Realm Sundering, Return to the Source · Breaking the Ring of Ten Thousand Tribulations

Inside the castle, light and shadow intertwined, and the vast hall seemed to hold countless memories frozen in time. Dark gold runes flickered on the thick stone walls, exuding an ancient aura. Qin Yu, Yunyi, and Hong Xiuxiang stepped in side by side, each step echoing in the empty space, carrying a solemn sense of parting.

Just then, a familiar figure slowly emerged from the shadows of the hall. Mengxin remained as serene and composed as ever, yet a hint of emotion flickered in her eyes. She looked at Qin Yu, her eyes trembling slightly, and whispered, "You've finally returned. It seems... you've obtained what you desired. Presumably, the woman standing beside you, radiating the aura of a ghostly dragon, is the one you swore to save?"

Qin Yu looked at Yunyi, his gaze gentle yet firm, and then nodded. "Yes, that's right. Her name is Yunyi, and she is the one I want to protect. And all of this would have been possible without you giving me the Primordial Echoes Map, without me finding the Silent Origin Soul Butterfly, and without her being given a new life."

A faint smile appeared on Mengxin's lips, but her eyes lingered in the depths of the void. "Everything is a matter of cause and effect. Your ability to bring me news of my sister Mengxi was a preordained arrangement of fate. The Primordial Echoes is merely a stop along this long river of cause and effect."

A brief silence fell over the air, the castle's runes flickering in the darkness, as if even time itself held its breath. Qin Yu gazed at Mengxin, his voice low yet firm. "Mengxin, my business here is complete. Now, it's time for us to leave."

Yunyi gently tugged at Qin Yu's sleeve, and Hong Xiuxiang nodded slightly as well. The three stood side by side. Mengxin's figure appeared particularly lonely amidst the interplay of starlight and shadow. She gazed at Qin Yu, as if confirming something, or perhaps suppressing an indescribable surge of emotions within her heart.

The overall atmosphere had a sense of oppressive tension, a blend of tenderness and farewell, as if foreshadowing the unknown journey ahead.

The air in the hall seemed to freeze for a moment. Mengxin's words echoed like the heavy tolling of a bell, reverberating in the hearts of Qin Yu, Yunyi, and Hong Xiuxiang. Her eyes were deep, and her tone carried an unconcealable weariness and desolation. "Leaving this place... is not easy. For countless years, I have tried countless methods, but none have been able to break through the seal of the Primordial Echoes."

She closed her eyes slightly, her voice low and tinged with suppressed helplessness. "I said before that I wasn't the only one in this Realm of Primordial Echoes... there are three other super divine beasts. They too fell into this place from the outside world, but through billions of years, they have never been able to find a way to break through. Now, it's even more impossible for them to ascend to the heavens..."

Before he could finish speaking, Qin Yu's brow twitched suddenly, and a deep vortex flickered in his sea of consciousness, like the tremor of the heart of the universe. The next moment, three auras comparable to the World Extinguisher of the world rose into the sky at the same time, transforming into phantoms and standing in the hall.

The Void Finality Saint Emperor was like a dark vortex that devoured everything, with endless void light flowing in the depths of the vortex; the Primordial Dao-Extinguishing True Emperor had a chaotic light ball churning around him, surrounded by billions of fragments of the Dao, like the source of destruction where all laws collapsed; while the Eternal Annihilation Heavenly Emperor had boundless power, with the collapsing spacetime rifts around him rumbling, and his gaze was like Abyss of Annihilation, shaking heaven and earth.

The phantoms of the three divine beasts stood side by side, like three divine mountains stretching across the universe, pressing down on the entire castle and causing it to emit a deep rumble.

Mengxin froze, her pupils contracting sharply, her hands trembling involuntarily. Her breath seemed to be stolen from her, her voice trembling with disbelief. "This... this is... three super divine beasts?!"

Her figure trembled in the light and shadow of the hall, even her voice was filled with shattered shock. "You... you actually... subdued them all?! They were supposed to be the most untouchable supreme beings of the Primordial Echoes... how could they, how could they submit to you?!"

A deep resonance emanated from the three divine beast phantoms in the air, as if silently responding to Qin Yu's will and acknowledging their master.

