The outer perimeter of the Crystal Mountain Range had long since been transformed into a devastating inferno. Collapsing mountain bodies continued to fall from the sky, and countless spatial rifts pierced the heavens and earth like black lightning. In the distance, a dark golden sea of final flames surged wildly, casting the entire sky on an intermittent light.
Qin Yu was frantically fleeing towards the outer edge. Every step he took shattered large swathes of the void. He gripped the Silent Origin Stainless Sword tightly in his hand, his chest heaving violently. His Fate Soul essence was trembling wildly in his sea of consciousness, yet even so, he could still clearly feel the terrifying pressure that was getting closer and closer behind him.
The next instant, the world behind them exploded with a deafening roar. The avatar of the Stillness Book Imperial Dragon pursued relentlessly, as if driven mad. The massive hole in its chest, torn open by the "Undefined Destruction Sword," continued to crumble, but it paid no heed. It even began to actively burn its own Fate Soul essence, its crimson dragon eyes filled only with rage and killing intent. "Boy--!!" The roar shook the entire mountain range, causing it to collapse. "Today, I, the Emperor, will extract your soul and refine your bones!!"
As soon as it finished speaking, it suddenly raised its hand, and with a loud boom, countless dark gold ancient characters of the end instantly filled the sky. Large chains, like a torrential rain, pierced through the heavens and earth, frantically attacking Qin Yu's back. Qin Yu suddenly turned around, his pupils shrinking, and he gritted his teeth in a low voice, "Damn it..." The next moment, a large area of Annihilation sword light suddenly exploded beneath his feet, and he suddenly shifted to the side, with large chains grazing his body and crashing into the distant mountains.
Boom! The thousands of feet of mountain range collapsed on the spot, and countless boulders shot into the sky. Qin Yu took advantage of the aftershocks to accelerate wildly again. In the chase, two streaks of light tore through the heavens and earth. Behind them, the sea of fire spread wildly, and in front of them, the space continued to collapse. The entire outer area of the Crystal Mountain Range was completely disrupted by this chase.
Meanwhile, outside the Crystal Mountain Range, Hua Jingmeng finally stumbled out of the mountain range. As soon as he left the outer barrier, he suddenly knelt on the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood again. Large cracks spread across his chest, and his Fate Soul essence trembled violently. The small black tower that had accompanied him for so long had already completely collapsed, leaving only a few fragments lying quietly in his palm.
The wind tousled his long hair as he looked down at the shattered tower fragments, his eyes trembling slightly. The next instant, he slammed his fist into the ground. Boom! The ground exploded instantly, cracks spreading in all directions. Hua Jingmeng raised her head, her face contorted in rage, her eyes bloodshot, "Qin Yu—!!"
He gritted his teeth, his voice even trembling slightly with anger, "You bastard... how dare you betray me!!" Thinking of how he had just been severely injured by the clone of the Stillness Book Imperial Dragon, his small tower destroyed, and his Fate Soul almost shattered, while Qin Yu had successfully escaped using him, the anger in his chest was almost about to explode.
But soon, that anger was suppressed by a deep sense of powerlessness. He slowly lowered his head, blood dripping from the corner of his mouth. Now his Fate Soul essence had been severely damaged, his treasure was destroyed, and staying here any longer would only lead to his death.
Moreover... a year later, the Lineage has an even more important matter to attend to. Thinking of this, Hua Jingmeng closed his eyes tightly, his fists clenched so hard they cracked. After several dozen breaths, he finally raised his head again, his eyes turning gloomy and cold once more.
"Qin Yu..." His voice was low and hoarse, as if squeezed out bit by bit from between his teeth, "One day... I will personally destroy you." After saying that, he flicked his sleeve fiercely, and his whole body transformed into a streak of light, quickly leaving in the direction of the Lineage.
Meanwhile, Chi Ninghua had successfully returned to the Ju Lineage with Fate-Reversing Epiphyllum Tan. The entire Ju Lineage's divine domain was filled with Spiritual Qi, ancient temples floated in the sky, countless Fate Soul formations slowly rotated, and divine radiance covered the vast expanse of heaven and earth.
When Chi Ninghua arrived, the two gatekeeper disciples immediately recognized her and hurriedly bowed, "Miss Chi!!" Chi Ninghua simply nodded slightly, without pausing at all, and flew directly into the depths of the main hall.
