The Boundary of Soul Annihilation · Azure Ring Saves the Order

The Star Church shuddered suddenly in the depths of the void, then ceased its escape.

The hall was Eternal Stillness, as if time had stopped and the rhythm of space itself had frozen.

Qin Yu, Yunyi, Zi Xue, and Yan Yue sat quietly in a corner of the church, barely recovered from the shock of the disorienting flight, when—

"Boom--!"

The starry river basin at the very center of the church suddenly contracted violently, as if the entire center of the cosmos had been twisted and collapsed by some invisible rule. The once smoothly flowing Milky Way abruptly rolled back, transforming into a nebula vortex.

In the center of the nebula, one void rift after another appeared, like a portal forcibly opened in the depths of an endless Annihilation Abyss.

From those cracks emerged figures—they were not living beings, but they were certainly not puppets either.

Each being was formed from the remnants of the rules of the Annihilation Abyss, possessing a human form but no facial features, only vague starlight and soul patterns intertwined on their faces. They wore tattered battle robes, their figures were rugged and ancient, yet their aura was as majestic as that of gods left behind in the world.

What's even more shocking are the weapons they each wield:

A man wields a broken halberd, its blade covered in "runes of causal cycles after death", and every movement he makes causes the surrounding Logic Chain Severance to break and resonate.

A lone figure wields a three-foot-long, ancient, ashen-colored blade, its surface inscribed with a "reverse causal logic sequence". The blade strikes not the enemy, but rather the "origin of the enemy's technique."

One person carries six floating shields that encircle their body. The shields are inlaid with "Fragments of the Silent Wheel", which can absorb the power of time to reforge combat skills.

A figure stands atop a boundary-marking array, the Eye of Reincarnation appearing behind him. His longbow, like a star-studded island, pierces the heavens, a single arrow capable of striking the "root of the life chain."

The last one, surrounded by soul light, with empty palms, yet controlling thirty-six law weapons that appeared in the void, his very existence was a Causality Reenactment.

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They remained silent, yet stepped into the heart of the church's starry sky, as if guarding it, or perhaps waiting for it.

Yan Yue said softly, "These... are not ordinary enemies, they are 'Annihilation Abyss Artifact Wielders'."

Qin Yu's gaze narrowed slightly, and the Azure Ring quietly appeared behind him:

"Those who wield weapons... may not be here to kill us, but rather—to test us."

Zi Xue looked at the weapons and suddenly murmured:

"No... these weapons are all 'Anti-Logic Relics' outside the true construct system... their existence is to verify whether we possess the power to resonate with the 'Origin of Annihilation Abyss'."

Yunyi's expression became unusually serious:

"Be careful... This isn't as simple as fighting an enemy; it's about 'getting the weapon to choose you'... One wrong choice could result in being instantly 'devoured by the logic of the Annihilation Abyss '..."

The next moment--

The galaxy split apart, and the weapons of the Void Wielders resonated in unison, echoing like the remnants of Epoch Battlefield, as if emitting:

"Choose." -- Their trial has begun.

As the Starry Heart shone once more, the Abyss -Annihilation Abyss Artifact Wielders stood in the void, as if they were embodiments of rules sealed for billions of years. Their eyes remained closed, their bodies still and their voices silent, yet a certain high-level will had already spread to the four corners of the church.

At this moment, it wasn't Qin Yu and his group choosing weapons, but rather the weapons choosing them.

⸻[Qin Yu] · Sword Echo

The first to act was the one wielding the broken blade.

The longsword in his hand was broken and tattered, its blade shattered and its body dried up, with only the faint traces of the "broken structure inscription" remaining deep within it. In that instant, his sword actually vibrated on its own, emitting ripples of resonance like the "Silent Origin line".

His gaze, though eyeless, was like a piercing soul, locking onto Qin Yu.

The next moment, the sword trembled, and a crack was cleaved through the rules governing the entire edge of the church—an undeniable "path of combat skill."

The Azure Ring trembled, and the Ring Master Soul Diagram quietly appeared. Qin Yu slowly stepped forward, and as he extended his right hand, the sword flew from the wielder's hand, transforming into a streak of light.

[The Annihilation Cause Severing Edge] hovered directly in front of his palm.

The azure light subsided, and the runes within the blade echoed like Silent Abyss.

This sword does not employ offensive techniques, nor does it slay enemies; it is solely designed to sever the Logic Origin.

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[Yan Yue] · Starlight Reflecting Each Other

Almost at the same moment, the second swordsman moved.

His longsword was neither gold nor iron, but was woven from billions of star trail fragments. Every inch flowing on the sword was an interweaving of time rifts, spatial layers, and fragments of reincarnation. He slowly raised the sword and pointed it at Yan Yue.

