As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Yu slowly raised his right hand, and from the depths of the void, a dark and ancient sword sheath slowly emerged, instantly silencing the entire Myriad Worlds Graveyard.
Everyone clearly sensed that a sword intent, even more profound and vast than Annihilation, was slowly awakening from the void. Qin Yu gripped the hilt and slowly drew the longsword from its sheath.
A clear, resonant sword hum echoed in all directions.
There was no earth-shattering power, no raging torrent tearing through the void. Yet, the moment that sword cry rang out, the Fate Soul of every sword cultivator in the entire arena trembled in unison, giving rise to a heartfelt resonance.
The Silent Origin Stainless Sword appeared. Its blade was simple and unadorned, without any intricate carvings or dazzling brilliance. Only a serene Daoist aura, completely pure and untainted by any impurity, surrounded it. It was as if the sword's original purpose was not to shatter external objects, but to bring all the chaos of the world back to its origin and beginning.
Qin Yu stood with his sword in hand, his long, ink-black hair fluttering gently in the invisible wind, his gaze falling on Ju Mohan, who was dozens of feet away. "Brother Mohan, watch closely." In an instant, the two divine swords, each bearing a completely different Dao, faced each other from afar.
One blade, shattering the order of time, severing the pulse of existence; another blade, returning to the Silent Origin, guarding the true nature of existence. Within the Myriad Worlds Graveyard, billions of living beings held their breath and focused their attention.
The silence and stillness shattered the order of time, the two swords clashed at the pinnacle of their respective paths, Ju Mohan's sword fell to the ground, plunging the entire Myriad Worlds Graveyard into a strange and deathly silence.
In the void, billions of silver feathers floated silently, each feather sealing an independent slice of time. Past, present, and future intertwined and overlapped, weaving a vast and boundless realm of time fractures.
The Phoenix Fall · Radiance Ember Dao was fully unleashed, without invading the physical body or destroying the Fate Soul, but instead targeting the very source of existence, forcefully severing Qin Yu's complete continuity of existence. This method was insidious and profound, stripping away the shackles of flesh and skin, directly addressing the fundamental principles by which living beings maintain their "self."
Outside the arena, millions of cultivators held their breath, and even the powerful cultivators of the Eternal Silence Realm had solemn expressions and tense hearts. Everyone knew that Ju Mohan's sword was renowned and almost unstoppable within the same realm. Even when facing Eternal Silence Realm · Middle Stage, he could severely injure his opponent with this move.
Qin Yu, standing at the center of the time rift, remained calm and composed throughout, showing no sign of panic or confusion. Despite the myriad remnants of time surrounding him, he remained unmoved.
Ju Mohan's grip on his sword tightened slightly, his gaze fixed on the figure in black, his heart filled with inquiry and solemnity. He desperately wanted to see what kind of great Dao this mysterious outsider from the Chi Lineage would use to break his almost unsolvable Time-Sequence Sword Dao.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Qin Yu slowly raised the Silent Origin Stainless Sword in his hand.
The sword tip hangs lightly, the posture is indifferent. There is no resistance, no parry, no attempt to repair the shattered timeline, and not a trace of sharp Sword Qi emanates from the body. It is a completely natural and calmly observing attitude.
Because in an instant, he saw through the Ultimate core of Phoenix Fall · Radiance Ember. This sword never severed the river of time, but rather the cultivator's inherent perception of "the continuous existence of oneself." Ju Mohan's sword philosophy was extremely insightful: the integrity of a living being depends on the connection between the past, present, and future. Therefore, he shattered the temporal threads, severed the connections between fragments, and caused his opponent's self-awareness to completely collapse and disintegrate.
However, within Qin Yu's Source Dao, this legal proposition contains a deeply ingrained flaw: time is merely a recorded trajectory after existence unfolds, Non-Existence itself.
The reason why all beings are "I" is not because the past shapes the present and the future continues this moment in a closed loop of time, but because it is the Origin Framework that existed before all the changes of time and the transformation of all things.
This initial concept, existing prior to time and independent of all phenomena, is the Ultimate source that sustains the self-integrity and eternal unchanging nature of all beings.
Qin Yu's eyes were clear and calm. Deep within his Fate Soul, the Silent Beginning Ring Master Soul Diagram slowly rotated, and all Nine-Wheel True Evolution Dharma Wheel unfolded, reflecting the eternal laws and tracing the origins of all laws.
He did not mend the timeline, nor did he piece together the afterimages. Instead, he went straight to the source, transcending countless appearances, and directly struck at the very first definition of sword intent at the birth of Phoenix Fall · Radiance Ember.
"Your sword cuts through the very fabric of time." Qin Yu spoke softly, his voice clear and calm, yet it pierced through the chaotic Temporal Sequence Turbulence, echoing throughout the desolate Myriad Worlds Graveyard.
"But before the passage of time, there is still the fundamental Dao." "Why must time be borrowed to prove one's existence?" As the words fell, the Silent Origin Stainless Sword slowly rose.
The sword is simple and unadorned, without surging Sword Qi or rampant destructive pressure. Only an Ultimate pure, undisturbed, and tranquil Annihilation energy flows quietly.
The first move of the Silent Origin Stainless Sword – the No-Thought Absolute Silence Sword – in an instant, the entire area around the arena fell silent.
