Entering the Abyss Alone · A Blood Oath to Walk Alone

Qin Yu took a step forward, and the Source-Extinguishing Divine Sword cleaved through hundreds of chains. The black-gold soul beast roared and turned into dust, annihilating in the void. The sword light illuminated the prison, but the next moment, chains sprouted again from the depths of the void, hundreds upon hundreds falling at once, as if the entire sky was about to crush them alive!

"Ah--!" A core disciple was bound by three chains around his arms and sea of consciousness. He struggled desperately but was forcibly dragged into the vortex of illusions. He saw a vision of his own death and annihilation before his terror subsided. In an instant, the chains strangled him into nothingness! Even his screams were swallowed up, leaving only a wisp of ashes falling to the ground.

"Damn it!" another disciple roared, burning his Innate Martial Soul to try and break through the chains, but four black-gold soul beasts pounced on him, devouring his soul body. He gritted his teeth and held on until the last moment, actually forcibly tearing apart a chain to block a fatal blow for Qin Yu. Then his body exploded into thousands of light fragments and Annihilation completely.

"Senior Brother Qin... quickly save Senior Brother Wang Yuan..." These were his last words before he was crushed into the River of Nothingness by endless chains.

In just a few breaths, three core disciples perished, leaving only Qin Yu to fight on alone, bleeding profusely!

Wang Yuan's eyes were bloodshot, and he roared, his throat ripping, "No--! Senior Brother Qin! Don't worry about me, go!"

But his voice was immediately swallowed by the excruciating pain of the chains piercing his chest.

The cloaked figure's low, cold laugh rang out again, "Heh... you think you can save this 'bait' just by fighting to the death? The real tricks... are only just beginning."

Before the words were even finished, the void suddenly exploded. The Shadow Soul Beast that had been formed from chains suddenly stopped moving, and the runes on their bodies burned into blazing black-gold flames, merging together in an instant!

Countless chains fused with the soul beast, transforming into a colossal shadow that stood atop the prison. It had no face, only countless swirling "prison runes" intertwined on its chest, as if the entire prison had coalesced into its body. It looked down at Qin Yu, its voice icy and chilling:

"Lord Chen Chao had already foreseen that you, Qin Yu, would fight to the death to save people. Therefore, I am the 'backup plan'— the Chain Prison Phantom Lord."

Qin Yu's chest heaved, blood dripping from the blade, his eyes cold and ruthless.

"So, from beginning to end... even Wang Yuan was just a pawn... the one you truly wanted to trap and kill was me!"

He took a step forward, Source-Extinguishing Divine Sword and the Azure Ring trembled simultaneously in his sea of consciousness. The sword's cry and the ring's sound merged, as if they would unleash true destructive power in the next moment.

The Source-Extinguishing Divine Sword trembled violently, its annihilating light piercing through the darkness of the entire prison. Qin Yu's eyes were bloodshot, the Nine-Wheel True Evolution swirling simultaneously in his sea of consciousness, and the Azure Ring appearing between his brows, releasing the Annihilation sharpness of "Silent Realm Returns to the Beginning." He forcefully combined all his power, the power of the sword and the ring merging into a sky-tearing light curtain, fiercely slashing towards the enormous "Chain Prison Phantom Lord."

Boom--!

The entire prison world trembled violently, space collapsed like a shattered mirror, and black and gold runes exploded into billions of dust particles. Qin Yu forcefully cleaved a rift in the sky within this prison world, rushed to Wang Yuan's side, and pulled him out of the chains with one hand!

"Senior brother! I'll take you away!" Qin Yu roared, Azure Ring light transformed into a rain curtain, covering Wang Yuan's body and sealing his collapsing soul consciousness.

But at that very moment, Wang Yuan's body suddenly stiffened.

His eyes were bloodshot, and countless fine black-gold symbols emerged deep within his pupils. These were logical causal particles—strange, cold, and already deeply buried in the deepest part of his consciousness! Triggered by Qin Yu's rescue power, they instantly wriggled like billions of venomous snakes, piercing through the foundation of Wang Yuan's soul consciousness.

