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"Analyze!" Lin Ye didn't have time to think further and continued charging forward with his sword. The vortex in the city center had expanded to a hundred meters wide, and within the dark purple mist, the phantom of Kronos could be vaguely seen wandering. The spacetime fragments at the edge of the vortex were like sharp blades, constantly cutting through the surrounding buildings, causing debris to fall with a "crackling" sound.

As soon as Lin Ye approached the vortex, he was pulled towards the center by a tremendous suction force. He quickly used the energy of divine resonance to stabilize himself, and inserted the World King Sword into the ground as an anchor point, thus avoiding being sucked in. But the spacetime devourers, like sharks smelling blood, swarmed around him, their tentacles swooping as they wrapped around him.

"Trying to trap me? No way!" Lin Ye unleashed the power of the God of Destruction, golden flames enveloping silver patterns as they exploded, shattering all the tentacles. But just as one wave was cleared, even more Time Devourers emerged from the vortex, their numbers growing ever larger. They even began mimicking his, Goku's, and Vegeta's techniques; one Devourer even unleashed a Kamehameha, while others imitated Vegeta's destructive energy, blasting the surrounding buildings even more horribly.

"Damn! It can even copy moves?" Lin Ye shouted into the system as he fought and retreated, "Alice, how can this thing imitate?"

[Analysis complete! These spacetime devourers can absorb the memories and combat experience of their victims. We recommend prioritizing attacks on their energy cores!] Alice projected the data, showing a shimmering dark purple orb on the chest of each devourer. "The core energy originates from the same source as Kronos. Destroying the core will prevent replication!"

Lin Ye spotted the core of a Devourer and thrust the World King Sword, imbued with divine resonance, through the sphere of light with a "whoosh." The Devourer froze instantly, turning into specks of light and dissipating. The other Devourers, as if receiving a signal, frantically crowded towards Lin Ye, their cores shining blindingly bright.

Taking advantage of a gap, Lin Ye finally reached the center of the vortex. The spacetime here was extremely chaotic, with scenes of the past, present, and future switching like slides: he saw scenes of training on Earth when he was a child, saw his first World Martial Arts Tournament with Goku, and even saw his future self die in battle, covered in blood, with the Supreme Kai Sword stuck beside him, and Goku and Vegeta roaring beside his corpse.

"Don't even think about interfering with me!" Lin Ye gritted his teeth and threw the anchor point combining the quantum core and magic runes into the center. As soon as the anchor point was activated, it emitted a strong spacetime stabilization wave, sweeping away the chaotic scene around it with a "whoosh," and the vortex's rotation speed also slowed down.

Just as the anchor point was about to completely stabilize the vortex, the phantom of Kronos suddenly appeared in the center, and a huge black hand slammed towards the anchor point. Without thinking, Lin Ye used his body to block the hand. The energy of divine resonance collided with Kronos's dark energy, exploding with a blinding light.

As the light faded, Lin Ye was covered in blood, yet he desperately protected the anchor point, preventing its destruction. The vortex finally stabilized and stopped expanding, but the phantom of Kronos sneered at him: "Ant, you think you can stop me like this? The collapse of spacetime has only just begun..."

In the distance, Wukong, having dealt with the whirlpool to the east, was heading towards the city center when he saw this scene and shouted, "Lin Ye! Hold on! I'm coming!"

Vegeta, having also dealt with the trouble in the west, burned even brighter with his bluish-white aura: "Damn bastard, how dare you hurt Lin Ye! I'll tear this lousy vortex of yours apart!"

Lin Ye leaned against the Supreme Kai Sword, looking at Goku and Vegeta who had rushed over, and forced a smile: "Don't... don't dawdle, there are still several vortexes to seal..." Before he could finish speaking, everything went black, and he fainted. The Supreme Kai Sword stuck in the ground, supporting his swaying body, while the threat of spacetime still lurked in the shadows, waiting for its chance to strike...

Chapter 403: The Distress Signal from Namek

The smoke of battle had barely cleared from Xidu, and the shattered buildings were still being repaired by robots, but the atmosphere inside Bulma's lab was even more tense than during the war. Lin Ye lay in a semi-transparent medical pod, the pale blue repair fluid covering his chest. The wounds, which had been deep enough to expose bone, were healing at a visible speed, leaving only a few faint pink marks.

