Outside of Time - Chapter 1286

Chapter 1264 Goddess and Mud Fox

That was the will of a true god!

Within the Amethyst Mountains, Xu Qing’s expression darkened, a sense of dread rising within him, becoming intensely powerful

in an instant. It caused a violent upheaval within him, and the hairs on his body stood on end.

“Not just one true god, but at least seven!”

Xu Qing’s pupils contracted. In his perception, the entire star system was distorted, and all living beings trembled.

The emerald halo in the sky dimmed, seemingly losing its light, and black clouds formed by the powerful will obscured the sky, covering everything.

It was the combined divine will of those multiple true gods, like a monstrous wave, transforming the starry sky into an ocean, regarding this star as an isolated island within it. Now, the waves were sweeping across, threatening to engulf the star.

The sense of dread intensified.

And seeing that the divine will was about to reach Xu Qing’s location, in

this critical moment, Xu Qing extinguished all his immortal spiritual power and even summoned his shadow to appear and envelop him.

As for the mud fox, without Xu Qing’s call, it appeared, unleashing its full divine energy beside him to completely conceal him.

The mutual reinforcement, combined with Xu Qing’s unique abilities compared to other cultivators, created an intensely anomalous aura around him.

But this alone wasn’t enough.

At the crucial moment, a glint flashed in Xu Qing’s eyes. He raised his right hand and grabbed the unconscious goddess, whom he had stored in his storage bag, tossing her to the mud fox.

The mud fox instantly understood Xu Qing’s intention, grabbing the goddess’s neck and simultaneously covering its eyes.

Meanwhile, Xu Qing’s body swayed, shrinking to the size of dust, and rushed towards the wound on the goddess’s collarbone.

In an instant, it burrowed deep into her flesh, completely concealed.

He was gambling!

In Xu Qing’s judgment, the divine sense probing of a true god would focus on two main things:

one was searching for the aura of immortals to determine his location;

the other was using methods similar to bloodlines or special divine sources to locate and find the goddess!

Although Xu Qing and the Goddess were definitely together, these two methods of investigation were different in direction and both had a flaw:

they weakened the detection of other deities!

The Mud Fox, however, was a deity, both internally and externally.

Of course, it was possible that the two methods of investigation were combined, but even so, the flaw remained.

There was also a chance of misjudgment, but Xu Qing had no choice. He didn’t trust leaving the Goddess alone outside; there were too many variables. Therefore, he needed the Mud Fox to restrain her. Even

if the Goddess was unconscious, Xu Qing didn’t want to prevent her from giving any warning,

so he could better conceal himself within her .

As for whether his concealment would be successful…

Xu Qing wasn’t entirely confident, but he had a certain degree of confidence, the source of which… was the sealing power of the Immortal Lord within the Goddess!

“When I fought the Jade-Faced True God on the battlefield, he was greatly shocked when he saw me take out a Dao artifact, and he never used a counter-weapon until his death, which means he didn’t know I had obtained a Dao artifact.”

“But everyone on the front lines knew about this, yet he didn’t… So the most likely explanation is that my information was concealed by the Immortal Lord level, making it undetectable to the gods.”

“Concealing my information, bestowing me a Dao artifact… and the seal left within the Goddess…”

All of this flashed through Xu Qing’s mind in an instant, when that terrifying divine sense swept over, enveloping the Purple Crystal Mountain Range.

Xu Qing’s mind sharpened, a cold glint flashing in his eyes, ready to immediately escape through the Time-Space Law should anything happen.

But the next instant, an ancient will suddenly appeared from the Goddess, spreading slightly in all directions, shielding all traces of the Goddess.

This scene made Xu Qing narrow his eyes.

Then, the divine sense probing this place swept across the Amethyst Mountains without noticing anything, quickly covering the entire star, finding nothing, and chose to leave to continue exploring another part of the starry sky.

Xu Qing remained still, waiting for another hour. The departing divine sense abruptly returned, once again enveloping the nebula where this star was located. It

swept across the stars and dust of this nebula again.

Finally, seemingly confirming that there was no problem, it truly departed.

Xu Qing still didn’t move, continuing to wait.

Two hours later, a third wave of divine sense swept across this nebula.

This divine sense was different from the previous ones, clearly not from the same group of gods.

And for the next few days, similar sweeps occurred every day, arriving abruptly and frequently, until it continued for several days…

before finally ceasing.

Xu Qing, his mind tense, waited three days until he was finally certain it was safe before flying out of the goddess’s wound. Returning to his normal state, he looked out at the outside world with a grim expression, then turned to the mud fox beside the goddess.

“Young Master, the divine senses of those true gods ignored my divine platform after sensing it.”

“It seems their extensive investigation focused on the aura of immortals.”

“And after this investigation, I can sense that if you hadn’t been hidden within the goddess, my concealment would have made it difficult to escape their detection.”

The mud fox, who had also been extremely tense these past few days, relaxed now, but after glancing at the still unconscious goddess, it didn’t speak directly, instead transmitting its voice to Xu Qing.

Xu Qing remained silent.

