lin Tianyi's consciousness, concise and efficient.

"Now, I will share the control of the 'Seal'... with you."

Hum—!!!

Lin Tianyi's consciousness was instantly pulled into a higher-dimensional perspective.

He "saw" Zhang Qilin's soul, like a sun radiating golden light, suspended above the endless dark abyss.

Countless golden chains extended from his body like a giant net, covering the entire abyss and suppressing the chaotic energy churning endlessly below, which was trying to break free from its bonds.

Every node of the chains shimmered with an ancient rune.

This was the main body of the "Seal."

But at this moment, this giant net had already suffered damage and dimming in many places, and some of the main chains were even on the verge of snapping.

The chaotic energy below was like a high-pressure stream of water, crazily battering the Seal from these weak points.

"The 'tomb chamber' you are standing in is a 'safe house' left behind by our ancestors; it is also the 'backend terminal' for the entire Seal."

"Now, connect your companions... their 'power fragments'... to the 'terminal'!"

Lin Tianyi's consciousness instantly returned to reality!

"Pfft—!"

He ripped off the mask, his entire body collapsing onto one knee as if drained of all strength, gasping for air, cold sweat soaking through the lining of his combat suit.

The exchange that had seemed to last for centuries in the world of consciousness had only been a short ten seconds in reality.

"Team Leader Lin! Are you alright?!" Fatso and Wang Xianzhi immediately stepped forward to support him.

"No time to explain!" Lin Tianyi's eyes were brighter and sharper than ever before. "Fatso! Take out your Totem Core! Wang Xianzhi, your sword! Song Yiqing, your blood!"

"We are going to start... 'shipbuilding'!"

Although they didn't know what had happened, out of absolute trust, the three of them did not hesitate in the slightest!

"Do it!" Fatso took out the Totem Core he had modified, which could connect to external energy.

Wang Xianzhi pressed the tip of her long sword against the ground.

Song Yiqing bit his fingertip and squeezed out a drop of vital blood containing the bloodline of the "Zhulong."

"Listen to my commands!"

Lin Tianyi put the bronze ghost-face mask back on!

This time, he was not swept into the Sea of Chaos again. The mask on his face emitted a soft bronze light, as if it had been "tamed" by his will.

Through the holes of the mask, his eyes saw not the material world, but a... plane of rules composed of countless energy flows and runes!

He saw that the floor of this "tomb chamber" was a huge, dormant... magic array!

And the four of them, along with the "fragments" in their hands, were positioned exactly on the four key nodes of the array!

"Fatso! Press the Totem Core onto the ground! Imagine it is a 'foundation'! The most solid 'foundation' capable of taking root anywhere!"

"You got it!" Fatso roared, slamming the Totem Core onto the node beneath his feet, while pouring his own savage and tenacious will into it without reservation!

Hum!

The Totem Core instantly erupted with an earthy yellow light! The light connected with the magic array on the ground, and the entire tomb chamber shook, as if it had truly gained... "roots" in this void of space!

"Song Yiqing! Drip your blood onto the node! Imagine it is a 'lighthouse'! A 'lighthouse' capable of dispelling fog and guiding the way!"

Song Yiqing followed his instructions. As the drop of vital blood fell, it instantly transformed into a wisp of deep blue flame, forming a continuously rotating, nebula-like energy mark above the magic array! That was the power belonging to the "Zhulong" lineage, capable of perceiving time and space!

"Wang Xianzhi! Insert your sword into the magic array! Release your 'Sword Intent'! Imagine it is a 'scalpel'! A 'sharp blade' capable of precisely excising the 'lesion' and severing all falsehoods!"

Wang Xianzhi's eyes narrowed, and her long sword plunged straight into the ground! An invisible, incredibly sharp Sword Intent soared from her body, transforming into a white pillar of light that connected with the magic array!

"Finally... it's me!"

Lin Tianyi pressed his left hand, which bore the Qilin Blood scar, heavily onto the last node!

"Qilin! 'Kindling'!"

He roared, channeling the pure golden energy he had shared from Zhang Qilin out through the "mark" on his arm!

"Imagine it is an 'engine'! A 'sun' capable of providing endless power for our 'ship'!"

