Within the Mirror Abyss Illusory Domain, the first wave of Illusory Spirits suddenly coalesced into a phantom of "Qin Yu." The phantom, clad in black and gold armor and wielding the Source-Extinguishing Divine Sword, was almost identical to the real Qin Yu. Even the Nine-Wheel True Evolution Dharma Wheel of illusory light flowing around his body were copied, encircling him and radiating the same annihilating pressure.
The illusory Qin Yu raised his hand, and the moment the sword slashed down, the world suddenly darkened, and a [Sever the Epoch Without a Trace] sword, identical to the real one, cleaved through the void.
Qin Yu's expression was cold and his eyes were as deep as an abyss. He knew that if this sword fell, the illusion and reality would inevitably overlap, and the Mirror Abyss Illusory Domain would forcibly pull his own existence logic into distortion.
"Trying to use my shadow against me?" Qin Yu whispered.
In an instant, the Nine-Wheel True Evolution Dharma Wheel roared and spun in his sea of consciousness, and the true Source-Extinguishing Divine Sword in his hand suddenly lit up, its sword light pouring down like billions of Annihilation star rivers. Qin Yu's figure flashed, and facing the illusory Sever the Epoch Without a Trace, he directly released the combined attack of his own swordsmanship and cultivation technique.
[Silent Origin - Eternally Sever the Heavenly Balance]!
The void suddenly shattered, and as Qin Yu's sword slashed out, the Nine-Wheel True Evolution Dharma Wheel behind him flashed simultaneously, like nine black-gold stars falling and crushing the entire Illusionary Realm. Each strike carried a shock that Mieyin and erased the order of time, colliding head-on with the Illusionary Sword.
Boom!!!
Hollywood- level special effects scene suddenly unfolds--
The [Sever the Epoch Without a Trace] slash unleashed by the phantom was like a dark river, cutting through the sky and bringing out countless Time Splitting, which fell from the sky like trillions of mirror lenses.
Where Qin Yu's sword passed, the light of the Nine-Wheel True Evolution Dharma Wheel reverberated, each wheel crushing and grinding, like the giant wheel of cosmic order, pulverizing the Black River piece by piece.
As the two clashed, the land of the Illusionary Realm suddenly cracked open, and countless mirrors rose up, infinitely magnifying the sword light of both sides and refracting it into billions of slashing shadows that collided with a deafening roar.
"Boom--!"
The bridge beneath Qin Yu's feet suddenly cracked, but he stood firm as a mountain, his sword flashing across the sky, shattering the first wave of Illusory Spirits attacks. The illusory Qin Yu emitted a piercing, shattering shriek, its body crumbling inch by inch, eventually transforming into countless fragments of light that scattered in the air and merged into the illusory sea of illusion.
A cold glint flashed in Qin Yu's eyes, and he murmured softly:
"You think you can overturn me with just a phantom?"
At this moment, his true aura was like an unshakeable boundary river, sharp and absolute, completely crushing the logic of the Illusory Spirits!
As Qin Yu's sword fell, the first wave of Illusory Spirits dissipated into countless shards of light like mirrors. However, the entire Mirror Abyss Illusory Domain did not calm down. Instead, it seemed to be awakened, with layers of mirrored seas churning and surging, as if they were about to completely engulf the three of them.
At that moment, the phantoms of Chi Ning and Yunyi also coalesced.
A phantom of Chi Ning emerged from the shattered water mirror, clad in a long dress adorned with butterfly shadows, countless mirror butterflies fluttering behind her like a galaxy. In her hand, she too held the [Butterfly Soul Glazed Sound Mirror], but instead of radiant spiritual light, it reflected corrosive and soul-devouring black waves. The phantom's voice was identical to Chi Ning's, yet chilling and ruthless. "Chi Ning, your kindness, your weakness, will only become a burden to Qin Yu. The real you should use the Spirit Butterfly Writing Slaughter him, trapping him in the endless Illusory Abyss!"
"Hmph, a fake me? You think you can fool me?" Chi Ning's eyes were cold. She slowly raised her hand, and her true form, the Butterfly Soul Glazed Sound Mirror, appeared. The mirror sea suddenly unfolded, and countless spirit butterflies transformed into a rain of azure light, colliding with the illusory black butterflies.
Boom! The mirror butterflies clashed with each other, the mirror sea folded like a tsunami, and the heavens and earth were instantly covered by the butterfly shadows. Chi Ning's spiritual energy was like flowing light, clear and transparent, while the phantom's butterfly shadows corroded the rules, hissing like a fierce ghost. When the two collided, the sky turned into a butterfly dance Asura, with blue and black light intertwined, as if two worlds were colliding to the death.
On the other side, Yunyi's phantom quietly appeared. Unlike Chi Ning's direct confrontation, Yunyi's phantom was like a shadowy figure in the void, emerging from the edge of the Mirror Sea, her eyes flashing with cold moonlight. Behind her, a distorted [Ring Master Soul Diagram] appeared, but it was not real; it was a version altered by the Illusionary Realm: the soul diagram was covered with cracks and engraved with symbols of devouring and betrayal.
