Abyss Locks Sever Space · Chi Prison Breaks the Realm
The Severed Realm Void Vortex, a forbidden area in the northwest of the Spirit Firmament Great Realm, is located at the intersection of the Nine Realms Rift and the Spacetime Fault. This place has been heavily forbidden since ancient times, and is sealed by the "Floating Abyss Star Mist" and the "Broken Flow Vortex Lightning" all year round. Even Realm Lord Realm experts dare not easily set foot here.
At this moment, twelve people from the Divine Flame Radiant Realm and the Heavenly Abyss Beast Que, traversing tens of thousands of miles of starry sky, gathered outside.
The first to appear was the sect master of the Divine Flame Radiant Realm, [Venerable He Yanyao], Silent Source Realm Third Stage. He wore a radiant golden robe and carried the "Divine Blaze Judgment Wheel" on his back, his fiery soul power almost incinerating the realm. Beside him were He Qingli, Yan Yaoteng, Rong Chen, Li Ming, and Yan Fenye, all elites of the Divine Flame Radiant Realm, their auras disciplined and solemn like an army.
Following closely behind was Xuan Yicang, the lord of the Heavenly Abyss Beast Que, a mid-stage second-level cultivator of the Silent Source Realm Second Stage. Holding the "Beast Que Command Seal," his aura was as deep and dark as an abyss. He appeared with five generals: Qiong Yan, Yun Tong, Ao Yanti, Ling Yuan, and Kong Lingling. Beast souls and human souls resonated and emerged, and twelve divine figures descended upon Heavenly Abyss. Instantly, the lightning chains in the four directions of the Severed Realm Void Vortex surged, and all the layers of the realm trembled.
"This place... is the place where the 'Star Prisoner Abyss Chi' slumbers?" Venerable He Yanyao looked at the shattered world turbine in the center of the broken world, which resembled a collapsed star and floated in the void, with a faint flame flickering in his eyes.
"Indeed," Xuan Yicang voice, "This place is called 'Nine Locks of Severed Space,' which is said to have been built by the Chi Prison lineage. Once the nine star locks awaken simultaneously, they can seal the main thread of a realm and sever the perception of an entire region."
Before the words had even finished, a faint, intermittent murmur suddenly echoed from the depths of the void, emanating from the vortex.
"... Those who Realm Breaking... are all imprisoned."
The voice was like a shackle on the soul, carrying a chilling echo that had never faded from ancient times to the present. Everyone's hearts trembled slightly, and their consciousness shook.
Yan Yaoteng stepped forward, his divine soul exploding, and shouted, "It... has awakened!"
The next moment, star chains intertwined in the Severed Realm Void Vortex, and a huge phantom that resembled neither a dragon nor a dragon slowly opened its eyes. As soon as those "Star Abyss Eyes" opened, nine star rail lock wheels appeared in the sky above the entire battlefield, seemingly binding the lifeblood of heaven and earth together.
"Everyone—Form ranks!"
Venerable He Yanyao and Xuan Yicang roared almost simultaneously. In an instant, divine flames and beast souls intertwined, and twelve top cultivators soared into the air, beginning their... Boundary-Severing Death Battle with the [Star Prisoner Abyss Chi].
The Severed Realm Void Vortex one of the oldest spatial rifts in the Spirit Firmament Great Realm, sealing away indescribable remnants of souls and strange objects since the beginning of time. This place is devoid of light and darkness; even the starlight of the nine heavens is but a swirling, flowing shadow. Space is shattered like a mirror, with layers upon layers intersecting, resembling the end of the overlapping realms of the dead and the abyss of souls.
At this moment, as the two expeditionary forces from the Divine Flame Radiant Realm and the Heavenly Abyss Beast Que arrived simultaneously, a "Nine-Lock Star Abyss" slowly emerged from the tranquil vortex.
It was a sealed boundary built from nine shattered stars, each star ring containing a flowing, dark blue Realm Lock, deeply entwined at the bottom of the Heavenly Abyss.
The leader, Venerable He Yanyao, stood atop the Flaming Rock Wings, his fiery robes billowing like the descent of a fire god. He gazed into the distance, his right arm slowly rising, a crimson gold token appearing in his palm.
"This is where the Star Prisoner Abyss Chi resides."
Xuan Yicang, the leader of the Heavenly Abyss Beast Que, stepped out of the floating rock bridge. The nine-tailed Liu Xuan soul appeared behind him, and a wisp of his soul consciousness penetrated into the void vortex rift, whispering in a deep voice, "The main spatial chain... has collapsed by seventy percent. This divine beast has begun to actively erode dimensions."
He Qingli, Yan Yaoteng Ao Yanti, Yun Tong, Ling Yuan, Kong Lingling, and others all unleashed their soul energy suppression. The six experts, ranging from the Image Severing to the Order Creation, formed a dual-domain formation. As they clashed with the Transcendent Realm Qi, the violent spatial reverberation was like the heartbeat of an ancient god.
"The soul-sealing chains have been activated; the beast that seals the realm is about to emerge!"
Just as Venerable He Yanyao whispered—
"Boom--!!!"
Nine stars fell in succession, and a low roar from the depths of the Abyss resounded throughout the universe.
A colossal shadow, resembling neither a dragon nor a demon, but scaleless, slowly materialized from within the Star Lock Abyss. The divine beast's entire body was composed of Xingyun crystals, bound by chains, and burdened with nine layers of Netherworld Lock Wheels. With each step it took, a spatial dimension shattered.
--[Star Prisoner Abyss Chi], in the present world.
Its initial display of power, merely the flow of its aura, caused even the powerful experts of the Silent Source Realm, including Venerable He Yanyao and Xuan Yicang, to furrow their brows and feel the pressure on their sea of consciousness as if a mountain were collapsing and an abyss was about to fall.
"This is... the overwhelming pressure of the divine beast from the Supreme level of Silent Origin."
