The Source Sovereign's Eyes Appear · Judgment Descends upon the Abyss

Just as the five arenas fell silent and space returned to its original position, the entire Epoch Order Heavenly Balance Platform suddenly shone with countless divine lights. A solemn voice, like the ancient laws of Jixu Heaven, descended from above, as if it were a judgment of all realms, irresistible.

"All realms, please listen attentively—"

From the Supreme Ruler of the Logic Realm Realm, [Sequence Lord's Decree Executor Liu Zhen] slowly ascended the central floating judgment platform, draped in six layers of Logic Light, wielding the [Law Cause Heavenly Staff], his gaze sweeping over hundreds of thousands of temple representatives and countless Observation Sovereign, as he loudly proclaimed:

"The winner of the first round of the five-dimensional arena competition is --"

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Annihilation Ash Stone Platform:

Qin Yu (Eternal Evolution Realm Hall - Final Cycle Realm - Ultimate)

Wang Long (Eternal Evolution Realm Hall, Annihilation Lord Realm, High Rank)

Mirror Observation Arena:

Yan Chu (True Word Extremity Hall, Annihilation Lord Realm, Initial Stage)

Xiao Heng (Dark Measure Restraint Hall, Silent Source Realm, Ultimate)

Causality Severance Platform:

Yao Ning (Light Discourse Extremity Hall, Annihilation Lord Realm, Mid-Tier)

Lan Guilian (Boundless Realm Primordial Hall, Annihilation Lord Realm, Intermediate Rank)

Sequence Wheel Law Ring:

Xu Lin (Void Law Realm Hall, Annihilation Lord Realm, High Rank)

Hun Li (Fate Recast Primordial Hall, Silent Source Realm, Ultimate)

Consciousness Abyss Floating Platform:

Yin Lin (Void Law Realm Hall, Silent Source Realm, Supreme)

Chu Linyou (Boundless Realm Primordial Hall, Silent Source Realm, Supreme)

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As the names of these ten disciples were inscribed layer by layer in the void, millions of observers rang the Soul Bell in unison, symbolizing the successful conclusion of the first round of [Source of Epochless: Super Disciple Battle].

As for the remaining fifteen battles, they all unfolded in sequence on various arenas. Each match was Soul Annihilation- shattering techniques and magical battles, with everything rising and falling, making each one thrilling. However, only the winners of five groups were announced this round, and the advancement of the remaining groups has not yet been revealed and will be summarized later.

Within the Source of Epochless, the true contest has never been declared only once.

As the Sequence Lord's Decree Executor Liu Zhen announced the names of the five winners of the first round, golden patterns flowed across the Epoch Order Heavenly Balance Platform, and the five arenas slowly returned to their positions. The light and shadow were dazzling, like the imprint of a book of history, and the entire Source of Epochless was instantly thrown into turmoil!

On the stands outside the stadium, the guests from all realms were utterly astonished.

"Qin Yu and Wang Long of the Eternal Evolution Realm Hall... how come they were completely unharmed during their battle against the Observing Abyss Law Hall?"

"That Yan Chu, whose mouth contains the Dao, can seal techniques with a single word... If he were to descend upon my realm, he could probably seal off an entire immortal domain with a single thought."

"Yao Ning? That's the legendary Lord of Yao Xi from the Light Discourse Extremity Hall Blessing? Even I, True Immortal Emperor who once attained the Dao Fruit of Ten Thousand Tribulations, could hardly withstand a fraction of her annihilating light!"

An Immortal Emperor from the "Azure Moon Outer Realm" even whispered, his throat tightening. "Any one of them could annihilate all the Dao Lords of my realm in this competition..."

"... This is truly a world of geniuses."

They discussed amongst themselves, their voices low, yet they could not suppress the shock and awe in their hearts.

The Source of Epochless does not belong to their dimension, nor to their Heavenly Dao.

At that moment, among the three women on the high-altitude floating platform, Zi Xue's eyes sparkled with starlight, her smile radiant. She stepped forward excitedly and exclaimed, "Qin Yu is amazing! I almost rushed down to stand shoulder to shoulder with you!"

Her natural beauty, originally belonging to a higher-dimensional world, appeared light and graceful in Source of Epochless, as if she had merged into the joy of a higher logic.

Yan Yue stood to one side, as calm as ever, her long hair slightly swaying, the Xi pattern subtly shifting. Her gaze showed little fluctuation, but it remained fixed on Qin Yu.

She never said it aloud, but she had already imprinted that profound meaning deep into her soul.

At this moment, even if the Heavenly Dao were above all else, she would be willing to tread any path for him.

With the first round of the Epoch Order Heavenly Balance Platform officially concluded, the eight remaining disciples of the Source Hall from [Source of Epochless] were pushed into a higher-level competition sequence.

