Zhao Mengyun's anger was completely ignited in that instant. She raised her hand, and the unique cutting patterns of the Asura Immortal Hall spread out in her palm. Her voice was cold, hard, and arrogant. "In the name of the Asura Immortal Hall —the responsibility for the destruction of the Heavenly Sha Alliance rests entirely on you two, Jin Hanyan and Qin Yu. Today—" Before she could finish speaking...
Jin Hanyan has already made a move.
She didn't unleash any complex supernatural powers; she simply took a step forward, and the ruins beneath her feet silently collapsed. The Stainless Realm · Supreme power of the Immaculate Realm was compressed to its Ultimate within her body, and then gently released through her fingertips. That strike didn't produce any soaring flames or extraordinary celestial phenomena; it was merely a nearly transparent line of Stainless Judgment Power, like a command issued by the judgment itself, aimed directly at Zhao Mengyun's chest. In that instant, the air was "purified," creating a vacuum trajectory.
Zhao Mengyun's pupils contracted sharply, and before she could fully react, she felt an impact that could not be measured by logic come towards her—boom.
Just as the attack was about to land on her, a chaotic aura forcefully intervened. Fen Lin almost instinctively took a half step forward, his wide sleeves exploding in the air to create a circle of abyssal dark currents, the power of the Chaos Realm · Supreme forcefully blocking Zhao Mengyun's path.
The power of Stainless and the power of chaos collided head-on. There was no loud noise, but the surrounding space seemed to be crumpled by an invisible hand. The light was briefly disordered, and a layer of the edge of the ruins was directly wiped away.
Fen Lin let out a muffled groan, his figure swaying almost imperceptibly, yet he remained firmly standing in front of Zhao Mengyun, his back almost completely shielding her. His profile appeared exceptionally cold and hard in the chaotic undercurrent, but his gaze immediately returned to Zhao Mengyun to confirm that she was not truly injured. The tension and repression in that instant were desperately concealed beneath his indifference.
No one pointed this out.
Li Wantong's gaze darkened slightly before she finally spoke, her voice like the striking of cold jade. "Jin Hanyan, don't think that just because you've reached the Stainless Realm · Supreme, you can act recklessly here."
Jin Hanyan withdrew her hand, not even glancing at Zhao Mengyun again, only a cold, almost sharp smile curving her lips, "Heh."
Her voice wasn't loud, but it clearly drowned out all the noise. "So what if I do whatever I want?"
The power of Stainless slowly spread around her, like an invisible, serene domain, completely isolating her from the remaining chaos of the ruins. Her gaze swept over Zhao Mengyun and Li Wantong, finally landing on Fen Lin, without provocation, but with undisguised toughness.
"If you know what's good for you, get out of my way." "Otherwise—come and try me."
Having her attack blocked, Zhao Mengyun finally came to her senses. A lingering shock from the Stainless Power still lingered in her chest, Asura Mark was slightly disordered. Shame, anger, and killing intent intertwined in her eyes. She almost gritted her teeth and growled, "Attack! Today, these two scoundrels must be torn to pieces!"
The moment the command was given, Fen Lin took a step forward, and the overwhelming pressure of the Chaos Realm · Supreme power surged like an abyss, as if the heavens and earth were being pulled into a bottomless dark side, and the void emitted a low, mournful cry.
At almost the same time, Qin Yu also made a move.
He simply stood there, yet it was as if the entire world had fallen silent behind him. The Silent Mystery Realm · Peak spread out silently, without any sense of oppression, yet causing all approaching auras to instinctively "lose their sense of direction," as if they had ended as soon as they were born. The light and shadow above the ruins began to blur, and even the edges of the chaotic pressure were swallowed up inch by inch into the stillness of the Silent Profundity.
Two forces clashed, locked in a fierce battle. The air was tense to the Limit.
Just when everyone thought it was about to explode completely—
A rapid and chaotic aura tore through space from behind. A disciple of the Asura Immortal Hall almost staggered to the ground, his face pale. He disregarded etiquette and rushed to Zhao Mengyun's side, whispering a few words urgently.
Her voice was deliberately lowered, but in that instant, Zhao Mengyun's expression visibly changed.
The anger didn't disappear, but was forcibly suppressed by a deeper sense of apprehension and resentment. She stared intently at Qin Yu and Jin Hanyan, her gaze seeming to etch their images into the depths of her Fate Soul.
