Annihilation Once Gave Birth to the Limitless True Core
The heavens and earth were breathing—every second the ashes swirled was like the revival of some forgotten universe. Qin Yu stood silently in the collapsed ruins, the ground beneath his feet cracked like glass, and ripples of energy spread out from his feet. The "Soul Annihilation Beast" was taking shape in the interplay of light and shadow.
It has no fixed form; each time it condenses, it is like the embodiment of countless undead roaring simultaneously. Its body sometimes transforms into a gigantic shadow thousands of feet tall, and sometimes splits into countless illusions. Annihilation light and soul flames intertwine to form a flowing membrane, and its skeleton is composed of pure "definition of existence," as if constantly oscillating between negation and revival. It is a beast manifested by the soul, a vengeful Annihilation Abyss formed by the backlash of countless wills.
With a roar, the earth cracked, and the Soul Annihilation Beast's body unleashed a massive wave of soul pressure in the air. The city walls shattered, and the sky churned into a black vortex, as if the entire Epoch Realm was being dragged into an abyss by its fury.
Qin Yu raised his head, his eyes showing no emotion.
The Soul Annihilation Beast suddenly swooped down, tearing the air apart and transforming into a massive wave of soul energy—the visual impact at that moment was like hundreds of millions of tons of energy being released in the air, the heavens and earth folding, the outline of the ruined city being rewritten under the energy wave, and space instantly collapsing into darkness.
Qin Yu raised the Stainless Silent Origin Sword in his right hand. The sword shone like light, and even before its sharpness was revealed, the space beneath his feet collapsed. The ground beneath his feet turned into floating dust and light. With one step, the sky shattered, and his figure flashed and disappeared amidst countless fragmented light bands.
--boom!
The moment the Annihilation and soul pressure collided, the entire epoch trembled. Qin Yu's sword light pierced through the chest cavity of the Soul Annihilation Beast, but the tear instantly healed, instead unleashing an even stronger impact of soul consciousness. Countless soul sounds echoed in the air, like billions of souls crying out at the same time, shattering minds and souls.
Qin Yu's hair flew wildly in the Annihilation Wind, and his eyes flashed with annihilating golden light. His sea of consciousness suddenly opened, and the sword's cry of the Stainless Sword transformed into silent shockwaves that spread out in layers.
"Silent Wheel: Soul Order Imprisonment."
In an instant, all colors in the world were stripped away, leaving only gray and white. The ground beneath Qin Yu's feet transformed into countless rotating spell arrays, their patterns spreading outwards and stretching to the very edge of the ruined city. The void collapsed, and rings of soul energy floated around the Soul Annihilation Beast, forcibly tearing its soul from its body.
The scene at that moment was as if time had frozen—dust seemed to stand still, the instant the stones shattered was captured, and every movement of the Soul Annihilation Beast was slowed down infinitely.
Its body began to disintegrate, its soul peeled away in layers, turning into countless transparent shadows struggling in the air, while Qin Yu's spiritual pressure transformed into a star-like annihilation light, pressing those countless soul shadows back into the Ring of Annihilation.
However, the core of the Soul Annihilation Beast was not completely erased.
Suddenly, a deep red soul rift bloomed on its chest, revealing a soul heart as large as a black hole. The soul heart shimmered with the light of countless dead souls. It roared fiercely, tearing apart the binding ring. Soul energy surged wildly from the rift, like a collapsing universe self-destructing.
Soul Annihilation Storm swept in, ashes and annihilation light intertwined, instantly shattering the ruined city into countless fragments. Qin Yu's figure was swept into the chaotic current, and the entire world was plunged into a devastating tremor.
However--
At the eye of the storm, a golden light suddenly shone, like dawn piercing through the night of doomsday.
Qin Yu's voice was calm and firm, resounding through the heavens and earth:
"Annihilation - Final Abyss Judgment - Sever."
His sword lay horizontally before him, its blade backlit. The order of the entire space seemed to be stripped away, all movement frozen in place. Stardust-like particles slowly floated around him, then were drawn to the sword's edge. The laws of heaven and earth were reorganized on the sword, and the definition of existence of all things was temporarily rewritten.
