When Qin Yu and Yunyi vanished into the void, their figures completely disappearing behind the layers of soul curtain, the Ring Erosion Ruined Realm, which still retained the aftershocks of the killing scheme, fell into a brief silence, as if it had lost its central soul anchor.
And the next moment.
The entrance to the [Abyss of Annihilation Judgment] quietly opened deep within the boundary membrane.
It was neither a gate nor a crack, but a desolate vortex devoid of logic, light, and cause—deep within the vortex lay a realm forgotten by the gods.
Qin Yu landed on his feet. What greeted him was a world even more ancient than the night.
This is the forbidden zone of the Source of Epochless, a boundary that has never been written about.
The void here is not void, but rather the "land of deconstruction" formed after "conception has been stripped away".
There were no stars in the sky, only a black curtain of light, where "dawn and darkness merged," slowly suspended high in the air, like the residual pupils of an ancient god after his fall, illuminating the endless wasteland of broken souls and the abyss of causeless chains below.
The surrounding area was like a dried-up Dead Sea, withered trees suspended in the air, their roots intertwined with broken pillars of logic; what flowed in the air was not wind, but trails of "afterimages of failed skills", like remnants of components spat out after being swallowed up.
On the earth, countless unfinished soul paths intertwine, like "chapters of fate written with a broken pen."
No road leads to an end.
He was the only exception.
Yunyi followed closely behind, and the two walked on in silence.
Every step they take annihilates the structural logic of the world beneath their feet, and uses themselves as a guide to connect to the guiding lock of the "Key of Annihilation Judgment".
Azure Ring trembled slightly within her sea of consciousness and whispered:
"This is the origin of Annihilation... Yan Yue's Fate Soul is a fragment of consciousness that evolved from here."
"If you can traverse the three realms of this place... you will be able to awaken her true third soul consciousness."
Qin Yu did not answer, but continued walking.
The aura of the Abyss of Annihilation Judgment was chilling to the bone, and even Yunyi subconsciously took half a step closer.
Qin Yu quietly retrieved that item from his sea of consciousness—
--The gift from Shu Xunyan: The Ruined Realm Outer Projection Map
It is not a map in the traditional sense, but a multi-layered scroll composed of high-dimensional soul patterns and fragmented epochal patterns. When not unfolded, it is like a page of compressed light, but when unfolded, it reveals the afterimages and patterns of the "current realm" and "potential remnant objects".
This is an intelligent soul map that resonates with "otherworldly coordinates," and it is extremely rare. Only a few architects in the entire Source of Epochless can draw it.
At this moment, the scroll slowly unfurled, floating above Qin Yu's palm.
The entire map of the Abyss of Annihilation Judgment is extremely blurry, as if it were a maze of constructs that had been re-rendered after cause and effect had been erased.
Only in the northernmost corner of the map--
A faint, crack-shaped rune appeared, like a soul mark accidentally revealed by the Annihilation Realm itself.
The runes didn't represent coordinates, paths, or objects; rather, they resembled some kind of "locating mark that existed before annihilation."
Qin Yu stared at the rune, his heart sinking.
"This is not a landmark in the outer realm... this is a 'fracture location' within the internal structure of the Abyss of Annihilation Judgment."
Yunyi's gaze sharpened. "That is..."
Azure Ring's voice was low and deep, only Qin Yu could hear it:
"That's an early location fragment of the 'Key of Annihilation Judgment'... indicating it has begun to respond to you."
But you're not welcome.
The next moment, the cracked rune suddenly trembled and twisted slightly on the external image, as if it were undergoing an instinctive struggle, before automatically disappearing, as if it had been "forcibly erased" by some entity.
The Ruined Realm Outer Projection Map trembled violently, a corner of the page curled up as if spontaneously combusting, turning into black smoke, and the soul pattern self-destructed.
Qin Yu's hand trembled, and he quickly put away the torn page.
He gazed intently at the endless void of the Cause Splitting, and murmured slowly, "It seems it fears me too."
Following the direction of the fractured rune that briefly appeared in the Ruined Realm Outer Projection Map, Qin Yu and Yunyi stepped into the Cause Splitting Ruined Domain deep within the Abyss of Annihilation Judgment.
Here, the earth is like a withered fragment of logic, torn apart and rewritten by countless chains of annihilation runes. The surroundings are desolate and silent, devoid of life, yet faintly, waves of distorted soul consciousness can be heard.
