The roar of the Cause-Derived Layered Night Leopard suddenly transformed into a deafening roar. Its four paws shattered the blood river, and the entire "Fallen Star Blood Abyss" was instantly swallowed by the blood vortex. Hundreds of millions of blood chains fell from the void, weaving together to form a blood curtain that spanned the entire world.
[The Night Ends in Silence, Blood Abyss Rewritten!]
With a roar, all cause and effect were forcibly reversed. The space around Qin Yu and the other two suddenly collapsed, and the flow of time broke and flipped in an instant— Hong Xiuxiang's illusory book pages suddenly flew backward, Yunyi's tide was swallowed by the reverse flow, and even the annihilation light on Qin Yu's sword began to "extinguish," as if it had never existed.
At this moment, Blood River completely transformed into the Night Leopard's "Body of Fate". It was no longer a simple divine beast, but transformed into a causal dead end, where every inch of space rejected the existence of the three.
Hong Xiuxiang's face paled as the book's image shattered inch by inch. She couldn't help but whisper, "This is its true killing move..."
Yunyi's pupils constricted sharply, and the azure soul flames around her began to surge backward. Her protective dragon scales peeled away in an instant, and blood dripped from the corner of her lips. She gritted her teeth and whispered, "This Blood Abyss is going to write us down as 'Unborn beings'..."
At that moment, Qin Yu suddenly raised his sword, the Source-Extinguishing Divine Sword intertwining with the light of the Azure Ring, the Annihilation rhythm within his body transforming into countless patterns that flowed upwards. He roared:
"Azure Ring! [The Silent Realm Returns to the Beginning - Fate's Existence Completely Covers All]!"
The azure light suddenly exploded, and countless Annihilation rings appeared above the blood river, erasing the logic of the Night Leopard's blood chains layer by layer. At the same time, Qin Yu gripped the Source-Extinguishing Divine Sword tightly with both hands, and the Ultimate sword mark suddenly appeared on the sword's body:
[The Beginning of the Realm: The Sole Silent Name]!
The sword light slashed horizontally, simultaneously unleashing the aura of the Azure Ring, instantly tearing apart the crimson vortex.
Hong Xiuxiang bit her lip, forcefully igniting her consciousness, unleashing the final trump card of the Spirit Brocade Book Realm. Countless illusory books burned in her sea of consciousness, converging into a massive "Scroll of Annihilation." Her voice was hoarse yet resolute:
"[The Sole Book Ultimate Style: The Soul-Forgetting Brocade Words Record] -- Copy this beast!"
In an instant, the sea of books unfolded, forcefully distorting the logic of Night Leopard's Blood Curtain, revealing a flaw in its "Night Ends in Silence".
At that moment, Yunyi suddenly raised her hand, and a dragon's roar erupted. She spread her arms, and a huge shadow of a dark abyss dragon appeared behind her. The azure tide surged again, but this time it carried countless "Silent Dream Butterfly Shadows" that danced with the sound.
"[Dragon's Roar in the Abyss - The Silent Butterfly's Tide Overturns]!"
The three forces merged into one in an instant.
Azure Ring Silent Ring, Origin Destroyer Sword Edge, Enchanting Book of Illusory Text, Dragon's Roar and Butterfly Tide—the four fundamental attacks combined to bombard the Blood Abyss.
Boom!!!
The heavens and earth seemed to shatter completely. Blood River was sliced into countless fragments by this attack. Cause-Derived Layered Night Leopard's blood-red figure was swept into countless rings of light and butterfly tides, his protective blood chains shattered inch by inch, and his blood pupils were completely destroyed.
Its final roar transformed into the sound of shattered cause and effect, echoing between heaven and earth, only to be completely erased in the end.
The entire Fallen Star Blood Abyss returned to silence at this moment, with only the endless aftershocks of annihilation echoing in the air.
