At the central battle platform of the Myriad Worlds Graveyard, above the sky, a dark rift stretched for tens of thousands of miles, and the Imperial Palace Chaos had been completely spread out.
The boundless, pure black Silent Abyss continued to erode and spread outwards. Wherever it passed, the void, radiance, sound, and laws of the Great Dao gradually faded and dissolved, like a vast scroll spanning countless ages being slowly erased by an invisible hand.
Shangguan Jiayan sat cross-legged in the void, his body covered with spiderweb-like cracks, and silver-gray light collapsed inward from the depths of the cracks. His physical body gradually became transparent, and his Fate Soul essence burned wildly under the power of sacrifice.
The faces of the billions of cultivators in the Myriad Worlds Graveyard turned deathly pale. Everyone understood that this forbidden divine power had already transcended the boundaries of arena combat. If Silent Abyss were allowed to continue expanding, it would not only be Qin Yu who would suffer, but the entire central battle arena would also be wiped out.
Facing the ever-expanding Imperial Palace Chaos, Qin Yu finally slowly raised the Silent Origin Stainless Sword. He looked up at the ever-expanding darkness, his expression still calm and serene.
"Sacrificing one's own Dao foundation in exchange for a temporary breakthrough in Limit is ultimately putting the cart before the horse."
Qin Yu gripped the sword hilt tightly with his five fingers, his Fate Soul essence flowing smoothly. The Silent Origin Stainless Sword vibrated, emitting a deep and resonant sword cry, and ancient sword patterns lit up one after another from the blade.
The next instant, Qin Yu's voice slowly resounded throughout the surroundings. "Silent Origin Stainless Sword, Second Form - Causeless Disillusionment Sword." The sword rose.
There was no soaring Sword Qi, no dazzling divine light; it was merely a calm, slow horizontal slash.
But in the instant the sword was swung, all the hidden causes and effects in the world were revealed. Countless threads of cause and effect, invisible to the naked eye, appeared out of thin air, entwining all things, connecting Fate Soul, linking to the laws of the Great Dao, and also closely merging with the Imperial Palace Chaos.
As the sword flashed, countless threads of cause and effect snapped simultaneously. Boom—the entire Imperial Palace Chaos trembled slightly, and the ever-expanding Silent Abyss came to a halt for the first time.
Causeless Disillusionment Sword
With a single sword strike, the very source of cause and effect crumbles; with another, the original structure of rules is severed. Wherever the sword's edge points, all cause and effect, all rules, and all logic of existence are reduced to mere illusions. Any power that exists by relying on the cycle of cause and effect, the evolution of rules, and the continuation of logic will utterly lose its foundation for existence.
The sword light continued to advance, causing the pure black Silent Abyss that shrouded the heavens and earth to violently tremble. Every law and every wisp of origin that constituted the Imperial Palace Chaos crumbled from its very root under the sword light.
There was no violent clash of forces, no earth-shattering explosion; it was merely a gradual collapse starting from the very origin of the underlying logic. The dark cracks in the sky shattered inch by inch, and the Silent Abyss covering the battle platform spread with countless cracks like a mirror.
Crack—crack—cracks appeared everywhere, spreading wider and wider. Boom!! Finally, the entire Imperial Palace Chaos collapsed with a deafening roar. The boundless pure black Silent Abyss turned into countless gray-white fragments, scattering and drifting in the wind. Heaven and earth returned to clarity, the long winds flowed again, sounds reappeared in the world, and the long-sealed laws of the Great Dao began to operate anew.
As the Imperial Palace Chaos, Qin Yu did not sheath his sword. He slowly raised the blade, his gaze calm. "Your forbidden divine power has come to an end. This sword will sever the last obsession in your heart."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Yu swung his sword again. "Third move - Historyless Void Severance Sword." This time, the sharpness of the sword did not point directly at Shangguan Jiayan's physical body, but instead locked onto the Fate Soul.
The sword's edge sliced through the void, and all tenses in the world fell silent for a moment. A deep, dark sword mark stretched across the sky.
Shangguan Jiayan suddenly realized that all the primal connections that maintained the Imperial Palace Chaos had been severed at this moment. The violent and forbidden power that was generated by the sacrifice was instantly unrestrained and fiercely backfired.
"No--" He only managed to let out a hoarse growl.
Boom!! The uncontrolled chaotic power surged back, the Fate Soul essence violently trembled, the chest suddenly collapsed inward, and a mouthful of blood gushed out. The body flew far away like a kite with a broken string, and crashed heavily onto the edge of the battle platform.
Boom! Debris flew everywhere. Shangguan Jiayan's eyes rolled back, and he fell into a coma. The violent forbidden aura around him dissipated rapidly. Qin Yu slowly sheathed his sword, never taking a single step forward or continuing his attack.
The battle had already been decided. In the airspace where the Shangguan Lineage was watching the battle, several elders rushed out and immediately protected the unconscious Shangguan Jiayan. They discovered that his Fate Soul essence was severely damaged, but not completely destroyed. Only then did everyone's hearts ease slightly, and they immediately took him away from the battle platform to heal his wounds.
High above the void of clouds, Nangong Xingyun looked down upon the now-calm central arena, his steady voice echoing throughout the entire Myriad Worlds Graveyard. "Round 1, Match 5: Qin Yu wins and advances. Shangguan Jiayan is eliminated."
The moment the verdict was announced, the Myriad Worlds Graveyard erupted in a deafening roar. "He won! Qin Yu has truly triumphed!"
"He even easily broke through the Shangguan Lineage's most treasured forbidden divine power!" "This is too amazing! Just who is this outsider from the Chi Lineage?" The exclamations of surprise lingered for a long time.
