The First Clash · The Proposition Severing Cause

Just as Qin Yu and his group of six emerged from the Array of Fate-Rot Soul Spirit, and before they could even regroup and advance, the void ahead suddenly began to fluctuate violently.

"Someone is approaching."

Cang Li focused his mind, his soul as sharp as a needle.

Xi He turned his gaze and uttered a few words: "The Soul Return Group has finally arrived."

Sure enough, in the next instant, a beam of soul light pierced through the illusory layer of the Mirror, and five people descended from the sky, landing not far away. It was the Soul Return Group, led by Ji Jiyan, who held the Fate-Returning Mirror Lamp, its flame dark red, its domain of consciousness like a curtain.

The two teams faced off in the Nether Realm Fragmented Domain, with faint lines of fate comparison appearing in the void, as if the unseen forces were intentionally drawing them into the structure of a soul-battle arena.

The first layer of tension: the struggle for control of the mirror world.

"It seems you've also received your first Fate-Cause anchor." Ji Jiyan calmly, but his gaze was fixed on Qin Yu.

"But I suggest you hand it over."

"You think you can force me to hand it over?" Yuchi Liuyan sneered, his soul flames igniting again on his fist.

Ji Jiyan gently raised the mirror lamp, Fate Soul murmured softly:

"The mirror of destiny reflects the logic of your own positioning. In my view, you are now nothing more than variables marked as the 'primary competitive target' by the logic of the world."

Upon hearing this, the reaction within the Mirror Realm changed accordingly.

The surrounding space suddenly contracted, and the soul pressure rose sharply.

It turns out that Ji Jiyan activated the Mirror Realm linkage mechanism: by setting the target as the "optimal Fate-Cause bearer," the Mirror Realm will default to making it the "optimal erasure target."

The entire Mirror World seemed to begin responding to the writing of this "proposition".

The Mirror Logic Trap, Part 1

Erasure of causal superiority, annihilation of cause Cause Severance.

An ancient destiny array appeared in mid-air of the Mirror Realm, inscribed with fragmented destiny characters:

If the optimal entity must bear the Fate-Cause, can it also bear the Cause Annihilation?

The moment the proposition was established, the broken soul threads in the Mirror Realm shot out from the ground and forcibly wrapped around Qin Yu's team.

These soul threads are Cause Annihilation. Once touched, they will forcibly strip the target's "consciousness" away, causing the person to temporarily lose all control over their soul skills!

"The logic trap is complete... This is the real 'proposition backlash'," Xi He said through gritted teeth.

Yan Guici made the first move, opening Fate Soul "Counter-Fate Silk Net" and forcefully drawing the three Cause Annihilation Threads towards himself.

"What you want is an anchor point... then you'll have to get through this yourself."

She gave a cold laugh, her figure vanished abruptly, and she turned and entered the enemy's rear.

Yuchi Liuyan roared, his soul flames turning blackish-red, his soul frequency igniting, and he shattered the incoming soul lines with a single punch!

"Whoever wants me to hand over something, leave your bones behind first!"

Ning Yao unleashed "Fate Manifestation Trajectory Twist," creating a secondary structure under Limit pressure to temporarily disrupt the perception of Ji Jiyan and his two teammates.

Cang Li erected the "Nine Consciousness Soul Formation," standing behind the team to stabilize the barrier of the sense domain.

At that moment, Ji Jiyan raised the mirror lamp high and activated the "Fate Return Mirror Lock" battle technique, attempting to seal Qin Yu's soul.

"Life returns to the image, revealing the truth."

But the next moment, the Azure Ring appeared in the void.

It was a perfectly closed soul ring, Beginningless Endless.

Qin Yu calmly asked, "Proposition: If the truth can be reflected, then the falsehood can be covered up?"

The Azure Ring chimed softly, and the Consciousness Realm shifted abruptly.

The "Mirror of Fate" behind Ji Jiyan suddenly went out of control, beginning to reflect its own logic and tracing back to all the propositional structures he had just initiated.

Bang! The mirror shattered, the soul lamp trembled, and Ji Jiyan groaned, forced to take three steps back.

"You... you actually turned the question around and gave it to me?"

Qin Yu remained calm. "Since you've given your orders, then ask yourself."

The Soul Return Group was forced to withdraw from the main soul intersection. Although Ji Jiyan was unwilling, he had to admit that Qin Yu's team had overwhelming control over soul consciousness.

With the anchor point of Fate-Cause still in Qin Ning's hands, the six continued to advance towards the core of the ruins.

Above the Mirror Realm, the enormous faceless soul statue quietly opened one eye.

It already knows who is writing the Fate-Cause.