"Hmm..." He moved his fingers, causing the healing fluid to ripple slightly. "Alice, what's the healing rate of the wound?"

The blue holographic projection floating beside him flickered twice, and Alice's electronic voice, with its usual precision, announced: "Lin Ye, surface wound healing rate 92%, internal hidden injury repair 68%. It is recommended to stay for another 30 minutes to complete the full repair."

"No." Lin Ye propped himself up on the bulkhead and sat up, repair fluid dripping down the seams of his combat suit. "What's the situation in the other universes? I think I heard you report the number of spacetime rifts just now."

Bulma slammed the detector off, slammed a stack of printed reports on the table, and her bloodshot eyes betrayed her exhaustion: "What else can we do? It's a complete mess! Look for yourself, the three rifts in Universe 3 are still stable, the seven in Universe 7 are all expanding, and Universe 12 is even worse, with twelve rifts, not to mention that the Time Devourer has broken in!"

She opened the communication log on the console, and the screen lit up instantly: Goku's golden aura, wrapped in lightning, was punching a space-time devourer covered in spikes, and Cabba followed up with a ki blast, blasting a huge crater into the red surface of the Saiyan planet.

“Goku just sent a message saying that Planet Saiyan in Universe 6 is about to collapse, and he has to help Cabba stabilize the situation.” Bulma paused, her tone tinged with helplessness. “As for Vegeta… you know his temper. After being blasted away by Chronos’s shockwave last time, he locked himself in the gravity chamber when he got back, declaring that he wouldn’t leave until he broke through to ‘Above Deep Blue’. I even had to have his food delivered to him.”

“His pride won’t allow him to fall behind.” Lin Ye smiled, jumped out of the medical pod, and took the new combat suit handed to him by Bulma. It was black with pale purple divine energy patterns embroidered on the cuffs. “Still haven’t found Chronos’s true form?”

[Tracking Kronos energy fluctuations...Warning! High-intensity anomalous signal detected!] Alice's projection suddenly flickered violently, and the data stream scrolled wildly. [Signal source: Namek! The Namek spacetime rift has expanded to 10 kilometers. Dandy is sending an emergency distress signal!]

"Namek?" Lin Ye's smile vanished instantly, his fingers tightening around the Supreme Kai Sword at his waist, the runes on the scabbard glowing. "Dende and the others are in trouble? The Super Dragon Ball fragments are still on Namek!"

“I’ve already prepared a ship for you!” Bulma pressed the red capsule on the table. The roar of engines came from outside the window, and a silver-white spaceship slowly descended. Its streamlined fuselage gleamed coldly. “This is the ‘Time-Space Stability Ship.’ I specially added an alloy from the Supreme Kai’s World as a protective shield and installed a faster-than-light engine. It’s three times faster than the previous ship and can withstand time-space disturbances.”

Just as Lin Ye grabbed his backpack and was about to leave, the laboratory door was pushed open with a bang, and Bick strode in. Veins bulged beneath his green skin, and he gripped a withered vine tightly in his hand. The vine, which had been lush and green, now looked as if all the moisture had been drained from it, crumbling at the slightest touch.

“This is a Namekian vine that Dendy gave me last year. It suddenly withered just now.” Piccolo’s voice was low, and you could hear the suppressed anxiety in it. “Namek’s life force is draining away. I’ll go with you.”

“You…” Lin Ye was stunned for a moment, then suddenly remembered the scene of fighting against alien invaders on Earth with Piccolo for the first time, and couldn’t help but laugh, “Okay, let’s go together.”

The two quickly boarded the spaceship. Bulma leaned over the control panel and waved, her eyes a little red: "Be careful! I'll keep you updated on the situation on Namek. Alice will monitor the spaceship's status for you. If you run out of energy, just let me know, I can transfer energy remotely from here!"

"Understood!" Lin Ye waved his hand, and the spaceship's hatch slowly closed. The moment the engines started, a strong sense of thrust pushed the spaceship back, and like a silver lightning bolt, it broke through the atmosphere and plunged into the dark universe.

Lin Ye leaned against the porthole, watching the stars rushing past outside. Alice's voice rang out again: [Lin Ye, a new resonance has been detected between your Saiyan genes and the Divine Resonance Module. Would you like to conduct a deeper analysis? Analysis may unlock a new form or skill.]

