The seal of the Realm Awakening Office was severed by the azure light, causing a slight tremor in the void. An aged hand descended from the sky, gently grasped the remaining chain, and it shattered instantly.
A figure dressed in a gray-black soul robe, adorned with starlight patterns, slowly stepped out and stood above the clouds, with the eight pages of Soul Laws unfolding behind him.
That was none other than -- the Sixth Soul Control of the Realm Awakening Office, the Listening Eye Divine Officer.
"As expected, they are no ordinary beings."
His eyes had no pupils, only two flowing soul mirrors, which slowly swept towards the ninth level of the Silent Eternal Soul Tower.
"He could still maintain control of the Soul Seal under its suppression, cutting through my Law Lines without spilling a single thread."
"This person... cannot be eliminated."
He turned around and said coldly to the void behind him:
"Give the order, codename— Spirit Control 13."
"Capture this person alive."
The Soul Mirror spun, and the Thousand Realms Sect trembled instantly!
--Spirit Control 13 is a temporary arrest order that can only be triggered by primordial anomalies among all the laws of the Spirit Firmament.
Once issued, it will be regarded as -- by the Realm Awakening Office
"An anomaly not listed in the cosmic causal genealogy."
This means:
•This person does not belong to any of the soul history records of this era;
• No bloodline or lineage registration, no record of vital spirit or divine consciousness;
• In theory, Does Not Exist in any causal loop of the Spirit Firmament Universe.
Such an existence... must "preserve its soul" for a full-dimensional analysis!
[Soul Tower, Ninth Floor]
Qin Yu's expression hardened.
Although he couldn't understand the legal terminology, he could sense an overwhelming will that said, "You will not die, only be controlled."
He stood up, his Qingyi disheveled, like a still mountain in the wind.
"I don't belong here, so you want to dissect me?"
He chuckled softly, a faint blue light appearing in his palm.
Azure Ring – micro-seismic event.
That was a response imbued with profound anger.
Not for myself, but for the dignity of the one being defined.
In the next instant, a flash of blue light appeared, and the second form awakened.
[Azure Ring - Second Form - Realm-Severing Silent Light]! Annihilation of Space, Cause and Effect, and the Trajectory of Fate
The azure light transformed into a seal, absorbing a single thread of the enemy's soul and forcibly severing their divine consciousness and fighting spirit.
A soul-suppressing technique, Ultimate single-target control, adept at severing will and causality.
"My soul will not enter your seal!"
Boom!!
A series of cyan marks appeared on the walls of the ninth floor of the Silent Eternal Soul Tower, resembling the traces of torn soul patterns.
Amidst the tremors of that Soul Seal, Qin Yu stepped out of the soul array and stood on the outer edge of the ninth level of the Soul Tower!
He looked up at the sky and said, slowly and deliberately:
"Capture me alive?"
"Then you'd better bring your life."
The light of the Azure Ring · Second Form's Silent Seal had not yet dissipated, and several traces of the severed soul law remained in the sky, like distorted marks left by a god in fear.
Qin Yu stood with his hands behind his back, motionless, yet seemingly suppressing the entire outer sect tower domain.
That sentence--
"Capture me alive? You'd better bring your life."
The echoes still reverberated in the sky, carrying a chilling aura that made the entire outer sect feel as if it had sunk to the bottom of the water.
The expression on the face of the "Listening Eye Divine Officer" high in the sky finally changed slightly.
He didn't say anything more, but stared coldly at Qin Yu for a full three breaths before slowly retreating.
Everything froze, like a silent night.
Qian Ruishan finally landed.
She had never looked at anyone with such eyes before.
Qin Yu stood at the edge of the broken tower, his blue hair slightly fluttering, his clothes tattered, no weapon in his hand, and no trace of cultivation aura, yet he severed the boundary laws and forced back the Soul Department's deputy officer.
She could hardly believe that the young man before her had not yet reached the "First Stage, Initial Yuan Realm" of the eighth-level Spirit Firmament cultivation system.
--Completely lacking in cultivation.
This was the result she confirmed using "Law-Defying Perception".
An outsider from another world, who had not yet reached a certain level, severed the legal seal and forced the government office to retreat...
For the first time in her life, she felt a slight unease.
Who exactly is this person?
"Are you... able to walk now?"
Qian Ruishan put away the Soul Seal, her tone carrying a rare gentleness.
Qin Yu turned his head, glanced at her calmly, and nodded slightly.
"He's not dead yet."
He looked down at the torn sleeve in his hand and gave a bitter smile. "But, the clothes are really gone."
Qian Ruishan paused for a moment, a barely perceptible smile appearing in her eyes.
She reached out and a strand of pure white soul thread rolled up, wrapping Qin Yu's tattered clothes into a simple protective garment.
