Within the Time Array, silver Time Sand began to fall in swathes, the outer Time Flow Ring rotated more and more clearly, and the three thousand Thought-Severing Runes lit up one by one, like pairs of invisible eyes scrutinizing thoughts.
Qin Yu's gaze was calm as he suppressed the lingering memories drawn by the Thought-Severing Runes in his mind's sea and said in a low voice to Ju Wanning, "Miss Ju, the formation we are in now should be the 'Time Annihilation Absolute Thoughtlessness Formation' that I have seen in ancient books."
You see, each of the surrounding formations corresponds to a different primordial authority, while the hourglass in the center is the judgment hub of all formations. If we cannot break the formation before the Time Sand run out, we will be assimilated by the entire formation and become a grain of 'Time Sand' in that hourglass."
As he spoke, another grain of light fell from the enormous hourglass in the distance, and the silver radiance within the Time Array suddenly intensified.
Ju Wanning was shocked. She was well-read and had a good understanding of ancient formations, but she had never seen the words "Time Annihilation Absolute Thoughtlessness Formation" before.
"With time as the outer ring, True Annihilation as the inner ring, and Absolute Thoughtlessness as the guide... if such a formation truly exists, it is almost equivalent to sacrificing 'consciousness' as a sacrifice."
She looked up at the slowly flowing hourglass, her voice slightly low. "So what should we do now? Young Master Qin, do you know how to break the formation?"
Qin Yu nodded, his tone no longer hesitant. "I know. But it's extremely difficult." His gaze fell on the Still Time Crystal, the one containing the Lifeless Core.
"This formation has two levels. The first level Absolute Thoughtlessness Circulation,' is the severing of all thoughts. The second level, the True Annihilation Returns to Nothingness,' is the annihilation of reality. If we follow its operation, we will only have our consciousness and existence gradually eroded, eventually turning into nothingness. The way to break this formation is neither to follow it nor to force it, but to 'go against the flow.'"
Ju Wanning's pupils contracted slightly. "Reverse the Time Flow Ring, preventing the Thought-Severing Runes from locking onto the current thought, and simultaneously sealing the resonance between the Lifeless Core and the inner ring."
He turned to look at her. "From now on, do as I say." Ju Wanning a deep breath and nodded without hesitation. "Okay, I'll do as you say."
And within the Fate Array.
Ju Anran and seven Ju Lineage stood in the center of a field of interwoven light, countless threads of fate hanging down from the void like a spider web.
Each thread extends into the unseen distance, intertwining to form a vast map of destiny in the air.
The core logic of the Fate Array is not simply about manipulating the future; it is divided by the Severed Thought Realm.
Those who cultivate the Severed Thought Realm have a mind that tends towards Space Silence and have begun to break free from the shackles of attachment.
But the Fate Array uses these gaps to reconstruct its trajectory. Each thread corresponds to a possibility.
At the core of the formation is a "Fate Wheel Pearl" suspended high in the sky. Countless afterimages of scenes constantly evolve within the bead, and life, death, success, and failure all flash within it.
The Fate Wheel Pearl continuously corrects the "choice" of the person entering through the silk threads. If the thought deviates even slightly, the silk threads tighten, forcibly guiding the person onto a predetermined path.
Within the Fate Array, countless threads of fate descend from the void, crisscrossing and intertwining like a giant, transparent net covering the heavens and the earth.
Ju Anran stood at the edge of the formation, surrounded by seven Ju Lineage. The radiance of his Fate Soul shone like seven starlight, trembling slightly under the pressure of the life line.
Unlike ordinary cultivators in the Absolute Severed Thought Realm, Ju Anran has already stepped into the Mystic Void Realm · Supreme Mystic Void Realm emphasizes "no face and no eyes."
Not self-centered, not bound by obsessions, existing without clinging, establishing oneself without leaving a trace.
When the threads of fate attempted to lock onto him, they slightly misaligned the instant they touched the Mystic Void aura surrounding him, as if unable to find a stable "narrative node" within him.
He closed his eyes for a moment, and his aura sank into a state of extreme stillness.
