Deep within the Heart-Questioning Ancient Forest, the once-glorious defensive array outside the cave was nearing its Limit. Countless golden array patterns filled the sky, and crisscrossing chains tightly bound the remnant soul woman's body. But as her scarlet eyes slowly rose...
The entire world suddenly fell into an eerie, deathly silence. She neither roared nor struggled; she simply stood there quietly, her face hidden in shadow beneath the white hood.
Only her increasingly eerie blood-red pupils flashed with a cold light. The next moment, a wisp of black mist slowly flowed from her fingertips, spreading along the chains.
Crack—The first chain showed a crack, then the second, the third, the fourth, the cracks spreading rapidly, boom—
The entire defensive array finally succumbed to the power of the Eternal Silence Realm · Supreme. With a deafening roar, countless array patterns collapsed simultaneously, and the golden radiance in the sky exploded into billions of fragments, like a meteor shower falling from the heavens and earth.
The grand formation shattered completely. The woman with the remnant soul took a step forward, black mist swirling, several black dragon phantoms slowly swimming around her. She walked straight into the cave. Throughout the entire process, she showed no impatience, no anger, and none of the madness one would show when chasing prey, as if she were absolutely certain.
Qin Yu was still there, inside the cave. She slowly stopped, her scarlet eyes silently scanning the surroundings. Wherever her gaze fell, cracks began to spread on the rock walls. The rubble on the ground silently turned to dust. There was no emotion in her eyes, only a chilling coldness and emptiness.
As if searching for something lost for countless eons, she slowly raised her head, looking at the top of the cave, then at the depths of the cave. After a long time, she still found nothing. However, instead of leaving, she slowly turned around and walked step by step toward the cave entrance.
Finally, it stopped outside the cave entrance, facing the outside world, standing quietly. Its black robe swayed gently in the wind, and several black dragons coiled behind it. The figure stood between heaven and earth like a tomb guardian, as if it had already made its decision.
Qin Yu would eventually emerge, and at the same time, within the Transcendent Five-Dimensional Space, Qin Yu was completely dumbfounded. He stared through the higher-dimensional rift at the figure at the cave entrance, his lips twitching involuntarily. "Holy crap..." "What's going on with this remnant soul?" "Could it have really discovered me?" "It's actually blocking the cave entrance?" Qin Yu stared intently at the outside.
The remnant soul woman remained motionless, her crimson eyes gazing into the distance, as if waiting for something. Time ticked by, but she didn't even change her posture. That eerie silence sent chills down one's spine, as if a thunderous attack would strike the moment Qin Yu dared to appear.
Meanwhile, in the Final Thought Annihilation Void Sea, the fourth trial of the Tower of No Birth and No Destruction had fully commenced. The world was in flux, and the boundless void began to collapse. Ancient lights and shadows appeared one after another, while Xiao Yue stood quietly in the center of the void. At that moment, an aged voice once again resounded throughout the heavens and earth.
"Fourth layer." "Cease the Thought of Life." "Domain of Unerring." Boom--The entire world suddenly began to distort, and the scene before Xiao Yue's eyes kept changing. She saw herself fall again and again, her Fate Soul shattered again and again, and she was buried by heaven and earth again and again. Every death was incredibly real, with the pain of her soul being torn apart and the despair of her body collapsing.
The chilling dissipation of the Fate Soul was crystal clear, and at the same time, countless dazzling orbs of light began to emerge from the depths of the void, each containing an astonishing opportunity. There were ancient divine medicines that could reverse life and death, supreme holy springs that could reshape the Fate Soul, and primordial divine fires that could allow living beings to be reborn from the ashes.
There are also Primordial Supreme Treasure that can transcend reincarnation and reshape one's true self. They float between heaven and earth, exuding an irresistible allure. As long as one reaches out, one can obtain them; as long as one accepts them, one can be resurrected, one can start over, and one can live forever.
She remained standing still, her blue eyes serene, showing no sign of emotional turmoil. She knew that the true meaning of this trial lay not in resisting death, but in how to see through and transcend the shackles of obsession when facing death.
Do they still yearn for a fresh start? Do they still cherish their existence? Do they still fear the end? Meanwhile, deeper within the Tower of No Birth and No Destruction, another law begins to slowly awaken. Countless blue divine patterns gradually emerge in the sky, and an ancient stone staircase slowly appears at the end of the void.
The true core trial of the fourth level finally began. The Domain of No Seeking of Cease the Thought of Desire and Freedom of Want: Countless future illusions simultaneously appeared. She wielded the Final Silence Sea, possessing two Primordial Supreme Treasure. She stood above all heavens, accompanying Qin Yu to the end of the Great Dao. Everything she desired, everything she could possibly obtain, appeared before her eyes.
She stood there, her gaze falling upon the myriad illusions, her black hair dancing in the breeze, her mind growing ever more peaceful. She realized: desire itself is nothing to fear; what binds living beings is always the mind driven by greed.
The moment the thought arose, the Blue Ring within his body and the Rule Origin Collapse trembled slightly. An extremely ancient blue light rippled from the depths of his body. In the darkness, at the pinnacle of the tower, there was an even deeper origin waiting quietly.
In the depths of the Final Thought Annihilation Void Sea, the fourth trial, the Domain of Unerring of Cease the Thought of Life and No Thoughts, unfolded completely. The entire world suddenly lost all sound, the sea stopped flowing, the thought bubbles floating in the void froze, and even the Tower of No Birth and No Destruction, which hung upside down above the wheel, slowly dimmed.
