Annihilation Eyes Gaze into the Distance · Killing Intent Makes No Sound

As Yan Yue and the others soared into the sky, a storm was brewing within the Eternal Evolution Realm Hall.

The detached garden of the temple where Yu Yuance resided had already been sealed off.

Another temple commander of the Heavenly Radiance Hall —the Blazing Radiance Commander, Ling Yan, and Wang Long, holding the Radiant Token, led a formidable fighting force to surround the area.

Standing beside him was another renowned commander of the temple's guards, Commander Duanming, dressed in plain clothes with silver hair and an aura as Duan Ming as a still pool.

The two stood side by side, their gazes as cold as icy blades.

Inside the courtyard, countless foreign followers, disciples, subordinates, and retainers who had originally been attached to Yu Yuance had already been suppressed and forced to the ground, bound by layers of annihilation-patterned spiritual locks, unable to move.

Some were terrified and lost in thought, others looked ashen-faced, but everyone understood—the game was over, the old master was gone, and their fate was no longer in their own hands.

Wang Long's voice was cold and stern:

"Yu Yuance has been Annihilation. All his remaining followers have been detained and await the Palace Master's personal judgment."

Ling Yan a light snort, and with a flick of her sleeve, a radiant chain sealing formation gathered all the prisoners, adding in a cold voice:

"Anyone involved in the Yu Clan's conspiracy must not be interrogated privately. Anyone who violates this rule will be punished as an accomplice."

The entire Yu Yuance power system was completely wiped out overnight.

The starting point of the scheme that night

Just before this dramatic change, in the quiet room of the rear hall of the Heavenly Radiance Hall, Qin Yu stood calmly in the void, his gaze fixed on Shu Xunyan in front of him.

"... Report every word I said to Commander Yao Guangxun truthfully."

"Tell him that someone inside the temple is colluding with foreign races, intending to use our trip to the secret realm to set a trap and kill me and Yan Yue."

Shu Xunyan's gaze flickered slightly, her silver eyes swirling. Without asking a single question, she immediately turned and left, stepping into the Gate of Law.

She knew— Qin Yu never made empty promises.

It was that secret report that night that prompted Yao Guangxun to immediately mobilize the five pillars of defense and secretly devise a plan to break the deadlock.

The initial plan was simply to capture Yu Yuance and hand him over to the Palace Master for a personal decision.

But no one expected that Yu Xufei would personally appear, forcibly break the law chains, kill the high-ranking elder True Seat Lixi, and even attempt to forcibly rescue Yu Yuance!

In the end, Yao Guangxun raised his halberd and Annihilation Yu Yuance with a single blow, declaring the end of this game in complete obliteration.

⸻In the Heavenly Radiance Hall

The night wind dispersed the remaining blood, the annihilation patterns faded, and the halo of the Heavenly Radiance Hall slowly subsided.

After the impasse was broken, order was initially restored, but the tense atmosphere lingered.

This was not a simple punishment, but a purge of temple power led by Qin Yu and finalized by Yao Guangxun.

The old power structure of the Yu Clan has been torn apart, and a new destiny is brewing.

Beneath this calm surface, what is subtly shifting is the deeper mystery of Fate-Cause that is about to be unveiled in the Epoch Origin Ash Ruins Secret Realm.

The world was like a dead abyss, and the eerie light was like a nightmare.

This is a little-known ancient war pit deep within the Epoch Origin Ash Ruins Secret Realm, known to the outside world as the Remnant Mine Soul Domain.

This area is structured like a shield dragon, with towering rock walls resembling the bones of ancient, gray beasts. The surface is rugged and inlaid with obsidian crystals, and occasionally purple and blue soul fire emerges from cracks, making the entire tunnel look like a hellish place shrouded in twilight.

Fragments of abandoned soul consciousness and dust of laws floated in the air, making every breath feel like inhaling lingering remnants.

At this moment, on a rocky platform deep within the Soul Domain, Qin Yu sat quietly, regulating his breathing.

He was dressed in black robes, his hair was loose but not disheveled, and his aura was as still as stagnant water.

He was concentrating, eyes closed, sensing the [Silent Principle Void Annihilation Scripture] slowly circulating within his body.

Black and gold annihilation patterns coiled around his body, seemingly devouring the remaining power of the rules of the secret realm, refining the fragments of those broken structures inch by inch into a primordial flow of silent energy.

In the distance, the remains of a dead gray-scaled ancient beast are half-buried in the rock wall, like a relic of a destruction that occurred a thousand years ago.

This is the most suitable place for meditation, but also the most dangerous – any outsider who intrudes could be torn apart by the residual soul pressure in the tunnel.

Yet, amidst this deathly silence, Qin Yu remained as steadfast as a rock.

