Radiant Severance Fallen Radiance Sword · Winning Bid of Eighty Thousand

The entire Radiant Heaven Imperial Capital was now immersed in a serene and solemn atmosphere, almost as if a deity had descended.

The ultimate climax of this "Moon Soul Convergence Festival" is the Ultimate ritual that takes place only once every ten million years on the night of their convergence—

"Galaxy Descent Rite, Shared Fate Soul Reflection Sacrifice"

At that moment, the three "Moon Soul Stars" in the sky slowly aligned, and a three-colored arc, pale as a wheel, shimmering with purple light and flowing with blue light, converged above the dome.

This arc traverses the entire sky, dreamlike and ethereal, slowly rotating, its radiance like the Milky Way hanging upside down from the ninth heaven. At this moment, the Fate Soul of all realms and the power of the starry river intertwine, merge, and resonate.

Throughout the entire Radiant Heaven Imperial Capital, countless floating altars, Soul Seal stone pillars, life-chain flowing bridges, and annihilation-light floating boats all automatically rose, with thousands of floating shadows hovering above them, as if ancient souls were awakening and slowly paying homage to the shared starlight.

"This is... the Galaxy Descent Rite..."

Qin Yu's gaze was fixed. His Silent Beginning Ring Master Soul Diagram trembled slightly on its own without being summoned, and the rings on it flowed as if it were sensing some kind of primal resonance from the depths of the heavens.

At this moment, Chi Ning clasped her hands together, closed her eyes, and murmured, "Reflecting the soul as a sacrifice, sharing the fate as a ritual, Ji Ran and eternally reflecting, never to be separated or forsaken..."

This ritual is the oldest "Cosmic Fate Joint Ritual" in the Source of Epochless · Middle Layer. Legend has it that this was a remnant of the Sacrificial Dao practiced by the "Star Soul Guide" and the "Fate Track Soul Shaper" at the beginning of the main universe. It can awaken the resonance of dormant Fate Soul and allow one to glimpse the cause and effect of the future.

Suddenly, a phantom appeared in the sky above the entire capital city—

It was an illusory yet sacred "Ancient Statue of Destiny," holding a Star Soul Crystal in its hand, with countless Destiny Tracks appearing behind it, overlooking the world like a god of record.

"That's... the statue of the Starshine Source Lord?" Luo Huan's eyes revealed a rare sense of awe.

The voice of the priest echoed throughout the city, like a divine pronouncement:

"Tonight, the stars Return to One, and our destinies resonate—all Fate Soul will remember each other's existence at this moment. Even if we meet again thousands of years later, our Soul Seal intertwined, and our consciousnesses will resonate in unison."

In an instant, countless people's sea of consciousness trembled, and their souls rippled. Even ordinary cultivators could feel a grand echo of life at this moment.

"This is not a divine technique that mortals can imitate..." Mo Zhiyan softly, "It is a synchronized breath of the entire Source of Epochless's Fate Soul mechanism."

At this moment, Qin Yu felt a certain sealing pattern deep within his Fate Soul imprint tremble slightly.

Azure Ring remained silent, transforming into a faint blue light that landed on Qin Yu's shoulder, as if silently watching over everything.

As the Galaxy Descent Rite to its final moment, the ancient statue encircling destiny slowly transformed into starlight, scattering across the entire imperial capital. Each ray of starlight that landed on the foreheads of the crowd transformed into an extremely faint "soul mark."

The ritual is over.

In the silence, millions of people in the Radiant Heaven Imperial Capital looked up at the sky at the same time. All sounds stopped, leaving only the low murmur of heartbeats and the resonance of Fate Soul.

That night, countless Fate Soul left their mark on the Radiant Heaven Imperial Capital.

This is the Ultimate meaning of the "Shared Fate Soul Reflection Sacrifice".