Her steps were quick, but her eyes always concealed an undeniable weariness. Soon, she stepped into the main hall of the Ju Lineage family. In the center of the hall, a middle-aged man stood there. He wore a crimson-gold robe, his eyes were as deep as the sea, and the pressure of the Wuji Realm was faintly visible around him. He was none other than the Ju Lineage patriarch, Ju Jinyu.
When Ju Jinyu saw Chi Ninghua return safely, his tense expression finally relaxed a bit. He quickly walked down from the main hall, his brows clearly showing worry. "Miss Chi, you're finally back." He even let out a long sigh of relief as he spoke. "The elders have told me everything after they returned. I've been worried about your safety the whole time."
Chi Ninghua lowered her head slightly, her voice tinged with weariness and apology, "Senior, it's all my fault for being incompetent and failing to protect the other two elders..." As she spoke, her grip on the sword tightened noticeably, and her gaze dimmed.
Ju Jinyu sighed softly, raised his hand and patted her shoulder, "Silly child, it's enough that you came back alive." He shook his head with a bitter smile, "If something had really happened to you, I wouldn't have the face to see your clan leader." Chi Ninghua was silent for a moment, then slowly raised her hand, and a ball of grayish-white chaotic light slowly emerged. The moment that aura appeared, the entire hall fell silent.
Ju Jinyu's pupils suddenly contracted. "This...!!" Chi Ninghua slowly spoke, "Senior, this is the Fate-Reversing Epiphyllum." She raised her head and looked at Ju Jinyu earnestly. "Quickly heal Miss Ju's injuries, because I... have more important things to do now."
Ju Jinyu received the Fate-Reversing Epiphyllum Cocoon with a shocked expression, his hands even trembling slightly. It was a forbidden divine object that countless people had fought to the death for. "Good... good!!" His voice was somewhat excited, "I will personally go and heal Wanning's injuries!" But the next moment, as if he suddenly remembered something, he looked up sharply, "Miss Chi, is it alright if I send someone with you?"
Chi Ninghua remained silent for a few moments, then slowly turned around, her long hair swaying gently. For the first time, a clear worry appeared in her usually cold eyes. She gently gripped the Divine Sword of Silent Void, her voice soft yet exceptionally firm, "I want to return to the Crystal Mountain Range." Ju Jinyu's expression changed drastically, "What?!" Chi Ninghua slowly closed her eyes, "Qin Yu... is still there."
She reopened her eyes, her gaze now devoid of any hesitation. "No matter what, I have to go back and see." She gently bit her lip, her voice trembling slightly. "Live... I want to see them." The next instant, her eyes hardened. "Dead... I want to see their bodies too." With that, boom—!! She tore through space and charged back towards the Crystal Mountain Range.
The world outside the Crystal Mountain Range had long since spiraled out of control, with large sections of the mountains constantly collapsing and crumbling. The sky was filled with torn spatial rifts, and dark golden flames of doom and grayish-white corpse mist were still churning in the distance. Meanwhile, Qin Yu was frantically fleeing, dragging his injured body.
His chest heaved, the blood at the corner of his mouth still fresh. His Fate Soul essence had been pushed to its Limit by the continuous battles, yet even so, he could still clearly feel the growing pressure behind him. The next instant, the space behind him suddenly exploded, and the Stillness Book Imperial Dragon clone finally caught up completely. Its scarlet dragon eyes were filled with madness and fury. The hole in its chest, torn open by the "Undefined Destruction Sword," continued to spread, but it didn't care at all. Instead, it slowly raised its right hand, and a large number of dark gold ancient characters of the end frantically condensed in its palm.
It stared at Qin Yu, a sinister smile slowly spreading across its lips. "Run... Let's see how far you can run today!!!" The next instant, it suddenly clenched its five fingers together, and boom--!!! The world instantly darkened, and a large number of dark golden chains of the end rushed out from the depths of the void. These chains were not physical entities, but rather a kind of constantly writhing "pages of Fate Soul." Each chain was covered with densely packed ancient end-world scripts, as if the entire world was writing some kind of death sentence.