At this moment, Mengxin could no longer hide the shock in her eyes. Her gaze was fixed on Qin Yu, her voice a complex mix of emotions—astonishment, fear, awe, and a hint of inexplicable relief—"Qin Yu... who exactly are you...?"

The atmosphere within the hall was Ultimate heavy, the oppressive aura of the three divine beast phantoms seemed to distort the heavens and earth. Mengxin stood opposite Qin Yu and the other two, her slender figure almost swallowed up by the overwhelming aura. Her chest heaved violently, her fingertips trembled slightly, and her gaze was fixed on the three beings standing in the void.

"The Void Finality Saint Emperor... The Primordial Dao-Extinguishing True Emperor... The Eternal Annihilation Heavenly Emperor..." Mengxin's voice was hoarse, as if even her names carried a heart-wrenching tremor. Her eyes flickered, and a bitter smile suddenly appeared, "For billions of years, they were the masters of the Primordial Echoes, once the most feared despair of all who came... But now, they all bow down and worship before you..."

The shock deep in her eyes gradually transformed into complex emotions, including indescribable awe and acceptance of fate.

She slowly raised her eyes, gazing at Qin Yu, her voice trembling but gradually steadying. "Perhaps... I was wrong. The Realm of Primordial Echoes is not our destined prison... but rather a place waiting for someone like you to arrive. You can subdue three supreme divine beasts, which means that your existence... has transcended the logic of this prison."

Mengxin spoke, a glimmer of hope appeared in her eyes for the first time, like a ray of dawn breaking through endless darkness. "Qin Yu... perhaps, you really can lead us away from here."

Upon hearing Hong Xiuxiang's eyes flickered with emotion. She looked at Qin Yu tenderly, her gaze filled with pride and dependence. Yunyi, on the other hand, gave a soft "humph," playfully but firmly approaching Qin Yu, her eyes sparkling with starlight. "I told you, Little Qinzi, he's the kind of person who can do what others can't."

Mengxin gazed at the three of them, the despair that had been sealed in her heart for countless years finally cracked slightly at this moment, and a warm current she had never felt before surged into her heart.

The wind outside the hall seemed to quiet down, as if the entire Realm of Primordial Echoes was waiting for Qin Yu's answer.

The light and shadow in the hall flowed, and the phantoms of the three divine beasts stood like three pillars suppressing heaven and earth, causing the space to tremble. Qin Yu quietly raised his head, his gaze like a deep abyss and a galaxy, sweeping over Mengxin, Hong Xiuxiang and Yunyi.

He strode forward slowly, his voice unhurried yet carrying an undeniable authority. "Mengxin, you say this is a cage, but cages are always broken. If it truly is a cage, then I will personally sever its shackles. If it is reincarnation, then I will break the cycle."

He smiled slightly, his gaze softening as he looked into Mengxin's eyes. "I promised I wouldn't let those around me wait alone in dire straits. Now that the three divine beasts have submitted, I have no way out. Mengxin, no matter how many years you've waited, no matter how many despairing paths you've walked, from this day forward, I will lead you out of this."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Azure Ring in his sea of consciousness trembled gently, its deep blue light flowing like a starry river, echoing Qin Yu's vow.

Hong Xiuxiang's eyes instantly welled up with tears, but a smile played on her lips as she murmured softly, "This is the man I've always followed..."

Yunyi smiled playfully, tiptoed, and patted Qin Yu's shoulder. "Little Qinzi, remember what you said. If you dare to lie to us, I'll be the first to not forgive you." Her tone was light, but her eyes held a deep trust and affection.

Mengxin stared blankly at Qin Yu, the doubt, bitterness, and unease in her eyes gradually crumbling away. Tears welled in her eyes, and for the first time, she solemnly lowered her head, whispering, "If it really could be so... Mengxin, I'm willing to believe you this once."

At that moment, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly changed. The oppressive despair seemed to be torn open, replaced by an indescribable hope and warmth.

Just as this hope was spreading, the three divine beast phantoms trembled simultaneously, their deep roars echoing in the void, seemingly responding to Qin Yu's vow in their own way.

