Qin Yu's figure sped past the collapsed Shi Lin, crossing several Realm Splitting before finally stopping at an extremely hidden rift in the edge of the Endless Abyss.
There is no complete spatial structure here.
The surrounding rock walls resembled interfaces forcibly torn apart, layer upon layer, yet misaligned, presenting a semi-transparent, ethereal state, as if reality and nothingness overlapped here.
A faint, dark light flowed through each crevice. This light did not illuminate, but rather constantly devoured vision, causing any divine sense that attempted to peer into this place to be folded and deflected the moment it entered, ultimately becoming lost in countless misaligned spatial layers.
Below, the abyss was bottomless, with occasional specks of light slowly falling, only to be swallowed up by the space before they could reach the bottom. The entire area was eerily quiet, with even the flow of energy suppressed to an extremely low level.
This was a naturally hidden blind spot in the gap between the boundaries. Qin Yu glanced at it and, without the slightest hesitation, made his move.
He raised his hand, and the power of his Fate Soul surged within his body. His fingertips ripped through the void Heavenly Cause Judgment Sequence - Six Severances Seal - Fate Cause Sealing Mirror - Logic Abyss Core."
Boom! The void suddenly trembled.
One after another, enormous mirrors unfolded silently, each reflecting different levels of spatial images. Some reflected the abyss and nothingness, some reflected the collapsing land outside, and some even reflected fragments of paths that had not yet occurred.
The mirrors began to rotate, intersect, and overlap at high speed. In the next instant, they all contracted inward, closing layer by layer around Qin Yu to form a completely closed mirror domain structure.
The moment any Realm God consciousness touches the mirror, it will be infinitely split and reflected, ultimately being led astray and completely losing its target.
Immediately afterward, Qin Yu raised his hand again, unleashing "Orbital Collapse Lock - Chain Annihilation!" Boom!!!
Countless chains of cause and effect burst forth from the void. These chains had no physical form, yet they traced clear paths in space. They quickly wrapped around the boundary of this realm, locking and severing all possible causal paths connecting to the outside world.
All tracking, all deductions, were completely severed; the entire area vanished from the "trackable world" at that moment.
Qin Yu then landed slowly. He turned around and gently put Shen Qingchen, whom he had been protecting behind him, down with very steady movements.
Yet, there was a sense of oppressive heaviness in his voice; Shen Qingchen was on the verge of collapse.
His face was pale and bloodless, his breathing was intermittent, and he looked as if half of him had been "taken away" from the world.
But the real danger wasn't to the physical body, but to the Fate Soul; Qin Yu's senses directly entered his sea of consciousness.
There, the Soul Wheel, which should have been functioning steadily, was now shattered.
Cracks pierced through the Fate Soul Nucleus, and the soul light would sometimes shine and sometimes go out, like a dying ember in the wind.
Even more terrifying is that a "gap" has begun to appear in his soul consciousness; some of Shen Qingchen's memories and self-awareness are slowly dissipating.
His fingers trembled slightly, but he couldn't truly regain consciousness, as if even the act of "waking up" had lost its support.
If this continues, his Fate Soul will completely shatter and disappear from this world. Qin Yu stood aside.
His gaze was cold and indifferent, devoid of any superfluous emotion, only revealing his judgment and the fact that Brother Shen's time was running out.
Qin Yu's gaze sharpened, and without the slightest hesitation, he took out the Primordial Return to Oblivion Pill, a supreme treasure he had obtained from the Thought Burial Heavenly Hall, directly from his storage crystal core, the Annihilation Devil Pupil - Final Spirit Core.
At that moment, the space suddenly darkened, not because the light was blocked, but because it was swallowed up.
The pill hovered in Qin Yu's palm, without a fixed shape, like a drop of solidified chaotic vortex, slowly rotating, with countless particles inside flickering uncertainly, and within each particle, it seemed as if a universe was being born and destroyed.
All the light around it disappears the moment it gets close, as if it never existed, but if you look at it with your divine sense, you can "see" an indescribable color.
It was neither black nor light, but rather—"the color of the Primordial," a sense of existence more real than nothingness. Qin Yu didn't look at it for long.
He directly and slowly introduced the Primordial Return to Oblivion Pill into Shen Qingchen's body without swallowing or making contact with it.
The pill vanished the moment it touched Shen Qingchen, as if it had fallen directly from "existence" to "non-existence".
In the first stage of Return to the Ruins, Shen Qingchen's body suddenly became still; his breathing stopped and his heartbeat ceased.
Not only was the breath completely cut off, but even the "sense of existence" itself was rapidly dissipating.
Standing before him, Qin Yu had a fleeting illusion. "Brother Shen... has he completely vanished from his sight?"
