The world was eerily quiet. After the aftershocks of Azure Ring's "Silent Wheel Final Abyss" dissipated...
The entire space of the Twelfth Heavenly Prison was as if it had been cleansed by a "soul-level storm".
The gray fog dissipated, the Realm Splitting were smoothed over, leaving only the deepest silence.
Just as the three of them regained their footing—
--Buzz------
Suddenly, an indescribable light appeared in some part of the void.
A silvery glow that was neither light nor soul. Qin Yu, Extinguished Light, Ling Liangyan looked up at the same time.
That was a Soul Seal that had been "reborn" from annihilation.
Unlike the previous gray divine seals that exuded an aura of destruction.
This seal... is like a miracle of "life itself flowing backwards".
Azure Ring said softly, "This is the core of the Lord of Extinguished Consciousness... the Anti-Entropy Core? Interesting."
Ling Liangyan murmured, "This... should be a reward...?"
The silver light spread. The gray "Soulless Return to Silence Seal" crumbled inch by inch in mid-air.
Each fragment dissipated like a gray snowflake.
A new configuration then emerges: --A silver-white imprint--Layered reverse-spiraling entropy condensation patterns--A pulsating soul star core suspended in the center.
It is precisely: Soul Silence Reverse Entropy Seal (Meta-Narrative - Divine Soul Level - Extreme Entropy Condensation)
It descended slowly, like an eternally Soul Moon blooming just for the three of them.
Silver light seeped from the seal's surface, like a river flowing backwards, swirling against the current of time and space.
The three figures were reflected in the patterns on the seal face.
With each rotation of the pattern, a wisp of "dissipated soul light" in the void would regroup back in reverse.
The entire space felt like it was undergoing a "soul-level reset".
Looking at it, Qin Yu felt a sense of ease he had never experienced before.
It felt like a thousand years of weariness had suddenly been lifted.
Extinguished Light spoke softly, "This is... the inverse of entropy."
The Lord of Extinguished Consciousness takes the dissipation of the soul's entropy as his path, but this seal... is the complete opposite.
Azure Ring nodded. "Consider it compensation for your lives~"
The silver seal rotates, and stripes of "metanarrative" fall down.
The first ring of the "Divine Soul Reversal - The Strong No Longer Fades" seal lights up.
Qin Yu clearly felt that the trace of "fatigue" deep in his soul was instantly erased.
Instead, it becomes something else entirely: -- the stronger the soul, the more solidified, stable, and immortal it becomes.
Ling Liangyan exclaimed, "This... this level of reversal far Annihilation Dawn Realm's divine soul can withstand..."
Azure Ring explained, "The rule for Lord of Extinguished Consciousness is 'the stronger, the more dispersed.' This seal, when reversed, is—"
"The stronger... the more immortal." Qin Yu was shaken.
Eternal Mind Reforged: Conceptual Immortality, Second Circle Illuminates.
The void appeared densely packed with "gray word roots".
Like tattered pages of an ancient book.
Those root words include: "True spirit can be destroyed," "Divine soul can collapse," "Consciousness can dissipate," and "Soul fire can be extinguished."
With a gentle touch of the silver seal, all the character roots were rewritten into silver radiance:
"May your true spirit endure forever," "May your consciousness shine eternally," "May your soul never fade," "May your spirit never decline."
Extinguished Light was stunned. "... Even word roots can be rewritten?"
Azure Ring nodded calmly. "This is called a conceptual recast."
It's a meta-narrative level of... 'definition rewriting'.
The condensation of collective consciousness can support an endless stream of "self-avatars".
The third circle lit up. The faintly glowing "soul-splitting image" in Qin Yu's sea of consciousness...
Suddenly it became as clear as a mirror.
The azure soul light was as solid as a physical substance.
Ling Liangyan exclaimed in surprise, "This is... capable of supporting countless clones?!"
Extinguished Light: "Even an immeasurable divine soul structure..."
Azure Ring smiled slightly, "You'll need it next, Little Qinzi."
The silver seal broke open its innermost layer, revealing a "semi-transparent, grayish-white, star-core shaped" soul crystal.
It's like a thing that has been tormented by endless reincarnation.
The "absolutely pure soul" was cleansed again by eternal entropy reversal.
Consciousness Soul Core. Extinguished Light: "... This is her core."
Ling Liangyan dared not approach; her Soul Realm simply could not withstand it.
Azure Ring raised her hand and pressed down gently.
The Consciousness Soul Core slowly descended into Qin Yu's brow. -- Buzz!!!!!!
Like countless stars lighting up at the same time-
A silver-white star, eternally unfading, appeared deep within Qin Yu's soul.