Qin Yu's mind jolted. He raised his hand to soothe the phantoms of the three divine beasts, then turned to look at Hong Xiuxiang and Mengxin beside him. At this moment, the cracks in the void grew larger and larger, and dangerous fluctuations surged in like a tide.

Qin Yu's gaze was gentle yet firm. "Xiuxiang, Mengxin, the collapse of cause and effect and the Void Source Ripple will erupt simultaneously here. If you continue to stay by my side, you may be affected by this power. Enter the Azure Evolution Core for temporary refuge, and I will summon you out once I open the passage."

Hong Xiuxiang looked at Qin Yu, her eyes moist. She gently bit her lip, but still nodded. "Qin Yu, be careful. I'll wait for you to call me out." Her voice was soft, but it carried a deep-seated trust.

Mengxin also gave Qin Yu a deep look, a complex expression flashing in her eyes, before finally saying softly, "You really are just as I imagined, never an ordinary person... Then Xiuxiang Xiang and I will wait quietly inside your Azure Evolution Core."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Yu flicked his fingertips, and the Azure Evolution Core appeared between his brows, surrounded by the Annihilation Demon Flame and the Realm Devouring Halo, like a Boundless Realm Domain capable of containing all worlds. When the Azure Evolution Core opened, the void suddenly froze, exuding a mysterious aura that swallowed everything.

The figures of Hong Xiuxiang and Mengxin were lifted by a gentle light and slowly floated into the Azure Evolution Core. In that instant, their slender figures were reflected in Qin Yu's eyes, as if imprinted into his soul.

As the two figures completely disappeared into the Azure Evolution Core, the world was once again left with only Qin Yu standing side by side with the three divine beast phantoms.

At this moment, Qin Yu exuded an aloof and resolute aura, his clothes fluttering, his long hair surging like an inky galaxy, and the causal light chains and Void Source Ripple around him intertwined to create an unprecedented spectacle of destruction and rebirth.

He looked up and gazed ahead, murmuring softly, "I will lead you out of here..."

Qin Yu deep within the gradually collapsing Realm of Primordial Echoes, the threads of cause and effect around him already broken like a spider web. The distant void was collapsing, time was flowing backward, space was shattering, and the entire world could be completely Annihilation at any moment.

Yet, amidst this apocalyptic scene, Qin Yu remained remarkably calm. He slowly closed his eyes, his mind sinking into his sea of consciousness, and Azure Ring's voice rang out:

"Little Qinzi, there are only two ways to get out. First, use your Fate Soul as the key to rewrite cause and effect, forcibly cracking the foundation of this prison—this is [Karmic Rewriting: Silent Ring Realm Splitting]."

As Azure Ring spoke, the Six Severances Seal appeared between Qin Yu's brows, and chains of cause and effect emerged around him, as if billions of lifelines were being drawn out and converging into rings of Annihilation cracks.

"Secondly, using your newly awakened [Void Source Truth Command], and employing the primordial power of the Void Source, you directly shattered the very foundation of the rules of this Void Realm, tearing open a path—this is [Void Source Truth Command: Realm Breaking the Void Realm]."

At this moment, Qin Yu's aura suddenly changed, and chaotic light fragments appeared around his body. Ripples of the Void Source spread out, carrying a primordial aura that could "rewrite reality." Behind him, the three divine beast phantoms roared, their auras surging, clearly also sensing the supreme power of this force.

Qin Yu slowly opened his eyes, his gaze deep like a vortex that swallowed up the stars.

"Both Option 1 and Option 2... can open the passage. But relying on only one of them may not be a safe bet."

He looked up at the sky, which was completely collapsing, and his gaze sharpened:

"I choose to do both!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the power of Karmic Rewriting and Void Source Truth Command erupted from his body simultaneously.

Suddenly, two Ultimate phenomena simultaneously bloomed in the world:

On one side is the ring of cause and effect, where billions of lifelines converge, break, recombine, transform into rings, and Realm Splitting, as if he had rewritten the cause and effect of the entire universe.

On the other side, Void Source Ripple, chaotic light fragments like newly born stars, covered all directions, deconstructing spacetime, causality, and existence, and reshaping them into a "realm that Realm Breaking."

