A clear, cold female voice descended from beyond the heavens, its tone calm and even, yet carrying an unparalleled power that caused the entire ten-thousand-meter-wide sealed domain to tremble violently.
The next instant—BOOM!!!
A dazzling beam of light pierced the sky and fell from the top of the Azure Wood Divine Forest, Ultimate penetrating the ten-thousand-meter-long sealing barrier set up by the "Silent Abyss Last Speaker," and precisely landing on the "Ten Thousand Lives Return to the Wall - Ancient Fortress of Longevity Array."
The pale gold array wall, which was on the verge of collapse and had only a faint glimmer of light left, suddenly trembled and revived, and the array patterns that were on the verge of extinction reignited one after another! One, ten, a hundred! Layer upon layer, all of them were brightly lit!
The array principles that had been stripped away layer by layer by the "Dharma-Ending Desolate Current" were forcibly taken over, reshaped, and restored to their original positions by an even more powerful and domineering supreme force. The second layer of the Fate Soul Ancient Bastion, which was on the verge of collapse, was restored to its peak at a speed visible to the naked eye. Even the first layer of the ancient fortress, which had been completely destroyed and dissipated, was re-formed from the sky full of shattered light.
Boom! One after another, towering pale gold pillars rose from the ground and stood tall in all directions. The entire "Return of Ten Thousand Lives - Ancient Fortress of Immortality Array" instantly revived, returning to its peak and perfect state!
"This power..." The leading disciple suddenly looked up, his eyes filled with astonishment. Chi Qingyue also followed the pillar of light and looked into the distant void, her eyes filled with surprise and hope.
In the depths of the void, a dazzling light suddenly shone. Before the light could spread, it had already traversed the endless void. The space only rippled slightly, and a woman with an extraordinary figure calmly stepped out and descended onto the battlefield.
Wuji Realm!
The moment she appeared, the raging gray-white wasteland around her was forcibly isolated and suppressed by the invisible power of the Dao. The woman stood in mid-air, steadily positioned between the disciples of the Chi Lineage and the "Silent Abyss Last Speaker".
Her jet-black hair cascaded like clouds, piled high in an exquisite bun, secured with an ice-blue jade hairpin and silver floral ornaments. Strands of her hair cascaded down her shoulders, swaying in the wind and shimmering with a faint light. A touch of deep blue floral ornament adorned her forehead, her brows and eyes were clear and bright, her gaze like the moon reflected in a cold pool, her nose delicate and her lips cherry-red. Her face was exquisitely beautiful and otherworldly, her expression serene and composed, exuding an aura of detachment and transcendence.
She wore a fairy dress that blended ice blue and moon white, with a strapless and off-the-shoulder design. The dress was decorated with silver openwork and inlaid with azure crystals. The waist was cinched with an elaborate and gorgeous gilded blue belt, which accentuated her slender figure.
Thin, gossamer-like sleeves draped down from her shoulders, the layers of flowing skirts half-transparent like smoke, with starlight-like Source Power flowing between the fabric, and blue-purple radiance rippling gently between the hem, the light gauze billowing and dancing in the wind.
Her skin was fair and radiant, adorned with a blue crystal silver chain around her neck and slender jade beads dangling from her earrings. With each step, the slit in her long dress revealed her long, jade-like legs. She seemed to be enveloped in a faint halo of light, like an immortal descended from the source of the galaxy to the mortal world, aloof and noble, exuding an aura of Daoism.
Her robes fluttered gently in the wind, swaying slightly in the deathly silence. She revealed not a trace of killing intent, nor did she strike first. With just her own presence, she withstood the suffocating pressure brought by the ancient Demonic Spirit of the Eternal Silence Realm, tearing open a sliver of life for everyone in the formation.
The Chi Lineage's unparalleled prodigy, ranked third among the Five Great Heavenly Prodigies of the Eternal Nonexistence Limitless Domain — Chi Xiyue, "Senior Sister..."
A critically wounded disciple stared blankly at the aloof figure, then his eyes suddenly reddened, and his voice choked with sobs and trembled. "It's Senior Sister! Senior Sister Xiyue has come to save us!"
The crowd, who had been completely shrouded in the shadow of death, saw the light of day again in their boundless despair. The Ultimate nerves of countless people suddenly relaxed, their noses stung, and tears welled up in their eyes; some people's chests heaved violently as they desperately suppressed the tears that were about to roll down their cheeks.
They had just witnessed the collapse of the formation and the Annihilation of the laws, and were prepared for their Fate Soul to perish here. But this suddenly appearing figure of a prodigy forcefully pulled them back from the abyss of eternal death to the mortal world.
As Chi Qingyue gazed at that tall, aloof figure, her despondent state of mind was revived, and a vibrant life force began to beat again. Only then did Chi Xiyue slightly turn her head.
She lacked the arrogance and haughtiness of the Five Great Heavenly Prodigies, as well as the condescending air of a Wuji Realm expert. Her gaze swept over the group of her fellow disciples in the formation, who were covered in blood, their Fate Soul injured, yet they remained steadfast in their positions, never retreating a single step. The sharp glint in her eyes slowly faded, and her voice lost its coldness, gaining a touch of gentleness and composure.
