Outside of Time - Chapter 1344

Chapter 1321 The Battle of Laws

Xu Qing’s voice echoed above the human capital, reaching all corners of the heavens and penetrating the minds of all races’ powerful figures.

This caused a jolt to the hearts of all the powerful individuals.

They had initially thought this battle was merely a calamity brought by this ancient immortal, but now, after hearing Xu Qing’s words to the ancient immortal, it seemed…

this battle was not as simple as it appeared on the surface, but contained a deeper scheme.

The Empress also fell into deep thought.

Seventh Master raised his head, gazing at the starry sky, finally looking towards the desolate face, lost in thought.

As for Zhou Zhengli and the others, their eyes flashed with brilliance; they thought of the mysterious, unknown enemy they had encountered on their journey back with Xu Qing.

It could be said that if Xu Qing’s combat power hadn’t been sufficient, they might not have reached their destination on this return journey, perishing along the way.

These scenes transformed into countless thoughts, spreading throughout the ancient world.

In mid-air, the ancient immortal looked at Xu Qing, remained silent for a few moments, and then smiled wryly.

“Interesting.”

“It seems you’ve done some research on this place.”

“Very well, those matters are beyond my control. Today, our battle will be the only matter!”

“Since you wish to see my laws, then… so be it!”

With these words, the ancient immortal raised his right hand and slammed it against his forehead.

The sound, surpassing even the thunder of heaven, suddenly echoed. A

deafening roar shattered the heavens, and the ancient immortal’s body trembled.

As if dust had fallen from his body, his withered, curly hair instantly returned to its original state, and the cracks on his face once more became wrinkles. The

depleted immortal bones within his body also shimmered with a faint, luminous light.

Thirty-six thousand hidden veins simultaneously burst forth with silver light, and from the cracks gnawed by causal corruption, a fire of law, more dazzling than the blazing sun, seeped forth.

This fire, like the eruption of a dying star, lifted his withered body high, casting a colossal, sky-covering image of an immortal!

Magnificent and boundless!

His aura, his cultivation, his soul, and his karma were all transformed from their utterly withered state with this single strike.

Completely restored!

This scene, witnessed by Xu Qing, caused his eyes to narrow.

With his cultivation, he could see that this was neither a simple reversal nor a normal recovery!

Although the opponent’s previous injuries were intended as a feint, the injuries were not faked; the myriad-world reflection under the protection of his own laws was indeed a substantial injury. Unless the opponent’s cultivation

had reached the level of a Celestial Lord, it would be impossible to resolve this so easily.

Yet this ancient immortal had still managed to do it.

“It’s not resolution, nor recovery; you’ve reshaped yourself!”

This was creation from nothing, arising out of thin air, turning the impossible into the possible!

Xu Qing’s voice was deep.

“Your laws…”

Xu Qing looked at the ancient immortal.

The ancient immortal stood in the air, looking down at Xu Qing.

“Have you discerned my law?”

“If not, I’ll show you again!”

“Open Heaven!”

The ancient immortal’s voice echoed like heavenly might, and as the flames of his constitution burned, his entire body radiated a dazzling light. The void around him cracked as the flames spread, scorching fissures into the space surrounding his massive immortal form. From

each fissure flowed primordial purple energy, seemingly from the beginning of chaos.

This primordial purple energy rapidly converged, forming countless figures around the ancient immortal.

Their number was immense, numbering in the thousands, boundless!

And each one was the ancient immortal himself!

Though not truly existing, merely illusory without combat power, any one could instantly replace the original body after it was injured, becoming its reconstructed form!

This scene caused the ancient world to roar, all living beings to tremble, and all races to despair.

The ancient immortal’s strength was truly terrifying!

“Life and death, I can control.”

With these words, the ancient immortal raised his right foot and brought it down.

Instantly, the void beneath his feet shattered inch by inch, yet countless silver runes surged forth from the cracks, condensing beneath his feet into a “Wheel of Cause and Effect” a thousand feet in diameter.

Inscribed on this wheel were the entire story of his life!

At this moment, all of them burned within the power of the Dharma, transforming into stardust to support his already radiant immortal body.

“Cause and effect, I too can control!”

With that, he raised his right hand and waved it.

The previously contaminated lines of cause and effect reversed their flow and reformed, the tainted, tumor-like lumps exploding and transforming into pure immortal light that flowed back into his body.

The entire ancient continent trembled; the spiritual veins that existed within suddenly boiled, and even the Heavenly Daos that had not yet perished manifested, trembling in worship.

Simultaneously, behind him, the myriad worlds manifested from the parallel laws appeared.

Those myriad worlds that Xu Qing had inverted were now being reshaped.

Within them, the guardian immortal trees that had collapsed due to his decline now had their roots growing back into the void, their crowns supporting his Dharma form, each leaf chanting the words he uttered when he created the Dao.

Besides, in those myriad realms, some spiritual springs hung upside down like silver rivers, and some mysterious ice shattered into a rain of Gengjin swords. All the errors within were being corrected, and all the cause and effect were fed back to the ancient immortal, allowing him to weave the majestic aura of an ancient immortal descending to earth in the void.

“And your parallels, I can also control!”

“Not to mention the Heavenly Dao.”

The ancient immortal spoke calmly, his tattered robes now shining brightly again, forming mysterious totems that seemed even more ancient than the Heavenly Dao.

Then, with his supreme power, he looked at Xu Qing.

“Junior, my laws were initially countless, then infinite, until finally the power of law was born!”

“This law… never existed before me!”

“I call it… omnipotence!”

The ancient immortal’s voice was now incredibly powerful, no longer a sound wave that mortals could understand, but a celestial sound that directly exploded in the sea of consciousness of all living beings.