At this moment, in the center of the field—

The person in charge of announcing the rules of the competition:

Preface by Liu Zhen, the Sequence Lord's Decree Executor

Clad in the "robe of rules and regulations," standing atop the platform of discipline, he announced, word by word, the final qualifiers of the first round.

Liu Zhen's declaration resounded throughout the world:

"With the order of the five rounds now determined, the following are the names listed as the winners--"

Qin Yu (Final Cycle Realm - Ultimate) Wang Long (Annihilation Lord Realm - High-Level)

Yan Chu (Annihilation Lord Realm, Initial Stage) Xiao Heng (Silent Source Realm, Ultimate)

Yao Ning (Annihilation Lord Realm) Lan Guilian (Annihilation Lord Realm)

Xu Lin (Annihilation Lord Realm - High-Level) Hun Li (Silent Source Realm - Ultimate)

Yin Lin (Silent Source Realm -Supreme) 'Chu Linyou (Silent Source Realm -Supreme)

As the voice of the Sequence Lord's Decree Executor, Liu Zhen, faded, ten golden lights appeared above the Epoch Order Heavenly Balance Platform, revealing the ten disciples who had won on the first day, suspended high in the void, causing a stir among those outside. After a slight pause, she lightly flicked her sleeve and pointed out ten supplementary recording seals in mid-air, her voice clear yet undeniable:

"In addition, the remaining fifteen battles have all been recorded, and ten disciples have passed the arena verification with an absolute advantage and advanced to the second round--"

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Gui Ming Luo (High-level Annihilation Lord Realm) Xu Li (Mid-level Annihilation Lord Realm)

Lü Tan (Silent Source Realm - Ultimate) Ji Chen (Annihilation Lord Realm - Mid-Tier)

Heng Yan (Annihilation Lord Realm, Beginner Level) Yuan Zhi (Annihilation Lord Realm, Advanced Level)

Nie Chu (Annihilation Lord Realm, Initial Stage) Heng Nian (Silent Source Realm, Ultimate)

E Zhen (High-level Silent Source Realm) Luo Qingluan (Ultimate Silent Source Realm)

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At this moment, in the first round of the battle between the Super Disciples of the Twenty Source Halls of Source of Epochless, half of the forty prodigies have been eliminated, leaving only twenty, all of whom are the top initial-stage combat power of their respective halls.

Outside the arena, the audience erupted in commotion. Immortal Emperor, Dao Ancestor, and True Immortal King all turned their attention to these transcendent sons from the Divine Palace of Origins. Some exclaimed, "The Trial of the Order has only just begun, yet signs of the destiny of the Ten Realms are already visible."

On the Epoch Order Heavenly Balance Platform, the names of the victors were announced one by one, their halos shining in the void, each name accompanied by a thunderous response from heaven and earth. When those two familiar names—"Qin Yu" and "Wang Long"—slowly emerged from the Judgment Mirror, Yu Yuance, sitting in the high-ranking position of Guanyuan, suddenly turned cold.

He was clad in a deep purple robe with a ceremonial pattern, holding the "Contemplative Emblem of Law" in his hand. His eyes were lowered, and he seemed as still as an abyss. But the next moment, the emblem trembled slightly, and a black crack of destiny flashed out, quietly tearing apart the image in front of him.

He slowly raised his eyes, his gaze piercing through several levels of the viewing platform, fixed on the array where Qin Yu was still celebrating in the distance on the main platform. His voice was as cold as ice from the abyss:

"As expected, he's still alive. Even the Annihilation Ash Stone Platform... couldn't annihilate you."

There was no anger in his tone, yet it was more deadly than anger—it was a silent chill of a failed strategy, indicating that a certain "optimal causal presupposition" had collapsed. Yu Yuance lightly tapped the jade slip of destiny at his waist, silently activating a new layer of causal pre-reconstruction.

He murmured softly:

"Since you were able to break my first step... then from here on out, I will ensure that every step you take falls into the 'web of fate' I have woven myself."

"You... should not exist."

The high-ranking members of the audience, where Yan Yue their heads, Yu Yuance's gaze had already quietly withdrawn, as if he had never looked over. However, that Annihilation Abyss- like aura still lingered.

At the summit of the Epoch Order Heavenly Balance Platform, before the floating image of the order list had completely dissipated, Yu Yuance quietly flicked his sleeve, severing his senses, and transmitted his voice to Feng Li, the attendant who had been standing quietly with his head bowed to the side.

This person wore a dark gold robe with guild patterns, his face blurred like mist, with only a vertical crack between his brows shimmering slightly—the "Cause Concealment Seal" unique to the Ceyuan Clan.