Let's go.
"If you don't want to be hunted down again, come to the Thousand Realms Sect and register your identity."
"First, let's test someone as an outer disciple."
"Although it's unfair to you, if you don't even take this step, even our sect leader might not be able to protect you."
Qin Yu didn't speak, he just nodded.
But deep down he already knew:
The Spirit Firmament Great Realm... cannot tolerate the "Nameless".
Without entering the system, one cannot possess an identity, resources, cultivation techniques, weapons, or even have one's name appear in the Soul Realm Register.
"To cultivate oneself, one must first... leave one's name."
He whispered.
The setting sun cast its last rays across the distant sky, Soul Tower light slanting across the tips of his slightly curled hair.
As Qin Yu turned around and stepped out of the control tower, Qian Ruishan silently watched his figure.
There was no thunder, no extraordinary celestial phenomenon, only one thought in her heart:
Who exactly are you?
But he didn't know.
This step doesn't lead to a sect.
Instead, it was a completely different world that overturned his destiny and power.
After the sky trembled, Qian Ruishan, carrying Qin Yu, rode a silver-white stream of light and slowly descended to the edge of an ancient domain surrounded by mountains and rivers.
Hundreds of breaths later, the clouds and mist in front of them dissipated, and a vast ancient city, seemingly supporting the heavens and the earth, slowly appeared before them.
Qin Yu looked up, his expression turning serious for the first time.
That city should not be called a "city".
That is--
"The Firmament Vault Heavenly City."
This is the name, and also the reality.
It stands a hundred thousand feet tall, with countless soul arrays and celestial patterns etched on its walls. Every stone brick is forged from "Soul-Transforming Divine Bone," exuding the profound ancient power of billions of years.
Outside the city gates, there were no guards, no announcements, only rows of floating soul chains silently rotating, each one like a "dimensional chain" descending from the depths of the universe.
Anyone who approaches without the "Spiritual Source Imprint Soul" mark will be instantly identified by Heaven and Earth as a "false body" and killed on the spot.
This is the city of the Spirit Firmament Great Realm.
It is not an ordinary place, but a "node authorized to exist in the world".
Qin Yu only glanced at it before sensing a slight "repulsion" emanating from the Azure Ring.
--The Firmament Vault Heavenly City, yet the Azure Ring remains unseen.
She also did not accept the Azure Ring.
It neither recognizes nor understands.
But it was afraid.
A mysterious force flowed from the deepest part of the Azure Ring, making Qin Yu realize that if he forced his way into this city, the entire Heavenly Domain would inevitably destroy its order to prevent chaos.
This is not an attack on Qin Yu.
Instead, it's a self-destructive system.
This is the suppressive power of the "Azure Ring" in this world.
Seeing that Qin Yu had stopped and not moved, Qian Ruishan said softly:
"This city is an exclusive testing area for outer disciples of the Thousand Realms Sect, named 'Firmament Vault,' and is no ordinary city."
"It is not a dwelling place for people, but was built for the four great laws of 'law preservation, soul guidance, boundary control, and spiritual nourishment'."
"Anyone entering the city without a five-dimensional spirit mark will be automatically marked as a 'non-systematic being,' equivalent to a death row inmate in the Soul Prison."
She glanced at Qin Yu and then said:
But you don't need to worry.
"If you stay with me, Cheng Shi won't dare to touch you."
Qin Yu nodded silently.
Qian Shanrui landed slowly, and the two of them strolled into the city.
At that moment, the ten-thousand-foot-long soul chain trembled, the light domain rippled, and an indescribable pressure pressed down on Qin Yu's shoulders, almost crushing his nascent aura.
But he kept his back straight and remained silent.
The Soul Chain... has regressed.
Qian Ruishan paused slightly, turning to look at him:
You really have nothing.
But... you're not afraid of anything.
"Alright, then let me see how you will step by step—slash your way from this Silent Realm into the Spirit Firmament."
They passed through the "Realm Guidance Gate" of the Firmament Vault Heavenly City, and a Floating Soul Palace appeared before them.
That was the outer sect selection ground of the Thousand Realms Sect.
Each stone step is engraved with the name of a former "World Soul Ascender". At the bottom are tens of thousands of names, and at the top, Emptiness.
Qian Ruishan said calmly:
"You only need to pass the ninth level to obtain a 'Elementary Spirit Rank' and enter the outer sect of the Thousand Realms Sect."
Don't push yourself too hard; I might not be able to save you a second time.
Qin Yu did not respond, but simply gazed at the nine soul-patterned stone steps that resembled a nebula, a glimmer of serene light appearing in his eyes.
Azure Ring remained unmoved.
He relied solely on himself.