Transmigrating Into a Fantasy World: Signing in During Pregnancy, Reaching the Summit with My Childhood Sweetheart

127: Chapter 127: Stellar Core Mutation and Whispers of the Dark SideThat eerie, distorted laughter was like an ice pick, stabbing ruthlessly into the minds of Nangong Xuan and Su Muxue!

”Senior Brother Lin Mo!” Su Muxue cried out in alarm, instinctively reaching out to grab the violently trembling and chaotically glowing chaos star core.

”Don’t touch it!” Nangong Xuan barked, pulling her back as he retreated rapidly. His expression was more solemn than ever before, as layers of Nirvana Dao Rhyme formed a defense in front of them, his eyes fixed on the now unfamiliar star Core.

The chaos star core floated in the cold, deep-sea waters. Its internal chaotic radiance flickered erratically as six colors—green, black, gray, gold, red, and blue—clashed and intertwined frantically, as if a brutal war was being waged within. At times, a blurry and pained image of Lin Mo’s face would surface on the star Core, only to be covered by a layer of eerie, deep blue energy filled with strange patterns, radiating pure malice and a desire to devour.

”Jie... this... vessel... is not bad...” A fragmented, cold, and heartless thought, mixed with Lin Mo’s voice, drifted out again, sending shivers down their spines. ”Though incomplete... it contains... a trace... of ’Primordial’... the intent of Return to the Void... wonderful...”

It was that trace of the ”dark side’s” Origin! It had been so cunning and malicious that at the final moment when the Spirit of the Northern Sea was annihilated by the Nirvana Finger, it abandoned most of its power. Instead, it sent its Core sliver of corrosive intent directly into the chaos star core, which was currently absorbing the xuanming cold qi. It sought to usurp the host, polluting or even seizing this unique existence formed from the Fusion of a world key fragment and several star keys!

”Get out!” A weak but furious roar struggled out from the depths of the star Core. It was Lin Mo’s true consciousness! He was fighting desperately against the ”dark side’s” erosion!

”Resistance... is futile...” The cold thought carried a hint of mockery. ”Merging... with the ’Dark’... is... eternity...”

The star Core’s tremors grew more violent, and fine cracks even began to appear on its surface! Two completely opposite wills were frantically fighting for control within, and the massive energy was on the verge of spiraling out of control and exploding!

If the star Core were completely eroded or exploded, not only would Lin Mo be beyond salvation, but the power of the six fused star keys would also erupt uncontrollably. It might even trigger the ancient, suppressed residual malevolent aura of the Northern Dark, leading to unimaginable consequences!

”Senior Brother!” Su Muxue was extremely anxious, her Taiyin Star Power surging, yet she didn’t know how to intervene. This kind of erosion and struggle originating from the Soul’s Origin was extremely difficult for external forces to interfere with; any slight mistake could instead accelerate Lin Mo’s downfall.

Nangong Xuan’s gaze was as sharp as a blade, his mind racing. The Nirvana Dao Rhyme naturally countered the aura of the ”dark side,” but the situation inside the star Core was complex. Since Lin Mo’s consciousness was also within, a crude intervention would only destroy them both.

He had to strike with precision!

He suddenly looked at the nearby xuanming true water star key, which had just finished being purified and was glowing with a pure light!

”Mu Xue! Use your Taiyin power to help me guide the power of the xuanming star key!” Nangong Xuan spoke rapidly, his hands already forming seals. ”Only extreme purity and freezing can temporarily freeze all changes, including the ’dark side’s’ erosion process! We must buy time for Lin Mo!”

Su Muxue understood instantly. Xuanming true water was the source of extreme cold, supremely pure, and possessed the potential to freeze all things and even time and space. If its power could be channeled into the star Core—not as an attack, but as an extreme ”frozen sedation”—it might temporarily suppress the ”dark side’s” erosion and create a chance for Lin Mo to counterattack!

”Alright!” Without hesitation, she pressed her hands against Nangong Xuan’s back, and her pure, vast Taiyin Star Power poured into his body without reservation. Her Taiyin Immortal Body shared a similar attribute with the xuanming true water, allowing her to soothe and guide this power to the greatest extent.

Nangong Xuan guided the Taiyin Star Power coming from Su Muxue, mixing it with his own Nirvana Dao Rhyme to form a soft yet resilient bridge that slowly coiled around the xuanming true water star key.

”By the intent of Nirvana, I command the purity of extreme cold!” ”Seal!”

He gave a low shout, using his Divine Thought as a guide to activate the xuanming true water star key!

Hum! The xuanming star key erupted with brilliant light. A beam of light, condensed to the extreme and appearing as an absolute icy blue, resembled a cold waterfall from the Nine Heavens. It followed the energy bridge Nangong Xuan had constructed and shone precisely onto the struggling chaos star core!

Crack... crack... The extreme cold erupted, and the surface of the chaos star core was instantly covered by a thick layer of deep blue profound ice shimmering with countless Law runes! The frantic conflict of energy and wills inside slowed and stagnated at a visible rate!

The mixed eerie laughter and Lin Mo’s roars seemed to be drawn out in pitch before finally fading away. The star Core’s tremors almost stopped, turning into a slow and heavy pulsation, like a heart encased in ice.

