Only Hua Yin, who sat in the core position of the Hua Lineage, remained silent. His face showed neither the mockery of the elders nor the excitement of the younger clansmen. From the moment Hua Jingmeng and Qin Yu stepped onto the final arena, he had maintained that silent demeanor.
But at this moment, his eyes were more somber than ever before, his gaze fixed on the two people in the arena. Occasionally, when his gaze shifted from Qin Yu to the myriad Simultaneous Contemplation of Myriad Fates, a very shallow wrinkle would appear between his brows.
Others only saw the strength that Hua Jingmeng had shown along the way, but he had personally witnessed Qin Yu's journey from one confrontation to the present, and he knew even more clearly that the most fearsome thing about this young man was never just a certain supernatural power.
Those seemingly deadly moves, when they fall into Qin Yu's hands, are often found to have their root cause revealed bit by bit, and eventually even the loopholes in the proposition that the caster himself may not have realized are exposed.
That's why the more relaxed the Hua Lineage members around him laughed, the less Hua Yin's expression changed. He simply placed his hands on his knees, his fingers slowly tightening, pressing deep marks between his knuckles, and stared silently at Qin Yu, the coldness and fear deep in his eyes never fading.
At the forefront of the Hua Lineage, the clan leader, Hua Nongrui, did not join her clansmen in mocking them.
She sat upright in the main seat, her expression calm and expressionless, her eyes fixed on the center of the arena. When the elders around her began to mock Qin Yu, she neither stopped them nor echoed their words. Only after hearing Qin Yu's words, "Can the Hua Lineage just sit idly by?" did her eyelashes flutter slightly.
She glanced at Qin Yu first, then turned to Hua Jingmeng, her eyes lingering for a few moments among the thousands of life wheels behind the latter before slowly withdrawing her gaze. She knew very well how far the final arena had progressed, and she knew even better that Qin Yu dared to say those words in front of the Lineage, the four referees, and the four Source Dao Ultimate Beast Huang, which meant that he was not intimidated by the power that Hua Jingmeng was currently displaying.
For this reason, Hua Nongrui did not show the same confident expression as the rest of the Hua Lineage. She simply sat there quietly, her expression calm, letting the discussions around her continue.
In stark contrast to the Hua Lineage, many members of the Chi Lineage camp had already darkened their expressions. Several Chi Lineage elders, hearing the undisguised taunts from afar, showed anger rising in their eyes. One of the more straightforward elders slammed his hand heavily on the armrest of his chair, raised his eyebrows, and gave a cold glance in the direction of the Hua Lineage: "The outcome of the battle is not yet decided, and they are already putting on this kind of face. Aren't they afraid they won't be able to take it back later?"
Another Chi Lineage nodded slowly. Although he didn't argue, his gaze remained fixed on Qin Yu, his eyes filled with undisguised support. "Young friend Qin, along your journey, when have you faced any supernatural abilities that others thought were unbreakable? Hua Jingmeng may be strong, but to think that young friend Qin can't even fight back is a bit too simplistic."
Chi Junxuan had already sat down quite a bit forward, his hands on his knees, his body slightly leaning forward, his eyes fixed on the arena. When he heard someone from the Hua Lineage mocking Qin Yu, his face immediately darkened. Chi Yufeng also suppressed his anger, glancing at the Hua Lineage area several times. If the final battle hadn't already begun, he probably would have already spoken up in response.
Chi Yi'an was relatively calmer, but she also pursed her lips tightly, her gaze fixed on the countless silver-gray life wheels, her eyes never leaving Qin Yu; Chi Mulin frowned slightly, and when she heard Hua Jingmeng say "I accidentally killed you," a hint of annoyance flashed in her eyes. Then, when she heard Qin Yu retort with the same words, her tense brows relaxed slightly, and a very faint smile even appeared on her lips.
Several young members of the Chi Lineage couldn't contain themselves any longer. One of them whispered, "Brother Qin, you've fought your way up to this point, and every single time, wasn't it the other side who thought they were guaranteed to win?" Someone nearby immediately nodded, their eyes fixed on Hua Jingmeng: "Let him be arrogant. Once Brother Qin has torn down this so-called 'Simultaneous Contemplation of Myriad Fates,' I'll see if the Hua Lineage's faces will still look so good."
Sitting at the front of the group, Chi Boqian did not participate in the verbal disputes. He leaned back in his chair, his broad hands resting on the armrests. His aged face appeared unusually calm, but there was an undisguised appreciation in his eyes.
