Immortal Clan Era · The Dark Shadow Descends
--Nether Firmament Underworld Sect, Ten Thousand Souls Peak Main Hall
Just as the light of the Nine Heavens completely dissipated above the Silent Sorrow Ancient Soul Forest, Qin Yu, Ming Ye, Ming Kong, Ming Tong, Qian Ruishan, and others stepped into the sect's ancient teleportation array. Light and shadow tore through space, and the group slowly appeared in the Nether Firmament Underworld Sect's main hall.
This moment.
It turned out that the Myriad Souls Heavenly Lord Hall of the sect was wide open.
The Lord of the Nether Firmament Underworld Sect — the Grand Venerable Mingxu —has personally arrived.
Clad in a black and gold soul robe, with silver hair falling at his temples that seemed to be tinged with the chill of the eternal night, his eyes, as still as those of the ancient realm, were fixedly staring at the young man who walked out of the light array— Qin Yu.
"... You have finally returned in triumph."
Mingxu's voice was soft, yet it resonated across the square like the thunder of ten thousand drums.
But the next moment, Ming Tong stepped forward, knelt on one knee, and said in a deep voice:
"Sect Master... During this trial in the Silent Sorrow Ancient Soul Forest, the soul pressure went out of control, the ancient souls fractured abnormally, and ultimately the forest was completely overrun. We disciples were trapped in the 'Silent Origin Soul Tomb' and personally witnessed... the full manifestation of the forces of the Immortal Antiquity Era."
Upon hearing Mingxu, Mingxu's gaze immediately sharpened.
As Ming Tong reported each sentence—
The remnants of the Immortal Antiquity Clan forcibly returned through the Silent Origin Rift;
Soul Prison Ring Domain seals off the top 100 Realm Master the Spirit Firmament;
The three ancient divine beasts—[Nine Nether Flame Bone Dragon], [Soul Rend Thunder Viper], and [Nether Soul Dream Taotie]—all submitted to Qin Yu; and signed Soul Pact with Ming Ye, Ming Kong, and Ming Tong.
Qin Yu, wielding the Sword of Origin Destroyer, severed an era with a single strike, completely erasing the era's Soul Master [Soul-Restraining Envoy - Jin Hunyuan]...
As these words fell, the expressions of all the elders and powerful figures of the Underworld Sect on Ten Thousand Souls Peak changed from shock to horror, and then to bewilderment.
Even the Grand Venerable Mingxu fell silent for a moment.
But only for a moment, the look in his eyes when he looked at Qin Yu was no longer just admiration and respect as before, but rather—a deep-seated awe and bewilderment:
"Where... did you come from?"
"Why would those three... divine beasts from the deepest sacrificial hell of the Immortal Antiquity... prostrate themselves before you?"
Qin Yu, however, remained calm and simply said:
"Perhaps they recognize that sword."
The Mingxu was silent; everyone was silent.
Just then, a divine rune interwoven with lightning and fire suddenly appeared in the sky above the main hall, carrying a furious will that seemed to tear apart the heavens, and came from afar beyond the realm.
An extremely ancient shadow of a soul slowly emerged:
"You... how dare you destroy my 'Soul-Restraining Envoy'!"
"Qin Yu... you severed not just one person's fate, but the entire path to the restoration of the Immortal Antiquity Era!!"
"From this moment forward, you beings of the Spirit Firmament Great Realm... are all enemy races!"
Boom!
After the soul shadow finished speaking, the entire protective soul array of the Nether Firmament Underworld Sect trembled violently and a circle of pale purple soul flames ignited!
The Grand Venerable Mingxu suddenly rose, his palm reaching out to suppress:
"The Immortal Antiquity... has actually glimpsed my position in the Netherworld!?"
Qin Yu's gaze turned slightly cold.
Ming Tong and the others instantly formed a defensive formation, while in the distance, Qian Ruishan slowly grasped Qin Yu's hand, her eyes resolute:
"We will not retreat in this battle."
At the same time--
At the very moment Qin Yu defeated the Soul-Restraining Envoy and his soul structure underwent a dramatic change, the entire heavens of the Nine Realms of the Spirit Firmament trembled simultaneously:
The Crimson Abyss Divine Clan, the rift runs through the Realm Master Divine Mountain;
The Wind Extinction God Clan, and the sealed "Boundary Mark Well" surged with soul light;
Within the once-destroyed Holy Tower of the Divine Flame Radiant Realm, Immortal Antiquity bone script has suddenly appeared;
From within the sealed abyss of the Thunder Prison Mystic Gate came an ancient beastly roar, "The era... is not yet over..."
