Outside Of Time

Chapter 1749  A Friend From Afar 

Beyond the small world, the battle between sky and earth intensified fiercely.

Blood rain poured from the sky as countless small figures brandished cleavers, relentlessly hacking at trees and splitting mountains.

The earth rumbled, mountains groaned, and withered trees soared into the air, desperately resisting.

Within the small world, blood rain fell as well, and slaughter unfolded!

The shrill screams of the dying, the deafening booms echoing in all directions, and the fluctuations of divine arts painted the world in a kaleidoscope of colors.

This was a transaction.

The condition: to slay every god!

Only then would the obscured guidance and the missing fragments reappear.

Though… from Xu Qingʼs perspective, there was indeed a possibility of deception in this matter. Yet he chose to continue the slaughter.

Because the awakening of the golden rat could not have been an accident.

Thus, the blood rain within the small world grew heavier.

Corpses of gods fell from the sky, crashing into the earth, shattering ruins and stirring dust that mingled with the blood rain to form an endless crimson mist.

Amid the churning mist, Xu Qingʼs immortal embryo flickered in and out of sight.

Also visible within the mist were the three Divine Platform gods he had previously focused on: the eyeball, the old woman, and the charred-blooming god.

Their divine authorities erupted.

The eyeball, Its pupil embedded with a bronze bell, locked onto Xu Qing with a gaze reminiscent of Zhou Zhengliʼs Ordinance. As It did—

A deafening bell toll resounded!

The maddening divine sound sought to freeze Xu Qingʼs soul!

A bronze hue rapidly spread, attempting to corrode the blood mist and solidify Xu Qingʼs flesh!

Meanwhile, stardust mixed with twisted divine runes cascaded from the gaps between Its eyelids, forming a torrent to block Xu Qingʼs path.

At the same time, the Buddha-hand-shaped suction cups at the base of the eyeball pulsed, generating a massive pulling force to devour Xu Qingʼs body.

Simultaneously, the old woman and the charred-blooming god unleashed Their powers.

Within the blood mist, a cold glint flashed in Xu Qingʼs eyes. Time was of the essence!

The sooner this slaughter ended, the better.

With this thought, resolve surged in Xu Qingʼs heart. Under the suction force, he relinquished all resistance, allowing the grotesque bronze eye to drag him closer—even accelerating the pull himself.

Instantly, the blood mist churned, obscuring vision. Only the sounds of battle echoed within: explosions from the divine spells,

Xu Qingʼs muffled grunts, and the intermittent jingling of a bell.

A moment later, where the mist thinned, Xu Qingʼs bloodied figure emerged before the eyeball god.

Though drenched in blood, he did not hesitate. He thrust the iron stick in his hand into the giant pupil!

The bronze bell trembled, emitting a sorrowful wail.

Countless faces etched on its surface twisted in agony. Their cries materialized into crimson curse characters, spewing from the eye to engulf Xu Qing.

The eyeballʼs countless tentacles thrashed wildly, stabbing toward Xu Qing as if to push him away…

In the distance, the other Divine Platform gods closed in swiftly.

Xu Qingʼs gaze turned ruthless. He allowed the tentacles to pierce his body, indifferent to his wounds and spilling blood, and channeled all his strength into the iron stick.

With a thunderous crash, the stick pierced the bronze pupil!

The eyeball convulsed!

Bronze bell cracked, oozing viscous golden godblood!

Then, as Xu Qing unleashed the power of his immortal embryo, flooding It with immortal aura—

The eyeball shattered into a rain of blood.

It scattered in all directions.

Each droplet reflected Xu Qingʼs figure in the mist, now surrounded by the remaining Divine Platform and Divine Fire gods.

The blood mist churned anew!

Moments later, the old womanʼs figure darted out, fleeing the mist.

Behind Her, Xu Qing—his body crimson, treading on shattered crabapple flowers—pursued relentlessly.

His injuries were severe, yet his killing intent blazed, merging with the blood mist that filled the small world.

Behind him lay the split corpse of the charred-blooming god. Half Its body bore withered crabapple flowers; the other half disintegrated into ash.

Its soul-lamp had extinguished, Its drowned spirit reduced to dust.

He had slain the eyeball first to eliminate Its ability to freeze him.

The charred-blooming god was next, as Its divine authority could nourish his Ordinance.

Now, Xu Qing targeted the old woman!

Having witnessed Xu Qing slaughter several gods—including the eyeball and charred-blooming—the old woman fled, driven by primal survival instinct.

She didnʼt want to participate in it anymore.

But the roiling mist swallowed Her once more.

Soon, a piercing shriek echoed as the blood mist dissipated, revealing a crimson sky.

The old woman reappeared, Her form utterly wretched.

Behind Her, beneath the scarlet heavens, Xu Qing stood mid-air, his robes soaked in dark gold godblood. Thirty-six thousand shattered human-faced stars orbited him, their fractured cores still flickering with divine flames.

Below, the earth was littered with divine carcasses.

Xu Qing licked the blood crusted on his lips and vanished, leaving a pierced afterimage.

He resurfaced beside the fleeing old woman.

No evasion could save Her. As horror and despair filled Her eyes, Xu Qingʼs fingernails dug into Her throat, seizing it.

The power of his immortal embryo crawled over Her body.

Her crushed windpipe gurgled. Golden light flared in Her eyes but dulled under the immortal energy erosion.

