Standing Clad in Stars · All Arts Fall Silent

The moment Qin Yu stepped inside, the entire interior of the church seemed to transform into a different world.

This is not a church.

It's more like an entire sealed galaxy universe.

The ceiling was not a dome, but rather a collection of countless layers of stars, with the Milky Way flowing slowly, like an eternal scroll in one's soul, silently proclaiming an ineffable order.

Instead of stone slabs, the ground beneath your feet is a series of floating bridges constructed from the trajectories of stars. Every step feels like walking on the veins of the universe, with the Fate-Cause billions of stars surging and shimmering like a tide.

The surrounding walls were not made of bricks or stones, nor were they runes or decorated with any patterns. Instead, they were real, flowing galaxies, like the primordial Milky Way. Each galaxy was filled with fragments of Source of Epochless that had never been opened.

It had no echo, only silence.

It has no gods, yet it seems to possess an eternal, unwavering gaze.

A layer of extremely fine dust, close to "annihilation" and "reconstruction," permeated the air, giving Qin Yu a premonition of a near-destiny fusion. Meanwhile, Yunyi, Yan Yue, Zi Xue behind him each felt different pulses of their Fate Soul, resonating secretly within this Star River Sanctuary.

The Azure Ring glow flickered faintly, as if it too were gently lowering its breath in this place.

Yunyi murmured softly, "... This is... an afterimage of the Star Soul Realm? No... it's more like... a preliminary template for the world's conception..."

Yan Yue's gaze trembled slightly, and the light of Annihilation Dawn's soul consciousness appeared in her pupils, with inexplicable lines of destiny beginning to pulsate in her sea of consciousness.

Zi Xue gazed at the main sacrificial platform in the far distance, which resembled a cluster of nebulae. Suddenly, she felt her Innate Martial Soul, "Star-Commanding Mystic Phoenix," unfold silently on its own. Golden and purple star feathers gently burned, revealing ancient orbital inscriptions.

At that moment, all four of them had the same thought:

"Here... exists some kind of cosmic Origin Framework."

The Milky Way, like a vein, runs through the entire temple, while starlight, like mist, spills across the void. Above the dome, the light of countless stars is reflected, each ray of starlight emanating a mysterious, primal rhythm. The entire church has no altar; at this moment, a strange vision appears at the very heart of the church:

--Those were rows of ancient black and gold characters, suspended in the center of the void.

These words were neither written nor engraved, but were slowly formed by some primordial particles, radiating a majestic light that did not belong to this era. Each word shone brightly, illuminating the entire Star River Church.

As Qin Yu and the others gazed at it, the inscription quietly shifted:

The Starry Battle Skirt was created by nature, its radiance shining like the Milky Way.

Countless starlight condenses into threads of gauze, flowing through the nine heavens to reflect the Purple Palace.

Neither king nor saint nor hero, he cannot be taken by force nor surpassed by wisdom.

Only with a clear mind can one determine one's destiny; adorned with the marks of time, one's fate will shine brightly.

Each word seemed to fall into the depths of his consciousness, stirring up slight ripples.

But that surge of emotion wasn't directed at anyone in particular; rather, it seemed to be telling an ancient call—a destiny yet to be unlocked, waiting for the arrival of the true soulmate.

Qin Yu stood at the very front, his gaze slightly narrowed.

Yunyi whispered, "This church... seems to be waiting for someone."

Yan Yue didn't speak, but silently stared at the row of black and gold characters.

Zi Xue's gaze fell on the floating Starry Heart in the center of the church, but she did not react in any way and had not yet resonated with it.

At this moment, the entire Star River Church was silent, as if holding its breath and waiting for their next step of exploration.

As everyone remained silent, a subtle ripple suddenly appeared in the sacred and profound Star River Palace.

Above the dome, the endless Milky Way was no longer just flowing light, but slowly condensed into a point of strange starlight—an extremely small and pure star point, its brilliance containing countless fragments of rules, annihilation logic and destiny factors, as if it had folded from the deepest part of the universe.

That single star pierced through the Milky Way, falling silently from among billions of stars, without a sound, yet causing the entire Starry Sky Cathedral to resonate with a thunderous roar.

