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"Lin Ye, let's go!" Vegeta burst forth with deep blue flames and charged out first, his target a strong warrior from Universe 6.
Lin Ye wasn't about to be outdone. He dodged the sneak attack from the female warrior from the Second Universe with a swift movement. He touched the ground with his toes, using the momentum to leap into the air, and clasped his hands together, condensing a golden energy wave: "Chi Spiral Slash!"
The energy wave, accompanied by a whistling sound, flew towards a green-skinned alien. The alien reacted quickly, crossing its arms in front of its chest to form an energy shield. However, Lin Ye's Spiral Qi Slash contained a peculiar rotational force, easily tearing through the shield and sending the alien flying. The alien crashed heavily into the energy barrier, then slowly slid down, rendered incapacitated.
"Well done, Lin Ye!" Sun Wukong's voice rang out as he engaged in a fierce battle with an incredibly fast purple alien. "But don't let me outpace you!"
Lin Ye smiled slightly, about to respond, when he suddenly felt a strong sense of crisis. He abruptly turned to the side, and an invisible attack grazed his cheek, striking the energy brick behind him and leaving a deep dent.
"It's Hit!" Lin Ye's heart skipped a beat, and he turned to look in the direction of the Sixth Universe. Hit had already disappeared from the spot.
"Be careful, his time-skip ability is hard to deal with." Piccolo's voice came from the side. He had just eliminated an opponent with his Special Beam Cannon. "Try to predict his attack trajectory."
Lin Ye nodded, concentrating on sensing the flow of energy around him. The system continuously refreshed the data on his retina, attempting to track down Hit's whereabouts.
Suddenly, he sensed a faint fluctuation in the space to his right. "Now!" Lin Ye turned around without hesitation and threw a punch. This punch concentrated all his power, carrying golden flames, and was unstoppable.
However, his fist passed through a blurry figure and struck empty air. Hitt's figure appeared behind him, his palm striking towards his back.
"Damn it!" Lin Ye thought to himself, but it was too late to dodge. Just at this critical moment, a blue figure blocked his way—it was Vegeta.
"Don't even think about hurting him!" Vegeta roared, colliding his palm with Hit's. The two powerful forces erupted, creating a strong shockwave that sent the surrounding warriors back several steps.
Hit frowned slightly, clearly somewhat surprised by Vegeta's strength. He didn't linger in the fight; with a flash, he disappeared from the spot once more.
"Thank you, Vegeta," Lin Ye said sincerely.
Vegeta snorted and turned his head away: "I just don't want to see the Universe 7 team eliminated early because they're missing one person, not to help you."
Lin Ye smiled, knowing that although Vegeta was sharp-tongued, he still considered him a comrade in his heart.
The battle continued, with warriors constantly being eliminated. Universe 7 performed exceptionally well, with Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo, and others displaying formidable strength, eliminating one opponent after another. Lin Ye also grew stronger with each battle, his system constantly analyzing his opponents' moves and weaknesses, allowing him to become increasingly adept in combat.
He encountered the Invisible Man from Universe 4 and the Gravity Master from Universe 5, eliminating them one by one with his outstanding strength and the help of the system. During this time, he also engaged in a fierce battle with Gabe.
Cabba's strength should not be underestimated; he has already mastered the Super Saiyan form, his aura ferocious and intense. "Lin Ye, let me see your true strength!" Cabba roared as he charged forward, his fists carrying immense power.
Lin Ye also activated his Super Saiyan form, golden flames soaring into the sky. "As you wish!" He charged forward, clashing fists with Gabe.
Both were as fast as lightning, leaving afterimages on the field. Their moves were different; Gabe's attacks were ferocious and direct, while Lin Ye's attacks were more refined, incorporating the optimal attack angles analyzed by the system.
"Saiyan Double Explosion!" Lin Ye suddenly shouted. This was a simplified version of the fusion technique that he and Vegeta had mastered during their training in the gravity chamber. Although its power was not as great as a real fusion technique, it should not be underestimated.
