Outside of Time - Chapter 1274

Chapter 1252 Utilizing Fate!

This old god, already severely injured, had narrowly escaped death at the hands of Immortal Lord Lingke, and had also escorted the goddess all the way, his cultivation could only barely maintain the True God realm.

Like a river dam that had been desperately plastered shut!

His inner essence was already riddled with holes.

His previous attacks had further weakened him, especially the nail formed from the combined killing moves of Xu Qing and the others.

This nail directly struck the spot where Immortal Lord Lingke had severely injured him, and the resulting shockwave seemed to break the dam, becoming the last bit of power for the collapsing ice.

Thus, the temple collapsed, his divine realm could no longer be maintained, his divine essence dimmed, and he fell from True God. He

was infinitely close to his demise.

In the distant starry sky, the aura of a cultivator was rapidly approaching, and within it… was the aura of a Lower Immortal!

All of this made his current situation incredibly perilous for his mission.

He originally wanted to retreat, escape with the goddess, and continue to protect her!

But at this moment, the goddess’s divine voice echoed,

urging him… to die.

So, after a pause, he looked up at the goddess, his eyes filled with complexity for the first time.

Gods are devoid of emotions.

He knew this, yet in this instant, perhaps due to a drop in power, or perhaps due to the severity of his injuries, his divinity wavered.

In this turmoil, he seemed to see the goddess of his childhood.

He watched her grow, watched her ascend to the pinnacle, watched her become the center of attention.

“This, this is emotion,”

the old god murmured silently, then slowly turned to face Xu Qing and his group, who were rapidly retreating.

With a resolute heart, he took a step forward.

In that instant, the golden light in his eyes burst forth, forming a golden sea of light that suddenly surged towards the starry sky.

Within this golden sea, terrifying divine might churned.

Faintly visible within the golden light, the old god’s broken body was constantly expanding, growing larger and larger, its aura becoming increasingly terrifying, rapidly reaching its peak.

Furthermore, a series of soul-shattering whispers resounded deafeningly in that instant.

That was the sound urging the golden sea, its power dissipating.

That was the brilliance illuminating the starry sky, the cosmic turmoil!

That was His…self-destruction!

Though His cultivation had plummeted and His divine essence dimmed, now merely a divine platform, He was, after all, once a true god!

With a deafening roar capable of shattering the universe, like countless suns in that instant, He released the light and heat of His entire life, unleashing a devastating force capable of destroying everything!

He became a beam of light that shone

throughout the cosmos, traversing

the stars and shooting endlessly in all directions!

Wherever He passed, clouds vanished instantly, directly destroying everything, erasing all traces left by the departing goddess.

This made it impossible for others to locate or search for the goddess through any remaining traces.

Even if Xu Qing and the others in front of Him retreated at top speed, they couldn’t outrun the golden light transformed from the old god’s self-destruction.

This light suddenly engulfed everything.

Wherever It passed, stars shattered, the starry sky collapsed, and all existence seemed to be reduced to nothingness!

Even at this moment, among the cultivators rapidly approaching from afar, some lower immortals erupted with aura, unleashing a surge of immortal spiritual power that flowed in, sharing the burden of the old god’s self-destruction.

But Xu Qing and the others were too close, and inevitably… experienced a life-or-death calamity that seemed preordained, only prematurely triggered!

Xu Qing’s mind churned, everything before him replaced by gold.

He unleashed his full cultivation, desperately protecting himself, his immortal embryo enveloping everything, not only himself but also the other ascendants around him.

They all joined forces once more

to fight back!

But in the instant the golden light swept across…

his immortal embryo trembled, twisted, dissolved, and finally collapsed. Amidst the ripples of his physical body, fragments of spacetime materialized, each containing a replica of himself rapidly emerging to resist with

all his might.

Xing Huanzi and the others also went mad, sparing no effort in this life-or-death crisis!

Until an unknown amount of time passed, the light dissipated, and the roar faded into the distance.

The golden light from the old god’s self-destruction had finally been overcome by them.

The distant reinforcements arrived…

As they drew near, these cultivators looked at Xu Qing and his companions with respect in their eyes, utterly shocked by the tragic scene before them.

The leading immortal, gazing at the dissipating clouds, then looked at Xu Qing and spoke in a low voice,

“Discovering the goddess’s trail and risking the life of a true god… I will report this to the commander. You… have rendered a great service!”

“Go back… and rest.”

This lower immortal was an old man. He looked at Xu Qing and those around him and sighed softly. He

then took out some pills and left them behind. With a flicker of his body, he headed off into the distance to search again, trying to find any trace.

The cultivators he led also took out pills and followed him away.

Soon, silence fell.

Xu Qing stood in the starry sky, his clothes torn, his face pale, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

His body and soul were gripped by intense weakness and exhaustion, and he turned to look at his side…

On Xing Huanzi’s brow, a mark was fading, a life-saving gift from his master.

But now, as the mark dimmed, it collapsed.

Countless wounds appeared on his body, blood spreading uncontrollably, turning him into a blood-soaked figure.

Beside him stood Zhou Zhengli, his body trembling, black blood flowing from his eyes, his eyes… becoming bloody holes. He

was blind.

That was where his destiny lay.

Li Mengtu, having lost half his body, was already unconscious, his fate uncertain. Yuan Shansu was in the

same state.

Qian Junpiyi, his consciousness extremely weak, had abandoned his physical body at the last moment, transforming into a celestial sword to barely preserve his soul.

Xie Lingzi, one of his arms had turned to ashes, and the broken blade before him was now cracked, severely wounded himself.

As for the other ascendants, each one was in a terrible state, their bodies incomplete, unconscious, and unable to fight any longer.