"Yan Yue!" Yunyi exclaimed in surprise.

Before she could react, the star-shaped dot had already landed precisely and slowly Yan Yue's eyebrows.

In an instant--

Yan Yue's body trembled, the light of the Annihilation Abyss, and her sea of consciousness resonated violently.

The next instant, an unstoppable spatial fold and logical discontinuity emerged beneath her feet, as if the entire starlight of the cathedral resonated with her—

There was no outburst, no tearing apart; it was as if she belonged to a deeper dimension.

Yan Yue's figure quietly disappeared amidst the starlight, transforming into an Annihilation Dawn glow that merged into the unknown orbit deep within the Milky Way.

"Sister Yan Yue!" Zi Xue was eager to step forward, but was gently stopped by a layer of light membrane.

Qin Yu frowned, his expression utterly calm, yet he had already fully deployed his soul sense to perceive Yan Yue's whereabouts. But strangely— Yan Yue seemed to have been detached from the logical chain of the current world, completely untraceable.

The entire Star River Church is still bathed in starlight, but where she once stood, a wisp of her Fate Soul's light remains, as if proof that she once truly existed.

"She was 'chosen'."

Azure Ring's voice echoed softly in Qin Yu's mind, her tone unusually solemn. "She went to that place; perhaps this is her greatest opportunity."

The moment the starlight settled between Yan Yue's brows--

The galaxy inside the church suddenly exploded, as if billions of cosmic laws were torn apart in an instant, and a "Fate-Path Star" with her as the sole coordinate instantly appeared.

In the next instant, her figure was swept into layers of annihilating star streams, her radiance extinguished, her realm shattered, and she vanished without a trace.

In the unknowable [center of the Milky Way galaxy], she— Yan Yue —slowly appeared.

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This is the Ultimate Star Abyss hub, beyond the definition of the Source of Epochless.

There is neither up nor down, nor left nor right.

Where she stood, billions of stars hung upside down, flowed horizontally, flipped, and burned eternally. Each star seemed to be the "heart of destiny" of a universe, with the ancient characters of annihilation, dawn, break, and fate emerging from the star core.

The Milky Way is not a static river basin, but a sea of time formed by the orbits of destiny. Streams of starlight intertwine to form the causal structure of the universe, like divine chains weaving rules, forming a giant wheel of destiny around it.

Above, ninety-nine ancient star bridges spanned the void, connecting to the unknowable Ultimate source of destiny; beneath her feet lay a Silent Abyss mirror reflecting starlight, as if she stood at the "core of consciousness" of the entire universe.

Here, even time seems to stand still.

Yan Yue's aura resonated subtly with the Star Abyss; her soul was amplified countless times at this moment, as if the entire Star Realm was listening to her breath.

She didn't come here; rather, she was "chosen by this place."

With her arrival, a blurry, colossal figure slowly emerged from the depths of the Milky Way—a wheel-like imprint.

Its shape resembles a sealed wheel, like the return of dawn, or the end of annihilation. Its outline is composed of stars, and its edges are surrounded by thousands of ancient characters, all of which are names that Yan Yue's soul consciousness has not yet touched.

That was the origin of her Ultimate Fate Soul— [Recognition Annihilation Final Realm: Severed Dawn Sealing Wheel].

Billions of stars began to converge on her, as if to push her toward the true core of destiny.

She opened her eyes, and the Milky Way trembled, the stars reversed, and the Soul Realm resounded.

At this moment, she— Yan Yue —finally stepped into the core of destiny in the ultimate realm of fate.

Yan Yue is located at the heart of the Milky Way.

The next instant—the entire universe began to slowly rotate.

It was as if her existence was the central force driving the entire galaxy's operation.

As if sensing the awakening of some kind of Soul Master core, countless stars trembled and derailed, converging on her in incredible trajectories. Starlight transformed into threads, the Milky Way into strands, and ribbons of starlight, like silken threads, descended from the sky, flowing around Yan Yue's body.

Gradually--

A long dress woven from stars slowly appeared.

It was not a sewn object, but a life-bound artifact that evolved spontaneously from the laws of the Star Abyss.

