A Realm Calamity Pact: The Lightning Tribulation's Soul Edge
Outside the Soul Stele of the Thousand Realms Sect, the morning light shines obliquely.
Qin Yu stood in the distance, a streak of light reflecting on the eighth position of the Soul Stele, his name—"Qin Yu"—shining like cast iron.
Although the sect disciples already knew that he had obtained the Boundless Tribulation Heart Pearl, they were still shocked when they actually saw that he was ranked among the top ten on the Soul Stele.
However, Qin Yu did not linger at this moment.
He had already made a promise—to assist Zhou Yu in completing a crucial battle.
His steps turned towards another core territory in the Eastern Region of the sect.
Realm Calamity Tower.
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It was an ancient building that seemed to pierce the clouds, towering atop a cliff in the Eastern Region the Thousand Realms Sect.
The entire tower was as black as ink, forged from "Nine Abyss Cinder Rock" and "Life-Devouring Nether Iron". The tower was covered with ancient boundary array runes, forming its own world. Above it, an indescribable soul wheel seemed to be slowly rotating, causing the sky to hang low and the wind and thunder to roar.
Lightning constantly strikes the top of the tower, and even sect elders must activate their Soul Realm barrier to approach it.
Even more bizarrely, the boundary marker missions on each floor are recreated at irregular intervals. It is said that at the bottom of the tower lies the remains of a "long-extinct Soul Master- level being," whose will remains and determines the changes in missions and rewards.
Within the Thousand Realms Sect, there is a closely guarded secret about this building:
"Those who dare to enter the Realm Calamity Tower are either madmen or gods."
However, the Realm Merit Points from the Realm Calamity Tower are unpredictable and not a fixed reward.
When Qin Yu arrived at the tower, he saw Zhou Yu under the Heavenly Emanation Pine. At this moment, there was a woman beside him.
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She was a young girl with a cool and aloof face and flowing robes, her temperament serene yet sharp. She wore a purple-patterned inner sect robe, her spirit as composed as a mirror, with a hidden Silent Lightning in her brows.
Qin Yu could tell at a glance--
True Soul Realm Fourth Stage Perfection.
Zhou Yu stepped forward and said calmly, "Brother Qin, this is Yao Wanqing, a fellow inner sect cultivator. This mission is extremely dangerous, and she is willing to accompany us to assist."
"Can't you tell if I'm in danger?" Yao Wanqing suddenly looked at Qin Yu, her voice gentle, yet seemingly tinged with a probing tone.
Qin Yu smiled faintly, "If you were truly in danger, you wouldn't have come with him."
Yao Wanqing nodded slightly, a glint of light flashing in her eyes.
This person... is even more unfathomable than she imagined.
She said no more, standing quietly to the side. The wind whistled through them, and the three figures appeared indistinctly, as if they were about to ascend to heaven.
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The main gate in front of Realm Calamity Tower slowly opened.
That heavy, gray-bronze door resembled a Realm Devouring maw, exuding an ancient, soul-stirring aura, as if it had existed in the abyss of the Silent Realm for a thousand years.
The three of them stepped into the tower together.
Upon entering the building, one feels a tremor in one's soul, as if each step traverses a thousand Soul Realm. The building has seven floors, with floating stone tablets lining the sky on each floor, densely engraved with countless mission clues and the remnants of vanished Soul Seal.
In the very center of the courtyard, a crimson Soul Stele suddenly lit up.
The three people's consciousnesses entered, and immediately the mission boundary text appeared:
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[World Tribulation Quest: Thunder Tribulation Soul Shatterer]
Level: Extremely Dangerous (Recommended for teams with at least Realm Consciousness Third Stage)
Objective: Defeat the alien Thunder Soul Beast [Soul-Shattering Lightning Sha] and obtain its "Soul Bone Edge"
Note: This beast dwells in the "Broken Realm Severed Abyss," and is often born carrying calamity-level soul mist and variable-frequency lightning breath. Individuals are rare, it wanders around unpredictably, and it is impossible to lock onto it year-round.
The only way to sense it is by possessing the "Silent Lightning Breath Seal". Only those who possess it can detect its movement through soul perception.
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Zhou Yu's gaze sharpened, and she said solemnly:
"I have comprehended the first level of the 'Nine Abyss Silent Lightning Canon,' the Lightning Mark Opens the Abyss, and have already inscribed the first Silent Lightning Mark within my body."
He flicked his sleeve, and a wisp of gray-blue lightning appeared in his palm, like a ghostly fire from the bottom of an abyss.
"However, if one wishes to delve deeper into the Entering Stillness Thunder Seal, one must find a 'Soul Bone Edge' capable of bearing this thunder and refine it into a 'Silent Lightning Seal-Bearing Weapon Embryo'."
Yao Wanqing added, "The true bone within the Soul-Shattering Lightning Sha's body is one of the very few source bones capable of resonating with the Daoist essence of Silent Lightning. If you can refine it, it will become the foundation of your unique weapon in this scripture."
"Are you willing to help me complete this battle?" Zhou Yu looked at Qin Yu.
Qin Yu's gaze was calm, yet he nodded firmly. "If you rise to power, I will surely help you break through the heavens."
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Task confirmed.
The moment the three Soul Seal were cast, the topmost mission monument on the seventh floor of the Realm Calamity Tower suddenly trembled!
The sect's array hall was alarmed, and the three elders exchanged glances amidst the bursts of soul light:
"Soul-Shattering Lightning Sha?"
"A highly dangerous mission that was only sealed off this month, and they actually accepted it?"
Who answered?
The next moment, the names "Qin Yu, Zhou Yu, Yao Wanqing" appeared on the Tower Spirit's imprint—
The entire upper floors of the Realm Calamity Tower were deathly silent.
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The three of them walked out of the tower.
The Heavenly Balance Flying Boat has set sail.
The wind whips up a thousand thunderclaps, the mountains are silent, and the myriad worlds are like a dream.
This journey is not to an ordinary battle, but rather:
To pave the way for the Silent Lightning, and to shape the soul soldiers.
Standing at the stern of the boat, Yao Wanqing watched Qin Yu and Zhou Yu's retreating figures, a deep light appearing in her eyes for the first time.
"Perhaps... this journey to the remnant realm is more than just a single mission."
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The Heavenly Balance Flying Boat heads straight for the Thunderous Realm on the other shore.
Broken Realm Severed Abyss!