And their numbers… were seven fewer!

Those seven people had been completely annihilated in the golden light…

This was their collective resistance, which allowed them to share the damage and each pay a heavy price.

The number had shrunk from nineteen to twelve.

Looking at this, Xu Qing silently withdrew his gaze and looked into the distance.

A chill ran through him as he telepathically communicated with Xiao Ying, instructing it to search for any trace of the goddess.

He felt a deep sense of resentment!

At the same time, Zhou Zhengli, who had lost his eyes, spoke hoarsely.

“I told you before, this time… it was incredibly dangerous.”

“After all, she was a true god.”

“If it weren’t for the young master, it’s likely that not only they would have perished today!”

“But we cultivators are meant to contend with heaven, with man, with gods… so our fall can also be called the demise of our path. Death is the norm in the struggle for life!”

“And for a true god to be buried with us is worthwhile!”

Zhou Zhengli smiled, but that smile also carried a hint of resentment.

Xie Lingzi, his eyes also bloodshot, slowly spoke upon hearing this.

“It’s a pity we didn’t capture that goddess!”

His tone was filled with regret.

Hearing their words, Xing Huanzi suddenly looked at Xu Qing.

“Xu Qing, you were able to find that goddess once, so now, can you find her a second time?”

Xu Qing looked up, meeting Xing Huanzi’s gaze.

Xing Huanzi’s eyes flashed with intense killing intent, his voice low and deep as he continued,

“Seven are dead, most are crippled. So, whether for their sake or for my own, I want to capture that goddess!”

“You probably want to too,”

Xing Huanzi said meaningfully. He had naturally noticed the goddess’s strange behavior; it seemed she had locked onto Xu Qing with murderous intent the moment she saw him.

Xu Qing glanced at the crowd. At this moment, only he and Xing Huanzi were still capable of fighting.

He looked at Xing Huanzi and slowly spoke.

“The power of a true god’s self-destruction erased all traces. The goddess’s teleportation is now untraceable, and the distance… must be extremely far, beyond the perception range of my spirit pet.”

Xing Huanzi remained silent.

Xu Qing turned, gazing at the distant starry sky, his eyes slowly narrowing.

“But… I have a method I can try.”

With that, Xu Qing raised his hand, took out a teleportation jade slip, and changed it from ordered to disordered!

Ordered teleportation could transport one to a designated location.

“Disorder” means randomness, making it difficult to predict the direction of teleportation or the location of appearance.

It’s left to fate to decide.

This is the method Xu Qing came up with.

He couldn’t find the goddess’s trace, nor could he sense her, but since fate had previously brought her before him,

what if he no longer passively waited but chose to take the initiative…?

Xu Qing’s eyes gleamed.

If everything was predestined, then Xu Qing believed this disordered teleportation would give him the result he wanted.

Holding the teleportation jade slip, he looked at Xing Huanzi.

Xing Huanzi glanced at the teleportation jade slip in Xu Qing’s hand, seemingly lost in thought, but didn’t ask any questions. Instead, he took a step and stood beside Xu Qing, within the teleportation range.

As for Zhou Zhengli and Xie Lingzi, they bowed to Xu Qing and Xie Lingzi.

They were too weak to participate in the upcoming battle, and each needed to heal their injuries, especially those who were unconscious, who needed to be treated promptly.

Therefore, they would return to the Nianlin Army’s encampment as soon as possible.

“Young Master, Xinghuanzi, we’re at the encampment, waiting for your triumphant return with the Goddess captured!”

Zhou Zhengli said hoarsely.

As his voice echoed, Xu Qing nodded, and in the next instant, crushed the jade slip.

Teleportation light immediately spread from his hand, enveloping Xinghuanzi beside him. With the extreme brilliance of the light, accompanied by a rumbling sound,

the two figures vanished in an instant!

…

At this moment, in the starry sky on the left flank front, not far from the border of the gods, the figure of the Star-Eyed Goddess transformed into a black streak of light.

She was traversing the void, moving stealthily.

Because this place was very close to the Fourth Star Ring, anomalies were already permeating the starry sky, which would make her concealment even easier.

And her luck was clearly good this time, having teleported to this area.

“In a few days at most, I can return to the Fourth Star Ring!”

“But for some reason, there has been no response from Father God…”

While speeding along, Star-Eyed pondered, then thought of her previous experiences, her eyes turning cold.

He didn’t care about the old god’s self-destruction; in his understanding, the old god’s self-destruction at that moment was the best choice.

It could erase his teleportation traces and also attempt to kill the human cultivator who made him feel inexplicably uneasy.

Thinking of that human cultivator, Xingmou’s killing intent rose again.

“Who is that person…?”

Regardless of whether the other party died in the old god’s self-destruction, he had decided that the first thing he would do upon returning was to report this matter to his father.

He believed that with his father’s power, he could surely answer his question.

Thinking this, Xingmou was about to further increase his speed when a scene appeared that made him tremble, his heart roar, and his pupils contract! A ripple

suddenly appeared in the void before him.

Disordered teleportation auras scattered, and two figures emerged from within.

One of them was actually the person he had been thinking about…!

“You…”

Xingmou’s expression changed drastically.

This sudden appearance completely threw His mind into disarray, even His divinity fluctuated.

This scene caused an instant, intense tremor within Him.

His teleportation was random, and with the True God’s self-destruction erasing all traces, theoretically, even if a powerful being could sense it, they would need to explore; it couldn’t possibly appear so precisely and so quickly.

Especially… the teleportation that appeared was clearly random too!

A random arrival!

And this randomness… strangely appeared before Him!

This scene caused the Star-Eyed Phoenix’s divinity to surge violently.