The central Galaxy Crystal of the Floating Cosmos Battle Mirror suddenly trembled violently. Amidst the surging of billions of starlight, five chains of destiny starlight slowly descended from the crystal's core, like the pen of fate in the heavens, connecting five destiny battles.
Immediately following, a solemn and ancient voice, like the words of a god traversing countless eons, echoed throughout the entire domain of the Floating Cosmos Battle Mirror:
"The results of the martial arts competition for disciples in the core area of Source of Epochless have been determined."
"First battle: Observer Clan Yao Zhiyan (No Consciousness Realm - Supreme) versus Star Descendant Clan Chen Yuxue (No Consciousness Realm - Ultimate)."
"Second battle: Observer Clan's Ju Ji (Annihilation Source Realm, High-Rank) versus Star Descendant Clan's Ye Yuanyao (Annihilation Source Realm, Supreme)."
"Third battle: Observer Clan's Luo Yuncang (Primordial Void Realm - Supreme) versus Star Descendant Clan's Xingyun Huangli (No Consciousness Realm - Supreme)."
"Fourth Battle: Observer Clan - Dan Guikui (No Consciousness Realm - Supreme), vs. Star Descendant Clan - Li Jin (No Consciousness Realm - Supreme)."
"Fifth Battle: Qin Yu of the Observer Clan (Annihilation Source Realm, Initial Stage) versus Zhu Yiheng of the Star Descendant Clan (No Consciousness Realm, Supreme)."
As the names of each battle were revealed, countless observers, gods, emperors, souls, descendants of the Kuawei race, and ancient species of Annihilation Origin were all deeply moved throughout the Floating Cosmos Battle Mirror and the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths!
On the [Star Descendant Clan Observation Platform], countless Star-Robed Venerables clapped their hands with earth-shaking applause, and ancient Star Ancestors fixed their gazes on Chen Yuxue, Ye Yuanyao, and the other four, their divine senses trembling.
"Hmph, Qin Yu has only just entered the Annihilation Source Realm · Initial Stage, yet he drew Zhu Yiheng, the most composed person in our clan... He is destined to lose this match."
On the [Observer Clan's Observation Platform], the boundless spectators were in a frenzy, the heat wave surging like a tidal wave. Temple members, disciples, guards, and soul masters all raised their fists to cheer on the five disciples!
"Lord Qin Yu will surely win!"
"Guardian of the Pillars of Ju Ji! Crush the Ye Yuanyao!"
"Go Yao Zhiyan! Unleash the spirit of my Observer Clan!"
The cries echoed through the heavens; the fates of the two great races were now at stake!
Just as millions were filled with excitement, atop the Floating Cosmos Battle Mirror, that ancient and majestic voice, seemingly spanning eras and originating from the beginning of time, once again echoed across the heavens and earth:
"The official rules for this year's [Source of Epochless - Regional Core Disciple Martial Arts Tournament] will be announced at this moment--"
As the divine sound fell, the entire Floating Cosmos Battle Mirror trembled violently, and rings of golden and blue interwoven light spread out like cosmic shockwaves, instantly covering the entire field of vision.
A golden boundary marker of rules appeared above the battle mirror, surrounded by countless rotating characters that transformed into a single, extremely concise ancient script amidst the blazing white divine light:
"A ten-person tournament, with only one winner; the winner initiates another battle, and the fight continues until a victor is defeated; there is an order to stop the fighting, and the fight ends when someone concedes defeat."
Above the heavens, the ancient sound resounded once more:
"The competition rules state that only one winner will be selected from ten participants."
"Each match will be a ring duel, with the winner advancing to challenge the next winner."
"During the battle, the rule is 'stop when the point is reached'; if one side voluntarily concedes defeat, the winner may not continue attacking."
"All battle results shall be determined by the [Floating Cosmos Battle Mirror] and are not open to dispute."
After the rules were read out, the central hub of the Floating Cosmos Battle Mirror underwent a dramatic change. Hundreds of millions of light patterns converged at the center, and a massive star ring arena connecting the sky and the bottom of the battle mirror slowly rose up!