"This... is..." Qin Yu's pupils suddenly contracted, and his mind almost exploded.

The cloaked figures erupted in simultaneous, maniacal laughter, their voices seeming to emanate from the abyss of nothingness. "Hahaha! Qin Yu, you think you can save him with your sword? Wang Yuan is already a prison we've laid! Deep within his sea of consciousness, we've planted logical causal particles! No matter how hard you fight, he will only become a collapsing phantom before your eyes!"

Boom!

Suddenly, black-gold flames erupted from Wang Yuan's entire body, his soul twisting in agonizing struggle. His eyes were bloodshot, yet he still stared intently at Qin Yu, uttering his final, heart-wrenching cry:

"Senior Brother Qin... don't worry about me!!!"

With that roar, the causal particles erupted completely. Wang Yuan's body was as if it had been simultaneously drawn and erased by billions of pens, turning into light dust in Qin Yu's arms and dissipating little by little, even the traces of his existence were completely erased.

"No--!" Qin Yu roared to the sky, his sea of consciousness trembling violently, and the Nine-Ring Rings collapsed with a deafening roar.

The cloaked figure's cold and chilling voice rang out. "See this? These are your so-called companions... mere 'bait' we used to lure you out. Qin Yu, you can't save anyone in the end!"

The void collapsed once more, and the fragments of the prison world transformed into countless sharp blades that hurtled towards Qin Yu, seemingly intent on annihilating him as well.

"Ah!!!--!"

Qin Yu's roar seemed to tear the heavens and earth apart, his voice creating waves of sound that shattered the void. The Nine-Ring True Evolution wildly, each ring transforming into billions of seas of light, reflecting endless torrents of cause and effect and fragments of time.

The Source-Extinguishing Divine Sword suddenly appeared between Qin Yu's brows, its body bursting into flames of annihilation from the Black Abyss. The blade resembled a deep abyss vortex that devoured the entire Origin of Source of Epochless. An ultimate sword mark appeared on the sword, and its cry was like the simultaneous collapse of countless worlds.

"The Source-Extinguishing Divine Sword - Eighth Segment! [The Sever the Main Narrative]!"

Boom--!

At this moment, the script seemed to be erased from the world; the spatial lines of the prison world instantly broke, the scene was torn apart like a scroll, and the narrative logic of the entire realm collapsed.

Immediately afterwards, Qin Yu formed hand seals, and sixteen layers of seal patterns appeared in his palms. The Fate Cause Master Seal suddenly unfolded, suspended in the sky, and transformed into a judgment star platform covering the prison.

"Fate Cause Master Seal - Sixteenth Form! [Annihilation Construct Authority]!"

Buzz--!

A colossal seal woven from billions of causal chains crashed down, its black-gold radiance roaring and enveloping the cloaked crowd. Countless causal lines flipped and collapsed, forcibly deconstructed into particles, and transformed into annihilating black light that flowed into Qin Yu's body.

The scene exploded instantly--

The sky collapsed, fragments transforming into countless burning stars that crashed down. The void twisted, creating spatial rifts, and timelines flowed backward around them, a thousand years flashing by in an instant. Spatial fragments tumbled like crystal shards, and countless narrative pages burned away in mid-air.

The cloaked figures roared in resistance, their black and gold cloaks burning, the Dao fire they released being extinguished, and the laws within their sea of consciousness instantly backfired, causing them to spit out blood mist.

However--

Qin Yu's furious sword light intertwined with the life seal, yet it still couldn't change the fact that Wang Yuan had vanished. Before his eyes, all traces of Wang Yuan's existence had completely collapsed, and those black-gold causal particles had reduced him to nothingness.

"I... couldn't save you." Qin Yu murmured, his eyes burning with raging black fire, his killing intent soaring to the heavens.

