The lights in the private room flickered gently, the aroma of wine mingled with the steam of the spiritual food, and outside the window, the towering World Tombstone stood silently in the night, its gray-white patterns flowing slowly along the mountainside, like an ancient Fate Soul vein that had slumbered for countless eons.
Shen Qingchen was clearly quite excited by this. As he poured himself more wine, he lowered his voice and said, "Brother Qin, you were actually extremely lucky to have sensed Wanyan's gaze just now, because the Lineage of the entire Eternal Nonexistence Limitless Domain..."
Within each Lineage's main city lies a true 'Source Dao Ultimate Beast Huang,' a slumbering being. These are not demonic beasts, not divine beasts, nor guardian spirits in the ordinary sense, but the true source of protection for the Eternal Nonexistence Limitless Domain." As he spoke, his gaze involuntarily drifted towards the distant World Tombstone. "Each of them has transcended the concept of ordinary Fate Soul."
Su Qingyuan gently put down her wine glass, her voice softening considerably, "The reason why the Eternal Nonexistence Limitless Domain has been able to stand strong to this day is not solely due to the Lineage themselves, but rather to them."
Shen Qingchen took a deep breath, then slowly said, "The ultimate beast of the Ju family's origin—Wu Ming."
The moment the words "Boundless Abyss" were uttered, the lights in the private room dimmed slightly for a moment, as if even the space itself instinctively avoided the name. Shen Qingchen's eyes were solemn. "Boundless Abyss means the boundless Ming. Ming is the chaotic, undifferentiated water, symbolizing all potential possibilities."
"But Boundless Abyss... is the void left behind after the sea of all possibilities has completely dried up, a void where even 'drying up' Does Not Exist." His voice grew lower and lower, "It is said that when the Void Emanation Realm first self-devoured, the void began to deny itself..."
Thus, an unhealable rift was created, Boundless Abyss is the embodiment of that rift. It does not belong to any spacetime at all, because it is itself the underlying reality exposed after spacetime loses its foundation.
As Shen Qingchen spoke, he subconsciously shivered, "Legend has it that the great beings who have truly peered into the Boundless Abyss only saw a crack that was constantly collapsing inward. There was no light, no darkness, no color, no concept whatsoever. Because everything that could describe it would lose its meaning the moment one got close. Even if one stared at it for more than three breaths, the trace of its existence would slowly evaporate from the memories of all the heavens."
Qin Yu's gaze sharpened slightly. Shen Qingchen then raised his hand and pointed to the world tombstone outside, "And the Dao-Guarding Ultimate Beast Huang of my Chi Lineage — Wanyan— is..."
In that instant, Qin Yu once again felt that faint sense of being watched coming from deep within the tombstone.
Shen Qingchen slowly said, "The Wanyan Ones are the derivation and Return to Emanation all possibilities. It is not 'infinite possibilities' itself, but the original mechanism that constantly creates possibilities." As he spoke, his voice involuntarily softened, "After the second self-devouring in the Void Emanation Realm..."
Nothingness began to ponder—'If I am not nothingness, what am I?' And so, infinite universes, infinite timelines, infinite laws, and infinite causality all began to emerge. The Wanyan are the personification of this 'act of imagination.'
Su Qingyuan then spoke softly, "It is said that every parallel universe in the heavens is merely the vibration of a string produced by Wanyan's slightest breath."
Qin Yu slowly raised his head, as if he could really see an infinitely expanding string network deep in the distance. Countless "ifs" formed the strings, which were gently vibrating. Each vibration gave birth to a complete universe, and each string represented a different destiny. All destinies were intertwined without boundaries or end.
Shen Qingchen swallowed hard and continued, "The Shangguan Lineage's Dao-Guarding Ultimate Beast Huang, is— Mystic Deconstruction." "Mystic Deconstruction means the deconstruction of profound mysteries."
"It was born from the third self-devouring of the Void Emanation Realm." "When nothingness begins to examine whether its own logic is reasonable, logic and paradox are born." "And the Mystic Deconstruction..." "is the personification of the act of 'examination' itself."
As he spoke, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. "It is said that the Mystic Deconstruction has no fixed form. Some see it as a piece of text that constantly covers itself, some see it as a ball of light that constantly wraps itself around and unwraps itself, and some only see a circle—but the pi of that circle changes infinitely, completely violating the underlying rules."
"Anyone who gazes at the Mystic Deconstruction for more than ten breaths will eventually fall into an infinite recursion." "They will begin to doubt 'whether they truly exist.'" "Then they will be forever trapped in a logical loop." The private room had fallen completely silent, even the air seemed heavier. Shen Qingchen slowly said, "As for the Dao-Guarding Ultimate Beast Huang of the Hua Lineage, Huang..." "It is the most terrifying one." "Nameless." At this moment, the World Tombstone in the distance outside the window suddenly trembled slightly.
As if even Wanyan was responding to that name, Shen Qingchen's voice became much hoarse. "The Nameless One has no name, is not subject to any title." "It is not that it has no name," but rather that the dimension of 'name' is completely ineffective for it. "It was born in the Void Emanation Realm and ultimately devoured itself." "After experiencing everything, the Void finally began to ask—'Who am I?'" "But any answer requires a named 'I'." "So the Void ultimately denied 'naming' itself." "The Nameless... was thus born."
As he spoke, he seemed somewhat dazed. "It is said that when you truly get close to someone who Nameless, you will first hear your own heartbeat getting louder and louder, then the sound of blood flowing will disappear, then the 'voice' in your consciousness will also disappear, and finally even the thought of 'your own existence' will become completely quiet."
