The air deep within the ancient tower suddenly became heavy. After the cultivator who had been devoured by the Thought Demon was completely Annihilation, the space inside the tower seemed to fall into an eerie silence.
However, this silence lasted only a few breaths. The next moment, an extremely ancient and vast spiritual force suddenly spread slowly from the depths of the ancient tower.
The aura wasn't violent, but it carried a kind of oppressive feeling that made people instinctively tremble, as if some ancient consciousness was slowly descending.
The five of them sensed the fluctuation almost simultaneously and turned their heads sharply. They were in the void in the center of the ancient tower.
A huge phantom was slowly coalescing. At first, it was just a gray-black mist, but as the thoughts gathered, the mist rapidly expanded.
It quickly transformed into an enormous being, its body tens of feet tall, composed entirely of surging, Void Evolution mist.
A pair of enormous wings unfolded from behind, but those wings were not real feathers; they were formed from countless fragmented mental images.
With each flap of its wings, numerous fragments of black and white thoughts would scatter in the air, and a pale golden halo floated above its head.
The halo was engraved with extremely ancient Dao patterns, which rotated slowly, as if maintaining some kind of ancient order.
Behind it, an even larger phantom slowly emerged, resembling another, more ancient being.
Like a shadow, it overlapped with it, as if this being did not exist independently but was an embodiment of some kind of thought, and the energy in the air began to fluctuate violently.
The entire ancient tower space seemed to tremble slightly. One of the cultivators' pupils suddenly contracted. "What is that?!"
His voice was filled with undisguised shock. All five of them looked over at the same time, only to see the phantom slowly raise its head, and two swirling vortexes of mental energy appearing in its empty eyes.
It seemed as if countless obsessions were churning within it; its existence was extremely strange, as if it were both a living being and a pure aggregation of thoughts.
Qin Yu's gaze darkened; he instantly realized that it was no ordinary beast, but a being born from the illusion of thought— Mind-Thought Lifeform.
Moreover, the strength of that aura had clearly exceeded that of the Realm Breaking Realm. Qin Yu slowly spoke, his voice low and calm, "Everyone, be careful."
"That must be Mind-Thought Lifeform being born from the mind within this illusion." Upon hearing this, the four cultivators' expressions suddenly turned solemn.
They quickly sensed the oppressive aura emanating from him, one of them speaking in a low voice, "Profound Mystic Void Realm... initial stage." The air instantly seemed to freeze.
For cultivators at the Realm Breaking Realm, the Mystic Void Realm is almost a completely different level. The other cultivator took a deep breath.
He slowly said, "Fellow Daoists, Mind-Thought Lifeform at the Mystic Void Realm Initial Stage..." His voice was deep. "If the five of us don't give it our all..."
"I'm afraid we'll perish here today." As they spoke, the four of them released their Fate Soul essence almost simultaneously, and waves of primal energy surged up.
One of the black-clad cultivators raised his hand and a jet-black spear appeared from the void, its shaft covered with ancient Dao patterns.
A faint, Void Evolution lightning crackled around the spearhead—that was his Fate Soul artifact, the Realm Splitting Divine Spear. The other cultivator formed hand seals.
An ancient bronze mirror slowly rose from behind him, its surface shimmering with light like ripples on water, seemingly reflecting the trajectory of cause and effect.
That was his Fate Soul artifact— the Mystic Illumination Heavenly Mirror. A cyan longsword appeared in the third person's palm, its blade narrow and long, covered with countless battle patterns.
Each battle rune exuded a sharp aura—that was his Fate Soul artifact, the Mountain Splitting War Blade. The fourth person slowly opened his palms, and an ancient seal flew out from between his eyebrows.
The seal was cast entirely from black gold, with intricate runes engraved on its base. It was his Fate Soul artifact— the Realm-Suppressing True Seal. All four artifacts floated in the air at the same time.
The primordial energy within the ancient tower vibrated violently. At that moment, Qin Yu slowly raised his right hand, his expression remaining calm.