Two forces intertwined within Qin Yu, both opposing and perfectly integrated.

Azure Ring whispered in her mind, "Little Qinzi, you are using yourself as a bridge to connect cause and effect with the Void Source... If it were someone else, they would have been annihilated by the backlash long ago, but you—you have united them."

At this moment, Qin Yu's aura surged to its Ultimate, and the rules of the entire Realm of Primordial Echoes trembled before him.

He slowly raised his hand and whispered:

"Karmic Rewriting - Realm Splitting of the Silent Ring!" "Void Source Truth Command - Realm Breaking the Illusory Realm!"

The next moment, two supreme Dharma seals suddenly appeared beneath Qin Yu's feet.

Firstly, it is the [Karmic Rewriting - Silent Ring Realm Splitting] formed by the burning of the Fate Soul.

In the void, they transformed into countless interlocking rings, like an endless wheel rewriting history. With each ring's tremor, an ancient chain of cause and effect broke, reforming into a new trajectory that illuminated the heavens and earth.

Secondly, it is the Ultimate awakening of the Void Source Bloodline [Void Source Truth Command - Realm Breaking the Void Realm].

With Qin Yu at its core, this force released vast Void Source Ripple. Wherever the ripples spread, spacetime cracked like the surface of water, reconstructing into a newly born Void Source star sea.

When the two forces intertwined, the heavens and earth suddenly roared, and the Realm of Primordial Echoes seemed to usher in a superposition of apocalypse and rebirth.

A boundless rift burst open in the sky, within which flowed a long river of starlight interwoven with purple and black, revealing countless Unborn worlds, shattered time and space, and Annihilation destinies. It was a projection of the "outside world," and the only exit to the Source of Epochless · Middle Layer.

The three divine beast phantoms roared in unison:

The Void Finality Saint Emperor – A deep, mournful wail, like a final lament, infused the cracks with the power of nothingness, stabilizing them.

The Primordial Dao-Extinguishing True Emperor —the chaotic light clusters around his body exploded, and the Dao-Extinguishing Ripple protected the cracks, preventing them from collapsing.

The Eternal Annihilation Heavenly Emperor [Eternal Silence Sovereign] – His eyes gleam with a serene light as he infuses his eternal power into the passage, allowing it to traverse all dimensions.

At this moment, the three divine beasts, in a gesture of submission, poured their Source Power into the passage opened by Qin Yu.

Boom!!! Boom!!! Boom!!! Boom!!!

Endless bursts of light shot into the sky, shaking the entire Realm of Primordial Echoes. Billions of dark creatures looked up in the distance, their eyes filled with fear, for they felt the world being forcibly torn apart, with cracks that should not exist appearing.

Qin Yu's clothes fluttered in the wind, his long hair danced in the air, and his eyes shimmered with the radiance of the Void Source and the flames of cause and effect. He stretched out his right hand and clenched it tightly.

At that moment, a cracking sound echoed from the depths of the void.

The causal chain has been completely broken!

The Void Source Domain has fully unfolded!

A portal leading to the Source of Epochless · Middle Layer has been fully opened!

Qin Yu murmured softly, "Xiuxiang, Yunyi, it's time to go home."

Immediately, with a thought, the Azure Evolution Core trembled slightly, its internal light shining brightly, gently releasing the figures of Hong Xiuxiang and Mengxin back into existence. They stood beside Qin Yu, their eyes simultaneously filled with tears and amazement, gazing at the eternal gate that pierced through heaven and earth.

Yunyi raised her dragon eyes, smiling playfully yet earnestly, "Little Qinzi, you really did it."

Hong Xiuxiang's eyes were gentle yet firm. "Qin Yu, I am willing to walk with you, no matter what the road ahead may hold."

A complex light flashed in Mengxin's eyes as she murmured softly, "The Primordial Echoes... ultimately, it was your arrival that brought about this change."

Finally, Qin Yu stepped into the cracked purple-black star river passage. The three divine beast phantoms roared and transformed into a torrent that then entered Qin Yu's sea of consciousness.

Amidst endless roars and radiance, Qin Yu led them out of this Realm of Primordial Echoes, which had been imprisoned for countless years.

He finally opened up the Annihilation world.