An unprecedented sense of impending doom is spreading.
The barriers of space began to loosen, and fragments appeared in the laws of time.
Countless cultivators dream of the same scene:
Beneath the starry sky, Immortal Antiquity souls ascended to offer sacrifices to the heavenly fire, attempting to rewrite a new era.
Qin Yu closed his eyes.
He knew this was only the beginning.
Just as the Grand Venerable Mingxu redeployed all the sect's resources, ordered all the major halls to be on high alert, and used talismans to seal off the teleportation nodes of all realms.
Sudden--
An indescribable strange sound suddenly resounded throughout the entire Spirit Firmament Great Realm.
The sound seemed not to resound from the heavens, but rather—it resounded directly within the consciousness of every cultivator!
Immediately afterwards, the sky shattered, and the sun and moon lost their light.
A dark, shadowy figure, obscuring the sky, slowly appeared in the heavens above the Spirit Firmament Main Realm.
It is neither beast, nor human, nor soul, nor ghost.
Its form was indistinguishable, its existence could not be fully captured, the only thing that could be clearly seen was—those gray eyes that had opened from beyond the era.
In an instant, the Primordial Spirit countless powerful individuals trembled, their soul lamps extinguished, and countless low-level cultivators fainted!
The Grand Venerable Mingxu instantly raised his head, forcibly tearing apart the sea of consciousness and using his soul power to isolate the minds of the sect disciples.
"--Arrived... earlier than expected."
The ghostly figure spoke slowly, its voice seemingly emanating from a sealed coffin, carrying an epochal desolation and hatred:
"I am one of the 'Eight Overseers of the Forbidden Vein' of the Immortal Antiquity Era—[Silent Night Wielder]."
"You wretched beings of the Spirit Firmament, you obstruct the return of my immortal lineage!"
"From this moment on, all bloodlines in heaven and earth—will serve as the fuel and mortar for our race's soul."
"Within all realms, all sects are enemies."
The entire Spirit Firmament Great Realm instantly erupted in chaos.
But before fear could spread, one after another, super clans, tribes, and sacred lands of strange beasts hidden in the outer realms appeared to fight!
The ancient formation at [Realm Bone Ridge] has been activated, and the Myriad Spirit Bone Array floats in the air, severing three thousand years of old grudges and declaring. "Today, my ridge belongs to the Spirit Firmament."
The main tower of the [Realm Sealing Tower] has been restarted, Xuanyuan Tower Envoy has personally sworn. "The enemies of the Immortal Antiquity are the enemies of this tower."
[Myriad Spirits Contract Beast Clan] The sacred beasts roared in unison, and all their descendants were willing to fight according to Qin Yu's command.
The [Heavenly Abyss Beast Que], dormant for millennia, has opened its main domain, and the Ten Beast Emperors have revealed themselves. "The Soul War will begin with us."
Even the rival sects that once clashed with the Nether Firmament Underworld Sect have now activated their protective formations and voluntarily joined the [Spirit Firmament Allied Forces]!
In just three days, for the first time in history, all the clans of the Spirit Firmament Great Realm put aside their disputes and united as one.
Because of the declaration of war by that sky-covering ghostly figure,
However...
At that very moment, in the Southern Region of the entire Spirit Firmament Great Realm, towards the Divine Flame Radiant Realm, a soaring soul flame suddenly exploded, and a red-gold soul wave caused a tremor that stretched for tens of thousands of miles.
In the main hall of the Nether Firmament Underworld Sect, the Grand Venerable Mingxu frowned, gazing into the distance.
"... Here they come."
Tens of thousands of soul soldiers descended, their soul light blotting out the sky, and towering black palaces of soul domains emerged from the rift in the void. The Immortal Ancient Soul Army had truly appeared.
It was none other than the [Soul Annihilation Abyss Refining Soldiers], the personal guard of Silent Night Wielder, each a world-destroying killing weapon reforged from a Soul Slave of the Realm Lord Realm.
Before the main palace of the Divine Flame Radiant Realm, Venerable Yanyou, along with several clan elders, was awakened from seclusion and abruptly looked up at the sky—
"That's... the Immortal Antiquity Soul Array? Impossible! They actually managed to..."
Before he could finish speaking, a black-gold soul blade suddenly descended from the sky, instantly shattering the entire Divine Flame Holy Seal!
At this moment, blood rained down in the Divine Flame Radiant Realm, soul pressure surged violently, and billions of living beings looked up in terror.