The arena was like a rotating star, each layer engraved with Fate Soul patterns and causal lifelines, as if the core of all eras had merged at this moment.
Then, Gu Yin issued his final decree:
"First battle – Yao Zhiyan (Observer Clan) vs. Chen Yuxue (Star Descendant Clan)."
"The rest of the participating disciples, please return to your respective seats and await further instructions."
From the direction of the Observer Clan, Yao Zhiyan, dressed in a Liuyin Butterfly Dress, her crystal wings slightly spread, her face cool yet carrying a faint, lively smile, nodded gently and walked towards the arena.
From the direction of the Star Descendant Clan, Chen Yuxue slowly stepped onto the stage, her snow-white battle dress fluttering, and the nine layers of icy crystal rings behind her slowly rotating, reflecting the icy and desolate universe. Her eyes were cold and indifferent, and she did not utter a word, yet she was like a Snow Goddess descending from the heavens.
Before the two even exchanged blows, the billions of spectators surrounding the Floating Cosmos Battle Mirror held their breath, eagerly awaiting the official start of this epic first battle of "Supreme vs. Ultimate"!
At the summit of the Floating Cosmos Battle Mirror arena, all things are silent.
With a flash of light, Yao Zhiyan gracefully arrived. She wore the Glazed Sound Dream Mirror Butterfly Dress, her wings shimmering like ethereal crystals, the light from her feathers reflecting countless dreams. She stood in the center of the arena, gently raising her eyes to look at her opponent:
"Your name is... Chen Yuxue?" Her voice was as soft as a whisper in the wind, yet it entered the consciousness of everyone, lingering like a dream.
Chen Yuxue took a step forward, and the snow crystals beneath her feet shattered. Her aura was chilling, and her tone was cold yet arrogant:
"Hmm. I didn't expect my first opponent to be you." She gazed at Yao Zhiyan. "Dream Soul Illusion Butterfly... is it? I'm very interested. How many breaths can it withstand against my Soul Silence Crystal?"
Yao Zhiyan smiled slightly, her butterfly wings fluttering lightly, and in an instant, butterfly feather patterns poured like water across the entire arena:
"Then let's give it a try."
Below the arena, in the direction of the Observer Clan.
"Zhiyan, Zhiyan!"
"The light of the butterfly dream illuminates the extreme cold!"
"The Observer Clan will prevail!"
Yao Zhiyan was once a genius in the Illusionary Path, and countless young disciples of the Observer Clan waved their light and shadow banners in her honor, their shouts surging like waves of stars. The elders of the Mirror Soul Hall even showed their admiration. "Her Illusionary Soul fluctuations are now approaching perfection; it seems she has indeed gained something from this seclusion."
On the other side, towards the Star Descendant Clan.
"Chen Yuxue! Snow-covered Crystal Nirvana, crushing dreams!"
"You represent the Limit goal for our generation; we can't afford to lose!"
"She's merely using illusion techniques; her coldness is consistent, and it can be easily broken!"
From the direction of the Star Descendant Clan, a wave of silvery-white light rippled, and the high-ranking disciples unleashed their Frost Soul Seal, gathering blessings for Chen Yuxue. An elder from the Star Soul Ice Peak lineage whispered coldly, "With her ultimate technique, 'Silent Crystal Consciousness-Shattering Blast,' if she could catch the Illusionary Butterfly in a moment of distraction... she could seal its soul in one strike."
On the arena, Yao Zhiyan and Chen Yuxue had gradually increased the distance between them in their battle.
Snow and dreams, cold and illusion.
In the silent standoff, two oppressive auras suddenly surged, and thousands of runes on the arena began to vibrate on their own, signifying that the Floating Cosmos Battle Mirror had fully recognized their combat authority.
The next moment, a fierce battle was about to break out.