He didn't open his eyes, but he already knew— Yu Yuance had Annihilation, True Seat Lixi had fallen, Yu Xufei had fled, and the scheme had been completely thwarted.

He had instructed Shu Xunyan to deliver the true message to Yao Guangxun, and all of this unfolded exactly as he had predicted.

The only thing that still lingers in his mind is the mysterious power that struck Yu Xufei down from the sky.

"It wasn't Yao Guangxun, nor was it our strength..."

He slowly opened his eyes, a glimmer of annihilation flashing in his dark pupils.

"It seems that we're not the only ones moving around in this Epoch Origin Ash Ruins."

A wisp of annihilation light emerged from his palm, then sank into his body, reactivating the perception imprint of the [Annihilation Origin Heart Canon].

He was ready--

If there are any more hidden hunters, unknown creatures, or unsealed tombstones of logic ahead, then he will show no mercy.

This is just the prologue.

But the real abyss awaits him as he ventures forward.

While the outside world was Remnant Mine Soul Domain silent, a strange light quietly appeared in Qin Yu's sea of consciousness.

A bluish-white shimmered like ripples, slowly spreading out.

A slender, azure halo appeared and swirled in the void, leisurely drifting towards the summit of the divine tree, Lingyuan, at the center of the sea of consciousness.

When Azure Ring manifested, she did not rush to speak, but instead hung steadily on the highest branch of the divine tree, swaying back and forth, as if basking in Does Not Exist light.

Then, it spoke in a languid yet lively tone:

"Tsk... You and that little girl Yan Yue really are connected by Fate Soul."

"Don't say I didn't warn you—you're only practicing incomplete chapters of the [Silent Principle Void Annihilation Scripture] right now."

Qin Yu opened his eyes, a faint glimmer of light still lingering within them.

He didn't respond, but listened quietly.

Azure Ring continued swaying, her tone as casual as if she were gossiping, yet every word pierced the soul:

"Your wisp of [Annihilation Abyss First Light] Fate Soul still lacks the reflection of 'Dawn'."

"The 'Silent Principle Void Annihilation Scripture' will only fully awaken after you return to the Eternal Evolution Divine Hall and truly complete the fusion of your Fate Soul with that girl, Yan Yue."

"The complete one is the kind of technique that can reconstruct even the 'definition of existence'... Right now, you've only scratched the surface."

After speaking, Azure Ring circled around with a half-smile, creating a small vortex of light, and stopped in mid-air. "However... it also depends on whether she's willing."

Qin Yu's brow twitched slightly, and he gently closed his eyes. The Annihilation Pattern Realm in his sea of consciousness trembled slightly.

After a moment, he spoke slowly, his tone extremely soft, yet as deep and still as water:

"... I admit, I do have feelings for her."

But matters of the heart cannot be forced.

"When we get back, I will tell her the truth about this, and I will also tell her that this cultivation method must be based on the harmony of Fate Soul."

"If she has no intention..."

Qin Yu opened his eyes, his gaze returning to its usual calm, his voice utterly still:

"... and then I completely forgot about this cultivation technique."

"I'd rather spend my whole life repairing incomplete chapters."

In her sea of consciousness, Azure Ring suddenly fell silent.

It didn't speak again, only swayed on the branch of the sacred tree, as if looking at Qin Yu seriously for the first time, then sighed softly:

"... Sometimes I really don't understand you. Are you too cold, or too genuine?"

"But—that's more like the Ring Master. That's my true will."

Azure Ring's figure gradually faded away, merging back into the incomplete chapter of Qin Yu's Principle-Annihilating Void-Annihilating Scripture, leaving only the divine tree trembling slightly and the Annihilation Patterns softly resounding.

At this moment, Qin Yu closed his eyes again, Return to One his mind.

He knew that true integration was not just about cultivation techniques or Fate Soul.

And even more so, on the road ahead—whether she would be willing to walk alongside him.

Deep within the mysterious realm, shrouded in gray mist, in an ancient cave of rock spirits, a dim soul lamp flickers faintly.

The Spiritual Qi here is chaotic, the laws are broken, and the textures of space and time seem to be torn into rifts. Ordinary people who step into this place will have their souls shattered. Only a very few who are marked by the "Eye of the Master Seal" can enter without being suppressed.

A young man dressed in a black obsidian robe, with a cold expression, sat quietly in the center of the cave, his gaze as calm and still as a mirror.

It was Mirror Abyss Yu.

Behind him, a ring of dark blue mirror-patterned soul rings slowly rotated, reflecting the surrounding fragmented layers of annihilated stone, as if reflecting the structural logic of the entire secret realm.

At this moment, a figure in black silently emerged from the rock wall on one side, kneeling in a low voice, with a hint of barely perceptible fear in his eyes:

"My lord... the message has just arrived."

