Squandering the Epoch Absolute Entropy Source

The shimmering light of the main hall trembled slightly amidst the lingering echoes of the collapse, the entire palace seemingly slumbering in a silent dream. Grayish-white and golden-blue mists swirled between the walls, as if time had frozen here, no longer flowing. Qin Yu stood quietly in the center of this shimmering light, his footsteps treading on the shattered star-patterned floor, each step creating a tiny ripple, instantly swallowed by the silence within the hall.

He withdrew his probing Spiritual Sense, his brows furrowing slightly—the entire main hall seemed to be enveloped by layers of seals, its spatial logic intertwined and disordered, as if some ancient consciousness lurked deep within. Extinguished Light stood a few steps behind him, her long black hair fluttering slightly in the ethereal wind. Her eyes were calm, the black holes in her pupils slowly rotating, capturing that unique fluctuation.

In the very center of the main hall, a tiny, rhomboid point of light floated in the void. The point of light was almost transparent, so weak that it seemed as if it would be extinguished at any moment, yet it exuded an extremely strange sense of presence in the silent space—it seemed not to belong to the real world, but rather a "logic afterimage," a kind of fold between existence and Does Not Exist.

Qin Yu's gaze gradually focused as he slowly stepped forward. As he approached, layers of light rippled around the point of light, like ripples flowing backward. Each layer of light contained indescribable fluctuations of laws—a displacement of time, an overlap of space, and even a faint trace of the aura of life force.

Extinguished Light slightly raised his eyes, his tone low and calm. "That's not ordinary energy... It's like the 'remnant core of consciousness' of the Immortal Palace itself. If I'm not mistaken, this should be a core fragment of the true heart of the Lingyao Main Hall— the Heart of Life Source."

Qin Yu extended his right hand, gently rotating his palm, the patterns of the Azure Evolution Core shimmering faintly beneath his skin. His voice was as steady as the wind. "The Heart of Life Source... Every area of this Immortal Palace is being rewritten, and this fragment may be the root of the Main Hall's consciousness."

The instant his finger touched that diamond-shaped point of light—

"Buzz--!"

The main hall suddenly trembled, and all the light curtains shattered into billions of starlight in an instant. Countless reversed time fragments and collapsed spatial projections surged out from the depths of the void, and the entire main hall seemed to be drawn into an invisible vortex.

A faint blue light ignited on the back of Qin Yu's hand, Extinguished Light immediately raised her hand to release the Annihilation Light Barrier, protecting Qin Yu within her Black Radiance Domain.

However, the rhombus-shaped light spot suddenly expanded, transforming into a golden and blue interwoven rune. At the center of the rune seemed to be an eye—not an eye looking at Qin Yu, but a symbol of being "seen by the universe itself."

A chilling voice, seemingly invisible, resounded within their consciousness:

"Those who touch the heart of the Lord—will contemplate the origins of destiny with me."

Qin Yu's pupils contracted slightly as his consciousness was drawn into the light, his vision instantly collapsing and plunging him into an endless torrent of light...

Qin Yu felt the light patterns beneath his feet suddenly disappear, and he felt as if he had fallen into a bottomless abyss of time and space—but the next moment, the world suddenly brightened.

It was not light, but an unnameable "radiance of existence," like a silent world where even time and perception are gently enveloped.

The place where he landed was a flawless immortal realm.

There are no boundaries in all directions; the sky and the earth are one. There is no wind, no dust, yet countless strands of spiritual light meander through the air, like silk or mist. The mountains are not made of stone, but are formed from pure spiritual energy; the rivers are not water, but flowing ribbons of life energy. Every blade of grass is as transparent as glass, emitting a faint starlight; every grain of dust seems to contain the breath of the universe.

The entire world seemed to be "breathing on its own"—even the air seemed to pulsate gently. Thousands of rays of light intertwined in the sky, with countless golden runes floating between them, like narrative imprints left from an ancient era. The feeling was not like entering a dream world, but more like intruding into a "realm of pure existence" before the world's creation.

Qin Yu took a deep breath, Limitless True Evolution Core flowing in his chest trembled slightly at this moment, as if awakened by some high-level law. He walked forward slowly, each step outside of time, each step causing the spiritual light beneath his feet to bloom and dissipate like a lotus flower.

