Chapter 286: Ling Yue

Lín Jìn slashed the energy core of Lin Yuan's quantum brain with all his might, the quantum brain teetering on the brink of collapse, yet under the Observer's mysterious intervention it attempted self‑repair. At this hair‑trigger moment, Ling Yue felt unprecedented pressure. She knew that if she did not deliver a fatal blow to the quantum brain now, all previous efforts would be in vain.

Ling Yue clenched her teeth and pushed her power to the limit. She controlled the Mechanical Uterus, originally a device for transporting milk to counter the main umbilical cord, and now it underwent a strange change. Under the great energy, the milk began to condense rapidly. As light flickered, the milk gradually solidified into the shape of a tangible sword, its blade emitting a soft, holy glow yet faintly tinged with a murderous aura.

Ling Yue looked at the sword formed from condensed milk, a wave of complex feelings rising in her heart. Yet now there was no time for contemplation, for the battle had reached its critical moment.

Examining the sword closely, Ling Yue discovered that the hilt was slowly inlaid with Lin Li Crystallization's brain. Lin Li Crystallization's brain, like the most precious gem, was set within, emitting a mysterious light, as if merging with the blade and granting the sword greater power.

On the blade, dense strings of characters appeared. Ling Yue leaned in and felt a sting in her heart. Those characters were the epitaphs of every civilization formatted by the Observer. Each glyph seemed to recount the former glory of those cultures and the agony of their annihilation.

"These civilizations… were all destroyed by the Observer's hand…" Ling Yue murmured, a flash of anger and resolve in her eyes. She knew the sword bore the sorrow and hope of countless cultures, and she must use it to deliver a fatal strike to the Observer.

At this moment, Lin Yuan's quantum brain, under the Observer's interference, gradually halted its collapse and began reconsolidating power. Black energy beams shot from its surface, targeting Lín Jìn and Ling Yue.

Lín Jìn swiftly swung the Abyss Return Ruler, trying to block the beams. The Abyss Return Ruler's light flashed, colliding with the energy streams and erupting in bursts of brilliance. Yet the beams were so powerful that Lín Jìn began to feel strained.

"Lín Jìn, I'm coming to help!" Ling Yue shouted, brandishing the solidified milk sword, charging toward the quantum brain. Her figure shone resolutely in the light, as if bearing the will of all destroyed civilizations.

Ling Yue timed it, dodging an energy beam, raised the sword high, and slashed fiercely at the quantum brain. The epitaphs on the blade flared brightly, as if the souls of vanished cultures awakened at that instant, lending Ling Yue strength.

When the blade touched the quantum brain, a massive recoil surged, but Ling Yue did not waver. She clenched her teeth and poured all her strength into the sword.

The quantum brain emitted a sharp howl, black energy surged wildly, trying to repel the fatal strike. Yet the power radiated by Lin Li Crystallization's brain on the blade resonated with the grief‑charged epitaphs, forming an even stronger force that slowly cut into the quantum brain.

During the stalemate with the quantum brain, images flashed in Ling Yue's mind: the ruin of each formatted civilization, countless lives writhing in agony, their splendor reduced to ash by the Observer's power.

"I will not let you die in vain!" Ling Yue roared, the sword in her hand surged again. At last, the blade pierced the quantum brain; black energy surged like a tide, but was instantly purified by the blade's light.

As the sword sank deeper, the quantum brain's repair process was completely halted. Massive fissures scarred its surface, and from them spewed not energy but faintly glowing fragments, as if its shattered will.

Lín Jìn, seeing Ling Yue successfully breach the quantum brain, rejoiced. He focused his spirit, raising the Abyss Return Ruler's power to the limit, launching another assault on the quantum brain. The Abyss Return Ruler, bearing powerful Sword Qi, coordinated with Ling Yue's sword for a final blow.

Under their combined assault, the quantum brain finally could not endure, Boom— shattering. Countless fragments drifted in the air, fading away, as if the device that once served as the Observer's crucial tool had never existed.

With the quantum brain's destruction, the surrounding space transformed dramatically. The hall once filled with darkness and malignant aura gradually became bathed in gentle light. The Observer's mysterious power used to intervene in the brain's repair vanished instantly.

Lín Jìn and Ling Yue, exhausted, looked at each other, eyes full of post‑catastrophe relief and gratitude. They knew that although they had destroyed the quantum brain, the Observer's threat still loomed.

"Ling Yue, your sword…" Lín Jìn said, gazing at the sword in Ling Yue's hand, his heart filled with emotion.

Ling Yue gently brushed the Lin Li Crystallization brain on the hilt, a trace of sorrow flashing in her eyes, "This is Lin Li's power, and also the power of those destroyed civilizations. We must not betray them."

At that moment, they suddenly sensed the space around them ripple again. A portal materialized before them, its interior flickering with light, seemingly leading to an unknown realm.

"It seems our journey is not over yet," Lín Jìn said, resolve shining in his eyes.

Ling Yue nodded, "Whatever lies ahead, we'll face it together."

The two gripped their weapons tightly and stepped into the portal without hesitation.

The instant they entered the portal, they felt a whirlwind of vertigo as the surroundings shifted rapidly. When they steadied themselves again, they found themselves in a barren desert. Gale howls, sand swirls across the sky, and scorching sunlight beats mercilessly upon them.

"Where is this…?" Ling Yue warned, scanning the surroundings.

Lín Jìn examined the environment carefully, "Unclear, but I sense a hidden danger. Let's be cautious."

At that moment, a group of figures emerged on distant dunes. Clad in strange attire and wielding various weapons, they rushed toward Lín Jìn and Ling Yue.

"Looks like we have trouble again," Lín Jìn said, gripping the Abyss Return Ruler, ready for battle.

As the figures drew nearer, Lín Jìn and Ling Yue saw their appearance: dark‑skinned, eyes blazing with zeal and hostility, their garments etched with odd symbols that seemed to proclaim a mysterious belief.

"Outsiders, you have trespassed into forbidden ground, prepare to die!" the leader brandished a long blade, shouting loudly.

Lín Jìn snorted coldly, "We mean no offense, but we won't back down. If you insist on blocking us, don't blame us for being rude!"

As soon as the words fell, the group shouted in unison and charged at Lín Jìn and Ling Yue. A new battle unfurled in this desolate desert. What secrets does this mysterious desert conceal? Can Lín Jìn and Ling Yue once again break through the predicament and continue their quest to thwart the Observer's scheme? Everything remains unknown…