Dawn Abyss Fate Lord · Star Logic Crystal Awakens

Qin Yu frowned slightly, a thoughtful look flashing in his eyes. "This sphere... how exactly is it different from the Limitless Evolving True Flow? Why is there no logical thread to follow?" His gaze fell on the center of the crystal sphere, where azure blue and starlight intertwined, as if the cosmic destiny had been sealed for billions of years, yet it was so calm that it seemed lifeless.

And at that moment—

"I'll try it first!"

A loud, clear voice rang out, breaking everyone's reverie. Everyone turned to look, and saw a burly man, clad in gold-patterned animal hide armor, stride onto the stage with an imposing aura. He was none other than Zhong Yuanpo, a fierce inner-discipline general from the "Crimson Martial Hall."

"Make way, make way! Let's see if my divine sense can make this thing submit!" He laughed as he walked up to the crystal, suddenly raised his hand and pressed it against the surface of the crystal sphere, pouring his immense spiritual power into it like a tidal wave.

In an instant, the crystal sphere remained motionless, still and undisturbed.

The audience whispered among themselves.

"No response?"

"So this crystal really is just a piece of junk?"

"His divine sense is so strong that it can even penetrate a fourth-order soul array, yet it had no effect on him?"

But just in the third breath—

"Boom!!"

A dazzling blue-purple crystalline light burst forth like a tidal wave. Suddenly, the crystal sphere erupted from its silence with a surge of reverse power, as if the core of a star had suddenly shattered. A dark blue soul aura, carrying waves of mysterious rules, surged out.

"Ugh--!!!"

Before Zhong Yuanpo could react, he was thrown into the air and crashed into a pillar in the auction house ten feet away. He slid down heavily, coughing up a mouthful of blood, his breathing disordered.

Silence fell instantly.

The shopkeeper and waiter rushed to help him up. Zhong Yuanpo, pale-faced and panting, cursed, "Damn it... what kind of evil thing is this? It almost tore my divine sense apart... Evil! It's truly evil! That's something no ordinary soul crystal could do!"

The crowd below gasped in shock.

"Just a moment ago... did you see a faint glow flowing in the center of the crystal?"

"It was like some kind of reversal of fate... but it only lasted for less than half a breath..."

"This crystal sphere is not an inanimate object at all; it possesses its own... will to choose its master!"

Yao Jiyue on the high seat, smiled gently, her voice Wenwan: "Everyone, you only have one chance—if rejected by the crystal, your divine sense will suffer a backlash. If you do not possess sufficient divine willpower, it is best not to force it."

She gently raised her hand, indicating that others could still try.

At this moment, the arena was completely silent, with only the slowly rotating crystal sphere shimmering faintly, like the silent heart of the universe, waiting for the Fate Soul to awaken it.

"I'll give it a try." Luo Huan's tone was calm, but there was a hint of scrutiny in his eyes.

Chi Ning immediately warned, "Don't be reckless. That burly man wasn't an ordinary person; he almost had his soul shattered."

Du Linglin frowned and said, "Be careful, don't force it."

Shen Yuzhi then said solemnly, "If things become unstable, immediately withdraw your divine sense."

Luo Huan nodded to the crowd, said nothing more, and in a flash, stepped onto the main auction stage.

Yao Jiyue nodded slightly. "Please."

The mysterious crystal sphere still floated quietly in the center of the illusory light platform, its azure star patterns faintly flowing, like the life core deep within an abyss, calm yet unfathomable.

Luo Huan took a deep breath, slowly closed his eyes, and in the next instant, he condensed an extremely fine thread of divine sense and gently probed into the crystal.

--quiet.

Dead silence.

It felt like falling into thin air.

The moment divine sense touched the surface of the crystal—

"Boom!!!"

A sudden burst of even more intense blue-purple starlight erupted from the crystal's surface, as if the entire Star Abyss had shattered in an instant!

"Well!!!"

Luo Huan's expression changed drastically, his consciousness was struck as if by lightning, and he was instantly thrown backward through the air.