“Analyze it.” Lin Ye closed his eyes, and could clearly feel the energy flowing within his body, like a warm river. “I fought Kronos last time, and I always felt that the energy was a little different. Let’s take a look.”

[Analysis in progress... Saiyan gene purity: 98% (close to the level of ancient Saiyans), divine energy fusion: 65%, technological weapon compatibility: 80%... Analysis complete! New skill unlocked: "Divine Aura - Suppression"!] Alice's electronic voice became slightly more undulating. [This skill can release pale purple divine energy to temporarily suppress the energy flow of low-level spacetime devourers, slowing down their movement speed.]

“It works.” Lin Ye opened his eyes and was about to tell Bick when the spaceship suddenly began to shake violently, the red alarm lights beeped, and the control panel screen turned red instantly.

Bick rushed to the control panel, his fingers flying across the screen: "What's wrong? Is the engine malfunctioning?"

[It's not a malfunction! It's spacetime turbulence!] Alice's voice was urgent. [A-level spacetime turbulence detected, originating from Kronos's spacetime barrier! He's erected barriers around the 12 universes; all inter-universe travel triggers this turbulence!]

Lin Ye steadied himself on the seat and looked out the window. The originally pitch-black universe suddenly twisted and turned into a colorful vortex. Countless tiny fragments of spacetime scraped against the spaceship's hull like knives, and ripples spread across the protective shield.

"The shield has 85% energy remaining, but the turbulence is intensifying!" Bick gritted his teeth and operated the engine, blue flames shooting out from the tail of the spaceship in an attempt to combat the turbulence. "No! We're being pulled into an unknown spacetime rift!"

Lin Ye stared at the constantly shifting Namek coordinates on the screen, then suddenly stood up: "Alice, inject my divine energy into the spaceship engine and use my energy to stabilize the course!"

[Too high risk! Injecting divine energy into the engine may cause the host's energy overload, potentially triggering an energy surge within the body!]

"Ignore the risks, execute!" A faint purple light emanated from Lin Ye's body, and energy enveloped him like mist. "Namek cannot wait. Dandy and the Grand Elder could be in danger at any moment!"

Pale purple energy surged into the engine through the spaceship's transmission system, gradually stabilizing the violently shaking ship, and the course within the colorful vortex became clear again. Bick breathed a sigh of relief, turned to look at Lin Ye, and noticed that his face was a little pale and sweat beaded on his forehead.

"Are you alright?" Bick handed over a bottle of energy drink.

"It's nothing, just a bit physically demanding." Lin Ye took the drink and gulped it down, feeling his energy slowly returning. "Divine energy is more stable than I thought, not so easy to go berserk."

The moment the spaceship burst out of the spacetime turbulence, a purple planet came into view—Namek. But the sight before them stunned them both: Namek's sky was riddled with dark purple fissures, like a giant net, from which countless spacetime devourers emerged, wreaking havoc on the surface. Green Namekians fled in all directions; some were swept away by the devourers' energy and instantly turned into digitized fragments, dissipating into the air.

"Dandy!" Lin Ye turned on the communicator, and Dandy's rapid breathing, mixed with the sound of an explosion, immediately came through.

"Lin Ye! You've finally arrived!" Dandy's voice was choked with sobs. "The Grand Elder is at the altar, surrounded by many Time Devourers. The protective shield is about to break! We...we can't hold on much longer!"

"Hold on! We're almost there!" Lin Ye hung up the communicator, the spaceship suddenly landed, the hatch opened, and the two of them rushed out immediately.

As soon as Lin Ye landed, he activated "Divine Aura Suppression," and a pale purple light spread out from him. The movements of the surrounding spacetime devourers instantly slowed down, their previously menacing postures became stiff, and their red crystal cores dimmed slightly.

"Now!" Piccolo clasped his hands together, green energy gathering at his fingertips. "Special Beam Cannon!"

A slender yet highly penetrating beam of green energy shot out, instantly piercing the cores of the three Time Devourers. "Bang! Bang! Bang!" Three loud explosions rang out, and the devourers dissipated into black mist.

"Follow me! The altar is to the east!" Lin Ye led the charge forward. After only two steps, a small Namekian emerged from behind a rock, clutching a crystal scepter, and timidly called out, "Lord Lin Ye! This way! I know the shortcut!"

"Thank you, little one." Lin Ye crouched down and patted the little Namekian's head. "What's your name?"

