Star Annihilation's Final Slash · The Azure Ring Endures

The lake murmurs, the starlight surges.

The next moment, the giant skull formed by the Milky Way suddenly moved!

It did not move slowly, but its entire body leaped forward as if time and space were collapsing, and the light of billions of stars perishing suddenly burst forth from the empty skull eye sockets.

"Boom--!!"

It raised its right arm high, entwined with the Milky Way and interwoven with bones, and the entire lake rose with it! Like a mountain of the Milky Way suddenly collapsing, it condensed the billions of star-like waters into a thunderous warhammer!

Its combat technique is called -- Collapsing Star, Annihilating River Descent!

The Hammer of the Galaxy suddenly crashed down from the top of the heavens. Its descent was not aimed at any one person, but rather at the four people on the axis, striking "the logical foundation of their space." The causal lines of the entire world instantly became chaotic, and space was torn apart as if by the evaporating Milky Way. Streams of starlight transformed into pillars of annihilation, sweeping across the land!

At that moment, all time seemed to lose its order, light became disordered, starlight became distorted, and fifty-six collapsing star trajectories faintly appeared on the entire sky of the Annihilation Heaven Overarching Realm, each containing a complete logical cross-section—as if this strike would not only shatter the enemy, but also destroy all the "combat logic" that they had ever existed!

A death chant suddenly erupted from the skull's empty mouth:

"Having transformed the Milky Way into bones, I bury all light in the Annihilation Star Abyss."

As soon as this incantation was uttered, the entire lake's starry river system turned ashen, endless streams of stars reversed, and heaven and earth trembled.

The Azure Ring violently shook Qin Yu's sea of consciousness, and even actively released a pale blue protective barrier to forcibly stabilize the Consciousness Realm of the four of them.

Yan Yue's gaze sharpened, and she lightly brushed the hem of Radiant Starfrost Robe with her hand, causing the radiant flames to flow like a silver river.

Yunyi's three soul rings vibrated simultaneously, and the Star Scale Armor and the Illusory Dragon Breath intertwined to form a shape.

Zi Xue spread her nine wings on her right hand, and the Star-Commanding Mystic Phoenix cried out in the sky, using starlight as a shield and starlight as a bow!

However, the hammer had not yet truly fallen.

It is still gathering momentum; the Milky Way is roaring, and the star streams are burning.

This is the initial aura of the alien beast, the Galaxy Skeleton.

The starry sea and lakes surged, and the colossal skull forged from the Milky Way slowly raised its right arm. It was a warhammer arm formed from countless torrents of stars, fragments of spacetime, and chains of cause and effect, with veins of light flowing through its massive star bones, causing time to reverse and space to surge.

Before the hammer fell, the entire Milky Way lake began to collapse, and the starry river cascaded down from the sky like a waterfall.

At that moment, Qin Yu moved.

He slowly raised his hand, a flash of blue light appeared between his brows, and in the next instant, an extremely profound black-gold light blade Realm Breaking from the depths of his sea of consciousness!

The Source-Extinguishing Divine Sword, appear!

The entire sword seemed to be immersed in an abyss of annihilation, where cause and destiny intertwined. The causal threads on its blade were constantly peeling away and crumbling, as if its very existence represented "the establishment of annihilation."

He held the sword in one hand, took a step forward, and spoke in a deep voice, "Source-Extinguishing Divine Sword - Sever the Void in a Single Thought."

The moment those four words were uttered, the world changed drastically!

The space, already on the verge of collapse, was forcibly frozen in time. Before the skull hammer could fully fall, it was struck by a diagonal slash...

*The "Conceptual Blade" was locked in mid-air!

Click--!!

The entire sky suddenly emitted a dull, bone-cracking sound. That strike did not shatter the enemy's entire technique, but it successfully "severed the initial logic of the Milky Way Hammer's intent," preventing the "Collapsing Star, Annihilating River Descent" that it was about to unleash from being fully completed!

Above the sky, countless stardust flew up, and the giant galactic hammer finally crashed down, but its trajectory was clearly deflected, veering off to the left cliff and smashing the entire starlight dome apart!

Boom--!!!

The cliffs shattered, stardust swirled, and the entire space trembled violently.

But— Qin Yu blocked it!

His expression remained calm, and the starlight beneath his feet did not move. Yan Yue, Zi Xue, Yunyi quickly separated into their respective groups.

Zi Xue was slightly startled. "That attack, if Qin Yu hadn't intervened, we probably would have..."