"The Floating Realm of the Chi Prison, the Nine Abyss Locked Within, all who invade my realm... will become imprisoned souls."
The voice of the Star Prisoner Abyss Chi was silent, yet it was like a whisper in the sea of consciousness, directly penetrating the depths of everyone's soul consciousness, like a celestial incantation, imprinting everyone's Fate Soul Core into its nine locks.
"Starlink... is locked," it said.
The Chi Prison opens, the Soul Sealing Ceremony begins.
Venerable He Yanyao nodded and said in a deep voice, "Everyone, this formation will Realm Breaking head-on by Brother Xuan and me. The others will serve as 'supporting elements for breaking the locks.' The pressure from the realm will increase with each link of the lock formation that is broken, so we must cooperate perfectly, otherwise... I'm afraid we'll be torn to pieces."
"I will obey the sect leader's command!"
The crowd spoke in unison, their spiritual energy surging, their momentum like a tidal wave.
Venerable He Yanyao took the lead, slowly raising his right hand, and summoned the Blazing Divine Sword - Radiant Que Scorches the Heavens. The sword's body shone like the golden sun, its blazing flames forming an abyss, and a Heavenly Fire Seal Wheel surged between his finger gestures.
Xuan Yicang stepped forward and summoned the Heavenly Abyss Long Pattern Halberd. Behind him, streaks of cyan-gold boundary marks appeared. These were ancient boundary marks from the Heavenly Abyss Beast Que, possessing the ability to deconstruct and reshape space.
"He Yan, Soul-Breaking Fire Seal!"
"Xuan Yi, the Space-Rending Abyss Rune!"
The two powerful experts at the Silent Source Realm attacked almost simultaneously, their soul pressure Heaven Collapse and severing the world, transforming into the power of two wheels, one fire and one emptiness, directly bombarding the first layer of shackles in the Star-Imprisoning Soul Prison!
Suddenly, the center of the vortex exploded, and the first ring of the Ninefold Shackles, the "Abyss Lock Soul-Sinking Formation," was suddenly damaged!
But at this very moment--
"Roar..."
A beastly roar, more eerie than the night itself, echoed from the depths of the Soul Abyss. The sound waves transformed into shackles, forming a storm of soul chains that surged back outwards!
"Defense!" He Qingli immediately activated her World Consciousness Soul Ring, and a Moon Flame Shield condensed in the air.
However, in the next instant, a black chain pierced through the void like lightning, heading straight for Ao Yanti on the left flank of the formation!
"Hiss!" Ao Yanti roared fiercely, summoning his Fate Soul Beast "Earth Rock Rending Beast," its four hooves thundering as it attempted to block the soul chain's attack—
"Click!!!"
The soul chain pierced his body, even tearing the Earth Rock Rending Beast in two. Ao Yanti suddenly spat out soul blood and was thrown away, falling into the Soul Abyss Black Sea below!
"Aoyan!!" Ling Yuan cried out in alarm, trying to rush out to help, but was held down by Xuan Yicang with a palm strike.
"Stay calm—the formation remains unbroken; whoever ventures out will die!"
Everyone was shocked. This was only the beginning. Star Prisoner Abyss Chi hadn't even shown his face yet, but he had already killed a top-level expert in the Order Creation Realm!
Venerable He Yanyao took a deep breath and shouted sharply, "The first of the nine rings of the Locking Array has cracked, and eight more await us! Everyone, take your battle positions—Soul-Breaking Array, activate!"
Although the first layer of the "Abyss Lock Soul-Sinking Formation" was forcibly broken, it was merely the outermost gate of the Star-Imprisoning Soul Prison. With a tremor in the Soul Domain, the second layer of the locking array, the Dark Shackle Consciousness-Severing Ring, quietly appeared beneath everyone's feet.
The cultivators realized they had lost their balance and were falling into an abyss—before their consciousness even moved, their sea of consciousness had been ripped out, and their souls were pulled by a "suspended lock" in an instant. It was as if their entire existence had been stripped away from the world, leaving only instinct and fear.
"This is... the Severing Consciousness Formation! This formation can sever the connection between the soul and the body. The higher one's cultivation level, the easier it is to be locked on!" He Qingli exclaimed in alarm.
"Xuan Yi, create a barrier!" Venerable He Yanyao roared, and the raging flames around his body suddenly exploded, forming the "Flame Radiance Soul Prison Seal" to resist the soul array's withdrawal.
Xuan Yicang then unleashed the Heavenly Abyss Spatial Barrier to seal off the center of the entire formation. The two powerful experts at the Silent Source Realm joined forces once again, drawing upon the Wheel of Thunderflame and the Abyss of Space to strike the Soul Lock together!
"Be careful!" Xuan Yicang roared, "This lock is one of the core elements of the Boundary Pressure; if it's not broken, everyone who leaves the formation will perish!"
But the moment the barrier took shape, several chains burst forth from beneath the Soul Abyss, heading straight for Yun Tong, who was defending the flanks.
"Soul Chain Assault! I'll stop it!" Yun Tong roared angrily, his consciousness solidifying into form, and a giant Soul Nightmare Wolf appeared behind him—its howl was chilling, attempting to shatter the trajectory of the soul chains with its soul howl.
"Boom--!"
However, the black and gold chain, seemingly real yet illusory, pierced straight through, ignoring the roar of the soul wolf, and directly penetrated Yun Tong's left shoulder, nailing into his soul core!
"Ugh--!" Yun Tong screamed in agony, her soul trembling and on the verge of falling apart.
"Too cunning... The Soul Chains are hidden within the Soul Array, locking away consciousness and attacking the weak points while avoiding the strong!" Xuan Yicang suddenly realized, "It's forcing us to break our own formation!"
"Any later and you're dead!" Venerable He Yanyao roared. "He Qingli, Yan Yaoteng, Rong Chen! Break the triangle formation, split the Soul-Locking Core!"