And the various sects of Spirit Firmament finally understood completely—
This return of the era is no longer a warning, but the first blow in a war to destroy all worlds!
The sky has cracked open.
Above the Divine Flame Radiant Realm, a black crack suddenly appeared like an abyss devouring the world. Then, countless blood-gold soul lights poured out from it, and the sound of horns, like the lament of the dead, resounded throughout the entire Flame Realm.
--Those are the [Soul Annihilation Abyss Refining Soldiers], the Soul Extinction Personal Guard from the Immortal Antiquity Era.
They had no faces; their armor was dull and dark, forged from blood bronze and the bones of the Soul Abyss. Each Soul Annihilation Soldiers had only one "Annihilation" Soul Seal in their eyes, like a judge from the depths of hell.
Their steps were synchronized, yet their spiritual energy was strangely subdued, as if each step they took lowered their celestial souls.
In the main hall of the Divine Flame Radiant Realm, the Fire Soul Bell suddenly rang out, and three crimson streaks of light swept into the sky from different directions:
--Yan Ce, Yan Ling, and Yan Sheng were the first to be attacked. They were all Realm Master Realm Lord Realm Third Stage to five experts and were the core combat force of the Divine Flame Radiant Realm Lord lineage.
Yan Sheng roared, "They're actually soul soldiers from the Immortal Antiquity Era?! Disciples of all realms, the entire sect, heed my command! Form the Blazing Yang Three Souls Formation and prepare to meet the enemy!!"
The next moment, all the souls in the Divine Flame Radiant Realm were stirred, the crimson protective array was activated with a roar, and a golden flame sun rose into the sky, illuminating the entire Flame Realm into a burning sky.
A great war broke out.
The first wave of attack came when three hundred riders of the Soul Annihilation Soldiers, the "Abyss Shadow Soul Breaking Army," stormed into the Divine Flame Main Domain. Each of them wielded an "Soul Annihilation Blade," and wherever they went, flame souls were annihilated and the earth's veins cracked. Although there were many disciples of the Divine Flame Realm, they were defeated one after another in the clash of Soul Arts.
Yan Ce roared, transforming into a crimson dragon soul, and unleashed the [Nine Abyss Crimson Halberd], forcibly severing the heads of five Soul Annihilation Soldiers in front of him. However, these soul soldiers strangely reformed after being severed, as if their souls were immortal, dedicated solely to accomplishing one task:
Annihilation of the Realm.
At the same time, all the branch halls outside the main domain were also engulfed in flames.
The second wave of the Soul Annihilation Abyss Refining Soldiers surrounded them from all sides, including special units called "Soul Explosion Executioners." Their bodies were as ferocious as cannon turrets, capable of detonating the entire Soul Domain, and they specialized in attacking the weaknesses of the sect's protective formation!
Elder Shenyan roared, activating the [Burning Radiance Heavenly Curtain] in an attempt to block the invasion. However, the Soul Annihilation Soldiers were prepared. One of the Soul Explosion Executioners suddenly self-destructed, tearing open the outer defenses of the sect. Thousands of Shenyan Realm disciples were engulfed by the soul fire, screaming in agony.
At this moment, the Divine Flame Radiant Realm was plunged into the most brutal battle since its creation.
Enraged, Yan Sheng was about to charge into the enemy ranks when the flames suddenly trembled, and a beam of soul light fell again from the rift in the sky—it was the "Soul Abyss Guide," a mid-level unit of the Soul Annihilation Abyss Refining Soldiers, a necromancer general at the Initial Stage of the Silent Source Realm.
The battle is about to spiral completely out of control.
Flame Soul Breaks the Formation: A Head-on Confrontation with the Soul Annihilation General
The bloody battle continues.
The sky above the main domain of the Divine Flame Radiant Realm was no longer its former glorious crimson-gold color, but was completely covered by the soul mist of the Soul Annihilation Abyss Refining Soldiers. The black-gray mist carried strange fluctuations that corroded soul consciousness, making it difficult for the disciples of the Divine Flame Realm to even think of releasing soul skills.
Just as the soul pressure grew increasingly heavy, a roar as loud as thunder and fire soared into the sky from the Southern Region:
"--Divine Flame Heavenly Soul Formation, array!!"
Accompanied by the sound, four old men clad in golden robes of fire spirits strode in from the four directions of the void. Their soul shadows descended like fire gods, stepping on four fiery platforms and each holding a fire spirit scepter, forming an astonishing array.
The Four Great Soul Elders of Divine Flame arrived together.