"My name is Kori!" the little Namekian puffed out his chest. "My father is a warrior who guards the altar, and he sent me to find you!"

Kori led the two towards the altar, with Namekians constantly joining them along the way. Some carried crystal scepters, some carried energy cannons, and others held green fruits in their hands. An elderly Namekian with gray hair handed a fruit to Lin Ye and Piccolo: "This is the Fruit of Life. It can quickly restore your strength. Eat it!"

Lin Ye took the fruit and took a bite. The sweet juice spread in his mouth, instantly replenishing most of the energy he had consumed. "Thank you."

"We should be thanking you," the old Namekian sighed. "Without you, Namek would be finished."

As they approached the altar, the explosions grew louder. Lin Ye looked up and his heart leaped into his throat. Dozens of enormous spacetime devourers, more than twice the size of those they had encountered before, surrounded the altar. Their black bodies were covered in dark red patterns, and they were frantically ramming into the Grand Elder's protective shield. The shield was riddled with cracks, like glass that could shatter at any moment.

Dandy and several Namekian warriors stood in front of the protective barrier, their bodies covered in wounds, green blood dripping down their arms. Seeing Lin Ye, Dandy's eyes lit up: "Lin Ye! Over here!"

"Dandy, are you alright?" Lin Ye rushed over and punched a Devourer that was lunging at Dandy, sending it flying.

"I'm fine, it's just that the Grand Elder is about to collapse." Dandy pointed to the center of the altar, where the Grand Elder sat on a stone platform, his face as pale as paper, his hands forming a hand seal to maintain the protective barrier, his breath growing weaker and weaker. "These Devourers have absorbed Namek's magical energy, making them stronger than before. Our attacks are completely useless!"

Just as Piccolo was about to charge forward, a Devourer suddenly swung its tail, sending a black energy wave towards Koli. "Watch out!" Piccolo lunged forward, shielding Koli in his arms. The energy wave grazed his shoulder, blasting a large crater in the ground.

"Lord Piccolo!" Kori cried out in fright.

"It's alright." Piccolo stood up, his green aura surging, his muscles instantly expanding, activating his demonic form. "You guys go help the Grand Elder, leave this to me!"

Watching Piccolo fight the Devourer, Lin Ye suddenly remembered Alice mentioning the Super Dragon Ball fragments: "Elder! What about the Super Dragon Ball fragments? Can we use their power to stabilize spacetime?"

The Grand Elder struggled to open his eyes and pointed below the altar: "It's...it's in the secret chamber! But the door to the secret chamber requires Namekian blood to open...Dandy, take Lin Ye there!"

“Okay!” Dandy nodded and pulled Lin Ye down to the bottom of the altar. “The secret chamber is down there. I tried before, but the Devourer’s energy interfered with the bloodline sensing, so I couldn’t open the door!”

The door to the secret chamber was made of Namekian crystal, emitting a faint green hue. Dandy placed his palm on the door, closed his eyes, and green energy surged from his palm. But the door only lit up briefly before going dark again.

"No, it still won't work!" Dandy was sweating with anxiety.

Looking at the patterns on the door, Lin Ye suddenly remembered the divine energy he had just fused with: "Dandy, try again. I'll use divine energy to help you dispel the interference!"

He placed his hand on Dandy's shoulder, and pale purple divine energy slowly flowed into Dandy's body. Dandy's body trembled, and the green energy in his palm instantly intensified: "It works! I can feel it!"

The crystal door hummed and lit up, slowly opening to both sides. The secret chamber was dark, with only a basketball-sized golden fragment, a Super Dragon Ball fragment, floating in the center, emitting a soft glow.

"That's it!" Lin Ye walked over, and as soon as he got close, the Super Dragon Ball fragment suddenly emitted a strong golden light and rushed into his arms.

[Super Dragon Ball fragment energy detected! 100% compatibility with Divine Resonance Module, can be fused to unlock "Space-Time Stability Domain"! Fuse?] Alice's voice rang out.

"Fusion!"

Golden light flowed down Lin Ye's arm and throughout his body. He felt a warm energy enveloping him, and the divine resonance module within his body seemed to be activated, radiating a golden glow. [Fusion successful! New ability unlocked: "Space-Time Stabilization Domain"! Can stabilize space-time within a 500-meter range, preventing the regeneration of space-time devourers and dispelling chaotic space-time energy!]