The three of them stepped forward in unison:
• He Qingli summoned her Fate Soul flame, "Moonflame Blazing Feather," and used the shape of sonic fire to cut through the core of the consciousness lock;
• Yan Yaoteng unleashed "Radiant Prison Piercing Thunder," transforming the molten soul into lightning that pierced through the soul array's runes;
• Rong Chen forged an axe with Netherfire and cleaved the rift in the Void Realm with a single blow, his target—the Soul Lock Source Core!
Boom!!!
The three unleashed their soul power simultaneously, causing the locking formation to vibrate violently. A "black pupil" appeared in the void, which was the central consciousness eye of the Dark Shackle Consciousness-Severing Formation!
"Break!!!"
As the three attacks landed, the Soul Array Eye shattered into countless fragments of light, Dark Shackle Consciousness-Severing Formation... broke!
As everyone's consciousness returned and their souls returned to their places, the entire array stabilized.
"Yun Tong-- " Ling Yuan flew over immediately and barely managed to save Yun Tong, whose soul was on the verge of collapse.
"Cough... I can still move." Yun Tong endured the excruciating pain, yet still concentrated her soul power in her hand. "Don't... don't slow down, there's more ahead."
Venerable He Yanyao voice. "The Soul Prison is at its ninth level; we've only taken two steps."
The members of Heavenly Abyss Beast Que gritted their teeth, gazing at the still dark and gloomy depths of the Soul Abyss, their killing intent beginning to surface.
But at this moment, no one noticed that deeper within the Abyss of Souls, a starlight writhed, and a pair of dragon eyes slowly opened—
With the soul array broken, before everyone could even catch their breath, a strange change suddenly occurred in the void.
The entire Severed Realm Void Vortex suddenly darkened, and then the sky seemed to be forcibly torn apart. A nine-layered chain descended from the abyss, blocking everyone's view, spanning between the void and the abyss, like a broken boundary.
"That's--!"
He Qingli looked up and exclaimed in surprise. Everyone looked in the direction of her voice and saw a vast and incomparably powerful dragon slowly materializing amidst the dense starlight in the distance.
It was a dragon whose entire body was constructed of "Xingyun rock," with nine layers of star lock wheels on its back, each engraved with the "Seal of the Prison Realm." Its body stretched across space like a long chain of stars, and its eyes were as dark as an abyss, seemingly reflecting everyone into a deep prison.
It is--
Star Prisoner Abyss Chi
"Lord of the Boundary Chains, Creator of the Star Abyss Shackles"
Xuan Yicang frowned deeply. "It's here... the true form of the Lock Master has descended."
Venerable He Yanyao's expression was also solemn. "Once it makes a move, it can imprison the entire space! From this moment on, the place where we stand no longer belongs to 'Spirit Firmament'."
Before the words were even finished, the Star Prisoner Abyss Chi roared, its voice devoid of emotion, yet shattering the soul core. The entire Severed Realm Void Vortex instantly transformed into the "Abyss Lock Domain."
"Activate the defensive formation!" Xuan Yicang swiftly gave the order, and the Heavenly Abyss Beast Que array reorganized. The five of them simultaneously summoned their natal beast souls, constructing the "Five-Seal Exotic Beast Barrier."
"Radiant Blaze Overwhelms the Realm - Third-Order Boundary Ring!" Venerable He Yanyao roared, and the boundary array of the Divine Flame Radiant Realm was fully deployed at this moment. He Qingli, Rong Chen, Yan Yaoteng and others unleashed their soul power together, setting up "Twin Rings Burn the Heavens"!
But the Star Prisoner Abyss Chi didn't give them time to prepare.
Behind him, the nine-layered lock wheel began to spin, and amidst the clanging of the chains, the first chain suddenly snapped off!
--[Star Chain Sinks into the Abyss]!
The first chain strike didn't land directly on everyone; instead, it pierced into the entire spatial structure, dragging the area where everyone was located directly into the "Soul-Locking Prison Realm"!
"It has carved out an independent prison-like domain from space!" Xuan Yicang voice, "All external divine sense, perception, and laws have been sealed off; the only way to break through is by force!"
"It's trying to gradually sever our connection with 'reality,' then refine it layer by layer." Venerable He Yanyao's eyes were cold and sharp. "Ruthless enough."
Everyone's senses were blocked, and the pressure in their minds surged like a tidal wave.
The Star Prisoner Abyss Chi slowly lowered its head, its dark eyes gazing downwards. It remained silent, yet released countless illusory star locks, as if it were "measuring" the level of everyone's consciousness.
"It's choosing who to kill first," Qiong Yan said coldly.
"Ridiculous." Xuan Yicang's expression darkened. "Now that you're here, don't expect to leave unscathed."
The next instant, he and Venerable He Yanyao shouted in unison:
"Charge! Break the Realm Lock! Kill!!"
The two powerful experts at the Silent Source Realm moved instantly. He Yanyao used his blazing giant wheel to smash down through the air, while Xuan Yicang used the Heavenly Abyss Wall to sever his soul lock. The two soul paths combined to attack the Star Chain!
The Star Prisoner Abyss Chi finally moved.
It was no longer a phantom, but stepped into the boundary of the Mirror Domain. Every step caused the star field to collapse. With a claw, it swept down and He Yanyao met it head-on. The Realm Artifact "Flame Abyss Heaven-Falling Sword" was drawn!
With a deafening roar, fire and thunder shattered, the star chains broke apart, and the group clashed with the true Lord of the Star Prisons for the first time!
Boom--!
Deep within the Severed Realm Void Vortex, it was as if the heavens were collapsing, and space was collapsing layer by layer.
As Star Prisoner Abyss Chi took its second step, the nine layers of star lock wheels behind it began to rotate completely. A beam of dark golden soul-patterned light shot out from the center of the lock wheels, enveloping the sky above the battlefield and forming the source of the prison realm.
--The nine locks will fall, and the realm will be submerged.
Venerable He Yanyao and Xuan Yicang instantly became alert.
