A Hundred Million Treasures Soar Through the Sky

The sky was like an abyss, and the flow of time in the Heavenly Emanation Eastern Void Layer slowly stopped. At this moment, Qin Yu sat quietly in front of the Source Heart Rock Wall, his soul thoughts like light, quietly sinking into his own sea of consciousness.

Within that vast sea of consciousness, a majestic and supreme Void Divine Tree slowly unfurled its thousands of branches and leaves, with countless fragments of soul light flowing at the tips of its branches. Each fragment, like a star or a realm, reflected all of Qin Yu's memories of his soul trajectory since his cultivation began. And beneath the roots of the divine tree, two illusory spiritual figures lay quietly beside the Source Heart Abyss Spring.

That was the prototype for Yunyi and Extinguished Light--

One Illusory Abyss dragon, with star-patterned horns, folded wings, scales like cold jade, and an almost imperceptible aura, as if it had fallen into an eternal Dream Stillness;

One was like a radiant beast, its fur as fine as silk and silver ashes, its form transparent and faint, as if the logic of the world could no longer fully define it.

They lay quietly together where the roots of the divine tree intertwined, as if protected and sealed away by the entire world of Recognition Annihilation.

At this moment, Azure Ring, like a vast celestial mirror, slowly floated in mid-air above the divine tree, releasing wisps of pale blue soul light. These soul lights, like threads, entwined around Yunyi and Extinguished Light, completely enveloping them in an "untouchable protective barrier." This was a protective mechanism that Ring Master invoked, guiding the souls of the divine beasts into the deepest abyss of their sea of consciousness, sealing them within its own barrier, allowing no interference from any external logic.

Qin Yu slowly walked into the depths of his sea of consciousness, his footsteps light and each one deep and resonant.

He stood before the divine tree, his gaze fixed on the two all-too-familiar figures. They had not flinched even in the face of the world-destroying war, yet now they lay silent before him, utterly still.

He didn't speak, but slowly squatted down, his palm lightly touching the edge of Yunyi's dragon wings, and then touching the already faint ancestral markings on Extinguished Light's forehead. His fingertips trembled slightly, and even his soul consciousness was faintly rippling.

After a long silence, he finally spoke in a low voice, his tone as soft as snow pressing down on distant mountains.

"Yunyi, Extinguished Light, you two can rest and recover here..."

"I swear—I will personally destroy that Annihilation Contemplation · Ashen Radiance One..."

"... utterly Annihilation."

The moment the words fell, the starlight surrounding his sea of consciousness seemed to have heard the vow, and quietly shifted, a wisp of blue light slowly rising—that was the Azure Ring.

It slowly rotated, its light projecting onto the summit of the divine tree. Then, a clear voice, imbued with an ancient will, slowly resounded:

"Don't worry, Qin Yu."

"Their consciousness has been forcibly severed by the Annihilation Contemplation Sect, and they have fallen into a deep slumber."

"I have constructed a double defense with the Spirit Filth Origin Breath to block its remaining annihilation logic; now I am unharmed."

"But... to fully awaken them, my Azure Seal is still insufficient to reconstruct their Soul Realm connection."

"I need to advance to the Blue Ring."

The azure light slowly gathered before Qin Yu, transforming into a blue ring that floated gently in the void. Several ancient symbols were inscribed on it, seemingly from one of the earliest Fate Book from the Annihilation Epoch Realm:

"Only those who awaken the Blue Ring can be awakened."

"After being awakened, Yunyi will return to the Dragon Soul's original position, Extinguished Light will regain his life as Zhongguang. Everything can be reversed."

Qin Yu stood up, his fists slowly clenching until his knuckles turned white. He looked back at the two luminous souls sleeping soundly beneath the tree, his eyes now devoid of wavering, pity, and only a battle intent capable of destroying everything remaining.

"Then... we'll keep going until we reach the Blue Ring."

Whoever stands in my way—I will Annihilation them.

As this vow resounded, the entire sea of consciousness trembled, and Azure Ring also trembled slightly, as if in agreement.

Returning to the realm of reality.

Qin Yu slowly opened his eyes, and the light in his eyes, as deep as the abyss and as bright as the stars, converged once more, and the flow of Fate-Cause around him began to move again.

In the realm of reality, in the Heavenly Emanation Eastern Void Layer, the faint starlight hangs silently like a vast, deep abyss.

Beside the Yuanxin Rock Wall, the world had not yet fully recovered from the silence after the great battle, and the wind still carried the lingering soul pressure. At this moment, Qin Yu slowly withdrew his soul from his sea of consciousness, his eyes still deep and unfathomable, with a barely perceptible ripple of azure light.