A pure sword intent slowly condensed in his palm, and in the next instant, an ancient sword, pure white, slowly emerged.
The sword was unadorned, yet it seemed to contain an extremely pure primordial aura; it was the Silent Origin Stainless Sword, the ancient sword hovering above Qin Yu's palm.
The sword vibrated slightly, and a faint sword sound echoed within the ancient tower, instantly sharpening the aura in the air.
At that moment, the enormous Mind-Thought Lifeform in the distance slowly spread its wings, and countless fragments of thought swept up like a storm.
The space deep within the ancient tower suddenly became eerily silent.
The enormous Mind-Thought Lifeform stood suspended in the void, its huge wings slowly unfolding, and layers of thought surging like a tide.
Within its empty eyes, countless fragmented consciousnesses seemed to swirl endlessly, like an unreachable abyss.
The next instant, it slowly raised one hand, the movement extremely gentle, as if it were merely casually brushing aside a wisp of air.
However, at the very moment its fingertip was raised, a colorless Formless "emptiness" condensed at its fingertip; it was neither light nor energy.
It's more like a completely indescribable existence, without color or shape, and even its "presence" is extremely faint.
It was as if it were just a Mind-Thought Lifeform, that tiny "empty" object instantly flew out.
The next moment, that tiny point of emptiness suddenly expanded, as if a corner of the world had been gently torn open, and a void area that could not be focused on rapidly spread out.
The space seemed to have been erased, or perhaps simply "forgotten." That area had neither light nor darkness, only some kind of incomprehensible emptiness.
It quickly enveloped Qin Yu and his group of five, and at the same time, an extremely strange rule began to descend.
When an observer's gaze falls on that area, it automatically shifts as if something exists there, yet they cannot see it clearly no matter what they do.
The divine sense swept across, but it was like falling into a bottomless abyss with no feedback. Even the memories that had been "scanned" began to blur.
That is its supernatural power—"Unknowable Stillness," a terrifying supernatural power that throws the target into the "absolutely unknowable realm."
It does not erase its existence, but rather places it completely outside of all cognition, beyond the reach of observation.
Cause and effect cannot be traced, memories cannot be preserved, the goal still exists but is forever absent from the knowable world.
The moment that void expanded in front of the five people Qin Yu and the others almost simultaneously felt a slight jolt in their consciousness.
They suddenly had a strange feeling, as if they were being slowly forgotten by the world, and even the thought of "resistance" was becoming blurred.
Qin Yu's eyes suddenly narrowed as he instantly sensed the abnormality, and the essence of his Fate Soul within his body suddenly trembled.
The next moment, the Silent Origin Stainless Sword in Qin Yu's palm suddenly emitted a clear sword cry, and an extremely pure sword intent instantly erupted.
Qin Yu spoke in a low voice. "The Silent Origin Stainless Sword— " "The Causeless Disillusionment Sword." In an instant, an extremely pure white sword light suddenly slashed out.
The sword light was not violent, but it carried a sharp aura that Sever Karma. As the sword light fell, the rules of that "unknowable domain" were forcibly torn open with a crack.
At the same time, four cultivators at the Realm Breaking Realm also made their move. The black-clad cultivator roared, and the Realm Splitting Divine Spear in his hand suddenly erupted with violent lightning.
"Realm Splitting Spear Art - Void Breaking Thunder Annihilation!" The spear transformed into a bolt of lightning, piercing directly into that void domain, while another cultivator activated the Mysterious Illumination Mystic Illumination Heavenly Mirror.
The bronze mirror suddenly lit up. A golden beam of light shot out from the mirror's surface. "Mystic Illumination Divine Light - Break Delusion!" Under the golden light, the outline of that unknown area vaguely appeared.
The third person roared and slashed down with his Mountain Splitting War Blade, "Mountain-Splitting Slash - Realm Collapse!" A cyan blade light tore through the void, while the fourth person directly unleashed the Realm-Suppressing True Seal.
The seal suddenly enlarged, "Realm Suppressing Seal - Suppress!" Boom - Four primordial divine powers simultaneously blasted into that void domain, along with Qin Yu's sword light.
