"Ah--!" Qin Yu suddenly looked up, his eyes bloodshot. He was unwilling! He couldn't believe that after coming all this way, experiencing five life-or-death situations, he would die here without even being able to deliver a single sword strike!
The Silent Origin Stainless Sword was suddenly raised. He did not immediately use the "No-Thought Absolute Silence Sword" because his previous combat experience was frantically reminding him that if he were to strike at this moment, the "slash" itself would be affected!
Therefore, Qin Yu forcibly changed his inherent nature, and twelve thin, dark mirror images appeared behind him. "Fate Cause Sealing Mirror - Logic Abyss Core!" He attempted to sever the relationship between "derivation" and "reversion"!
The twelve mirrors unfolded, the first mirror receiving, the second freezing, and the third reversing. But just as the twelve mirrors took shape—the last glimmer of hope in Qin Yu's eyes vanished. The Endless Abyss of Knowing did not break through the twelve mirrors, did not bypass the twelve mirrors, and did not even touch the twelve mirrors.
It merely derived—"Qin Yu used the twelve mirrors to isolate the recurrence." Then it derived—"The result after the twelve mirrors isolated it." Boom!!! The twelve thin, dark mirror images trembled violently at the same time! They did not shatter, but what they isolated was only the connection formed after the fact.
Before the connection was established, Qin Yu's lips twitched violently. He finally understood the meaning of that saying: rules can be changed. But the future cannot be changed. Because "change" comes later than the future.
He still wouldn't stop, "Star Structure Returning Ring, Source Cause Severance!" Star marks spread out from the Endless Abyss of Knowing. Qin Yu attempted to trace the source cause of the "Evolution."
However, when the star mark traced back to the beginning—there was no cause ahead, only—evolution. The "source cause" itself was already knowledge that appeared after the evolution. Qin Yu forcibly withdrew the form. Immediately afterwards, the aura of the "Book of Fate Law - Realm Severing Origin Brush" flashed deep within his Fate Soul.
In an instant, he forcefully suppressed it, unable to read it, because "reading the definition of derivation" was still the derived knowledge, and "Void Source · Dream Stillness" was also rejected by him in the next moment.
If we push the goal to the Existence Zero Point, "zero point" is knowledge, "erasure" is knowledge, "goal" is still knowledge, and "Return to Origin and Sever Retracing" has not truly fallen. It can sever the qualification of existence.
However, at this moment, the result of "slaying the qualification of existence" still falls after "Yan". Even "Annihilation Devil Pupil - Final Gaze" - Qin Yu did not even let that drop of his natal divine blood truly ignite.
Because he had already understood that once the Final Gaze activated, all the results of "End," "Gaze," "Annihilation," and "Irresistible" would first become derivatives. For the first time, Qin Yu rotated through almost all of his means that could quickly reach the root of the problem.
Not one could truly stand before "Yan," not a single one, yet he still did not kneel.
The third stage – Return to Emanation – saw the afterglow of the Silent Form Realm on the chest of the Knowing Emanation Beast fully illuminate, and all of Qin Yu's "knowledge" within the Endless Abyss of Knowing simultaneously came to a standstill.
Qin Yu felt a sudden emptiness in his heart. In the next instant, his past began to disappear. A certain period of time he had spent in seclusion in the Chi Lineage's Life Source Pool was extinguished, not forgotten. That past itself was detached from the Wanyan.
Immediately afterwards, a section of the route on the Wanyan Ancient Map began to fade: the Primordial Grave, the outer perimeter of the ancestral land, the True Evolution Divine Hall, the first pillar, the second pillar, the third pillar... Qin Yu suddenly turned around.
The traces of existence that had been barely extending behind were breaking apart in large areas, cracking and snapping—the past was gone.
Now, immediately following, his left hand suddenly became transparent, and two of his five fingers disappeared without a wound or blood, because the fact that "these two fingers once existed" was also being exhausted.
The future—begins to collapse. Countless future branches that might have originally belonged to Qin Yu lose their extension one after another. Hundreds. Tens of thousands. Billions. There is no trace of them being severed; they simply—no longer generate. The Evolution Name behind Qin Yu begin to blur violently. "Qin." The first character fades first, then—"Yu." All the connections between the two characters that originally pointed to this person begin to disintegrate.
No new stone tablets appeared in the Myriad Laws Return to the Ruins. Because the names of the losers are not recorded here. In the end, even the identity of "loser" will be Return to Emanation... Qin Yu staggered a step. His knee almost touched Knowing Surface. Just when his knee was less than half an inch away from Knowing Surface, he suddenly thrust the Silent Origin Stainless Sword into his side with his right hand. Clang! The sword supported his body.
Qin Yu abruptly stopped kneeling, blood dripping down his chin. Most of his chest was already transparent. His left arm was missing. His Fate Soul was covered with cracks, and in many places, only a very thin layer of origin remained to sustain him. Three of the "Nine-Wheel True Evolution Dharma Wheel" had dimmed.
The fourth round showed signs of breaking at the edge; the fifth round rotated slower and slower. The sixth round became transparent, and with each breath Qin Yu took, a portion of its traces dissipated. Yet he still gripped the sword, his hand losing much strength, his fingers slowly tightening again. "Still..." The words had barely left his lips.
