As the banquet drew to a close, the starlight had sunk into the Afterglow Wheel. The wine cups on the long table were nearly empty, and the Singularity Soup of World Creation held only a faint aura of chaos.
The lingering aurora-like glow of the crystal-clear chips still hung in the air. The crowd was still in high spirits, their laughter not yet subsided.
Ye Wuhen stood up, patted Gu Linfeng on the shoulder, his heroic spirit still intact. "Let's go, Brother Qin, let's go back to the sect."
Qin Yu also stood up, cupped his hands in greeting, and said, "Very well, then I shall respectfully accept your offer."
Blue Ring Xiao Yue gracefully leaped back to Qin Yu's shoulder, her star-studded skirt fluttering slightly, her eyes still gleaming with the light from the banquet just now.
The group left the Taotie · Myriad Realms Remains Hall together.
Nine rusted starship chains resonated softly in the night, and the chaotic nebula behind the palace gates slowly closed.
The group stepped onto the floating bridge, where the spirit boat was already waiting on the high-altitude platform. As the flying boat ascended, the bustling Returning Light Heavenly City gradually faded into the distance, leaving long streaks of starlight trails behind the radiance of the crystal dome.
After leaving the city, the spaceship did not travel directly through the Skeleton Star Sea, but instead followed a different route that was slightly to the north.
The sky and earth ahead were gradually tinged with a fiery red. In the depths of the void, a continuous range of fiery mountains stretched across the horizon.
The Heaven-Burning Flame Domain.
This is one of the edge zones of the Eternal Nonexistence Limitless Domain, where the fire burns year-round. The mountains are not ordinary rocks, but rather formed by the fusion of the laws of molten metal and ancient sources of fire.
The mountain peaks soared like pillars to the heavens, flames bursting forth from their depths, transforming into a vast, rolling inferno that stretched across the void. Each wisp of flame contained a scorching heat capable of burning the very laws of nature.
The array of flying boats traversed the sky above the sea of fire.
Just then, Ye Wuhen suddenly raised his hand, and the flying boat came to an abrupt stop.
His gaze suddenly sharpened, and his divine sense quickly spread out, surveying his surroundings.
"Not good." "There's an ancient divine beast nearby." The voice was deep, yet as powerful as thunder.
The disciples' expressions instantly turned serious, their formation quickly adjusted, and the protective runes lit up.
Qin Yu's eyes flickered slightly. Everyone fell silent. The next moment—BOOM!!!
The void ahead suddenly split open. It wasn't a simple spatial shattering; rather, the causal structure was torn open, leaving a long, narrow gap.
An extremely eerie hiss came from the crack.
"Hiss--Awooo--!"
The sound was not like a single beast's roar, but rather like multiple tones superimposed, as if several dimensions were issuing a warning simultaneously.
The space above the Flaming Mountains twisted violently. Then it appeared.
Multiple dragon-shaped mythical beasts.
Its body is as long as a mountain lying horizontally, and its scales are a mixture of dark gray and deep red, with each scale engraved with fine causal cracks.
It has three main heads and several illusory secondary heads. The eyes of the main heads burn with ghostly blue flames, while the secondary heads constantly switch between reality and illusion.
Trailing from its end were black chains. These were not ordinary chains; they were Void Cause Law Chains.
Each link of the chain imprints Causal Loop in the void, and as it is dragged, fine cracks are carved into the space.
It was surrounded by a swirling black vortex Tribulation Realm Annihilation Vortex.
That vortex didn't simply devour matter; it devoured the "energy flow of skills," the "fundamental structure of existence," and "hyperdimensional logical operations."
Any spell that gets close to it will be weakened, broken down, or absorbed.
Gu Linfeng's face turned pale instantly.
"Oh no..." "It's the ancient divine beast— the Void Tribulation Devouring Chi!" "And... its cultivation has reached the Realm Breaking Realm Pinnacle!"
A commotion arose in the flying boat array. Ye Wuhen's gaze turned deep. The Void Tribulation Devouring Chi was rumored to have been born in the first Fire Tribulation era of the Eternal Nonexistence Limitless Domain.
When the first batch of multidimensional universes in the Source of Epochless · Upper Layer collapsed, the fire calamity and the disorder of cause and effect intertwined, giving birth to this strange divine beast.
They feed on "devouring skills and laws," specifically hunting high-level cultivators. Those targeted by them are often stripped of their power foundation before they even have a chance to unleash their supernatural abilities.