It does not belong to the mortal world, cannot be replicated, and is not bound by the rules of casting.

Starry Dress

The main body has a star-mist texture that is a blend of light purple and annihilated silver, as if an invisible galaxy has been frozen on the skirt, wrapped with countless star rings of light, and hidden in the brilliance are the primordial patterns of the universe such as [cause and effect, annihilation, order of laws, and dawn].

The area around the shoulders and neck is a "Star Crown Soul Ring" composed of ninety-nine star crystal cores, each crystal core slowly rotating and containing the burning trajectory of the Ganges River.

The skirt unfolds from top to bottom as three layers of starlight feathers, each symbolizing:

[Boundary of Dawn] -- The upper part of the skirt shines like the first rays of dawn, but slowly fades away.

[Abyss of Oblivion] -- The middle of the skirt resembles the undulating tides of a deep abyss, eternally unpredictable.

[Final Wheel Seal of Consciousness] -- Where the skirt trails, lies the end of destiny, where even the Milky Way dares not flow.

Skirt details:

The hem of the skirt was not still, but rather suspended by a ring of light spots resembling drops of starlight, each drop reflecting a fragment of a annihilated universe.

As she turned gently, the hem of her skirt trailed like a shooting star, reflecting a tapestry of the universe's birth and death.

Light Wing Virtual Pattern:

On either side of the back of the skirt, two illusory star wings appeared, without substance, yet enough to reflect the entire Star Abyss Destiny.

It is not for flight, but to "demonstrate sovereignty," signifying that she has been recognized by this place as the "sole legitimate bearer."

The entire starry dress is both the universe's recognition of her and the concrete manifestation of the true and complete awakening of her Third Fate Soul.

The instant the dress solidified completely, the entire Heart of the Galaxy fell silent for a moment, followed by a whisper as if born from the annals of time:

"The destiny of the stars has been set, Annihilation Dawn is about to depart. She is the one who will seal the return of the light of Annihilation Dawn to its rightful master."

Yan Yue slowly closed her eyes, feeling the radiance of countless stars surrounding her and the submission of billions of destinies.

She will eventually be draped in the frost of time and step into the deepest, most Annihilation Realm future.

Yan Yue stood in the center of the Milky Way, billions of starlight flowing across her soul's sky like water, the light of the Milky Way both gentle and solemn.

And that battle dress woven from starlight and frost, flowing like the Milky Way— the Radiant Starfrost Robe —was silently floating in front of her.

Just as she was gazing intently, suddenly—starlight gathered, and the Milky Way surged like a tide.

Behind the Radiant Starfrost Robe, a mysterious creature, barely visible, suddenly appeared.

It was an extremely blurry figure, as if it did not actually exist, but was merely a remnant of will projected by billions of starlight.

He has no facial features, yet possesses immense divine power.

There was no sound, yet every word resonated throughout the galaxy.

He spoke slowly, his ancient chanting words seeming to come from beyond time:

"Radiant Starfrost Robe, Starry Battle Skirt Shining Through the Milky Way;"

Light condenses into gauze, reflecting starlight on the waves;

Neither noble nor powerful, it cannot be forced;

Only when fate allows, can we be draped in starlight.

Yan Yue was slightly taken aback, gazing at the starlight divine figure.

She had never seen this being before, yet she sensed a divine inheritance from him, a contract yet to be broken and a mission yet to be fulfilled.

The mysterious creature gazed at her silently, and then—

His form slowly disintegrated, turning into endless stardust, which then flowed back into the Radiant Starfrost Robe.

Meanwhile, the Radiant Starfrost Robe remains, waiting in silence.

It was neither a summons nor a gift, but rather a waiting:

--The "Starfrost Soul Master" who is truly capable of bearing the destiny of the stars awakens to his own destiny.

Now--

In the depths of the Milky Way, woven from billions of stars, Yan Yue silently in the center of starlight, the entire universe seemingly frozen in time.

Suddenly, something deep within her consciousness slowly awakened—

The Third Fate Soul, the Recognition Annihilation Final Realm, the Severed Dawn Sealing Wheel, quietly emerged.

Like a mark of destiny, it transcends reincarnation, penetrates light and darkness, and rotates quietly.

