The Clan Que Rejoins the Alliance · The Soul Diagram Activates the Formation
The Decision After the Ashes of Dreams: Ten Songs of Alliance
Yanyuan Caimeng, along with the Nightmare Abyss Army and the remnants of the Dream Nether Devouring Hall, have been completely annihilated by Qin Yu's [Silent Origin · Unborn Silent Cause] technique, leaving no trace.
However—the aftershocks of the battlefield had not yet subsided, and the ashes of the destroyed dream still lingered in the world. Those remnants of dream souls wandered in the cracks of space, as if still whispering...
The remnants of the Heavenly Abyss Beast Que reunite
"Beast King!"
"The Beast King is still alive!"
With a cry of surprise from a Soul Beast Elder, the Lord of the Heavenly Abyss Beast Que, who had been saved by Qin Yu, slowly emerged from behind the Soul-Severing Giant Stele. His body still bore the marks of [Yanyuan Caimeng]'s palm strike that shattered the beast core. His aura was still weak, but his eyes were exceptionally clear and resolute.
He gazed at the desolate wasteland left by the burning dream fire, at the countless corpses, soul crystals, and fragments of the shattered Ten Domains Soul Array, his eyes surging with emotion.
"Qin Yu... you saved my entire Beast Clan."
"From this day forward, our clan will have only you as our leader, and we will obey your commands to the death."
He bowed deeply, and the five soul beast elders, three beast king-level disciples, and all the remaining troops behind him also knelt on the ground, their voices shaking the mountains and rivers.
"I swear to serve the Qin ruler, and I will never break this blood oath!"
At this moment, the Beast Palace returned to the alliance.
Post-war Reconstruction: Response from All Sectors
With Qin Yu completely ending the Yanyuan Caimeng, the Nether Devouring Hall was eliminated, and the Beast Palace returned, the battle situation in the entire Spirit Firmament Great Realm suddenly changed.
Sects such as Thunder Prison Mystic Gate Divine Flame Radiant Realm, and Realm Bone Ridge sent their messenger elders to request an alliance with the Nether Firmament Underworld Sect, expressing their willingness to form an alliance and fight against the Immortal Antiquity once again.
The Myriad Spirits Contract Beast Clan also took the initiative to send their Divine Beast Sect Master to the Nether Firmament Underworld Sect for an audience through the "Beast Seal Alliance Oath".
The central council of the Nether Firmament Underworld Sect has convened once again.
The Grand Venerable Mingxu sat at the head of the hall, while the illusory divine consciousness of the Xuancang Shenying Shadow occupied various corners of the void. Ten Realm Master stood in succession, forming a truly significant:
The Alliance of the Ten Domains of the Spirit Firmament!
The Grand Venerable Mingxu said in a deep voice, "The Nightmare Abyss has been destroyed, and the Dream-Cutting One is gone, but five of the Eight Overseers of the Immortal Ancient still remain, and the three great commanders have not yet appeared. The real war has only just begun."
Resolution Established; Troops Assembled from Nine Regions
The Xuancang Shenying echoed throughout the hall, their sound like thunder.
"The traitorous Dream Nether Devouring Hall has been completely Annihilation by Qin Yu."
"Three days later, all sects in the nine domains of the Spirit Firmament Great Realm will simultaneously activate their protective formations."
"The army split into three routes: the southern border Jiezhe Youqi, the western border resists the Guji Tuzhu, and the eastern border Duansheng Hunyi."
"Qin Yu is the vanguard of my Spirit Firmament, the Grand Commander of the Heavenly Soul Army, and in charge of the overall battle!"
After the discussion, all the sect leaders bowed in response, and the Beast King of Heavenly Abyss Beast Que even offered up the [Beast Soul Heaven-Sealing Diagram] on the spot as the core of the Heavenly Abyss Soul-Suppressing Formation.
Just as everyone began to deploy their troops...
In the south of the Spirit Firmament Great Realm, a rift in the outer void suddenly appeared, and a faint, ethereal figure slowly materialized, clad in a soul-locking green robe, with a cold, Annihilation light burning in its eyes.
He looked down at the vast sky, and behind him, a dreamless, dark moon quietly appeared.
He whispered:
"The dream is shattered... There's no point in trying to sever it."
"Next, it's time for the Fire Sacrifice."