"Continue to stabilize the formation and protect your own Fate Soul."
She paused briefly, then turned back, her cold gaze locking onto the distant "Silent Abyss Last Speaker," shrouded in a deathly grayness. Her voice was imposing, each word ringing with conviction:
"Leave the rest to me." The people in the formation looked at each other, their eyes, which had been filled with despair, now regained their clarity and determination. Everyone nodded heavily, no one left their positions, and they all focused their energy to defend the base of the formation.
The Silent Abyss Last Speaker hovered amidst the gray, lifeless silence. For the first time, its pupils, previously empty and devoid of any emotion, showed a genuine flicker of emotion. Chi Xiyue stood silently before the "Return of Ten Thousand Lives - Ancient Fortress of Immortality Array."
The power of the Wuji Realm did not surge and erupt unrestrained, but merely standing there Anran caused the ancient rift connecting the Silent Abyss Last Speaker and the Eternal Silence Realm to ripple with subtle vibrations.
Demonic Spirit, instinctive dread surged deep within the demon's pupils, while a boundless rage simmered within its chest. Its massive, jet-black wings, capable of obscuring vast swathes of forest, slowly unfurled to the sides.
Pale Dao patterns lit up one after another on the wing membrane; the overflowing "Dharma-Ending Desolate Current" stopped expanding outward, and the vast desolate domain that spread out from "Stillness of All Existence" also sank. It now fully understood that the woman before it was worlds apart from the other True Annihilation Realm disciples. If it had held back, it would have been itself that would have been forever trapped here today.
The next instant, all the strange phenomena surrounding the Silent Abyss Last Speaker vanished. There were no roars or shouts, no hand seals or surging torrents of primordial energy. It even stopped looking at Chi Xiyue.
But in that instant, a very faint click sounded from the deepest part of Chi Xiyue's Fate Soul. The sound was so faint that only she could perceive it.
As far as the eye could see, the mountains and rivers of the Azure Wood Divine Forest remained unchanged, and the disciples of the Chi Lineage behind her maintained their stable formation; nothing in the external landscape had changed. However, the very origin of her existence had been directly touched by a power emanating from the Eternal Silence Realm.
"Trace the Origin to Prove Falsehood!"
The Eternal Silence rift behind the Silent Abyss Last Speaker did not attack Chi Xiyue's current physical body, Fate Soul, cultivation, and Wuji Dao foundation. Instead, it transcended all appearances of the present world, traced back her entire long trajectory of existence, and went straight to the origin point that heaven and earth initially recognized and truly forged the existence of "Chi Xiyue".
A cold judgment was thus branded upon that origin: You are a fake.
The Chi Lineage members behind Chi Xiyue had no way of seeing the battle taking place in this dimension. They only saw that Chi Xiyue's long, flowing hair suddenly stopped moving. The next moment, faint, ethereal white outlines appeared on the surface of her body, slowly contracting and eroding inwards along her palms, sleeves, and shoulders.
The oldest memory within the Fate Soul was the first to crack, revealing an ancient past that had been sealed away for millennia. Yet, it lost its fundamental legal basis from its very source; the remaining memories, occurring slightly later in time, also trembled and trembled.
The marks she had left behind as she cultivated and ascended to the Wuji Realm were being dismantled and reversed amidst a series of crisp "clicks".
Several disciples within the formation suddenly changed their expressions. "Senior Sister!" Chi Qingyue's heart also jumped into her throat.
Chi Xiyue did not turn around. Her eyes narrowed into a cold, sharp light, her expression calm and showing no fear. The power of tracing back to the source and disproving the original had already invaded the root of her Fate Soul, but her Dao heart was as firm as a rock. She did not doubt herself in the slightest and would never give the "Trace the Origin to Prove Falsehood" a chance to collapse from within.
Her gaze remained fixed on the Silent Abyss Last Speaker from beginning to end. "You're asking for death!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Chi Xiyue slowly raised her right hand. She did not strike with her palm, nor did she unleash any killing techniques. Her raised fingertips eventually hovered quietly before the Eternal Silence rift behind the Silent Abyss Last Speaker, a rift that did not manifest in the present world.
"Since you were born from Eternal Silence..." Chi Xiyue's gaze deepened. "Then let Eternal Silence answer." "Verify the Dao and Return to the Origin!" Buzz—
At this moment, the entire Azure Wood Divine Forest fell into a strange silence. The collapsing restrictions stopped crumbling, the fallen leaves in mid-air remained still, and the Fate Soul essence flowing within the disciples' bodies showed a barely perceptible stagnation. Even the "Trace the Origin to Prove Falsehood" technique that the Silent Abyss Last Speaker had already activated paused slightly at this moment.
Chi Xiyue wasn't questioning the Demonic Spirit. Her question was directed at the Eternal Silence Realm, the birthplace of the Silent Abyss Last Speaker. "This anomaly originated from you." "Its existence..." "Is it necessary for you?" No sound reached the Eternal Silence Realm. This question itself, along the rift connecting the Silent Abyss Last Speaker to its origin, led directly to the absolute nothingness that existed before its birth...