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Chapter 507: The source program has been contaminated!

Chapter 515

Beneath the ice sheet lies a volcano about to erupt, powerful enough to incinerate the heavens!
"So... this is the true meaning of 'watching over'."

"Watching... a scam. Watching... a funeral."

"I have watched over countless eras, yet all I have done is cultivate the most fertile soil for my own grave."

He slowly raised his head, his reshaped eyes reflecting the entire universe returning to "nothingness." In his left eye, the coldness of the data stream and the scene of the universe's birth and death merged completely, transforming into a "principle" that sees through all appearances and points directly to the root; in his right eye, the deathly stillness of the end of all things and the indifference of higher dimensions also condensed into a pure "momentum" that would pull everything into its end.

"You... want to erase everything?"

"You... are scared."

Xu Ran laughed. At this moment when all things were withering and the universe was heading towards ultimate nothingness, he actually laughed. In that laugh, there was a trace of madness, a trace of mockery, and... a trace of resoluteness that would make even the gods and Buddhas tremble.

"The lofty 'Matrix'... are you afraid of it too?"

"You fear the 'seed' will go out of control, you fear the 'experiment' will gain the power to turn against its master. You fear that we 'data' that you manipulate will one day crawl up the internet cable into your world and... format you too!"

"Zeroing Protocol... What a ridiculous name."

“In my path, there is no ‘return to zero’.”

Xu Ran's voice echoed in the void where no medium for transmission had been found, yet it resounded clearly within the ocean of his own will.

"Only...can be devoured!"

"They feed on endings and burn through death!"

"Since the 'death' of this universe is already destined, since its 'end' has already arrived... then this grand death, this cosmic-level funeral, will be my 'Wilderness'... most sumptuous... gluttonous feast!"

boom! ! !
The moment his words fell, the "desolate" origin within him was fully awakened!

No longer a dormant instinct, no longer a trickle bound by the identity of "Xu Ran," but a primordial behemoth that has broken free from all shackles and returned to its most primitive, domineering, and savage form!
A massive, ancient vortex, seemingly capable of devouring all the heavens and myriad worlds, suddenly unfolded with Xu Ran's body at its center!

This vortex, formless and intangible, exudes a terrifying suction force that even slows down the power of "returning to zero".

It doesn't absorb energy or matter, but rather "concepts"!
The concepts of "light," "distance," and "life," which are being extracted from the universe by the "Zero Protocol" and are dissipating, as well as the "end" process itself in which all things are moving towards "nothingness," are forcibly intercepted, captured, and then... devoured by this terrifying vortex!
"Zi la la-"

Two completely different forces of "erasure" collided most violently at this moment!

One type is the cold and orderly "delete" command from the "matrix".

Another type is the chaotic and domineering "devouring" instinct from the "wilderness"!
If the "Zeroing Protocol" is the most skillful executioner, using the sharpest scalpel to precisely sever the lifeline of the universe, then Xu Ran at this moment is a ravenous demon crawling out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood. He doesn't care about the methods or the posture; what he wants to do is drag this corpse called "universe," along with that executioner, into his own belly!

Xu Ran's body is under unimaginable pressure in this high-stakes gamble.

His divine body was cracking inch by inch, and his newly formed sacred flesh and blood were constantly collapsing and reorganizing. His will seemed to be placed in the crack between two worlds: on one side was the cold logic of the "Matrix" erasing everything, and on the other side was the primal desire of the "Wilderness" devouring everything.

He could be torn to pieces by these two forces at any moment, leaving no trace of his existence.

But he persevered!

That drop of golden blood from the "Wallbreaker" became the anchor of his will, firmly pinning him to the coordinates of "self" just as he was about to be assimilated by the instinct of "Wilderness." That indomitable fighting spirit transformed into the strongest dam, resisting the erosion of the will to "reset."

“It’s not enough… it’s not enough!”

