Chapter 265: Nüwa Stone Cipher

Lin Yuan's lingering consciousness phantom surged like a raging beast, the overwhelming pressure making the surrounding air emit a sharp howl. At the moment everyone's lives hung by a thread, Ao Li's eyes hardened, and she resolutely made a startling decision.

She knew the situation was dire and there was no retreat. Ao Li summoned all her strength, igniting her Inverse Scale body. In an instant, dazzling emerald light burst from her, spreading like solid matter outward, forming sturdy barriers that temporarily repelled the phantom's attacks.

Bathed in that light, an ancient and mysterious stone slowly rose from Ao Li's body—it was the Nüwa Stone. Strange runes swirled across its surface, and the runes flickered, manifesting a breathtaking scene of mending the heavens. The ancient sky shattered, stars fell, and a graceful yet imposing woman, wielding a multicolored stone, strained to repair the Crack in the sky.

Everyone was stunned by the sight, but something even more astonishing followed. As the scene shifted, Lin Yuan appeared. Their expression was solemn; they resolutely extracted their own spinal bone and, with supreme might, sealed a coordinate of a nursery pod that emitted an eerie glow. The group guessed this nursery pod might be closely linked to the Observer.

"So Lin Yuan has been secretly opposing the Observer all along; everything he did was far from simple…" Lín Jìn murmured, his eyes filled with complex emotions.

At that moment, the core of the Nüwa Stone flashed, revealing a series of peculiar data and images. Upon close inspection, they turned out to be records of Lin Yuan and Ao Li's past‑life gender‑switch experiment. In the footage, Lin Yuan and Ao Li wore strange experimental suits, surrounded by various futuristic devices. They seemed to be conducting a bold, forbidden experiment, attempting to alter their gender attributes through some mysterious energy and technology.

"What… what is this? Why are there such experiment records?" Ao Li stared at the images from the Nüwa Stone's core, disbelief written across her face. A swirl of mixed emotions churned inside her; her past life with Lin Yuan seemed to conceal far too many unknown secrets.

Although Ling Yue's lower body had been quantumized and movement was hindered, she now endured the discomfort and watched the images intently, "Perhaps this experiment is intricately linked to the Observer's conspiracy. Maybe they intend to use this method to alter certain key factors, thereby achieving control over everything."

Lín Jìn nodded, "Regardless, this information is vital to us. Now we know Lin Yuan once sealed the Observer's nursery pod coordinate; perhaps following this lead we can locate the Observer's fatal weakness. And these gender‑switch experiment records might also hide the key to resolving our current predicament."

However, their thoughts were cut short. The phantom, blocked by Ao Li's burning Inverse Scale body and the Nüwa Stone's light, let out an even angrier roar. Black flames surged wildly across its form, its power rose again, attempting to break through the barrier and deliver a lethal strike to everyone.

"First, deal with the immediate trouble!" Lín Jìn gripped the Abyss Return Ruler tightly, a resolute glint flashing in his eyes. Ao Li also endured the weakness from the burning Inverse Scale, preparing to clash with the phantom once more. Ling Yue employed the Mechanical Uterus, channeling remaining energy to support the two.

A fiercer battle erupted once more in this mysterious, perilous Chan dao Yuzhou…