The Killing Trap Is Set: Deathly Intent Without a Sound

The aftershocks of the Annihilation of the Annihilating Shadow Thunder Spirit had not completely dissipated; wisps of annihilated dust remained in the air, and fragments of the chain slowly settled.

However, before everyone could completely lower their guard, the sea of flowers beneath their feet suddenly trembled.

It was neither a spatial fluctuation nor a spiritual echo.

Rather, it was the sea of flowers itself that came to life.

At first, only a few broken purple flowers swayed gently, as if awakening in the wind.

Immediately afterwards—at the edge of the entire sea of flowers, a layer of deep purple to silver-blue shimmering veins appeared like a tide, faint as a pulse, yet incredibly clear.

"... Something's moving." Wang Long said alertly in a deep voice.

Yunyi narrowed her eyes, a faint glint of a mark appearing between her brows, and said in a deep voice:

"Not an enemy."

"It's the 'root' of this place."

The moment she finished speaking—

Suddenly, countless tiny stars appeared in the sky, like dust rising from the heart of a flower, gradually detaching from the petals and ascending into the air.

Tiny specks of light, like mist, like a dream, like fragments of distant memories.

Gui Ming Luo raised his head, his voice calm yet deep:

"... This is not energy."

"These are fragments of the flower sea's own consciousness."

"It is awakening."

Luo Qingluan also whispered, "It's not a plant; it's a 'Hall of Submerged Consciousness' formed from memories."

The rising starlight, though devoid of warmth, seeped into the depths of everyone's consciousness, as if stirring up a "forgotten dream."

The purple petals seemed to begin to whisper, a language yet to take shape, but everyone sensed it:

This place is not merely a remnant of a lost world.

It may be a sealed "dream," a record of deep thoughts that the world once tried to erase.

Qin Yu in the heart of the sea of flowers, Azure Ring turned quietly, and suddenly spoke:

"It's awake."

"But that doesn't necessarily mean... we'll be welcome."

The sea of flowers trembled again, and a circular boundary mark appeared on the ground ahead, as if it were a "remnant portal" of some kind of structure.

The wind stopped.

The flowers no longer sway.

Behind them, the starlight froze, as if the entire world had been drawn to the edge of an unnamed, silent dream.

The purple flowers are still swaying quietly, and the starlight, like water, rises into the sky along the veins of the petals.

It was not an illusion, nor a mirage, but rather—a response from the soul.

This sea of flowers originally existed in the deep structure of the Ring Erosion Ruined Realm. It was a natural aggregation of some kind of "original domain of consciousness". It was Annihilating Shadow Thunder Spirit, which suppressed its own consciousness expression.

Now, with the thunder spirit Annihilation, the chain of pollution has ended.

The rising starlight was neither an attack nor a call to any being, but rather a response of the primordial light of the soul:

"Grateful."

This is a silent expression of gratitude. Yet, it is genuine, silent, and penetrates deep into the souls of everyone present.

The petals rustled gently, as if nodding slightly, whispering to them, but their words were untranslatable.

Yunyi opened her mouth slightly, but ultimately remained silent. She simply reached out and pointed to the center of the sea of flowers—

"... What is that?"

At that moment, the entire sea of flowers seemed to quietly open and close, like a tide giving way to the central area.

In the heart of the sea of flowers, an Emptiness boundary platform slowly rises.

On that high platform, light and shadow intertwined, revealing a faint, shimmering pattern of light and shadow.

It resembles a tattered page, but it is not a writing medium; rather, it is a fragmented projection of the Fate Soul's imprint.

Its form is extremely vague, but its interior seems to contain hundreds of closed propositions, which are constantly collapsing and being rewritten.

Wang Long stared for a long time, then murmured softly:

"That is..."

"One of the [Remnant Construct Soul Crystal] - The Initial Guidance from the Construct Abyss Fragmented Page?"

Gui Ming Luo calmly replied, "No, it's 'remnants of observational information' left behind here."

"It's not a physical object, but it records the existence path of the Construct Abyss Fragmented Page."

Luo Qingluan nodded gently. "It is waiting for someone who can understand its 'logic language'."

Qin Yu stepped forward, his expression unchanged. The Azure Ring shone with light as he silently gazed at the illusory figure.

At that moment, he seemed to see countless structural points flowing, disintegrating, and regenerating within the diagram.

This page does not belong to one person. It is—the source of all fragmented memories. The first path points to...

He said in a low voice, his gaze focused, "We are beginning to truly embark on the path of 'Remnant Construct Soul Crystal'."

The crowd fell silent, following his lead, and stepped onto the path cleared by the sea of flowers.

Behind them, the starlight transformed into shimmering flower dust, slowly falling and sinking back into the sea of flowers, as if in a dreamlike slumber.

At the end of the sea of flowers is a seemingly broken yet stable "floating vein of soil," floating above the shattered realm and extending in the direction cast by the guiding light.

