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At the end of the passageway was a spacious hall.

The hall is circular, about thirty meters in diameter, with a huge crystal pillar in the center, its body covered with intricate star runes.

The runes emitted a faint silver light, making them particularly conspicuous in the dim environment.

"This is..." Ian's eyes flickered slightly.

He walked up to the crystal pillar and reached out to touch it.

A cool sensation came from my fingertips, along with a faint but pure fluctuation of stellar energy.

"The Protoss's runic technology," Ian muttered to himself.

These are some scattered pieces of information recorded in the materials brought by Alyvia.

He could sense that the structure of these runes was extremely ingenious, and each line contained a profound understanding of the energy of the stars.

If these runes can be deciphered, it could provide significant inspiration for his meditation technique, the Starry Sky Ritual, and even the stellar bloodline on the projection side.

But time is limited.

Ian took out a blank crystal plate from his dimensional ring, placed his palm on the pillar, and his mental energy surged into it like a tide.

【Record】.

The runic structure on the surface of the pillar was completely imprinted and stored in the crystal plate.

The whole process took less than a minute.

"Alright." Ian put away the crystal plate and glanced around the hall.

The hall has four exits, each leading in a different direction.

Three of the exits were pitch black, and it was unclear where they led.

The fourth exit faintly emitted a pale blue light, which was the fluctuation of water-attribute energy.

"This way," Ian said, pointing to the exit with a faint blue glow.

Gaga had no objection, but only offered a quiet reminder.

"Ian, be careful, I feel like there's a dark shadow over there."

"Dense shadows?" Ian narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Perfect timing, your chance has come."

The two walked out of the entrance one after the other.

The passageway was much narrower than before, allowing only one person to pass at a time.

The memory material on the walls became denser, and the images became increasingly frenzied.

Countless Protoss figures ran, roared, and melted deep within the walls, like a silent, terrifying pantomime.

Ian forced himself not to watch those videos.

Within the sea of ​​consciousness, the [Spirit Devouring] property fluctuated slightly, devouring and purifying the chaotic "echoes" that had invaded the mind.

After walking about two hundred meters, the view suddenly opened up ahead.

It was a naturally formed cave, with countless dark blue stalactites hanging from the ceiling, their surfaces shimmering with water.

In the center of the cave, there is a deep blue pool of water.

The pool is not large, only about five meters in diameter, but the water is so deep that the bottom cannot be seen.

The water was as calm as a mirror, reflecting the outlines of the stalactites on the cave ceiling.

Around the pool, the shadows were so thick they were almost impenetrable.

Like some kind of "active" shadow energy.

They writhed slowly at the edge of the pool, like a living black tide.

"Gah!"

Gaga suddenly became excited, her little eyes fixed on a certain spot on the edge of the pool.

"There! Ian, there's something there!"

Ian followed its gaze.

At the edge of the pool, in an inconspicuous crack in a rock, is a small, dark fragment.

The fragments were only the size of a fingernail, and their surfaces were covered with fine cracks.

But deep within the cracks flows a profound and extreme darkness.

The darkness of "nothingness" that devours all light, all energy, and all existence.

"Fragments of Eternal Shadow..." Ian's pupils contracted slightly.

The information mentions that this is dark matter from the universe used by the Protoss for experiments, and it is priceless to shadow creatures.

"Hehe, go get it," Ian whispered.

Gaga could no longer contain itself. With a flap of its wings, it transformed into a black streak of light and pounced on the fragment.

But just as it was about to touch the fragment, a sudden change occurred!

The calm surface of the pool suddenly exploded!

Three dark figures shot out of the water.

They have no physical form and are composed entirely of dense shadow energy.

Its body twisted like a ghost, and its speed was extremely fast as it pounced straight at Ga Ga.

Shadow Binder!

And it was three at a time.

"Watch out!" Ian shouted, his right hand already raised.

But Gaga reacted faster than him.

[Shadow Jump]!

The black streak of light abruptly disappeared in mid-air, only to reappear in another shadow twenty meters away the next second.

The three Shadowbinders missed their target, but they didn't stop. Their bodies merged into the surrounding shadows like liquid, and they vanished from the spot in an instant.

When it reappeared, it had already surrounded Gaga.

"Gah!"

A fierce glint flashed in Gaga's eyes, and its wingspan expanded once more, the surface of its jet-black feathers gleaming with a dark luster.

[Shadow Messenger] Prototype - Full Power Unleashed!

The surrounding shadow energy surged as if it had received a command.

Transforming into countless pitch-black tentacles, they clashed and tore at the three Shadow Binders in a frenzy!

The war between shadows is silent, without light, only a violent tremor in the energy realm.

Ian did not intervene rashly.

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He knew that this was both an opportunity and a test for Gaga.

By absorbing the fragments of Eternal Shadow through one's own power, one can maximize the potential of one's bloodline.

He wasn't idle either.

