Outside Of Time

Chapter 1500: Red Candle on the Back

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Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Although Xu Qing’s understanding of divine authorities was limited, regardless of whether it was his own or of other gods, he had seen quite a few and had conducted his own research on it.

He knew that divine authority was different from the origin energy. It was even more ancient and belonged to the god’s lineage.

It could influence all things, affect all living beings, and cover the entire starry sky and even the thirty-six star rings.

This was because this was the god’s cosmos.

Divine authority was divided into two levels: the right to use it and the right to enjoy it alone. The former enjoyed divine authority together with the other gods, and They were competing with each other.

Only by devouring and plundering other gods with the same divine authority could They reach the second level.

They would become the only controller of that divine authority.

According to Xu Qing’s understanding back then, the person who reached this point was at least a True God.

As for the divine authorities, in Xu Qing’s previous understanding, there seemed to be no distinction in their strength. It was determined by the degree of control and… range!

Range was the main point of divine authority.

However, at that instant earlier, this understanding wavered in Xu Qing’s mind.

This was because at that instant, the aura emitted by the special divine authority formed by the interweaving of three strands of divine authority was extremely terrifying. It surpassed everything.

It was so overwhelming that he could sense the difference between it and other authorities.

Xu Qing didn’t know what this divine authority was. He could only make a simple judgment from the characteristics of luck, misfortune, and Purple Moon.

However, it was obvious that now wasn’t the time to explore. Under the eruption of the candle flame, the instant his body sank and landed on the candle wick, trying to extinguish the red candle…

In Xu Qing’s sea of consciousness, the counterattack from the fire of the red candle had become monstrous. The flames burned madly.

This fire had no choice but to burn the three strands of divine authority. This was because Xu Qing had surrounded his soul with this strange divine authority formed by the interweaving of the three strands of divine authority.

It was resisting the candle flames.

Even so, the lingering warmth still burned Xu Qing’s soul.

The number of soul threads decreased until there were less than 10,000 left…

In the outside world, he had lost all his clothes and his red body was completely sitting on the candlewick.

Boom!

As he landed, a rumbling sound echoed in the entire World Source Secret Realm.

The candle flame was extinguished!

At this instant, the fire in Xu Qing’s sea of consciousness instantly disappeared. On the nihility land that was riddled with holes, the unfamiliar divine authority formed by the three strands of divine authority also underwent a huge change.

From the state where it was originally unable to fuse with each other, it actually fused by ten percent.

A vast aura of divine authority rose from within and engulfed Xu Qing’s entire sea of consciousness.

As for the outside world, the moment the candle was extinguished, there was also a drastic change.

As the candle glow disappeared, all the stars vanished simultaneously, whether they were the collapsing stars once seen with the naked eye or the paintings transformed under the shadow’s gaze. At that instant, they all seemed to be erased.

Those shadows also disappeared with the extinguishing of the candle.

It was as though all of these illusions disappeared because the candle was no longer there.

The entire world fell into darkness.

Even the World Source Secret Realm itself seemed to have disappeared at this moment.

A long time later, Xu Qing, who was sitting cross-legged and meditating, slowly opened his tired and bloodshot eyes.

The weakness of his soul caused him to feel dizzy.

It was pitch-black around him. He couldn’t see anything. This world without light was just a scene of nothingness even when he looked with his divine eyes.

Even the candle under him was nowhere to be seen.

Only the feeling of surviving a calamity rose in Xu Qing’s heart.

“The candle flame was extinguished and the recording disappeared…”

Xu Qing mumbled. He then raised his hand and touched his sleeve. After touching the mask, his heart relaxed slightly.

This item was still there.

Xu Qing didn’t want to stay here for too long. He wasn’t sure if the candlelight would appear again and if everything in this secret realm would recover at the next moment.

He quickly took out the secret realm token and was about to activate it.

However, at this moment, Xu Qing’s expression suddenly changed and he turned his head.

Behind him, there was nothing but darkness.

However, Xu Qing was extremely vigilant. At that moment earlier, he vaguely felt that… the candle that had disappeared seemed to have appeared again.

“That’s not right!”

Xu Qing quickly raised his right hand and pressed it on the back of his naked body. As he touched it, the different sensation transmitted from his fingertips caused waves in his heart.

The red candle indeed didn’t disappear!

For some reason, it was imprinted on Xu Qing’s back. In Xu Qing’s perception, it was like a tattoo that occupied his entire back.

Fortunately, he realized that the candle that had appeared on his back was in a state of extinguishing.

Xu Qing frowned as many guesses rose in his mind. At the same time, he squeezed the token.

However… the token still didn’t have any reaction.

One had to know that the token still had a reaction previously, but it was interrupted by the light of the red candle.

However, now, it was as though it had lost its connection to the World Source Secret Realm and had become useless.

“World Source Secret Realm…”

Xu Qing’s heart sank. He clenched the token again and continued to try.

At the same time, outside the World Source Secret Realm, the moment the candle was extinguished, a shocking change was erupting.

