Returning to Save the Realm · The Flames of War Reignited

In the Eternal Evolution Realm Hall, the starry sky is silent. In the center of the courtyard, the wind stirs the stone lamp, its faint light like a flame.

Qin Yu stood in the center of the hall, with Yan Yue, Zi Xue, Yunyi, and Extinguished Light all gathered behind him.

At this moment, they are no longer the trial participants who first arrived at the Source of Epochless, but returnees who carried the Divine Wood, wielded the Azure Ring, and shattered the Annihilation Heaven Overarching Realm.

With a slight flick of her sleeves, Yan Yue made a sweeping motion in the air, Annihilation Dawn's soul power spread out like water, creating a dimensional chain.

She pointed a finger down. "Using the Annihilation Abyss Epoch as the cause, and the five life cores as the coordinates, write— The Abyss-Returning Causal Formation."

Following closely behind, Zi Xue used the power of "Star-Commanding Mystic Phoenix" to lay a constant orbit chain on her soul power, with nine star feathers transforming into spatial anchors to fix the cross-dimensional location.

Yunyi's eyes narrowed slightly, and three dark golden soul rings appeared beneath her feet. The Illusory Dragon Origin rotated in Reverse Order, forming the "Bridge of the Annihilation Realm."

Extinguished Light, in his body of utter light, directly summoned a spatial Rending Domain vein that encircled the entire magic array, like a soul's spine that bridged dimensions.

Finally, Qin Yu raised his right hand, and the Azure Ring automatically appeared, engraving the final judgment seal:

"Annihilation Abyss Epoch - Annihilation Realm Coordinates - Guardian Qin Yu - Granting Passage Rights."

"--open."

In an instant, the five of them simultaneously struck with their brushes, their Soul Seal intertwining.

In the center of the courtyard, a rift of intersecting golden and azure light slowly opened, as if cleaving the entire Eternal Evolution Realm Hall open into a chasm leading to the heavens!

The sea of stars shatters, the world turns upside down!

The entire sky above the Eternal Evolution Realm Hall resounded with the low rumble of dimensional rifts!

At this moment, the five people's aura was drawn into the Abyss of Light, an unspeakable "logic gap" between worlds.

They made no unnecessary movements, they simply stepped into it.

The light engulfed their figures and completely severed the boundary between the Source of Epochless and the Annihilation Abyss Epoch.

When I opened my eyes again, the world had changed.

The five people landed right in front of the main boundary marker of the Annihilation Abyss Epoch.

The distant palaces and towers remain as silent as ever, as if time has never flowed.

Qin Yu finally returned to the Great Realm of Fate-Cause that he had created.

The five of them had just landed steadily.

But the next instant—the heavens and earth suddenly trembled.

The entire space of the Annihilation Abyss Epoch resembled a slowly turning black-gold giant wheel, with intense soul-conscious roars emanating from all directions!

High in the sky, in the direction of the Eastern Region, hundreds of battle skill lights intertwined with ice blue and crimson gold were exploding one after another, like knife marks torn from the boundary curtain.

In the southwest direction, one after another, the "chains of life snapped" reverberated, and the soul waves overflowing from the sea of consciousness seemed to have spread to the area beneath the Realm Master's Law Stele!

At the summit of Northern Region Return, an extremely cold law, resembling snow yet not quite, is tearing through the void, while pale purple heavenly fire pours from the clouds into the earth's veins, which is being resisted by a lone woman!

--The three regions are under immediate crisis!

In the short time they were away, the Annihilation Abyss Epoch was attacked from multiple directions!

Qin Yu's gaze sharpened, instantly detecting soul imprints from three different locations:

"It's Mu Qingwan!" "Gui Zhou Yu!" "And Qian Ruishan!"

All three are pillars of the Annihilation Abyss Epoch Master domain, and core World Enforcement trusted by Qin Yu —yet they are now all deeply entangled in an ambush!

Qin Yu did not hesitate for a moment, and coldly shouted:

"Yunyi, Extinguished Light —Return from the Southern Region to support Zhou Yu!"

Yunyi responded and Extinguished Light, the two instantly disappearing beneath the sea.

"Zi Xue and Yan Yue —from the Eastern Region, go to Mu Qingwan's aid!"

With a mere flash of her eyes, Yan Yue saw Zi Xue ride the Star Phoenix and soar into the sky, tearing open a line of starlight, with two streaks of light falling like raindrops.

Alone, Qin Yu looked up at the crumbling purple fire cloud in the Northern Region Return, his expression calm, and took a step.

He didn't activate the formation, nor did he unleash the Soul Seal; he simply used a single thought—

Realm Breaking and leaped into the air, heading straight for the battle zone where Qian Ruishan was!

In an instant, Qin Yu and the others split into three directions, and at this moment, the world of Annihilation Abyss Epoch would usher in a true battle for the return of the master.

Yunyi and Extinguished Light traversed the nine heavens, treading on stars and cutting through the sky, instantly descending upon the Southern Region and returning to the sky above.

However, the moment they stepped into the battle zone, their expressions simultaneously turned serious.

--Below, there was a completely engulfed sea of fire.