Yu Yuance's gaze was icy, his voice low and cold like shattered ice in Silent Abyss. Though the transmission of his thoughts was silent, it still caused Feng Li's body to tremble.

"Before the third round begins, I don't want to see him stand on the final stage of the ceremonial procession again. You know who I'm referring to."

Feng Li slowly raised his head, a faint, cold blue light flashing in his eyes, and respectfully replied, "Understood. Shall we activate the 'Interlocking Strategy' plan?"

"Move." Yu Yuance's voice was completely calm. "Heng Nian, E Zhen, Yuan Zhi, and Lü Tan are all second-round individuals with the potential to Realm Breaking to the Threshold. Their temple's higher-ups have long harbored fear of Qin Yu."

"I will personally break the chain of cause and effect."

As soon as he finished speaking, four imperceptible "fate track signals" were quietly activated in the void, connecting the deepest logical command cores of the four source palaces of Source of Epochless.

--At the same time, deep within the four temples, streams of divine consciousness, like ghostly flames, silently entered the hearts of the four disciples:

[ In the Sequence Wheel Eternal Hall] Heng Nian frowned slightly. The Heavenly Disc of the Sequence in front of him suddenly flipped a page automatically, revealing a line of luminous text. "Next round, target 'Qin Yu', due to the Sequence Seal Chain."

[Boundless Realm Primordial Hall] E Zhen immersed himself in the rift of his cultivation realm, a "Boundary Rift Seal" suddenly trembled gently, uttering a whisper, "The cause from beyond the boundary is intolerable." Qin Yu

[Dark Measure Restraint Hall] Yuan Zhi sat quietly before the Black Shadow Divine Stele. Suddenly, the four characters "Yuan Zhi Tilts" appeared on the stele's surface. A black-feathered owl on the moon rose and looked at him, a half-smile on its face. "Qin Yu, your stumbling block."

[ In the True Word Extremity Hall] Lü Tan gazed intently as she perused the "Return to the Chapters of Reason," when a command to seal the pen suddenly appeared, the words floating in the air. "Delete variables, seal consciousness and extinguish speech. Qin Yu."

They revealed nothing to their faces, silently accepting the "purge order" from the temple's higher-ups.

--In the distance, Qin Yu stood at the edge of the arena, his robes fluttering in the breeze, seemingly unaware... But the fleeting Annihilation Abyss of light in his eyes seemed to indicate that cause and effect were quietly shifting.

Just as the echoes of the battle on the Epoch Order Heavenly Balance Platform Heng Platform had not yet faded, a clear and resounding voice suddenly resounded throughout the entire high domain, carrying an unquestionable authority and the power of rules:

"--The rules for the second round of the competition will be announced immediately."

As the words fell, [Sequence Lord's Decree Executor Liu Zhen] slowly walked into the summit of the Heavenly Balance of Time. Her body was wrapped in the Logic Realm Annihilation Laws, and her figure seemed to be reflected between thousands of layers of logic mirrors. With each step she took, it was as if she had shattered the Heavenly Rules of Time.

"Congratulations to twenty disciples of the Twenty Halls for successfully advancing to the next level."

Her voice wasn't loud, but it resonated throughout the abyss, causing every prodigy to instinctively stand at attention.

"In the second round, opponents will no longer be assigned by the Temple Master or the rules." Liu Zhen's gaze swept across the entire arena. "This time, teams will be formed independently."

In an instant, all the disciples were shaken, and subtle fighting spirit emerged as they looked at each other.

"Destination: The Epoch Construct Wasteland and the Ring Erosion Ruined Realm."

That was the oldest wasteland in the Source of Epochless, exiled to the "outside the Epochal Layer" due to the collapse of its concept and the erosion of its rules. Now, it has become the only battlefield for this round of competition.

"All participants will compete for three 'Construct Source Relics' within the Ring Erosion Ruined Realm."

As Liu Zhen finished speaking, three magnificent illusory figures suddenly appeared behind her:

Remnant Construct Soul Crystal - [Construct Abyss Fragmented Page]

--The source logic of a core combat skill can be rewritten.

Origin Cause Root Seal - [Silent Construct Cause Core]

--Annihilate the root cause chain of enemy skill construction.

Cause-Observing Mirror Wheel

--To observe the evolution and logical weaknesses of the enemy's skill set.

Each group may only take one item.

"Ultimately, the one who combines the three will gain 'one Judgment Authority'—or directly advance to the final battle."

"You choose your own teammates, devise your own strategies, and bear the consequences yourselves."

She paused, her gaze falling on Qin Yu, and then uttered the last sentence softly:

"--The Ring Erosion Ruined Realm, the entrance is about to open. We will depart in three days. Everyone, return to your respective posts to discuss and prepare."

As soon as the words were spoken, the world fell into a deathly silence, as if even the particles of space had frozen in shock.

