The world suddenly changed, and wind and thunder arose.
After being swallowed by the distorted space of the Boundary Abyss Rift Domain, Qin Yu and Zhou Yu fought their way through thorns and brambles, traversing countless turbulent laws, and finally, at the end of the shattered star field, they saw a ray of light slowly emerging from the void.
It was a floating island, suspended between the boundary and the chaos. The island was filled with crystalline light, like a huge fragment of a boundary stone floating and sinking. Thunderclouds swirled in the sky, but dared not approach it even a fraction of an inch.
At the heart of the island, a faint crimson-gold light flickers, as if nine laws are overlapping and pulsating on its surface, and the slight aura it releases causes the space to tremble slightly.
"It's it." Qin Yu's pupils contracted slightly.
Zhou Yu also whispered, "That aura... is almost exactly the same as the one recorded in the sect's secret scrolls. That is— the Boundless Tribulation Heart Pearl."
The two looked at each other, both seeing the seriousness and longing in the other's eyes. This was an opportunity they had to seize.
The surface of the floating island showed no signs of danger; instead, it was eerily quiet. The ground was covered with ancient patterns, each one seemingly dried and broken, yet their arrangement sent a chill down one's spine. The surrounding light was bright, but there was not a trace of life; even the movement of a speck of dust was locked by the laws of nature.
The two focused intently as they ascended.
The moment I stepped onto the island, an extremely faint "click" sound came from deep underground, as if an extremely ancient and broken formation was awakening.
Zhou Yu frowned and said in a deep voice, "Something's not right."
He suddenly drew his Flame-Bearing Sword, and a faint light flashed out, slashing at a piece of broken rock on the edge of the island. However, the broken rock did not budge an inch, but the entire floating island trembled slightly, as if it were no longer an ordinary boundary stone, but a part of some strange life form.
"We've entered a killing formation." Qin Yu spoke calmly, but his gaze grew increasingly grave. "And it's an extremely cruel, random killing formation—the formation's core is not yet visible, the formation itself is fused with space, and our position is the variable."
In an instant, the ancient array patterns that had been broken on the entire floating island suddenly revived, and streaks of light, though incomplete, rose from the ground, weaving together a thunderous maze composed of boundary-breaking runes. Its form was unstable, constantly recombinating, replacing, and changing positions with each flash of light.
Every change is a reconstruction of the "killing intent".
"As expected of Zhang Hao..." Zhou Yu murmured.
"He arrived here a step ahead of time, without touching the Boundless Tribulation Heart Pearl at all, but was waiting for someone to touch it."
"This is a pre-arranged trap."
Qin Yu remained calm, lightly raising his five fingers. The Azure Ring within his body rippled with a faint light, subtly resonating with the chaotic spatial rules around him.
"Let's join forces to break this formation, but we can't use brute force. This formation is constructed primarily based on 'variable inversion'—every direct destruction will randomly reconstruct the killing intent, doubling its range."
Zhou Yu nodded, gripping the Flame-Bearing Sword tightly in his right hand, his fighting spirit ignited. "Then—use movement to stop change, use stillness to break chaos."
"Let's go," Qin Yu whispered.
On the island, the two seemed to have stepped into an invisible and brutal death zone. Meanwhile, on the other side of the distant void abyss, Zhang Hao's blurry figure coldly watched their every move, a sinister smile curving his lips.
"Here we go."
Boom--!!
The moment he took his third step, the sky seemed to split open!
A lightning blade woven from "Shattered Void Patterns" descended silently, yet contained triple killing intent:
Soul consciousness splitting, spatial displacement, fivefold cutting.
Zhou Yu's pupils contracted, and almost the instant the lightning blade was about an inch from his brow, the Flame-Bearing Sword rose into the air!
"Burning Radiance Star Trace!"
The sword light pierced the sky, like a blazing fire Realm Splitting. The blazing fire line collided with the lightning blade, tearing the "Blade of Annihilation" apart!
But only for a moment!
The entire floating island seemed to come alive, and the hundreds of boundary patterns beneath the island's surface suddenly surged like ancient blood, with gray-white lightning roaring up!
A "killing array reconstructing space" has taken shape!
Qin Yu and Zhou Yu were instantly trapped in a three-dimensional lightning-patterned prison that was constantly spinning, breaking, and devouring!
"The formation is changing," Qin Yu murmured, raising his right palm. An Azure Ring appeared, and strands of defining light shone down, creating a layer of "Boundary Stillness Formation."
"Zhang Hao didn't use a conventional formation, but rather a Heavy Killing Net constructed from fragments of Boundary Symbols."
"Each time the core of the formation is triggered, it will force a dimensional upgrade and reconstruction... It cannot be broken by force; it can only be done successfully on the first try."
"I'll break through the core of the formation."
You protected me for half a breath.
Zhou Yu did not answer, but took a deep breath, a strange feeling welling up inside her.
Within his sea of consciousness, the "Burning Radiance Sword Chapter" suddenly trembled!