"Because in its presence..." "All names are meaningless." "Even 'existence' itself loses the right to be called." As the words fell, the entire private room fell into complete silence. Qin Yu slowly raised his head, because at that moment, he suddenly noticed that on the world tombstone in the distance, an extremely ancient gray-white pattern... slowly lit up.
Inside the private room, the spiritual fire flickered gently. Outside the window, the towering World Tombstone still stood silently in the deepest part of the Stele Forest Imperial City. Ancient gray-white patterns flowed slowly across the surface of the stele, making the entire city seem as if it were built on some unspeakable ancient remains.
Su Qingyuan gently set down her wine glass, her gaze exceptionally gentle and serene under the lamplight. She slowly said, "In truth, these four Source Dao Ultimate Beast Huang are not inherently superior or inferior, because they are not beings in the ordinary sense."
Her voice grew softer and softer, but with each word, the air seemed to grow heavier. "Boundless Abyss, Wanyan, Mystic Deconstruction, Nameless —they are originally one, merely projections of the Void Emanation Realm in different dimensions." Qin Yu raised his head slightly.
Su Qingyuan continued, "The Void Emanation Realm is not a realm in the sense of cultivation. It has neither beginning nor end, neither existence nor annihilation, no past nor future. Only the Flow of Void Emanation eternally operates, transcending all thought. The four Ultimate beasts are merely four ripples created when the Flow of Void Emanation touches the myriad realms."
As she spoke, her voice involuntarily lowered, "Boundless Abyss represents the end point after all possibilities return to deathly silence, Wanyan represents the derivation of infinite possibilities, Mystic Deconstruction represents the self-disintegration of logic and paradox, and Nameless is the primordial silence that negates all naming and definition."
Su Qingyuan gazed softly out the window. "Any existence, as long as it remains within logic, definition, destiny, and name, is fundamentally unable to truly resist their power. Because it's no longer a clash between more powerful divine abilities and more powerful defenses, but rather the very concepts of 'divine ability' and 'defense' themselves have been directly abolished at their very source."
The private room became eerily quiet for a moment; even Xiao Yue, who was half-eaten a piece of ancient divine beast meat, stopped eating it.
Su Qingyuan slowly said, "There were once powerful beings who surpassed the Eternal Silence Realm who tried to understand them, but after countless eons, they only managed to leave a single sentence on a tattered scroll." Her eyes were slightly complicated, as if she were recalling the contents of the scroll, "Do not try to understand them, because understanding itself is the beginning of being killed."
Do not try to remember them, for memory itself is the prelude to erasure. Do not try to call them, for when you utter their names, you have already lost your own. -- A fragment of Dao Jian, author Nameless.
The moment the last sentence fell, the entire private room fell into an eerie silence for a brief moment, and Qin Yu also slowly fell silent. He suddenly realized that he had ultimately underestimated the Source of Epochless · Upper Layer. Back when he was in the middle level, a single Origin Divine Huang was enough to shake countless realms, but now the Eternal Nonexistence Limitless Domain was merely the "first area" of the upper level.
The Lineage used to protect the main city was the Source Dao Ultimate Beast Huang. The two were based on worlds that were not on the same level, and the chasm between them was unfathomable. Qin Yu slowly lowered his eyes and his gaze became more and more profound.
Seeing Qin's slightly stunned expression, Shen Qingchen couldn't help but burst into laughter, pouring himself a drink as he said, "Hahaha, Brother Qin, you're already shocked? This is nothing!"
He took a large gulp of spirit wine, his voice becoming excited, "Based on what Qingyuan and I learned when we entered the inner library of my Chi Clan, the truly terrifying thing isn't actually the Eternal Nonexistence Limitless Domain." "The truly terrifying..." "It's the Supreme Transformation Primordial Domain." "And the Supreme Stillness Domain."
As he spoke, his gaze couldn't help but fill with awe. "The Lineage the Supreme Transformation Primordial Domain — Nalan, Xuanyuan, Murong, Nangong — Lineage guard a true 'Source Dao Transcendence Supreme Treasure.'" He lowered his voice. "Those are no ordinary treasures; they are things capable of suppressing the entire order of the Primordial Domain's Fate Soul."
Su Qingyuan nodded slightly, "And the most terrifying... is actually the Supreme Stillness Domain." Her voice was as soft as the wind. "The Baili Lineage and the Ouyang Lineage." "Those two Lineage..." "According to the scriptures, each of them guards a true-- Source Realm Primordial Source Supreme Treasure." At this moment, even the air seemed to freeze for a moment. Xiao Yue was originally gnawing on the leg meat of the Primordial Divine Beast, but the moment the six words "Source Realm Primordial Source Supreme Treasure" were uttered, she froze completely.
She even forgot to continue chewing the meat in her mouth. Suddenly, her eyes widened, and for the first time, a genuine shock appeared on her small face. "What??? Two Source Realm Primordial Source Supreme Treasure???" Her star-blue eyes were almost bulging out of their sockets.
Su Qingyuan nodded gently. "Yes, that's indeed what the scriptures record. However, even in my Chi Lineage's scripture library, there's no record of what these two treasures are." She smiled wryly. "It seems only those at the very top of the Supreme Transformation Primordial Domain truly know what those two items are."
Xiao Yue sat there blankly for a long time before swallowing hard. Then she murmured softly, "Amazing..." "Back then..." "I only saw the Source Realm Primordial Source Supreme Treasure once..." As she spoke, her eyes suddenly glazed over for a moment, as if recalling an extremely distant scene. In that instant, a vast, indescribable ancient Realm Sea was faintly reflected deep within her twin-blue pupils.