Void fracture attack - Anchor gate initially opened

Qin Yu and his group of six were advancing deeper along the "First Anchor Point Fate-Cause Fate". The space of the ruins gradually stabilized, and the terrain presented a staircase of fate marks constructed from broken steps.

At the end of the stairs lies the second anchor point, a floating platform suspended beneath a shattered, mirror-like sun.

Just as they approached the floating platform, the void suddenly tore open, and a violent explosion resembling the tearing apart of a soul shell!

A violent surge of soul consciousness, like a thunderbolt crashing to the ground, burst forth from the spatial rift. A spear burning with silver- Soul Rend flames shattered the barrier of destiny and pointed directly at Qin Yu's forehead!

"Void-Rending Front," Xi He responded coldly.

Five figures leaped out from the torn void; this was one of the strongest assault teams in this operation: the Void-Rending Front.

The leader, He Yanxiao, was clad in a half-broken black-gold soul armor. His eyes were like ice, and his aura was like a calamity. His Innate Martial Soul had already been fully revealed.

Martial Soul: Epoch-Rending Trace String

A "soul bow" woven from fragmented historical threads, each time its string is drawn, breaks a thread of the proposition's structure;

Once the proposition is broken, the enemy will lose their "combat skill activation logic" under the current circumstances.

He Yanxiao sneered, "I thought you guys could be much faster... Anchor Point of Fate-Cause, I'll take it."

He Yanxiao roared and pulled the bowstring!

Severed Epoch Pulse Shot

A "Soul Pattern Rift Arrow" was instantly unleashed, its target not a person, but the structural layer beneath Qin Ning's feet.

Boom!

The entire staircase leading to the anchor point collapsed instantly, the soul frequency collapsed in reverse, and the Mirror Realm began to generate a time-torn fog layer!

This move directly triggered the "logic gate array mechanism" of the Mirror Realm!

Logic Gate Array: Initial Opening

Beneath the shattered platform, three thematic seals appeared in the void:

1. "Is there a door that can be accessed by those who are not defined?"

2. "Since the anchor is not properly engaged, is it permissible to mobilize the power of the life source?"

3. Can past causes dictate future effects?

The power of the gate array surged forth, and countless causal laws, like inscriptions on a monument, rose into the sky. If misinterpreted, they would directly trigger the "Soul Locking Mechanism"!

"We have been forced into the 'anchor-point bidding structure'," Xi He calmly analyzed.

The Void-Rending Front launched a full-scale attack:

With the secondary Duan Nianzhao activated his martial spirit, Void-Breaking Twin Reflections, and unleashed the skill Twin Strings Treading the Realm, instantly executing three overlapping spatial slashes.

The back-row caster unleashed the Soul Skill Flowing Etching Wave, sinking the enemy's soul consciousness into the "Time-Break Frequency Band," rendering them unable to engage in reverse thinking.

The two melee soul cultivators unleashed Cliff-Rending Cause-Piercing and Fate Vein Shattering Fist, launching a series of attacks on Yan Guici and Yuchi Liuyan respectively!

Xi He made his move:

Proposition writing: [If the proposition is about seizure of power, then the contrapositive can be modified.]

[Severing Attachment - Reversing the Axis of Fate]

He used his Fate Brush to pierce the Consciousness Realm, forcibly rewriting the enemy's proposition "priority retrieval right" in reverse, preventing He Yanxiao's second arrow from locking onto the coordinates!

Yan Guici:

[Soul Binding - Reversal of Fate]

She used her reversed senses to forcibly "cut off" the spellcasting action of the Void Rift's secondary hand, causing its dual-soul control spell to collapse in mid-air.

Yuchi Liuyan:

Soul Flame erupts, activating Soul Skill:

Annihilating Flame Realm Rend: Shatters the time mist with self-igniting soul frequencies, forcing the enemy to retreat in melee!

The flames surged like waves, completely burning through the ground and creating an "unthinkable zone" where the enemy's consciousness and logic could not be maintained.

Ning Yao collaborates with Cang Li:

Ning Yao activated the Fate Manifestation Technique [Time's Silent Extinction], temporarily freezing the battlefield for a moment. Cang Li then activated the Soul Diagram within that moment.

[Nine Consciousnesses - Severed String]

Its structure is a counter-vibration soul-consciousness sword array, which shatters the soul consciousness structure of two soul-spell users within the Void-Rending Front, causing them to temporarily lose their "self-logic".

Qin Yu Dynamic · Door Sealing Anchoring

Amidst the clash of all combat techniques, the Azure Ring suddenly rang out.

He stepped into the anchor point's domain and pointed out:

[Writing the Fate Track: The Silent Origin, the Unborn Silent Cause]

The entire scene paused for a moment as the anchor point's light, guided by the ring seal, automatically merged into the center of Qin Yu's sea of consciousness.

