Storm Rising in the Soul Realm · The Kill Order Takes Effect

Severed Cloud Gorge, after the thunder and fire consumed the soul, all things were silent.

The aftershocks of that attack, "Silent Origin: Wheel of Hell," still linger in the void of the canyon. Countless shattered soul shadows, like a long river in the dark night, burn out in the wind, completely disintegrating into the world with the mark of "Sha-Slaying Marquis."

Meanwhile, deep within the Soul Realm —the main domain of the Soul Hunting Army, above the Main Soul Hall.

"You say... that the Sha-Slaying Marquis didn't even leave behind a remnant soul?" The voice was as cold as iron. The figure sitting cross-legged at the head of the table was draped in a black soul-woven robe, with a bloodstain between his eyebrows hanging down to the bridge of his nose, and his pupils were slightly bluish.

The messenger knelt on the ground, his voice trembling. "It was... Qin Yu's attack annihilated space, soul domain, consciousness, and imprint, seemingly using some law that transcends the essence of 'realm consciousness'... Sha-Slaying Marquis didn't even have time to release his Soul Seal before he was already—"

Bang!!!

A soul nail pierced the floor of the main hall. The Main Soul Hall slowly rose, his cold voice piercing the ears. "Issue the order! The twelfth kill order is issued— Qin Yu is added to the extremely dangerous list and is to be hunted down throughout the entire Soul Realm. Anyone who kills him will be promoted one rank!"

Boom!

The Soul Hunting Army's secret network trembled violently, and streams of information pierced through the Soul Abyss. At the same time, a high-level Realm Consciousness Realm murmured in a low voice:

"The battle against the insurmountable barrier, the shattering of the Soul Seal, actually caused the main hall to tremble... Who is this Qin Yu?"

Meanwhile, Qin Yu and his two companions did not return directly to the sect, but instead rested briefly in a boundary ravine.

As night deepened, Zhou Yu closed his eyes to rest, while Yao Wanqing quietly got up and stepped into a soul array Shi Lin.

"You've finally arrived." An elderly man with a cane stood before them, his soul light blurred and indistinct. "Your perceptive soul eyes have finally stirred today. Qin Yu is beyond your comprehension, but you... are the host of the 'Seal of Returning to Roost'."

Yao Wanqing calmly replied, "I have approached him and reached a synchronization point with Zhou Yu. But I am unwilling to... trigger the 'Entanglement-Breaking Impasse' as the organization desires."

The old man smiled, "You will be willing, once you truly understand the core of their destiny—you are the 'key soul' among them."

As dawn broke on the horizon, the three continued their journey.

Halfway there, Zhou Yu looked ahead and asked calmly, "Where did you go last night?"

Yao Wanqing paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "I watched a nebula... and thought that if we ever encounter a difficult road in the future, perhaps you would take me with you."

Zhou Yu chuckled, "If we really go down that path, it will only be you and me together."

Yao Wanqing's eyes flickered, and she subtly shifted her gaze. She had never seen anyone as gentle yet decisive as Zhou Yu.

But tranquility cannot last forever.

Just as they stepped onto the last floating staircase leading to the final gate of Guizong Mountain, the void shattered!

Three terrifying Soul Seal, arranged in a triangular killing formation, descended from the sky!

"The ban has been issued! This person is 'Qin Yu'! Killing him will grant advancement, and the one who seizes the seal will receive a soul weapon as compensation!"

Boom!!!

The power of the alien souls burst through the void, and the first wave of the Soul Hunting Army descended, their fighting spirit surging and their killing intent overwhelming!

--

The three Soul Seal killing formations arrived with a deafening roar, instantly distorting the heavens and earth!

Qin Yu raised his head, his black hair flying wildly, a dark glint flashing in his eyes. In the blink of an eye, Zhou Yu drew his sword and slashed fiercely, a radiant wheel mark suddenly cleaving out, intercepting a Soul Piercing Strike directly in front of him.

Yao Wanqing's expression changed slightly, but she did not panic. Instead, she stepped aside and quietly set up a layer of sensory soul net to mark the enemy's aura along the way. However, her gaze remained fixed on Qin Yu —a gaze filled with undisguised shock and... confusion.

At this very moment--

Qin Yu slowly raised his hand, and a blurry ring mark in his palm lit up instantly, but it did not take shape, emit light, or make a sound; only the spear was swung out!

"Silent Origin: Wheel of Prisons"

Boom!!

The void shattered once more. Before the three Soul Hunting Army could even take a single step, their bodies and souls trembled violently. Their powerful soul consciousness was torn apart in an instant, and their sea of consciousness felt as if it were trapped in ten lifetimes of reincarnation!

Before the first soul cultivator could even comprehend the truth, he was plunged into the first cycle of hell, and his soul was annihilated in the blink of an eye!

The second one activated his soul shield with all his might, but in his second and third lives, all his soul arrays were backfired and collapsed!

The third one barely survived to the seventh incarnation before howling in agony as his soul exploded, as if tormented eternally!

The three of them didn't even get a chance to make a single move before their souls were scattered and they vanished into nothingness.

Only a vortex remained echoing in the air, the lingering echoes of the Wheel of Retribution, recounting the World Extinguisher divine power that had just occurred.

"This is... 'Silent Origin: Wheel of Hell'?" Yao Wanqing murmured in a daze, her heart pounding with unprecedented emotion.

It wasn't that she didn't understand the meaning of this move, but rather that she couldn't comprehend it.

How could a True Soul Realm cultivator possibly unleash such a chilling and terrifying "Reincarnation-Level Soul Killing Technique"?

This technique is not recorded in any sect or Soul Seal manual; it may not even belong to the combat skill system of this world.

"What... is he?" Yao Wanqing murmured.

What she didn't see was that Zhou Yu stood beside her, his expression as calm as ever, only whispering:

This is just the beginning.

"What you see is only a glimpse of what he's willing to let you see... But I knew back in that secret realm that one day he would defy fate."

At that very moment, a wisp of soul appeared deep within the void; it was the avatar of a high-ranking member of the Soul Hunting Army's Main Soul Hall.

"Something's not right."

"That's not Soul Seal Battle Technique... that's..."

"Issue my Soul Order—All Soul Hunting Army's Sealing Groups, Soul Hunter Guards, and Soul Awakeners are to be reorganized. Qin Yu —listed at the highest level, target of the 'Silent Peril Order'."

"All soul cultivators can be hunted down at will; if they are not killed, the Soul Realm will be plunged into chaos!"

[At this point, the "ban" is fully in effect, and the storm in the Soul Realm has been completely unleashed.]