vstars Chapter 371 Saving the Little Elf 6
Chapter 371 Saving the Little Elf 6
The little elf clung tightly to Yuan Bao's hand, as if a drowning person were grasping at the last piece of driftwood.
In those emerald eyes brimming with tears, the flames of hope and determination burned fiercely.
Yuan Bao's words, "Protecting you, including your home, is my responsibility," acted like a stabilizing force, calming her violently trembling body and giving her the courage to recall and speak with all her might.
She took a deep breath, trying to suppress her surging emotions and physical weakness. Her voice was still hoarse from the ordeal, but much clearer:
“That shadow… Master, it’s not an intruder…” The little sprite’s eyes became incredibly complex, filled with pain and unspeakable sorrow. “It… it was once part of ‘Crystal Song Grove’… a guardian we ourselves… conceived…”
Yuan Bao's pupils contracted slightly. The guardian he had nurtured? Had become the source of destruction?
“Long, long ago,” the little elf’s voice seemed to travel through time, carrying an ancient rhythm, “the Crystal Song Woods was teeming with life, its spatial origin incredibly powerful. To cope with potential dimensional threats, the ‘Crystal Song Core’ at the deepest part of the woods gave birth to the first ‘Shadow Guards’—a guardian force purely condensed from the laws of spatial annihilation, responsible for clearing away ‘impurities’ that intruded into the depths of the plane. They were formless and intangible, existing only in the spatial interlayers, silently protecting the foundation of the woods…”
“But as time went by… the woodland… began to decay.” The elf’s voice lowered, filled with self-reproach and sorrow. “The reasons are complicated. Perhaps it is the natural depletion of the source, or perhaps it is… the dereliction of duty of us, the guardians of the descendants, who failed to maintain the balance… The power of the ‘Crystal Song Core’ is gradually weakening, and its restraint on the ‘Shadow Guards’ is also weakening… They are beginning to become… ‘hungry’.”
"They were no longer satisfied with merely clearing away tiny spatial 'impurities,' they craved... energy! Pure, primordial spatial energy! And so..." The little sprite closed its eyes in anguish.
"They've turned their attention...to the woodland itself...to us, the guardians! They've begun to drain the woodland's remaining essence, eroding the guardians' core! They're trying to assimilate the entire Crystal Song Woodland...into them! To make it their eternal energy source!"
“That fountain core… that terrifying, condensed entity…” The little sprite opened its eyes, its gaze filled with deep fear. “It is the original, most powerful ‘Shadow Guard,’ which mutated into the ‘Annihilation Core’ after devouring countless companions and a large amount of forest essence! It… has gone completely mad! Its goal is to devour the last bit of the Crystal Song Forest’s core, and then… to devour other worlds!”
Yuan Bao understood.
No wonder the power of that shadow was so pure, targeting space and the origin.
It turns out to be a product of the plane's own "immune system" going out of control and becoming cancerous!
This is more troublesome and tragic than a simple invasion by a foreign enemy.
"As for this spring water..." The little elf's gaze shifted to the silvery-blue ripples in the spirit spring pool, its eyes filled with disbelief and awe. "Master, it... it contains a kind of life and space primordial power that is beyond my comprehension, extremely pure and inclusive! This power... seems to be able to penetrate spatial dimensions and directly affect the core primordial essence of a plane!"
She excitedly explained, "The essence of Crystal Forest is pure spatial attributes, leaning towards 'structure' and 'annihilation'."
And this spring water... it's more like a mother source of 'life' and 'harmony'!
It can nourish the 'vitality' within the origin of space that was forcibly distorted and destroyed by the 'annihilation core'! Like...like re-injecting the waters of life into parched, cracked earth!
"The faint response you just let me sense from the woodland ruins..." the little elf's voice choked again, "was because of the ripples of this spring water, which, across the void, penetrated to the deepest part of the woodland, to the fragments of the 'Crystal Song Core' that were severely damaged by the 'Annihilation Core' and on the verge of complete death! It was the spring water... that awakened its last shred of desire for 'life'!"
Yuan Bao's sharp eyes caught the key point: "So, this spring water doesn't directly kill the 'Annihilation Core,' but rather nourishes and repairs the forest's original essence that it damaged? A radical solution?"
“Yes! Master, you’re right!” The little sprite nodded vigorously, its eyes gleaming with wisdom. “The power of the ‘Annihilation Core’ is rooted in the twisted origin of the forest. As long as the forest’s origin recovers and regains its balance, it can be weakened at its core, and even… we can try to control or purify it again! At the very least, we can prevent it from completely devouring the core, giving the forest a chance to breathe and recover!”
“But…” Her eyes dimmed again, filled with great worry, “The spring water… is too little. And…” She looked at Yuan Bao, “I can sense that this spring water has some kind of deep connection with your space, and even with you yourself. It is not endless, and to nourish a dying plane core on a large scale and continuously across endless void… would probably be a huge burden and drain on the spring water itself, on your space, and even on yourself.”
