The four stepped into the deepest part of that broken realm. Here, the world no longer maintained the continuity of "space." The ground beneath their feet felt like a thin shadow that could be erased at any moment, and the lingering threads of cause and effect floating around them slowly converged towards the center.
As if drawn anew by some will that had been dormant for countless epochs, the entire core area was in a state of near stagnation. Even the originally chaotic time dimensions became unusually slow at this moment, as if waiting for confirmation from some "returner".
The Eternal Annihilation Heavenly Emperor slowly moved forward, standing atop the collapsed center. His figure began to change at that moment; the aura he had previously concealed suddenly expanded outwards, and countless fine spatial rifts appeared and quickly closed around him.
Within each rift, fragments of time, completely sealed off, are faintly reflected. The past, present, and future intersect and flash within these rifts, only to be forcibly pushed into a dimension of "never happened" in the next instant.
He slowly raised his hands, and between his palms, a point of extremely dark light began to gather. The light had no brightness, but it blurred all the light and shadow that existed around him at this moment, as if they had been stripped of their right to "manifest".
The next instant, he clasped his hands together, and the sky and earth suddenly sank.
The entire core area seemed to have been forcibly pressed into a deeper dimension by an invisible force. The ground beneath their feet was no longer soil, but countless overlapping time fractures, each layer sealing within a causal chain that had long since ended.
As the will of the Eternal Annihilation Heavenly Emperor descended, these fault lines began to tremble violently. One after another, the sealed causal lines were forcibly dragged out of time, weaving in the void into a huge cycle of reincarnation covering the entire area.
His voice was deep and ancient, slowly echoing through the area, without reverberation, yet resonating simultaneously in every causal break. "From my source, I trace my end; with silence as my guide, I awaken the traces that have not yet vanished."
The moment the words left his mouth, the Cycle of Reincarnation tightened abruptly.
Countless causal threads simultaneously ignited with a dark light. The light was not burning, but rather the reappearance of traces that had been "remembered." The world began to twist violently, and scenes that had long since disappeared were forcibly pulled back—collapsed realms, fallen spiritual sources, severed timelines, and completely sealed existences. Everything overlapped at this moment.
At this moment, the auras of the Primordial Dao-Extinguishing True Emperor and the Void Finality Saint Emperor simultaneously subsided. They did not make a move, but simply stood quietly to the side, their gazes fixed on the core. They knew that this was not a release of power, but the activation of "existence authority".
Qin Yu stood aside, his gaze calm yet profound. He could clearly sense that at this moment, the Eternal Annihilation Heavenly Emperor was not searching for anything.
He is calling back, calling back the legacy that was buried in "a place where time Does Not Exist".
The moment the web of reincarnation and cause and effect completely tightened—the world suddenly stood still.
All the flowing causal threads stopped at this moment, even the remnants of spiritual energy ceased to dissipate, as if the entire core area had been pressed with an absolute "terminal".
The next instant, an extremely tiny black dot emerged from the void; it wasn't that it appeared, but rather that it had always been there.
Only now was it allowed to be "seen," and that point of blackness rapidly spread, slowly condensing into shape in the void.
A seal, suspended in the core, without any support. The surrounding space automatically receded the moment it appeared, as if it could not contain its existence. The seal body was a deep black, but it was not a single color. Instead, it was a layered, dark flow, as if countless layers of time were compressed within it.
Its shape resembles an ancient sundial, but it has no markings; there are only three engravings on the dial.
The first engraving is extremely thin and long, extending to the edge of the entire dial. Inside the engraving flows an elusive undercurrent, as if time is constantly being compressed, collapsed, and returned to zero. That is the Annihilation of Time.
The second mark was slightly coarse, like a crack that had been repeatedly torn and forcibly stitched together. Within the crack, countless broken fragments of cause and effect flickered, each one being erased the moment it appeared— the Annihilation of Karma.
The third mark is the most bizarre. It is not complete, but exists intermittently, like a mark forcibly carved across multiple dimensions. The space around the mark is constantly slightly displaced, as if the dimensions themselves have lost their stability in front of it. That is -- the Annihilation of dimensions.
The seal itself emitted no light, yet it caused the entire world to lose its color at that moment.
The Void Finality Saint Emperor caught his breath for a moment, his eyes erupting with uncontrollable shock and ecstasy, his voice even trembling slightly, "Brother—it's the Seal of Karma, Time and Dimension!"
He suddenly took a step forward, barely able to contain his emotions, "Brother, we've found it! This is the legacy left to you by the Annihilation Ancient Emperor!"
The Primordial Dao-Extinguishing True Emperor was equally shaken, his fists slowly clenching, his voice low but unable to suppress his excitement, "Heaven rewards those who persevere... Brother... we... have finally found it."
The Eternal Annihilation Heavenly Emperor stood still, not stepping forward immediately; his body trembled slightly at that moment.
That wasn't a fluctuation of power, but an emotion that spanned hundreds of epochs, which completely collapsed in that instant.
He slowly took a step, then two.
With each step he took, the causal fault beneath his feet would tremble slightly, and the previously chaotic residual lines would automatically recede, making way for a path to the seal.
He reached out, his fingers pausing slightly as they approached the seal, before gently lifting it up.
The moment the Seal of Karma, Time and Dimension fell into his palm, the entire core area trembled violently, and an extremely ancient aura slowly emanated from the seal. The aura was not violent, but it carried a heavy sense of "still existing after the end".
The Eternal Annihilation Heavenly Emperor looked down at the seal in his hand. His hand trembled, and for the first time, his eyes welled up with tears.
The voice was low and husky, yet so clear that it silenced the entire world, "Several hundred epochs..."
His voice slowly broke the silence, "I did not allow the legacy to fall into the hands of that Dark Legion."