It's not about suppression, but about downplaying it.
It's not resistance, but rather retreating into an "empty space".
The Fate Wheel Pearl slowly rotated in the sky, and countless possible scenarios appeared inside the bead—victory and defeat, life and death, rise and fall—each image trying to resonate with Ju Anran's current consciousness.
However, by concealing himself with Mystic Void and ethereal demeanor, he prevents the "path of destiny" from finding its anchor point, which is not breaking the formation.
Instead, he temporarily hid himself, while on the other side, Shangguan Xuanchen also stood amidst the intertwined fate lines.
He was also at the Mystic Void Realm · Supreme, with threads of fate entwined around him, yet they could not be truly locked away.
Unlike Ju Anran, he did not retreat into Space Silence; instead, he chose to stare directly at the Fate Wheel Pearl, his gaze sharp as a blade.
The danger of the Fate Array lies in the fact that "active choice" itself is a trap.
Any intention to follow a certain destiny line will be identified by the formation as a confirmed trajectory, thus binding the future.
Shangguan Xuanchen understood this. He didn't try to grasp the thickest lifeline.
He didn't move along any trajectory; he stood still, and a profound sense of Mystic Void slowly spread around him.
Mystic Void doesn't deny fate, but rather makes fate lose its "direction." When the Fate Wheel Pearl tries to assign him his future, it discovers—
Unable to establish a "subject," the lifeline beside him trembled slightly, yet could not tighten.
The seven Ju Lineage stood back to back, their Fate Soul pulsating violently under the pressure of the life line.
They have not yet reached the Mystic Void Realm, and can only rely on the Space Silence of the Severed Thought Realm to try their best to weaken the pull of their life lines.
The Fate Array did not stop; the threads kept rearranging themselves, attempting to lock on again.
The scene inside the Fate Wheel Pearl is evolving wildly.
This formation does not rely on brute force to suppress.
Instead, it is besieged by "possibilities".
Here, the real danger is not being killed.
Rather, it was in a moment of unintentional fluctuation of thought that they were chosen by fate.
Within the Void Array.
Shangguan Lingxiao stood in almost complete darkness.
The Void Array is entirely different from time and fate.
There are no threads, no runes, no rotations here.
Only "erasure" is available.
The cracks in the ground continued to widen, and the edges of the stone pillars began to fade.
Nothingness is not darkness, but rather the "dissolution of definition".
Even those who cultivate in the Severed Thought Realm still possess a sense of self and cognitive support.
The True Annihilation Realm then begins to touch upon the boundary of "neither true nor false".
The Void Array is based on True Annihilation, gradually thinning out existence layer by layer.
Three disciples of the Ju Lineage, at the Severed Thought Realm · Supreme, stood at one corner of the formation, their Fate Soul light appearing exceptionally fragile in the void.
The edges of their figures began to appear transparent.
The power of nothingness is not an attack, but rather it diminishes the "reason for existence".
Although Shangguan Lingxiao had not reached the True Annihilation Realm, he had condensed an extremely strong sense of self-will above the Severed Thought Realm · Pinnacle. His aura Steady as a Mountain, and when the void invaded his side, it even showed a slight rebound.
His cold gaze swept over the three Ju Lineage.
"Nothingness is not the absence of things, but the deprivation of the 'necessity' of existence."
He said in a low voice.
The other two cultivators were already deathly pale; the ground beneath their feet was disappearing, and their bodies were gradually merging into the darkness.
At the core of the Void Array is an "Annihilation Realm Pearl".
The bead is completely transparent, yet it continuously devours fragments of the surrounding space.
When the bead is completely filled with the power of nothingness, the formation will complete its "reset to zero".
Three formations, three different logics.
Time, erosion of thought, fate, lock on the track, nothingness, erasure of existence.
Meanwhile, the light sand in the central hourglass continues to fall, and time is decreasing.
Within the Time Array, most of the silver Time Sand had already fallen, and the outer ring of Time Flow Ring was rotating faster and faster. The three thousand Thought-Severing Runes lit up like stars, and runes flew out from the void, transforming into tiny blades of time that pierced directly into Qin Yu and Ju Wanning's sea of consciousness.
