Spirit Fusion Mirror Construct: The Broken Sword Annihilation

Within the Ring Erosion Ruined Realm, the spatial hierarchy resembles shattered boundary pages, with twisted structural continents floating among them.

The five people had barely landed when they sensed that this place was completely different from the usual boundaries.

There is no fixed direction of gravity here, and the soul occasionally suffers backlash, blurring even the boundary between the soul and the body.

Gui Ming Luo closed his eyes for a moment and whispered, "Our existence... is being 'reinterpreted' by this realm."

Qin Yu remained silent, his gaze deep and his steps extremely steady. He knew that this was the essence of the [Ring Erosion Ruined Realm]—a place where logic was broken, and existence no longer possessed the uniqueness of cause and effect.

However, just as they continued deeper into the shattered abyss, attempting to approach the core structural point of the remnant realm, the scene before them suddenly changed—

At the end of a narrow path extending from a gravel structure, a deep purple sea of flowers suddenly appears.

The sea of flowers initially consisted of only a few scattered blooms growing between the cliff crevices, but then, as if "spreading memories," it instantly spread out in large swaths, filling the entire field of vision.

Each of those flowers grew in the suspended Void Realm, its roots never touching the ground, yet it bloomed quietly, like an abyss gazing upon everyone.

Their shape resembles a six-petaled lotus, but the center of the flower droops as if it is weeping; the petals are covered with irregular cracks, like fragments of life being pieced together to form a flower.

Yunyi stopped, the Illusory Dragon visible, and said softly:

"... wrong."

"This flower could not possibly exist in the Lost World."

Wang Long's Fate Pressure Wheel Seal slowly rotated, and the oppressive aura had already quietly spread several feet away:

"I've seen a similar record in the Eternal Evolution Compendium... It's called the ' Recognition Annihilation Soul-Falling Flower ', and it should only appear in places where Recognition Annihilation has collapsed—where the 'Chain of Consciousness Never Echoes' is located."

Gui Ming Luo gazed into the depths of the sea of flowers and whispered:

"Illusory Consciousness Realm? No, this is not an illusion."

"These are real flowers, but their 'appearance here'... is itself a violation of logic."

Luo Qingluan slowly took half a step forward, her lips pressed together almost imperceptibly.

"We should go around it."

Qin Yu, however, gazed silently into the deepest part of the sea of flowers.

Among those countless deep purple lotuses, he seemed to see a faint pattern of light—

A deep blue soul wave flickered faintly in the heart of the flower, like a remnant of some kind of key chain.

He said softly:

It's not an obstacle.

"It is one of the 'mapping conditions' of the key."

All four of them looked at him at the same time.

Qin Yu slowly stepped into the deep purple sea of Recognition Annihilation Flowers.

Qin Yu's gaze was as deep as an abyss, fixed on the heart of a flower that was gently pulsating with azure soul waves.

He took a step forward, and the instant his foot touched the ground—

The entire sea of flowers suddenly lost its color.

The purple aura collapsed, petals shattered and turned into mist, and the once still space seemed to have been torn open by an invisible giant hand, creating a "light and shadow distortion".

Accompanying this is a chaotic flow of consciousness that cannot be analyzed using the five senses.

A heavy sense of distorted consciousness filled the air, and even the soul's breath began to "jump frames." Several people stood in place, their bodies and images becoming out of sync, and all the details began to deconstruct and then recombine.

The next moment--

It appeared deep within that crevice.

[Mythical Beast - Annihilating Shadow Thunder Spirit]

It doesn't truly "appear," but rather is forcibly injected into reality from another dimension that is not permitted to be narrated.

It was a completely non-biological, ethereal beast, about eighteen feet tall, but without any physical skeleton.

Its entire body is composed of lightning breath and chaotic fragments, forming an irregular, symmetrical, prismatic structure, like a cracked crystal floating in the air, which disperses and reassembles at the slightest movement.

