Xiao Yue sat on Qin Yu's right shoulder, gazing at the slowly unfolding Hongmeng Ancient Fan high in the sky. A sly smile crept across her lips, and a mischievous glint appeared in her eyes. She gently swung her little feet, her blue hair still flowing smoothly in the wind, the crescent-shaped silver ornament on her forehead gleaming with a faint starlight. Her voice was soft and sweet, yet carried an undisguised malice, "Then let's give it a try."
Upon hearing these words, the Dihuang Divine Phoenix's golden and white eyes blazed with Ultimate. Its wings flapped violently, unleashing a torrent of golden flames from the depths of its feathers. The enormous Hongmeng Ancient Fan unfurled before it, and the ancient seas depicted on its surface churned violently. The crescent moon was swallowed by the raging tide, and countless afterimages of sea beasts awakened from within the fan.
One after another, the primordial divine patterns on the fan ribs lit up, like stars in an ancient era returning to their positions along their predetermined trajectories. The entire sky was compressed into a vortex by that force, and countless crystal peaks of the Crystal Mountain Range rose from the ground, sucked into the air by the violent fan force. The crystals were constantly peeling into transparent scales in the wind, and the scales were then swept into the raging sea within the fan surface, transforming into a blue-gold storm that covered the heavens and the earth.
The Dihuang Divine Phoenix slowly raised its wings, the tips of its feathers brushing against the fan handle. A wisp of golden-white Dihuang Blood Flame entered the heart of the fan. In an instant, the crescent moon at the center of the ancient fan suddenly opened, and a dark blue vortex emerged from its depths. As the vortex swirled and spewed, all the wind, water, light, clouds, crystals, and fire in the world were forcibly drawn in, transforming into a primordial tide blade that stretched across ten thousand miles.
Before the tidal blade even landed, the crystal layer beneath Qin Yu's feet was already being lifted inch by inch, the distant mountain ridges were bent under the pressure, and the space was swirled into circles of transparent vortexes by the storm. Even the flow of the Hongmeng Origin was briefly sluggish under the pressure of that supreme treasure.
The Divine Phoenix spread its wings to their Limit, its voice descending from the sky, carrying the unique arrogance and killing intent of the Dihuang Bloodline, "This Phoenix will see how long you can keep up this act!" The next instant, the ancient fan slammed down, causing the entire ancient sea within its surface to collapse. Azure-gold tidal blades, carrying with them moonlight and illusory sea beasts, crashed to the ground.
All the crystal peaks along the way were crushed into dust, and the void was rolled into a huge funnel. This area of the Crystal Mountain Range was as if it had been pressed from the sky into the ground by an invisible giant hand. Thousands of storms turned into divine chains that crisscrossed down, pointing directly at Qin Yu and Xiao Yue.
Qin Yu stood still, his black robe billowing in the wind, the crystal layer beneath his feet constantly cracking, yet no defensive divine power materialized in front of him. Xiao Yue remained seated on his right shoulder, even leisurely taking a bite of the Dao Source Fruit, her azure eyes filled with a relaxed, spectator-like expression.
As Dihuang Divine Phoenix watched this scene, doubts arose in his heart. The divine power of the Hongmeng Ancient Fan had already approached the two of them, and the storm's edge was only half an inch away from sweeping them into the center of the Primordial Tide Blade. However, Qin Yu did not move, nor did Xiao Yue. They were as calm as if they were standing by a lake waiting for a gentle breeze to blow by.
The Divine Phoenix's golden-white pupils narrowed slightly, a chill creeping into her heart. "Why is there no reaction? Has it been terrified by this Primordial Dao Supreme Treasure of mine?"
The moment this thought arose, the first crack suddenly appeared on the primordial divine patterns on the ancient fan. The crack was extremely fine, as fine as a hair, yet it pierced through the entire fan rib the instant it appeared.
The ancient sea in the fan suddenly froze, the towering waves stopped at their highest point, the gaping maw of the sea beast's phantom froze in mid-air, and the pale crescent moon seemed to be squeezed by some unseen force, its moonlight dimming inch by inch.
Deep within Qin Yu's sea of consciousness, an indescribable key image slowly lit up, and Wancai starlight spread out from nowhere. It had no physical form and no outward display of sharpness; only rings of the Law of Returning to Zero spread outward along the foundation of Qin Yu's existence.
The moment that light entered reality, the entire "origin" of the Hongmeng Ancient Fan was forcibly revealed. The fan ribs began to fade from the first strand of Hongmeng Divine Metal at the time of its forging, and the ancient sea sealed within the fan surface was traced back to before it took form. Tides, crescent moon, beast shadows, divine patterns, fan ribs, the will of sacrifice, and the blessing of the Dihuang's Blood Flame.