The phantom chuckled, its voice seemingly emanating from the depths of Yunyi's consciousness. "Yunyi, you were meant to be unique. You shouldn't have been dependent on Qin Yu, shouldn't have slumbered in his consciousness. The real you should have torn him apart and taken his place!"
Yunyi raised an eyebrow, a playful sneer playing on her lips, "Tch, fake is fake. Trying to sow discord? If it were me, I wouldn't say such pointless things."
As soon as she finished speaking, Yunyi's true form's soul diagram suddenly unfolded, like a bright moon suppressing all directions, as dazzling as the newly born Milky Way. She suddenly raised her hand, and the Silent Ring Talisman crashed down, colliding with the phantom's incomplete soul diagram.
Boom!!!
Chi Ning's Mirror Butterfly and Phantom Black Butterfly intertwined in the air, transforming into a towering storm of blue and black, the flapping of their wings sounding like the simultaneous beating of millions of divine drums.
Yunyi's Ring Master Soul Diagram shone like a moonlit sea, crushing the illusion's Black Soul Rend Diagram bit by bit. Each collision was like the Milky Way exploding, scattering countless spiritual rays.
Qin Yu stood alone in the center, the edge of the Source-Extinguishing Divine Sword still sharp, its Sword Qi and annihilation rules protecting the two of them, just like Realm Master sitting in charge, unshakable even as the Mirror Abyss collapsed.
The clash between Chi Ning, Yunyi, and their respective phantoms turned the entire Mirror Abyss Illusory Domain into a battlefield hell. The Void Mirror continuously shattered and reassembled, forming endless illusions, but the three of them combined their strength to suppress them.
Qin Yu drew his sword and coldly shouted:
"A mere Illusory Spirits dares to usurp our truth! If it is an illusion, it should Annihilation!"
With a low shout from Qin Yu, the Source-Extinguishing Divine Sword suddenly cleaved down in the void. Eleven annihilation light wheels appeared around the sword's edge, each corresponding to a severed line of existence logic. Before the Sword Qi even arrived, the Mirror Abyss Sea trembled, and the wails of the Illusory Spirits sounded like shattered souls.
Chi Ning followed closely behind, and the Butterfly Soul Glazed Sound Mirror suddenly unfolded, its surface transforming into a radiant sea of stars. Hundreds of millions of spirit butterflies flew out from the mirror sea, their blue light surging like a tide, suppressing the illusory black butterflies. Each spirit butterfly's flutter carried a soul resonance, shattering the false narrative and stripping away the Illusory Spirits' disguise.
Yunyi gave a playful sneer, and the radiance of the Ring Master Soul Diagram suddenly intensified. The rings of soul energy, like the bright moon in the sky, surrounded her, tearing the void into fragments. She pointed her finger, and the ten soul rings vibrated in unison, like the booming of bells and drums, directly shattering the bodies of countless phantoms.
Boom--!!!
The simultaneous eruption of three forces instantly triggered a scene comparable to a Hollywood blockbuster:
The sky tore apart, and billions of mirrors fell like a meteor shower, reflecting countless false illusions of Qin Yu, Chi Ning, and Yunyi. However, these illusions were shattered one after another by the Sword Qi, butterfly shadows, and soul rings, turning into light dust.
When the Source-Extinguishing Divine Sword struck, the void seemed to be divided into black and white. On one side, Illusory Spirits wailed, and on the other side, annihilation and devouring occurred. All fabricated history and mirror images instantly lost their footing.
The swarm of spirit butterflies reflected by the Butterfly Soul Glazed Sound Mirror, like a blue galaxy tide, washed over the entire illusion, burning the remaining Illusory Spirits into ashes.
Yunyi's Ring Master Soul Diagram roared incessantly, and the runic galaxy, like an iron chain of order, completely nailed down the Illusory Spirits's "false self," rendering it unable to resist.
The Mirror Abyss Illusory Domain collapsed completely under this attack, as if an ocean had been blasted apart, revealing an underwater vortex. Countless fragments of the narrative fell and were automatically absorbed by the Azure Evolution Core, turning into strands of fragmented light of rules.
Immediately afterwards, the illusory sky shattered, and a deep gate of light appeared, like a real passage emerging from a cracked mirror. Behind that gate was an unknown second layer of illusion, from which came faint whispers, seemingly calling upon Chi Ning's Butterfly Soul Glazed Sound Mirror, and also tempting Qin Yu and Yunyi's soul sources.
The three exchanged a glance, Chi Ning said softly, "Senior brother... this is just the real beginning."
Yunyi winked and smiled, "Let's go, Little Qinzi, I can't wait to see what monsters are inside."
Qin Yu sheathed his sword, his eyes shining like stars. "No matter what Illusory Spirits or narratives we encounter, nothing can stop us from moving forward."
The three of them walked side by side through the portal of light.
Beyond the portal, the three stepped into a new illusion. This was no longer the shattered Mirror Abyss, but a magnificent Heavenly Palace in the Mirror.
