Threshold Reverse Construction · Rift Venerable of the Ruined Realm
As the Nightmare God Clan's sky slowly darkened, the Source Consciousness Resonance Platform quietly sank into the ground, replaced by a nine-layered ring array of obsidian color that descended from the sky, sealing the entire heavenly domain into a unique trial domain.
That was the supreme assessment array personally forged by the Nightmare God Clan using the logic of their main soul.
Initial Yuan Threshold Challenge Array
It is neither an illusion array nor a killing array, but a soul Threshold test structure at the level of the logic of the chronology.
Once on stage, there will be no external force or magic weapon to intervene—only the essence of the soul, consciousness, and thought will clash.
The three assessments are as follows:
1. The Art of Reversing Time (Time Cognition Reverse Construction)
2. A single thought can open heaven and close earth (the true extent of the realm of thought)
3. Annihilate the enemy's soul in silent spacetime (soul suppression dimensional confinement)
The examiner stood high in the air, his expression solemn, and began to speak:
"The third round of the Limit logic test has officially begun!"
As he finished speaking, the ninth cultivator slowly stepped onto the stage.
--That was a True Immortal Emperor named Yang Fuyuan, a peak expert of the Outer Dimension Fire Profound Era.
He had a "Time and Fate Seal Ring" burning between his forehead, which clearly indicated that he had practiced time-reversal techniques.
"Assessment, Time Cognition Reverse Construction, and Unlocking"
The light array activated, and a soul shadow appeared opposite him: this was one of the simulated enemy souls, the Ji Nei warrior, the Yuan-Slaying God King (possessing the combat power of the Initial Stage of the Silent Source Realm).
Yang Fuyuan quickly formed hand seals, reversing the flow of the time chain, attempting to compress the enemy's time layer to a point of stillness "before the attack" within the trial space.
But, only five breaths later --
"Bang!!!"
The entire reverse structure collapsed instantly!
His soul was shaken back, bloodshot eyes gushed forth, and he fell to the ground.
The judgment result appears:
Reverse engineering failed - Unable to lock the target time layer
Soul damaged - Judgment failed
The entire audience was taken aback, and the applause fell silent.
Then, contestants number 018, 025, and 095 all attempted to use their respective time-reversal techniques. Some used runes to lock memories, some invoked fragments of past destinies, and some even forcibly tried to see through the enemy's soul structure in an attempt to reverse the rhythm of thought.
But without exception—they all failed!
Some were instantly shattered by the soul shadow of the "Yuan-Slaying God King";
Some people experienced a disruption in the time loop, which caused their consciousness to freeze, resulting in the formation declaring the process terminated.
Some people even experienced loss of consciousness and soul burning, and needed more than a month to recover after being sent off the battlefield.
It wasn't until the 106th individual—a stone-boned soul practicing the "Still Contemplation of the Withered Epoch Art —that the "Reverse Construction" was barely completed for five breaths, causing the enemy soul to cease its attack—and thus obtaining the first judgment:
Reverse engineering complete. Successfully frozen enemy time action for 5 breaths.
Through this round of assessment
Immediately, the entire audience breathed a sigh of relief and erupted in brief cheers.
At this moment, Qin Yu, standing behind the crowd, quietly observed the way these people reversed their actions:
Some use their souls to circulate and capture fleeting images;
Some use thought to suppress the chain of events;
Some rewrite the opponent's actions using fragments of cause and effect...
He squinted slightly and murmured softly:
"... Too superficial."
"Time is not the linear bubble they imagined, but rather... a structural consensus of existence."
The sword of his Fate Soul, named Recognition Annihilation Silent Abyss, within his heart had begun to tremble slightly.
Within the Initial Yuan Threshold Challenge Array, the successive falls of losers have already stirred the hearts of the hundreds of prospective candidates below the stage.
But as the numbering approached, a true "echelon of epochal powerhouses" gradually unfolded.
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Number 112 · Sage Cangyou
The moment he stepped into the reverse array, the sky was instantly adorned with abyssal divine patterns, and the time logic of the entire trial space actually sank by one level!
The Sage Cangyou closed his eyes, his soul consciousness split into three, reversing the enemy's three segments of memory, and forcibly locking onto the moment before the enemy's thought arose.
"--Lock."
Boom!
The "Yuan-Slaying God King" was completely stilled under his aura, remaining motionless for five breaths.
Reverse construction completed; static state lasting 8.31 breaths.
Rank determined: High-level
The Sage Cangyou slowly opened his eyes, said nothing, and descended on the light.
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Number 149 · Golden Immortal Xuanluo
When this person stepped onto the stage, he did not need to use any soul magic. He simply pressed his left palm into the void, and a golden clock appeared above his head, with "marking symbols" falling down in reverse!
He directly and forcibly reflected the enemy's soul's cause and effect using the "Grand Luo-level Main Time Scale Chain," without relying on thought or looking at memories, and directly rewrote the target's actions themselves!