Xiao Yue stood on the boundless, deep blue sea, her long, star-blue hair swaying gently in the dim light, the crescent-shaped silver ornament on her forehead emitting a soft glow. The next moment, the entire world suddenly trembled violently. Boom—a huge crack that stretched across the sky and earth appeared in the distant void.
Deep within the rift, a war slowly emerges; it is not an illusion, but a life-or-death future that is so real it could be mistaken for reality.
Countless ancient beings traversed the heavens and earth, billions of divine rays tore through the starry sea, and shattered fragments of Fate Soul fell like meteors. In the center of that devastated battlefield, Xiao Yue saw Qin Yu. At this moment, Qin Yu was covered in blood, his Silent Origin Stainless Sword was broken, and his Fate Soul structure was full of cracks.
Countless chains of cause and effect pierced his body. Above, an indescribable black giant hand slowly descended, covering all realms, crushing the void, and shattering the entire world. "Xiao Yue— " Qin Yu suddenly looked up. His voice pierced through billions of miles of space and time, reaching her ears. But in the next instant, a deafening roar resounded—
The giant black hand descended completely, and the entire world exploded violently. Countless divine lights shattered, the River of Cause and Effect broke, and Qin Yu's body turned into dust bit by bit before her eyes. His divine soul dissipated, his Fate Soul was destroyed, and his existence structure collapsed. In the end, he returned to nothingness, leaving only her in the entire world.
An endless, deathly silence enveloped the world. The sea began to boil, and the void began to collapse. Countless voices rang out simultaneously: "Save him!" "Bring him back!" "As long as you accept the power of resurrection!" "As long as you accept the origin of reincarnation!" "You can reverse all of this." Boom—
Suddenly, the sky split open, and billions of blue orbs of light appeared. Each orb contained a supreme opportunity that could reverse life and death. There was the Primordial Holy Spring that could reshape Fate Soul, the End God Lotus that could reverse cause and effect, the Ancient Seal of Reincarnation that could transcend life and death, and the Supreme Dao Scroll that could bring the deceased back.
They floated between heaven and earth, radiating an irresistible allure, yet Xiao Yue slowly closed her eyes, her long eyelashes trembling gently. Her palms clenched slowly. After a long while, she opened her eyes again, her sapphire-like eyes still clear, unwavering, without madness, and without pain.
She gently raised her head to look at the collapsed battlefield, her voice soft yet resolute like an inextinguishable light deep within the starry sky. "If Little Qinzi truly faces that day," "that will be his own path." "And what I can do," "is to walk with him," "not to go against his path." With that last sentence, she spoke.
All the opportunities for rebirth shattered simultaneously, countless blue orbs of light exploded into a rain of light, and the entire fourth level of the world trembled violently. And at that very moment, the Tower of No Birth and No Destruction, finally revealed its true master. Boom!
Suddenly, the very top of the tower cracked open, and a beam of dark blue light pierced through the heavens and earth. In the center of the beam, a figure slowly descended—a woman draped in a deep blue ancient robe. She was tall and slender, with a face so perfect it was almost unreal. Countless Annihilation star rivers flowed in her eyes, and an ancient tower seal floated on her forehead.
Behind her, nine layers of blue divine rings slowly rotated, each ring sealing the residual thoughts of billions of living beings. In her hand, she held an ancient spear. The spear's body was entirely dark blue, its surface engraved with countless ancient runes of Annihilation, and a constantly rotating, hollow star core floated at its tip.
Within that star core, no light could be seen; it was as if even existence itself would be swallowed up. She slowly raised her head, looking down at Xiao Yue. Her voice was calm and utterly undisturbed. "I am the spirit of the Tower of No Birth and No Destruction." "And the final trial of the fourth level." "If you wish to wield this tower," "then prove your path." Rumble—
As soon as the words fell, the long spear suddenly thrust out, and the entire Final Silence Sea collapsed at the same time. Hundreds of millions of blue spear shadows covered the sky and earth, each spear shadow carrying the aura of sealing and resurrection, severing the cycle of reincarnation. However, in the face of all this...
Xiao Yue didn't retreat. She slowly raised her right hand, her long blue hair moving without wind, and a huge Blue Ring phantom slowly rose behind her. At this moment, she finally truly understood the meaning of the fourth level: no birth, no death. It wasn't about rejecting death, but about no longer fearing it. Boom!
The Blue Ring began to rotate. Blue Ring Fourth Form: Karma-Locking Stillness. Billions of blue causal threads instantly filled the heavens and earth, locking in the past, the present, and the future. The nine divine rings behind the artifact spirit trembled simultaneously, and the next instant, Blue Ring Fifth Form: Rule Origin Collapse.
It erupted completely, with a thunderous roar—blue divine light swept across the heavens and earth like a torrent, countless ancient rules and patterns began to crumble, the spear shadow shattered, the divine ring shattered, and the void crumbled. The Annihilation divine patterns on that ancient spear began to disintegrate inch by inch, and the weapon spirit changed color for the first time as she gazed at the blue torrent that covered the heavens and earth.
Shock finally surfaced in her eyes. She realized that it wasn't the power that had shattered, but the very rules that supported its existence. Boom—blue divine light completely pierced through heaven and earth, the nine divine rings behind the artifact spirit exploded simultaneously, the spear transformed into a rain of light, and her body began to disintegrate bit by bit.
However, just before it completely dissipated, the spirit slowly revealed a smile. It was not the smile of a loser, but the smile of liberation. She quietly looked at Xiao Yue and said softly, "Finally..." "It's here..." The next moment, her entire body transformed into countless blue light spots and rose into the sky. The Tower of No Birth and No Destruction emitted a thunderous roar that shook the entire world.