The Domain of Scales was once again plunged into Ultimate pressure. Thousands of gilded scales stretched across the heavens and earth, time itself like a knife, life and death like a ruler. The remaining hundred or so cultivators, under that oppressive force that seemed to Order Adjudication of the universe, had no more hope. A furious roar ripped through the deathly silence, "Fellow Daoists—we must go all out!! Otherwise, we will be wiped out!!"
This was not a sound, but a transmission of will transformed from the vibration of the Fate Soul. In an instant, it pierced through everyone's sea of consciousness. The next moment, all the remaining cultivators erupted simultaneously, their origins fully activated, and their Dao principles ignited. An unprecedentedly brilliant killing domain suddenly lit up the void. Someone summoned an ancient cauldron whose entire body was bound by chains of cause and effect. As soon as the cauldron opened, countless life paths intertwined and flowed.
Some raised their hands and summoned a broken yet ancient Star River Halberd, its blade adorned with projections of countless shattered worlds; others unleashed their innate Dao Domain, reversing Yin and Yang, inverting space and time, transforming their surroundings into a temporary "self-realm" unbound by any scale, where countless supreme treasures and primordial artifacts simultaneously appeared.
Layers of defense and counterattacks intertwined, transforming the entire Scaled Domain from monotony into a vortex of conflicting Dao principles. The light of Fate Soul, the chains of cause and effect, and the breath of Void Evolution roared against each other, creating a spectacular scene that was almost like the Realm Collapse.
Amidst this turmoil, Qin Yu to one side of the crowd, his eyes slightly lowered. The Silent Origin Stainless Sword slowly materialized in his hand. The sword was devoid of light, yet it seemed to absorb all light. He did not rush to attack, but instead used the sword as a boundary to isolate his own Fate Soul from the external power of scale, creating an extremely thin separation.
He could clearly sense that this Black Gold Ruler Stillness was not simply suppressing with power, but using "scale" to cover all "definitions of existence". Once it was completely covered, any resistance would be meaningless. Therefore, his sword intent did not strike at those light bands, but instead kept locked on the "operation node" of the giant ruler's origin, his gaze Ultimate calm.
Just as everyone was fighting desperately, the five Mystic Void Realm · Middle Stage cultivators suddenly exchanged glances, a resolute glint flashing in their eyes. One of them spoke in a deep voice, his will piercing through the crowd. "Fellow Daoists of the Mystic Void Realm, please help us activate the Return to the Ruins Annihilation Formation!!"
These words caused all the Mystic Void Realm cultivators present to tremble. They naturally knew the name of this formation; it was no ordinary killing formation, but rather Ultimate Annihilation method that touched upon the "origin of nothingness." It required at least ten Xuan Mystic Void Realm beings to use their own understanding of "nothingness" as a node to form the formation.
Once set up, it becomes an existential killing trap capable of erasing even beings of the same realm from their very roots. However, the cost is equally terrifying; the slightest wavering of "existential obsession" will result in a backlash that drags one into true nothingness.
After a brief hesitation, "I'll go!!" "Let's enter this battle together!!" "Since death is inevitable, let's gamble on this one chance!!"
More than ten Mystic Void Realm cultivators stepped out simultaneously. They needed no positioning or communication; their Fate Soul contracted at the same moment, suppressing their existence to its minimum, as if they were deliberately "hiding" from the world.
There was no aura, no light, no fluctuation of any Dao principles, and even when the measuring tape swept over them, there was a moment of "unmarkability," as if these people were leaving the range of measurement.
The next instant, a sudden surge occurred without light or sound, and even space itself did not tremble.
The only change is that the "scales" across the entire scale area have begun to become blurred.
Distance could no longer be measured, the passage of time lost its reference, the boundary between life and death gradually melted away, the division between yin and yang began to collapse, and all cultivators suddenly realized that their cultivation level, the strength of their supernatural powers, and even the "gap in the strength of existence" had lost their meaning at this moment. It was not that they were being suppressed, but that the concept of "measurement" itself was being erased.
Immediately afterwards, something appeared out of thin air in the center of the array; no one could see it or touch it.