In the distance, deep within the luminous mist, a radiant light flickered—a pure white-gold color, yet revealing seven layers of dimensional shadows beneath the folds of space. The light cascaded down like a waterfall from the center of the universe, flowing into a pool ahead.

That pool was eerily still.

"The Epoch Absolute Entropy Source."

Qin Yu's pupils suddenly contracted. That was no ordinary energy; it was something he had never dared to imagine in countless cultivation manuals. It was an Ultimate thing that transcended all levels, all dimensions, and even the concept of "existence" itself.

That pool was neither water nor light, but a kind of "entropy fluid composed of all dimensions". Its surface was transparent to the point of being colorless, yet it could devour all reflected forms. When Qin Yu looked down, even his own reflection was silently swallowed up, leaving only a void that was "immediately eliminated after being observed".

Around it, the boundaries of space and time have completely crumbled. Space no longer has up and down, left and right; even the meaning of "existing here" has been negated. That aura—

It does not belong to the middle layer of the Source of Epochless, nor to the Absolute Layer or the Abyss Layer. It is a mixed product of "negation state, self-devouring state, and Eternal Silence zero state" above the three.

This is precisely the Ultimate source of negation that is said to be able to Limitless Evolving True Flow Yanzhen to zero.

He stretched out his hand, and the Azure Evolution Core in his palm trembled upon sensing the change. The Annihilation Pattern at its core retreated automatically, as if facing some kind of fear that transcended the rules. Extinguished Light stood behind him, and for the first time, the black holes in her pupils rippled, and all the light around her bent inward around her.

"This is..." Her voice was extremely soft, almost swallowed by the silence, "One of the deepest veins of Source of Epochless — 'Epoch Absolute Entropy Source'. Even the Limitless Evolving True Flow is just a projection of it... Little Qinzi, once you touch it, even the fact that it was 'touched' will be erased."

Qin Yu's gaze was deep as he said softly, "Such an existence... why would it appear in the Life Source Domain of the Immortal Palace?"

Extinguished Light slowly shook his head, his silver-black hair motionless in the void. "It's not that it appeared here... but rather that this Heart of Life Source was originally composed of its fragments. Lingyao Immortal Palace —from the moment of its birth, it has been on the edge of the 'extreme point of entropy'."

At this moment, Qin Yu finally understood why this immortal palace could devour life sources and rewrite destiny.

Its root is connected to the Epoch Absolute Entropy Source.

The surrounding spiritual light suddenly fluctuated violently as if in response, the layered rings in the sky began to collapse, and the seven layers of space instantly pierced through each other. Countless dimensional light curtains intersected, merged, and fell—transforming into a collapsing "all-dimensional fragment storm."

Qin Yu's pupils suddenly brightened, and the Nine-Wheel True Evolution Dharma Wheel within his body spun rapidly. The Azure Evolution Core and the Limitless True Evolution Core resonated simultaneously, and his aura broke through layers of dimensions.

He whispered, "It seems—this illusionary realm of life's origin is not just about treasure hunting, but more like an experiment."

Extinguished Light raised his eyes, the azure starlight mark between his brows lit up, and black light surged like a tide. "Or perhaps, it's a trap."

The ground beneath their feet began to melt silently, and the radiant flow of the Epoch Absolute Entropy Source slowly spread toward them...

Azure Ring's voice suddenly exploded in this tranquil dimension. She materialized out of thin air, her spirit rings gleaming, her hands on her hips, her eyes sparkling with an extremely frivolous light.

"Little Qinzi! Do you know what this is? This is the Epoch Absolute Entropy Source nourishing! Incredibly nourishing! Incredibly nourishing!"

Qin Yu and Extinguished Light were both stunned, as if they thought they had misheard. "What?! A great tonic? You must be joking..."

Azure Ring continued excitedly, "This thing is many times stronger than the Limitless Evolving True Flow! The Limitless Evolving True Flow is the source of all things, and this is the source of all things! Don't just stand there, jump in and soak to absorb it! Don't miss this opportunity! Extinguished Light, you hurry up too!"