Hong Xiuxiang knelt on one knee, her breathing rapid, the illusory book in her hand crumbling inch by inch; Yunyi's face was pale, the dragon shadow gradually receding, and blue blood dripping from her fingertips; Qin Yu's sword was lowered, his chest heaving, but the Source-Extinguishing Divine Sword and the Azure Ring were still trembling, their aftereffects not yet dissipated.
The three stared at each other, none of them speaking, only their eyes revealing a tacit understanding of fighting spirit and awe.
Qin Yu gazed at Yunyi, whose deep, abyssal dragon eyes now faintly shimmered with butterfly-wing-like patterns, as if millions of butterfly wings were fluttering within them. He was slightly taken aback, sensing a completely new wave emanating from Yunyi's body. This power was different from her previous Annihilation Abyss Dragon Might; it was an Ultimate paradox of beauty and destruction. Qin Yu felt that the reborn Yunyi was completely different from before.
Yunyi seemed to deliberately notice Qin Yu's gaze, a playful smile curving her lips. She turned slightly, her long eyelashes trembling, her sheer fabric fluttering in the wind, starlight swirling within her azure dress, the butterfly-like light that rose up like a dreamlike stream of fire. She raised her slender, snow-white fingers, and a tiny "Butterfly Tear Pearl" appeared at her fingertips, crystal clear, yet faintly shimmering with a fading brilliance.
"Of course~" She blinked, her voice playful and light, like a spring breeze caressing the heart, yet also carrying a soul-stirring majesty. "You awakened me with the Tear of the Silent Origin Soul Butterfly. How could I not have gained new power? These tears are the supreme gift of the Silent Origin Butterfly Sea, and now, fused with my dragon soul, they naturally give birth to new skills—you'll see them in time, Qin Yu."
As she spoke, she gently raised her hand, and the teardrop transformed into countless butterfly rays, fluttering and dancing, instantly transforming into a galaxy of butterfly wings. Each butterfly shimmered with the dual brilliance of annihilation and rebirth, and as it danced, the void trembled, and even the chain of time quivered.
Qin Yu's heart trembled, and he sighed inwardly: This is not just an increase in power, but a complete fusion of the Tear of the Silent Origin Soul Butterfly and the Soul of the Illusory Dragon Yunyi's true form, creating a completely new form of existence.
Hong Xiuxiang stared blankly at this scene, feeling shocked. For the first time, she truly felt that this phantom dragon girl was no longer just Qin Yu's soul beast, but a "phantom dragon master" who stood at the forefront of Ji Wu's origin and could rewrite the pattern of heaven and earth.
At this moment, the afterglow of the sea of flowers swirled in her hair, and the butterfly shadows seemed to breathe and resonate with her like a dream. Yunyi, like a goddess from the Annihilation Abyss had truly emerged from the sea of butterflies, smiled playfully at Qin Yu: "Little Qinzi, don't daydream! You'll have to get used to it from now on. I'm even more amazing than before!"
Hong Xiuxiang's gaze lingered on Yunyi for a long time, as if something was pressing down on her heart.
In that instant, she clearly felt the terrifying aura emanating from Yunyi —not just the pressure of a soul beast, but a power of existence that transcended the definition of "living being." The butterfly-wing-like stream of light intertwined with the Annihilation Abyss Dragon Breath, both sacred and mysterious, giving Hong Xiuxiang the illusion that "heaven and earth must bow down before her."
Her fingertips felt slightly cold, and her throat even tightened a little. Since stepping into the Source of Epochless · Middle Layer, Hong Xiuxiang had seen countless powerful figures, demonic beasts, and even terrifying beings at the Annihilation Dawn Realm · Supreme, but none of them could make her heart and soul tremble like Yunyi at this moment, just by their aura.
"Is she... just Qin Yu's Fate Soul Beast?" Hong Xiuxiang murmured to herself, her eyes filled with shock. That azure figure, slender waist and thin gauze, dragon eyes and butterfly wings—no matter how you looked at it, she had already transcended the category of soul beast, and was more like an ancient ruler hidden by mythology.
