The starlight of the Annihilation Abyss flowed slowly, and within the main hall of the Logic Agency's defense headquarters on the main street of the Radiant Heaven Imperial Capital, radiance flickered. Five-dimensional runes swirled endlessly in the void, like an ever-burning celestial logic engine. Amidst this radiance, Qin Yu calmly pointed to the three dazzling defensive components on the display shelf and said:
"Shopkeeper, these are the only three items."
The shopkeeper's expression changed, and he quickly jogged a few steps to greet him, his face full of smiles. "Excellent, excellent! Young master has a discerning eye. These three items are all top-grade Annihilation Realm components from our hall. The total price is—"
He paused, raised his finger, and smiled brightly, his smile as radiant as starlight.
"Fifteen billion Annihilation Gold Star Crystal."
Wang Yuan, standing to the side, whistled softly and teased, "Tsk tsk tsk... 1.5 billion? This branch in Radiant Heaven Imperial Capital truly lives up to the title of 'number one' to the Ultimate."
Qin Yu remained unmoved. With a flick of his finger, the [Azure Evolution Crystal Core] wreathed in Annihilation Demon Flame slowly emerged from between his brows. He gently clenched his fist, and a Wuji true breath swept out, causing billions of starlight points to pour down like a waterfall. In an instant, the fifteen billion Annihilation Gold Star Crystal were gathered into another storage crystal, shining brightly and extremely pure.
He gently handed the crystal core to the shopkeeper, saying calmly, "Check with your divine sense to see if there are enough."
When the shopkeeper received the crystal core, he was practically beaming with joy, waving his hands repeatedly.
"No need, no need! This small amount of money is nothing to you, young master. It's an honor for our shop to have you come and make purchases. If you need anything in the future, please feel free to come back. As for the price... we will definitely give you the most prestigious Star Realm discount."
After he finished speaking, the golden starlight flowing from the crystal core refracted into nine rings, which were reflected in the shopkeeper's eyes and brows, causing people's minds to tremble. Even the other cultivators in the shop turned their heads and dared not say anything.
This scene was like a gift from the stars, reflecting Qin Yu's powerful demeanor at this moment—stepping into the Logic Realm, with the Nine-Wheel True Evolution in his heart, unparalleled wealth, and an undeniable brilliance.
As the shopkeeper sealed the three defensive components one by one with annihilation runes into the crystal box and handed it out, the floating inscriptions within the entire logic mechanism's defensive palace gradually subsided. Qin Yu took the crystal box and calmly glanced at the three items inside—
[Realm-Sealing Causal Disc]: It can construct "logical isolation" within the sea of consciousness, severing all sensory circuits, making it the most suitable tool for him to construct a boundary in his mind and soul at this moment;
[Soul Lock - Annihilation Abyss Ring]: Forged from the remnants of the Annihilation Origin Chain, worn on the wrist can resist soul invasion and consciousness stripping;
[Return to Realm· Evolving Reflection Abyss Mirror]: Reflects the logic of the sea of consciousness in reverse, and can temporarily reverse a part of the causal chain in the opponent's attack, making it a typical treasure for constructing realms and countering logic.
Qin Yu gently raised his hand, pushing the [Soul Lock - Annihilation Abyss Ring] and [Return to Realm - Evolving Reflection Abyss Mirror] towards the Wang Yuan, his eyes calm yet sincere:
"These two are more suitable for you, senior brother."
Wang Yuan was taken aback, then frowned slightly. "Junior Brother Qin, how can you accept this? Such a precious treasure—"
Qin Yu, however, wouldn't allow him to refuse. "You're going to venture into the Spectral Ghost Cemetery, a place filled with consciousness invasion and anti-logical particles. These two items, the Soul Lock and the Return Mirror, are the perfect match. Besides, what I gained from the Purge the Devil Palace is enough to exchange for even more treasures, so don't worry about it."
Wang Yuan's expression shifted, and he gazed at the fading light of the Abyss Mirror and the Prison Ring for a long time before finally accepting them slowly and bowing respectfully.
"Wang Yuan remember Junior Brother Qin's righteousness. I will repay this kindness someday."
