Wordless Scroll, Silent Consciousness Trial

The world inside the Annihilation Abyss Return Realm seemed to transcend the boundaries of time, space, and logic. The sea of clouds beneath Qin Yu's feet churned like a galaxy of billions of specks of light flowing through it. Mountain peaks rose from the clouds, their bodies crystal clear, as if sculpted by the light of time. Each floating tower hung above the reverse current of the sky, reflecting the halo of stars and planets.

Looking up, two stars and moons hung in the sky, one as white as a mirror, the other surrounded by shadows, with silvery light flowing around it like a star ring. Countless streams of light fell like rain, turning into a celestial waterfall that poured down on the floating white-gold palace. The palace was firmly fixed atop the sea of clouds by an invisible force, with a continuous chain of towers and a dome that shimmered with a pale golden light, as if thousands of souls were murmuring within it.

Floating islands intertwined among the mountains, shimmering with light and mist, and countless spiritual patterns crisscrossed in the void, forming a colossal "Causeless Formation." Giant spiritual trees grew among the clouds, their canopies spreading like a sea of stars, each branch shimmering with blue and white light, as if harboring ancient memories. Further away, a ring-shaped sacred domain composed of countless overlapping light wheels emerged in the deep sky, its center resembling the eye of the world, projecting a pillar of light straight to the heavens, connecting the heavens and the earth.

Qin Yu landed slowly, his feet stepping on crystal-like marble. The spiritual mist beneath his feet flowed with the wind, emitting a faint cyan-gold light. The Silent Origin Stainless Sword trembled slightly beside him, as if resonating with this world.

A very low rumble came from afar—it wasn't the sound of the wind, but the resonance of the spiritual energy flowing between countless floating city towers. Beneath the sky, a vast palace complex seemed to be slowly rotating, each tower top shimmering with points of light like stars, forming a staircase leading to an unknown world.

"This... is the Annihilation Abyss Return Realm?" Qin Yu murmured, a hint of shock and caution appearing in his eyes.

At that moment, a golden-white lightning bolt suddenly flashed across the entire sky, and the floating temple in the distance slowly opened. Ancient Annihilation Origin script was engraved on the temple door.

The moment Qin Yu stepped into the Stainless Sacred Hall, the world seemed to be sealed off by a layer of silent light. The temple doors slowly closed behind him, and golden-white light climbed along ancient patterns until it transformed into a shimmering halo of serene radiance on the dome. The space inside the temple was a hundred times larger than its exterior. The surrounding walls were not made of stone, but of "time crystal mist" formed from trillions of particles. Every inch of its surface reflected the projections of billions of worlds, a blend of reality and illusion, like a dream.

A galaxy hangs upside down from the dome, its light converging into ever-changing characters, totems, and runes, each stroke carrying the breath of the primordial universe. The ground gleams with a flowing light; each step leaves no dust or sound, only a ripple of spiritual energy spreading beneath the feet, as if walking on a "time-space mirror."

At the center of the hall, a "Wordless Heavenly Book" floats suspended.

It hovered silently in the air, surrounded by three thousand layers of light. The first layer was a flowing silver radiance, the second layer was stardust-like fragments of light, and the outermost layer was a boundary light so transparent as to be almost "non-existent." The entire celestial book had no cover, but seal-like patterns flowed across its surface, the patterns appearing and disappearing as if silently narrating the "origin of existence."

The material of the Heavenly Book is neither gold nor jade, but rather a thin sheet formed by time itself. Each page undulates gently, resonating with each breath. There are no words on the surface of the book, yet the folds of light reflect the images of billions of characters, changing in an instant, yet all changes are ultimately still. It seems to be writing the "No Definition principle" in a way that transcends language—whoever understands it will see the Ultimate logic of all realms.

The space beneath the Heavenly Book slightly collapsed, forming a circular vortex of spiritual energy. Spiritual currents surged from the depths of the void, slowly rotating around the Heavenly Book and emitting a deep resonance. The sound was not the vibration of air, but a "low-frequency cosmic sound" that directly affected the soul, as if asking—"Can you read this book?"

Qin Yu looked up at the floating, Wordless Heavenly Book, his eyes trembling slightly with both desolation and sword intent. He could sense that it was no ordinary object, but a concrete manifestation of an "No Definition origin."

At this moment, the light in the hall gradually gathered, the three thousand halos above the Heavenly Book slowly rotated, and a mirror-like slit of light cracked open in the void, from which faint spiritual sounds came.

