The Witcher: Start with the Lord Marrying a Wife.

Chapter 590 Void Star Core Tribulation

David's gaze was as firm as steel. He felt that the Star-Eyed Clan Chief, who was tightly bound by the purplish-black meridians and lying in painful slumber, was like a dormant volcano.

The celestial core buried deep beneath our feet, radiating a faint starlight, is the heart of this volcano. Once awakened, it will trigger a shockwave that will shake the very laws of the universe.

Arya lightly touched the ground with the tip of her sword. She sensed the subtle and strange unstable fluctuations in the surrounding space. It was the Void Star Core slowly awakening, and the spatial resonance it released was quietly distorting everything nearby.

She gripped the sword hilt tightly, her eyes sharp as blades. "My lord, this place contains extremely complex and dangerous spatial energy. We must be careful."

Anne's gaze was deep, her nostrils flared slightly. She sensed the abnormal fluctuations in her spiritual realm constantly intensifying, the surging spiritual energy enveloping the void and reality.

"This moment is far more dangerous than it appears on the surface—the Brood Core is triggering defense mechanisms, and we may face challenges that go beyond just the physical level."

David sighed softly, mobilizing the power of chaos to its limit, his entire soul and consciousness on high alert.

"Prepare for the final battle. Concentrate all forces. I will restrain the 'Mother Nest Will Aggregate,' and you will assist me in stabilizing the Star Core Resonance."

Before he could finish speaking, a strange noise suddenly rang out.

A “nest will aggregate” formed by the twisting and contortion of countless brain worms, emitting an eerie purplish-black light and constantly changing its form, emerged from the shadows.

It was enormous and bizarre, like a living vortex covered with countless tentacles and brain-worm-like protrusions, constantly releasing ultra-high-intensity mental pollution pulses. That ominous aura that was suffocating and nerve-piercing instantly enveloped the entire scene.

David's body surged with chaotic energy, and he felt his consciousness being violently impacted, as if it were being torn apart by countless sharp blades.

He swiftly used runic magic to construct a mental barrier, while simultaneously wielding the scorching longsword of his demigod armor, drawing a fiery path through space to engage the aggregate in close combat.

"Mother's Body!" Arya roared, brandishing her sword and thrusting it at the brain worm tentacles that were trying to surround her. Each strike of her sword was accompanied by the explosion of icy runes, severing the corrosive tentacles into fragments.

Anne bowed before the ritual platform, continuously chanting high-level mental spells to resist mental pollution with pure psionic energy. At the same time, she attempted to resonate with the core by replicating the stardial fragments, guiding and stabilizing the spacetime distortion caused by its violent oscillations.

A series of muffled rumbling sounds could be faintly heard from outside the spaceship, caused by gravitational fluctuations resulting from the violent reaction inside the void star core.

The surrounding space seemed to be torn into hundreds of layers of folds, each fold containing elusive fragments of spacetime, plunging the entire area into a state of extreme chaos and instability.

"Gravity out of control!" the technician exclaimed urgently, quickly relaying the information via data stream. "The gravity level in the area has surged more than four times! If it's not controlled immediately, the entire structure will collapse!"

David frowned, as he had to allocate some of his magic to manipulating the gravity field to counteract the surging destructive force.

His eyes blazed with intense red light as he swung his sword like a god descending to earth, engaging in a fierce battle with the "Mother Nest Will Aggregate".

Each strike sparked brilliant, chaotic sparks, slicing through the rampant, tangled tentacles in a flash, buying precious time for his companions.

Anne adjusted the chanting rhythm to strengthen the spiritual connection. "We must adjust in sync; the center of resonance cannot collapse!"

Arya strode forward, using her runic longsword to cleave through the last biological barrier leading to the core area, while remaining vigilant against any potential cerebrate ambush troops that might emerge from the surrounding area at any moment.

"Don't let any enemy interfere with us!"

The entire chamber was filled with a strange buzzing sound, a mixture of oppressive, rotten and unknown terrifying creature odors, making it almost suffocating. However, the team members' determination to risk their lives to rescue the chieftain seemed to ignite the chill in the air into a blazing fire of life!
As time ticked by, the battle intensified.

The "Mother Nest Will Aggregate" repeatedly attempted to paralyze the team members' consciousness by frantically releasing mental pollution waves, but David continued to suppress it with his strong mental fortitude, and even used chaotic magic to backfire and clear away some of the corruption.