They continued walking until they came to a stop in front of a gray-brown ruin.
It was an ancient place that had long since Nameless, its monument, and its records, as if it had been completely erased from all historical records—only ruins, broken pillars, and chains of shattered souls lay scattered there.
It has no architectural form whatsoever; it doesn't resemble a temple or a platform, but rather a "world draft that was annihilated after a failed construction."
But it is precisely because of this that it appears even more bizarre, like some kind of "abandoned divine project."
The ground was covered with broken lines, like chains of fate torn apart by an axe;
Fragments of annihilation runes, Annihilation visible in the air, floated about; their characters were half-destroyed, and their logic was flawed.
Some soul patterns even reassembled and disintegrated in mid-air, like dead concepts experiencing a final burst of energy before death;
A deep "Soul Chain Erosion Ravine" remains in the central area, like a destructive mark left by a failed attempt to penetrate the root of Fate-Cause;
The surroundings were utterly silent. Even Azure Ring whispered, "This area... once attempted to trigger the 'General Law of Cause Construction'."
Qin Yu squatted down and gently pressed his hand on a Soulstone that had been burned to black ash.
The next moment, his mind trembled slightly.
A line of indistinct ancient characters emerged from the spirit patterns on the broken stone:
[This place attempted to rewrite the divine will, but failed; its destiny was rejected, its soul was diminished, and its structure returned to silence.]
Yunyi's voice also lowered. "This place... seems to have been expelled by the logic of the Source of Epochless."
Qin Yu slowly stood up, looking at the abyss ahead that had not yet completely collapsed, and said, "This may be the first test that the Abyss of Annihilation Judgment gives us."
"Before entering, I had a premonition—this wasn't a battle, but rather... a logical deprivation and regeneration."
As Qin Yu and Yunyi stepped into the very center of the ruins, the ground in front of them suddenly collapsed, revealing a deep "Black Sea" shimmering with shimmering light.
The seawater, though still and stagnant, was subtly "reversing"—the order of cause and effect was disrupted, and even thought was broken in the chaos.
This is the [Annihilation Severance Cause Abyss], also known as the "Cause Splitting Sea".
Fragments of causal bones float on the sea, all of which have been denied by the "Annihilation Rule";
Upon stepping onto the sea surface, fragments of past skills and will that one had previously denied will appear in one's sea of consciousness, materializing as "Severed Construct Spirit";
If one cannot decipher the flawed logic of their skill within ten breaths, they will be dragged to the bottom of the abyss by Shattered Bones, forever trapped in a "causal deadlock."
Qin Yu needs to confront the very technical paths, fighting spirit, and logical choices he once rejected. If Azure Ring hasn't awakened, he will lose control here.
But now, he must use the "Knowledge of Cause Annihilation" to judge his past self—otherwise, as Yan Yue said, "You will drown in your own death."
Qin Yu and Yunyi stood before the "Black Sea," its surface Silent Void, yet their souls surged silently within it.
A faint black dragon pattern appeared between Yunyi's brows, and her eyes narrowed slightly. "This sea... is not flowing, but I can hear the voice of 'myself'."
Qin Yu did not respond, but slowly took a step forward. The next moment, the sea surface suddenly cracked open.
Countless fragments of the building blocks surfaced from the sea, each bearing the inscription of an annihilated name, a failed skill, or a flawed logical construct. They intertwined and coalesced into a "Causeless Giant."
It was a construct pieced together from "Qin Yu's own discarded techniques" --
The reason for the defeat of the old acquaintance: Construct Spirit Qin Jin; Enemy setting: Construct Spirit Qin Jin
Appearance: A soul spirit composed of skills, flawed ideas, and failed concepts that Qin Yu had previously rejected; its form is unstable, resembling a "failed draft" repeatedly overturned within the Soul Realm.
Core elements: an early, unformed version of "Abyss Explosion Ring Activation," a fragmented chapter of the initial boundary design of "Fate Cause Master Seal," and the broken chain of the zeroth draft technique that was automatically annihilated by the Azure Ring.
Features: Specifically counters Qin Yu's previous techniques, and can continuously and automatically repair itself based on Qin Yu's [cognitive turmoil].
The Construct Spirit Qin Jin spoke, but the voice wasn't its own; it was "Qin Yu, who had failed in the past":
"You denied me, rewrote my story, and buried me."