--The enemy soul actually reversed its direction and retreated in the trial space.
Reverse construction completed. Completion level: Limit pseudostructure.
Judgment passed - Level: Extremely High
Xuan Luo stopped and remained silent, his steps flowing smoothly like clouds and water, making everyone feel as if a god had descended.
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Number 186 · Ning Hao
Although Ning Hao's face was pale, he steadily stepped onto the stage. He had no special techniques or soul treasures, but instead summoned a wisp of the "Initial Antiquity Breath Seal" that he had never shown to anyone before.
That was formed from the thoughts of an ancient spirit he possessed when he crossed dimensional eras—it has the effect of "quietly severing life's thoughts".
He forcibly embedded his own spiritual power into the initial level of the enemy's "fighting spirit," fixing it in an "undecided" state.
Reverse construction complete · Static enemy soul decision-making logic 5 breaths
Pass/Fail Assessment - Level: Stable Pass
Ning Hao swayed, but still returned to his position with a smile.
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Number 209 · True Emperor Yuance
He is a soul cultivator who is almost a "manifestation of soul fire" and possesses the "Lingering Echo Dream-Chasing Art," which can reverse the structure of an enemy's soul in a dream.
He closed his eyes for only three breaths, and the enemy's soul suddenly froze—entering the "dream-constructed spacetime."
In a single thought, he "emptied" the enemy from the very beginning of his conception in his dream, causing a break in his consciousness.
Reconstruction complete; Enemy soul Logic Chain Severance (5.91 breaths)
Rank determined: High-level
A gasp rippled through the audience; those who reverse-construct in dreams are extremely rare, and all are dangerous types of soul constructers.
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Number 233 · Soul Practitioner Xingjin
This person's identity is mysterious; he wears a black robe that covers his face, and his entire body is surrounded by pale purple stardust. He operates his Soul Arts using a causal star orbit reverse calculation mechanism.
He didn't reverse time, but rather reversed the "cause" of the enemy, erasing all the fundamental motivations behind their attacks.
The enemy's spirit automatically broke its chain before it even moved—as if this fighting spirit had never existed!
Reverse reconstruction completed; enemy motivation chain eliminated.
Assessment passed; Grade: Extremely high; Special configuration
The examiner recorded it as a "Special-Grade Seed Sequence for Nightmare Main Soul".
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No. 241 · Pei Yuantu
This person, who called himself "Huiji Tuhun," unfolded a soul map with ten thousand dotted lines as soon as he stepped onto the stage, drawing the trajectory of the enemy's soul over the past six breaths.
Then, with a single stroke of his "Silent Brush," he erased the enemy's mental center.
The enemy's spirit was momentarily speechless and unconscious, like a puppet.
Reverse engineering completed; memory track out of control 5.02 seconds ago.
Judgment: Level: Stable; Skilled in Image-Based Soul Suppression
The crowd erupted in cheers once again!
Six people passed in succession, each with a completely different method, creating a complete "epoch-level soul structure" style, which also boosted the morale of the hundred candidates once again.
Within the Initial Yuan Threshold Challenge Array, the space is like a furnace of Eternal Stillness, continuously refining the soul essence of each person who steps onto the stage.
Following in the footsteps of outstanding figures such as the Sage Cangyou, the Golden Immortal Xuanluo, and the True Immortal Ning Hao, new challengers have taken to the stage one after another.
Each lit-up number marks the beginning of a new trial journey.
But unlike the previous ones, they were not as composed, steady, and sharp.
Number 256 · True Emperor Huaying
He used the "Flower Fate Thought-Reversal Art" to try to seal the enemy's emotions with a chain of flower petals and trace back to the source of their murderous intent.
However, he was no match for the backlash from "Yuan-Slaying God King," his soul chain broke, and he fell unconscious on the spot.
Failure; Misaligned thinking; Loss of control over judgment
Number 263 · Daoist Yunyuan
Summon "Spiritual Shadows" to piece together the enemy's memory layers using the Hall of Lingering Regret.
Unfortunately, its structure was unstable, and half of its soul was devoured by the trial array, causing it to be severely injured on the spot.
Failure - No valid backlink constructed - Forced interruption determined
Number 274 · True Immortal Cangjue
Possessing the "Sun Wheel Memory Pearl," they attempted to forcibly freeze time.
The reverse structure collapsed after only a moment, exploding and backfiring.
Failure - Time intervention was removed from the structure - Judgment failure
Thus, only eight individuals successfully remained standing throughout this long and brutal challenge sequence.