It possesses six floating "lightning blade arms," each resembling a shattered soul chain, with its own shimmering, annihilating lightning.

It had no head, but in the center of its chest cavity floated a "Blue Annihilation Core," resembling a heart core, surrounded by images of shattered life chains.

Those seemed to be the "unfinished echoes of fate" of the warriors it had devoured.

Its existence logic is unstable, and it undergoes self-reconstruction every few breaths:

Sometimes it takes the form of lightning crystal mist, sometimes it becomes Shadow Bind beast, and sometimes it simply transforms into a ball of "mind fire".

Within his sea of consciousness, Gui Ming Luo let out a soft cry:

"That's not a manifestation of the Key of Annihilation Judgment...!"

"Yes--"

"The [Annihilating Shadow Thunder Spirit] that arose from the pollution of the Lost Realm!"

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Its essence is a "mind-polluting organism":

It is born from non-structural logic, feeding on the skill chains, destiny trajectories, and existence settings of the strong.

It has no goal in mind, only to "clear away possibilities".

It is the "fragments of thought" expelled during the self-repair of the Ring Erosion Ruined Realm.

Its true spirit manifesting in the world signifies:

This section of the flower field has been completely polluted.

Heng Yan cursed under his breath, "Damn it, shouldn't this kind of thing be sealed in the Remnant Sense Belt?"

Luo Qingluan's lips trembled slightly, and the strands of thought in her hand rippled silently, "It manifests through our **'thoughts' and 'target projections'... The more we believe this is the path to the key, the closer it gets to reality."

Wang Long had already emerged, wielding his wheel, his voice cold and sharp, radiating immense pressure.

"Then don't let it survive until the next wave of thought."

And Qin Yu--

His eyes flashed with a hidden light, and he spoke softly:

"Very good."

"Since it's the spirit of pollution—then I'll 'refine' it."

The core of the Annihilating Shadow Thunder Spirit suddenly flickered, and a beam of azure lightning burst forth from its chest.

It's not an attack. It's deprivation.

Before Heng Yan could even make a move, the Fire Wheel Soul Seal on his body trembled slightly. The next second, his expression suddenly changed:

"My... Fire Blade Wheel Chain has been imprinted into my body!?"

He raised his hand to strike, but found that the soul energy of the flames had begun to reverse and tear at his life chain!

Gui Ming Luo suddenly spoke:

"It devours the skill logic—not your own power, but the 'skill-constructing intention' itself that you intend to unleash!"

"It will be imprinted into the body and then turn against the user."

Before the words were finished, the Annihilating Shadow Thunder Spirit extended all six of its lightning blade arms simultaneously, with its second arm suddenly appearing on its right side.

Heng Yan's Fire Blade Wheel!

However, it was not a normal copy; it was released in a highly distorted "residual chain form.

The fiery wheel detached from the body and spun rapidly, leaving a trail of soul-scorching marks on the ground and flower petals in its path, and creating a "reverberation of structural echoes" phenomenon in the space.

Luo Qingluan made a quick decision, forming a hand seal with two fingers and softly chanting:

"Forgetfulness Cleansing -- Silent Consciousness Returning Veil."

A pale blue pattern appeared beneath her feet, deflecting the fiery wheel like a tide and sending it crashing into the cliff face to the side.

In an instant, the entire cliff turned to dust.

Heng Yan gritted his teeth. "This is the first time I've ever hit myself."

"It's not you," Qin Yu said in a deep voice. "It devoured the 'logic structure' of the skill chain you were about to unleash, and then released it again, corrupted by the logic of the Annihilation Realm."

Gui Ming Luo lowered his head, quickly inscribing a memory crack line to separate his sea of consciousness from the technique chain, while calmly giving the order:

"Attention everyone—do not think about using any skills."

"It can sense, simulate, and pollute in the blink of an eye."

"We must seal the mind first, then make a move!"

Yunyi summoned the Illusory Dragon Soul with one hand, her divine sense spreading out like a tide, and she sneered:

"Huh? Then let it try to touch my soul."