They are:
Ancestor Yan Xian (Realm Lord Realm Third Stage) -- Main Control Soul Consciousness Clash
Elder Yan Jue (Realm Lord Realm Third Stage) -- Skilled at setting up Flame Domain Trapping Array
Elder Yan Jue (Second-tier Realm Lord Realm) -- Specializes in breaking group Soul Arts
Venerable Yan Shi (Realm Lord Realm Fourth Stage) -- Primarily focuses on attacking and breaking through the enemy's core.
"The Divine Flame Radiant Realm has not yet been destroyed. Anyone who dares to step into this fiery domain will have their four souls burned to the heavens with me!"
The four roared in unison, injecting their own realm souls and the Heavenly Soul Array Diagram into the main domain, forcibly upgrading the previously damaged sect-protecting array into its Limit state—[Soul Burning Radiant Restriction Formation]!
At this moment, thirty-three soul flame wheels rose up in the sky, as if a real soul sun had been summoned out of heaven and earth, crashing down on the invading army of Soul Annihilation Abyss Refining Soldiers.
An extremely strange incantation erupted from the Soul Annihilation Soldiers Army formation, as they used soul incantations to bind their physical bodies and forcibly resist the suppression of Soul Yang.
Just as the two armies were locked in the fiercest battle, the undead warrior who fell from the rift in the soul— the Soul Abyss Guide —finally appeared!
He wore a tattered King's Soul Cloak, eerie black patterns appearing on his chest, and held a ghostly blue soul spear. Wherever he stood, the earth's veins spontaneously combusted, and soul pressure deepened. He spoke not, but merely pointed the spear at the [Crimson Soul Heavenly Palace] deep within the Divine Flame Main Domain:
"The Soul Annihilation; the Flame Realm shall perish."
With a single thrust of his spear, a burst of Ancestor Yan Xian, causing him to stagger back thirty feet, his aura becoming disordered!
"This beast... he's at least Realm Lord Third Stage! Quickly protect the Flame Palace, don't let him step into the Heavenly Root!!" Venerable Yan Shi roared, and in an instant the three of them switched from defense to offense, their soul fire raging, trapping the Soul Abyss Guide in the core of the battle formation.
Shenyan Hun fought valiantly and temporarily stabilized the situation.
But in the heavens above, the shadowy figure, whose true form had yet to be revealed, remained standing at the edge of the crack, as if waiting...
We await the appearance of Venerable Yanyou, or some higher-level being.
--This is only the vanguard of the Abyss Soldiers; the real nightmare is yet to come.
Three Heroes Abyss Break: Main Branch Strikes in Soul General Battle
Azure flames rolled, and the wailing of souls never ceased.
While the Four Great Soul Elders of Divine Flame Divine Flame Radiant Realm temporarily stabilized the main battlefield, the three young Realm Master from the main lineage of the Divine Flame Realm— Yan Sheng, Yan Ling, and Yan Ce —also completed their soul repositioning in their respective regions. Three blazing golden soul shadows soared into the sky, hovering atop the main domain.
Yan Sheng's eyes were bloodshot as he stared intently at the "Soul Abyss Guide" deep within the battle formation.
"Non-Self brothers guarding the various realms, how could we allow a treacherous dog like you to set foot in my Flame Realm Palace?"
Yan Ce roared, and with a wave of his hand, an ancient seal of burning sun rose into the air, its flames surging like a tidal wave. Yan Ling also summoned the Crimson Soul Flame Spear with a flick of his palm. The three figures intertwined with the light of their souls, forming the long-lost ancient battle formation of the Divine Flame Radiant Realm:
--Three Yang Reverse Realm · Fierce Soul Candle Heaven Array.
As the soul array took shape, countless soul flames surged upwards against the current, causing the void to collapse layer by layer from the intense heat. Yan Sheng roared and charged into the azure soul domain of the Soul Abyss Guide. Blazing fire and ghostly light intertwined and collided in the sky, like two realms clashing directly.
"Burn you, you soul-destroying corpse!!"
Yan Sheng unleashed the Blazing Heaven Flame Breaking Slash, a three-thousand-foot-long fiery blade sweeping across the heavens and earth, directly slashing towards the upper body of the Soul Abyss Guide. The latter snorted coldly and blocked with the Soul Annihilation Spear. Soul fire and death flames violently clashed, and a terrifying rift appeared in the sky!
The next instant, Yan Ce arrived on flames, sealing the space with the Burning Sun Ancient Seal, firmly fixing the Soul Abyss Guide's figure in the center of the battle formation, while Yan Ling descended from the sky, his spear like a dragon, piercing straight into the opponent's sea of consciousness!