Xu Ran looked up at the sky and roared. The roar was silent, but it shook the entire dying space-time.

"How can merely intercepting these scraps compete with you!"

His gaze pierced through layers of chaos and finally landed on the core of the collapsing nebula—the supermassive black hole that had devoured countless galaxies and from which even light could not escape!
That place is the "ultimate" point on the physical level of this universe.

It is the graveyard of matter and energy.

"Feeding on the end... then, what must the most extreme 'end' in the universe taste like... delicious!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Xu Ran made his move.

He didn't fly, nor did he leap. In this void where the concept of "distance" had become chaotic, he simply took a step forward...

With this step, he directly crossed the event horizon and descended upon that absolute "singularity" that even the Immortal Emperor would despair over!
The moment one steps into the singularity, the concepts of time and space completely disappear.

Xu Ran felt his body being stretched, crushed, and reduced to the most microscopic particles. But at this moment, the "devouring vortex" within him erupted with unprecedented light!
Boom!

The entire supermassive black hole shuddered violently!
This "millstone" of the universe, this ultimate celestial body that only takes in and never gives out, at this moment, actually... began to reverse!

It is no longer devouring, but... being devoured!

Xu Ran, using himself as the singularity and driven by the origin of "desolation", is actually forcibly devouring a super-giant black hole!

Endless, compressed matter and energy, along with the "gravitational termination" law represented by the black hole itself, transformed into the most violent torrent, surging into Xu Ran's body and becoming the fuel for his fight against the "zeroing protocol"!

His body expanded as it devoured everything, then contracted under the pressure of "returning to zero." His aura surged in this frenzied feast, breaking through one constraint after another, reaching a completely new realm that was beyond words and comprehension!

His body can no longer be described as "flesh and blood".

It was a "monster of the Dao" pieced together from the origin of "desolation", the will of the "wallbreaker", the final law of black holes, and countless remnants of cosmic concepts that had been erased by "zeroing".
"I see……"

In the extreme balance between devouring and resisting, Xu Ran's consciousness touched upon a deeper secret.

"The 'zeroing protocol' is not without its flaws."

"It is able to erase everything because it is higher than this universe in terms of 'dimensionality.' Its instructions directly affect the underlying code of the universe."

"I couldn't stop the code from being deleted, but..."

A glint of madness flashed in Xu Ran's eyes.

"What if... I could find the 'programmer' who's executing the delete command?"

"What if... I could smash his keyboard before he presses the Enter key!"

This thought, like a spark that ignites a prairie fire, instantly set his will ablaze!

He's going to fight back!

Instead of passively devouring the wreckage, it actively... launches an attack!
What he wants to do is break through the barriers of this universe, of countless universes that have been used as "experiments"—something that no living being has ever accomplished before!

Unleash a furious blow, belonging to the "experimental subject," towards that lofty "matrix"!
"Let me be the furnace, to forge the very end of the universe!"

"With my Way as fire, I will burn away the eternal lament!"

"With my will as the blade, I will sever the dimensional locks!"

Xu Ran's voice transformed into a grand Dao sound, resounding in the last corner of this universe that was returning to nothingness.

He poured all the power he had absorbed—the end of the black hole, the remnants of the universe, the indomitable spirit of the wallbreakers, the fragments of the Dao of the cleansers—into his right fist without reservation.

At that moment, his right fist became incredibly dazzling.

That was not light, but the ultimate condensation of "existence." It was as if all the weight of the entire universe, from its birth to its destruction, was concentrated on this one point.

Then, facing the empty void, facing the shrinking "nothingness" that represents the boundary of the universe, he slowly threw a punch.

This punch did not tear through space.

Because the concept of space has long been confused.

This punch could not shake the tide of time.

Because the river of time has long since dried up.

This punch shattered the "rules"! It shattered the "boundaries"! It shattered the insurmountable, cold "wall" between the "higher dimensions" and the "lower dimensions"!
click-

A crisp sound, like shattering glass, resounded deep within Xu Ran's soul.