The radiance of the Star Soul Dream Reflection Forest slowly faded, Annihilation Dawn Dream Soul Tree slowly sank into the bottom of time and space in the void. The nine-colored flowing light that reflected the soul consciousness also turned into thousands of fine raindrops, sprinkling on the sky above the entire Radiant Heaven Imperial Capital, turning into starlight and sprinkling on the streets and alleys.

Chi Ning reached out and caught a wisp of soul rain, grinning as he said, "Junior Brother Qin, how was it? Are you satisfied with our Moon Soul Convergence Festival in the Radiant Heaven Imperial Capital?"

Qin Yu nodded slightly. "It was definitely worth the trip."

"Of course," Luo Huan said loudly, "The Radiant Heaven Imperial Capital not merely the main city of the Source of Epochless · Middle Layer, but also a place where the Soul Seal of countless races converge. Any ceremony that can leave a mark here is worth remembering."

Du Linglin stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the dissipating sky above the Dream Forest, muttering to himself, "The Nine-Colored Soul Seal... In that instant, I saw a mysterious phantom... Could it be...? No, impossible..."

Shen Yuzhi smiled and took Chi Ning's arm, "Let's go, let's continue shopping! Everything in Starlight Alley is on sale today, and there's also a special offer on Life Chain Incense Burners~"

"Oh, you still remember the Fate Chain Incense Burner!" Mu Xun grinned. "I almost bought one last time to stabilize the Soul Seal Cycle, I have to snag one for myself today!"

Mo Zhiyan glanced at the gradually brightening "Radiant Star Fate Seal Shop" not far away and smiled, "By the way, Junior Brother Qin, this shop has a Soul Sound Stone that's specially designed to adjust the resonance frequency of the sea of consciousness. I think you'll like it."

"Let's go." Qin Yu smiled slightly. "Tonight, we'll take a thorough tour of the Radiant Heaven Imperial Capital."

'Alright, let's go to the auction temple first and see what good treasures they have today.'

The next moment, the seven walked side by side, slowly moving forward along Starshine Street, stepping into the myriad of flowing lights.

With this, the Moon Soul Convergence Festival chapter officially comes to a close.

It was a majestic temple standing beneath the central sky of the Radiant Heaven Imperial Capital, named the Radiant Abyss Fate Splendor Hall, representing the Ultimate trading sanctuary where the value of billions of starlight and Fate Soul intertwined.

The palace is not built on the ground, but suspended above a Destiny Wheel composed of twelve floating star rings. Each star ring is forged from the rare divine gold "Annihilation Cosmos Star Copper", and its entire body is as bright as flowing gold. It is engraved with ancient and obscure Star Abyss incantations, and you can faintly hear the whispers of the Fate Soul from the ancient times.

The main body of the temple is 90,000 feet tall and consists of nine star steps. Each step is like a layered nebula, cast from Annihilation Starlight Crystal Quartz. As the light flows, billions of star chains and runes automatically spread out in the void, resembling dragons soaring, phoenixes dancing, unicorns crossing the sky, and primordial sacrifices, creating a magnificent spectacle.

The most astonishing part is the dome of the main hall, which is made of a complete Limitless Resonance Crystal dome. Thirty-six crystal pillars are always embedded in it, penetrating the nine layers of the sky to form an ever-burning "Starlight Fate Locking Array", so that the entire temple will never shake even if it floats at the top of the starry sky.

Before the palace gate, a huge Soul Seal guiding stele floats, composed of obsidian and stars, inscribed with four ancient seal characters:

Fate may be predetermined, but the soul can be judged.

Outside the entire temple, myriad lights converged, and flying boats, airships, Soul Tower vehicles, and spirit bone chariots from various races, realms, and places of the Source of Epochless shuttled back and forth like flowing water. Those who stopped were all high-level cultivators with unfathomable auras, noble offspring, sect prodigies, and even forbidden Rogue Cultivator wearing hazy Daoist robes and concealing their true faces.

