Outside of Time - Chapter 1273

Chapter 1251 Battle Against a True God

This wasn’t the first time Xu Qing had seen a true god!

But it was the first time he had encountered a true god in the truest sense!

The previous God of Pain, Bimosi, was in the process of returning to his original form and was incomplete, so many details were not fully revealed.

Such as the temple, the god within the temple, the divine essence…

“That god within the temple is the true form of this one, nearly broken at the waist, clearly the work of Immortal Lord Lingke. This god… has been severely injured!”

Xu Qing suddenly retreated, his eyes gleaming as he locked onto the temple.

The other ascendants around him also unleashed their cultivation, all doing the same.

At this moment, the temple roared, emitting a dazzling golden light.

Although the temple was dilapidated, the divine might emanating from the god within was as vast as the sea, and as the deity emerged from within, it roared outwards.

This might was overwhelming, carrying a destructive force, becoming a storm of divine breath.

Sweeping across all directions.

The starry sky distorted, the void shattered, and Xu Qing and his group experienced violent mental turmoil.

A tremor, seemingly born of primal instinct and the very soul, grew uncontrollably, becoming seeds of fear that took deep root in their consciousness.

Then, as the divine voice echoed,

“Fear!”

With that, the seeds instantly sprouted, blossomed, and bore fruit, spreading fear throughout everyone’s bodies.

The next instant, everyone coughed up blood, undergoing a strange transformation.

Scales grew on their bodies, their arms became thin and long, their faces contorted, and fangs sprouted from their mouths…

Their appearances were forcibly altered to resemble that deity!

Furthermore, within their minds, as the fear blossomed and bore fruit, the feeling of fear surged like a raging sea,

threatening to corrupt even their souls .

And once completed, though not utterly annihilated, it would be nearly so.

For what remained was no longer them,

but the followers and vessels of that true god!

This was the power of the true god.

But clearly, the severe injuries inflicted by Immortal Lord Ling Ke, and the suppression of the immortal spirit’s will, had left this true god in extremely poor condition, barely managing to maintain his form.

If He were suppressing ordinary cultivators, it wouldn’t be so bad; the weakness wouldn’t be so obvious.

But Xu Qing and his group were all extraordinary individuals.

So, the moment the power of the True God spread and erupted, Xu Qing and the others each unleashed their trump cards.

Whether it was Li Mengtu’s deadly poison after advancing to Quasi-Immortal, the mysterious broken blade in Xie Lingzi’s hand, or Zhou Zhengli’s Eye of Foresight…

all of them displayed their ultimate defensive techniques at this moment.

Xing Huanzi, Yuan Shansu, and Qian Jun Piyi were also going all out

to suppress the anomaly.

Moreover… their formation didn’t become chaotic; instead, they orderly surrounded Xu Qing.

The defenses formed by their respective trump cards weren’t just protecting themselves.

Instead, they spread out, overlapping on everyone, almost merging together, completely enveloping Xu Qing, who was guarding the center!

It was as if a series of barriers had formed around Xu Qing’s body!

This meant that Xu Qing, inside the barriers, didn’t need to consider defense; the only thing he needed to do… was attack!

This was the battle strategy they had devised on the road.

Xu Qing was the strongest among them, so the core of the battle was to buff him.

In the next instant, as everyone’s physical bodies mutated, their souls were about to be corrupted, and their consciousness was filled with fear, yet they still focused all their efforts on defense, Xu Qing’s immortal embryo within him suddenly materialized. A

gigantic immortal embryo instantly covered all directions, standing tall in the starry sky. Within

it, the Aurora Immortal Palace shone brightly.

The immortal embryo’s hand rose, heading towards the temple… and suddenly fell.

The starry sky trembled, and the oppressive force rose again.

The gigantic immortal embryo’s hand descended with astonishing force, but just as it was about to touch the temple, the true god within had already emerged.

Its twisted, almost broken body was extremely eerie, and its slender arm rose, pointing suddenly at the approaching immortal embryo’s hand.

The power of the true god erupted once more.

With this single finger strike, Xu Qing’s immortal embryo roared and blurred, its internal matter proliferating and rapidly disintegrating. Before it could even land, it collapsed.

The resulting backlash and severe injury surged into Xu Qing, only to be shared by the others.

Blood gushed from each of them, their auras surging violently.

Xu Qing’s eyes were bloodshot as he gathered his immortal embryo once more.

The true god, however, vanished in a flash, reappearing before them, his slender fingers pressing forward.

Fear surged again, amplified by the power of the true god, like an invisible mountain descending. A

deafening roar echoed.

Xu Qing and the others were all pale, blood splattered, their bodies withering, their souls twisted and severely corrupted.

Their protective shields were dissolving.

Li Mengtu’s poison continued to weaken.

Zhou Zhengli’s eyes shattered.

Xing Huanzi’s chains continued to crumble.

Qian Jun Pi Yi wailed in agony.

Two ascendants, already at their peak, were on the verge of extinguishing their life force.

Yet, they spared no expense, even employing secret techniques to stimulate themselves and forcefully persevere.

This scene caused even the True God to frown.

His condition was extremely poor; his previous attacks had been forced. While these people before him were not lower immortals, they were all quasi-immortals, each extraordinary in their own way.

Especially the immortal embryo power displayed by the one they were protecting—power that he could disregard in his prime, but now, even in his weakened state, he could sense danger.