Qin Yu took a deep breath, Nine-Wheel True Evolution Dharma Wheel in his sea of consciousness slowly rotated. The Silent Beginning Ring Master Soul Diagram unfolded from the depths of his Fate Soul, and the nine Dharma Wheels overlapped to form a profound soul diagram. The rings interlocked with each other, forming a stable barrier in his sea of consciousness.
"Severing thoughts means cutting off attachments; we cannot 'guard' them, we must 'displace' them."
He hissed in a low voice.
The next instant, he raised his hand and made a sweeping motion, and a profound brushstroke condensed in the air— the Book of Fate Law: The Realm Severing Origin Brush, an invisible stroke.
"Heavenly Cause Judgment Sequence - Six Severances Seal - Master Book Seal Severance- Naming Reconstruction!"
Golden characters emerged within the time flow layer. Qin Yu did not forcefully break the formation, but instead reconstructed the naming of "the present moment".
He rewrote the "present" in the timeline as "undetermined".
The Thought-Severing Runes originally locked onto "the thought that is happening now," but when "now" is rewritten as "the time is uncertain," the Rune can no longer lock onto it precisely.
The Time Flow Ring experienced its first disruption.
But the internal Realm Silent Ring trembled, and a gray-black light erupted from the Lifeless Core.
The second realm – True Annihilation Returns to Nothingness.
The space began to become transparent.
Seeing this, Ju Wanning stepped forward without hesitation, unleashing the True Annihilation Realm · Peak.
"All that is real, all that is illusory, ultimately become indistinguishable."
She formed a hand seal with both hands, and the intent of True Annihilation spread within the time array, resonating with the True Annihilation patterns of the Realm Silent Ring.
She wasn't going to fight against True Annihilation.
Instead, it transforms itself into a state of "annihilation".
When the power of True Annihilation attempted to dissolve her, the formation detected...
The target is on the verge of annihilation.
It cannot be eliminated further.
Taking advantage of this moment, a cold glint flashed in Qin Yu's eyes.
"Void Source, Dream Stillness."
With one step he took, the temporal dimension suddenly shifted.
Under the combined influence of nothingness and dream, he temporarily pulled himself and Ju Wanning away from the "current timeline" for a moment.
In that instant, the Time Flow Ring lost its target.
Qin Yu seized that extremely short gap.
"Heavenly Cause Judgment Sequence, Star Structure Returning Ring, Source Cause Severance!"
He used the power of the Source-Cause Construct Heart to forcibly sever the causal chain between the outer ring and the Lifeless Core.
Time Sand seemed to stand still.
A crack appeared on the surface of the Still Time Crystal.
The Realm Silent Ring trembled violently.
Ju Wanning roared angrily, unleashing her True Annihilation Power to its Ultimate, magnifying the crack.
"Break!"
As Qin Yu finished his final stroke, the Time Flow Ring suddenly reversed.
The three thousand Thought-Severing Runes vanished instantly.
The light ray connecting the center of the hourglass to the time array is broken.
Boom--
The entire Time Array collapsed.
The silver light burst open, turning into countless fragments that vanished into thin air.
Qin Yu and Ju Wanning staggered backward, their breathing disordered, but they successfully escaped the formation.
Within the Fate Array.
The light from the Fate Wheel Pearl surged, and countless life lines suddenly tightened.
Among the seven disciples of the Severed Thought Realm, one was suddenly locked onto by the Fate Thread, the thread cutting into his Fate Soul like a sharp blade.
Shangguan Xuanchen's eyes turned cold, and he took the opportunity to activate the lifeline, attempting to use the power of the formation to kill Ju Anran.
The afterimage of a scene of "fellow disciples turning against each other" appeared inside the Fate Wheel Pearl.
Ju Anran suddenly realized what was happening and shouted angrily, "Shangguan Xuanchen!"
The seven disciples immediately formed a battle formation, their Fate Soul force superimposed to create a protective light barrier, which shattered the life line.