Extinguished Light's dark eyes, as deep as the Star Abyss, slowly turned, a rare look of astonishment appearing between the ripples of light. She whispered, "Are you... sure this isn't an annihilation object that would directly erase existence?"

Azure Ring rolled her eyes. "Nonsense, of course I'm sure! With your current cultivation levels, getting close won't kill you. Besides, you both have life essence protecting you. I'll keep an eye on you from within your sea of consciousness, and if anything happens, I'll intervene!"

Qin Yu stared intently at the deep blue, almost transparent "Absolute Entropy Source," his intuition still frantically warning him. But he looked at Extinguished Light, Extinguished Light slightly—she believed in Azure Ring, and she believed in him too.

"Then let's give it a try," Qin Yu whispered.

The two stepped into that radiant light almost simultaneously.

In an instant—the world lost its color. Buzz—!

A slight ripple spread across the surface of the Epoch Absolute Entropy Source beneath their feet, as if a mirror had collapsed.

Their bodies were simultaneously enveloped in a stream of light; it wasn't heat, nor cold, but a "sense of being invaded" that completely transcended the five senses.

Countless minute particles of annihilation penetrate their skin, meridians, soul, and even causal imprints, as if billions of transparent threads were simultaneously inserted into their souls, peeling away and rewriting them.

In that instant, Qin Yu's body was torn into countless layers of light and shadow, each layer representing a different timeline, a different destiny, and a different possibility of his self; those "Qin Yu" disintegrated, merged, and regenerated in the light.

He saw his palms transform into layers of dimensional light, and the bones, blood vessels, spiritual veins, and life lines within them emitted a deep hum under the high-dimensional vibrations, like the heartbeat of the universe.

"Ah--!"

Qin Yu gritted his teeth, his sweat turning into light. Nine-Wheel True Evolution Dharma Wheel unfolded, spinning into a vortex of light, guiding the violent entropy flow into the Azure Evolution Core.

And the Extinguished Light—

Her long, black hair billowed in the entropy flow without wind, the annihilation stardust at the ends of her hair exploding and then reforming; in her eyes, two black holes twisted simultaneously, the outer silver lines surging into an annihilation storm.

Her clothes had transformed into a flowing tapestry of light that wove the night sky; with each breath, the folds of the surrounding space shattered and reformed.

"This power... is too pure..." Extinguished Light's voice seemed to come from multiple dimensions at the same time, and her body was almost decomposed into pure energy.

Azure Ring's eyes lit up, and she almost jumped up excitedly. "Oh my! Look! How well you're absorbing it—that's the benefit of the Epoch Absolute Entropy Source! That gas that's seeping into your bodies is 'Entropy Energy Particles,' the aftershocks of the world's root definition! Hurry, don't stop, keep absorbing!"

Qin Yu was already sitting cross-legged, with the Limitless True Evolution Core between his eyebrows shining with countless rays of light. The True Evolution Law and the Epoch Entropy Flow intertwined, and every inch of his meridians and every strand of his soul were being rewritten and reconstructed.

Extinguished Light hovered not far away, her figure resembling a deity amidst annihilation, surrounded by black and gold light, with a huge halo manifesting behind her—not a halo of light, but a folded afterimage of "the concept of existence being folded," carrying a pulse of nothingness.

The entire Epoch Absolute Entropy Source began to tremble, and spiritual light surged into towering waves that shot straight into the sky, as if the life source of the entire celestial palace was responding to their absorption.

The dimensions of the sky collapsed layer by layer, and the ever-flowing bands of light resembled a reversed galaxy, as if heaven and earth were being restarted.

Qin Yu's deep voice echoed within the stream of light, "This power... seems to be more than just nourishing; it's 'rewriting'..."

The black hole in Extinguished Light's eyes flickered, and she softly continued, "It's erasing our limitations, redefining 'existence' as a form unbound by any causality."

Azure Ring put her hands on her hips and smiled like a little fox, "Of course! Little Qinzi, you two are cleansing your souls and reconstructing your bodies. This is a true epoch-making upgrade!"

The heavens and earth roared, and entropy surged skyward.

Qin Yu and Extinguished Light closed their eyes simultaneously, and the entire Life Source Illusory Domain cracked open with the first light vein fissure under their fusion—a sign of the awakening of the power "beyond the era".