"I'll let it swallow the entire Illusory Dragon's mind... let's see if it explodes."

Three dragon imprints flashed beneath her feet as she stepped to the Annihilating Shadow Thunder Spirit, her figure as swift as a slash of light, heading straight for the core of its thunder arm.

And at this time--

A second pale blue soul rune actually appeared on the spirit core in the chest of the Annihilating Shadow Thunder Spirit.

Qin Yu's eyes sharpened.

That is...

His own "Silent Origin Soul Frequency" fragment.

"... It has already begun to reflect on me."

As he spoke, he slowly raised his hand, and the Azure Ring appeared in his palm. The structure of the Silent Origin condensed, and his voice was as if severing thought:

"Then let me first—sever its spiritual path."

Wang Long simultaneously charged out from the flank, ordering his pressure wheel to fully activate, sealing off the area of shock in the sea of consciousness.

The five of them worked together to establish a preliminary battle formation in just a few breaths.

But at this moment—the third reconstruction of Annihilating Shadow Thunder Spirit is about to begin.

Several skill chains within its body begin to intertwine and entwine, eventually unleashing a highly complex "Skill Imitation Technique," which will replicate the combination of five skill chains at once.

If not stopped, it will become a vicious mirror image of the "Qin Yu Squad".

Within the body of the Annihilating Shadow Thunder Spirit, five soul chains of different colors were intertwined.

The fiery red was Heng Yan's Blade, the desolate blue was Luo Qingluan Consciousness, and the annihilated black was Gui Ming Luo's Annihilation Thought Flow. And that desolate frequency mixed with gold and annihilation blue was none other than Qin Yu's Silent Origin Chain Frequency.

It attempts to intertwine the five-person technique structure, reconstructing a hybrid mirror image within the spirit core. Once completed, this Anomalous Spirit will become a "distorted reflection of the five-person combination technique chain."

"It's trying to steal our future combo attack!" Wang Long shouted angrily.

A flash of blue light appeared in Qin Yu's eyes, and the Azure Ring quietly unfolded, instantly floating in the void behind him.

He extended his right hand, his five fingers clenched, and layers of silent light swirled within his mind. A whispered command escaped his throat:

" --Silent Origin: Wheel-Breaking Seal."

A shimmering blue-green radiance formed in his palm, rapidly spinning and creating a dharma wheel. All the surrounding soul frequencies were drawn away, and it exploded in the silence.

Before the wheel imprint could even appear, space itself shattered!

The wheel-shaped imprint was flung out with a roar, heading straight for the core of the Annihilating Shadow Thunder Spirit.

It doesn't attack the physical body, but rather it's a Chain Shattering Technique specifically designed to tear apart the skill's structural chains and rebuild its core!

The five chains that were originally wrapped around Lei Ling's chest suddenly stopped upon contact with the Wheel-Breaking Seal, and the "skill data reflow" failed instantly.

Crack--!

The chain in its semi-structured state exploded violently, transforming into hundreds of unclosed logical fragments that burst forth from within.

The entire Anomalous Spirit structure trembled violently, and Lei Jing's body became disordered and momentarily unbalanced.

"Now!" Qin Yu shouted in a low voice.

Yunyi had already been preparing for this for some time.

She lightly touched the ground with her toes, and a burst of illusory light erupted from her body, like three dragon rings coiling in the void—

"--Dark Abyss Roaring Soul."

The dragon's roar is silent, the illusory soul flashes like lightning.

Her soul energy did not attack the enemy's physical body, but instead shook into its "consciousness background"—the dimension Annihilating Shadow Thunder Spirit's thoughts were born.

In an instant, the Anomalous Spirit Consciousness Realm trembled like a vortex, and subtle disturbances arose in its logical fluctuations!

The spell formula that was originally going to be reconstructed was disrupted by Yunyi's Illusory Dragon Aura, turning it into "unrecognizable code," which is equivalent to the entire skill's computational system "crashing."

