Outside of Time - Chapter 1280

Chapter 1258 The Time Has Come. Inside

the Crimson Giant Star, within the Fire Tower.

An immortal and a god, their fates intertwined once more.

Xu Qing’s eyes gleamed with a strange light, while the goddess’s heart was filled with despair.

She thought that the human she hated so much would say something upon seeing her.

Therefore, she instinctively wanted to speak first.

“You…”

But before she could finish speaking, Xu Qing had no time to waste, nor any words. His right hand had already risen, and with a single grab…

the star-eyed goddess’s body was pulled by a powerful force, instantly rushing towards Xu Qing, who grabbed her in a familiar spot. He grabbed her

by the neck!

Almost simultaneously with the contact, the goddess’s inner terror erupted, and Xu Qing instinctively began absorbing her divine source.

Strands of divine source, along with the goddess’s trembling and the feeling that her soul seemed to be being ripped away, continuously flowed into Xu Qing’s right hand.

It merged into her body, nourishing the immortal embryo, nourishing the soul, nourishing everything about her.

This long-lost feeling made Xu Qing’s mood wonderful.

He had savored and reminisced about the goddess’s taste many times during this period.

Now, tasting it again, his cultivation accelerated, and the silver light in his eyes shone even brighter.

As for the goddess, with the return of pain, not only was her body intensely affected, but her soul was as well. The feeling of being back in a nightmare overturned her hard-won mental recovery.

Thus, resentment reappeared, dozens of times stronger than before.

Xu Qing recognized that gaze.

He ignored it and continued absorbing.

Half an hour later, the goddess’s skin, which had finally regained its luster, became withered again, and the accumulated divine energy within her body dwindled once more.

Her condition was extremely weak.

Only then did Xu Qing stop absorbing with slight satisfaction, releasing his grip and letting the limp goddess collapse before him.

The goddess was weak, but the resentment within her was even stronger. She stared intently at Xu Qing, but quickly took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, the resentment dissipated, turning into bitterness.

“I met your Immortal Lord, and you obtained what you desired. Now that the exchange has been chosen, I understand your resentment.”

“Therefore, I was powerless to resist your absorption of the source essence. After all, gods and immortals are inherently opposed. If your immortals fall into our hands, they will also suffer torment.”

“I understand all this. It’s a matter of perspective. We have no personal grudges. Ultimately, my capture by you is due to my lack of divine skill!”

The goddess spoke hoarsely, with a hint of self-mockery, as if she had come to understand many things during her time with the Immortal Lord.

This was the first time Xu Qing had seen this scene on the goddess since his capture.

He glanced at her.

The goddess remained calm, revealing a sense of acceptance.

Looking at the goddess, Xu Qing suddenly spoke.

“You once made no attempt to conceal your resentment because of despair, because you believed you were doomed. Now you’re concealing it because hope is within reach. You don’t want to take any risks, so you’re worried about provoking me and killing you directly, turning your hope back into despair.” As

Xu Qing spoke, the goddess’s pupils contracted.

Xu Qing’s voice still echoed calmly.

“The exchange is imminent. I know you know I can’t kill you, so you don’t need to show weakness like this.”

“Compared to your current state, I’m more accustomed to your resentment. And what you’ll do after your return, I don’t need to say. You won’t let this matter go.”

“However, your words have reminded me…”

Xu Qing narrowed his eyes, and as he raised his right hand, the power of extreme metal suddenly shone, appearing in the void, forming golden threads, followed by the spreading of wood power, which then strengthened it.

Then came water, fire, and earth—the three forces unleashed simultaneously.

With the Five Extremes Dao, he transformed the void into a cage!

Furthermore, time acted as a seal, space as a cause, falling in all directions, making this cage even more mysterious. Finally… Xu Qing’s Temporal Constitution also descended at this moment,

adding a lock to the cage!

With a roar, it enveloped the goddess, imprisoning her within this illusory cage.

After doing all this, Xu Qing felt it wasn’t enough, so with a wave of his hand, Heavenly Principles manifested, forming weight, making the cage materialize.

Then, amidst the changing expression of the goddess, Xu Qing formed hand seals, pointing to his brow, and immediately his Immortal Embryo appeared, his vast Immortal Spirit erupting, from which the Aurora Immortal Palace spewed forth.

It overlapped with the cage!

A booming sound echoed, and the goddess’s expression changed drastically.

But all this was not the end.

After the Eight Extremes Dao that formed the cage, Xu Qing’s Ninth Extreme, the Parallel Constitution, suddenly appeared.

It caused everything to overlap, transforming into dozens of different temporal and spatial powers, forming chains of divine-suppressing iron, which flew out from the void, heading straight for the goddess.

As its shrill cries echoed, dozens of chains from different times and spaces pierced through the goddess’s collarbone, lifting her up!

Starry Eyes struggled, but each time she struggled, celestial runes lit up on the chains.

This intense stimulation turned the turmoil within the goddess’s heart into a storm, tearing away her pretense and unleashing the boundless resentment that could have filled the abyss.

“Xu Qing, I will kill you! Not only you, but all your relatives, all your blood relatives, all your friends, will die tragically because of you!!”

Xu Qing, expressionless, looked at the stimulated goddess, observing the source essence within her body.

He quickly discovered that the previously empty source essence had reappeared under this stimulation.

