On the high platform, the four judges from the Supreme Transformation Primordial Domain all changed their expressions. Nangong Xingyun finally lost his usual composure and revealed a truly solemn expression.
He actually managed to open the rift at the very origin of the Eternal Silence Realm.
Nalan Yanqing's eyes trembled as he commented in a low voice, "It wasn't about borrowing a projection from beyond the realm, but rather using the Radiance-Shaking Phoenix Mountain Sword as a key to personally tear open the barrier between the mortal world and the Realm of Eternal Silence."
On the arena, Ju Mohan's face grew increasingly pale, and his aura rapidly diminished. The price of activating this sword was not the depletion of his Source Power, but the sacrifice of his own existence.
His memories began to blur, and some of his emotions gradually faded. In an instant, he almost forgot why he had swung that sword.
But in the next instant, the Primordial Annihilation Structure resonated deep within his Fate Soul, and his mind stabilized once more, allowing him to create, define, and reshape. This was the path he walked.
"I want to witness with my own eyes... the very moment of its beginning." Ju Mohan stepped forward, thrusting the Radiance-Shaking Phoenix Mountain Sword straight into the Eternal Silence rift. Boom!!!
The heavens and earth trembled slightly, and a faint gray aura flowed out from the crack. It had no regard for speed, direction, or trajectory, and had already transcended the concept of "movement" in the world.
That wisp of Eternal Silence spread along the sword's body, eventually converging at the tip, pointing towards Qin Yu. All living beings held their breath, their physical bodies unable to sense the slightest killing intent, yet their very souls felt an instinctive fear.
This sword strike was not aimed at Qin Yu's current physical body and Fate Soul. Its target was the very origin of Qin Yu's existence in this world.
Once Qin Yu is tainted by this aura, he will not die or be physically injured. However, the source of all causes and effects will be gradually diluted, and all past experiences and traces left in the world will gradually lose their legal significance.
Ju Mohan finally unleashed his sword strike. There was no sharp slash, no overwhelming Sword Qi, only a low, resonant utterance that echoed in the void, "Unborn."
In an instant, the entire world seemed to freeze.
The falling petals hung suspended in mid-air, the flowing wind ceased, all sounds vanished, and it was as if a corner of the river of time had been forcibly ripped away. That wisp of gray, Eternal Silence slowly approached Qin Yu.
In the spectator seats, Chi Boqian's expression changed drastically, while Chi Junxuan and his juniors clenched their fists, their minds tense. They could clearly see that the level of this sword strike had already surpassed the boundary of an ordinary Eternal Silence Realm Initial Stage.
Hua Jingmeng's eyes darkened as she slowly spoke, "This move's foundation is already approaching the Eternal Silence Realm · Middle Stage."
In the center of the arena, where a fierce wind was about to rise, Qin Yu remained standing, not retreating a single step. His gaze was calm as he stared at the wisp of Eternal Silence emanating from the rift.
Deep within his Fate Soul, the Silent Beginning Ring Master Soul Diagram slowly manifested, with the Nine-Wheel True Evolution Dharma Wheel rotating leisurely, and countless Dao principles flowing and analyzing within his heart.
He did not rush to draw his sword to meet the attack, but instead calmed his mind and dissected the core logic of this sword move.
The apparent nature of the Slash of the Unborn is to revert something that already exists to its Unborn state. However, its Primordial Annihilation Structure essence is to rewrite the "preconditions for the initiation of existence."
With this sword Ju Mohan posed a fundamental question: If the initial beginning no longer exists, can everything derived from that beginning still hold true?
Qin Yu understood clearly that this was no longer a simple battle of killing and conquest, but a debate on the fundamental principles of the universe.
High above in the distance, Wanyan gazed intently at the arena, his countless possibilities trembling slightly, revealing an unprecedented interest.
"Interesting, another seeker of the origins." Mystic Deconstruction's voice rang out softly, echoing in the void. "One seeks to understand the origin of existence, another seeks to understand the establishment of existence."