"It's going to seal off the entire vortex!" roared Venerable He Yanyao. "Once this place is completely locked down, all our soul skills will be rendered useless!"
"We absolutely cannot let it complete the nine-lock lock!" Xuan Yicang suddenly leaped into the air, the Heavenly Abyss Divine Pattern expanding from his sea of consciousness, using the Realm Master's soul to forcibly resist the Star Lock Barrier!
At the same time, the Star Prisoner Abyss Chi let out a deep roar, and the Lock Wheel's first channel opened again:
[Star Chain Sinks into the Abyss] - One Chain - Severed Sensations!
The void trembled, and the divine senses extending around everyone seemed to be struck by a cleaving blade, snapping with a "crack"!
"I... can't sense you anymore!" Ling Yuan exclaimed in shock. Her soul was connected to Qiong Yan, but at this moment it was completely severed!
"It's the perception-severing array within the chains." Ao Yanti roared, his giant hoof shaking the ground and shattering the Soul Seal barrier beneath his feet, but he couldn't restore the external sensory connection.
"Stop relying on your senses to fight!" Xuan Yicang, "Switch to the Instinct Soul-Locking Battle Formation, activate the Formation Diagram!"
The group immediately changed formation, switching from soul-to-soul connection to a "pattern-to-heart connection array," relying on visual recognition and soul-pattern pressure to coordinate their movements!
But the moment the formation restarted, the second Star Lock Wheel was already unleashed:
[Star Chain Sinks into the Abyss] · Second Chain - Sever Karma!
The void collapsed again, and the world suddenly went dark. He Qingli, Rong Chen, and the others suddenly felt their hearts pound violently and became unbalanced, as if a segment of their existence had been erased from the river of time!
"I can't remember what technique I just used...?"
"I don't remember why I took this step..."
"Sever Karma imprint, cut the tactical chain in my memory!" Venerable He Yanyao roared, his soul sword slashing through the air again, but he was hit by the back force of the star chain and was knocked back five feet!
"We can't wait any longer." Xuan Yicang's eyes turned cold. "Use the Divine Abyss to suppress the lock!"
He drew a Soul Seal from between his brows, the oldest totem lock of the Heavenly Abyss Beast Que, known as the [Abyss Venerable Soul Chain]. Nine imprints were engraved on it. "Control, Suppress, Melt, Sever, Return, Break, Transform, Annihilate, Imprison."
He used this soul chain to suppress the void and forcefully clashed with the third star lock!
[Abyss Venerable Soul Chain] clashed with [Star Chain Sinks into the Abyss]!
The deafening roar was like thunder, shattering stars and shaking souls. The Star Prisoner Abyss Chi slightly, seemingly not expecting that this human could withstand its Soul Arts!
But it did not retreat; the nine-chain wheel continued to rotate slowly, and the light of the fourth chain had already taken shape behind it.
At that moment, He Qingli suddenly moved, summoning her Fate Realm [Crimson Radiance Soul Crown], and burned everything within a ten-zhang radius around her.
She murmured softly, "I don't believe there's such a thing as an unbreakable lock in this world."
"He Qingli--!" Venerable He Yanyao shouted angrily, only to see her already wielding her sword and rushing out.
The Crimson Flame Soul Wings vibrated, weaving through the air vortex like a stream of fiery light, leaving a trail of broken locks!
The Star Prisoner Abyss Chi its head, and a star lock had already taken shape.
The Fourth Lock: [Consciousness Domain Collapse Inscription]!
At this moment, it finally locked onto He Qingli.
With a flick of its tail, it tore through the air, its speed surpassing the reaction of a soul's thoughts, and landed directly on He Qingli's sea of consciousness!
"Senior Sister He!!"
Qiong Yan and Yun Tong roared and charged forward, but it was too late.
As the star lock penetrated her consciousness, He Qingli paused in mid-air. Her entire sea of consciousness began to "separate" from reality, and afterimages appeared around her, which were the shadows of her former soul domain.
She let out a low cough, her soul power rapidly draining away.
But at that moment, she revealed a smile, "Chi, you can imprison my consciousness, but you cannot imprison my soul."
[Crimson Radiance Soul Severance]!
She forcibly activated the last divine rune of her Soul Crown, detonating it under the lock, causing her Consciousness Domain Collapse Inscription and rebound by half an inch!
And this mere half-inch was precisely the opportunity for Venerable He Yanyao to strike again!
"Radiant Flame - Netherworld Ring!"
The blazing ring crashed down, forcibly severing all the links of the fourth lock!
The Star Prisoner Abyss Chi raised its head slightly and let out a low murmur for the first time, as if testing the waters, or perhaps issuing a warning.
Xuan Yicang stood before the battle formation and said in a deep voice, "We... have successfully blocked the first four locks."
Rumble--
With the first four star lock seals forcibly severed, the entire Severed Realm Void Vortex fell into a brief Space Silence and receded, as if some being was gathering this shattered void back into a prison.
The Star Prisoner Abyss Chi slowly raised its head, and the Ninefold Lock Wheel fully unfolded behind it. Its body rose from the half-hidden starlight, like a giant god of the fallen Xingyun standing at the peak of the azure sky.
"This is the Realm Master; you... will not dare to cross it."
A single, seemingly inaudible, statement resonated throughout the consciousness of every cultivator.
Xuan Yicang's pupils constricted sharply. "This is its true killing move— 'Chi Prison Main Thread'!"
This technique is no longer a simple soul seal, but a simultaneous locking of four levels: space, consciousness domain, Fate Soul, and dimension, forming a true main line lock!
At the center of the Nine Locks Wheel, a gray-black "main line" descends from the sky, piercing the earth's spiritual spring like a soul-locking celestial rope.
Venerable He Yanyao solemnly said, "Once the main storyline is locked, we will all be imprisoned in the 'Soul-Locking Chi Prison' it constructs, permanently losing our connection and perception to this world."