She suddenly understood why Qin Yu was always so determined to awaken Yunyi, no matter how dangerous the situation. Because once this Illusory Dragon awakened, her existence would be an unimaginable fighting force, a trump card that could influence the world.
Hong Xiuxiang's chest trembled slightly as a complex mix of emotions welled up inside her: shock, awe, and... a touch of indescribable bitterness. She gazed at the natural, unspoken resonance between Qin Yu and Yunyi, as if no outsider could penetrate it, and gently bit her lip.
But soon, she took a deep breath, her gaze hardening. No matter how terrifying Yunyi was, Hong Xiuxiang would never back down. If she wanted to walk alongside Qin Yu, she had to learn to accept such a figure, and even stand with him on the same path.
The shimmering light of butterfly wings trembled gently in the void, making the light in Hong Xiuxiang's eyes flicker. She murmured to herself:
"Qin Yu, the people around you, even your soul beasts, are so invincible... then I, Hong Xiuxiang, absolutely cannot fall behind."
Just as Qin Yu, Yunyi, and Hong Xiuxiang were talking, a vast aura of light suddenly appeared in the void ahead. This light was not simply a flow of spiritual energy, but rather a ripple woven from the interplay of time's vortex, the fabric of space, and the breakpoints of cause and effect. Layer upon layer of light curtains resembled an ancient galaxy being dragged from an endless abyss, instantly illuminating the entire "Fallen Star Blood Abyss."
Qin Yu's eyes narrowed, and the aura of Annihilation Origin beneath his feet surged suddenly. The Azure Ring emitted a faint hum deep within his sea of consciousness. He clearly sensed that it was not an ordinary energy fluctuation, but a summoning call like an "ancient call".
Her Hong Xiuxiang clenched tightly, her long hair lifted by the light. She glanced instinctively at Qin Yu and whispered, "Is it... the entrance? Or a new hostility?"
Qin Yu's gaze was cold as he nodded and said, "Whatever it is, we must get through."
Yunyi's eyes flashed with dragon light, and azure butterfly wings silently appeared behind her. Her voice was clear yet carried the majesty of a dragon's soul. "Since it dares to appear before us, it means there is something inside that we must obtain. Little Qinzi, let's hurry over."
Without hesitation, the three transformed into three streaks of light, tearing through the void in an instant and shooting towards the radiant light.
As they drew closer, the light intensified, and the surrounding space began to collapse and recombine repeatedly, as if being kneaded at will by an invisible giant hand. At times it was a sea of flowers, at other times it transformed into a dark abyss, and in an instant it became a pale, desolate wasteland. Every breath brought a violent sense of impact, as if the entire world was being redefined because of the existence of this light.
Just as the three approached, they seemed to hear an ancient whisper in their ears—neither human nor beastly, but a primal call from the depths of the "Realm of Primordial Echoes," like the sighs of countless silent beings welcoming their arrival.
The atmosphere suddenly became tense, but Qin Yu's voice was deep and firm. "Go!"
The three of them simultaneously activated their power, transforming into streams of light and stepping completely into that radiant aura.
The world suddenly turned upside down, and the scene ahead was completely changed.
The void suddenly collapsed and reformed. The three stepped into the world beyond the radiant light, only to find the heavens and earth distorted. Pitch-black pages floated from the void, like the manuscripts of countless dead souls, slowly drifting down from the four corners of the earth. The air was filled with the scent of ink and the chilling aura of souls, as if they had stepped into a forgotten "Abyss of Soul Book."
Right in the very center of this Stillness Book, a beam of light descended from the rift in the sky, within which floated an ancient writing brush.
The pen is carved from celestial crystal, its entire body as black as night, yet its tip shimmers with a deep, eerie blue soul light. Wrapped around the pen are not ordinary patterns, but flowing miniature pages—each page displaying ancient soul script, sometimes lighting up, sometimes fading, like a self-breathing scripture.
