The afterglow of the sea of flowers had not yet faded, and the air was still filled with the light and fragrance of butterflies fluttering down. Hong Xiuxiang stood quietly beside Qin Yu, her gaze fixed on the two female figures standing side by side in front of her.
Azure Ring was adorned with shimmering light, exuding a playful yet ancient and unfathomable majesty; Yunyi, on the other hand, seemed to have emerged from a vast blue starry sea, possessing an innate dragon spirit's majesty and Wenwan grace. When they spoke, there was no hostility, yet every word revolved around Qin Yu, their words carrying a lighthearted teasing and a sharp, ambiguous edge.
Hong Xiuxiang's heart trembled slightly. This was the first time she had ever seen such a scene. She had never doubted Qin Yu's strength and extraordinary abilities, but now she truly realized that the people surrounding him were not ordinary companions, but a ring and a dragon— Azure Ring and Yunyi. These two beings were "competing" for him in a playful yet undeniable manner.
She bit her lip slightly, a hint of nervousness and jealousy flashing in her eyes, as if a gentle pressure had been pressed on her chest, causing her breath to catch in her throat. She didn't want to show this emotion in front of Qin Yu, but the turmoil in her eyes was hard to conceal.
"So, his world... is so vast."
Hong Xiuxiang sighed softly in her heart, feeling both unfamiliar and oppressed, as well as a strange sadness. But the next moment, she took a deep breath, looked up at Qin Yu, and that tension quickly turned into a more determined light.
Even if surrounded by powerful figures, I, Hong Xiuxiang... will stand shoulder to shoulder, never retreating a single step.
She made a silent vow in her heart, and the subtle emotions between her brows were concealed in the butterfly light, leaving only a faint smile on her lips.
This bittersweet feeling, this tension, gradually sank into the depths of my heart, quietly transforming into an unwavering determination that rivals anyone else's.
Qin Yu raised his hand and waved it gently, his gaze sweeping over Azure Ring, Yunyi, and Hong Xiuxiang one by one, his eyes filled with a mixture of helplessness and tenderness. His voice was steady yet sincere. "Alright, Yunyi, Azure Ring, and Xiuxiang, let's go."
Having said that, he turned back to gaze deeply at the Silent Origin Soul Butterfly in the center of the sea of flowers. The supreme holy spirit still gently fluttered its wings, scattering countless petals like a galaxy, its light reflecting off it as if it were the last vestige of eternity in the depths of the ancient universe. In this vast and sacred scene, Qin Yu clasped his hands together, his voice solemn, filled with heartfelt gratitude. "Silent Origin Soul Butterfly, thank you. With your sacred tears, you have granted my soul the chance to be reborn. This grace, Qin Yu will forever remember."
The sea of flowers trembled, butterfly wings fluttered, and countless petals of light converged into a giant, wave-like rainbow, as if in response to his vow. That radiance spoke no words, yet silently conveyed an ancient and gentle will—"protection and rebirth."
Qin Yu bowed deeply, then his robes fluttered, and with a turn of his soul, he guided Azure Ring, Yunyi, and Hong Xiuxiang Xiang into the void. In an instant, layers of space peeled away, and petals and light and shadow transformed into endless vortexes around them, as if using a path of flowers as a guide to bid them farewell to this sacred realm.
As the figures faded into the distance, the enormous phantom wings of the Silent Origin Soul Butterfly retracted once more, and the sea of billions of flowers returned to silence, leaving only a wisp of indescribable holy light deep within the sky.
The void passage trembled incessantly. In a flash, they were far from the sea of flowers, entering another unknown area of Realm of Primordial Echoes. Ahead, the heavens and earth rippled like waves, as if new mysteries and dangers awaited their footsteps.
The fluctuations in the void gradually subsided, and the figures reappeared under a deep blue sky. The ground beneath their feet shimmered with an ancient, echoing light, as if the sands of time had settled there, and a heavy, unknown aura permeated the air.
Qin Yu stood still, his body tall and imposing, the aura of Annihilation Origin circulating slightly around him. He glanced sideways at Yunyi, who had just recovered, his gaze gentle yet solemn, his voice low yet clear, echoing throughout the world:
"Yunyi, this is the Realm of Primordial Echoes... an ancient world independent of the Source of Epochless. It is not a legend, but a real source echo. Legend has it that this place once bore the remnants of an ancient war, and also nurtured countless opportunities and taboos."
He paused for a moment, his expression becoming even more serious, and continued:
"But you must remember, this world is not merely a haven for flowers and holy spirits. Hidden within is an extremely mysterious army—not ordinary beings of this world, but formed from some inexplicable obsession. They do not follow cause and effect, nor bear the weight of destiny; only 'destruction and pursuit' are their instincts. Our journey... is not only exploration, but also a purge. If we do not Annihilation them one by one, the entire Realm of Primordial Echoes will one day be utterly destroyed."
As he spoke, the Azure Ring behind him glowed faintly in the depths of his consciousness, as if silently confirming the warning. Hong Xiuxiang, on the other hand, slightly tightened her grip on the Lingqi Book Shadow in her hand. Although her expression was somewhat tense, Qin Yu's words ignited a firm resolve within her.