It is not that the sound disappears, but that all the thoughts that give rise to sound, all the opportunities for change and development, are instantly erased and reduced to Emptiness. The true essence of this sword is that it never cuts the physical body, shatters supernatural powers, or breaks spells.
It cuts off the initial thought that gives rise to all offensives, and destroys the root basis for the establishment of all laws and principles. Qin Yu took a step forward, and his long sword lightly slashed. There was no dazzling sword light, no sharp sword shadow, only a faint white trace that was almost invisible, sweeping across the void.
When this sword fell, what shattered first was not the sky full of time-space light feathers, but the time-space cutting logic that had supported the Phoenix Fall · Radiance Ember to this day. The fine lines of the first silver light feather broke apart.
Following closely behind, the second, third... billions of time-series light feathers suspended in the void all showed fine cracks. This collapse was not caused by a strong external attack, but by the core definition upon which they were based, which was quietly disintegrated and collapsed on its own.
The No-Thought Absolute Silence Sword negates the core proposition—the division of time—from its very source, proving insufficient to define or sever an existence. Boom! The entire Radiance Ember Realm, constructed from fragments of time, shattered like an ancient mirror riddled with cracks, its pieces withering away.
All the countless afterimages of Qin Yu belonging to the past and future vanished, and the chaotic and disordered timeline Return to One and re-condensed into the one and only complete black-clad figure on the arena. The silver timeline sword mark that approached Qin Yu by three feet and was enough to sever the origin of existence suddenly froze in the void, and then annihilated inch by inch until it disappeared without a trace.
The entire arena was deathly silent; you could hear a pin drop. On the arena, Ju Mohan's hand, gripping his sword, trembled slightly for the first time. He stared blankly at the scene before him, his eyes surging with undisguised shock and disbelief. He murmured softly, "Broken... Phoenix Fall · Radiance Ember... It was actually completely shattered head-on..." At this moment, he truly understood what it meant to have a level of overwhelming difference in the Dao.
Throughout the entire process, Qin Yu never resisted with force, never overwhelmed with power, and never forcibly destroyed his sword technique. He simply accurately identified the flaw in the most fundamental aspect of his sword technique, and then with a single strike, directly erased the very foundation upon which this technique was established.
This is a battle of techniques and clash of power that has long transcended the ordinary; it is an absolute difference in the pure understanding of the Great Dao and the fundamental comprehension.
Ju Mohan has fought countless battles against his peers, and he is virtually unmatched in the Eternal Silence Realm Initial Stage. Even against mid-level experts, his Phoenix Fall · Radiance Ember is enough to make them wary and severely injure them. In countless past encounters, no one has been able to so easily and fundamentally dismantle his Time Sequence Sword Dao.
He suddenly realized that Qin Yu had been holding back a great deal of effort. If the sword had not been aimed at breaking the divine power, but at him directly, then it would have been him Ju Mohan, who would have had his temporal connections severed, his very existence shattered, and his Fate Soul foundation severely damaged.
Upon realizing this, he was even more shocked. What followed was Ultimate respect and boiling fighting spirit. Ju Mohan's body suddenly straightened up, and his dormant sword intent rose again, breaking through the shackles and soaring into the sky.
Boom!!! The Primordial Annihilation Structure origin trembled violently, and endless ancient dark blue runes once again filled the void, layer upon layer, endlessly rotating. His gaze suddenly sharpened like a sword, all hesitation vanished, leaving only the purest desire to compete.
"Brother Qin, what a skillful move." Ju Mohan gripped the Radiance-Shaking Phoenix Mountain Sword, his voice steady and earnest, without a trace of resentment or dejection, only sincere admiration for a master of the Dao of Battle: "Only in today's battle have I truly glimpsed what the Ultimate analysis of the Great Dao is."
He slowly raised his sword, its blade pointing straight at the vast sky, his aura rising steadily, overwhelming the surrounding wilderness. "It seems I no longer need to hold back." "The Three Forms of Radiance-Shaking Phoenix Mountain, I will display them all today to prove my Primordial Sword Dao!" "Next, the second form." "Brother Qin, please accept my sword!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Radiance-Shaking Phoenix Mountain Sword shook the heavens, and its earth-shaking sword cry resounded throughout the Myriad Worlds Graveyard.
The crimson sword patterns burned fiercely, shining brightly, while the dissipated silver time-series light feathers re-condensed and floated in the sky. Between heaven and earth, the ancient phoenix's might slowly awakened, as if an ancient divine phoenix, silent for countless ages, was about to break free from its shackles and spread its wings to descend upon the world.
Across from him, Qin Yu showed no contempt, only equal respect and composure. He firmly gripped the Silent Origin Stainless Sword, calmed his breath, and awaited his opponent's Ultimate strike. After a moment of silence, he slowly spoke, his voice as still as Silent Abyss: "Come on, Brother Mohan." The next instant, two Ultimate sword intents soared into the sky simultaneously, traversing heaven and earth, facing each other from afar.
One is to sever the temporal order and shatter the foundation of existence, thus controlling the Annihilation Structure and destruction of existence; the other is to extinguish illusory thoughts and return all things to the Silent Origin, thus upholding the true proposition. These two completely different, yet equally supreme sword Dao Path to the pinnacle of the Dao, meet in their Ultimate clash on the small arena.