Ultraman: Invincible from Saving Tiga.

Chapter 580 Halo of Light VS Red Ball
At the summit of Warrior's Peak, a storm howled.

Lin Yu's facial muscles twitched slightly. He pointed at the huge, perfect, ominous red sphere behind Risa, feeling a slight complication in his language system.

"Wait, how did this thing... get out again?"

He clearly remembered that in the world of Ultra Eight Brothers, in order to fight against thousands of resentful Gatanothor, Risa almost sacrificed herself by completely igniting the red ball, amplifying her shining power a thousand times, and finally purifying those resentful Gatanothor in one fell swoop.

Ultimately, fueled by everyone's desires, Lin Yu traversed countless star clusters, re-seeding the planetary consciousness purified from resentment, thus revitalizing civilization once more.

At this point, the red ball disappeared completely, and Risa became an ordinary girl.

It's really complicated right now.

Risa tilted her head, her face filled with pure joy. She was completely unaware of the problem and, like a child who had received a perfect score candy, happily showed Lin Yu her new power.

"Brother Lin Yu, look! I seem to have become really powerful!"

She waved her little hand gently.

The enormous red sphere behind her, with a diameter of over a hundred meters, even mimicked her movement, swaying awkwardly for a moment.

The entire Warrior's Peak, along with the entire planet O-50, trembled violently.

At the foot of the mountain, Fengma, who had just seen off a group of guests, stumbled and almost fell. He looked up at the mountaintop in surprise and confusion, not understanding what had happened.

At the mountaintop, Lin Yu's eye twitched even more violently.

"Stop, stop, stop."

He quickly stopped him, "Don't move it, put this big thing away first."

"Okay." Risa nodded obediently.

She closed her eyes, seemingly trying to communicate with the red ball behind her.

However, the red ball simply hovered there silently, without any reaction.

Risa opened her eyes with some distress: "Brother Lin Yu, it seems... it's not listening to me anymore."

Lin Yu sighed, rubbing his forehead.

He knew it.

The essence of the red ball is an aggregate of desires. Risa can temporarily guide it because of her pure heart, but to completely control a cosmic calamity of this level is nothing short of a pipe dream.

Moreover, the "raw materials" for this red ball are extraordinary.

It absorbs the purest and most persistent desire left on this warrior's peak by countless challengers, strong or weak, throughout countless eras—to reach the summit.

This power was far greater and purer than any desire Risa had ever seen in any other world.

After all, the world she had experienced, and all her so-called desires, were nothing more than a person.

And right now, it's not just one person.

Just as Lin Yu was considering whether to take direct action and return the red ball to its original life state, a sudden change occurred.

hum!
At the center of the platform atop the mountain, space began to distort without warning.

A seven-colored ring slowly emerged.

The Ring of Light.

As soon as it appeared, it immediately locked onto the giant red ball behind Risa.

The seven-colored light flashed violently, at a frequency as fast as an old light bulb with a faulty connection.

Clearly, this suddenly appearing, enormous energy body filled with desire has far exceeded the scope of the Halo's comprehension.

Risa looked at the "donut" curiously and whispered to Lin Yu, "Brother Lin Yu, is this the one you said would give out rewards..."

She hasn't finished speaking yet.

The ring of light moved.

It did not display any light script as usual.

A solid, almost tangible, seven-colored beam of light suddenly shot out from the center of the ring, its target Risa.

No, more accurately, it's the red ball behind Risa.

This is a trial.

The Ring of Light deemed the Red Sphere an unprecedented and immense threat, and it mobilized far more power than ever before in an attempt to completely purify and erase it.

Risa was startled by the immense power and instinctively took a step back.

However, the red ball behind her made a reaction that Lin Yu did not expect.

Faced with that purifying beam of light, powerful enough to instantly evaporate a planet, the surface of the red sphere rippled like water, forming a vortex.

It was a vortex made up of pure desire energy.

next second.

The purifying beam of light did not cause any explosion or make any sound; it was simply swallowed up by the red ball.

It was spotless, without even a sound.

The red ball even seemed to burp contentedly, and the entire ball emitted a pleasant buzz, its color appearing even deeper and more vibrant red.

The air was deathly still.

Lin Yu opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything for a long time.

The ring of light froze in place, its seven-colored radiance completely solidified, resembling a donut that had been terrified.

It cannot be understood.

Why would someone who possesses the purifying power of the universe's order and laws be eaten like food?
This is the ultimate insult to its status as an "agent of the will of the universe".

The seven-colored light of the ring of light began to flash wildly, changing from crimson to indigo, the color changing so fast that afterimages appeared.

An even more terrifying energy than before began to gather within the ring.

It was angry.

It's about to get serious.

Lin Yu was immediately at a loss when he saw this situation.

One is a black hole of desire with unfathomable depths, the other is an AI of cosmic order with a rigid mindset.