"Senior Brother Luo!"

"Retreat immediately!"

Chi Ning and the others' expressions changed drastically, and they were about to step forward.

But in that life-or-death moment—

"Radiant Abyss: Eternal Fate Crown!"

With a low shout, Luo Huan unleashed a burst of golden light from his body, and a life-orbiting shield resembling a divine crown appeared behind him—a protective technique released by his Innate Martial Soul.

Thump--!!

The force of the recoil slammed into the divine crown shield, and a deep blue shockwave rippled outwards for ten feet behind him before finally stabilizing his figure.

The crowd gasped in surprise.

"It's Radiant Abyss Jie's Fate Soul shield!"

"He actually used his martial spirit to protect his divine sense? That's terrifying!"

Luo Huan landed heavily, his face slightly pale, a metallic taste escaping his lips, yet he forced himself to stand firm. He looked back at the crystal sphere, his eyes deep. "As expected of the auction hall's grand finale item, divine sense simply cannot penetrate it; instead, it's as if it's being devoured and then retaliated against... It possesses an independent 'consciousness structure track'."

Chi Ning hurried over, anxiously asking, "Are you alright?"

Luo Huan shook his head and said in a low voice, "This thing doesn't just pick people... it also has a 'soul-testing track'."

Qin Yu's gaze narrowed slightly, and a familiar stirring slowly surfaced in his heart.

That crystal seemed to be... waiting for someone—waiting for someone who truly possessed "sovereignty over destiny."

And he was slowly getting up.

But just as Qin Yu was about to get up, a sudden sound rang out.

"Let me give it a try."

A melodious, ethereal sound, like the gentle morning light caressing leaves, rang out from the void, soft yet deeply moving. Instantly, everyone in the auction temple turned their gaze toward the source of the sound.

A snow-white figure slowly floated in from in front of the high seat. Her steps did not touch the ground, yet she seemed to blend with the pulse of heaven and earth. Her arrival was like the moon descending upon the Milky Way amidst the mist, carrying an indescribable holiness and divinity.

That was a woman.

She wore a snow-white, feather-light dress, its hem billowing like clouds in the wind, flowing as if studded with stardust, like the softest first rays of dawn breaking through the sky. Her figure was slender and graceful, her curves gentle yet powerful, every line perfectly proportioned. Her skin was as translucent as jade, reflecting a soft silver glow amidst the myriad rays of light, as if she were born not of this world.

What is most captivating is her face—cool, aloof, and flawless, her eyes seemingly shimmering with starlight, their depths reflecting a sense of serene tranquility. Her lips are slightly parted, her bright eyes holding a captivating charm, yet devoid of any worldly arrogance. A silver moon-shaped earring adorns her temple, and a star-shaped rune is imprinted on her brow, as if an artist, using the Fate Soul of countless worlds as ink, has personally painted this unparalleled beauty.

She gracefully descended onto the main platform, like Qingfeng caressing water, her robes rippling in the air, and the entire temple fell into a moment of silence.

Upon seeing the newcomer, Yao Jiyue's expression shifted slightly, and she said respectfully and gently, "So it's Hong Xiuxiang from the Dawn Cloud First Hall..."

These words caused an uproar in the audience.

"She is the core disciple of the most mysterious temple in the Source of Epochless · Middle Layer, the Dawn Cloud First Hall?!"

"The Only Book Realm Supreme... actually dares to compete for this crystal?"

"Isn't she someone who never gets involved in worldly affairs?"

The guests whispered among themselves, their gazes filled with both awe and an irresistible attraction to her. It was a kind of attraction that transcended the mortal realm, as if they were witnessing the very embodiment of the divine.

At this moment, Hong Xiuxiang stood quietly on the stage, her fair hand raised, her lotus fingers like the moon, and with a slight emanation of jade light, a wisp of extremely gentle yet orderly divine consciousness slowly reached out—to probe towards that mysterious crystal.

Qin Yu stopped abruptly the moment she appeared. His eyes narrowed slightly as he gazed at the ethereal woman, a complex emotion rising within him.