Qin Yu had witnessed every battle firsthand, from Jiang Hanning's Ningyuan Sword Domain to Ju Mohan's Slash of the Unborn. In particular, Qin Yu's ability to deconstruct those supernatural powers that touched upon cause and effect, Fate Soul, and the origin of existence had already raised Chi Boqian's opinion of him time and time again.
At this moment, Hua Jingmeng's "Simultaneous Contemplation of Myriad Fates" was indeed bizarre; the countless wheels of fate even made many Eternal Silence Realm experts feel their Fate Soul tighten just by looking at them. However, when Chi Boqian looked at Qin Yu, there was still no panic in his eyes. He was silent for a moment, then suddenly chuckled softly, tapped his fingers twice on the armrest, and slowly said, "Keep your composure."
The voices of the Chi Lineage members gradually subsided. Chi Boqian's gaze swept over the myriad swirling Fate Traces of the Great Void in the void, finally settling on the figure that had not retreated an inch. His eyes narrowed slightly, but the smile on his lips deepened, "Hua Jingmeng has a trump card, and so does young friend Qin. Haven't you all figured it out yet? The one who should truly be worried is never the one standing there waiting for someone else to make the first move."
These words caused a simultaneous change in the expressions of Chi Junxuan and the others. When they looked at the arena again, the anger that had been stirred up by the Hua Lineage in their eyes gradually subsided, replaced by an even stronger sense of anticipation.
At this moment, a clear division had formed between the two Lineage. Most of the elders and young members of the Hua Lineage raised their eyebrows high, their eyes filled with undisguised superiority and mockery, convinced that Hua Jingmeng had completely seized the initiative with the power of the Simultaneous Contemplation of Myriad Fates. On the other hand, the Chi Lineage gradually calmed down from their initial anger, their eyes fixed on Qin Yu.
Hua Yin stared silently, his eyes growing increasingly gloomy; Hua Nongrui remained calm, never making a statement before the others; Chi Boqian sat upright in the main seat, his appreciation and certainty never diminishing.
On the final arena, caught in the silent clash between the two Lineage, Qin Yu and Hua Jingmeng still stood facing each other across the distance.
Hua Jingmeng naturally heard the sounds from both sides. The sinister smile on his lips did not disappear, and the thousands of life wheels between his brows continued to slowly rotate. One after another, silver-gray life marks crossed the sky, almost encompassing all of Qin Yu's future.
Qin Yu simply stood there calmly, the Nine-Wheel True Evolution Dharma Wheel slowly swirling in the depths of his eyes. His robes fluttered in the aftershocks of the Great Void, and the Silent Origin Stainless Sword hung at his side, its blade still unsharpened. Neither of them spoke again, but everyone could see that after those words, the killing intent in this final battle had truly changed.
The sinister smile on Hua Jingmeng's lips didn't last long. As Qin Yu uttered his last word, the faint glint of cold light in his eyes completely disappeared into the depths of his pupils.
The previous "Simultaneous Contemplation of Myriad Fates" still loomed above the final arena, with thousands upon thousands of silver-gray fate wheels overlapping each other. Within each fate wheel lay a completely different future, each future reflecting the choices Qin Yu might make, and also the changes that would occur to Hua Jingmeng herself.
At that moment, Hua Jingmeng slowly raised his right hand, his five fingers gradually closing towards Qin Yu's location. In that instant, he no longer searched for the so-called most correct path among countless possibilities, nor did he wait for Qin Yu to make the first move. The silver-gray vertical lines between his brows suddenly widened.
A more profound and Great Void energy than before flowed along the Fate Soul, penetrating into countless life wheels in all directions. Only a cold sentence escaped his lips. "Since you're so eager to experience this... then let every future version of myself accompany you on your journey."
Buzz!!!
The myriad Destiny Wheels trembled simultaneously, and the silver-gray radiance above the entire Myriad Worlds Graveyard suddenly contracted inward for a moment. The next instant, those Destiny Wheels, which were originally only used to observe the future, began to truly penetrate into reality.
The first ripple to appear was on the Destiny Wheel closest to Qin Yu's left. The Hua Jingmeng who had been standing with her hands behind her back suddenly raised her head, her eyes meeting Qin Yu's across the Destiny Mark in reality. Then, she took a step forward, stepping directly out of that future that had not yet occurred.
On the other side, a destiny wheel reflecting Qin Yu's future sword-drawing suddenly flipped, and within it, Hua Jingmeng had already joined her two fingers together, a sliver of Great Void Dao light condensing between them; higher still, in a massive destiny disc spanning thousands of feet, Hua Jingmeng clasped her hands together...
Countless flowing Dao patterns gathered behind him; and behind Qin Yu, at his feet, above his head, and even deep within the yet-to-be-manifested life marks, one after another, Hua Jingmeng opened her eyes.