Outside of Time - Chapter 1276

Chapter 1254 Fame

Across the Stars With a crisp crack, a sound rang out. Under

Xu Qing’s forceful grip, the Star-Eyed Goddess’s jade-like neck turned purplish-red, her bones shattering instantly, divine blood spilling from her mouth.

Her eyes dimmed, her aura seemed to extinguish, and she finally fainted.

However, Star-Eyed was, after all, a goddess. Neither her bloodline nor her peak cultivation would allow her to perish so easily.

Moreover, for Xu Qing, a living goddess was of the greatest value.

Therefore, as he crushed her neck, the sealing power that had previously permeated Star-Eyed erupted fully, surging into the shattered neck, becoming part of her bones and flesh.

Furthermore, the surrounding Underworld God Realm and the terrifying Underworld itself, lacking a support point for their descent, blurred and dissipated at this moment.

With this dissipation, Xu Qing’s immortal embryo, no longer isolated, surged within his body and joined the seal,

making it incredibly secure .

After doing all this, Xu Qing finally relaxed a bit.

The mud fox’s sweet voice echoed in his heart.

“Oh dear, this is a goddess! Indeed, a goddess with a broken neck is a good goddess.”

“Young Master, look at her, she’s been ravaged and plucked by you all this way without a single complaint, so could you… give her to me, let me train her a bit?”

The mud fox was clearly tempted; obviously, training a goddess would strongly arouse its excitement.

Little Shadow was also emotionally turbulent, restless.

It wanted to eat…

Xu Qing ignored the two, his gaze sweeping over the goddess before him. Suddenly, the hand gripping her neck released a suction force,

transforming into a vital energy extraction!

In an instant, the unconscious goddess shuddered, her entire body trembling. Streams of vital energy were forcibly drawn from her body, surging into her neck, flowing down Xu Qing’s arm, and merging into himself.

The purity of this source essence was unparalleled, especially given the presence of a trace of divine emperor bloodline within it, making its concentration astonishing.

Such a goddess, who had once been a True God, was an invaluable source essence stone to Xu Qing.

He planned to absorb it thoroughly before handing it over.

So, while absorbing, he flicked his sleeve, lifting the unconscious Xing Huanzi

and sending some of the absorbed source essence to her.

After stabilizing the severely injured Xing Huanzi, Xu Qing strode away with her.

His figure vanished in an instant.

…

Several days later, in the left flank of the Fifth Star Ring War Zone, several messages swept across the land like a storm, spreading throughout all legions and causing countless cultivators to experience intense turmoil.

The goddess had been captured!

The capturers were the Nianlin Army’s Corpse-Stealing Team, Xu Qing’s squad!

Currently, their squad was being escorted by the Nianlin Army, transporting the goddess to the front-line commander’s residence on Giant Red Star.

This news was incredibly explosive. If the capturer had been a lower-level immortal or a legion commander, it might not have been so shocking to the cultivators of the left flank war zone.

But… it was a corpse-hunting team that captured them!

This caused a huge uproar.

After all, the corpse-hunting team had a terrible reputation on the front lines and their status was lower than that of military cultivators, yet they had now achieved such a great feat.

Therefore, bewilderment and disbelief filled the minds of the cultivators in the various legions on the front lines, and what followed was inquiries about this corpse-hunting team.

And the information gleaned from the Nianlin Army caused another sensation.

“A squad composed of Ascended Beings?”

“The first and only group to transport Source Essence, traversing the middle of the Flesh and Blood Millstone to reach the front lines?”

“Having faced numerous life-or-death situations along the way, dwindling from nearly a hundred to only twelve?”

“And even captured a peak-level Divine Platform cultivator?” “

Upon arriving at the front lines, they became a corpse-looting team, yet forcibly looted corpses on the battlefield?”

“Participating in the war, they are more adept at killing than us military cultivators?”

“Known as the Funeral Team?”

These scenes caused all who heard them to become solemn, revealing the squad’s formidable strength and terrifying power.

Especially after learning that almost the entire squad was severely injured and seven had died while completing this mission, amidst the shock and solemnity, all the various legions also felt a surge of respect.

And within this surging respect, even more information was uncovered.

“According to Zhou Zhengli, a member of this team, during the capture of the Goddess, they sacrificed themselves while carrying a True God !

Their captain, Xu Qing, seeing his teammates severely wounded, was filled with murderous intent, for each member of their team was a comrade-in-arms to whom they could entrust their lives! So, their

captain, Xu Qing, at that time, had bloodshot eyes and a fierce expression, vowing not for the reward, but to avenge his teammates!

This was righteousness, and even more so, a sense of responsibility! Thus,

despite being severely wounded, Xu Qing charged through the myriad stars, sparing no effort, to hunt down the Goddess, finally capturing her alive, and tearfully comforting the deceased, giving his teammates’ sacrifice value and meaning!”