Boundless Abyss Huang remained silent, Nameless made no sound either. In the center of the arena, Qin Yu gripped the Silent Origin Stainless Sword with his five fingers, slowly raising the blade.
At this moment, he did not intend to resist with barriers or use external force to block that wisp of Eternal Silence. He wanted to respond to the question about "Unborn" posed by Ju Mohan with his own Dao.
Without cause, the Unborn is destroyed; the Dao divides into creation and Annihilation. The instant Ju Mohan's Slash of the Unborn completely fell, the entire Myriad Worlds Graveyard fell into a boundless silence that transcended killing.
This is not a silent Space Silence, but a primal fear that all living beings and all existence instinctively perceive—the "beginning of existence" upon which all beings depend for survival has never been impregnable, but rather fragile and easily destroyed.
The wisp of gray aura flowing from the Eternal Silence rift slowly enveloped Qin Yu. It transcended all the rules and constraints of the world, without speed, trajectory, or approach, negating the "process" itself from its very origin.
The Ultimate secret of this sword is simple yet unsolvable: it forcibly takes what has already landed, already existed, and already become real, and traces it back to its legal origins, forcibly pushing it back from "already begun to exist" to the primordial Emptiness that "has never been born and has never begun."
The millions of cultivators in the spectator stands felt their bodies turn ice-cold and their faces turn deathly pale.
Having cultivated for countless ages, they had always believed that their existence, cultivation, and karma were all established facts. But today they were suddenly shocked to realize that the very foundation of a being's existence could be traced back to its origin before birth and completely erased from its very root.
Chi Boqian's expression was solemn and his mind was completely tense. Chi Junxuan, Chi Yufeng, Chi Yi'an, and Chi Mulin all held their breath and clenched their fists, not daring to relax for a moment.
Their minds were clear and lucid; this "Slash of the Unborn" had already broken free from the combat power shackles of the Eternal Silence Realm Initial Stage and touched the core essence of the middle-stage Origin Dao.
In the center of the arena, Qin Yu did not retreat an inch from beginning to end. A chilling and profound aura of Eternal Silence rippled through his robes, and his long, dark hair fluttered in the air. Yet, his eyes remained clear and calm, without any ripples, fear, or resistance.
"Unborn..." Qin Yu murmured the two words, his gaze fixed on that wisp of gray, Eternal Silence.
Behind him, the Silent Beginning Ring Master Soul Diagram slowly unfolded, the Nine-Wheel True Evolution Dharma Wheel silently rotated, and thousands of intricate Fate Soul Dao patterns extended out, deconstructing and analyzing the legal framework and propositional logic at the deepest part of the Eternal Silence Qi.
Across the arena, Ju Mohan's pupils contracted slightly. He clearly understood Qin Yu's stance—no blocking, no resistance, no destruction, no brute force to break the deadlock, just pure observation, analysis, and tracing the source.
"Brother Qin, do you wish to analyze the Dao root of my sword strike?" Ju Mohan's grip on the sword tightened slightly, his voice carrying a hint of inquiry.
Qin Yu did not answer, but slowly raised the simple and unadorned Silent Origin Stainless Sword in his hand. In the next instant, a wisp of the Ultimate pure and tranquil sword intent of Annihilation quietly arose from the sword.
There was no overwhelming power sweeping across the heavens and earth, no earth-shattering phenomenon shaking all realms, and not even a trace of Sword Qi leaking out. Yet, the moment this Ji Ran sword intent emerged, the four Source Dao Ultimate Beast Huang on the supreme throne all stirred.
The endless web of possibilities behind Wanyan froze completely for the first time in his life. All the interwoven threads of fate and future trajectories avoided the small space where Qin Yu stood, not daring to touch it in the slightest.
The Mystic Deconstruction, ever-changing form suddenly coalesced into a hazy outline that was impossible to describe or define, and for the first time, he actively focused his attention on the black-clad figure in the center of the arena.
