Heavenly Emanation Treasure Realm - Middle Level Domain
This place is no longer as loosely ordered as the outer layer. The spatial layers are like a celestial canopy, with billions of laws coiling around the sky like dragons and snakes. Above the domain, tens of millions of light wheels slowly rotate, which are the logical remnants flowing in the unclaimed domain of the middle layer of the Heavenly Emanation. Each one corresponds to the law imprint of a divine object before it fell into slumber. And deep in this macroscopic domain where all things intertwine, there is a huge sealing array woven from black and gold annihilation patterns, beneath which are piled up a mountain and a sea of transformed beings.
These beings were all top-tier divine artifacts, immortal herbs, strange flames, and ancient runes that had been condensed throughout the countless eras. Some were radiant with golden armor, some possessed divine powers with mysterious feathers, and some were even formed purely from light runes. Each of them possessed strength above the Realm Lord Realm. Yet at this moment, they were gathered in the heart of this domain, tightly suppressed by layer upon layer of Fate Soul chains, judgment runes, and nets of Recognition Annihilation.
Under the vast sky, more than 13,000 people stood in a circle.
These cultivators, adorned with divine runes and swirling with life flames, hailed from the nine great divine temple lineages. Their battle formation, a yin-yang and five-element encirclement, completely sealed off the entire celestial domain. Their subordinates were all experts at the Primordial Void Realm or higher, with no fewer than a hundred at the Annihilation Lord Realm, and numerous even above the No Consciousness Realm. Even the spatial structure of the middle layer of the Heavenly Emanation Realm began to collapse under this level of pressure, transforming into turbulent fault lines.
But when they appeared, all the glory was completely swallowed up by one person.
--Only the Only Book Realm Supreme, the Mystic Emanation Nether Venerable, the Liang Jichen.
He stood high in the sky, his black robes billowing without wind, as if woven from the very fabric of the "Book of Fate Traces." He seemed not to be alive, but rather like a blackened, incomplete scroll. His eyes had no pupils, only two vertical ancient characters. "Broken Record."
Its aura is as still as an abyss, yet it is Timelessness rewriting the logic of celestial phenomena.
He was the chief disciple of the True Word Extremity Hall, the author of the final Annihilation's End Chapter. His pen did not record memories or battle achievements, but only sought to erase them.
In the pre-annihilation era, he wrote the final chapter of the twelve realms, setting the course for their destruction with a single stroke. From then on, those twelve realms were never mentioned by any record, any life, or any consciousness, and were completely erased from the Annihilation Epoch.
Now, he slowly raised his hand.
In his palm was neither a weapon nor a soul weapon, but an Annihilation Book Soul Brush —with "Traces of Fate" as its ink and "Chronicles" as its quill.
"At this moment, the battle to rewrite the logic of the Heavenly Emanation Treasure Realm · Middle Layer begins, page one."
As soon as the words fell, the people from all the halls simultaneously took half a step forward, their weapons manifesting one after another. The Fate Que Hall summoned the "Cause Lock Master Seal," the Spirit Fate Cause Spirit Tower displayed the "Consciousness Cause True Soul Record," the Law God Origin Court summoned the "Heaven-Judging Annihilation Trajectory Bell and Earth," the Epoch Book Sealing Abyss directly unleashed the entire "Abyss of Sealed Consciousness," the Ink Spirit Annihilation Clan released the "Annihilation and Soul-Severing Annihilation Spot Soul-Severing Butterfly Formation," the Eternal Consciousness Evolution Clan unfolded the "Eternal Consciousness Reverse Cause Construct," the Dream Lock Palace displayed the "Dream Nether Eight Consciousness Chains," and the Returning Knowledge Returning Consciousness Clan raised the "Native Realm Consciousness Fate Gate."
Meanwhile, Liang Jichen gently Annihilation Book Soul Brush against a celestial herb that had taken human form in the void.
The herb, named "Boundless Realm Azure Radiance Ganoderma," was one of the top-tier immortal herbs in the early stages of the Annihilation Dawn Era. Its form was crystal green and translucent, and its spirit was as gentle as a spring breeze. Its cultivation had reached the high level of the Realm Master. She was leading a dozen or so of her fellow herb-wielding beings to escape into deeper waters when she felt the moment the Soul Brush's tip approached—her existence seemed to be erased.
Liang Jichen whispered:
"True Records: The Annihilation's End Chapter - Sealed with a Single Stroke"
"From this day forward, you cease to exist in any history."
The moment the brushstroke swept across the space, the entire area fell silent.
Then, the "Boundless Realm Azure Radiance Ganoderma," along with her aura, soul consciousness, life aura, law link... and all her companions' "memories" of her—all vanished in an instant.
She never existed.
"..." The remaining shapeshifters were gripped by an indescribable fear.
"Today, I will conclude the writings of all of you."