"The soul remains, but the body Bugui."
"Soul-Locking Chi Prison..." Qiong Yan repeated softly, but there was no fear in his eyes, "Then destroy this prison!"
The battle resumed, Xuan Yicang waved his hand to activate the core of the "Beast Que Battle Formation," using his own Realm Master- level consciousness domain to construct a chain-like counter-formation.
At the same time, Venerable He Yanyao, Yan Yaoteng, and Rong Chen joined forces to unleash a divine flame attack, attempting to first sever the Lock Master—the root of the gray-black "main thread"!
"Flaming Blaze: Star-Melting Slash!"
"Flaming Wheel Reverse Burning - Radiant Fury Technique!"
Flames surged like waves, slashing towards the center of the Star Lock main storyline.
However, that "main line" is extraordinary. It is the central line of the realm constructed by the Star Prisoner Abyss Chi with its own Fate Soul, and it is completely unaffected by ordinary attacks!
The flames vanished and were instead sucked into the depths of the main storyline. Venerable He Yanyao and Rong Chen turned pale, their blood and qi trembling!
"Damn it, it's absorbing our attacks!" Yan Yaoteng roared, "This is a reverse domain!"
Xuan Yicang a low voice, "The only way is to break the lock at the root! Use the 'Beast Que Divine Spear'!"
The next instant, five giant shadows leaped up simultaneously.
The five beast masters of Heavenly Abyss — Qiong Yan, Ao Yanti, Yun Tong, Ling Yuan, Kong Lingling— simultaneously unleashed their strongest soul skills, converging at the center of the battle formation.
"Five Souls Reversed Lock - Heavenly Abyss Severing Horn Formation!"
Five illusory images of divine beasts transformed into a five-pointed array in the sky, with Xuan Yicang as the spearhead. Using the "Abyss Venerable Soul Chain" to pierce the main spine of the soul spear, it angrily stabbed down towards the main foundation!
--Thump!!
This spear thrust shook the vortex itself.
A crack appeared at the base of the main line, causing the Star Prisoner Abyss Chi to pause, and the Nine-Layer Lock Wheels to tremble!
"It's finally injured!" Venerable He Yanyao's eyes sharpened. "Continue the attack!"
But just as everyone was about to launch the next wave of attacks, Star Prisoner Abyss Chi suddenly roared to the sky.
The roar carried an extremely ancient aura—
"The soul is locked, the realm is imprisoned—under the nine locks, all things perish."
The fifth Star Lock Wheel—suddenly descended!
Fifth Lock: [Void Realm Severance]!
Boom!!!
This lock does not imprison people or lock souls, but rather severs the "structural connections" of the void itself.
Suddenly, the ground beneath their feet sank, and the sky seemed to shatter!
"My sense of power... is being stripped away!" Kong Lingling exclaimed in alarm.
"It's not about stripping away soul power, it's about stripping away the fact that 'I can use soul power'!" Ling Yuan's face turned pale.
Venerable He Yanyao gritted his teeth and forced himself to endure. "This is... a conceptual separation of our 'authority to exert power'!?"
The true power of the Star Prisoner Abyss Chi not only in its locks, but also in its fundamental logic of "transforming locks into boundaries"!
At this moment, the Severed Realm Void Vortex has been completely transformed into the "Chi Prison Constructed Realm."
The lock on the main storyline continues to droop.
"We can't hesitate any longer!" Xuan Yicang. "He Yan, release your Soul Realm Evolution Diagram!"
"Are you sure? That's my trump card." Venerable He Yanyao said in a deep voice.
"If you don't use it, we'll all be trapped and starved to death in this battle."
He remained silent for several breaths.
Venerable He Yanyao slowly closed his eyes, and on the Soul Platform, a dual Soul Realm map with blazing flames appeared.
This is his Ultimate soul skill, which he has secretly cultivated for many years.
[Radiant Soul: Realm Flame Burial Diagram]
The next moment, the Blazing Azure Map unfolded with a roar, and a crimson soul wheel that seemed to have pierced through countless worlds shone down, pointing directly at the main line of the Star Lock!
For the first time, a hint of solemnity appeared in the Star Prisoner Abyss Chi, and the sixth locking wheel on its back slowly unfolded—
The main storyline of Star Lock is experiencing violent fluctuations!
The [Radiant Soul· Realm Flame Burial Diagram] released by the Venerable He Yanyao was like Realm Breaking, and the Flame Realm wheel "burned through" the entire main storyline, forming a soul flame rift that tore through the void!
At that moment, the sky above the void revealed a scene of shattered star trails, as if an entire dimension had had its linking logic dissolved by this Wheel of Incineration.
Xuan Yicang roared, "Heavenly Abyss Realm-Slaying Formation - Falling Spear!"
The five powerful Heavenly Abyss Beast Que joined forces once again to form an array, using the "main line rift" as the center of the soul lock, and forcibly inserted the Abyss Venerable Broken Spear!
"--collapse!!"
Boom!!
The main storyline of Star Lock was forcibly torn off.
But before everyone could relax, the Chi Prison Star Abyss suddenly exploded—
That wasn't collapse, but rather "active annihilation."
Behind the Star Prisoner Abyss Chi, the sixth Star Lock Wheel fully unfolded.
Sixth Lock: [Soul Realm Collapse]
Effect: Transforms the enemy's consciousness domain into a "self-destructing domain"—that is, the enemy's sea of consciousness, soul domain connection, and the interaction of the five senses of external organs all undergo self-destructive displacement.
Instantly, a agonizing roar echoed from the center of the battle formation:
"Ah—my senses are distorted, I see myself burning... but I can't feel any pain!"
"Sound, light, and soul perception are all in chaos! I can't concentrate my Soul Arts!"
The Soul Realm Collapse was caused by a misaligned dimensional perception seal.