Five powerful attacks erupted simultaneously, causing the unknown domain to tremble violently, as if the space itself had been forcibly torn apart. However, at that very moment...
The empty eyes of the Mind-Thought Lifeform suddenly shifted slightly, and the enormous phantom behind it trembled violently, its unknowable domain expanding once more.
The power of the rules suddenly intensified, and although the five people's supernatural abilities were unleashed into it, it felt like falling into a bottomless abyss.
As their power was continuously being devoured, one cultivator, unable to dodge in time, was instantly touched on the shoulder by that void. "Pfft--!"
His body jolted violently. He staggered back dozens of feet, blood erupting from his shoulder, that area seemingly forgotten.
His flesh and blood began to blur, and his face turned pale instantly, clearly indicating that he was injured. The other four immediately protected him.
Qin Yu's gaze turned serious. He had completely understood that this Mind-Thought Lifeform was only at the Mystic Void Realm Initial Stage.
However, its form of existence is completely different from that of human cultivators. Among human cultivators, unless there is a difference of two major realms...
Even with supernatural powers and magical artifacts, it's still possible to defeat the opponent; however—this Mind-Thought Lifeform is completely different.
It is itself a manifestation of the rules of thought. Although its realm is only the Mystic Void Realm, it is still significant for cultivators at the Realm Breaking Realm.
Almost equivalent to facing a True Annihilation Realm expert, at this moment, the cultivator wielding the Realm Splitting Divine Spear suddenly roared.
"Everyone!" "Unleash your full power!" "We absolutely cannot let it suppress us!" As soon as they finished speaking, the four of them simultaneously unleashed the full Fate Soul essence.
The divine artifacts' radiance instantly surged, the Realm Splitting Divine Spear exploded with lightning, the Mystic Illumination Heavenly Mirror shone like the sun, the Mountain Splitting War Blade pierced the sky, and the Realm-Suppressing True Seal suppressed heaven and earth.
At the same time, Qin Yu's gaze suddenly turned cold. The Silent Origin Stainless Sword was slowly raised, its sword intent surging like the deep sea.
In the next instant, the five people attacked simultaneously, unleashing five terrifying divine powers that soared into the sky, transforming into five torrents of different rules, heading towards the enormous Mind-Thought Lifeform.
With a thunderous roar, the great battle erupted completely. The space deep within the ancient tower trembled violently. After the five divine powers were unleashed, the enormous Mind-Thought Lifeform remained suspended in the void.
Its form floated slowly amidst countless waves of mental energy, seemingly unbound by any rules. After being attacked by the five people together, its empty eyes suddenly contracted slightly.
The next instant, it slowly lowered its head, its lips seemed to move slightly, yet—there was no sound, no incantation.
There wasn't even the slightest fluctuation of energy, yet at that very moment, an extremely strange ripple suddenly appeared in the void.
The ripples were transparent and ethereal, as if they were just the air vibrating gently, but as the ripples spread, the rules within the ancient tower space began to crumble.
That was the second Mind-Thought Lifeform, "Path of Speech Severed," a terrifying power that cut off all names and expressions, and the ripples spread rapidly.
Wherever it passed, the ancient inscriptions formed by thoughts in the void instantly became blank, and the runes that should have been engraved on the tower walls suddenly disappeared.
As if they had never existed, Qin Yu and his group of five suddenly felt a slight tremor in their sea of consciousness, and some thoughts in their minds began to rapidly blur.
The once clear concepts are being erased; some invisible rule is descending, eroding all language and definitions related to "goals."
As he was being completely stripped away Qin Yu even sensed an extremely strange change as he looked at the enormous creature in front of him.
But suddenly, he discovered that his consciousness could no longer give it any name, such as "living being," "enemy," or "existence."
These words seemed to have lost all meaning, as if there was nothing in front of them at all, yet the terrifying sense of oppression remained.
Even the concept of "I" has begun to become slightly blurred, as if even self-awareness is being slowly stripped away.
