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The moment Lin Mo's figure transformed into golden light and surged into the energy heart, the entire world seemed to be muted.

The relentless, soul-tearing tremors abruptly ceased. Within the inverted pyramid space, only a deathly silence remained. The monstrous army, which had been roaring madly and relentlessly assaulting the defensive line, froze in place like mechanical puppets whose power had been cut off. Then, like weathered sand sculptures, it began to peel away inch by inch, turning into dust that filled the sky.

This eerie and tranquil scene is more unsettling than any violent attack.

Li Haotian stood frozen in place, like a stone statue instantly weathered by time. His pupils contracted sharply as he stared intently at the golden heart in the center of the room, which had now completely returned to its stable state. There, once a cage imprisoning endless pain and wails, now exuded an indescribable, sacred, and warm aura.

Lin Mo... is inside.

This realization was like a red-hot iron, searing his heart and causing him unbearable pain. He wanted to rush over, to pull her out of that cold core, but his legs felt as heavy as lead, unable to move. He knew that Lin Mo wasn't being devoured, but rather actively merging with him. This was the battlefield she had chosen, the altar where she had offered her sacrifice.

"Don't……"

A choked syllable was squeezed out of his throat, but it disappeared into the empty space without any response.

Just then, light began to flow across the surface of the enormous golden heart. A clear consciousness, transcending the boundaries of physics, surged directly into Li Haotian's mind.

That wasn't a sound, but a pure, warm thought.

"Haotian, I'm still here."

It was Lin Mo. Her consciousness carried a hint of weariness, but even more so, an unprecedented clarity and peace.

"I... can feel everything. The howls of every monster, the tremors of every inch of space, and... 'its' pain." Lin Mo's consciousness continued to flow. "It's not evil, Haotian. It's just... lost for too long, tormented by pain for too long. It has been using attack and destruction as its only means to cry for help."

Li Haotian closed his eyes. He could "hear" Lin Mo's voice and the ocean of countless chaotic thoughts. In this ocean, Lin Mo's consciousness was like a ray of warm moonlight, gently soothing every wound and calming every scream.

However, this moment of peace was soon shattered.

The golden heart trembled violently, its gentle light instantly turning into a raging inferno, with blinding arcs of electricity crackling across its surface. A vast, chaotic will, filled with resentment and despair, like a long-dormant beast, awakened from its core and launched a furious counterattack!

That was the most primal will of the "Mother," which sensed the "invasion" of Lin Mo's foreign consciousness and felt the fear of being deprived of control. It launched its most ferocious counterattack.

"Ugh!"

Li Haotian groaned, feeling as if his brain had been struck hard by a heavy hammer. A monstrous wave surged within Lin Mo's sea of ​​thoughts; the golden light flickered under the impact of the dark resentment, as if it might be extinguished at any moment.

"Silence!" Li Haotian's heart clenched instantly.

He instantly understood that although Lin Mo was kind and powerful, it was virtually impossible for her to single-handedly absorb all the pain and madness accumulated over countless years. Her consciousness was like a small boat, ready to be swallowed up by the black storm at any moment.

No... Absolutely not!

A resolute madness flashed in Li Haotian's eyes. He remembered how he had held fast to his principles under the onslaught of hellish willpower, how he had fought his way through that sea of ​​information. If Lin Mo's gentleness was salvation, then his unyielding spirit was the strongest shield!

"Lin Mo! You are not alone!" he roared, sitting cross-legged and concentrating all his mental energy.

He did not attempt to attack the chaotic will, nor did he try to seize control of the core. He simply transformed his own consciousness into an unbreakable dam, using his will to block the devastating black torrent from Lin Mo's moonlit ocean that was about to be submerged.

"I have endured your pain! I have overcome your despair! Now, quiet down!"

Li Haotian's will was like a red-hot spear, piercing fiercely into the core of that chaos. He didn't offer the gentle comfort of Lin Mo; his method was singular—suppression! With an absolutely unyielding will, he forcefully suppressed all resistance.

In an instant, two completely different consciousnesses formed a strange resonance in Li Haotian's mind.

On one side is Lin Mo's soothing and merging grace, as pure as moonlight; on the other is Li Haotian's iron-like suppression and protection.

One soft, one hard; one yin, one yang—the two forces intertwined, forming a perfect cycle. Lin Mo cleared his chaotic thoughts, transmitting the "purified" consciousness energy to Li Haotian; while Li Haotian used his unbreakable will to firmly fix this consciousness energy and isolate it from the deeper backlash of darkness.

This is an unprecedented and most perfect tacit understanding.

The raging arcs of electricity on the golden heart gradually subsided, replaced by a more restrained and mellow light. On the surface of that light, a wisp of faint black energy was forced out, and then vanished without a trace the instant it came into contact with the light.

On the battlefield outside, Su Wan knelt beside the shell crater where Liu Hu had died, her tears long since dried. Just when she thought it was all over and was preparing to detonate her last grenade to take down the attacking monsters, all the monsters suddenly stopped.

They stood motionless, the red light in their eyes suddenly extinguished, and then, as if they had lost all support, they silently collapsed to the ground and turned into ashes.

"...What is this?" Su Wan raised her head, her bloodshot face filled with confusion and disbelief.

At the center of the inverted pyramid, Li Haotian slowly opened his eyes. Although his eyes were tired, they were brighter than ever before.

He could feel that the enormous heart had completely stabilized. Lin Mo's will had taken over, and the "mother's" original aggression had been completely stripped away.

A thought, both smiling and slightly weary, gently entered his mind once again.

"Haotian, thank you. It... is quiet now."

Li Haotian's lips curled up slightly, revealing a relieved smile.

"Then..." he asked softly.

"Yes." Lin Mo's resolve became incredibly firm, filled with the determination to end everything.

"Now, it's my turn."

hum-

The enormous golden heart's light had undergone a complete transformation. No longer a warm gold, it was now a pure, dazzling white light, capable of purifying all the world's impurities. The self-destruct program had been initiated.