--The combined power of the three is enough to kill a powerful enemy at the Realm Lord Third Stage!
However...
"Buzz--"
The "Abyss Seal" soul mark on the chest of the Soul Abyss Guide suddenly lit up, and an even stronger death aura exploded out. He actually burned half of his own soul body, using the [Soul Abyss Destruction Art] to forcefully break out of the sealing formation!
"Retreat!!" Yan Ce in alarm. As soon as the three separated, the power of the Soul Abyss exploded into billions of soul blades and shattered light. Large areas of mountains and rivers in the main domain collapsed instantly, and the Fire Soul Cloud Sea was torn into pieces!
Although the three successfully severely injured the Soul Abyss Guide, the explosion also caused their auras to become disordered, their robes torn, and their soul power to be depleted by more than half.
Yan Sheng gritted his teeth and coldly shouted, "This is the Soul General of the Immortal Antiquity Era... a true battle maniac."
At this moment, the Soul Abyss Guide was not dead. His body was covered in black flames and soul liquid, which surged and reformed in the distance. His empty soul eyes were still fixed on the Divine Flame Main Hall.
However, he was unable to launch a second raid.
Because...
A deeper, more powerful, and more awe-inspiring aura, commanding the heavens and earth to bow in submission, suddenly rose from the Root of the Flame Realm—
Venerable Yanyou has finally emerged from seclusion.
The Venerable Yan You appears in the world; the Venerable Yanyou Flame Lord of the Silent Origin descends upon the Flame Realm.
Boom--!!
Just as the Flame Realm was about to completely collapse and the Soul Array was about to crumble, an ancient and soul-scorching immense soul pressure suddenly surged up from the Flame Extremity Heavenly Root of the Divine Flame Radiant Realm!
At that moment, heaven and earth seemed to freeze.
All the Soul Annihilation Abyss Refining Soldiers stopped in their tracks. Even the Soul Abyss Guide had not yet dissipated, trembled violently, and for the first time, a faint fluctuation of almost "reverence" appeared in their eyes.
Divine Flame Radiant Realm —the true ruler of all realms.
Venerable Yanyou has emerged from seclusion.
Flames roared like dragons across the heavens as a tall figure, clad in a crimson-gold robe and wearing a Nine Suns Soul Crown, slowly emerged from the Flame Extremity Abyss. His face was majestic, his hair flowing like flames, and a fire-patterned Soul Seal between his brows faintly revealed an ancient totem surrounded by nine soul suns.
His appearance was like a blazing fire from the heavens, illuminating the entire battlefield and making all living beings look up in awe!
"Immortal Antiquity... is he once again attempting to World-Covering?"
Venerable Yanyou's voice was calm, yet it contained a suppressive power that could penetrate all souls. With each step he took, the temperature of the world doubled, and the whispers of countless soul flames could be faintly heard in the air. That was the Ultimate manifestation of his own soul consciousness's burning law of the Heavenly Dao.
Yan Sheng and the others, despite their weakened state, knelt down to pay their respects.
"Disciples Yan Sheng, Yan Ling, Yan Ce pay their respects to the Sect Master!"
Venerable Yanyou did not respond, but only raised his eyes to look at the end of the battle formation— the Soul Abyss Guide was struggling to reconstruct his soul body.
"Soul Annihilation...?" He focused his mind slightly, slowly raised his right hand, and a heavy halberd, entirely crimson and black, appeared in his palm.
Flame Soul Realm Artifact: Scorching Crown Soul Halberd!
The power of the Silent Origin exploded in the next instant!
"Destroy."
Just one word.
Venerable Yanyou swung his halberd—the flames fell like the sun, striking directly at the Soul Abyss Guide! The terrifying soul pressure of the Silent Source Realm First Stage Perfection, combined with the soul fire origin of the Divine Flame Realm, formed a phantom of the Silent Origin Flame God, which smashed through the void!
The Soul Abyss Guide's eyes were devoid of any fighting spirit. He turned to flee, but it was too late!
The Scorching Crown Soul Halberd cleaved through the Heavenly Abyss, and fell with a single strike.
Soul Abyss Guide - Vanished into Ashes.
In the vast expanse of heaven and earth, only a wisp of Soul Annihilation flame remained, flickering and dissipating in the ashen silence.
In just a few breaths, the vanguard soul general of the Immortal Ancient Soul Army was killed by the Divine Flame Realm Master alone!