The first thing to change was the huge jade slip where the World Source Secret Realm was located. This jade slip originally shone with treasure light, but now, it was dim.

As it dimmed, the ground around it seemed to have lost its nourishment and became dry and cracked.

Cracks spread on the ground, and even some of the nearby mountains inexplicably collapsed.

It was like the spiritual energy had been sucked dry.

As a result, the seal where the jade slip was located dissipated, causing the cultivators from the outside world to be able to see through it clearly even without holding the secret realm token.

Hence, the Demon Feather cultivators who were nearby and cultivating with the help of the spiritual energy here were all shocked. All of them opened their eyes and looked over, bewilderment and horror rising in their hearts.

“The spiritual energy here has disappeared…”

“The seal of the World Source Secret Realm is also disappearing!”

“What happened?!”

Amidst everyone’s emotions, Lu Lingzi, who was sitting cross-legged in the main hall at the top of the Tenth Ruler Mountain, suddenly opened his eyes and frowned.

Silently, his divine sense spread out and directly enveloped the location of the World Source Secret Realm, suppressing it.

Immediately, the surroundings of the World Source Secret Realm solidified and was isolated.

His divine sense rapidly fused into the jade slip. The moment he entered, even someone as powerful as the Empress felt a breeze in Her mind.

She had naturally been to the World Source Secret Realm and knew the things inside.

However, now that She used Her divine sense to check, this place was pitch-black.

The red candle was gone, the stars were gone, and there was nothing but void.

Only Xu Qing was sitting cross-legged on the location where the red candle had been. He was holding the token She had given and trying all kinds of methods to activate it…

This scene caused the Empress to fall silent.

A long time later, Her voice echoed in the void.

“What are you doing?”

Xu Qing paused and surprise rose in his heart. He then looked at the void in the distance.

“Greetings, Your Majesty!”

“There were some abnormalities here. I originally planned to leave with this jade token, but this jade token… lost its effect.”

Xu Qing stood up and cupped his fists. He knew that since the Empress was here, it meant that he could leave this place.

However, after the Empress heard Xu Qing’s words, She didn’t respond. While Xu Qing was starting to have some thoughts about it, he vaguely heard a sigh.

After that, the Empress spoke.

“You really didn’t listen to my words at all…”

“Come see me quickly after you get out!”

The instant these two sentences were spoken, a vast force swept over from the void and gathered on Xu Qing’s body, emitting a loud explosion that formed a huge vortex.

With a single breath, it sucked Xu Qing in before disappearing.

After sending Xu Qing off, the Empress’ blurry figure appeared in the void.

What appeared here was only the body formed by Her divine sense. At this moment, She looked around and finally shook Her head.

“I originally thought that it was just his senior brother that was worrisome, but I didn’t expect him to be the same.”

The Empress took a step and disappeared from the void. When She reappeared, She was on the jade slip in the outside world. She raised Her right hand and pressed down. Immediately, the huge jade slip regained its luster.

The seal in its surroundings formed again.

Everything looked no different from before.

However, if someone could enter the interior of the jade slip, they would discover that… the World Source Secret Realm had disappeared.

However, the Empress naturally wouldn’t let such a thing happen. Hence, very soon, a decree spread from the Tenth Ruler Mountain.

The spiritual energy in the World Source Secret Realm was lacking. It needed to recuperate for a hundred years and wouldn’t be opened to the public during this period.

This World Source Secret Realm could be said to belong to the tenth Ruler now, so Lu Lingzi’s decree was effective.

Even though the World Source Secret Realm had been included in the strategic resources during this war, because Lu Lingzi had just advanced, no one would go against him.

As a Ruler, he naturally had these privileges.

Of course, if the Empress wanted to completely hide the matter of the World Source Secret Realm, She still had to deal with some details.

At that moment, Xu Qing appeared on a plain fifty kilometers away from the World Source Secret Realm nervously.

The moment he appeared, he immediately transformed into Xue Chenzi. After that, he turned his head and looked at the World Source Secret Realm that was being sealed again. He hesitated.

On this trip, he couldn’t say for sure what his harvest was. It looked like he had obtained the mask, but the strange candle was imprinted on his back.

At the same time, Xu Qing also felt apologetic for causing trouble for the Empress. His personality was like this. He clearly distinguished gratitude and grudges and wasn’t willing to owe others.

A long time later, he took a deep breath.

“I will help the Empress with Her plan.”

Xu Qing headed straight for the Tenth Ruler Mountain.

On the way, his focus was on the unfamiliar divine authority in his body.

Luck was as the name suggested.

Misfortune was also the same.

As for the Purple Moon Divine Authority, it belonged to the purple moonlight that illuminated all things and searched for flaws in life. Once the flaws were found, they would be invaded by the Poison Restriction.

“I’ve grasped luck and the flaws of life.”

“The divine authority formed by Them fusing together…”

Xu Qing, who was speeding, suddenly stopped. In the air, his breathing became slightly hurried and a strange glint appeared in his eyes. A word appeared in his mind.

“…Fate?”