It carried no imposing force, yet it seemed as if the stars themselves were whispering, searching for the true "Lord of Destiny".

Yan Yue moved forward lightly, her radiant flames not yet unleashed, but her Radiant Starfrost Robe rippled with a faint light. The instant she reached out, the Star Trail Sword suddenly shattered, transforming into wisps of broken starlight that swirled around her, slowly coalescing into—"Annihilation Fate Severing Dawn Blade."

Before the sword even hit the ground, the Fate Soul had already begun to stir slightly.

--This is a divine sword specifically designed to "repair the remnants of Fate Soul," and is offered only to those who can guide the source of one's destiny.

⸻[Zi Xue] · Star Staff Returns to Flame

Then, a being wielding a law enforcement staff stepped forward.

He stood on shattered stars, his staff towering like a pagoda, reaching the dome of the Soul Hall. The staff was engraved with runes from the Annihilation Abyss, such as [Burning Flame Sequence], [Star Orbit Wheel], and [Logic Constant Frequency], as if the entire logic of the stars was engraved on one object.

He didn't attack first, but instead plunged his staff heavily into the ground.

In an instant, a torrent of purple-gold star feathers surged forth, sweeping straight toward Zi Xue!

The phantom of the Star-Commanding Mystic Phoenix appeared in an instant, its phoenix feathers protecting its body, and its soul fire soaring into the sky.

Before the torrent arrived, the staff had already been pulled from the ground and flew towards Zi Xue on its own.

She gently stroked the handle of her staff, sparks danced around it, and the cry of a black phoenix resonated in unison.

--This is a weapon belonging to the "Star Drawer," and she is its only acknowledged bearer.

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But only Yunyi--

Throughout the entire ordeal, no one wielding a weapon attacked her, nor did any weapon approach her.

She stood still, her breath calm, her eyes as clear and steady as ever, yet she quietly clenched her fists.

It wasn't rejection. It wasn't being ignored.

Rather, it is not selectable.

The Annihilation Abyss Artifact Wielders seemed "unaware of her presence."

Yan Yue frowned slightly. "Strange... even the weapon wielder can't sense you?"

Qin Yu also glanced at her, Azure Ring trembled slightly.

A voice, audible only to Qin Yu, echoed in Azure Ring's sea of consciousness:

"She... is already outside the Annihilation Abyss."

"All the 'artifacts' here belong to the structure. She possesses a summoning power from a higher dimension than the wielder of these artifacts. She is the Three Illusory Dragon Souls."

At this moment, Qin Yu finally understood—

Yunyi will face is not 'weapon resonance', but the summoning of some kind of 'unsummonable artifact'.

In that very instant—

As the "Annihilation Abyss Artifact Wielders" slowly emerged before Qin Yu, Yan Yue, and Zi Xue, they assumed it was a high-dimensional selection ritual. The sword bearer strode towards Qin Yu and Yan Yue, while the staff-wielding spirit stood silently before Zi Xue.

Each weapon radiates an awe-inspiring light of rules: cause and effect, logic, reincarnation, space, and time—these are not simulations, but reality.

These weapons floated before the three of them, quiet and majestic, as if waiting for the "Resonator" to reach out and touch them.

The air seemed to be enveloped in reverence and tranquility.

Qin Yu frowned slightly, Azure Ring trembled slightly. His right hand was about to reach out when—

A fragmented picture of cause and effect suddenly appeared in his eyes:

Annihilation. Destruction. Collapse. An eerie ray pierced the very end of the causal chain.

"--This is bad!"

Qin Yu suddenly shouted sharply, "This isn't a choice! It's a trap!"

Yan Yue and Zi Xue looked up abruptly, and the three weapons that seemed to have submitted suddenly—

It trembled violently, and the surface runes crumbled layer by layer!

Boom!!! Boom!!! Boom!!! Boom!!!

The three divine artifacts exploded violently in mid-air, instantly unleashing the full power of the six fundamental energies:

• Collapse of cause and effect • Reversal of time • Tearing of space • Reconstruction of logic • Reversal of laws • Breaking of reincarnation

The light from the explosion surged and roared within the Star Church, like apocalyptic fire pouring down from the sky, directly shattering the entire dome and walls of the Star Church!

In an instant, billions of stars plummeted downwards like a collapsing waterfall.

The entire church was transformed into a "shattered abyss," and the spatial layers that Annihilation Heaven Overarching Realm were completely torn apart!

The four were immediately caught in the spatial turbulence.

The Azure Ring vibrated rapidly, automatically forming a ring screen that forcibly pulled Qin Yu back into the ruins.