Azure Ring explained, "This Consciousness Soul Core will grant you immunity to any entropy dissipation, soul annihilation, record erasure, or concept obliteration."
Extinguished Light's eyes widened slightly. "... This is almost equivalent to the immortality of the soul."
The moment the Consciousness Soul Core completely sank into Qin Yu's sea of consciousness--
A faint gray shadow suddenly appeared in the void. It was the last remnant of the Lord of Extinguished Consciousness.
It wasn't hostility, but submission. It knelt on one knee.
The soul shadow transformed into a "silent soul mist servant".
He knelt before Qin Yu.
Ling Liangyan's breath hitched. "... This... what level of treatment is this...?"
Azure Ring shrugged. "He's probably convinced of his defeat because you hit him so hard."
Extinguished Light bit her lip. "It's completely suppressed by Qin Yu's soul... It will become your soul domain guardian."
Qin Yu raised his hand, and the soul servant automatically dissipated into gray mist.
It transformed into a quiet "Soul Servant Mark" and fell into his soul star river.
--A new divine soul authority has been obtained.
Azure Ring withdrew her azure light and clapped her hands. "Alright, Little Qinzi."
The twelfth level reward... is comparable to the birth of a civilization with divine souls!
Ling Liangyan steadied herself, deeply moved. "Young Master Qin..."
Without you, we could never have gotten this far.
Qin Yu didn't answer, only looking ahead. The entrance to the thirteenth level—
Like an abyss swallowed by the sea.
Extinguished Light said softly, "The aura ahead is completely different."
Azure Ring ascended the empty platform in front of her.
The blue-haired figure floated in the soul wind. "The thirteenth level is the 'Narrative Existence Level'."
"Even I can't be careless." She turned to Qin Yu: "Are you ready?"
The void was shattered inch by inch by the aftershocks of the twelfth layer of silver light.
The folds of light and darkness breathed alternately, like the chest cavity of some ancient monster awakening.
Just as the three stepped into the next step--
--boom--------!!!
The space suddenly collapsed, as if falling into a bottomless "value black hole".
Darkness is not a color. Darkness... is the void left after ethics have been emptied out.
Qin Yu felt a sharp pain in his heart, as if some unseen "hook of principle" was trying to drag his Dao heart into the abyss.
Two dark, shimmering lines flashed between Extinguished Light's brows. "The value... has been rewritten."
Ling Liangyan turned deathly pale. "This... is the thirteenth level I've never dared to step into..."
Azure Ring gripped Qin Yu's fingertips tightly, her black hair fluttering, her tone more serious than ever before:
"Little Qinzi, be careful... This attack isn't about the power to attack you, but rather—it's about attacking your very reason for living."
As the three of them stepped completely into the depths of the void, a "black scale" slowly rose up.
The scales were pitch black, devouring all light. Deep within the pans churned a grayish-black "value sludge"—that was—
All the ethical remnants left after civilization has degenerated, rebelled, and its beliefs have collapsed.
The scale beam, like the twisted spine of a giant beast in agony, trembled with each vibration accompanied by a horrific "metallic wail."
Countless broken "moral runes" floated in the void; they had no meaning, no word structure, only chaos.
Azure Ring's expression changed. "This is... a graveyard of value."
Extinguished Light said softly, "No, it's a sea of garbage, the end of all civilized ethics."
Qin Yu's gaze was deep. "The Unethical Chaotic Scale - Lord of Chaotic Values" rose from the black mud.
The black mud churned, and from the depths of the scale pan, a "hand of chaos" slowly emerged.
That's not a living thing. It's a bizarre structure formed by the recombination of annihilated values.
Then—it stood up.
The "Lord of Chaotic Values" is enormous and abstract, yet possesses a humanoid outline.
It has no face. Its face is a "value rift" pieced together from countless fragments of ethics.
Its body is formed from countless shattered beliefs of civilization.
Such as: fragments of humanity's "Codex", remnants of the God Clan ' "Holy Scripture", incomplete chapters of the Devil Race's "Black Commandments", and the "ethical cornerstone" of ancient civilizations.
They were all dissolved into black mud, then reshaped into twisted bodies.
Every breath was accompanied by a groan that sounded like civilization weeping.
It raised its head, and the first word it uttered was not a sound.
Rather, it is—[the will to have its value denied] "everything you hold fast to..."
It will become the starting point of your fall.
"Belief is sin." "The will to follow the right path is bondage." "The firmer the values... the more swift the self-destruction."
Azure Ring's expression became more solemn than ever before:
"Little Qinzi... this thing is even more disgusting than the previous twelve levels combined."
Value-driven: The stronger one's personal beliefs, the faster one falls.
Qin Yu's chest tightened. Those things he had held dear—
Protection, responsibility, will, struggle against destiny, determination to surpass Limit --
It was surprisingly ranked thirteenth as the "heaviest black mud weight".