At the same time, he injected part of his consciousness into the small stardial fragment that Annie had replicated, forming a two-way connection with her to jointly stabilize the front line and simultaneously adjust the matrix frequency to disrupt the enemy's thought process.

Suddenly, a dazzling blue-purple lightning bolt exploded from the surface of the void star core, triggering a brief spacetime storm in the surrounding area!

The powerful impact nearly caused everyone to lose their balance, but it also broke the oppressive, dark, mysterious, and curse-like atmosphere.

A path leading to the patriarch's core life nexus has appeared—this is the final breakthrough!

"Charge!" David roared, his whole body surging with boundless power. He swung the demigod armor blade forged in the furnace and lunged forward, slashing fiercely at the spiderweb-like meridians, hoping to break the bindings on the clan leader's body!
Arya followed closely behind, enveloping the remaining insect swarm with the burning flames of Blood Prison and clearing the path with a fierce offensive;
Annie continued to cast complex arcane incantations, providing the entire team with protective shields while absorbing and converting the effects of the bombardment, creating an environment favorable for a breakthrough!
Time seemed to freeze, or perhaps it was spinning faster at the eye of a storm.

This is a clash of the limits of wisdom and power, a crucial gamble where the survival of the cosmic order hangs by a thread.

The uncontrolled gravitational fluctuations caused by the violent tremors of the void star core almost turned the entire chamber into a distorted vortex—space twisted, split, and reorganized here, like the gaping maw of an abyss swallowing everything.

The air was thick with the pungent smell of corrosion mixed with dried blood. Occasionally, fragments of crystal, shimmering with a ghostly blue light, would fall from above, crashing against the hard flesh walls with dull thuds.

Arya stood at the center of this calamity, her eyes, ignited by the flames of the Blood Prison, radiating a fierce determination.

She gripped the longsword tightly, her palms slightly red, and a fiery and mysterious power was surging from within her body.

She closed her eyes and focused her mind, connecting all her consciousness to the core of her deep soul, and slowly summoned the "Power of the Blood Prison Ruler".

As her deep chanting began, a dark red wave surged and rolled like a tide, spreading outwards around everyone.

It was a colossal "blood sea phantom" composed of countless blood phantoms, magnificent and bearing the imprint of souls. It floated in the distorted space of the astral plane like a giant cage, radiating a powerful gravitational pull with Arya as its anchor.

This "anchored area" is like a pure land, forming a relatively stable place amidst extreme chaos and fluctuations.

The impact of gravity loss on the squad was significantly reduced, and the crimson cage cleverly absorbed and buffered each major tremor caused by the spatial vortex. The small, drifting Zerg fragments around them were also unable to get close due to the strangulation chains.

"Stabilize! We must seize this opportunity!" David's eyes burned with fierce fighting spirit as he sensed the brief but extremely precious new order in this region.

It is the key to breaking through the shackles of the nest's core.

He strode forward swiftly, breaking through the chaotic encirclement of the remaining insect swarm, and formed a perfect synergy with Arya: while she stabilized the battlefield with the fire of her soul, he tore apart the restraints with the power of chaos.

He reached out and raised the blade of the demigod's armor, slicing through the thick, bio-material-like yet extremely resilient tissue that enveloped the star core amidst the interplay of shimmering light and corrosive poisonous mist.

Each swing sparked brilliant fireworks, a scorching storm born from the collision of elemental energy and chaotic magic.

His body burned with an unstoppable power, and he did not flinch even as layers of mental pollution attacked him.

He transformed into a blade of destruction, tearing apart the cage with his supreme will to create a path for his teammates!

Finally, when the last few tangled meridians broke, the large void star core, which emitted a dark blue and purple light and was filled with strange spacetime fluctuations, was exposed. It seemed to be suspended in mid-air, yet it trembled like a living thing, breathing. Its body was filled with subtle and chaotic frequency oscillations, and every ray of light was full of the secret power of the cosmic abyss!

Without hesitation, David reached into the boiling core with one hand. He felt countless complex energies sweeping through his limbs and bones, as if he were merging his own consciousness into it.

He growled, "It's all mine!"

Instantly, the "Chaos Core" began to operate violently, bringing the entire void star core under its control.

A vast power of cosmic laws surged forth from his body, resonating and interacting with the star core, instantly restoring the already violently vibrating and unstable core to balance, yet it was filled with a destructive sense of oppression.