Qin Yu added in a low voice, "This battle is of paramount importance. We must unite as one, and even if the road ahead is fraught with peril, we cannot retreat."
His gaze sank into the distance, as if piercing through the void, and he saw that mysterious army already stirring in the shadows not far away.
Azure Ring's figure trembled slightly, like a streak of azure light, and slowly disappeared into the depths of Qin Yu's sea of consciousness, leaving only a faint ripple, quietly guarding his soul and will.
Qin Yu, Yunyi, and Hong Xiuxiang stepped into a new world together. The land beneath their feet suddenly became unfamiliar, as if they had stepped from a bright and holy realm into an ancient and secret domain.
Before their eyes flowed a stream tinged with crimson, as if Blood Immersion, yet it shimmered with an eerie glow as it flowed. Countless clusters of tiny white spirit flowers grew on both sides of the stream, their petals crystalline, like stars fallen to earth, twinkling faintly in the night. In the distance, ancient trees towered high, their branches twisting like giant dragons, and dark red light emanated from their hollows, like ancient eyes, silently watching the onlookers.
Further out in the sky, it was no longer just a simple night sky, but a fissure torn open by countless stars. The stars shone like scattered diamonds in the darkness, yet carried a chilling aura. A quiet oppressive feeling permeated the world, as if time and breath had been stretched out, and even footsteps were so heavy that they seemed to disturb some slumbering being.
Yunyi raised her eyes, her azure dragon pupils reflecting this eerie realm, and whispered, "The aura here... is not normal."
Hong Xiuxiang clenched her fists, her soul trembling slightly, as if some causal thread had been forcibly severed here. Her expression was both shocked and tense, and she added softly, "It's like an abandoned causal realm, altered by an unknown force..."
Qin Yu's gaze was the most profound. He sensed an ancient resonance between the stream beneath his feet and the starry sky above, like a giant trap, but also the entrance to an opportunity.
The silence of this place was gradually broken by a deep sound. It was neither footsteps nor the sound of water, but a resonance from the entire region, as if the crimson stream, ancient trees, and starry sky beneath one's feet were all pulsating at the same time.
Ripples spread across the stream, and amidst the flowing crimson light, faintly reflected chains of cause and effect, hovering on the water's surface as if telling the tales of countless severed destinies. Suddenly, the white spirit flowers swayed in unison, their starlight-like pollen slowly scattering, only to be swallowed by the crimson current upon landing on the stream's surface, transforming into a series of extremely low sighs.
The towering branches of the ancient tree suddenly twisted, and from the depths of the dark tree hollow, an increasingly intense dark red light shone through. The light was not blazing, but it made one's heart tighten, as if it were spying on every wisp of the Fate Soul of the newcomer.
"Fallen Star Blood Abyss..." Qin Yu uttered four words in a low voice, his tone solemn.
He felt that every step he took here was like stepping on "Fate-Cause," and that if he went astray, he would trigger unknown forces.
Yunyi Yilong's eyes flickered, and she tilted her head slightly, murmuring softly, "This place seems to Blood Immersion of Xingyun... Every blade of grass, every grain of dust, bears the burden of broken cause and effect."
Her voice was calm, yet trembled slightly.
Hong Xiuxiang clutched the projection of "Spirit Brocade Book Realm" tightly in her palm, her face slightly pale. She felt the power of cause and effect tearing at her soul, as if trying to peel away her memories page by page. She took a deep breath and whispered to Qin Yu, "This place... we shouldn't stay any longer. If any living beings appear here, it must be related to the disruption of the causal flow."
Before the words were finished, the crimson stream suddenly surged against the current, accompanied by a thunderous roar. From the depths of the blood mist in the distance came extremely heavy footsteps. With each step, the causal chains on the stream's surface shattered and reformed, and pollen suddenly exploded into a sky full of starlight.
At this moment, the world seemed to hold its breath, as if some terrifying being that had been dormant for a long time was about to emerge.
The crimson stream suddenly surged violently, its blood-red waves churning. Chains of cause and effect snapped and intertwined, coalescing into countless twisted black shadows. They were faceless and formless, their bodies seemingly pieced together from blood and remnants of cause and effect. Their arms split open, transforming into chain-like claws, and with each swing, the crisp sound of Causal Severance could be heard.
These are the Karma Remnant Spirit, with broken life paths as their bones and depleted causal flow as their blood, exuding a decaying aura of "death Unborn." The aura of each remnant spirit can make a cultivator's Fate Soul tremble, as if their own existence could be stripped away at any moment.
However, what was most terrifying was the colossal shadow that slowly emerged from the depths of the blood mist.
Cause-Derived Layered Night Leopard--
Its body was covered in jet-black causal lock patterns, its pupils were deep blue and indifferent, and a blood-red river of cause and effect split open on its back. With each breath, shattered soul shadows would flow out of the river of cause and effect and be swallowed by it again. Its fur shimmered with causal light spots like the night, and with its movement, the rhythm of time around it was instantly disrupted.