In the end, She became nothing more than a withered corpse.

Xu Qing released Her and suddenly turned, his expressionless gaze fixing on a void.

The void shattered, revealing a staggering, blood-spurting dwarf.

Pale and weakened, the dwarf stared in terror.

It had assaulted within the mist earlier but retreated grievously wounded, hoping other gods would wear Xu Qing down and create an opportunity to attack.

Perhaps, if It were lucky, It could even capture Xu Qing alive.

But after witnessing the massacre unfold in such a short time, Its heart quivered violently. Even knowing Xu Qingʼs terrifying strength, It was still shaken to the core.

Especially now, as Xu Qingʼs piercing gaze locked onto It… the dwarfʼs body instinctively recoiled.

”F-Friend, our True Godʼs revival is what matters most! It has made a promise to you… Letʼs leave together. I can open the exit for you!”

It spoke quickly, hoping to cause even the slightest hesitation in Xu Qing.

But before It could finish Its thought… Its body trembled. Glancing down, It saw Its divine form melting, unnoticed until now.

Black threads coiled around Its ankles, etching into Its flesh and soul.

”Divine curse!”

The dwarf screamed.

At the next instant, Xu Qingʼs figure had already disappeared and he emerged in front of the dwarf god like a ghost. With a thunderous aura, he lifted his right hand and his fingertip swept across the dwarfʼs glabella as the bell rang.

The dwarfʼs face distorted and It wanted to resist. However, Its continuous injuries, the heavy wounds in the blood fog, and the eruption of the divine curse now made It incomparably weak.

Coupled with the arrival of the bell chime, it severed all possibilities.

In the blink of an eye, Its entire body trembled and countless golden blood threads crawled out of Its seven orifices. These threads rose in the air and weaved into a new blood rain.

As Its body collapsed, its blood scattered all over the world.

Xu Qing stood in the air and allowed the blood rain to wash over his wounds.

This battle had left him grievously injured, but he suppressed the pain. Sensing the renewed guidance and clearer fragment coordinates, he pressed onward.

Traversing fragmented worlds, he finally pinpointed the fragmentʼs location through heightened senses and uncovered traces of the golden ratʼs presence within the ruins.

It was straw scraps on the ground.

It formed an array formation woven from star ring grass!

The arrangement of its structure wasnʼt like that of a cultivator or a god. It was more like a method of the golden ratʼs talent.

Looking at this array formation, Xu Qing fell into deep thought. He didnʼt know where this teleportation array led to but he could sense that he needed two specific items to use this formation to teleport.

One was the star ring grass that came from the same source, and the other was the aura of the golden rat, which was the Parting Present beast.

Other than that, there was no other way.

Only by possessing these two things at the same time could one sense and teleport.

Xu Qing narrowed his eyes.

”Back then, in the outer sea of Wanggu, I encountered the Venerable Immortal who came after the golden rat… He pointed me toward the direction of the Fifth Star Ring.

Hence, I came to the Fifth Star Ring.

I accidentally teleported to the Fourth Star Ring from the battlefield…

While I was recuperating in the Fourth Star Ring, I had no choice but to enter this secret realm to hide when the True Godsʼ divine sense swept over.

Coincidentally, there was a battle between two True Gods here…

Even more of a coincidence is that in this small world, the little golden rat woke up and sensed its kind.”

”After that, I saw a teleportation array woven from star ring grass here. Coincidentally, what I needed was the star ring grass the Venerable Immortal gave me.”

Xu Qing fell silent.

”Are you saving me, or did you want me to come here from the start?”

Xu Qing looked at the teleportation array in front of him and muttered to himself.

A moment later, determination appeared in his eyes. No matter what, this was his only way out now, so he was about to step in.

However, at this moment…

An ancient voice echoed in the small world.

”Little friend, thereʼs a second transaction. Are you willing?”

”The Zhen Yi True God will devour me anytime soon. I possess a secret art that will allow you to absorb the Zhen Yi True God here, amplifying your origin essence while granting me a chance to overturn defeat into victory!”

Xu Qing stopped in his tracks and lifted his head to look at the sky.

”You confidently let me in. Clearly, you knew long ago that this karma was in your divine kingdom.”

”Then, did you propose your deal yourself, or… was there an existence who asked you to propose it?”

”Lastly, I also want to know if you… are a god or an immortal!”

Xu Qingʼs gaze was calm as he slowly spoke.

…

At the same time, in the Ninth Star Ring, which was extremely far away from the Fourth Star Ring, in the center of the vast starry sky, Wanggu!

The pressure from the ancient immortal in the starry sky grew heavier and heavier, and the sense of urgency in the hearts of all living beings grew stronger and stronger.

Under Wanggu, in the endless catacombs where the Brilliant Heaven God Race was sealed by the ancient immortals.

In a remote place, there was a dilapidated temple.

There was no statue in the temple but in the corner, there was a head lying there. It faced upwards and cursed.

”Isnʼt it just stealing a corpse at the peak of the Divine Platform? Youʼve been chasing me for so long—just you wait!”

The head gnashed its teeth in fury. A moment later, a wild-looking, nearly bald rat with a limping leg crawled out of the nearby rubble and approached the head, letting out a lazy squeak.

The head rolled slightly, adjusting its angle so its gaze could land on the little rat. Its expression gradually shifted to astonishment.

”What the hell?”

”Am I sensing a long-distance teleportation?”