Golden energy gathered in his hand, forming a giant energy ball that flew towards Gabe with a spinning force. Gabe dared not be careless and also gathered a powerful energy wave to counter it.
The two energies collided in the center of the arena, erupting in a dazzling light. The shockwave spread outwards, shattering the surrounding energy blocks. When the light dissipated, Gabe staggered back a few steps, a trace of blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, clearly having suffered a significant impact.
"I concede," Gabe said, panting. He knew he was no match for Lin Ye. "You're very strong, Lin Ye."
Lin Ye deactivated his Super Saiyan form and nodded: "You're excellent too, Gabe."
Just when Lin Ye thought he could catch his breath, the system suddenly issued a sharp alarm: "Warning! Unknown energy fluctuation detected, source unknown, danger level: SS!"
Lin Ye's heart tightened. He looked around but found nothing unusual. The battle raged on in the arena, with warriors from various universes fighting for their respective cosmos.
"What exactly is it?" Lin Ye muttered to himself, an ominous premonition spreading through his heart.
Suddenly, the energy barrier in the center of the arena fluctuated violently, and a pitch-black crack appeared out of thin air. Countless pitch-black tentacles stretched out from the crack, reaching out to grab the warriors on the field.
"What is that?" Sun Wukong's eyes widened in shock.
The Omni-King frowned and asked the High Priest beside him, "High Priest, what is that?"
The High Priest's expression turned extremely grave: "Omni-King, those seem to be chaotic forces from an unknown dimension. They shouldn't be here."
The tentacles moved with incredible speed, instantly grabbing several slower-reacting warriors and dragging them into the crevice. The warriors let out shrill screams, but quickly vanished, as if swallowed by the crevice.
"Everyone be careful!" Lin Ye shouted, conjuring a blast of energy that hurtled towards the nearest tentacle. The energy wave struck the tentacle with a muffled thud, but only left a small scorch mark, failing to destroy it at all.
“These things are difficult to deal with!” Vegeta also launched an attack, his fist enveloped in deep blue flames, slamming hard into the tentacles, but it had little effect.
Hit also made his move, his figure flashing constantly, each appearance severing a tentacle, but more tentacles would soon emerge from the crack, making it impossible to kill them all.
“This can’t go on, we have to find a way to close that crack!” Bick said, as he used magic to fend off the tentacles’ attacks.
Lin Ye nodded, his gaze fixed on the crack. The system was frantically analyzing the crack's energy composition: "Analysis complete. The crack is composed of chaotic energy. To close it, a large amount of pure energy needs to be injected to neutralize the chaotic power."
"Pure energy?" Lin Ye pondered. "Our Qi should be able to handle it, right?"
"System prompt: Ordinary ki is insufficient to neutralize chaotic energy. Energy containing the origin of life is required, such as the energy of a Super Saiyan God or the energy of a God of Destruction."
Lin Ye looked at Goku and Vegeta, who had already activated their Super Saiyan Blue forms and were fiercely battling the tentacles. "Goku, Vegeta, let's attack that crack together!"
Goku and Vegeta exchanged a glance and nodded. The three of them flew to the top of the crack simultaneously, gathering all their power.
"Turtle Style Qigong!"
"The ultimate flash!"
"Chi Gong Spiral Slash!"
Three powerful energy waves simultaneously blasted towards the crack, converging in the air to form a massive energy stream that plunged into the crack with destructive force.
The crack trembled violently, emitting a piercing roar. The tentacles thrashed wildly, seemingly resisting the impact of the energy flow.
"Give it your all!" Lin Ye shouted, channeling more energy into the energy flow.
Goku and Vegeta gritted their teeth and continued to increase their power. The Super Saiyan Blue aura became even more dazzling, almost illuminating the entire arena.
Finally, with the combined attack of the three, the crack emitted a loud bang and began to slowly contract. The tentacles also gradually disappeared as the crack contracted.
When the rift finally closed, the arena was a scene of devastation, littered with the marks of battle. Many warriors had been eliminated, and those who remained were mostly exhausted.
The Omni-King, witnessing all of this, asked the High Priest, "High Priest, what exactly happened just now?"