It worked! But both Nangong Xuan and Su Muxue knew this was only a temporary measure. Although the freezing power of the xuanming true water was strong, it couldn’t truly purify that trace of the ”dark side’s” original will. It could only temporarily ”freeze” it along with Lin Mo’s consciousness, delaying the erosion process. Once the freezing power weakened, the struggle would immediately break out again. Furthermore, after experiencing one freezing, the ”dark side’s” will might develop an adaptation.

They had to find a way to completely solve the problem during the frozen period!

At that moment, perhaps due to the stimulation of the extreme external cold or because the internal struggle had reached a certain tipping point, the point of ”Return to the Void” true intent deep within the temporarily frozen chaos star core, along with the power of the six already merged star keys, produced an unexpected resonance and evolution!

The chaotic scene inside the star Core, which had been temporarily frozen, was vaguely projected into the Seas of Consciousness of Nangong Xuan and Su Muxue through a strange connection.

They ”saw” a tiny space where Chaos had yet to open and starlight was dim. On one side was a slightly illusory but resilient and bright orb of light formed by Lin Mo’s consciousness, being coiled and eroded by countless deep blue, ice-cold, tentacle-like patterns. On the other side was an extremely tiny deep blue spark that radiated an absolute Concept of ”nothingness” and ”devouring”—the ”dark side’s” original will.

Between the two, the phantoms of the six star keys rotated slowly: the tranquility of ji yun, the devouring of corrosive dark, the frenzy of mars, the heaviness of the prison suppressing, the life-death balance of Nether B-Wood, and the extreme icy purity of xuanming true water. The six powers were intertwined but chaotic due to the lack of a dominant force.

However, at this moment, the extreme icy purity of the xuanming true water poured in from the outside like a powerful sedative, instantly calming most of the Chaos. The phantoms of the six star keys seemed to find a temporary fulcrum, and their trajectories began to trend toward a subtle balance.

Within this brief balance, the point of ”Return to the Void” true intent at the Core suddenly brightened!

It was no longer simply about devouring and termination. Instead, it radiated an even more ancient and primordial resonance—the end of all things is also the beginning of all things; all nirvana is a cradle for new life. At the end of nirvana, there might be another form of ”existence”!

Guided by this resonance, the balanced power of the six star keys began to slowly flow into Lin Mo’s slightly dimmed orb of light.

Lin Mo’s orb of light jolted violently as if he had gained some kind of enlightenment and empowerment. Its light became more solid, and he even began to actively and laboriously reverse-absorb the power of the deep blue tentacles coiled around him! It wasn’t rejection, but devouring, decomposing, and transforming them into a peculiar energy that carried the aura of nirvana yet could coexist with the star keys!

”This is...” Nangong Xuan was deeply shaken. ”Lin Mo is using the essence of the nirvana star core to reverse-assimilate the power of the ’dark side’?”

Although the process was extremely slow and far less efficient than the ”dark side’s” erosion, it was undoubtedly a startling transformation! It meant that Lin Mo wasn’t just capable of passive resistance; it was possible for him to turn this crisis into an opportunity!

But at that moment, the sliver of the ”dark side’s” Origin also seemed to sense the danger. The deep blue spark flickered violently, and an even colder, purer ”nothingness” will erupted, attempting to forcibly break the xuanming true water’s freezing and accelerate the erosion.

At the same time, a cold, emotionless thought, as if crossing endless time and space, was transmitted directly into the minds of Nangong Xuan and Su Muxue. It didn’t come through the star Core but directly from that sliver of Origin:

”Coordinates... locked...” ”Return to the Void... carrier...” ”Clearance... sequence... elevated...” ”Waiting... for recovery...”

As the words fell, the deep blue spark suddenly dimmed, withdrawing all its aura as if it had completely merged into the star Core. It became even more hidden and difficult to detect, but its erosion did not stop; it only became more secretive and insidious.

Outside, the light of the xuanming true water star key gradually dimmed. Maintaining such an extreme freeze was a huge drain on it. The profound ice covering the surface of the chaos star core began to show slight signs of melting.

Nangong Xuan and Su Muxue looked at each other, both seeing the shock and gravity in each other’s eyes.

The threat of the ”dark side” was far more eerie and direct than they had imagined. It wasn’t just eroding Lin Mo; it seemed to be using Lin Mo and the star Core to locate them and mark them as ”errors” that had to be cleared!

The freezing of the star Core wouldn’t last long. They had to find a way to completely purify that sliver of Origin or help Lin Mo complete the backlash as soon as possible.

Nangong Xuan reached out and took back the xuanming true water star key, which was now dimmed from overconsumption. Now was not the time for Fusion.

He then looked at the temporarily frozen chaos star core, carefully wrapped it in layers of Nirvana Dao Rhyme to temporarily isolate it from all external sensing, and placed it in his robes.

The coldness of the deep sea was still bone-chilling, but it couldn’t compare to the coldness in their hearts.

”We must speed up.” Nangong Xuan’s voice was low. ”The ’dark side’ has already noticed us. We must gather all the star keys and gain enough power to contend with it before its so-called ’recovery’ arrives.”

Su Muxue nodded heavily, her gaze firm.

The two didn’t linger. They turned into two streaks of light, breaking through the cold Northern Dark waters and racing toward the surface.

Behind them, the endless dark abyss slowly returned to tranquility, as if nothing had ever happened.

Only a lingering, faint, ice-cold gaze remained, silently coiling around them like a maggot on a bone.