The next breath--

The entire venue erupted in cheers!

Cultivators from various source domains of the Source of Epochless were in an uproar. Even many elders who had long resided in the upper halls gasped, their gazes fixed on the three illusory figures.

Not to mention the observers from all walks of life who have traveled from afar and crossed dimensions to witness this.

On the viewing platform, a True Immortal Emperor sitting at the very front suddenly stood up and exclaimed:

"Construct Abyss Fragmented Page... those are legendary artifacts capable of reconstructing Origin Techniques, they actually exist?"

A Daoist master beside him suddenly turned cold and muttered:

"The Silent Construct Cause Core can annihilate the root of skills... If we obtain it, it can sever our enemy's 100,000-year-old divine magic chain, and even in our dimension, it will trigger a cataclysmic war on par with the immortal realm."

Further behind, a "Transcendental True Immortal King" whose entire body was wreathed in crimson-gold divine flames looked at the Cause-Observing Mirror Wheel with horrified eyes:

"That... is the Divine Wheel that can even foresee causal observation? Any one of these three... if it fell into our world, it would be enough to trigger a 'century-level dimensional war'."

At this moment, even the high-ranking disciples of Source of Epochless's inner palace were horrified.

This was no ordinary Origin Palace martial arts competition.

This was a "truly divinely ordained gamble with one's life."

Those prodigies standing below the arena who had advanced to the second round all had solemn expressions. Some were rubbing their hands together, while others whispered amongst themselves, plotting to form teams. Tension, vigilance, greed, and killing intent permeated every inch of the air.

Yan Yue's gaze sharpened slightly, and she whispered softly, "This second round is... ten times more brutal than the first."

But Zi Xue, standing beside her, had a genuine fighting spirit and joy burning in her eyes. She raised the corner of her mouth and smiled:

"I like this kind of fighting."

High above, Liu Zhen calmly observed everything below, and coldly uttered:

"Three days later, those who step into the Ring Erosion Ruined Realm will no longer be disciples of the Source Palace... but will fight, seize, and die for their own ambitions."

The canopy closes, the arena is sealed off, the second round... Countdown begins.

At the summit of the Epoch Order Heavenly Balance Platform, the Golden Radiance throne above the celestial canopy quietly appeared, and a figure stepped out from the darkness—

She wore a deep, radiant crown and a crimson-purple Dawn Abyss, exuding a cold and aloof aura. Her slender figure possessed a power that seemed to pierce through countless worlds and illuminate the myriad paths of destiny.

--The Source of Epochless, the Observation Sovereign, the Origin Venerable Judge: Tong Ning, the Silent Mystery Realm Supreme.

She did not descend onto the arena; she merely raised her hand, and an invisible thought entered the mind of the Sequence Lord's Decree Executor, Liu Zhen:

"... Qin Yu, the young man from the Eternal Evolution Realm Hall. What do you think of his performance in the second round?"

Standing in the center of the Golden Wheel Array on the platform, Liu Zhen felt the divine consciousness of the Origin Venerable Judge descend upon him. Daring not to be negligent in the slightest, he immediately bowed and respectfully responded with an echo of his Recognition Annihilation:

"The person Your Majesty inquired about is the one with the most unique identity among all the participants in this battle."

"Although he was not from the Ji clan, he stood out in the 'Observer Identity Assessment' and became the only soul being to pass the tenfold logical judgment across the entire domain."

"Later, she and another woman, Yan Yue, passed the implicit review of the Eternal Evolution Realm Hall and were directly and exceptionally admitted. This case... has only occurred once in a hundred centuries."

Tong Ning's gaze sharpened, her thoughts shifting slightly:

"... So, he wasn't one of the ten we selected, yet he passed the test on his own?"

Liu Zhen lowered his head and replied:

"That's right. And of those ten people... none made it onto the main list, only Qin Yu and Yan Yue were selected."

"More importantly, the Eternal Evolution Realm Hall, as the primary palace of the Source of Epochless, does not easily send disciples to participate in the trial—yet he represented the main palace and defeated two high-level beginner disciples from the Observing Abyss Law Hall in the first round."

"In my opinion, although this young man faces many dangers in the second round, his chances of winning... are not low."

A moment of silence.

A soft voice drifted from the horizon, uttered by Tong Ning, devoid of emotion or surprise, simply stating:

"If what you say is true, then if he obtains the Key of Annihilation Judgment, it wouldn't be a disgrace."

As soon as the words were spoken, the sky vanished silently, as if the Eye of Judgment had never been opened.

Liu Zhen raised his head slightly and sighed silently in his heart:

"Qin Yu... if you can survive a second round in the Ring Erosion Ruined Realm, perhaps you will truly alarm the Pillars of the Upper Realm's Source Sealing."