In that instant, a sudden change erupted from the depths of the cave—the entire world sank abruptly, and the Great Annihilation Tide, which had already begun to calm down, surged once more!
The gray-white tide spread wildly, causing the surrounding mountains to collapse simultaneously. Numerous spatial rifts spread madly along the mountains, and even enormous gray-white vortexes began to emerge in the depths of the sky. Inside those vortexes, there were no stars, no darkness, no nothingness, only a sense of emptiness that was "undefinable".
Deep within the cave, Qin Yu sat cross-legged. There was no trace of space around him; only countless structures were collapsing and disintegrating. His True Annihilation Realm · Advanced Stage Fate Soul structure had already fully solidified, but at this very moment...
The invisible fluctuations of his Fate Soul suddenly and continuously subsided—not an increase in power, but a complete "sinking," as if he were about to fall into some kind of the Boundless Realm abyss, merging completely into that realm where even "nothingness" could not exist.
His Fate Soul began to slowly fall into a deeper level of Annihilation. Qin Yu slowly opened his eyes, but there was no "fluctuation" in those eyes. There was no joy or anger, no emotion, and even the sense of "self" began to fade. At this moment, the Limitless Evolving True Flow in his body suddenly stopped circulating.
The next instant, boom!!! The entire cave collapsed suddenly, countless gray-white cracks spread in all directions in an instant, large sections of the rock walls melted away, the very foundation of existence was directly pulled away, and pieces of rock turned into gray-white dust, which then dissipated transparently, and the very concept of dust itself was completely annihilated.
Behind Qin Yu, an indescribably huge phantom slowly emerged. The phantom had no outline or form, but the moment it appeared, the billions of causal structures around it began to collapse simultaneously. Countless low Daoist sounds echoed throughout the cave. The sounds were not like the chanting of living beings, but more like the laws of the heavens were "retreating" on their own. The Fate Soul structure within Qin Yu's body began to undergo its final transformation.
True Annihilation · Advanced Stage – Beginning the march towards the True Annihilation · Supreme! This process is even more terrifying than before, because what is being annihilated is no longer just "existence," but rather – "the boundary between existence and Does Not Exist." Qin Yu's body gradually becomes transparent, but at the same time, the surrounding world begins to "disappear." Mountains are disappearing, the wind is disappearing, space is disappearing. Chi Xiyue suddenly looks up, because she is horrified to discover that – the mountain beneath her feet is slowly fading away!
Her pupils contracted sharply, and the Limitless Evolving True Flow around her erupted instantly, forcibly stabilizing her life Fate Soul structure. Even so, she still felt her existence being slowly "flattened" by some irresistible force. Meanwhile, deep within the cave, Qin Yu had completely sunk into the final stage of True Annihilation · Supreme, and his Fate Soul structure began to compress infinitely.
All the rules of the realms collapsed into his body, and a massive amount of grayish-white primordial logic frantically converged. The next instant, BOOM!!!! A grayish-white pillar of light instantly pierced through heaven and earth! The entire Crystal Mountain Range trembled violently! Huge cracks simultaneously appeared in the sky billions of miles high! In that instant, countless top forces throughout the Eternal Nonexistence Limitless Domain looked up at the same time: the Holy Clan, the Ancient God Clan Profound Heaven Clan, the Grand Inception Clan, the Primordial Dao Clan, the Hun Yuan Origin Clan, the Transcendent Realm Clans, the Hongmeng Realm Clan, the Transcendent Realm Clan, the Void Realm Clan, the Chi Lineage, the Hua Lineage, the Shangguan Lineage, the Ju Lineage ...
Countless slumbering ancient monsters simultaneously opened their eyes, their Fate Soul structures trembling at the same time! Some abruptly stood up. Some crushed their jade cups on the spot. Some even stepped out of their secluded cultivation grounds with horrified expressions. "Who is breaking through to True Annihilation?!" "This is impossible—why would the True Annihilation Realm trigger Great Annihilation Tide?!" "The boundary rules of the entire Crystal Mountain Range are collapsing! Who is it?!" At the same time, deep in the sky, the gray-white tide finally churned for the last time.
The next instant, everything collapsed with a deafening roar! All the strange phenomena began to shrink back frantically! The vast expanse of land regained its color, time began to flow again, and the wind began to blow once more. Deep within the cave, Qin Yu slowly stood up. The moment he rose, the entire world suddenly fell silent. Chi Xiyue stood in the distance, her previously cold and calm expression freezing completely for the first time. Because she discovered that she couldn't "lock on" Qin Yu. Even though he was standing right there, she felt as if there was nothing there at all.