Even the act of "perception" cannot capture its outline, but everyone "knows" that there is an ineffable existence there.
It is not darkness, not emptiness, not chaos; it is the layer that existed even before the concepts of "darkness," "emptiness," and "chaos" came into being—pure "nothingness."
At that moment, all the scale-shaped light bands that approached that area began to disappear silently, as if even the "scales" could not stand in them. And those time-series blades that were still slashing wildly, once they touched that "nothingness", began to fade little by little from the edge until they completely disappeared.
The original Black Gold Ruler Stillness was covered for the first time, but the price was also becoming apparent.
The figures of the dozen or so Mystic Void Realm cultivators began to blur. Their Fate Soul were no longer stable, as if they were actively giving up their "definition of their own existence" in exchange for resonance with the "nothingness". Once someone's will wavered, the entire formation would collapse and backfire instantly.
At this moment, an Ultimate bizarre scene unfolded between heaven and earth—on one side, the Xuanjin Giant Ruler controlled the scales, severing the order of all things; on the other side, the Return to the Ruins Annihilation Formation manifested the "Realm of Nothingness," swallowing all existence. The two primordial levels of power confronted each other in the same space. There was no explosion, no roar, yet it was more suffocating than any destruction.
In the midst of this standoff, Qin Yu's gaze finally sharpened slightly. He saw it—he saw the boundary between the scale and "nothingness," he saw that sliver of a true chance to break the deadlock.
The moment the Return to the Ruins Annihilation Formation took shape, that "Realm of Nothingness" was no longer just a static existence, but began to "spread".
There was no fluctuation, no sound, not even a movement of space.
That absolute "nothingness" slowly spread forward, like an expansion that didn't even allow the act of "spreading" to exist. Wherever it passed, the long ribbon of black gold markings silently broke, faded, and disappeared, as if even the concept of "markings" itself had vanished.
It couldn't even exist in that realm. The golden band of light that originally stretched across the heavens and earth was "erased" bit by bit from the edge the moment it made contact. It didn't shatter, but rather it never existed at all.
The Black Gold Ruler Stillness was truly touched for the first time.
The giant ruler trembled slightly, and countless markings flowed rapidly across its surface, as if recalculating and redefining this unrestrained region. However, the "realm of nothingness" did not respond. It did not resist, reject, or devour; it simply "existed," and this very existence became a negation of all "markings."
However, the next moment, the Black Gold Ruler Stillness reacted, "Buzz--!!!" The giant ruler rose into the air and suddenly split in two.
The pitch-black, abyss-like Yin-Yang patterns on the left suddenly spread out, as if solidifying the ancient darkness into a physical form;
The blazing white Yangyan rune on the right side suddenly burst into flames, resembling the pure vitality of the beginning of heaven and earth.
The two intertwined, transforming into a boundary ruler that spans the void— the Yin-Yang Realm Ruler.
Yin-Yang Ruler Judgment - Spirit Division and Qi Release. "Boom--!!!"
The blade slashed downwards, the interwoven light of gold, black, and white like lines severing the Limit of heaven and earth, instantly piercing the boundary of the Return to the Ruins Annihilation Formation and directly cutting into that "realm of nothingness."
In an instant, a strange change occurred.
The originally untouchable "nothingness" actually "fluctuated" under this attack. The Yin energy was forcibly stripped away and turned into a black torrent that was absorbed by the ruler. The Yang energy was torn into a golden river of light and recalibrated in the scale. The Fate Soul of the Mystic Void Realm cultivators who maintained the formation were suddenly shaken, and their "resonance of nothingness" was forcibly torn open with a crack.
"Stay calm!! Don't waver!!" someone roared.
But in the next instant, the second divine power descended. The giant black gold ruler hung high in the void, its tip slowly drooping—the Ruler of Life and Death, the Brand of Fate.
A beam of life-and-death divine light, solidified to the Ultimate, descended from the tip of the ruler, with blue patterns emerging and black seal script intertwined.
The divine light did not sever space or shatter dimensions; it struck directly upon the Fate Soul of the cultivators within the formation.
"Buzz--!!!" A ring of scale light appeared simultaneously between the brows of more than ten Mystic Void Realm cultivators.