However...
As Venerable Yanyou retracted his battle halberd, the Soul Rift in the sky, which had been dormant for a long time, finally stirred.
A dark, shadowy figure silently descended.
It was a tall, thin man draped in a gray robe, his eyes Emptiness and his aura as heavy as a coffin that had been sealed for millennia. Beneath his feet, the abyss of souls surged like a tide, and behind him, countless dark shadows appeared in orderly rows.
He did not speak, and the world fell silent.
The countless soul flames of the Flame Realm were all taken away by "Silently"...
One of the Eight Watchers
Silent Night Wielder has finally descended upon the Flame Realm!
--This battle has only just begun.
Silent Night Wielder Appears: The War of the Flame Realm's Silent Origin Begins
The world was deathly silent.
The gray-robed figure slowly descended from the Soul Rift, his face shrouded in gray-white soul mist. Only his eyes, completely devoid of pupils, reflected the deathly future of billions of beings in the Divine Flame Radiant Realm, like a mirror of the dead.
Venerable Yanyou looked at that person, his voice deep and authoritative:
"... You are one of the Eight Immortal Ancient Overseers?"
The man in the gray robe did not answer.
But the next moment, a circle of ghostly arrays appeared beneath his feet, and black flames ignited from the abyss of the Soul Realm, intertwining to form four ancient soul runes:
Annihilated, nameless, soul destroyed.
--This is the primordial array mark belonging to Silent Night Wielder!
At the edge of the main domain of the Divine Flame Radiant Realm, those Soul Annihilation Abyss Refining Soldiers were not yet completely dead instantly suffocated like drowning people, their entire souls began to disintegrate, as if they could not withstand the true arrival of their commander and were willingly annihilated and retreated from the scene.
Venerable Yanyou's gaze was profound as he slowly raised the Scorching Crown Soul Halberd in his hand. His entire soul aura pierced the sky like nine suns, and the power of the Silent Source Realm First Stage Perfection was fully unleashed.
"If you truly come today to destroy my Flame Realm— "
"Then, let's fight."
--boom!!!
In an instant, the Scorching Crown Soul Halberd was hurled out, bringing with it a sea of crimson soul flames that stretched for billions of feet, transforming into a sky-covering soul sun that pierced through the entire Divine Flame Realm, its momentum seemingly about to pierce the entire heavens!
But...
Silent Night Wielder remained motionless.
Only when the halberd was pressed against his brow did he slowly raise his hand, and a gray-white finger gently touched out.
Snap--
It was as if time had stood still.
The Soul Sun extinguished, the Flaming Halberd froze, and the enormous, godlike attack was completely "silently" neutralized by the finger of the Silent Night Wielder!
"Silence is the annihilation of name."
The gray-robed man's voice finally rang out, as calm as sand, yet it directly shook Venerable Yanyou's sea of consciousness and soul root.
Boom--!!!
Venerable Yanyou suddenly let out a muffled groan, as if the soul fire around his body was being torn apart, and a memory in his sea of consciousness about "why he existed in the Flame Realm" was instantly erased!
This is the true origin of Silent Night Wielder's Soul Arts:
Silent Origin Soul Skill: Name-Extinguishing Soul-Stilling Seal
"I will take your name, destroy your very reason for being, and from this day forward you will forget even why you exist."
Faced with this "existential erasure" of soul pressure, Venerable Yanyou's body trembled slightly for the first time, his soul halberd tilted slightly, and blood trickled from the corner of his lips.
But he didn't back down.
"Since you dare to come, I'll let you know... Even if I'm not the strongest Silent Origin, the Flame Realm will never perish!"
In an instant, Venerable Yanyou You unleashed one of the most terrifying forbidden techniques in the Divine Flame Radiant Realm:
Silent Origin Flame Codex: Ninefold Burning Soul Seal Realm
Nine fiery souls ascended into the sky, each soul scorching one, each soul burning an entire realm!
The battle between powerhouses at the level of the Silent Origin has finally erupted in the Divine Flame Radiant Realm!
Meanwhile, on the distant high platform of the Nether Firmament Underworld Sect, the Grand Venerable Mingxu suddenly looked up, his brow furrowed slightly, and whispered:
"... One of the Eight Watchers actually led the expedition personally..."
He turned to look at a quiet, dark building, his voice as steady as a deep abyss:
"Go and inform Qin Yu that it's time for him to set off."
Nine Flames Annihilation Name · Silent Origin True Fire Blazing Soul Roar
The Flame Realm shook the heavens.
