The instant the tendril of light touched Qin Yu's fingertip, the space itself trembled as if on the surface of water!
"Boom--!!!"
An invisible wave suddenly erupted from the depths of the palace, as if an unseen "vortex of logic" had torn apart the barrier between reality and time, forcibly pulling Qin Yu into it!
His figure vanished instantly, swept into a vortex of four-dimensional space.
A silent world, a desolate realm without light.
When Qin Yu opened his eyes again, he was no longer in the palace.
The world before him had no up or down, left or right, front or back. Time was frozen here, and space presented a folded structure. Countless twisted "trajectories of self-existence" appeared around him, like a dream.
He saw a false version of himself.
He cried as an infant in swaddling clothes;
The young boy's first encounter with Spiritual Sense, and the subsequent ostracization and cold treatment he faced;
Upon first awakening his Innate Martial Soul and entering the realm of Annihilation Origin...
His every thought, every choice, every fluctuation of his Fate Soul was materialized into fragments of memory floating in the void, streaking across the vortex of this four-dimensional space like shooting stars.
What chilled him to the bone most was that these fragments were disappearing rapidly!
"... This is not a space of memories, this is a realm constructed by devouring consciousness!!"
Azure Ring exclaimed in alarm, "Little Qinzi, retreat quickly! This is 'Higher-Dimensional Soul Dissolution Field,' it's stripping away all traces of you from the 'logic of time'—if you don't break through it, your existence will be completely 'deleted' from the logic of the world!"
Qin Yu felt constant tremors deep within his consciousness; with each heartbeat, it felt as if a piece of his life was slipping away!
He saw fragments of his own memories compressed into rays of light, drawn along a spatially folded passage into a dark, deep sea called [Soul-Destruction Origin Abyss].
We can't wait any longer.
Qin Yu gritted his teeth, his blood surging, his eyes darkened, and his right hand suddenly plunged into his brow!
"The Source-Extinguishing Divine Sword, appear!"
A sword shadow of aurora, like a black hole, devoured everything and exploded out of his hand!
The moment the sword was drawn, the four-dimensional space trembled violently!
The folded space of the star ring collapsed layer by layer, the logical chain broke like glass, and large fragments of memory returned to Qin Yu's body as if struck by lightning, and his soul consciousness quickly stabilized!
He leaped up suddenly, brandishing his sword and roaring angrily:
"Sever the Realm, Leaving No Name!"
That sword slashed out horizontally, its light like a "dimensional blade," Time Splitting and severing the Fate Soul of space!
The entire four-dimensional scene was suddenly torn in two!
The black and gold sword light was like an annihilating lightning bolt slashing down from reality, tearing through more than a dozen "multi-dimensional space pillars" along the depths of the void. Countless mirror fragments collapsed from the high-dimensional structure, forming a monstrous storm of shattered stars!
The "Soul-Destruction Origin Abyss," which had originally devoured his existence, now let out a mournful cry, as if forced to admit that "this person cannot be taken away."
The space collapsed instantly!
Qin Yu's mind trembled, as if he had been swallowed back by the entirety of reality.
"Bang!"
His figure reappeared in the deep well of the original palace. The figure of the Star Abyss Jellyfish had disappeared, as if it had never existed. The surrounding space returned to normal, with only a layer of stardust ripples shattered by the annihilation wave remaining under his feet, quietly flowing in the dim light.
Azure Ring whispered:
"What you just severed... was not only that space, but also a devouring will from the souls of the ancient Epoch Realm. If you had hesitated any longer, you would have lost all your own logical belonging."
Qin Yu took a soft breath, his gaze calm and icy.
"This palace... is extraordinary. We have not yet truly grasped its essence."
