As Dan Guikui and Ye Yuanyao stepped side by side into the center of the battle mirror, the void trembled violently the moment they landed!
The pressure of Annihilation Origin is spreading out first!
With a slight step, Ye Yuanyao unleashed a spatial rift that spread across the entire battleground like a collapsing abyss. The gray-black space surged like a tidal wave, a testament to the [Spatial Source Collapse Pressure] brought about by the Annihilation Source Realm 'Supreme level. This silent power forced the entire Floating Cosmos Battle Mirror into an invisible "Fate Track Collapse"!
At this moment, Dan Guikui's aura remained stable. He stood atop the collapsed plane of law, his expression solemn, his hands slowly clasped together, his hair and beard moving without wind. Instantly, his Innate Martial Soul appeared behind him—
[The Law of the Universe Returns - Epoch-Slaying Wheel]!
Cycle Nether phantom image of an ancient axe, shrouded in darkness, hung high behind him, its blade cold and still. A cyclical wheel descended from the sky, rotating counterclockwise, pulling Dan Guikui's aura toward the origin of time!
And what he held in his right hand was none other than the legendary weapon that could sever the very essence of a design:
[Radiant Epoch Severing Axe · Silent Wheel Blade]!
Ye Yuanyao sneered, his body already condensing into the Annihilation Origin Wings, behind which a huge Star-Splitting Wing Screen appeared, with spatial fractures covering the back of his wings, annihilating, collapsing, and regenerating!
First Form --
"Annihilation Wings - Fate-Rending Cause-Severing!"
With a furious roar, Ye Yuanyao waved his right hand, and his wings behind him slashed forward like blades that split the sky, shattering space into starlight. Ten thousand cracks flowed like a galaxy flowing backward, precisely targeting the source of Dan Guikui Fate Soul!
--Every crack contains the Annihilation Origin power of "severing cause and cutting off consciousness". If the trajectory of the Fate Soul is captured by it, it will instantly fall into a triple collapse of severing consciousness, severing life, and severing skills!
Faced with this Star-Splitting Slash, Dan Guikui neither dodged nor evaded. His eyes narrowed, and he roared angrily:
"Reflecting the Past, Returning to the Fundamentals of Technology!"
The spinning wheel behind him suddenly accelerated and shuddered violently!
The next moment, the Star-Splitting Annihilation Wings released by Ye Yuanyao appeared in the void—
Backtracking collapses!
Under the illumination of the cyclical wheel, the "concept chain" released by Ye Yuanyao's technique was pulled back to the moment before its activation—the instant the Annihilation Wings had just unfolded! The skill, as if "destiny had altered," collapsed in mid-air!
But Ye Yuanyao was, after all, a master of the Annihilation Origin Supreme. His expression remained unchanged, and he merely sneered, "Not bad, a counter-attack technique. If you were Annihilation Origin expert, I might hold back a bit..."
However, you are not.
With a sudden flick of his left hand, a black streak, like a falling star, instantly tore through the void. Ye Yuanyao roared:
"Stellar Entropy - Reverse Cycle Annihilation Explosion!"
A black obsidian Xingyun emerged from his palm, its interior imbued with irreversible annihilation logic, defining the trajectories of all enemy techniques within the next three seconds as follows:
Annihilate the fruit of life!
Boom!!!
The light of space reversed, and space collapsed, as if the entire battlefield was being twisted and pulled into a black hole!
Dan Guikui's expression hardened, and with a turn of his foot, the Cycle restarted!
"The Luminous Wheel Reflects the Technique: The Return to Severance!"
Radiant Epoch Severing Axe swept through the air, and when it fell, it wasn't aimed at the skill, but at the "logical loop point" when Ye Yuanyao released the skill!
When!
A metallic clang echoed through the void, but before the axe could penetrate, it was forcefully repelled by the Annihilation Origin!
Dan Guikui suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood mist, staggered back three zhang, and a gap appeared on the axe blade!
Ye Yuanyao used Star Entropy Annihilation Explosion to reverse the battle realm, defeating Dan Guikui and breaking through his armor, a powerful first battle!
On the sidelines, the Observer Race looked solemn, while the Star Descendant Clan were laughing hysterically.
"You couldn't even withstand a single blow from Brother Lianye? Ha."
But--
Dan Guikui merely wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and murmured softly:
"The Supreme Annihilation Origin... so what? The cycle of time remains unbroken; all techniques can be reversed."
Ye Yuanyao's eyes narrowed slightly, his contempt vanished, and the space in his hand was no longer sealed, unleashing the full power of his Annihilation Source Realm · Supreme. With a stomp of his foot, the entire Floating Cosmos Battle Mirror trembled violently, and a rift spanning the sky opened from the center of the Annihilation Star Wings behind him—a true void rift that tore apart the logic of Fate Soul.
At this moment, he slowly raised his hand, and an obsidian Fate Ring resembling the core of a star slowly appeared in his palm, like a black hole, devouring the surrounding light, energy, and even the components of laws.
"Abyssal Cosmos Space-Shattering Slash."