His fingers tightened slightly, as if he were grasping the entire past. "I did it." At that moment, time stood still.
The cause and effect ceased to extend, and this destroyed world, for a brief moment, regained a semblance of "meaning of existence."
Qin Yu stood aside without interrupting, his gaze fixed on the three of them, a look that rarely appeared on his face.
Calm, yet carrying an unspeakable depth, he did not make a move at this moment.
Just watching, watching this obsession that spanned hundreds of epochs, finally found its home.
The Primordial Dao-Extinguishing True Emperor stepped forward, his gaze sweeping over the still unstable fragmented domain before withdrawing it. His tone was calm yet tinged with barely suppressed urgency, "Brother, time is precious. We will protect you; you shall receive the inheritance here."
The Void Finality Saint Emperor nodded slowly, the excitement in his eyes not yet completely faded, but he had already regained his composure. "Yes, elder brother, this place is your Source Realm. The three remnants of cause and effect, time, and dimension have not completely dissipated, and this Seal of Karma, Time and Dimension... is completely of the same origin as the aura here. It will be more stable here than anywhere else."
Qin Yu's gaze slowly swept across the surroundings. The previously broken and floating causal threads were now extremely slowly converging towards the Seal of Karma, Time and Dimension. Strands of fragmented time seemed to be drawn back by an invisible hand, slowly rotating around the seal.
Even the dim light emanating from the remnants of spiritual energy cores in the distance began to tilt slightly towards this area. This region seemed to be silently restoring a kind of "original order outline," which, though broken, still responded to the presence of that seal.
Qin Yu nodded slightly, his voice low but carrying an undeniable certainty, "This place is indeed the most suitable place to receive the inheritance." His gaze fell on the Eternal Annihilation Heavenly Emperor, "Now you should focus on receiving the inheritance; we will protect you."
The Eternal Annihilation Heavenly Emperor held the Seal of Karma, Time and Dimension in both hands, his gaze fixed intently on Qin Yu. At that moment, the emotions in his eyes were undisguised; the obsession and repression that had spanned hundreds of epochs settled completely. He nodded heavily, his voice low and solemn, "Yes, Master, I will obey your every command."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Yu made his move. He didn't raise his hand to set up an array, nor did he gather any visible power; his gaze simply darkened slightly.
In the next instant, the "logical structure" of this core area began to change.
Centered on his feet, an invisible ripple spread outwards. These ripples were not energy, but rather a kind of "judgment" descending, forcibly stripping the space within a ten-mile radius from its original causal system at that moment.
All the causal chains that originally connected to the outside world were severed the moment the ripple touched them. The break did not explode or dissipate, but instead directly lost the qualification to "continue to extend".
Between heaven and earth, without any change in light or shadow, they were silently "redefined".
All external causes and effects, the flow of time, and the mapping of existence are completely isolated ten miles away, as if an invisible barrier lies between them. Any causal connection that attempts to cross this barrier is rewritten as "never established" the moment it touches the boundary.
Immediately following, the second layer of change arrived.
The previously chaotic time fractures began to automatically return to their proper places within the array domain. The layers of time were rearranged, with the past pushed to the bottom layer, the future sealed on the outermost layer, and the "present" forcibly fixed within this area.
It becomes the only allowed time dimension, and any external time stream attempting to intrude will lose the premise of "occurring" the moment it touches it.
The third layer of change then unfolds, and the way space exists is rewritten.
This ten-mile area no longer belongs to a single dimension, but has been directly compressed by Qin Yu into an independent logical node. All existences within it share the same "existence permission", while everything outside is defined as "inaccessible". Even if a force tries to forcibly tear it apart, it will only affect an interface that "Does Not Exist a connection".
The entire array domain, devoid of array patterns, radiance, or any visual appearance, at this moment, became a completely isolated "independent world" cut off from the outside world.
Qin Yu stood in the center of the array, slowly withdrawing his gaze. His aura remained unchanged, yet the stability of the entire area instantly rose to an almost absolute level.
He stepped forward and stood at the very front of the formation.
The Primordial Dao-Extinguishing True Emperor and the Void Finality Saint Emperor moved to the sides simultaneously, each occupying the left and right sides. The three of them formed a stable triangular structure invisibly, completely sealing off the front of the entire array.
At that very moment, Qin Yu's figure swayed slightly, and a figure completely identical to his own silently separated from his main body.
The clone showed no aura or even independent presence; it was like a "projection of existence" that had been separated and isolated. It turned around and stood at the back of the deepest part of the array, its gaze calm, like a stationary anchor point, completely suppressing the entire area behind it.
All four directions—front, left, right, and back—were sealed off, and the entire ten-mile stretch of land became a desolate and undisturbed zone.
The Eternal Annihilation Heavenly Emperor stood in the center, the Seal of Karma, Time and Dimension in his hand slowly emanating a trace of extremely ancient aura. The aura was not strong, but it caused everything around to tremble slightly.
He took a deep breath, slowly sat cross-legged, and placed his hand in a mudra in his palm.
He clasped his hands together slightly, holding the seal to his heart. In the next instant, his aura began to slowly sink, and the spacetime rifts that had been floating around him closed one by one, then unfolded again in a more stable way, forming a miniature Annihilation Field centered on him.
The lines of cause and effect began to converge on him, and the time fault slowly rotated around him.
The fragmented streams of spiritual light also became docile at this moment, as if they had been reaffirmed as to "belong."
In the next instant, the Seal of Karma, Time and Dimension trembled slightly, and an extremely subtle black light pattern slowly spread from the seal and fell into the brow of the Eternal Annihilation Heavenly Emperor.
There was no explosion, no impact, yet at this moment, the gate to the inheritance that had been sealed for hundreds of epochs was completely opened. Heaven and earth were silent; the inheritance had already begun.