"She has actually entered the Only Book Realm..."

And that crystal will soon reveal its true ownership in this unprecedented contest.

The moment Hong Xiuxiang's gentle, radiant divine sense slowly touched the surface of the crystal, the entire auction temple—or rather, the entire spatial structure—seemed to be shaken by an indescribable fluctuation.

"--Buzz!!"

A resonant sound, like the collapse of Star Abyss, exploded forth!

The crystal, which had been as still as a lifeless universe, suddenly burst forth with billions of stars! Its surface peeled away layer by layer, as if revealing the false pretense of the world, and waves of azure, silver-purple, and deep-sea-like light suddenly bloomed, as if the entire logical structure of the Source of Epochless had been ignited!

Countless crystalline patterns instantly appeared on the crystal, each pattern like a chain of truth woven by the heavens, so complex that it could not be described in words. Interspersed among them were the light of atomic rules, traces of causal chain vibrations, and the flow of Fate Soul reincarnation... as if the mysteries of the entire universe's operation were instantly projected into this crystal sphere!

Hong Xiuxiang, on the other hand, stood quietly like an unmoving sovereign, her hair fluttering in the energy storm, her clothes billowing like the wings of a god. She did not move, yet she seemed to be above the laws of heaven and earth.

The next moment--

"Boom!!!"

Inside the crystal, a superdimensional beam of light, piercing through the entire temple, shot skyward from its core!

That was not physical light, but a "convergence of destiny" formed by countless structural factors, fragments of destiny chains, Annihilation Origin particles and causal reverse textures, which pierced through the void and instantly transformed the entire auction temple into an altar in the center of a vast star map!

Hong Xiuxiang's figure slowly rose from the center of the pillar of light, and all the light streams, chains, Dao rhythms, and patterns converged towards her!

Behind her, a dazzling star wheel appeared—a reflection of her Innate Martial Soul, "Dawn Abyss Immortal Dawn," which, resonating with the crystal, solidified into a physical form. The star wheel seemed to harmonize with Source of Epochless herself, making her temperament even more like a transcendent immortal soul, as if she could control the flow of world logic with a single thought.

"This... this isn't fusion... this is... Fate Soul recognizing its master!"

An old man spoke in a trembling voice, and everyone in the entire temple was stunned into silence.

Yao Jiyue's originally confident and composed face froze completely at this moment, almost forgetting that she was still standing in the main seat.

She stared blankly at the scene on the stage, muttering to herself, "This crystal... it actually recognizes its owner... and... it can resonate like this?"

At this moment, Hong Xiuxiang slowly opened her eyes, her pupils seemingly reflecting the shimmering light of a thousand worlds, a drop of unspoken power condensing in the depths of her gaze. She raised her hand and gently stroked the surface of the crystal—

"Buzz--"

The crystal, resembling the core of a starry sea, slowly floated up and eventually transformed into a stream of light—sinking into her palm and becoming a dazzling soul pattern, deeply imprinted on her left shoulder bone.

Fusion and resonance -- Complete!

At this moment, the thousands of cultivators below the stage were completely silent. Countless gazes held shock, awe, and an almost worshipful silence.

After a full three breaths, Yao Jiyue finally came to her senses, coughed lightly, and tried her best to keep her voice dignified and composed:

"... Everyone."

"Since the Fairy of Hong Xiuxiang has already Fate Soul and merged with this crystal, this item naturally belongs to her."

"This auction has now come to a successful conclusion."

She gave a graceful bow, then smiled and added:

"Distinguished guests, all matters are now concluded. I hope you are all well and that we can meet again at the Radiant Abyss Divine Hall in the future."

As soon as the words were spoken, countless cultivators, their emotions still unsettled, could only leave dejectedly. But their gazes, as they departed, all lingered on the scene—

The woman who slowly descended from the stage, her robes fluttering like moonlight and snowflakes in the air—she, Hong Xiuxiang —may be remembered once again by the entire Source of Epochless · Middle Layer from this day forward.