NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 25: Chapter 25 The Void Blade Child
Recap:
After bringing on board Yun Xianxia, the rogue dragon-tamer, Tianyu, known as the Sixth Flame Chainbreaker, sets his sights on the next target from the Sovereign Path Map: the Forgotten Sea. Here, an unsettling void aura emanates from a sunken empire. However, the Vault has caught wind of their plans and dispatches a specialist trained to track down users of the sign-in system. Meanwhile, Tianyu starts to realize that the Ninth Chain isn't just awakening; it's actively calling out to him.
---
The ocean screamed in silence.
The Forgotten Sea wasn't just water; it was a tapestry of memories, steeped in an oceanic void.
Islands drifted where cities once thrived. Ghost ships glided under the starlit sky.
And beneath the waves, the remnants of the Atlantean Cultivation Empire lay in wait, sealed for a millennium.
Tianyu, Yun Xianxia, Qin Yao, and Long Shen hovered above the dark sea on a flame-bound ship conjured through Tianyu's new Beastbonded ability.
The System Interface flickered to life.
> [Target Zone Reached: Echo Trench of the Fallen Crown]
> Sign-In Available: Delayed. Realm requires compatibility test.
> Condition: Must be seen by the blade of the void-bearer.
A peculiar requirement.
Tianyu squinted.
This one chooses me.
---
In the depths of the trench, a child wandered alone, barefoot on coral thrones and crumbling spirit towers.
No older than ten, he clutched a blade forged from nothingness: not darkness, but **erasure**.
His name was Yao Tien.
He had no system.
He had never spoken to another soul.
Yet, each day, he whispered to the sea.
Brother... when you come, the world will transform.
---
Far above, the Vault took action.
In a crimson fortress high in the sky, the Elders gathered.
We can no longer depend on projections.
Send the Pale Hunter.
----
> [Enemy Deployed: Vault Hunter-Class Agent Bai Mo]
> Role: Sign-In Suppression Assassin
> Specialization: System Interference, Domain Nullification
> Objective: Terminate Tianyu before final convergence
---
Bai Mo glided like a whisper over polished marble.
Silent.
Precise.
He carried three relics: the Sign-In Eraser Dagger, the Curse Nail of Memory Lock,
and the Mirrorless Cloak.
In just a few hours, he appeared above the Forgotten Sea.
---
Tianyu sensed it.
Not a presence, but a **void**.
Yun Xianxia's instincts kicked in. Something's off.
Before they could react, the ship creaked ominously.
Bai Mo had landed without a sound, without a trace of spirit.
----
> [Alert: Sign-In Interference Detected]
> System Functions Reduced 43%
> Target Identified: Vault Hunter-Class Bai Mo
> Recommended Response: Retreat or Flame Sovereign Activation
Tianyu rose to his feet.
I've faced my own demons. I've battled dragons. Now, I confront those who think I don't deserve this.
He leapt into action.
---
Bai Mo's movements were eerie—he didn't strike at Tianyu's body but targeted his **system presence**,
disabling interface prompts and erasing visual cues from reality.
Each blow was laced with null hexes meant to disrupt system-based cultivators.
Tianyu adapted quickly, tapping into the **Monarch Core Flame**, the one force that transcended system coding.
He channeled the flame into instinct. Into his very essence.
Into pure **belief**.
> [Passive Defense Engaged: Null Memory Flame]
> Enemy's strongest memory-infused strike Erased.
----
Bai Mo stumbled, his left arm giving way, struggling to remember the attack he had just unleashed.
That shouldn't be possible.
Tianyu stepped forward, conjuring a sword made of radiant ash and golden flames. "It's when you step beyond the system."
He struck once, and the cloak fell away. Bai Mo let out a scream, dissolving into mist.
---
The sea fell silent.
Then, from the depths of the trench, the boy emerged.
Yao Tien.
He walked as if on air, the Void Blade hovering beside him.
His gaze locked onto Tianyu's.
"You were late," he remarked.
Tianyu nodded in acknowledgment. "But you waited." The boy smiled.
"You're the only one worth waiting for."
---
> [Seventh Chainbreaker Acquired: Yao Tien Void Blade Child]
> Passive Unlocked: Reality Stitcher - Negate a spatial collapse once per battle
> Sign-In Successful: Echo Trench
> Reward: Whispering Coral Flame - Enhances mental resistance by 38%
---
As the team gathered, the Sovereign Map began to shimmer.
The Ninth Chain pulsed once more. Only one chainbreaker remained a mystery.
And the bearer of the Ninth opened both eyes.
---
Teaser for Chapter 26:
As the team heads toward the Cradle of Bones, Tianyu receives a memory that isn't his own—from the very entity sealed by the Ninth Chain. A voice from before flame, before systems. And it utters Tianyu's name in fear.