Dream Silence over the Forest Sea · The Only Judgment

The Radiant Heaven Imperial Capital, Western Region.

Wang Yuan Mansion.

When Qin Yu and Chi Ning arrived, it was late at night, and the stone lanterns in front of the mansion had long been extinguished. The tall mansion gate was open, swaying gently in the wind and making a low creaking sound, as if silently telling a story of unease.

Chi Ning frowned, a sense of foreboding creeping into her heart.

"How could this be... that the gates of the mansion are unguarded?"

Qin Yu's eyes darkened, the two exchanged a glance, and then stepped inside side by side.

The courtyard was silent, and a suffocating chill filled the air, as if even the night wind was weeping. Passing through the front yard, just as she reached the entrance of the main hall, Chi Ning suddenly stopped, her pupils contracting sharply.

The hall was dimly lit. Wang Yuan's parents sat slumped on the floor, their clothes disheveled and tears streaming down their faces. They supported each other, their bodies trembling from sobbing, their faces pale and filled with despair.

Before them lay a small pile of Silver Starlight Crystal, their shimmering light reflecting off the old couple's tears, appearing particularly dazzling.

Chi Ning's heart tightened suddenly, and her voice almost lost control. "Oh no!"

She rushed forward immediately, supporting Wang Yuan's mother, and asked anxiously, "Auntie! What happened?!"

The Mother of Wang Yuan was in tears, her lips trembling, unable to speak for a moment, only able to sob intermittently. The Father of Wang Yuan pounded his fists on the ground with a dull thud, his eyes filled with resentment and helplessness.

Qin Yu's gaze suddenly turned cold as he swept over the pile of Silver Starlight Crystal, a sense of foreboding rising in his chest.

He had already realized--

This is not just grief; it's more like some kind of despicable transaction, or a trace of oppression.

Inside the main hall, the weeping continued, and the air felt so oppressive it seemed to freeze.

Suddenly, the door to the inner courtyard was slowly pushed open, and an old steward with a blood-stained face and a limp stumbled out, clutching a small bottle of herbs tightly in his arms, his fingers trembling and slipping.

"Chi Ning... Senior Sister Chi Ning!"

Upon seeing Chi Ning, he choked up and cried, tears streaming down his face, his voice so hoarse it almost tore his throat apart.

"You've finally arrived! Miss... Miss was forcibly taken away by them! Even Master and Madam were injured!"

Chi Ning's heart skipped a beat. She immediately rushed forward, supporting his trembling body with both hands, her voice urgent. "What happened? Tell us quickly!"

The butler trembled all over, his eyes blurred with tears, his voice filled with hatred and humiliation:

"It's... it's Chen Yue, the second young master of the Chen Clan! He's long coveted our young lady's beauty. Before, with Young Master Wang Yuan around, they didn't dare to act so recklessly. Now that Young Master has died for his country and clan, they've become lawless!"

He gritted his teeth, tears mingling with blood. "They brought a whole group of people and forced Master and Madam to marry Miss to Chen Yue! Leaving behind this pile... this pile of broken Silver Starlight Crystal, they just wanted to humiliate our manor! Senior Sister Chi Ning, please go and save Miss!"

Chi Ning's face turned deathly pale instantly, her chest heaved rapidly, her fingers clenched tightly, and her whole body trembled with anger and heartache.

Qin Yu's gaze suddenly turned icy.

He stepped forward, his voice booming like thunder. "How long have they been gone!"

The butler looked up, his voice trembling with tears, and said urgently, "They just left!... They went to the woods to the south!"

Before he could finish speaking, a cold glint flashed in Qin Yu's eyes, a green light suddenly shone from beneath his feet, and his aura was as sharp as a long sword.

He turned to look at Chi Ning, his voice low but unwavering:

"Chi Ning, you stay here and take good care of Wang Yuan's parents. I'll catch up with them immediately!"

Chi Ning's eyes reddened, her hands clenched into fists as she fought back tears, and she nodded fiercely. "Alright! Senior Brother Qin, you must bring Wang Yao back safely! Leave this place to me, I swear to protect her with my life!"

Without further hesitation, Qin Yu transformed into a streak of azure light, soaring into the sky like lightning tearing through the night, heading straight for the southern forest.

In the courtyard, the wind howled and the candlelight flickered violently, reflecting the tearful eyes of Chi Ning and the helpless weeping of Wang Yuan's parents.

The woods to the south.

Night fell, dark clouds churned, and the moonlight was completely obscured. Deep in the forest, branches twisted and intertwined, like countless ghostly claws reaching towards the sky. A cold wind swept through the forest, carrying a hoarse wail, scattering withered leaves like countless ghostly whispers in one's ear.

Mist billowed through the forest, and the damp earth carried a putrid stench that sent a chill down one's spine the moment one stepped inside. Dark shadows loomed overhead, as if a ferocious beast might pounce at any moment.

In this eerie place, a seven-man squad is marching forward.