Blood-red lines appeared between Venerable He Yanyao's brows, yet he still forcefully slashed at the raging flames, anchoring his True Soul and sea of consciousness, and roared:
"This is the lock of perception and destruction; it cannot lock our souls, but it can lock the way we perceive the world!"
Cracks instantly appeared on the broken spear in Xuan Yicang's hand.
His face was ashen, and he said in a low voice, "This is one of its true killing realms."
"You can't activate any skills because you can't sense your own attacks!"
"Soul Skill, ineffective."
The air was as still as a sea, and the cultivators seemed to have lost their hearing and sight, trapped in a state of "absolute numbness."
But in the deepest part of this imperceptible space, Venerable He Yanyao suddenly heard a low murmur—
It is the Kong Lingling awareness of sound and soul!
She triggered a spiritual resonance at the Limit, awakening He Yan's sensory echoes!
"Don't give up! Its locking technique is powerful, but not insurmountable—it needs the 'Chi Seal' to anchor the source of our perception."
"Find the Chi Seal! Destroy it, and you can reforge it through perception!"
Venerable He Yanyao forcefully focused his soul consciousness and indeed saw a black dragon-shaped mark within his own mental Consciousness Realm, gradually eroding the structural chain of his soul consciousness level!
"Found it...!"
He gritted his teeth and poured his soul intent into the soul inscription [Fate Soul Lightning-Locking Curse] within the [Divine Abyss Realm-Breaking Sword].
Boom!
The lightning spell exploded, and a deep purple lightning blade slashed into the Soul Realm!
"--Break it!!"
Click!
As the black seal shattered, Venerable He Yanyao's sea of consciousness trembled violently as if baptized, and all his senses returned instantly!
"I'm back...!!"
The next moment, He Yan's fighting spirit reignited, and he once again activated the [Realm Flame Burial Diagram], introducing the shattered "perception anchor point" into the battle formation cycle, thus rebuilding his companions' senses in reverse!
At this moment, the battle resumed, and everyone awoke one by one.
Yun Tong cleaved through the void with a palm strike. "My Soul Arts have been restored!"
With Ao Yanti shouted, "I... am not quite dead yet!"
"All troops, heed my command—target: the Sixth Source Lock!" Xuan Yicang roared, and the battle resumed!
But the final two locks of the Star Prisoner Abyss Chi have slowly emerged in the deepest part of the sky...
The seventh lock, the eighth lock.
It is finally going to use the full power of the sealing barrier.
"We must resolve this before the seventh lock falls."
Venerable He Yanyao murmured, and his blood soul reignited.
The starry sky fell silent once more, and the Ming Yuan seemed to have come to an end.
But everyone knew that it was merely the stillness of the abyss before the storm.
The Star Prisoner Abyss Chi lay dormant atop the Realm Breaking, its locking wheels on its back already extended to the seventh and eighth stages.
Two wheels appeared in succession, one locking the shattered realm, the other sealing the soul, reflecting the world as dull ashes.
[Seventh Lock: Abyss Domain Soul Sinking]
Effect: Settles the enemy's consciousness imprint within the battle zone, causing their soul to plummet like a falling star into an abyss, drastically reducing their will to resist. Even if they survive, they will become an "empty shell battle form."
[Eighth Lock - Shackled Realm Heavenly Severance]
Effect: Separates all imprisoned areas, severing their rules, time, and existence. In other words, the enemy's existence will be gradually "erased" from the concept of the "battlefield."
Both locks open simultaneously.
This was no longer a tactical killing move, but a full-scale release of power to annihilate a realm after the sealing World Beast truly descended upon the Spirit Firmament Great Realm.
"This isn't Star Lock..." Ming Ye murmured to himself, looking up.
"This is... the destruction of the world."
Boom--!!
As the seventh lock, "Abyss Domain Soul Sinking," was activated, Ming Kong was the first to sense that the soul was falling.
He gritted his teeth and used his palm print to shake off the heavy pressure of his consciousness, only to see that Yun Tong was already pale, and her whole body seemed to be gradually losing focus.
"Her soul is... sinking!" Ming Kong roared.
Xuan Yicang gritted his teeth. "Form the [Heavenly Abyss Realm Shield]! Force Soul Anchoring!"
With the broken spear raised high, the five Beast Gate cultivators, under the pressure of the seventh lock, forcibly reforged the Heavenly Abyss Seal, and a golden shield of light burst forth in the void!
Boom--!!
The formation of the boundary shield caused the consciousness of all members to "freeze" at a critical point, preventing them from completely succumbing to it!
However, Star Prisoner Abyss Chi no longer hesitated—
[Eighth Lock - Shackled Realm Heavenly Severance], activated.
At this moment, heaven and earth were "disconnected".
Venerable He Yanyao suddenly discovered that his soul consciousness could no longer connect with the "flow of time"!
The space he was in seemed to have been "split" into a point in time that was forever still and could not be remembered.
Xuan Yicang's pupils constricted sharply. "This is bad! Even our 'perception of existence' is being stripped away! It's... making us 'Does Not Exist'!"
He Qingli roared, "We can't wait any longer!"
She clasped her hands together, connecting her spiritual power with Venerable He Yanyao's Soul Domain, and unleashed the He Lineage's secret technique:
[Burning God Yao Seal · Extreme Flame Realm]
At this moment, the souls of the two descendants of the He Clan ignited together, forcibly severing the initial chain of [Shackled Realm Heavenly Severance] with their Lineage's divine magic!
"Disciples of the He Clan, using your Fate Soul as a guide, scorch the stars, sever the boundary, and break the slaving seal!"
As the flames of the resonance between Venerable He Yanyao and He Qingli's two souls penetrated the core of the sealing chain, the Star Lock suddenly exploded, creating a gap!
On the other side, Xuan Yicang roared, "The Star Lock cannot be completely broken, but it can be reversed to imprison the realm--!"
He pressed the Heavenly Abyss Broken Spear deep into the abyss, activating the core of the underground boundary chain and awakening the ancient soul of Heavenly Abyss!