That was one of Yan Yue's true Ultimate Fate Soul, the final echo of the end realm born at this moment after her souls merged with Qin Yu's cause and the Key of Annihilation Judgment.

She slowly lifted her foot and walked towards the floating Radiant Starfrost Robe and the lingering light of the mysterious being that had just dissipated.

--Every step is taken on the flowing Milky Way.

Beneath our feet, starlight leaps from the Milky Way, transforming into silvery ripples;

Ripples flow with light and logic, destiny and cause and effect, memory and the future;

Her skirt remained still, yet the entire Milky Way made way for her, as if it were destiny for her to step into it at this moment.

Surrounded by stars, the world seemed to freeze.

Every ray of the Milky Way flowing beneath her feet is like a continuous echo of the origin of time.

Behind her soul, the Recognition Annihilation Final Realm: The Severed Dawn Sealing Wheel slowly began to rotate at that moment.

The seals were gently opened, and the dawn's light, fiery yet frigid, illuminated the entire Starlight Church.

In these silent steps, an ineffable sense of sovereignty was already manifesting within Yan Yue.

Instead of choosing the Radiant Starfrost Robe--

Rather, it was her every step that seemed to make that star-frosted battle dress shine for her.

At this moment, there was no sound. There was no noise.

Only the Milky Way whispers; starlight pays homage.

Yan Yue is approaching her destiny.

"... good."

In the depths of the galaxy, the figure never looked up, yet seemed to gaze upon all things.

You did not ask who it was, nor did you ask for clothes; nor did you attempt to win it or try to take it by force.

"You are simply walking step by step toward the light destined for you."

The voice was ethereal, yet it contained an unshakeable cosmic weight, like billions of stars whispering in unison, conveying a pronouncement from the very Epoch Origin:

"Radiant Starfrost Robe, star-studded battle skirts that gleam like the Milky Way, light-condensed gauze trailing and reflecting starlight waves; "

What is neither noble nor powerful cannot be forced; it can only await the destined one to be among us.

The creature's voice trailed off for a moment, then suddenly continued:

You are with her not because you are strong, not because you win.

Rather—you did not retreat. "At this moment, neither fighting nor retreating is the heart of the Starshine's mandate."

The Milky Way rippled slightly, and in that instant, countless stars seemed to bow their heads to Yan Yue.

The being seemed to finally look at her, its gaze shifting like chaotic starlight.

"If you had drawn your sword earlier, I would have caused you to Annihilation instantly."

"Because the Radiant Starfrost Robe will never fall into the hands of those who contend for it." "You did very well."

... The next moment, the Radiant Starfrost Robe trembled slightly, and billions of starlight, carrying the Fate Soul and starlight, slowly drifted towards Yan Yue.

In the Milky Way, the wind stirs silently.

Yan Yue's eyes were filled with fearlessness; she simply stretched out her hand, quietly welcoming the star-studded garment that symbolized the convergence of destinies.

Yan Yue's outstretched fingers had just touched the edge of Radiant Starfrost Robe.

Heaven and earth stood still for a moment.

Billions of stars seemed to hold their breath at that moment. The Milky Way stopped flowing, the stars stopped shining, and the entire universe seemed to stand still for her gesture.

The next moment--

--The starry sea explodes!

Rings of golden-purple starlight rippled outwards from the heart of the Radiant Starfrost Robe, like the will of a god tilting across all realms, shattering the invisible celestial curtain.

The entire Star River Domain was no longer the sky, but the battlefield Yan Yue clad!

Countless galaxies descended from the void, like star gods transforming into silk to tailor her; billions of starlight, like dewdrops of faith, wove patterns of light for her!

Beneath the hem of her skirt, starlight slowly descended, each wisp of gauze reflecting the destruction and rebirth of a galaxy;

Flowing patterns swirled around her waist, transforming into a nine-layered star chart that circled the trajectory of her Fate Soul;

A pair of luminous wings rose from behind, neither feathers nor wings, but a manifestation of the "Radiant Flow Sequence," reflecting the Logic Origin Recognition Annihilation;

Above the collar, an ancient line of characters from the Annihilation Epoch appeared:

"With the arrival of the Radiant Robe, my destiny is in my own hands." Then, Yan Yue's soul light suddenly surged!

