Qin Yu stood quietly at the edge of the Chaos Ancient Ruins world, his gaze sweeping over the figures who had long since scattered and could no longer contain themselves. The remaining energy in the world was like water that had been suddenly torn apart, still slowly rippled. His gaze finally fell on a distant area covered by a mixture of dark starlight and pale clouds. The space there was not distorted, but "missing," as if a piece of the world itself had been erased from its definition and had not yet been filled. A thought struck him.
The intent of the Void Flow Void Evolution spread within his body. His figure remained stationary, yet he had already faded from his physical "location." In the next instant, he vanished into the invisible void, leaving only a faint wisp of residual existence, which dissipated with a gust of wind. The several Liu Yuan Practitioners on the spot looked up almost simultaneously, exchanging glances. The same wariness and excitement were reflected deep within their pupils. Without saying a word, the Dao patterns beneath their feet lit up, and they followed the almost imperceptible trace of the Void Evolution, like shadows drawn by the abyss, silently disappearing into the world.
Deeper within the core of the Chaos Ancient Ruins, the first few Void Emanation Realm · Supreme cultivators had entered a completely unfamiliar area—a vast realm without clear boundaries. The ground resembled solidified stardust, while the sky hung low as if within reach. Suddenly, all light sources dimmed simultaneously, and a "correction sense," neither murderous nor oppressive, descended from all directions. The next instant, the Primordial Guardians appeared. They were not physical beings, but humanoid silhouettes woven from ancient order and unnamed rules, their faces blank, yet their limbs perfectly clear. With each step, the space automatically aligned and closed.
The cultivators attacked almost instinctively, unleashing their supernatural powers, magical artifacts, and Fate Soul simultaneously. Brilliant flames exploded across the world, but upon touching the guards, they were stripped away layer by layer, as if dismantled into the most primordial energy flow by an invisible hand. The next moment, one of the cultivators suddenly paused. His figure was not shattered or annihilated, but rather "lost the necessity to continue existing." His entire being, along with his memories, aura, and name, was erased at the same time, leaving only a short and sharp echo of death in the void. That echo was not a sound, but a trajectory of existence forcibly terminated, spreading backward along the structure of the Chaos Ancient Ruins.
The sound instantly spread throughout the outer area. The other Supreme didn't even have time to retreat. The Primordial Guardians raised his hand, as if adjusting a piece of incorrect data. The second and third echoes exploded one after another, as if several blank spaces that could never be filled had appeared in the world, sending chills down everyone's spines.
Just as the echoes of death had not completely dissipated, Qin Yu stepped out of the Void Evolution Flow Layer. The moment his feet touched the ground, he arrived in a region completely different from before. Here, the world presented an almost tranquil magnificence. A huge star hung in the sky, half-hidden behind a surging sea of clouds. Starlight cascaded down like a waterfall, illuminating the distant, layered towers of light. The towers seemed to be stacked together from clouds and crystals, stretching from the earth to the sky. At the top of the towers, a thin beam of light, as thin as a hair, pointed straight into the deep space. The ground was a primordial body of water covered with a warm luster. The surface of the water was calm, yet it reflected more than one sky. Ancient pillars were scattered among them. The engravings on the pillars had been worn away by time, but they still retained an indescribable aura of order.
In the distance, the mountains resembled sleeping behemoths, their cold outlines sketched by starlight. Waterfalls cascaded down the mountains, their sounds drawn out, as if echoing simultaneously across different time dimensions. The air lacked the flow of Spiritual Qi, yet it was filled with a more primal "permission of existence," causing one to unconsciously slow their breathing. Mo Linxuan Qin Yu on the water's edge, his appearance appearing even more serene under the starlight. Only deep within his eyes, the light of Void Evolution subtly rotated, already sensing the hidden and ruthless connection between this area and the Primordial Guardians.