With one step he took, the ground collapsed, the void tore apart, and a sword light ten thousand feet tall erupted from behind him—the sword light was like an energy torrent piercing through the universe, swirling up streams of light like billions of stars. Wherever it swept, all sound disappeared, and all color was extinguished.
The Soul Annihilation Beast's form froze in the light, the crack in its soul core pierced by the power of Stainless, gray soul energy surging back like a tidal wave, tearing at its own body. It roared, emitting a doomsday-like wail, but the next instant—
His entire body dissolved in the silence, turning into countless particles of light, which were swallowed up by the winds of Annihilation.
Qin Yu in the center of the storm, his clothes fluttering, dust and shards of light silently scattering around him. The cracks in the sky gradually healed, and the ruined city of Annihilation Abyss returned to silence, leaving him alone amidst the ruins.
Light streamed through the broken dome, illuminating him like a beacon in a dark world.
As the dust settled, only the sound of swords echoed in the Stainless afterglow.
The flames of war in the ruined city of Annihilation Abyss have died down, but the heavens and earth still tremble. Ashes fall like silent snow, covering the shattered stone tablets and the collapsed dome. Qin Yu stands quietly in the center of the ruins, his long hair fluttering slightly in the silent wind. The Stainless Silent Origin Sword still drips a faint light, the last dissipated soul radiance of the Soul Annihilation Beast.
However, in the instant that the world fell into deathly silence, a very slight tremor came from beneath his feet, as if some deep-seated energy was being awakened. Dust was stirred up by invisible ripples, gravel trembled slightly, and a vast energy seemed to be slowly awakening beneath the ruined city. Qin Yu's gaze narrowed slightly, and a line of deep golden light flashed from the life mark between his brows.
"This aura... it's the second layer of the seal."
He brought two fingers together, and a streak of annihilation light ripped through the void. As the sword intent stirred, the earth cracked, and from the cracks burst forth a dazzling emerald green energy flow. That light was not pure Spiritual Qi, but rather condensed into threads— the Limitless Evolving True Flow. It was like a river, like mist, like trillions of fine cosmic energy lines, surging wildly from the depths of the earth, as if the very origin of the entire realm was responding to him.
Qin Yu slowly stepped into the crevice.
After a deafening roar, his figure was completely engulfed by the green-gold energy flow.
When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in another incredible world.
The world before me was vast and boundless, the sky a deep emerald green, as if a sea of stars were flowing within it. Layer upon layer of mountains, majestic peaks, with tens of thousands of flowing light rings floating atop the summits—the orbits of planets, hanging low in the sky like crowns of the heavens. In the far distance, a colossal mountain rose straight into the heavens, its summit piercing the depths of space, and bright energy waterfalls flowed down its body. The waterfalls were not water, but flowing lines of energy—the very physical form of the Limitless Evolving True Flow.
The earth beneath their feet was surrounded by a massive crater, within which burned green lightning, like a star breathing in the abyss. Countless energy veins flickered within the cracks—they crisscrossed, forming a vast "energy divine pattern network," spreading outward in a pulsed rhythm, as if regulating the pulse of the entire world.
In the sky, the Milky Way hangs low. Several giant planets float at the end of the dome, their halos illuminating the entire area. The light passes through mountains and energy flows, refracting countless overlapping layers, like a cosmic dream with energy as its skeleton.
Qin Yu gently reached out, and the Limitless Evolving True Flow immediately converged on him. They were like silk and mist, carrying an extremely strong life force, yet simultaneously containing the essence of destruction. When the flowing light wrapped around his palm, it seemed as if the entire space trembled—that power was enough to reshape the trajectory of a star.
"This... is the core convergence layer of the Limitless Evolving True Flow?" Qin Yu murmured, his tone tinged with shock.
His gaze slowly swept across the surroundings, and he saw that every inch of air was filled with the pulsation of energy flows. These energy flows rose from the ground, passed through the sky, and extended to the boundaries of the universe, forming a magnificent energy cycle system. Here, the Limitless Evolving True Flow was no longer an abstract energy, but rather the "logical skeleton" that constituted the very fabric of heaven and earth.