Liang Jichen raised his eyes to look at all the transformed treasures and living beings, his tone calm, yet like a pronouncement of annihilation.
In this core battlefield of the Heavenly Emanation Treasure Realm · Middle Layer, the hunt has already begun.
In the Heavenly Emanation Treasure Realm · Middle Layer, the mountains Reflecting Void, and the laws churn like a sea. At this moment, in the core area, in the center of the Recognition Annihilation Array surrounded by the forces of the Nine Divine Palaces, Liang Jichen slowly raised his hand. A rune formed from the Fate Soul veins flowed from his palm, winding around the myriad rays of light in the air like a chain, and finally gathered into a dark and deep life crystal stone engraved with thousands of annihilation characters.
The Life Crystal trembled, and countless strands of soul energy suddenly appeared, instantly piercing through every suppressed divine artifact, immortal herb, strange fire, rune, and ancient artifact in the arena... All these transformed beings were bound by a strand of "Recording Soul-Binding Seal." The crowd roared or wailed, struggling desperately, but the strands of Fate Soul, like a black tide, locked and sealed them, instantly penetrating deep into their soul cores, completely imprinting their Fate Soul Nucleus onto Liang Jichen's hand.
The entire middle-level domain seemed to have transformed into a "book of destiny" being written, and Liang Jichen was the writer.
"Everyone," Liang Jichen spoke in a low voice, unhurried yet so powerful it silenced all the souls around him, "I, Liang Jichen, though a Book of Annihilation, am not a cold-blooded butcher."
He glanced around, his eyes reflecting the pained expression of the shapeshifters, and continued:
"Your current predicament is not preordained, but rather a trap set by the Heavenly Emanation Treasure Realm for the strong."
"I can spare your lives and not annihilate your Fate Soul. But on the condition that you do one thing for me."
He gently raised his right hand, and a pale blue illusion material materialized in the void.
It was the figure of a young man, clad in a somber battle armor, carrying the black sword with speckled gold on his back, his eyes holding the broken rings of the Abyss Map, his expression as serene as a star piercing the abyss—it was none other than Qin Yu.
"This person is named Qin Yu." Liang Jichen's tone suddenly turned cold.
"You only need to find him anywhere in the middle level, work together to kill him, and bring his 'Fate Soul Imprint' to me."
"I will then return your souls to you all—and bestow upon each of you a 'Supreme Logic Mechanism Technique'."
As soon as he finished speaking, a figure in white slowly stepped forward from the direction of the Returning Consciousness Clan.
The man's expression was cold and desolate, his aura as Silent Void as the realm of death, and his eyes were like those of a realm devoid of knowledge, never reflecting the existence of any living being.
He spoke, his voice as cold as the depths of darkness:
"My name Ji Ran, and I am the deputy head of the Returning Consciousness Clan's Destiny Records."
"Lord Liang Jichen established this decree by destroying the book; this is not a transaction, but a bestowal."
"If anyone does not comply—"
With Ji Ran raise of his hand, a "Consciousness-Severing Nameless Mirror" appeared in his palm. With a sharp turn, the soul of a shapeshifter who had not yet sworn an oath instantly shattered, and his consciousness, like fragments of a mirror, completely collapsed into the void.
"Your Fate Soul are now imprinted on Lord Liang's life crystal. Those who defy this order need not say more."
"With a single thought—I can completely 'erasure' you from all records."
With a single Ji Ran glance, all the trapped, humanoid beings turned pale, their eyes filled with fear, and their souls trembled slightly.
After a few breaths.
"I will obey."
We would like to as well.
"Anyone depicted in the image who is an enemy shall be killed."
"We will now proceed to the various realms in the middle level and bring back their Fate Soul!"
A chorus of nods rose like waves, and in an instant, hundreds of figures transformed into starlight, light shuttles, and soul shadows, carrying portraits as they surged out from the heart of the domain like a tide, disappearing into the vast and boundless fragmented voids of the Heavenly Emanation Treasure Realm · Middle Layer.
Each figure carried a chain of Fate Soul, and each chain led to a new calamity.
The image of Qin Yu fluttered coldly amidst every ray of light and shadow... foreshadowing the arrival of a new storm in the middle layer of Heavenly Emanation.
As the wind subsided and the Fate Soul were as thin as silk, the middle-level Annihilation Domain recorded in the True Record emptied in an instant. The 100,000 transformed beings who had gathered like a tide earlier now rushed in all directions like controlled chess pieces, carrying hatred and fear for the image of Qin Yu, stepping into the search and kill trajectory where their Fate Soul had been sealed.
Liang Jichen, standing at the center of this arrangement, remained still in the depths of the void. He wore a long robe with flowing blue patterns, the hem of which billowed without wind. The True Word Fate Record Diagram behind him floated incessantly, as if the pages of countless world books were slowly turning, each page recording the end history of countless beings.
