Outside Of Time

Chapter 1765  This Is...the First Gift!

Above the Primordial Home Planetʼs sky, the runic chains shimmered with a gray light.

This was a light that annihilated all existence—whether gods or cultivators, divine authority or Ordinances, rules or laws.

Before it, everything seemed to pale in comparison, as if this light from the Divine Umbilical Cord could shatter all logic across the thirty-six upper star rings.

Thus, to oppose it with the power of the upper realms required an immense quantity of energy to wear it down.

Only a force of equal or greater magnitude could truly counteract it.

This was why Young Master Aurora, despite gathering the fortune of the Fifth Star Ring into a blade, could only momentarily halt the chainʼs descent, not sever it.

Yet, Young Master Aurora, a peerless prodigy, had already discerned the method of resistance the moment the runic chain descended.

The true counter lay within his divine aspect—an aspect imbued with the authority of fate from Desolate, stolen by the Venerable God in ancient times.

Given that Desolate was a quasi-Divine God, this aspect possessed power equal to, if not surpassing, that of the runic chain.

Thus, using this divine aspect to withstand the chainʼs force was the optimal choice.

But Young Master Aurora sought more than mere resistance.

He aimed to sever the karmic threads binding him to Desolate by

leveraging the mutual resonance between the divine aspect and the runic chain.

Now, with his eyes ablaze, channeling both divine and immortal energies, he leapt into the void, unleashing unprecedented power.

The Fourth and Fifth Star Rings, harnessed through his body as a vessel, erupted in a symphony of gold and silver, coalescing into a radiant blade.

He struck the divine runic chain once more.

The collision sent shockwaves through the cosmos, shaking the Primordial Home Planet and the surrounding void.

A tempest of energy swept across existence.

The divine path of the Fourth Star Ring wailed in sorrow.

The fortune of the Fifth Star Ring surged in agitation.

The runic chainʼs descent halted once more, though its gray light, partially neutralized by the combined forces of the two star rings, still seeped into Young Master Auroraʼs body through the blade.

A wave of absolute destruction ravaged his being, tearing through his meridians and organs.

Blood streamed from his orifices, yet his eyes burned with ruthless determination.

In the next moment, his divine aspect, glowing with golden brilliance, rose within him, clashing directly with the invading gray light.

They both trembled.

The impact sent tremors through his very soul, and the karmic threads connecting him to the divine aspect quivered, some on the verge of snapping.

Without hesitation, Young Master Aurora struck again.

The heavens and earth trembled as blade after blade of light erupted from his strikes.

Third strike. Fourth strike. Fifth strike.

Each blow shook the chain, rattled his divine aspect, and stretched the karmic threads to their limits.

By the ninth strike, madness flickered in his eyes. His left hand glowed gold, his right hand blazed silver.

With a roar that echoed across both star rings, he seized the runic chain with both hands, his expression twisted in agony.

From his divine aspect, a flame erupted, flowing through his arms and into the chain.

The chain ignited, its gray light battling the flames in a furious clash.

As the two forces consumed each other, the karmic threads binding Young Master Aurora to his divine aspect began to fray, unable to withstand the strain.

Finally, the divine aspect and the runic chain reached a critical point of resonance.

They shook violently at the same time!

The divine aspect shrank rapidly, reduced to the size of a fingernail, yet its aura grew even more terrifying—purified, its impurities burned away.

 Only the purest essence of Desolateʼs quasi-Divine God authority remained.

Simultaneously, the karmic threads connecting him to the core shattered en masse, their severed ends flickering with visions of his ascension to Lord God.

It was also dissipating along with his divinity.

As the threads disintegrated, so too did the runic chain, consumed by flames.

The runic chain burned fiercely!

It was burning into ashes at a speed visible to the naked eye!

Each ash particle emitted a chime-like fracture, resonating across the cosmos.

Within Young Master Aurora, the roar of rushing rivers erupted—the flow of nascent immortal energy.

The terrifying power of an Immortal Lord surged through the star map engraved on his dao bones, illuminating them with silver radiance.

His divine visage faded, replaced by his original human form.

It was as though his human nature was erupting and divinity was rapidly fading.

His golden hair turned silver, cascading like a galactic river.

The aura of an immortal soared, shaking the heavens and drawing a mournful wail from the Fourth Star Ringʼs divine path.

Then, Young Master Aurora did the unthinkable. He raised his right hand, still brimming with the Fifth Star Ringʼs fortune, and pointed toward Xu Qing, who watched intently from afar.

”Xu Qing, you first became the successor of the Aurora Immortal Palace and the Heavenʼs Beyond, deserving the nourishment of this eraʼs fortune. Then, as a True Monarch, you gained the authority to wield fortune!”

