Three Days to Break the Realm · All Creation Trembles

At the bottom of the Chain of Fate, above the altar of the Ash Star Core, resonant fragments slowly rotate within the gaps of spacetime, releasing the faint light of billions of rainbow-like constructs, as if "rewriting the logic of existence."

However, before Qin Yu could get close, the void split open in three directions.

"--Bang!!!"

The first impact came crashing down from the flank. Space was as thin as paper, and a blood-red structural rift was forcibly torn open, from which a strange beast covered with "narrative patterns" stepped out!

Its torso was made of cracked bone, and with each breath it emitted twisted chains of words, which were:

Mythical Beast - Construct-Narrative Nether Mastiff

Special ability: Deciphers the enemy's skill descriptions and reconstructs them into a defensive or counter-attack system for oneself;

Rank: Annihilation Source Realm - Ultimate (High-Dimensional Logical Being)

With a low whistle, a residual image of Qin Yu's "Life Seal - World Enforcement Core" immediately appeared in the void, attempting to reverse his skill and transform it into a blocking component!

Azure Ring roared, "It's trying to replicate your [Fate Cause Master Seal] structure!!"

"Then make it impossible to write at all."

Qin Yu raised his right hand, and the Source-Extinguishing Divine Sword instantly appeared in his palm!

"Second divination method - Sever the Cause, Preventing Birth!"

Before the sword light even arrived, the entire canyon space was instantly annihilated and its structure disrupted!

The hound roared in astonishment; all its plans, barely formed, shattered completely in the next instant within "nothingness." Qin Yu didn't move, only wielding his sword—

"Boom!!"

The monster's entire body disintegrated into countless logical fragments, like a story that was "unfinished" and completely torn apart!

First Battle - Instant Slash

But before he could get close to the fragments, the second beast suddenly plummeted from the sky!

This time, it was a ghostly golden beast, resembling a fusion of gears from countless worlds, its entire body covered in timekeeping chains:

Mythical Beast - Abiding Epoch Engraving Spirit

Special Feature: Upon contact with an enemy, it can "reverse" the order of their skill casting and force them into a "previous skill destroyed, subsequent skill not executed" state!

Azure Ring exclaimed in surprise, "It's manipulating the skill timeline!"

But instantly, the Fate-Path Star Wheel appeared beneath Qin Yu's feet, and the Soul Pen in his palm wrote a reverse stroke.

Fate Trajectory Profiling – You Didn't Speak, I've Already Sealed It.

Before Abiding Epoch Engraving Spirit could lock onto its logic, Qin Yu had already "profiled" the skill form it was about to build and sealed its entire destiny into a time rift!

"Crack--!"

Like a frozen gear, the Abiding Epoch Engraving Spirit raised its claws, it was swallowed up in the opposite direction by the distorted clock of fate.

Its future is already sealed before it even makes a move!

"Boom!"

Qin Yu swept his long sleeves down, unleashing a move called Annihilation - Soul Seal Light Wheel that pierced through the body, completely transforming it into a stream of annihilating light!

Second Battle: Pre-Battle Seizure

At this moment, the entire star core shattered and trembled, and the third spatial distortion exploded behind it like a cosmic storm!

A creature woven from countless "threads of consciousness" appeared, its head having no face, only a vortex of logic.

It has no sound, but its very existence is a "tear apart of the sea of consciousness"!

Mythical Beast - Consciousnessless Construct-Spirit Entity

Characteristics: Eliminates the enemy's mental boundaries, causing their skills to "die before they are recognized"; and absorbs the skills of the absorbed enemy into its own "original energy chain".

Qin Yu's sea of consciousness trembled, but the Azure Ring instantly rose into the air, and a wisp of annihilating light spun out from behind it, hovering above Qin Yu's head:

Use this!

The Realm Authority Returns to One!

Qin Yu raised his hand and instantly drew the core of his skill, transforming the entire star core area into an annihilation-colored magic domain!

In this realm, all skills require "Qin Yu's Will" to be formed!

Consciousnessless Construct-Spirit Entity was about to tear apart the sea of consciousness again, it suddenly realized—

I'm not even in the skills development sequence!

Its actions are no longer recognized by the world!

Qin Yu whispered:

"The enemy's actions require my permission... then I refuse." Silent Origin slashed.

The Ten Severing Forms the Source-Extinguishing Divine Sword Unleashed:

The Source Silence Severs All; the Trace and Sever, Leaving No Wheel!

At this moment, it is no longer just a matter of the destruction of skills or logic, but a complete denial of the enemy's right to exist from the very beginning of its conception!

