Xingtetsu: You are not included in Elio's script!

"Be careful!" Lin Yu suddenly pulled Huang Quan and Aha behind him, and the protection was instantly deployed. "It's the breath of the observer! It's stronger than last time!"

Huang Quan immediately tightened his grip on his sword and looked warily towards the outer layer of the Imaginary Tree. He said solemnly, "This aura...is different from the one on Blue Star. It's like a higher-level observer."

The last trace of blood instantly faded from Aha's face.

She stared at the area with the strongest spatial fluctuations, her voice trembling. "It's the Judge! Two levels higher than ordinary monitors, they're responsible for clearing out high-value targets that break the rules. We killed the enemy and prevented the prophecy from coming to pass, which disrupted the balance of the monitors' rules, so they sent the Judge!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a crack suddenly appeared in the outer space of the Imaginary Number Tree. The regular energy that seeped out of the crack surged like a tide. Wherever it passed, even the root energy was frozen into ice. Small fragments of space fell from the crack and hit the ground with a crisp cracking sound.

"Nine-dimensional energy intrusion detected, intensity: Class A, intervention authority: Judgment level."

Bo Shizun's mechanical prosthetic eye turned rapidly, and a red warning signal flashed in his pupil.

"Judge's targets: Lin Yu and Huang Quan. Secondary target: the core. It is recommended to immediately activate the defense formation of the Imaginary Tree. The three of you need to work together to inject energy."

Lin Yu looked at the ever-expanding silver gap and could vaguely see the distorted nine-dimensional space on the other side of the gap. He took a deep breath and mobilized all his energy to form a thicker line of defense.

"Aha, how do I activate the defense formation? Huang Quan, can you use the void to interfere with the energy of the rules?"

"The starting point of the defense array is at the three energy interfaces of the hub core." Aha pointed to the three grooves around the hub core.

"I'll be in charge of the north interface, Huang Quan will be in charge of the south interface, and Lin Yu will be in charge of the east interface. We must inject all three energies at the same time!"

"I'll try." Huang Quan nodded, and the dark purple void energy flowed along her fingertips to the south interface. When the energy touched the interface, the interface suddenly lit up with a light purple light.

"Void energy can temporarily freeze the flow of rule energy, but it won't last long. Hurry!"

Lin Yu and Aha immediately split up and Lin Yu injected energy into the east interface. The light blue light instantly spread out and intertwined with the light purple light of the south interface.

Aha also injected joyful energy into the north interface, and pink light joined in. Three rays of light formed a triangular formation around the core of the hub, and the patterns on the surface of the formation began to rotate slowly.

The regular energy in the silver gap suddenly surged, and a huge silver hand stretched out from the gap and grabbed towards Lin Yu.

The giant hand was three times faster than the observer outside. As soon as Cun Hu touched the giant hand, there was a shattering sound.

"Hold on! The defense formation is only one step away!" Ah Ha gritted his teeth and injected all the remaining energy into the formation. The pink light suddenly surged and merged with the other two lights to form a protective shield, blocking the attack of the silver giant hand.

Cold sweat oozed from Huang Quan's forehead. The energy consumption was far beyond her expectations. She could feel the regular energy eroding her shield, and blurry double images began to appear in front of her eyes, but she still gritted her teeth to prevent the energy from being interrupted.

"Lin Yu, use the star core to activate the core of the formation! It's in the groove in the center of the formation!"

Lin Yu immediately understood and condensed the star core into a light arrow, shooting it towards the groove in the center of the formation.

The arrow of light embedded itself precisely into the groove, and the patterns on the surface of the formation lit up instantly. A huge beam of light rose from the formation, rushing straight into the outer space of the Imaginary Tree and hitting the silver gap.

"Buzz!"

The sound of violent energy collision echoed in the void, the silver gap began to shrink rapidly, the judge's giant hand was hit by the light column, making a harsh metal friction sound, and the rule energy began to dissipate.

Boshizun's mechanical prosthetic eye took the opportunity to inject a stream of data light into the gap.

"The fluctuations in the Judge's rules have been recorded and can be used to deduce countermeasures. The gap is about to close, and the defense array has 32% energy remaining."