His gaze was deep and unfathomable as he silently watched the scattering figures, a barely perceptible glint of cold light appearing deep within his pupils.
Then, Liang Jichen slightly raised his head, and a cold smile, like a prophecy of death, slowly curled up at the corner of his lips.
"Qin Yu... even if you can write destiny, rewrite logic, and redefine existence..."
His tone was as gentle as a breeze, his eyes as cold as the setting sun, and every word he uttered was chilling.
"But you... still cannot escape the fate I, Liang Jichen, have set for you with my pen."
The moment he turned around, a black and gold engraved 'final page' suddenly appeared on the True Record behind him, seemingly waiting to completely erase the final chapter of a certain destiny.
Behind him, the cultivators from the nine great temples and eight clans all bowed respectfully, their voices rising in unison like a tidal wave.
"My lord is wise."
"The Divine Calculator, with his strategic plans, has laid out schemes across all realms."
"Although Qin Yu possesses the Book of Fate Soul, it is ultimately nothing more than a mere imitation written with the pen of truth."
Liang Jichen did not turn around, but simply waved his sleeve, and a seal of destiny appeared in the air, which was the first page of "The Final Chapter of Destiny: The Annihilation Abyss".
He murmured something, as if announcing something, or as if putting pen to paper:
"By sealing the Fate Soul, the name is erased from all realms."
"From now on, Qin Yu will be 'a character in my book'."
The sky trembled, and the next storm had quietly begun.
The gray sky slowly turned, and above the void of the Heavenly Emanation Treasure Realm · Middle Layer, Qin Yu, Yan Yue, Wang Long, and Lin Yun walked side by side, their figures shuttling between the flowing light domains. Along the way, increasingly dense disturbances of rules and cracks in Fate Soul began to appear, clearly indicating that they had stepped into the true battlefield of life laws in the middle layer.
At that moment, a burst of orange light suddenly swept out from the front, surging out from the depths of the void like sparks turning into mist, transforming into a large, thick, and intense orange mist. As the mist swirled, it seemed to carry some fragmented Spiritual Sense that had been annihilated yet forcibly stitched together, its fluctuations extremely strange.
"Stop--!" Qin Yu's eyes sharpened, and his soul consciousness instantly severed the void in front of him like a knife.
Yan Yue immediately Annihilation Dawn Wheel Ring horizontally in front of her, its light shimmering and sealing off the void. Behind Wang Long, the five layers of Life Pressure Wheel quietly appeared, and Lin Yun also stood still, his aura tightening.
The four remained suspended high in the sky when suddenly, several broken and shrill soul voices echoed from within the orange mist, "It's him... the person in the portrait!"
Qin Yu frowned slightly, his gaze sharpening. "... A portrait?"
Just as his doubts were still lingering—
Boom--!
Suddenly, several beams of magical light shot out from the mist, like streams of fire Realm Breaking, with soul chains as fine as silk and skill seals sealing the sky. Within these storms, the power of divine weapon light, the soul of strange fire, the spiritual patterns of immortal herbs, and the inscriptions of ancient runes were clearly intertwined, indicating that it was a joint attack by multiple shapeshifters, exuding a chilling killing intent!
"Avoid." Qin Yu uttered a low shout, raising his right hand and outlining the Silent Origin Severing Seal in his palm. As the light of his fingers flickered, a ring of annihilation light that shook the heavens and earth quietly appeared.
"Silent Origin - Eternally Sever the Heavenly Balance."
In an instant, the entire sky seemed to be suppressed by an invisible scale, the flow of spacetime Logic Severance, energy propagation was frozen, and the calculation of laws was interrupted!
Rumble--!
Several beams of magical light suddenly stopped in mid-air, as if even the principle of their activation had been completely severed from the source by an invisible current of destiny. Before the spells were fully released, they turned into broken components and scattered into wisps of ashes in the celestial balance.
Several terrified voices echoed from within the orange mist, "How... how is this possible? Those are techniques like Annihilation Fire Shattered Lotus and Azure Fate Talisman Seal, yet they were used in an instant..."
Yan Yue's gaze was icy, Annihilation Dawn Wheel Ring slowly rotated. "These people are not strong... It seems their soul cores have been sealed. What's going on?"
Wang Long gritted his teeth and looked into the distant mist. "It's a trap."
Qin Yu's expression turned solemn, and the cold light in his eyes once again coalesced into killing intent. "Someone is plotting something—and moreover, they've made their move from the very logical core of the middle layer of this entire treasure realm."
His fist slowly clenched, and the Book of Fate Law quietly appeared in his hand. Deep within his sea of consciousness, the Azure Ring trembled slightly, as if it too had sensed a crisis of being "forced to assimilate".
"Come on," Qin Yu whispered, his eyes as cold as an abyss.
"This hunt... we'll begin with these manipulated souls, tearing apart the truth behind the scenes."