The wheel of life rotates and the wheel of death appears; the surge of vitality is instantly exhausted, and the soul vibrates and rapidly collapses.
At this moment, their "existence" was directly incorporated into the scale of life and death, and even though they were in the "realm of nothingness," they were forcibly dragged back into the "measurable" range.
The formation shook. "Boom--!!!" The first crack exploded within the Return to the Ruins Annihilation Formation.
A cultivator at the Mystic Void Realm experienced a fluctuation in their will for a fleeting moment. "I... don't want to disappear..."
The moment that thought arose, "Pfft—!" His figure was directly devoured by "nothingness".
The whole person collapsed from the inside out—not exploded, but "disappeared," and that "realm of nothingness" lost a node.
The formation lost its balance, and in the next instant, it collapsed in a chain reaction, erupting completely with a deafening roar!
The entire Return to the Ruins Annihilation Formation suddenly distorted. The originally stable "Resonance of Nothingness" completely lost control under the dual impact of Yin and Yang and the scale of life and death. The "Abyss of Annihilation" within the array began to tremble violently, with some areas expanding wildly and others suddenly collapsing.
The Fate Soul of more than ten Mystic Void Realm cultivators were simultaneously attacked. Some spat out blood from their Fate Soul on the spot, some had their souls shattered, and some even began to lose their sense of existence.
"Damn it!! The formation is about to collapse!!" "Retreat--!!" But it was too late.
"Buzz--!!!" The black gold markings descended once more, and at this moment, everyone was trapped in a true dead end.
Just as things were on the verge of collapse, Qin Yu made a move. He neither resisted the life-or-death threshold nor maintained the crumbling formation.
His gaze remained fixed on the core of the Black Gold Ruler Stillness, and at that moment, his Fate Soul trembled slightly.
The Silent Origin Stainless Sword was gently raised in his hand. There was no burst of energy, no sword light, only an extremely pure "severance".
"Since the scale originates from the definition..." "Then I will—sever the source of its definition."
The next instant, Qin Yu drew his sword, the second form of the Silent Origin Stainless Sword – the Causeless Disillusionment Sword, "Buzz--!"
This sword strike did not aim at the giant ruler itself, but rather at the very line of logic that defines its "existence."
There was no explosion or collision where the sword fell; only the "source" within the core of the Xuanjin Giant Ruler, which maintained the operation of all the scales, remained.
A sudden, extremely faint "crack" sound rang out, yet it resonated throughout the entire scale area.
In the next instant, all the scales became disordered, the light of the Yin-Yang boundary collapsed, and the divine light of life and death ceased to flow.
The Black Gold Ruler Stillness's operation experienced its first major lapse—it went out of control. Its core had been breached!
A Mystic Void Realm expert's pupils constricted sharply. "Fellow Daoists--!! Go all out!!"
"Completely annihilate it!!!" At this moment, the surviving cultivators held nothing back.
Hundreds of supernatural powers erupted simultaneously, causing the collapse of cause and effect, the reversal of the laws of nature, the burning of Fate Soul, and the Void Evolution Realm Breaking.
All the power was directed at the giant black gold ruler that had lost its core support, while Qin Yu stood at the forefront, his sword once again radiating Stainless intent, piercing through everything.
The moment hundreds of divine powers descended simultaneously, the entire scaled void collapsed with a deafening roar. The golden scale ribbon was torn to shreds, the yin and yang meridians reversed, and the coordinates of life and death surged in turbulent currents. All sorts of divine powers intertwined in the air, forming a destructive tidal wave that blotted out the sky.
Sword light, hand seals, Dao domains, and Fate Soul fluctuations piled up in layers, like billions of stars falling at the same time. The entire first layer of space was compressed and emitted a low and continuous rumble, as if even the "scale" itself would be crushed.
However, just as this World Extinguisher torrent was about to completely engulf the Black Gold Ruler Stillness, the giant ruler moved, without anger or struggle.
It simply vanished, and in the next instant, countless tiny, gilded markings emerged from the deepest part of the void.
It doesn't spread from a single point, but exists simultaneously in every direction, every fissure, and every timeline.