Qin Yu's lips curled into a smile, and he shook his head with a light laugh, "If we're going to be concerned about favors, then we can't be friends anymore."
As soon as he finished speaking, he put the [Realm-Sealing Causal Disc] into his sleeve. As he silently chanted, a faint light appeared on the disc, which gently and silently merged into his sea of consciousness. Then, pure and flawless "logical barriers" expanded outwards, like invisible crystal walls, sealing off the surroundings of his sea of consciousness in Ji Ran silence.
At that moment, Wang Yuan glanced sideways and stared, a slight tremor running through his heart. He felt that the "unknowable" power emanating from Qin Yu was gradually transforming from its original suppressed state into an indescribable, steady, and powerful aura.
At this moment, the two walked out of the defensive palace side by side, their figures landing in the five-dimensional heavenly street of the Radiant Heaven Imperial Capital. Rays of light spread out beneath their feet, like a star map unfolding. With each step they took, they exuded a sharp aura that traversed ten thousand patterns.
A true journey concerning "ghosts" and "the antithesis of logic" is about to begin.
The following morning, before dawn, in the Northern Realm region of the Source of Epochless · Middle Layer, on a mountain range that looked like withered bones, dark clouds covered the sky and the earth was heavy.
Qin Yu and Wang Yuan stepped side by side into that legendary forbidden area.
[Spectral Ghost Cemetery].
Upon entering the world, it felt as if one had stepped into another realm.
The air was still, like stagnant water, and even time seemed to flow slowly. The sky was neither black nor gray, but a deep green and blue "reverse curtain," with faintly visible distorted folds of spacetime sliding in the air, flashing with lightning like cracks. But the lightning was not light, but a deathly, soul-like "Netherworld green light," illuminating all directions yet making people tremble in their hearts.
The ground is rugged and uneven, made up of countless broken steles, bones, and collapsed ancient city walls. At first glance, it looks like a wasteland formed by the remains of the dead over millions of years.
A kind of invisible particle—the resentful factor—floats in the air. It silently infiltrates the sea of consciousness, stirring up the deepest fears and memories in the subconscious, as if to drag the living into a nightmare.
In the distance, an upside-down, dilapidated ancient tower rotates and tilts in the void, its surface engraved with twisted runes and incomplete time scales. With each rotation, a section of the ground "folds back"—reality and illusion are reversed, and the world is like a mirror that is constantly collapsing and rebuilding.
The surrounding trees had all turned into "withered ghost branches," their trunks shaped like shriveled hands, intertwined as if countless evil spirits were peering out; and from time to time, blurry black shadows would flit through the forest, like ownerless ghosts, clad in armor but devoid of consciousness, with only killing intent roaming everywhere.
Even more terrifying was the enormous, faceless figure that floated slowly in the sky, fitting perfectly into the heavens like a painting. Its pupil-less eyes, cracked yet filled with pupils, slowly opened, like a logical circuit formed from the accumulated resentment of ages past, judging all intruders.
Qin Yu stood quietly before a broken tombstone, the "Azure Evolution Crystal Core" between his brows trembling slightly, automatically sensing the "anti-logic particles" constantly spreading in the surrounding space.
For the first time, Wang Yuan's expression turned solemn, and he spoke in a deep voice:
"The anti-logic particles here have reached the 'Annihilation Structure Limit.' If we didn't have the Supreme soul defense line of Annihilation Origin, our souls would probably be erased the moment we stepped inside."
Before the words were finished, a very low, guttural "gnawing" sound suddenly came from afar.
A massive black shadow slowly crawled out from the depths of the forest of broken steles. It was a "vengeful ghost beast" pieced together from thousands of humanoid skeletons. It continuously vomited a ghastly green mist, and wherever it passed, everything decayed and time itself fell into slumber.
Qin Yu's eyes narrowed, and without moving his feet, he slowly summoned the Source-Extinguishing Divine Sword, a trace of sword intent brewing in his palm.
This is the [Spectral Ghost Cemetery].
The source of the forbidden land, where death, decay, distortion, illogicality, and the bizarre coexist.
But his true journey with Wang Yuan has only just begun.
In the Netherworld, eerie light surged.
