Inside the void cave, the last wisp of the Annihilation Dawn Realm's Radiance Ember had not yet dissipated. Qin Yu stood quietly on the cracked void bedrock. All light and darkness around him simultaneously lost their home, as if the universe had lost the concept of "standing" beside him. Space no longer bore weight, and time no longer bore the responsibility of flowing. It was a state more thorough than silence, where even "silence" itself was stripped away, leaving only the Flow of Void Emanation slowly swirling invisibly.
At that very moment, the primordial divine power within him— Jiwu's Single Silence —that had been born with the Annihilation Dawn Realm, suddenly trembled.
It is not a surge in power, nor a reshaping of rules, but a collapse in the level of meaning.
Deep within Qin Yu's sea of consciousness, there was no burst of light, no sound waves. Instead, it was as if the "foundation of definition" of an entire universe had been silently ripped away. Countless logical symbols that had Jiwu's Single Silence Wuyimo's operation, unwriteable forbidden zone markers, and unconceived boundary conditions were stretched, folded, and flattened in the same instant. Then, it was as if they were thrown into a river with no visible source. They neither disappeared nor existed, but were completely deconstructed "between reality and illusion."
He could clearly "feel" that all of this was happening, but he couldn't confirm whether the act of "feeling" was actually real.
Jiwu's Single Silence of the Annihilation Dawn Realm was originally an absolute silence that could not be written down, but at this moment, that silence was permeated by the essence of the Void Emanation Realm —neither existence nor non-existence, a fusion of reality and illusion.
In an instant, it seemed as if an invisible curtain was slowly lifted behind Qin Yu.
It was neither a light curtain nor a dark curtain, but a void that even the concept of a "curtain" could not contain. There was no color, no outline, yet any consciousness that tried to "see" would collapse upon approaching. At this moment, the cave walls lost their "walls" attribute; the cracks no longer pointed to damage, but rather seemed like some unfinished deduction that had been forcibly interrupted. The space trembled slightly, yet it could not be described as a vibration.
Qin Yu slowly raised his eyes.
There is no beginning to the action, nor is there any completion of the action.
In that instant—a moment that may or may not even still be called a "thought"—Ji Jiwu's Single Silence of the Annihilation Dawn Realm was completely torn apart, reconstructed, and released outward.
The Void Emanation Realm skill, "Void Evolution Jiwu," completes its transformation in silence.
There were no energy ripples, no collapse of laws; instead, a chilling state of "emptiness and description existing simultaneously" descended. If there were an observer at this moment, they would only have an indescribable illusion afterward—as if something had just happened, and yet as if nothing had happened at all. All attempts to recall would dissolve before they could take shape, and even the question of "what was I trying to recall?" would become meaningless.
The instant the Void Evolution Jiwu activated, the world in Qin Yu's sea of consciousness did not expand; instead, it suddenly shrank into an unlocatable point. This point Does Not Exist inside Does Not Exist outside his body; it was simultaneously caught between being "conceived" and "unconceived."
He wasn't erasing anything.
It's not about preserving anything.
Instead, it imposed a complete "silence that blurs the lines between reality and illusion" on any existence.
If a concept is chosen as the target at this moment, it will be instantly stripped of all frameworks—logical, illogical, existent, Does Not Exist, and even the possibility of denying these attributes—and then evolve without a trace in the fusion of reality and illusion. It will not disappear, because "disappearance" itself is a proposition; nor will it exist, because "existence" is also rejected.
It will only turn into an unidentifiable fragment of Sever Thought, drifting away with the Flow of Void Emanation, neither existing nor extinguished.
The universe's record remains unchanged.
The memory has not been altered.
The prophecy was not interrupted.
But in all the records, memories, deductions, prophecies and their opposites, the void and the blank, that "target" never appeared, nor did it ever appear. Even the phrase "never appeared" itself was simultaneously annihilated by the Void Evolution.
The operation has ended.
But the fact of "ending" also becomes invalid in the fusion of reality and illusion.
Qin Yu stood silently in place. The cave regained its "cave" properties, space regained its weight, and time was allowed to flow again. But only he knew that in that instant, the entire universe within him was allowed to be "nothing."
Mid-stage of the Void Emanation Realm.
The Void Evolution Jiwu.
He exhaled slowly, but the breath did not form a white mist or disturb the air. It was swallowed up by the Flow of Void Emanation the instant it left his lips and teeth, as if it had never been exhaled at all.
In this newly restored silence, Qin Yu's gaze sharpened slightly.