He looked down at his palm, where the faint traces of soul energy he had drawn from Yunyi and Extinguished Light when he touched them remained on his fingertips. These were the marks of their existence, and the most unwavering belief he held in this moment.

Just then, two light footsteps sounded beside him.

Wang Long and Lin Yun stepped forward together, their expressions showing reverence, but even more so concern and worry.

"Senior Brother Qin Yu..." Wang Long spoke in a deep voice, his gaze fixed on the lingering soul energy around Qin Yu, "Yunyi and Extinguished Light... are they...?"

Lin Yun then asked, "They are soul beasts at the level of Primordial Divine Ancestor; they shouldn't have been so easily severely injured..."

Qin Yu slowly raised his eyes, the sharpness in them softening slightly before the two of them. His voice was calm yet undeniably authoritative. "Yes, they've only temporarily fallen into a deep sleep."

As he finished speaking, he clenched his fist again, but this time not out of fighting spirit, but for the vow hidden in his heart—a man's vow to his most trusted soul.

A few steps away, Yan Yue watched him quietly.

Her Radiant Starfrost Robe shimmered with the light of a galaxy, like an ancient law descended from the night sky, exuding both gentleness and boundless war god majesty. At that moment, she slowly approached, without a word, but gently extended her hand and lightly grasped Qin Yu's palm.

"Yu," Yan Yue said softly, his voice seeming to come from light-years away, yet also like a whisper from the deepest part of his heart, "Trust them."

"They will not be defeated, nor will they succumb to obscurity."

"Your sea of consciousness is protected by Azure Ring; they are your soul beasts, your shared beliefs. Even if the Abyss of Annihilation approaches, they will return safely."

At that moment, Qin Yu's eyes trembled slightly. Yan Yue's hand was soft yet firm, as if pulling him back from endless loneliness and self-blame to the present world.

He nodded slowly, without saying a word.

Behind them, Wang Long and Lin Yun stopped asking questions, and just stood silently, looking at the distant void that had not calmed down. In that scene, it was as if time had stopped gently. In the vast sky and earth, Qin Yu and Yan Yue stood quietly side by side, with their fingers intertwined, and behind them were the sparks of war spirits that had not yet been extinguished.

This is not the time for fighting, not the time for wallowing in despair, and not the time for weeping.

This is the time for making vows.

The wind still gently blows, stirring up the starlight on Yan Yue's skirt, like millions of shooting stars streaking across the deepest night sky of the Epoch East Realm.

Heaven and earth returned to silence, and the dust left behind after the annihilation before the Yuanxin Rock Wall had been dispersed by the wind.

At this moment, Qin Yu stood quietly atop the rock, enveloped in the light of his remnant soul, his robes fluttering without wind, his eyes reflecting the two slumbering phantom souls within his sea of consciousness. He lowered his head, his voice like a resounding boundary marker, clear and powerful:

"Now--"

"Everyone's injuries have fully healed."

He turned around and looked at Wang Long and Lin Yun, his tone unwavering, as if an ancient bell were tolling at the pinnacle of the Fate Realm:

"Let's keep going."

"The middle level of the Heavenly Emanation Treasure Realm is our true battlefield."

Yan Yue slowly walked to his side, her expression calm and serene, just like the Radiant Lord. Wang Long's eyes blazed with fighting spirit, and the five layers of Black-Gold Fate Pressure Wheel faintly appeared in his hand, but before it roared out; Lin Yun also gripped his long spear tightly, his eyes flashing with cold light, no longer showing the confusion he had before.

At that very moment, Qin Yu lightly raised his right hand, and the Source-Extinguishing Divine Sword quietly went back into its sheath. His palm, however, slowly tightened, as if he were holding the Fate Soul of the entire Heavenly Emanation Treasure Realm within his grasp.

"Yunyi and Extinguished Light suffered this terrible blow because of me."

Their souls still slumber beneath the roots of the divine tree...

"I can't let them get hurt in vain."

"Annihilation Contemplation, the Ashen Radiance One... I will personally erase you completely."

Upon hearing this, Yan Yue slightly raised her eyes, a flash of silver light between her brows, and her expression changed from gentle to chillingly cold. Wang Long let out a low roar, and his Life Pressure Wheel spun three times, causing the surrounding space to tremble slightly due to its pressure. Lin Yun also pointed his golden spear diagonally at the sky, and the annihilation energy surged like a tide.

The group nodded emphatically, needing no further explanation.

The next instant, Qin Yu stepped forward, and the Star Wheel of Consciousness appeared behind him, surrounded by a faint blue light. That was the Ring of Blue Light, illuminating the next Path of Fate Soul.

