The Knowing Emanation Beast offered no further explanation to Qin Yu. Within the Endless Abyss of Knowing, the head composed of omniscience slowly lowered slightly, and the Knowing Wall that spanned the entire Intent Root Emanation Domain fell silent. At the same moment, the countless Dharma remains floating in the Myriad Laws Return to the Ruins also ceased their remaining evolutionary movements.
Qin Yu stood on the Knowing Surface, still holding the Silent Origin Stainless Sword in his hand. His palms were already soaked with cold sweat, and his knuckles were pale from excessive force. He had just tasted fear for the first time, and that chill still lingered deep within his Fate Soul. Yet, he did not loosen his grip on the sword hilt, nor did he move an inch backward.
With Does Not Exist way out, the presence guarding the last domain of the Six Roots made him realize for the first time that all the power, all the supernatural abilities, and all the strategies he had developed through countless battles might be completely meaningless at this juncture.
Then, the last glimmer of light from the Silent Form Realm on the Knowing Emanation Beast's chest lit up. There was no burst of power, no killing intent, not even the slightest fluctuation as it attacked Qin Yu. But the moment that grayish-white last glimmer appeared, Qin Yu's expression suddenly changed.
Because he suddenly "knew" something, something without a name, without form, and without any legal principle to contain it. But the next moment, that knowledge itself formed a name within the Endless Abyss of Knowing: Ancestral Origin Divine Power - The Sixth Root Annihilation Technique of the Six Sense Roots Emanation Domain. "Wanyan Return to Stillness Knowing".
Boom! A silent, massive shockwave pierced through Qin Yu's entire Fate Soul. At this moment, he finally understood why the Knowing Emanation Beast had said that only "Yan" itself could pass through. "Wanyan Return to Stillness Knowing" did not launch an attack on him.
It didn't even have a real "show," because what was presented to Qin Yu at this moment had already transcended the levels of attack, divine power operation, and legal construction.
It is the direct manifestation of "evolution" in the dimension of "knowledge". The Knowing Emanation Beast did not come to slay Qin Yu's knowledge, nor did it search for which of Qin Yu's cognitions was the deepest, which of his attachments was the heaviest, or which of his legal principles was the most solid.
It went directly to the source—before "knowledge" Unborn. Qin Yu's pupils suddenly contracted. Before he could even truly think, the first change had already occurred.
A thought arose in his mind, "I will resist it." But as soon as this thought appeared, Qin Yu clearly knew that there was an even earlier layer before "I will resist it."
"Resistance" must first be derived. "I" must first be derived. "It" must first be derived. Only then can the complete thought "I want to resist it" be established. Qin Yu felt a sudden chill in his heart.
Then a second thought arose, "Then sever this process." The next instant—he was traced back to the source. "Sever" was a derivative. "Process" was a derivative. "I want to sever the process" was still a derivative. Qin Yu's hand holding the sword trembled violently.
The third thought. "Jump out." "Jump out" -- derived. "Outside" -- derived. "I am not among them" -- still derived. The fourth thought. "Don't want to." "Don't want to" -- still derived. The fifth thought. "Return to emptiness." "Emptiness" -- also derived. The chill in Qin Yu's eyes finally froze completely.
Because only at this moment did he truly understand the most terrifying aspect of "Wanyan Return to Stillness Knowing": he thought he was knowing. But "knowing" was knowledge derived from the phenomena within him; he thought he was resisting. But "resisting" was resistance derived from the phenomena within him.
If he rewrites the legal principles, the act of rewriting is derived first; if he reconstructs the concepts, the concepts and reconstructions are derived first; if he reverses cause and effect, the reversal, cause and effect, and Qin Yu who reverses cause and effect also appear first in the derivation.
If he tries to transcend all of this—even the word "transcend" is too late. Because by the time "transcendence" can happen—Yan has already occurred first.
In the first stage— the Knowing Realm — the Endless Abyss of Knowing suddenly became extremely quiet. Qin Yu no longer felt that he was being watched. The feeling that "the Knowing Emanation Beast was knowing me" had completely disappeared. However, this disappearance made his expression even more unpleasant, because the Knowing Emanation Beast no longer needed to "know Qin Yu".
It began— Qin Yu, hum—a very faint outline appeared beside Qin Yu. It was neither a clone nor the past, but merely "knowledge." Qin Yu knew he was standing here. A second outline appeared, and Qin Yu knew he knew he was standing here.
The third realization was that Qin Yu knew his knowledge was being known. The fourth realization was Qin Yu being known was putting him in danger. The fifth realization was that Qin Yu decided to resist.