Yan Yue's eyes were sharp as blades. "He not only made a move, but he also severed the causal link 'before the attack was launched'."

Yunyi gazed at the skull slowly rising from the dust and smoke, and whispered, "It's not over yet."

It's definitely not over yet.

Although the Galaxy Skeleton was forced back a step, the star sea within its body had not yet ceased, and new light veins were already brewing. The two "star rule cores" in its eyes suddenly rotated, clearly preparing to unleash an even more terrifying attack structure.

Qin Yu looked down at the Source-Extinguishing Divine Sword in his hand, the "Crack Source Pattern" on the blade trembling slightly.

He raised his eyes and coldly uttered, "The next strike won't just be a Void Break."

Just as the Galaxy Skeleton was gathering its strength for the second time, a Black Abyss Dragon shadow silently appeared beside Qin Yu.

"My turn~"

Yunyi chuckled softly, her voice clear and crisp, carrying a hint of playfulness and charm. She walked slowly forward, three halos of light swirling around her skirt, the radiant flames rippled like wings, black flames flickered at her waist, and Golden Radiance swirled behind her, making her appear like a phoenix of dawn stepping into battle.

Within the eye sockets of the Galaxy Skeleton, two star cores swirl, signifying the completion of the conceptual preparations for Galactic Collapse Type II.

But Yunyi seemed completely unafraid, raising her slender hand and slightly opening her dragon eyes.

"Dark Abyss Roaring Soul."

She uttered four words, and the entire Yantian Lake region froze for a moment.

Then, Illusory Abyss image of a giant dragon covered in cracks suddenly appeared behind her, its eyes burning as bright as the dark sun, its soul breath shaking the world!

The giant dragon opened its mouth and roared—BOOM!!!

The voice of the soul broke through sound waves, space, and time, crushing logic with pure soul pressure!

At that moment, the waters of the Milky Way Lake began to flow backward, the fragments of the church vibrated and floated in place, and the chains of rules on the Starry Sky Skull actually...

With a roar, three paths shattered!

But it was not destroyed.

Its enormous body paused slightly, taking a full three steps back, its starlight and mist around it becoming disordered, as if some components had been temporarily torn apart at the level of its consciousness.

Yunyi pursed her lips, a smile playing on her lips, "You're pretty tough, aren't you? My soul's practically leaping out of my chest."

She took a step back, her radiant glow subsided, and with a graceful turn, she winked playfully at Qin Yu.

"Brother Yu, you boys can handle these tough nuts."

Yan Yue added coldly, "That move you just made was much more powerful than what 'boys' use."

Zi Xue couldn't help but say solemnly, "Its star consciousness structure is extremely solid; it seems we'll have to peel it away layer by layer."

The order of starlight flowing across the Galaxy Skeleton's body was now disrupted, and the star cores in its eyes swirled more rapidly—it seemed to be briefly repairing its soul ring. Clearly, although Yunyi's attack was not fatal, it had caused a profound shock to the skeleton.

Qin Yu finally gripped the Source-Extinguishing Divine Sword once more.

He knew that it had only just begun to reveal its true form.

The Galaxy Skeleton remained silent for a few breaths, then the star cores in its eyes suddenly flipped and spun backward.

"Boom--"

Above the entire lake, the Milky Way flowed backward, the void suddenly solidified, and a surge of energy far exceeding the previous stellar core eruption surged from the depths of its bones!

It raised its right arm, as thick as a mountain range, and hundreds of rotating rings of light appeared on its starlight-like skeleton—the extremely rare Causal Law-Breaking Array Rings in the Annihilation Heaven Overarching Realm!

It slowly raised its arm toward the sky, and a dazzling star wheel materialized within its palm bone.

That was no ordinary celestial object, but a starburst wheel condensed from the core galaxy of the entire lake!

"Roar--!!"

The skull roared angrily to the sky, the heavens seemed to split open, and the Milky Way soared.

The next instant, it hurled the Starburst Wheel into the sky, then slammed its hands down!

Star River Annihilation · Wheel Sacrifice to Destroy Elephants;

At this moment, the entire Milky Way lake was like a "reversed cosmic flow," upside down and twisted left and right, with billions of star patterns appearing in the void like a sacrificial array, intertwining with the lake surface to form a giant starburst crucible!

"Get back!" Qin Yu shouted, and the Source-Extinguishing Divine Sword pierced the ground, forcibly constructing a soul domain barrier.

But in the next instant, the Starburst Wheel crashed to the ground and exploded, causing the Milky Way Lake to go completely berserk.