As Qin Yu and Wang Yuan ventured deeper into the Spectral Ghost Cemetery, the surrounding forest grew increasingly dense. The twisted, withered branches swayed as if alive, constantly drawing closer to them, emitting eerie, crisp "crackling" sounds, like bone fingers rubbing against nerves.
Beneath the ground, low-frequency vibrations could be heard intermittently, and wisps of green ghostly mist seeped out from the cracks in the ground, spreading an oppressive aura that seemed to devour souls.
Right now--
Boom!!!
The earth cracked open, and a dark shadow, like a rotting nebula, suddenly shot into the sky! It was a gigantic beast, tens of meters tall, resembling a tiger but not quite. Its body was formed from hundreds of wronged souls, with torn flesh and exposed bones. Four eerie green pupils grew on either side of its head, and from a gaping maw in the center, a soul whip tongue full of eyeballs twisted wildly.
It is the legendary one--
[The Rift-Grievance Soul-Devouring Devil].
In an instant, countless shrieks erupted all around!
"Swish swish swish swish--!!!"
Countless "Spectral Sinister Shadow" leaped out from the ground, withered trees, and mid-air, their forms resembling human remains, clad in tattered armor, their bodies twisted, moving with incredible speed, emitting a mad sound that combined "whimpering" and "laughtering," as they surged towards the two like a tidal wave.
Wang Yuan's expression hardened, and with a flick of his sleeve, a magical artifact that resembled a mirror appeared before him—the very one Qin Yu had given him.
[Return to the Boundary: Evolving Reflection Abyss Mirror]
He hissed coldly in a low voice, "Mirror—Reflection and Seal of Knowledge!"
The mirror surface flashed with spiritual light, transforming into a five-dimensional folded illusory screen that blocked the two of them. The moment those Spectral Sinister Shadow rushed into the mirror screen, their bodies shattered like bubbles and were forcibly "rewound" back to their original positions, slamming heavily to the ground.
"Great mirror!"
Qin Yu praised it, and with a flick of his wrist, the [Source-Extinguishing Divine Sword] instantly materialized in his palm, its blade surging with a dual aura of annihilation and death.
He took a step forward, pointed his sword at the sky, and shouted in a low voice:
"The Source-Extinguishing Divine Sword - Fourth Severed Form - Sever Fate, Cut Off Return!"
Suddenly--
The entire sky above the cemetery shattered like a mirror!
Cracks ripped across the sky along the sword's edge, severing the logic of time, fate, cause and effect, and the soul! The roaring, Rift-Grievance Soul-Devouring Devil suddenly stopped, its four eyes exploding with green light, and its soul-devouring tongue was forcibly severed, emitting a soul-tearing wail!
"Roar!!!"
Its body disintegrated into countless fragments of vengeful spirits during the rupture impact. However, it was not completely annihilated. Instead, it condensed in the air into an even more bizarre structure—the "Mirror Wheel Karma Array," composed of its own soul body, attempting to reverse the logic of life and death.
Qin Yu showed no mercy. His divine sense jolted, and the Nine-Ring True Evolution Wheel within his sea of consciousness trembled violently. A purplish-gold spiritual light shone from between his brows. He coldly shouted:
"Fate Cause Master Seal - Constant Track - Broken Structure Lock!"
A golden chain of light descended from the void, like the Heavenly Dao's seal severing Shatter Cause, instantly locking onto the core of the Mirror Wheel Array and sealing its structure.
"Collapse!!!"
Like a cosmic hammer shattering the core of the Soul Realm, the Rift-Grievance Soul-Devouring Devil was completely annihilated amidst screams, its remnant soul transforming into specks of green light that fell to the ground.
In just a few breaths, the first wave of attacks wiped them all out!
The surrounding ghostly shadows howled in agony. Having lost their soul core master, they began to disintegrate on their own, retreating back into the dark forest like a tide.
Everything returned to deathly silence.
Wang Yuan let out a long breath, slightly surprised. "I didn't expect that the first wave of changes here would involve Devil Creature comparable to Logic Realm Realm · Middle Stage..."
Qin Yu slowly sheathed his sword, his gaze calm. "It seems this Spectral Ghost Cemetery is far more complex than we imagined."