On the central battle platform of the Myriad Worlds Graveyard, Shangguan Jiayan's composure had vanished, and his eyes became increasingly unfathomable. His previous Annihilation Tribulation Finger had been easily neutralized by Qin Yu, a situation he had never encountered since entering the Eternal Silence Realm.
After a few breaths of silence, Shangguan Jiayan slowly closed his eyes, and an ancient and profound Stillness Dao emanated from his body. This time, he did not rush to make a move, but stood quietly on the arena, his own aura gradually merging with the surrounding world, becoming one with it.
The next instant, he abruptly opened his eyes, his gaze completely black, devoid of any light. His distant voice reverberated throughout the entire Myriad Worlds Graveyard. "Since that's the case... then I'll show you the true Eternal Silence Legacy of my Shangguan Lineage." Boom--!
In an instant, the entire Eternal Battle Platform fell into an indescribable silence.
It wasn't just ordinary silence; rather, all sounds in the world had been stripped of their right to "exist." The long wind still swirled through the void, but no longer could it make a sound. Outside the arena, the world seemed normal, but to everyone's eyes, it appeared as if shrouded in a gray, ancient scroll. The sunlight still fell, but it had lost its meaning of "brightness." The world had fallen into a strange realm that was neither light nor darkness.
Shangguan Jiayan slowly raised his right hand, his index finger gently extended. There was no sign of the surging of violent origin. His fingertips seemed to be holding an invisible ancient pen, slowly writing into the void.
"Divine Power— The Dao Silence Heavenly Book." As the words fell, the minds of billions of cultivators in the Myriad Worlds Graveyard trembled violently. The Dao Silence Heavenly Book...
This technique can only be mastered by powerful beings in the Eternal Silence Realm who have comprehended the Eternal Stillness Dao and wielded a portion of the Dao authority; it belongs to the highest lineage of the Shangguan Lineage.
It does not rely on brute force or the destruction of all things; instead, it uses Eternal Silence as ink and emptiness as paper to write a scroll of Annihilation laws that cover heaven and earth. When this technique is used, the cultivator is no longer just a practitioner, but temporarily transforms into the very rules of heaven and earth.
The first stroke fell from the sky, tearing open a jet-black mark in the void. There was no Sword Qi crisscrossing, no sharp edge tearing through, only a pattern like an ancient stone carving, solidified between heaven and earth.
With the first stroke, all sounds fell silent; with the second, the wind ceased and the clouds froze. With the third, the pulsating earth of the battlefield slowly subsided.
The fourth stroke, the fifth stroke... one ancient stroke after another extended into the void. With each stroke, a law that never ceased to operate within the universe would fall into silence and dormancy.
Before long, a vast and boundless ancient celestial book floated in the sky. The pages were not written in any script familiar to the world, but all beings could instantly understand the will contained within them with just a glance.
The entire celestial book carries only one inviolable law—"Return to stillness here." The celestial book hangs high in the sky, unmoved since time immemorial. Boundless, Annihilation Daoist energy, like a tide, slowly envelops the entire battle platform.
The dust particles flying in the air froze, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi ceased to flow, and the drifting Fate Soul essence was as if sealed within amber. This was not a stagnation of time, but rather the underlying laws that underpin the evolution of all things being sealed layer by layer.
In the surrounding airspace, trillions of cultivators paled in shock, exclaiming in unison. "Could this be the Shangguan Lineage's most treasured inheritance?" "Directly sealing the laws! Writing the decrees of heaven and earth!" "Too terrifying; almost impossible to undo within the same realm!"
Outside the battle platform, the remaining eighteen contestants all tensed up. Chi Mulin's eyes narrowed slightly; Chi Junxuan unconsciously clenched his fists; Chi Yi'an looked solemn; and for the first time, a deep sense of apprehension surfaced in Ju Gongchen's eyes.
Lu Qi'an, Jiang Hanning, and the other reinforcements kept their eyes fixed on the Heavenly Book in the sky. Everyone clearly sensed that once they stepped into that domain, their own Fate Soul essence would be continuously suppressed.
Within the Shangguan Lineage's camp, many disciples wore expressions of joy. "Senior Brother Jiayan is finally getting serious!" "With the Dao Silence Heavenly Book appearing in the world, who among those of the same realm can stand against him?"
"The outcome of this battle is already decided. The Chi Lineage's outside help is doomed to defeat." A Shangguan Lineage nodded slightly, his eyes full of approval.
"To have cultivated the Dao Silence Heavenly Book to such a level at the Eternal Silence Realm Initial Stage, Jia Yan, you have not let down the Lineage's years of cultivation."
Just as the Shangguan Lineage family was certain of victory, in the distance at the Hua Lineage's stronghold, a figure stood quietly. Hua Yin stood with his hands behind his back, a cold smile slowly curving his lips as he indifferently watched the arena, as if observing a fool walking towards an abyss without realizing it.
After a moment, he spoke in a low voice, extremely soft, yet carrying undisguised sarcasm. "Truly foolish. I've already personally experienced Qin Yu's methods." His gaze fell on Shangguan Jiayan, his smile growing even deeper. "That Shangguan Jiayan... is simply overestimating himself."