The six arms of the Annihilating Shadow Thunder Spirit froze instantly, and one of its lightning blade arms exploded!

Gui Ming Luo seized the opportunity and immediately condensed his consciousness blade:

"The void of consciousness has opened—I send it into the Consciousness Silence."

He transformed into a blur, sliding into the breach in the Thunder Spirit Chains!

Luo Qingluan quietly closed her eyes, her fingertips forming spiraling patterns as she prepared to deflect the enemy's skill remnants before the next wave of attacks.

Wang Long had already leaped up, his wheel-shaped seals overlapping, his killing intent already formed.

--The battle situation has shifted from passive to active thanks to the dual interruptions from Qin Yu and Yunyi.

However,

From the depths of the Anomalous Spirit's core, a piercing sound emanated amidst the tremors.

"Hiss..."

It felt like he was in pain, yet also like he was "activating his second form."

It is not dead.

It is reorganizing the logic of its own existence.

This time, it will no longer copy the skills of all five characters.

Instead, it transforms Qin Yu and Yunyi's "combat pairing logic" into a fusion logic counterattack technique...

The hissing sound, like electricity tearing through consciousness, did not dissipate; instead, it grew stronger.

The Annihilating Shadow Thunder Spirit's body suddenly exploded, and countless fragments of thunder crystals rolled back into its spirit core, forming layers of interlocking structural calculation rings.

It no longer mimics the skill chains of five characters.

Instead, it retrieved the "coordinated attack logic pattern" of Qin Yu and Yunyi since the start of the battle, and used its own Annihilation Structure consciousness to deduce a "combination logic anti-release technique"!

That is: Technique Return - Severing Spirit Style

At the center of the spirit core, a half-solid, half-thoughtful nascent spirit of annihilation was suddenly born.

Its form is indistinct, yet its posture resembles a dragon or a ring, possessing the ethereal and illusory essence of Yunyi. Its bones and structure faintly reflect the wheel-like imprints of Azure Ring.

This is--

"Synthetic Counter-Spirit"

This was a "targeted countermeasure against the Qin Yu + Yunyi combination" tactic hastily devised by the Annihilating Shadow Thunder Spirit, effective only against the two of them.

It is not that it has strong individual combat power, but rather that it is specifically designed to crack, absorb, and counterattack the coordinated attack paths of Qin Yu and Yunyi.

As long as the two of them activate their skills in synergy, this spirit will prioritize "reading the chain into their bodies," causing the chain to self-destruct.

"Oh no, it's capturing—" Gui Ming Luo's expression changed, "... the 'resonance frequency' between you!"

Wang Long gritted his teeth. "We'll hold it off. You two, stop using your techniques together for now!"

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Three people work together to seal off the battlefield.

Wang Long instantly stepped forward, unleashing his full life-pressure power. He unleashed the five wheel seals simultaneously, obliquely Synthetic Counter-Spirit passage, suppressing its path structure, and interrupting its "connection to Qin Yu's soul frequency".

Gui Ming Luo quickly drew a "Annihilating Thought Binding Mark Seal" and threw it into the Synthetic Counter-Spirit body.

The mark is not an attack, but a "Technique Record Tear Mark", which can destroy the enemy's ability structure of "learning and replaying" from the combat logic.

"If you dare to imitate me, I will revoke your 'qualification to imitate'," he whispered coldly.

Meanwhile, Luo Qingluan quietly constructed a triple Silent Cleansing Consciousness Thread Formation behind him, using his consciousness to surround the enemy's perception domain, silently and gradually stripping away the window through which the enemy could sense Qin Yu and Yunyi's soul frequencies.

Her words, spoken silently, entered Yunyi's heart:

"You should postpone your soul-stirring technique."

I cut its 'mind hook'.

As the three strands of consciousness intertwined with the spirit, a sudden tremor occurred within the Synthetic Counter-Spirit body, and the previously clear collaborative sensing pathways began to blur.