"If you want us all to die together, then come on then!"
Ju Anran's voice boomed like thunder. "At worst, we'll all die together!"
The Fate Array sensed a surge in murderous intent, Fate Wheel Pearl to spin wildly.
Shangguan Xuanchen's expression changed.
He understood that if this formation were to unleash a deadly resonance, everyone would be torn apart by the lifeline.
He gritted his teeth and withdrew his intention. He knew that it would be difficult to break this formation with just himself and the five cultivators at the Breaking Realm Mirror, since Ju Anran had reached the pinnacle of the Supreme Mystic Void Realm.
The profound Space Silence of the Mystic Void Realm · Supreme slowly unfolded, forming a symmetrical structure with Ju Anran.
Both closed their eyes simultaneously. "Emptiness, non-attachment." "No tracks, no following."
The lifeline has lost the obsession with its two core objectives.
The internal scene of the Fate Wheel Pearl gradually became chaotic.
Taking advantage of the moment, the seven disciples simultaneously unleashed the power of the Severed Thought Realm of Space Silence, weakening the pull of their lifelines.
Shangguan Xuanchen coldly shouted, "Sever its core!"
Ju Anran nodded, and the two streams of Mystic Void power converged, transforming into an invisible impact that pierced straight into the core of the Fate Wheel Pearl.
A crack appeared in the Fate Wheel Pearl, and all the life lines instantly loosened, the formation collapsed, and the Fate Array was broken.
When the two major formations collapsed, the hourglass in the center trembled violently.
Within the Void Array, darkness had spread to the edge beneath their feet, cracks in the ground widened, and the outlines of the stone pillars faded inch by inch, as if the entire space was being slowly erased. The Annihilation Realm Pearl floated above the array's center, almost Does Not Exist, yet it continuously devoured the surrounding "traces of existence."
Even sounds here become heavy and slow.
The three disciples of the Ju Lineage, Severed Thought Realm · Supreme, were pale-faced. The edges of their figures had begun to become slightly transparent, and the light of their Fate Soul had been compressed to the Limit. The other two cultivators were almost unable to stand, as half of the stone beneath their feet had disappeared, and the void stretched upwards like an abyss.
Shangguan Lingxiao stood silently within, his gaze cold, but he did not act rashly. He did not rush to resist the void, but carefully sensed the operating logic of the formation.
The Void Array does not crush with force, but rather strips away the "necessity of existence." When existence loses its reason for being recognized, it will naturally return to zero.
Each slight tremor of the Annihilation Realm Pearl devours a trace of "existence causality." If no one maintains the structural balance, everyone in the array will eventually be wiped out one by one.
He suddenly spoke, his voice deep and clear. "This formation is not a killing formation, but a 'Zeroing Formation.' It doesn't seek battle, but rather a unified anchor point."
The three Ju Lineage disciples suddenly looked at him.
Shangguan Lingxiao swept his gaze across the crowd. "The core of the Void Array lies in the Annihilation Realm Pearl. It devours 'isolated entities.' If they fight individually, they will surely die."
He slowly raised his hand, and a wisp of mysterious light emerged from his palm.
"This formation must be broken by our combined efforts; not a single person can be missing."
The tone was no longer arrogant, but carried a forceful, rational judgment.
"From now on, you will all follow my instructions, or—you will all be Annihilation."
The void had closed in on them, and the five of them exchanged a glance.
In this darkness with no way out, hostility and identity have become meaningless.
The three Ju Lineage disciples took a deep breath and nodded first.
The other two cultivators also suppressed their fear and replied in deep voices, "Alright."
The void was still closing in, but at this moment, they had finally formed the only possible way to break the deadlock.
At the same time, the Time Array and the Fate Array have collapsed, and the central hourglass is shaking incessantly.
Currently, only Qin Yu, Ju Wanning, Shangguan Xuanchen, Ju Anran, and seven other Ju Lineage have escaped the formation.
And the five cultivators who Realm Breaking Realm, while the rest of them were still struggling in the formation, but the sand in the hourglass continued to fall.