Historical records
There was once a True Annihilation Realm elder who encountered the Void Tribulation Devouring Chi at the edge of the Destruction Labyrinth. He was dragged into the Tribulation Realm Annihilation Vortex, and after three breaths, even the trace of his existence was erased.
The aura of the creature before them surged to the Realm Breaking Realm Pinnacle. All three heads resounded simultaneously.
Void Cause Law Chains were dragged along, the void seemed to be torn apart layer by layer.
The flames of the Flaming Mountains were suppressed. It stared at the array of flying boats. In its pupils, the figures of the Boundless Realm Divine Sect were reflected. The air suddenly became heavy.
The Flaming Mountain Range of the Heaven-Burning Flame Domain Void Tribulation Devouring Chi Dragon appeared, as if even the undying flames were in fear. The void rifts continued to spread, and the black Void Cause Law Chains dragged out a piercing metallic scraping sound. The three main heads simultaneously emitted overlapping hisses, causing the flying boat's protective array to shake violently.
Ye Wuhen's gaze turned icy, his voice booming like thunder. "Quickly—form the formation!"
As soon as the words fell, dozens of disciples of the Boundless Realm Divine Sect instantly lined up in the void. The array patterns between the flying boats suddenly lit up, and the light connected with each other, transforming into a huge circular array. Rotating boundary runes appeared under the feet of each disciple, and the runes interlocked with each other to form a multi-layered structure.
Beams of light shot into the sky.
At the center of the formation, the void was stretched into a semi-transparent barrier, within which lines of law intertwined to form a massive geometric shape, like a net that transcends dimensions.
The Flaming Mountains were bathed in the glow of the array, turning them a silvery-red color.
Gu Linfeng swiftly moved to Qin Yu's side, his expression tense. "Brother Qin, come to the back!"
"This ancient divine beast is not to be trifled with!" Qin Yu nodded and slowly retreated into the core area of the formation.
His gaze remained calm as he stared at the colossal presence ahead.
The three heads of the Void Tribulation Devouring Chi slightly raised, the dark blue flames burning in its pupils reflecting the brilliance of the formation.
Qin Yu glanced at his right shoulder out of the corner of his eye. Blue Ring Xiao Yue already understood.
Her sapphire-like eyes flashed slightly, and without the slightest hesitation, they transformed into a wisp of starlight and quietly entered Qin Yu's sea of consciousness.
She knew that the current situation was not suitable for revealing her power.
The formation was complete. Ye Wuhen stood in mid-air, the Wind of Realm Breaking slowly unfolding behind him.
He clasped his hands together, and a gray-white whirlwind condensed between his palms.
That wasn't an ordinary storm. That was Wind of Realm Breaking.
"First move: Realm Breaking - World-Splitting Wind!" He thrust forward with a sudden burst of power. Boom!!!
A hundred-mile-long rift was suddenly torn open in the void. The gray-white Wind of Realm Breaking transformed into a huge wind blade, spinning as it slashed horizontally towards the Void Tribulation Devouring Chi.
Wherever the wind blade passed, the Flaming Mountains were split in two, space shattered like glass, and the lines of cause and effect were torn apart in the wind blade.
In that instant, it seemed as if the entire Heaven-Burning Flame Domain had been flattened. The three heads of the Void Tribulation Devouring Chi rose up simultaneously.
The Void Cause Law Chains at its tail suddenly taut. "Awooo--!" A strange howl shook the void. The Tribulation Realm Annihilation Vortex around it suddenly expanded.
The black vortex spun wildly, like a bottomless abyss, twisting the surrounding space into a spiral shape. The instant Ye Wuhen's Realm Breaking · World-Splitting Wind slashed into the vortex...
The gray-white wind blades began to weaken and disintegrate.
The Wind of Realm Breaking tore open huge rifts in the vortex, only to be continuously swallowed up.
A blinding dark red lightning burst forth from within the annihilation vortex, as if shredding the wind blade structure.
Boom! Gray and dark red collided in the air.
The explosion's light instantly spread into a semi-circular shockwave, sending countless streams of lava flying from the Flaming Mountains, as if a curtain of light had been torn open in the sky.
The array's light net trembled violently. Cold sweat trickled down Gu Linfeng's forehead. "This thing... can actually devour the Wind of Realm Breaking?!"
Ye Wuhen frowned. The three heads of the Void Tribulation Devouring Chi, and the vortex gradually calmed down.
Only faint scratches remained on its scales. The dark blue flames burned even brighter. Its gaze had already locked onto the core area at the center of the formation.