When it roared, the starry sky seemed to tremble, the blood-red stream instantly froze, Karma Remnant Spirit bowed their heads as if on a pilgrimage.
Skill 1: Night Cause Reverse Attraction
Cause-Derived Layered Night Leopard suddenly roared, his pupils transformed into two blood-red chains that shot directly into the void. Qin Yu and Hong Xiuxiang even felt the causal chains of their skills being forcibly twisted. If it weren't for the sudden tremor of Azure Ring's sea of consciousness protecting them, their soul skills would have almost flowed out of their bodies.
This power can completely reverse the activation process of an enemy's skill back to an unactivated state, forcing the cultivator to consume soul power to rebuild, directly causing soul power overdraft and spell imbalance.
Skill 2: Consciousness Step Rewriting
The moment the Night Leopard leaped into the air, it shattered the causal chain of heaven and earth, each step reshaping the surrounding logic of destiny. Pre-Nonbeing skill chains before Qin Yu's eyes collapsed instantly, as if even the trajectory of the spells had been forcibly erased.
At the same time, its leaping motion generated a thick causal shield around its body, with white residual patterns spinning endlessly, capable of absorbing the soul power impact coming head-on.
Hong Xiuxiang's eyes narrowed sharply, and she murmured softly, "This is... the true Beast of Cause and Effect; it is writing the rules."
Yunyi's deep eyes stared at the night leopard, her voice clear and cool, yet tinged with a hint of amazement. "No wonder this Blood Abyss is a self-contained prison... A being capable of controlling the remnants of Karma Remnant Spirit is no ordinary being."
Cause-Derived Layered Night Leopard stood in the middle of the stream, his four paws suppressing the blood river, he let out a low roar to the sky. Countless Karma Remnant Spirit responded at the same time, sweeping over like a tide.
The river of blood roared, Karma Remnant Spirit surged down like a tidal wave, carrying the sound of shattered destiny, like countless extinguished bells echoing in the ears. In the sky, the blood-red eyes of the Cause-Derived Layered Night Leopard suddenly shrank, and two blood-red chains tore through the air, directly compressing and tearing apart the causal logic of the entire Star Abyss Space.
Qin Yu took a deep breath, the Source-Extinguishing Divine Sword held horizontally before him, and Azure Ring quietly surged within his sea of consciousness. Azure radiance intertwined with annihilation, and he uttered in a low voice. "[Fate Cause Master Seal - Mirror Binding of Cause Lock]!"
In an instant, countless causal chains burst forth from the sword blade, like billions of star chains flowing against the sky, colliding head-on with the Night Leopard's "Night Cause Reverse Attraction". The void was split in two in an instant, one side was the blood-red reversed causal chains, and the other side was the Fate-Cause lock net burning with blue light. The huge explosion caused the entire blood river to rise up with waves thousands of feet high.
Hong Xiuxiang's eyes turned cold, and her martial spirit, "Spirit Brocade Book Realm," suddenly unfolded. A sea of books materialized, countless pages of light fluttering in unison. She lightly touched the void with her slender finger. "[Soul Book Cuts Off Breath]!"
Countless pages transformed into mirror-like light, recording the attacks of the remnant spirits into the illusion, then rewriting them as "self-annihilation." In an instant, the runes on the bodies of dozens of Karma Remnant Spirit in the front row cracked open, and they exploded as if their existence had been erased, turning into causal dust and disappearing with the wind.
At that moment, Yunyi's eyes suddenly lit up, and a dragon's shadow appeared behind her. She made a hand seal with her slender hands, and her voice was as clear and melodious as a dragon's roar, "[Dragon's Roar from the Abyss - Tracing the Dream Tide]!"
She opened her mouth and let out a long cry, transforming into a blue tide that swept straight up the blood river. Above the tide, billions of illusory butterflies flickered, and when they collided with the blood river, they instantly tore open a vortex of light and flame, completely engulfing the onrushing army of remnant spirits. Wherever the tide passed, the figures of the remnant spirits twisted and shattered, as if they had been completely erased from the path of fate.
Three forces converged at the same moment--
The Annihilation sharpness of the Source-Extinguishing Divine Sword, the illusory texts of the Spirit Brocade Book Realm, and the azure torrent of the Nether Dragon's Roar.
Boom!!!
The heavens and earth seemed to be overturned, and the River of Blood was forcibly split apart by this attack. On one side was the crimson roar of the Night Leopard and the Remnant Spirit, and on the other side was the cyan, purple, and blue tri-colored light that the three of them illuminated together.
Cause-Derived Layered Night Leopard's body trembled for the first time, its blood-patterned protective scales shattered, and its crimson shield was mostly broken. Its low growl was filled with rage and pain as it tore apart the river of blood with its four claws, creating a towering curtain of blood as it attempted to rebuild its shield.
Hong Xiuxiang said softly but firmly, "It blocked it."
Qin Yu's eyes flashed like lightning, the Annihilation Sword pointing straight ahead, his tone as cold as iron. "Then let it taste an even more complete Annihilation."
Yunyi's dragon eyes gleamed, her voice cold yet carrying a chilling fighting spirit. "With three souls united, this beast will surely be shattered today!"