The four words were slowly uttered, and the Floating Cosmos Battle Mirror fell silent—the next instant, heaven and earth shattered with a deafening roar!
The Obsidian Fate Ring transformed into countless shattered starlight, Dan Guikui was located. Wherever it passed, the spatial support structure was stripped away into "Emptiness," and even the prerequisites for the skill were instantly erased!
This is a "Primordial Cause Annihilation Strike" that completely negates the existence of the enemy's technique!
The light in Dan Guikui's eyes was like the angry dance of an axe. He took a deep breath, and his aura reversed, with an ancient soul energy emanating from his body.
He whispered:
"At the beginning of the technique's discontinuation, there is no fighting spirit—slay!"
[Radiant Epoch Severing Axe - Silent Wheel Blade] was swung again, but this time, it wasn't aimed at the skill chain, but rather—
The "construction qualification" is aimed at the skill "Abyssal Cosmos Space-Shattering Slash".
In an instant, an unprecedented phenomenon appeared behind Dan Guikui's martial spirit:
The mirror of technique reveals the chains before the technique!
All that could be seen were densely packed rings of technical patterns appearing in the void, like ancient chains composed of logical codes. With a swift turn of his axe, Dan Guikui precisely struck the very "foundation" of the skill!
Thump!!!
The space trembled, and the starlight of the "Abyssal Cosmos Space-Shattering Slash" was only an inch away from its target.
It exploded with a bang!
"He actually managed to... sever the basis for a skill's validity?"
On the Floating Universe Observation Platform, the Elder of the Silent Mystery Realm from the Star Descendant Clan's direction frowned, while a chorus of exclamations erupted from the Observer Race!
Dan Guikui's axe strike was not merely a block of Ye Yuanyao's super technique, but a direct denial of the power of the No Consciousness Realm Supreme!
But the cost was also enormous.
The moment the axe struck, it felt as if Dan Guikui was bearing the impact of a thousand skill counterattacks!
He felt a sweet taste in his throat, then coughed up blood again, his knees slightly bent, and he knelt on the ground.
Ye Yuanyao's expression turned cold.
He slowly took a step forward, the starlight in his hand condensed again, and a rare, cold light appeared in his eyes.
"You... are worthy of my True One." His voice was low, yet it carried the resolute determination to tear everything Annihilation Origin.
The Dan Guikui, used his super technique of reversing the flow of energy to directly confront the Supreme divine power of the Annihilation Origin, and though injured, still stood firm.
Ye Yuanyao's power of Annihilation Origin reached a new level, and his fighting spirit truly ignited.
In the realm of floating universes, the light of heaven and earth shifts.
A hint of impatience finally appeared in Ye Yuanyao's eyes. He slowly stretched out his wings, and the Radiant Abyss Star-Rending Wings on his back suddenly expanded to their Limit, like a rift in the star realm that split the dome of the universe. An Annihilation Origin Inscription was engraved on his palm like flowing fire, and the entire Floating Cosmos Battle Mirror was instantly plunged into a sense of oppression where "rules do not exist".
At this moment, he unleashed his own super combat technique.
"Stellar Entropy - Reverse Cycle Annihilation Explosion."
As he spoke coldly, a stellar entropy wheel spinning rapidly in reverse in his palm, entropy explosion particles tearing apart the logic of spacetime like backlight. With a wave of his hand, the entropy wheel, like a black sun devouring cause and effect, crashed down on Dan Guikui!
Dan Guikui suddenly swung his axe, and within his soul consciousness, [Law of the Returning Universe - Epoch-Slaying Wheel] fully bloomed. The power of the Wheel of Time reversal, combined with [Radiant Epoch Severing Axe - Silent Wheel Blade], slashed furiously at the entropy-exploding star wheel!
"Break the chain of investigation, identify the source and lock down the judgment!!!"
Boom!!! Boom!!! Boom!!!
However—the instant the axe made contact with the annihilation entropy wheel, the entire battlefield was as if its "construction permission" had been annihilated. Dan Guikui's axe light was as if it had been completely stripped of its "construction permission". The annihilation power directly pierced through his soul defense and severed all his unfinished skill chains!
BOOM!!
Blood splattered Dan Guikui's body was sent flying hundreds of feet by the impact of the Entropy Wheel. When he landed, his breathing was disordered, his soul was trembling, and he spat out three mouthfuls of blood, severely injured.
Ye Yuanyao remained indifferent, his steps unwavering. He knew—he couldn't give the prodigy of the Observer Clan any chance to "catch his breath"!
He slowly raised his hand, and the Wings of Annihilation Origin flapped again, revealing another black-gold rune in his palm:
"The Final Judgment of the Annihilation Realm ·The name of the skill will be deleted."
He intended to use this technique to completely erase Dan Guikui's "skill naming privileges"—once the naming is deleted, his soul will be unable to construct any skills, rendering him utterly useless in combat!
Everyone present was jolted, and the rules and dimensions of the Floating Cosmos Battle Mirror began to shake!
Just as the annihilating power was about to strike him, Dan Guikui on the ground, suddenly regained his clarity!