Suddenly, a deep rumble came from the depths of the distant mountains. Green lightning rose from the abyss, climbing upwards along the mountain's texture. The lightning did not flicker randomly, but precisely outlined ancient symbols and order—the "Primordial Definition Array" of the Source of Epochless · Middle Layer.
Qin Yu's pupils contracted slightly.
"That is... the origin of the Annihilation Abyss True Core."
On the mountaintop where lightning intertwined, a giant sphere of energy seemed to be slowly pulsating, its surface shimmering with countless halos. Each pulsation caused the entire space to tremble, like the breathing heart of the world.
Qin Yu's clothes fluttered in the energy storm, his voice deep yet clear:
"If I'm not mistaken, this is the true essence of the Annihilation Abyss Return Realm —the energy core of the Source of Epochless · Middle Layer."
Immediately, he raised his right hand, Stainless Silent Origin Sword in his sea of consciousness hummed softly. The sword's edge reflected the entire verdant world, with stars and lightning reflected on it. At that moment, he was enveloped by the radiance of the Evolving True Flow, and his figure seemed to merge with the world, becoming the only fixed point in this infinite energy system.
A thought flickered in his mind, and he whispered:
"I see... The so-called 'seal' has never been just a seal."
Beneath the emerald light, the mountains trembled, the star rings in the sky shifted slightly, and a hidden energy pulse rose from the earth's core, as if in response to his arrival. Qin Yu's gaze deepened, and his expression grew increasingly solemn.
He knew that what was buried here was not just energy, but possibly the oldest "definition core" in the Source of Epochless · Middle Layer —a secret that even the Eternal Extreme Sacred Hall had never touched.
Qin Yu stepped into the depths of the colossal mountain swallowed by emerald light. Each step he took felt like stepping into the heartbeat of another universe. The Limitless Evolving True Flow transformed into countless ribbons of light that surrounded him, flowing like stars against the current along his sleeves, between his brows, and the edge of his sword. Each energy line carried the echo of order from billions of years ago. The interior of the mountain was not rock, but a crystallized layer of pure energy structure. The crystal walls were transparent and shimmering, and inside was a flowing sea of stars and lightning, as if time and space overlapped within—this was the most primordial "root of logic" in the Source of Epochless · Middle Layer.
The further he went, the stronger the light became. Deep within the Annihilation Abyss, there was no darkness, only a void swallowed by the aurora. At this moment, Qin Yu felt as if he were walking through a "dream of energy." Countless rays of light, condensed from the Limitless Evolving True Flow, converged from all directions, forming an energy channel leading to the core. At the end of that channel, suspended in the air, was a colossal heart constructed from countless fluids—the "Annihilation Abyss True Core."
That heart has no fixed form; with each beat, it redefines its existence: one moment it is a sphere of energy, the next a rotating halo, and then an endless vortex that draws all energy, concepts, and logic into its center. It is an existence that transcends "existence," belonging neither to time nor to observation.
Qin Yu before it, his annihilating power slowly emanating from his body, resonating with the surrounding Evolving True Flow. Energy fluctuated with his aura, the mountain trembled, and space rippled open like a curtain.
Suddenly, a voice rang out from the void, not in words, but a "will" that directly shook into one's consciousness.
"I am the Primordial Heart."
Emerald green energy began to surge from its core, the light flowing backward like a waterfall, converging into a gigantic figure. It was not humanoid, but a "spiritual manifestation of consciousness" formed by the Limitless Evolving True Flow. Its face was blurred, its form shifting and uncertain, and countless lightning-like energy patterns crisscrossed its body, as if the entire world breathed on it. Its eyes burned like stars, emitting a deep and calm light, both gentle and absolute.
"Those who enter the Heart of the Annihilation Abyss must prove whether their self and the world share the same origin. You, an outsider from the Source of Epochless, how can you withstand my breath?"