Its logic for tracking Qin Yu and Yunyi is being gradually stripped away.

At this moment, Qin Yu stood quietly at the edge of the battlefield, Azure Ring slowly rotating behind him, his voice low and cold:

"... So you weren't just copying me after all."

"You are imitating the trust between us."

Yunyi chuckled, "Ha, it can imitate every move, but it can't imitate the way I look at him."

It doesn't deserve it.

At this moment, the synergistic structure of the Synthetic Counter-Spirit has shown fluctuations and cracks. If another precise strike is delivered, its "combined anti-chain logic" can be completely destroyed.

Just as the Synthetic Counter-Spirit's domain of consciousness was about to collapse--

The Annihilating Shadow Thunder Spirit suddenly raised its head and let out a broken thunderous roar. Its six arms were raised high at the same time, and within the lightning, strands of "Life Chain Smoothing Structure" split open, rushing straight towards the core of the Synthetic Counter-Spirit synthesis.

That wasn't an attack, it was support.

"Annihilation Core Suppression Wave."

In an instant, the blue lightning mist above the entire sea of flowers transformed into ring-shaped ripples of soul pressure, frantically pouring into the Synthetic Counter-Spirit!

Its incomplete structural chain was forcibly filled in, and the logical cracks were repaired with "Thunder Detection Pseudo-Repair". A brand-new combinatorial logic core quickly took shape in the center of its chest!

Gui Ming Luo's expression suddenly turned cold, and he exclaimed:

"It's establishing a two-body collaborative chain loop—if completed, all of our technological chains will be 'merged and predicted,' completely eliminating variables!"

Wang Long hissed, "We must destroy its core logic, otherwise all our combat techniques will be pre-calculated and cut off by it."

Qin Yu stared coldly at the logic core that shimmered with azure and illusory patterns.

"This is the central element it uses to mimic our 'cooperative structure'."

"Destroy it, and we can—"

"Sever its delusion of cooperation."

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One-core breakthrough tactic unfolds

Gui Ming Luo acted decisively, quickly carving out a seven-fold identification path diagram, locking the "combinatorial logic core" as the central point, and deducing its input chain.

"This logic core needs to receive both support from the host's skills and feedback from the collaborative mode."

"I have come to sever the link between it and its master."

"Wang Long!" He looked up.

"You are responsible for disrupting its main supporting wave and limiting its energy supply!"

"Qingluan!"

"Your job is to disrupt its chain feedback, making it 'think' we're not acting in concert."

"Yunyi and I--" Qin Yu began, raising his hand as the Azure Ring and the Illusory Dragon overlapped.

"We approached the issue from a different angle—creating 'coordination cracks' to force its core logic to reconstruct itself!"

All three nodded in unison!

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Wang Long roared and attacked, unleashing five powerful strikes that forcefully deflected three of the six arms of the Annihilating Shadow Thunder Spirit's main body, shattering the released stream of lightning energy.

Gui Ming Luo stepped into the rift in the structural chain, his soul consciousness erupting like a thread, severing the supporting chain between the logic core and his main body, breaking out of the "time difference zone".

Luo Qingluan closed her eyes for a moment, her soul thoughts swirling between Qin Yu and Yunyi like silk threads, constructing a "synergy illusion" to make the Synthetic Counter-Spirit judge that the two were no longer compatible.

And Qin Yu and Yunyi--

The former formed the Silent Light Wheel Seal in his hand, while the latter's Illusory Dragon Soul Flame danced in the air.

The two attacked together as usual, but just as they were about to reach the enemy's core, they suddenly shifted their positions by half a step!

The Dragon Soul cleaved the sky ahead of time, while the Wheel Seal followed, yet it struck directly at the core angle of the Synthetic Counter-Spirit!

This flaw—

It was precisely the point of synergy that Annihilating Shadow Thunder Spirit had painstakingly calculated!

But it failed to calculate that a single misstep could have been the decisive blow.