He nodded in satisfaction and raised his hand to absorb it again.

This scene made the goddess understand that his previous actions were aimed at stimulating her to generate source essence again, and similar events awakened the terrifying memories of being escorted by Xu Qing.

Thus, her shrill cries of pain intensified.

“You are a nightmare, you are not an immortal, you are a demon!!”

“I am very curious about the true reason for this seemingly endless cycle of divine energy within you.”

After draining the goddess once more, Xu Qing spoke calmly.

His fingertips unconsciously traced the goddess’s pale nape, a glint of light flashing in his eyes. Instantly, a wisp of divine thought seeped into the goddess’s body through his fingers,

traversing her flesh, bones, and even her soul and the divine essence hidden within it…

Xu Qing had tried this method before, but failed due to his cultivation level.

Now that his cultivation had improved, and this goddess had been sent to the Immortal Lord, Xu Qing felt there was a certain probability that the Immortal Lord’s investigation would leave traces.

So he decided to try again, to see if he could find the traces and uncover the goddess’s secrets.

This time… he felt it went much more smoothly. His divine sense quickly entered the goddess’s soul and saw the broken marks there.

Originally, in Xu Qing’s previous investigations, this place was extremely solid, untouchable in the slightest.

But now it was riddled with holes!

This made it easier for Xu Qing’s divine sense to flow in.

It quickly spread deep within, where he vaguely sensed a crystalline structure that was neither entirely real nor entirely illusory…

somewhat like a manifestation of destiny, but not quite.

Mysterious swirling within it, yet also permeated with cracks…

Although it seemed on the verge of collapse, Xu Qing could still perceive, simply by feeling, everything about the fourth star ring.

A terrifying pressure, a vast aura.

This scene shocked Xu Qing, but after hesitation, he acted decisively, his divine sense piercing deep inside!

The crystal suddenly trembled violently, an indescribable, immense power erupting from within and sweeping outwards, seemingly intent on destroying everything.

Xu Qing’s divine sense instantly collapsed, his fingers flicking away from the goddess’s nape.

At the same time, the goddess seemed to be stimulated by this, generating new power, and she suddenly turned around, her pupils transforming into burning nebula vortexes.

“You dare steal the divine power bestowed upon me by the Father God!”

This voice, like thunder, was not the goddess’s original voice, but a mixture of countless voices, a divine sound.

The moment it rang out, the surrounding void suddenly split open with nine golden lightning bolts, heading straight for Xu Qing, but they were shattered the instant they touched him by an ancient will emanating from the goddess.

Afterwards, the goddess slumped down, on the verge of death.

As for the will emanating from her, Xu Qing instantly recognized it as containing a vast immortal aura, surpassing even a lower immortal.

“That’s a seal left inside this goddess’s body, from the Immortal Lord!”

Xu Qing pondered, looking down at his right index finger that had been flicked up.

At the fingertip was a small black dot, dissipating.

Upon closer inspection, this black dot could be seen as composed of densely packed dark gold patterns. Faintly

, one could see countless stars seemingly annihilating and reborn within this black dot.

Gazing at this black dot, Xu Qing’s eyes gleamed with a strange light.

“This is the secret of His Infinite Divine Source.”

At the same time, outside…

as the exchange time approached, the voice of the General echoed in the minds of all cultivators.

“The time has come, the army marches!” As soon as the

voice rang out, the crimson giant star emitted a deafening roar that shook the starry sky!

It… began to move!

Surrounding it were thousands of legions, densely packed, moving forward together.

The scene was vast, the momentum earth-shattering.

The starry sky rippled, the universe trembled, and star fields were distorted.

A massive teleportation at the star field level suddenly… began at this moment.

This massive exchange took place in the left-wing war zone between the Fourth Star Network and the Fifth Star Ring. The chosen location was filled with shattered stars and countless meteorites.

Starbursts, formed from dust, constantly spread throughout the area.

Furthermore, black and white swirled in this endless region. Within the black realm, countless deities could be seen, their emanating anomalies solidifying the blackness.

The convergence of numerous divine powers created a weight that seemed unbearable even to the starry sky, causing cracks to appear below.

On the white side, armies gathered, their killing intent and celestial aura exploding.

The sheer number of people was overwhelming, each one solemn and fiercely combative.

Gathered here was not just the left-wing frontline, but the entire left-wing army, including forces from the central wing.

Even the first disciple of the Zhanlu Immortal Lord, the Silent Dao True Monarch, and the returned Ling Ke…

were among them!

Above the two armies, black and white mingled, with thunder and lightning constantly rumbling.

Vaguely, two figures, seemingly capable of suppressing everything, appeared within, their forms indistinct and their oppressive aura unparalleled.

Just as the two sides silently confronted each other, the starry sky on the cultivator’s side rippled, and a crimson giant star, along with its surrounding army, suddenly… teleported in!

The moment this star appeared, it immediately attracted the attention of all immortals and gods!

At the same time, inside the Starfire Tower, Xu Qing, who was meditating cross-legged, heard a solemn voice.

“Xu Qing, escort the Goddess out!”

Upon hearing this, Xu Qing calmly stood up, raised his right hand, and with a swift grab, the iron chains formed from his constitution landed in his hand.

Dragging the cage… he walked out of the Starfire Tower.

(End of Chapter)