The silver gap finally closed completely, and the Judge's breath disappeared, but the space outside the Tree of Imaginary Numbers still retained the cold energy of rules, as if warning them that this confrontation was far from over.

Huang Quan stepped forward quickly, and the energy of nothingness condensed in his palm, gently covering Lin Yu's chest.

"Don't hold on, take a moment to calm down. Although the Judge has retreated, the energy backlash will affect your subsequent destiny if not handled properly."

Ah Ha leaned on a thick root, the energy of joy flickering intermittently at his fingertips, much dimmer than before.

She looked at Lin Yu's pale face and said, "That was really dangerous just now. If the defense formation was activated half a second later, the core of the hub would have been frozen into ice by the Judge's rule energy. By then, let alone fighting against the Last King, we wouldn't even be able to stay in the Imaginary Number Tree."

Boshizun slowly floated in front of the three people and projected a translucent holographic panel.

The panel clearly displays the Judge's regular fluctuation pattern and the detailed energy loss of the defense array.

"The fluctuations in the Judge's rules have been entered into the database, and countermeasures are being deduced."

The mechanical sound echoed in the void.

"Current deduction progress: 17%. Preliminary conclusion: The Judge's rule-based attack relies on a nine-dimensional space anchor point. If the anchor point can be destroyed, the attack strength can be greatly weakened. However, destroying the anchor point requires entering the nine-dimensional space, and there is currently no feasible way."

Lin Yu adjusted his breathing for a moment, and the chaotic energy in his body was gradually smoothed out by Huang Quan's void energy.

He looked up at the words "Nine-Dimensional Space" on the holographic panel, his brows furrowed tightly, and his tone was filled with unquestionable firmness.

"We must find a way to reach the Nine-Dimensional Space. This time, the Judge came, but next time, someone even stronger might come. If we just passively defend ourselves, we'll be worn down by them sooner or later, let alone fight against the Last King."

When Ah Ha heard this, it was as if he had heard something incredible, and energy condensed into a small mocking expression at his fingertips.

"Do you think the nine-dimensional space is a market? You can go there whenever you want? Not to mention that the nine-dimensional space structure is dynamically folded. Without the corresponding dimensional coordinates, you can't find the entrance. Even if you get in by chance, do you know how many observers are inside? Bo Shizun has deduced that there are at least three hundred creatures in the nine-dimensional space, and each one is three times stronger than the one just now."

"More importantly, your strength is insufficient. Although you now have seventeen destinies, most of them are just basic controls. You can't even fuse them. You can only rely on pure beauty to achieve basic fusion. If you reach the ninth dimension, you won't even be able to break the Judge's shield."

Lin Yu clenched his fists tighter. "Is there no other way? We can't just wait for them to kill us, right?"

Ah Ha saw the unwillingness in his eyes and sighed softly, "It's not that there is no way. The key lies in the system on you and the key in your hand."

system?

Lin Yu was stunned. This thing had almost no presence, and only had a little presence when the task was triggered.

"Key? I always thought it was just a tool to open the hub."

"That's because I didn't tell you everything."

"This system, a destiny sublimator developed by the four Star Gods, Boshizun, Lan, and Fuli, over three cosmic eras, is not a simple auxiliary tool. The key in your hand is not an ordinary hub key, but the memory link of the Imaginary Tree."

Boshizun's mechanical prosthetic eye suddenly turned, projecting another panel showing the core architecture diagram of the system.

[System Core: Destiny Compatibility Module + Memory Chain Docking Module + Dimensional Shuttle Module]

[Activation Condition: Complete the last mission and master twenty destinies]

[Final Reward: Upgrade to the Consciousness Core of the Imaginary Tree, gain dimensional travel authority + full control of destiny fusion].

"Simply put, the system's final task is to collect twenty different destinies."

"After completing the mission, the key will automatically activate and connect to the system, helping you access the memory chain of the Imaginary Number Tree. It contains all the knowledge of the Imaginary Number Tree from its birth to the present, including the coordinates of the nine-dimensional space, the weaknesses of the monitors, and even the interpretation of the Last King's prophecy of the end."

She paused, a hint of anticipation in her eyes.