The process of taking over triggered a violent chain reaction—the nest structure began to collapse, a large amount of fleshy tissue broke and collapsed, and countless Zerg remnants fled frantically. In an instant, dust flew up in the chamber and lava-like slime sprayed everywhere, presenting a tragic scene like the end of the world!
But at this moment, they have already grasped the key to victory. That void star core, whose value and significance are immeasurable, has become the most crucial bargaining chip in the future fight against the star-devouring monster!

Arya gazed at David as she gasped for breath, her eyes holding an unyielding vow: "Lord, we protect not only life, but also the freedom of the universe."

David looked back at the crowd and said, “Keep moving forward, there’s no turning back. We must bring this miracle back!”

David gripped the Void Star Core tightly, his palm surging with energy, the deep blue light reflected in his hand like a galaxy.

At this moment, he is not only the embodiment of power, but also the master of the rhythm of the universe.

The lingering power within the lair had not yet dissipated; the space remained distorted and undulating, with various extradimensional fragments swirling and tumbling in the air, like the eye of a storm about to erupt.

"We can't stop!" David's gaze was resolute. He realized that only by completely purifying the Star-Eyed Clan Chief from the wreckage and the parasitic web could there be a glimmer of hope for a true end to the catastrophe created by the Star-Eating Monsters and the Zerg.

He slowly pressed the Void Star Core in his hand against the mysterious artifact embedded in the core of the Silverwing Ark's hull—the Stardial Fragment, which contained endless mysteries and secret power.

The two resonated intensely in an instant, and a torrent of spacetime surged and flowed between them, like hundreds of millions of fine threads weaving into an endless web of energy.

"Activate the reverse driver," David commanded in a low voice, as he began to guide the Chaos Divinity into the mysterious power flowing through the ripples of spacetime.

That was an extraordinary energy that had never been touched since time immemorial, a fusion of the curvature of time and the essence of the cosmic abyss—the Chaotic Purifying Flame.

This pure flame is different from ordinary flames. It is tangible yet intangible, but it possesses a unique resonance attribute that is extremely strong against alien souls and parasitic life forms.

As it is guided to penetrate the neural network constructed by the parasite, every single strand is accompanied by a sharp shriek that pierces the depths of the soul. The sound is like an ominous cry from the end of the universe, yet it also carries the holy baptism of tearing apart the core of darkness.

"Let this flame burn!" David raised his arms high, gathering the massive mental shockwave into a blazing tongue of fire that burst forth from the void, tearing and raging like the breath of a dragon.

His mind raced, and with extraordinary willpower, he precisely targeted the brain network nodes where the parasites were eroding and hiding, ruthlessly burning every microscopic connection point, disintegrating it into irreparable dust.

Meanwhile, Annie knelt on a platform of ancient runes not far away, holding up a small, exquisitely carved replica in her hands—a mental shield vessel that had been remixed and designed specifically for this moment.

She parted her lips slightly and chanted in a delicate yet firm voice a series of high-level incantations that reversed erosion, stripped away pollution, and protected the purity of the soul's core.

As her voice echoed, strands of blue-purple light, like fine gauze, gently covered the clan leader's massive body, weaving and wandering through the broken meridians, constantly resisting and dissolving the lingering remnants that had not yet been burned away but were still entangled and unwilling to pollute.

These interconnected shields, like a mental grid, allowed the clan leader's will, which was on the verge of annihilation, to be revived and gradually isolated from the overflowing psychological interference.

An ominous shriek filled the air, suffocating and painfully piercing yet carrying an air of redemption—the lingering echo of the chaotic flames burning away the alien life veins.

One by one, the long-dormant parasites burst open, trembling and dissipating into dust amidst a holy yet eerie light. Countless spiderweb-like connections broke and collapsed, scattering like kites with broken strings. The vast and terrifying field of consciousness they had built also collapsed and disintegrated.

The enormous main eye began to flash intensely, and the large pupil that had been shrouded in darkness for so long finally emitted a warm and pure light that was almost enough to melt solid ice.

A weak but extremely pure new consciousness, full of wisdom, broke through the thick fog like the dawn breaking through the morning mist and slowly opened its eyes!
Arya looked nervously at the giant eye, sensing a faint yet tenacious struggle for survival within it. "It... is still alive!"

David looked up at Annie, and their eyes met with a long-lost sense of relief and determination.

They knew this was just the beginning, but at least the first step had been taken—the most crucial one.

To reclaim that heavyweight existence that was once torn apart by the darkness of the planet-devouring, yet still carries the hope of the multiverse!
"Continue to reinforce the mental shield!" Annie whispered. "It must be stabilized, otherwise any external interference will destroy everything that has just struggled to awaken!"

(End of this chapter)