His form remained, but he was no longer "recognized." In the next instant, the void centered on Shen Qingchen collapsed.
It wasn't that space shattered, but rather that "nothingness" descended. An absolute void contracted inward, where light could not exist, sound could not exist, and even the laws were swallowed up the moment they approached.
At this moment, Shen Qingchen's Fate Soul completely returned to nothingness, devoid of self, others, heaven, and earth, as if it had never existed.
In the second stage of the True Reflection, at the very moment when "nothingness" reaches its Ultimate, a slight change appears in the deepest part of nothingness.
A faint light quietly appeared; it was not bright, yet it could not be ignored; it was not strong, yet it could not be extinguished. It was like the first ray of existence before the creation of the world.
Immediately afterwards, the light spots spread out and transformed into a halo. Within the halo, an outline slowly appeared—it was Shen Qingchen's Fate Soul, but it was different from before.
It is a "more authentic" existence, not a reshaping, but a "replication" from the origin, because before it completely returns to nothingness, it leaves a "complete imprint".
The laws of the True Annihilation Realm do not allow for incompleteness, so completeness is reflected anew, all cracks disappear, all damage is reduced to zero, and the Fate Soul returns to its origin.
It even better matches the third stage of "True Annihilation" rebirth. With a very slight ripple, Shen Qingchen's aura returned, first as a wisp.
Then, as if caught in a tidal wave, his body trembled slightly, his breathing returned, his heartbeat resumed, and his vital energy surged back from the void, no longer chaotic, but...
Pure, profound, and complete, his Fate Soul was free of any cracks, instead possessing an indescribable sense of Space Silence.
It was as if he had truly touched "nothingness" but it hadn't ended yet. In the next instant, his aura surged again, not as a recovery but as a breakthrough.
The ultimate Limit of the Realm Breaking Realm · Supreme was shattered at this moment.
His Fate Soul began to expand, its structure underwent a qualitative change, no longer confined to "existence," but leaping to a higher level.
The Mystic Void Realm, so mysterious and elusive, its aura began to "disappear," not weakening but no longer detectable by conventional understanding.
His existence seemed to begin to detach from the "defined" surrounding space, causing a slight misalignment, a deviation in the flow of time, and even a brief blur in Qin Yu's perception.
That was the beginning of the "unknowable." Boom! Within Shen Qingchen's body, an invisible boundary was completely shattered, and his aura stabilized.
At the Mystic Void Realm Initial Stage, the power of the Primordial Return to Oblivion Pill completely dissipated in the void, transforming into nine streams of chaotic energy that slowly circled around Shen Qingchen three times before silently entering his body.
Space returned to normal, light reappeared, and everything returned to calm. But in that instant, a faint sigh echoed softly from the depths of the void.
It was as if the True Annihilation Realm itself was watching all of this.
Shen Qingchen slowly opened his eyes. Those eyes, which had been on the verge of Annihilation due to the collapse of his Fate Soul, were now as deep as an abyss, faintly swirling with an indescribable "Mystic Void intent," as if a part of him had been drawn from his "existence" and then returned. He gazed at Qin Yu before him.
His chest heaved violently, and the next moment he abruptly stood up, his expression devoid of its usual composure, replaced by an almost uncontrollable excitement and shock. "Brother Qin... I... I'm actually still alive..." His voice trembled slightly, and then he took a deep breath.
Standing solemnly and firmly with clasped hands, I said, "Brother Qin, you saved me. If it weren't for your intervention today, I, Shen Qingchen, would have long since perished here. Not only that, you brought me back from the brink of Fate Soul, and even allowed me to step into the Mystic Void Realm... Such kindness cannot be expressed in words. From this day forward, my life belongs to you, Brother Qin. At your word, I will go through fire and water without the slightest hesitation."
Qin Yu smiled faintly, his expression remaining calm, as if his life-or-death move had been merely a casual gesture. He waved his hand gently, his voice low yet warm, "Brother Shen, there's no need for that. Since we are companions on this journey, we should support each other. In the future, within this Stele Forest Imperial City, I may very well need your help in many ways."
Upon hearing this, Shen Qingchen's expression instantly turned solemn, and an unprecedented determination appeared in his eyes. He stepped forward, his tone steady and earnest, "Brother Qin, since you say so, then I will say no more. From this day forward, you are my elder brother, Shen Qingchen's elder brother. Your affairs are my affairs, your enemies are my enemies. For the rest of my life, Shen Qingchen will follow your lead."
The two exchanged a glance, and then smiled simultaneously. The smile was no longer one of probing and caution, but rather one of genuine recognition and trust.
Shen Qingchen let out a soft breath, as if letting go of everything from the past, and then asked, "Brother Qin, which area shall we go to next...?"