Qin Yu before the primordial waters, the surface beneath his feet like a mirror, yet reflecting no image of himself, as if his presence had not yet been formally acknowledged. He slowly raised his hand, his fingertips not gathering any power, yet the essence of Void Evolution naturally spread out—not an intrusion, not an analytical technique, but a more fundamental "inquiry," as if offering an invisible credential to this ancient, Chaos Ancient Ruins. The next instant, the previously tranquil flow of light in the world suddenly shifted, the pillar of light hanging from the distant tower trembled almost imperceptibly, and layers of pale golden patterns emerged beneath the waters.
That wasn't an array pattern, but rather a structure similar to a "permission circuit," as if the world was confirming his rank, his density of existence, and whether he was qualified to continue forward. Unlike the cold and absolute correction of the Primordial Guardians, this response was more like an awakened ancient gaze, devoid of killing intent or friendliness, only an extremely long scrutiny. Then, a semi-transparent Primal Imprint slowly rose from the center of the water, its shape constantly changing but never stabilizing, as if actively adapting to Qin Yu's Void Evolution state. At that moment, Qin Yu clearly felt that the Chaos Ancient Ruins did not regard him as an "intruder," but rather temporarily included him in the "observable variable."
Just as this brief balance was not yet fully established, the distant space was suddenly and violently torn open, and three figures practically tumbled into the area. The aura of the Liu Yuan emanating from them clashed with the surroundings, like unauthorized noise forcibly inserted into an ancient and intricate melody. Before one of them could even regain his footing, he instinctively shattered a permissive pattern floating on the water's surface. In that instant, the world seemed to sink.
Several shadowy figures silently rose from the primordial waters, as if triggered by a fragmented command, beginning to complete themselves. The local space suddenly tightened, and the outline of the Primordial Guardians emerged in the mist, but it was not fully formed, only half-formed, yet it already made the air sharp and oppressive. Qin Yu's brow twitched almost imperceptibly, and the primordial imprint trembled accordingly. Clearly, this area was not yet ready to withstand a second full correction. He had to take a step forward, and the intent of Void Evolution covered out like an invisible curtain, forcibly suppressing the guardian's fluctuations that were about to take shape back to an incomplete state. The waters returned to calm, but a deeper layer of instability was secretly planted.
He turned around, his gaze calm and unwavering, landing on the three Liu Yuan Practitioners. All three were at the Void Emanation Realm · Supreme, their auras concealed yet their sharpness hidden, like predators accustomed to unleashing their full power only when others are on the verge of death. Qin Yu's tone was calm, yet exceptionally clear in the silence. "Fellow Daoist, why have you been following me all this way?" The leader's lips curled into a half-smile, his gaze sweeping over Qin Yu.
With undisguised greed and contempt, another man slowly stepped forward, his voice low and cold, "Enough nonsense, hand over all your treasures and your storage core." He continued, "If you know what's good for you, hurry up, or the three of us can slowly Annihilation you, leaving you in unbearable agony, without even a trace left." Qin Yu chuckled softly, the smile not reaching his eyes, but carrying an almost pitying irony. "Hahaha, it really is you. You Liu Yuan Practitioners are exactly like those mad dogs from the Asura Immortal Hall, bullying the weak everywhere. Just because I'm only at the Void Emanation Realm · Middle Stage, you think you can be manipulated at will? Fine."
As he spoke, his fingertips twitched slightly, and a storage crystal core, sealed with countless layers of spacetime folds, appeared in his palm. Within the crystal's surface, a bottomless dark radiance could be faintly seen flowing. "Since you want it, then I will take it out. I just wonder—are you worthy of it?" As soon as he finished speaking, one of the Liu Yuan Practitioners snorted coldly, and the power of the Void Evolution suddenly emanated outwards. "Stop playing tricks here. With one strike from the three of us, we can completely erase you, making you never exist." At this moment, the light between heaven and earth tightened slightly, and the primordial waters rippled again, as if the Chaos Ancient Ruins themselves were quietly awaiting the outcome.
