At the bottom of Soul Silence Gorge, a ray of light suddenly burst forth from the distant sky, causing space to distort irregularly, as if forcibly torn apart by some enormous, invisible force field. A crack suddenly appeared, exploding in mid-air dozens of feet in front of Luo Guifeng and Lu Feng, and then an astonishing surge of beastly breath rushed in.
"Boom!--"
Within that crack, like the mouth of a hellish abyss, over a hundred strange beasts emerged in just three breaths. They were all different in shape, their soul energy chaotic, but all possessed the strength of a mid-level Annihilation Beast. Some resembled Blood-Armored Scorpion Tiger, others Bone Nightmare Twin-Skulled Mastiff, and still others were giant gray-armored wolves with trembling soul flames, densely packed, obscuring the entire sky above the canyon.
Lu Feng's expression changed drastically. His right hand immediately gripped the Fate Bell Saber, Nine Abyssal Sheng Laws; before the blade even touched the ground, the bell rang first.
"Junior Brother Luo, retreat quickly!!"
His roar was like the cracking of a night bell, shaking the very soul.
Luo Guifeng also sensed the surging anomaly in an instant. He released the Wind Attraction Fate Diagram - Void Wheel Realm once again. The illusory wind stirred the Soul Realm, quickly blocking the retreat route behind the two and setting up the Soul-Protecting Reincarnation Barrier!
"It's too late! These beasts... they didn't gather naturally at all!" Luo Guifeng whispered, his gaze coldly fixed on the depths of the crack. He suddenly realized that behind those beasts, there was a layer of black soul threads that guided their actions, as if they were being controlled in unison!
This battle is extraordinary!
The two exchanged glances and realized that this sudden "beast tide attack" was likely a trap set for the patrollers.
With a whoosh, they retreated, wind blades surging, as the two figures swiftly traversed between the dome and cliff of Soul Silence Gorge. Luo Guifeng and Lu Feng had solemn expressions, their soul energy mobilized to the Limit, like two swirling star trails shuttling through the turbulent soul mist.
The hundred strange beasts below surged up the cliff like a tidal wave, their soul light converging and their consciousness waves surging, each unleashing a ferocious and destructive power far exceeding that of ordinary mid-level beasts!
However, just as the two were about to cross a shattered void—
"Roar----!!"
A roar, as if from the deepest part of the Annihilation Abyss, seemed to tear apart the entire sky above the Soul Silence Gorge. The heavens shattered, the gorge walls trembled, countless rock formations and soul stones crumbled and collapsed, and even the void itself was cracked!
"Hmph... A cultivator from the Source of Epochless dares to injure me."
After that deep roar, a colossal figure slowly emerged from the chaotic soul mist. It was none other than— the Annihilation Thought Heaven-Buttressing Ape!
Its body was wrapped in dark golden Annihilation Lock patterns. Its fists were clenched, and before the wind of its fists arrived, its soul had already collapsed. With one step, the entire canyon caved inward! The pupils under the Annihilated Thought Mask were as cold as the surface of a dead lake, and "Soul Chain Fire" began to spread from its body, igniting all the strange beasts.
--Not flames, but the fiery law of the soul.
The controlled beasts all went berserk, detonating their soul sources and unleashing shockwaves that forcibly blocked the two's escape route!
Luo Guifeng's soul surged, and he instantly realized. "He... not only controlled the beast tide, but also reversed the soul structure of these strange beasts to create a 'chain-like detonator'?!"
"Escape? Let's see where you run to."
Annihilation Thought Heaven-Buttressing Ape roared again, and with a wave of its palm, a large number of soul chains fell from the palm shadow, locking the fragments of void and forcibly freezing their path.
Lu Feng gritted his teeth, his voice as deep as iron. "Junior Brother Luo, we're not retreating! This beast has set a trap to bury us alive... Let's cut off its arm first, then break free!"
--With their fighting spirit ignited, the two men straightened themselves, ready to strike.
Luo Guifeng and Lu Feng froze, suddenly standing still in mid-air. The wind swirled with frost and the energy reversed, yet the two did not retreat even half a step. Instead, they steadied their feet and stood side by side in the broken void!
"Junior Brother Luo."
"Senior Brother Lu."
The two murmured in unison, their eyes as deep and unfathomable as Liu Yuan. As their battle intent clashed, hundreds of strange beasts surged behind them like thunder, but at that moment—
Wind and Shadow Explode, Life Flames Scorch the Realm!
"--[Wind Attraction Fate Diagram - Spirit Realm Annihilation Explosion]!"
Behind Luo Guifeng, the Void Wind Realm instantly spun rapidly, the Soul Diagram suddenly expanded in reverse, and billions of tiny Soul Wind Talisman chains burst out, forming a Spirit Wind Severing Domain!
At this moment, as if a thousand wheels of wind were lifting the soul mist, the entire beast tide collapsed piece by piece under the cutting surface of the wind, their soul consciousness shattered like sand, and their soul chains wailed like weeping!
At the same time, the blade in Lu Feng's hand suddenly roared!
"[The Annihilation of the Yuansheng - Nine Sounds of Soul Breaking]!!"