His voice, like the seal of Fate-Cause, severed the pinnacle of cause and effect:

"Walk."

Five figures simultaneously vanished into the void, tearing through the silken barrier of the sky, transforming into five beams of light heading towards the middle level of the Heavenly Emanation Treasure Realm!

Behind the silent departure lay the still-unhealed laws of heaven and earth, the post-war rifts, and the echoes of vows. And that streak of azure light—

They remained quietly in place, lingering for a long time.

That was Azure Ring's lingering breath, the faint glimmer of a vow still whispered within her consciousness:

"One day, they will wake up."

"And the world will tremble once more because of your awakening."

The void rift trembled slightly, and a crack mixed with the afterglow of annihilation and the power of Fate Soul slowly closed.

In the next instant, five figures emerged from the void and landed lightly on a floating platform in a high-dimensional space. Yan Yue, Radiant Starfrost Robe fell like ten thousand stars sinking into a river, scattering endless ripples of life force; Qin Yu's eyes were like newly opened abysses, he didn't utter a word, yet he had already frozen the entire flow of space. Wang Long and Lin Yun landed silently, looked around, and the scene before them made everyone's hearts tremble.

They have entered the middle level of the Heavenly Emanation Treasure Realm.

At that moment, what came into their view was a palace that stretched between heaven and earth and connected three thousand star orbits—the palace presented a "super four-dimensional cone" without any edges or corners, its bottom layer unfolding like a starry mountain range, piercing straight into the root of the earth's veins; while the top of the tower disappeared outside the universe, as if piercing into the unknown eternal night Void Realm.

The entire palace is constructed from billions of flowing starlight circuits, with blue-gold light bands swirling around its exterior like layers of code. Each layer is a dimensional armor composed of countless "sealing components," "Annihilation Chain," and "destiny inscriptions." At its center lies a high-dimensional core, seemingly storing the logical information of an entire era. When the heart of the palace pulsates slightly, even space itself emits sound waves resembling "echoing logical oscillations."

It is not a palace—but a database of Fate Soul logic, a divine treasure hall that can determine the fate of cultivators.

Beyond this magnificent palace, the vast heavens shone like a cascading Milky Way, a dazzling spectacle of light splitting the sky and earth.

From the sky above, countless transformed treasures were shuttling back and forth, soaring through the air.

There was a cluster of grass burning with seven different kinds of flames, its leaves like jade fingers, its light illuminating the star field below—that was the "Myriad Tribulation Flame Blossom Grass". Its roots dragged through the cracks in the void, transforming into seven waterfalls of fire hanging upside down in the air. Any cultivators who approached were instantly vaporized.

There is a magical artifact shaped like a dragon's head, with scales made of celestial-grade divine bronze. Each rotation of this artifact triggers ten layers of Fate-Devouring Turbine Pearl vibrations. It is currently suspended in a high-altitude orbit, hovering cautiously, occasionally unleashing annihilation streams.

Further away, the rune fragments trailed long tails like meteors, each rune trail followed by its own innate logical structure, like hundreds of "miniature logical books" battling in the air, devouring each other's structures and severing each other's true words.

Above the entire domain, countless strange flames intertwined—those flames had long since ceased to be mere fire, but rather high-dimensional beings with "self-will," their forms ever-changing, their afterimages leaving behind curved lines in the sky, as if drawing a whole burning high-dimensional star map.

"Here..." Lin Yun murmured, gazing at the golden starlight winding its way in. It was—rivers like the Milky Way pouring down, forming "threads of logic," converging at the Fate Soul Nucleus at the bottom of the star field.

Wang Long involuntarily clenched his fist. "This is the true middle level of the Treasure Realm... Every inch of this space can annihilate a Silent Origin expert."

Qin Yu stood at the forefront of the five, his expression calm and profound. He gazed at the azure divine tower and murmured:

"We've come this far; we cannot retreat. Yunyi and Extinguished Light's Fate Soul are still slumbering; we must crush all the forces of darkness."

Yan Yue raised her eyes, her gaze as clear as a mirror. "Qin Yu, the true power of the Heavenly Emanation Treasure Realm has only just begun to manifest."

She slowly took a step forward, with Dawn Wheel floating slightly behind her, its star trails and characters trembling gently. The eyes of Yan Yue reflected a strange shadow on the top of the palace, as if some being was looking down on them.

"Walk."

The next moment, five figures simultaneously broke through the air and vanished into the central valley of that golden star field—

That was the entrance to the Fate Soul in the middle level of the Heavenly Emanation Treasure Realm. From there, they would truly step into the central main storyline of this war of no return.