Wherever it reached, cultivators of all races spat out blood, forced to bow their heads and kneel on the ground, and as the flesh between their brows writhed, the image of the ancient immortal was drawn.

“I am immortal and indestructible, capable of transforming into countless laws, wielding infinite power, and even creating all things. How can you possibly fight me!”

The ancient immortal raised his right foot and took a step down.

An immense and terrifying pressure, like a tidal wave, swept towards Xu Qing, utterly crushing him into dust.

At this moment, Xu Qing was like a lone boat adrift in a raging storm.

Yet his expression remained calm; though his clothes fluttered in the wind, his figure transcended the boat, like a reef in the sea.

In that storm, he gazed at the ancient immortal, lost in thought.

After becoming a Xia Immortal, Xu Qing gained a deeper understanding of the life-and-death struggles between immortals.

This understanding came from both Master Bai’s teachings and his experiences on his journey back… the essence of the immortal struggle was a battle of constitutions!

While the battle of constitutions took many forms, it generally revolved around two aspects: technique and principle.

The battle of techniques was the outward manifestation of the constitution. The

battle of principles, however, was the collision of the inner essence of the laws, a method of annihilation from the very core.

To some extent, the contact of laws could be seen as… attacking the opponent’s most fundamental logic within their perceived constitution, causing them to collapse on their own!

The dangers within were immense, with victory or defeat often decided in an instant.

Therefore, the prerequisite… was to see through the opponent’s laws!

And at this moment, Xu Qing had seen through them.

“Omnipotent?”

Xu Qing shook his head.

“I have understood you.

Your constitution is not infinite, but cause and effect; your law is not omnipotent, but self-consistent.

Such a constitution is indeed rare…”

“Therefore, what you need is for everything to have a cause and effect, something that can be self-consistent. Thus, you first set yourself an effect called omnipotence.”

“Using this effect, by regressing back to yourself, you can derive a cause that is also called omnipotence!” As

soon as Xu Qing spoke, the ancient immortal, whose aura was astonishing, suddenly narrowed his eyes.

“And I could actually suppress you directly, but in order to cut off your escape route…”

A cold glint flashed in Xu Qing’s eyes, and he slowly raised his right hand, pointing it at the ancient immortal in the oncoming storm.

“Therefore, I will sever your constitution, to completely annihilate you from the root!”

“And severing your constitution is not difficult.” As

Xu Qing spoke, seven lamps instantly appeared before him!

It was the Seven Lamps Netherfire Curse!

This spell, which had proven remarkably effective in numerous battles during Xu Qing’s spiritual cultivation, used life force as its target, soul fire as its catalyst, cause and effect as its power, and illusionary lamps as its foundation. Its

effect was that the lamp’s extinguishing would destroy the person, and could even harm the soul.

But now, under Xu Qing’s rule, its essence was instantly dismantled and adjusted.

What was adjusted was the causal power contained within the Seven Lamps Netherfire Spell!

“Transform the illusionary lamp into a cage!”

In an instant, the seven lamps merged, rising into the air to become one, limiting all directions.

“Within, the soul fire becomes the core!”

The lamp’s flame drew in the immortal soul, converging to form a core, a spark about to ignite.

“Life force becomes the lampshade, revealing the shadow puppet of cause and effect!”

A glint of light flashed in Xu Qing’s eyes!

Instantly, a lampshade appeared outside the soul lamp, and the soul fire ignited, scattering its light that illuminated the lampshade, forming… the figure of an ancient immortal!

Just like a shadow puppet show!

Connected causally to the ancient immortal!

“As for the content of the shadow puppet…”

Xu Qing gazed into the distance at the ancient immortal whose expression had drastically changed, and spoke calmly.

“Isn’t your law omnipotent? Isn’t it capable of creating all things?”

“Your cause and effect are now one with my divine power; you can conjure this shadow puppet of cause and effect with a single thought.”

“Then, omnipotent you, show me whether you can create a stone you cannot lift.”

Upon hearing these words, the ancient immortal’s face turned deathly pale, staring intently at Xu Qing.

Xu Qing’s gaze was piercing as he took a step towards the ancient immortal.

“Omnipotent you, if you can truly create a stone you cannot lift, then you are not omnipotent!”

The moment he landed, the shadow puppet on the lampshade instantly distorted—a sign of a causal paradox!

The ancient immortal retreated again.

“If omnipotent you cannot create this stone, then you… are also not omnipotent!”

Xu Qing’s words carried the weight of law, his Daoist voice shaking the heavens.

Having seen through the ancient immortal’s constitution, for Xu Qing, to sever its constitution and laws, what was needed… was a paradox!

By amplifying and adjusting the causal relationship of the Seven Lamps Netherfire Curse, a self-negation of the concept of “omnipotence” was formed.

This led to a causal paradox!

This transformed the original power of extinguishing the lamp and extinguishing the person into the collapse of causality upon the extinguishing of the lamp!

Its name could no longer be the Seven Lamps Netherfire Curse, but rather a shadow play of causality.

Thus, the shadow play distorted; the ancient immortal’s face turned pale, his body trembled, his constitution… was shattering, his laws were being reversed.

The struggle of constitutions, the battle of laws—this was the very foundation of immortality.

He opened his mouth to speak, the constitution within him stirred, but… he could not complete it!

Xu Qing shook his head and waved his hand.

The soul fire within the lamp extinguished in an instant.

The moment it extinguished, the ancient immortal spat out a mouthful of blood, his entire body withering away. His aura, his soul, his cultivation, his immortal body—all were violently shaken at this moment.

Because his constitution, his laws, were collapsing!