He could clearly sense that at the same time this breakthrough was completed, something that shouldn't have noticed his existence had already produced an extremely faint response at the Void Evolution level.
That wasn't staring; it was more like a prelude to being "allowed to be noticed."
Qin Yu stood deep within the cave. The Flow of Void Emanation had not yet fully subsided. The self-generated divine power of the Annihilation Dawn Realm, originally named "Jiwu's Single Silence," within his sea of consciousness had completely lost its old anchor point. All the Fate Soul imprints, realm circuits, and causal mappings related to "Jiwu's Single Silence" were rewoven by the nature of Void Evolution the moment the breakthrough was completed. It was not a cover-up, but a replacement—the old name no longer held true, the old effect no longer held true, and the old description itself was reverted to a state of "never being written."
This is not an upgrade, but a qualitative leap. If Jiwu's Single Silence can still be understood as "silence", then Void Evolution Jiwu has already refused to even bear the concept of "silence" itself.
Qin Yu raised his eyes, but before he could fully comprehend the boundaries of this new divine ability, a very subtle disturbance suddenly came from the void outside the cave. It was neither spiritual pressure nor killing intent, but a sense of existence with a sense of "dislocation," as if something was trying to enter this place but repeatedly failing at the threshold of space.
The next instant, the void outside the cave was forcibly torn open, and a figure pieced together from dark gray soul matter and Shatter Cause and effect staggered in. It was an ancient demon spirit, yet not entirely a demon spirit. Its body was constantly collapsing between "beast form" and "human form," and several reverse-growing soul bones grew on its back. What dripped from the ends of the bones was not blood, but Logic Fragments that had not yet solidified. It was clearly a mutated remnant spirit that had escaped from the Deep Root Lower Layers turmoil.
Its realm is not high, Void Emanation Realm · Initial Stage, but it has lost its stable propositional structure due to the erosion of Calamity Factor.
The moment the demon saw Qin Yu, its mind jolted violently, as if it instinctively sensed some kind of "indescribable" danger, and it opened its mouth to unleash its soul skill, Roar.
In that instant, Qin Yu neither drew his sword nor formed any hand seals.
He didn't even have the clear thought of "I'm going to make a move".
The aura of Void Emanation Realm · Middle Stage flowed naturally within his body, and an activation that could not be defined as "activation" was quietly completed.
The Void Evolution Jiwu.
There was no light, no darkness, and nothing that could be called a "special effect" occurred. The demon spirit's movements did not stop, and its soul skill was indeed completed. But just as the soul skill was about to leave its sea of consciousness, everything suddenly became... inexplicable.
The demon's furious roar did not disappear, nor did it resound; the soul skill did not fail, nor did it succeed; it still stood there, but the state of "standing" lost its certainty.
Then, an extremely bizarre scene unfolded—
Outside the cave, the spatial rift that had been torn open by the demonic spirit suddenly began to rewind, overlap, and shift on its own. It wasn't repairing; rather, it was as if someone had removed the very fact of the "crack" itself. At the same time, the space, time, and even Qin Yu's own presence within the cave became briefly blurred.
It was as if the entire world was forced to accept an unverifiable result in that instant.
The demon spirit neither fell nor disappeared.
It simply... is no longer designated as a "target" by anything.
In the next instant, the demon's body suddenly began to collapse, not explode, but withdraw from the level of "being recognized as a life". The soul bone turned into a meaningless reflection, the Calamity Factor lost its attachment, and even the judgment that "this is a demon" gradually disintegrated in the observer's consciousness.
In the end, only a vague, Void Evolution echo remained in the cave, neither blank nor remnant.
Qin Yu frowned slightly.
This was not the outcome he had anticipated. The effect of the Void Evolution Jiwu was far more "generalized" than he had deduced, not only affecting the target itself but also causing chain disturbances to the surrounding spatial narrative and causal boundaries. If it were to be used rashly in a more complex environment, it could very likely lead to unpredictable consequences.
He slowly exhaled, Flow of Void Emanation, stabilizing the cave once again.
"... If the innate divine abilities of the Void Emanation Realm are this powerful, I really can't imagine how heaven-defying the innate divine abilities of the Silent Mystery Realm, the Chaos Realm, and beyond will be."
Qin Yu silently noted this down, then thought of something else: the Shadow Demon Valley.