He could also sense what the mud fox had perceived, so he clearly understood that the focus of their evasion was the seal the Immortal Lord had left on the goddess.

“Was this foreseen? A life-saving measure left for me?”

Xu Qing pondered.

“However… even if it was foreseen, it seems there’s been a deviation, because this seal… in the densely packed fourth star ring, is like water without roots.”

These past few days, the seal has been repeatedly activated, and Xu Qing can sense it being worn down.

“Each exploration weakens it; after a certain number of times, the seal will dissipate.”

“At that time…”

A deep unease rose in Xu Qing’s heart.

“However, the multiple explorations here have all been conducted by True Gods, and the God Lord only issued decrees, not personally investigating. This indicates the war is likely still ongoing, and the God Lord hasn’t left the battlefield!”

“I still have time!”

“I must quickly restore my cultivation completely, and at the same time find the guiding star map to return to the fifth star ring!”

A resolute look appeared in Xu Qing’s eyes.

“As for this place… after multiple explorations, it should be safe for the short term.”

Xu Qing was pondering when, just then… the divine sense from the gods reappeared, sweeping across the amethyst mountain range with a thunderous roar.

Xu Qing’s expression changed, and he once again transformed into dust and flew into the goddess’s wound,

continuing to conceal himself .

But soon, a look of doubt appeared in his eyes.

This divine sense wasn’t very strong; it wasn’t a true god, but rather a peak-level god.

Moreover, it was merely passing through the amethyst mountain range, its primary focus being the dust forest where he had first appeared.

As long as it wasn’t a true god’s divine sense, Xu Qing was confident he could ignore it without hiding within the goddess’s body.

So, after carefully observing and waiting for the other party to leave, he flew out from the goddess’s wound, his face grim, and grabbed the goddess.

He slapped her across the face.

With a bang, half of the goddess’s face bulged up. She suddenly opened her eyes, staring intently at Xu Qing, her heart filled with intense resentment.

She knew why Xu Qing had slapped her; he clearly thought she had used some method or left some trace when she teleported here.

But He knew perfectly well that He hadn’t… not because He didn’t want to, but because Xu Qing had woken up before He could complete the task.

This pent-up resentment reignited His hatred, making it incredibly intense.

He was going all out!

Previously, He had been afraid because of the terrifying artifact, but He had actually been awake for several days. Although the Mud Fox prevented Him from warning or calling for help, He understood everything.

He knew that this damned Xu Qing wouldn’t let him go, nor would he kill him; the other party needed him to hide.

Therefore, there was no point in being afraid. Thus,

His hatred intensified, and He glared at Xu Qing.

“If you have the guts, kill me!”

“Do you dare!”

Xu Qing’s gaze was icy as he looked at the goddess and spoke calmly.

“Your father’s decree only ordered my capture alive, not your life or death.”

The goddess’s expression froze, about to speak.

Xu Qing didn’t give her a chance. His right hand forcefully sucked at her neck, and instantly, the source energy that the goddess had regenerated during this time, like a wild horse, rushed towards Xu Qing.

It merged into her body, nourishing the immortal embryo and the soul, allowing the soul injury to continue to heal.

The goddess wilted, but the hatred in her eyes transformed into a silent curse.

But the next instant, Xu Qing’s essence pierced through her collarbone again, traveling throughout her body, using this intense stimulation to create excruciating pain that made her tremble violently, thus causing the source essence within her body… to regenerate.

Xu Qing continued to absorb.

In this way, time passed, and several days later… Xu Qing’s injuries were not far from being healed, while the goddess was completely skin and bones.

But at this moment, a situation arose that made Xu Qing frown.

During this period, under his almost exhaustive extraction, the goddess’s body was showing signs of near death.

The source essence was growing less and less.

It seemed that Xu Qing’s stimulation had gradually made her adapt.

This level of pain seemed unable to effectively stimulate her.

But if it continued to increase, she would most likely not be able to bear it and die at any moment.

Upon realizing her situation, the hatred and resentment in the goddess’s eyes finally erupted, unleashing a near-manic scream.

“Xu Qing, what can you do now!”

“Has the torture I inflicted on you reached your limit?”

“You dare not kill me, and now you’ve exhausted all your methods. So this is all you’ve got!”

“But do you know that my methods against you are endless? Sooner or later, when you fall into my hands, I will repay you a thousandfold for all the torture you inflicted on me!”

Xu Qing’s gaze was icy as he looked at the hysterical goddess before him, narrowing his eyes.

He raised his right hand, about to take her away, when suddenly he heard the mud fox’s laughter beside him.

“Young Master, I’ve been watching all this way, and I’ve wanted to tell you for a while now. Your methods are too inefficient.”

With a laugh, the mud fox’s alluring figure appeared beside the goddess.

Looking at her, it licked its lips, its eyes gleaming with excitement, and hooked its jade-like fingers around her chin.

“I have a suggestion…”

The goddess’s chin was hooked, and she instinctively looked at the mud fox. The fox’s gaze startled her, and a deep unease inexplicably rose in her heart.