The "nothingness" before him, that absolute darkness representing "returning to zero," was like a lake surface struck by a boulder, violently twisted and dented, and finally... pierced through!
A “hole” that cannot be described in words appeared on the membrane of the universe.

That wasn't a chaotic void leading to the outside of the universe, but... another world!
Xu Ran's gaze followed the "hole" and looked over.

He saw it.

He saw a glimpse of the "high-dimensional matrix".

It wasn't a cold torrent of data, nor was it some divine kingdom or heavenly palace as he had imagined.

What he saw was an endless expanse of land covered with grayish-white skeletons.

The skeletons were of various shapes and sizes; some were as large as stars, while others snaked like divine dragons. Each skeleton retained an aura of earth-shattering power—the aura of the "Breakers"! The remains of those powerful beings who had reached the pinnacle in their respective universes, attempting to break through barriers, only to ultimately fail and be "harvested"!

This is the graveyard of the "wallbreakers"!

At the edge of the land of bones, stand towering "towers" composed of countless pulsating runes and chains of logic.

Every "tower" is monitoring billions of universes.

At that moment, on one of the tallest and most magnificent "towers," an eye slowly opened.

What an eye it was!

It is more vast than a nebula, more profound than a black hole. In its pupils, there is no emotion whatsoever, only endless, constantly calculating "cause and effect" and "logic." It is the embodiment of "reason," the source of "rules."

The moment its eye opened, it saw Xu Ran.

They saw this "fish" that dared to break the "fish tank" and peek into the outside world.

"The variable... exceeds the threshold."

"Initiate...final elimination procedure."

A chilling will, transcending the barriers of dimensions, descended directly upon Xu Ran.

That's not an attack, but a kind of "definition" overriding.

It aims to redefine Xu Ran's existence from a "variable" to "nothingness".

However, the moment this will descended, Xu Ran smiled.

This is the moment he's been waiting for!
He threw that punch not to run away, nor to show off.

He did it to... establish a "coordinate"!
A coordinate that allows him to pinpoint the enemy's location!

"finally found you!"

Under the pressure of the "Final Annihilation Procedure," Xu Ran's body began to disintegrate and vaporize frantically. However, his will, which had gathered all his power, followed that gaze, went against the current, and launched a desperate charge towards that giant eye along the dimensional passage constructed by the will of "annihilation"!
What he wanted to do was not to "break through" the physical body, but to "invade" the will!
Since you see me as data, then I will transform into the most terrifying "virus" and infect your "system"!
"Desolation...that is my name!"

"Devouring... is my way!"

"Today, I offer the death of this universe as a sacrifice, and my own body as the medium..."

The moment Xu Ran's will entered the dimensional passage, it transformed into its most primal form of "desolation." It was a boundless wasteland, capable of devouring all concepts, sweeping towards the enormous eye that represented absolute rationality!

"...pollute your 'path'!"

Rumble, rumble—! ! !
For the first time, a trace of... chaos appeared in the pupil of that enormous eye, in that world composed of countless chains of cause and effect.

A tiny speck of "gray" was stained with that pure "reason".

For the first time, the giant eye atop the tower revealed an emotion akin to "astonishment."

It never imagined that a low-dimensional "data" could actually contaminate its "source program"!
Although the pollution is minuscule, like a drop of ink falling into the ocean, its very existence is a taboo, an "error" that should never have happened!
"Error...must be corrected!"

The grand will transformed into endless "anti-virus" runes, frantically strangling and attacking Xu Ran's invading will.

In the Gengchen Universe, which had completely returned to "nothingness," Xu Ran's disintegrating body revealed a final, victorious smile.

His body can be erased.

This universe can be reset to zero.

However, he has successfully planted the seeds of "wilderness" and the indomitable will of the "wallbreakers" into the heart of the enemy!
(End of this chapter)