"Bite--!!!"
The Nine Abyssal Sheng Laws of the Fate Bell Saber suddenly resounded in the void with nine layers of bell sounds. Each sound carried the power to shatter the connection between space. The soul sounds overlapped layer by layer, instantly blasting the remaining core of the beast tide behind into fragments of Annihilation Abyss!
The void fell silent instantly, the remnant souls dissipated, and more than half of the hundred-headed beast horde was wiped Annihilation by the two's super skills!
--A surge of air erupted, and the wind sliced through the sky!
At this moment, however, the Annihilation Thought Heaven-Buttressing Ape strode forward as if unaffected. Its pillar-like body emitted countless black chains, gradually rising into the air. That was the Intent Chain Ruinous Explosion - Reverse Core Mode that was being preheated within its body. Once formed, it would reverse and devour the skill chain logic of the two!
"It's our turn to face you, you beast."
Luo Guifeng spoke softly, his eyes already condensing into pure white soul light.
"The battle of Epoch Origin Annihilation Abyss will not be avoided!"
Lu Feng suddenly stepped into the void, Nine Abyssal Sheng Laws unfolded behind him into the Soul Sheng Sound Domain. Golden annihilation sound waves gathered beneath his feet, and his fighting spirit was blazing!
--Qingyuan's eyes narrowed.
It took a half step back for the first time.
The battle has stalled once again, and the clash between the two powerful forces is about to unfold!
The towering, pillar-like body of the Annihilation Thought Heaven-Buttressing Ape slowly raised its head on the battlefield where wind and soul intertwined. Countless eerie golden patterns appeared on the Annihilated Thought Mask on its head, instantly turning the sky into a distorted soul consciousness barrier!
Its fists slowly closed, then clenched!
--Soul consciousness explodes!
"Roar!!!!"
[Soul-Pillaring Thought Annihilation - Shattered Knowledge Burst Source]!!!
In an instant, the entire Soul Silent Realm shattered like broken glass; space no longer tore apart, but rather fragments appeared on the logical level! At this moment, both Luo Guifeng and Lu Feng's soul consciousness convulsed violently!
"This isn't an ordinary explosion; it's a technique that directly targets the source chain in the sea of consciousness!!"
Lu Feng roared instantly, throwing the Nine Abyssal Sheng Laws Blade in front of him. Countless soul bell sounds spun into protective chains, fiercely guarding his sea of consciousness!
Luo Guifeng roared and forcefully activated the second layer of his destiny diagram!
"[Wind Attraction Fate Diagram - Reversing the Soul's Origin]!"
The Destiny Chart acted like a mirror, forcefully "redirecting" a portion of the soul consciousness impact from the front, weakening the impact of the Annihilation Thought. Even so, the two were still instantly blasted hundreds of feet away!
"Puff--"
Both men coughed up blood. Luo Guifeng's left arm instantly exploded with a soul-crack wound, while Lu Feng's battle armor on half of his chest was completely torn apart, and his consciousness chain emerged from his body, with wisps of "consciousness fire" burning.
The Annihilation Thought Heaven-Buttressing Ape strode forward step by step, seemingly poised to strike while the enemy was ahead!
But what it didn't anticipate was --
"Right now!!"
Lu Feng did not retreat; instead, he turned the tables!
"[The Annihilation of the Abyss - Shattered Sounds of Broken Laws]!!"
Luo Guifeng, on the other hand, forcefully channeled his soul consciousness into the core of the destiny chart!
"[Breaking the Chains of the Void - Wind Trace Technique]!!"
The wind and the rhythm formed a complementary attack, striking the left shoulder of the ape as it took its third step!
"Bang--!"
The ape's shoulder suddenly exploded, black blood gushing out like ink, and the surrounding soul pressure instantly broke!
However, Luo Guifeng and Lu Feng were also sent flying by the aftershocks of this attack!
Both were severely injured, their souls were shaken, and they were kneeling in mid-air...
The wind died down, and the sound ceased.
Even with its shoulder broken, the ape roared in anger. Though it did not retreat, it no longer dared to attack rashly.
Just as Lu Feng and Luo Guifeng, covered in blood, were forcibly stabilizing their consciousness, the Annihilation Thought Heaven-Buttressing Ape slowly raised its head in the silent wind, emitting a strange low growl from its throat, like the turning of mechanical gears.
The next moment--
"Clang--!"
Deep within the void, a dark rift suddenly appeared.
From within the crack, the outline of a colossal axe slowly emerged. Its blade, ancient and fossil-like, was coiled with eerie golden-red soul patterns, and at its center was engraved an annihilation totem—
"Submerged"
--That is the Axe of Origin Destroyer, belonging only to the Annihilation System!
At that moment, Annihilation Thought Heaven-Buttressing Ape suddenly stretched out his right hand, his five fingers like pillars reaching into the void rift, and slowly pulled out the giant axe!
As it moved, the heavens and earth emitted a deafening roar, as if the heavens and Rending Domain!
The moment the axe was drawn, the entire world seemed to be submerged by an invisible wave of cognitive collapse, and even the Soul Silence Land below the battlefield began to crumble, like a sinking Dead Sea!