The blazing flames were not natural fire, but a "turbulent flow of soul flames" constructed from countless magic seals, spells, and combat techniques, which almost engulfed two-thirds of the entire Southern Region!

Mountains collapsed, city walls crumbled, and even space itself was burned and twisted into chaos.

Countless cultivators from the Annihilation Abyss Epoch, their souls wounded and bodies shattered, were struggling to hold on at the edge of the fiery domain. Further in, however, lay the focal point where battle techniques were constantly exploding and roaring.

Zhou Yu, his body covered in bloodstains and the soul chain on his left shoulder exposed, still stubbornly held onto a broken black iron spear, locked in a fierce battle with three powerful enemies in the heart of the sea of fire!

Not far from her, a silver-armored female general, also covered in scorch marks, was using her soul shield to protect Zhou Yu from several successive attacks.

That person was none other than Yao Wanqing!

Despite their severe injuries, neither of them retreated an inch.

Yunyi's eyes narrowed sharply, and the Illusory Dragon Soul Breath erupted with a roar. Three layers of Illusory Extreme Dragon Seals overlapped between her pupils, and she suddenly shouted:

"Zhou Yu, we're here!"

In an instant, Zhou Yu and Yao Wanqing looked up at the same time!

In that instant, a golden-purple dragon shadow swept across the sea of fire. Yunyi descended from the void, and the power of illusion gathered behind her to form the phoenix tail of the Annihilation Abyss Dragon Breath, just like the Emperor's Threshold!

Immediately following, the Extinguished Light appeared silently, a stream of light spun down, piercing through the boundary between the soul flames and the void, cutting the entire battlefield in two!

That was the overwhelming aura of [Final Light Plunderer] – silence means death, no light means annihilation.

A tear glistened in Zhou Yu's eyes, and she gritted her teeth and roared angrily:

"Yunyi, Brother Qin Yu's soul beasts... they're finally back!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the annihilation black flames ignited in Yunyi's eyes, and three layers of illusory soul rings suddenly condensed in the void!

She raised a slender finger, her breath suddenly becoming heavy, as if a bottomless abyss had collapsed, and she coldly uttered four words:

"The Black Abyss Devouring Descent."

In an instant, the vast sea of fire in front of them suddenly froze, and the void collapsed!

A vortex formed by the Illusory Dragon scales tore open the boundary of the battlefield, directly engulfing the entire enemy position.

Before the enemy's dozen or so high-level soul skills could be activated, they were drawn into the Black Abyss Soul Vortex, their sea of consciousness and skill chains annihilated into nothingness!

At the same time, Extinguished Light's figure flashed, completely fading into a stream of unilluminating light, transforming into Fate-Path Star in the sky.

The next moment, her silent, murderous words rang in his ears:

"The Final Radiance Void Law: The Fate Image Destruction and Rewriting."

Boom!!!

In that instant, a gigantic page of destiny appeared on the entire enemy battlefield!

All currently activated beast combat techniques, spell chains, and the structural settings of any buffs applied to the user have been completely rewritten.

Shattering, tearing, reversing, annihilating.

After the roar subsided, there were no more sounds of battle in the air, only the remnants of war remained.

In the blink of an eye, the two forcefully pushed the life-or-death battle line of Southern Region back to a safe edge where they could catch their breath.

Yunyi and Extinguished Light did not stop. With a burst of illusory dragon breath, they teleported and landed directly beside Zhou Yu and Yao Wanqing.

At that moment, the flames illuminated the scene of the four women reuniting, a scene both warm and chilling.

Zhou Yu's eyes instantly reddened, but she forced herself to suppress her emotions and took a step forward:

"Yunyi! You... why are you back? Did Brother Qin Yu come along too?"

Yunyi nodded gently, her tone steady but her eyes filled with warmth:

"Yes, Elder Brother Yu Qin and the others are back too, and they're on their way to help Sister Qian Ruishan. How are things going for you?"

Yao Wanqing looked up; her soul shield was now covered in shattered pieces. Her body trembled slightly, yet she stubbornly stood firm.

"Thank goodness you came back in time... These abyssal beasts are too terrifying, we can't hold out much longer."

Yunyi's gaze sharpened, and the aura of the Illusory Dragon soul rose once more behind her:

"Okay, you guys retreat to the back to heal your wounds. Leave this to me and Extinguished Light."

She reached out and supported Yao Wanqing's shoulder, and a beam of illusory light entered, temporarily calming the turmoil in her mind.

Extinguished Light stood quietly to the side, a wisp of final light gathering once more in his palm. He gazed calmly at the remaining enemies still stirring in the distance. There was no emotion in the light, only a cold, ruthless order of annihilation.

Now--

With the return of the Southern Region, a true reversal of fortune has finally arrived.

Zi Xue and Yan Yue —belonging to the Eastern Region, they Mu Qingwan!

The moment Qin Yu finished speaking, space shattered like a mirror.

The next moment, Zi Xue and Yan Yue transformed into the twin streams of stars and Dawn Abyss, tearing through the sky, traversing thousands of realms, and instantly descending upon the Eastern Region.

--As soon as it arrived, the entire world trembled like thunder.