"... The plan has failed."

Mirror Abyss Yu remained motionless, his eyelids trembling slightly. "Speak."

The man in black dared not raise his head, his voice low and menacing:

"Yu Yuance... has been personally executed by Yao Guangxun, and Annihilation with a single strike."

Although Yu Xufei personally went to save people, he was severely injured in the sea of consciousness by a mysterious expert at the critical moment. He fled with a life-threatening injury, and his fate is unknown.

"The temple... has lost one person; True Seat Lixi is now silent."

For a moment, only the faint sound of the soul lamp flickering remained in the cave.

Mirror Abyss Yu slowly opened his eyes.

At that moment, light and shadow subtly intertwined in his eyes, as if all the mirrors of fate were trembling gently. For the first time, a hint of undisguised surprise flickered in his eyes:

"... Yu Xufei? That's... the Supreme in the Only Book Realm."

"He was so severely injured that his very consciousness was shattered?"

He murmured to himself, as if in disbelief, or perhaps contemplating some possibility.

"Yao Guangxun does not possess this power, Yan Yue and Extinguished Light would absolutely not be able to penetrate the core of life consciousness in that instant."

He frowned slightly, a very faint ripple appearing in his eyes:

"Who exactly is it...?"

At that moment, the temperature in the cave seemed to drop sharply along with his tone of voice.

The man in black whispered, "It's said that no one witnessed the attack; it was just a pressure emanating from the heavens... like some kind of divine mechanism, or perhaps the work of an ancient lord."

Mirror Abyss Yu pondered for a moment, then suddenly exhaled slowly, his expression returning to calm:

"Never mind."

"Now that Yu Yuance is dead, there is no need to cling to him anymore."

"Our original plan wasn't primarily his doing. The Yu Clan's affairs were left for them to handle themselves."

His gaze shifted to a certain point outside the secret realm, seemingly able to penetrate all the barriers of laws and directly see where a certain person was:

--Qin Yu.

"He is still inside the Epoch Origin Ash Ruins Secret Realm, and our objective continues to advance."

"Next, proceed according to the original plan."

"Don't let any link get out of control."

The man in black bowed his head and replied, "Yes."

With Mirror Abyss Yu revealed a shattered mirror talisman between his fingers. It was a hook-and-lock array that had been laid out along Qin Yu's path and had quietly entered the pre-activation state.

His gaze was indifferent, yet as cold as cracking ice:

"From the moment he stepped into this secret realm, his destiny... was no longer his."

Layers of limestone are embedded into the sky, like the bones of a giant beast lying across the land.

Beneath the rock platform where Qin Yu sat cross-legged, all the refined energy had returned to stillness. He slowly opened his eyes, and the annihilating light surged in his sea of consciousness, sinking into his very bones with each breath.

His aura was extremely restrained, as if he were the only one left breathing in the world.

He slowly rose, his robes fluttering slightly, and a large cloud of dust fell, turning to ashes in the glow of the soul fire.

As the foot stepped off that last ancient rock platform, the entire Remnant Mine Soul Domain suddenly seemed to collapse and close itself off—this secret place sensed the "departure of the alien master" and automatically sealed itself off and fell silent.

Qin Yu stood on the high cliff at the exit, with the deep obsidian mine behind him and the vast Epoch Origin Wasteland in front of him. The wind howled and the laws twisted like tangled threads in the sky.

He stood silently for a moment, seemingly gazing into the distance, or perhaps deep in thought.

Then, he slowly began to speak.

The voice was extremely soft, like a whisper, but in this silent place, it was like a command falling, echoing deep into the void:

"Next..."

He took a step, and the footprints beneath his feet left their own mark.

"It's your turn now— Mirror Abyss Yu."

His tone was calm, without anger or a tremor.

But the moment the words "Mirror Abyss · Yu" were uttered, the soul pressure and the will of heaven in the entire space seemed to suddenly contract by half.

He continued:

"The grudge from the Annihilation Abyss Epoch..."

"You, the True Word Extremity Hall —should pay for your crimes in blood."

At this moment, the camera slowly zoomed in, focusing on Qin Yu's eyes.

Those black and gold eyes reflected not the ruins ahead, but the abyss of shattered pages, the trillions of souls sinking into the gray sea, and fragments of ancient history long since obliterated.

His eyes were as cold as an abyss, as still as an overturned sea.

--There was no anger, no hatred.

There is only one will deeper than hatred—

The obsession to completely obliterate the "logic of the enemy's existence".

He didn't turn around; instead, in the next moment, he took a step forward, and a burst of light erupted.

The life domain patterns of the entire Epoch Origin Ash Ruins seemed to subtly begin to change direction as he took a step down.

He had begun to approach the battlefield, where traps had long been laid.