"Today—" she said, each word Ultimate and her voice icy cold, "I'll let you off this time."
Her gaze finally settled on Jin Hanyan, and she almost gritted her teeth. "You all better remember this about destroying the Heavenly Sha Alliance."
Then, that anger transformed into a deeper shadow.
"And also, I will absolutely not let you get away with the death of Jin Hanyan —Senior Brother Chen Jieli." Just you wait and see.
As soon as she finished speaking, she didn't hesitate any longer and tore through the void. Fen Lin stood beside her almost immediately, and the chaotic undercurrents swirled back, protecting her in the center; Li Wantong glanced coldly at Qin Yu, flicked her sleeve, and the space closed up.
The group from the Asura Immortal Hall vanished completely in the distorted spatial rift, leaving only the lingering oppressive aura above the ruins of the Heavenly Sha Alliance.
Silence descended once more. Qin Yu slowly suppressed his aura, his gaze deep and unfathomable.
Jin Hanyan stood beside him, her expression calm, yet subtly revealing a sharpness that had been touched by old wounds. The wind blew through the ruins without a sound.
Standing atop the ruins of the Heavenly Sha Alliance, Qin Yu slowly withdrew his gaze from the not-yet-fully-healed spatial rift. His voice was low yet extremely resolute. "Miss Hanyan, the news brought by that Asura Immortal Hall disciple is far from simple. For Zhao Mengyun to forcefully withdraw, something truly momentous must have occurred within the Asura Immortal Hall, enough to shake its very foundation."
Jin Hanyan nodded gently, the lingering Stainless aura around her gradually receding into her body. She turned to look at Qin Yu, her gaze gentle yet sharp. "I agree. The Asura Immortal Hall has always been unyielding; unless an undeniable crack appeared within, they would never back down now." She paused, her voice becoming even calmer and clearer, "However, this score will be settled sooner or later. What's more pressing right now is the Thought Severance Devouring Emperor."
She looked up into the depths of the Void Obliteration Domain, where the laws of heaven and earth were still slightly disordered, Causal Soul Logic Realm Abyss had not yet completely dissipated. "The Logic Remnants Lord, the Causal Soul Logic Realm Abyss, and the Master Soul Dominion —these are all things we need to deal with right now. Add to that the Void Evolution Causality-Replenishing Marrow... If that thing falls into the hands of the Thought Severance Devouring Emperor of Absolute Thoughts, the consequences will be far more terrifying than those of the Calamity Beast. I think the Thought Severance Devouring Emperor's plans extend beyond these."
Qin Yu nodded, his expression more solemn than ever before. "The Void Evolution Causality-Replenishing Marrow is something even you call 'forbidden.' If it's truly as you say, requiring its removal from a cultivator's Fate Soul, then the Thought Severance Devouring Emperor will inevitably turn its attention completely to all Void Emanation Realm cultivators in the Void Obliteration Domain next."
He slowly raised his hand, his palm trembling as a flash of Silent Profundity power passed between his fingers, as if measuring the very fabric of the Void Obliteration Domain: "The Glazed Dao-Extinguishing Zheng's slaughter of the Nine Alliances Gang was not merely a simple act of killing, but rather a preparation for 'selection.' The fate of the Heavenly Sha Alliance is probably only the beginning."
Jin Hanyan's gaze turned slightly cold. "Therefore, we can no longer afford to be passive. We must find out the whereabouts of the remaining forces of the Nine Alliances Gang before the Thought Severance Devouring Emperor does, even if... only ruins remain."
Qin Yu took a deep breath and turned to look at the layers of void walls in the distance. "Three of the Nine Alliances Gang have already been Annihilation, and the rest have probably been purged by the Glazed Dao-Extinguishing Zheng Zhen. To prevent the reappearance of 'soul slave puppet sects' like the Heavenly Sha Alliance, we must investigate them one by one."
His gaze locked onto the other side of the Void Obliteration Domain, the outline of a vast territory shrouded in black flame patterns. His tone was calm and decisive. "Next region— the Black Flame Empire of the Nine Alliances Gang."
Jin Hanyan replied softly, "Okay."
The next instant, their figures blurred simultaneously. The Silent Profundity and the Light of Stainlessness briefly overlapped in place before disappearing at the same time, leaving only the ruins of the Heavenly Sha Alliance slowly collapsing in the deathly silence, as if making way for an even greater storm.