In a fraction of a second, everything was pulled into a shower of brilliant stardust. The ancient fan didn't explode; the sea on its surface dissipated first, the waves turning into countless tiny specks of light. The moon shattered into a ring of silvery-gray powder, and the illusory sea beasts lost their outlines one after another. The primordial divine patterns on the fan ribs went out one after another, like candle flames blown out by the wind.
Then the entire fan began to collapse from the edges, the Azure Jade Divine Gold decomposed into primordial stardust that could no longer be condensed, the Storm Divine Power lost its support, and the countless tidal blades stopped half an inch in front of Qin Yu's brow, then shattered silently like a phantom tide whose foundation had been completely drained.
The sky regained its color, the swirling clouds fell back to their original positions, and the suspended crystal peaks lost their traction and plummeted to the ground, creating a series of deep craters. The last remaining illusory image of the ancient fan's ribs flashed gently in the horrified gaze of the Dihuang Divine Phoenix, transforming into a handful of Wancai stardust that drifted in front of Qin Yu.
The colossal body of the Dihuang Divine Phoenix suddenly froze, the golden-white divine flames on its wings flaring erratically, and the arrogant haughtiness deep within its pupils was torn apart by incomprehensible terror. It had watched its Primordial Dao Supreme Treasure unfold completely and then Return to Dust in the blink of an eye, before a single thought could even fully form, and before any backlash could even materialize.
Because even the process of "being destroyed" was stripped away beforehand, leaving only a piece of meaningless stardust drifting in the wind, Xiao Yue sat on Qin Yu's shoulder, reached out and caught a speck of Wancai stardust, looked at it in front of her eyes, and then blew it away with disdain, "Oh dear, silly bird, your treasure is quite pretty, but it's not durable."
Qin Yu gazed calmly at the Divine Phoenix high in the sky. The Wancai starlight before him slowly faded, and the light of the Law of Returning to Zero retreated into the depths of his consciousness. His black robes swayed gently in the gradually calming wind. He did not pursue, but his voice seemed to press down on the entire Crystal Mountain Range, "Those who use foreign objects to offend me will perish before their very thoughts. Now, what do you have left?"
The sky behind the Divine Phoenix cracked inch by inch, its golden and white wings trembled violently, and the previous Dihuang pressure was backfired by the gap left by the Hongmeng Ancient Fan, causing it to fall continuously. The mirror patterns deep in the surrounding crystal peaks went out one by one, as if the entire mountain range was witnessing its first real fear.
The Dihuang Divine Phoenix hovered high in the sky, its massive divine body trembling slightly. Its golden-white pupils were fixed on the Wancai stardust drifting in the sky, and the pride deep in its pupils had been completely replaced by an almost uncontrollable fear.
It simply couldn't understand. That Primordial Dao Supreme Treasure had accompanied it through countless years, suppressed several powerful True Annihilation Realm experts for it, and even forcibly resisted the residual power left by the Eternal Silence Realm. Yet now, it was directly reduced to zero and crushed without Qin Yu and Xiao Yue even raising their hands.
There was no clash of divine powers, no destructive explosion, not even a true "destruction"—the entire treasure seemed to have never existed, turning into meaningless stardust before its eyes. A roar echoed in the Divine Phoenix's mind. It could no longer care about the dignity of the Dihuang Bloodline; only one thought remained in its heart—escape. Only by escaping could it survive.
Boom--!!!!!!
Its wings suddenly spread out, and a large amount of golden and white divine flames burst out from the depths of its wings. The surrounding space was instantly torn open with countless dark cracks, and the entire body of the Dihuang Divine Phoenix directly transformed into a golden and white stream of light and rushed into the depths of the void.
The space along the way was forcibly folded, and the spatial nodes were compressed wildly. It even burned part of the Dihuang's essence to activate its escape technique. But at that moment, Xiao Yue slowly yawned, raised her little hand, and the Blue Ring slowly rotated behind her.
"Blue Ring, Second Form: Logic Chain Severance." Buzz—The entire world suddenly froze, the origin of space was forcibly imprisoned and locked, and all things were frozen in the present moment.
The blue-green rings spread out from under Xiao Yue's feet, instantly covering an area of hundreds of thousands of miles. All spatial rifts solidified at the same time, and the void passage that had been opened in front of the Dihuang Divine Phoenix suddenly shattered like a mirror.
Its body slammed into an invisible spatial barrier, causing the entire Crystal Mountain Range to shake violently with a deafening roar, and large sections of the crystal peaks collapsed and fell.