Boom!!!

The raging waves roared, the Milky Way seemed to be reversed, and the sky seemed to be torn apart!

An overwhelming surge of energy swept towards the area of the church fragments, causing spatial rules, temporal causality, and logical clues to collapse in chaos, just like a total annihilation storm born from a stellar nuclear explosion!

Qin Yu and the others were instantly forced back ten feet, and even Yunyi, who was protected by the power of stars, had a solemn expression.

Yan Yue glanced coldly, then gently shook the Radiant Starfrost Robe in her hand, causing thousands of starlight to condense at the hem of the skirt and slowly swirl into a protective ring of Radiant Flame.

"This time... it used the complete wheel-like trajectory."

Zi Xue whispered, "One more attack... and the entire area might be destroyed."

But the skeleton did not stop. Nine star-shaped structures appeared behind it, as if it had not yet exhausted its power, and its attack was not yet over!

The skeletal body hung high above the starry river, the roar still echoing, when suddenly the starry river core in its chest trembled!

That tremor seemed to ignite the Origin Framework logic of the lake's deepest layers—

"Roar--!!!"

Third Form: Star Soul Annihilation Wheel - Nine Flames of Consciousness Destruction!!

Nine swirling stellar core flames emerged from its body, each flame corresponding to a galactic path, which it then forcefully pushed away with both hands, sending them into the void!

Instantly, the nine flames transformed into nine wheels, tearing through the heavens and earth, and crashing down towards the ground!

Each burst of starlight seemed to contain the explosive memories of an entire galaxy era, carrying the power of destruction, surging, tearing, and reversing the origins of cause and effect, all crashing down on the place where Qin Yu and the others were.

"Bang--!!!"

Zi Xue was the first to be hit, struck by two beams of starlight. Her battle skirt shattered completely, and she was sent flying, spraying blood like stardust. She left a trail of afterimages in the air and crashed heavily to the ground, half of her body sinking into the stardust!

Yunyi was also unable to dodge. She tried to reverse space with the speed of the Illusory Dragon, but one of the star flames actively tracked the Soul Breath Logic and directly pierced through her side, knocking her back ten feet. When she landed, blood spilled from the corner of her lips, and her face was pale.

"Cough... this guy..." She gritted her teeth and smiled, but a hint of seriousness crept onto her face. "He's really not someone to mess with."

Although Qin Yu and Yan Yue barely managed to block the main flame with the help of the Azure Ring and the Radiant Starfrost Robe, they still felt a deep shock:

Qin Yu's sea of consciousness trembled slightly, a fine crack appeared on the Source-Extinguishing Divine Sword, the starlight on the hem of Yan Yue's skirt vibrated, and a wisp of star feather dissipated.

"The Soul Annihilation Counterattack..." Yan Yue whispered, "This is not an ordinary attack; it's twisting the very foundation of our soul consciousness."

"It wants to erase us from the Annihilation Heaven Overarching Realm's true form." Qin Yu's gaze was deep as he stepped forward and drew his sword again.

The storm has not yet subsided; even after the Nine Flames of Skull, more power is still gathering!

In the center of the entire Milky Way lake, a brand new Star Abyss Vortex is forming...

"This is not the end," Yan Yue said calmly.

Qin Yu nodded, slowly raised his left hand, and whispered:

"Azure Ring, it's your turn to respond."

The Azure Ring light slowly descended from above Qin Yu's sea of consciousness.

With a clench of his right hand, the entire void seemed to shatter under his grasp, and the Azure Ring, Fifth Form: Spirit Filth Annihilates Heaven Unleashed with a thunderous roar!

Boom--!

A stream of annihilation light, formed from the ashes of the Annihilation Abyss, the filth of celestial bodies, and the dregs of logic, erupted from the Azure Ring. It carried the structural dissolving power that burned away the "causality of existence" and slammed into the starry skeleton.

"Once this technique is unleashed, the soul perishes and its very essence is dissolved."

Qin Yu's eyes were ruthless, his steps were steady, and with one step, the light of annihilation completely enveloped the skeleton.

At this moment, the skeleton finally showed signs of "imminent disintegration"—

Its thoracic core was shattered, its skeletal structure dissipated starlight, and its skull cracked like a collapsing valley.

Yan Yue, Zi Xue, and Yunyi had all realized that the logic of annihilation was gradually erasing the skeleton's presence.

However—at that very moment! The old man on the Milky Way Ship finally made his move.

His hunched figure twitched slightly, and he slowly raised a withered finger, pointing it at the sky.