The supernatural power, "The Book of Ending Fates: The Lock of Myriad Fates," forcibly seals the target's existence trajectory with the pages of ultimate fate, stripping the concept of "escape" from reality. No matter how the target moves, it can never escape the caster's lock.
Within the area covered by the chains, space, direction, speed, and causality are all redefined. Every time a target tries to escape, their position is rewritten by the "Life Page," ultimately dragging them back to the center of the end. This technique counters all escape techniques, spatial abilities, and time-shifting abilities, and is especially terrifying for those whose Fate Soul have been damaged.
The instant the Stillness Book Imperial Dragon clone raised his palm, all the spatial rifts in the world simultaneously spewed out dark golden flames, and a large number of ancient characters flew out from the rifts, swirling in the sky like countless living curses, before suddenly converging into billions of chains.
When the chains ripped through the heavens and earth, large areas of spatial patterns appeared in the air as if they had been "rewritten." From a distance, the entire world looked like an ancient book with its pages being turned frantically, and Qin Yu was like a name locked to the pages, unable to escape.
The next instant, the billions of chains suddenly pierced through the heavens and earth, slamming fiercely towards Qin Yu. Qin Yu turned around abruptly, his pupils shrinking, but at this moment he had no time to dodge. "Damn it--!!" Boom--!!! A large number of chains of the end slammed into his body.
Qin Yu was instantly blasted thousands of feet away, a large amount of blood exploding in the air. His body crashed through more than a dozen mountain peaks before slamming heavily onto the ground below. Boom! The ground instantly collapsed, creating a huge crater. Qin Yu knelt in the center of the ruins, his chest heaving violently, a large amount of blood dripping from the corner of his mouth. But he didn't hesitate at all. He suddenly raised his hand, and a large amount of Supreme Transformation Source Crystal appeared directly in his palm.
He gritted his teeth and shoved the entire handful of source crystals into his mouth. Crunch... crunch... a large amount of source crystals were crushed by his bite, and the violent spiritual energy instantly surged into his body. His Fate Soul essence, which was on the verge of collapse, finally began to slowly recover. But at that moment, with a thunderous boom, the avatar of the Stillness Book Imperial Dragon descended. It slowly landed high in the sky, its dark gold robe billowing in the gale, its scarlet dragon eyes coldly looking down at Qin Yu, as if looking at a dying ant. "Boy," it slowly raised its finger to Qin Yu, its voice low and icy, "Hand over the Fate-Reversing Epiphyllum."
A chilling smile crept across its lips. "Otherwise, I will show you what true agony is." Qin Yu slowly raised his head, blood dripping from the corner of his mouth, but his eyes remained icy. He stared intently at the Stillness Book Imperial Dragon clone, his mind frantically searching for a way to escape. "Damn it..." His heart sank. "I must find a way to escape now, or I may truly die here today."
The next instant, he immediately transmitted his voice into his mind, "Xiao Yue, is there a way?" In his mind, Xiao Yue's previously carefree face now clearly turned serious. She frowned slightly, her little feet wiggling. "No..." she bit her lip, "Although this is just an avatar, its strength far surpasses ours now." Suddenly, as if sensing something, she looked down. "Wait..." Xiao Yue's eyes suddenly lit up, "Little Qinzi, if all else fails... hide in the lake."
Qin Yu was stunned. He turned his head sharply and only then did he realize that not far from him lay a vast, pitch-black lake. The lake was eerily calm, its surface completely still, like a lifeless black mirror, without even a reflection of the sky. Qin Yu's pupils contracted slightly, and just as he was about to rush towards the lake—BOOM!!!!
Suddenly, the entire lake surface trembled violently. In the next instant, a black wave thousands of feet high surged into the sky. Vast expanses of lake water churned wildly like a collapsed dark sky. From the depths of the lake came an Ultimate deep rumble, a sound like some ancient being that had been asleep for countless epochs was slowly awakening.
The lake water began to spin wildly, forming an enormous black vortex. At the center of the vortex, an indescribable terrifying aura began to slowly rise. The sky darkened instantly, large areas of space began to collapse on their own, and even the sinister smile on the face of the Stillness Book Imperial Dragon clone froze at this moment.
It suddenly looked down at the lake, its scarlet dragon eyes surging violently for the first time. "This aura..." Its voice became serious for the first time, "Impossible..." The next instant, the entire lake exploded.