A mouthful of blood surged to his throat. *Pfft! Qin Yu bent over. A large amount of blood dripped from his mouth. He gasped for a long time before looking up again, his eyes bloodshot. "It's not over yet..." Endless Abyss of Knowing didn't respond. Because—"I won't admit defeat" had also been uttered.
The next instant, that unyielding will to never give up returned. Boom!!! Another transparent gash exploded in Qin Yu's chest, and his body slid backward several feet, the Silent Origin Stainless Sword leaving a long trail on the ground. But Qin Yu still didn't let go, because he knew clearly that he had no way to resist anymore.
All attempts failed.
"Nine-Wheel True Evolution Dharma Wheel" can only delay the complete collapse of the Fate Soul; "Fate Cause Sealing Mirror" cannot stop the erosion of Evolution; "Star Structure Returning Ring" cannot keep up with the previous trajectory of Evolution; "Book of Fate Law" cannot read an Evolution that has not yet taken shape; "Void Source · Dream Stillness" cannot make "Evolution" an object that can be returned to zero; "Return to Origin and Sever Retracing" cannot find an "Evolution itself" that can be stripped of its right to exist. Even the Silent Origin Stainless Sword cannot directly cut "Evolution", because the act of annihilation is itself included in the rules of Evolution.
Everything he did was merely delay, struggle, and try to postpone his complete disappearance from the world.
Even so, Qin Yu was still struggling desperately. Even though more than half of his left arm had disappeared, even though his Fate Soul was on the verge of collapse, even though only a faint trace of his Evolution Name remained, even though his past was fragmented, even though only a few wisps of light swayed in the wind in his future, he still repeatedly activated the "Nine-Wheel True Evolution Dharma Wheel" to forcibly gather his Fate Soul that was about to dissipate.
The first cycle of the Dharma Wheel dimmed, so he forcibly activated the second cycle; the second cycle was covered in cracks, so the third cycle immediately took its place; the fourth cycle stopped operating, so the fifth cycle took over to support it. Mouthfuls of blood kept gushing from his lips, his face lost all color, and his right hand, which was holding the sword, began to show transparent, ethereal patterns.
"I..." Qin Yu gasped for breath, his voice barely audible, "Still here."
The moment the words left his mouth, he knew something was wrong. For the thought "I am still here" had transformed into a completely new knowledge. This obsession instantly arose from the Endless Abyss of Knowing, and then crashed back!
Thump!!! Qin Yu's whole body trembled violently. This time, he could no longer support his body, and his knees fell heavily. But just as his knees were about to hit the ground, he desperately used the Silent Origin Stainless Sword to support himself on the ground. His right arm trembled violently, and his shoulder bone made a cracking sound as it could not bear the weight. His teeth were clenched, and blood seeped from the corner of his lips again.
He ultimately did not let his knees touch the ground.
Qin Yu hung his head, his long, loose hair obscuring the bloodstains on his face. His breathing was so weak it was almost nonexistent. His Fate Soul was shattered, his body incomplete, his Evolution Name of extinction, his past broken, and his future withering away. Most of the "Nine-Wheel True Evolution Dharma Wheel" was dim and lifeless. He was exhausted and on the verge of death, with only a faint glimmer of hope remaining before he could completely Return to Emanation his original state.
However, the erosion of "Wanyan Return to Stillness Knowing" never ceased, never weakened, and never paused. It would not hesitate because of Qin Yu's serious injury, nor would it waver because of his stubborn will. The rules of evolution are constantly evolving and eroding.
For every breath he persists, the act of persisting itself is extended; for every bit of resentment he feels, the emotion of resentment is amplified. The more he refuses to bow his head, the more this unyielding obsession becomes the Return to Emanation blade that brings him to his doom.
This is the truly unsolvable predicament.
But the Silent Origin Stainless Sword remained firmly planted on the ground. Qin Yu's palm was almost transparent, yet his five fingers gripped the hilt of the sword tightly, without loosening their grip even slightly.
The Endless Abyss of Knowing slowly enveloped him, gradually swallowing him into the power of Return to Emanation. The Knowing Emanation Beast beside him remained silent, as it had no need to make a move. Its head was omniscient, its body ignorant, its limbs extended between the three paths of grasping, doubting, and emptiness, and beneath it Myriad Laws Return to the Ruins, still bearing the remains of countless defeated beings.
In the center of the Knowing Wall, the last ray of light from the Silent Form Realm quietly fell, enveloping Qin Yu, who had only a trace of existence left. He stood with his head bowed, his body trembling violently every few breaths. He had not found a way to break the deadlock, had not been able to stop the erosion of "Wanyan Return to Stillness Knowing," and had not been able to reverse the fate of Return to Emanation. He was just... not yet completely gone.
The last Evolution Name hung in the void, extremely faint and thin, swaying in the wind, as if it could be extinguished completely at any moment.
The third stage of "Wanyan Return to Stillness Knowing" is approaching the last remaining trace inch by inch. Qin Yu has already exhausted his strength and has almost no strength left to lift his sword, but his knees have not touched the ground at all from beginning to end.