--boom!!

The combinational logic core was subjected to a disordered impact, causing it to tremble violently within the soul's breath. The surface lightning chains shattered, and the core's dual patterns became disordered!

Luo Qingluan whispered, "The chain feedback tear is complete." Gui Ming Luo shouted, "The power supply bridge is severed!" Wang Long roared, "Suppressing Seal, fall!"

Qin Yu and Yunyi joined forces and slashed:

"Nucleus splitting."

"Break!"

--boom!!

The Synthetic Counter-Spirit created by Annihilating Shadow Thunder Spirit let out a shrill howl the instant the consciousness chain tore apart. Its logic core exploded, and all the "imitation synergy chains" within its body turned to ashes and scattered with the wind!

Its pseudo-identity, its logical imitation power--

Utterly destroyed.

However, just when everyone thought the Annihilating Shadow Thunder Spirit was about to collapse, its core did not crumble.

Instead, it began to shimmer with a kind of...

A peculiar "reverse-origin light pattern".

Gui Ming Luo was suddenly startled:

"Is it trying to return to its Origin Framework form?"

"That was its original 'logic of existence' before it was polluted—it wanted to... escape the pollution of this world?"

Qin Yu's eyes darkened slightly, and he clenched his right hand:

"It's trying to escape."

Qin Yu's tone was calm, yet sharper than ever before.

Just as everyone was about to react, the next instant—

His sea of consciousness suddenly trembled, and a sword shadow as black as Silent Abyss and as sharp as the sky 'Cause Severance appeared from the depths of his Consciousness Realm.

It was a blade whose name could not be given.

It is completely unmarked, yet it seems to bear the weight of countless reasons for severance.

--The Source-Extinguishing Divine Sword.

The moment it appeared, the entire sea of flowers seemed to be frozen in time.

Space, frequency recognition, thought, and structural chain all paused in front of Qin Yu.

He raised his sword, pointing Annihilating Shadow Thunder Spirit.

The spiritual core, about to reconstruct itself, emitted a tremor that sounded almost like fear, trying to turn around, shatter, escape, disintegrate... but it couldn't even find a definition for "escape".

Qin Yu uttered softly, "Sever Observation, Leaving No Mirror."

A circle of lightless ripples flashed across the blade of the Annihilation Origin Sword, as if severing the "right to observe" the entire world.

That is to sever the right to be observed, to annihilate the "reflection of being perceived."

The sword fell.

The remaining core of the Annihilating Shadow Thunder Spirit, before it could complete its degeneration, disintegrated into dust without a sound in a No Observation roar, its very existence logic being completely stripped away from the remnant world.

There is no longer a past, no longer a possible future, and is not even in the present.

It was "Annihilation." Not dead, but rather, "Forgotten by the world."

Qin Yu slowly sheathed his sword. The Source-Extinguishing Divine Sword returned to his sea of consciousness, and a crack of cyan still lingered in the air, not dissipating for a long time.

Luo Qingluan gazed quietly at the crack and murmured, "... That sword strike did not belong to this world."

Gui Ming Luo looked at Qin Yu with a complicated expression, remained silent for a long time, and then whispered:

"This person cannot be judged."

Wang Long simply chuckled as always, stepped forward, and patted Qin Yu heavily on the shoulder.

"Junior brother, this sword strike is a debt of wine I owe you."

Yunyi crossed her arms, a slight smile playing on her lips, but her tone remained indifferent:

"Hey... next time you use this kind of sword, just let me know in advance so I can avoid it, otherwise what if I get 'slashed out of the world' too?"

Qin Yu turned to look at her, and smiled faintly, "You're not that easy to kill."

The sea of flowers has vanished, leaving only scattered, fading light floating in the wind.

But amidst that storm of remnant consciousness, they all simultaneously sensed—

In the depths of the distant abyss, a faint, deep blue aura rippled slightly, as if the recent annihilation had awakened some truly dormant being.