The sea of fire in the Heaven-Burning Flame Domain suddenly surged. The three heads of the Void Tribulation Devouring Chi opened their massive maws simultaneously.
The next instant, the Tribulation Realm Annihilation Vortex suddenly surged.
The black vortex no longer merely circled its body, but expanded in all directions, transforming into a devouring domain that covered a hundred miles of void.
The Void Cause Law Chains of emptiness swung wildly in the vortex, their links colliding with the void to create a piercing din. With each drag, a piece of causal line was taken away.
"Awooo--!" The strange howl transformed into a tangible sound wave, shaking the array's light net.
The devouring began. It wasn't devouring the physical body, but rather the "source of power." The pillar of light above the formation suddenly began to dim.
Several disciples at the Severed Thought Realm · Initial Stage paled in surprise. Their primordial energy was forcibly extracted, as if some invisible hand had inserted into their sea of consciousness, tearing away their true essence inch by inch.
"Ah--!" A disciple coughed up blood, and the boundary patterns beneath his feet shattered instantly.
The other person's knees buckled, and the protective talisman extinguished instantly. The first crack appeared at the edge of the formation.
The crack was not simply a spatial break, but rather the result of the array's logical structure being forcibly swallowed by the Tribulation Realm Annihilation Vortex, and the connection between the array bases being severed.
"Hold on!" Ye Wuhen roared. But the three heads of the Void Tribulation Devouring Chi, Void Cause Law Chains suddenly snapped.
Boom! The second beam of light from the formation shattered.
More than ten disciples of the Severed Thought Realm were simultaneously thrown back, their chests feeling as if they had been struck by a giant hammer, their blood staining the ground reflected in the flames.
Gu Linfeng gritted his teeth and roared, "Unleash your ultimate power! Don't hold back!"
The disciples forcibly burned their life essence, barely managing to maintain the core of the formation. Just as the formation's foundation was about to be torn apart...
Qin Yu slowly raised his hand. No one noticed. He stood in the center of the formation, his divine sense quietly extending.
It's not about forcibly confronting them, but about restructuring.
He secretly channeled the power of the Silent Origin Stainless Sword, and a wisp of invisible sword intent merged into the core of the formation.
It's not about sharpness, but about order. The sword intent, like fine threads, penetrates the logic of the array's foundation, reweaving the connections that were being devoured.
The cracks that were on the verge of collapse slowly closed, and the core of the formation stabilized again.
Ye Wuhen's pupils contracted slightly. He sensed that the array base was being reinforced by some kind of force.
However, no trace of Qin Yu's attack was seen. "Everyone, stabilize the formation!" "Attack together!"
Gu Linfeng roared, "Unleash your full power of your primal divine abilities!" The Flame Mountain Range was illuminated by the array's radiance as if it were daytime.
Qin Yu took a step forward. "Senior Ye, I'll join you in resisting." Ye Wuhen's gaze darkened.
"Brother Qin, this beast is at the Realm Breaking Realm Pinnacle, it's no joke, you must be careful."
Qin Yu slowly raised his hand. The Silent Origin Stainless Sword floated in his palm.
The sword's blade was as white as ever, its radiance warm yet restrained, like an Annihilation blade untouched by the world.
"Alright." Ye Wuhen nodded, and the Wind of Realm Breaking condensed around him once more. "I'll find its weakness."
"Let's join forces and deliver a fatal blow!" The three heads of the Void Tribulation Devouring Chi lowered simultaneously.
The next instant, it roared, "Roar--!!!"
The sound shattered the heavens. The Void Cause Law Chains suddenly pierced through the void.
A massive black magic array unfolded beneath it. Void Tribulation - Myriad Chains Return to Emptiness
In an instant, hundreds of Void Cause Law Chains shot out from the vortex, transforming into a net that locked the heavens, sealing off the entire Heaven-Burning Flame Domain.
The chains were covered with dense causal runes, which quickly detached from the supernatural structures of the group.
All the primordial divine powers that were gathering began to weaken. The radiance of the laws was absorbed. The pillars of light in the array dimmed once again.
Above the void, a massive black ring appeared. It was the core entrance to the Devouring Skill's source.
The ring slowly rotated, as if trying to drain the "logic of existence" from the entire battlefield. The Flaming Mountains began to extinguish.
The sky darkened. Ye Wuhen's expression changed drastically. "It wants to devour the formation!"
Qin Yu's gaze was cold. The Silent Origin Stainless Sword vibrated slightly in his palm.