"Using the abyss to bind the abyss, using the soul to lock the soul--"
"Heavenly Abyss Beast Que - Reverse-Locking Chi-Suppressing Seal!"
A giant ring of boundary chains appeared in the abyss, temporarily trapping the eighth chain core of the Star Prisoner Abyss Chi within an underground sealing array.
At this moment, locks intertwine, and realms seal each other off.
But the cost is also enormous.
He Qingli's soul was shattered, and she forcibly coughed up blood and staggered back several feet.
Yun Tong nearly fainted, but Ming Kong protected her and helped her up.
Ao Yanti, at the Severed Phenomena Realm Fifth Stage, transformed all his soul energy into a "Body Lock," sacrificing half of his body to hook the Heavenly Abyss Chain into the core of the Star Lock.
The scene was almost at its Limit.
Although the Chi Prison Sealing Realm Master Lock has not collapsed, it has shown [misalignment of consciousness structure] for the first time, indicating that its "lock structure rules" have been disrupted.
"Now!" roared Venerable He Yanyao, "Only when its sealing structure is disrupted will we have a chance to touch its true form and consciousness!"
"Slash it out from the rift in the boundary!"
Everyone, this is a final gamble.
Within the rift, the true form Soul Seal of the Star Prisoner Abyss Chi finally manifested.
Its pupils, like the remnants of a star, shone brightly on this battlefield of the abyss.
"It has finally revealed itself..."
Venerable He Yanyao's eyes were crimson, and he had concentrated all his blood and soul power into his body.
In the center of the battlefield, the colossal dragon that shook the very soul of the realm was slowly revealing half of its body from the seal where the lock wheel and the boundary chain intertwined.
It no longer exists as a lock wheel derivative, but appears as the "Soul Master".
If what they had faced before was the "power of the locked realm" of the Star Prisoner Abyss Chi, then at this moment, what they needed to confront was its true soul consciousness and divinity.
"We can't kill it... It will seal us one by one into its own [prison], turning us into its soul-locking rings."
With a deep shout, Venerable He Yanyao drew both swords simultaneously.
[Twin Radiance Soul Rend] -- The main skill of the He Clan, which Venerable He Yanyao comprehended after breaking through the Severed Phenomena Realm. One of its swords is used to break through the body and soul, and the other sword is used to sever the sea of consciousness.
Two sword marks intersected, slicing into the soul of the Star Prisoner Abyss Chi!
Boom--!!
However, in the next instant, as the Star Prisoner Abyss Chi's Eyes opened and closed, a surge of consciousness erupted!
What it releases is not a soul skill, but a pure pressure of consciousness.
[Master-Slaying Consciousness Tide]: Fully analyzes the enemy's consciousness structure and forcibly covers it with the "Chi Prison Consciousness" method, causing the enemy's "thinking" and "action consciousness" to be completely out of sync, making them like a puppet.
"Not good--!" Xuan Yicang reacted the fastest, immediately summoning the "Heavenly Abyss Soul Tomb Formation" in an attempt to cut off the radiation of the consciousness tide.
But the speed was still a bit slow!
Ming Ye's face stiffened, the soul pattern on his forehead exploded, and his entire being seemed to have been forcibly stripped of its conscious self-structure, acting solely on instinct.
"Ming Ye!" Ming Kong roared, sealing the root of consciousness behind it with the Soul Protection Chain, and at the same time casting the Realm Consciousness Sealing Chain to temporarily stabilize its soul state.
Xuan Yicang's forehead was covered in cold sweat. He realized that his opponent not only locked his realm and sealed his body, but also could use "Soul Master Kill" to dismantle the battle!
"We must forcibly construct a layer of 'Soul Domain Protection' with the Realm Master's Soul as the core; otherwise, if even one more person falls into it, our entire army will be wiped out."
Venerable He Yanyao nodded, but then abruptly turned his head in the next instant—
"Yan Fenye, Li Ming, what are you waiting for?!"
The two roared in unison:
"Clear!"
--[Flame Abyss Quaking Wheel]!
--[The Void Star Soul Annihilation]!
The core battle formation of the Divine Flame Radiant Realm is now fully deployed!
The He Clan's Twin Stars, the Rong Chen Blade, and the Blazing Flame, combined with Li Ming's Soul Lock Array, were simultaneously sealed using four layers of soul skills and boundary power:
[Flamefall Soul Severing Formation] -- A killing array of the He Clan sect, specifically designed to slay those with divine consciousness that are different from others.
The moment the formation was completed, Star Abyss Chihun's Eye was suppressed once again!
But the next moment, Star Prisoner Abyss Chi revealed a look of disdain.
Its pupils, weakened by the boundary seal, lit up with a ghostly light once more:
[Star Abyss Annihilation Ring - Identification Mark]
Boom!!!
The sky shattered, the earth collapsed.
This move is the true projection of the Chi Soul's final will.
It is the Ultimate method used to completely annihilate the "soul will of Realm Master"!
Xuan Yicang roared, "Everyone! Use your Soul Seal to counterattack! Use the boundary array to suppress them!!"
He plunged the [Heavenly Abyss Broken Spear] into the core of the Earth's veins!
Venerable He Yanyao also bit through his soul meridian, using the [Twin Radiance Fate Lock] as a seal to forcibly reverse the soul pressure across the entire field.
The Soul Arts they unleashed together was no longer just a defensive maneuver.
Instead, it reversed the process, pulling the Star Prisoner Abyss Chi's "Soul Domain" into the Root Soul Projection of the Spirit Firmament Great Realm!
"You want to suppress all living beings with your boundary? Then let's see if you can escape—our Spirit Firmament Seal!!"
As the two generals roared in anger, the Star Abyss trembled, and the Seal of Ten Thousand Souls appeared!
Ultimately, under this Limit suppression, the Star Prisoner Abyss Chi's Ninth Lock failed to be fully opened!
However, cracks finally appeared in its Soul Master seal!