Furthermore, time was a crucial factor for him.

This battle had to be resolved quickly.

Thus, the True God’s gaze swept across the scene, landing on the goddess who had been observing the battle from afar.

“Luan, let’s go together!”

Upon hearing this, Xingmou lifted her foot, but just as she was about to land, a dark light flashed in her eyes. Although she still landed, she did not move forward, but retreated a short distance.

A teleportation array faintly appeared beneath her feet.

This array was activated!

His gaze fell on Xu Qing, the one who made his heart tremble the most, and he suddenly spoke.

“This formation will be completed in twenty breaths!”

Upon hearing this, Xu Qing suddenly looked up, his eyes narrowing, recognizing the goddess’s resolute determination.

Not only him, but Zhou Zhengli, Xing Huanzi, and the others, amidst this mutation, this pain, this corruption of their souls, and this extreme perseverance, also looked up, their brows furrowed.

Xu Qing sighed softly. Apart from Qian Jun Pi Yi, most of the group felt regret.

On the way here, they had a plan; by coordinating their efforts, they could unleash what was arguably their strongest trump card!

This was a killing move, but they only had one chance!

Therefore, the best outcome for them in this battle would be for the goddess to join them, to be with that true god.

This way, they wouldn’t waste this killing move.

But the goddess was so resolute; even though their current state meant that the goddess, in conjunction with the true god, could instantly annihilate them,

she still wouldn’t come!

And their current state wasn’t feigned; they truly couldn’t hold on any longer…

Xu Qing immediately made a decision.

A sudden burst of killing intent erupted in his eyes.

The previously collapsed immortal embryo, with its surging cultivation, reformed, and this time… not only did the Aurora Immortal Palace shine brightly within it, but an iron scepter also appeared! A

sharp aura emanated from within that immortal palace!

Furthermore, the laws of the masses were also present!

The order and balance of the Star Ring, along with the principles of Heaven, all rested upon this iron scepter.

Zhou Zhengli’s Eye of Foresight became a stream of light, swirling around the iron scepter.

Li Mengtu, Yuanshan Su, Xie Lingzi, and all the other ascendants, their respective laws, all instantly transformed into streams of light, swirling around it together.

The Thousand Army Repelling Force also transformed into an immortal sword, merging with the iron scepter.

Gathering the power of all quasi-immortals, the iron scepter shone with a light that illuminated even the starry sky.

Furthermore, Xu Qing’s immortal embryo nurtured it, making the iron scepter’s power earth-shattering.

And it didn’t end… the next instant, a blue sky descended within the immortal embryo!!

The appearance of that blue sky caused the starry sky to rumble, and even true gods paled.

Faintly visible in the azure sky was a vortex, within which rose a coffin!

Within the coffin lay the God of Pain!

His divine power was extracted and merged into the iron spikes, causing them to erupt with earth-shattering force on the battlefield.

But it didn’t end there.

In the next instant, Xu Qing’s temporal laws overlapped, and amidst the rumbling, scenes from countless dimensions reflected the gathering power of the iron spikes.

Looking around, iron spikes appeared in every dimension surrounding Xu Qing!

Hundreds of iron spikes, with a surge of killing intent in Xu Qing’s eyes,

pierced through their respective dimensions and converged on the battlefield!

Hundreds of iron spikes formed a single nail!

Then, this nail, imbued with ultimate power and the combined strength of everyone, hurtled towards the True God with nineteen laws, the power of aurora, and the might of the azure sky!

It couldn’t be described as mere speed, because what everyone saw as the nail hurtling towards the target was actually just a fleeting afterimage of the past.

What happened in the present and future was that the nail had already pierced the body of that true god!

Pierced into His already severely injured area, His nearly broken waist! It

pierced deep!

A piercing sound, deafening and terrifying, rose to the heavens.

The true god trembled, all the divine power within His body went into chaos in that instant, the temple collapsed, and His divine essence dimmed instantly.

Divine blood gushed out.

But He was, after all, a true god, the trump card gathered by Xu Qing and the others. To kill a true god, even an extremely weak and severely injured one, was incredibly difficult. Unless

, like the God of Pain, He was in a state of rebirth, because breaking through the rebirth state meant victory.

Therefore, the explosion of the nail did not cause the true god to perish.

But… His state of true godhood was directly shattered!

At this moment, His aura sharply diminished, and His realm plummeted!

In this way, the power of His divine magic’s terror was greatly reduced, causing the abnormalities on everyone’s bodies to reverse instantly.

All of this, though it sounds like a long story, actually happened in the blink of an eye. At this moment, as the mournful sound echoed, the old god, whose cultivation had plummeted, revealed a strong killing intent in his eyes, about to retaliate.

But just then, his pupils suddenly contracted, and his body abruptly retreated.

Because… in the distant starry sky, the auras of several cultivators were rapidly approaching.

Those were the Nianlin Army, who had received the message from Xu Qing and the others.

They were arriving!

Seeing this, the old god rushed towards the teleportation array where the goddess was, but… almost the instant he retreated, the goddess Xingmou, standing inside the teleportation array, suddenly spoke coldly.

“Self-destruct, annihilate this person!”

“Your resurrection will be your own, and will certainly be personally received by my father!”

“This is my promise to you with my own blood!”

Xingmou raised her hand, pointing at Xu Qing!

The old god’s body suddenly froze.