The three Liu Yuan Practitioners almost simultaneously fell silent the moment the crystal core appeared in Qin Yu's palm. Their previously composed expressions were shattered by an almost instinctive fear. It was neither a storage core they had ever seen before, nor a crystallization of the Great Dao, nor a chaotic artifact embryo, but a dark core that seemed to be "watching the world." The outer layer of the crystal displayed unstable Annihilation Pattern.
Like countless layers of collapsing universes piled together, the "Annihilation Devil Pupil" within, before it had even fully opened, caused the surrounding light to retreat, and the space to visibly darken. The three people felt a sharp pain in their souls simultaneously, as if they were being looked down upon by some higher being through countless layers of narrative. One of them subconsciously whispered, "What... what level of thing is this?" The other's pupils contracted, and the instinct of the Void Emanation Realm · Supreme attainment frantically tried to escape, but was still firmly attracted by that inexplicable temptation. The third person even couldn't help but take half a step forward, trying to use their divine sense to explore the internal structure of the crystal core. At that very moment, Qin Yu's soul fluctuations subsided slightly, as if he had flipped an irreversible switch.
The Annihilation Devil Pupil - Final Spirit Core vibrated silently in his palm. The core "Annihilation Devil Pupil" suddenly opened to its Limit, layers of demonic flames rising deep within the pupil. It wasn't burning, but rather a manifestation of annihilation itself. All colors around were stripped away into absolute darkness at this moment. Then, an invisible and intangible black light of the end burst forth from the depths of the pupil. It had no trajectory, no concept of speed, as if the result arrived before the process. Wherever the black light reached...
The first Liu Yuan Practitioners couldn't even let out a scream. His physical body, soul, Void Evolution structure, and destiny branch all simultaneously "lost power." His existence was stripped away from the root level. Even the "possibility of being remembered by the world" was burned away by demonic flames in a fraction of a second. Only an absolute blank space remained where he stood. Even the blank space itself quickly collapsed and disappeared, as if no one had ever stood there.
The remaining two Abyss Flowers finally collapsed completely, their ultimate Void Transformation power erupting wildly as they attempted to withstand the Gaze of the End with their own Great Dao and divine soul will. However, the moment the thought of resistance took shape, the Eye of Annihilation completed its mirror image, and the black light of the End reversed within their bodies simultaneously, shattering their resistance on a scale ten^∞ times larger. Cause and effect burned backward within their bodies, their Void Transformation structures contradicted themselves, and their divine souls emitted cracking sounds that could not be recorded by any language.
Qin Yu's brow twitched slightly, and a drop of his natal divine blood evaporated silently. Just as the Demon Eye was about to close and enter a period of dormancy, the Final Spirit Core suddenly unfolded on its own—the autonomous skill [Annihilation Refinement - Immeasurable Realm Devouring] was fully triggered.
The invisible black void, like countless tentacles of Annihilation Demon Flame, spread out from within the crystal core, directly transcending spatial and narrative levels, dragging the two not-yet-completely-annihilated Liu Yuan Practitioners, along with their Void Evolution backgrounds, into the Boundless Realm Domain. In the devouring stage, there was no room for struggle; in the decomposition stage, time stood still, causality reversed, logic collapsed, and Existence Denial simultaneously. Ten to the power of infinitely many extreme environments evolved in parallel within the inner universe.
They were dismantled down to the point where not even the "atoms of concepts" remained. In the end, all the residue was melted down into a highly condensed Annihilation Devil Source, which turned into two miniature cosmic seeds that flowed back into the spiritual core. Qin Yu's aura briefly rose and then quickly returned to calm. The light patterns of the primordial waters collectively subsided at this moment, as if even the Chaos Ancient Ruins had chosen to remain silent in the face of this annihilation.
When everything came to a standstill, leaving only Qin Yu in the same spot, the crystal core in his palm slowly closed, and the Annihilation Devil Pupil went into hibernation. He raised his eyes to look into the Primordial Light Domain that had not yet been set foot in the depths by anyone. His gaze was calm and clear, as if erasing the three Void Emanation Realm · Supreme was merely a necessary correction, and even their own storage crystal cores had been directly deleted.