Qin Yu's gaze suddenly darkened as the Fate Soul essence within his body trembled violently. He instantly understood that this was an extremely terrifying rule-based divine power.
If they were completely enveloped, the five of them would become unspeakable beings, leaving no trace of their memories.
At that moment, the cultivator wielding the Mystic Illumination Heavenly Mirror suddenly roared, "Stabilize your Fate Soul! It's severing our senses!"
Another cultivator suddenly shouted, "Don't use your divine sense to lock onto it! Only lock onto its qi!"
The cultivator wielding the Realm Splitting Divine Spear took a sudden step forward and roared, "Form the formation! I'll break the rules from the front, the three of you suppress them from both sides!"
Another cultivator immediately responded, "Alright!" "The Suppressing Realm Suppressing Seal will seal off the space!" The battle formation instantly took shape, and the black-clad cultivator made the first move.
The Realm Splitting Divine Spear unleashed blinding lightning, "Realm Splitting Spear Art - Thunder Breaks the Void Domain!" The lightning transformed into a long spear phantom that pierced through the void.
It pierced directly at the spreading ripples, and at the same time, the Mystic Illumination Heavenly Mirror suddenly rose into the air, "Mystic Illumination Divine Light - Fix Delusion!"
A golden beam of light shot out from the mirror, illuminating the void and forcibly locking onto that unspeakable area. The third cultivator roared in anger.
The Mountain Splitting War Blade unleashed a terrifying blade light. "Nine Mountain Splitting Slashes - Heaven Collapse!" The azure blade light pierced through the ancient tower, while the fourth person directly unleashed the Realm-Suppressing True Seal.
The seal suddenly grew dozens of feet tall. "Realm-Suppressing True Seal - Seal Domain!" The black and gold giant seal crashed down, as if the entire ancient tower space was sealed off.
The four-person battle formation instantly took shape. Qin Yu's eyes flashed slightly; he could see very clearly that these four people had obviously experienced numerous life-and-death battles.
The battle formation was almost flawless, yet facing this Mind-Thought Lifeform was still extremely dangerous. Qin Yu slowly raised his hand.
The Silent Origin Stainless Sword floated in his palm, its blade trembling slightly. The next moment, an even more terrifying sword intent suddenly surged forth.
Qin Yu spoke in a low voice, "The Historyless Void Severance Sword." The moment his words fell, the sword suddenly burst forth with a dazzling white light.
The light was not intense, but it seemed to emanate from the purest sword intent of the world, causing space to gently distort, as if a crack had been torn open in the long river of history.
Qin Yu took a step forward and the sword slowly descended. That sword strike did not have an earth-shattering explosion, but it carried a terrifying power that Sever History and existence.
The sword light, like a white line stretching across eternity, slashed directly at the Mind-Thought Lifeform. At the same time, the supernatural powers of the four cultivators also erupted simultaneously.
Thunderous spear light, golden divine mirror light, sky-splitting blade light, and world-suppressing giant seal—five terrifying divine powers simultaneously blasted into the void.
Boom! A deafening explosion erupted within the ancient tower, scattering countless fragments of spiritual energy in all directions.
The enormous Mind-Thought Lifeform suddenly let out a silent roar, followed by the sword light of Qin Yu's Historyless Void Severance Sword.
They struck it directly on the back with a crack—a huge crack suddenly appeared, and then the four of them unleashed their divine powers simultaneously.
The enormous wings formed from mental intent finally shattered under the force. The first wing was destroyed, followed immediately by the second blade of light.
The second wing also shattered, countless fragments of spiritual energy raining down, causing the enormous figure to tremble violently. However—
The next moment, an anomaly occurred. The body of the Mind-Thought Lifeform suddenly began to twist, and a frenzied black flame of thought suddenly ignited in its previously empty eyes.
Countless shattered obsessions surged wildly within its body, and its aura began to surge dramatically, as if some even more terrifying thought was awakening.
A chaotic and frenzied aura instantly swept across the entire ancient tower, and it began to undergo a transformation into a state of madness.