Her Third Fate Soul, [Recognition Annihilation Final Realm - Severed Dawn Sealing Wheel], was fully released at this moment under the resonance of the Radiant Starfrost Robe. The entire star field trembled violently, and the mysterious creature took a slight step back, a rare respect appearing in its eyes.

And Yan Yue at this moment-

She descended upon the Star Abyss like a star queen, her long hair Recognition Annihilation Mark between her brows slowly rotating like a divine halo, and on her right shoulder, the Annihilation Judgment Wheel Seal manifested into a true destiny pattern, its nine-fold outline radiating a silent, luminous glow!

She stood quietly at the heart of the galaxy, alone in her clothes, yet she seemed to be the master of destiny, holding the fate of billions of Xing Ji in her hands.

All the stars resume their rotation, and star orbits spanning billions of light-years re-emerge around her, like a cosmic concerto performed solely for her.

The mysterious creature whispered:

"--From this day forward, you are the 'Radiant Heir'."

The Milky Way is my skirt, the stars are my seal.

In the Annihilation Abyss, you have made your name.

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At this moment, Yan Yue slowly opened her eyes.

Her gaze was no longer solely directed at Soul Masters of the Annihilation Lord level, but rather at what seemed like a "messenger of destiny" returning from the depths of the universe.

At that moment, the Radiant Starfrost Robe was fully unfurled.

No longer a gently draped veil of starlight, but rather the highest dimension of the battlefield of countless worlds—

[Full Source Feedback · Star Abyss Perpetual Structure]![Radiant Star Frost · Myriad Logic Swallowing]

The entire battle skirt seemed to breathe like the Milky Way; with the gentle sway of the skirt, space collapsed, time bent, energy reversed, cause and effect were rewritten, combat techniques became ineffective, and laws collapsed.

All attacks, regardless of their dimension or conceptual logic, are vulnerable to attack.

--Anyone who gets even one step closer to Yan Yue will be instantly absorbed by the Radiant Starfrost Robe.

The enemy's [Spatial Traverse] technique—the flowing edge of the skirt directly devours spatial coordinates, shattering and returning to zero;

Before [Time Freeze] could form, it was analyzed into life energy particles by the "Star Law Reverse Fusion" at the hem of the skirt;

The [causal component] was identified as a "low-level logical factor" and instantly transformed into a replenishment of Yan Yue's Fate Soul;

Even powerful and destructive techniques like [Combat Techniques], [Sword of Laws], and [Ultimate Construct Techniques] are entangled and analyzed by the "Starry Streams" of the Radiant Starfrost Robe, ultimately transforming into streaks of galactic light that flow into Yan Yue's body!

She neither resisted nor opposed.

Instead, it's about co-opting all "hostile mechanisms" for its own use!

No matter what extraordinary techniques you employ or what kind of sealing domain you set up, all battles will become Yan Yue's "Soul Nourishing and Energy Supply Ritual"!

[Radiant Frost - Passive Constant Structure]

"Absorbing all techniques without crumbling, embracing all structures without rejecting; the stronger the enemy, the more inexhaustible my power."

Never-ending power, everlasting combat strength;

Never-ending, a continuous flow of energy;

Never retreat, radiant brilliance forever!

In the battlefield where the Radiant Starfrost Robe exists, Yan Yue is the central hub of the flowing universe. Her existence carries the dual logic of "annihilation + creation," and every time the enemy makes a move, it lends her a helping hand.

This is not just a battle skirt.

Rather, it is a "perpetual motion logic ecosystem"!

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At this moment, even the mysterious creature fell silent, simply standing aside, watching as the Radiant Starfrost Robe slowly clung to Yan Yue's body, transforming into her true life garment, battle armor, divine armor, and soul armor...

The entire galactic realm was in an uproar; even the "Star Fate Recording Belt" began to automatically reload, quietly writing a brand new record:

[Annihilation Lord · Yan Yue, Lord of Radiant Stars and Frost, Devourer of Fate's Laws, Soul of Eternal War]