"Boom!!!!"

The annihilating light wave swept across, and the very concept of the "unnamed construct" was completely erased in an instant.

The Third Battle: Tracing the Source and Eliminating

At this moment, on the central star core platform, the [Limitless Resonance Crystal Fragment] that was originally suspended in the annihilation flow slowly calmed down.

It has finally achieved resonance with the structural logic here, no longer floating, no longer resisting.

A Profound Limitless Radiance flowed slowly across its surface, emitting a discernible iridescent glow.

Qin Yu stepped forward, gently placed his palm over the fragment, and it was in his hand.

The deepest part of the entire Fate Severing Gorge has fallen into complete silence.

Azure Ring chuckled softly, "Well done, at this speed... you're going to scare the elders of the Mission Hall so much their jaws will drop."

Qin Yu smiled faintly, flipped his palm to collect the fragments, and with a flash, transformed into a rainbow and disappeared into the void, preparing to return.

The first gathering mission in the Fate Severing Gorge has come to an end.

Qin Yu landed lightly on the floating rock layer at the edge of the Fate Severing Gorge. The [Limitless Resonance Crystal Fragment] he had just obtained in his palm still emitted a faint iridescent glow, as if it still retained the aftershocks of the energy from the three high-level alien beasts that had perished.

He slightly raised his eyes, gazing at the canyon's depths, which still seemed to spew forth mist and crackling light like the mouth of a whale in an abyss, and finally understood one thing.

"So... this is the 'danger' the elder of the Mission Hall was referring to."

Qin Yu collected the fragments, his eyes narrowing slightly, and his tone low:

"That's certainly an easy task... if you only look at the result."

But the murderous intent of those three strange beasts still echoed in his mind:

The Construct-Narrative Nether Mastiff can directly read the enemy's skill structure and reverse-write it to inflict backlash;

Abiding Epoch Engraving Spirit manipulates time, causing players to experience skill gaps;

The Consciousnessless Construct-Spirit Entity cannot even complete the "naming" process; it directly devours logic from the level of consciousness...

Which one doesn't challenge the "Limit existence" of cultivators in the Annihilation Source Realm?

If he hadn't possessed the devastating killing power of the Source-Extinguishing Divine Sword, the Fate Soul suppression of the Silent Beginning Soul Diagram, and Azure Ring's precise control of his sea of consciousness to eliminate the disturbance of the calamity, he would probably have been torn apart by the world's logic here long ago, becoming a wisp of ashes in the Annihilation Abyss Wasteland.

"For ordinary cultivators, let alone fighting... the pressure from the techniques in this area alone would be enough to cause their consciousness to collapse."

He gazed up at the sky above the canyon, at the distorted, floating "chains of fate," each one seemingly forcibly altering the past, reshaping its trajectory, as if asking—

Should you exist here?

Azure Ring also appeared on his shoulder, her tone quite cold:

"If you hadn't already merged with 'Source Logic,' even if that [Unnamed Spectral Being] had only swallowed a tiny bit of your consciousness, you would have been 'erased' from all your lifelines."

Qin Yu smiled faintly, but his eyes grew even calmer.

He finally understood:

This fragment is not merely a collected item, but rather a "qualification screening" for all mid-level cultivators in the Source of Epochless.

Azure Ring smiled enigmatically, "Now you know why this task is listed as the simplest 'gathering' type, yet even the elders are adopting that 'whatever happens, happens' attitude, right?"

"They don't intend for anyone to complete the task."

"It's not that we want to eliminate people who aren't qualified to advance on this path."

Qin Yu gently placed his hand on the hilt of the Source-Extinguishing Divine Sword and whispered:

"That's perfect—I'm the exception."

His silhouette trembled in the wind, his figure vanished into the void like a star, and a rainbow light Fate Severing Gorge.

He will return with the fragments.

But deep within that canyon, something unknown seemed to be slowly awakening—

Qin Yu, shrouded in the faint light of the Annihilation Abyss, returned from the depths of the Fate Severing Gorge, his figure like a flowing rainbow of light, slowly solidifying beneath the Fate Authority Sacred Hall. Beside the Annihilation Star Palace, the Mission Hall and Gathering Hall remained silent and Emptiness, as if no one had ever set foot here.

He stepped into the stone-collecting hall.

The three elders, who had been reclining on the floating golden couch with their eyes closed, frowned slightly upon hearing footsteps entering the hall. They casually opened one eye, but in the next instant—

"Bang!"

The teacup in one of the elders' hands suddenly fell to the ground and shattered. Before he could react, the two people next to him sprang to their feet almost simultaneously!