Qin Yu's aura deepened slightly, and the Stainless Silent Origin Sword in his hand hummed softly. His voice was as firm as star iron. "I do not seek to seize, but only to know the laws of the True Core. If this heart is the source of all things, then the realm I have established should not be rejected."
The voice of the Primordial Heart flowed slowly, like a galaxy rolling backward.
"Those who know this must rewrite themselves. If you can inherit even a single thought of my evolution, you will become the 'Lord of True Evolution.' If not—your soul will be reduced to the dust of the Wuji."
The world suddenly fell silent, then shattered with a deafening roar.
The ground beneath Qin Yu's feet suddenly transformed into a flowing sea of light, with countless energy lines converging from all directions to form a massive rune array. Within the array, trillions of symbols, geometric shapes, words, and wills overlapped—a "structural diagram of the coexistence of energy and concepts," symbolizing the fundamental logic of "existence."
The body of the Primordial Heart began to disintegrate, transforming into billions of emerald lightning bolts that swept towards Qin Yu. At that moment, the entire interior of the Annihilation Abyss True Core exploded like a supernova, with a green energy tide sweeping across the sky, the timeline being simultaneously distorted and folded, and space turning into a vortex.
The air currents around Qin Yu instantly tore apart into countless layers. He was enveloped in the center of a storm of light, and every Limitless Evolving True Flow around him was trying to "read" him—they wanted to analyze his consciousness, dissect his soul, and dissect the definition of his existence.
But suddenly, golden patterns of the Stainless Consciousness Codex lit up in Qin Yu's Soul Sea, and ancient characters emerged from the sea of consciousness, intertwining to form a ring-shaped boundary seal.
"If there is an attempt to define me—then I will erase the definition."
He closed his eyes, his palm gently stroking the sword's edge. At that moment, the golden light of Annihilation exploded at his fingertips. The dual forces of annihilation and creation resonated within him simultaneously, forming a singularity of destruction and birth.
The Stainless Silent Origin Sword then roared, and rings of light rippled out from its blade, sweeping across the surrounding Limitless Evolving True Flow.
The void was torn apart. Energy storms and annihilation particles spread simultaneously, like hundreds of millions of streams of light traversing the universe.
The consciousness of the Primordial Heart roared in the storm:
"You use annihilation to resist proliferation? You use silence to confront the origin?"
Qin Yu's voice boomed like divine sound amidst the lightning:
"I do not resist; I am the unity of 'evolution' and 'stillness'— the Wuji is neither born nor dies, but only takes true evolution as my heart!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a dazzling golden-green light suddenly burst forth from his chest. The light shot straight into the sky from his soul consciousness, and the entire Limitless Evolving True Flow converged on him. The mountain collapsed, the sky transformed into a waterfall of flowing light, and billions of energy flows flowed into his sea of consciousness.
The "Limitless True Evolution Core" is being born.
In that instant, the entire space fell into absolute stillness. All the energy lines of the Limitless Evolving True Flow broke and reassembled, like trillions of lifelines merging into one. Twelve halos surrounded Qin Yu, each reflecting the rhythm of a world: time, cause and effect, destiny, space, consciousness, matter... all flowing into his body, merging into the unique "Derivation Heart".
The sky suddenly brightened.
The core of the Annihilation Abyss True Core was completely absorbed, and the figure of the Primordial Heart smiled in the light, transforming into a wisp of energy that dissipated from his chest. Its voice echoed between heaven and earth:
"Capable of both annihilation and renewal, you are the balance of the new world."
Qin Yu stood quietly in the sea of light, the mark between his brows transforming into a rotating golden-green crystal core, the initial form of the "Limitless True Evolution Core." It slowly embedded itself into the depths of his consciousness, his heartbeat resonating with the heavens and earth.
The emerald light between heaven and earth gradually subsided, and the original mountain transformed into a transparent energy layer, reflecting the stars.
Qin Yu looked up and murmured softly:
"The Wuji true evolution... is neither birth nor death."
He reached out, a wisp of emerald light flowing from his fingertips, like the breath of stars, sinking into his palm. It was the newly born core responding to him— the Ultimate core belonging to the Source of Epochless, to the Annihilation Abyss, and also to himself.