Boom—!!!

Golden flames erupted violently from his palm!

Foundation, lighthouse, blade, engine!

Four completely different powers, yet all originating from the same lineage, were perfectly... fused together at this moment through the ancient magic array on the ground!

The entire tomb chamber was completely illuminated by the interlacing light of four colors!

A brand new, micro-"Domain" that radiated mixed energy fluctuations and did not belong to any system in this world... was born!

Within this "Domain," the four of them felt as if they had established an... unprecedented connection with Zhang Qilin and the entire "Seal"!

Meanwhile, above the Sea of Chaos.

Zhang Qilin's soul clearly felt this... power from mortals, small yet incomparably tenacious.

This power flowed through the magic array and into his giant "Seal" net.

It could not directly repair the damaged chains like Qilin Blood could.

However, it acted like a catalyst, activating the... runes within the giant net that had been dormant for tens of thousands of years, belonging to other ancient bloodlines!

The runes belonging to the "Pathfinders," representing "stability," lit up!

The runes belonging to the "Zhulong," representing "insight," lit up!

The... unknown runes belonging to the "Sword," representing "sharpness," also lit up!

The giant Seal net, which had originally been only golden, now began to shimmer with iridescent light!

Under the combined effect of multiple powers, this giant net, which had been on the verge of collapse, had actually... stabilized again!

Although it was only temporary, this undoubtedly proved that...

Lin Tianyi's "shipbuilding" theory... was feasible!

"It succeeded..."

In Zhang Qilin's unchanging voice, for the first time, a trace of... unbelievable... joy was revealed.

"We... succeeded!" Lin Tianyi responded in his consciousness.

However, their joy did not last long.

Their actions were like throwing a boulder into a calm lake.

And it completely enraged... the monster at the bottom of the lake.

Roar—!!!!

A roar that could not be described in words, one that acted directly upon the soul and was filled with tyranny and madness, erupted from the very bottom of the "Abyss"!

The Sea of Chaos below instantly boiled!

A... giant claw, composed of pure darkness and negative emotions, blotting out the sky, suddenly extended from the chaos and savagely swiped at the giant Seal net that had just stabilized!

The power of this claw was far more terrifying than any previous impact!

The mere aura it emitted caused Lin Tianyi's consciousness to feel a tearing pain!

"This is... the... core will of the 'Abyss'?!" Zhang Qilin's voice became incomparably grave. "We have... awakened it!"

"Bring it on!"

Lin Tianyi's will, however, burned to its peak at this moment!

Through the mask, he transmitted his commands to his companions in reality!

"Everyone! Concentrate all your will! We are not defending! We are... attacking!"

"Use this 'ship' we just built to... ram it hard into that big guy!"

This was an... incredibly crazy decision!

To use mortal will to actively attack... the god-like, demon-like "Abyss" itself?!

"Damn it! Let's do this!" Fatso was the first to respond, pouring all his belief into the "foundation"!

Wang Xianzhi and Song Yiqing also burned their souls without reservation!

The wills of the four of them, at this moment, twisted into a single rope through the magic array!

In the world of consciousness, this newly born "Domain," composed of four-colored light, instantly broke free from the confines of the tomb chamber, like a small, yet incomparably sharp... icebreaker!

It changed direction, not to reinforce the Seal, but to... actively head towards that... dark giant claw extending from the Abyss!

"You are crazy!" Zhang Qilin's consciousness issued a warning.

"Crazy?!" Lin Tianyi laughed wildly. "What right does someone who once took on a whole city alone have to call me crazy?!"

"Come on! Qilin!"

"Let us... be crazy together just this once!"

Infected by Lin Tianyi's madness, Zhang Qilin's hot blood, which had been dormant for thousands of years, seemed to be reignited at this moment!

"...Good!"

He did not hesitate any longer, pouring all his power into that "little boat" forged by mortal will!

The golden "engine" erupted with unprecedented light!

That small, four-colored "icebreaker," in the endless Sea of Chaos, traced a brilliant, unstoppable... trajectory!

Hard...

Slamming into that... abyssal giant claw, which represented ultimate destruction and fear!