The sixth wave of knowledge Qin Yu knew he had decided to resist. It was endless; as soon as one wave of knowledge appeared, another was already emerging from behind it. Then—the first wave of knowledge turned around and "looked" at Qin Yu, causing Qin Yu's Fate Soul to tremble violently.
Crack! A crack instantly appeared! His face turned deathly pale, he staggered half a step, felt a sweet taste in his throat, and spat out a mouthful of blood onto Knowing Surface.
Blood fell silently, because in the next moment—even the knowledge that "Qin Yu vomited blood" was derived, and then it turned around—to know Qin Yu.
Boom! Qin Yu's chest suddenly caved in an inch. His flesh and blood were not hit by any external force, but a part of it began to become transparent. Strands of traces of existence peeled off his shoulders, chest, and arms, falling into the Endless Abyss of Knowing.
His knowledge is being known by the knowledge he has derived—in turn—and after being known, it is self-destructing. This has not formed a rule, there is no principle that Qin Yu can grasp, block, or modify, it is just—derive, derive knowledge, derive knowledge being known, and then derive—knowledge being known, and then Return to Emanation.
"Stop right there!" Qin Yu shouted. The "Nine-Wheel True Evolution Dharma Wheel" instantly unfolded deep within his Fate Soul, humming as the first, second, and third wheels spun simultaneously.
Since the "Silent Beginning Ring Master Soul Diagram" did not read out the Knowing Emanation Beast, Qin Yu already knew that it was meaningless. He forcibly pulled all nine rings back into himself, trying to stabilize the traces of existence in his Fate Soul that were constantly collapsing.
But just as the nine wheels unfolded—nine wheels also appeared deep within the Abyss of Endless Abyss of Knowing. Qin Yu's eyes suddenly changed. It wasn't a copy, nor did it steal his Innate Martial Soul; it was simply that the knowledge of "Nine-Wheel True Evolution Dharma Wheel Unfolding" had been derived.
Qin Yu controlled the first round to stabilize his Fate Soul, Endless Abyss of Knowing then gave rise to "First Round Stabilizing Fate Soul". The second round gathered Evolution Name, and thus "Second Round Gathering Evolution Name". The third round maintained the past, the fourth round supported the present. The fifth round grasped the future... Whatever he did, that's what he derived, and the faster he did it, the faster it derived.
The more refined he became, the more complete his evolution was. The stronger he became, the stronger the "Knowledge of Qin Yu" that originated from his source grew. Veins on Qin Yu's forehead gradually bulged, and his jaw clenched. The "Nine-Wheel True Evolution Dharma Wheel" roared and accelerated at the same time, but for the first time, he felt a sense of near despair.
Without the first move, no matter how fast he is, Yan is always ahead of his "speed," because "speed" itself—first arises from Yan, the second stage— the Knowing Realm. The head of the Knowing Emanation Beast, composed of omniscience, slowly rose.
Within the Endless Abyss of Knowing, all the "Knowledge of Qin Yu" that had just been derived suddenly began to flow back, Qin Yu's pupils shrank sharply. "It's here..." The next instant—the first return. "I..." Boom!!! Qin Yu's entire body suddenly arched.
This time, nothing truly struck him, but the deepest trace of his "self" suddenly rebounded, and a sense of his own inherent nature returned from the Endless Abyss of Knowing, pressing down on him fiercely.
It's not "I am who I am" itself, but "the self derived from the other," which possesses the full depth of Qin Yu's own understanding of "self." Therefore, this strike also carries the weight of Qin Yu's own "self."
Crack!!! A second massive crack pierced through Qin Yu 'Fate Soul, causing blood to spill from all seven orifices, yet he did not collapse. The second crack had already returned, the Dao. The Dao foundation Qin Yu had cultivated along the way, his understanding of existence, and his comprehension of returning to stillness and regeneration, all pressed back in the form of the "Dao of Derivation".
Boom--! Qin Yu's knees suddenly sank, and a collapse that could not be described as cracks appeared on the Knowing Surface his feet. The third boundary. The boundary that he had just comprehended in his body Unborn but was generated upon contact, as well as his entire understanding of the contact surface between "I" and the world, was deduced back.
Pfft! A large patch of flesh on Qin Yu's chest suddenly became transparent. The fourth path—Source, the fifth—Rules, the sixth—Concepts, the seventh—Logic, the eighth—Definition, the ninth—Transcendence—one after another. There was no pause; Qin Yu couldn't even catch his breath.
Boom! Boom! Boom!!! Each return comes from the depth he can reach. The stronger he is—the stronger this attack is, the deeper his foundation is—the deeper the Dao that returns is.
The broader the concepts he can comprehend, the more complete the concepts that pressure him become. The more fundamental the logic he can sever, the closer the logic returns to his roots. He is being struck by his own derivation.