These include:
Chapter 281 · Soul Practitioner Kuizhen: Forcibly suppresses the enemy's soul into his own broken stele using the "Fate Stele Sealing Art," creating a temporary suppression;
Chapter 297 · Wandering Spirit Huangyan: Using "Soul Imprint," rewrite the enemy's initial resolve by borrowing from one's own past experiences;
Chapter 309 · Fate Maiden Zishang: Uses the "Purple Fate String-Severing Art" to sever the enemy's thought process and cause and effect, directly blocking the enemy's attack logic;
Chapter 322 · Li Jin (Nightmare Controller) also challenged and succeeded, using the hidden technique "Soul-Reflecting Backward Chain" to copy the enemy's soul reflection trajectory and complete the pre-set trajectory reconstruction.
The tragic state of the losers is all the more shocking.
Many cultivators were sent out of the trial array with empty eyes and shattered souls. Even if they did not die, they would sleep for a hundred years.
As the test was completed for 66 people, the results of only 8 passing were continuously projected and announced, and the room fell silent once again.
The pass rate was just over 10%, far lower than the previous two rounds.
At this moment, on the main altar of the Nightmare God Clan's Soul Master sacrifice.
The Ninth Chief Soul Elder, Wang Chi, closed his eyes for a long while, then slightly opened them to look at [Number 472], whose turn was about to come.
He murmured softly:
"That brat from the 'Immortal Antiquity Era'... if he can't cause any more trouble, he can be eliminated completely."
His gaze swept over the projection within the formation:
"Soul's energy is stable, and its structure is normal."
"Neither wheel showed any defects, perhaps..."
Before he could finish speaking, the Void Soul Logic Platform pulsated slightly—like a faint tremor from a distant space-time.
Wang Chi was slightly taken aback, then his gaze returned to number 472.
The audience's attention was now focused once again.
At this moment, the number appears:
Number 465 · Ancient Immortal Jinzhen
--The sixth person to last will take the stage.
The audience suddenly realized:
Five more people... and that will be 'Qin Ning'.
That anomaly who caused a huge stir in the Fate Soul Test, but "quietly passed" at the Resonance Platform.
We wait in silence, as the vast sky presses down and the logic of destiny resounds.
All eyes are now turning to the true "inverse structure Threshold".
In the Trial Domain, the Time Reversal Array Patterns were nearing their Limit. After nearly a hundred Soul Cultivators took to the stage, only a dozen or so passed.
At this moment, the seventh person from the bottom of the number takes the stage.
Number 466 · Asura Golden Immortal · Rift Venerable of the Ruined Capital
The moment they stepped onto the stage, the entire challenge array trembled slightly.
It wasn't because his soul consciousness was too strong, but rather because the overwhelming "deathly intent of order" instantly suppressed all discipline in the space into a deathly silence.
This is a death will unique to the "Asura Lineage" --
"Reverse and seal away all the logic of life."
He wore black and gold battle armor, with the Asura Death Curse engraved on his shoulders. When he opened his eyes, there were no pupils, only a horizontal line of death.
The chief examiner on the high platform was taken aback:
"This person is not one of our clan's internal controllers... He comes from the Silent Tower Deep Domain?"
"This region... was identified as a 'logically extreme race' a century ago, yet someone has entered the assessment?"
Wang Chi slowly opened his eyes, and for the first time, a look of genuine contemplation appeared in them.
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After ascending the stage, the Rift Venerable of the Ruined Capital did not utter a single word.
He did not construct "reverse logic" to trace back the enemy's timeline, as others had done.
He only did one thing --
--To detach its own existence from time.
In an instant, the entire challenge array vanished into Annihilation.
The soul of "Yuan-Slaying God King" was frozen on its own, and its thoughts, consciousness, and attack logic all became invalid.
Because in the other party's perspective, "Rift Venerable" no longer belongs to this time dimension.
The enemy spirit cannot recognize him, nor can it activate the anti-metastructure!
Five breaths passed, Rift Venerable of the Ruined Capital remained unmoved.
Ten breaths later, the enemy's Logic Chain Severance!
The examination system only managed to provide a difficult response after backtracking the judgment logic in the eleventh breath:
Reverse construction completed. Evaluation method: Logic hidden removal.
Passed the judgment - Special level - Asura system logic.
Note: Extremely dangerous, unclassifiable
The entire room fell silent.
Below the stage, some Soul Masters of the Epoch Era level felt a chill seep into their Spiritual Sense.
"He... didn't revert to the enemy's soul, but rather completely severed his own 'existential trajectory'..."
"This logical mechanism... is completely different from what is defined by ordinary inverse construction..."
Before the murmurs from the audience could rise, the Rift Venerable of the Ruined Capital slowly descended from the stage, his expression indifferent, not glancing at anyone.
His appearance adds another special figure to the challenger rankings of this round, and creates an even more oppressive psychological backdrop for Qin Yu— [number 472] who is about to take the stage.
At this moment, the entire challenge array has completed its 94th test.
Qin Yu is already on the Threshold being fifth to last.
The next instant, number 467 slowly lit up, and not far away, "True Immortal Emperor of the Immortal Antiquity Era - Qin Ning" finally stepped forward, his soul consciousness quietly beginning to fluctuate.