Outside of Time - Chapter 1358

Chapter 1335 Just One Step Away

Gazing at the light in his hand, Xu Qing recalled the battle he fought against the Mother River’s divine lord outside Wanggu.

At that time, he had used the opponent’s divine authority, combined with his own constitution, to trace the origin of his supernatural powers.

He gained perception of the Dawn Light. He

realized that the Dawn Light was one ten-thousandth of a mysterious light offered by the Huangtian Divine Clan!

And this mysterious light traced back…

to the first ray of light that appeared when Wanggu was formed.

“Looking at it now, the Huangtian Divine Clan’s offering of this Wanggu light has its reasons, after all, their bodies contain crystals, especially their heads which contain light cones.”

“I just don’t know if they were originally like this, or if their form changed because of offering that first ray of Wanggu light.”

Xu Qing narrowed his eyes and clenched his right hand.

Instantly, the light cones in his palm shattered into dust.

The light contained within them flowed through Xu Qing’s palm and merged into his body, becoming one with his Dawn Light.

After finishing these tasks, Xu Qing raised his head, gazing at the Radiant Heaven World with a strange look in his eyes.

He had even greater anticipation for this journey to the Radiant Heaven.

“The members of the Radiant Heaven God Clan, after their fall, all emit such light.”

“We studied these lights back then and also considered them strange, but we found that most of them didn’t last long. Only a few, when we tried to merge them with the sun that rose in the past, were able to survive.”

Seventh Master suppressed his inner turmoil and looked at Xu Qing.

“The light you possess has endured to this day.”

“In reality, the light left behind by the dead Huangtian clan is only a fraction of its source. The true source has always been revered by the Huangtian God Clan.”

“At least, that’s how they behaved when we, the Thick Earth, arrived. And according to some investigations from that time, this clan seems… to have been born from that light.”

“They call that light… the Source Light.”

“Even when the Huangtian ultimately failed and was sealed by the Thick Earth, that light was still preserved by them.” “

And after our victory, it was a brutal struggle, so we didn’t want to push the Huangtian God Clan to their limits, and therefore didn’t forcibly take it.”

Seventh Master’s voice, tinged with the marks of history, drifted away like dust in the heavenly light.

Then, he glanced once more at the plain before him, as if severing the ties in his heart, lifted his foot, and stepped away.

“The old man is missing his master. He’s been waiting, but after waiting so long, when he finally returned, he found that the one who came back was not the same person.”

Erniu came to Xu Qing’s side, watching Seventh Master’s departing figure, his tone unusually heavy.

“Most things in this world are like this.”

Erniu sighed, seemingly lost in thought, his spirits dampened.

Xu Qing didn’t speak. He thought of Erniu crying in the ruins during that time-space turbulence.

“Master’s past is no longer shrouded in mystery, but Senior Brother…”

Xu Qing looked at Erniu, not asking why Senior Brother had acted that way during that time-space turbulence.

Everyone is an independent individual, with their own secrets and burdens.

Master had them, Erniu had them, and Xu Qing, recalling his life, also had them.

So, in silence, Xu Qing stepped forward and walked to Erniu’s side, joining Erniu as they followed Seventh Master through the magnificent sky.

As they walked, this scene seemed to transport them back to the underground palace of yesteryear.

As time flowed by, half an hour later, with Zhou Zhengli and the others having destroyed temples and gods in all directions, causing the strange energy of the entire Huangtian to surge even more violently, Xu Qing and his two companions arrived at their destination.

It was a boundless sea!

Like a ferocious beast in a rage, it roared.

The seawater was pitch black, exuding a bloody aura, as if no matter how time passed, the power of the years could not penetrate this place, unable to dispel the color and bloodiness of the sea.

In addition, there was a strong divine power and immortal intent here, repelling each other like water and fire, an invisible collision.

It caused waves in the heavens and earth, and storms in the sea, which never stopped.

As for where Erniu’s true form was, it was on an island in this sea.

“This is also the only place I couldn’t see through when I scanned it with my divine sense before, which was shrouded in brilliant light.”

Xu Qing’s gaze fell on the sea before him, deep in thought.