"More importantly, after accessing the memory chain, your human identity will be upgraded. You will no longer be an ordinary destiny holder, but the core consciousness of the Imaginary Number Tree. You can freely mobilize the tree's energy and travel through all dimensions. At that time, not only can you wipe out a few observers, but you will also be able to fight against all creatures in the ninth dimension."

Lin Yu was completely shocked, with countless questions swirling in his mind, "Then why don't you use this system yourself? You are Star Gods. If you can be upgraded to a consciousness core, wouldn't you be able to resolve the crisis earlier?"

"Because we are the solidified bodies of destiny." Ah Ha smiled and shook his head, stretching out his hand to signal Bo Shi Zun to project the data of the Star God's destiny.

"Throughout his life, the Knowledge Master can only control knowledge. I can only control pleasure, and Lan can only control hunting. From the moment a Star God is born, he is bound to a single destiny, like being bound by chains. He is completely incapable of having a second destiny, let alone twenty."

The panel clearly displayed the Star God's destiny binding data: [Aha - Joy (binding degree 98.9%, cannot be separated)]

【Boshizun - Wisdom (Binding Degree 99.7%, Cannot Be Separated)】

[Lan - Hunting (binding degree 99.2%, cannot be peeled off)]

[Fu Li - Memory (Binding Degree 98.5%, Cannot Be Removed)]

Behind each piece of data is the glaring red word "solidified".

"You are the only blank carrier."

"Although you are an ordinary person from another world, your body's compatibility with your destiny reaches 99.9%, making you the only one compatible with the system. This is also the fundamental reason why we chose you as the variable. Only you can carry twenty different destinies and become the core consciousness of the Imaginary Number Tree."

Lin Yu's shock gradually subsided, replaced by new anxiety.

He quickly went over the seventeen destinies he knew in his mind, and still needed three.

He frowned and asked, "I only have seventeen destinies now, and I still need three. Apart from the breeding destiny, where are the other two? I've never even heard of them."

"Among the three kinds of difference, one is the end, a fate ruled by the last king."

"The other two are: one origin, originating from the same source as the Imaginary Number Tree, and lacking a corresponding Star God. The other is a rule, originating from the same source as the Observer's power, and also not in the known records of fate."

"The end?" Lin Yu's heart tightened. "The Last King wants to destroy the universe. How can I control His fate? Moreover, there is no record of His origins and rules. Where can I find them?"

"The end cannot be taken, only resonated with," Aha explained.

"The Last King's final fate is essentially a signal of the end of the cosmic cycle, not a force to be used in battle. To resonate with the end, you must journey to the Abyss of Nothingness and find the core reverberations of the Last King's end. This is his 'understanding' of the cosmic cycle. Only by accepting this understanding and not being consumed by the sense of nothingness at the end can you control it."

Huang Quan suddenly spoke, her eyes becoming somewhat hazy, as if she was recalling something. "The Abyss of Nothingness... I seem to have been there. In my lost memories, there was a pitch-black space with many black crystals floating inside, very similar to the reverberation you mentioned. There was also a control console there with the symbols of the Origin language engraved on it."

Boshizun's mechanical eye lit up instantly. "Deduction shows that the resonance point of the origin destiny is in the ancient core area, close to the location of the final core reverberation. This means that you can find clues to both destinies at once."

"What about the fate of the rules?" Lin Yu asked, his eyes falling on the Judge's rule fluctuation map on the holographic panel. "It has the same origin as the Observer. We can't look for it in the nine-dimensional space, right?"

"No need to go to the ninth dimension." Ah Ha pointed at the silver energy of rules remaining in the outer space of the Imaginary Tree. "When the Judge retreated just now, he left behind a trace of the reverberation of rules, which was absorbed by the roots of the Imaginary Tree."

"Master Boshi can extract this reverberation and use the energy in your body to neutralize its nine-dimensional corrosiveness. Combined with the balanced destiny, it can temporarily resonate with the basic ability of the rule destiny. Once you access the memory chain, you can fully control it."

Lin Yu's eyes brightened instantly, "Then let's act now. First, extract the remnants of the rules, then go to the core area to find the origin and the end. We must collect all twenty destinies before the judge comes next time."

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