When Venerable Yanyou activated the forbidden soul scripture of the Divine Flame Radiant Realm — the Ninefold Burning Soul Seal Realm —the soul fire of the entire Flame Realm seemed to gain consciousness at that moment, transforming into nine "Soul Flame Suns" hanging high in the sky.
The nine Yang souls grew more intense with each passing round, their soul pressure stacking up. With each layer of burning, a layer of "Soul Annihilation and destruction of intent" was reflected back to the origin of the Immortal Antiquity laws!
Silent Night Wielder stood in the air, the grayish-white soul mist now slightly distorted by the soul flames. Yet his expression remained calm as he spoke softly:
"... You actually still retain this ancient seal."
"Unfortunately, the naming of the soul originates from the viewer."
As soon as he finished speaking, an even larger array appeared beneath his feet—the true killing move following the [Name-Extinguishing Soul-Stilling Seal].
Silent Origin's Second Soul Skill: Ashen Silence Soul-Viewing Barrier
This technique can strip others of their right to be "recognized"—once successful, the target will lose all "observers" and will be unable to be remembered, described, or understood by any being!
In other words, Venerable Yanyou will be gradually "stripped" from the entire Spirit Firmament cognitive system!
At this moment, Venerable Yanyou laughed to the sky, spewing blood flames from his mouth. He took a step forward, burning his soul core and causing his Soul Seal to tremble violently!
He roared:
"I don't want you to remember me—I want your soul to be utterly destroyed!!"
The Nine Flames Seal now belonged entirely to him— the Scorching Crown Soul Halberd reappeared, sealed by the combined nine souls, and thunderously pierced through heaven and earth!
Final Form: Flame Realm Annihilation: Sun Spear's Wrath!!
This attack was like a nine-layered sun crashing into the Silent Realm, causing spacetime to collapse and the Soul Annihilation Barrier to be shattered!
Silent Night Wielder frowned and took a slight step back three inches for the first time.
He said nothing more, but slowly raised his hand, and the soul mist around him gathered, condensing into a nearly transparent gray-white longsword.
Beneath his feet, the remnant souls of 700,000 Soul Annihilation Abyss Refining Soldiers began to burn, and his own soul power surged, clearly indicating that he was about to unleash his true killing intent!
Your naming has reached its end.
As the gray sword swung down, the entire Flame Realm began to turn to ash—the world lost its color, and the light of the soul was extinguished.
This is his true Soul-Slaying Domain: [Annihilating Silence Name Realm]!
Venerable Yanyou, he gritted his teeth and refused to retreat, wielding his Soul Halberd to meet the attack!
Boom!!!!!
Two powerful beings from the Silent Origin engage in the most primal and Limit soul battle at the summit of the Divine Flame Radiant Realm!
The entire Flame Realm was torn into two realms: above the Soul Flame was the Desolate Gray Domain, and below the Soul Flame was the Nine Flame Scorched Plains.
The insurmountable barrier of the soul was forged in the First Battle.
Outside the high platform of the Nether Firmament Underworld Sect, Qin Yu stood quietly atop the mountain, gazing up at the nearly collapsing sky in the distance, gripping the sword at his waist, as silent as an abyss.
"... Finally, it's here."
Nine Flames Burn Out, the Final Battle of the Ash-Silent Realm Splitting
The sky collapsed and the earth caved in.
The entire Divine Flame Radiant Realm has now been torn into two celestial domains: one is the Burning Soul Scorched Plains, and the other is the Gray Desolate Abyss. These are the dual Soul Realm formed by the collision of the wills of Venerable Yanyou and Silent Night Wielder, two powerful beings from the Silent Origin Realm!
Beneath the Nine Flames, the Scorching Crown Soul Halberd rolled with lightning flames, shattering the "Soul Seal of Annihilation" released by Silent Night Wielder again and again. However, with each strike, Venerable Yanyou himself was also rapidly weakening.
He was ultimately only at the Silent Source Realm First Stage, while Silent Night Wielder was at the Silent Origin Venerable Rank Third Stage Realm, the renowned "Silent Decree Soul Master" among the Eight Watchers!
"Your soulfire... is no longer enough to cause a ruckus."
The voice of Silent Night Wielder finally rang out again, and the gray sword transformed into countless "Name-Destroying Soul Lines," which fell from the sky and locked the entire Soul Seal of Venerable Yanyou.
In an instant, Venerable Yanyou's sea of consciousness was forcibly penetrated, and a gray character appeared within his soul:
[Silence - Fame and Traces Vanish]
Once completed, Silent Night Wielder will be able to completely erase all of Venerable Yanyou's "names" and "existence records" in the world, causing his soul fire to turn into emptiness and fall into Eternal Silence!
