Chapter 440: Yage's Descent, The Ultimate Showdown

The energy web suddenly tightened; the Shadow Demon let out a shrill scream under the pure power of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements, its body beginning to disintegrate, turning into specks of black light, and finally dissipating completely.

At the Ganges Source, Lakshmi and other yoga masters discovered a key weakness of the Multi-armed Demon Statue—it could rebound any dynamic energy attack, but was helpless against completely static energy.

"I understand," Lakshmi opened her eyes, her gaze like a torch, "It can only rebound energy with dynamic properties, but cannot rebound completely static consciousness energy! Prepare for 'Great Brahma Meditation'!"

The seven yoga masters immediately sat cross-legged in a lotus position, entering deep meditation. The Sarira in Lakshmi's hand had its light become soft and restrained, no longer spreading outward, but forming a perfect sphere, hovering in the air.

As everyone's meditation deepened, a formless but extremely pure consciousness energy began to be released from within their bodies, silently infiltrating the Golem. This energy had no dynamic properties; like still water, it slowly but unstoppably seeped into the Golem's body.

The Golem seemed to sense the threat and began to struggle violently, attempting to shake off this strange energy invasion, but it was helpless. Its twelve arms flailed wildly in the air, yet could not grasp the formless enemy.

As more and more consciousness energy seeped in, the Void structure within the Golem began to disintegrate bit by bit. Tiny cracks appeared on its body, and purple-black energy spilled out from the cracks, gradually dissipating into the air.

The cultivation centers in Europe and Africa also found effective means to counter Void Creatures through similar methods. Druid Priests utilized the earth energy contained within the Ancient Stonehenge to form a web of Nature, capturing and sealing the Void Hunters one by one. Meanwhile, African Shamans relied on the power of the primitive Natural Spirit to successfully curb the spread of the Void Vine.

Practitioners all over the world achieved phased victories, but the cost was massive energy depletion. Many important practitioners were injured in the battle, and some even had their spiritual power exhausted, falling into a weakened state.

Inside headquarters, Xu Feng walked to Lin Xuan's side with a grave expression. Lin Xuan was in a state of deep breath-regulation, but sensing Xu Feng's approach, he opened his eyes.

"The situation is not looking good," Xu Feng handed over a holographic data report, "According to the original plan, we need each cultivation center to maintain a 100% energy level, but now the average is only 68%. The Beijing Forbidden City energy level has fallen to 72%, Mount Fuji has dropped to 65%, the Ganges Source has dropped to 73%, and Europe and Africa are at only 62% and 67% respectively."

Lin Xuan took the report and carefully examined each data point, his brows furrowing tighter and tighter: "Yage's goal is to consume our energy so that the final ritual cannot proceed smoothly."

"At the current energy level, the success rate is less than 30%," Xu Feng added, "Perhaps we need to consider delaying the ritual?"

"No," Lin Xuan shook his head decisively, "Yage's invasion speed is accelerating, and the Void Realm is expanding by 5 kilometers every hour. If we delay, it may cause a larger-scale Void Invasion, and by then, the conditions for holding the ritual won't even exist."

Lin Xuan closed his eyes to think for a moment, and a flash of inspiration struck: "There is another way—change the energy distribution ratio and let the Five Elements Core take on more energy Zhuanghua work."

"You mean...?" Xu Feng was stunned, then immediately understood what Lin Xuan meant, a look of shock appearing on his face.

"In the original plan, the Five Elements Core was responsible for 30% of the energy Zhuanghua, and the Global Cultivation Network was responsible for 70%. Now we reverse it, letting the Five Elements Core take on 70%, and the cultivation network only needs to provide 30%." Lin Xuan's tone was firm, his eyes resolute.

Xiao Yuan walked over quickly upon hearing this: "That's too dangerous! The Five Elements Core itself is refined from Void Energy; if you let them bear such huge energy Zhuanghua pressure, they are very likely to collapse during the ritual!"

"And," Xiao Yuan paused, looking at Lin Xuan, "As the guide of the Five Elements Core, you will directly bear these pressures. Given your current Spirit Body condition, this is almost suicide!"

Lin Xuan gave a bitter smile: "We have no choice, Xiao Yuan. Yage has already begun the final invasion; dragging it out any longer will only make the situation worse. Even if there is only a glimmer of hope, we must try."

Xu Feng looked at Lin Xuan, then at Xiao Yuan, and finally nodded: "I understand. I will immediately rewrite the energy conduction program and simultaneously increase the load limit of the Five Elements Core. However, this way, the energy pressure you bear during the ritual will be more than three times the original plan."

"Do it," Lin Xuan's tone was resolute, "Notify the global cultivation centers to adjust according to the new energy distribution plan. Tell them, at all costs, to maintain the current energy level; it cannot drop any further."

Xu Feng acted quickly, setting out to adjust the entire system. The data on various display screens changed constantly, and the energy flow chart was also updated in real-time.

Xiao Yuan stood to the side, watching Lin Xuan's pale complexion and firm gaze, her heart filled with mixed emotions. She knew that Lin Xuan was gambling with his life. Given his current Spirit Body condition, bearing such enormous energy pressure would very likely lead to the complete collapse of his Spirit Body, making it impossible for him to ever return to his physical body.

Taking advantage of the time when Lin Xuan and Xu Feng were discussing details, Xiao Yuan quietly walked to another console and quickly entered a string of commands, modifying a backup plan that Lin Xuan did not know about. In this plan, she set herself as an energy diversion point, deciding to share part of the energy Lin Xuan was supposed to bear at the critical moment.

This meant that she would also face huge risks, but Xiao Yuan had already made up her mind. She could not just watch Lin Xuan bear everything alone.

The numbers on the timer changed constantly, finally displaying: Ritual start countdown, 60 minutes. One hour later, the final ritual that would decide the fate of humanity would officially begin.

Lin Xuan stood before the Five Cores and took a deep look at them. These energy cores extracted from the Void had now become humanity's last hope for resisting the Void. There was no greater irony of fate than this.

In the final hour before the Zi hour of the Summer Solstice, the atmosphere inside headquarters was so tense it was almost frozen. The Void Aurora outside the window had completely covered the sky; the purple-black light twisted and squirmed as if it had a life of its own. Various monitoring devices sounded urgent alarms, and the numbers on the data screens jumped constantly, showing the worsening conditions within the Void Realm.

"The physical rule collapse rate has reached 87%!" a technician reported nervously, "The flow of time within the realm is completely chaotic; in some places, one second is equivalent to one hour in the outside world, while in others, one hour is only equivalent to one second in the outside world!"

Xu Feng stood before the central console, his brows locked in a frown: "What is Yage's reorganization progress?"

"80% complete," another technician replied, their voice trembling slightly from nervousness, "At the current speed, in at most 40 more minutes, it will be able to fully descend into the real world."