The High Priest shook his head: "Lord Omni-King, I don't know either. However, this chaotic power is extremely dangerous, and we must find out its source as soon as possible."
Lin Ye stood on the field, panting heavily, but his unease did not lessen in the slightest. He knew that the chaotic power he had just encountered was only the beginning, and an even greater crisis awaited them.
"System, can you analyze the source of that chaotic power from just now?"
"System prompt: It cannot be fully analyzed, but it can be determined that it is related to a certain secret of the sixth universe. It is recommended to pay close attention to the developments of the sixth universe."
Lin Ye turned his gaze back to the sixth universe. Hit still had that indifferent look, but Lin Ye caught a subtle fluctuation in his eyes.
"It seems this Tournament of Power isn't just a contest between universes; there's a much larger conspiracy lurking behind it," Lin Ye muttered to himself, clenching his fist. "Whatever the conspiracy, I won't let it succeed!"
The Tournament of Power continued, but an unusual atmosphere permeated the air. Warriors from various universes realized they might be embroiled in a crisis far beyond their wildest imaginations. Lin Ye knew he had to emerge victorious from this crisis, not only to win victory for Universe Seven but also to uncover the secrets hidden behind the chaotic power.
Chapter 382: The Arrival of Kronos
The alarms on the Ark space station blared like a runaway buzzer, and every alloy pillar groaned under the strain. Lin Ye stared at the ever-expanding black crack in the center of the magic circle, his palms damp with cold sweat, soaking his tactical gloves. The defensive barrier, which had been operating steadily just moments before, was now peeling away at a visible rate, like tin foil corroded by strong acid.
"Energy shield down to 17%!" Bulma's scream blared from the communicator, the background noise mixed with the crackling of sparks from the control panel. "This thing corrodes faster than Frieza's Death Beam!"
Vegeta suddenly grabbed Lin Ye by the back of his collar and flung him aside. A jet-black vine grazed the spot where the two had just been, piercing a basketball-sized hole in the alloy wall. The vine was still wrapped with half-melted circuits, and the flickering sparks illuminated the eerie patterns on them, revealing the outlines of swallowed planets. One of the blue planets was particularly striking, resembling Earth.
"Focus, you bastard!" Vegeta's body erupted with deep blue flames, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked. "Dying in a place like this is not Saiyan-like at all."
Before Lin Ye could retort, a piercing sound of gears meshing suddenly echoed from the crack. Black energy surged forth like a tidal wave, instantly crystallizing the smooth metal surface in its path, turning it into a glassy substance covered in spikes. A humanoid figure composed of countless mechanical parts and black vines slowly materialized, and the pulsating red core on its chest instantly reminded Lin Ye of the Time Seed within Cell.
[System Alert: Energy reaction detected from Kronos, Threat Level: Unresolved]
Survival probability assessment: 11%
Recommendation: Initiate emergency evacuation procedures immediately.
"That's it?" Lin Ye laughed instead, golden flames exploding around him, forcing the approaching black energy back half a meter. "The so-called spacetime devourer doesn't seem that powerful."
“Arrogant little brat.” Kronos’s voice was like rusty iron scraping against each other, and the vines suddenly grew several meters long, wrapping around Lin Ye’s throat. “The remnants of Frieza were right, your energy does indeed carry interesting ‘possibilities’... just like these planets that I’ve collected.”
The images of planets on the vines suddenly became clear: some were completely frozen, some had turned into burning seas of fire, and there was even a cosmic Earth covered with the flags of Frieza's army. The moment Lin Ye's pupils contracted, his body instinctively rolled to the left, and the golden blade of energy swiftly severed the attacking vines.
"Sizzle..."
More vines suddenly sprouted from the cut, twice as thick as before. Lin Ye then understood Jiren's earlier warning: this guy feeds on "possibilities," and attacks would only make him stronger.
"Don't fight head-on!" Sun Wukong's voice whistled through the air as he charged forward, using the recoil from the Kamehameha. His golden fist slammed into the vine node. "This guy's core is his weakness!"