When Lin Ye stepped out of the secret chamber, a large crack had appeared in the altar's protective shield, and a Devourer's claw reached in, about to grab the Grand Elder. Piccolo rushed forward, using his body to block the claw, and green blood instantly flowed out.

"Bick!" Lin Ye shouted, his body radiating a golden-purple interplay of light. "Space-Time Stability Domain, activate!"

A burst of light spread, enveloping the entire altar. The attacking Time Devourer froze instantly, its black body turning transparent, and its red crystal core losing its luster. Piccolo seized the opportunity, conjuring an even larger Special Beam Cannon in his hands: "Disappear!"

A beam of green energy swept across, striking all the remaining Devourers, which then dissipated into mist.

The elder sighed in relief, slumped onto the stone platform, and said weakly, "Thank you, Lin Ye. But this is only temporary... Chronos's power is growing stronger and stronger. He's collecting the fragments of the Super Dragon Balls. Once he gathers them all, he will devour all 12 universes..."

Lin Ye looked up at the largest rift in the sky and could vaguely sense the aura of Chronos, stronger and colder than before. He clenched his fist, golden flames igniting around him: "I won't let him succeed. How many Super Dragon Ball fragments are left? We must find them before he does."

The Grand Elder shook his head: "We've only found this piece so far. The others are scattered across various universes. Kronos is also searching for them... Moreover, I can sense that he's getting closer and closer to here."

[Warning! High-intensity energy fluctuation detected! Source: Namekian skies! Energy match: Chronos!] Alice's alarm suddenly sounded, and a huge red dot appeared on the screen, rapidly approaching.

Lin Ye's pupils contracted sharply as he looked up at the sky... The dark purple cracks grew larger and larger, and a suffocating sense of oppression enveloped the entire Namekian planet.

“He’s here.” Bick stood next to Lin Ye, his green flames reigniting. “This time, we’ll attack together.”

Lin Ye nodded, and the Realm King Sword was drawn, golden sword energy slicing through the sky: "Alright, let's attack together."

Chapter 404: Above Vegeta's Deep Blue

The winds of Namek still carried the lingering warmth of spacetime distortion, and the black mist remaining on the surface was slowly dispelled by green healing energy. Inside the Grand Elder's tent, the life crystal on the stone platform glowed softly, casting a warm glow on the surrounding wounds. Lin Ye sat on a stone bench in the corner, his fingertips holding half a fragment of the Super Dragon Ball, a remnant from the fusion process. The surface still bore a faint golden halo, and one could feel the energy gently pulsating within it when brought close.

"Hoo..." The Grand Elder leaned back in his stone chair. Dandy had just finished channeling energy, and his complexion had only just regained a little color. "Lin Ye, that fragment in your hand contains something crucial."

Lin Ye raised his eyes: "The key thing? Is it the power that can counter Kronos?"

“It’s a clue to the ‘Power of Creation’.” The Grand Elder coughed twice, and Dandy quickly handed him a bowl of green liquid. He took a sip before continuing, “This power was left behind by the Creator God. It can repair spacetime rifts and even counteract the devouring energy of Kronos. But to unlock it, two conditions are required.”

"Which two?"

“First, gather all the Super Dragon Ball fragments. The known fragments are scattered across at least five universes.” The elder pointed to the sky outside the tent. “Second, you need the ‘recognition of the multiverse.’ Simply put, at least six of the twelve universes must have core warriors acknowledge you as a guardian.”

Lin Ye was stroking the fragments, about to ask more questions, when the communicator on his wrist suddenly beeped. Bulma's holographic projection popped up, her hair was messy, and the bloodshot eyes were more obvious than before.

"Lin Ye! Something's happened! Vegeta has come out of seclusion, but something's wrong with him!" Bulma's voice was choked with sobs, and the projected image was still shaking.

"Something's wrong? What's going on?" Lin Ye suddenly stood up, almost dropping his communicator.

Bulma quickly adjusted the camera, focusing it on Capsule Corporation's gravity chamber. Through the reinforced glass, Vegeta could be seen standing in the center. His aura was no longer the familiar deep blue, but had turned into a dazzling silver-white, with golden lightning bolts swirling around the edges like small snakes. His hair stood on end, and his pupils were an eerie pale purple. Despite standing there, he exuded a stronger sense of oppression than even the God of Destruction, Beerus, but his eyes were frighteningly empty, as if he had lost his soul.