With just a flick of the finger, the entire starry sea exploded with a deafening roar!

The boundless power of the stars converged at his fingertips into a beam of "Nebula Divine Descent Ray", like the Milky Way splitting open the heavens, breaking through all limitations of logic, causality, space, and time.

It crashed down on the collapsing skeleton!

"Hiss--!!" The skeleton let out a terrifying howl!

At that moment, its bones reorganized, its star core reversed, and its entire body suddenly grew by more than ten feet. All the star remains that had been annihilated were reshaped into "Star Abyss Demon Bones", and every inch of them flashed with the wild light of annihilating starfire!

At the same time, a Kong Ling yet soul-stirring murmur exploded in everyone's consciousness—

"This skeleton is not something you can destroy."

"It is... the Cause Seed my past sins, sealed in the Heavenly Abyss, never to be dispersed for eternity."

Qin Yu's expression hardened, and cold sweat trickled down his forehead.

"This is... something that even the Azure Ring couldn't completely Annihilation?"

Yunyi stared intently at the old man's figure. "Who... who is he?!"

Yan Yue frowned, her star-studded dress billowing. "This is... a war beast resurrected by 'who'?"

Starlight blazed across the sky, and the fighting spirit boiled.

The galaxy lake behind the skull transformed into the Styx River of Starfire, surging forth once more!

The next attack will likely far surpass the previous [Nine Flames of Consciousness Destruction]!

Qin Yu walked forward slowly, the Source-Extinguishing Divine Sword hanging high, and the Azure Ring gradually rotating.

"It seems we can only move on to the next section."

At that moment, the Milky Way surged to its Limit.

The skeleton roared to the sky, and the star core in its chest cavity suddenly throbbed violently. An indescribable power of Annihilation Abyss star shock was gathering, absorbing the entire Milky Way lake into its body. Starlight and blood bones transformed into a doomsday bell, and the entire sky began to crack!

He raised his arms high, and a spell gathered in his palms—"Severing the Cycle of Annihilation: Star Destruction and Bone Burial!"

Seven galactic voids appeared behind him, each symbolizing the collapse of an era, the annihilation of a realm, and the death of a protagonist!

His strike seemed to transcend all dimensions—

Every "protagonist" in fantasy novels is utterly destroyed and their character's setting collapses under this move!

From the eons of the heavens to the Divine Abyss, even the "unbeatable names" on certain god rankings were shattered in an instant!

Just as that attack was about to land—"Azure Ring - Active Protection, Spirit Realm Remains Silent."

Qin Yu's expression was icy, his eyes like a rift in a gate. He took a step forward, and the Azure Ring fully opened from his sea of consciousness!

No guidance or chanting is needed.

The power of the Azure Ring suddenly unfolded, instantly forming a [Spirit Silence Wheel Domain] centered on him, firmly Yan Yue, Zi Xue, and Yunyi within it.

The light, like a desolate blue galaxy, pours down against the current, obscuring all the destructive logic of the world!

Boom----!!

The skull's Ultimate strike hit the spot where Qin Yu and his companions were in the next instant!

The whole world stood still for a moment.

Immediately afterwards, space shattered like a curtain, billions of starlight collapsed in the Black Abyss, the soul consciousness reversed its course, the causal chain broke, and countless simulated "fantasy Realm Master images" were completely extinguished in this attack, as if those glorious myths were nothing more than dust and fire.

And what about Qin Yu and his group? The Azure Ring light had not yet dissipated.

Like afterimages beneath the stars, the four were blasted thousands of feet away by the destructive impact, crashing heavily into the cliff face of the Star River Fault.

The dust settled, the light remained, and the four were still unharmed!

Yan Yue lightly, the starlight on her skirt still shimmering. "This attack... I felt a sense of déjà vu, like the end of a civilization."

Zi Xue exclaimed in astonishment, "Even the World Creation of my former dimension would be annihilated by this attack."

Yunyi jumped up, patted the hem of her skirt, and grinned, showing her teeth, "Elder Brother Yu Qin, isn't Azure Ring getting more and more unfair?"

Qin Yu stood on the edge of the storm, the swirling Azure Ring slowly coming to a stop, his voice calm yet like a final judgment:

"With an attack of that magnitude, if Azure Ring hadn't intervened, we... would be gone."

He looked at the skeleton.

The skeleton had exhausted all its star soul power, and its body began to slowly crumble, the last sparks in its eye sockets extinguishing.

The mysterious old man on the boat raised his oar once more.