She looked up, her emerald eyes meeting Yuan Bao's directly, her expression honest and earnest: "Master, I know this request is selfish and heavy. It requires you to use your precious power, and may even put you in danger again... But... this is truly the only hope! As long as the 'Crystal Song Core' can regain a sliver of life, even just a little bit! The forest will have hope! I can try to guide the remaining protective power, combined with the nourishment of the spring water, to gradually regain control, and expel or even purify that 'Annihilation Core'!"
She gripped Yuan Bao's hand tightly again, her fingertips turning slightly white from the force: "Master! Please! Tell me, what should we do? How can we make the most of this spring water? How... can we truly send its power to the 'Crystal Song Core' deepest in the forest?"
Yuan Bao fell into deep thought.
The sprite contains a wealth of information, but it also clearly outlines the path.
The spring water is the key, the spark of hope to awaken the vitality of the forest.
But how can we precisely, safely, and efficiently insert this key into the "Core of Crystal Song," a lock on the verge of rusting, across the collapsing void?
Directly open a spatial channel to transport spring water?
No!
The annihilation storm rages, tearing apart any stable passageway in an instant. Water is contaminated or evaporated before it even reaches its destination, and may even trigger a furious backlash from the "annihilation core."
Using the profound meaning of "Weaving the Void" for remote guidance?
She almost got herself killed when she guided the dimensional torrent before, but that was because the dimension itself was responding to her.
Now we need to do the opposite: actively deliver nourishing power across the storm. The difficulty and cost increase exponentially.
Her gaze returned to the spirit spring water, watching the wondrous ripples that seemed to penetrate the dimensions of space.
A bold idea, based on the profound meaning of "Weaving the Void" and the properties of the spiritual spring water, gradually took shape in her mind like a lightning bolt in the darkness.
“Perhaps…” Yuan Bao’s voice was deep and powerful. She looked at the little elf, her eyes sparkling with wisdom and decisiveness, “We don’t need to ‘send’ the spring water over there.”
The little elf was stunned: "No...don't send it over? Then how..."
Yuan Bao raised her hand, her fingertips gently touching the surface of the spiritual spring water, and a clear circle of silver-blue ripples spread out from her fingertips.
“This spring water can penetrate spatial dimensions and resonate with the ‘Core of Crystal Song’.” At Yuan Bao’s fingertips, a wisp of extremely pure spiritual power, which combined the mysteries of “sensing the void” and “weaving the network” from the “Weaving the Void Guide”, quietly probed into the rippling water like the finest silver needle.
hum...
The ripples seemed to come alive, their amplitude and frequency undergoing extremely subtle changes, carrying a peculiar, penetrating rhythm.
“What we need is not the spring water itself.” Yuan Bao’s fingertips moved gently across the ripples, as if plucking invisible strings, each movement causing subtle tremors in the space. “It is the ‘information’ and ‘power frequency’ it contains that can awaken the primordial vitality.”
She looked at the little elf, her eyes sharp as knives: "Just like a drop of ink falling into clear water, the water turns black. We don't need to send the whole bottle of ink over there, we just need to let the glass of water over there 'sense' the existence and properties of this drop of ink, and 'resonate' with it."
“You are the last guardian of Crystal Song Forest, and your origin is the same as the ‘Core of Crystal Song.’ As for me, I have mastered the ‘Weaving the Void Guide,’ which allows me to perceive and weave the veins of space.” Yuan Bao’s thoughts became clearer and clearer. “If we join forces, using this spring as a medium, and its ripples as a ‘carrier’ and ‘guide,’ we can transmit this ‘frequency’ and ‘information’ that ‘awakens life’ directly to the fragments of the ‘Core of Crystal Song’ deepest in the forest through the ‘strings’ of space itself… Is that feasible?”
The elf's emerald eyes instantly burst forth with an unprecedentedly dazzling light!
She understood!
This is no longer a crude energy transfer, but a higher-dimensional "information resonance" and "origin awakening" based on the laws of nature!
"Resonance! Guide the resonance of the source!" The little sprite's voice trembled with excitement. "It's feasible! Master! This is absolutely feasible! Although it's extremely difficult, and the control and consumption of your mental power is an unimaginable test... it avoids directly confronting the Annihilation Storm and the 'Annihilation Core,' making it the safest and most likely to succeed!"
The way she looked at Yuan Bao was filled with almost fanatical worship and absolute trust.
This master not only rescued her from dire straits, but also found a wise path to reverse the situation in the face of the impossible!
"Master!" The little sprite struggled to sit up in the spring, weak but with unwavering determination in its eyes. "Please let me be your 'string'! My very essence is the best resonator! Tell me what to do! I am willing to burn my last bit of strength to guide your will and send the resonance of 'hope' back to my home!"
Yuan Bao looked at the small figure in front of him with burning eyes, willing to give everything for his homeland, and slowly nodded.
Exhaustion remained, and internal injuries had not yet healed, but a stronger fighting spirit, full of creativity and a desire to challenge, rose within her.
The ultimate solution to save Crystal Song Forest is beginning to emerge right here by this Spirit Spring, amidst the rippling silver-blue waves.
An ultimate rescue operation, spanning the void, with space as its string, will as its bow, and hope as its arrow, is about to begin.