If they really start fighting, not only will the Warrior's Peak be destroyed, but the entire O-50 universe will be turned upside down by the two of them.

"Alright, alright, stop it, all of you!"

Lin Yu flashed and appeared directly between the halo of light and the red ball.

He placed one hand on the halo of light and patted the giant red ball with the other.

"One broken ring, one broken ball, is this still not over?"

His voice wasn't loud, but it carried an undeniable will.

The energy gathered by the ring of light stagnated.

The red ball also stopped its eager buzzing.

Lin Yu looked at the Halo of Light and said irritably, "Why are you so agitated? She climbed up here on her own merits. Even if you don't give her a reward, you can't just hit her, can you? What's wrong with your company? You start violently laying off employees when you can't meet your KPIs?"

The halo of light flickered a few times, seemingly processing the logic in Lin Yu's words.

A few seconds later, a line of light text slowly appeared: [High concentration of pollution detected. Activating the highest purification protocol.]

"Pollution source my ass!"

Lin Yu slapped the Halo of Light. "This is a challenger, understand? Even if she brought a pet up, that's still her skill."

The Halo of Light fell silent.

It seems unable to understand the concept of "pet".

Lin Yu then turned to look at the red ball behind Risa.

"And you, it's just a meal, why are you acting like a starving ghost? They gave you food, that's a favor, and you expect them to take the pot too?"

The red ball wobbled slightly, seemingly a little aggrieved.

Heaven knows how Lin Yu came to understand the concept of being wronged.

Risa quickly explained for it: "Brother Lin Yu, it didn't do it on purpose, it was just... hungry."

Lin Yu rolled his eyes.

Of course he knew.

The red ball's instinct is to absorb desires, while the purifying power of the ring of light, to some extent, is also a manifestation of the universe's will—the desire to maintain order.

happy.

For the red ball, this was practically a top-notch dish delivered right to its mouth.

Just as Lin Yu was trying to mediate this cosmic-level dispute.

The Ring of Light has made another move.

Perhaps Lin Yu's "violent communication" worked, as it abandoned its direct attack.

The ring of light flashed, projecting another beam that enveloped Risa.

But this time, it's no longer the purifying light of judgment, but... the light of assessment.

It returned to the original program.

A qualification assessment will be conducted for challengers who successfully reach the summit.

In the light, countless images began to flicker.

That was Risa's past.

From her birth as the "Spirit of the Red Ball" to being forced to witness civilization after civilization succumb to desire and perish.

Despair, sadness, helplessness.

She called for a savior time and time again, only to face her end time and time again.

Until she met Lin Yu.

The final frame freezes on the moment Risa takes her first step on the Warrior's Peak, her clear eyes filled with anticipation and courage for the unknown.

The Halo of Light fell silent.

There was a long silence.

It appears to be performing an unprecedentedly complex calculation.

A being that was once the source of cosmic calamities now possesses the purest heart.

This question is beyond the scope of the curriculum.

[Eligibility...under review...]

【……mistake.】

[...Restart the judgment...]

【……mistake.】

[...logical conflict...]

After a long time.

A brand new line of light text slowly appeared in the air.

The seven-colored light of the halo began to flicker, like a computer whose CPU was about to burn out.

Lin Yu watched from the side and couldn't help but laugh.

I told you, you stubborn old man who's always focused on KPI assessments, now you've run into a bug, haven't you?

Just then, the red ball behind Risa suddenly moved again.

It seemed to sense some kind of "desire" from the "judgment" of the halo of light.

That was the Halo of Light's obsession with "selecting the qualified ones".

As a result, another vortex appeared on the surface of the red ball.

A powerful suction force suddenly acted on the halo of light.

Caught off guard, the ring of light was pulled forward and tilted, its seven-colored light instantly dimming by half.

Halo of Light: ? ? ?

It panicked.

It panicked completely.

It's like a boss preparing to give a bonus to an outstanding employee, only for that employee to suddenly pull out a gun, point it at his forehead, and say, "I want both the money and the person."

Lin Yu was laughing so hard he almost choked.

Good heavens, this is truly a cosmic-level double-cross.

"Okay, stop playing."

After he had laughed enough, he made another move, forcibly cutting off the red ball's absorption.

If it keeps sucking, the Ring of Light will probably be completely drained.

He looked at the still-shimmering halo of light, thought for a moment, and offered a constructive suggestion.

"Look, she's climbed up now, so you can't really tell what happened. Why don't you just pretend nothing happened and let her come down the mountain? What do you say?"

The Ring of Light remained silent for a moment.

【……veto.】

[A reward must be issued.]

Lin Yu was stunned.

HagiRing, why are you still so stubborn?
"Then go ahead and send it."

The Halo of Light fell silent once more.

It's not that it doesn't want to post, it's that it doesn't know what to post.

For the first time, the seven-colored light of the Ring of Light revealed a hint of "difficulty".

(End of this chapter)