But Venerable Yanyou's eyes still burned brightly.
"You want me... to just be annihilated like this?"
He roared to the sky, forcefully pulled out all the soul cores in his body, and set them ablaze. The Scorching Crown Soul Halberd then completely transformed into the "Blazing Soul Sun," forcibly breaking free from the Annihilation Soul Line!
"You better remember this--"
"My name is— Venerable Yanyou!!!"
With a roar, he unleashed his final attack:
Divine Flame Final Seal - Nine Tribulations Heaven-Burning Severance!
Nine flames Return to One, the halberd cracked with countless marks, transforming into a chasm of blazing fire that slashed towards the Lord of Gray Shadows!
Even the Silent Night Wielder, Silent Source Realm Third Stage, was slightly moved by this attack. In the end, he did not use the Soul Arts to defend, but instead swung his sword to meet the attack head-on!
Boom--!!!
The sky shattered, fragments of the Flame Realm churned, and the Silent Origin Storm swept across millions of miles!
The light and shadow obscured the view.
When everything calmed down, Venerable Yanyou's figure had vanished, leaving only a broken halberd stuck deep in the scorched plain, still burning intensely.
The gray figure slowly descended, its gray sword shattered, and its right shoulder pierced by the Soul-Scorching Blade, but its soul remained intact.
"... As expected of you."
Silent Night Wielder gazed at the broken halberd and its remaining flames, and murmured softly.
Although he was not dead, he was severely injured and, even if he won the battle, he would be unable to continue.
Xuan Cang Appears - Soul Annihilation
The gray fog is about to return.
Silent Night Wielder was severely injured, his soul unstable. He cast his gaze upon the scorched earth of the broken divine flames and whispered:
"This is only the first battle... there are still seven more to go."
But suddenly, a barely audible sigh echoed across the entire Spirit Firmament.
Immediately--
Time and space froze. Soul energy was frozen. Gray mist fell.
A streak of azure sword light cleaved through the ninefold barrier, descending effortlessly from the sky. Though its speed was not fast, it seemed as if it had been slashing down since the beginning of time, heading straight for the core of the gray shadow!
Silent Night Wielder's pupils suddenly dilated!
"No—this aura is—"
Xuancang Shenying!
The number one person in the Spirit Firmament Great Realm, Silent Origin Venerable Rank Fifth Stage Perfection, and the guardian of the Soul Dao of all realms!
He... was present at this battle.
Before Silent Night Wielder could react, the entire [Soul Annihilation Abyss Refining Soldiers] was sliced in two by the azure sword light, its paper-thin soul body instantly shattering! Hundreds of thousands of remnant souls, the annihilation array, and the soul soldiers were all annihilated!
From within the gray mist, the Xuancang Shenying slowly appeared, clad in a green robe, untouched by dust or breath, yet it seemed as if he were the only one existing in the world.
He looked at the Silent Night Wielder, who showed no expression, no anger, only silence.
"You have disturbed the Spirit Firmament Realm."
"... Then, let's begin the reckoning with you."
He raised his hand, and a floating mark appeared in the air—
Realm Severing Soul Seal
This seal is the only seal of soul authority held by Xuan Cang. With one seal, all souls are annihilated, and the laws of all realms are broken.
Silent Night Wielder roared through gritted teeth, forcibly mobilizing his remnant soul and the Name Eradication Soul Arts, attempting to unleash his Ultimate spell to reverse the situation!
But Xuan Cang simply pointed with his finger.
Snap--
The gray fog exploded.
Silent Night Wielder's soul, at this moment, seemed to have been stripped of its "permission to exist," its entire consciousness disintegrating into the most primitive soul particles, erased by the rules of the Spirit Firmament Great Realm.
The Eight Watchers — Silent Night Wielder, Fallen.
Xuan Cang turned and left, his voice falling softly:
"If you truly wish to return..."
"Then let's see if Spirit Firmament truly has no one to fight."
The sword's edge pierced the air, and the figure vanished into the sky, never to be seen again.
Only this scorched wasteland remained, eventually extinguished by the fierce winds.
The battle in the Divine Flame Radiant Realm shook the Nine Domains. The first of the Eight Watchers of the Immortal Antiquity Era was lost, and the strongest Guardian of Order in the Spirit Firmament returned to his position. The Spirit Firmament Great Realm was finally on the eve of its deepest storm.