Qin Yu and his group of five stepped onto it, their feet resting on floating stone slabs cut by the logic of annihilation, the edges still flickering with the unextinguished flames of propositions.

With each step, the rules governing the surrounding environment become increasingly disordered; airflow no longer follows the wind, and space no longer follows gravity.

But—the place where the Construct Abyss Fragmented Page are located is just ahead.

They remained calm, but their guard was still on.

Gui Ming Luo suddenly whispered, "We're walking on a 'judgment path' that's been obscured by the structural chain."

"This means... someone, or some kind of will, doesn't want the fragments to be found so easily."

Wang Long gripped the wheel seal tightly, his voice low. "But we've already been identified as the target holder by it."

Yunyi's expression remained unchanged, and she simply said, "Then let's step over the corpses of those who avoid us."

The group remained silent and continued on their way.

But they didn't know that just as the sea of flowers in front of them was about to completely close...

On the other side of the distant sea of flowers, beneath a dark, ethereal wall, a thin crack appeared in the deep space.

Two soul breaths silently approached. One of them wore a long black robe with broken silver patterns, his expression calm as still water, his eyes calm and Emptiness.

[Heng Nian] -- The one who holds the Sequence Wheel Eternal Hall, the Ultimate Silent Source Realm.

He is skilled at using "Sequence-Fixing Soul Chain" to block the enemy's future skill trigger paths, rendering combat skills ineffective before the "cause arrives".

He watched silently as Qin Yu and the others stepped into the depths of the structural vein, and said in a low voice:

"The target has entered the line area." "The sea of flowers guides... just as described in the [Construct Shard Remnant Book]."

Beside him, a faintly visible smiling mask quietly appeared in the void.

Behind the mask was a man clad in a light, misty robe, his movements frivolous yet his aura twisted.

[E Zhen] -- Chaser of the Boundless Realm Primordial Hall, High-Rank of the Silent Source Realm.

He is skilled at using "Soul Realm Disruption Mirror" to reverse the enemy's perception path, disrupt their thinking, and cause them to attack their own companions or fall into logical confusion.

He licked his fingertips and chuckled softly. "The people around him seem pretty good."

"Should we remove two of them first and see if he gets anxious?"

Heng Nian didn't turn around, his tone cold. "Don't act rashly. We're not here to hunt."

"We've come to—take away 'his path to recognition'."

"If we break the logical barrier containing the [Construct Abyss Fragmented Page] before he arrives, we will no longer need his existence."

E Zhen chuckled softly, her voice ethereal and enigmatic. "I understand—just like last time."

"Use his existence to rob him of his qualifications, and to find a reason to kill him." Two figures swiftly disappeared into the spatial rift.

They left no trace. Only a wisp of "broken mirror image" trembled coldly in the void amidst the annihilation.

Qin Yu and the others continued forward. Ahead lay the location of the Soul Crystal.

Behind them—two sinister killing intents, hidden beyond the realm of cause and effect, had quietly emerged.

Above the floating veins of the earth, the wind remained still, and the space continued to flicker erratically with the glow of the crystalline chains.

But just as he was about to step into the next section of the fragmented structure, Qin Yu suddenly paused slightly.

"... stop."

The four of them gathered together, their expressions changing instantly.

Gui Ming Luo was the first to notice something amiss. "You sensed it?"

Qin Yu narrowed his eyes, and the Azure Ring in his sea of consciousness slowly rotated and trembled slightly.

"Something's following us."

Yunyi turned around, her brow shimmering with illusory light, and the flames of her Spiritual Sense swept across the void behind her like smoke.

But there was nothing there.

It wasn't a disguise, it wasn't holding your breath, and it wasn't hiding in space.

It is a mode of existence that is not within the structure chain.

Qin Yu said in a deep voice:

"My Azure Ring can't capture their logical trajectory." "This isn't a simple tracker."

Luo Qingluan whispered softly, "It's like... a construct that isn't recognized as a 'follower'."

Gui Ming Luo's eyes darkened. "Then we can only move faster and reach the region where the Construct Abyss Fragmented Page are located first."

Wang Long gripped his life-saving wheel tightly. "Why don't we turn back and fight our way back, and see if these bastards dare to show themselves?"

"No," Qin Yu shook his head, "We haven't escaped the floating pulse path yet."

"If we take action, they will have a pre-planned reason to launch a counter-rebellion."

He whispered, "We can't start with the logic of 'attack'."

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.

The team regrouped and continued forward, but with each step more steady, and the detection array of the surrounding soul domains subtly changed.

They didn't know who the enemy was, but they knew:

The enemy has caught up.

At another off-path section of the chain, a four-person team is struggling to traverse the broken chain zone.

They came from the Evolving Construct Spirit Hall. Although they were not weak, they had not yet approached the core line of the Remnant Construct Soul Crystal.