Qin Yu wielded the [Source-Extinguishing Divine Sword], severing the four-dimensional illusion with a single strike. Countless fragments of memories swirled and returned around him as if time were flowing backward, re-anchoring his soul from the brink of annihilation. He gasped for breath, cold sweat still clinging to his forehead, and in the next instant—the jellyfish-like Anomalous Spirit that had previously sung the song of the soul slowly rose into the air, transforming into a wisp of light that reformed itself in mid-air.
It was an incomparably holy figure that descended from the void.
Light coalesced, and mist dissipated. A woman, seemingly a deity, silently appeared before Qin Yu. She stood between ancient pillars, with snow-capped mountains as her backdrop, and sunlight shone on her golden and white divine robes, as if a goddess had woven divine power into the hem of her garments. A golden staff hung in her hand, with a radiant orb, like the sun, floating at its tip, exuding a warm yet majestic aura.
She possessed long, silvery-white hair, flowing like a waterfall of moonlight, cascading down her shoulders. A gentle breeze caressed her, and her hair shimmered like luminous feathers. Her features were exquisite and serene, yet devoid of any earthly air. Her eyes were crystal clear, as if they could pierce through the illusions of eternity. The golden crown on her head was inlaid with intricate spiritual patterns and unknown symbols, resembling the mark of some transcendental civilization.
She stood atop the high steps of an ancient golden-white palace, surrounded by towering mountains and a clear blue sky. Qin Yu felt as if he were in some ancient celestial realm buried by time and space, and his mind trembled slightly.
The woman's lips parted slightly, her voice gentle and captivating, yet carrying an irresistible air of authority.
"Originator from another world, your will has passed the torn trial of the Song of Spirit Annihilation... Do you know that you have already stepped into the sealed realm of the 'Nameless Memory Origin Hall'?"
Her voice seemed to have a melody, resonating with heaven and earth, causing the space to vibrate slightly.
Qin Yu stared intently, offering no reply, but the Azure Ring between his brows trembled slightly, as if he had begun to probe the essence of the other's existence.
At this moment, the woman's gaze sharpened slightly as she looked towards Azure Ring's location and spoke softly:
"That will within you... indeed, you are the successor I chose..."
Qin Yu slowly sheathed his sword, his gaze turning solemn and calm as he looked at the woman, and said in a low voice:
"Who are you? Where exactly is this place? And what do you mean by 'the successor'?"
The sky remained clear and boundless, but as Qin Yu finished speaking, the radiant staff in the woman's hand trembled slightly, and a pale golden light wave gently spread across the ground, as if triggering the echo of some long-dormant memory.
The woman gently raised her jade-like hand, her fingertips brushing against the shimmering mist in the air, responding softly, her eyes like stars and the moon:
"My name is long forgotten. I was once the 'Spirit-Chanting Female Saint' beyond the Annihilation Dawn Realm, but now my name is useless."
"The place where you stand is called— the Illusory Dream Spirit Realm Temple."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Azure Ring in Qin Yu's sea of consciousness trembled slightly, and suddenly a series of fluctuations emanated from it—the true outline of that temple unfolded in his sea of consciousness like an ancient scroll from the primordial era.
The woman continued, her voice suddenly turning solemn and dignified:
"This hall seals a 'Billowing Annihilation Dream Vulture,' a seal forged ten thousand years ago by the Dream Annihilation Clan and the Recognition Annihilation Clan, suppressing it within the core layer of the dream realm—it controls not only the dream world, but also one of the roots of consciousness and skill construction."
"If you can Annihilation it, I will give you this Annihilation Chime Musical Score."
With a flick of her staff, a phantom light appeared in the air, and a page of crystalline light gradually materialized, imprinted with a nine-layered array of melodious sounds, seemingly containing the essence of heaven and earth, swaying in the wind like celestial music descending to earth.
She continued speaking in a detailed manner:
Billowing Annihilation Dream Vulture - Seal Analysis:
Dream Submerges the Consciousness Realm: Drags the enemy's consciousness into a concrete dream, stripping them of their ability to judge the reality of the battle.