The Dihuang Divine Phoenix let out an angry shriek and forcibly tore through space once more, but each time the space just opened, it was immediately smoothed out by the Blue Ring patterns. It made several frantic attacks, but all around it had already turned into a completely sealed blue cage.
It finally despaired completely, and in the next instant, its golden-white pupils suddenly turned crimson. "Since you won't let me leave—" "Then let's die together!!!"
Boom--!!!!!!!! The Dihuang Divine Phoenix's feathers instantly burst into flames, the golden-white divine flames frantically transforming into a nearly gray-black flame of destruction.
Its Fate Soul began to crack, and the Dihuang's essence was forcibly ignited. At this moment, it no longer intended to live.
The entire world began to erupt in chaos. Countless crystal layers deep within the Crystal Mountain Range exploded wildly, and deep abyssal cracks appeared on the ground, stretching for tens of thousands of miles. The sky was torn into a huge vortex by the destructive wave.
The body of the Dihuang Divine Phoenix began to expand rapidly, and every pattern on its wings shone with a blinding divine light of destruction. Even the flow of time around it began to go out of control. A large number of spatial nodes were compressed into its body, forming a black core that was constantly collapsing.
It is self-destructing, a forbidden Annihilation at the cost of the Dihuang's very essence. Once it fully erupts, at least one-third of the outer perimeter of the entire Crystal Mountain Range will be directly obliterated.
"The World Extinguisher Phoenix Annihilates the World - The Fall of the Heavens!" It roared to the sky, its voice shattering the heavens, and countless flames of destruction erupted from its body.
The entire world seemed to be dragged into the apocalypse. Just then, Qin Yu finally moved. He slowly raised his right hand, and in his palm, the Book of Fate Law - The Realm Severing Origin Brush slowly appeared.
The black and gold pages suddenly unfurled behind him, and streaks of destiny-enacting characters rapidly spread through the void. "Heavenly Cause Judgment Sequence - Master Book Seal Severance - Naming Reconstruction."
Boom! The entire world trembled violently, and the rampant destructive energy surrounding the Dihuang Divine Phoenix suddenly stopped. The collapsing Dihuang Origin within its body was forcibly disrupted.
Qin Yu immediately began reconstructing the logic behind its self- Fate Soul, while Xiao Yue smiled and raised her small hand, "Azure Ring - First Form: Spirit Edge Piercing the Realm."
Swoosh! A Annihilation, cyan-blue light instantly swept across the heavens and earth, not striking the Dihuang Divine Phoenix's physical body, but instead piercing directly into the deepest part of its Fate Soul.
The moment that azure-blue sharp light pierced through, the entire body of the Dihuang Divine Phoenix suddenly froze. Its ever-burning and expanding Fate Soul Nucleus was suddenly locked by the Blue Ring pattern, and the rampage of the Dihuang Origin was forcibly suppressed.
But Qin Yu did not stop; the Hongmeng Origin within his pupils surged wildly.
The next instant, "Three Forms of Fate Construction - Existence Erasure." Boom!!!!!! A jet-black crack suddenly spread from the Dihuang Divine Phoenix's brow.
The Dihuang's Life Core within its body, which was expanding wildly, was directly locked in. Immediately afterwards, Qin Yu made a sudden stroke with the Origin Brush in his hand.
The void cracked open, and an enormous black-gold life law mark pressed directly down on the Dihuang Divine Phoenix, causing all the Fate Soul structures within its body to collapse.
The Dihuang's Origin, Bloodline Patterns, and Divine Phoenix True Spirit were all forcibly dismantled, and the Dihuang Divine Phoenix was finally utterly terrified.
"No--!!!!" It struggled frantically, but the Blue Ring behind Xiao Yue had completely suppressed the entire space, and the Blue Ring patterns locked its Fate Soul tightly.
Qin Yu took a step into the air, his black robe billowing as the Hongmeng Origin enveloped his body, and he uttered, "Silent Origin Stainless Sword - Undefined Destruction Sword."
With a whoosh, the world suddenly darkened for a moment as an indescribable jet-black sword mark slashed directly across the core of the Dihuang Divine Phoenix's Fate Soul Nucleus.
There was no explosion, no bloodshed, only an Annihilation rift that stretched across the heavens and earth, after which the enormous body of the Dihuang Divine Phoenix suddenly came to a standstill.
Starting from between the eyebrows, it gradually disintegrated into grayish-white dust, and the Fate Soul of the Winged Divine Flame Dihuang were completely destroyed under that sword mark.
In the end, only countless scattered golden and white starlight remained in the entire world, along with the slowly fading mournful cry of the Dihuang, the Chaos Source Beast Dihuang was completely Annihilation.