The territory of the Black Flame Empire quietly stretches out on the southern edge of the Void Obliteration Domain. It should have been a prosperous land with crisscrossing fire veins and numerous flame cities. However, the moment Qin Yu and Jin Hanyan stepped into this territory, it was as if an invisible hand had completely extinguished the vitality of the world.
There were no patrolling cultivators, no roaring spirit fire array patterns, and even the lowest level of fire-attribute spiritual energy had been drained. The entire empire was like a block of obsidian cooled to its Ultimate, deathly silent, solidified, and utterly undisturbed. The cities still stood, the palaces still Emptiness, but there was not a soul in sight. There was no bloodstains or corpses on the streets, as if the living beings here had never existed. It was more thorough and more ruthless than the Heavenly Sha Alliance, as if it had been "pre-emptively cleared out," with even the traces of the slaughter itself erased.
Qin Yu in mid-air, his gaze sweeping over the fading images of the flame-covered cities. He murmured, "They weren't killed here; they were completely detached. Even the outcome of 'death' was negated beforehand." Jin Hanyan lightly touched the void with her fingertips, sensing for a moment before her eyes darkened slightly. "The cause and effect were severed entirely, as if it had been pre-processed by some higher-level being... The Nine Alliances Gang are no longer just a simple case of being silenced."
The two did not linger, both having already confirmed one fact— the Thought Severance Devouring Emperor's scheme was far earlier, deeper, and more ruthless than they had initially anticipated. After a brief exchange of glances, Qin Yu turned and tore open the Realm Splitting wall, the Silent Profundity Stillness spreading out a silent passage in the void. "Let's go, next target, the Army-Breaking Pavilion." Jin Hanyan did not hesitate, her figure disappearing into the rift, and the Black Flame Empire returned to complete silence behind them.
Meanwhile, deep within the Void Obliteration Domain, above the Asura Immortal Hall, thunder roared, and blood-red light and fragments of laws intertwined to form a chaotic sky. Zhao Mengyun's team had just returned and had not yet had time to regroup when they were shocked by the scene before them—the entire Asura Immortal Hall had been transformed into a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
The plaza outside the hall was littered with broken corpses—disciples, stewards, and even several familiar elders whose auras had completely dissipated. Residual fluctuations of divine power still collided wildly in the air, the roars of demonic spirits, the angry shouts of cultivators, and the booming sounds of laws clashing intertwined, resembling a chaotic battlefield of Asura. Zhao Mengyun's expression changed drastically, but she dared not hesitate for the slightest. She led her people to forcefully pass through the chaotic battle line and directly into the main hall of the Asura Divine Hall.
Inside the hall, He Xunsu, the Lord of the Asura Divine Hall, stood on the high steps, his Asura Dharma form half-manifested, and crimson divine patterns surged behind him like living things, clearly indicating that he had personally taken action to suppress the situation. Zhao Mengyun knelt and bowed, her voice urgent and respectful. "Reporting to the Lord, all the gangs of the Nine Alliances Gang have been completely Annihilation. When we arrived, the Heavenly Sha Alliance was already in ruins. The culprits are Jin Hanyan of the Silent Nothingness Divine Hall and that man named Qin Yu. We saw with our own eyes that they were about to leave after the destruction of the Heavenly Sha Alliance."
Upon hearing He Xunsu's eyes flashed with a bloodthirsty light, the temperature in the hall instantly dropped, and the oppressive aura of Asura collapsed like a mountain. "Damn it! Jin Hanyan actually dared to join forces with that brat to slaughter the entire Nine Alliances Gang. The Silent Nothingness Divine Hall, the Chaos First Palace... Fine, very well, you just wait." Zhao Mengyun lowered her head, her lips almost imperceptibly tightened, a cold smile surging in her heart, "Regardless of whether the other gangs were truly your doing, this debt will fall on your and that brat's heads from today onwards." He Xunsu quickly suppressed his anger. With a glance at the escalating chaos outside the hall, he said in a deep voice, "We'll deal with this later. The Nine Alliances Gang are no more. Right now, the priority is dealing with these demonic spirits and beasts that have suddenly invaded the temple. Gather all the elders and disciples who are still able to fight and immediately go to the mountain gate to provide support. We absolutely cannot allow the Asura Immortal Hall to fall at this moment!" As soon as the order was given, a murderous aura erupted inside the hall. The Asura Immortal Hall, a colossal hall already steeped in blood, was completely engulfed in a chaotic vortex from which there was no turning back in the face of an even greater storm.