The Source-Extinguishing Divine Sword unleashed its final sword beam, transforming into a fragment of light that shattered the remains of the Prison World into dust.

Boom boom boom boom--!

The void shattered continuously, countless layers of space in the scene were broken like glass, and intense annihilation light waves shot into the sky, illuminating tens of thousands of miles of land in a deathly white light.

The cloaked figures were forced to retreat, their cloaks billowing and bodies cracking, yet their laughter remained chilling. "Hahaha... Qin Yu! This is just the beginning! You can't save anyone in the end! You are the biggest 'prey'!"

Having said that, their figures suddenly transformed into black and gold phantoms, escaping from the shattered space, leaving behind only fragments of destruction and the Ultimate anger suppressed in Qin Yu's chest.

The aftershocks of the void had not yet dissipated, and the terrifying power of Annihilation still lingered in the world. Qin Yu stood alone amidst the collapsed ruins, his black hair wildly disheveled, his eyes reflecting the shattered light of spacetime. His palms were clenched tightly, his nails digging deep into his flesh, blood dripping down, yet he seemed oblivious to it.

Within his chest, anger and murderous intent surged like a tidal wave, almost breaking through the Limit the Nine-Ring True Evolution of his consciousness.

"Chen Chao..."

A blinding black flame ignited in Qin Yu's eyes, and his deep voice resonated through the void.

"Since you dared to scheme against your fellow disciples of the Eternal Extreme Sacred Hall, and dared to use Senior Brother Wang Yuan as bait to lure me into a trap—then you, Chen Po, and the Chen Clan behind you..."

His voice trailed off, his killing intent solidifying into a tangible form. The entire world suddenly turned cold, as if even the void itself had been frozen.

"Death!"

Azure Ring gazed at him silently in her sea of consciousness, for the first time refraining from teasing, only softly uttering, "Qin Yu, this murderous intent... even I can feel your obsession."

Qin Yu closed his eyes, but his mind was perfectly clear.

He slowly raised his hand, his fingertips swirling with a chilling, annihilating light. It was the [Silent Origin · Realm-Constructing Soul Ring] resonating and booming, seemingly sensing its master's vow and responding silently.

He has made up his mind--

No matter the cost, Chen Po must die!

Chen Chao is doomed!

The entire Chen Clan will be utterly annihilated by his sword, along with their names, bloodlines, karma, and very existence!

At this moment, the atmosphere between heaven and earth suddenly became extremely solemn and murderous. Qin Yu's shadow seemed to merge with the endless flames of Annihilation. He was no longer just a person standing in the ruins, but a cold and ruthless god of judgment, proclaiming the Ultimate Judgment for the Chen Clan.

The ruins after the annihilation were silent, with only Qin Yu's breathing echoing in the void like a storm.

Just as this murderous intent was about to transform into a devastating torrent of Annihilation, Azure Ring's voice slowly resounded in his mind, unlike her usual playful tone, but unusually solemn. "Little Qinzi, the desire to kill can remain, but it cannot be allowed to engulf you now."

Her voice was like a Qingfeng, dispelling the raging black fire burning in Qin Yu's eyes.

"Although Chen Chao is plotting against you in secret, his cultivation has reached the Chaos Realm · Supreme, a level you are not yet at. If you rashly seek revenge, not only you, but I will also be Annihilation."

A cold light still gleamed deep within Qin Yu's eyes, his voice low and sharp as iron. "Am I just supposed to swallow this deep-seated hatred?"

Azure Ring remained silent for a moment, then slowly said, "It's not about enduring, but about waiting. Wait until you truly step into a 'higher realm,' wait until I break through to the Blue Ring before you make your move—at that time, not only Chen Po and Chen Chao, but the entire Chen Clan, along with their karma, names, and bloodlines, will be completely obliterated into the Annihilation Abyss."

Qin Yu's fingertips trembled slightly, but his fist slowly loosened.

He took a deep breath, and the annihilation fluctuations around him gradually subsided, like Black Abyss sinking into the sea, calm on the surface but concealing a furious tide that could tear the heavens and the earth apart.