Everyone sensed that Qin Yu's sword strike had transcended ordinary sword duels, touching upon a deeper, more fundamental dimension.
The second move of the Silent Origin Stainless Sword – the Causeless Disillusionment Sword – Qin Yu lightly turned his sword, not slashing at Ju Mohan who held the sword, but steadily landing on that wisp of Eternal Silence that traced back to the origin.
"Your sword, in the instant before the quest for existence began." Qin Yu's voice was calm and resonant, echoing throughout the entire Myriad Worlds Graveyard.
You believe that as long as the initial starting point is denied and the first cause is erased, all subsequent causes, continuations, and traces will be reduced to nothingness.
Ju Mohan's expression was solemn and upright. He nodded calmly without offering any rebuttal. This was the core essence of his Primordial Annihilation Structure Sword Dao.
The Great Dao creates, and there must first be a starting point, a first cause, and the origin of "how it came into being." The Slash of the Unborn is to trace back to the beginning of the existence of all things, and to return all traces of what has already happened and existed to the Emptiness Unborn.
"But you've overlooked the most fundamental thing." Qin Yu's eyes were clear, his sword trembling slightly as he uttered a profound truth that defied conventional Dao Path: "Existence does not necessarily require a first cause."
Boom!!! The Silent Origin Stainless Sword fell serenely, without dazzling sword light or earth-shattering sword cry, leaving only an Ultimate blank space in the world that encompassed the principles of law and dissolved definitions.
The true essence of the Causeless Disillusionment Sword was fully unleashed. Before the wisp of Eternal Silence that swept across the origin, a void beyond description quietly emerged. This was not a destructive act of devouring and annihilating, nor a annihilation that shattered all things, but a denial of the laws of a higher dimension.
Ju Mohan's "Slash of the Unborn" relentlessly questions: Why do you exist? What is your origin? What is your first cause?
Qin Yu's Causeless Disillusionment Sword directly negates the fundamental question: Why must existence have a cause? Why must it rely on a starting point? Why does it need a first cause to be valid?
Two completely opposite primordial sword paths collided violently in the void, booming and rumbling! The entire Myriad Worlds Graveyard trembled violently, and the ancient, suspended river of time suddenly manifested, spanning the heavens and the earth.
Countless traces of Qin Yu's existence unfold layer by layer, vividly before our eyes: the starting point of his ignorant birth, the beginning of his cultivation journey, the accumulation of countless battles, the ups and downs of his past, and the future yet to be written.
The Slash of the Unborn frantically traced the origins of time, desperately searching for the original baseline from the beginning of Qin Yu's existence, attempting to erase the very first trace of Qin Yu's existence and overturn all subsequent cause and effect.
However, when the Daoist aura of the Causeless Disillusionment Sword swept out, the "initial baseline" that sustained everything did not break or collapse, but rather completely lost its legal significance of being necessary and relying on it.
The river of time surged violently, and countless scattered fragments of the past and remnants of time dissolved and merged into Return to One, reforming into a complete entity.
Ju Mohan's expression changed drastically, his eyes filled with shock and disbelief. He clearly sensed that his Ultimate sword strike, which he had unleashed by sacrificing his very essence and existence, had completely lost its target.
It's not that Qin Yu had no origin, but rather that Qin Yu's Dao Path existence had long since broken free from the age-old shackles of "must be initiated by a certain source and must rely on the First Cause for its survival."
His sword had an indelible beginning; boom!!! The Daoist principles of the two Ultimate sword paths erupted completely, causing the void to tremble incessantly.
The rift in the Eternal Silence Source torn open by the Slash of the Unborn trembled violently, with countless fine Dao patterns spreading from its edges. This was not because the power of the Eternal Silence Realm was forcibly broken through, but because this supreme divine power had completely lost the legal basis for locking onto its target.
A few breaths later, that wisp of gray, Eternal Silence energy, which stretched across the origin and traced back to the source, slowly dissipated into the void of heaven and earth without collapsing or breaking apart, without a sound or breath.