After the silent battle, the remnants of the Heavenly Abyss Beast Que stood solemnly amidst scorched earth, but a new will was gathering and taking shape.
Inside the main hall of the Nether Firmament Underworld Sect, the Beast Emperor personally offered up the clan's ancient treasure.
[Beast Soul Heaven-Sealing Diagram].
A soul map engraved with the "bone and blood of ancient beast gods" has ten World Extinguisher divine beasts surrounding it in the center. The pattern is like an array, a monument, or an extension of the Soul Realm itself. Within it is engraved a core sealing power that can link the three powers of "soul beasts, soul arrays, and soul veins".
The Nether Firmament Underworld Sect's Grand Venerable Mingxu gazed for a long time before uttering these weighty words:
"This map is enough to subdue an entire realm."
The Beast King prostrated himself on the ground and said in a deep voice:
"Our clan has no way out. We are willing to use the Beast Soul Diagram the core of our formation, and together with all the other clans, defend against the Immortal Antiquity."
The Grand Venerable Mingxu nodded and personally presented the diagram on the main altar, announcing:
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[Seven Major Sects Jointly Activate the Soul Map]
As the Beast Soul Heaven-Sealing Diagram unfolds, the illusory images of ten divine beasts on it rotate and rise, and the Netherworld Divine Patterns pierce through the boundary, revealing branches of the array diagram in all directions.
Representatives from the six major sects —Divine Flame Radiant Realm, Thunder Prison Mystic Gate, Wind Extinction God Clan, Realm Bone Ridge, Realm Sealing Tower, and Myriad Spirits Contract Beast Clan —stepped forward, each taking out their clan's most treasured soul weapon and source talisman, and embedding them into the diagram.
Above the Soul Map:
Crimson Flame Serpent, Thunder Abyss Lion, Wind-Bone Mysterious Mirage...
The phantoms of the six major sects' soul beasts gathered together.
Construct the [Beast Soul Sealing Heaven - Realm Defense Array]!
At this moment, the eight sects formally formed an alliance, becoming the true "core protector" of the Spirit Firmament Great Realm in its struggle against the Immortal Antiquity Era.
[Defense Line Construction - Global Mobilization]
The eight grand formations spread across the eight domains of the Spirit Firmament, their minds connected and their formations interoperable, forming a true "United Soul Lock."
The core of the formation is located in the Nether Firmament Underworld Sect, where the divine senses of the Grand Venerable Mingxu and the Xuancang Shenying suppress the foundation of the main formation and connect it to the soul chains of the entire domain.
Elders of various clans, Soul Array Masters, Realm Guardians, and Realm Master- level powerhouses went to all four directions to initiate an unprecedented reorganization of defensive array diagrams:
Divine Flame Radiant Realm: The Ninefold Soul Flame Tower reignites, guarding the Southern Region;
Thunder Prison Mystic Gate: Ting Jin Sacred Mountain ascends into the sky, thunder patterns pierce the heavens;
Realm Sealing Tower: The ancient tower unlocks all its locks, and boundary patterns seal the boundary;
The Myriad Spirits Contract Beast Clan: The Ten Beast Soul Altars leap to the mountain peak, their array cores merging;
The Wind Extinction God Clan: The Boundary Wind Pillar stretches across the Boundary Sky, shattering illusions and defending against enemies;
Realm Bone Ridge: Seven bones seal the bridge and merge the boundary core, connecting with the Beast Soul Diagram.
Qin Yu Returns to the Alliance - Oath Before Battle
Qin Yu, along with Qian Ruishan, Zhou Yu, Yao Wanqing, Ming Ye, Ming Kong Ming Ye, Ming Zhen, and others, ascended to the center of the array platform and swore an oath at the heart of the [Beast Soul Heaven-Sealing Diagram] array:
"My name is Qin Yu, and I am willing to be the master soul of this diagram, to control the soul and suppress the realm, and to defy the Immortal Antiquity!"
Upon hearing this, the ten beasts in the image roared, their soul patterns surged, and countless illusory beast figures slowly emerged, bowing their heads to Qin Yu.
Nine Nether Flame Bone Dragon
Soul Rend Thunder Viper
Nether Soul Dream Taotie
Azure Thunder Lightning Hunter
The four divine beasts also gathered at the top of the array at this moment, roaring loudly, willing to follow Qin Yu to conquer the entire world.