Below the giant hall, there were ten Star Radiance Authentication Platforms, filled with powerful individuals who came to verify their identities and exchange for "Fate Authority Auction Positions." Each of them exuded an extremely strong aura of Annihilation Origin, and even Chaos Realm expert could be seen standing calmly in the center of the queue, waiting quietly.

Qin Yu and the others stood on the platform in front of the Radiant Abyss Fate Splendor Hall, gazing at the magnificent and ethereal Trading Temple, and were all deeply moved.

"This... is the top-tier auction temple in the Source of Epochless · Middle Layer?" Luo Huan murmured, his eyes filled with awe.

"The Radiant Abyss Fate Splendor Hall..." Shen Yuzhi's eyes sharpened. "Legend has it that a complete Silent Void Soul Diagram, fragments of the Annihilation Origin Core, and even... a truly unactivated 'Chronicle Lord's Thought' were once auctioned here."

Chi Ning smiled. "Junior Brother Qin, if you have the chance, remember to experience the true grand auction of the Radiant Abyss Divine Hall. This place is not only a trading venue, but also a battleground for Fate Soul."

Just then, a radiant chime emanated from within the temple—

"Today's grand auction is about to begin."

Radiant Abyss Fate Splendor Hall, countless starlight converged into a hundred million layers of crystal screens, forming a magnificent floating platform in the center of the temple. The platform was in the shape of a hexagonal star array, forged from Annihilation Star crystals. Runes on its surface moved like life chains and soul veins emerged. Each movement carried a faint fluctuation of star lightning, as if waiting for the unveiling of a miracle.

At this moment, the hall was already filled with cultivators from all sides, with densely packed figures arranged on the Qian Jie auction platform. Each tier represented a different status: the outer ring was for ordinary bidders, the middle ring for those holding the Annihilation Star Token, and the core inner ring was the exclusive area for representatives of various forces.

As all eyes were focused on them, a stream of starlight slowly descended from above the main stage.

Welcome to the Radiant Abyss Fate Splendor Hall.

A clear Kong Ling voice, like a cascading waterfall of stars, slowly rang out, as if it were not human speech, but a whisper from a divine soul in a high-dimensional Star Abyss.

The starlight curtain slowly opened, and a woman dressed in a moonlit, glass-like gauze dress walked out from it.

She wore a crimson gold star crown, her features exquisite as if sculpted by the heavens, her beauty captivating yet untouched by the mortal world. Her bright eyes shone like stars in the night sky, and with a light sweep of her gaze, they seemed to pierce through the sea of consciousness of everyone present. Her skin was as smooth as snow, and with a slight smile, countless fluctuations of Fate Soul rippled with her aura.

Her moonlit gauze dress, half-transparent with starlight, subtly outlined her exquisite figure as it rippled like water. Her waist was as slender as a willow under the moon, while her chest was round and full. Her long, jade-like legs were hidden in the starlight mist. Every movement caused the surrounding space to tremble slightly, and countless cultivators unconsciously held their breath and looked up.

She is none other than Yao Jiyue, the host of this auction at the Radiant Abyss Fate Splendor Hall, a mysterious star field envoy whom countless powerful figures dare not underestimate.

She gently raised her jade-like hand, and a seven-colored divine light suddenly gathered in the void, then solidified into a stream of light, slowly appearing before everyone:

--It was an ancient sword, as black as night, yet with faint traces of shimmering silver flames dancing on its blade. The entire sword body was as if it had been forged from Xingyun, with ancient inscriptions faintly engraved on it. Its hilt was inlaid with a broken crystal core that resembled a waning moon in the Annihilation Realm. Even before the sword was moved, the space inside the hall resonated with a low hum.

Yao Jiyue spoke softly, "This item is called the Radiant Severance Fallen Radiance Sword. It is said to have been forged at the end of the Epoch Annihilation Era. The sword contains double life chain patterns, which can penetrate the defense logic of 'overlapping life consciousness' and has an extremely strong suppressive force against those below the Annihilation Source Realm."

Starting bid: 1,000 Gold Starlight Crystal.