The black scales tilted sharply to his side with a "boom."
The moment the scales tilted—a deep abyss split open beneath Qin Yu's feet, threatening to drag his entire Dao heart into it.
Ling Liangyan exclaimed, "Young Master Qin! Your value... has been determined by the scale to be of the highest weight!"
Extinguished Light gritted his teeth. "This means—you'll be dragged into self-destruction first!"
Azure Ring is drawn in; she is a "Concept Absolute Being" → This will trigger double the traction.
Just as Azure Ring was about to stand in front of Qin Yu, she was suddenly pulled by the other side of the scale.
Click----!!!
The immense traction force is directly approaching the very source of the Azure Ring!
Extinguished Light's pupils constricted sharply. "Azure Ring... her value is too pure! Everything she does revolves around Qin Yu's singular belief!"
The scales rule directly determines: the purer the value, the easier it is to be dragged into the abyss of darkness.
Azure Ring hair flew wildly as she was dragged along, and a slight pain appeared on her face for the first time. "Hey! This damn balance is actually targeting me?!"
The Lord of Chaotic Values raises his hand, and the black mud deep within the scales bursts open. (From "Value Inversion: The Dissolution of Beliefs")
The black mud transformed into countless fine threads, like a tsunami formed by "anti-ethics within values."
It hurtled towards the three of them.
Each line of black mud carries a reverse factor: • Perseverance → Collapse • Unyielding → Mudification • Responsibility → Self-destruction • Emotion → Chaos • Good and Evil → Convergence
Qin Yu felt as if his chest was about to shatter. Ling Liangyan's soul was almost dragged into a quagmire of value on the spot.
The Extinguished Light released the Annihilation Radiance Barrier, blocking some of the black mud, but it was still pushed back three steps.
A faint glow appeared on his chest.
Azure Ring was furious. "You dare touch my Little Qinzi? You're asking for death!"
She was just about to make a move—
Qin Yu reached out and pressed down on her wrist. "Azure Ring... wait."
This is not simply about fighting.
It attacks our values and moral principles.
Azure Ring gritted her teeth. "... I know. But the stronger the value you insist on... the more dangerous it is for you!"
Qin Yu lowered his head slightly, the silver wheel between his brows flashing. "Therefore... I must use -- the twelfth reward."
The silver mark between his brows suddenly lit up, like a "divine soul-level star" bursting forth from Qin Yu's sea of consciousness.
The silver light reverses! Entropy reverses and spreads!
In an instant, the three people's spiritual states underwent a drastic reversal:
Ling Liangyan's soul went from weakened to stable.
The Extinguished Light divine soul → restored to its original state
The traction force exerted by the scale pan on the Azure Ring is directly offset by the silver glow.
The "value suppression" of Qin Yu by the scales → is recalculated
Silver light condensed into a bright "core state" within Qin Yu's sea of consciousness:
[The stronger the individual, the more stable their soul, and the less their value will be corrupted by the black mud.]
Azure Ring's eyes lit up. "Wow~ Little Qinzi, is this the anti-entropy power you got at the twelfth level?"
"Can you reverse the collapse of value... to make it the continuation of value? That's too twisted!"
Qin Yu nodded in a deep voice. "The Lord of Chaotic Values wants to use the thirteenth level of rules to force us to collapse on our own."
Then I will use the twelfth level—to completely reverse our value... into [eternity]."
Extinguished Light said softly, "... This time, it wasn't Azure Ring who saved you, but you who saved us."
The black scales began to tremble violently. The Lord of Chaotic Values emitted its first noticeable fluctuation.
It was like fear, and it was like anger.
Because it encountered for the first time an opponent whose value was not corroded, but rather solidified.
Qin Yu raised the Silent Origin Stainless Sword, silver light flowing around its blade.
Azure Ring stood beside him, her ethereal light dancing like a shooting star.
Behind the Extinguished Light, the final radiance vanished, and her long hair swayed like Black Abyss.
The three stood side by side. The Lord of Chaotic Values raised his hand, and the black mud boiled, preparing to launch the next "Final Judgment of Value".
Qin Yu took a deep breath. "Azure Ring..." Azure Ring: "Present!" "The next strike, you are responsible for severing its 'Chaos Value Chain'."
Azure Ring's blue eyes shone like a galaxy. "Yes, sir!"
Qin Yu then looked at Extinguished Light: "You're in charge of countering its anti-ethical shockwave."
Extinguished Light: "I will let its Value Graveyard... be illuminated by the final radiance."
Ling Liangyan looked at the three of them, trembling slightly. "... This... this... this is still... the Severed Observation Realm · Supreme...?"