"We already found out!" Vegeta's voice rang out from the other side, as deep blue energy shot like an arrow towards the red core in Chronos's chest. "Try this—"
"The ultimate flash!"
A dazzling blue-white beam of light slammed into the core, the shockwave from which shook the entire space station. Lin Ye seized the opportunity to condense a gas blast, but it was blocked by Kronos's wave of his hand before it could be launched. Only a faint white mark remained on the red core, which was quickly repaired by black energy.
“Not bad snack.” Kronos let out a piercing laugh, and the vines suddenly changed direction, bypassing the three and heading straight for the magic circle behind them. “But do you know? I have already devoured 999 parallel universes of ‘Lin Ye’.”
The system interface suddenly displayed numerous screens:
In a certain universe, Lin Ye, dressed in the robes of a god of destruction, coldly watches a planet be destroyed;
In a certain universe, Lin Ye stood behind Kronos, holding a blood-stained lightsaber in his hand;
There's even a version of Lin Ye from one universe that has transformed into a monster resembling Kronos...
“See this? This is your future.” Kronos’s vines had already wrapped around the edge of the magic circle, and black energy began to erode the runes. “Give up. Your resistance will only make me stronger.”
"Bullshit!" Number 18's energy cannon rained down on the vines, the blue beams mixed with Namekian purification magic. "Lin Ye said that possibilities are meant to be created, not given to you as snacks!"
Lin Ye looked at Android 18's profile, blackened by the smoke and dust of the explosion, and suddenly noticed the scratches on her wristband—the marks left from their last rescue. Piccolo's roar came through the communicator; he was using his body to block the spreading black energy. Tea and Tien Shinhan stood back to back, protecting several trembling Frieza remnants in the middle. Even the Universe 6 warriors, who had previously been observing coldly, had someone secretly firing energy blasts to support them.
These variables, which the system has identified as "inefficient variables," now form the strongest line of defense.
[Ding! 100% compatibility with the Extreme Freedom skill]
[Resonance of belief in the multiverse detected]
[Unlock Ultimate Form: Origin Realm (Prototype)]
A silvery light suddenly surged from Lin Ye's body, and tiny starlight appeared in the golden flames, as if the entire Milky Way was being enveloped. He could clearly feel the aura of each of his companions: Goku's fiery passion, Vegeta's arrogance, Android 18's resilience... He could even feel the lingering resentment of "himself" in those parallel universes that had been devoured.
"This is impossible!" Kronos's core throbbed violently, and its vines lashed out at Lin Ye. "How can you control the energy of 'existence itself'?"
Lin Ye did not answer. He slowly raised his right hand, and the energy of the Origin Realm condensed into a dazzling sphere of light in his palm. Within it were not only his power, but also the hearts of all his companions. The "possibilities" that had been devoured by Kronos were now transforming into a warm current flowing into the sphere of light, making it grow brighter and brighter.
“This move is called ‘Light of Creation.’” His voice was calm yet clear, echoing throughout the entire space station. “It’s a funeral specially prepared for you.”
"Arrogant!" All of Kronos's vines suddenly closed up, forming a giant black fist that smashed down with an aura of devouring everything. "I have devoured 999 of your monsters!"
"Then you must have never seen the power of 999 of me plus all my partners!" Lin Ye pushed the ball of light out forcefully.
The moment the golden sphere of light collided with the black giant fist, the entire space station fell into absolute silence. The next second, a blinding light erupted, and the images of the planets wrapped in vines suddenly began to change: frozen planets blossomed again, burning seas of fire were extinguished by rain, and the Earth, covered with flags, was illuminated by the light of the Dragon Balls.
"No...my collection!" Kronos let out a scream that sounded inhuman, as cracks multiplied on its red core.
Lin Ye suddenly remembered the system's previous warning: not all of those parallel universe "selves" were subjugated. Some chose to self-destruct at the last moment, some sealed a portion of Kronos's power with their lives, and one universe's "self" encoded its belief in resistance into a virus, hiding it within the energy being devoured.