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"My blood can open doors, and my consciousness... can soothe them."

Lin Mo's voice was clear and calm, like a drop of sweet dew falling into a boiling oil pan, instantly stirring up a violent roar in the space. The endless wails and shrieks seemed to be enraged by this calm word, transforming into visible sound waves that crashed heavily against her frail body.

Li Haotian's heart nearly leaped out of his throat. He had just landed, his body wracked with pain, and his strength almost completely depleted. But the moment he saw Lin Mo turn and walk towards that enormous heart, a fear and instinct from the depths of his soul drove him to unleash his last burst of power.

"Lin Mo! Come back!"

He roared and staggered forward, trying to grab her arm. However, just as his fingertips were about to touch the hem of her clothes, the surrounding runes suddenly shone brightly, and countless translucent energy walls rose from the ground, like a sudden maze, mercilessly separating him from Lin Mo. He frantically pounded on those walls with his fists and his body, but could only create weak ripples.

"It's useless! You're just a failed experiment! You think you can defy my will, which I've controlled for three hundred years?"

The "gatekeeper's" voice, carrying a condescending mockery mixed with a hint of bewildered rage, echoed within the antenna-like dome. He couldn't comprehend why this vessel, marked as "failure" and shrouded in chaos, would suddenly erupt with such clear purpose. Her calmness was a blatant disregard for his three hundred years of absolute control.

Lin Mo ignored the "gatekeeper's" words and Li Haotian's desperate cries. In her world, it seemed that only the beating, aching heart in front of her remained.

She walked slowly, each step unusually steady. The ground beneath her feet wasn't hard metal, but a warm, jade-like material; as she approached, dark golden patterns emerged on its surface, echoing the ancient markings on her body. The maddening noise in the air seemed to be smoothed out by an invisible hand around her, forming a small, eerie, tranquil magnetic field.

She saw the whole heart.

It is not a physical entity, but rather a tapestry woven from billions of tiny rays of light and an impenetrable, dark energy. Each pulse compresses, stretches, and engulfs countless distorted, wailing phantoms, like a perpetual motion machine fueled by pain. On the surface of the energy core, the imprisoned consciousnesses manifest pained faces, their mouths agape, silently recounting eternal torment.

Lin Mo's eyes were filled with compassion. She could "hear" them, not through her ears, but through the instincts connected by her blood. She could feel every bit of despair, every tearing apart, and the immense loneliness of being imprisoned for three hundred years.

She slowly extended her hand.

In the dim light, the hand appeared pale and slender, like a fragile work of art. The fingertips reached out, firm yet gentle, towards the wildly beating heart, radiating an aura of destruction.

"No—!" Li Haotian's eyes were bloodshot. He could feel Lin Mo's life force rapidly draining away as she reached out her hand. With his last ounce of strength, he slammed his fist into the energy barrier in front of him. This time, a crack finally appeared on the energy barrier, but his fist was instantly mangled and bloody.

"You think appeasing it will end this? Foolish!" The "Gatekeeper's" voice grew even sharper. "It will devour you! Your consciousness, your soul, will become its new nourishment, and I will completely control this unprecedented power!"

However, Lin Mo's fingertips had already gently touched the surface of the heart.

There was no earth-shattering explosion, nor any deafening roar of energy backlash.

The moment they made contact, the whole world seemed to be muted.

The wailing and screaming that had permeated the entire "singularity" space for three hundred years came to an abrupt end.

A deathly silence.

A silence more terrifying than any sound.

The heart, pounding wildly, miraculously calmed down under Lin Mo's fingertips. The blinding, violent purplish-black light receded like a tide, replaced by a soft, warm, golden radiance, like the first rays of dawn. The light seeped into Lin Mo's fingertips, flowing along the complex energy channels on the heart's surface. Wherever it touched, the twisted, struggling phantoms gradually calmed, transforming into specks of light that dissipated into the air.

"Sleep peacefully..." Lin Mo's voice was very soft, as if humming an old lullaby, "It's all over."

Her body began to become transparent, and specks of golden light emanated from her, merging into her gradually warming heart. She was like a sacrificial vessel, using everything she had to fill and heal the enormous wound that had stretched for three hundred years.

"Stop! I told you to stop!" The will of the "gatekeeper" materialized into a tangible impact, slamming into Lin Mo and attempting to forcibly separate her from her heart. But the golden light formed an indestructible barrier, gently dissolving all his attacks.

This power does not belong to the "mother" nor to the "gatekeeper." It originates from Lin Mo himself, from that purest compassion and love that desires to end everything.

Li Haotian finally broke through the last energy barrier. He stumbled and rushed to Lin Mo's back, only to see her figure gradually turning into light dust. He reached out, wanting to grab her, but only passed through a phantom of light and shadow.

"Lin Mo..." His voice trembled violently, and hot tears rolled down his face from eyes that had never shed a tear in front of the enemy.

"Hehehe... Interesting... Very interesting..." The "Gatekeeper's" voice on the communicator was no longer angry, but instead carried a morbid, manic excitement. "Even if she can appease it, so what? Once the container is fully fused with the core, the 'Singularity' will become a complete, entirely new 'god.' And I am the sole ruler here. Cut the connection... and then... receive everything!"

Before the words were even finished, the entire "singularity" space began to tremble violently.

Lin Mo's body had mostly turned into light. She seemed to sense Li Haotian's arrival, and turned her head slightly. On her transparent face, a relieved and gentle smile appeared.

"Haotian... thank you."

Her soft words drifted in the air, and her figure, along with her last smile, transformed into a dazzling golden torrent that flowed into the heart that had turned completely golden and was beating steadily.

hum-

A distant, ancient sound resonated from the depths of the heart, spreading throughout the entire space.

As the light faded, the enormous heart floated silently in the center of the room, like a sacred work of art, its surface shimmering with warm golden light and radiating a reassuring aura of life.

It came back to life.

No, it should be said that for the first time, it was truly "born".