Above the Floating Cosmos Battle Mirror, a starburst crack suddenly appeared in the sky, transforming into the activation symbol of the battle arena. The battlefield, like a soul mirror reflecting all realms, slowly materialized from the void. Within the mirror flowed the remnants of soul traces left after the shattering of countless spaces and times, resembling tombstones left at the end of the heavens. Above the sky, countless pillars of light descended, fixing [Yao Zhiyan] and [Chen Yuxue] in the center of the battlefield.
Chen Yuxue's eyes were like icy crystals. Clad in a star-feathered battle robe, he stood in mid-air. His Innate Martial Soul martial soul, "Star Radiance Snow Splendor Crystal," suddenly bloomed. In the void, a soul crystal, pure white with silver veins, suddenly appeared. Dozens of star-cold light bands emanated from its core, intertwining to form a six-pointed ice crystal array, sealing the battlefield temperature below absolute zero. The entire Floating Cosmos Battle Mirror space froze instantly, dust particles froze, light shattered, and everything fell into a star-cold, deathly silence.
Yao Zhiyan slowly raised her hand, and a crystal-clear, Illusory Spirits butterfly with gently fluttering wings flew out from between her brows. Its illusory form multiplied into ten, then into countless more, its feathers blanketing the sky. Seven-colored dreamlike sounds flowed across its wings, each vein containing the power of spatial rhythm and soul consciousness vibration. Her Innate Martial Soul, the "Glazed Sound Dream Mirror Butterfly," was like a manifestation of a dream. With a flap of its wings, a glazed moon appeared in the void, reflecting Chen Yuxue's soul consciousness source patterns—
"Illusory Chant: Soul Song Leads to Dreams!"
Yao Zhiyan's gaze sharpened, and she lightly touched her brow with her right hand. The dream light on the butterfly wings instantly transformed into countless "sound runes" that spun and rose into the air, forming a light and sound array. With a faint female voice chanting, the dream butterflies seemed to explode simultaneously, and a melody that transcended the Soul Realm suddenly poured into Chen Yuxue's sea of consciousness!
The special effects at this moment were like countless transparent sound waves exploding on the battlefield, as if trillions of crystals were shattered and reshaped, and the entire battlefield began to tremble like water—time seemed to break, and the spectators' vision was twisted!
Chen Yuxue frowned, forcibly calming her mind. The soul crystal behind her suddenly lit up, and silver star cracks spread throughout her body, forming a protective crystal shield like star-shaped ice marks.
"Cold Fate - Crystal Lock Layered Nirvana!"
She let out a low shout, and the ice crystals on the ground shattered, spreading outwards like a tide. Nine ice crystal rings rose beneath her feet, each a soul-locking array—they roared together, freezing Mengdie and Mengyin "within the original law," forcibly sealing their path to soul entry!
At this moment, the scene seemed to be two dimensions tearing each other apart: on one side was the shimmering glass butterfly with its dreamlike light, and on the other side was the ever-growing Frostfire Snow Array within the Starry Crystal Chain. The entire Floating Cosmos Battle Mirror trembled and tore apart, as if the very essence of the universe's soul dimension was clashing and exploding between the two!
Yao Zhiyan's brow twitched, and her consciousness momentarily stagnated. She sensed that Chen Yuxue's "Star-Rending Self-Healing" mechanism had actually established an incredible "wound reversal melting" logic within her soul consciousness. Any damage to her consciousness could be instantly filled by the "Ice Crystal Star Sequence," anchoring the wound to the attacker's consciousness!
"Her soul structure is a disguised form of damage reflection and regression..."
Yao Zhiyan's eyes flickered, but her mind remained still. She did not launch a hasty attack, but instead summoned a second layer of dream mirror from the void.
As Yao Zhiyan's second dream mirror slowly appeared from the void, the entire Floating Cosmos Battle Mirror suddenly shifted into another dimensional illusion. A crystal blue dream mirror rose from behind her soul, reflecting the trajectory of Chen Yuxue's entire soul consciousness, including the "reverse damage circuit" of her Star-Rending Self-Healing mechanism—at this moment, the entire battlefield scene seemed to cut into a cross-section of the "soul consciousness engineering blueprint," revealing the entire structure of Chen Yuxue's existence.