”Moreover, you aided the Fifth Star Ring and me in achieving this pinnacle!”

”Today, I bestow upon you two gifts.”

”This is… the first!”

”It is also the first decree I, Mi Ming, issue as an Immortal Lord, the current ruler of the Fifth Star Ring!”

”The fortune of the Fifth Star Ring, go!”

As Mi Ming spoke, his decree, as the supreme authority, caused the fortune of the Fifth Star Ring that had gathered here to erupt. A portion of it transformed into a dragon of fortune, rushing toward Xu Qing.

In an instant, it reached him. As Xu Qingʼs heart raced, the dragon of fortune let out a roar that echoed through the Fifth Star Ring and directly entered… Xu Qingʼs body!

Xu Qingʼs cultivation erupted.

The nourishment of fortune contained the purest origin essence, as well as the will of all living beings. It was as though the rules themselves had bestowed it, the laws had acknowledged it, and with Mi Mingʼs decree, everything was rightful and proper.

Thus, it became a supreme opportunity!

In an instant, a deafening roar erupted from within Xu Qing. His cultivation base, nourished by the fortune, broke through from the mid-stage of Quasi Immortal to the late-stage of Quasi Immortal!

An astonishing aura burst forth from him, sweeping in all directions. As the dragon of fortune continued to pour into him, his cultivation base… continued to rise!

Because Xu Qing, having comprehended the Ninth Extremity—the Ordinance of Overlapping Universes—had already met the conditions for the peak of Quasi Immortal.

What he lacked was only origin essence!

This was also why he had been tirelessly searching for origin essence.

However, the amount of origin essence required for advancement at the Quasi Immortal stage was immense, and the rate of absorption was also a limiting factor. Thus, his progress had been slow.

But now, with this opportunity, all that he had lacked was replenished in one go. Moreover, with the blessing of fortune, his absorption was no longer hindered.

Thus, in the next moment, Xu Qingʼs aura erupted once more, directly advancing from the late-stage of Quasi Immortal to the great completion of Quasi Immortal.

That is… the peak of Quasi Immortal!

And it was still overflowing!

The upper limit of this realm was continuously pushed higher, reaching an unprecedented extreme!

A terrifying pressure emanated from Xu Qing, shaking the heavens and earth, carrying a force that could topple mountains and overturn seas, and an intent to annihilate all in its path.

This aura surpassed all Quasi Immortals in history!

Even some Summer Immortals paled in comparison!

This was Xu Qingʼs… culmination of accumulated strength!

Moreover, a brilliant silver light formed!

This color, which belonged to Summer Immortals, flowed through his entire body in an instant, finally gathering in his eyes, forming a pair of silver pupils.

At this moment, he had silver eyes and black hair…

Though not yet an Immortal, he had surpassed it!

The only thing he lacked was the Tenth Extremity.

That is, the transformation of Ordinance into Law!

Once Xu Qing comprehended this, his cultivation base would instantly break through, truly stepping into the realm of Summer Immortal!

That was also the day he had previously set for his return to Wanggu!

Faced with such a destiny, Xu Qingʼs heart surged with emotion.

He took a deep breath, sensing the terrifying fluctuations within him, and understanding the path ahead. He raised his head and looked at Young Master Aurora in the sky.

Clasping his fists, he bowed deeply!

In the sky, Young Master Aurora laughed heartily upon seeing Xu Qingʼs successful breakthrough.

With no further reservations, the last thread of karma connecting him to the divine aspect within him… snapped in that instant!

It was no longer connected to him.

And the aura of an Immortal Lord now erupted without restraint, reaching its peak, causing the Fourth Star Ring to tremble and the Fifth Star Ring to cheer in resonance!

His form had completely returned to that of a human!

He had truly returned to his cultivator self!

Having completed the entire process of transitioning from Immortal to God, becoming a Lord God, and then reverting from God to the path of Immortality.

He had become the Immortal Lord of the Fifth Star Ring!

Immortal Lord Mi Ming!

At the same time, his connection to the Fourth Star Ring, though seemingly severed, still existed.

The name of the sun and moon left in the River of True Names would exist for eternity.

This made Immortal Lord Mi Ming an unprecedented nail deeply embedded in the rules of the Fourth Star Ring!

Unshakable.

As if he had eternally left his own Ordinance there.

Indelible.

He would be the first within the Fifth Star Ring to possess the blessing of the Fifth Star Ringʼs fortune while also being able to shake the logic of the Fourth Star Ringʼs divine path!

Achieving… the title of the strongest Immortal Lord across both star rings!

To call him a half-step Venerable Immortal would not be an exaggeration!