The Yan Yue Moonlight Flame flowed out from the Radiant Starfrost Robe, condensing into several layers of star mist barrier to resist the reversed cause and effect.

Zi Xue forcefully summoned her soul energy, and her Xuanfeng Star Wings folded like a shield, but she was still blasted several feet away.

Yunyi was the only one who was not chosen, but she was the first to rush to Yan Yue's side and stabilize her consciousness with the Soul Breath of the Illusory Dragon.

When the blast storm stops--

The entire church was reduced to a crumbling edge, its center a void; the three weapons were completely annihilated, and their wielders vanished without a trace. All the solemnity of the ritual was gone.

The focus shifts instantly, transforming everything into a trap of conceptual manipulation.

Yan Yue coughed up a mouthful of blood, her face deathly pale.

Zi Xue leaned on Yunyi's shoulder, her breath slightly ragged. "... This... this isn't a test... this is an attempt to completely Annihilation us..."

Qin Yu stood up, the faint light around him seemed to freeze, and his tone was low and cold:

"Someone is... using the logic of 'weapon selection' to lure us into willingly accepting the tip-off."

His gaze was as deep as an abyss, sweeping across the surrounding void fractures:

"Moreover... this move was specifically designed for the four of us."

This isn't your average Annihilation Abyss mechanism; it's a targeted ambush logic—someone doesn't want the four of them to go too far.

However, this was merely Qin Yu's speculation.

The church is shattered, the Milky Way has ceased to flow, as if the divine realm has collapsed.

The shattered space continued to churn, the laws of cause and effect drifted erratically, and the four stood in a deep, dark ruin, their breaths still carrying the lingering pain of misaligned blood and soul energy.

Before everyone could recover from the devastating explosion—

Buzz--

Deep within Qin Yu's sea of consciousness, an extremely profound and tranquil halo of light emerged.

It was a Ji Ran Azure Ring light, seemingly existing from the very beginning of Epoch Origin, both real and illusory, like light and a boundary.

The Azure Ring slowly rotates.

The next instant, it directly detached from Qin Yu's sea of consciousness, slowly rising from the void and transforming into a radiant azure sun, silently appearing...

Above their heads, the light completely illuminated all four of them.

There was no thunder, no raging tide, only an irresistible sense of divine solemnity descending upon this broken and illusory realm.

The azure light, like a ray of divine light descending as a deity whispers, gently yet precisely enveloped Qin Yu, Yan Yue, Zi Xue, and Yunyi.

On the four people.

Strands of azure light fell, penetrating the bone marrow, merging with the soul, and stirring every broken vein of consciousness and breath of the soul.

Yan Yue's slightly disheveled Radiant Starfrost Robe trembled slightly, as if starlight were reignited.

The Mystic Phoenix Fate Soul within Zi Xue resonated quietly, and the star feathers shone once more.

Yunyi's Illusory Dragon soul trembled slightly, and the Three Poles Dragon Seal gradually returned to stability.

Meanwhile, the severed Azure Soul Patterns around Qin Yu quietly returned to their original positions, and his sea of consciousness solidified like a mirror. Even the wisp of "Reverse Cause and Effect Burning" that originally remained in his consciousness was gradually dissolved by the Azure Light.

The four of them were as if the Azure Ring had washed away all external disturbances, allowing them to return to their original state.

In an instant, all the intense pain, confusion, and shattered senses sank into a stillness as clear as a mirror.

Even the shattered space of the Annihilation Heaven Overarching Realm stabilized slightly under the Azure Ring for a moment. The time chain and spatial fragments began to entangle and seal themselves, as if they dared not continue to operate under this azure light.

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A moment later, Yan Yue gently opened her eyes, a trace of starlight and flame still lingering in them.

"Azure Ring."

Zi Xue gripped the still-recovering Star Feather tightly in her hand, sighing softly, "Sigh... Every time I'm on the verge of death, it's this thing that saves me... Just what kind of being is it?"

Yunyi gazed at the Azure Ring in the air, her eyes flickering slightly. Her voice held an unusual seriousness and whisper, "It's not a soul weapon... not Realm Artifact... not even something that can be categorized by any known logic... and it belongs only to Elder Brother Yu Qin."

Qin Yu, however, remained gazing intently at the slowly rotating Azure Ring, his expression profound.

He knew in his heart. "Azure Ring... is no longer just a 'lifesaver'."

"In a sense, it records, responds to, and safeguards the entire logic of our 'Annihilation Abyss Exploration'."

At this moment, Azure Ring trembled slightly, as if responding to his thoughts. After scattering its last ray of green light, it quietly disappeared into the depths of Qin Yu's sea of consciousness.