As if only a blank space remained between heaven and earth, Qin Yu slowly raised his head. His long hair had turned dark gray, with a faint gray-white aura constantly flowing between the ends. His eyes had completely changed, devoid of sharpness and pressure. Yet, when those eyes gazed upon the heavens and earth, the entire space seemed to part on its own. His aura vanished completely.
Even "cultivation level" could no longer be defined. At the True Annihilation Realm · Supreme, Qin Yu stood there as if he no longer belonged to this world. He slowly lowered his head and looked at his palm. The next instant, a small piece of the space above his palm suddenly disappeared silently. It did not shatter or collapse. Rather, it was as if it had never existed.
A faint flicker of emotion finally appeared in Qin Yu's eyes. Then, he slowly raised his head. Outside the cave, Chi Xiyue was watching him.
The vast, greyish-white Great Annihilation Tide deep within the cave finally receded slowly, and the entire mountain returned to calm. However, a chilling sense of emptiness lingered in the air, as if something significant had occurred here that could rewrite the rules of this realm.
Yet it could not be truly recalled. Chi Xiyue stood atop the mountain, her long dress swaying gently. Her gaze remained fixed on the direction of the cave, and even her breathing became much slower. The next moment, a footstep slowly echoed at the cave entrance.
Qin Yu walked out step by step. There was no fluctuation of aura on his body, no True Annihilation Realm · Supreme expert should have, no pressure from his Fate Soul, and even his presence was so faint as to be almost nonexistent. Yet it was this "emptiness" that instantly caused a huge shock in Chi Xiyue's eyes, because she discovered that the surrounding world was instinctively avoiding Qin Yu.
The Qingfeng shunned her, and a thin crack appeared in the space beside her. Even the Limitless Evolving True Flow, suspended high in the sky, fell silent within three zhang of her. Chi Xiyue slowly clenched her fists, feeling an indescribable pressure for the first time in her life.
This kind of pressure transcends mortal brute force, rooted in the absolute chasm forged by the level of existence. At this moment, Qin Yu stood here quietly, as if he had been detached from all the heavens and myriad worlds. Chi Xiyue remained silent for a long time before finally speaking slowly. "Qin Yu." Her voice was not loud, but her eyes never left him. Qin Yu slowly raised his head.
His deep gray eyes were calm and undisturbed. He nodded slightly, his voice low and steady. "Senior." There were not many words between them. Because at this moment, even the air became particularly oppressive. Chi Xiyue looked at Qin Yu now, and the shock in her heart still could not be calmed for a long time. She even had a faint illusion—that the person in front of her was...
Everything was completely different now. After a moment of silence, Chi Xiyue finally turned around slowly, her long hair fluttering in the wind. Her gaze fell upon the approaching auras of Fate Soul in the distance, and her tone grew increasingly serious. "Let's go."
"You have now entered the True Annihilation Realm · Supreme." "Moreover, the Great Annihilation Tide that you just triggered was too astonishing." She narrowed her eyes slightly. In the distant sky, one could vaguely see figures tearing through the void, the Fate Soul fluctuations of various forces, powerful figures from all sides, and even some reclusive old monsters were rapidly approaching.
The boundary rules surrounding the entire Crystal Mountain Range have been completely disrupted. "If we don't leave now," Chi Xiyue's voice deepened, "More and more people will soon arrive here." Qin Yu nodded slowly. "Mm." The next instant, boom— Chi Xiyue raised her hand and directly tore apart the void, a silver-white crack that stretched across the heavens and earth suddenly appeared.
Qin Yu took a step forward, and the instant he stepped into the void rift, large gray-white cracks appeared in the surrounding space on their own, and even the void structure began to slowly "disappear." Chi Xiyue's pupils contracted slightly again, but she didn't ask any more questions. The next moment, the two figures disappeared into the void at the same time, and the rift slowly closed. The entire mountain range returned to silence.
But less than a few dozen breaths after they left, a rumble—the heavens and earth in the distance began to shake violently, and one terrifying figure after another descended on the outer edge of the Crystal Mountain Range. There were True Annihilation Realm · Supreme experts, Eternal Silence Realm experts, and even several Limitless Wuji Realm beings hiding their auras. Everyone immediately looked towards the mountain that had completely collapsed.
His eyes widened in shock. "What... what exactly happened here?" "Who triggered that Great Annihilation Tide just now?!" "A breakthrough to the True Annihilation Realm... why would it cause such a terrifying change in the realm?!" Yet, between heaven and earth, no trace of Qin Yu's Fate Soul could be found. It was as if—no one had ever existed here.