One of them had just stepped onto the floating stone bridge when he suddenly felt a jolt in his sea of consciousness.

"Wait--"

Before the sound faded, a cracking sound suddenly rang out in the sky, and a broken mirror appeared out of thin air, its surface shattering into five pieces, each corresponding perfectly to the frequency of the five people's souls!

"Mirror Soul--!? How could this be--"

Before he could utter another word, a streak of light Realm Breaking through the void and pierced straight into his chest.

It was a "time needle" without a sharp edge, yet it instantly froze his entire "attack action" for the next second!

The next moment, a calm voice emerged from the mirror:

"You were stopped by me before you even had a chance to attack."

[Heng Nian] slowly stepped out of the Mirror Realm, holding in his hand the "Order Chain" engraved with forbidden words about time.

Behind him, the space rippled gently.

[E Zhen] crawled out from the wall like an overflowing nightmare, a ridiculous smile on his face:

"If one team stays still, they'll assume 'the danger is elsewhere.'"

With a flick of his finger, the soul chain of a Spirit Hall disciple instantly twisted, causing him to sever himself and attack his companion!

"I simply—borrowed—your idea of making a move, slightly..."

"You don't want to kill him, but unfortunately, your 'thoughts' Bugui."

The remaining two were terrified, but they couldn't even fully release their life chains. Heng Nian raised his hand and pointed, and a gray-gold lock ring appeared out of thin air, sealing off their consciousness and stripping them of even the right to think.

The entire process took less than three breaths.

Of the four, three died and one was crippled. Their lingering resentment dissipated and was locked in the mirror as "recognition after death," reflected into Heng Nian's chain.

E Zhen said softly, "That way, the people in front won't suspect anything." "Clean, quiet, no bloodshed."

Heng Nian said calmly, "We're not here to kill. We're here to sever the cause of our conflict."

The two figures once again sank into the void of the mirror crevices and disappeared.

Feng Li's chess game never has only one move.

The appearances of Heng Nian and E Zhen were merely two explicit plot lines in his plan.

Clean, fast, and with a clear path cut off, all to ensure that Qin Yu could never move forward steadily.

But the real "dead end" behind this competition lies in another direction.

Within the Dark Valley of the Sinking Chains on the eastern side of the Ring Erosion Ruined Realm, six souls lay silently lurking amidst the broken boundary mist, not uttering a sound, their very soul thoughts sealed to the lowest level.

Among them, two soul breaths were as deep as the abyss of the Netherworld, their figures standing between the shattered banks of the dark current.

A figure clad in a black, scale-covered robe, with three layers of soul-binding chains around his waist, his eyes were pitch black and lifeless, like the bottom of an abyss where no light had ever been reflected.

[Yuan Zhi], the Annihilation Lord the Annihilation family, was born in [Nightfall Clan].

Skilled in "Severing Consciousness and Burying Intent," one can predict and drag the enemy's soul consciousness into the "death ring" in advance, causing them to forget their combat skills before they can even use them.

Beside him stood a man holding a scroll bearing the Fate Book, his brow subtly etched with the incompleteness of a preordained message, his posture cold and commanding.

[Lü Tan], Silent Origin · Ultimate, a direct descendant of the Ancient Clan [Fate-Narrating Clan].

He was adept at using "Fate-Narrating Chain Inscription" to reverse the enemy's future actions, so that all the enemy's actions were predetermined by his writing.

Lü Tan gently turned the tattered bamboo slip in his hand, his tone as soft as dust brushing against the life tablet:

"We've entered the deepest part." "There are four paths ahead; Qin Yu will step into the second layer of the trap—[The Severed Words Labyrinth Page]."

Yuan Zhi remained silent, only lowering his eyes to gaze down at the ravine below.

At this moment, four other people appeared in the fog behind them:

[Yan Chu], the Annihilation Master Initial Stage, is skilled in controlling "Silent Wind Talisman Rend," using Qi to devour chains and break structures.

[Lan Guilian], Mid-stage Oblivion Lord and a Water Soul Transformation user, can implant "Path Inversion" into the memories of opponents.

[Ji Chen], Mid-stage Oblivion Lord, is a pursuer on the Ji Line and possesses the ability of "Fate-Locking Frequency Trace".

[Yin Lin], the Silent Origin Supreme, is listed among the ancient family of the "Causefall Sect" and is skilled at using cause and effect to modify the souls of enemies.

The six men did not utter a single word, yet their formation seemed already set.

Lü Tan finished writing, her tone still calm. "Heng Nian and his team are responsible for interfering with the 'external link paths'."

"We... will be responsible for ensuring he can't escape the [Soul Chain Deep Cause]."

"The goal of this game isn't to kill." "It's to seal."

Yuan Zhi spoke slowly, his voice rolling like mist. "He only needs to take one more step."

"I'll make him forget why he took that step in the first place."