The sky was no longer what it used to be, but had turned into a crimson torrent; on the earth, cracks crisscrossed like a net, and the ruins of soul cities lay in ruins, as if the entire Eastern Region was being dragged to the brink of collapse.

Zi Xue's eyes flickered slightly, and the Xi Seal Yan Yue's brows spontaneously ignited.

At first glance, they saw two extremely powerful soul energies locked in a fierce battle on the battlefield ahead!

One of them is the Lord of Starfire, Xuancang Shenying, clad in a myriad-feathered black armor!

At this moment, his star feathers were shattered and his left arm was almost crushed, but he still forcibly condensed the Star Domain Soul Map and clashed head-on with a giant hoofed divine beast with fiery eyes!

With each step the divine beast took, a section of the sky collapsed, clearly indicating that it was a transcendent beast form, born with annihilation-level logic!

On the other side, the Soul Sea trembled like an abyss.

Clad in a black robe of the Nether Prison, with a cracked Soul Seal on his forehead, was none other than the Grand Venerable Mingxu.

He was entangled with another serpent-winged divine beast with the aura of destruction. His soul chains were broken and his blood was churning, yet he still refused to retreat!

At that very moment--

A streak of silver light pierced the Heavenly Abyss, followed closely by a wisp of annihilating light that burst forth like a soul-scorching flame.

"Grand Venerable Mingxu, Xuancang Shenying, we have arrived!"

--Zi Xue is here! Yan Yue is here!

Her eyes shone with starlight, Nine-Winged Mystic Phoenix Soul Diagram appeared instantly, activating her battle technique in a flash!

"Phoenix Zenith Star Shroud, Eternal Orbit Begins!"

In an instant, the sky seemed to be torn apart, and the wings of stellar laws transformed into the heavy pressure of star orbits, crashing down with a deafening roar!

The fiery beast with twin pupils was instantly suppressed within the spatial distortion, its entire body's structural logic collapsing into chaos!

Xuancang Shenying's pupils contracted sharply, and he looked up at the sky, revealing a rare expression of joy:

"She Yan Yue, the Lord of the Annihilation Abyss. It seems that Qin Yu has returned... He's finally here!"

At the same instant, the radiant fire surged, and the void violently churned!

Yan Yue amidst flames, rings of light from the Dawn Wheel intertwined, her left hand forming a seal, her right hand lashing out fiercely!

"The Endless Dawn Radiance."

Instantly, the spacetime logic around the serpent-winged divine beast was completely reversed!

All the mechanisms that enabled the components to regenerate, repair, and defend have been completely destroyed and rendered ineffective!

It roared and charged, but even its own bone scales were falling off out of control, its sea of consciousness was scorched, and its soul meridian was severed!

The Grand Venerable Ming Yuan laughed loudly, his voice hoarse yet filled with ecstatic joy:

"Yan Yue?! Haha! You guys actually came back!"

Yan Yue nodded, her eyes shining like the rising sun.

"Okay, now it's our turn to guard the Annihilation Abyss."

Two Annihilation Abyss- level Soul Masters have finally returned to their rightful place in the Eastern Region!

The flames had not yet died down, but the fighting spirit had already been ignited, and the horn of reversal was sounded at this moment!

During the brief stillness of the sky, the intense soul fire had not yet dissipated.

High in the Eastern Region, several familiar soul energies flew over and stopped in front of Yan Yue and Zi Xue.

It was none other than Mu Qingwan, the Grand Venerable Ming Yuan, and the Xuancang Shenying, clad in starlight feather armor and possessing heroic features!

Despite their injuries, the three men's eyes were filled with barely suppressed excitement.

The Grand Venerable Ming Yuan spoke first with a smile, "You've finally returned!"

Xuancang Shenying nodded and said in a deep voice, "If we had been even half a moment later, the entire Eastern Region would probably have been torn apart."

Mu Qingwan noticed Zi Xue standing beside Yan Yue, adorned with Nine-Winged Mystic Phoenix feathers and possessing an extraordinary bearing, and asked with a puzzled look, "Who is this woman...?"

Yan Yue's gaze softened as she replied softly, "Her name is Zi Xue, and she's a close friend we met in the Source of Epochless."

"Qin Yu brought it back personally."

Mu Qingwan nodded slightly, but before she could ask further, she asked urgently, "What about Qin Yu? Didn't he come with you?"

Yan Yue's eyes were calm yet resolute as she softly said, "He went to the Northern Region Return to support Sister Qian Ruishan."

She looked at the three of them, her tone slightly worried. "Are you alright?"

The Grand Venerable Ming Yuan laughed and waved his hand, "Haha! This little injury is nothing!"

"It was worth it for us to hold out until you came back!"

The light in Yan Yue, and her expression turned solemn:

"That's good, since the injury isn't serious—"

"--Then, let's fight the enemy together!"

Everyone was shaken to their core, and their fighting spirit was rekindled.

Zi Xue slowly raised her arm, and a star-track blade had already condensed. The light of the Dawn Wheel and the phoenix wing soul flames overlapped to form a sky curtain, as if the Annihilation Abyss truly returned to its rightful place.