Their feet shimmered with spiritual light, each step crushing dry branches with a piercing sound. In the middle, a colossal palanquin, forged from black and gold vines, floated, its four corners adorned with spiritual curtains, its runes swirling, hovering steadily in mid-air. From the palanquin came a faint sound of struggle and suppressed sobs, but it was completely blocked by a thick spiritual barrier.

Ahead of the sedan chair, a thin man with a withered face swaggered along. He was about thirty-five years old, with sinister features and a lewd smile often playing at the corners of his eyes. He was none other than Chen Yue, the second young master of the Chen Clan.

He turned his head with a grin, looking at the sedan chair, his tone laced with blatant sarcasm and lewdness:

"Hahaha... Wang Yuan, Wang Yuan! Since you're gone, I, Chen Yue, will take good care of your sister for you! Hahaha..."

His voice was sinister, tinged with smugness, echoing through the dark forest, as if flaunting his shamelessness to the night.

One of the accompanying subordinates immediately stepped forward, flattering him with a fawning laugh:

"Congratulations, young master! Congratulations! Wang Yao is now yours. What a perfect match!"

Another person chimed in, his face full of flattery. "With Young Master Chen's help, what can't be accomplished! Wang Yuan is dead; his family is nothing but a lamb to the slaughter. Only you, Young Master Chen, are worthy of a mere woman!"

Chen Yue threw his head back and laughed loudly, his voice as piercing as a night crow. "Hahahaha! That's right! When we get back to the Chen residence, I'll see who dares to stop me!"

Laughter echoed, and a sudden gust of wind rose in the forest, making the withered branches tremble, as if heaven and earth were angry at his despicable act.

However, they were unaware that a chilling aura was silently approaching from the depths of the forest.

Qin Yu has already stepped into this darkness.

Deep in the forest, the sound of the wind suddenly stopped.

Among the seven-person team, one of the more powerful followers suddenly felt a chill and abruptly stopped. His brow furrowed as he sensed a cold aura approaching, as if an invisible pair of eyes were watching them intently from the shadows.

"Who!"

He suddenly raised his hand, a surge of inspiration flashing within him, and his shout echoed through the forest, "Get out here!"

The moment the words left his mouth, the entire forest fell into a deathly silence. There was no sound of wind, only a depressing stillness that made one's heart stop beating.

The next moment--

Boom!!!

At the edge of the forest, a beam of azure light suddenly shone brightly, like a sharp sword slicing through the night. Countless withered branches snapped inch by inch under the impact of the azure light, and the forest mist was torn open, creating a straight passage.

A young man dressed in black, carrying a long sword on his back, walked steadily out of the misty light.

His aura wasn't released outwards, yet it was like Mountain Crushing the Summit, causing everyone present to tremble. His eyes were as deep as an abyss, with a chilling light that seemed capable of freezing a person's soul in an instant.

That's right— Qin Yu.

He took each step with a faint blue light beneath his feet, each step accompanied by an echo that shook the heavens and earth. Under the blue light, his face was as cold and stern as a knife, and his aura was like that of Adjudicator from the Endless Abyss.

Chen Yue's expression changed, a hint of fear flashing in his eyes as he looked at Qin Yu, but he quickly suppressed it, a cold smile curling at the corner of his lips, "Heh... who do we have here? It's Qin Yu from the Eternal Extreme Sacred Hall. Weren't you set up by my uncle Chen Chao and died long ago in the Desolate Annihilation Secret Realm?"

Qin Yu's eyes remained unmoved; he simply spoke coldly, his voice low and deep, seemingly seeping from the very heavens and earth:

"Put down the sedan chair, and we'll leave you with a living corpse."

That short sentence was chillingly cold.

A sudden gust of wind swept through the forest, scattering withered leaves everywhere, as if the heavens and earth were preparing for the impending carnage.

Qin Yu's cold words froze the atmosphere instantly.

Chen Yue's eyes twitched slightly, then he raised his hand and waved it, and a phantom image of a spiritual scroll suddenly appeared on his body. The scroll opened, and billions of spiritual talismans flowed in the air like ink marks, surrounding him. In the flickering light and shadow, the logic of heaven and earth seemed to be quietly altered.

Only Book Realm - Beginner Level

The soul is the book, the pen is the spirit. In this state, what is written will surely manifest, and what is spoken will be the Way.

With a single stroke of his pen, he could command the heavens and earth to record a new destiny.

Chen Yue gave a cold laugh, his voice filled with arrogance and contempt:

"Qin Yu, you're really unlucky. You were supposed to die in the Desolate Annihilation Secret Realm, but you somehow managed to survive. Now you've run into my hands. What good is your strength? In my hands, your existence is nothing more than a line of fragmented words that can be deleted at any time!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the six people behind him suddenly stepped forward.

Those six people possessed a violent and turbulent aura, as if the sky were collapsing.

They are all at the Severed Observation Realm of the Supreme realm!

Countless soul pressures and rules circulated around them, each emanating their own domain. A distorted net of causal light appeared in the void, interlocking, seemingly trying to trap Qin Yu completely.