"You... how did you get back?"

"You really completed the mission?"

"You really came back from 'Fate Severing Gorge'?!"

Three figures stood before Qin Yu almost simultaneously, their crimson robes fluttering, their eyes filled with horror, and even their words carried an incredulous tone.

Qin Yu remained calm, and with a flick of his palm, he gently lifted the [Limitless Resonance Crystal Fragment] containing Profound Limitless Radiance. Rainbow light flowed in his palm, as if a rainbow star core was floating in his hand.

"Disciple Qin Yu has completed the collection task and submitted one crystal fragment."

The eldest white-bearded elder's pupils constricted sharply. He quickly stepped forward, took the fragment with both hands, and probed it with his consciousness. His expression instantly changed drastically:

"This is genuine! It still retains its original iridescent glow... You couldn't have found this—"

He suddenly looked up, an overwhelming surge of emotion welling up within him:

"You personally hunted the alien beast and forcibly seized it from the source field?"

Qin Yu nodded slightly and calmly said, "There were indeed a few strange beasts guarding it, but we've dealt with them."

"It's been dealt with... it's been dealt with?!"

The third red-haired elder almost blurted out, his entire body trembling with shock, nearly unleashing a surge of battle intent:

"Do you even know that's the deepest part of the Fate Severing Gorge?! A forbidden zone where even Logic Realm Realm · Supreme can be torn apart by the Construct Technique Flow if they're not careful!! You're just a newly recruited inner disciple—"

The three elders remained staring blankly at the [Limitless Resonance Crystal Fragment] in Qin Yu's palm, its radiance still undiminished. After repeatedly verifying it with their spiritual senses, they confirmed it was genuine. But what truly shocked them to the point of speechlessness was not just that he had completed the task, but the time he had taken to do so—

"You... only took three days from accepting the mission to returning?"

The white-bearded elder's voice was almost trembling.

"From the outermost edge of the Fate Severing Gorge to the depths of the Fragment Origin Domain, even at the Peak Annihilation Source Realm, it would take eight days. Moreover, strange beasts frequently appear along the way, and each section requires a lot of time to dodge and fight..." The red-haired elder's tone became increasingly incoherent, and disbelief in his eyes almost materialized.

"How... how come you're back in just three days?!"

Qin Yu calmly stated, "I went straight to the heart of the matter, without backing down."

Before the words were even finished, the three elders' souls nearly trembled, their pupils constricting as if they had heard some absurd and outrageous statement.

The next moment, the white-bearded elder suddenly raised his hand and waved it, and a dazzling golden seal appeared above his head. Its crystalline radiance transformed into the trajectory of the points rules, unfolding in front of Qin Yu.

"Your data collection was successful. This includes feedback on core route traversal, abnormal beast slaying, and time efficiency rating..."

A stream of information flowed and converged on the floating crystal mirror, ultimately:

Score: 520 points.

Instantly, the entire gathering Mission Hall trembled with spiritual light, and even the points assessment crystal shook slightly a few times.

"W-what? Five hundred and twenty?!"

The red-haired elder was so startled that he took half a step back, his hair and beard flying wildly.

"Since we established this task point system, the highest score we've ever achieved was 463 points, like when Ju Ji got it. You... you broke the historical record?!"

Qin Yu nodded calmly.

At this moment, Azure Ring reappeared, slowly floating onto Qin Yu's shoulder, leaning against him like a celestial spirit, her eyes glancing slightly at the three elders. "Your points system is quite good."

The three elders immediately turned their gazes to Azure Ring, their faces filled with astonishment.

"This... this is his soul beast?"

"It doesn't look like an ordinary soul beast."

"But... there's no aura of a contract, it seems... to be in a semi-manifested state... Could it be some kind of ancient soul shadow species? Or a parasitic entity of the Chronicle Soul?"

The white-bearded elder pondered for a moment, glanced at Azure Ring's illusory feather, and finally said, "Perhaps it's some kind of special soul form... After all, he is a golden-core disciple personally bestowed by the Ancestor."

They didn't notice --

The Azure Ring on Qin Yu's body is not a soul beast.

Rather, it is the true anchor of all "origins and Fate Soul structure".

Qin Yu offered no explanation, simply taking the crystal core representing 520 mission points, nodding slightly in farewell.

Azure Ring raised an eyebrow and followed him out of the Mission Hall. The three elders inside remained rooted to the spot until he completely disappeared at the end of the misty floating steps, unable to calm down for a long time.

"... We may have truly encountered an extraordinary person."