The inscriptions on the floating platform's law tablet were all lit up, the gate array trembled and shattered, but the mechanism remained unactivated because he had already written down the correct logical chain.

He Yanxiao's expression changed drastically. Just as he was about to fight again, a mysterious tremor suddenly spread out from the depths of the Mirror Realm.

The broken mirror tilted, and a huge soul shadow slowly raised its head in the distance.

The Cause-Devouring Nether General finally awakens. The entire Fate-Severing Labyrinth Mirror begins to reassemble its logical structure.

Three anchor beams of light slowly emerged, the seal on the central gate gradually loosened, and the Fate-Cause -devouring field from the deeper depths had already begun...

The participants will no longer be merely competing with their opponents, but will face the trial of the backlash from Fate-Cause very destiny.

Before the aftershocks of the anchor point fusion had subsided, the entire Mirror Realm suddenly fell into a brief silence.

This is not "quiet" --

Rather, it was Annihilation where all clues to the proposition and all fluctuations of soul consciousness were forcibly "shut down" in an instant.

The world stood still for a moment.

Then, a deep echo resounded, as if it came from the deepest part of the Fate-Severing Labyrinth Mirror.

"... You are not worthy to bear the Fate-Cause."

This voice did not come from the mouth of any being, but flowed from the logical structure of the entire Mirror Realm.

It's like a sentence that's only half-written, suddenly contradicting itself.

The next instant, the backlash from Fate-Cause officially began.

⸻ The anchor platform began to crack, and lines of "logic stripping" appeared in the sea of consciousness, extending from the Fate Soul of each cultivator like a spider web.

Triple backlash mechanism activated:

1. Reverse flow of life traces:

Those marked by the anchor point will be forcibly infused with the traces of the old era. If they cannot bear it, abnormalities such as "soul misalignment" and "self-devouring of consciousness" will occur.

2. Causal obscuration:

All combat skills and soul skills have begun to randomly lose key connecting words—even if you remember the skill name, you cannot issue a complete command.

3. The phenomenon of silhouettes of the Fate Soul:

Behind each cultivator, a blurry afterimage began to appear—it was a version of themselves they had never been, challenging the ownership of their "current Fate Soul."

The Void-Rending Front is on the verge of collapse

He Yanxiao roared, "The Fate Soul is actually turning against me?!"

His Epoch-Rending Trace String suddenly broke free from his consciousness and controlled himself, causing his body to tremble violently and almost causing his soul to collapse.

Another Void Rift cultivator lost his focus, his combat skill "Flowing Etching Wave" became "Flowing...", his entire consciousness chain went blank, the skill failed to be released, and he was immediately devoured by the "Undestined Fate Shadow Body", losing consciousness and collapsing to the ground.

The Void-Rending Front was forced to retreat thirty feet, He Yanxiao managed to say his last words:

"... This is not an assessment, this is... Fate-Cause decision."

Qin Yu - The Only One Who Remains Calm

Amidst all the distortions, only around Qin Yu, the Azure Ring of light flickered faintly, as still as an unfathomable sea, showing no sign of the "proposition shattering" anomaly.

But he did not act rashly.

He knew this was not the time to "slay the enemy."

He stood silently on the floating platform, gently raised his right finger, and wrote five characters within the Azure Ring:

Destiny is in my hands

This is neither a skill nor a soul skill.

This is a logically written proposition, taking the Fate Soul itself as the cause, and refusing to be defined by anything else as "bearing failure".

The Azure Ring emitted a low hum, as if echoing throughout the world.

The "Undetermined Fate Shadow" behind him instantly turned into green smoke and was absorbed by the surrounding intent.

The Yan Guici whispered, "He's questioning Fate-Cause... who is truly worthy?"

Xi He's soul consciousness was obscured by three levels, but he calmly activated the "Severed Attachment Fate Axis," retracing his past tactical logic and constructing a complete proposition for himself.

Ning Yao recalled the Fate Manifestation Pearl, fused it with several Soul Tracks, and slowly stabilized the Temporal Stripping Zone;

Yuchi Liuyan roared angrily, using his fire soul to forcefully suppress the "Fate Soul silhouette," and relying on his primordial soul fire to tear apart the mixed image;

Cang Li activated the "Consciousness Realm Prison Lock," temporarily locking the backlash wave for three breaths.

The six people stood slowly in a line, like the last bright line in the Consciousness Realm.

Just as the backlash from his Fate-Cause was gradually subsiding, the depths of the entire Mirror Realm suddenly began to tremble.

The Gate of Fate Severance slowly opened.

A colossal figure, its body wreathed in fragments of countless propositions, its head twisted, and its consciousness overflowing, is being "slowly strangled by the rules it itself wrote."

The Cause-Devouring Nether General has appeared.