The Grand Venerable Mingxu solemnly rose and, with a flick of his sleeve, spoke:
"This map not only forms the oath of the seven sects of the Soul Realm, but also serves as the foundation for our counterattack."
"The next battle... will begin with the troops advancing from behind Soul Map Town to the front lines."
With the full activation of the [Beast Soul Heaven-Sealing Diagram], the defensive cores of the seven sects, together with the main formation of the Nether Firmament Underworld Sect, form an absolute soul-locking defense line covering the entire Spirit Firmament Great Realm.
Soul chains converged, boundary patterns intertwined, the sky was as hard as iron, and the earth's veins roared.
The remaining eight categories--
Divine Flame Radiant Realm
Thunder Prison Mystic Gate
Wind Extinction God Clan
Realm Bone Ridge
Realm Sealing Tower
The Myriad Spirits Contract Beast Clan
Heavenly Abyss Beast Que
Nether Firmament Underworld Sect
With everyone united, they are all on high alert.
The Soul Tower stands majestically, its core high in the sky. The Realm Master, Elders, Soul Beasts, and Realm Pattern Altar are all on high alert, preparing for the impending Immortal Antiquity Tribulation.
At this moment, atop the main peak of the Nether Firmament Underworld Sect, above the vast sky, clouds pressed down, and all souls fell silent.
A tall and straight figure stood at the very center of the sky.
Qin Yu, clad in the Soul Robe of the Silent Abyss, possessed a divine soul as sharp as a sword, his might overwhelming all realms.
Behind him--
Zhou Yu, lightning patterns appeared, his twin swords rang silently, and the thunderous battle spirit was hidden within;
In the Ming Ye, the soul was utterly silent, the pupils were as dark as the night, and the battle intent of the Netherworld was as solid as purgatory;
In the Ming Kong, long hair flies in the wind, the soul realm shines like stars, awaiting the battle to break through the void;
Ming Zhen, bearing the remnants of flame, his eyes blazing like torches, remained steadfast in his watchful gaze across the eight directions;
Yao Wanqing, her expression icy and cold, her heart as white as snow, a sliver of cold light hanging beside her.
The six stood silently behind Qin Yu. Under the vast sky, they were as silent as ten thousand mountains, like guardians of the divine court. Facing the turbulent winds and clouds of the entire Spirit Firmament Great Realm, they remained calm and silent. A single battle could Realm Breaking, and their every move could shake the Spirit Firmament.
Their will had long been intertwined with the Soul Chain of the Beast Soul Heaven-Sealing Diagram.
Regardless of the sect,
As long as a crisis occurs,
In that instant,
Qin Yu and his six companions can arrive instantly!
They are the "Agile Battle Cores" of the Soul Map.
It is the last and strongest support core of this Spirit Firmament Great Realm.
No words or commands are needed.
We're just waiting for... the first horn of the storm to sound.
Heaven and earth fell silent, and all living beings held their breath.
On the eve of the great battle, silence was as still as a corpse, but the thunder had already begun to rumble.
Just as the eight sects stood ready and Qin Yu six companions stood in the sky, in the highest part of the entire Spirit Firmament Great Realm —in a celestial rift invisible to anyone.
A vast and boundless Silent Abyss soul light slowly unfolded, with towering soul light sinking within, like an ancient Origin Heaven hanging upside down, sealing the foundation of heaven and earth.
There, Xuancang Shenying, the number one figure in Spirit Firmament, stood alone atop the Spirit Firmament Heaven of Lingqiong.
Clad in the "Realm Severing Soul Seal" and standing on the "Xuan Cang Domain Descent," he was followed by ten powerful figures from the Silent Source Realm, each a pillar of the Spirit Firmament Sky Realm.
These people are ten Soul Dao Protectors of the Silent Origin level, personally selected by Xuancang Shenying. Each of them once suppressed a Soul Prison and a Holy Domain of a clan. They have been living in seclusion in the Spirit Firmament Great Realm for thousands of years. Now they have appeared in the world, solely for the purpose of defending the world.
This place is the very edge of the entire Spirit Firmament Great Realm's celestial canopy.
[The Extreme Heaven Boundary]!