Additional effect: The dream continues to erode, disrupting the enemy's soul skill construction rhythm;
Billows Surge and Return to Annihilation: Ripples surge and obliterate skill data within the enemy's consciousness chain, preventing the re-emergence of soul skills;
Additional effect: The ripple effect weakens the enemy's soul power gathering speed.
"It is an extremely powerful being among the Dream Soul type Annihilation Beasts. Even those with cultivation levels above the Annihilation Source Realm · Middle Stage are powerless to approach it, and you..." She gazed at Qin Yu, her voice slowly fading, "... the thing within you is enough to suppress the soul and shatter dreams."
"If you are not afraid of the Annihilation of dreams, then step into the 'Dream Annihilation Domain' and defeat your enemies within the dream world."
Qin Yu remained silent, but Azure Ring chuckled softly in her mind's eye, "Heh, an interesting challenge. Little Qinzi, our 'Battle of Illusions' is about to begin again."
The space trembled, and a dreamlike, ethereal blue gate slowly emerged from the temple's dome.
Qin Yu's eyes narrowed slightly, his voice steady as he calmly stated:
"Very well, since it's here, let's Annihilation it."
Before she could finish speaking, the woman didn't say anything more. She twirled her staff in her hand and pointed a finger at the air—
"The Realm of Annihilation Begins."
In an instant, a vast blue starry sea split open in the dome of the temple, like a dream eye slowly opening. A circular magic array woven from countless golden ancient characters unfolded beneath Qin Yu's feet, and then countless runes of light rose up, sending his figure like a shooting star into the endless abyss of dream consciousness.
The world turned upside down— Qin Yu's figure vanished instantly amidst a silent explosion.
When he opened his eyes, everything around him had completely changed.
He stepped into a desolate dreamland of eternal night.
There is no trace of the passage of time here. The sky is a vast sea of dreams, with stars rising and shattering like bubbles. The ground is a blue-green swamp plain, with floating mist that reflects the countless dreamlike figures struggling, muttering, twisting, and dissipating on the ground—each wisp of mist seems to hold the unawakened soul of a slumbering being.
Floating in the air is a giant egg woven from countless crystal dream scales, and within that egg, slowly awakening is—
[Billowing Annihilation Dream Vulture].
With a dimensional tremor in space, the dream egg cracked, and a colossal shadow unfolded from within—
Its form resembled a hybrid divine bird that traversed the realm of dreams and the sea of consciousness, standing nearly a hundred feet tall. Its entire body was not covered in feathers, but rather by "Dream Scales of Azure Color"—each of these scales was transparent and interwoven, with ever-changing dream bubbles flowing within them like starlight in the night sky.
Its head was neither bird nor beast, but had nine pairs of golden and blue eyes, within which countless fragments of nightmare memories surged, seemingly able to see through the fragile cracks of any consciousness.
What unfolded behind them were not wings, but twelve giant, rippling dream-silk tentacles, each capable of extending into the enemy's sea of consciousness, tearing apart the logic of their soul, and scattering dream sounds.
It let out a low growl, and before the sound waves even emerged, Qin Yu's vision trembled instantly, and a thousand dreamscapes appeared in his sea of consciousness—
There is his figure from the first day of his cultivation, the moonlight of the night the Azure Ring first appeared, and the blood of the first battle in the Silent Origin...
Everything was drawn into the dream by it!
Dreams surged like a tide, and the soul drifted like a boat, yet Qin Yu's gaze remained unwavering.
Azure Ring appeared in her mind's eye, sneering coldly, "Heh, this wretched bird, dares to attack you in your dream?"
Qin Yu raised his hand, and the Source-Extinguishing Divine Sword appeared at his fingertips. Its blade was like a meteor of annihilation, its aura instantly shattering the surrounding dreamscape. He spoke indifferently:
"A beast of illusion dares to peer into my memories?"
Boom--!
Ripples explode, dream tides surge, the battle is about to begin!