Behind them, the last person slowly raised his head.

In those pitch-black eyes, not even light could be reflected.

His body outline was blurry and indistinct, as if "existence" itself could not be stable on him.

Annihilation Dawn Realm - Intermediate Level

Non-propositional, non-logical.

It cannot be conceived, written, or predicted.

There is no one to observe, and no consciousness to measure.

This person stood still, yet he was like a disturbance in the world, and no one could pinpoint his form with their gaze. With a single breath, countless withered trees in the forest instantly turned to ashes, as if his "existence" had been extracted.

Chen Yue laughed, his voice sinister:

"Qin Yu, you alone dare to block my Seven Realms Guardian? Hahaha! Since you've chosen death, then I'll write your fate—death!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his brush and sketched in the air. The talismans danced in the air, and the heavens and earth trembled in response.

However, Qin Yu's eyes were as cold as knives.

A cyan light swirled, and his sword intent had already solidified, his killing intent as fierce as thunder, threatening to tear everything apart.

The wind howled through the forest, and withered leaves danced wildly.

At this moment, the tense atmosphere in the world was like thunder frozen in a deathly silence.

A massacre is about to erupt.

The forest was deathly silent, save for the fluttering of the sedan chair curtains.

The seven figures formed a powerful array, their auras so oppressive that the forest rustled. In the darkness, seven towering peaks seemed to appear, enveloping the heavens and earth. Chen Yue wielded his spirit brush, and countless ink runes rained down, inscribing the order of destiny. The six Severed Observation Realm · Supreme locked Qin Yu in layers, the void distorting like a myriad of mirrors reflecting each other. The Annihilation Dawn Realm · Middle Stage expert stood motionless, yet the very existence of the entire forest blurred.

However, just as they thought Qin Yu was completely suppressed—

Boom!!!

An indescribable sword intent suddenly erupted.

The azure light, not the light of a sword, but the boundary where dreams and Annihilation intertwined, suddenly spread out from Qin Yu's body. All sounds in the world were instantly taken away; even heartbeats and breaths seemed to be erased.

[The Dream Silence Final Oneness, the Unannihilated Uniqueness!]

The void suddenly tore open, and two overlapping realms unfolded in the forest:

Dream Curtain Firmament: Billions of shattered dreams hang in the sky, shimmering with countless "future possibilities." Every life trajectory of the enemy appears in the air, extending and intertwining, but under the shroud of sword intent, each future shatters like glass breaking, turning into silent shards of light.

The Annihilation Abyss: The forest beneath his feet suddenly collapsed, withered trees turned to ash, and the soil sank, reflecting countless "Ultimate death images," including the future corpses of Chen Yue and his companions, with scenes of their souls shattering one by one.

Between the two overlapping boundaries, a single line, interwoven with cyan and black, appeared on the edge of the Sword of Dream Silence.

As Qin Yu raised his sword, the line crashed down!

Boom--!!!

The entire forest looked as if it had been torn apart by a giant special effects beam:

The dead wood exploded and shattered, turning into a sky full of wood chips and flames, which solidified in the air as if time had been frozen.

The dreamscape collapsed, and shattered images of the future exploded in mid-air, forming countless distorted afterimages, like deleted paintings turning into scattered specks of light.

The Annihilation Abyss surged, and countless phantom hands emerged from the darkness, dragging away the traces of the enemy's existence, as if to drag them completely into nothingness.

Chen Yue's pupils contracted instantly. He hurriedly wielded his brush, and hundreds of thousands of ink-colored spiritual runes erupted in the void, attempting to rewrite the destiny. "Qin Yu —Never Exists!"

But as soon as he finished speaking, the ink talisman touched that single line and shattered instantly, even the logic of the "words" themselves was annihilated, as if they had never existed.

The six Severed Observation Realm · Supreme roared simultaneously, unleashing their full Soul Domains and layering a thousand illusions in an attempt to trap Qin Yu. However, all the illusions turned into light dust under the sword's edge, their future trajectories severed one by one.

As for the person at the Annihilation Dawn Realm · Middle Stage, his figure was already blurry and indistinct, and his existence was unpredictable. However, at this moment, Qin Yu's sword swept across, and his "unobservable" nature was forcibly stripped away! The originally blurry form in the void suddenly became clear, and then a silent scream resounded throughout the heavens and earth. Half of his body was erased, as if he had been forcibly deleted by reality!

The forest trembled, and the sky and earth changed color.

The fallen leaves floated in the aftershocks of the sword intent, as if time had frozen, before transforming into countless specks of light that slowly fell. The azure sword blade retracted, and the world returned to deathly silence.

Qin Yu in the middle of the forest, his clothes fluttering, his eyes cold and unfathomable, his voice deep and resonant, like a judge's pronouncement:

"I said—put down the sedan chair, and I'll spare your lives."

At this moment, Chen Yue and his men truly understood that this was not just empty talk.