--That ancient sword technique, which had long been sealed away, seemed to be drawn by the "Silent Lightning" within the lightning tribulation array and unfolded on its own!
At that moment, the sword patterns on the second page suddenly lit up!
A divine fire, as intense as the calamity of the sun, suddenly ignited from the depths of his consciousness!
A power that "scorches the soul and shatters the heart" erupts from within!
He gripped the Flame-Bearing Sword tightly, and the Radiant Flame on the blade transformed into a burning golden thread, instantly condensing the second form of sword intent!
"Burning Radiance Sword Chapter, Second Form: Blazing Tribulation Sundering Yang!"
The fiery sun pierced the sky, its golden light blazing fiercely, illuminating the entire space as if the sun were shining down upon it, causing the power of the lightning patterns to contract violently!
In that instant, a stable boundary was forcibly created around the array, severing all the spinning lightning blades!
Zhou Yu landed and said in a deep voice, "Half a breath is enough."
Qin Yu sat cross-legged, the Azure Ring spinning, the Gray Ring rising, and a power that "reduces the power of existence" emerged. He pointed with his right hand.
"Silent Origin - Boundless Ashes."
Gray energy surged forth, the space darkened instantly, and the array patterns froze.
The runes that constituted the killing array were stripped of their "reconstruction logic" under the Boundless Realm Breath, rendering them completely ineffective!
"Now's the time!" Qin Yu shouted.
The void burned, the battlefield shattered.
Zhou Yu's sword aura was nearly exhausted, his sea of consciousness trembled, blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, Flame-Bearing Sword trembled slightly, like a star about to go out.
But at this very moment—
Within his sea of consciousness, the long-dormant ancient book, "The Burning Radiance Sword Chapter," suddenly began to stir once more!
It's not driven by divine consciousness, but rather by its own rotation!
The pages swirled wildly, flames plummeted into the depths of consciousness like meteors, and a dazzling sword mark, like the sun shining across the sky, suddenly cleaved open the entire heavens of the sea of consciousness!
"The third move..." Zhou Yu's pupils dilated sharply.
That was an Ultimate scorching sword intent, like a blazing sun burning the world, endlessly cycling!
--[Radiant Wheel Burns the Realm]!
In the next instant, Zhou Yu suddenly raised her head!
The Flame-Bearing Sword spun like a star in his hand, and one, two, three layers of fiery radiance suddenly appeared around the sword!
His figure soared into the air, his sword pointing towards the void!
"Burning Radiance Sword Chapter - Third Form - Radiant Wheel Burns the Realm!!"
With a roar, a fiery wheel that swept across the heavens and earth roared out!
Boom!!
That was a day of scorching heat, sweeping across hundreds of feet!
Wherever it passed, the void burned away, lightning shattered, and boundary patterns were completely annihilated!
The entire battlefield was ignited in that instant, becoming a "cycle of fire," a realm where Annihilation and rebirth coexisted!
A glint flashed in Qin Yu's eyes as he murmured to himself, "This move... is already approaching the power of a half-step World Technique."
In the distance, Zhang Hao's gaze sharpened slightly, no longer underestimating him.
Zhou Yu, at the center of the sword wheel's explosion, did not stagger back even a step. His long hair flew wildly, and his eyes burned like fire.
His sword is no longer merely a vessel for flames, but a weapon that shatters heaven and earth, burning away all paths!
The boundary markings shattered, and the killing formation collapsed!
Boom!!!
Thunderclouds spiraled out of control, space shattered, and runes vanished.
The floating island fell into a brief silence.
After this Annihilation, a beam of crimson-gold light slowly rose from the center of the island!
The Boundless Tribulation Heart Pearl has finally revealed its full form!
The bead is shaped like a primordial chaos, wrapped with countless strands of soul silk, and engraved with nine complex soul patterns, as if it has formed a subtle connection with a high-dimensional causal system!
"This bead..." Qin Yu's brow furrowed slightly, "Is not from this region."
Zhou Yu also stared silently.
But just as the two took half a step forward—
Void oscillation!
A figure slowly stepped out from the spatial rift!
Zhang Hao.
He stood with his hands behind his back, his aura concealed within the shattered runes, like a master god controlling the core of the array.
Behind him, there was a blurry figure shrouded in black mist, which had not yet appeared, but whose aura was unfathomable.
Zhang Hao looked at the two indifferently, an object appearing in his palm—
The Boundless Tribulation Descending Breath Talisman.
That was a catalyst that could activate a fragment of the will of the Boundless Tribulation Heart Pearl!
"Breaking my boundary formation... you have some skill." He spoke coldly, his eyes devoid of emotion. "Unfortunately, the Heart Pearl... is not yours."
He raised his hand, and a faint light flashed from it.
Upon the Heart Pearl, the strands of soul stirred slightly, as if sensing something!
"Since you're here... don't leave."
As he whispered, the earth's veins trembled once more!