He realized that if he didn't respond to this attack, it would truly cut off his future path to fighting!
Just as Ye Yuanyao's devastating attack was about to crash down—
Deep within Dan Guikui's sea of consciousness, a golden soul crystal suddenly appeared!
He grasped it in his palm at the last second, muttering to himself:
"This is... the Fate Soul Annihilation Crystal Senior Brother Qin Yu just gave me."
BOOM!!!
The soul crystal shattered, and an incomparably dazzling golden light burst forth from his sea of consciousness!
That was a "Logical Causal Divine Might" that belonged neither to combat techniques nor to personal cultivation!
In an instant, a phantom resembling an ancient divine deity descended from the sky, enveloping Dan Guikui within an inviolable ring of causal law!
Ye Yuanyao's attack has been fully unleashed and cannot be stopped!
"Bang--!!!"
As if ten thousand causes and effects were surging, an invisible shock directly blasted Ye Yuanyao's body backward, and blood exploded in the air, creating a blood rainbow of Annihilation Abyss!
He plummeted hundreds of feet and crashed heavily onto the floating platform!
"What is this...!!!" He coughed up blood in shock, his eyes revealing horror for the first time.
As the crowd gasped in shock and the Floating Mirror fell into a brief silence, Dan Guikui struggled to his feet, his body covered in blood, but his expression remained calm. He gazed ahead and slowly spoke:
"I concede."
Within the [Floating Cosmos Battle Mirror], a divine voice resonated throughout the nine heavens:
--"Round 3, Ye Yuanyao wins."
At this moment, all was silent.
The Star Descendant Clan cheered thunderously, while the Observer Race wore solemn expressions.
But everyone knew in their hearts: although defeated in this battle, Dan Guikui did not back down. He truly forced out the strongest Starborn to use his killing move and used the "divine treasure in the moment before death" to resist the inevitable calamity.
This battle was a defeat, but not a humiliation.
The afterglow of the Floating Cosmos Battle Mirror and the battle platform had not yet faded when Ye Yuanyao slowly walked down the steps.
His eyes were bloodshot, and his face still carried the indifference that had permeated the entire battle, but he could not hide the raging anger surging in his heart. That attack was originally a fatal blow, and should have completely erased Dan Guikui —including all the logical permissions in his mind regarding the concept of "skill".
However, the power of that single soul crystal completely turned the tide at that critical moment!
"They actually... had a backup plan..." Ye Yuanyao clenched his fists, fine veins appearing on the back of his hands, his steps unsteady like shattered starlight.
He gazed at Dan Guikui's retreating figure, his eyes burning with an uncontrollable flame of hatred.
He could have established his authority in one battle and completely destroyed the morale of the Observer Clan disciples, but ultimately, due to a overlooked detail—the "Fate Soul Crystal Pill"—his fortunes were reversed.
He was unwilling to accept it, but he could only swallow his anger.
The Floating Cosmos Battle Mirror's "defeat" statement is the anchor of the entire era's logic. Once the judgment takes effect, even the Supreme Being of the Epoch Origin cannot change it.
He gritted his teeth and slammed down the last step of the battle platform.
At the same time, Dan Guikui staggered back to the Observer Clan's area, his severely injured body barely holding on, but his eyes were filled with endless clarity. As soon as he sat down, several people surrounded him. Yao Zhiyan's expression was complicated, Luo Yuncang's expression was solemn, Ju Ji's brows were furrowed, and Qin Yu had already stood up to greet him.
"Senior Brother Dan!" Qin Yu asked, his expression grave. "Are you alright?"
With blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, Dan Guikui shook his head with a smile. Then, he slowly took out the shattered fragment of the soul crystal from his robes and looked solemnly at Qin Yu:
"I was able to survive this battle thanks to Senior Brother Qin Yu."
"If you hadn't warned me beforehand that Ye Yuanyao would use a ruthless move, and hadn't personally handed me this Fate Soul Crystal Pill... I would no longer exist."
The four men's expressions changed, and they turned to look at Qin Yu.
Qin Yu simply smiled and shook his head, "We're all fellow disciples, there's nothing to thank me for."
"Moreover, this Fate Soul Crystal Pill was personally bestowed upon me by Venerable Lord Tong Ning."
He looked up at the floating platform in the distance, where a graceful figure in azure light sat high in the void.
At this moment, on the high platform, Tong Ning slightly turned her head, quietly gazing at the arena.
At that moment, when she saw Dan Guikui wield that familiar ray of divine light, a slight ripple appeared in her eyes.
"The gift I gave him... he then gave it to a fellow disciple."
"This Qin Yu, he does know what 'fighting together from the same origin' means."
Yan Xu stood beside her and chuckled softly, "Hehe, no wonder you've always valued him so much."
"It seems that this generation of young people will truly be the ones to completely rewrite the past for the Observer Race."
Tong Ning nodded gently, her eyes shimmering like a mirror:
"Yes, the real change started with him."
At this moment, beneath the floating heavens, the fighting spirit and confidence of the Observer Race are quietly taking root and sprouting with each unexpected confrontation and victory.