At this moment, Seventh Master’s voice also echoed.

“Fourth Brother, Eldest Brother, you two remember this place.”

Seventh Master’s expression was solemn.

“This sea is where the first immortal of my Houtu fought against the Huangtian God Emperor!”

“That battle lasted a long time, and in the end, the God Emperor was beheaded, his body shattered.”

“His head was taken by the Xia Immortal Palace, while his body fell and became the Black Sea.”

“As for the first immortal of Houtu… he perished here, only his remnant soul was preserved, which later became the first Dao of my Wanggu.”

“It can be said that without him, there would be no Wanggu.”

Seventh Master said, bowing deeply to the sea.

Xu Qing and Erniu also bowed. With

the three of them bowing, the sea instantly roared, the waves grew larger, and the immortal energy within it surged violently at this moment, even scattering rainbow light from the black sea, illuminating the sky. It

was not until a long time that the rainbow light dissipated.

And at the same time that the rainbow light dissipated, an island vaguely appeared in the distance.

“Master, the eldest brother’s true form is there.”

Xu Qing’s gaze fell on the island. Seventh

Master glanced at it upon hearing this.

“You certainly know how to pick a spot.”

Erniu, having recovered from his earlier somber state, was about to speak

when Seventh Master stepped forward.

Erniu blinked, then turned to look at Xu Qing.

“Little Qing, next, you’ll see your senior brother, I’m not bragging!”

Xu Qing smiled, leading Erniu across the sea in one stride.

When they appeared, they were already on the island with Seventh Master, standing before a dilapidated temple.

The temple had originally been enormous, but now it was nothing but ruins, its doors broken, so one could see inside at a glance.

Inside the temple, beside the collapsed statues and rubble, lay a large head in a corner.

It was Erniu’s head!

Beside it lay a nearly hairless rat, lazily sprawled out, occasionally flicking its tail to feed Erniu some dried meat it had somehow acquired.

The appearance of Xu Qing and the others caught the rat’s attention; its eyes narrowed sharply, and it leaped up, expertly hoisting the head up and preparing to flee.

“Xiao Qing, don’t run! It’s me!”

Almost the instant the rat was about to escape, Erniu outside the temple shouted. Xu Qing raised an eyebrow.   The scruffy rat paused, looking at Erniu suspiciously.   Erniu strode over, his expression excited, his body transforming into a beam of blue light, directly merging into the head that remained closed.   The main body and the clone merged.

The   next instant, a jolt ran through its mind, and the closed eyes slowly opened.   The rat, seeing this, was immediately overjoyed.   ”Where did all your flesh go?”   Seventh Master, who had also entered the temple, looked at the head on the ground and sighed.   Erniu coughed, about to speak.   Suddenly, the sound of the waves outside the island surged, accompanied by a deafening roar like countless bolts of lightning exploding.   The entire island trembled, and the outer sea roared endlessly, its waves even more terrifying than before.   Then… this boundless sea began to sink!   The seawater sank rapidly amidst this unprecedented turmoil, as if being sucked away!   In just a dozen breaths… the entire sea dried up!   Revealing the seabed and the mountain range.   The island where Xu Qing and his companions were located was the summit of a giant mountain range!   And beneath this mountain range lay a colossal and astonishing corpse!   The corpse had no head; its body seemed to have been pieced together.   The mountain range had grown from its body.   The seawater had been absorbed by it.   Divine power surged from its body   , drawing forth countless strange substances that churned in the sky.   But these were not the most astonishing things…   the most astonishing thing was that this corpse was covered with a layer of blue worms!   These worms were swarming, their numbers countless, some even burrowing into the corpse through the wounds, all… tearing at it frantically!   Even Seventh Master was stunned by this scene.   Xu Qing’s eyes narrowed as well.   Meanwhile, Er Niu’s head leaped up from the ground, landing on Xu Qing’s shoulder, laughing arrogantly.   ”Old man, didn’t you ask about my flesh? My flesh is all over there!”   ”And Little Qing, see, I wasn’t bragging!”   ”Give me enough time, and I can completely devour this resurrected Huangtian God Emperor, then I’ll unify Huangtian!   It’s just one step away!”