The battle axe is named: Annihilation Axe - Netherworld Rift!
As soon as the axe was drawn, the shape of the Annihilation Thought Heaven-Buttressing Ape also changed drastically!
Its entire soul body began to twist and stretch layer by layer, breaking through the spatial boundaries, as if it no longer belonged to this dimension. The black and gold soul patterns, like the silent fire of the Nine Abyss, surged wildly along its bloodline all the way to its crown chakra.
Boom!!
Its body continued to rise, exceeding hundreds and thousands of feet, until it finally transformed into—
A transcendental soul-form body!
This is not "Heaven and Earth Dharma Form" in the ordinary sense!
Instead, it is: -- "Dimension-Transcending Manifestation Spirit"!
A World Extinguisher state forcibly expanded to the [triple outer dimension] using the Soul Axe!
Nine eyes split open on its head, three wheels of consciousness appeared behind it, and a giant axe hung down to the sky. With a single swing, space and time seemed to be flipped and collapsed!
"This... this is not normal! This is no longer within the realm of soul beasts!!"
Lu Feng's face turned deathly pale; even with his extensive combat experience, he trembled with fear at this moment.
"Hyperdimensional constructs... are one of the most forbidden forms in the records of Urobuchi!"
Luo Guifeng clenched his fists, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth as he whispered, "It seems we have to gamble with our lives today..."
Without hesitation, the ape swung its giant axe, shattering the void with a deafening roar. The next strike would completely rewrite the logic of the battlefield!
Annihilation Thought Heaven-Buttressing Ape stood amidst the annihilation of all things, three wheels of consciousness behind him roaring and spinning, the Annihilation Axe hanging high, seemingly using the "Collapse Conception" as the source of its blade, and suddenly swung it fiercely!
--"Soul-Pillaring Thought Annihilation - Axe- Soul Rend Realm!"
That axe blow—
It's not about cutting into the flesh.
Instead, it strikes directly at the deepest logical core of the soul's structure!
In an instant, the void collapsed, as if the entire world's soul realm had been dragged into the abyss of death!
"--Give it your all!"
"Senior Brother Lu, lend me the power of my battle spirit!"
"Come!!!"
Luo Guifeng and Lu Feng erupted almost simultaneously!
• Lu Feng roared as he tore his battle robe, revealing the soul runes on his chest, and immediately unleashed his strongest battle technique:
[Destiny Lock: Cracked Battle Soul]
--Using one's own consciousness as a guide, a life-locking shield is constructed to withstand the impact of superdimensional attacks!
• Luo Guifeng then raised both arms high, awakening the Limit form of the Void Wheel:
[Wind Realm Redraw - Fractal Resurrection Chart]
--Instantly constructing a nine-layered soul diagram chain, burning all the fragments of one's future vision!
But...
The instant the Annihilation Axe struck, all the formations and soul shields collapsed at the moment "after the blow"!
No explosion! No loud noise!
Only an absolute, Space Silence logic of "the future Does Not Exist" instantly swept over the two of them!
"--puff!!"
The two were sent flying backwards simultaneously, like two arcs of light streaking a hundred feet, their blood and souls splattering in the sky, before crashing heavily into the rock fissure!
The Ape Soul Axe is raised high once more!
But, at this very moment—
The void suddenly trembled violently!
A black and gold pattern slashed diagonally down from the Silence of All Spirits, as if tearing apart the entire Annihilation Rift!
With a thunderous roar that shook the very soul, it was as if an unparalleled being had descended upon the world!
"You beast! Stop hurting people!"
In an instant, a familiar figure emerged from the soul mist like a star Realm Breaking.
It is indeed Qin Yu!
He neither roared nor rushed forward; with just one step, he stood between the Annihilation Thought Heaven-Buttressing Ape and the two men, like a barrier of silent light.
Without moving his gaze, he raised his hand, pointing directly at Cang Hun.
The whisper was uttered:
"Silent Origin - Eternally Sever the Heavenly Balance."
The rules of all realms were forcibly torn apart in the next moment!
The entire Soul Realm spacetime—froze.
All logical connections, conceptual flows, embedded soul diagrams, and future trajectories have been severed.
Behind Qin Yu, a pitch-black, silent wheel rose up, each ring inscribed with the words "Severance of Cause and Effect" and "Crushing of Logic"!
A surge of black and gold light erupted, suddenly enveloping the giant axe of the Annihilation Thought Heaven-Buttressing Ape that had not yet fallen!
"Boom----"
The entire space shook violently!
The ape roared to the sky, its consciousness wheel shattered, and blood spurted from its nine eyes. Under Qin Yu's attack, its consciousness layer was severely ruptured!
Its almost invincible axe strike was completely frozen in place just before it came down!
Annihilation Thought Heaven-Buttressing Ape – Severely Injured!
Meanwhile, Luo Guifeng and Lu Feng lay sprawled on the ground, gazing at the back of that figure who had single-handedly blocked the enemy of heaven and earth—
His eyes trembled in disbelief.
"... It's... it's him!!!"