Yao Zhiyan's voice murmured softly in the wind.
"Second Form - Glazed Realm Rending Feathers."
Before the words were even finished, a flurry of butterfly wings filled the air!
The seven-colored dream butterflies suddenly danced wildly under the mirror moon, like broken glass feathers flying from a dream, each wing containing the meaning of spatial cutting and soul shattering. The next moment, those dream butterflies exploded and formed countless dream soul cutting light bands like a needle and thread net, piercing Chen Yuxue consciousness nodes from different angles!
This special effect is like trillions of tiny crystal threads weaving a sky-covering net of light, while Chen Yuxue's soul trajectory in the mirror burns in sync. Each "feather explosion" corresponds to a hidden channel of her soul, which is precisely severed!
Chen Yuxue suddenly retreated, his soul crystal flashing, and a cold snow star field appeared behind him, with thousands of snow-light star chains spinning out from his side!
"Snow Realm Illusory Fate Mirror!"
Chen Yuxue power, transforming the entire battlefield into an absolutely reflective field created by the "Snow Star Soul Mirror." As soon as Mengdie's attack approached, it was immediately repelled by the mirror, her soul power seemingly "reflected" into herself, penetrating her own sea of consciousness in the opposite direction!
This technique is a reverse reflection and backlash technique of the [Snow Realm Illusory Fate Mirror]!
The entire arena was stunned! The skill structures of both sides collided head-on, causing the Floating Cosmos Battle Mirror to violently collapse. Two cosmic models appeared on the sky, intertwining and reconstructing each other: one was the Seven-Colored Dream Soul, and the other was the Star Crystal Frost Realm!
Yao Zhiyan spun lightly, her expression unchanged, yet she felt a tremor in her sea of consciousness. The backlash circuit of her dream soul forced her into a high-pressure interface. She knew that if she continued her direct attack, she would inevitably fall into the quagmire of causal reflection of Chen Yuxue's "Star-Rending Self-Healing".
She abruptly raised her eyes, the Glazed Sound Dream Mirror Butterfly spread its wings to their Limit, and coldly uttered:
"The Mirror Descends, Dream Falls Silent."
--Ultimate move activated!
In an instant, the entire battlefield was enveloped in the Ultimate reflection of the Dream Soul Core.
The butterfly took flight, its wings outstretched, its soul power converging at its heart to form a giant soul mirror. Chen Yuxue was slowly pulled into the mirror! This soul mirror was not an attack, but rather a means to "force the enemy's soul frequency into the dream soul coordinates." If Chen Yuxue could not break free, her soul consciousness would merge with the dream mirror, ultimately causing her own sea of consciousness to reverse, resulting in the "self-collapse of her soul consciousness."
The expressions of the spectators in the Star Descendant Clan territory changed drastically!
Chen Yuxue's expression turned slightly cold. She gathered her final burst of soul power in her hands and uttered a chilling oath:
"Silent Crystal Consciousness-Shattering Blast!"
The soul crystal behind her instantly exploded, shattering into billions of crystal dust, but instead condensed into a "star core-level soul crystal storm," which blasted towards Yao Zhiyan with all its might!
The entire battlefield transformed into a pure white, icy realm. Dream Butterfly seemed to fall into a sea of snow, and the chaotic flow of soul light roared like snowflakes. The main mirror trembled violently!
Yao Zhiyan exhaled softly, her eyes narrowing. The Dream Mirror slowly closed at the center of the storm. Although Chen Yuxue's Soul-Breaking level attack was powerful, it ultimately could not overcome the barrier of the Dream Mirror.
Boom!!!
The entire arena collapsed amidst explosions and cracks in light. Star Soul Shards cascaded down like a waterfall, and several "cracks" appeared in Chen Yuxue's sea of consciousness before being suppressed by the Mirror Domain!
She knelt on the ground, her body half-empty, her soul power gone.