Qin Yu raised his hand, but before his fingers even touched the surface of the Heavenly Book, the flowing halo seemed to sense something and suddenly froze. Countless spiritual patterns transformed into starlight fragments that exploded in the air, and the spacetime within the hall instantly became fluid and slow, even the light solidified into mist. With a touch of his fingertip, Qin Yu's sea of consciousness was suddenly drawn by a vast power. The feeling was not one of being sucked in, but rather his entire being being "reversed and swept up," as if his consciousness had been ripped from his body and plunged into the center of an endless sea of stars.

The surrounding invisible streams of light converged into a massive vortex of the Consciousness Realm, causing the Milky Way to flow backward and billions of stars to move like thoughts. The Wordless Heavenly Book floated in the center of the Star Abyss, slowly unfolding, one page, two pages, three pages... With each page turned, a ripple spread through the void, and projections of billions of worlds appeared and then disintegrated, forming a magnificent "cycle of Annihilation and reincarnation."

A gentle yet ancient voice suddenly came from the book, carrying a soft sigh that pierced the soul, "Hmm... Someone has touched me again. Ha... For billions of years, even light has not set foot here."

Qin Yu steadied his senses and asked in a low voice, "Who are you?"

The voice chuckled, like ripples of memory spreading across the void. "Who am I? Hmm... In the past, they called me 'The Stainless Consciousness.' I once served a being of the Stainless Realm —one who had long since transcended the boundaries of 'existence' and 'nothingness,' and even I... am merely a wisp of his consciousness left behind."

As the starry sea darkened, a blurry figure flickered in the distance. The figure was formless Formless, yet it caused the entire Consciousness Realm to tremble.

"He... that Stainless One, before departing, sealed a portion of his thought process, Daoist principles, and lingering echoes of existence within my body—this 'Wordless Heavenly Book' before you." The voice carried a profound weariness and a faint loneliness. "I was originally Nameless, merely left behind by him... awaiting a destined one. Billions of years have passed, and I have slumbered within this palace, witnessing the collapse of the Annihilation Abyss and the annihilation of the Cultivation God Wheel, until no one dared to set foot in this realm again."

Qin Yu's expression shifted slightly, and the fluctuations of his soul consciousness flowed like a river of light. He said in a deep voice, "Then why did you wake up?"

The spirit sighed softly, "Because there's a peculiar element of logic within you that's influencing me."

As the words fell, the entire starry sea suddenly lit up. Each page of the celestial book began to glow with a faint platinum light, as if pulsating with a heartbeat. The voice became deep and resonant. "Your aura, like his... has a similar echo of Silent Origin. The ripples of fate brought you here, and also awakened my dormant consciousness."

The tone of the Stainless Consciousness gradually softened. "You may not understand, but this 'Wordless Heavenly Book' is not meant to teach people words or techniques; it is itself the memory of the Dao. Each page is an extension of its owner's thoughts—but I have waited too long and have long forgotten why I waited."

Qin Yu raised his eyes and stared at the floating celestial book. There was a faint rhythm in the radiance, like the echo of some kind of emotion.

"Senior Stainless Consciousness," he spoke, his voice as calm as a mirror, "If you have waited for billions of years, then perhaps... I can be the reason for your reawakening."

The voice chuckled slightly, carrying a hint of ancient gentleness and mockery. "Heh, interesting. The first person in billions of years to dare to look directly into my Consciousness Realm. Very well, young Sole Book Bearer, let me see if you are truly qualified... to bear his will."

The starry sea suddenly collapsed, and the halo of the Heavenly Book spread into endless array patterns. Qin Yu's sea of consciousness was stretched again in the stream of light and entered the next illusionary realm.

The sea of stars suddenly shattered. At that moment, the voice of the Stainless Consciousness transformed into countless layers of sound waves that reverberated within Qin Yu's sea of consciousness, like countless stars falling and exploding simultaneously, carrying an irresistible grandeur and destruction. The suspended Wordless Heavenly Book slowly closed, then suddenly opened again in silence—what flickered within it was no longer blank space, but countless "annihilation characters" born from nothingness.

These words are neither ink nor light, existing on the edge of "existence" and "concept." Each word is burning, collapsing, and reconstructing, resembling the imprint of a deity or the talisman of a curse. They fly out from the pages, transforming into billions of streams of light that pierce through the Star Abyss and Time Splitting, engulfing the entire illusory world as if swallowed by a primordial torrential rain.