A comprehensive spiritual perception system was deployed, bringing the entire cave under surveillance.

At the same time, a black dot the size of a grain of rice reappeared on the palm of my right hand.

The Gravity Collapse Sphere is ready to launch at any time.

In the arena, Gaga's battle with the three Shadow Binders has reached a fever pitch.

The shadow tentacles collided, annihilated, and regenerated repeatedly with the Shadowbinder's body.

Each clash consumes a large amount of shadow energy.

Gaga was clearly at a disadvantage.

It was only at the mid-stage of the first tier, while the energy intensity of each of these three Shadow Binders was close to the peak of the first tier, not to mention that it was three against one.

But Gaga did not back down.

Its small eyes burned with a fierce fighting spirit, and every time it was repelled, it would immediately retaliate with even more ferocious shadow tentacles.

Gradually, Ian noticed something unusual.

The dark glow emanating from Gaga's body was rapidly becoming deeper and more solid.

The shadow tentacles it controlled also became more and more flexible and powerful.

It absorbs the shadow energy from the battle!

The prototype of the [Shadow Messenger] is rapidly growing amidst the intense Shadow Wars!

"Very good..." A hint of approval flashed in Ian's eyes.

Just then, Ga Ga suddenly let out a sharp cry!

With its wingspan extended to its maximum of over twenty meters, each jet-black feather stood upright.

The dark, flowing sheen on the surface suddenly became dazzlingly bright!

The Shadow Messenger talent awakens once again!

boom!

Centered on Gaga, the shadow energy within a 30-meter radius went completely berserk!

They were no longer controlled by the Shadow Binders, but instead gathered towards Gaga as if worshipping a king.

Behind it, a pitch-black phantom five meters tall coalesced!

The shadowy figure was blurry and indistinct, with only the outline of a bird vaguely discernible.

However, the oppressive aura emanating from them caused the three Shadow Binders to freeze in place.

"Gah!"

Ga Ga tilted its head back and let out a piercing shriek.

The dark phantom moved accordingly, spreading its wings and transforming into a small shadow storm that completely engulfed the three Shadowbinders!

In the storm, shadow energy frantically strangled, tore, and devoured.

The three Shadowbinders didn't even have a chance to struggle before they were crushed and assimilated by the storm.

Finally, it transformed into the purest shadow energy and merged into Gaga's body.

The storm lasted for about five breaths before slowly dissipating.

It landed back on the ground with a clatter, its wingspan reduced to its normal size.

But the aura emanating from him was at least twice as strong as before!

Its small eyes gleamed with a deep, dark light, and a thin layer of black mist swirled around it, a sign of the outward manifestation of shadow energy.

"It worked?" Ian walked over to it.

"It worked!" Ga Ga's voice was full of excitement.

"I sense... the shackles deep within my bloodline have been broken, the Shadow Messenger... has awakened once more!"

With a flap of its wings, its body instantly blended into the shadows, and the next second it reappeared in another shadow a hundred meters away.

The distance and accuracy of [Shadow Jump] have been improved by at least double.

The lingering shadow energy within the cave slowly subsided, and Ga Ga excitedly flapped its wings.

"Ian! I feel... so strong!"

Its small eyes gleamed with a deep light, and with a gentle flap of its wings, it transformed into a black line that flashed continuously among the shadows in the cave.

A hint of relief flashed in Ian's eyes, but his expression remained calm.

"Conceal your presence, we should go."

He walked to the edge of the pool and reached out to pry off the fragment of "Eternal Shadow".

The fingernail-sized fragments felt cold to the touch, and their texture was not like that of a material, but more like some kind of solidified "nothingness".

Deep within the cracks, darkness seemed to swallow one's vision.

"Keep it safe." Ian handed the fragments to Gaga.

Gaga stretched out its tiny beak and carefully took the fragment into its mouth.

The moment the fragment touched its feathers, it automatically melted into a wisp of pure shadow energy, which seeped into its body.

Gaga shuddered, its feathers stood on end, and it made a satisfied gurgling sound.

" "Gah...like taking a huge gulp of chilled shadow essence..."

"Walk."

Ian didn't linger and turned to walk towards the exit on the other side of the cave.

This passage is even narrower, allowing only one person to pass sideways.

The memory material on the wall was almost overflowing, and countless distorted Protoss faces were pressed against the "wall," their empty eye sockets staring intently at passersby.

Ian forced himself not to look, and the crystalline light spots in his mind rotated slightly, forming a thin mental barrier.

The [Spirit Devouring] property operates slowly deep within the consciousness, devouring and purifying the occasional fragments of negative emotions that seep in.

After walking for about ten minutes, we heard a faint sound of flowing water ahead.

At the end of the passage is a naturally formed stone bridge, beneath which lies a bottomless underground river.

The river water was an eerie dark purple, with specks of pale phosphorescence floating on its surface.

Across the stone bridge lies a more open space.