Countless giant, suspended mirrors swirled in the void like stars, each mirror forming its own world: some reflected countless Heavenly Emperor True Immortal locked in bloody battles, some reflected the ancient war in the Source of Epochless · Middle Layer, and some even reflected the figures of Qin Yu, Chi Ning, and Yunyi themselves, all with a strange distortion.
At first, Qin Yu thought these were the illusions created by the Illusory Spirits, but soon his brows furrowed and his gaze became deep.
In one of the mirrors, he saw himself wielding the Source-Extinguishing Divine Sword, coldly slaying Chi Ning; in another, he saw Yunyi standing atop his corpse, her face filled with murderous intent; and in many more mirrors, countless possibilities for him, long since Annihilation, were revealed...
A cold glint flashed in Qin Yu's eyes, and a sense of oppression suddenly arose in his heart.
"Something's not right," he said in a low voice.
The Source-Extinguishing Divine Sword trembled slightly, as if reminding him that these were not mere illusions, but rather "projections of possibilities" at some narrative level.
"Senior brother, what's wrong?" Chi Ning looked at the mirrors, her heart tightening as well. In one of the mirrors, she saw herself transformed into the Butterfly Soul Heavenly Maiden, who in turn dominated the Eternal Extreme Sacred Hall, suppressing Qin Yu beneath the Limitless Mirror Platform.
Yunyi frowned Ring Master Soul Diagram slowly appeared, surrounded by light. She murmured softly, "These... don't seem to be created casually by the Illusory Spirits. They're too real; I can even sense the soul energy emanating from them..."
Qin Yu's gaze was sharp as a blade as he coldly said:
"This place... is not simply an illusion, but some kind of higher-dimensional 'narrative parasitism.' It uses our existence as a foundation to project different narrative branches, attempting to make us doubt ourselves."
As they were speaking, a giant mirror suddenly trembled violently, as if propelled by some force. Qin Yu, who was "wielding the Source-Extinguishing Divine Sword and slaying Chi Ning" in the mirror, actually stepped out, his cold eyes exactly the same as his real self!
Chi Ning gasped, "This is... a mirror image?!"
Qin Yu's eyes were icy cold as he slowly raised his sword and said in a low voice:
"Not a mirror image, but rather—a false narrative incarnation of my existence."
As the words fell, more mirrors shattered in the void, and countless "Qin Yu," "Chi Ning," and "Yunyi" emerged, their auras real and their gazes chilling, slowly approaching the three original figures.
The atmosphere suddenly became extremely oppressive.
Qin Yu stood atop the platinum bridge, coldly gazing at the phantom before him that was identical to himself. The phantom also wielded the Source-Extinguishing Divine Sword, its blade a silent, Black Abyss, surrounded by a void vortex of starlight, as if it were another path in his destiny. In an instant, the two sword auras of the same origin erupted simultaneously, shattering the air into countless fragments of causal light.
The fake Qin Yu chuckled coldly, his voice perfectly matching the real one. "I am the real Qin Yu; you are nothing but a shadow within a phantom."
Before the words were finished, the phantom swung the Source-Extinguishing Divine Sword, and the sixth move [Sever the Realm, Leaving No Name] suddenly erupted. When the sword blade struck, the "boundary name" of the entire space collapsed instantly, and part of the platinum bridge turned into Nameless abyss, shaking violently.
Qin Yu's eyes narrowed, and the Source-Extinguishing Divine Sword in his hand simultaneously lit up with the tenth move [Source Silence Severs All - Trace and Sever, Leaving No Wheel]! The sword blade was surrounded by three layers of silent light, and it slashed down sharply—in the illusory sky, the phantom's sword mark and his sword blade collided head-on on the same logical line. In an instant, the narrative fulcrum of cause and effect, history, and world name was all shattered, and the scene was like thousands of worlds collapsing at the same time, turning into a rain of black and white light.
Just as the two swords were locked in a stalemate, Qin Yu gently flicked his two fingers, releasing the [Limitless Flower-Pinching Heaven-Silencing Finger - Flower-Pinching Thought Silencing]!
A chaotic lotus flower bloomed in the void, its petals withering like falling stars, transforming into layers of white mist that landed directly on the illusory Qin Yu's sea of consciousness. The phantom instantly twisted violently, and the sea of consciousness was as if forcibly pressed into "Wuji Space Silence," with all thoughts and sense of existence completely disappearing.
Boom--!
Countless fragments of light burst forth from the phantom's body, like shattered mirrors, instantly crushing the "false self" woven by the Illusory Spirits. The Sword Qi of the Source-Extinguishing Divine Sword transformed into annihilation waves that swept across the bridge, shattering all the causal chains on the bridge surface inch by inch.
Qin Yu, in his true form, stood silently amidst the shattered reflections of the bridge, his expression cold and solemn, his sword lowered, his voice falling like an iron law:
"A mere illusion is unworthy to wield my sword. Domination resides solely within me, Qin Yu."
The entire illusionary realm trembled, and a low growl echoed from the depths of the Illusory Spirits. It seemed to be injured by the shattering of the illusion. The mirrored light and shadow on both sides of the platinum bridge dimmed rapidly, proving that Qin Yu had destroyed the first "false self".