Mystic Void Gui Ji – Wu Chi Hua Dao: The form of the giant ruler completely dissipated, transforming into billions of points of light, sinking into the Mystic Void Realm.
Between heaven and earth, there are no more "rulers," but everywhere there are "measurements," and all attacks fall.
The first sword light cleaved into the Sea of Scales, instantly losing its anchor. The sword intent dissipated, transforming into a faint golden ripple that vanished without a trace. Immediately following, countless magical seals slammed into the void, only to be plunged into an abyss, leaving not even an echo.
Fate Soul- shaking impact, Dao-law suppression, spatial tearing... all power was swallowed up the moment it touched those translucent markings.
Without any resistance or shattering attack itself, it was erased, leaving only layers of pale golden ripples spreading out in the void before quickly returning to deathly silence.
It was a breathtaking scene; the combined attack of hundreds of cultivators, exerting all their strength, seemed to have never happened at that moment.
Some people's pupils contracted, some Fate Soul trembled, "This... how is this possible..." They couldn't even touch its existence...
The sense of oppression instantly reached its Limit, and the black gold scale silently converged again, as if the entire space was being remeasured by an invisible hand.
However, at that very moment, Qin Yu also moved. He did not chase after the dissipating scale, nor did he attempt to bombard the void.
His gaze fell upon the deepest part of that "nothingness," where there was no form, yet there was an extremely faint trace of a source.
The Silent Origin Stainless Sword, with a gentle tremor in his hand, revealed no light on its blade, only an Ultimate sense of Annihilation.
"Since I've merged into the Mystic Void..." "Then I will—sever even the thought of 'merging'."
The next instant, Qin Yu stepped forward and raised his sword—the Dao- Annihilation Sword of Annihilation. As the word "Slay" fell, the world fell silent, and no Sword Qi swept across the sky.
There was no spatial tearing; wherever the sword passed, all traces of "rule operation" came to an abrupt halt.
The scale stopped extending, the sequence of time ceased flowing, cause and effect snapped on the spot, and for the first time, the sea of scales that had merged into the Mystic Void (mysterious void) "paused".
Immediately afterwards, an extremely thin crack emerged from the depths of the void, the space split open, and the "Origin of Scale" was cleaved apart.
"Buzz--!!!" At this moment, all cultivators simultaneously sensed the same thing--
"That thing has been touched!" roared a Mystic Void Realm cultivator.
"Go all out!!" In the next instant, hundreds of divine abilities erupted once again! This time, there was no probing.
Without reservation, the Fate Soul burns, the Dao foundation resonates, the divine weapon is unsealed, and the laws reverse—
The entire space erupted in chaos, sword light pierced through the void, tearing apart the stagnant scale, and the causal chains snapped back, forcibly prying open the broken sections;
Space collapsed into a point, repeatedly crushing along the crack line. The fluctuations of Fate Soul surged like a tidal wave, attempting to tear apart that exposed trace of origin.
Qin Yu's sword fell once more, this time its sword intent piercing through the crack.
"Boom--!!!" A silent collapse exploded deep within everyone 'Fate Soul, and the Xuanjin Scale Sea suddenly dissipated.
Those countless translucent points of light, as if their support had been removed, began to fall, shatter, and disappear madly.
The temporal sequence fractured, the yin and yang meridians collapsed, and the scales of life and death were all reduced to zero. The entire first layer of space fell into a momentary "blank".
Then Annihilation completely. The Black Gold Ruler Stillness - the Yin-Yang Judgment of Time - disappeared without a trace, without any fluctuations, and without even the process of being "defeated".
As if from that moment on, it had never existed. Heaven and earth stabilized again, and the long band of markings slowly dissipated.
The void returned to silence. Hundreds of cultivators stood still, some panting heavily, others trembling in their souls.
Some remained in a striking stance, but had no target, while Qin Yu slowly sheathed his sword.
With calm eyes, he concluded that this battle was not won by one person, but by the combined efforts of many, who forcibly tore apart the rules and then decided the outcome with a single sword strike.
In the air, only an indescribable feeling remained, an lingering resonance that could no longer be measured by any "scale".