When Qin Yu and Yunyi's gazes fell upon the ancient brush, the tip of the brush suddenly trembled, and billions of ink lights suddenly spread out, as if the entire world had been forcibly written into another logic: the pages turned into a sea, the ink became a tide, and all existence was forced to submit by the aura of that brush.
Hong Xiuxiang's heart suddenly trembled.
The ancient brush slowly floated towards her, and a whisper resounded deep within her soul, like the soft chanting of an ancient book spirit:
"I am the legacy of the Sage of Calligraphy, awaiting a destined master. With the blood and soul as ink, and emotions as paper, I will write the laws of heaven and earth, and change the destinies of all living beings."
Hong Xiuxiang hands trembled slightly. She felt her Innate Martial Soul, "Spirit Brocade Book Realm," vibrating violently within her body, actively responding to the ancient brush, as if something that had been wandering for a thousand years had finally found its home.
Qin Yu's gaze was deep as he softly reminded her, "Xiuxiang, this is for you."
Hong Xiuxiang bit her lip, her expression complex, and finally reached out to take it. Instantly, the pen burst forth with endless ink light, the brush tip ignited with blue-black soul flames, and billions of pages in the void suddenly gathered together, all surging into the pen.
She felt herself completely merged with the "Spirit Brocade Book Realm," and as her soul surged, a completely new realm emerged in her mind:
The Brush and Book as One; the writing is the pen, and the pen is the soul.
Hong Xiuxiang gripped the pen tightly, her eyes shining with an unprecedented light, and murmured softly:
"So... this is my true power."
The void trembled suddenly, as if torn apart by an invisible giant hand. Dark cracks spread from the sky to the earth, and the entire sea of books shook violently. Accompanied by a deafening roar, a huge black shadow slowly emerged from the crack.
It was a colossal dragon tens of thousands of feet long, its scales neither gold nor stone, but rather reconstructed from countless shattered pages and broken runes. Each scale shimmered with an ashes-like soul light, as if it were the remnants of some kind of "devoured rule." Its eyes were deep and indifferent, with gray-white flames burning within its pupils, seemingly capable of turning all observation and narrative into ashes.
The dragon's mouth slowly opened, and an ancient and cruel whisper echoed from the dark storm:
"I am the Boundless Realm Book-Devouring Dragon, annihilating all book souls and swallowing all structures. All your techniques, all your laws, all your writings are food for me."
As its voice faded, dozens of distorted shadows suddenly flashed in the void. They were a legion of dark creatures—they seemed to be fragments of text transformed into strange shadows, with broken runes above their heads and semi-transparent bodies. Every step they took tore through space, as if they were the claws and teeth of the Boundless Realm Book-Devouring Dragon.
The next instant, the dragon spat out a stream of Gray Flame Seals Principles.
A massive gray-white array ring appeared between heaven and earth, expanding rapidly and covering an area of several thousand feet. All the soul power chains within it snapped instantly, and the soul skill runes shattered like scraps of paper, turning into ashes and scattering. As the array ring approached, the "Spirit Brocade Book Realm" in Hong Xiuxiang's hand trembled violently, and the pages became impossible to turn for a moment.
Immediately afterwards, the runes on the dragon's back lit up, and billions of gray lights surged, transforming into countless "Annihilation Pages" storms that swept towards Qin Yu and his companions.
Meanwhile, its second terrifying ability also quietly unfolded:
Book Devouring Annihilates Constructs.
Qin Yu instinctively activated his soul sense to release a protective array, but the moment the gray flames touched it, the protective array runes were sucked into the Book-Devouring Dragon's body! The rune chains shattered, the protective array completely disappeared, and instead transformed into a thick layer of soul power shield attached to the Book-Devouring Dragon, making its body glow even more intensely gray.
With each absorption, its oppressive power increased. The void trembled, and even the ripples of cause and effect were forced to dissipate.
Yunyi's pupils constricted sharply, and she whispered, "This is bad! It's treating all our soul power rules as food! If it continues to devour us, the entire space will be completely sealed off by its ash flames!"