"Good."

Qin Yu responded in a low voice, his tone cold and stern, carrying an unshakeable vow.

"I, Qin Yu, have made this vow, and I will fulfill it. Chen Po, Chen Chao, the Chen Clan —from this day forward, they are my enemies to be killed. Even if I reach the end of the Source of Epochless, even if I bear the judgment of Heaven, I will utterly annihilate them, never to return!"

The heavens and earth trembled slightly, and the Nine-Ring True Evolution in the Sea of Consciousness roared in response. Strands of Karmic Dust flickered in the void, as if bearing witness to this vow of killing intent.

Azure Ring sighed softly, a rare tenderness in her voice. "That's right. Little Qinzi, you are Fate Constructor; your fate shouldn't be swallowed by hatred. Become strong first, then seek revenge. On that day—I will stand shoulder to shoulder with you."

Qin Yu's gaze gradually calmed down, but the killing intent hidden deep in his heart was like a sealed World Extinguisher sword, quietly waiting to be unsheathed at some point in the future.

The wind howled through the void, carrying the chill of Annihilation.

Qin Yu stood before the shattered spatial rift, his eyes as indifferent as an abyss. After a long silence, he slowly spoke, his voice low and deep, as if carrying suppressed rage:

"If I were to return to the Eternal Extreme Sacred Hall now, only to find that all my fellow disciples have perished in battle, leaving me the sole survivor... Chen Chao would surely seize upon this to make a big fuss, accusing me of 'betraying my fellow disciples' and 'harboring selfish motives'."

He paused, a cold glint flashing deep in his eyes. "At that time, not only will I be unable to defend myself, Chi Ning and the others will also be implicated. Chen Yan and Chen Po will take the opportunity to fan the flames and point all the blame at me."

Deep within his consciousness, Azure Ring quietly appeared, her gaze unusually solemn as she silently watched him.

Qin Yu let out a soft breath, his gaze fixed on the depths of the Desolate Annihilation Secret Realm, where endless black mist and broken space intertwined. His tone was cold and stern. "Moreover, those cloaked figures have escaped, and the Dao Shadow Soldier have already appeared... If I go back, not only will I be unable to explain myself, but I will also draw all the attention and suspicion of the entire Eternal Extreme Sacred Hall to myself. In that case, it's better not to return."

The void suddenly fell silent.

Qin Yu's voice grew even colder. "Since that's the case, then let me train alone. The Desolate Annihilation Secret Realm holds endless opportunities and deadly tribulations. If I can survive, I will surely advance further. When I am strong enough, I will return to the Holy Temple. Anyone who dares to question me will be suppressed with my strength! Anyone who dares to frame me will be met with annihilation!"

After listening, Azure Ring remained silent for a long time before slowly nodding, her eyes filled with a complex and indescribable emotion. She said softly, "Little Qinzi, you've finally calmed down. If you go back now, not only will you be unable to overturn the case, but you'll also become their tool. Rather than that, it's better to stay in this Desolate Annihilation Secret Realm and transform yourself step by step through life-and-death perils."

She smiled slightly, but her voice was solemn. "I will always be here. As you train, I will regulate the Limitless Evolving True Flow for you; when you are injured, I will transform into azure light to heal you. When you truly shatter all illusions one day, we will return—at that time, the Holy Temple, the Chen Clan, and even the Dao Shadow Soldier... will all be ashes beneath your sword."

Qin Yu closed his eyes, exhaled a long breath, and gradually subsided his aura, which became as cold and sharp as a knife.

When he opened his eyes again, the Nine-Ring True Evolution slowly rotated deep within his sea of consciousness, emitting a suppressed roar.

"Good."

He spoke each word clearly and resolutely, "On this journey, I, Qin Yu, will venture alone to the deepest part of the Desolate Annihilation Secret Realm!"

The heavens and earth trembled, and the abyss of black mist seemed to shake at that moment.