Qin Yu did not answer immediately. His eyes flickered slightly, and then he gently flipped his palm, revealing a dark and deep mark from the storage crystal core.
The Mystic Void Non-Stillness Seal, the mark suspended in the palm of the hand, slightly distorted the surrounding space, as if even "existence itself" was avoiding its touch.
Qin Yu's gaze remained calm as he handed it to Shen Qingchen, "Brother Shen, please accept this Mystic Void Non-Stillness Seal."
Shen Qingchen was stunned, then his expression changed drastically. He took a step back, his eyes widening. "Brother Qin! This... this is absolutely unacceptable! This item is the sole treasure designated by the winner of this competition, and there are only four of them. How can I..."
Before he could finish speaking, Qin Yu had already pressed the Mystic Void Non-Stillness Seal directly into his palm, his action decisive and without the slightest hesitation.
"Take it." Qin Yu's voice was calm, yet carried an undeniable air of authority. "Didn't you just say that from now on you would follow my orders?"
Shen Qingchen paused.
Qin Yu continued, his tone calm yet revealing a strong sense of judgment, "Right now, in this Endless Abyss, the henchmen of Hua Jingmeng's lineage are eyeing me covetously. If this Mystic Void Non-Stillness Seal were in my hands, it would only make me their target. But you have now entered the Mystic Void Realm Initial Stage, making you one of the top combatants here. It would be safer for you to have it."
Shen Qingchen remained silent for a moment, a complex emotion surging in his eyes. Finally, he gritted his teeth, caught the mark with both hands, and said in a low but firm voice, "Brother Qin, rest assured, I will protect this Mystic Void Non-Stillness Seal with my life!"
Qin Yu gently shook his head and said calmly, "It's not for me to keep safe." His gaze was profound. "This Mystic Void Non-Stillness Seal is yours from now on."
Shen Qingchen was suddenly startled, "Brother Qin, you..."
Qin Yu had already turned around, his tone casual yet revealing a carefree nonchalance, "There are four Mystic Seal here. I will take the rest myself. As for joining the Lineage, I have never been very interested in it."
Shen Qingchen frowned slightly and couldn't help but ask, "Brother Qin, do you... have a grudge against the Lineage?"
Qin Yu shook his head, his gaze calm. "It's not really a matter of choice. I actually think the Ju Lineage and the Chi Lineage are quite acceptable."
"Then why..."
Qin Yu spoke slowly, his tone unhurried yet revealing an extremely firm conviction, "One of their rules is that joining the Lineage requires changing one's surname."
He paused, his gaze turning slightly cold. "I don't agree with that." Shen Qingchen was slightly taken aback, then gave a wry smile, "Brother Qin, it's just adding a surname..."
Qin Yu gently waved his hand, his voice calm yet undeniable, "Brother Shen, there's no need to persuade me further; my mind is made up."
He paused here, his tone softening slightly, "But you are different. You can choose to join either the Ju Lineage or the Chi Lineage. Then we will be brothers, and I can naturally use that as an excuse to deal with the Hua Lineage and the Shangguan Lineage."
Upon hearing this, Shen Qingchen's expression completely calmed down, and he nodded, "Understood."
Qin Yu then continued, "Also, after we leave this place, we'll split up. You take the Mystic Void Non-Stillness Seal and leave the Endless Abyss directly."
Shen Qingchen was taken aback. "Go out now?"
Qin Yu nodded. "The rules are clear: the first person to leave with the Mystic Seal will receive a generous reward and the trust of the Chi Lineage. This is the safest path."
His gaze was profound. "While this place offers many opportunities, the dangers are equally unpredictable. Now that you have broken through to the Mystic Void Realm, you should convert your advantages into tangible benefits, rather than continuing to take risks."
Shen Qingchen remained silent for a long time before finally nodding emphatically, "Alright, Brother Qin, I'll listen to you."
Then, his expression turned serious, "However, you must also be careful; the Hua Jingmeng lineage will never let this go."
Having said that, he waved his hand, and a scroll emitting faint void fluctuations appeared in his palm. Blank Dao Scroll, and he was about to hand it over.
Qin Yu raised his hand to block it, and smiled gently, "This item is most suitable for your current level, keep it."
After he finished speaking, he turned around and stepped into the deeper part of the abyss, his steps slow.
Yet, as if out of place with the rest of the space, his figure gradually disappeared into the void within moments.
Shen Qingchen stood there, gripping the Mystic Void Non-Stillness Seal tightly, watching the departing figure. A newfound determination and conviction flashed in his eyes. "Brother Qin... don't worry."
"I will definitely be waiting for your safe return outside." After saying this, he no longer hesitated, turned around and transformed into a streak of light, heading straight for the exit barrier.