Xuancang Shenying was calm and aloof, his robes unmoved, yet his Soul Sea surged beneath.
Before him, in that void, three soul shadows, capable of crushing heaven and earth, vaguely appeared.
They are --
You Junhan: The leader of the three great commanders of the Immortal Antiquity Era, in charge of the "Absolute Cold Realm Extinction" and the Ice Soul Battle Formation;
Jue Yilei: Origin Heaven Punisher, wielding the "Seal of Thunder Punishment," presiding over the laws of souls and cause and effect;
Chi Leiyuan: Commander-in-Chief of the Myriad Souls Battle Domain, controls Lava Soul Explosion, and launches attacks on the main realm.
Although the three leaders have not fully entered the realm, their divine souls have frequently tested and disturbed the laws at the edge of the Spirit Firmament.
Tonight, as the vanguard armies of various factions from the Immortal Antiquity Era continue to penetrate deeper into the lands of the Eight Sects of the Spirit Firmament, the Three Commanders are no longer hiding.
Three wills materialized and appeared, confronting the Xuancang Shenying from afar.
Xuancang Shenying slowly opened its eyes, whispering as if making a vow:
"If you dare to cross this line... don't even think about going back."
Behind the ten powerful figures from the Silent Origin Realm, soul weapons, soul-suppressing arrays, and boundary-sealing light wheels appeared simultaneously. A massive Silent Abyss Soul Seal slowly lit up from the void, sealing off the entire Spirit Firmament.
There are no reinforcements here.
There was no retreat.
They are the last "upper realm barrier" of the Spirit Firmament.
Once the three leaders launch a full-scale attack, Xuancang Shenying will join forces with ten experts at the Silent Source Realm, unleashing their souls in a desperate attack—
The Battle of Zhentian!
While Xuancang Shenying guarded the border of the Heavenly Curtain and Qin Yu led everyone in a state of high alert, the entire Spirit Firmament Great Realm had been completely plunged into an unprecedented and massive war.
One sect has been wiped out.
One defection ended in silence.
At this moment, the [Crimson Abyss Divine Clan], once hailed as one of the Ten Great Soul Dao God Clan of the Spirit Firmament, whose illustrious name had endured for countless eons, has been uprooted and transformed into a scorched wasteland of fire by the Yanyuan Caimeng's bloody attack.
Subsequently, the Nether Devouring Hall, which could have resisted the enemy, surrendered out of fear of annihilation, and ultimately still met its end in destruction.
The two once-powerful God Clan are now either Annihilation or reduced to ashes.
Beneath the Spirit Firmament, only the eight sects remain, struggling to survive.
The howls of the divine beasts of the Myriad Spirits Contract Beast Clan, the thunderous roars of the Thunder Prison Mystic Gate, the fury of the remnants of the Divine Flame Radiant Realm, the Realm Breaking wind domain ignited by the Wind Extinction God Clan, the rising Bone Tower of Realm Bone Ridge...
Multiple sects are preparing to wage war simultaneously!
The entire Spirit Firmament Great Realm seemed to be swallowed up by the undercurrents of the Immortal Antiquity Era. War raged, connecting the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths into a battlefield. Soul pressure surged like waves, and blood rained down like rain!
Thousands upon thousands of Realm Masters, soul kings, and warriors fought to the death. Sect elders used their soul blood to form arrays, and proud disciples fought to the death with their weapons. Soul beasts roared, arrays collapsed, and the sky was no longer clear. All around was filled with slaughter!
Countless souls were torn apart, burned, sacrificed, and plundered on this day...
The whole world seemed to be screaming, and the entire universe was trembling.
This battle was not a conflict between sects.
This battle is a battle for the fate of the entire Spirit Firmament Great Realm!
However, amidst this incredibly tragic situation—
A glimmer of hope still burns in everyone's heart.
That light was named:
Qin Yu.
Behind him, Zhou Yu, Ming Kong, Ming Ye, Yao Wanqing, Qian Ruishan, Ming Zhen stood side by side, gazing at the war-torn Spirit Firmament Cang Qiong.
They are ready to intervene at any time to support any fallen battlefield.
Qin Yu said in a low voice:
"If the Eight Sects are destroyed, then the Spirit Firmament will perish. We are the last line of defense... and also the starting point of the counterattack."