"Now I will use your old soul, your path of defeat, to destroy your present self."
Qin Yu didn't say much. The Azure Ring slowly lit up from his sea of consciousness. However, this place would completely seal off any construction techniques above the level of "Silent Realm Returns to the Beginning". Otherwise, the Annihilation Severance Sea would trigger "Rebellion of the Sea", completely engulfing Qin Yu.
Construct Spirit Qin Jin first released: [Soul Severing Cause Inscription] -- a failed attempt to forcibly activate a version of Qin Yu's past skills, which exploded with "Half-Completed Abyss Explosion";
Upon seeing this, Yunyi immediately rushed in to provide assistance, using "Black Abyss Devouring Descent" to disrupt the source of its structural chain. However, she also felt her own soul being torn apart, as if "the self that had been denied" was about to break free from her sea of consciousness.
Azure Ring whispered (only Qin Yu could hear):
"In this battle... you must use your current 'Master's Consciousness' to completely sever your old self."
If you hesitate even for a moment, you will be pulled back into the countless cycles of reincarnation you have abandoned.
Qin Yu's eyes turned cold. He took a step forward, and the Soul Diagram spun around him. "Fate Ring - Linked-Stage Judgment!"
Sever the causal cycle between Construct Spirit Qin Jin and himself, forcibly rendering the old technique ineffective!
The Construct Spirit Qin Jin roared miserably, releasing once again a fused version of "Extinction Trace" and "Master Book - Cause Severing Name", attempting to pull Qin Yu back into the early logical settings of the "Old Master Soul".
But at this very moment--
Qin Yu closed his eyes slightly, and beneath the Azure Ring, he whispered, "That's not me anymore."
Construct Spirit Qin Jin, surged furiously in the center of the Black Sea. His soul chains shattered and reformed, creating dozens of illusions of "failed construct techniques" in an attempt to pull Qin Yu back to that annihilated past technique path.
At this moment, the entire "Abyss" seemed poised to devour the current "Consciousness of the Life Master".
Yunyi helps break through the formation
Just as Qin Yu's sea of consciousness was being pulled towards the edge of causal chaos, Yunyi suddenly shouted softly:
"Black Abyss Devouring Descent - Soul Map Rending Domain!"
She forcibly released the soul of the Illusory Dragon Abyss, which surrounded Qin Yu and shattered the Shatter Cause tide of the abyss, temporarily blocking the infiltration of the "knowledge of the past" from the outside!
Its dragon eyes reflected the core crack of the Construct Spirit Qin Jin: "He is not the old me, and you are no longer that discarded draft."
She shattered one of the "Failed Main Technique Structures" with a single palm strike, bringing Qin Yu back to his senses.
Qin Yu's Counterattack: Fate Cause Master Seal, Structure, Logical Transformation Domain
Within his sea of consciousness, Qin Yu murmured in a deep voice, all hesitation Annihilation at this moment.
"You are my past failure—so I, in my present self, will reconstruct the order of your existence."
"Construction and Logical Transition Domain!"
In an instant, the Fate Cause Master Seal unfolded six layers of causal chains above the Soul Diagram, all of which were torn apart, and then the seal was reversed!
Qin Yu actually took the initiative to Construct Spirit Qin Jin into his own consciousness chain, and then rewrote its past structure with "existing logic".
The Construct Spirit Qin Jin trembled, showing fear for the first time:
No—I am a scar you can never turn back from, I am the root of your denial—
Qin Yu's tone was as calm as death. "And now, I no longer need to construct 'backtracking logic' for you."
The next moment, the Destiny Chart completely closed, the internal structure of the Azure Ring exploded, Construct Spirit Qin Jin was completely erased.
The Black Sea gradually fell silent, its Annihilation Severance Cause Abyss fading into stillness.
The shattered bone fragments turned into specks of light and slowly sank to the bottom of the abyss, leaving no trace.
Yunyi slowly withdrew her soul power, looked at Qin Yu, and a trace of unprecedented respect appeared in her eyes.
"You... not only shattered past failures... but also rewrote the entire path of self-construction."
"Only someone like you deserves to have contact with... Annihilation."
Azure Ring spoke slowly in her sea of consciousness (only Qin Yu could hear her):
"You have passed the first trial."
"The next step will be 'reflecting the truth or falsehood you haven't yet constructed'."
" --Dawn Trace Reflection Prison, open."