Within the Chi Lineage camp, Chi Boqian finally smiled, his eyes filled with satisfaction. Chi Junxuan, Chi Yufeng, Chi Yi'an, and Chi Mulin stared intently at the black-robed figure in the center of the arena, unable to look away for a long time.
Chi Junxuan gave a wry smile, "Only today do I truly understand why the clan leader insisted on inviting Brother Qin to become the Chi Lineage's only external ally."
Chi Yufeng nodded slightly, his eyes filled with sincere admiration. "Such strength is indeed far superior to ours."
Chi Yi'an slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air. "This is the true peerless genius." Chi Mulin gazed quietly at Qin Yu, a hint of admiration also appearing in her clear and cold eyes.
On the other side, at the Hua Lineage's residence, Hua Jingmeng remained silent for a long time, then a faint smile slowly appeared on her lips, and an unprecedentedly intense fighting spirit arose in her dark eyes.
"Qin Yu... The only one who can rival you is me. You are destined to die by my hand." There was not a trace of fear in his eyes, and his surging fighting spirit continued to rise.
Not far away, Hua Yin appeared quite differently. His gaze was cold and deep, a malicious light flashing in his eyes, as he looked at Qin Yu on the battle platform, a slow smile playing on his lips.
"Qin Yu, the methods you've displayed are still not all you have."
Having personally fought Qin Yu, he knew better than anyone the depth of the other's power, yet he had no intention of speaking frankly to the rest of the clan. In his heart, the rise and fall of the Lineage was irrelevant; his only obsession was to personally Annihilation Qin Yu and wash away the humiliation of the past.
Thinking of this, Hua Yin slowly lowered his eyes, the sinister look in his eyes growing stronger. On the central battle platform, Qin Yu sheathed the Silent Origin Stainless Sword, the corner of his black robe fluttering in the wind as he stood quietly in place.
The countless gazes of the Myriad Worlds Graveyard remained firmly fixed on him. After this battle, the name "Qin Yu" was completely imprinted in the hearts of all the powerful Lineage.
In the viewing area of Shangguan Lineage, several elders hurriedly led Shangguan Jiayan back.
At this moment, Shangguan Jiayan's face was as pale as paper, and his breath was weak and fleeting. Qin Yu finally stopped, not completely erasing his Fate Soul essence, but the two sword intents, the Causeless Disillusionment Sword and Historyless Void Severance Sword Emptiness, were already deeply imprinted in the depths of his Fate Soul, as if engraved, and difficult to remove.
Shangguan Lingxiao stood silently to one side, his face somber. He stared at the unconscious Shangguan Jiayan for a long time before slowly speaking, "Take him away immediately to heal his injuries. Use the clan's top-tier Fate Soul -repairing techniques, sparing no effort to stabilize and repair the damage to his fundamental essence."
"We will obey the clan leader's order!" Several elders bowed and accepted the order, then quickly left with Shangguan Jiayan. At the same time, on the central battle platform...
Nangong Xingyun slowly raised his hand, and his deep Dao voice once again resounded throughout the entire Myriad Worlds Graveyard, "First round, sixth match. Ju Lineage, Ju Mohan, versus Hua Lineage, Hua Luoyuan. Please both step onto the stage!"
Boom! As soon as the words were spoken, two streaks of light simultaneously descended upon the arena.
Within the Ju Lineage camp, Ju Mohan, clad in a dark blue battle robe, stood tall and straight like a mountain, his brows and eyes calm and composed. His sharpness was not as overt as Ju Gongchen's, but his body was imbued with an extremely profound Daoist aura. With each step he took, faint Daoist patterns naturally rippled in the void beneath his feet, a solid foundation honed through countless years of arduous cultivation.
On the other side, Hua Luoyuan slowly descended. His purple-gold robe billowed in the void, and his brows exuded the innate arrogance of the Hua Lineage's prodigy. After Qin Yu and Hua Jingmeng revealed their strength one after another, no one dared to underestimate the new generation of the Hua Lineage.
The battle began, and the two engaged in a fierce exchange of blows, unleashing their power in a sudden burst.
A cold light flowed in Ju Mohan's palm, revealing a long sword. With each slash of the blade, layers of frost patterns spread across the void; Hua Luoyuan activated the Hua Lineage's original divine power, and countless illusory flowers condensed into a myriad of killing blades. The two forces collided wildly in the center of the battle platform, and the roar reverberated in all directions.
This battle lacked the earth-shattering power of Qin Yu's fight against Shangguan Jiayan; instead, it was a pure clash between two geniuses of the same rank. They constantly analyzed and dismantled each other's attacks, searching for weaknesses in each other's Fate Soul essence.
After several fierce exchanges, in the instant of a direct clash of Dao forces, Ju Mohan precisely seized the gap in Hua Luoyuan's switch of Dao principles, and his longsword pierced through the air, the blade stopping just before the opponent's brow.
Hua Luoyuan remained silent for a moment, slowly withdrawing his Dao power. His face showed no resentment, but rather a hint of approval. "Brother Mohan's methods are superb; your fighting rhythm far exceeded my expectations."
Ju Mohan clasped his hands slightly. "Brother Luo Yuan, you are too kind." Nangong Xingyun nodded slowly and announced the verdict loudly, "Sixth match, Ju Mohan wins and advances. Hua Luoyuan is eliminated."
As the verdict was announced, the onlookers began to discuss again. "The Ju Lineage's foundation is indeed unfathomable!" "None of the Ju Lineage's young prodigies are easy to deal with." "Although the Hua Lineage suffered a defeat, Hua Jingmeng and Hua Yiyun are still present, so they should not be underestimated."