Among the crowd, Venerable He Yanyao took the lead, unleashing a full-force attack:
--[Blazing Extremity Star Severance]!
The Soul-Scorching Slash cuts through the void, sweeping across the Star Abyss and tearing apart the Soul of the Locked Dragon.
At this moment, the myriad soul-binding chains finally shattered!
The lock shattered and the soul tore apart; in the Star Abyss, a low murmur seemed to pierce the dark curtain of the heavens.
That was the true cry of the Star Prisoner Abyss Chi's will, no longer as cold and violent as before, but instead revealing a soul sound that was almost an ancient lament.
Xuan Yicang's expression shifted, and he suddenly realized:
"It... is not completely out of control. It is using extreme Soul Lock power to imprison itself in this realm—to hold onto some remaining will."
Is it resisting corruption?
Venerable He Yanyao's gaze sharpened as he looked at the enormous dragon shadow that slowly raised its head from the Star Lock Ruins.
At that moment, the Star Prisoner Abyss Chi's Abyss Eyes no longer held only slaughter and destruction.
Instead, there was a light.
--Like an ancient soul resurrected, like a flame of destiny.
"This soul essence..." He Qingli murmured softly. Suddenly, she raised her hand, and a wisp of her Fate Soul light flew out, which faintly resonated with the Star Chi's consciousness.
"She... can resonate with it," Xuan Yicang said in a low voice. "Back then, she forged the Locking Wheel Array with her Fate Soul, and perhaps some kind of Star Chi Seal remains in her bloodline."
As the Star Prisoner Abyss Chi raised its head, streaks of Xingyun patterns rippled outwards. Its soul consciousness gradually condensed and contracted, transforming into a core of intensely blue Soul Seal light.
Everyone held their breath and watched in silence.
The next moment, the light core crashed down, turning into a remnant star chain that wrapped around He Qingli's arm.
--[Chiqi· Soul Seal]
Venerable He Yanyao took a step back, a rare look of pity flashing in his eyes.
He Qingli closed her eyes to receive the guidance. Amidst the turbulence in her sea of consciousness, the star chain soul light swirled out from her body and slowly merged with the soul source totem in her consciousness domain.
"The dragon spirit... enters the contract..."
In an instant, the sky above Heavenly Abyss changed drastically!
At the moment the Star Chi entered into the contract, a layer of ancient Soul Realm patterns faintly emerged from the entire Severed Realm Void Vortex.
At the center of the boundary pattern, He Qingli stood floating in the air, with the Star Prisoner Abyss Chi in its Soul Pact form coiled behind her. The nine illusory locks slowly closed in, transforming into the "Contract Master Star Chain".
At this moment, the sky Ji Ran!
Xuan Yicang raised his eyes and gazed intently, murmuring:
"This is... the image of a contract that has not appeared in the Spirit Firmament for ten thousand years."
Venerable He Yanyao also whispered:
"When this divine beast is finally awakened, and the chains of the contract return to the Spirit Firmament, perhaps..."
"Can we truly leave a trace of light in this chaotic era?"
Ling Yuan died in battle, Kong Lingling was destroyed, Li Ming and Yun Tong were seriously injured and on the verge of death, and the Divine Flame Radiant Realm suffered heavy losses.
But in the end, Star Prisoner Abyss Chi successfully bound his soul.
And a new master was born from this.
Her name is He Qingli
The great war has ended, and the star field shines again.
When He Qingli, Venerable He Yanyao, and Xuan Yicang their team back to the main hall of the Divine Flame Radiant Realm in the Spirit Firmament Great Realm, the entire sect was already standing in solemn silence, waiting. There were a full 30,000 sect disciples, all dressed in battle robes, waiting in silence, only their eyes brimming with fervor.
What they witnessed was a glorious return of survivors after a catastrophe.
In the hearts of countless people, He Qingli's image has quietly risen to the level of faith.
Upon reaching the pinnacle of the Divine Flame Radiant Realm, Venerable He Yanyao did not immediately return to his main position. Instead, he stood behind He Qingli alongside Xuan Yicang, both bowing with their hands clasped in respect.
"Based on the results of this battle, my Divine Flame Radiant Realm and the Heavenly Abyss Beast Que are willing to unite our forces, with He Qingli at the head, to jointly resist the Immortal Antiquity."
He Qingli was slightly taken aback, then nodded solemnly. "If the elders trust me, I will not fail them."
As soon as he finished speaking, the entire altar of the Divine Flame Radiant Realm trembled.
At that very moment, a star-shaped pattern suddenly appeared between her brows, a symbol of the complete fusion of the Star Chi Soul Pact and her own soul.
--With a thought, the seal manifested.
Suddenly, the sky overturned, and chains of dark silver stars fell from the heavens, stirring up the sect's Four Extreme Soul Tower formation and tearing open the sky.
That was a true Soul Pact divine beast, manifesting on its own—
[Star Prisoner Abyss Chi].
It perched high in the heavens, its locks churning, its star tombs gleaming, and its nine illusory locks descending like nine celestial pillars, protecting the entire Divine Flame Radiant Realm within!
The sect was shaken!
Countless disciples gazed at the colossal soul shadow hovering atop the Zongtian Peak, their Soul Sea trembling, and they knelt in submission.
"Contract Master He Qingli, summon the Star Chi Guardian Sect--"
"My Divine Flame Radiant Realm... will no longer fear calamity!"
Xuan Yicang gazed at the sky, his heart filled with a myriad of emotions, while Venerable He Yanyao slowly turned around and whispered:
"She is more suited to rule this realm than I am."
From this moment on--
The Divine Flame Radiant Realm and the Heavenly Abyss Beast Que have officially merged into one sect, with He Qingli as the sect leader, and her title to be discussed.
And the Star Prisoner Abyss Chi became the first transcendent divine beast Soul Pact in the Spirit Firmament Great Realm, truly returning to its origin and guarding the realm.