Not far away, Hua Jingmeng showed no surprise whatsoever. He gazed silently at Qin Yu, a cold, mocking glint in his dark eyes, as if watching a play whose ending was already predetermined. He muttered to himself, "Others can't know for sure, but unfortunately, the one you're facing right now is no ordinary Eternal Silence Realm cultivator. Qin Yu is not someone you can handle."
As soon as she finished speaking, Hua Jingmeng fell silent again, her gaze never leaving the battle stage, quietly waiting for the expected scene to unfold. On the central battle stage, the Dao Silence Heavenly Book that covered the heavens and earth had been completely formed.
The grayish-white Annihilation Daoist aura transformed into boundless waves, slowly pressing down on Qin Yu's location. In the vast Myriad Worlds Graveyard, everyone involuntarily slowed their breathing.
Everyone watched with bated breath, eager to see how this unexpected outsider from the Chi Lineage would deal with this supreme heavenly book capable of sealing the laws of a region.
Shangguan Jiayan, the scroll of "Dao Silence Heavenly Book" hanging high above the Myriad Worlds Graveyard, the ancient laws of Annihilation slowly spreading outwards. The entire world seemed to be dragged into an ancient, unchanging gray-white scroll.
All the spectators clearly sensed that this attack had already transcended the boundaries of ordinary Eternal Silence Realm Initial Stage divine abilities; it was a suppressive technique that directly reached the very essence of the Dao. Cultivators of the same level, without any heaven-defying trump cards, simply had no way to confront it head-on.
However, Qin Yu remained standing in place, the corner of his black robe fluttering slightly in the air currents. His expression showed no sign of panic. In his deep eyes, the Silent Beginning Ring Master Soul Diagram slowly manifested, the Nine-Wheel True Evolution Dharma Wheel rotated leisurely, and a wisp of mysterious and unpredictable Fate Soul essence flowed out from the depths of his sea of consciousness.
At this moment, he neither intended to confront the Daoist tide head-on nor attempt to shatter the Heavenly Book with brute force, but instead activated his Innate Martial Soul once again— the Silent Beginning Ring Master Soul Diagram.
In an instant, the scenery around the arena changed in Qin Yu's vision. The Dao Silence Heavenly Book, which covered all the heavens, was no longer the law book that could not be defied. Layers of eternal Stillness Dao principles, original textures, and causal chains intertwined to form a complex and intricate structure that appeared before his eyes.
Each ancient character corresponds to a forbidden rule of heaven and earth; each stroke of the brush is closely connected to the origin of Shangguan Jiayan's Fate Soul.
Qin Yu's gaze narrowed slightly. Within the Silent Beginning Ring Master Soul Diagram, the Nine-Wheel True Evolution Dharma Wheel operated synchronously, their invisible analytical power quietly spreading along the fundamental veins of the Heavenly Book. It neither clashed nor destroyed, but merely restored the underlying Dao principles layer by layer. "I see."
Qin Yu murmured to himself, "Using Eternal Silence as ink and the rules of heaven and earth as paper, sealing off the flow of all paths and severing the foundation of the evolution of all things—it is indeed a top-tier divine power."
He looked up at Shangguan Jiayan was suspended in mid-air, and said, "However, you see Annihilation as the end, but you have overlooked one point: after Annihilation ends, the origin still remains."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Yu slowly raised his hand. The Silent Beginning Ring Master Soul Diagram in his palm spun rapidly, and the Nine-Wheel True Evolution Dharma Wheel trembled together. An invisible force directly touched the foundation of the Dao Silence Heavenly Book.
The next instant, a scene that shocked the entire audience unfolded: the ancient celestial book that shrouded the sky began to crack with fine fissures spreading across its surface. Crack!
The first crack appeared, and the pupils of billions of cultivators in the Myriad Worlds Graveyard shrank drastically. Crack! The second crack appeared, and the previously stagnant void began to flow again, and the imprisoned laws of the Great Dao were revived and began to operate once more.
Crack! The third crack continued to spread, and the ancient characters on the Heavenly Book gradually melted and faded. "Impossible!" In the Shangguan Lineage's viewing area, an elder involuntarily stood up, his face filled with disbelief. "How could the Dao Silence Heavenly Book be deciphered like this!"
On the arena, Shangguan Jiayan's expression changed drastically. He clearly sensed that Qin Yu did not rely on force to shatter the divine power, but rather traced back to the source, dismantling and restoring the Annihilation decree he had written between heaven and earth layer by layer.
Boom!!! In an instant, the entire scroll of Dao Silence Heavenly Book shattered. The countless gray-white Dao patterns turned into fine dust, like snowflakes falling after Annihilation, slowly dissipating into the void.
The Myriad Worlds Graveyard fell into a deathly silence. Everyone was still immersed in the shock just now. No one expected that the two Eternal Silence Inheritance Divine Powers that Shangguan Jiayan relied on for his livelihood were completely neutralized by Qin Yu. Since the start of the battle, Qin Yu has not even taken a single step back.
Before everyone could recover from their shock, Qin Yu had already moved. He looked at Shangguan Jiayan opposite him, his calm voice resonating throughout the surrounding area. "You have already unleashed two divine abilities. Now, it's time to experience my methods."