Chapter 429: Global Cultivation, Energy Resonance

The Quantum Communicator emitted a soft confirmation tone; the message had been sent. At that very moment, the energy barrier finally collapsed, and Yage's energy tentacles pierced directly into Yang Zhiyuan's chest. The intense pain nearly destroyed his remaining consciousness, yet a faint smile appeared at the corners of his mouth.

"Yage," Yang Zhiyuan said, using his final strength, "you are wrong. The struggle of humanity has never been in vain."

Yage seemed to sense danger, and the energy cloud began to contract rapidly, attempting to escape the blast radius. But it was too late; the countdown for the Self-Destruct System had entered its final ten seconds.

Yang Zhiyuan's consciousness began to blur. In the final moments of his life, he recalled many things: the night five years ago when he inadvertently discovered the Void Dimension, the determination to immediately begin developing countermeasures after realizing the danger, the painful years of having to cooperate on the surface while secretly resisting after being controlled by Yage, and the final decision to sacrifice himself to save humanity.

"Countdown: 3, 2, 1, initiate."

As the cold electronic voice declared that time had reached zero, a blinding white light erupted from the Star Technology headquarters. A massive energy wave instantly swept across several kilometers, followed by a deafening explosion. The entire building turned to dust in the blink of an eye, and the powerful shockwave destroyed the surrounding structures, forming a massive energy vortex.

Yage's energy form was struck directly by the explosion. The purple-black cloud scattered under the powerful energy impact, emitting a sharp, shrill hiss. Although it did not completely annihilate Yage, this explosion undoubtedly dealt it a severe blow, forcing its main body to disperse temporarily and preventing it from maintaining a stable form.

The shockwave from the explosion quickly spread throughout the entire city. Inside the headquarters command room, everyone was startled to their feet by the sudden, intense light and the loud roar.

"What happened?" Lin Xuan rushed to the window and looked toward the direction of the explosion.

A massive mushroom cloud rose at the location of the Star Technology headquarters, and the shockwave swept across the city, triggering a series of secondary explosions. But surprisingly, the Purple Aurora had indeed dissipated temporarily, and the sky regained a moment of clarity.

Just then, Lin Xuan's communication device suddenly emitted a prompt, indicating the receipt of a highly encrypted quantum communication. After decrypting it, his expression shifted from shock to a complex mix of grief and admiration.

"It's Yang Zhiyuan," Lin Xuan's voice was somewhat choked, "he activated the Star Technology headquarters' Self-Destruct System and used an Anti-matter Explosion to severely damage Yage. At the same time, he also sent Yage's key weakness—a specific 'Void Resonance' frequency that can disrupt the stability of Void Energy."

The command room fell into silence, with everyone digesting this astonishing news. Yang Zhiyuan, the man viewed by the global public as an accomplice to the Void Invasion, had actually been playing a dangerous double game all along, ultimately paying with his own life to give humanity its final hope for victory.

"He is a hero," Xu Feng broke the silence, his voice filled with respect, "to fight against Yage, he was willing to bear eternal infamy and even sacrifice his own life."

Xiao Yuan's eyes filled with tears: "We must let the world know the truth. Yang Zhiyuan is not a sinner; he is a warrior who fought for humanity."

Lin Xuan took a deep breath to steady his emotions: "Now is not the time for grief. Yang Zhiyuan's sacrifice has given us precious time and key information. We must seize the moment and use the 'Void Resonance' frequency he provided along with the Five Cores to completely stop Yage's arrival."

The team rallied and began studying the data Yang Zhiyuan had sent. Xu Feng quickly built a quantum model to analyze the possible ways to combine the "Void Resonance" frequency with Five Elements Energy.

"According to Yang Zhiyuan's information, we need to use Five Elements Energy as a carrier to generate a Reverse Pulse of a specific frequency," Xu Feng explained, "this requires Practitioners to inject energy into the Five Cores while guiding the energy flow according to a specific pattern."

Lin Xuan pondered for a moment: "The Five Elements generate and overcome each other in an endless cycle. If we can construct a complete Five Elements Energy Cycle using the cores as nodes, perhaps we can generate the pulse Yang Zhiyuan spoke of."

Just as the team was discussing the details in depth, the sky outside the window became abnormal once again. The Purple Aurora, which had temporarily dissipated, began to gather again, and it was even more intense than before. At the center of the explosion, purple-black energy was slowly converging, forming a new, more unstable cloud.

"Yage has not been completely defeated," Lin Xuan said gravely, "it is reorganizing. And it seems the explosion only temporarily dispersed its energy; it may have even accelerated some kind of transformation process."

Xu Feng quickly performed a series of calculations: "Based on the speed and density of the energy gathering, we have at most five hours. After five hours, Yage will complete its reorganization, at which point its power may be even greater than before."

Lin Xuan's gaze turned firm: "Then we must complete our final preparations within five hours. Yang Zhiyuan has already pointed the way for us; now it is up to us to see if we can complete his unfinished work."

The team immediately divided into several groups, each performing their duties. Xu Feng was responsible for the precise calculations of the theoretical model, Xiao Yuan coordinated with Practitioners across various regions to prepare the necessary rituals, and Lin Xuan led the core team to study how to purify and activate the five "Void Cores".

The sky before the summer solstice was no longer calm. The Purple Aurora stretched across the horizon like a giant ribbon, clearly visible all over the world. The physical laws of Diqiu began to show signs of disorder, and media from various countries reported an increasing number of anomalous phenomena: unexplained gravity fluctuations occurred in Alaska, causing objects to float randomly; time flow became unstable in the area of the Egypt Jin Zi Ta, with clocks at the same location running at different speeds; and in the coastal regions of Australia, the seawater took on an eerie purple luster, with massive numbers of marine life dying.

The world fell into panic, but amidst this chaos, an unprecedented joint operation was being carried out in secret.

Inside the command room of the Five Elements City Guardian Network Headquarters, Lin Xuan was speaking with Practitioner leaders from around the world through a specially designed Holographic Projection System. The screen displayed five sectors, representing representatives from the five major cultivation regions of the globe.

"Everyone, thank you for your participation in this critical moment." Lin Xuan scanned the screen, his voice firm and steady, "As you know, the 'Void Resonance' frequency sent by Yang Zhiyuan before his sacrifice is the key to our fight against Yage. Combined with the Five Cores, we have a chance to completely stop the Void Invasion."

Yamada Haruaki, President of the Japan Onmyoji Association, nodded: "The Onmyoji Association has completed the deployment of the barrier across the entire island. We have activated the Eight Great Divine Artifacts left behind by the ancients, forming an energy barrier that covers the entire archipelago."