These words immediately caused an uproar in the Starshine Hall!

I'll offer 1,500!

"Two thousand!"

"Three thousand five hundred Gold Starlight Crystal!"

Four thousand five hundred!

"Five thousand five hundred! My clan's young master needs this sword!"

The price surged like waves, breaking through the 10,000 Gold Starlight Crystal mark in just a few breaths!

Immediately afterwards, a masked man from the Central district stood up. "I'll bid seventeen thousand!"

A female cultivator at the Annihilation Star Commander level spoke in a cold voice, "Twenty-two thousand!"

Another cultivator, dressed in a Star Soul Crown Robe, raised his hand without hesitation. "Thirty thousand!"

Before the host could even respond, someone shouted:

Forty-five thousand!

"Fifty thousand Gold Starlight Crystal!"

A moment of silence fell over the entire room.

This is a heavyweight offer exceeding five hundred Annihilation Starlight Crystal! Converted, it's close to the market value of half a Limitless Resonance Crystal Fragment.

The Radiant Severance Fallen Radiance Sword had not yet revealed the full power of its inscriptions!

Yao Jiyue smiled slightly, her gaze sweeping across the entire room like rising and falling starlight.

"Gentlemen, is there anyone even better?"

Just as the exorbitant price of "50,000 Gold Starlight Crystal" shocked everyone and the entire hall fell into a brief silence, a gentle yet extremely authoritative male voice suddenly emanated from the innermost core seat of the Radiant Abyss Fate Splendor Hall:

I'll offer—80,000.

The voice wasn't loud, but it was like a piercing, thunderous sound that reverberated through the palace, instantly suppressing all the eager bidders.

The entire auction temple suddenly fell into a deathly silence.

The next instant, countless eyes turned to the source of the sound.

He was a young man dressed in a black and gold robe with star patterns. He had a handsome face, an elegant demeanor, and eyes that seemed to hold the stars. A pale silver Fate Chain Seal floated on his forehead. He sat in the innermost position of the core ring, closest to the Star Abyss Auction Platform. He held a jade cup lightly in his left hand and tapped the armrest of his chair with his right hand. He seemed to casually utter the astronomical price of "eighty thousand".

He didn't say another word, but his gaze swept across the entire room, as if a lifeline had been lifted, causing all those who still harbored competitive thoughts to subconsciously lower their heads and fall silent.

At this moment, Chi Ning, sitting in the upper VIP seat, frowned slightly and whispered:

"So it was him... Zhang Shunjun."

"Who?" Mo Zhiyan asked quietly.

Chi Ning slowly said, "One of the strongest core disciples of the Moonlight Hall's inner sect, his cultivation has reached the Limit of the high-level Annihilation Source Realm. He possesses the 'Moon Soul Forging Token,' and it's rumored that he also has a marriage connection with the Imperial Radiance Divine Lineage... If he wants to bid, no one will try to take it from him."

Shen Yuzhi chimed in, "But eighty thousand... ha, only he could afford that."

Qin Yu remained calm, but a slight thought flickered in his heart.

"Moonlight Hall... Zhang Shunjun..."

On the Radiant Abyss Fate Splendor Hall, Yao Jiyue, parted her red lips slightly and slowly announced:

"Eighty thousand Gold Starlight Crystal —no one can surpass that."

With a wave of her hand, the Radiant Severance Fallen Radiance Sword slowly transformed into a ball of starlight, flying towards the man in the inner core. The young man named Zhang Shunjun remained calm, merely nodding slightly with a faint smile in his eyes.

All the cultivators present were awestruck and utterly impressed.

--The Radiant Severance Fallen Radiance Sword was finally sold for 80,000 Gold Starlight Crystal, acquired by Zhang Shunjun of the Moonlight Hall.

A city-wide sensational auction has now come to a close.

But clearly, the auction is far from over.

Qin Yu also vaguely sensed that an unknown vortex of destiny was quietly gathering deep within the Radiant Heaven Imperial Capital.