Qin Yu atop the sea of stars, the Silent Origin Stainless Sword appearing beside him, its blade gleaming coldly. The voice of the Stainless Consciousness echoed from the heavens, deep and solemn. "This is the 'Wordless Scroll.' Each word is a 'True Words of Destruction' condensed from the consciousness of that Stainless One. Whether you can bear the will of my lord depends on whether you can remain undying amidst these billions of killing words..."

The celestial book shattered instantly!

The countless characters transformed into a hurricane, howling in and forming a thousand giant arrays as they flowed. The first character, "Annihilation," ignited a deep red flame, transforming into a raging sea of fire that swept across the entire Consciousness Realm. Every wisp of energy flowing within the flames could incinerate Fate Soul. Immediately following, the second character, "Cut," plummeted down, a ten-thousand-foot-long golden beam of light like a divine judgment, cleaving the void and splitting time itself in two.

Qin Yu's eyes were cold and indifferent, and his spiritual pressure erupted like a tidal wave. The Silent Origin Stainless Sword was instantly drawn—the sword light was not substantial, but rather a stream of light formed by the superposition of billions of stardust and Annihilation energy.

"The Causeless Disillusionment Sword —Activate!"

The sword's edge cleaved through the starry sky, time reversed in an instant, the heatwave of the Annihilation Sea was frozen, and the golden light was forcibly torn apart. The void collapsed, and spacetime shattered into billions of fragments, each reflecting a different battle scene.

However, the countless words are still growing, and the third word "annihilation" appears - black as ink, with a strange rhythm. Wherever it passes, the sea of stars collapses, and even concepts are erased. The wave of annihilation is like a black hole swallowing the universe.

Qin Yu let out a long roar, and the Azure Evolution Core appeared in his sea of consciousness. He activated the Limitless Essence Absorption Art at full power, absorbing the annihilating energy of the heavens and transforming it into a raging torrent that flowed into his sword. He pointed with his backhand—

"The Tenth Form of the Limitless Flower-Pinching Heaven-Silencing Finger - Finger Points to Heaven, Silence and Nothingness!"

The sky suddenly brightened, and the torrent of billions of characters instantly halted under the radiance of that single finger. The Finger of Annihilation pierced through endless space, bringing forth a blazing blue-white divine light, seemingly burning the entire universe into emptiness. In the instant the light waves spread, countless killing characters in the Consciousness Realm turned into stardust and fell into the abyss.

But the next moment, the Heavenly Book unfolded again, and all the erased characters were reborn. They began to merge and combine, forming a new scripture. Those characters gathered from afar, transforming into a golden torrent, upon which a faceless divine figure faintly appeared, holding a light pen and looking down at Qin Yu.

The gaze of that divine figure was ruthless, unintentional, and Consciousnessless; it was merely the gaze of a "defining one." With a single stroke of the light pen, billions of characters erupted once more—forming nine layers of torrents of characters, each containing the power of a "realm." Stars shattered, logic was reorganized, and cause and effect were reversed, turning the entire illusory realm into a purgatory of "the language of Annihilation."

Qin Yu's robes fluttered wildly under the impact of the energy, his hair flew, and his eyes flashed with a desolate light like exploding thunder. He murmured in a deep voice, "It seems that if you want me to lose, you'll have to see if your book is worthy of it."

The next instant, his sword intent erupted, and the Stainless Sword and the Azure Ring resonated in his sea of consciousness, the annihilation fluctuations like the explosion of the Milky Way.

"Silent Origin · Tribulationless Chapter -Ji Zhu·Judgment Without Reason!"

At that moment, the language of the entire fantasy world was forcibly frozen, and the torrent of words abruptly stopped!

Qin Yu swung his sword, and light and shadow spread silently, like the shattering moment of a reflection in water. Each strike seemed to divide the entire universe into tens of millions of dimensions, and each dimension was collapsing. Billions of killing characters, like quicksand being swallowed, gradually disintegrated into the original particles of light.

Silence—utter silence.

Only the Heavenly Book trembled slightly in the void, its halo gradually receding. The voice of the Stainless Consciousness rang out again, tinged with a faint sense of amazement and satisfaction. "Indeed... you possess absolutely immense power, and are indeed qualified to bear the Stainless Will."

Immediately, the Wordless Heavenly Book slowly closed, its radiance receding and transforming into a gentle golden light that entered Qin Yu's brow.

The entire illusionary realm collapsed into dust, and Qin Yu's consciousness was pulled back to the real world—the Heavenly Book in the hall no longer floated, but quietly landed in front of him, like a sleeping being.