“Furthermore, it was this same Zhou Zhengli who told the inquirer some shocking details about his captain Xu Qing’s past…”

“This Xu Qing was exceptionally talented, possessed an extraordinary demeanor, was devoted to the Dao of Immortality, and was incredibly dignified. He was the number one among the previous generation of ascendants from the Immortal Capital, and no one dared to challenge him!” “He

even gained the recognition of the Aurora Immortal Palace, which had been silent for countless years!”

“Furthermore, during the mission of procuring supplies, he, with his quasi-immortal cultivation, quelled the rebellion in the Divine Prison and suppressed a resurrected True God!”

“His various achievements are all astonishing; he is ruthless towards enemies but gentle and kind to his teammates!”

The following information was even more explosive

, elevating this already sensational event to a new level.

Thus, during this period, almost everyone on the left-wing war zone front knew about this team, especially its leader Xu Qing.

Almost every cultivator, after verifying the truth of the matter using their own methods, would say, regardless of their inner thoughts,

“This Xu Qing deserves the title of True Monarch!”

Therefore, at a cosmic teleportation array on the way to the Giant Red Star, countless cultivators gathered, eager to see the Goddess’s appearance and even more so, to witness the prowess of that team.

Surrounded by these legions and attracting their attention, the teleportation array, from afar, resembled a magnificent celestial palace suspended in the stars, standing proudly in the boundless darkness, exuding an awe-inspiring aura.

Crystal pillars, shimmering with mysterious light, stood like colossal pillars supporting the entire teleportation array.

At this moment, it was booming.

The surrounding cultivators all gleamed with astonishment.

They knew the Nianlin Army was approaching.

Soon, the booming grew louder, the space around the array rippling like a lake with pebbles thrown in.

Beams of light shot out from all directions of the starry sky, hurtling towards the teleportation array like meteors, carrying the force torn through the darkness. They

intertwined and merged above, instantly forming a massive celestial vortex!

Within the vortex, lightning flashed, and the booming sound was like a stampede of ten thousand horses, deafeningly loud.

Then, in the next instant, as the sound echoed throughout the universe and the light within the array reached its zenith, figures appeared from within the array.

Tens of thousands!

All of them were members of the Nianlin Army.

Their expressions were solemn. The moment they appeared, they immediately flew out to guard the four directions. At the same time, within the formation, a group of cultivators dressed in corpse-touch robes, protected by them in layers,

finally came into view of the gathering crowd outside the formation!

There were twelve of them in total!

Although their faces were pale and they exuded weakness, each of them gave off an aura of unwavering steeliness at that moment, their murderous aura almost instinctive.

They were eye-catching.

And the most eye-catching one… was their leader!

He was a young man, tall and straight, with long flowing hair and an appearance that was absolutely stunning, enough to make most female cultivators pale in comparison. His temperament was cold and aloof, and his eyes held a terrifying light.

In his hand, he was holding a dying deity.

This deity, even by human standards, could be considered beautiful, and its eerie style was visually striking, although its skin was withered and its spirit was dim. It

looked as if it had been almost drained of its life force…

It was none other than the Star-Eyed Goddess!

A constant flow of Origin Essence emanated from His body, continuously surging from the hand gripping His neck.

During this process, the unconscious Him trembled, His expression contorted, filled with agony.

This scene, witnessed by the various observers gathered outside the teleportation array, caused a huge stir.

“That’s Xu Qing?”

“He’s… collecting Origin Essence?”

“Judging by the looks of it, it seems… he’s been collecting all along? Ruthless!”

“This… no wonder they’re called the Corpse-Collecting Team!”

Most of the observers wore strange expressions, but they couldn’t deny that Xu Qing’s ruthless figure, collecting as he moved forward, was deeply etched into their minds.

“This person is definitely not to be trifled with!” “This team

is indeed extraordinary!”

The thoughts and gazes of the crowd now focused on Zhou Zhengli, who was following behind Xu Qing.

Although he was blind, the timely rescue and the Origin Essence from the Goddess allowed him to piece together his constitution.

Moreover, he had benefited from the misfortune, his constitution advancing even further.

Now, sensing everything around him, a smile appeared on Zhou Zhengli’s lips.

“It seems the messages I spread earlier have worked very well. Now no one dares to risk stealing the credit, and the young master’s momentum has also been boosted!”

“In that case, the rewards from above will certainly not be lacking, and should even be more…”

“After all, in war, each side needs to establish a role model.”

“The young master fits the bill perfectly!”

Zhou Zhengli was satisfied, looking at Xu Qing ahead, especially glancing at the goddess who had been choked by Xu Qing the whole way.

“I must say, the young master’s cunning is astonishing…”

“His high-profile collection not only obtained the source essence but also indirectly informed everyone that she was his prisoner!”

“In this way, my publicity efforts, in coordination with him, have achieved such a perfect effect.”

“It’s just a pity that if I wasn’t worried about exaggerating too much and causing a negative effect, I would have wanted to spread the word that the Immortal Lord valued it and the Immortal Venerable had high expectations…”