That place was not only one of the most dangerous forbidden zones in the Void Obliteration Domain, but also the place where Jin Hanyan was tempering herself and breaking through the shackles of her personality. The turmoil at the Deep Root Lower Layers had not yet completely subsided, the nine-headed calamity beast was running around everywhere, and the aftershocks had not yet ended. He was not sure if Jin Hanyan had left.
Let's go take a look.
This idea was not impulsive, but stemmed from his assessment of the current situation. If there were any further changes in the Shadow Demon Valley, the people there would likely be the first to suffer.
Qin Yu didn't linger. He leaned forward slightly, and the power of the Void Emanation Realm · Middle Stage naturally unfolded. He didn't tear through space, but instead allowed his existence to "slide out" of the current coordinates along the Flow of Void Emanation. In the next instant, his figure was no longer in the cave. Only space experienced an unrecordable displacement in a very short time.
His direction was—the forbidden zone of Shadow Demon Valley.
When Qin Yu materialized from the Flow of Void Emanation, the outer perimeter of the Shadow Demon Valley was completely different from what he remembered. The gray-black mist that had shrouded the valley entrance had been forcibly torn open in several places, and the remaining mist swirled in the air like the breath of a disturbed beast, intermittently exhaling a cold and viscous aura. The ground was cracked into crisscrossing deep fissures, and dark red light seeped from the depths of the cracks, as if some undisturbed pulse was still beating at the bottom of the valley, each rise and fall causing a slight tremor in the space. The air was mixed with the stench of blood, the scorching heat, and the lingering traces of Stainless, yet it was forcibly covered by countless chaotic energies, making it appear turbid and restless.
He shifted his gaze slightly and quickly took in the situation outside the valley entrance.
Groups of figures were scattered in different directions, each occupying slightly higher ground or natural rock platforms, maintaining a wary yet ambiguous distance from one another. The people from the Asura Immortal Hall were the most conspicuous, their dark red battle robes fluttering in the mist. Several elders at the Silent Mystery Realm · Supreme stood at the front, their expressions cold and hard, their auras sharp as blades. Not far away, the remnants of the Nine Alliances Gang were gathered in several groups, their eyes sinister, talking in hushed tones, clearly still wary of each other. The people from the Clear Origin Heavenly Palace appeared much more restrained, their formations orderly and their positions firm, yet a subtle caution, a reluctance to be caught in the storm, was faintly revealed. In addition, there were more than a dozen Liu Yuan Practitioners identities were difficult to discern, as well as cultivators from various sects. They were either alone or in groups, their auras varying, but all their attention was fixed on the depths of the Shadow Demon Valley.
The population is increasing rapidly.
Qin Yu's divine sense spread out silently, gently sweeping across the outer perimeter. He deliberately suppressed his own sharpness, his aura Void Emanation Realm · Middle Stage was almost completely concealed, leaving only an outline that could be considered a "passing-by expert." In that instant, his brow twitched almost imperceptibly.
No.
He couldn't detect any trace of Jin Hanyan. That unique "Silent Void and purity" of the Stainless Realm · Supreme, that aura that seemed to completely smooth over a corner of the world, had vanished from the outskirts of the Shadow Demon Valley. Whether it was the layers of air, the remaining causal ripples, or the traces of the space being rewritten, he couldn't find even the slightest mark she had left behind.
"Could it be... that they've already left?"
The thought flashed through Qin Yu's mind. He didn't rush to conclusions, but checked again, and the result remained the same— Jin Hanyan was indeed not here.
After a brief silence, he felt a sense of calm.
"She's already Stainless Realm expert; even though the Shadow Demon Valley is a forbidden zone, it won't be a problem for her."
This wasn't blind trust, but rather a judgment based on Jin Hanyan's strength and character. Someone capable of achieving Stainless · Supreme here already had no need for others to worry about them. Qin Yu quickly put that thought aside and refocused his attention on the situation before him.
At this moment, the area surrounding Shadow Demon Valley is clearly more than just a place for "spectators." The arrival of various forces is not a coincidence, but rather a result of some common anomaly—either a new change has occurred at the bottom of the valley, or a new "trigger" has emerged deep within the forbidden zone. Either way, it is enough to make these people temporarily put aside their grudges and choose to gather here.
Qin Yu didn't dwell on Jin Hanyan's whereabouts. He moved forward slightly, his gaze passing over the crowd and landing on the entrance to the deep valley swallowed by mist.
"Let's go down and take a look."
In the increasingly noisy and chaotic outer area, he moved silently, like a drop of water merging into an undercurrent, towards the interior of the Shadow Demon Valley.